“Nothing much.”
Jungkook’s voice was as simple as water.
Lisa felt a bit embarrassed and said, “Then I’ll…”
“I heard about what happened during your target shooting practice.”
His sudden statement caused Lisa to swallow her words.
She felt anxious for some reason. “Did you? Actually, I didn’t expect myself to perform that well either.”
“It’s not about expectations. You should have that ability either way.”
Jungkook’s words were as smooth and cool as water flowing through glaciers.
It should have made her feet cold, but it instead made Lisa feel warm and fuzzy inside.
“Rest well.”
After that, he hung up the call rather quickly.
Lisa could only hear the thumping of her heart after he had said that.
It felt a little… different.
She knocked the back of her head in unease as she sat by her bedside in a daze.
It felt like there was something strange… even in the air around her.
Something which made her feel uneasy.
With a soft ‘creek,’ Jennie came in from outside…
Only to see Lisa inside their room. She even noted the turmoil roaring in her usually calm eyes.
Lisa turned to her and noticed the beads of perspiration that covered Jennie’s forehead.
They’ve probably just finished their training.
But since it had been so many days, Lisa didn’t especially ask about Jennie’s matters.
It was instead Tang Yuyu who informed Lisa about some things after knowing that Jennie was her roommate.
Jennie was a bit of a loner. Even after being in the camp for three years, she didn’t have a single friend.
She even mentioned that they didn’t know why Jennie never received any punishments for always returning late at night. That alone made many people look down on her.
Her previous roommates used to lock Jennie out of the room.
With that, Lisa finally understood why Jennie thanked her for the night she opened the door for her.
Probably because she was too shocked.
And the person who came looking for trouble the other day was the Third Unit’s, He Qiu.
He Qiu’s background wasn’t that simple. Her father was the deputy commanding officer of the camp.
In such a place, she could basically do anything.
This was why He Qiu acted arrogantly and looked down on Jennie.
But the main reason He Qiu despised Jennie was because the person she fancied didn’t like her but liked Jennie instead, and yet the girl had the gall to reject him.
That angered He Qiu!
But because of her pride, He Qiu would definitely not say such an embarrassing thing. Hence, He Qi used Jennie’s rejection of her godbrother as an excuse to find trouble with her.
He Qiu frequently fought with Jennie. More accurately, they surrounded and beat her up. However, as long as it didn’t go overboard, the people in the camp would turn a blind eye to it.
No one dared to intervene.
As sacred as army laws were, He Qiu had the deputy vice commander as her father.
Jennie could only swallow whatever grievances she had.
But that was not how Lisa felt.
That day, she saw how Jennie retaliated against He Qiu. Seeing Jennie, she didn’t look like the sort who would take it lying down.
And it had been a few days since He Qiu came to look for trouble.
Jennie would sometimes come back late at night, but then it only occurred twice or thrice. It wasn’t to the point where Lisa had any comments about it…
Even if she had no knowledge of what Jennie was doing outside at that late.
A week had passed, but Lisa’s relationship with Jennie barely improved.
Both of them had quiet personalities, and Lisa wasn’t the type to initiate anything unless she felt that it was worth it.
Now that Jennie had returned to the dormitory, both of them did not converse at all either.
Lisa’s mind drifted to the fact that she was going out with the Chief Instructor the next day.
First things first, she soaked her uniform in a basin.
She had two sets of uniforms. Even if it was winter, Lisa had the habit of changing a set every two to three days.
Which of course meant that she had to diligently wash it.
After soaking her uniform, she turned around.
It was just in time for her to see Jennie putting something under her pillow—something which had a silver glint to it.
That dagger-like shape… It looked like a knife…
Lisa paused.
Meanwhile, Jennie probably didn’t expect Lisa to turn around so quickly. When their gazes met, Jennie looked slightly panicked.
Lisa’s gaze remained on her for only a few seconds, and then she retracted it.
Her gaze was cool as if she saw nothing, and then she walked back to her bed.
But in her mind, she already processed some possible reasons for Jennie to hide a knife under her pillow.
