Chapter 1

“Baby, have you finished prepping? Breakfast is ready.” Elina knocked on the door of Ning An’s room. Realising that it wasn’t locked, she then gently pushed it open. “Baby, I’m coming in.”

“Mum, I don’t want to go to military school.” Sitting on the bed, Ning An’s head was hanging low. His hair was in a complete mess and still had tufts of hair sticking up.

Holding back her short temper, Elina picked up a comb from the bedside cabinet and sat beside Ning An to help brush his hair. “What’s wrong? Baby, tell mother why you don’t want to go to military school.”

“In military school, it’s practically all Alphas. The things they learn are all very difficult.” Recalling the military school academic program he had seen online, Ning An was so miserable that he wanted to cry. “I also don’t want to wake up every morning at half past six to go for a run. Plus, there’s that physical training. Mum, I’m going to die.”

“Baby, it can’t be that exaggerated.” Elina persisted in pressing down the strands of hair sticking up on Ning An’s head. “In military school, there are also a lot of Betas like you. Everyone’s life in the school is very good. Plus, my baby is so smart. Homework would definitely be just a trivial matter. Mother believes that you can do it. Let those Alphas experience a Beta’s might! Ning Meng would also be very proud of you.”

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On the road, although he kept praying that some big explosion would suddenly destroy the military school, the Ning family’s car was nevertheless unimpeded all the way to the grand entrance of the school. With a bitter expression on his face, Ning An hugged and bid farewell to his family. He hugged Ning Meng for a long time without letting go.

“Brother, you can stop hugging me now.” Ning Meng didn’t expect that her older brother would care for her this much. She felt slightly pleased and patted Ning An’s back. “It’s not like we can’t see each other. We can usually just video chat.”

“It’s not that. I’m just picking up a bit of your pheromones. Who knows, maybe the physical examination doctor would think that I’m an Omega and reject my admission.” Ning An was still making his final act of resistance. “Let me hug you for a while.”

“You’re simply spouting nonsense.”

Facts proved that Ning Meng’s words were correct. The military school doctor was not as easy to fool as Ning An had expected. All the components of the physical examination were rigorous and complied with regulations. There were absolutely no loopholes.

In the end, Ning An carried his small suitcase into his allocated four person dorm, B705. There was someone who came early and was already sorting out his things. Seeing Ning An come in, he still reached out his hand and said, “Hello. My name is He Xin.”

“Hi. I’m Ning An.” He Xin’s smile was extremely bright, forcing Ning An to also reluctantly smile. “Pleased to meet you.”

“Very pleased to meet you too. Later on, we’ll all be roommates. Please take care of me.”

He Xin had arrived early and already did a good job cleaning up the dorm. Ning An sorted out his own things and then didn’t know what else he should do. He sat on the bed, swaying his feet and lost in thought.

He Xin initially didn’t think that he would be able to get into military school. At this moment, his entire being was still in a state of excitement. After he finished cleaning the dorm, he took a rest and then started to find things to do again. He walked a full circle around the dorm before setting his sights on his roommate who was sitting on the bed.

“Hello. My name is He Xin. Very pleased to meet you.”

When Ning An heard this all too familiar self-introduction, he was quite speechless. Seeing that He Xin had extended his hand towards him, he said, “Didn’t we already introduce ourselves to each other?”

“Haha, sorry. I’m a little too excited.” He Xin awkwardly laughed, withdrawing his hand and scratching his head. “You are Ning An. Let’s add each other on our terminals.”

“Are you very happy?” Fortunately, He Xin didn’t forget his name. Ning An opened his terminal and received He Xin’s friend request. After pressing ‘confirm’, he saw a notification saying ‘you have one new message’. It was from Ning Meng.

“Is it that obvious?” He Xin looked very surprised.

“En……” Brother, you can’t be any more obvious. Looking at his terminal, Ning An considered whether he should open the message Ning Meng had sent him.

“This is because I have always dreamed of being a soldier. Initially, I had still believed that it was impossible for me to get in.” He Xin could still remember how happy his parents were when he received the military school admission notice, and also how excited he himself was. Up until arriving in the military school dorm, he still felt like he was dreaming. “I’m so happy I got accepted!”

“En……” Ning An felt that He Xin’s entire being was radiating a kind of dazzling light. He avoided He Xin’s pair of glistening eyes and opened the message Ning Meng had sent him. Unsurprisingly, it was to congratulate him on becoming a military school student. Ning An simply closed his terminal.