Chapter 574: Chapter 569: Bai Xiaotang Extra (Part 3)
Bai Xiaotang was stunned.
The surrounding classmates started to cheer loudly.
"Oh oh oh, Brother Fu, what do you mean by asking such a sensitive question?"
"Brother Fu, could it be that you like my Tangtang?"
"Brother Fu, what’s your relationship?"
...
Fu Yuanxuan’s lips curled slightly, but he didn’t answer everyone’s questions; he focused on Bai Xiaotang, sitting one table away.
There was an undeniable warmth in his gaze.
Bai Xiaotang’s fair face instantly turned red, her heart pounded like a little rabbit in her chest.
Ah... I’m gonna die...
Why did Fu Yuanxuan ask such a question?
Isn’t there already enough excitement for him?
Bai Xiaotang couldn’t help but glare at him, while Hu Lingling and Ma Weiwei clung to her arms, egging her on, and Yao Meng timely handed over a microphone.
"Tangtang, I’ve done a soundcheck; it definitely has electricity."
Bai Xiaotang: ...
Facing the microphone, Bai Xiaotang replied with difficulty, "There are many..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fu Yuanxuan interrupted her.
"Tangtang, do you know what I’m asking?"
The surrounding noise gradually died down, and everyone curiously shifted their gaze between the two.
Bai Xiaotang dared not look into Fu Yuanxuan’s eyes and replied softly, "No."
Only then did Fu Yuanxuan contentedly retract his gaze, "Tangtang, continue."
He pushed a bottle of wine towards Bai Xiaotang on the opposite side, as if he couldn’t see anyone else.
Bai Xiaotang secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she was really afraid that Fu Yuanxuan would say something shocking again.
Fortunately, he didn’t make things hard for her again.
But why did he ask her this question?
Could it really be that he still wants her to marry him?
Bai Xiaotang spun the bottle, sneakily lifted her head to glance at him.
Under the soft orange light, Fu Yuanxuan’s cold, hard face looked softer than ever, as if glowing.
As soon as her gaze caught his, he would smile, so unlike the man in her memory.
On the side, Wu Muzhe watched Bai Xiaotang occasionally glance at the man opposite, and a bitterness rose at the root of his tongue.
Was it the bitterness of the alcohol or the pain in his heart?
He should have expressed his feelings earlier.
In the following game, Bai Xiaotang seemed favored by the goddess of fate, not getting picked even once.
She couldn’t tell whether to feel lucky or regretful.
Opposite her, Fu Yuanxuan was picked three times.
All three questions were about her.
"Brother Fu, what type of girl do you like?"
"Like Tangtang."
"What’s your relationship with Tangtang?"
"Our two families are family friends."
"Are you with the girl you like?"
"I’m pursuing her, wish me success soon."
...
Amidst the rising cheers in the room, Bai Xiaotang couldn’t bear to look at the man opposite any longer.
She abruptly stood up and walked out.
"I’m going to the restroom."
Under the bright bathroom mirror, Bai Xiaotang’s fair cheeks were as red as if she were drunk.
Her heart was pounding even more fiercely.
What the hell is that man doing?
Bai Xiaotang splashed some cool water onto her face, trying to bring down the heat.
"Knock knock knock..."
Suddenly, there was a rhythmic knock on the bathroom door from outside.
Every private room in the club was equipped with two bathrooms, and Bai Xiaotang was in one of them.
The knocker could only be a classmate from the private room.
"Wait a moment, I’ll be out soon."
Bai Xiaotang quickly grabbed a hand towel and replied.
Then she heard Fu Yuanxuan’s voice from outside the door.
"Tangtang, I have an urgent task and need to leave now..."
Bai Xiaotang was shocked and immediately opened the bathroom door, "What task? But you’ve been drinking."
Fu Yuanxuan’s face was clear and he smiled as he raised his hand to gently pat her head, "Are you worried about me? Sorry, I can’t stay with you today."
"You..."
"Don’t worry, a little alcohol is like water to me, it doesn’t affect me at all."