This cold roommate of hers suddenly had an air of mystery shrouding her.
It was no wonder why Jennie had been alone for such a long time.
But she never thought that Jennie might use that knife against her.
After careful consideration, Lisa pretended to have something to do and slipped out of the room…
Just so Jennie could hide the knife somewhere else.
When she returned a little while later, Jennie was no longer there.
She couldn’t resist her curiosity as she cast her gaze at Jennie’s pillow, which was on her bed.
But she didn’t flip the pillow over.
‘Bang!!!’
Suddenly, a loud sound of someone kicking the door open resounded from behind her.
Since Lisa was standing only a few centimeters away from the opened door…
She felt a gust of wind blowing against her back as the door was forcibly shoved open.
If she was any closer, the door would have collided with her.
“Where’s Qi Jennie?”
An arrogant voice sounded from behind her.
Lisa frowned as she turned around. As expected, it was He Qiu.
Staring at that face, Lisa’s gaze turned sharp. She replied coldly, “Not here!”
If it wasn’t for the constant reminder in her head that He Qiu’s father was the deputy commanding officer, Lisa would have already fought her.
To kick the door open. Did she really think of this as her house?
Lisa’s tone made He Qiu slightly unhappy. He Qiu looked at Lisa as she sized her up before snorting. “Oh, you’re that genius sharpshooter?”
“Tsk tsk tsk. You look quite pretty. I didn’t get a good look at you the other day.”
Although it sounded like a compliment, when He Qiu said it, it seemed tainted with malicious intent.
Lisa’s expression darkened. “You need something?”
Even if her father was the deputy commanding officer, it didn’t mean that she had to stoop so low to bow down to her.
She has had enough of this in her previous lifetime.
In this life, no matter who it was, she would make them pay for it if ever they angered her.
But these were just a minor conflict with words. There was no need for Lisa to be too rash.
The tone she used just didn’t sound nice.
Lisa’s tone upset He Qiu. “I’m just asking if Qi Jennie was here, did I hinder you in any way?”
He Qiu rolled her eyes and turned to leave. When she left, Lisa even heard her say, “What a lousy attitude!”
Lisa sneered before she closed the door.
What a lunatic!
Going by the odds of how often she came looking for trouble, it would be sooner or later before Lisa had to request for a new door.
She turned around, preparing to wash the uniform which she had soaked.
The weather didn’t seem good that day as well…
...
Saturday. Lisa woke up early in the morning. Taking the chance that most people were still asleep, Lisa quickly went to meet up with the Chief Instructor.
Jennie did not return the night before.
Lisa washed up and changed into a simple knitted sweater.
She didn’t want to parade in her everyday uniform and shop with the Chief Instructor wearing only that.
That would attract nosy people’s attention, and it would eventually get uploaded on Weibo.
It would take around ten minutes for her to walk to the camp.
Lisa arrived at the Chief Instructor’s office not over ten minutes later.
One glance and she saw his lean figure leaning against the jeep at the side.
His figure was slightly bent, but that did not prevent him from looking any more handsome.
In the misty morning air, he gave off a cool, deity-like feeling.
He fiddled with a lighter with his slender fingers and looked exquisite from all angles.
Seeing the Chief Instructor again, Lisa could feel an insuppressible excitement welling up.
She walked over and greeted him with a smile. “Chief Instructor.”
Jungkook didn’t turn to look at her. A glint flashed across his long and narrow eyes as he pursed his lips slightly. “Let’s go.”
He went to the driver’s seat while Lisa opened the door to the front passenger seat.
As long as it was this jeep, the chassis was way too high…
After she had fastened her seat belt, Jungkook stepped on the accelerator and they drove out.
On a cold winter morning, the winds were bitingly cold.
The jeep’s windows were not closed tightly so the biting wind could get in through the gaps.
It was so cold that Lisa’s face started to hurt from it.
The howling sounds of the wind made it a little noisy.
Lisa was about to reach out to close the window when it automatically winded up by itself.
With that, it instantly cut off all noise.
And the biting chill on her face vanished.
The car regained its peaceful atmosphere. Lisa pursed her lips but didn’t talk.
