Chapter Thirty-Three: Subtlety

  Mo Qinglan had a very enjoyable meal, on the one hand, the beef mix of this restaurant was really delicious, and on the other hand, being with Zhao Yang, she always felt an inexplicable joy in her heart.

  The relationship that was still slightly unfamiliar at first became much more intimate after the meal. Mu Qinglan's occasional giggles and teasing words no longer had the slight reserve and shyness they had at the beginning, and it seemed as if they were extremely familiar friends, with no sign that they had only just met.

  After lunch, Mu Qinglan strolled with Zhao Yang under the shade of trees by the roadside again.

  Although they didn't talk as much as they did at the beginning, the quiet atmosphere of walking side by side made Mu Qinglan feel very comfortable. Her heart was filled with a hint of sweetness. From time to time, she would raise her head and steal a glance at Zhao Yang, then quickly withdraw, as if afraid of being discovered by him.

  Moyinlan's mood had never been as relaxed and subtle as it was at this moment. She didn't know why she cared so much about Zhao Yang, whom she had just met, but seeing him by her side, accompanying her on a leisurely stroll, made her feel very comfortable and happy. If possible, she would even be willing to keep walking like this forever, letting time stand still, making this moment eternal...

  "Alright Qing Lan, it's getting late too, I need to go back and change my clothes. You should also head back to the dormitory and take a short rest. The military training will officially start this afternoon."

  When I'm happy, I always feel like time is passing by unnoticed. At this moment, when Zhao Yang spoke up, Mu Qinglan glanced at the delicate watch on her snowy wrist and only then did she realize it was already half past one.

  Thinking of gathering on the playground at 2:30 in the afternoon for military training, I naturally have to go back to the dormitory to change into my military uniform.

  But thinking that she would soon be parting with Zhao Yang, Mu Qinglan still had a hint of reluctance in her heart. She pouted and said to Zhao Yang in a spoiled tone: "Then you have to send me to the dormitory entrance!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Qinglan suddenly came to her senses and blushed brightly, her small head lowered, not daring to look at Zhao Yang again, feeling extremely embarrassed in her heart.

  "My goodness, Mu Qinglan, how can you be so shameless and flirt with Zhao Yang like that? What if Zhao Yang gets the wrong idea?"

  Her mind was a jumble of thoughts, but Mu Qinglan couldn't help but secretly hope that Zhao Yang would 'misunderstand' her meaning. She surreptitiously raised her head to glance at Zhao Yang, and in those bright, beautiful eyes, there shone a hint of expectation.

  Zhao Yang glanced at Mu Qinglan, and with his experience, he naturally understood the little thought in the depths of her subconscious mind. However, he didn't expose it, nor did he resist, but instead chose to go along with it. Smiling, he said: "Alright, I'll see you to the door."

  When Mu Qinglan heard that Zhao Yang had actually agreed to her request, a strange excitement surged up within her, and she almost couldn't help but cheer and jump for joy. However, as a girl, she restrained the truest feelings and reactions deep within her heart. Her pink cheeks flushed slightly as she looked at Zhao Yang with a bashful smile and whispered: "Zhao Yang, thank you!"

  "Don't be polite with me anymore. Hehe, let's go." Zhao Yang smiled and said.

  They sent Mu Qinglan to the entrance of the girls' dormitory area, and the aunt in charge of the dormitory department would not let Zhao Yang, a boy, enter the girls' dormitory area casually. So the two could only part at the entrance of the dormitory area.

  When Mu Qinglan walked into the dormitory area, she still turned her head three steps at a time to wave goodbye to Zhao Yang. From her reluctant and endearing appearance, it could be seen that Zhao Yang's shadow had already been imprinted in her heart.

  After watching Mu Qinglan enter the dormitory area, Zhao Yang returned home.

  Lin Xueqi was also at home, saw Zhao Yang return, and couldn't help but smile and welcome him, saying: "Zhao Yang, how was it? Did you see the beautiful girls in your major? Tell sister, did you take a liking to any of them?"

  Zhao Yang rolled her eyes, "Lin Xue, are you that nosy? It's only the first day, or is Lin Xue really planning to introduce me to someone?"

