Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Another Appointment
Translator: 549690339
Luo Ziling did not expect Shanque to ask him this question, and he couldn’t help blushing, not knowing how to answer; his face twisted awkwardly.
Shanque sighed, “I can tell you about her marital status. She isn’t married and doesn’t have a boyfriend. If you really like her and want to pursue her, considering that you’re willing to help me get prettier, I can help you out. But the chance of success is extremely slim!”
“I haven’t thought about pursuing her. I’m afraid of her,” Luo Ziling shook his head and asked curiously, “Why is the hope so slim?”
“Because we are a very special group of people, always prepared to sacrifice for the country at any moment. We don’t have the mindset to consider our own matters, including personal emotions,” Shanque explained, paused for a moment, and then continued, “If one wants to get married and settle down, they must leave this place. We don’t want to leave here unless we are seriously injured or for some other reason.”
“That’s too inhuman, right?” Luo Ziling was astonished, “Does that mean none of the people here are married?”
“That’s not the case,” Shanque shook her head but did not elaborate, “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore, or you’ll trick many secrets out of me!”
Luo Ziling had to stop talking.
Shanque, however, didn’t shut up but instead took the initiative to talk to Luo Ziling.
What she was most interested in was how Luo Ziling and Lin Lan met, how Luo Ziling had rescued her and brought her home, and how he treated her.
Luo Ziling briefly described the situation on that day, but after speaking a few words, he suddenly became alert.
Lin Lan hadn’t even told Shanque, her close comrade-in-arms, about the details of her injury, probably because she didn’t want others to know.
If he blurted it out, Lin Lan would certainly be angry once she found out.
Thus, he spoke vaguely about it, without mentioning any details.
In the end, he curiously asked, “Didn’t you ever ask her about her injury that time? Actually, I don’t even know how she left. Ah, when I heard the helicopter noise, by the time I rushed back home, she had already vanished.”
“Your village has quite a nice scenery,” Shanque said to Luo Ziling with a playful smile, “like a paradise on earth.”
“What?! How do you know?” Luo Ziling was shocked but quickly realized that this Shanque in front of him was likely one of the people who had come to pick up Lin Lan by helicopter that day, and immediately asked, “If I’m not wrong, you went to our village that day, right?”
“Smart,” Shanque gave Luo Ziling a thumbs up with her hand wearing half-finger gloves, “You actually caught on right away.”
“It’s a pity I didn’t see you all that day,” Luo Ziling said, a little embarrassed by the girl’s compliment; his handsome face turned slightly red.
“I didn’t get a clear look at you either, but I saw you running fast, then with a somersault you flipped into your yard. You’ve got some solid moves,” Shanque said happily, showing her white teeth, “At that moment, another comrade and I were helping Kong Que over a hill, and we saw you running back. We even saluted you.”
That time when they went to pick up Lin Lan by helicopter, Shanque was one of the members of the group.
She was partners with Lin Lan and often participated in operations together. When Lin Lan was injured and lost contact, everyone thought she had died heroically. However, on the second day, Lin Lan sent a message saying that she was severely injured but had been rescued.
After receiving Lin Lan’s message, Shanque and her comrades snuck into his house to visit Lin Lan while Luo Ziling was away gathering herbs.
After communicating with Lin Lan and confirming she still needed a few days of rest and Luo Ziling posed no threat, she and her comrades didn’t cause any disturbance.
It was only when Lin Lan told them she was substantially better and could leave that they went to pick her up by helicopter.
In order not to expose Lin Lan’s identity and not disturb the villagers there, they had used a helicopter to airlift Lin Lan out while Luo Ziling was up the mountain gathering herbs.
Lin Lan’s miraculous survival and her gratitude towards Luo Ziling for saving her life were evident when Shanque paused as she was leaving, turned towards the village direction, and gave a military salute, lost in thought for a moment.
However, after witnessing today’s events, she felt that the relationship between Lin Lan and Luo Ziling wasn’t so simple.
There might have been things that happened between them that they didn’t know, things they didn’t understand.
After all, the two of them had spent several days alone together, and anything could have happened.
Therefore, she was very curious and wanted to pry into this matter from Luo Ziling’s own lips.
Unfortunately, Luo Ziling was quite alert and didn’t say much; instead, he asked her about some situations. To prevent leaking information, Shanque had no choice but to change the subject, asking about Luo Ziling’s background, including what his true identity was, why he had come to Yanjing, whether he had a girlfriend now, and other matters.
She was doing this for Lin Lan, as she knew Lin Lan would never ask Luo Ziling these questions herself.
As a good sister, she felt it was necessary to snoop out this information about Luo Ziling for Lin Lan, which might come in handy one day.
Luo Ziling was also on guard and didn’t answer Shanque’s inquiries honestly.
Of course, this had to do with his very special identity; he couldn’t possibly tell others about his complex background.
Shanque’s liveliness made the journey on the road less dull, and soon nearly an hour had passed.
“Next time you come over, don’t forget what you promised me,” Shanque reminded him of the promise he had made to her as she said goodbye.
Luo Ziling naturally slapped his chest and assured her he would definitely remember.
After getting out of the car and walking into the campus, Luo Ziling still felt pretty good inside.
Back in his dorm, it was three-thirty in the afternoon, and seeing that a few guys hadn’t returned, Luo Ziling took out his phone, planning to contact Yang Qingyin to see if she was free to go out and have fun with him again. But when he took out his phone, he saw several WeChat messages.
One of them was actually from Yang Qingyin: “Junior, you took leave and skipped military training again today, you’re so lucky!”
There were also several laughing with hand over mouth emojis following.
The message was from two hours ago; Luo Ziling hurriedly replied: “Had to go out for something, went to treat someone, and didn’t have time to check my phone until just now. Sister, are you free today too?”
After waiting a while and not seeing a reply from Yang Qingyin, Luo Ziling started to read the other messages.
One was sent by a WeChat friend named “Yue.”
This “Yue” asked him about some of his recent life situations and told Luo Ziling that she had gone abroad for a business trip, also sending him several photos from overseas. The people in the photos were either in profile, from the back, or wearing sunglasses in front-facing photos, making it impossible to discern the person’s true face, which kind of frustrated Luo Ziling.
After revealing a bit about his own busy past couple of days, he asked curiously, “Can you show me a front view of your face?”
No sooner had this message been sent than the WeChat notification sounded; it was from Yang Qingyin.
“You’re back? I don’t have classes this afternoon and just took a short nap,” accompanied by two yawning emojis.
Then another message followed: “Did you want me to show you the scenery today, or to help examine me for illness?”
“Can you first show me the scenery, then let me check your body?” Luo Ziling replied immediately.