Chapter 56: Even Iron Men Have Soft Spots!

  Four boys of similar height, neither fat nor thin, stood at the front as the vanguard and were in charge of holding the flag.

  Because Tang Zhong wore black-framed glasses, he was eliminated. Hua Ming was too tall, Liang Tao was too short, and Li Yu was both short and thin, and also wore glasses. So the whole 307 dormitory was defeated.

  As the team marched in step past the reviewing stand, temporary squad leader Lu Yifei let out a loud shout: "Attention!"

  Then all the students raised their right hands to their eyebrows and turned their heads towards the reviewing stand.

  "Comrades, you have worked hard." A chief of a unit stood on the high reviewing stand and returned their salute, shouting loudly.

  "Serve the people." Everyone shouted hoarsely, with great momentum.

  Then, unusually warm applause and cheers erupted from both the reviewing stand and the spectator seats.

  The review of all new teams has ended, and the school leaders gave a speech and presented awards.

  When Vice President Wang Hongsheng loudly announced that the first prize team was Class 1 of Psychology Department, the boys in Class 1 were excited and jumped up and down, then hugged each other crazily.

  Li Tieshu looked at the soldiers under his command and once again put on a cute face.

  Unfortunately, they still had to part ways.

  Li Tieshu had agreed to drink with a group of students at noon to celebrate, but before lunchtime, Tang Chong and others received the news that the military vehicle had arrived at the school, and all the instructors would leave ahead of schedule.

  Tang Chong and the others rushed towards the instructor's camp at a fast pace, on the road there were countless new students wearing camouflage uniforms running in that direction. Apparently, they also wanted to see the instructor for the last time.

  Because they all knew it was a matter of life and death. This farewell might be their last goodbye.

  After they graduate, they will go to work. These instructors are either serving in the army for a lifetime or some of them will retire and return home. Will there be opportunities to meet again?

  As expected, Tang Chong and others saw the military-style pickup truck coming to pick them up.

  The instructors were lined up listening to the superior's speech, and didn't know what the superior said. The instructors responded loudly, then queued up and walked towards the truck.

  "Commander Fu Qiang, don't go - you can't go!"

  "Officer Li Tieshu, you promised to have lunch and drinks with us at noon-"

  "General Yang, don't panic, I'll make noodles for you -"

  The new recruits shouted loudly on both sides of the truck, shouting for their instructors to stay.

  The girls were even more heartbroken, tears streaming down their faces like rain. They cried as if they were going to break up with their boyfriends.

  But no one can change the fact that is happening in front of us.

  The military vehicle slowly started moving, passing through the crowd of students and heading towards the gate.

  The instructors who got on the bus did not sit down, they stood in two rows, took off their military caps and held them in their left hands, each with a stern face, solemnly saluting the students who came to see them off.

  It was unclear who started it, but suddenly the sound of "Green Flowers in the Army" filled the ranks:

  Cold wind blows and leaves fall

  The army is a green flower

  Dear comrade, don't think of home

  Don't think about mom

  ---

  It started with a few people singing in high spirits. Soon it became a grand chorus of all the new lives.

  Men in military uniform also have feelings

  Also willing to accompany you to the ends of the earth

  Shouldering heavy responsibilities

  Have no choice but to put love aside for now

  ----

  At first, the instructors could still force themselves to be patient. Later on, they couldn't hold out any longer.

  Some people's eyes were red-rimmed, some pretended to wear a hat and bowed their heads to wipe away tears, while others covered their faces with their hands and cried like children.

  Iron man, also has tender feelings.

  Instructor, goodbye!

  Instructor, never see again!

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  Bai Su finally called again.

  Or in other words, Tang Zhong had no choice but to face another identity of his own once again.

  Bai Su told Tang Chong over the phone to go to Zi Yuan Villa that night, saying there was an announcement for him to participate.

  Tang Chong was reluctant in his heart, but since he had promised others, he would do his best to complete the task. At least, he would persist until Tang Xin returned.

  After dinner, Tang Chong and Hua Ming Liang Tao Li Yu said goodbye to each other and left the school gate, taking a taxi to Ziyuan Community.

  For safety reasons, he didn't even let the car enter the neighborhood directly, but stopped at a distance of one street away from the neighborhood. After getting off the bus, he walked into the neighborhood on foot.

  Tang Chong stood at the villa door and rang the doorbell. With a "click", someone inside unlocked it, and Tang Chong pushed open the electronic gate and walked in.

  When he saw Tang Zhongjin coming in, Lin Huiyin's gaze shifted from the TV to him and gave him a glance, which was considered as a greeting.

  Zhang He snorted, apparently still remembering Tang Chong's grievance that no one wanted her.

  Just as Ah Ken walked down the stairs, he saw Tang Zhong and let out a shrill cry as if he had been molested.

  "Ah - careful heart, you're back?" He twisted his small waist, with a joyful face, and ran towards Tang Chong.

  One side ran, and at the same time opened his arms.

