Chapter 361: Training With a Moving Target!

She slept until seven in the morning.

It was Sunday. Gu Qingjiu had nothing planned, but she decided to go to the shooting department in school.

Last time, the Vice-Commander had told her about the stationary target and Gu Qingjiu had to hurry and practice.

After arriving at the school, Gu Qingjiu went to have her breakfast first.

There were a lot of options for food offered in the canteen. She ordered spicy noodles from one of the stalls, and just when she was about to walk to a table to eat, she noticed Gu Qian and Chu Lian entering the cafeteria holding hands.

Gu Qingjiu immediately waved at the two of them.

Upon seeing her, Gu Qian and Chu Lian smiled excitedly.

Gu Qian walked over and Chu Lian went to order at one of the stalls.

"Qingjiu, didn't you go to the city to play? Why are you back already?"

Gu Qian sat opposite Gu Qingjiu.

"There was nothing much going on so I came back first. Are you here with Chu Lian?"

Gu Qingjiu twirled some noodles and wolfed down her food.

"Yes, we're here since it's the weekend. However, I heard that there will be emergency training next week. I doubt we'll be able to rest next week."

Gu Qian patted her shoulders and Gu Qingjiu chuckled. "Aren't we all used to that already? Emergency training can happen anytime."

As she spoke, she was almost finished with her noodles but Chu Lian wasn't back yet.

They had grown used to fighting against time usually and ate very quickly.

Gu Qingjiu wiped her mouth after eating. Gu Qian mumbled, "Why did you eat so quickly?"

"I have to report in the shooting department. I have some time now and I have to practice."

"Oh my, why are you still working so hard when you're already innately talented?"

Gu Qian looked at Gu Qingjiu in awe. They were already exhausted from their usual training. Shouldn't she also rest when she has the time to?

Gu Qingjiu laughed. "Enjoy your food. I'm leaving!"

Gu Qian waved goodbye. "Go ahead."

After leaving the cafeteria, Gu Qingjiu returned to the dormitory and changed into her uniform before leaving for the shooting department.

Gu Qingjiu had no idea how crowded the shooting department would be, especially since it was a Sunday. She pondered in the hall and went straight to the fourth floor.

The training hall had a moving target spanning fifty meters.

She didn't start training with the twenty-meter target because she felt that she could forgo it if the fifty-meter target range suited her.

If it didn't, she would practice with the twenty-meter target instead.

Unexpectedly, when she entered the hall where the fifty-meter moving targets were located, no one was around.

It was definitely better for her with no one around.

Gu Qingjiu walked forward and randomly selected a target. Tapping her card to activate it, the initially stationary target began to move slowly.

The practice distance was similar, but even with the large space, there was not enough area for ten targets to be moving around at the same time.

Therefore, each target only had ten meters to move horizontally.

Gu Qingjiu followed Lu Yibin's words. She didn't select the gun model 75 that she was skilled at, but she instead chose model 139.

From her previous practice round, it was clear that Gu Qingjiu yet had to perfectly grasp handling model 139. It was undeniably a little reckless for her to use it to start practicing with the moving targets now.

But if she didn't take the risk, how would she have known that she could hit the twenty-meter target during her first round of practice?

Based on the training she received, the gun model 139 was more suitable for war than the 75.

She selected a gun from the armory. She checked its body and confirmed that it was in order. Loading the bullets, she was ready to practice.

She had her eye on target number five. The round target was currently moving slowly like an elderly man.

To Gu Qingjiu, this speed was not challenging.

Chapter 362: Tough Practice

There was a stark difference between movement and stillness.

Many shooters were well adjusted to stationary targets, but not skilled at hitting moving targets.

It was because the movement caused disruption to their focus and sight.

Therefore, it was much more difficult to hit a moving target than a stationary one.

It was Gu Qingjiu's first time practicing with a moving target and the current speed was already relatively slow.

Her solemn and cold eyes were focused intently on the moving target and her pupils followed the center of the round target as it moved.

The targets in school were all of the same sizes.

The only difference was whether it moved or not.

With such a slow speed, it wouldn't be difficult for Gu Qingjiu to hit the target right in the middle once she grasped its moving pattern.

However, it was still moving around after all.

