It seemed that the freshmen didn't get used to such a severe instructor all of a sudden, so they remained silent.

Mr. Mo's face became grimmer, and he said in a serious voice, "You need to answer 'Yes, sir!' if you hear me!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Your voice is too soft. Are you hungry? Say it again!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Again!"

"Yes, sir!"

...

Just like that, as Mr. Mo was being strict with them, half of the freshmen's voices became hoarse due to shouting loudly on the first day of the military training.

Because it was the first day, they didn't have much training. They simply practiced a normal standing posture, and then the instructor talked about the rules of the military training in the army and the distribution of dormitories. Xiaosi and Murong Xue were in the same room while Xiaowu went to another dormitory. And the two boys with Laoda were in the boys' dormitory, which happened to be in the building next to the girls' dormitory.

This was only the beginning of the military training, but Murong Xue already felt exhausted. It had been a long time since she stood like this. Even the soles of her feet hurt. But Murong Xue was worried about Xiaosi. Since she and Xiaosi returned to the dormitory just now, Xiaosi had been sitting on the bed with a pale face.

The rest of the people who lived in this dormitory also arrived. They weren't assigned to the same dormitory according to their platoons. Basically, the people of the dormitory were mixed. Except for Xiaosi, Murong Xue didn't know the other six girls. The dormitory was very small with bunk beds, two bathing rooms, and one sink. The military training had a tight schedule. Even the washing time was limited. All students must go to bed before 11 o'clock in the evening and sleep soundly. No talking was allowed, and they would be inspected by the life instructors.

"Hello, Miss Murong, I'm Huang Xiaofei. Can we be friends?"

Murong Xue looked up and found that it was an ordinary-looking girl who seemed very shy. She had big eyes, a slightly flat nose, and a sprinkling of freckles on her face. At this moment, she was standing there shyly as if she had been at a loss.

Murong Xue smiled, "Hello, Xiaofei, if you don't mind, you can call me Xue!" She always sincerely treated those who also wanted to make friends sincerely.

"Great, Xue. I always wanted to talk to you before." Huang Xiaofei happily stepped forward and held Murong Xue's hand.

Murong Xue wasn't used to that. She wanted to shake her hand off but then held back when she saw Huang Xiaofei's smiling face. But now she was truly worried about Xiaosi, so she wasn't in the mood for chatting. "It's a pleasure to meet you. We'll talk more when we have time. By the way, you should go to take a shower now. It will be time to go to bed soon. I'll also take a shower later."

"Okay, I'll go first then." Huang Xiaofei picked up her clothes joyfully and walked to the shower room.

After seeing Huang Xiaofei leaving, Murong Xue turned her head to look at Xiaosi who looked pale on the bed, and asked softly, "Xiaosi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Or did something happen?"

Xiaosi said with a weak smile, "I'm fine. Don't worry!"

Murong Xue sighed, "Don't laugh if you don't want to. You look more like crying. I won't push you anymore. I will listen to you whenever you want to tell me. Don't forget that we are friends."

Xiaosi nodded. "I just need some time alone!"

Murong Xue also knew that Xiaosi was not in the mood now. Seeing that Xiaosi didn't put away her stuff yet, she hurriedly helped to tidy up. Otherwise, it would be terrible if she was rebuked when the instructor came to inspect later.

In the afternoon, Mr. Mo already talked about the sanitation of the dormitory. People in the dormitory needed to clean up the dormitory in turn, which would be assigned to two people every day. They needed to check the placement of the shoes and the folding of the quilts. Even the toiletries must be placed in the same direction. No dirt was allowed on the ground, especially hair.

Murong Xue didn't quite know what she was doing. After all, she rarely cleaned up a dormitory like this. Speaking of which, it was the first time that she lived in a dormitory. The small dormitory made her feel a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't ask for an exception during the military training.

Huang Xiaofei quickly finished showering and walked out. Seeing Murong Xue cleaning alone, she hurried over and said, "Xue, let me help you. There should be two people cleaning. Why are you doing it alone?"

"I can't trouble you. I can do it myself." Murong Xue didn't mention Xiaosi. Today, it was Xiaosi and she who needed to clean up the dormitory, but she didn't want others to think that Xiaosi was slack. She could tell that Xiaosi was in a bad state as if she would break down at any time.

Huang Xiaofei's ordinary face showed a smile, which actually made her look pretty and cute. "It'll be faster if two people do it together. Look. You can tidy up the room, and I will help you mop the floor. Hurry up. You have not taken a shower yet. If you don't do it faster, the instructor will come over and inspect our room."

