Yu An took the clothes and went to the bathroom to change. It was the first time he had worn such clothes, so he took a little while to get dressed.
Several minutes later.
The bathroom door creaked open, and Xie Chiyuan subconsciously looked up. He was stunned at first glance.
Wearing a blue tight-fitting training uniform, Yu An looked handsome and energetic. Especially his waist, cinched by the belt, was so thin that it looked like he could wrap his hand around it.
"Is this... the right way to dress?"
Yu An nervously tugged at the hem of her dress, wondering how it would look on her.
Xie Chiyuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he looked away. Such a youthful and energetic boy was quite endearing.
"You're dressed correctly."
Xie Chiyuan gave a vague compliment: "It looks pretty good. Wait for me a bit, I'll take you to the training ground."
Yu An stood obediently to the side and waited.
Although Xie Chiyuan needs to recuperate, his physical strength is formidable and his recovery ability is astonishing, so he doesn't need to stay in bed all the time.
As long as you don't engage in strenuous exercise, your body will be fine.
Just before they left, Tang Yi came and took Little Butterfly away. He used the pretense of getting another good medicine to successfully trick Little Butterfly into handing over to him.
Yu An was going to train herself and was worried about leaving the weak Little Butterfly alone in the room.
The medicine applied yesterday seemed to be working fine. Yu An thought to himself that a doctor like Tang Yi, who was among the top in the human world, should have the talent to treat his little butterfly.
"Dr. Tang, I will come back to pick up Little Butterfly as soon as possible."
"Um."
Yu An left, looking back every few steps. By the time he and Xie Chiyuan arrived at the training ground, all the other freshmen had already arrived in an orderly fashion.
"Good morning, instructor!"
The loud, unified greetings made Yu An's ears hurt. He was a beat slow, and then shouted, "Hello, Instructor!"
Xie Chiyuan's arm was still bandaged, but he stood on the training field with unwavering determination, going through each of the new students who had already been trained for a while.
Yu An was not involved in this process.
When the group of freshmen were beaten until they looked pale and sickly, Xie Chiyuan finally called a stop.
"Alright, that's enough for now."
Xie Chiyuan let Yu An return to the team. He looked at the boy who was standing straight and his gaze lingered for a second longer.
"His name is Yu An, and he will be your team member from now on."
"You all need to improve together. I won't waste any more time. I'll leave the rest of the time for you to continue training."
Before training, Xie Chiyuan asked Yu An, "Can you keep going?"
Yu An's face tightened, full of fighting spirit: "Yes!"
He needs to train hard, learn some skills, and then set off to continue searching for the missing child.
Seeing his high spirits, Xie Chiyuan's heart stirred slightly.
So well-behaved.
He said he would train, and he really agreed to train, and he looked so motivated...
really.
Young people are all so passionate and enthusiastic.
Xie Chiyuan thought of what Yu An had said before training, and seeing how hard he was trying to keep up with the team, his heart softened again.
The training on Sunken Fish Island is rigorous, divided into physical training and willpower training. In addition, there is a newly introduced course—
The course is designed for zombies and mutants.
Information on zombies and mutants is updated in real time, and freshmen must not only be familiar with the knowledge, but also know how to apply it in reality.
The island boasts the most realistic full-environment simulation, capable of simulating zombie outbreaks and mutant attacks. Almost all new students undergo this simulation every two days.
Fighting zombies is the easiest thing to do; the real challenge is dealing with mutants.
Xie Chiyuan sat on a bench under the shed, holding a goji berry health tea in his hand, with a pair of black sunglasses perched on his straight nose.
Some of the new students who are currently training are completely infatuated with the girls.
"Commander Xie is so handsome!"
"He's really handsome, and he's really ruthless."
"Come on, you guys, weren't you beaten enough just now? Hurry up and focus on training."
A group of people were training together, but no one paid any attention to Yu An.
Everyone knows that Yu An is a nepotism hire who squeezed in. They don't know his background, but they don't want to get too close to nepotism hires.
The sun overhead was relentlessly blazing down.
Yu An's back was soaked with sweat. He was panting and still trying to keep up with his teammates.
"Hey, newbie. If you can't hold on, don't come back tomorrow."
A teammate with a buzz cut whispered to him, "This is better for you and for all of us. If you're comfortable, we won't be held back by you."
Yu An kept a straight face and pointed out seriously, "I didn't hold you back. I did all those projects just now."
He had never received this kind of training before. But whether it was due to innate talent or great potential, Yu An found that he wasn't as unable to endure it as he had imagined.
It was very tiring at first.
Strangely enough, despite being exhausted, he still managed to keep going.
All day long.
Yu An was busy on the training field, and when others ignored him, he also had a temper and ignored them back.
Xie Chiyuan noticed his predicament but said nothing.
As darkness fell and the day's training came to an end, Yu An, with heavy steps, went to knock on Tang Yi's door as the first thing he did.
Tang Yi gave him a tube of ointment and a bottle of essential oil.
"Apply the ointment to the bruised areas, and add a few drops of essential oil to the water for bathing; it can relieve fatigue."
It must be said that Tang Yi does have some good stuff here.
Yu An forced herself to thank him and went back with the box containing the little butterflies.
When the little mushroom left behind saw its dejected older brother, it immediately ran to run a bath.
Chapter 32
After Yu An took a long shower, most of her fatigue was indeed gone.
He was wearing the polka-dot pajamas with a lapel given to him by Ruan Ke. He rubbed his eyes and prepared to chat with the kids for a while.
I was out all day and didn't get to spend much time with the kids.
But before she could say more than a few words to her son, there was a knock on the door.
Who is it?
"I."
It was Xie Chiyuan's voice. Upon seeing this, Yu An quickly hid the two children.
A moment later, the door opened.
Xie Chiyuan walked in, carrying two plastic bags. One bag contained medicine, and the other contained food.
"for you."
Xie Chiyuan handed him the bag of food, then bent down and opened the bag of medicine: "Go sit on the bed."
Yu An: "..."
Yu An stared blankly, not understanding what he was going to do.
He remained seated on the bed, staring intently at Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan unscrewed the ointment and squatted down in front of him.
Yu An felt a chill on his calf. He looked down and saw Xie Chiyuan's large hand applying ointment to his leg. The calloused palm massaging his calf was both painful and pleasurable.
Xie Chiyuan applied the ointment with just the right amount of pressure, enough to spread it thoroughly.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt much."
After answering, Yu An continued to watch Xie Chiyuan apply the medicine to him.
He was a little curious: "Why are you applying medicine to me? Do you do this for other trainees too?"
Xie Chiyuan didn't even look up, and said calmly, "I'll only do this for you."
Thinking about the training during the day, Xie Chiyuan paused his palm movements before continuing to press on Yu An's body: "Yu An, I'm the one who put you in the trainee group."
"I saw they were ignoring you. Will you blame me for not taking care of this?"
Xie Chiyuan's tone was nonchalant, but Yu An felt that he was pressing on her a little too hard.
"Hmm, I'm not blaming you."
Yu An blinked and said, "Uncle Ruan told me that the people trained here are all elites selected by Italy. Letting me in is already giving me special treatment."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chiyuan suddenly looked up at him.
Years ago, her eyes were clear and bright, truly without a trace of resentment.
After a long pause, Xie Chiyuan spoke, "I can let you in, but I can't force them to be your friends. An'an, you—"
"I'm really okay."
Yu An lowered his eyes, which curved like small crescent moons, and were extremely handsome.