Even if she could identify its pattern, Gu Qingjiu wasn't sure if she could hit the target.

Her mind was spinning from how hard she focused and her gaze was locked on the right dot in the center.

When the timing felt right, she shot!

Bang!

"Target five, five points!"

Gu Qingjiu was rather surprised to hear the results of her shot.

It was worse than what Gu Qingjiu had expected.

However, she was dealing with a gun model relatively foreign to her and also moving targets.

Her results were considered average.

But...

Gu Qingjiu observed the target. It had been moving slowly initially, but after Gu Qingjiu's last shot, it sped up!

Compared to its initial speed, it was twice as fast now!

As a result of the unexpected change in speed, Gu Qingjiu's understanding of the moving pattern was messed up.

She was in shock.

This moving target is such a pain in the neck!

But this made it challenging.

She narrowed her eyes. She was already sick of boring, stationary targets.

If everything were so simple, shooting would be too easy for her.

Even if she were a genius, there will also be times when she had to train herself.

It seemed like this would be an area where she had to sharpen her skills.

She observed closely for half a minute. After figuring out the pattern, she fired.

"Bang! Target five, seven points!"

Although it was two points higher than the previous round, Gu Qingjiu didn't feel like she was improving. She thought it was merely luck.

In the empty shooting hall, only Gu Qingjiu's firing noises rang throughout.

Gu Qingjiu increasingly felt annoyed with the moving targets.

After firing every shot, the targets immediately would change its moving pattern, completely preventing her from growing used to it.

The most frustrating round would be when the target moved just like a man running about.

It felt as though it had jumped straight from easy to difficult mode.

Feeling irritated at that instant, Gu Qingjiu fired.

Two points!

This was the worst result she had produced ever since she joined the military school.

It was also from a fifty-meter target.

It was merely fifty-meters. What would happen if she were to practice with a hundred or two hundred-meter targets in the future?

She feared what was to come and didn't dare to imagine it.

After shooting only two points, Gu Qingjiu stopped and pondered. Was she truly not as skilled at hitting moving targets as compared to stationary ones?

Or was there some other reason?

Suddenly, the lift behind her opened and Lu Yibin emerged from it with a smile.

"Do you find it too difficult to hit moving targets?"

Gu Qingjiu watched as Lu Yibin walked towards her. Feeling surprised, she asked, "Vice-Commander?"

It was as though he knew what Gu Qingjiu was confused about. He explained, "From the control room at the shooting department, I can see everything that's happening here. I already saw you here."

Chapter 363: Cannot Exceed Ten Seconds

"Vice-Commander, do you have any comments?"

Gu Qingjiu put down the gun and asked Lu Yibin solemnly.

He was the vice-commander of the shooting department and surely had a lot of relevant experience.

Gu Qingjiu wasn't full of herself. She naturally wanted to seek advice from the Vice-Commander.

"Haha, you're actually already doing a great job practicing now. A lot of people aren't able to achieve what you have. You've already done a good job hitting seven points."

Smiling, Lu Yibin's eyes narrowed as he praised her. "But I know that you surely aren't satisfied. You think that you can do better, but you're facing some issues, right?"

He had fully analyzed Gu Qingjiu's problems. She nodded and began elaborating. "I think that the speed of the moving target is a little too fast for newbies like me."

It didn't have a regular moving pattern and its speed was random.

It was a complete nightmare for a newbie.

The training in the military school was usually all planned out with proper order.

The changes in the moving targets were too fluid.

"It's not just difficult. You're also not the only one who feels that this is illogical."

Lu Yibin raised his brows and continued, "But this is a tradition here at the shooting department."

He walked over and explained slowly, "In a normal shooting practice, the pace is naturally slow and steady. However, you must remember that the shooting department was set up just for extremely talented students like you.

"The practices surely cannot be designed for normal students.

"The targets are moving around randomly so as to increase its difficulty."

As he spoke, he stood in front of Gu Qingjiu and picked up the gun that she was using.

He looked at the target as it moved and fired casually.

"Bang! Target Five, ten points!"

Afterward, the target changed its speed. Although it sped up significantly, Lu Yibin merely looked at it for two seconds before he fired.

"Bang! Target Five, ten points!"

Gu Qingjiu felt rather shocked.

