Chapter 30 - A Toast to Our Friendship! (2/2)
“Is he mooching off a girl?”
Hearing the whispering discussions around him, Qin Fen’s mouth curled up into a helpless wry smile. He had originally planned to come here quietly, carrying his luggage on his back, but Song Jia had blocked his house’s door early in the morning. She insisted on driving him and sending him off as farewells.”
Qin Fen made his way before a narrow and circular metal pillar with a lowered head. He stuck a card that he received from the military into the magnetic card slot.
“Qin Fen. Eighteen Years Old. Education: High School. Branch of Service: Army.” The digital voice rang out, “Please report to Pier Number three as Second Squad, First Platoon, Third Company, Second Battalion, Seventy-Fifth Brigade for recruit training.”
“Pier Number 3 is over to the left!” Song Jia openly pulled Qin Fen by the arm, dragging him toward Pier Number 3 of Tsoying Naval Base with a face full of excitement.
Qin Fen was very confused with the girl by his side. Wasn’t he the one who was going to serve in the military, not her? Song Jia appeared to be the more enthusiastic of the two.
It wasn’t hard to find the Seventy-Fifth Brigade. Qin Fen soon arrived at the location for the Second Squad, First Platoon, Third Company, Second Battalion.
As the modern era unfolded, digitization became widespread across the world. Qin Fen was received by a machine.
He showed his military card once more. His identity was confirmed through a digitized scan before the synthetic voice of the machine sounded, “Welcome to the military, sir. There’s still thirty minutes and forty seconds until boarding time. You can use this time to talk with your loved ones bidding you farewell.”
After retrieving his military card, Qin Fen turned to gaze a bit awkwardly at Song Jia. He didn’t know what to say for a time.
Compared to the enigmatic cool brother Enzo Rota, Qin Fen was a bit more talkative. However, Qin Fen couldn’t compare even an inch to Lin Liqiang, who really had a way with words.
A moment of silence passed. Qin Fen suddenly wished that Lin Liqiang’s soul would possess his body in this moment. Things wouldn’t be this embarrassing, at the very least.
The people around them and their loved ones talked without end in sight. Song Jia pouted her small lips, “So you’re just going to look at me? There’s nothing you want to say to me? I’m very displeased….”
Qin Fen scratched his head with a hand, a bit embarrassed. Song Jia definitely wouldn’t want to hear, “I’ll became a soldier up to the standard,” or the like.
Should he say, “I’ll miss you?”
Qin Fen felt that although the relationship between them was a bit vague, the two had yet to reach the level of being lovers. The psychological wound that Tian Tian caused made him fear confessing his feelings. He feared getting hurt again.
Qin Fen once again thought of Lin Liqiang. He imagined what Lin Liqiang would say in this situation.
“Hey~ darling~I’m embarking on a long journey. Come and let’s kiss! There’s still a bit of time. Why don’t we go to a hotel close by. Let’s leave something in each other’s bodies….”
This… Qin Fen’s heart tightened. Lin Liqiang’s methods were ones that only Lin Liqiang himself could use!
After several seconds of silence, Qin Fen ultimately opened his mouth, “I’ll mail you presents.”
“Mail me presents?” Song Jia was stunned. He wasn’t going on vacation, what kind of presents would he send?
After a short moment of stupefaction, a delighted smile surfaced on Song Jia’s face. Mailing presents clearly meant that Qin Fen would think of her!
“Though I am displeased, I can still accept it,” Song Jia gazed at Qin Fen, “Anything else?”
Anything else? Qin Fen suddenly thought of some words that Lin Liqiang often said to them. “To a girl, one must say, ‘I’ll miss you. I’ll keep in touch with you often,’ and stuff like that.”