Chapter 48: A Brief Farewell is Better than a New Welcome (1)

  When Guo Da had something to say, Hu Ke'er stopped and looked at him quietly, waiting.

  "Th-that I..." Guo Da's words were stuck in his throat for half a day, and instead, his somewhat pale face flushed with embarrassment.

  Hu Ke'er knew that it was hard for Guo Da to muster up the courage to speak, so she didn't force him. She smiled lightly and said: "Alright, I know you're an honest person, if you can't say it then don't say it."

  "No! I must say it, otherwise...otherwise I'll feel suffocated!" Guo Da said, suddenly feeling short of breath.

  Huker listened and thought that this was somewhat different from Guo Da's usual behavior, thinking that Guo Da had a fever and his brain was muddled. She stretched out her hand to cover Guo Da's forehead, and after a moment, she muttered to herself: "He doesn't have a fever! Alright, you don't say you're suffocating, but if you want to say you're also feeling stifled, why make things difficult for yourself?"

  "No! Actually, this thing makes me feel like I owe you an apology!"

  As soon as she heard it, Hu Ke realized that Guo Da had done something wrong to himself. Her mind flashed for a moment and she was stunned. She knew that if Guo Da said he had wronged himself, then he really had wronged himself, and the matter was very serious!

  Some didn't dare to expect, Hu Ke'er swallowed her saliva to make her heart feel better, and slowly asked: "Could it be... you also like Xue Baozi, broke your leg?!"

  "No!"

  "Not? Then what's the hurry, I thought..." Hearing this, Hu Ke'er finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "But it's even more serious than this!"

  But Guo Da's words made Hu Ke'er's relaxed heart suddenly thump again. More severe than being slapped in the face, Hu Ke'er's first reaction was that Guo Da not only betrayed her but also did something outrageous! Who knows, maybe he even won a prize for it.

  Hú Kě'ér decided to endure it, her mind didn't believe Guō Dá would be this kind of person. So, Hú Kě'ér took a deep breath and asked: "Then what is it?"

  After asking, she quietly looked at Guo Da, but Guo Da still couldn't squeeze out a word for half the day. This made Hu Ke'er start to doubt her own conviction, so she hummed softly and weakly asked: "Could it be that you really did something with other girls and even won?!"

  Guo Da listened, although he wasn't that kind of person, but seeing the tears welling up in Hu Ke'er's eyes, his heart ached too. He shook his head and said, "No..." then reached out to wipe away the disobedient tear drops from Hu Ke'er's eye corners.

  "This isn't it either, that's not it either! What do you want to say?!" Suddenly, Hu Ke'er, who couldn't wait any longer, burst out in anger. "Don't I have the right to hear what's on your mind even now?"

  Looking at the angry Hu Ke'er, Guo Da was somewhat at a loss. Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around Hu Ke'er and gently left a kiss on her forehead before saying: "Sorry, my graduation wish, I chose Tibet, not Beijing as you had hoped from the start."

  Afraid of his own words, would make Hu Ke'er angry, would make the girl he loved leave him, Guo Da suddenly hugged her tighter.

  Hu Ke'er couldn't help but smile secretly, at this moment she could feel how important she was to this boy. She lifted her head, looking at Guo Da who had closed his eyes and was already crying, and reached out to touch that familiar face.

  "So this is what you meant by something serious?"

  Listening to Hu Ke'er's calm yet gentle question, Guo Da opened his eyes and asked in return: "Isn't it serious for you?"

  "Seriously! Super seriously! Considering your terrible performance today, I've decided to punish you!" Hu Ke'er said, tapping her chin thoughtfully.

  Kuo Ta smiled wryly and quietly waited for Hu Ke'er's verdict of departure.

  However, Hu Ke'er suddenly furrowed her brow, looked at Guo Da and said, "Uh, I haven't thought of it for the time being, let's talk about it after graduation!" After that, Hu Ke'er pulled Guo Da's hand and urged him to hurry up and get his things.

  Guo Da didn't know what was going on, but he couldn't help smiling. If they were destined to part ways, why bother worrying about it now? At least for the time being, he could hold his beloved girl's hand and cherish every moment, just as Hu Ke'er had said - everything would wait until graduation!

  The time waiting for graduation is short but long. In the blink of an eye, two days less from graduation. On this morning, all national defense students got up early, packed their quilts, cleaned up everything and sat quietly in the dormitory, waiting for the assembly before leaving.

  Feng Liping hadn't left yet, and she immediately sent an order to Tian San, who was still busy in the supermarket: "2 pm at the playground! Wear camouflage gear, no hat, no belt!" Tian San, who received the order, looked at his phone screen and was so scared that his face twitched.

  Suddenly, a urgent assembly whistle made the national defense students tense up, and everyone quickly gathered downstairs. Upstairs, new and old soldiers sweeping the floor looked at the national defense students who were about to return home, their cold and handsome faces involuntarily shedding tears.

  "Right face! Forward march! Report!" Liu Jian's command made some national defense students feel nostalgic.

  "One! Two! Three! Four... Sixteen! Full house!"

  "Take a short rest!" After giving the order, Liu Jian stepped aside and Zhao Zhi walked to the front of the team with a smile all over his face, clearing his throat.

  "Attention!" With a loud and clear voice, everyone stood at attention as Zhao Zhi gave a military salute.

