The decision had already been made, without even asking the opinion of He Zhilan, the person directly involved.
He Teng’s tone wasn’t one of negotiation. After dinner, he personally escorted He Zhilan back to the guesthouse. After she changed into something comfortable, he dragged her directly to the training grounds.
In a group of men, He Zhilan was the only delicate young lady. Truthfully, she found it extremely awkward and was not excited about training with these recruits at all. But He Teng didn’t give her a chance to protest. He pushed her directly into the fray.
She had a feeling that He Teng was acting very strange, and it was indeed very unlike him. Could anyone accept such changes all at once?
"Zhilan, you need to exert more force here. Take your enemy by surprise. You need to strike fast, retract faster, and not give your enemy a chance to grab your wrist and restrict your movements!"
"When you go back to school, run every morning to increase your physical stamina. When you have time, play badminton to train your arm and wrist strength. Don’t just study all the time."
"Don’t make your grappling moves look like a damsel dancing in a village! Be serious! Use the strength you had when you fought with Gu En!"
He Teng scolded He Zhilan without mercy. The only difference was that he didn’t gaze at He Zhilan as if she were an idiot. But despite this, He Zhilan still felt infuriated after his scolding.
Throughout the morning, He Teng didn’t loosen up on He Zhilan at all, treating her just like the other recruits. When he said they would continue in the afternoon, He Zhilan felt like spitting out blood.
After lunch, during the break, He Zhilan practically crawled back to the guesthouse. In her mind, she cursed He Teng. There was no one in this world who could be as unromantic as him!
She wasn’t in the army for love, but she didn’t come to be trained either, did she?
Looking at the exhausted He Zhilan, Niu Rang and Kang Xing secretly bet whether she would still visit the army base next weekend.
At noon, before He Teng could go to Lan Li to ask about Gu En’s departure time to the capital, Lan Li found him first.
At that time, Gu En was somewhere in the base with Tang Tang, but he didn’t accompany Lan Li. After Lan Li found He Teng, he only asked if He Zhilan had told him anything.
Thinking about He Zhilan’s reaction last night, He Teng said to Lan Li, "If you want to know something, go ask her directly." After that, He Teng asked when Gu En would return to the capital, and stated that He Zhilan didn’t want to take the same train back with Gu En.
"She will return to the capital around three in the afternoon," Lan Li answered truthfully, then, he gave a slight nod to He Teng as a way of greeting and turned to leave.
Lan Li had no idea why Gu En, who disliked military life, suddenly came to the base to find him.
Beneath Lan Li’s office, Gu En and Tang Tang had been waiting for a while. After all, the base was a military area, so not just anyone could enter the office.