Chapter 48: Drawing to a Close

The trees were towering, reaching high into the clouds; beneath the mottled light and shadow of the trees, it was peaceful and serene.

When it came to buying train tickets to go home, Shen Yan had his own ideas. After pondering for a moment, he said, "No need to buy tickets; I have a way to take you back when the time comes."

"What way? Don't tell me it's hitching a ride in Xu Lin's family car again?"

At the mere thought of Xu Lin's father, with his sparse hair and potbelly, Yu Youwei felt a shiver of dread. That mouth was like an endless spool of silk; he could ramble for hours without ever getting thirsty.

Truly terrifying!

In any case, she would rather die than ride in the Xu family car, especially with that oversized fly sitting next to her. The way he breathed through his nose—one could easily imagine that in the future, he would surely surpass his father.

Shen Yan smiled mysteriously and said it had nothing to do with the Xu family, and that she would naturally know when the time came.

Yu Youwei did not ask further; Shen Yan would not harm her, and the bus ticket from Hangzhou to Cangnan cost one hundred, so saving that fare was excellent.

Then, Yu Youwei looked around, leaned close to Shen Yan, and whispered, "Shen Yan, the five hundred yuan Chen Shanni left in the dorm yesterday is gone. Excluding the possibility of outsiders, analyze it for me—who do you think stole it?"

Shen Yan's brows furrowed slightly, and a figure immediately sprang to mind.

The Northeast Huniu wouldn't do such a thing given her personality. Although Luo Qiqi was a bit greedy for money, she at least obtained it through proper means, and in his previous life, she was Yu Youwei's good friend, so she should be trustworthy.

That left only Yuan Mingqing and Xiao Chuchu. Yuan Mingqing was from Guizhou and dressed simply; Xiao Chuchu was from Jiangxi, dressed more fashionably, and always wore light makeup when going out. Ever since Lin Yang treated everyone last time, she had been very interested in this "rich kid," and had contacted Lin Yang privately quite a few times, though Lin Yang didn't like to bother with her.

In Shen Yan's view, Xiao Chuchu had the potential to be a gold-digger, making her the most suspicious.

After hearing Shen Yan's analysis, Yu Youwei finally felt a bit more confident. They were all in the same dorm, seeing each other every day; living in constant suspicion of one another was no way to go on.

Now that there was a target, as long as they paid more attention, one day this little rat would show its true colors.

Just as Yu Youwei left, Wu Yue'er came looking for him, looking just as she had when they first met, legs splayed, sitting on the ground with no regard for her image.

Feeling uncomfortable, she simply stretched her legs out flat on the plastic track; they were truly long, thin, straight, and well-proportioned.

The only flaw was that the bit of ankle exposed beneath her camouflage pants looked slightly dark.

Wu Yue'er spoke straight to the point: "Old Shen, Youwei must have told you about the money missing from our dorm, right?"

Shen Yan nodded. Wu Yue'er asked again if he had any suspects, and Shen Yan did not shy away, stating Xiao Chuchu's name directly.

"I knew you were a reliable person; you guessed the same as I did." Wu Yue'er slapped her thigh, looking as if she had found a kindred spirit.

Recalling how Wu Yue'er had been quite disdainful of those well-dressed men during the military training mobilization meeting, as if she had been through something, Shen Yan was now even more certain of his guess.

The Northeast Huniu was someone with a story.

Wu Yue'er asked again: "Did you never suspect me?"

Shen Yan glanced at her and said indifferently, "I feel that with your personality, you wouldn't do such a thing."

Wu Yue'er burst into laughter, her peach-blossom eyes bright as stars. It was a smile from the heart, and the air seemed to be infected by it, becoming fresher and more pleasant.

"Old Shen, let's become sworn siblings, the kind that are best buddies."

"Get lost!"

Seeing the two whispering to each other made Lin Yang feel a bit sour. He walked up and asked what they were laughing about and to tell him too. Shen Yan said, "This girl wants to become sworn siblings with me; Old Lin, you tell me, is there anyone who does things like this?"

