Chapter 1996: Punishment

Ye Jie’s dark gaze looked through the binoculars at the new staff who were on the verge of collapse.

Those who could work in the royal departments were all top students.

But these people were generally not very fit.

They were talented but arrogant, and did not know how to work in a team.

He was not the only one who had an opinion on this military training. It was the result of a meeting of important members of the royal family.

It would continue every year from now on.

Ye Jie took the binoculars and glanced at the new staff.

Many people were unhappy and grumbling.

His binoculars turned and his dark eyes landed on that slender and tall figure.

Bo Cixue stood there straight, the sweat on her red face falling nonstop, but she did not move.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Her performance was unexpected.

…

After the afternoon’s training, Ah You informed them to line up and eat in the canteen.

Chu Li, Sun Man and the rest kept grumbling softly.

Although Chu Li had stayed in the tribe for a few years, she had not needed to do any physical work at all with Lan Yue’s protection.

After this afternoon, she felt like her legs were cotton.

Thinking that there was still half a month to go, she felt like she was going to break down.

She had entered the translation department because she wanted to become the Crown Prince’s personal interpreter one day.

But after two months of work, she had not met the Crown Prince. Instead, she’d met him here.

Thinking of Ye Jie, she turned back and looked at Bo Cixue. Bo Cixue was silent and did not complain. Chu Li gritted his teeth, not letting himself complain anymore!

Wasn’t Bo Cixue putting on an act to attract the Crown Prince’s attention?

When they arrived at the canteen, everyone sat down after eating.

Bo Cixue’s thin skin looked red after she exercised. Even her ears and neck were red.

But her sweating skin was even smoother.

Yan Yu, who was sitting opposite Bo Cixue, looked at her and was stunned.

Seeing this, Chu Li laughed lightly.

Yan Yu immediately lowered his head.

Bo Cixue was not in the mood to care about others. She was tired after training for the entire afternoon.

When she got tired, she did not like to eat much.

Looking at the steamed bun on the plate, she picked it up, tore off the skin, and ate it in small bites.

A tall figure came over.

Bo Cixue looked up and pursed her lips when she saw the man standing behind her. “What’s wrong?”

“Don’t waste it.”

Bo Cixue looked down, her face red as she picked up the steamed bun on the table and chewed it.

After reluctantly finishing it, she could finally return to the dormitory.

Bo Cixue was the last to enter the dormitory. When she pushed open the door, she heard Chu Li say, “I thought she was special, but she was scolded in public.”

Bo Cixue pushed open the door and Chu Li immediately fell silent.

…

A week passed just like that.

Many people slowly adapted to such high intensity training every day.

This night, they had just fallen asleep when an emergency alarm sounded.

Bo Cixue opened her eyes and heard the whistle. She hurriedly got up.

The other three people in the dormitory were still sleeping. Recently, everyone had been too tired and wanted to sleep until the end of time.

Bo Cixue knocked on the bed of the other three while putting on her clothes.

By now, both Song Man and An Ni had woken up.

Everyone dressed hurriedly, afraid that they would be punished if they were late and ran out.

When Chu Li woke up, there was no one in the dormitory.

When she arrived at the field, everyone was already in formation.

When Ah You saw Chu Li, who was late, he scolded, “Didn;t you hear the whistle for the emergency meeting? Where are your ears? Did you train for nothing this week? Go run ten rounds around the track!”

Chu Li widened her eyes, her lips moving. She wanted to say something, but she heard Ah You say, “If you dawdle, make that 15 rounds.”

In order to improve the positive and serious attitude of the new employees, this military training would also be a part of their assessment.

Chu Li’s eyes filled with tears. She did not dare say anything more and turned to run toward the field.

When they were resting, Chu Li was still running.

An Ni came to Bo Cixue’s side. After a week together, An Ni quite liked Bo Cixue.

Bo Cixue was usually more casual and easygoing in the dormitory, but as long as they gathered and trained, she would treat them seriously.

She would not badmouth others behind their backs. Although she was too pretty and was treated as a natural enemy by many female employees, An Ni felt that she was not aggressive.

“Cixue, thank you for calling us during the emergency meeting.”

Bo Cixue shrugged. “It’s nothing, you’re welcome.”

“Actually, when I first arrived, I misunderstood you and even spoke ill of you. Please don’t mind me.” An Ni was a straightforward person and was very clear about her likes and dislikes. She had started to like being friends with Bo Cixue and did not like Chu Li very much.

“It’s very normal. There have been many girls who badmouth me since I was young.””

An Ni patted her chest. “Don’t worry, I won’t say anything anymore.”

Bo Cixue looked at An Ni and smiled at her.

When Chu Li ran past them, unhappiness flashed past her eyes when she saw that Bo Cixue and An Ni’s relationship had improved.

After dinner, they had half an hour of free time.

An Ni ran to Bo Cixue’s side. “Cixue, Cixue, where are you going?”

“My brother is here too. I plan to go and see him.”

“Ah, can I go with you?”

“Sure.”