"What is challenging isn't the targets, but the shooter. As long as you practice hard, you can even be better than me."

Lu Yibin put down the gun and advised seriously, "You're a smart student and a skilled one. You know what to do."

Deep down, she felt a surge of emotions, as though she was extremely happy to welcome a new challenge.

Gu Qingjiu finally felt how wonderful shooting could be.

It was all because of its unpredictability and randomness.

It was only after hitting the targets that she could feel immense joy.

"I understand now, Vice-Commander. I will work hard."

She nodded and began growing interest.

Lu Yibin smiled and nodded too. Patting Gu Qingjiu's shoulder, he said, "That's great. Practice hard then, but there's something that you have to pay attention to."

"Hmm, what is it?"

"The rules of a moving target competition is completely different from that of a stationary target one. The points system is vastly different."

Lu Yibin turned solemn. "For competitions involving stationary targets, the points you hit are the points you get. Whereas for moving target competitions, there's an additional component. Your points will also depend on the number of seconds you fire after the speed of the moving targets changes.

"After ten seconds, the points of that round will be discarded. In other words, each shot cannot be fired more than 10 seconds apart."

Chapter 364: Improving By Luck

Gu Qingjiu understood all of a sudden. "Does that mean that most of my shots just now won't be counted at all?"

Since she had been monitoring the movement pattern of the target, her shots were fired very slowly.

She had long exceeded the allowed duration of ten seconds.

"That's right!"

Lu Yibin nodded confidently. "You have to be consistent with the duration you spend firing shots at both stationary and moving targets. You cannot delay shooting at the second moving target for a few seconds just because you are getting used to its movement."

"The moving targets come with this rule for its additional point system."

"For fifty-meter targets, no points will be awarded if you fire within eight to ten seconds. One point will be given if you fire within five to seven seconds. You will earn two points for firing within three to four seconds. If you fire within two seconds, you get two and a half points. For firing within one second, you earn three points! That's the highest score. Following the same logic, for twenty -meter targets, the points awarded will be reduced by half a point each for each timing. For a hundred-meter target, the points will increase by one. As for two hundred-meter targets, the points for firing within one second is the highest. It'll be five points!

"Each target has its own additional point system. However, regardless of whether it is a twenty or two hundred-meter targets, it is rare for someone to score the highest points.

"There are very few shooters who can react within a second unless he's not aiming to hit the heart of the target. Most people would rather delay a few seconds to hit the target right at the center than to try to respond quickly. The points earned depend on how many targets they hit. This is more important than the points they get from their response timings."

He had already explained the rules thoroughly. Nodding once again, he said, "Therefore, you have to train yourself to respond quicker. However, this will take a long time. You still have half a year and it'll be sufficient. I hope that you'll surprise me and the entire school. During the shooting competition in October, we'll await your wonderful performance. Don't put your talent to waste."

He smiled and said before leaving.

After he had gone away, Gu Qingjiu picked up her gun again.

She never knew that there were so many rules involving the moving targets.

Additional point system?

Gu Qingjiu's eyes were glinting with eagerness. Since she was already putting herself through this, she ought to do her best.

She must fight for more points through this additional point system.

Lu Yibin was able to shoot freely within two seconds earlier. According to him, this was already the highest points accorded so far. His skills must be top-tier too.

Even with such standards, he still ranked among the bottom scorers across all the schools.

Actually, it wasn't his personal ranking that was low. It was the school's overall ranking. That showed that the results of her school's team weren't that stellar.

It also meant that the Shooting Department was full of hidden talents.

All the members of the Shooting Department from other schools were all bursting with immense talent.

She grinned as that thought came to mind. This made everything much more exciting.

She wouldn't just be training aimlessly here.

She rested a while before continuing with her practice.

As she was trying to speed up her response time, the points Gu Qingjiu scored were lower at the beginning.

However, no matter how poorly she did, she never once missed the target. She still hit every target.

Yet, it was simply too difficult to hit the targets right in the center.

After practicing for the whole afternoon, she merely hit the target in its heart once. Her response time was two seconds.

This was already terrific.

Nevertheless, it felt as though it happened simply because of luck.

Again, she felt the same tension she felt during her first practices. The moment she rested, she felt her body aching tremendously.