So it was about becoming sworn siblings!

Although he had long known that there was no possibility between the two, Lin Yang still subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and began to egg them on: "Becoming sworn siblings is great; it's hard to find a soulmate in life."

"You do it if you want to; no one would care even if you bowed to heaven and earth," Shen Yan said irritably.

"Screw off!" This time it was Wu Yue'er's turn to bristle.

September 28th, the last day of military training. The students were not like usual—getting up at 6:30 to wash, do morning exercises, and eat breakfast—but instead lingered in bed until 7:30, only coming to the playground leisurely after eating.

After dawdling for another half hour, the military parade exercise officially began. School leaders, military district leaders, and municipal leaders all arrived. Watching the spirited figures below the stage, the leaders nodded with satisfaction and then began to deliver speeches.

"Forward march!"

"One, two, one! One, two, one!"

"Halt! One, two!"

"Right turn!"

The students followed the commands and performed the movements methodically. When it came to the stationary turn, unsurprisingly, Wu Yue'er once again showed the exact opposite operation, causing the leaders to frown.

Twenty days of military training, and she couldn't even practice a stationary turn well; what was the instructor doing?

Li Bufan was like a mute eating coptis—he had bitter suffering he couldn't speak of. There was no help for it; who told him to get stuck with such a character?

Next came the awards for excellent classes, excellent individuals, excellent instructors...

Of course, these had nothing to do with Law Class 1.

Busy until twelve noon, this twenty-day military training finally came to an end. Although it wasn't perfect, it left a deep impression.

Since ancient times, sentimental people have been saddened by parting.

Watching the instructor's retreating back, the students were all feeling sentimental. The girls' eyes were red, and tears flowed down like broken pearls. Shen Yan truly found it hard to empathize.

They were just one of the travelers passing through life; why bother exhausting one's heart and spirit for this?

With military training over, this also marked the beginning of true university life.

In the new school year, we strive for further progress and set sail; at the new starting point, the road is long, and we will brave the wind and rain together.

After returning to the dorm to take a shower and changing into an Adidas summer outfit, Shen Yan was just about to go out when he heard Lin Yang say, "Old Shen, where are you going dressed so handsomely? Come play games."

Zhu Baoping sat on his stool, nudged his chin toward Tang Song who was shaving, and smirked, saying that he didn't even understand that—just like Tang, he was obviously going to find a girl to have fun with.

"That Hao Anqi? You two are already dating?" Lin Yang's face was full of surprise.

Shen Yan said he was just going out to handle some business and would take him along when he had time.

At this moment, Zhu Baoping spoke up. Since Shen Yan wasn't using his computer, he wanted to borrow it to play. Shen Yan did not agree: "Old Zhu, I have some unspeakable things on my computer; it's not convenient for you to see."

Lin Yang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow upon hearing this, his expression becoming lewd. Unspeakable things? Could it be...

Shen Yan smiled ambiguously.

This smile also affected the others in Dorm 115. Everyone was chuckling; they didn't even know what they were laughing at, just that they felt an itch in their hearts.

They were all adolescent boys; who didn't understand whom?

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, Zhu Baoping became even more excited, urging: "Old Shen, sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. If you have good stuff, how can you hide it? Bring it out and share it with everyone."

"Let Lao Lin find it for you guys, I really have something to do, I'm leaving first." After saying this, Shen Yan strode out of the dormitory.

Anyway, the laptop had a password set, so he wasn't afraid of others opening it.

Zhu Baoping felt that Shen Yan just didn't want to lend him the computer, curled his lip, and muttered there: "How is this guy Lao Shen so stingy, he won't even lend me his computer."

Lin Yang shook his head in disdain, then privately sent this sentence to Shen Yan; some people, they always use their own narrow-mindedness to measure others.

He and Zhu Baoping had never been able to get along, so now that there was an opportunity, he naturally didn't mind stepping on him.

After seeing it, Shen Yan just smiled, not taking it to heart at all.