Chapter 165: I'll wait for you to pursue me, have you forgotten?

The Captain frowned but didn't say anything more; Zhang Qingqing had originally been groomed to be the next captain, and her father held a position in the Northeast Military Region.

But given the current state of affairs, she had to reconsider.

The people in the front did not know about the incident backstage.

An Yinan appreciated the performances of this era; there was little acting involved at this time, and more of it was genuine emotion.

The spirit of patriotism, the power of struggle, the effort of unity—even when fighting alone, one remained heroic.

Enthusiastic applause came in wave after wave.

Even when the performance ended, An Yinan still felt she hadn't had enough.

"You like it?" Chen Xun asked in a low voice, looking at the girl who looked as satisfied as a cat.

An Yinan nodded; it felt pretty good, much better than she had imagined.

Zhang Qian said from the other side of Chen Xun, "I like it too. Sister-in-law, bring some milk tea next time."

His palate had been spoiled in Quanshui Village; not to mention how good An Yinan's cooking was, later when they pooled their food with Li Xiue and Zhao Qiuhua, they never lacked meat, and the two of them were even more inventive with their cooking.

Now that he was back at the Camp, let alone not getting meat, he really missed the monotonous meals.

An Yinan nodded good-naturedly, "That can be done. By the way, when are you taking me hunting?"

Zhang Qian's eyes lit up; with his skills combined with An Yinan's luck, wouldn't they return fully loaded?

But he suddenly felt a sharp gaze, like a sniper rifle...

"I—I don't dare!" Zhang Qian closed his eyes.

An Yinan looked at Zhang Qian, then at the man beside her, and pulled on his sleeve with her hand.

Chen Xun's gaze turned back from Zhang Qian, "Another day, I'll take you."

An Yinan smiled, "Okay."

The performance was over, and because they had talked a bit more, most of the people in the hall had already left. Chen Xun packed up the thermos that held the milk tea and then tidied up the paper bags.

They hadn't eaten much of the things they brought; it had all been shared by everyone.

He was just about to pull An Yinan to leave together.

"Battalion Commander Chen, how could you change your heart? Don't you know I like you? I've liked you for three years; do you think you're worthy of my heart?" Zhang Qingqing rushed over from backstage; having never suffered any setbacks from childhood to adulthood, she felt despair today.

At this moment, she didn't care about a young girl's reserve, nor did she care about being a laughingstock; she rushed over regardless of anything.

She had to make Chen Xun be with her today.

She would let him know that she liked him, that he wasn't someone she couldn't reach; as long as he pursued her, she would agree, and she wouldn't be reserved anymore.

An Yinan raised an eyebrow with amusement and looked at the man beside her.

Chen Xun's brow was furrowed so tightly a fly could be crushed in it, while Zhang Qian watched An Yinan, who had stepped back a pace, with amusement.

"Someone is trying to steal your man." Zhang Qian was just watching the show and wasn't afraid of things getting bigger.

An Yinan, however, smiled and said, "If he can be stolen away, then he isn't my man."

"You're that confident?" Zhang Qian said. He had spent much more time with the two of them than Chen Xun had, and he knew a little about An Yinan's temperament—she was someone who wouldn't suffer even the slightest loss, yet she was watching coldly from the sidelines now; this didn't seem like An Yinan at all.

An Yinan shook her head, "You don't understand; some things, he has to do himself."

Just after An Yinan finished this sentence, Chen Xun had already looked at Zhang Qingqing with cold eyes, "Are you sick?"

Just those two words made the frail, boneless-looking Zhang Qingqing take two steps back; the resentment in those eyes was palpable.

The two female soldiers who had followed Zhang Qingqing immediately glared and scolded, "Battalion Commander Chen, how can you speak like that? Our Qingqing is so well-liked by the male soldiers."

"That's right, Qingqing likes you so much and has been waiting for you all this time; how can you be with someone else?"

Chen Xun looked at the three of them, never having been so speechless; he turned around, wanting to take An Yinan home.

Just then, Zhang Qingqing said, "Have you forgotten? Three years ago, you said it yourself: you don't like being pursued, so I've been waiting for you to pursue me."

Chen Xun kept a cold face; he couldn't remember saying these words at all, but a memory slowly came back to him.

When he was standing guard, a crazy person came over and asked, "I'll pursue you, okay?"

He felt annoyed at the time and said, "I don't like being pursued."

From then on, there were no more annoying sounds; he hadn't expected that person back then to actually be her?

And what kind of logic was this, missing a few screws? I never said I liked pursuing others either!

"Pfft," An Yinan laughed out loud; now everything was clear.

"What he meant was that he doesn't like being pursued by others, and he also doesn't want to pursue others."

"Well, to put it plainly, it means for you to stay away and stop crowding him," An Yinan explained kindly.

Zhang Qingqing turned pale and looked at An Yinan, "It's you, it's all because of you."

"You seduced Battalion Commander Chen; he's just been blinded by you. Sooner or later, he will see your true colors, see my goodness, and return to my side."

After finishing her words, she ran away crying.

"Qingqing, don't run!" When the two female soldiers saw Zhang Qingqing run off, they hurriedly followed behind.

An Yinan rubbed her nose, "Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Xun shook his head, "You said it right."

Zhang Qian looked at the two of them, then at the person who had run away; logically speaking, it was correct, but there was something strange about it.

Very few people knew about this, but there were many soldiers' families in the Northeast Military Region Dayuan, so the news spread quickly, and there were no secrets.

Only An Yinan, who had been holed up in her room translating, didn't know, while the other military dependents had all heard rumors.

The gossip wasn't necessarily bizarre, but it was certainly distorted beyond recognition.

"Zhang Qingqing? Isn't she the star of the cultural troupe?" the wife of Company Commander Liu asked while watching the children playing in the distance.

Captain Wang's wife clapped her hands, "That's her, all right."

"What's going on? How did Battalion Commander Chen get dragged into this?"

"I heard that Battalion Commander Chen promised Zhang Qingqing first, but then a woman showed up, and the two of them were involved in some unclear business. Living in the same compound, what else could it be?" Captain Wang's wife said.

"Watch your mouths; who doesn't know that Battalion Commander Chen is already married, and his marriage application was approved long ago? If his wife hears you, she won't let you off." Sun Xiuzhen had just walked out of the courtyard when she heard this group of gossiping women, and she couldn't help but frown and retort.

"If you don't like listening, no one is forcing you; we're talking about our own business, so what are you blathering about? You must be bored and stuffed full of nothing to do." The wife of Company Commander Liu was displeased the moment she heard this.

If it weren't for Chen Xun and Zhang Qian constantly occupying the positions in the First Battalion, her husband would have been promoted long ago, and there would be no need for a family of four to be squeezed into a small room.