Volume 1 Chapter 30: Rain

The sky suddenly darkened, the hot sun blocked by dark clouds, and the wind started to pick up.

Ning Chu subconsciously looked up at the sky. The thick black clouds were gathering at a visible speed, and there was no sunlight left in the sky.

Great~

Following the instructor’s commands, he marched with his classmates, feeling like crying inside.

The previous week’s military training was all under the scorching sun, tormenting him almost to the point of tears. Finally, today it rained.

He felt a coolness on his forehead and face. The sporadic raindrops had started to fall, causing excitement among the students, but they were quickly controlled by the instructors.

Even if the rain today wasn’t heavy, at least they wouldn’t be training under the scorching sun.

Less than ten minutes later, the drizzle turned into a downpour, forcing the training to temporarily stop, and the students were moved under the trees to take shelter from the rain.

“If it rains harder, will we not have to train?” Wang Jie seemed to be the happiest one. He sat cross-legged on the ground, looking up at the sky covered with dark clouds, full of anticipation. “If it rains for five days and nights! Then we won’t have to train this week?”

“They’ll probably make up for it, right?” Ning Chu sat on the circular flower bed under the tree, unable to hide his joy.

Wen Yang brought back the bread and mineral water prepared by Han Jingye for the students, sat down beside Ning Chu, and before Ning Chu could say anything, a girl lowered her head and handed him a thermos.

“I— I made some plum soup.”

“This—”

Before he could refuse, the thermos was handed to him directly.

The girl hurried away, joining the group of girls, and was quickly surrounded, teasing and ridiculing her bravery.

For a girl to personally made you food and handed it to you must felt nice~

Ning Chu felt sour, like vinegar was about to overflow.

Why didn’t he transmigrate into the protagonist?! Clearly, he’s the author of the novel, so why did he become a side character who gets exposed by the protagonist?!

If he became the protagonist, he definitely wouldn’t reject the plot like he does now. After all, when he was writing, he was projecting himself onto Wen Yang and treated Wen Yang as himself.

“Do you want some?” Wen Yang smiled and offered him the thermos.

“It’s from a girl who gave it to you~”

The sarcastic tone made Wen Yang a bit embarrassed. “I don’t really like plum soup either.”

“If you don’t want it, give it to me.” Zhang Shaoqing appeared out of nowhere, took the thermos, and chugged down half of it. “Burp!”

Ning Chu glanced at him with disdain.

Asshole!

The wind on the playground became more restless, making the clothes rustle loudly. Someone’s hat was blown away and swept by the wind across the playground, into the bushes at the edge.

Unfortunately, the girls on the playground were all wearing training uniforms, not the skirts commonly seen on regular days.

Ning Chu lowered his head and pressed down on his hat.

The circular flower bed was already full of students, and Wen Yang and Zhang Shaoqing on either side were being squeezed towards the middle. Ning Chu found his space getting smaller and smaller until his shoulders were touching both of them.

Well, he was sandwiched between them ahead of time.

He could only stand up and give his seat to the other students.

Seeing that he had nowhere to go, Wen Yang patted his thigh, gesturing for him to sit down.

“Scoot!”

Ning Chu disdainfully turned his head away.

Even though he was still a staunch man, he had no intention of having any intimate physical contact with the protagonist or the antagonist.

Not even shoulder-to-shoulder contact! Let alone sitting on their laps.

The rain seeped through the dense branches and fell on the heads of the people taking shelter.

The instructor took out his phone to inquire about the superiors’ opinions. After a moment, he announced in a loud voice, “Military training suspended!”

“Oh!”

With a cheer from the students, the instructor continued expressionlessly, “In half an hour, I will conduct dormitory hygiene and safety inspections with the school leaders! Dormitories that fail will have to run five laps tomorrow.”

“Sigh~”

“Dismissed!”

The hygiene inspection was moved up due to the rain.

Ning Chu remembered the messy scene in the dormitory and got a headache. The dormitory had only been cleaned on the first day of school, and no one had voluntarily swept the floor in the following weeks.

But magically, there was hardly any garbage on the floor.

“Let’s go, let’s go back and clean up!”

“Is my hairdryer considered a high-power appliance? I’m so screwed! Will it be confiscated?”

The students around him chattered as they left in groups for the dormitory building.

“Let’s go too,” Wen Yang stretched lazily. “What about that girl? The thermos is still with me.”

“She’s secretly watching you over there,” Zhang Shaoqing pointed to a girl not far away and joked, “She said she wanted the thermos back, but she actually wants to exchange WeChat with you, right? Setting the foundation for future nightlife?”

Ning Chu shivered and instinctively turned to look at Wen Yang.

If what Zhang Shaoqing said was true, it wouldn’t be long before Wen Yang lost his virginity!

For some reason, when Wen Yang saw Ning Chu’s slightly nervous gaze, Wen Yang actually felt a strange sense of guilt, as if he had betrayed his roommate…

“I’ll go return it for you!” Ning Chu grabbed the thermos and ran out.

Seeing the petite figure leaving, Zhang Shaoqing smirked at Wen Yang. “Look at him, acting like he’s afraid you’ll talk to other girls.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Wen Yang rolled his eyes at him. “If Ning Chu hears you, he’ll get mad and shut himself off again.”

“Yeah, yeah~”

“Alright!” Ning Chu ran back in a hurry, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. “I returned it to her!”

He quickly noticed Wen Yang’s slightly odd expression and Zhang Shaoqing’s eyes full of mischief.

His smile was a bit stiff, and he realized that his behavior could easily be misunderstood. He stammered, finding an excuse, “I think that girl is quite pretty— and she seems shy.”

“Come on, that girl could come out half a head taller than you if she wears high heels.”

“That’s an exaggeration!”

He kicked at Zhang Shaoqing, who jumped aside with a fuss.

“Hey~ can’t kick me!”

Ning Chu really saw a shy and introverted girl here for the first time! Look at the other girls, each one more fierce than the last, and could easily devour Wen Yang in one fell swoop if he’s not careful.

Such girls are usually really shy, but girls like this in this kind of world are extremely sensitive, especially in bed.

A large raindrop splashed on his forehead, wetting a large area and snapping him out of his strange thoughts.

“Wang Jie! Let’s go back to the dorm!”

The rain was getting heavier. The rainwater under the branches became more and more dense, and it was no longer possible to continue sheltering under the trees.

Ning Chu and the others didn’t have an umbrella, so they ran madly towards the dormitory building in the rain for about ten minutes.

When they arrived at the lobby of the dormitory building, their clothes were basically soaked. Ning Chu, not being particularly athletic, felt his throat dry and chest heaving after ten minutes of running. He had to bend over and support his knees to catch his breath.

“Where’s Wang Jie?”

When Wen Yang asked, Ning Chu turned around and saw that Wang Jie was still far away from the dormitory building, running out of breath.

This guy’s stamina is even worse than mine!