Chapter 76: The Feeling of Liking Someone

Yang Mei was gloomy because she had lost the lottery ticket.

 When she saw Yang Li come over, she rolled her eyes and went up to him,

 “Brother, I have good news for you. I just met two little girls. They had a winning ticket for a TV. They went into the mall.

 Go find them quickly and get the ticket back. Then, sell the TV. We’ll split the money.”

When Yang Li heard this, his face became even darker. He slapped Yang Mei across the face, “It was you, you stupid idiot, who did this.”

If it weren’t for her greed, wanting to steal the ticket and not letting Ling Yao and the others redeem it, he wouldn’t have lost his job because of his momentary greed.

 It was all because of this idiot. He wished he hadn’t gotten her a job.

“Why did you hit me?” Yang Mei touched her face and looked at Yang Li with tears in her eyes.

Yang Li pointed his finger at Yang Mei’s nose and scolded, “You’re asking why I hit you?

 If it weren’t for you not redeeming the ticket for them, would I have lost my job? You’re a jinx.”

Yang Mei looked unconvinced, “Aren’t you the sales director of the mall? How could the mall fire you?”

Yang Li wished he could slap Yang Mei again, “The sales director is useless. The girl who won the ticket is the head of the mall.”

“What?!” Yang Mei was struck by lightning.

Ling Yao and Wu Xin walked out of the mall, laughing and chatting, carrying large bags of shopping.

When Yang Mei saw them, she quickly walked over and pleaded, “Leader, I was wrong just now. I shouldn’t have been greedy.

 Can you please be merciful and not fire me?”

The Human Resources department had already notified her to go through the resignation process, but she didn’t want to be fired.

This morning, she had bragged to her neighbors in the alley that she had gotten a new job at the mall and was now an employee.

 If they found out that she was fired, where would she put her face?

Ling Yao’s eyes showed no sympathy, “Just firing you is already lenient.

 If it had affected the mall’s reputation, the mall would have called the police.” Fortunately, the ticket they wanted to steal was hers.

Otherwise, if this had happened to someone else, it would have seriously affected the mall’s reputation.

When Yang Mei heard this, her face turned pale. Was it that serious?

She didn’t dare to say anything more. She hurried into the mall and went to the Human Resources department.

She had to go through the resignation process now. She didn’t want to be arrested and sent to jail.

Ling Yao calmly looked away. Showing mercy to someone like that would be harming herself.

Night fell. It was quiet, like a still pond of autumn water.

Ling Yao finished her homework and was about to enter her space when the phone on her desk rang.

She picked up the phone, “Hello!”

“Ling Yao, it’s me.” A magnetic voice came from the other end, like a warm spring breeze brushing past her ears.

Ling Yao’s heart skipped a beat, “Why are you calling me at this time?” It had been a long time since she had spoken to Lu Qingyun on the phone.

She knew that his work was special. He was either training or on a mission.

“I…” Lu Qingyun’s earlobes turned slightly red. He wanted to say that he missed her, but the words got stuck in his throat,

“You have a mock exam next week, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then good luck.”

“Okay.”

“Also, I have a break during May Day. I’ll go to Yuncheng.” He didn’t know what it felt like to like someone before. Now he knew.

 It was like whenever he had free time, her image would appear in his mind.

 When he thought of her, he couldn’t help but smile

 He couldn’t wait to be by her side, even if it was just to look at her or talk to her, he would be happy.

“Okay.” Ling Yao felt a strange sense of anticipation.

Realizing that she was actually looking forward to Lu Qingyun’s arrival, Ling Yao’s face flushed red, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up.”

“Alright, then I’ll call you again tomorrow night. Good night!” Lu Qingyun reluctantly hung up the phone, still with a faint smile on his lips.

He wanted to talk to Ling Yao for a while longer, but he knew she had school tomorrow.

 She was in her senior year of high school, and her studies were very intense. He couldn’t interrupt her studies.

“Who were you talking to? You sound so reluctant to hang up.” Ji Yuanming walked into the office and just happened to hear Lu Qingyun’s last words.

“My girlfriend.” Lu Qingyun’s smile deepened. Although he and Yaoyao were pretending, he would try his best to gain Yaoyao’s acceptance and make her his real girlfriend.

He liked Yaoyao, and he had decided on her for this life.

“You have a girlfriend? What’s she like? Do you have a picture?” Ji Yuanming asked curiously.

This was news! Lu Qingyun actually had a girlfriend. Wasn’t he allergic to girls?

“You’ll find out later.” Lu Qingyun smiled and walked out of the office.

Ji Yuanming caught up with Lu Qingyun and put his arm around his shoulder, “Don’t be like that. Tell me.

Don’t leave me hanging.” He was dying of curiosity. What kind of girl could make Lu Qingyun fall for her?

“I’ll introduce you to her later.” He had to wait until he officially established a relationship with Yaoyao.

Hopefully, Ji Yuanming wouldn’t be too surprised then, since Yaoyao was his nominal sister.

Although he had been on missions this whole time, he knew everything that had happened around Yaoyao.

 He had sent people to secretly protect Yaoyao. No one could harm her.

“You’re so stingy.” Ji Yuanming laughed and punched Lu Qingyun’s shoulder.

The two walked toward the dormitory, chatting and laughing.

Gu Qingan dragged himself back from the training ground, exhausted.

 He didn’t know why, but lately, Lu Qingyun and Ji Yuanming had been targeting him.

Besides making him complete his regular training, they also made him run twenty kilometers with a thirty-kilogram weight every night.

He was as tired as a dog these past few days. He didn’t even have the energy to go back to the family housing area.

Zhou Yu had complained to him several times.

Two weeks ago, he had officially gotten his marriage license with Zhou Yu. Now, Zhou Yu lived in the family housing area.

Seeing Ji Yuanming and Lu Qingyun walking over, Gu Qingan quickly saluted them, “Captain Lu! Captain Ji!”

Lu Qingyun’s eyes swept coldly over Gu Qingan. He just didn’t like Gu Qingan.

Yaoyao was so excellent, and he had cheated on her with another woman, hurting Yaoyao. How could he not avenge Yaoyao?

Ji Yuanming also looked at Gu Qingan with displeasure, “Did you finish the twenty-kilometer run?”

 That bastard Gu Qingan dared to break off his sister’s engagement. He would torture him to death.

“I finished it.” Gu Qingan felt a chill down his spine. He had an uneasy feeling.

“Report to the Third Regiment tomorrow morning.” Lu Qingyun’s voice was cold and ruthless.

“What?” Gu Qingan stood there dumbfounded. The Third Regiment’s training was notoriously harsh throughout the entire army.

 If you didn’t die in the Third Regiment, you would be skinned alive.