The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 70 - 69 Confession

Chapter 70: Chapter 69: Confession

Chapter 70 -69: Confession

Lu Jingqiu had participated in many such social gatherings in her previous life, after she left the convalescent home, by which time she was already in her thirties.

Many girls from different units had come today.

Because the weather was nice, the event was held on the drill ground, which was spacious and open.

Upon arrival, several sisters from her unit had already found their own places to sit.

Wang Meilian chose a spot at the very front. Lu Jingqiu didn’t want to be spotted by her dad, so she found a corner to settle down in.

At such social gatherings, it was all about various games and talent performances, and she just wanted to sit in the corner munching on sunflower seeds, being a mere spectator.

She secretly hoped not to be seen by anyone she knew.

“Old Yang, we have quite a few outstanding people here today. We have to host this social event well. There’s a task today, we must make twenty pairs,” someone said.

Political Commissar Yang did not have such high expectations and smiled, “Don’t talk about twenty pairs, even ten would be quite an accomplishment.”

Old Zheng pointed at the packed crowd below and laughed, “Look, quite a number of people have come. Has everyone arrived yet? Where is Old Lu, the program has already been going on for quite a while and I haven’t seen him.”

Old Yang said, “Old Lu and Old Gao went to check the venue.”

Old Zheng said, “Right, why at this time?”

Old Yang joked, “This social gathering doesn’t have much to do with him anyway.”

Old Zheng nodded, “True, … but why do I see Jingqiu that girl there?”

Old Yang looked down and said, “Where?”

Old Zheng said, “In the corner on the right, how old is that girl now?”

Old Yang said, “She’s one year younger than my youngest, twenty-one. She came with her unit, does Old Lu know about it?”

Old Zheng smiled, “It doesn’t matter whether he knows or not, the girl is here. Our troop has quite a few outstanding young men. Perfect, we can help Old Lu pick a son-in-law today.”

“Without his consent, would he agree?”

“Let him choose, and he will surely find fault with this and that, none to his liking. You believe it or not.”

“I believe it, believe it.”

“Hey, Nanzhou, you came back just in time. Go change your clothes; there’s a social event today, and you must pick someone for me.”

“Reporting to the Political Commissar, I came back to get something and I need to go back. I won’t participate in the social gathering.”

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“At your age, if you don’t hurry up, in a few more years, if you are still unmarried, the girl’s family will definitely suspect that there is a problem with you. Hurry up and get ready.”

“Chief of Staff, I still have a task at hand. Let’s talk when I get back,” Jiang Nanzhou said with a salute and ran off immediately, not giving the leader any chance.

For this social event, single officers above the rank of company commander took part, including Company Commander Wang. Er Dan was still young, but Yang Guodong and Li Zhu were not so young anymore; of course, they weren’t qualified and could only envy.

“You three aren’t doing military duties, what are you mixing in here for?”

Passing by after having picked up his items, Jiang Nanzhou found these three soldier lads huddling and scolded them.

Seeing Captain Jiang, Yang Guodong laughed and said, “Captain Jiang, our company commander has already gone over. Look, he is chatting so lively with the girls, you should hurry over too.”

“I still have a task, I’m not going. You guys hurry back.”

Er Dan said, “Captain Jiang, such an opportunity is rare, we only get this once a year, and today’s female comrades are so beautiful. I just saw Comrade Jingqiu too.”

Jiang Nanzhou, about to retort, swallowed his words and asked, “Who did you say?”

“Comrade Lu, look, she’s still over there,” Er Dan said, pointing in a direction to Jiang Nanzhou.

Jiang Nanzhou spotted her at a glance, laughing heartily at something with a male officer nearby.

Li Zhu reminded him from the side, “Captain, the guy next to Comrade Lu, he’s from the second battalion, third company. That guy always has a lot to say, he’s the best at sweet-talking female comrades.”

Without a word, Jiang Nanzhou tossed the item in his hand to them and ordered, “Send this to Commander Lu right away.”

Yang Guodong and the others instantly understood and hurriedly replied, “We will complete the mission.”

As they were leaving, Li Zhu even encouraged, “Captain, go for it, try to be a bit sweeter.”

This earned Jiang Nanzhou a cold look.

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t understand why Lu Jingqiu suddenly decided to participate in the social gathering. He genuinely didn’t know how to confront her about the conversation they had that day, and these past days he had been pondering what his true feelings for her were.

But today, seeing her smile at someone else, it felt painfully glaring, and the bitterness in his heart grew intense. He found the third company’s guy extremely unlikable.

Perhaps this was what Huakun referred to as ‘liking’ someone.

“Jingqiu.”

Lu Jingqiu was chatting with the officer next to her, intending to just go through the motions, but this guy turned out to be rather humorous. She was enjoying some of his everyday amusing stories when suddenly Jiang Nanzhou’s voice came from nearby.

“Comrade Nanzhou.”

“Can you come out for a moment? I have something to talk to you about.”

