You are all bad women! Don't come over!-Chapter 291 - 282

Shen Mochen and Liu Chaoyan equipped their radios and left the node dormitory, walking about two hundred meters to a desolate little village in front of them.

This place had been in ruins for many years—maybe ten, maybe twenty… Thick wild grass came up to their shins, and many of the stone houses had collapsed, with the occasional wooden window frame pinning a few tattered, yellowed newspapers.

"Let's just play here, walking too far could be more dangerous," Liu Chaoyan said, handing a gun to Shen Mochen with a light smile.

"Okay," Shen Mochen took the pistol, heavy in his hand.

Lui Chaoyan, holding her gun, said, "Actually, many people undergo a few days of official training before joining Buque, which includes using firearms. But lately, the training has been reduced to simple scientific guidance... Anyway, less chatter. Before using firearms, I must emphasize, never point the muzzle at anyone, at any time! Remember that, Classmate Shen!"

Shen Mochen nodded earnestly, "Okay, I'll definitely remember not to point it at anyone!"

Liu Chaoyan smiled slightly, loaded her gun, aimed at a nearby rock, and with a bang, sent it flying.

"The recoil on this gun is strong. When using it, you must pay attention to your posture, otherwise, it's easy to injure yourself…" Liu Chaoyan explained to Shen Mochen.

"The captain's shooting is so accurate, have you studied this before?" Shen Mochen asked.

"My 'Wind Blade' and the pistol have similar attack patterns, both require precision… Okay, your turn."

Shen Mochen assumed a aiming stance, and Liu Chaoyan adjusted it slightly for him before he finally fired.

His first shot missed, and his palm ached vaguely. However, with the experience of the first shot, Shen Mochen continued to practice and soon could hit the target every time.

Liu Chaoyan, with a beaming smile, kept reloading Shen Mochen's magazine: "Are you sure this is your first time?"

"Yeah, first time touching a gun…"

"Didn't expect you to have such a talent for shooting?"

"Do I?"

"Try hitting the very top leaf of that tree for me."

Shen Mochen followed the direction pointed by Liu Chaoyan, approximately a hundred meters away. He raised his gun, aimed, and with a bang, the leaf shattered.

Liu Chaoyan clapped gently, "That's amazing! Even if you haven't awakened your superpower, if you practice shooting seriously, you could maybe even become world champion!"

Shen Mochen looked at her sunny smile, free of any shadow, radiant as it had been in their childhood.

"Hahaha, if the captain says so, I must really have a talent for shooting!" Shen Mochen laughed, scratching his head as he turned away.

"Want to continue?" asked Liu Chaoyan.

"No need, today has been enough. But if we go on missions later, may I carry a pistol with me? Just one magazine will do!"

"Hmm… okay, but be very careful," Liu Chaoyan hesitated for a moment and then winked, "We girls are quite delicate, not like monsters with bodies of steel."

Shen Mochen nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I won't fire unless absolutely necessary!"

The shooting practice had lasted only about half an hour and ended because Shen Mochen unexpectedly showed a talent for shooting. Monsters were large, and once familiar with the use of firearms, aiming at them wasn't hard.

They tidied up a bit, and Shen Mochen left with Liu Chaoyan, carrying a box filled with bullets.

On their way back, they chatted lightly. Liu Chaoyan was quite talkative, catching whatever topic Shen Mochen threw and sometimes even leading the conversation.

Talking with Liu Chaoyan felt very comfortable for Shen Mochen, just like talking to an old friend after a long time, with no sense of awkwardness.

"You and Sister Xia seem to be getting along well lately!"

The early summer breeze stirred Liu Chaoyan's hair strands as she smiled gently.

"Hmm?" Shen Mochen looked puzzled.

"Although we aren't as clingy as before, things feel more natural than before. Have something joyful happened recently?"

Shen Mochen was momentarily stunned and instinctively turned his head to look at Liu Chaoyan's expression, feeling inexplicably anxious.

Liu Chaoyan resembled a blossoming white lotus, perhaps not the prettiest among all flowers but certainly the most splendid.

From their first encounter, when she shared half a donut with him while smiling, Shen Mochen knew they were not from the same world. A white lotus should be admired from a distance, not played with.

But every time Shen Mochen saw her, he felt palpitations, thinking of her princess-like white dress and her pure, floral smile.

However, it was clear that to her, Shen Mochen was nothing more than a passerby in her life. Just like now, no matter what stirred within Shen Mochen's heart, her face showed no signs of it, merely wearing a perfectly timed joke, as if gossiping about a friend's love affair.

"I guess so..." Shen Mochen pursed his lips and coughed dryly.

"That's great then," Liu Chaoyan smiled and smoothed her hair. "It would be so romantic if you two could end up together!"

Shen Mochen smiled awkwardly, "Hahaha, I hope so."

He and Xia Qingrou had already broken up; it was unlikely they would ever end up together.

Moreover, Shen Mochen couldn't imagine himself marrying anyone other than Yin Caiyu or Yin Huailian.

...

Xia Qingrou carried breakfast from the kitchen to the living room, looked all around the dorm, and didn't find Shen Mochen. So she asked Xiao Xingshuang, who was waiting to eat, "Where's my husband?"

Xiao Xingshuang calmly replied, "Outside shooting."

"Shooting, shooting?"

"The captain is also there."

"What, Yanyan is also there..." Xia Qingrou paused, then realized, "Oh, oh, oh, you mean the real gun?"

"What else could it be?" Xiao Xingshuang slightly frowned.

Xia Qingrou's face turned red, and she coughed forcefully, "Of course, I meant the real gun, cough cough, guys always fancy military equipment, alas, my husband is no exception!"

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"It's all yellow in your brain, sorting out trash in there…" Han Muxue glanced disdainfully at Xia Qingrou and muttered.

Xia Qingrou pretended not to hear, looked out the door, and saw Shen Mochen and Liu Chaoyan laughing and talking as they walked back, waving her hand.

The two walked side by side, bathed in the morning sunlight, radiant.

"Husband, have you finished shooting?"

Xia Qingrou adjusted her glasses and walked smilingly between them, looping her arm through Shen Mochen's, and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

What kind of comment is that, it felt a bit odd... Shen Mochen glanced out of the corner of his eye at Liu Chaoyan who was slightly distancing herself from them.

"Yes, thanks to the captain's guidance, I've got the hang of using a handgun!" Shen Mochen smiled.

"Thank you Yanyan, you really went to a lot of trouble!" Xia Qingrou bowed gratefully to Liu Chaoyan.

Liu Chaoyan chuckled, "No need to thank me, we're good sisters after all."

The smile on Xia Qingrou's face grew wider, "Yes, it's good you're back, come on, let's eat, I've prepared breakfast. Sorry for the delay this morning!"