Perhaps because it was too boring or perhaps because no one was talking, Lisa took out her cell phone to play games.
“Your new instructor, is his surname Mu?”
Suddenly hearing him talk, Lisa immediately turned to look at him. “Yes, that’s his surname.”
And he remained silent once again.
Lisa struggled a little with this awkwardness before she finally asked, “Chief Instructor, is there something you wish to know?”
“Nothing, I’m just asking.”
Lisa was speechless.
She often felt stifled whenever she talked to the Chief Instructor.
“We will be reaching in two hours. If you’re bored, you can nap a little.”
He suddenly said that.
Lisa replied mutely, “It’s okay. I’m used to waking up early. Even if I wanted to, I can’t fall asleep.”
Jungkook paused. Hearing that depressed tone, he spoke, “I’ll let you go home and return to the camp tomorrow.”
“Really?”
With a ‘whoosh’, Lisa’s expression seemed to come back to life as she looked at Jungkook with sparkling eyes.
“Can I? Chief Instructor, can I really? But you’re not my instructor anymore… I’m worried that my instructor now won’t agree.”
Lisa was initially thrilled, but upon recalling that her current instructor wasn’t Jungkook, she grew solemn again.
“If I say you can, you can.”
Those words didn’t allow any doubts, and it seemed to calm Lisa down. “Then… How do I apply for leave from the military?”
“I will let them know. You don’t have to apply for it. Don’t worry, just go back.”
“I understand! Thank you, Chief Instructor!”
Lisa was definitely happy that she could go home.
As expected, the Chief Instructor was an angel. This never changed!
With the thought that she could go home, Lisa bought the things rather quickly.
They had to place an order for some items. Lisa wanted to calculate the exact amount before letting the shop send it over at their desired date.
But Jungkook added more to the list.
Hence, she had to travel all around to get things.
After she was done collecting goods from the department store, Lisa saw an article of clothing that she liked and conveniently bought one for herself.
But she paid it with her own money
Jungkook was waiting for her at the underground car park.
When Lisa was going down, she saw a few familiar faces as she turned a corner from a store.
It was Lisa’s former classmate, Xie Solbin.
And a few of her lackeys.
They were all carrying shopping bags, evidently just done with their shopping.
She had a brilliant smile on and when she turned at a corner, she bumped into Lisa.
Lisa had no intention of exhibiting her friendly side to say hello to these old classmates.
When she was in class last time, Solbin was always the first few to mock and criticize her.
Though it wasn’t too vicious and they didn’t physically bully her.
But for a girl that age, that mockery would often result in a certain degree of psychological trauma.
Although the incident with the Yu family afterward was so abrupt that these small scars were not even worth mentioning…
That did not mean that Lisa didn’t remember.
Which was why she calmly walked past Solbin and the rest without any change in expression.
The moment she was about to walk past, Solbin saw Lisa and her expression shifted.
As if she couldn’t believe her eyes, she stared for a few seconds. Only when Lisa walked away did she try to call out. “Gu… Gu Lalisa?”
Because she couldn’t believe her eyes, her voice sounded unsure.
Lisa pretended not to hear her, treating it as if Solbin simply recognized the wrong person.
Without stopping, she walked straight ahead.
But who knew what would happen next? As if Solbin decided on something, she ran up and shouted, “Gu Lalisa, stop there!”
Carrying with her that arrogant air like before.
It felt insufferably bossy.
“Gu Lalisa? Solbin, where’s Gu Lalisa?”
“Is she Gu Lalisa? Solbin, don’t scare me. How is that possible?”
Her lackeys all looked at Solbin in disbelief and then they turned to look at Lisa’s silhouette.
Since Solbin shouted so loudly, it was difficult for Lisa to pretend that she didn’t hear her.
She stopped, turned around, and stared at Solbin without a smile. “Yeah, it’s me. Do you need anything?”
Solbin’s eyes were about to pop out as she stared at Lisa.
Her lackeys, who also were Lisa’s classmates before, all went up to surround her.
And looked at Lisa like she was some sort of rare animal.
