Chapter 1672: Family? Friendship? Or Love? (14)

Then Jiaojiao happened to glance their way and flashed him a smile. The excited instructor almost raised his hand to respond but Ruan Jie kicked him in the butt before he could act.

"Get lost! That’s my sister, not our sister! She has nothing to do with you guys!" At home, with nine brothers sharing a sister, plus two from the Lu family, it’s already hard enough. Ruan Jie didn’t want anyone else joining in the fun.

"Squad leader, that’s not fair. Didn’t you say we’re like brothers who live and die together? Since we’re brothers, she’s naturally everyone’s sister. Haha, but seriously, our sister is really pretty."

"Alright, you all want to be the brother, then I won’t join in. Squad leader, what do you think about me becoming your brother-in-law? Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of her..." Before he could finish, Ruan Jie had already pinned him to the ground and started punching him.

Suddenly, a dozen instructors were playfully wrestling, attracting curious looks from the students nearby. Some even gasped, thinking they were genuinely fighting.

But Jiaojiao wasn’t worried at all because she had seen a lot of this kind of thing at home and knew they were just messing around.

When six o’clock arrived and the bell rang, the instructors straightened their uniforms and gathered together.

First, they did laps, with thirteen classes running three laps around the field. After running, they stood at attention for a while, practiced formations, and were dismissed by eight in the morning, with forty minutes to eat breakfast.

This time, even more people invited Jiaojiao to have breakfast with them. Last night, Jiaojiao had parted with Duan Xi in a hurry and didn’t plan to have breakfast together today, but she knew in her heart that Duan Xi would likely wait for her on the way. Sure enough, she soon saw him approaching with a thermal lunchbox.

They were having millet porridge with steamed buns today. As soon as Jiaojiao took a bite of the steamed bun, she recognized the handiwork of the Ruanlin family and was pleasantly surprised.

"Did Brother Xin bring this from Grandma’s house?"

"No, Uncle brought it this morning," Duan Xi replied, watching her eat contentedly. A few strands of her hair got into her mouth, so he reached over to brush them aside.

Jiaojiao’s skin was smooth and fair, nurtured by goat’s milk and cow’s milk over the years. When Duan Xi touched her, feeling her silky skin and watching her small mouth chew, it seemed to trigger something in him, making his eyes darken deeper.

Jiaojiao didn’t feel anything at first, until she noticed Duan Xi’s gaze and belatedly realized it, and her face flushed.

Many times, it’s like this: once you don’t notice something, it’s fine, but once you become aware, many things, including things you previously didn’t care much about, suddenly make your heart race and your face blush.

Just like now, Jiaojiao only realized how focused and intense Duan Xi’s gaze was, as if his eyes could only see her.

Facing Duan Xi’s unabashed gaze.

Jiaojiao found it increasingly hard to bear, her face blushing and her heart racing. She initially wanted to play it cool, asking, "What are you looking at?" But when she met his gaze, her heart just sped up, and she could only hastily look away and lower her head to eat, trying to hide her embarrassment.

What was usually an ordinary breakfast now seemed to carry an inexplicable hint of ambiguity, with Jiaojiao’s face completely flushed throughout.