The warm breath, with a faint smell of alcohol, slowly diffused in the air, Bai Xiaotang felt her cheeks getting hotter, "Then... I wish you... all the best."
"Okay, I’ll come find you when the task is done, wait for me."
Fu Yuanxuan’s eyes were smiling as his rough fingers slid from her head down to her delicate cheek, carrying a lingering warmth.
Bai Xiaotang awkwardly turned her head away.
Fu Yuanxuan withdrew his hand and turned to leave.
Until his figure disappeared around the staircase corner, Bai Xiaotang still felt the warmth on her cheek that belonged to him.
I’m really going to die...
Has this man changed?
Bai Xiaotang originally thought Fu Yuanxuan’s task was simple and that it would be over in a couple of days, so she made up an excuse to stay in Mingfu Garden for a few days and didn’t return to Beijing.
But a week had passed, and Fu Yuanxuan still hadn’t come to find her.
Has he forgotten about asking her out, or is there a problem with the task?
Bai Xiaotang gloomily stared at the information on the Smart Brain screen for a long time, unhappily clicking to contact, "Uncle Chen, pick me up later at the airport, I’m going back to Beijing."
The last summer break of senior year, for ordinary students, is a joyous time of over two months.
But for freshmen at the First Military Academy, they’ve already ended their break early to begin a three-month long pre-school training on campus.
In the height of summer, the sun blazed, as if intent on melting the earth.
On the endless training field, ranks of orderly squads stood under the scorching sun training.
Bai Xiaotang, in a dark green training uniform, had skin turned red and sweat dripping down her strands of hair, blurring her beautiful eyes.
Suddenly—
A whistle sounded, followed by a voice amplified dozens of times coming from the distant podium.
"All freshmen, assemble at the podium——"
The muscles of the tense freshmen, trembling from exertion, felt like they had heard a heavenly voice, finally set free.
"Phew... it’s finally over."
"My legs feel like they’re filled with lead."
"But we’re freshmen! Is the intensity supposed to be this high from the start?"
Bai Xiaotang listened to the quiet complaints of her classmates around her and felt somewhat amused.
This level of intensity is nothing compared to even a tenth of what Sister Ning put them through during training.
By the way, why hasn’t Sister Ning arrived yet?
Wasn’t she accepted here in advance?
As the squad began moving towards the podium, Bai Xiaotang quietly asked the classmate next to her, "Do you know which class the special recruits are in?"
"Special recruits? Does our college have special recruits?"
"Research and Development Engineering College special recruits." Bai Xiaotang replied, thinking of the college written on Ji Ning’s acceptance letter.
Unexpectedly, the words nearly caused the classmate next to her to stumble, but Bai Xiaotang quickly caught her.
"Which college did you say?"
"Research and Development Engineering College, why?" Bai Xiaotang glanced at the instructor at the front of the team; seeing that he wasn’t paying attention to her, she asked quietly again.
The girl next to her almost squealed in excitement, but held back after glancing at the instructor, and whispered to Bai Xiaotang,
"That college is ranked number one in our school; it’s full of genius students from all over the continent, and their exam scores are ridiculously high. It’s said their average IQ is over 200."
Bai Xiaotang was surprised inside, but thinking of Ji Ning’s extraordinary intelligence and skills, she couldn’t help but feel a little proud.
"Do you have a classmate entering the Research and Development Engineering College?"
"Yes, she’s a special recruit."
"Oh my God, is it a guy or a girl? Can you introduce me?"
Just as the words left her mouth, a familiar cough came from the front, and the two instantly closed their mouths.
As the squad formed, the sound on the training grounds gradually diminished, and Bai Xiaotang stood in the formation watching the podium.
At this moment, a row of school leaders in base uniforms stood on the platform.
Each one was tall, even the female leaders were about five-foot-nine, but among them stood a woman just over five-foot-three.
Bai Xiaotang’s beautiful eyes opened wide in an instant, nearly exclaiming out loud.
Sister Ning?
