Chapter 20: Pick a Boy to Sit With

The evening training session was short, followed by red song singing. The chief instructor required each square formation to learn different red songs within three days, preparing for the song competition.

After training, Qin Yingxia went to the infirmary to pick up Yu Zhizhi and bring her back to the dormitory. When she arrived, Yu Zhizhi was still fast asleep.

“Zhizhi, it’s time for dinner!”

Yu Zhizhi took off the hat covering her face and yawned. She had slept well. “Yingying, why are my eyes always filled with tears?”

“Because you’re so sleepy.”

“Haha, how did you know?” Yu Zhizhi stretched. “Come on, let’s go eat. I’m starving.”

As she stood up, she bumped into Yang Dai who was rushing out after getting her medicine.

Yang Dai recognized her dormmate but didn’t say anything and tried to leave.

Yu Zhizhi was confused. “What’s wrong with her? She seems lost in thought…”

Qin Yingxia pursed her lips. “I’ll tell you on the way back…”

“Okay!”

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“It’s not surprising that Yang Dai likes Jin Zhuo.”

Yu Zhizhi didn’t express surprise after hearing Qin Yingxia explain the whole story.

She had already guessed it when Yang Dai had questioned Qin Yingxia hysterically about why she had to join the media club.

It was just a guess, so she didn’t tell Qin Yingxia.

Qin Yingxia sipped on her juice straw, propping her chin with one hand. “Since I met Jin Zhuo, he’s always been outstanding. He’s never lacked pursuers, but Senior Yang has seen me as a rival since the moment I appeared. It makes me feel uncomfortable…”

“I think Senior Yang might be a little insecure…” Yu Zhizhi looked sideways, staring at the girl’s exceptionally beautiful features. It’s easy to feel threatened by someone like that.

“But I don’t understand. When Yang Dai saw you, how did she know you would like Jin Zhuo?”

Qin Yingxia was also puzzled by this.

“I guess…” Yu Zhizhi tapped her forehead with her finger. “She might have accidentally seen you and Jin Zhuo together and felt deep down that you two were a perfect match.”

Is that it?

Qin Yingxia smiled. “Jin Zhuo won’t easily fall in love. Besides…”

The girl’s voice softened, tinged with sadness. “I haven’t had many pursuers since high school. I guess I’m not very attractive to the opposite sex.”

Especially in high two and high three.

All of this made Qin Yingxia lack confidence in her appearance and personality.

So, when trying to win over Jin Zhuo, she could only take it slow, carefully flirting without daring to be direct.

After she finished speaking, she didn’t get a response from Yu Zhizhi. She tilted her head in suspicion, only to meet the other girl’s shocked gaze.

Yu Zhizhi: “You didn’t have anyone chasing you in high school? Are you kidding me?”

“No, I’m telling the truth.”

“The truth is only one” Yu Zhizhi cupped her face. “Is there a possibility that those boys were too scared to chase you?”

Qin Yingxia blinked. “How could that be?”

“Yingying, you know, girls who are too pretty are hard to pursue easily, right?”

“No, I don’t think so,” Qin Yingxia thought of her online fans, all enthusiastic, and was about to argue, but Yu Zhizhi stopped her with a hand on her lips. “I know what you’re going to say. Those online fans are just talking the talk. I also say I’m the richest person in Dicheng. Do you believe me?”

Qin Yingxia shook her head honestly. She took Yu Zhizhi’s hand and obediently said, “No, I don’t believe you. The richest person in Dicheng is Di Shuang.”

Ever since Jin Zhuo was accepted into Di University, she had learned a lot about the city of Dicheng.

Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but laugh. “Yes, yes, yes.”

The two girls finished their meal and were about to go to the field for evening training when they received a message in the group. It was from the instructor.

[Old Wang Next Door: Which classmate is passing by the ice cream shop? Please pick up a box of ice cream and buy a watermelon to cool everyone down. I’ll pay. @All members]

More and more classmates replied in the group chat, most of them saying they weren’t on the way.

Qin Yingxia and Yu Zhizhi often had little appetite at night and would grab some fruit when they had time. At that moment, they were in the fruit salad shop next to the ice drink shop.

Yu Zhizhi replied in the group chat, “Qin Yingxia and I are at the ice drink shop.”

“Old Wang next door: Then this responsibility is entrusted to you two, I’ll cover all the expenses.”

“Old Wang next door: Late arrival is allowed. @Yu Zhizhi @Qin Yingxia”

As soon as these words were spoken, the group chat became completely lively.

The classmates who originally said they weren’t on the way were now on the way, and those who said they were busy also had time to go.

As a result, they were reprimanded by the instructor, who quickly tagged these few fickle classmates, saying that they would be given an extra half-hour of training.

Now everyone in the group was completely quiet.

Yu Zhizhi happily shook her phone, “Hahaha, this time it’s awesome!”

She hooked Qin Yingxia’s arm, “Let’s go, get some ice drinks and watermelon!”

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Qin Yingxia was holding a watermelon in her arms, and Yu Zhizhi was holding two boxes of ice cream. They found their formation in the vast sea of people.

“Hey, over there! Come here!”

A commanding voice came, and the two girls looked over together.

They saw the chief instructor standing with his hands behind his back, holding a loudspeaker and calling them over.

“Why is the chief instructor calling us?” Yu Zhizhi’s heart pounded, “Could it be that he saw us relaxing and thought we were slacking off?”

Qin Yingxia was also a little apprehensive, “…I hope not.”

They slowly moved over, trying to stall for time.

“Hurry up!” the chief instructor urged.

They had no choice but to quicken their pace, rushing to the chief instructor in three steps and two, “Instructor!”

The chief instructor’s gaze swept over the things they were carrying, “Put the things down first, go.”

Yu Zhizhi asked, “Go? Go where?”

“Choose a boy to sit on.”

Qin Yingxia was also confused. Following the chief instructor’s direction, she saw that Jin Zhuo and his four roommates were all being punished, all neatly lying on the ground doing plank exercises.

She didn’t know what had angered the chief instructor.

“Huh?”

The chief instructor, who always had his way, blew his whistle, making a piercing sound, “What are you ‘huh’ing about, go!”

Scared, Yu Zhizhi pulled Qin Yingxia towards them.

“The chief instructor is so fierce, I heard they said the chief instructor is a paper tiger, right?”

Qin Yingxia was out of breath from running, “Maybe we heard wrong, they probably meant the chief instructor is…a real tiger…”

Yu Zhizhi: ^ↀ▃ↀ^

Finally reaching Jin Zhuo’s formation, Yu Zhizhi sat on Xie Chi’s back without a word.

There was no other reason, Xie Chi was the closest.

Xie Chi’s arms bent hard, “Ouch, grandma, you should sit down slowly!”

He didn’t even have time to prepare.

Yu Zhizhi held his shoulders, “Quick, Sasuke, shut your mouth! The chief instructor doesn’t allow talking!”

Qin Yingxia took a breath, looked up and met Jin Zhuo’s gaze, he moved his thin lips, “Come here.”

Jin Zhuo motioned for her to sit on his back.

She had just lifted her foot when the chief instructor’s whistle sounded again, “What is that girl dawdling about?”

“Yes, instructor!” Qin Yingxia’s heart pounded, she chose Jiang Yinghui, who was closest to her, and carefully sat down, “Senior, you’re working hard.”

Jiang Yinghui felt Jin Zhuo’s gaze on him, and cold sweat broke out on his back, “Not hard, it’s just my fate.”

Although he said that, he still told Qin Yingxia to sit tight, because the chief instructor’s intention was to make them do fifty push-ups.