“Alright.” Not to mention the awkwardness of the past, just talking about today, she needed an excuse to leave. She had to go home to paint; time was tight, and the task was important.

Lu Jingqiu excused herself from the person she was with and followed Jiang Nanzhou away.

Once they were out of the crowd, Lu Jingqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing no one around, she quickly said to Jiang Nanzhou, “Comrade Nanzhou, thanks for just now, I have to go.”

She didn’t wait for Jiang Nanzhou to respond and turned away, because she didn’t know how to face this person.

“I have something to say to you.”

“…” Lu Jingqiu turned her head and glanced at him.

At that moment, Jiang Nanzhou’s hands and feet were tied; although he was older, confessing his feelings was a first for him. His ears unnaturally reddened and felt hot, his forehead slick with nervous sweat.

Thinking back to what Li Huakun had said to him before he left, he weighed his words carefully before finally saying, “Actually, I have been pursuing you the whole time, only you didn’t notice.”

“Since when?” She had been unaware. And this revelation was so sudden.

“I’m not good at being romantic, and I don’t have much free time. Even if we were married, there wouldn’t be time for family support at home, and you’d have to rely on yourself for everything. Am I really the kind of man you’d be willing to date?”

“I’m asking you, when did you start pursuing me?”

“…I was the one who offered to help you move the desks for Uncle Lu, I sent you the Book Coupon, explained questions to you, went to pick you up from school. When I saw you at the cinema entrance that night, I got out of the car unconsciously wanting to greet you, and even today, seeing you chatting and laughing with another man made me uncomfortable. I have never felt this way about another female comrade; you are the first.”

He might not have experienced romance, but he wasn’t a naive teenager either. After giving it some thought, he understood his own feelings.

It had started from that day, perhaps the first time he saw her.

It wasn’t obvious before, but since being transferred here and seeing her more frequently, whenever he quieted down, his mind would involuntarily bring up her image.

He had been pursuing her all this time, yet she hadn’t noticed a bit. “So?”

“So, I want to be in a relationship with you, Comrade Jingqiu, would you be willing?”

Lu Jingqiu looked at him, his face red with nervousness, and she burst into laughter, “Aren’t you afraid my dad will find out and beat you up?”

“I can handle it,” Jiang Nanzhou said, looking at me with eyes filled with nervousness and hope.

In fact, Lu Jingqiu herself was also nervous, but she merely feigned calm.

So this was what being confessed to felt like, truly wonderful.

“Should we go report to Uncle Zheng and Uncle Yang, to tell them that we have successfully held hands on the spot?”

Jiang Nanzhou was about to blurt out an agreement but then he thought of something and said tensely, “No, not yet… let’s not.”

“Why?” Was it because he didn’t want others to know about them?

In truth, she had also been impulsive today; to be accurate, she had been impulsive these past days.

Gao Qing was right, matters like dating and marriage needed a bit of impulsivity to succeed.

Just like in her previous life where she was foolish and Gao Shu lacked the heart. She could have waited a lifetime, but Gao Shu wouldn’t have made a move.

Having been given a second chance, she discovered a good man who was out of her control.

She felt hesitant and unsure, yet she mustered the courage to try.

This life, to find someone she liked again, she wanted to give it a shot.

“I think…”

Seeing his indecision, Lu Jingqiu’s heart grew uneasy; fearing rejection again, she turned her back in a huff of feigned indifference, “Hmph, I don’t have time to date these days, forget it if you don’t want to.”

“When do you have time then?”

Jiang Nanzhou’s words took Lu Jingqiu by surprise. She thought, are there still such innocent men around? Men who need to schedule a time to start dating?

After a moment, she said, “End of next month.”

“I won’t have time either.”

“What?”

“I mean, I have some maneuvers coming up.”

“Oh.”

“And, about our matter, I would like to speak with Uncle Lu about it personally.”

Lu Jingqiu suddenly smiled with a twinkle in her eye, “Afraid of my dad?”

“Not really.”

Lu Jingqiu didn’t press him further, and said, “Do you want to go watch? They have good food over there.”

Jiang Nanzhou looked down at his camouflage uniform and said, “I should change my clothes first.”

Lu Jingqiu shook her head, “No need, you look good just like that.”

Upon her comment, Jiang Nanzhou felt a flutter in his heart, and followed her to a corner.

As everyone else mingled and conversed, the two of them came walking over, noticeably standing out.

The leadership upstairs noticed them immediately.

Old Zheng said, “Didn’t Nanzhou say he wouldn’t attend? How come he’s now together with Jingqiu?”

Political Commissar Yang, experienced in ideological work, saw through the situation at a glance and said with a smile, “The young man has a sharp eye. Old Lu is quite fortunate.”

Upon realization, Zheng Ye exclaimed in amazement, “That kid isn’t bad, not here long and already set his sights on Old Lu’s precious girl.”

The two of them exchanged knowing smiles.