Then her little mouth mischievously moved downward, landing on Lu Zhe’s Adam’s apple.

“Tuan Tuan.” Feeling the strange tickle on his neck, Lu Zhe’s Adam’s apple couldn’t help sliding up and down.

His large hand tightened as he held the girl closer, abruptly stopping in the middle of the path.

Su Ci gave a light kiss and then retreated.

She looked up, licked her lips, and complained, “It’s salty.”

For once, Lu Zhe’s face grew hot. In his dark eyes, there were a few more hints of embarrassment and helplessness. “I sweated a lot.”

Su Ci leaned in close to his neck again and sniffed.

Lu Zhe couldn’t stop her. “Tuan Tuan.”

The next second, he heard the girl’s clear, tinkling laughter. “It really is a strong sweat smell.”

Lu Zhe looked at her deeply. Boys were different from girls—after sweating, their smell was heavier, and their body odor became stronger.

But the girl in his arms was still clean and fresh. He could smell the faint fragrance of her body.

He lowered his head and imitated her mischievous behavior, lightly biting her lips. He even deliberately brushed her with his teeth a few times before releasing her. “Be good. If you keep moving around, I’ll drop you.”

Getting a little sweetness, Su Ci’s eyes curved in a smile.

Only then did she settle down.

When they arrived at the campus infirmary, the school doctor had already gotten off work and was about to leave.

“What happened?” The female school doctor looked at the tall boy carrying a beautiful girl in. She sat back down.

“Her foot was rubbed until the skin broke. We want some ointment.” Lu Zhe set Su Ci down on a chair.

“Put your foot out.” The school doctor signaled for Su Ci to lift her foot.

Su Ci let her examine the area at her heel.

It was the first time the school doctor had seen such beautiful feet—white and tender. She pushed up her glasses. “The blister here has been rubbed open, but it’s nothing serious. I’ll prescribe some ointment. Try not to get it wet.” (TL: I feel like I’m already numb from reading the description of her feet)

The school doctor was already used to this kind of situation. During military training, blisters from shoes were extremely common.

Lu Zhe took the ointment and carried Su Ci out again.

“I’ll help you apply it?” There were long benches on both sides of the small path outside the infirmary.

Su Ci took the ointment from Lu Zhe’s hand, her eyes flashing with mischief. “No need. I’ll put it on when I get home.”

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When Father Su and Mother Su returned, they saw their daughter sitting pitifully on the sofa, applying medicine to her feet.

When they learned that her feet had developed blisters and even bled, both of them felt distressed.

Especially Mother Su. She told Su Ci to rest properly at home and not attend military training anymore.

Su Ci couldn’t wait to nod immediately. She looked pitifully at Father Su. “What does Dad think?”

Mother Su couldn’t help glaring at her husband.

Father Su wanted his daughter to strengthen her body, but she had been raised delicately since childhood and couldn’t endure hardship. How could he bear to force her?

It was only the first day of military training and her feet were already like this. If he forced her to continue, it might do more harm than good.

Sensing the irritation of his wife beside him, Father Su cleared his throat. “Xiao Ci, rest well at home. Dad will ask someone to request leave from the school for you.” Such a long leave required a parent to handle it.

Only then did Su Ci brighten with joy. Her foot pain today hadn’t been in vain.

“How was Chi’s first day of military training? Was it tiring?” Mother Su asked Ji Chi, who was quietly sitting aside.

Ji Chi’s cold gaze swept across the girl’s snow-white feet, not daring to look carefully. “It was fine. The initial training load isn’t very heavy.”

“I asked the kitchen to make soup. Later, both Cici and Chi, you should drink some.” Mother Su turned to tell the servants to prepare dinner.

Su Ci nodded obediently.

After dinner, Su Ci went back to her room to shower and apply a face mask.

She cherished her skin dearly. After being under the sun for so long during the day, of course she needed proper care.

Lifting off the mask, Su Ci looked at her face that seemed plump with moisture. She couldn’t resist touching it—so soft and tender that even she liked it immensely.

At that moment, the door was knocked on.

Outside, a boy stood tall and slender.

Ji Chi handed the ointment in his hand to Su Ci. “This ointment works well for the injury on your foot. You can try it.”

Su Ci was a little surprised. “Thank you.” She accepted the ointment.

Seeing the white bandage on his temple, she politely asked, “Is your injury better?”

Ji Chi’s lips curved slightly. He rarely smiled. “Almost.”

He was very good at maintaining distance. “I’ll go back to my room first. Good night.”

Su Ci nodded. “Good night.”

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For the next two days, Su Ci stayed home like a salted fish. After applying the ointment, as long as she wore her comfortable shoes again, walking wasn’t a problem at all.

On this day, Su Ci woke up very early.

Today was the first day of kindergarten. She planned to go with Mother Su to take little Su Ning and little Tiancai to school.

