Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 110: Too Far Away (Bonus for 400+ Monthly Tickets)

The drill instructor lost his temper, and indeed intimidated more than half of the kids, except for Qian.

From Qian’s perspective, a woman of mature psychological age, these brash young men were nothing to look at—just a bit immature, only capable of bullying kids to express a sense of superiority.

The same uniform looked exceptionally handsome on Yu Minglang, as if he walked with the wind—Qian had seen his photos in her past life, incredibly handsome!

On the other hand, Wu Yunfei looked like he was wearing an oversized sack, not even the belt could add any spirit.

After Wu Yunfei finished roaring, he was satisfied to see the students being intimidated by him, yet when his gaze landed on Qian, he was displeased again.

He didn’t see the slightest shock; she was as composed as if she had "dumbfounded" written on her face. Her expression screamed, "You foolish humans," and although she didn’t say anything, one contemptuous look made Wu Yunfei’s heart sting.

He walked over to Qian, "What are you looking at!"

Qian usually ignored him, then casually glanced over and looked away disdainfully. "Report to the instructor, there’s leek from lunch stuck in your teeth, revealing a secret."

"Pfft!"

The girls next to her all laughed.

Wu Yunfei initially wanted to give her a show of authority, but was utterly belittled by Qian, leaving him with rage and nowhere to vent it, so he shouted orders instead.

"You two, run 1000 meters as punishment!"

In the sweltering heat, while other teams were standing, some slightly considerate instructors seeing that there were many girls would let their team practice standing posture in the shade. But this Wu Yunfei, lacking morality, made them run.

He didn’t run, just stood on the playground watching. Occasionally, when Qian couldn’t keep up the pace, he maliciously taunted her.

"What, tired after two laps? I see you don’t have much weight to carry!"

Qian glanced down, the glasses glinting with a cold light underneath, and gritted her teeth, pushing herself to run a few more steps.

Shi Yu followed behind Qian with guilt, and when Wu Yunfei wasn’t paying attention, she whispered quietly to Qian.

"Qian girl, I’m sorry, I dragged you into this."

If she hadn’t called Wu Yunfei that, perhaps he wouldn’t be targeting her and Qian this way.

"It’s not your fault." Qian’s face was completely red from running, but she stubbornly pushed herself to run forward.

She understood that even if Shi Yu didn’t speak up, Wu Yunfei was intentionally causing trouble for her.

When passing by Lin Xuanhua’s team, Qian saw Xuan Hua giving her a particularly schadenfreude-filled look, and her inner fire burned brighter.

Lin Xuanhua’s team was living it up. This time, among the 100 or so instructors, all listened to Wu Yunfei’s orders. With just a word, Lin Xuanhua’s company lounged comfortably in the shade, "practicing" prone positions. Most were simply lying there, lazily slacking off, and the instructor didn’t care.

Compared to Qian, who was sweating profusely, Lin Xuanhua’s life was a breeze.

When Qian ran by and saw Lin Xuanhua’s gloating look, just one glance was enough to make her hold a grudge. At the root of it, wasn’t it because Yu Minglang was too captivating?

In fact, if Qian didn’t want to run, she could just collapse and pretend to faint from heat, and Wu Yunfei wouldn’t be able to do anything. After all, this was just a training exercise, and he couldn’t actually lay hands on her.

But just for Lin Xuanhua’s malicious look, Qian suppressed a wicked fire in her heart and gritted her teeth, running to the end.

Wu Yunfei didn’t expect Chen Xiaoqian to be this stubborn. No matter how hard he tried to pick on her, Qian showed no signs of backing down. After finishing, she could still glare at him with disdain, her contempt even palpable through the lens of her glasses.

As if saying, apart from bullying girls, what else can you do.

By the end of the training day, no matter how intentionally Wu Yunfei tried to make things hard for her, Qian faced it calmly, occasionally tossing a few words back at him. Wu Yunfei was at a loss for words and fuming, just holding it in, waiting for another day to find a way to trouble Qian again.

By the end of the day’s training, everyone returned to the dorms feeling like they were about to fall apart.

Qian’s upper bunk was still empty; the fourth person seemed absent and hadn’t been seen yet.

Dong Yi maintained her ghost-like presence, coming back in the evening without showing any discomfort. Occasionally, she would glance at Qian, but when Qian met her eyes, Dong Yi would look away. During the day, the two were in the same team; Dong Yi, tall, stood at the back, kept a very low profile, never speaking, silent even in the dorm.

Shi Yu lay on her bunk, sighing.

"That scoundrel just has it out for us! Qian girl, why do you always have to go against him?"

Qian pulled a corner of her mouth, not speaking.

Even if she conceded, Wu Yunfei came with the mission to give her a hard time. He was the butcher and she the fish on the chopping board, escaping torment was impossible, so she might as well speak up. Seeing his petty and vengeful demeanor, surely being taunted a few times, he’d feel uneasy too.

Bring it on, mutual hurt, who’s afraid of who!

Shi Yu saw Qian’s determined expression and, giving it some thought, slyly retrieved her phone hidden in the pillowcase.

With a purpose, she hurried to the restroom, closed the door, and started making a call.

"Bro, it’s your adorable sister, save me quick, or the turtle’s gonna scoop me away..."

At that moment, Qiao Zhen was sitting face-to-face with Yu Minglang, holding a pile of documents. Their project had once again been tampered with, and Yu Minglang was leading Qiao Zhen to find the problem.

When Shi Yu called, Qiao Zhen and Yu Minglang had nearly finalized the plan, just waiting for the final decision. Being decisive was Yu Minglang’s trait; with him, no job was left unfinished.

Patiently listening to Shi Yu’s complaints, Qiao Zhen comforted her with a few words and then hung up.

"What’s the situation?" Yu Minglang asked, as he had just heard Qiao Zhen say, who on earth was bored enough to look for trouble with them.

"My troublesome little sister is upset about her training; she’s spoiled, never faced hardship, claiming the instructor is picking on her..."

Thinking for a moment, Qiao Zhen added, "My sister said the instructor commented that she and your girl were light on their feet but slow runners. After hearing that, your girl ran like she was pumped with adrenaline, and she’s been laid out since—what does that mean?"

Yu Minglang gave it some thought: light on her feet, wasn’t that a dig at his girl’s development?

Snap.

Yu Minglang cracked the pen he was holding. How dare they insult his girl like that? Besides, she was perfectly proportioned; how was it not good! Don’t ask how he knew, he had good eyes.

Qiao Zhen saw his anger and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s up?"

Having known Yu Minglang for so long, he’d never seen him this upset.

"Who’s the instructor for their team?"

"My sister said he’s called Wu Yunfei, looks turtle-like."

"Give me a moment, I need to make a call."

Yu Minglang stood, eyes sharp with determination; Mei said he was far-reaching, not even calling him, let alone complaining, but as her boyfriend, seeing his girl bullied like that, if he could stand idly by, he might as well be dead!

If it were regular training, a little hardship would be fine, but this was a blatant target against his girl, daring to use such language to belittle her; if Yu Minglang could swallow this indignity, he would’ve grown for nothing...