It was April and the weather was starting to grow warm. After practicing for some time, Gu Qingjiu was perspiring profusely.

She looked at the time and realized that it was almost night time.

The lights in the building were slowly coming on.

Chapter 365: I Don't Have a Boyfriend!

Gu Qingjiu put on her jacket. Picking up her belongings, she headed to the cafeteria.

After practicing the entire afternoon, she naturally was famished.

After sweating all over, it felt extremely nice to feel the cold winds blowing.

She rode her bicycle and hastily made her way to the cafeteria beside her dormitory.

After her practice, there was nothing holding her back. She leisurely rode her bicycle, feeling completely at ease.

Students donning the military uniform strolled past her. All of them were relaxed and chatting happily.

Amid the cheerful atmosphere, Gu Qingjiu suddenly realized that she had never felt such peace before.

Her past self would not have imagined that she could lead such a life in the future.

She never knew she could feel so blissful and warm.

She had friends by her side, parents living far away, and a perfect boyfriend.

In the middle of her peaceful thoughts, she unknowingly arrived at the cafeteria.

Gu Qingjiu ordered her meal. After practicing, she was dying to eat. She even specially requested for the stall owner to add two more chicken drumsticks.

The military school required the students to maintain a healthy figure and therefore, there weren't many girls who go on diets.

With such high-intensity workouts every day, the military school's training must be useless if its students could still gain weight.

There were a number of girls with a huge appetite like Gu Qingjiu.

As she ate, her body felt clammy and uncomfortable because of her sweat.

She wanted to hurry and finish her meal so that she could shower in her dormitory!

Just as she was about to finish eating, Gu Qingjiu received a message from the Chief Instructor.

"Come to my office."

Since the other night, she hadn't spoken to the Chief Instructor for the entire day.

It was mainly because the Chief Instructor had requested her to sleep over at his place, but he had failed. He had looked rather displeased.

Gu Qingjiu felt guilty. Hence, she didn't talk to him.

Looking at the message, she wolfed down the chicken.

She hadn't even showered yet!

It wouldn't be nice to see him when she smelled bad.

Gu Qingjiu decided that she will take a shower before heading over.

She quickly consumed her rice and dashed back to the dormitory.

Back there, Gu Qian and Chu Lian were already resting while scrolling on their phones.

Noticing that Gu Qingjiu had returned, they greeted her."Oh, Qingjiu, you're back. How was your practice today?"

Gu Qingjiu answered immediately, "Fine."

She then rushed into the toilet.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The water supply stops only at ten. It's only eight now. Do you need to shower for two hours?"

Seeing how quickly Gu Qingjiu moved around, Gu Qian giggled.

Gu Qingjiu showered extremely quickly in the toilet. Within ten minutes, she was done.

Gu Qian looked at her in shock.

Although they showered very quickly usually, they would take their time during the weekends since they didn't have training.

Gu Qingjiu was speeding through.

Putting on some innerwear, she wore a new set of military uniforms. Standing in front of Gu Qian, she asked, "Do I smell good?"

"Yes!"

Gu Qian covered her nose and laid backward on her bed. Taking in a deep breath, she jokingly pretended to be choking on a poisonous fume. "Where are you going smelling so nice?"

On the opposite bed, Chu Lian chuckled playfully as the light from her phone shone reflected on her face. "She must be going to meet her boyfriend!"

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

How could they even tell?

Gu Qian was even more stunned than Gu Qingjiu. "No way. Qingjiu cannot even go out of our school. How can she have a boyfriend?"

Gu Qingjiu had to keep it a secret from them. She answered Gu Qian without any guilt, "That's right. I don't have a boyfriend. I'm just going for a walk!"

After she was done speaking, she left hastily.

Chapter 366: Kiss

"See, why would anyone go for a walk at night if she wasn't in a relationship?"

Chu Lian was confident that she was right and the look on her face had a mysterious vibe to it. "I've seen how happy she looks when she comes back on many occasions. She definitely has a boyfriend, and he is from our school!"

Gu Qian tried to recall Gu Qingjiu's behavior but didn't find anything amiss. "I can't seem to tell anything special about her."

"That's because you're dumb."

Gu Qian was speechless.

