Missing Home (1)

  Eyes opened and closed, the ceiling fan seemed to have just been turned off, slowly coming to a stop. Tian San pressed his temples, feeling that his whole head was still dizzy, he struggled to sit up halfway, looking out through the gap in the door, then looked at the infusion bottle on the bedside table, which clearly read "physiological glucose injection".

  With a "whoosh" sound, a girl with a ponytail walked in from outside the door and went straight to Tian San's side. Before Tian San could see clearly who it was, the girl's hand had already been stuck to his forehead.

  "Hmm... it's not so hot anymore, where are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

  Tian San listened to the voice, feeling that this voice was so familiar? When the girl put down her hand, Tian San immediately parted the bangs in front of the girl's eyes and saw clearly that the girl was Feng Liping.

  "Eh, Tian San, you're a bit better now but still not following the rules, what do you want?" Feng Liping pushed away Tian San's hand, put down the hot water she had just made on the cabinet, and sat in front of Tian San.

  "That... Feng... Feng Lianchang, sorry, I didn't think it was you, just felt the voice was particularly familiar, out of curiosity... don't be angry, okay?" Tian San said, shifting his body on the net to get more comfortable.

  "Hey, that... I'm not so petty, I have a question for you, and you must answer me honestly!" Feng Liping said, looking at Tian San, waiting for his reaction. Tian San paused for a moment before nodding. "It's just that... why did you have to compete with Chen Meng to the point of mutual destruction?" Feng Liping asked, feeling somewhat guilty, she lowered her head and pouted, her white teeth biting into her pink lower lip, looking completely different from how she looked in her military uniform during the day.

  Tian San was gradually mesmerized by Feng Liping, forgetting to answer her question. The whole room suddenly went dark, and a shout came from outside the door. Tian San only came back to his senses then. But what made Tian San even more baffled was that he was slapped again for no reason.

  The power went out, but it was back on in less than ten seconds. Under the light, Tian San still maintained the posture after being beaten, and Feng Liping's five fingerprints were once again imprinted on Tian San's face.

  Turning around, Tian San stared at Feng Liping with wide eyes. Feng Liping looked at her own hands and smiled awkwardly at Tian San.

  "Laughed, but also give me an explanation? How come this is nothing to do with me... What did I do to offend you?" Tian San said, lightly touching the place where he was hit, it hurt a lot.

  "That... the last time the power went out, wasn't it our...? So I thought this time you would again... so... so..." Feng Liping said, her tone becoming increasingly heavy, her breathing also growing more rapid and urgent, as if the topic was too overwhelming for her.

  Outside the door, Zhang Tianqi and Zhi Xuekui, who had come to see Tian San, heard all this through the crack in the door and burst out laughing.

  "I didn't expect Tian San to be so quick on his feet, he's even taken care of our boss."

  "How can you be so superficial? We must look beyond the surface and see the essence of things. I believe Tian San is not that kind of person!"

  "What were you laughing at just now? Can I say you're being hypocritical?"

  Zhi Xueqiong didn't say anything else, but raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zhang Tianqi, pointing to Tian San in the doorway, indicating that he should continue observing.

  "I'd rather jump into the Jialing River and still can't wash it clean. You asked me just now why I insisted on going to the end, actually I don't know either, if I must say something, it's that I'm not convinced," Tian San said, looking at Feng Liping. Feng Liping naturally understood what he meant, so she didn't say anything and took an orange from the fruit plate, peeled it and handed it to Tian San.

  Tian San took it, broke off half and stuffed it into his mouth. His whole face suddenly became a lot fatter, but Tian San didn't care about his image at all and said: "Hey, I didn't mean to blame you, I just wanted to say... actually, national defense students are not that great either".

  "You're just standing there talking without getting tired, but others like Chen Meng have been standing for two hours straight. Didn't you take a 10-minute break in between?"

  "I had a ten-minute break? The ten minutes were all spent running past, and after finishing, I hadn't even caught my breath yet, but you pulled me over to start a small stove", Tian San said, stuffing the remaining tangerines into his mouth and starting to chew.

  "Come on, won't you die if you don't take a break? I've said so much, I just want to make sure you're really okay, because you're alone and it's affecting the whole team's training. And I'm the one who has to run around buying medicine and water for you, exhausting myself!" Feng Liping said, pouting her small mouth.