An Ni held Bo Cixue’s arm and said as she walked, “Why haven’t I seen the Crown Prince recently? Isn’t he our Chief Instructor? He came once on the first day. I want to see his face that can make people forget their exhaustion, but I don’t have the chance!”

Bo Cixue said, “You have a crush on him?”

“I dare say that there is no one who doesn’t have a crush on the Crown Prince. But we have no choice but to give up since we can’t get him.”

Bo Cixue was amused by An Ni’s words. “Is it that exaggerated?”

“Yes, yes, Chu Li… She has a crush on the Crown Prince, and there’s also Song Man. Didn’t you see that she was almost staring at him the whole time when he spoke on the first day?”

“But everyone can only dream about it. There aren’t that many Cinderellas in the world!”

Bo Cixue smiled but said nothing.

They walked for a distance before arriving at another field.

But there was a wire fence in between.

“Is that the training ground for teenagers?”

Bo Cixue nodded.

There were about a hundred teenagers wearing black t-shirts with buzz cuts.

Bo Cixue recognized her younger brother immediately.

The brat was the tallest among the group of teenagers.

“Cixue, look! It’s the Crown Prince!”

Bo Cixue turned around and saw Ye Jie, who was dressed in black, walking toward the group of teenagers.

There was quite a distance between them, so she couldn’t hear what he was saying to those boys. All she saw was the brat standing up and lifting his chin in provocation.

Damn brat, he was too daring!

“Oh my god, that handsome boy is challenging the Crown Prince!”

Bo Cixue’s eyes twitched.

After a while, Bo Jingyu stepped out, he shouted and rushed toward Ye Jie like a bull.

Although Bo Jingyu was still young, he was considered tall among his peers and had fought many times in school.

He rushed toward Ye Jie, thinking that he would knock him down. However, Ye Jie reached out a hand and grabbed Bo Jingyu’s wrist. With a gentle twist, Bo Jingyu shouted.

Bo Cixue covered her eyes. It was too embarrassing!

From the corner of his eye, Bo Jingyu saw Bo Cixue on the other side of the wire fence. Thinking of how his sister had tried hard to fall in love with the Crown Prince, he was furious.

He immediately recovered and attacked Ye Jie again.

Ye Jie had one hand behind his back and used his other hand to deal with Bo Jingyu.

Bo Jingyu could not gain the upper hand. He shouted one last time and rushed forward, hugging Ye Jie tightly around the waist.

He used all of his strength.

Ye Jie could not break free from his hold, but he could not be ruthless to him. Ye Jie took a few steps back and Bo Jingyu thought he had hope of winning. He was distracted for a second or two. Just at this moment, he was suddenly lifted up by someone and before he could react, he fell to the ground.

Bo Jingyu looked up at the sky, wanting to cry but he had no tears.

He was still too weak.

Bo Cixue did not know whether to laugh or cry when she saw the brat hitting the ground.

“Cixue, that handsome boy is so interesting!”

Bo Cixue was about to say something when she suddenly found a pair of dark eyes looking over at them.

“Oh no, we’ve been found out.” Bo Cixue pulled An Ni away.

“The two of you, stop there.”

Bo Cixue and An Ni stopped, their scalp tingling.

Ye Jie approached the wire fence and looked at Bo Cixue’s slender back. “Auntie Yan made some snacks and asked me to bring them over for you.”

He went around the wire fence and came out from a small door.

She took the box from an SUV.

Bo Cixue took it. “Thank you.”

He hummed faintly and got into the car, leaving without saying anything else.

Bo Cixue felt a little disappointed.

What did he mean? He had been treating her like an ordinary worker recently.

Was it just an illusion that she felt he was flirting with her that night?

“Cixue, do you know the Crown Prince?”

Bo Cixue said, “My parents know him, but I’m not familiar with him.”

Bo Cixue took the snacks back to the dormitory and gave some to An Ni and Song Man. Chu Li came back from her jog and lay on the bed, ignoring Bo Cixue. Bo Cixue did not care baout her either.

“Cixue, your mom’s desserts are so delicious!” An Ni exclaimed.

Bo Cixue did not dare to tell An Ni that the snacks made by the Queen were better than those made by her mother!

“Cixue, thank you.” The prejudice against Bo Cixue had disappeared and her attitude had softened.

Bo Cixue smiled and waved her hand, indicating that she was welcome.

There was no training tonight and everyone went to bed early.

At four in the morning, an emergency alarm sounded.

This time, everyone in the dormitory was awake.

Chu Li was the first to change and leave after putting on her shoes.

Bo Cixue changed her clothes but found that her shoes were missing.

“Cixue, what’s wrong?” An Ni asked.

Bo Cixue waved her hand. “Go over first.”

Bo Cixue looked around but could not find any shoes, so she had to wear her slippers to meet them.

The corners of Ah You’s eyes twitched when he saw Bo Cixue wearing slippers.

He took a deep breath and scolded her with a dark expression. “Bo Cixue, where are your shoes?”

“They’re gone.”

“You lost your shoes? How did you not get lost yourself? Go get a new pair of shoes. Run ten rounds after you’re back!”