  "Hehe, yeah, yeah. How about it? I guarantee the one I introduce to you will definitely be a big beauty, do you want my help?" Lin Xueqi said with a smile.

  "Eh, I found that Lin Xuejia you really have the potential to be a matchmaker. Three times two times saying you want to introduce me to someone, this makes me suspect that you have ulterior motives." Zhao Yang teased, looking at Lin Xuejia.

  "Go, what else can I do to be of use. Isn't it just being concerned about your emotional state, little brother? It's really kind intentions being misunderstood. It's just that sister thinks you're not bad, so she wants to help you out and introduce you to a few beauties. If it were someone else, humph, sister wouldn't bother with them at all!"

  Lin Xueqi wrinkled her little nose and hummed softly.

  "I wonder which beauty Lin Xuejia is going to introduce me to? It can't be you, Lin Xuejia, haha!" Zhao Yang suddenly leaned in close to Lin Xueqi with a sly grin.

  "Get out! How is that possible? This girl's vision is high, just like you, how can you possibly enter this girl's eyes, hum!"

  Lin Xueqi pushed Zhao Yang away, proudly raised her chin and slightly tilted her white neck to say. However, her eyes kept stealing glances at Zhao Yang's reaction.

  "Okay, so it seems I really did misunderstand. How disappointing! I thought I had such great charm that even Lin Xue would be so fond of me. It's really too frustrating!" Zhao Yang made a 'heartbroken' face. The expression was so realistic that he could go win an Oscar with it.

  Lin Xueqi obviously also knew that Zhao Yang was just talking nonsense, and she glared at him with a bad temper, putting her hands on her hips: "Stop pretending in front of me. You're so thick-skinned, who can ever criticize you? And yet you keep pretending to be pitiful in front of me, humph!"

  "Ah, Lin Xueji is indeed a sharp-eyed person! I'm impressed!" Zhao Yang immediately switched from his previous 'heartbroken' mode to a cheerful and smiling one.

  Zhao Yang's flattery naturally pleased Lin Xueqi, this proud and beautiful woman. She patted Zhao Yang's shoulder, put on a reserved expression, and said: "You have a good eye! Here, this is your reward!"

  Lin Xueqi turned around and picked up a small piece of iced watermelon from the fruit plate on the tea table and put it in front of Zhao Yang.

  "Thank you for the gift, Your Holiness!"

  Zhao Yang made a dirty joke and didn't avoid it, opening his mouth and taking a big bite of the whole plate of chilled watermelon.

  "Get out, you're the old Buddha! If I were the old Buddha, wouldn't you be Li Gonggong? Hehe..." Lin Xueqi couldn't help but giggle.

  "Mr. Li... have you ever seen Mr. Li with a long beard?" Zhao Yang deliberately emphasized the two words "Mr. Li", looking at Lin Xueqi with some profound meaning.

  "Ah!"

  Lin Xueqi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and she naturally heard the deep meaning in Zhao Yang's words with ulterior motives. She couldn't help but stare at him, her pretty face slightly flushed.

  Lin Xueqi knew that if she continued to drag on this topic, she would definitely be outdone by Zhao Yang's "thick skin", so she quickly changed the subject. Just then, she caught a glimpse of Zhao Yang holding up his newly issued military uniform and couldn't help but say: "Come on, come on, Brother Zhao Yang, hurry up and put on this military uniform for sister to see."

  "Go ahead, you wait a bit." Zhao Yang nodded and took the military uniform into his own room. Before long, he changed clothes and came out.

  Seeing Zhao Yang wearing a neat military uniform, Lin Xueqi couldn't help but feel a sense of brightness in front of her eyes. Wearing the military training uniform, Zhao Yang looked less weak and more robust than usual, looking quite like a gentle and refined technical soldier.

  "Haha, not bad! Zhao Yang, you look quite like the part in this military training uniform. Not bad, not bad." Lin Xueqi walked around Zhao Yang, looking him up and down with a smile on her face, constantly praising him, it was unclear whether she was being sincere or not...

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