  "Please take a short break! Just now, I saw that everyone gathered in 34 seconds, and I'm very pleased. This shows that this time's training has met the requirements for all of you. Without further ado, after consideration by the national defense office, it has been decided to end the training ahead of schedule, so that everyone can go back and spend some time with their families. Third-year national defense students should report back to school according to the school regulations. Fourth-year national defense students should return to school before 8pm on New Year's Eve and attend roll call at 9pm. Is everyone clear?"

  "Understood!" No one had any complaints. Perhaps the days of reunion were only seven, but the seniors who were about to graduate from the military academy were already satisfied.

  Because they understand that they are much happier than the soldiers who stayed upstairs. And themselves, after a year, will also be like them, quietly guarding everyone's peace here.

  "All aboard!"

  "Fall in, right face! Quick march!" With Liu Jian's command, all the conscripts quickly boarded the vehicle. A moment later, the car started and slowly drove out of the camp, taking away the homesickness of all the soldiers who yearned to return home for the New Year.

  And everyone in the car, at this moment, besides excitement, has added some thinking and nostalgia. Chen Meng and others, only now truly understand why Director Zhao repeatedly warned himself that as a soldier, his ideological haven is more important than anything else.

  "The cold wind blows, the leaves fall, the army is a green flower, dear comrades don't think of home, don't think of mom..." Suddenly someone starts singing Xiao Zeng's "Military Green Flower", perhaps as strong men, they can't help but be moved to tears by this tear-jerking song. As the song sounds, everyone starts to sob, the driver looks at this group of young people through the rearview mirror and smiles knowingly.

  When the car fully entered the highway back to school, everyone felt a bit tired and fell asleep. After a while, they woke up with a jolt and found that the car had stopped outside the National Defense Academy. At this moment, everyone became excited and quickly gathered together before any instructions were given.

  Liu Jian got off the bus and looked at them with a smile, but didn't give any more instructions. He just gave the order to disperse. Suddenly, the quiet campus became lively, but this liveliness disappeared an hour later. In the office, Zhao Zhi asked Feng Liping about the training situation, but didn't let Feng Liping leave yet.

  "It's been a hard half month, why don't you come to my house and let your aunt cook a delicious meal for you?" Zhao Zhi once again had the intention of playing matchmaker. He thought that last time Feng Liping had a training task as an excuse, now that the training is over, there shouldn't be any reason to make excuses.

  Feng Liping still smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Zhao. Wait for two days, I have something to do this afternoon. In two days, I'll bring your favorite Jiangjin Erguotou to find you, and I'll drink a cup with you!" After that, Feng Liping didn't wait for Zhao Zhi to say anything else and walked out the door.

  At the door, she bumped into Liu Jian, and Feng Liping quickly smiled and said: "Congratulations on getting rich, bring out the red envelope!"

  Liu Jian was still in a daze, standing there like a wooden stake, motionless for half a moment before reacting and saying: "Of course, how could an apprentice's New Year's red envelope be missing!" He then reached into his pants pocket.

  "Alright, I was just kidding. I'm leaving, Director Zhao is waiting for you inside!" With that, Feng Liping smiled and ran down the stairs. Looking at the mischievous Feng Liping, Liu Jian couldn't help but smile too, but then shook his head in exasperation and knocked on the door to enter the office.

  Before he could even stand firm, Liu Jian was given a lecture by Zhao Zhi: "You, why are you not anxious at all?" After that, Zhao Zhi gestured for Liu Jian to sit down, but then pointed to the water dispenser beside him, letting Liu Jian help himself.

  "It's not that I'm not anxious, it's just that I really don't have the guts to say it out loud!" As he spoke, Liu Jian handed over the documents Zhao Zhi had asked for.

  Zhao Zhi took a sip of tea, raised an eyebrow and glanced at Liu Jian, then opened the file and said: "You're not young anymore, and you're also a soldier. Is it necessary to make things so complicated?"

  "It's not that... it just feels like it's not quite right. I always feel like she doesn't mean it that way!" Liu Jian said, his face also flushing red.

  "You didn't even ask, and you already knew she didn't mean it that way? Anyway, as for me, whether it's from the perspective of personal development or cherishing the people in front of you, you should make a good effort!" Zhao Zhi said, looking at the file with furrowed brows.

  "Heh, maybe... " Liu Jian thought to himself that emotional matters often aren't so simple and clear-cut. He didn't like mixing other things into his emotions either. Not wanting to discuss anything further, Liu Jian, who was also preparing to head home, said: "Well, Director, I'm off too!"

  Zhao Zhi nodded, and Liu Jian stood up and left. Zhao Zhi was now alone in the rocking chair, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the two people's affairs. He looked at the time, remembering that he had promised Feng Tianxiu to return home together, so he locked his files and headed back home.

  At two o'clock in the afternoon, Tian San, who had asked for leave, came to the playground and saw Feng Liping, who had already arrived. He shouted loudly: "Hey! Madman!"

  If it were said that Tian San called himself that, Feng Leping would definitely have to take good care of Tian San. However, today she didn't, instead she burst out laughing, and laughed very happily, because she had been expecting such a reunion for too long.

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  Tomorrow I'll really go back to my hometown, San Er decided to write a 3,000-word long chapter tonight, as an apology. In the next few days when I'm back home, San Er will work hard on writing and once I return, I'll release all of it at once, guaranteeing at least one update per day to make up for it!

  "Wild Swans" is a novel written by author "Tian San", latest.