CHAPTER 371: CHAPTER 371: YET YOU TREAT ME LIKE A FOOLISH DOG!

Yan Qianyi’s expression turned gloomy, and her voice was low, as if she were talking to herself, "I just hope that Mu Huaner isn’t the mastermind behind this."

As long as it had nothing to do with Mu Huaner, even if it were someone else from the Mu Family, she wouldn’t feel as unable to face Mu Yunlie as she did now.

Yan Qianyi sighed, smiled helplessly, and said, "You don’t really think it was Mrs. Ning who instructed Xu Zhiqiang, do you?"

"I didn’t think so either, but we should check everyone who has had a hostile relationship with your mother, maybe we’ll find a clue to Xu Zhiqiang."

Yan Qianyi nodded her head, "Thanks for your effort."

It was rare for Yan Qianyi to be so polite to herself, Xia Ziyu smiled, "It’s no bother, just treat me to dinner tonight."

"Sure, you can just come to my place tonight, I’ll ask Aunt Xue to set an extra place," Yan Qianyi said as she stood up, "Take your time, I’ll be leaving first."

"..."

Xia Ziyu hadn’t reacted yet when Yan Qianyi had already left.

Damn!

He was talking about a romantic dinner in a restaurant, just the two of them, not freeloading at her house!

So this was how she dismissed him?

Xia Ziyu shook his head and sighed.

Oh well, at least they would have dinner together.

Not too bad.

The next day’s competition, Yan Qianyi still quickly ended her fight.

By the third day, the competitor who drew Yan Qianyi directly withdrew from the competition, not even daring to step on stage.

Having come this far, Yan Qianyi’s reputation soared, becoming the nightmare of all participating students.

By the finals, of the remaining six students, besides Yan Qianyi, there were Yun Mu and Xue Xiaoguang.

The six drew lots for their matchups, and both Xue Xiaoguang and Yun Mu were lucky not to draw Yan Qianyi, but instead drew each other.

Xue Xiaoguang was satisfied with this "fate."

During private training, the two had always been evenly matched.

Today, they could finally determine the winner, no matter what.

On the stage, Yun Mu looked at Xue Xiaoguang and said, "Xiaoguang, I know it wasn’t easy for you to get into the Federation Military Academy, but I am sorry, I can’t let you win."

He had to prove his worth to be given the role of Commander.

"What?" Xue Xiaoguang looked puzzled, "You speak as if I can’t beat you, but we’ve never determined a winner between us."

Yun Mu confidently said, "We can today."

Xue Xiaoguang was also confident, "Bring it on, the competition comes first, friendship second, or wait, maybe the other way around, ah, never mind, anyway, it’s each to his own ability, and I’ll accept defeat if I lose."

Yun Mu nodded.

The two struggled for a long time, it was the longest match from the preliminaries till now.

In the end, Yun Mu won.

Below the stage, Yan Chuhua excitedly jumped up cheering, "Yun Mu! Yun Mu is so amazing!"

Among the noisy cheers, Xue Xiaoguang heard Yan Chuhua’s voice, his eyes filled with wistfulness swept through the crowd, accurately landing on Yan Chuhua.

They were all friends, but just now during the match, he only heard Yan Chuhua cheering for Yun Mu.

That was damn biased!

Yan Chuhua paused for a second, then also shouted symbolically a few times for Xue Xiaoguang, "Xiaoguang was also amazing, honorable defeat! Honorable defeat!"

Yan Qianyi was rightfully the first place everyone expected.

Yun Mu took second place, while Xue Xiaoguang was fourth.

The top three were to head to Morris Empire to participate in the International Military Academy competition.

Xue Xiaoguang, missing the top three by a narrow margin, wanted to find someone to hug and have a good cry.

After being rejected for a hug by Yan Qianyi, he turned to find someone else.

Seeing Yun Mu open his arms towards him, he rolled his eyes and instead went to hug Xia Ziyu beside him.

He began to cry, "Oh my—just one spot away, and I could have seized the chance to go to Morris Empire! I’ve never been abroad in my life; it’s such a shame, wuuu~~~."

Xia Ziyu stiffened completely, slightly turning his head away, his hands awkwardly held in mid-air.

They weren’t that close, were they?

And he really didn’t like hugging men.

Yun Mu consoled, "There’s another competition next year. I’ll make sure you make it into the top three."

He knew Xue Xiaoguang cared deeply about this opportunity, but he also wanted to prove his worth to earn the Commander’s trust and responsibility.

If it weren’t for the Commander, he’d truly be willing to let Xue Xiaoguang advance to the top three.

"Who needs your charity!" Xue Xiaoguang cried, his eyes red as he glared at Yun Mu.

"You’re too cunning! Normally during training, neither of us could edge out the other, but today you beat me, which means you’ve been hiding your real strength!"

Yun Mu was about to explain when Yan Chuhua indignantly said, "You were out-skilled, accept the loss. How can you call Yun Mu cunning?"

Xue Xiaoguang looked at Yan Chuhua, feeling even more heartbroken, "And you! During the match between Yun Mu and me, all I heard was you loudly cheering for him, not a single cheer for me! I thought you were my friend! But you treated me like a fool!"

"I..." Yan Chuhua was at a loss for words.

Indeed, she hadn’t cheered for Xue Xiaoguang; all her attention had been on Yun Mu.

Xue Xiaoguang let go of Xia Ziyu and stormed off.

Xia Ziyu quickly straightened his clothes, disgustedly wiping away Xue Xiaoguang’s tears from his shoulder.

"I’ll go comfort him," Yun Mu said.

Yan Qianyi stopped him, "No need. He’s just throwing a childish fit. If you go now, he won’t listen to anything. Let him cool down first, he’ll be fine. Don’t worry, he’s just venting and won’t take it to heart."

Xue Xiaoguang was straightforward and transparent with his emotions, which he would express outwardly and not keep bottled up. Just like a child, his moods quickly come and go.

Yan Chuhua felt a bit guilty, "I’ve already reserved a spot at the bar; we were supposed to celebrate tonight, but with Xiaoguang this upset, he might not come."

Yan Qianyi glanced at his wristband, "It’s only three o’clock right now, still early for the evening. In a few hours, he’ll surely have calmed down. Besides, you mentioned it’s your treat, he’ll definitely be the fastest to show up."

It was typical of Xue Xiaoguang to make Yan Chuhua spend heavily.

Yan Chuhua chuckled, "Well, I had planned to treat tonight anyway. I’ll notify him once he’s had some time to cool off."

Now that her family had agreed to let her stay at the Federation Military Academy, they had given her money; she wasn’t short of money.

"Alright, I’ll head home first, see you tonight."

After returning home, Yan Qianyi dived into her laboratory.

With the international friendly match in Morris Empire next week, and not returning for a week, she had to prepare some medicine for Mu Yunlie.

While she was deeply focused on alchemy, Yan Yao’s voice call came through.

Yan Qianyi hurriedly answered.

Yan Yao’s tone was cheerful, "Qianyi, congratulations on taking first place at the competition in the Federation Military Academy. We’ll meet again next week."

Yan Qianyi, however, furrowed her brows, "Brother... how did you find out so quickly?"