chapter 76

Qin Shu clamped her lips and stared fixedly at Ling Mohan.

The man in front of her had a grim and cold face. His eyes were also piercingly cold and he looked at Qin Shu mercilessly. He was completely different from the way he kissed her with affection in the villa yesterday. It seemed they were two completely different persons.

He said that she should behave herself? Her behaviors?

He was clearly the one who flirted with her first. He had clearly said that he treated her as his own woman, but now he had gone back on his word and coldly emphasized his high position twice in a row. She was only a humble subordinate!

Very good!

Although she was usually very thick-skinned, she hoped that she could retain a trace of self-esteem in front of this man. She definitely wouldn’t be reduced to the point where she would shamelessly pester him after having been pushed away, causing everyone to laugh at her.

Since Ling Mohan wanted to draw a clear line between them, well, business was business, she wouldn’t dwell too much on it!

Qin Shu quickly adjusted her state of mind and tried her best to forget the unrealistic thoughts in her heart. She saluted seriously and said, “Yes, Colonel, I will definitely follow your guidance!”

Ling Mohan looked at her tight little face and was slightly satisfied.

But then looking at her upright body, even if she was wearing a military coat, it couldn’t hide her beautiful and eye-catching figure. Ling Mohan was depressed in secret again.

If it weren’t for teaching Little Qin Shu a lesson, how could he bring this goblin to the military area so that having a bunch of men stare at her? Thinking about it would make Ling Mohan feel quite unhappy.

Right now, in front of so many soldiers, if he wanted to strictly discipline the army, he had to set an example by himself and not have the slightest touch of self-interest. Otherwise, how would he train soldiers in the future? Who would continue to obey his orders?

Thinking of this, Ling Mohan’s face became even colder. He was the truly unselfish King of Hell!

Qin Shu was also a tough one. Even if she was sweating profusely under the sun and felt dizzy, she still held her strong will and stood under the blazing sun, trying her best to hold the umbrella for Ling Mohan.

At this moment, she thought very clearly that she was a humble secretary of the colonel and only had a superior-subordinate relationship with Ling Mohan. Everything else was an illusion!

The more Ling Mohan tortured her, the more she couldn’t admit defeat, lest the other party would look down on her!

The sun continued blazing, and the burning sun was like a fireball that roasted the entire training ground. Even the occasional wind that blew past was hot.

Those special forces soldiers were still undergoing a series of hard training, such as climbing the barbed wire fence, running under heavy loads, and body training for resistance to the exposure to the sun. However, none of them complained of hardship or fatigue, and none of them gave up!

This was the first time Qin Shu had personally witnessed the training of the special forces, and many complicated emotions surged in her heart, including deep admiration.

These soldiers risked their lives for the country and people, they not only had to undergo hell-like devil training every day, but also had to sacrifice their lives unreservedly in times of danger. No wonder Xia Lun said that their lives were not their own.

Qin Shu’s gaze shifted slightly and landed on the tall and strong figure beside her.

His profile was deep like it had been shaped by a knife and axe. The line of his chin was also firm and resolute. Smiles were rarely shown at his beautiful thin lips, and more often, he would slightly curl his lips, looking arrogant and domineering, completely ignoring the others.

He must have gone through a lot of hard training just like these special forces soldiers, so he had the qualification to look down on the others today!

Forget it, why was she thinking about this?

Even if Ling Mohan were to become the Commander-in-Chief of Country A, it would have nothing to do with her. They were only superior and subordinate, and sooner or later, they would get divorced.

Qin Shu tightened her grip on the handle of the umbrella and threw out the messy thoughts of her mind again.

Sweat trickled down her forehead. The hair on her temples was wet on both sides. If she took off her hat now, she would probably be steaming with hot air.

But she couldn’t wipe her sweat off, and she could only endure!

Compared with the soldiers who were training, the hardship she was undergoing now was nothing.

The sun hung above her head, making Qin Shu feel dizzy. Everything went black before her eyes from time to time, and she felt as if she could not tell where she was.

She could only clench her teeth and pinch her thigh to stay awake with her other hand. But she didn’t complain of anything with a single word.

