He drove only a few meters before suddenly slamming on the brakes, stopping the car, and looking into the rearview mirror, his gaze growing colder, eventually freezing over with frost.

He picked up his phone and dialed a string of numbers.

Qin Shaoling personally came to keep tabs, wanting to see what the girl who enthralled him really looked like, but he didn’t expect to be discovered before he could get a good look.

He hesitated for a few seconds before finally answering.

Qin Shaonan’s voice was deep and cold, "Did you grow a thicker skin?"

Qin Shaoling was two years older than Qin Shaonan, and when they were in middle school, they frequently fought, with Qin Shaonan often beating him half to death. Hearing his voice, Qin Shaoling got goosebumps all over, "I’m with a friend..."

Qin Shaonan, "I don’t care what excuse you use, you’d better stay far away from me, or it’ll be more than just a few months in the hospital this time."

Qin Shaoling’s face turned slightly pale, "I understand."

Qin Shaonan hung up the phone and watched in the rearview mirror.

Qin Shaoling got into his own car, drove past Qin Shaonan’s car, and left quickly.

Qin Shaonan watched him leave before starting his car.

By the time he reached the place he had arranged to meet Qin Shaojin, half an hour had passed.

Qin Shaojin saw the familiar Land Rover stop in front of him. He was about to get into the passenger seat when a cold voice came through his ear.

"Sit in the back."

Qin Shaonan looked ahead with a blank expression.

Qin Shaojin, "..."

Why does the guy who is over an hour late still have the audacity to act so righteously? Just because he’s tougher?

"Aren’t you getting in?"

Qin Shaonan turned to look at Qin Shaojin.

Qin Shaojin opened the rear door, swiftly got into the car, and closed the door.

Qin Shaonan restarted the car, driving with one hand and dialing the phone with the other.

This time, the call was answered.

Upon hearing the other’s voice, he whispered, "Keep an eye on Qin Shaoling’s whereabouts. If he shows up at the hospital university, call me."

Qin Shaojin listened from the back, wondering what was going on?

Qin Shaoling interfering again?

Does he think his brother hasn’t beaten him enough in this lifetime?

Qin Shaonan hung up the phone and tossed it aside, quietly driving.

Qin Shaojin, "..."

Suddenly, the entire car felt like a freezer!

What to say?

Talking about that girl, his brother would probably throw him out of the car.

Thinking it over, he smiled harmlessly, "Brother, what did Qin Shaoling do to upset you this time?"

Qin Shaonan, "..."

Qin Shaojin, "..."

Well, it seems this topic can’t continue.

He thought about the live-action drill, "Brother, what do you think about the drill?"

Qin Shaonan replied in a low voice, "If Gu Jizhou takes the stage, we’ll gloriously sacrifice him."

Qin Shaojin, "..."

Brother is indeed fierce!

Thinking of Captain Dong and a few comrades whose bodies were never found, he clenched his hand tightly, joints cracking one by one.

Qin Shaonan remained silent.

Qin Shaojin stayed silent, a low-pressure atmosphere enveloping the entire ride until they reached the military district late at night, by eleven.

Back at the dormitory, Qin Shaonan closed the door and went for a shower.

Qin Shaojin lay on his bed in the dormitory, making a phone call to the old man.

The old man picked up, "Just got back?"

Qin Shaojin, "Yes, just arrived."

Hearing all was well, the old man advised him to rest early before hanging up.

The old lady, listening beside him, couldn’t make out much and lay down disappointedly.

The Qin Family elder looked at the old lady, "Just wait, when the time is right, the second will certainly bring her to see me."

The old lady looked at the elder, "It’s hard to say."

————Yunqi Academy————

Qin Shaonan finished his shower, emerged, and checked his phone. He saw several unread text messages and clicked them open—each one from Qiao Qiao.