Gu Qian lunged at her and yelled, "You! I'll punish you, evil demon, on behalf of the heavens!"

...

Since she hurried to come back, she didn't reply to the Chief Instructor's message.

Right after she left, the Chief Instructor called her.

Looking at her screen, Gu Qingjiu walked towards the teaching block and answered the call with guilt.

"Hello?"

"Did you not bring your phone out?"

His cold voice sounded from the other end of the line. Even though he couldn't see her, she shook her head. "I saw your message. I was eating and came back to my dormitory after my practice."

She was embarrassed to tell the Chief Instructor about her taking a shower because of how sweaty she was.

"Even if you're eating, you should reply to my message. Otherwise, I would think that you've been kidnapped."

His words were laced with a rare teasing tone. Gu Qingjiu scoffed in response. "How can I get kidnapped by someone now?"

She used to be naïve and didn't expect the world to be such an evil place.

"Ha! Are you done eating? Come over quickly."

"Yes, yes. I'm on my way."

After Gu Qingjiu spoke, she hung up swiftly.

There were a number of students around her and Gu Qingjiu had to act as normal as she could.

Although no one would pay special attention to a student like her, things would be different if they realized that she was going towards the teaching block where the Chief Instructor was.

When she arrived at the block, she realized that the lights in He Niancheng's office were switched off.

Why weren't the lights on?

Did the Chief Instructor leave?

Doubtful, she still went upstairs.

When she reached the corridor upstairs, the lights all seemed to have been switched off for some unknown reason.

It was dark.

No one else was on this level.

This level only housed He Niancheng and Huo Yingcheng's offices.

No one else would come around such a place.

It seemed like the Chief Instructor and Huo Yingcheng were both not around.

Nevertheless, Gu Qingjiu still crept towards He Niancheng's door in order to not get caught by others.

Just as she was about to knock, the door flew open.

Someone instantly picked Gu Qingjiu up.

His actions were so fast that Gu Qingjiu couldn't respond in time. She lost her footing and couldn't fight back.

Frightened, she grabbed that person's body tightly. But then, a familiar scent wafted through her nose.

"Chief Instructor?"

Gu Qingjiu's body was full of tension, but soon enough u5 finally relaxed.

"Yes."

Amid the darkness, a calm voice sounded.

It was different from the usual hoarseness of his voice.

He wrapped his arms around Gu Qingjiu's waist and it made her blush intensely.

The lights in the office were switched off. With the lights from outside peeking through the windows, Gu Qingjiu could see her body draped all over the Chief Instructor's torso.

Outside the room was ablaze with lights. On the contrary, the room was filled with a subtle hint of desire.

Gu Qingjiu couldn't understand what the Chief Instructor was trying to do.

She glanced at how He Niancheng continued to carry her and sat on the leather couch at the side.

"Chief Instructor... Oh..."

Before she could speak, Gu Qingjiu felt his hand pressing against the back of her head.

His face was inching closer to her and his breath was hot on her face.

His actions were demanding as he wrapped his thin, cold lips around her soft lips that resembled fresh petals.

Chapter 367: A Normal Process Between A Man and A Woman

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the darkness, Gu Qingjiu's eyes were wide open.

She had never imagined that the Chief Instructor would do this unexpectedly...

Feeling the friction against her lips, it was clear to her that she wasn't dreaming.

At that instant, her heart was trembling.

It was a gentle sensation. It felt so sweet that she seemingly couldn't escape from it.

While she was still dazed, he had already gently pried open her lips and entered her mouth.

The night breeze blew through the window and it was slightly chilly. Yet, it couldn't dissipate the heat that was building up in the office.

Gu Qingjiu subconsciously moved her body about, and after a while, her body grew weak under the Chief Instructor's administrations.

In her previous lifetime, she had never been so intimate with Su Lingche.

Since she was a child, Qi Yuefeng had taught her to respect and take care of her own body.

Back in the Yu family's home, her relationship with Su Lingche was secretive. Their most recent encounter was merely a light peck on the lips.

With regards to such matters, Gu Qingjiu simply had no experience at all.

She never expected that the Chief Instructor had requested for her to come to his office for this...

Their love slowly grew in intensity. He Niancheng then stopped and moved away from her lips.