Ling Mohan seemed to have noticed Qin Shu’s small movements, so he suddenly looked over at her and angrily scolded, “What are you doing? Who allowed you to abuse yourself?”

“Report to the colonel!” Qin Shu saluted respectfully, trying her best to maintain her straight figure. “I didn’t torture myself, I was just wiping the sweat off my palm!”

“Bullshit! I’m not blind!” Ling Mohan was so angry that he burst out the dirty words. He resisted the impulse hard to pull her over and check her. “You’d better behave yourself. It’s useless to play the personal injury trick on me. If you do anything else, I’ll make you train with those special forces soldiers!”

Personal injury trick?

So that’s how he viewed her.

Qin Shu slightly pulled up the corner of her mouth, revealing a self-deprecating smile. She was too lazy to defend herself. She only smiled and said, “Yes, Colonel!”

She would behave herself and wouldn’t lose face in front of so many special forces soldiers and instructors.

Ling Mohan stared at Qin Shu’s overly obedient smile and just felt that something was amiss. There was an indescribable gloom in his heart.

This woman was getting more and more elusive!

Xia Lun’s voice came over the walkie-talkie, “Boss, those special forces recruits have completed their training targets this morning. What’s the next instruction for them?”

Ling Mohan was the commander-in-chief of all the special forces soldiers and was in charge of all their training plans.

After hearing Xia Lun’s report, he pondered for a moment and then ordered in a low voice, “Let them rest on site for ten minutes, then all cross the obstacle line with a load of 20 kg. The last one will be punished to do 200 push-ups.”

“Wow, boss, you’re so ruthless, but I like it! Haha!” Xia Lun’s hearty laughter came from the walkie-talkie, but he sounded like a devil to the special forces soldiers. “Don’t worry, I will teach these recruits well.”

The new special forces soldiers trembled like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Ling Mohan threw the walkie-talkie aside and couldn’t help but look back at Qin Shu. Seeing that her red face was somewhat pale now, he couldn’t help but frown.

“Do you feel very hot?” He kept a straight face and maintained his stern demeanor as a commander. At least he could not lose his dignity in front of the soldiers, otherwise who would submit to his discipline?

Qin Shu nodded, then shook her head. She bit her lips tightly, with a little blood oozing out.

In fact, she didn’t hear what Ling Mohan was saying at all. Her head was buzzing and she was dizzy. She could only guess what Ling Mohan was saying by the movements of his lips.

Adjutant Li couldn’t bear to see Qin Shu suffer like this and wanted to plead for her.

But on second thought, the devil commander’s heart was even harder than steel. If others pleaded for Qin Shu, they might even piss him off. Besides, this was Qin Shu’s job as a secretary, so with what excuse should he plead for mercy for her?

If the devil commander were to be pissed off and say something like “get lost if she can’t do this job,” wouldn’t that harm Qin Shu instead?

Thus, Adjutant Li shut his mouth tightly.

Ling Mohan stared at Qin Shu for a while. Qin Shu forced herself to stare at him without the slightest bit of flinch. But in the eyes of the man, she was just a stubborn hard rock, which made him half-dead from anger.

If Qin Shu were willing to say something tender, Ling Mohan wouldn’t care about any principles and would immediately order her to go back to the office and rest.

Unfortunately, Qin Shu was open to persuasion but not to coercion. Moreover, Ling Mohan had scolded her in front of so many people, saying that she didn’t behave herself, so how could she beg for mercy? It was already taken as a compromise since she didn’t argue with Ling Mohan on the spot.

Ling Mohan couldn’t find a way to “forgive” her, so he could only turn around and pick up his telescope to continue watching the recruits’ training.

At this moment, Adjutant Li suddenly exclaimed, “Miss Qin!”

Ling Mohan turned around immediately and saw Qin Shu falling to the side.

“Little Qin Shu!” He jumped out, stretched out his long arm, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

The woman in his arms had her eyes closed tightly. Her face was pale, her pink lower lips got bitten through, and even her military uniform was covered in sweat.

All the water and salt in her body had been draining out, how could she not faint?

Without a military doctor’s diagnosis, Ling Mohan could tell that Qin Shu was suffering from a heat stroke!

