CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 448: GOOD ELASTICITY!

He Baihe: "I’ve bought the tonics for your mother and the clothes for your brother, now all that’s left is the return gift for your ancient internet friend! What do you plan to give her?"

"I can’t think of anything! Sister He, why don’t you take a look around and give me some ideas?"

He Baihe: "She gave you a musical instrument, why not return the favor with another instrument?"

"Will a modern guqin be better than one from ancient times?!"

He Baihe: "...I don’t see how that’s possible..."

"She is a talented woman, with interests in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Just follow this lead!"

He Baihe: "A talented woman, huh! Let me think..."

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During lunch, Zhen Yu could only think of one phrase sweeping through her mind!

Woman, your name is Shopaholic!

Even with her usually indifferent nature, she was influenced by He Baihe to shop online the whole morning! If it were Bai Xue... she didn’t dare to think, dare not even contemplate!

The return gift for Su Xuan’s guqin was a set of glass tea ware, for one couldn’t excel over the ancients in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, so He Baihe thought of tea!

After all, gifted men and beautiful women need something to do in their leisure time, and that’s drinking tea!

It must be said, her idea was absolutely right!

Su Xuan was overjoyed upon receiving Zhen Yu’s return gift, thanking her profusely and making Zhen Yu feel somewhat embarrassed. After repeatedly persuading Su Xuan for a good while, she finally made her stop treating Zhen Yu as an outsider.

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And then! Here comes the important part!

In Zhen Yu’s view, her shopping journey should have ended there!

But in reality! For He Baihe, the real shopping trip had just officially begun after completing the items on the shopping list!

As a result, Zhen Yu’s wallet suffered...

He Baihe wouldn’t buy anything at all, but once she started, she couldn’t stop! Clothing, shoes, socks, essentials of living, she had nearly touched on everything! It was only after reaching the cosmetics area and Zhen Yu absolutely refusing to buy any perfume or makeup, that He Baihe finally stopped.

Thank heaven Zhen Yu’s Storage Space was quite large, and she had enough money to spend! Otherwise, she couldn’t have withstood such a shopping spree on He Baihe’s behalf!

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Just after finishing lunch and leaving the canteen, Zhen Yu received a message from the doorman, Grandpa Wang!

Zhen Yan said that their mother had awakened last night, was being taken care of by a hired auntie, and everything was fine! He told Zhen Yu to focus on her military training and not to run to the hospital anymore!

So Zhen Yu asked Grandpa Wang to relay to Zhen Yan that "she will listen to her brother!"

Beyond that, Zhen Yu didn’t say anything else.

Because Zhen Yu truly! Truly! wanted to let go! She wanted to let her brother grow up!

Since her mother was currently safe and only needed to recuperate, Zhen Yu decided not to interfere with anything around her and let Zhen Yan take the reins!

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Unfortunately, sometimes when you decide not to meddle, problems will still come knocking at your door!

At the same time Zhen Yu received the message, Gu Qing, who had returned home, learnt from Little Gu’er about Gu’s father being beaten up!

"What did you say?! Zhen Yu actually broke my dad’s leg?!" Gu Qing asked in disbelief!

"Little aunt called! She also said," Little Gu’er hesitated, worrying that speaking further would only add fuel to the fire.

"Little Gu’er, what else did she say?!" Gu Qing urged impatiently: "Just spill it already!"

Little Gu’er glanced at his cousin’s face, anxiously saying: "Well, I’ll tell you, but you have to keep your cool, okay?! Don’t rush off impulsively looking for trouble with Zhen Yu!"

"Oh, come on, just tell me! Why are you dragging it out?!" Gu Qing did not promise but kept on pushing urgently!

Pressured by the hurry, Little Gu’er simply blurted out exactly what his aunt had said over the phone about how Han Mingyue threatened her!

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After hearing all this, Gu Qing completely ignored Little Gu’er’s advice. Enraged, she stormed to the school and found the class’s formation on the sports field, starting to yell at Zhen Yu: "Zhen Yu, you madman! You’ve gone too far! How dare you hit my dad! I’m going to fight you!!"

While yelling, she charged at Zhen Yu head down!

The classmates of Class One immediately scattered like birds and beasts!

After all, they all remembered too well what Zhen Yu said about running just sixteen hundred meters!

Although Zhen Yu was tempted to beat up Gu Qing who had offered herself on a platter, clearly such things couldn’t be done at school! So, she dodged away.

Driven mad by the news that ’her father, who’s been her sole support since childhood, had been injured’, Gu Qing, having missed her target, became even more unrelenting! She straightened up, puffed out her chest, and reached out her hands, bent into the shape of the Nine Yin White Bone Claws, clearly aiming to scratch Zhen Yu!

Ordinary people may go twice at most, without a third or fourth attempt!

But with Zhen Yu, it was different! She’s always been a one-strike person, offering only one extra chance!

Since Gu Qing has ’sent her head over’ for the second time, Zhen Yu had no reason not to accept! Without a second word, she kicked up straight, and as Gu Qing screamed and fell to the ground, Zhen Yu mocked her, "Heh! Quite springy! You must’ve gnawed on plenty of pig trotters, huh!?"

"Wuu wuu wuu..." Upon noticing from the corner of her eye that the commotion had attracted the drill instructor’s attention, Gu Qing immediately put on an extremely aggrieved expression and started to cry!

What a tearful sight that rouses sympathy!

Even Zhen Yu quietly admired in her heart, "Worthy of being the school beauty! Even crying can be so beautiful! Watching her is just like watching a movie..."

"What happened?" The instructor approached and immediately looked at Zhen Yu and demanded.

Although Zhen Yu’s leg movements were swift, they still didn’t escape the instructor’s eyes!

Because the whole incident, from the moment Gu Qing had shouted, had been observed by the instructor!

Zhen Yu didn’t know that the instructor had been silently watching them for so long!

All she knew was —

"Damn it! Why are you asking me again?!"

Wouldn’t a normal person first ask that seemingly deeply wronged, beautiful girl sitting on the ground crying?!

Zhen Yu licked her lips.

Humph! I don’t feel like talking now!

"You’re not talking, eh? Everyone run sixteen hundred meters! Start right now immediately! If I count to three and you haven’t moved, the distance will be doubled!" The instructor spoke rapidly without a break to catch a breath, not giving anyone the chance to interject!

Gu Qing’s crying halted abruptly in her throat. "Instructor,"

"One! Two!"

Zhen Yu was the first to bolt away just as "two" was counted off. Seeing this, Gu Qing quickly got up from the ground!

"Three!"

As the word "three" was pronounced, Gu Qing also turned and ran!

Because she didn’t dare to gamble! If it really was doubled, it would be the death of someone!

And it would be twice as embarrassing as having to run sixteen hundred meters like Zhen Yu!