When she finished changing and went downstairs, she already saw the two little ones dressed in handsome new outfits, sitting obediently in their dining chairs.

“Good morning, Jiejie.” Little Tiancai’s fair, tender face couldn’t hide his happiness.

Back in the orphanage, Little Tiancai knew that children went to school when they grew up, but he had heard others say that because his health was bad, he might never be able to attend school in the future.

Little Tiancai had been sad for a long time.

Ever since he learned he could go to kindergarten, he had been happy every single day.

When no one was around, Little Tiancai would cover the spot over his small heart and quietly negotiate with it, asking it to behave, begging it not to get sick. He really, really wanted to go to school.

Today was the first day of school. When the sky was just turning bright, Little Tiancai crawled out of bed, dressed himself, brushed his teeth obediently, and waited to go to school.

Little Su Ning didn’t really know what kindergarten was, but he knew he would have lots of friends from now on, so he was also very happy.

His little mouth stretched into a grin, showing his tiny white teeth. “Good morning, Jiejie.”

Su Ci sat down beside them and patted their little heads one by one. “Good morning. Tiancai and Ning Ning look very handsome today.”

The two little ones, praised by their sister, smiled so hard their big eyes squinted.

“Ci Ci, does your foot still hurt? If not, I can take them to kindergarten myself.” Mother Su placed a cup of milk beside her daughter.

“It’s fine, my foot doesn’t hurt anymore. And today is their first day of school. I want to accompany them.” She remembered that Little Kuaile was also in the same kindergarten. They might run into each other.

Little Su Ning took a big gulp of milk, leaving a thick milk mustache above his lip. It was unbearably cute.

He said in a milky voice, “Jiejie loves Ning Ning.”

“Yes.” Su Ci couldn’t help reaching out to wipe the milk from his lips. “Ning Ning has to be good at school and listen to the teacher.”

Little Su Ning nodded vigorously.

On the first day of kindergarten, the entrance was packed with all kinds of vehicles. Honking, conversations, and children crying filled the air—it was chaotic and noisy everywhere.

Su Ci held Little Tiancai’s hand, and Mother Su held Little Su Ning’s. Together, they walked into the school.

Unlike other children, the two little ones didn’t cry. They looked around curiously instead.

The kindergarten teacher assigned to receive the class had been waiting at the classroom door early. When she saw Su Ci and the others, she was stunned. The family’s appearance was too high—especially the young girl, whose beauty was almost unreal.

The two children also had exquisite features, and most importantly, they weren’t crying at all.

Several children before them had cried so hard the teacher’s head hurt. Meeting such sensible, polite children made her quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

No teacher disliked well-behaved students.

Little Su Ning and Little Tiancai politely greeted the teacher with their soft, childish voices that could melt anyone’s heart.

The kindergarten teacher held their hands. “You’re both so good. I’ll take you inside to sit. Say goodbye to Mommy and Jiejie.”

Su Ci and Mother Su didn’t leave immediately. Like the other parents, they stood outside the glass window watching the children inside.

Su Ci saw her two younger brothers sitting obediently in their seats. Unlike the crying children, the two little ones huddled together, whispering about something.

At that moment, loud, ear-piercing crying suddenly erupted from the classroom entrance, making people’s heads ache.

Su Ci looked toward the door.

She saw a little boy in blue clothes, extremely chubby, holding a fried chicken drumstick in one hand and a cup of cola in the other. His mouth was stuffed full of meat, and he suddenly began crying loudly.

The meat in his mouth was about to fall out.

Beside him stood an elderly woman—clearly his grandmother. “My grandson hasn’t finished his chicken drumstick yet. Why can’t he bring it into the classroom? If you’re not letting him eat it, are you telling him to throw it away? I’ve never seen a teacher like you!”

The grandmother’s voice was loud and forceful.

The kindergarten teacher spoke gently, trying to explain, “Our kindergarten discourages children from bringing snacks into the classroom. It not only affects the other kids but also disrupts the children’s regular meals here.”

“Grandma, I want my chicken drumstick, I want my chicken drumstick…” The chubby boy heard that the teacher wouldn’t let him eat, and he cried even louder, stomping his feet.

“Hear that? My grandson wants to eat. As a teacher, what right do you have to stop my precious grandson from eating his chicken drumstick?” The grandmother pulled the chubby boy toward the classroom. “If the other kids want to eat, tell their parents to buy some.”

“Wait—madam…” The kindergarten teacher hurriedly followed after them.

It was the first time Su Ci had seen such a rude and unreasonable grandmother, but her attention was fixed on the chubby boy’s wrist. She saw that his life value was a thin red line.

She narrowed her eyes and directly called out Fugui, “How did this chubby boy die?”

Fugui’s milky voice was a bit excited—he could eat golden cotton candy again. It quickly answered:【Master, he fell from upstairs and died from the fall.】