Chapter 610: Unexpected Incident

“Mango or strawberry?” Lu Chengzhou looked at his fiancée and asked.

Gu Mang uttered a soft reply. “Mango for me and strawberry for Xiaoxiao.”

Tang Xiaoxiao, meanwhile, did not know what they were talking about.

Are they discussing food?

Gu Mang walked over to the fridge and took out a strawberry crepe cake and a bottle of fruit juice for her roommate, who carefully took the items from her and thanked her.

Turning around, she saw Lu Chengzhou taking out a mango crepe cake and a bottle of fruit juice from the fridge to place on his desk. She sat down in a chair and leaned back comfortably against it while her betrothed uncapped the bottle of juice and handed it over.

Would you look at that? They’re definitely a couple!

Flabbergasted, Tang Xiaoxiao quickly unscrewed the juice bottle’s cap and took a sip of the drink to calm herself down.

…

When they went back to their dorm to get some rest in the afternoon, Tang Xiaoxiao could not resist sending a WeChat message to Gu Mang. [Gu Mang, is the chief instructor your boyfriend?]

Just as Gu Mang lay down on her bed, she heard her phone vibrate. She picked it up, read the message, then began tapping at the screen. [Yes.]

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Tang Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva and took the initiative to protect the couple’s secret, for there was no telling what others would say if they were to find out Gu Mang and the chief instructor were in a relations.h.i.+p. [Don’t worry, I’ll keep your secret!]

Gu Mang was fine with it either way, so she just replied with [Okay.]

…

Later that afternoon, everyone gathered at the training ground again for another round of the obstacle course. When Li Mu saw Tang Xiaoxiao’s bandaged left hand, he approached her, asking, “Are you sure you’re okay?”

“Yes, instructor!” she replied energetically.

The instructor was actually not in favor of her continuing with the training, but he could tell that she would be reluctant to give up, given her stubborn streak. As such, he only said to her, “Be careful at all times and report to me if anything happens.”

She beamed at him. “Yes, instructor!”

Li Mu then took the students to the 400m obstacle course. During their first round of training, Zheng Miao gave Tang Xiaoxiao a helping hand every now and then. Although the two of them successfully completed the course, they barely managed to meet the time limit. Gu Mang, on the other hand, took her time and came in last as usual.

Before the second round of training began, Gu Mang frowned at the obstacle course as she coolly remarked, “The results are based on the total score of each cla.s.s. We won’t be able to win at this rate.”

Tang Xiaoxiao knew this, too. Earlier she had noticed that Zheng Miao had taken a minute longer to finish the course. If things went on like this, their chances of winning would be very slim. Turning to Zheng Miao, she told her, “Miaomiao, you don’t need to care about me. Just go ahead.”

Even though the other girl felt somewhat conflicted about this, she eventually acquiesced and nodded with a frown. “Be careful, then. Just give up if you can’t pa.s.s the obstacle. Don’t get yourself hurt over a compet.i.tion.”

“Mm,” replied Tang Xiaoxiao. She then heard their instructor blowing the whistle, signalling the start of the second round. While scaling the tall platform, one of her cla.s.smates accidentally hit her injured hand, causing blood to seep through the bandage. Despite this, she kept quiet about it and continued the training with gritted teeth.

When she came to the monkey bars, she slowly moved a hand forward as her body dangled from the bars. The pain in her left hand was getting worse and before she knew it, she accidentally loosened her grip on the bar. Horror flashed across her face as she fell toward the ground. The person next to her, upon seeing this, instinctively reached out their hand to grab her, but to no avail. “Xiaoxiao!”

When Li Mu realized what was going on, he immediately rushed over and slid across the ground to cus.h.i.+on her fall. Instead of the burst of pain Tang Xiaoxiao expected to feel, she heard a grunt instead. Opening her eyes, Tang Xiaoxiao realized that she was lying atop of the instructor, much to her shock. She quickly got up and asked, “Are you okay, instructor?”

The rest of the students had all gathered around by now. When Li Mu noticed Tang Xiaoxiao’s red-rimmed eyes, he a.s.suaged her worries. “I’m fine.”