He felt a wave of regret and distress in his heart. He knew that she was very stubborn, so he shouldn’t have forced her.

“Stay here. Call me if anything happens!” he shouted at Adjutant Li and then quickly picked up Qin Shu and ran towards the military infirmary.

Adjutant Li could only salute at his back. “Yes, Colonel!”

Now Adjutant Li could tell that the colonel cared about Miss Qin in his heart. Adjutant Li thought that he should have pleaded for Miss Qin. Perhaps the colonel would praise him for being able to read his thoughts.

Adjutant Li was regretting, and Ling Mohan was also regretting that he had forced Qin Shu to such a state. It was not that he didn’t know she was stubborn, so why would he leave her exposed to the scorching sun?

Even an ordinary man would not be able to hold on, let alone Qin Shu. Moreover, she had suffered a car accident and still needed to rest for three months.

He was so angry that he was confused!

No, it should be the lust that rushed into his brain last night that caused him to lose his sanity. He just wanted to discipline Qin Shu properly and wanted to make her behave obediently, and more obediently.

However, if Qin Shu could behave herself, it would not be her.

In the infirmary, Ling Mohan quickly put Qin Shu flat on the bed and helped untie her military coat, making her body ventilate as much as possible to dissipate heat. At the same time, he used his thumb to forcefully pinch her philtrum, allowing her to breathe fresh air as soon as possible and regain consciousness.

He was a high-ranking special forces soldier and was more than enough to solve the heat stroke problem, but he was not so calm when facing Qin Shu who was in need of first aid.

The middle-aged female military doctor had become an assistant to Ling Mohan and she smiled. She could tell that the commander liked the girl in the bed very much. And taking a closer look at the girl’s appearance, she saw that even if the girl’s face was pale, it was difficult to conceal her beautiful appearance.

No wonder even the coldest colonel in the military area was tempted.

However, the middle-aged female military doctor was a sophisticated person. Of course, she knew that what could tempt this cold Colonel was definitely not just the girl’s appearance.

Otherwise, with so many beautiful female art soldiers in the army, the colonel would have been tempted long ago. How could he stay single until now? Therefore, this girl definitely had other particular charm.

Ling Mohan stared fixedly at Qin Shu. Not long after, seeing her slowly wake up, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

Last time when Qin Shu had a car accident, he almost wanted to kill the driver and Yang Bin. This time, Qin Shu fainted because of him, and he wanted to kill himself!

“Here.” The middle-aged female military doctor smiled kindly and handed Qin Shu a bottle of Ageratum Liquid.

“Thank you, doctor.” Qin Shu smiled at her and took it and drank it up.

The middle-aged female military doctor looked at her smile and was somewhat dazed for a moment. Then, she asked, “You… What’s your relationship with Professor Qin?”

Qin Shu was a little surprised. Just as she was about to say that she was Professor Qin’s daughter, Ling Mohan suddenly said, “Have a good rest and don’t talk nonsense.”

How could this be nonsense!

Qin Shu was dissatisfied in her heart, but thinking that the other party was her superior, she could only obey orders and smiled apologetically at the female military doctor.

The female military doctor sensed Ling Mohan’s anger and thought that she was a nuisance to them, so she walked out at the right time and left the small room for the two of them.

After the female military doctor left, Ling Mohan solemnly said to Qin Shu, “Don’t reveal your identity casually in the future!”

Qin Shu frowned. She remembered that Grandpa Ling had also told her before not to say that she was Qin Mushan’s daughter.

As for the reason, Grandpa Ling never told her.

Now Ling Mohan also ordered her to do the same, why was this?

She wanted to ask, but Ling Mohan said first, “Don’t ask, hold back your questions!”

Qin Shu, “…”

What a tyrannical dictator!

She ignored Ling Mohan and turned her back towards him, but her shoulders were forcefully turned over.

“You obviously couldn’t hold on, why didn’t you tell me?” Ling Mohan touched her face and asked angrily.

What’s the use of telling him?

Qin Shu mocked herself in her heart. She smiled calmly on the surface and said, “I don’t want to play the personal injury trick on you.”

This was precisely what Ling Mohan had said to scold her.