“Gu Lalisa, did you go for plastic surgery?”
“…”
Everyone who hadn’t seen her in a long time would definitely say that.
“I don’t have time. I’m busy. Bye.”
The Chief Instructor was still waiting downstairs, and he was a person who was mindful of punctuality. Lisa was really in a rush to go.
Her current attitude obviously made the rest feel like they were insignificant.
But then again, there was indeed a small part of Lisa which felt that way.
“Why are you leaving? Looks like Zhong Nancy’s words were true.”
Solbin snickered. This person in front of her was actually Lisa.
Solbin could not believe that she had a massive change after joining the military.
There was an eighty percent chance that she went for plastic surgery!
And only people like Nancy would believe nonsense like she entered the army.
A person like Lisa, she wouldn’t even last a month… no, she wouldn’t even last a week!
Obviously, Solbin looked down on Lisa by a mile.
The Lisa of the past was like an invisible person.
She was the kind of person you wouldn’t even remember. Even if you do, she was likened to a punching bag that you could vent your anger on.
From the bottom of her heart, she despised her.
But now, she’d seen Lisa’s massive change!
Solbin had make-up on, but Lisa had a prettier face than her.
Solbin would obviously not take it lying down.
An invisible person who she used to trample on… How could that person be more eye-catching than her?
Lisa could see the envy flashing in Solbin eyes, but she had no time nor effort to waste with her. After checking the time, she turned around to walk away.
“Gu Lalisa, what? Are you so guilty that you can’t admit it?”
Solbin didn’t want to let her go. She wanted Lisa to admit it before she would stop pestering her.
She walked up and grabbed Lisa’s elbow.
Sensing that her hand was grasping her arm, Lisa nimbly twisted her wrist. With a slight force, she managed to remove Solbin’s arm from her elbow.
She swept the hand away and frowned. And as she looked at Solbin, it was as if she was looking at a lunatic. “What do I have to admit? Xie Solbin, something’s wrong with your head. I kindly advise you to get it checked out at the hospital as soon as possible.”
Her words were unkind. Solbin’s lackeys who originally thought Solbin’s actions to be too abrupt suddenly felt indignant for her.
“Gu Lalisa, how can you say that about Solbin? What did she do?”
“That’s right. She just wanted to talk to you since we were classmates. Is there a need for you to act this way?”
“We’re just asking you if you did plastic surgery. I think this clinic is pretty good since there aren’t even any traces of scars.”
They added on to one another’s statements as if trying to pin the crime of plastic surgery on Lisa. They were blatantly insulting her.
They were at a department store and since it was the weekend, it was rather crowded.
Their voices were not soft either. With a ton of passersby, they quickly attracted everyone’s attention.
Hearing the words ‘plastic surgery’, people turned their attention to Lisa, as if seeing something interesting.
With everyone’s attention on them, Solbin felt gleeful.
“Plastic surgery? Me?” Lisa frowned as she turned a vicious glare at the female classmate who said that. “If there’s something wrong with your head, you should seek treatment soon. I haven’t seen you in a while after I entered the army. Now that I’m back, you’re suddenly accusing me of plastic surgery. Wow, we truly are old classmates who just met. How shameless. With the nonsense you’re spouting from that mouth of yours, aren’t you afraid that your tongue will be cut off one day?”
Lisa’s words made people fear from within.
That female classmate who Lisa was staring at was one of Solbin’s lackeys.
But Lisa didn’t really have an impression of the said classmate. These last few years of memories coupled with her rebirth, she basically couldn’t remember her name at all.
But she did have a nasty mouth.
That student shuddered in fear as she shrunk to hide behind Solbin.
Solbin was shocked at how rude Lisa’s words were.
The other two pointed at Lisa as they criticized. “We were just casually saying it. How could you say this, things like wanting to cut off Xiaoxiao’s tongue, you’re too scary!”
The dirty water continued to pour on her.
Lisa pursed her lips into a smile. “It’s just a joke between old classmates. What? So you can claim that I had plastic surgery, but I cannot talk about you? Having double standards must be pretty nice.”