When Gu Qian and Chu Lian came back, they sniffed something burning in the dormitory.
They wrinkled their noses and sniffed around. “Qingjiu, what’s the matter? Did our dormitory catch fire?”
“No.”
Seated on the edge of the bed, Gu Qingjiu was still in an unsettled state. “I burned something earlier.”
Although the dormitory strictly forbade them from doing such stuff, nothing was going to happen to her if she did it in secret and wasn’t caught.
“What did you burn?” Gu Qian asked, but she quickly forgot about that and started a new topic. “Speaking of which, where did you go after the competition ended today? We wanted to celebrate with you but couldn’t find you anywhere. Let’s head out of school for a meal today. We’ve obtained permission to leave the school from the Commanding Officer.”
“He permitted it?”
Gu Qingjiu’s brows knitted together. “Go out for a meal tonight?”
“Of course!” Gu Qian walked over and raised her eyebrows, and then hooked her arm around Gu Qingjiu’s. “In our dormitory, you won first place in shooting and Qi Xiaoran won first place in combat. Of course, it calls for a celebration. Qingjiu, you left too early and didn’t get to see Qi Xiaoran’s victory in combat. Let me tell you, it was simply impressive. She pinned her opponent down to the ground with just a few moves!”
Hearing this, Gu Qingjiu then recalled that she was supposed to go look at Qi Xiaoran compete.
In the end, after she had won she fell into a daze, and then she was brought to see Lu Ziyang.
Lu Ziyang…
Gu Qingjiu made a note of this name, then she smiled and nodded. “Since you guys wish to, let’s go out for a meal. But you guys managed to get your leave approved because of this reason?”
“Of course.” Gu Qian was somewhat gleeful. “Our dormitory is so impressive. How can we not celebrate it?”
Chu Lian splashed cold water on her from the side. “You nearly hugged the Commanding Officer’s legs and cried. How could he not approve it?”
Gu Qian nearly flared up. “If I hadn’t pleaded with the Commanding Officer this way, how would we get the opportunity to go out and relax a bit?”
Chu Lian stopped criticizing her and quickly nodded. “Yes, yes yes, it’s all thanks to you.”
As they were speaking, Qi Xiaoran entered the dormitory door.
Upon seeing her, Gu Qian said with a smile, “Xiaoran, we’re going out for a meal tonight to celebrate you and Qingjiu winning first place.”
Perhaps surprised by Gu Qian’s friendly manner, Qi Xiaoran paused for a moment, before resuming her usual aloof demeanor. She shook her head and said softly, “You guys go ahead. I have something on tonight.”
Gu Qian paused for a moment, a strange gaze flashing past her eyes. She then clarified herself, “Chu Lian and I will be treating…”
“I have something on, but thank you for your kind intention.”
Qi Xiaoran didn’t say much and merely picked up her jacket before leaving the dormitory again.
Seeing her leave, Gu Qian murmured, “This Qi Xiaoran is busy from morning to night. What exactly is she busy with? The competition just ended, what can she possibly be busy with?”
Gu Qingjiu, who was still fretting over the guy who suddenly appeared earlier on, had no time to bother with Qi Xiaoran’s affairs.
“Just leave her be. Don’t you know her by now?”
Chu Lian could take things more easily than Gu Qian. “Never mind her if she’s not going. Don’t we still have Qingjiu?”
It was only upon hearing her name that Gu Qingjiu snapped out of her trance and looked over at Chu Lian.
There was astonishment in Chu Lian’s eyes. “What’s going on today? Everyone looks so distracted.”
She was much more sensitive than Gu Qian, and she could readily tell that something wasn’t quite right with Gu Qingjiu.