  Tang Chong took a step to the left, causing his hug to fall empty.

  "Ah, KEN didn't feel embarrassed at all, with a 'sweet' smile on his face, he clasped his hands together and said: "Xiaoxin, you've finally come back. Everyone was worried to death about you----Every time I called you to come back, you wouldn't listen. Every time it was something urgent and you'd hang up the phone in a hurry. I wanted to go see you, but you didn't even tell me what department you were in----Oh my, you had me so worried."

  Then, he walked around Tang Zhong's body in a circle, chuckling and saying: "Not bad. Not bad. You haven't lost weight or gained any. Just right. In school, no one can recognize you, right? Oh, definitely not. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to stay in school now-----the big star Tang Xin, they would definitely ask for your autograph."

  He scanned the surroundings, didn't see Bai Su, stomped his foot and angrily asked: "Where's Su? Where's Su? Su is really something. You bring someone all the way back, but don't come out to talk to them? What kind of thing is this?"

  "Ah Ken, what's got you so excited?" Bai Su yawned as she walked down the stairs, wearing a purple silk nightgown. The fabric was thick and didn't reveal any skin underneath, but because of how clingy the silk was, it perfectly accentuated her slender yet curvaceous figure.

  "Be careful, it's not easy to come back once in a while, what's wrong with being excited?" Ah Ken said reluctantly. "Tired of looking at the same few faces all day."

  Heavens! Earth! Guanyin Bodhisattva Jade Emperor! -----

  If another man heard what Ah Ken said, he would have vomited three liters of blood.

  Not to mention Zhang Heben and Lin Huiyin are rare beauties, even Bai Su is a stunning woman. However, as a man, A-Ken actually complained that he was tired of looking at the same faces all day.

  Is there still no heavenly dog that doesn't care?

  It's not just men who get angry, women get angry too.

  Zhang He pouted and hummed again, saying: "We understand. Your boyfriend is back, you should be happy for a while."

  "Who's looking for a boyfriend? Who's looking for a boyfriend?" Ah Ken shouted with a reddish-purple face. "I, Ah Ken, am a pure and upright man - who's looking for a boyfriend? Disgusting."

  "This time, even Tang Zhong had suspicions about Ah Ken's intentions of getting close to him."

  Since you like women, why are you so good to me?

  Bai Su also wanted to provoke Ah Ken a few times, but was worried that this topic would infuriate Tang Chong.

  She knew just how stubborn this boy was.

  If it weren't for the big-bearded man from their family helping to plead on his behalf, he probably wouldn't have been able to invite this great deity out.

  "Alright, alright." Bai Su said, mediating. "Tang Zhong, come sit down. I have something to discuss with you."

  Tang nodded seriously and sat down on the sofa with Bai Su.

  Bai Su originally wanted to put her feet on the coffee table in front of her, but seeing Tang Chong sitting opposite her, if she did that, it would be equivalent to deliberately exposing her private parts in front of him - as if she was seducing him.

  She chose to fold her legs together.

  "How's school going lately?" Bai Su asked Tang Chong, looking at him. She saw that Tang Chong still had the same "ugly" appearance, and her heart was still grateful. Tang Chong's looks were actually quite good; if he entered university with his true face, he would definitely gain favor with many girls.

  But because he promised himself, he never changed his outfit. He didn't even make himself look a bit more handsome, but instead made himself look 'uglier' than the style designed by Aken.

  This young man does not have the mentality of admiring vanity and pursuing other people's attention that those young people have, he is like an old man who has lived in society for decades but remains forever young.

  "I was doing very well before I received your call." Táng Zhòng said with a smile.

  "Disgusting." Bai Su gave Tang Chong a flirtatious glance. "As soon as you come back, you're so harsh on me. Am I that detestable to you?"

  She completely imitates Aken's tone and manner of speaking, without being comical or humorous, with a kind of inexplicable charm.

  "This is a woman with a story." Suddenly, such an idea emerged in Tang Chong's mind.

  Tang Chong's eyes flashed with a momentary loss of focus. Bai Su chuckled and said, "I brought you back because there's something I want to discuss with you."

  "Let's talk about it," said Tang Chong.

  "It's like this, there will be an announcement in two days," said Bai Su. "Take a commercial."

  "Film an advertisement?" Tang Chong furrowed his brow. "Can't I just not go?"

  "If I could, I wouldn't want to call you back either." Bai Su said with difficulty. "Because when we signed the contract, it was for the three members of the Butterfly Combination. The summer advertisement has already been released and the response is not bad. What we are going to shoot now is the autumn and winter advertisement - all three members of the Butterfly Combination must participate, otherwise, it would be a breach of contract. The money we might earn may not even cover the penalty for breaching the contract."

  "What advertisement?"

  "An ice cream advertisement," said Bai Su.

  "Do people eat ice cream in winter too?"

  Bai Su looked at him as if he was an idiot, and Tang Chong also knew that his question was quite stupid.

  "Isn't it very likely to expose our identities?" Tang Zhong asked.