Chapter 411: Mad for Love
After the song "Legend of the Hungry Wolf," more people took turns singing, and the atmosphere grew increasingly lively.
Until Mr. Zhang, speaking in a local accent, encouraged everyone with other talents not to hide them, but to showcase them courageously.
As a result, the scene became even more vibrant. Besides singing, there was B-BOXS, moonwalks, street dancing, and even someone using bamboo clappers to perform a solo comedy act.
A girl from the Ewenki Clan organized everyone to stand up, hand in hand, and as her soaring voice filled the air, everyone danced and sang around the campfire, creating an ebullient scene filled with laughter.
After a while, everyone sat back down around the campfire, their previous unfamiliarity completely dissolved; laughter and cheerful banter never ceased.
Suddenly, Liou Qingcheng raised her hand, asking, "Hi everyone, would it be okay if I sing a song for you?"
"Yes!"
With Liou Qingcheng’s words, the atmosphere reached another peak, with applause continually echoing.
Tonight, besides laughing, everyone seemed to be clapping the most. Yet, they were enjoying it wholeheartedly.
"I’ll sing a song called ’Mad for Love’ for everyone."
The firelight from the campfire cast a glow on Liou Qingcheng’s face, enhancing her beauty in a special way.
Watching Liou Qingcheng pick up the guitar again, Lin Tian was mesmerized; the words "so beautiful" were the only ones on his mind.
Liou Qingcheng brushed the hair on her cheeks back to her ears before she began strumming the guitar.
The sound of the guitar was distinct, clear and pleasant, instantly capturing everyone’s attention.
As the prelude ended, Liou Qingcheng started singing softly.
I come from the spring
You said you wanted to part in the autumn
I want to ask if you dare
To love me like you said you would
I want to ask if you dare
To be mad for love like me
What do you truly think...
When the song ended, Liou Qingcheng’s gaze remained fixed on Lin Tian, and with the song’s emotional highs and lows, she had cried a stream of tears; her tear-streaked face was overwhelmingly beautiful and pitiful, evoking sympathy.
Ow...
Everyone went wild
Liou Qingcheng’s singing was so emotionally gripping, her hysterical cries moved everyone greatly.
They applauded with all their might, cheering hysterically, touched to tears.
Lin Tian was moved as well; he was closest to Liou Qingcheng, sensing the tremble in her guitar-strumming fingers and slight quiver in her voice, despite her proud confidence.
Lin Tian’s heart was restless; he remembered their first encounter. The proud girl had extended her hand to him, yet he hadn’t accepted it. When she heard about his aspiration to apply to Kanyue City Medical University, she’d come along without hesitation.
A girl who loved dance from a young age had abandoned her greatest passion to follow a boy to a Medical University.
In Lin Tian’s eyes, it was a sacrifice that filled him with guilt.
Although she optimistically said she could continue to dance, it was merely an excuse to comfort Lin Tian.
Sacrificing her greatest passion, only to comfort him in return—what a wonderful girl she was?
Liou Qingcheng wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, looking at Lin Tian with choked sobs, "What do you truly think?"
Lin Tian’s heart was no longer calm; he didn’t expect Liou Qingcheng to confess in this way—did he really deserve her affection?
"I love your dance, your guitar playing, your singing, the drumsticks you give me, the water you send me, the roses you give me..."
"I thought you’d say you liked me."
"Didn’t you notice? In every sentence, I really like you."
Liou Qingcheng could no longer hold back; she put the guitar aside and launched herself at Lin Tian, resting against his shoulder, tears and snot smearing onto his clothes.
Suddenly, applause, cheers, whistling, and jubilant shouts rang out.
"Kiss!"
"Kiss!"
"Kiss..."
In the midst of everyone’s cheers, Liou Qingcheng slipped away from Lin Tian’s embrace and planted a butterfly-like kiss on his lips, then nestled back into the warm chest, head lowered, overwhelmed with bashful charm.
"Ow!" Everyone cheered again.
At such an age, in a campus setting, love is what they yearn for, and clearly, Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng’s love was the one everyone envied.
After the applause subsided, nobody continued performing. The campfire wood had burned down considerably; the flames had weakened, as if the night breeze could snuff them out at any moment.
Yet no one left; they cherished this moment.
At Mr. Zhang’s suggestion, everyone lay on the grass, gazing upwards at the starry sky.
No one spoke, enjoying the intoxicating tranquility, until someone proposed a suggestion.
"Instructor, tell us about life in the military camp."
This suggestion was unanimously accepted, so for the remainder of the time, the four instructors became the focal point.
They began recounting from the start of their military life when they were rookies, training continuously to the point of exhaustion.
But recounting those days brought them joy; they shared many memorable stories from the camp, at times causing laughter, at others, a silent melancholy.
When they talked about it, there seemed no end to their stories; even the aloof Mr. Liu couldn’t stay silent.
Time flies when you’re having fun. Before they knew it, it was half past ten, and three hours of laughter, chatter, and tears had passed, bringing them to the reluctant moment of parting.
"Training continues tomorrow, so let’s head back and rest," Mr. Liu announced from beside the extinguished campfire.
These words brought a mix of emotions; happy to meet again tomorrow, but sad that the training must continue.
Gradually, everyone left the field and returned to their dormitories. The four instructors used flashlights to clean up the campfire ashes.
"Buddy, I’m taking Sisi back first, how long are you two planning on lying there?" Meng Nan nudged Lin Tian, asking.
Lin Tian smiled helplessly at him, "You guys go ahead; I’ll escort Qingcheng back in a bit."
Meng Nan flashed a mischievous grin and said, "I get it, I get it; we’ll leave then."
Sisi waved a tender fist, huffed, "If you dare bully Qingcheng, I’ll bite you."
After speaking, Sisi also flashed a mischievous grin like Meng Nan’s before leaving.
Actually, though Lin Tian wanted to leave, Qingcheng had unknowingly fallen asleep in his embrace. Worried she might catch a cold, Lin Tian used spiritual qi to keep her warm.
But they couldn’t sleep here all night, could they?
Lin Tian patted Liou Qingcheng’s shoulder gently, whispering, "We should go too."
Yet, to his surprise, Liou Qingcheng wasn’t asleep at all; she tightened her hold around Lin Tian. "Don’t move, I want to hold you a bit longer."