She could only see his eyes sparkling brightly amid the darkness.

'Coughs...'

As he chuckled, Gu Qingjiu's cheeks were burning hot.

She wasn't sure if she felt faint from the kiss earlier, but she couldn't stop herself from stepping closer to him and taking the initiative to kiss him once again.

He seized the opportunity and hugged her tightly. Their movements were growing more and more intimate.

She couldn't even tell how much time had passed when she suddenly heard a peal of loud laughter from downstairs. She immediately snapped out of her daze.

Feeling flustered, she raised her head.

She had actually kissed the Chief Instructor in the office...

There were still many students outside. Although no one usually visited this level, it was still possible that someone dropped by.

Blushing, she looked down and shyly said, "Chief Instructor..."

"Yes?"

His voice was low, gentle, and magnetic. After their intimacy, it even sounded a little hoarse and sexy.

His voice seemingly seeped through her bones, and she couldn't handle how amazing he sounded.

She was suddenly at a loss of what to say.

Under this atmosphere, she kept thinking that it wasn't appropriate for her to say anything at all.

He Niancheng spoke first. "Do you like it?"

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

How could the Chief Instructor be so direct?

At that moment, she was still sitting on He Niancheng's lap. She could feel his faint scent and hear his heartbeat sounding from his strong chest.

It sounded different from hers; his was stable.

On the contrary, her heart was beating so fast and it felt as though it was leaping out of her mouth.

"I wanted to do this last night, but you didn't give me a chance to."

He admitted without hesitation and Gu Qingjiu felt utterly shy.

"I... I..."

Hearing He Niancheng's words, she was even more relieved that she had not agreed to go to his dormitory last night.

"What are you thinking about?"

His low voice was accompanied by a teasing tone. He reached out and pinched her earlobes before going close to her lips. "Before you have yet to settle your matters, I won't touch you. However, kissing is a normal process between a couple."

He was simply too close to her. As he spoke, his lips brushed against hers and it made her tingle.

When Gu Qingjiu leaned her head backward, he immediately held the back of her head and pushed her close to him once again.

The two of them continued with the normal process between a couple.

Chapter 368: Yu Bao'er's Message s

In the end, Gu Qingjiu left the office feeling weak all over.

She went back alone, in case someone were to uncover that something was fishy.

Her mind was filled with only one thing.

Luckily, she had returned to shower before going to find him.

Today's incident was so unexpected and she felt like time had slowed down.

As she returned to the dormitory, Gu Qingjiu felt that her footsteps were rather light.

When Chu Lian noticed that she had returned, she pointed at Gu Qingjiu and said, "See! I knew it. Look at how in love she looks!"

Listening to her words, Gu Qian took a look and Gu Qingjiu stared back at them.

Gu Qian wasn't as observant as Chu Lian, but she also felt that today, Gu Qingjiu was exceptionally...

Seductive.

She was just like an apple that was just ripe. Her body was emanating a sweet scent.

In particular, her lips were as red as blood.

"Qingjiu, you..."

Gu Qian pointed at her and whined miserably, "How could you have found a boyfriend behind our backs! We have plenty of men in our school. Before you take your pick, you ought to take a proper look first. You've just joined the school recently. Have you met our seniors who are extremely handsome? Furthermore, there are even more handsome students from neighboring schools!"

"Stop talking about all this nonsense." Gu Qingjiu interrupted. Chu Lian simply caught on too easily and it wasn't nice for Gu Qingjiu to deny continuously. She could only admit partially for now. "I do have a boyfriend, but you cannot tell anyone else about it."

"Don't worry. Your secret is completely safe with us." Hearing that she had admitted to it, Gu Qian thumped her chest playfully. Moving closer to Gu Qingjiu, she asked curiously, "What course is your boyfriend from?"

Naturally, they assumed that Gu Qingjiu's boyfriend was a student.

No one ever considered the shocking possibility that Gu Qingjiu's boyfriend could be a leader.

Gu Qingjiu smiled mysteriously. "It won't be fun if I just told you. Take a guess!"

"How is that possible? There are so many students here!"

However, they could first eliminate the ugly ones.

Gu Qian thought that no matter how Gu Qingjiu thought that looks didn't matter, she probably still wouldn't choose someone whose looks were not compatible with hers.

