Chapter 78
Since when have I reconciled with Richard? Although it’s possible for me to jump back into a previous
rtionship, I’m also clear that there’s no use crying over spilled milk—I feel disgusted just by thinking
about our past rtionship.
Sean winked and held the bowl with his thumb and middle finger, feigning grace. “You don’t have to
pretend anymore; the entire barrack already knows that you and Richard stayed over at the infirmaryst
night.
Not only do we know that the two of you have spent a night together, somebody even spotted him
bringing you to the infirmary!”
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Hmm? Was Richard at the infirmaryst night too? Sophia had no idea about this because she had been
sound asleep at that time. Moreover, the barracks’ infirmary was not just a single room; it was an
independent building.
The infirmary was almost equivalent to a hospital as the building had five floors with dozens of wards.
Last night, Sophia had even stayed at the finest single ward which came with air-conditioning.
However, she really had no idea about the rumors between her and Richard.
Michael must’ve been the one who brought me to the infirmary. Heck, Michael and Richard don’t even
resemble each other—one of them is aplete gentleman who I can’t even bring myself to bully,
whereas the other one is just a useless piece of trash. Whoever mistook them for one another should get
their eyes checked.
Sophia tried to exin herself and said, “Nothing happened between me and him. Last night, I was
admitted to the infirmary because I was sick. I can prove this with my medical leave certificate.”
However, Sarah simply arched her brow; her eyes longed for more gossip. “Stop making up more
excuses. Everyone knows that Zane brought you to the infirmaryst night. If it wasn’t him, who else
would it be?”
Sophia was unwilling to back down. “I can’t remember who it was. Last night, I did not have a clear head
because I got sick all of a sudden. It must’ve been a good Samaritan who took me to the infirmary, and
my son followed me all the way. Am I right, Nate?”
Nathan nodded with a long face. He had asked for Sophia to be put in a first-ss wardst night; he
was nning to stay there overnight because it came with air-conditioning, a television, and aputer.
However, Michael shut the door and locked him out of the room in the end. He then apanied Sophia
Edwards the entire night and only left early the next morning.
He’s forgotten about me after getting himself a wife. Nathan was extremely unhappy because of this.
Sarah tilted her head andughed. “Stop pretending—I can even see your hickeys from here. Can you
exin to me where you got them from?”
Sophia covered the hickeys on her chest calmly and said, “It’s just your illusion.”
Sean was shaking withughter as he covered his mouth with his hands. With that, Sophia gave up
exining the situation to them because she knew that there was no use.
Just as Sarah was about to say something else, she saw Richard and X approaching them. The
couple looked as though they were heading to their table. With their trays of food, they intentionally sat at
the table next to Sophia.
Not only were they sitting together intimately, but X evenughed shyly as she yed with Richard.
Her actions and blushed face made her look like a well-protected fairy, and she emanated a blissful aura
that only a woman in a rtionship would have.
She greeted Sophia, “What a coincidence, Sophia!”
Sophia nodded drily and said with zero emotion, “Mm, what a coincidence.”
Richard also learned about the rumors in the barracks, but he didn’t know why it had escted into the
current situation. Although he did look for Sophiast night, thetter had rejected him even before he
could mention a reconciliation.
How did the rumors spread out then? Sophia must be the one behind this! What exactly does she mean
by this? Is she trying to get everyone’s pity? Nheless, one thing’s for sure—she’s still trying to gain
my attention.
He realized that he could no longer understand Sophia’s mind. Is this what people call ‘love well, whip
well’? In his mind, Richard let his imagination run wild and portrayed himself as the male lead of a soap
opera.
Even though he had exined it to X multiple times, he knew that this was definitely still a thorn in her
heart despite telling him that she believed his words. Hence, he tried his best to cooperate with her in
order to clear her suspicions.
The couple was now talking and eating in such an intimate and exaggerated way, making it obvious that
they were putting on a show in front of Sophia. Sophia finally understood why X had been grabbing at
every opportunity to disy her affection with Richard in front of her today.
She must have heard about my ‘reconciliation’ with Richard and thinks that I’m the third party now. She’s
now showing off her status as his girlfriend in front of me—the ‘third party’!
Hence, Sophia rolled her eyes and regarded the couple as animals in a rutting season. How many times
do I need to exin that I have no feelings for Richard anymore?
Even though Michael is a pervert, he’s much better than Richard. As she lowered her head, Sophia
gobbled her meal up and told everyone, “Let’s go.”
Everyone left after finishing their meals, leaving the unting couple behind. Watching as Sophia
‘scurried off’ out of the corner of her eyes, there was a glint ofcency in X’s eyes. Hmph, she’s
nothing but an embarrassing third party!
However, Sophia was not even bothered by X’s opinion about her. Rather, she was more concerned
with the philosophy behind life in the barracks; there were so many rules to learn here. For instance, they
could only get their food after scanning their IDs.
After finishing up their meals, they had to scan their IDs once more before leaving the canteen. As a
result, their time spent in the canteen would be clearly recorded too. Although exceeding their ten-minute
dining time would not cause many issues, these records were eventually reflected in their final
assessment.
ording to the rules, they only had ten minutes to eat and another ten minutes to shower; students had
to scan their IDs before showering with hot water as well, and the time used toplete these activities
were thenpiled into statistics. Since procrastination was a big taboo in the barracks, those who did
things swiftly usually got better grades.
X and Richard had been disying their affection for each other in public the entire day, and everyone
regarded Sophia as an absurd joke now. Of course, Sophia did not tell them who the real joke was.
The weather was as clear asst night the next day; the sun was scorching, the sky was cloudless, and
the temperature rose to over 39 degrees. Everyone was getting ufortable under the hot weather.
During their morning training, Commander Ford allowed Sophia to rest early because she had been
admitted into the hospital due to a ‘sudden high fever’ before fully recovering from her ‘previous
sickness’. Moreover, her performance during today’s training was ster. Hence, Sophia watched as
everyone else continued their training while resting in the shady area.
When it was break time, everyone gathered under the shady area below the trees. Meanwhile, X
chose to sit beside the 49th Company despite being a member of the 23rd Company. Undoubtedly,
Richard followed suit and sat with her.
“I want to drink some water, Richard!” X grumbled flirtatiously as she fidgeted on the ground.
Richard looked at her affectionately and said, “Here, let me feed you some.” Regardless of everyone’s
presence, he started feeding her water with his mouth passionately. As they watched the show, the
crowd knew who X and Richard’s target was.
Meanwhile, Sophia frowned after looking at the disgusting scene. F*ck. Why can’t they get themselves a
room? Not everyone enjoys watching people consume each other’s saliva! As her expression seemed to
be the clear evidence of her jealousy and envy, everyone became even more excited and were curious
about the ending of this fight between the girlfriend and the third party.