Chapter 35

(The specifics are gone, go ahead and brainfill yourself ^_^)

Seeing Tang Xinyi, Liu Xiaotian recalled the TV drama segment where He Chen Guang was cleaned up by her.

He stole a glance at the smiling He Chen Guang beside him, then proactively moved to an adjacent seat.

Liu Xiaotian applied the principle of "let the Daoist friend die, not the poor Daoist" quite well.

He had originally intended to advise He Chen Guang not to spout nonsense, but then he thought that without this conflict, it might later impede He Chen Guang's marriage, and he didn't want to shoulder that blame.

As expected, He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing whispered to each other, then roped in Li Erniu, naturally causing quite a disturbance.

Tang Xinyi and Qin Yuxi, who were lecturing, immediately noticed the commotion over there.

Fortunately the classroom was spacious, with six or seven meters from the podium to the first row, so Tang Xinyi didn't hear their recent exchange; otherwise she would have been in trouble.

Seeing no one respond, Tang Xinyi actually walked straight down from the podium and came over.

Actually, she wasn't very angry inside.

Not paying attention in class, whispering, and goofing off—these aren't really major mistakes.

Originally she only needed to stand on the podium and give a reminder, but she went over because this was the first class and Tang Xinyi wanted to lay a solid foundation for her classroom discipline.

And the two who had been laughing the loudest just now—Wang Yanbing and He Chen Guang—were exactly the two "monkeys" she wanted to "kill a chicken to scare the monkeys".

"You two, what are you laughing at?"—as an instructor, Tang Xinyi's presence was imposing.

Wang Yanbing instantly sat up straight, properly, except for the mischievous grin on her face that she couldn't suppress.

He Chen Guang wasn't much better, his laugh practically begging for a beating.

"I'm asking you a question!" Tang Xinyi seemed to realize something, and a hint of anger began to spread.

Wang Yanbing still didn't speak, but He Chen Guang suddenly stood up, chest out, head high, with a solemn expression and loudly spoke that line Liu Xiaotian was very familiar with.

The only difference is that he didn't forget to drag Liu Xiaotian along as well.

"Pfft… cough cough cough…" Liu Xiaotian choked on his own saliva and coughed repeatedly; he really wanted to get up and give He Chen Guang a fierce "rising cannon"! He had already shifted to a neighboring seat for self-preservation, damn it! Who sets people up like this?

I'm just afraid of being implicated; when you asked me just now I only said "I don't know", and you still reported it? Is this dragging someone down even at death's door? Right now He Chen Guang isn't even a lieutenant yet—he's a private like Wang Yanbing and Li Erniu.

In front of Lieutenant Tang Xinyi, who is also an instructor, he doesn't even have the right to speak while seated.

Unlike what Liu Xiaotian remembered from the TV drama, after hearing He Chen Guang's words Tang Xinyi didn't get angry—she actually laughed.

Regarding this, Liu Xiaotian was a bit bewildered.

But soon he realized he had been mistaken.

Because Tang Xinyi's smile was instantly replaced by icy sternness; she shifted her body sideways, raised her hand and pointed at the door: "You four, go to the drill ground and stand at attention—now, immediately, at once!"

He Chen Guang had no intention to argue at all; he straightened up, shouted "Yes!", and strode toward the door.

Wang Yanbing was also savvy, closely following He Chen Guang's heels and obeying the order.

Li Erniu felt wronged, his face flushed liver-colored, yet he didn't argue and obeyed the order.

But Liu Xiaotian couldn't; he thought he wasn't at fault.

"Pah! It's not that I think—I'm simply not wrong! Damn it… I just don't want any involvement with you at all!"

"Besides, is saying 'I don't know' also wrong? 'Instructor Tang, this has nothing to do with me! I shouldn't be punished!' Liu Xiaotian stood up straight and shouted.

Tang Xinyi was probably also at the peak of her anger; she didn't listen to Liu Xiaotian's explanation, instead widening her already glaring round eyes even more, pointing at the door and snarling through clenched teeth:

"I order you, go to the drill ground and stand at attention!"

At that moment, Liu Xiaotian even clearly heard the "creak" of her teeth grinding.

Normally, Liu Xiaotian would have just accepted it. After all, this is the military; Tang Xinyi is an officer and an instructor, while he is merely a soldier.

According to regulations, regardless of whether a superior's order is right or wrong, it must be carried out immediately; afterward one can report to higher authority.

Simply put, it's because Qin Yuxi was present; Liu Xiaotian felt that slinking out like that would be too embarrassing, and secondly, he really hadn't done anything wrong.

Although he happened to catch a glimpse of Tang Xinyi's "purple outfit", he really had no other thoughts whatsoever, and didn't even linger his gaze on it.

If Qin Yuxi had said that to him, he would indeed have been able to leave obediently out of guilt.

Another small reason is that this transmigrated rich second-generation's original personality is just like that.

"I keep a low profile, but you can't just casually swallow your anger! 'I'm not going!'"

Faced with Tang Xinyi's anger, Liu Xiaotian's voice also rose several notches.

At this moment, Chen Shanming had also walked over.

"Liu Xiaotian! Obey the order!" Chen Shanming saw it clearly and understood it fully.

To be frank, aside from violating classroom discipline, Liu Xiaotian had shown no disrespect toward Tang Xinyi.

But at this moment he had to stand on Tang Xinyi's side.

"I said it, I'm not wrong, so I won't accept punishment!" Liu Xiaotian's stubbornness surged, with no intention to yield, and his momentum only grew stronger.

Chen Shanming was anxious inside, yet also utterly helpless.

Whether in the military or locally, talented people mostly have their own stubbornness and temper.

Liu Xiaotian is exactly like that.

Tang Xinyi doesn't know, but Chen Shanming understands somewhat.

Without saying more, just from how He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei treat Liu Xiaotian, Senior Instructor Chen can sense something.

As the future Red Blood Cell Squad Leader, if he can't even react to such a small matter, that's unacceptable—but right now he truly can't resolve the present problem well.

"Instructor Tang, don't get angry first; I'm currently reporting to the Brigade Commander and Chief of Staff—those two kids are totally out of line!"

It must be said, Senior Instructor Chen's emotional intelligence is really high.

What he said was "those two kids", directly singling out Li Erniu and Liu Xiaotian.

But Tang Xinyi, who was at the height of her anger, didn't catch that.

"Instructor Chen, if I can't handle Liu Xiaotian today as an instructor, then I might as well not be one!"

Gazing at Tang Xinyi's face gradually turning somewhat ferocious, Liu Xiaotian felt a cold chuckle rise inside.

When he first watched this TV drama, he was extremely disgusted with the female lead.

It can even be summed up with the four words "vicious and brainless".

That cold and off-putting "widow's face" is already annoying enough, and she also gets docked points on personality.

Although willfulness is the nature of most women, when it comes to work, mixing in personal emotions makes such a woman utterly unworthy of wearing this uniform.

Back then, Liu Xiaotian merely thought it was the screenwriter's brain cramping, giving the female lead such an annoying personality.

But looking at it now, such people really do exist.

As for the repost, the reason goes without saying.

Sigh... I also want some benefits, but it's not allowed! I'll talk about it after I get a skirt...

(End of chapter)