Gu Qian sure hoped so.

Otherwise, as roommates, they wouldn't be able to approve of the relationship.

As they went through a process of elimination, they realized that there weren't many handsome students in school.

After all, most people in the world were just average.

"That's why you have to make a guess slowly."

Gu Qingjiu pursed her lips and smiled. Unless she had no choice but to reveal the truth, Gu Qingjiu would never admit that she was dating He Niancheng.

It was common for girls to date secretly now too.

Since Gu Qingjiu refused to speak, Gu Qian didn't want to probe further too.

She did want to continue asking, but she knew Gu Qingjiu well enough.

She wouldn't sway and give in even under the most persistent interrogation.

Therefore, it was useless for Gu Qian to continue.

Gu Qingjiu laid on her bed as she used her phone. Chu Lian looked at Gu Qian before she raised her brows at Gu Qingjiu.

"Gu Qian, you're too naïve. Love makes one blind. It's possible for anyone to fall in love with someone regardless of their looks. You can't just limit your guess to the boys in our school."

Chu Lian was much more observant than Gu Qian and it made Gu Qingjiu's heart tremble in surprise.

Despite hearing Chu Lian's speculation, she merely smiled.

At that time, Gu Qingjiu received a message.

Yu Bao'er had sent it over.

"Qingjiu, I'm coming to the capital on Friday. Can you come and join me this weekend?"

Chapter 369: Not Allowed to Seek Trouble with Her

Gu Qingjiu frowned and thought for a moment. She vaguely remembered that there would be an emergency training this week, so she probably couldn't get out of school.

Hence, she replied to Yu Bao'er.

Gu Qingjiu: < I'm afraid I can't this week. I have emergency training in school this week, so I can't go out. Perhaps next week. >

Yu Bao'er: < (teary-faced) Ah, My lonely and empty heart! >

Gu Qingjiu: < (caught between tears and laughter) >

After some idle chatting with Yu Bao'er on WeChat, Gu Qingjiu turned off her phone and went to bed after the lights were out in the dormitory at ten.

However, because of what had happened in He Niancheng's office that night, Gu Qingjiu still felt it was somewhat dreamy.

She caressed her lips as she laid in her bed.

How did they kiss just like that?

Moreover, it was a wondrous feeling that Gu Qingjiu had never experienced before.

At that thought, she suddenly had an urge to do it one more time.

Smack!

She gently smacked her own face.

Gu Qingjiu, you're way too shameful.

How could you think something like that?

Sleep, sleep, sleep. There are still classes and training tomorrow!

...

However, Gu Qingjiu didn't manage to sleep peacefully that night at all.

Thoughts that one ruminate over too much during the day would affect their dreams.

In her dream, she repeatedly kissed the Chief Instructor for an entire night.

When she woke up in the morning, she was awoken by the sound of Gu Qian and the rest waking up and washing up.

She felt ashamed of herself when she opened her eyes.

How could she dream of something like that?

"Qingjiu, hurry up and wash up. We've got to go to class together today. Do you know your schedule for today?"

Gu Qian knew that Gu Qingjiu was going to start her classes and training that day. Hence, she specially asked her this.

Gu Qingjiu nodded and replied in a lazy tone, "Yeah, I know."

She got out of bed and prepared to wash up.

She washed up very quickly, and it was done within five minutes.

Before she went out, she checked her timetable on her phone again.

Students weren't allowed to bring their phones along when they went for classes or training.

She would only have a class for her specialization at ten am, which would last until noon. After that, it was time for lunch. She had another class at three in the afternoon and her day would end at five p.m.

The remaining time was scheduled for training!

After all, a military school differed from an ordinary university, where one could play in their dormitory when they had no classes.

After she was done preparing, Gu Qingjiu went downstairs to her specialization building to gather with her classmates.

It was already April and at six in the morning, the sky was already bright. Gu Qingjiu was supposed to gather with her classmates at 6:30 am, and she reached just on time.

This was the first time she saw her classmates in her specialization.

Gu Qingjiu was allocated to Class C and there were about fifty to sixty students in a class.

Underneath every specialization building was a field, so as to convenience the troops to fall in.

Similar to the troops, there was an instructor in charge of each class.

