Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 246 - 186: Bringing Disaster on Oneself

Chapter 246: Chapter 186: Bringing Disaster on Oneself

"Regimental Commander Zhou needed Lin Chuxia for something. What are you guys loitering here for?" Yang Xiaoli forcefully dragged Liu Meijun and Zhang Erniu, who kept looking back every few steps, away, "The company’s tea party is over, and the third squad’s meeting is still going on, off we go..."

After Rao Xue left, she turned her head back and stared intensely at Chuxia through the window glass...

"Let’s go." Knowing what she was thinking, Wu Jingbo sighed softly and forcefully pulled her away.

Everyone was naturally curious about why Zhou Mikang would keep Chuxia behind alone, but after more than three months of training, everyone had learned discipline. Therefore, despite their curiosity, no one deliberately stayed behind to eavesdrop, though whispers were inevitable.

"Hey, what do you think, why did Regimental Commander Zhou decide to keep Lin Chuxia behind all by herself?"

"Can’t figure it out."

"Don’t think too much about it, it must be something official; otherwise, why would the commander keep Lin Chuxia in front of everyone?"

"That’s true."

"But Lin Chuxia is really lucky, I mean her dad fell ill and that sorted out her job situation—doesn’t her luck seem boundless?"

"Yeah, if Director Song weren’t a woman, I’d really suspect other things."

"Suspect what?"

"You don’t know what I’m suspecting? Stop playing dumb!"

"Do you guys think Lin Chuxia is pretty?"

"Hard to say; personally, I prefer the looks of Qiao Ningyi."

"Wu Jingbo’s not bad-looking either."

"Yang Xiaoli is fine too!"

"..."

Following the crowd out, Jing Zhe, hearing his teammates chattering, slightly curled his lips in bitterness. Zhou Mikang did it on purpose!

What he wanted was to create suspicion about his relationship with Lin Chuxia under the public eye, while also warning him—who harbored feelings for Chuxia—that the flower was claimed, and he should stay away!

Zhu Xinqin was right, he was too much of a gentleman.

At the beginning, he was genuinely unclear about his own feelings, and even when he eventually started to like Chuxia a bit, he didn’t want to scare her by being too direct.

Just as he was planning to gradually get closer, Zhou Mikang had already forcefully stepped in to court her; now, even if he wanted to progress slowly, it was no longer an option.

Whether it was public or not, the fact that Zhou Mikang and Lin Chuxia were betrothed was a reality—if he made any move now, he’d be drowned in spittle! But more importantly, it would also drown Lin Chuxia! He could handle the consequences for himself, but he couldn’t drag an innocent girl into this.

Originally, he had thought, even if they couldn’t be husband and wife, a master-disciple relationship wouldn’t be bad. But damn it, Zhou Mikang wouldn’t allow it!

Okay, he really was too noble—why did he agree with Director Xu to only accept Chuxia as a disciple if Zhou Mikang was unwilling?

He had regarded Zhou Mikang as too magnanimous! Why would he give him that chance? But... if it were up to him, how would he feel about his fiancée spending her days with another man who was in love with her?

Sigh, thinking it through, it was all a misstep from the start; if he had been as forthright as Zhou Mikang, perhaps the outcome would have indeed been different.

Too caught up in his thoughts, he hadn’t noticed Zeng Meili following him all along.

Seeing him so distracted, Zeng Meili felt uneasy too.

Why did the man she liked not have his heart with her?

On the anniversary day, she saw that deeply hurtful man. He sat in the front row of the guest seats, indifferent to her staring at him, his gaze never even slightly shifting.

She couldn’t believe that he would feel nothing under her gaze!

That day, she had truly given up on him. After returning, influenced by her mother, she considered being with Jing Zhe.

But now it seemed that this path might also be impassable.

She had already been hurt once and absolutely could not accept another relationship where the other’s heart belonged to someone else.

Sigh!

She sighed quietly and stealthily changed direction, heading toward her dormitory.

Yet, she didn’t notice that in the moment she turned away, Jing Zhe was watching her retreating figure, his face full of regret.

He had, of course, noticed her feelings.

Being stared at for too long by someone, who wouldn’t feel it?

Initially, he hadn’t noticed her because he was lost in his own thoughts, but later, he was just pretending not to notice her.

For Lin Chuxia, he perhaps admired her more than he loved her. But such is human nature; not being able to have something made him hold on to the thought, unable to let go for a while.

He probably felt the same.

He didn’t want to use one relationship to replace another, as that would be unfair to the woman he was with, rejecting her too much hurt, so, he chose to ignore.

As long as she didn’t declare her feelings, he would pretend not to see them.

As for the future... who knows about the future?

However, there was one thing he was quite satisfied with. Although he couldn’t have her as his disciple, since Lin Chuxia was going to be permanently based in room 401, he would still see her frequently.

Even if he did not interfere in her and Zhou Mikang’s relationship, he couldn’t let that domineering guy have it easy. He had been aggressively blocked by him all the way with no way out, so he would use his convenience to occasionally give him a hard time!

Humph, did he think he was afraid of him? Did he think he was so easy to push over? Did he think his temperament was that mild? Daring to snatch away the disciple he fancied, if he let him off easily, that would be too unmanly!

Not to mention how entangled Jing Zhe and Zeng Meili were, Chuxia, watching Zhou Mikang, also had a face full of entanglement. He had kept her behind, sitting there without speaking for a long while, and then, watching as everyone else had left without a trace, finally stood up, "Alright, let’s go back. We’ll part ways tomorrow, keep in touch with everyone well."

She wanted to smack him to death, seriously!

Was there such a thing? Apparently, leaving her in full public view was just so she could sit there with him, then providing ample room for imagination and allowing her to face criticism?

Her small fists clenched and unclenched, unclenched and clenched. If it weren’t for her small stature and slight strength, and his nature of turning hostile unrecognisably, she really wanted to punch his nose until it bled! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Zhou Mikang took a few steps, turned back and looked at Chuxia, who was standing there catching her breath, "Come on, why are you still standing there? Can’t bear to leave me?"

Uncle can endure, but auntie can’t!

Chuxia, like a small cannonball, lunged at Commander Zhou, striking his stomach with her head, Ow! That hurt! —Her head had hit his belt buckle...

"Throwing yourself into my arms? Heh heh..."

Chuxia, with a head buzzing in pain, forcefully held back the tears swirling in her eyes (because of the pain), her small fists "thump thump thump" pounded a few times on his stomach, then she turned around, covering her head and walked to the dorm without saying a word —it’s not that she didn’t want to spit venomous words, the collision had been a bit harsh, she’d bitten her tongue, and now speaking was not easy...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it and subscribe. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)