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

After a few minutes, Long Teng figured Xu Xi should have left by now, so he returned to the formation, picked up his whistle, and blew it loudly: "Assemble!"

The students dared not slack off, and they all stood up from the ground, quickly tidied their clothes, and lined up in an orderly manner.

Long Teng cleared his throat, just as he was about to give orders, when he saw a petite figure standing at the very front of the line.

He looked closely and realized that Xu Xi had somehow slipped into the formation of the finance class and was mingling among them, watching him with a smile.

Long Teng's lips twitched violently, and he inwardly groaned: Why hasn't this old lady left yet?

He forced himself to remain calm and slowly walked up to Xu Xi, trying to make his tone sound as serious as possible: "This recruit, you look unfamiliar. Did you come to the wrong formation? Go back to your own formation immediately."

Xu Xi blinked her big, bright eyes and shook her head innocently: "No, Instructor Long, I'm just a new recruit under your command. I'm standing where I'm supposed to be. I didn't come to the wrong place."

"Stop joking, recruit. Go back to your own formation," Long Teng said helplessly, his face full of black lines.

Xu Xi chuckled and turned to Jiang Xun and the others beside her: "Instructor, I really didn't lie to you. You can ask the students around you if you don't believe me."

Jiang Xun and the others beside him immediately chimed in, "That's right, Instructor Long, she is indeed our classmate."

They were naturally eager to watch the drama unfold, convinced that the Tyrannosaurus Rex wouldn't harm such a cute little girl.

And indeed, things turned out just as they expected. Looking into Xu Xi's innocent yet bright eyes, Long Teng was filled with anger but couldn't vent it at all; he dared not be angry or speak out.

After all, Xu Xi was his real boss, the one who paid him and his men's salaries and provided them with meals.

If he angers Xu Xi, he'll definitely suffer the consequences.

If Xu Xi wasn't around, he would not only have the audacity to bully Xu Nian under the pretext of establishing his authority and showing off his instructor's power, but he would also have a great deal of audacity.

But as long as Xu Xi stood there, he dared not act recklessly in the slightest, and even had to think twice before speaking loudly.

Seeing his frustrated and helpless look, Xu Xi couldn't help but chuckle. Then she put on a pitiful expression and muttered softly, "I've been training diligently with Instructor Long all morning, but I can't believe he can't even remember me. I'm so sad."

Long Teng was instantly rendered speechless by these words, unable to utter a single rebuttal.

He quickly turned his pleading gaze to Xu Nian beside him, his eyes filled with pleas, hoping that Xu Nian would discipline his wife.

Xu Nian was enjoying watching Long Teng get his comeuppance, acting as if it were none of her business. She casually glanced at other parts of the playground and even whistled leisurely, completely ignoring Long Teng's plea for help.

The way these people were blatantly lying made Long Teng furious, but he was helpless.

If he were to definitively say that Xu Xi was not a classmate in the finance class, it would be tantamount to admitting that the two had a personal relationship, which would cause his hard-earned image as a tough instructor to collapse.

Helpless, Long Teng could only grit his teeth, swallow his anger, pretend nothing had happened, turn around, clear his throat, and begin leading his classmates in drills on the playground.

Now he truly backed down, no longer daring to act like an instructor. He even spoke much more gently and dared not make things difficult for Xu Nian or use him to establish his authority.

During training, Xu Nian quietly approached Xu Xi and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to run into trouble for training with us instead of staying in your class's formation?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi smiled and her eyes crinkled: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Our class instructor is also one of Long Teng's men. He wouldn't dare to cause me any trouble. Even if I don't go to training, he wouldn't dare to say a word."

Upon hearing this news, Xu Nian couldn't help but chuckle.

It seems the entire freshman instructor team is one of our own.

With the addition of the adorable Xu Xi, the monotonous military training has become much more interesting.

When Xu Nian got hot, Xu Xi would take out a tissue and gently wipe the sweat from his forehead; when Xu Nian was thirsty, Xu Xi would immediately hand him an iced milk tea; during breaks, Xu Xi would also take the initiative to massage his shoulders and arms, and occasionally tell a joke to make him happy, which made Xu Nian enjoy himself immensely.

Seeing Xu Nian looking so radiant, many of the boys around her became envious, their hearts filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Some of the bolder ones even started to take action, secretly calling their partners to their formations during breaks, wanting their partners to train with them and enjoy being taken care of.

But without exception, they all suffered a heavy blow from Longteng.

Long Teng was already furious and had nowhere to vent his anger. When he saw these students who dared to commit crimes in front of him, he naturally didn't show any mercy. Every single one of them was made to run ten laps around the track.

Among them were some who were indignant and dared to bring up Xu Xi, loudly arguing, "Instructor, she's clearly not a classmate of ours, so why can she stay here but we can't?"

These people, on the other hand, will receive special treatment from Longteng: "You're talking too much, kid. Five more laps! Enough talk, get running!"

Long Teng roared inwardly: If I can't afford to mess with my boss, I can afford to mess with you little karami.

The students who had been caught in the crossfire ran laps while looking at the sweet Xu Nian and Xu Xi with aggrieved expressions, their hearts filled with confusion.

They couldn't understand why Xu Xi was unharmed and even received special treatment from the instructors when they were also in formation, while they were punished by having to run laps.

Feeling the envious and jealous gazes of her classmates, Xu Xi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes.

Let these clueless young people begin their first lesson in university by learning that "to get ahead in the world, you need ability, status, and connections."