Qin Huai was the commanding officer for Gu Qingjiu's specialization class.

He was in charge of several classes, but towards Gu Qingjiu he had a very deep impression.

Before stepping forward, Gu Qingjiu saw Qin Huai in his military uniform. Although his posture was straight, his hands were behind his back.

Upon seeing Gu Qingjiu fall in with the troops, his eyelids twitched.

Qin Huai had still yet to recover from the previous incident.

Not just the newly arrived Chief Instructor had established an imposing air in front of him, but more importantly, he was given a warning by his own superiors.

He was asked to never trifle with this He Niancheng.

Also, he was not to seek trouble with Gu Qingjiu, whom he had punished before and whom He Niancheng stood up for.

Chapter 370: Partner

Although he bore hatred in his heart, he didn't dare to create more trouble for Gu Qingjiu.

After he had cast a few more glances at her, he then looked away with hatred brewing in his heart.

Gu Qingjiu naturally noticed Qin Huai's gaze. She scoffed inwardly, though she appeared calm and unaffected on the surface.

Many students in the class were curious about Gu Qingjiu.

They all knew about the incident where Qin Huai implemented a punishment upon Gu Qingjiu.

But since Gu Qingjiu didn't leave the school, that showed that Gu Qingjiu had hit the requirements Qin Huai asked of her.

Moreover, lately, they had heard that this newly transferred student was in fact a genius at shooting.

It wasn't hard to see that Qin Huai, who was usually extremely fierce, must have run into a difficulty with Gu Qingjiu.

How could one not secretly laugh in their heart?

"Hello everyone, this is the beginning of a new week. Without further ado, let's continue with our training from last week."

The instructor in charge of Class C was a fair and tender young lad, the kind who looked like he led a blessed life.

His name was Zhen Huan.

He was referring to combat training, which Gu Qingjiu hadn't practiced in a long time.

She had been busy with her shooting practice hence, she naturally fell behind on other aspects of her training.

But then again, some of these students had gotten in through tests. As for Gu Qingjiu, at least she had trained in the troops for half a year, so she didn't fall behind by much.

There were even some aspects in which she was superior to the rest.

Unlike the combat lessons in the troops, the combat lessons here placed a focus on combating alongside a partner.

Every person would have a fixed partner; this partner would both be one's teammate, as well as the opponent.

In the combat lessons in the future, this partner would also be the person one linked up with.

Since Gu Qingjiu was new in class, she didn't have a partner.

Moreover, there wasn't anyone who was available to be partners with Gu Qingjiu.

Finally, Instructor Zhen Huan called over someone from another class to be Gu Qingjiu's partner.

It was a girl from Class A.

Gu Qingjiu noticed that when the instructor called that girl over, the classmates around them were secretly gloating over this.

The specialization classes weren't allocated according to their results, but randomly.

Hence, Gu Qingjiu was distributed to Class C when she first came.

This girl in Class A was called Feng Yumeng. When the instructor brought her over, she wore a shy and demure smile on her face.

She had a round face and ordinary looks that couldn't be considered pretty, and she gave off a pure disposition.

She seemed like a gentle girl.

Those around them didn't show a nice expression when looking at Feng Yumeng. They were restraining themselves from laughing.

Rather quickly, Gu Qingjiu understood the reason behind such a reaction.

"Gu Qingjiu."

Instructor Zhen Huan walked over and looked at Gu Qingjiu in a somewhat embarrassed manner. "There's no one left to partner with you in our class. Feng Yumeng is from Class A and she happens to lack a partner too. Is it okay if she partners with you?"

The instructor asked in an inquiring tone, which was quite rare for him.

Gu Qingjiu knew that Feng Yumeng was perhaps partnerless because no one was willing to partner up with her.

Although she didn't know the reason behind that when she saw the girl's shy smile and after hearing the instructor's words, her smile faded a little.

She felt something stir in her heart. Gu Qingjiu nodded and said, "I'll follow your arrangements, Instructor."

Seeing that she replied in a serious manner and didn't appear resistant to the idea, Zhen Huan felt relieved.

"Feng Yumeng didn't perform very well in the combat class, and you have exceptional talent in the shooting. Just nice, you two can complement each other and average each other out. I hope you don't mind."