Room 302, Harbin State-Owned Second Guesthouse.

There were two single beds in the room. The white sheets were a bit worn, and there was a tear in the corner of the quilt, revealing the checkered quilt underneath.

Aunt Huang brought in a basin of cold water, soaked a towel in it, wrung it out, and then walked to the bedside with the towel.

Wang Yingxue was curled up on the innermost bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt, but her whole body was trembling like a leaf.

"Crack—" Another thunderclap.

Aunt Huang glanced out the window and exclaimed, "Oh dear, this rain is pouring down!"

She reached out and touched Wang Yingxue's forehead; it was alarmingly hot. "This isn't right! Xiaoxue, you have a very high fever. I'll go out and buy you some medicine!"

Wang Yingxue groaned, pulled the blanket up higher, and said in a weak voice, as if she were squeezing it out of her throat, "Don't...don't go, it's raining too hard outside..."

She didn't tell the truth when Ye Wenxi called earlier.

At first, she asked Aunt Huang to pick her up, lying that she was taking a shower. She then asked Aunt Huang to finish summarizing her work and tell Ye Wenxi that she would be going back in a couple of days.

Later, Ye Wenxi insisted on hearing her say it herself, so she forced herself to get out of bed and reply to Ye Wenxi.

After hanging up the receiver and returning to my room, I felt completely exhausted. I buried myself under the covers, too weak to even move a finger.

Actually, she has had a fever for the past two days.

The medication would suppress it a little, but it would come back the next day, and it kept recurring, getting worse and worse.

Even this afternoon, when she was so weak that she could barely walk, she still gritted her teeth and finished visiting the last few shops and recording the data.

I didn't eat dinner and went straight to bed when I got back.

"How am I supposed to leave like this?" Aunt Huang sat on the edge of the bed, wringing her hands anxiously. "Can you manage here by yourself?"

Wang Yingxue shook her head, her face buried in the pillow, her voice muffled: "No...you still have to go back to take care of the family. It's the weekend, the family can't do without you."

"Then hang in there and come back with me. I'm worried about leaving you here alone," Aunt Huang said anxiously, using a damp towel to cool Wang Yingxue down.

"Aunt Zhao still has to take care of my mom... If I go back like this... I'll just be adding to her burden..." Wang Yingxue said weakly. "It's okay... I'll be fine in a couple of days..."

"Then I'll go buy you medicine!" Aunt Huang said, getting up to do so.

"Don't go..." Wang Yingxue grabbed Aunt Huang, the violent shaking making her dizzy. "The rain is too heavy... It's already this late, the clinic is closed. Let's talk about it tomorrow... Aunt, I'm fine, I'm fine... I'll be alright after a nap..."

As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, and the last few words were almost muffled in her mouth.

Aunt Huang sat on the edge of the bed, looked at her and sighed, reached out to tuck the blanket around her, and then picked up a towel and turned it over.

Outside the window, thunder rumbled and raindrops pounded against the glass, creating a continuous pattering sound.

A military jeep drove through the rain. The wipers swung rapidly from side to side, making a slapping sound, and the water on the windshield was just brushed away before being covered by new raindrops.

Inside the car, Lu Xiaojun was slumped in the passenger seat, his head resting against the window, his entire body soaked.

Fang Ruijun gripped the steering wheel, turned to look at him, and asked, "Xiaojun, how's the experience?"

Lu Xiaojun sat up straight, his back ramrod: "Report! I'm fine!"

Fang Ruijun laughed: "Wow, that's impressive, Xiaojun. You actually managed to keep up with our entire day's training."

"No... I couldn't keep up either," Lu Xiaojun turned around, a little dejected. "I left you all alone to finish with me. I'm sorry, Team Leader Fang."

"It's alright, it hasn't been long," Fang Ruijun said with a smile, looking straight ahead.

Today, the special operations team conducted a field training exercise. They set off at 9 a.m., carrying 15 kilograms of weight, from the camp to Beishan, crossing three mountain peaks, a total distance of 30 kilometers.

We traversed all kinds of road conditions, including mountain roads, dirt roads, and gravel slopes.

At the beginning, Lu Xiaojun rushed ahead with all his might.

He thought to himself, "Even Instructor Su praised my physical fitness, how could I be outpaced by these veterans?"

For the first five kilometers, he closely followed the leading group, striding with great vigor.

But after the tenth kilometer, the mountain road became steeper, and the loose rocks made it slippery, causing his calves to start to feel tight.

At the fifteenth kilometer mark, he was panting heavily, his chest burning with pain, watching helplessly as the figures ahead receded into the distance.

Fang Ruijun caught up from behind and ran alongside him: "Even if you have good stamina, you still need to allocate it reasonably. It's not enough to just sprint forward. This is especially true for long-distance training. You need to slow down in the first half so you have energy left for the second half. If you sprint at the beginning, you'll definitely collapse later."

Lu Xiaojun gritted his teeth and nodded, but he couldn't say anything.

In the second half of the race, he was completely left behind and ended up at the very back. Fortunately, Fang Ruijun stayed with him the whole time, handing him a water bottle from time to time.

As they were finishing up, a heavy rain started to fall. Large raindrops pelted down, and the two of them, with nowhere to hide, were soaked to the bone.

Fortunately, Su Feng left them a jeep, which allowed them to return to the military region before midnight.

The jeep drove into the military district gate and stopped downstairs at Lu Zhenghua's residence.

"Go ahead, Xiaojun," Fang Ruijun said.

Lu Xiaojun opened the car door, stood in the rain, and gave a military salute: "Thank you, Team Leader Fang!"

Fang Ruijun looked at him and laughed: "Don't salute anymore, you're not a soldier yet."

"Oh, okay..." Lu Xiaojun quickly put his hand down, scratched his head, and said, "I'm off then! Goodbye!"

"Okay, goodbye!"

Lu Xiaojun turned around, rushed into the stairwell, and banged on the door: "Grandpa! Grandma! I'm back! I'm starving!"

Liu Xiuyun's voice came from inside the door: "Oh! It's that wild child back!"

The heavy rain outside showed no signs of letting up.

The curtains in Ye Wenxi and Lu Weidong's bedroom were drawn. Lu Weidong lifted her onto the windowsill, bracing his hands on either side of her. The curtains were swayed crookedly by Ye Wenxi's back.

The whole body pressed down, surging rapidly.

Ye Wenxi wrapped her arms around his neck, panting heavily.

She gripped his shoulder tightly, her nails digging into the broad muscles of Lu Weidong's back.

"No... change places... no..." Ye Wenxi's voice was broken and tearful.

Lu Weidong understood immediately, lifted her up and brought her close to him, then turned and walked towards the open space.

As soon as he took a step, Ye Wenxi's body trembled violently.

The clear, warm liquid trickled down Lu Weidong's legs and onto the ground...

She went limp and clung to Lu Weidong, still feeling the afterglow of her ordeal. She rested her head on Lu Weidong's shoulder and breathed heavily.

Lu Weidong stopped, looked down at her, and chuckled softly, "You're really made of water."

He placed Ye Wenxi on the bed, turned her over, and made her kneel on the edge of the bed while he stood below.

Lu Weidong held her waist and entered her.

"Uh..." Ye Wenxi groaned.

His back was taut in an arc, with his shoulder blades protruding like two folded wings.

Her black hair fell down, covering half of her face, swaying with her movements.

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