With lingering fears, Xu Wen lowered her head, and her voice became soft, “The instructor said I am now in the observation period. If I fail, I will directly be withdrawn, and no one can intercede at that time. I don’t want to be dismissed. If my dad finds out that I was dismissed, I’m afraid that I’ll be shot to death.”
“I thought that after entering the military academy, I had passed the preliminary military training, and I only need to ensure that I don’t fall too behind. I thought it’s good enough to have a military rank after graduation. But thinking about it now, I realized that I was too naive.”
“I have no more days to fool around. If I keep fooling around, I’ll end up destroying my own future. I signed a warrant similar to a military order. If I don’t show any improvement this semester, you won’t see me in the same hostel as you guys next semester.”
Xu Wen whispered while He Jing handed her pieces of tissues for her to wipe her tears. Xu Wen, who was frightened by the dismissal, finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
She didn’t want to be dismissed, but she knew her fault well.
After crying, she smiled bitterly, “I couldn’t endure hardship when I was young. When I got to school, I met you two, and you two always cared for me. As a result, I became lazier and lazier, and I even felt that there was no need to work so hard…”
That evening, Xu Wen talked for a long, long time. Ye Jian and He Jing kept listening to her quietly. Halfway through, the two did not express too much opinion but just said a few words of encouragement. Other than that, there was nothing else they could say.
What Xu Wen needed now was not encouragement but a change. She had to change herself instead of relying on the encouragement of others. Only by making serious changes could she be truly self-reliant.
“I think she should know her mistakes now. Let’s see how she is in the future.” He Jing waited until Xu Wen fell asleep and then whispered to Ye Jian, “She didn’t laugh it off like before; she just acted as if nothing happened. She accepted her mistakes, and I think she is really reflecting on them this time.”
She also didn’t want her roommate and comrade to be dismissed, but Ye Jian was right. They could no longer take care of Xu Wen as before; they had to let go.
“The problem did not develop in a day or two. Although she is reflecting on it now, it is still more important that she made some changes.”
Ye Jian already knew what she should do to help Xu Wen correctly, and naturally, she hoped that He Jing would help Xu Wen the right way, just like her.
It was early in the morning; Ye Jian leaned her head against the frame of the train window, closed her eyes, and slowly fell asleep.
May 17 was a holiday, but it wasn’t a holiday for them. After the three-day exercise, the following four-day holiday was mainly for reflecting on their exercises.
Recognition, review… all of these would be carried out simultaneously.
The morning sun passed through the clouds and brought light to the city that had been raining for three consecutive days. In the east, the sun floated on the edge of the clouds, dancing like a golden dragon, so dazzling that you could not look directly at it.
Ye Jian, carrying her luggage, walked out of the NUTD campus again under the sun. She arrived at the school at 4 in the morning and left at 6 in the morning.
Ye Jian thought she would spend the next four days in school, but the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau called on May 1st and said that she needed to return to Yunnan Province urgently.
It was for none other than Ye Zhifan’s family. As for why she had to show up because of their matter, the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau didn’t elaborate on the reason, so she had to go back to find out.
After leaving school, Ye Jian called Hou Zi on the phone.
The Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau and Hou Zi both called the school.
At 6 o’clock in the morning, the light shone brightly in Yunnan Province. Hou Zi, who got up early, took the call from the nanny and heard a clear “Brother Zi” from the caller. He smiled and said, “You and the Old Six are the same. It’s too hard to find you guys. I was even worried that you won’t be able to come back to Yunnan Province on May 1st.”
Hou Zi had always paid attention to Ye Jian’s affairs.
