Chapter 7: 007. Defeating Magic with Magic!
After fainting for the first time and replenishing with glucose, eating some bread, and starting military training again, Ning Chu didn’t faint again.
Seriously, how absurd! A big man with worse physical fitness than delicate girls!
Finally making it to noon, when the instructor called out, Ning Chu’s body instantly relaxed, his legs went weak, and he plopped down onto the ground.
“I’m dead tired.” He yanked off his hat, waving it to fan himself, tugging at his collar, breathing heavily, “I’m soaked in sweat.”
It was the middle of summer, in long-sleeve uniform and long pants, with a hat on, sweat completely soaked through his body and hair.
“Ning Chu!”
Before he could even catch a break, Zhang Shaoqing waddled over, just about to say something when his nose twitched.
“What’s that smell? It’s actually kind of nice.”
Ning Chu’s inner alarms blared, squinting his eyes, he quickly switched the topic, “What do you want?”
“We promised to go be a third wheel for Wen Yang at lunch, it’s time to go.”
“Aren’t you the one who said you didn’t want to squeeze into the cafeteria?”
Zhang Shaoqing scratched his head. After some digging, he found out that Wen Yang’s girlfriend Ling Ling was actually his childhood sweethearts, the girl next door.
After hesitating for a moment, he leaned in closer, whispering, “Actually, Wen Yang’s girlfriend grew up with me, I…”
“Isn’t that great?”
“I like Ling Ling.”
Sure enough! Zhang Shaoqing’s darkening roots were all because of Ling Ling, she was a freebie!
Ning Chu stared intently into Zhang Shaoqing’s eyes, clearly seeing a possessiveness regarding his childhood sweetheart deep within.
“Don’t worry, they’ve only been together for a few days, at most they’ve just held hands.”
As soon as those comforting words left his mouth, Zhang Shaoqing visibly relaxed.
“Since you like her, why don’t you confess?”
With a wry smile, he replied, “She sees me as a brother, and besides, they say a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass near its burrow, I…”
“Are you dumb? Why let the juicy cabbage go to someone else?”
After a few minutes of resting, Ning Chu caught his breath, supporting his sore legs and scanning the area for Wen Yang’s figure.
Target! Completely ruin Wen Yang and Ling Ling’s relationship!
In reality, there wasn’t much of a relationship; these two had only known each other for a few days, and calling it a relationship is more like they were just eyeing each other lustfully.
After pondering for a moment, he turned to Zhang Shaoqing and asked, “If you bring this up to Wen Yang, would he dump Ling Ling?”
“Let’s give it a try.”
“Hey! Over there! Wen Yang and Ling Ling are about to leave the playground!” Ning Chu’s eyes lit up, finally spotting the distant targets. He pushed Zhang Shaoqing’s shoulder, urging, “Go! Be a third wheel, we don’t want them getting all lovey-dovey in public!”
As soon as Zhang Shaoqing heard “lovey-dovey,” his eyes turned red. He bolted out like an arrow, running toward the playground exit.
Ning Chu let out a satisfied sigh.
Using plot characters to defeat the plot! No need for him to step in personally!
Now he could relax about this plot; with Zhang Shaoqing’s personality, there’s no way the story would have “Ling Ling pursuing Wen Yang” happen.
Sweating like crazy from military training, Ning Chu felt the sticky state of his body and grimaced, not planning to join the commotion in the cafeteria. He quickly headed toward the dormitory.
He’d shower and change, but this uniform would have to wait until evening to wash; otherwise, he’d have nothing to wear in the afternoon.
On his way from the playground to the dorm area, he passed through a large garden square, and as he stepped inside, his gaze was immediately drawn to the various stalls.
“Clubs recruiting new members?”
Ning Chu mumbled, glancing around. In this world, school clubs were obviously more open and daring. Look at the swimming club, with a few bikini-clad beauties just standing there, attracting countless gazes.
In fact, the women here dressed much more revealingly.
In the sweltering heat, most female students wore shorts and short skirts, and everywhere he looked were long, white legs.
Ning Chu was in a good mood; although his lower abdomen still ached subtly, he stood there, seemingly checking out the club recruitment stalls, while actually his gaze drifted towards the girls’ legs.
“The quality is crazy high~”
“If this were my past life, this would at least be the standard for a talent show.”
– After pleasantly enjoying the view for about ten minutes, Ning Chu hummed happily and returned to the dorm in delight.
There were indeed perks to coming to this world.
As long as he didn’t let the novel’s plot unfold in reality, he had way too many choices for a wife in the future.
Opening the dorm room door, Wang Jie was already sitting at the computer with a takeout box in hand, glancing at Ning Chu before returning his gaze to the screen watching a gaming livestream.
Ning Chu took a quick glance at the screen, then walked straight to the mirror against the wall. While enjoying the refreshment from the AC and fan, he checked himself out.
The military uniform was ridiculously oversized, and combined with his small frame, his sleeves were long enough to cover his hands, the top covered his butt, and the pants hung loosely, just waiting for him to trip over them.
He looked like a kid who stole their dad’s clothes—adorable yet scruffy.
Ning Chu slightly dissatisfaction rolled up his sleeves, hiked up his pants legs, and tucked the bottom of his shirt into his pants.
This made him look much neater, but after tightening his belt, his slim waist was completely highlighted, making him look like a little girl.
With a frown, he slouched back down in front of his desk, unbuttoning his shirt, lounging back in his chair.
“It’s unbearably hot.”
“And it hurts too…”
It wasn’t just a stomach ache; it was that during military training, he exerted too much energy, with the rough material of the short sleeves rubbing against his chest causing some discomfort.
Ning Chu looked down at the material taut against his chest, eyebrows furrowing as the thought of something felt increasingly off crossed his mind.
Lucky for him, the military uniform provided some cover during training.
It felt like he was progressing from a red bean bun to a soup dumpling…
The good vibes from earlier checking out beauties had now turned subdued.
Ning Chu pursed his lips, pondering all the possibilities of becoming a girl, lowering his head while absently scrolling through takeout on his phone.
If he was playing the role of a female character in the plot, how exactly would he end up becoming a girl?
His hand unconsciously rested on his still-twinging lower abdomen.
Could it be some kind of intersex condition?
Considering today’s stomach pain, his overly short stature, and the tenderness in his chest… Ning Chu could only guess like this.
But if it were true, wouldn’t that mean no matter what he did in the future, he’d inevitably become a girl? Even to say he basically was a woman right now.
That’s just too scary!
“Ning Chu! Good news!”
Suddenly, the door flew open, causing Ning Chu to jump. His phone slipped from his hand as he stared blankly at it bouncing onto his thighs, then flipping and rolling to the floor.
“Ugh~ Zhang Shaoqing!”
“What are you staring at me for?”
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