Chapter 200: Stubborn (Part one)
– Early In the Morning-
A whistle was blown suddenly and the sound echoed in the campgrounds of the special ops division.
Xu Cheng went to the three male celebrities’ dorm and knocked. “Get up, get up, assemble on the field in 5 minutes.”
The three male celebrities that were still dreaming opened their eyes with great difficulty, especially Yan Xian. He was the most spoiled one and immediately began swearing impatiently, “Can you be more annoying? I want to sleep, what the fack are you doing?”
The other two also checked out the clock with sleepy eyes and said, “It’s only 4 o’clock, oh my god!”
Right after complaining, they just heard a slam, and the lock was broken by Xu Cheng again. Those three guys were immediately shocked wide awake with their mouths shut.
Xu Cheng shouted, “Get up!”
Then, he went up stairs, leaving behind Yan Xian shouting at Zhou Zihao, “Didn’t I tell you to lock the door?”
Zhou Zihao really wanted to cry. “I did…”
Upstairs, the three girls had already gotten up and were changing into their uniforms. Hearing Xu Cheng’s footsteps in the hall and knowing that this guy was barbaric enough to kick open the door, Lin Chuxue was still a bit sleepy at first but she immediately woke up and shouted before Xu Cheng could get to the door, “We are changing, don’t come in!”
Xu Cheng: “I will give you guys 5 minutes to assemble on the field.”
Liu Ziqi sat by the window and her eyes were not completely open yet. She said a bit angrily, “My crush was about to kiss me in my dream…”
Zhao Yajing helplessly said, “But I just got my period yesterday, ah…”
Liu Ziqi looked at Lin Chuxue and said, “Senior Sister, can you talk to the directing crew and just say that we aren’t participating in this segment? I really want to sleep.”
Lin Chuxue gave her a look. “What are you saying? If this gets exposed, the audience would start saying things like how do you still want to be more famous if you aren’t willing to work hard for it.”
Liu Ziqi didn’t know how to reply and could only start changing lazily.
Xu Cheng was already standing there with his feet apart and hands behind his back when these people got to the field and assembled.
The six of them stood in a line, and Xu Cheng began to speak. “Tonight, there will be an urgent mission for you guys to complete.”
Everyone was pretty curious and they saw Xu Cheng pointing to the side, revealing three police dogs sitting there panting with their tongues out.
“You guys will go in teams of two with a dog, and you will be looking for important items in this military region that were stolen.”
Lin Chuxue asked curiously, “Sorry, Instructor, what were the items that were stolen?”
Xu Cheng took out a few pictures and passed it to them. Then, he brought them to the crime scene where the thieves left behind tracks and scents. “The stolen items were a couple of trophies. This is the crime scene, but I won’t be saying what items were specifically left behind by the thieves. Now, you should divide into three groups, and each group will get a dog. Get familiar with the dog and then go find the thieves and retrieve the trophies. Of course, if you pick up the wrong item for the dog to smell, then the dog will follow that scent and take you to the wrong place. So now, it’s all up to you guys. Investigate the crime scene, determine what are the clues left behind by the thieves, and think about where they would leave behind their scent or tracks. Understand?”
The six of them nodded. “Understood.”
Xu Cheng: “Now, you guys can divide into groups.”
Yan Xian jumped out first. “How about a girl and a guy per group? That way, they can take care of each other.”
Chapter 200: Stubborn (Part two)
Xu Cheng nodded. “Then you can team up with Zhao Yajing. You guys are brother and sister under the same company and can take care of each other. Besides, you are injured and Zhao Yajing knows how to take care of people.”
Guo Hao almost couldn’t hold in his laughter, and Yan Xian really just wanted to slap Xu Cheng right now.
“Guo Hao, you go with Liu Ziqi,” Xu Cheng said.
Guo Hao was immediately dissatisfied. “Is that okay?”
Xu Cheng: “Of course, I could see from the past few days that Liu Ziqi gets scared easily and you are pretty daring. You two can make a good team.”
Before Guo Hao could respond, Xu Cheng continued, “Zhou Zihao, you can go with Lin Chuxue. As a junior, take care of your senior.”
Xu Cheng knew Zhou Zihao was a rookie celebrity and wouldn’t dare to have other thoughts towards Lin Chuxue. He knew his place as a small character that just debuted. Besides, he was only 19 years old and was pretty innocent, so Xu Cheng was quite assured to have him team up with Lin Chuxue.
Lin Chuxue was smart and understood Xu Cheng’s intention right away. She just chuckled on the side and didn’t say anything. She also didn’t like teaming up with men with ulterior motives and didn’t want to be annoyed.
Yan Xian and Guo Hao really wanted to redo the teams. After joining this show, they tried so hard to seize every chance they could to spend more time with Lin Chuxue, but it had been two days, and they actually rarely got to speak with her. Now, there came a rare opportunity for them to make teams of two, yet it was ruined by Xu Cheng. Now, these two people really wanted to fight Xu Cheng, but of course, they could only fantasize about that.
Then, Xu Cheng led the three dogs to their groups, and then let them explore the crime scene to check out the traces and smells left behind by the thieves.
After the police dog smelled some items, they immediately turned around and ran outside.
Yan Xian’s hand wasn’t good to begin with, and he was pulled by the dog when he least expected it and almost fell to the floor.
The police dogs were very efficient. In Lin Chuxue’s group, Zhou Zihao was responsible for holding onto the leash of the police dog as it moved. However, Lin Chuxue couldn’t run fast, but she didn’t want to be left behind or drag her team down so she gritted her teeth and persevered. However, she still fell at a place full of little pits.
“Sister Xue,” Zhou Zihao immediately dragged the dog back and turned to ask her, “Are you alright?”
Lin Chuxue wiped the sweat off of her forehead and shook her head. “I’m fine, don’t worry about me.”
At this moment, Xu Cheng came to her side and crouched down. Seeing the cold sweat on her forehead, he asked, “Your stomach problem’s acting up again?”
Lin Chuxue lowered her head and lightly nodded. For the past few days, she lived and ate at the military, and it was inevitable that the hygiene and diet caused her stomach problem to come back. In fact, many girls have stomach problems because of their attempts to control their diet to keep fit. Besides, Lin Chuxue was treated like a spoiled little princess since young, so it was a bit tough for her to get used to the mess hall food so quickly.
Xu Cheng grabbed her arm and was about to help her up. “Come on, I will take you to the hospital.”
“No,” Lin Chuxue gritted her teeth and said, “I can do it.”
Xu Cheng: “Don’t put the burden on your body.”
“For the past few years when you were in a tough spot, has anyone helped you?” At this moment, Lin Chuxue raised her eyes and looked at Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng paused for a moment, and then he shook his head. “But I’m a man and you are a woman, it’s different. Just listen to me, if you still have to go through hardship, then all these years I’ve been through and all the hardships and pains I’ve endured will be meaningless. In the past, I couldn’t give you a promise, but from now on, I, Xu Cheng, definitely won’t let my woman suffer or get hurt.”
“I’m not hurt or suffering, really. I’m not hurt at all, but my heart is feeling bitter, because I know what you endured for the past few years is probably ten times or a hundred times what I’m enduring right now. I don’t want to ignore the struggles that you’ve gone through and only be by your side for the glorious times of your life.”
Then, Lin Chuxue slowly stood up, and she ran towards Zhou Zihao’s direction. Looking at her back image, Xu Cheng felt the stubborn side of this woman.