  Looking at Feng Liping who was usually stern and serious during the day, Tian San didn't know what to say and could only continue being humorous.

  "Are you complaining or seeking praise? Alright! In order to commend our comrade Feng Liping for carrying forward the Lei Feng spirit, we specially award her a kumquat as encouragement. We hope she won't be impatient and will bravely climb to new heights!"

  "Cut it out!" Feng Liping saw Tian San's appearance and burst out laughing, "Don't think that just because you're like this, I'll reduce your training load. If you dare to continue causing trouble, be careful or I'll disown you!"

  "Huh?"

  "Not... be careful or I won't care about our friendship!"

  "Do we have feelings for each other?"

  “……”, Feng Liping was asked one after another by Tian San, and her brain couldn't react quickly enough. Moreover, as for "emotions", Feng Liping didn't know how to describe the relationship between herself and Tian San either. She fell silent, but suddenly became frantic again after a moment of silence, pacing back and forth in the room, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and forcing Tian San to take medicine...

  Outside the door, Zhang Tianqi and Zhi Xueqiu looked at the two people's funny appearance, holding back their giggles.

  "What are you doing?! Sneaking a peek outside the door?" The nurse from the hospital came over to change the dressing and saw Zhang Tianqi and Zhi Xuelei standing outside, she was very angry.

  Tian San and Feng Liping, who were in the house, also heard the noise and looked over at the door. The two of them saw Zhang Tianqi and Zhi Xueqiu smiling at each other, and Tian San responded with a bitter smile. Feng Liping, on the other hand, was embarrassed and quickly sat up straight, looking proper and demure.

  "Uh... I and Zhi Xueqiu came to see if you're feeling any better, but... looking at the two of you... isn't this just a romantic tryst? Sorry to intrude, we'll just wait outside," Zhang Tianqi said with a nudge of his elbow. Zhi Xueqiu quickly added: "Yeah, that's what happened. We came to take a look and see if you're... lively and energetic. If so, we'll leave right away. You should stay for a few more days, you know?"

  After that, Zhi Xueqiu and Zhang Tianqi waved goodbye to the beautiful nurse and disappeared in a flash. Tian San thought to himself that Zhi Xueqiu was trying to escape training for a few days, even selling out his own brother! He turned his head to look at Feng Liping, who was still flushed with excitement, hugging a cup of water and drinking it vigorously.

  The beautiful nurse changed the medicine and turned around, saying: "Beauty, you are his girlfriend, right? Don't quarrel with him too much, look at his backhand, it's all swollen!" The nurse said, adding another sentence: "Nowadays young people don't understand things", then went out.

  In the room, Tian San looked at Feng Liping who was still in a daze and burst out laughing. He himself didn't even realize that his hand had swollen up with blood, and being reminded of it made him feel some pain. Feng Liping heard Tian San's laughter and raised an eyebrow to look at him, asking: "Is it that funny? I've wasted time taking care of you and now my reputation is at stake! Alright, since you're not seriously hurt, I'll leave now. Tomorrow morning, I don't want to see you late for training!"

  "Oh no! Why does my stomach hurt? Feng Lianchang, I feel like I'm not fully recovered yet, the symptoms of heatstroke haven't subsided, I'd like to take a few more days off, can you take care of me for a few more days?" Tian San executed Shi Xuelei's instructions with a resolute expression, gazing pitifully at Feng Liping.

  Feng Liping just pretended to be Tian San, she shook her head and went out.

  Tian San still didn't manage to escape training, and the next day he was dragged away by Feng Liping, who had changed into her military uniform again. On the training ground, Zhang Tianqi, Zhi Xueqiu, and everyone else were already lined up in formation. Feng Liping pointed to the back row of the team, and Tian San could only shake his head and obediently fall in line.

  "Right face! Forward march! Yesterday you were lucky enough to have a rest in the afternoon, today marks the real beginning of your new military training! This morning, we will be conducting posture formation drills, at-ease and attention switching drills, and attention and parade-rest switching drills. This afternoon, we will be appointing class leaders, platoon leaders, and deputy company commanders! Everyone, at ease! Attention! Posture training, thirty minutes, begin!"

  The sun, a bright red sun, slowly rose from the east, and a ray of sunlight covered the entire training ground. Feng Liping returned to her original elegant and refreshing female military officer appearance, while Tian San seemed to have undergone some changes. You can search for "Ha Shi Ba" on Baidu.