The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

The two agreed to separate and sneak into the campus discreetly to avoid being seen by students and exposing their private relationship.

With some time still before the afternoon military training assembly, the students on the playground were scattered and resting, sitting in twos and threes chatting and joking, quickly strengthening their friendships.

Jiang Xun possesses exceptional emotional intelligence and elegant demeanor, with an experience far exceeding that of his peers. In a short time, he quickly became popular among the girls in the next class, easily obtaining the contact information of several of them.

Some students took advantage of their free time to doze off for a little while, such as Xiao Chen and Luo Chen, who stayed up all night last night.

The two were lying under the shade of a tree, dozing off with their eyes closed, snoring loudly, trying to replenish their energy for the next half day of military training.

Upon seeing Xu Nian, Jiang Xun whistled and came to Xu Nian's side: "Uncle Xu, why did you disappear as soon as we were dismissed this morning? We were hoping to have lunch with you."

"I went to see a friend," Xu Nian replied vaguely.

He looked around but couldn't find Su Zhe, one of the four, so he asked Jiang Xun, "Why are there only three of you? Where did Su Zhe go?"

"He went to see the counselor and said he had something to discuss."

As Jiang Xun spoke, he casually tossed over a can of ice-cold cola, a smile playing on his lips. "By the way, Uncle Xu, I have a question for you. Are you married?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?" Xu Nian took the drink, slightly puzzled.

Jiang Xun immediately became interested and said mysteriously, "I heard that there's a super pretty girl named Xu Yiran in the formation of the Business Administration School next door. She's beautiful and has a sweet voice. Do you want to go and take a look, to feast your eyes?"

Xiao Chen, who had been dozing off nearby, woke up at that moment. Hearing the two talking, he chimed in, "Xu Yiran? I happened to see her when I went to the cafeteria for lunch. She's really stunning. Her looks and her aura are definitely top-tier. I've never seen such a beautiful girl before."

"Good grief," Jiang Xun punched Xiao Chen's arm, teasingly saying, "You were secretly peeking at pretty girls behind our backs, weren't you?"

He turned to Xu Nian and continued his invitation, "Uncle Xu, shall we go join the fun?"

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow and said with a wry smile, "Forget it. We'll be assembling soon. If you don't come back on time, given Instructor Long's temper, he definitely won't give you a good time."

It's not that he's not interested in beautiful women, it's just that he already has a stunningly beautiful girl like Xu Xi by his side.

In his mind, no girl could be more beautiful than his Xu Xi, so he decided not to participate in the matter of appreciating beautiful women.

"That's true." Jiang Xun shuddered involuntarily at the thought of Long Teng's fierce appearance and quickly dismissed the idea. "Then we'll talk about it next time. We're in the same school, we'll see each other sooner or later."

Soon, the whistle blew to signal the start of the afternoon military training assembly.

The group quickly woke up the still-sleepy Luo Chen, and everyone got up, straightened their clothes, and quickly returned to their positions, standing back in the class formation.

The afternoon training officially began, and Long Teng instantly switched back to his serious instructor mode, meticulous and with a commanding presence, leading the team in training rigorously throughout.

The afternoon sun grew increasingly scorching, its intense rays baking the earth. Even the roadside flowers and plants drooped and wilted under the heat, and the stifling air made it hard to breathe.

Even Long Teng, who is nicknamed "Living Yama," was worried that the students would suffer from heatstroke, so he found a shady place for them to rest.

Xiao Chen was already overweight, and after exercising intensely under the scorching sun for a long time, he was now drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

He plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, fanning himself vigorously, groaning, "It's so hot! So hot! It's really so hot! When will this military training ever end?"

Su Zhe picked up his mineral water bottle and, finding that not a single drop of water could be poured out, casually tossed it into a nearby trash can: "Just bear with it, Lao Xiao. We're still lucky. Look at the other classes' formations; they're still being led on field training by their instructors."

"I never expected our class's Tyrannosaurus Rex to be so loyal," Luo Chen muttered softly, impressed.

Tyrannosaurus Rex was naturally the nickname they gave Long Teng in private. After all, Long Teng's first impression of them was too domineering, but now he actually did something completely opposite to his persona, which was really surprising.

Xu Nian emptied her kettle and found it was completely empty, so she sighed in disappointment.

The intensity of military training was nothing to him, but the weather was unbearably hot, making him parched and he had already drunk all the water he brought.

Jiang Xun patted Su Zhe on the shoulder: "Old Su, come with me to the convenience store to buy some water."

"Okay." Su Zhe stood up, dusted himself off, and said, "Old Xiao, Old Luo, Uncle Xu, what would you like to drink?"

Xiao Chen was the first to raise his hand: "Bring me a four-yuan bottle of Laoda beer, chilled."

Luo Chen then said, "Bring me a bottle of Coke, I want it iced too."

Xu Nian thought for a moment and said, "I'll just have bottled water, room temperature, please."

As the group chatted and made arrangements, a commotion suddenly arose from the side of the playground.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked up and saw a strikingly beautiful silver-haired girl with fair and translucent skin, exquisitely beautiful features, and a cool yet gentle demeanor. She was carrying a full bag of tea and walking briskly toward them.

The moment she appeared, she instantly stole everyone's attention and became the focus of the entire playground.

"My goodness, she's so beautiful! When did our school get such a gorgeous girl?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Xiao Chen exclaimed in surprise, "It's Xu Yiran! Xu Yiran from the Business School! I saw her in the cafeteria at noon! Why is she coming this way?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun quickly wiped the dust off his face, straightened his clothes, and smiled confidently, "Needless to say? He must be captivated by my charm and wants to be friends with me."

"You're kidding me," Xiao Chen retorted. "She probably knows how good I am at games, so she added me as a friend to help her rank up."

"Come on, Lao Xiao, why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? Where does your confidence come from? If you're not convinced, how about we make a bet?"

"Fine, I'll gamble. If anyone comes looking for me, I'll wash my hair upside down."

"Go ahead and join me. If you're too fat to carry me around, don't blame me for bullying you."

Only Luo Chen stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the girl who was walking quickly toward them.

He was absolutely certain that this was the girl he had seen standing next to Xu Nian in the supermarket that day.