Chapter 23

The thought had just popped into her head, and it startled Shen Youran.

No, it couldn’t be, right?

Her brain whirred. She was trying to remember how the original plot went.

Because the book she read focused on Lu Yifan as the male lead, everything was written from his perspective. It only briefly mentioned the incident where the original owner was defiled, without describing the appearance of Junjun’s biological father.

There was no further information about Junjun’s biological father in the subsequent plot.

So, could it really be him?

Thinking about it, Shen Youran looked up at the so-called Captain Lu again.

The more she looked, the more she saw the resemblance, especially in the eyes and nose. From the side, they looked exactly alike, like one was a miniature version and the other was an enlarged version.

It made her heart race!

But after thinking for a while, Shen Youran shook her head. Maybe they just looked alike. After all, there were so many people in the world, and it wasn’t unusual for people to have similar features. She shouldn’t worry too much.

There couldn’t be such a coincidence in the world.

She had said that the original owner was defiled while being kidnapped. The person standing before her was Captain Lu. It couldn’t be him, right?

Shen Youran was lost in thought, occasionally glancing up at him.

Lu Zheng was there to inspect the situation with Li Shunyi, so he looked around. But every time he turned his head, he felt like he was being watched.

He noticed Shen Youran looking at him.

Huh?

Lu Zheng didn’t understand. He furrowed his brows slightly, clearly displeased by Shen Youran’s behavior.

“You’re Comrade Shen Zhaodi, right? I hear you’ve been performing very well lately.” Li Shunyi saw that everyone was standing together, so he came over to encourage them. “I hope you can keep up the good work and maintain your current training level. You might even be transferred to a better place in the future.”

Hearing this encouragement, many people were eager to try.

Gong Yan was envious too, but she didn’t dare to say anything.

She could go against her squad leader, but she couldn’t go against her platoon leader or even the Captain.

That would be a sure way to get killed!

“Thank you for your encouragement, platoon leader.” Shen Youran’s gaze completely retreated from Lu Zheng’s, no longer thinking about it.

“This is our Captain Lu Zheng!” Li Shunyi introduced him, nudging Lu Zheng with his elbow. “Such a talented person, shouldn’t she be properly encouraged?”

“As the Captain, you should say something.”

Li Shunyi winked and grinned. Seeing his expression, Lu Zheng sighed helplessly.

Sometimes he really wanted to punch him, but he was his good brother for many years. It wouldn’t be honorable to hit him.

Everyone in the female soldier squad pricked up their ears upon hearing this.

They all wanted to hear the Captain praise Shen Youran!

“Keep it up.”

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zheng blurted out those two words. Li Shunyi was beaming with pride, but he almost tripped when he heard that.

What?

He asked him to encourage her, and he just said “keep it up”?

Couldn’t he say something else?

He was really that cold?

Li Shunyi shook his head helplessly. Qiao Yu broke the awkward silence. “Since the platoon leader and Captain Lu have finished their inspection, we’ll continue our training.”

They had a training schedule for each day. If they didn’t finish it on time, they would have to stay longer in the afternoon before going home.

“Go ahead.”

Li Shunyi waved his hand, and Qiao Yu immediately led the female soldiers to train.

She led them to the training ground and assigned them their schedule. Then she turned around and went to another place, as she had other things to do.

Shen Youran, wearing camouflage, walked to the side to do some warm-up exercises.

She still had to do some basic training later. If she didn’t warm up properly and pulled a muscle, even the spiritual spring water wouldn’t be enough to fix it, and she would probably have to soak for several more nights.

“Some people think they can get praised by the Captain, but they didn’t expect him to just say two words!”

“She ran so fast just now, wasn’t it for this moment? She didn’t get praised, so she’s unhappy?”

Gong Yan was being sarcastic. The others glanced at her and continued stretching, ignoring her.

They had been there for a few days, so they knew what kind of person Gong Yan was. It was better to spend more time training than to waste time talking to her.

Shen Youran sometimes took the time to tell them about the acupuncture points for massage. They had tried it for the past two days and found that it really worked.

At least their legs and waist weren’t as sore the next morning, and they could hold on for another day.

In the long run, their physical fitness would only get better and better.

Gong Yan had been talking for a long time, but she found that Shen Youran ignored her, kept her head down and stretched her legs, looking like she was lost in thought.

She felt like she had punched cotton, and she was even more annoyed.

She deliberately went to Shen Youran’s side to do warm-up exercises. “What’s wrong? Are you sad because Vice Colonel Lu didn’t praise you? If that’s the case, next time we…”

“None of your business!”

Shen Youran hadn’t paid much attention, because she was only thinking about the issue of Lu Zheng and the milk balls looking alike.

But that didn’t mean she hadn’t heard.

It was one thing to say it over there, but now she was coming to provoke her. Who gave her the nerve?

“Did I talk to you? Did I pay any attention to you? Who gave you the nerve to be so thick-skinned?”

“You’re always chattering in the team. Do you see anyone paying attention to you?”

“Stay away from me!”

After Shen Youran finished scolding, she turned around and went to another place to exercise. Gong Yan glared at her from behind. “You, you…”

“What? Has no one ever disciplined you before?”

“It seems like other people’s bottomless tolerance has made you into this bad habit. So, please don’t come bouncing in front of me from now on. Otherwise, I’ll scold you every time I see you!”

Shen Youran’s tolerance for people she didn’t know well was basically zero.

She just scolded her. She didn’t have any burden.

Shen Youran’s operation stunned Gong Yan. After all, she had always been able to scold others to tears when she scolded them before. She felt that it was particularly satisfying to satirize others like this.

Who knew that this time she would hit a wall.

Many people covered their mouths and laughed.

Some people also talked to Shen Youran. They were all laughing and joking, as if nothing had happened.

But Gong Yan remembered it in her heart.

Shen Youran didn’t care about that. After she finished exercising and got into training, she thought about it again.

Are there really people who look so alike in the world?

Or are Lu Zheng and the milk balls really father and son?

Is it really that coincidental?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Shen Youran simply threw herself into the intense training. After a while, she stopped thinking about it.

It was no use thinking about it anyway.

The busy training lasted until the afternoon. Shen Youran went to the place where the children were to pick up Junjun.

To show consideration for the military wives and female soldiers, the military district had set up a military nursery. Before they could go to kindergarten, the children would basically play there.

Shen Youran had brought Junjun over for a few days, and he had completely gotten used to it.

Now when she went to pick him up, Junjun was so happy when he saw her. He ran quickly from a distance and threw himself into her arms, his little hands tightly wrapped around her neck. “Mommy, you’re here!”

Shen Youran smiled faintly and picked him up. “Do you want to say goodbye to your friends, Junjun?”

The milk balls turned around and said goodbye to the children in the yard who didn’t have their parents to pick them up yet.

After saying goodbye, the mother and son went home. On the way back, they saw someone selling fresh vegetables. Shen Youran thought for a moment and bought some vegetables and a piece of meat.

They had been living here for a long time. They had been eating most of their meals in the space. Lu Yifan hadn’t seen them eat every time he went back. She was afraid that he would be suspicious, so she had to cook a meal herself today.

“Mommy will cook for Junjun at home today, okay?”

Shen Youran carried the vegetables in one hand and held the milk balls’s hand in the other. The mother and son sometimes chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was unusually warm.

“Okay!”

Looking at the milk balls’s happy face, Shen Youran couldn’t help but think of Lu Zheng’s face again.

The more she looked, the more alike they looked. This is simply a miniature version of Vice Colonel Lu.