Murong Xue saw that Huang Xiaofei was taking a mop to clean the floor while she was talking. She then smiled and hurriedly tidied up the room. Now she had a good impression of this new friend in her heart. The rest of the people in the dormitory were merely sitting around and chatting with each other. As they saw her cleaning alone, they didn't come up to ask if she needed help, and Murong Xue didn't want them to help, either. However, she was sure of something, knowing that some people were worth having a close relationship while the others could only have a nodding acquaintance with her.

Fortunately, the dormitory was not very big. It didn't take long for her to tidy it up. Murong Xue also cleaned the windowsills, mirrors, and the sink. Meanwhile, Huang Xiaofei finished mopping the floor.

Murong Xue walked forward and said gratefully, "Thank you, Xiaofei."

Huang Xiaofei beamed, "No worries. This is just a trivial matter. Anyway, I used to clean at home a lot, and I am used to it. You haven't taken a shower yet. Go now!"

Murong Xue nodded. "Then I will wash up first. Let's talk when we have time." Murong Xue checked the time. It was already half past ten. Hence, she must wash up quickly.

She patted Xiaosi on the bed lightly and said softly, "Xiaosi, it's time to take a shower! It's really late…"

Xiaosi on the bed still didn't say a word. Murong Xue could do nothing about it but sigh softly. She went to take a shower after picking up her clothes. There were three sets of military uniforms for changing. In the military area, they needed to do everything by themselves. There was no washing machine here. The clothes needed to be washed by hand.

Murong Xue still wore the military uniform after taking a shower. In fact, every student was wearing the military uniform because there was no time to change clothes the next day. Mr. Mo said today that they must arrive at the training ground in 10 minutes when the bell rang the next day. Ten minutes was not enough for them to wash up. Hence, they tried to reduce the time of changing clothes.

Xiaosi was sleeping on the bottom bunk, so Murong Xue went to the top bunk. When she was about to say something to Xiaosi, she found that the instructor knocked on the door. "Routine inspection!" Mr. Mo outside the room opened the door and walked in after he said that.

Today, Mr. Mo said that he would inspect the dormitory in the evening, so everyone was not surprised. All the students, except Xiaosi, stood upright and shouted, "Good evening, sir!"

However, Mr. Mo was not as stern as he had been in the afternoon. He only greeted them softly and began to inspect the dormitory. After a while, as he looked at Xiaosi who was lying on the bed with her back facing them, his face darkened.

Murong Xue hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Report, sir. Xiaosi is feeling unwell! So she went to bed early!"

No one knew what Mr. Mo was thinking. He spoke coldly after a long while. "It's just the first day. And you can't stand it! How can you continue training in the future? Take care of yourself!"

Xiaosi's figure trembled almost invisibly, and then she remained motionless.

Mr. Mo’s face became grimmer, which looked more terrifying than he did this afternoon. Murong Xue wanted to explain. However, Mr. Mo said blandly, "Take a rest early tonight and start training tomorrow morning. If you feel unwell, you can apply for a break with the Life Department." He then left without looking back.

At 11 o'clock, the sleeping bell rang on time. The lights of all the dormitories were turned off. Everyone lay down on the bed and didn’t dare to make any noise. Mr. Mo said that someone would inspect the rooms when they were sleeping. If one point was deducted, they would have to train for another half an hour. Today everyone was exhausted when practicing the standing posture. They would despair if they needed to train with the extra time.

Murong Xue was lying on the bed, worried about Xiaosi. She could see something tonight. Xiaosi and Mr. Mo definitely knew each other. Maybe their relationship was not simple. She supposed that there was still some entanglement between the two. Otherwise, Xiaosi, who was usually calm and passionate, wouldn't look so pale. She even turned her back to the instructor tonight, not willing to spare a glance at him.

Soon, it was midnight. Murong Xue found out in a daze that Xiaosi who slept on the bottom bunk got out of bed and walked out softly. The moment the door closed, Murong Xue also quickly got up.

It was so late. What was Xiaosi going to do? Murong Xue was truly worried about her, so it was impossible for her to leave Xiaosi alone. Hence, she quickly followed.

Xiaosi walked a bit far, so Murong Xue ran to keep up. She did not dare to shout loudly because the discipline stated that they were not allowed to leave the dormitory at night. If she shouted, she would attract the instructor who worked at night. Murong Xue could only try to catch up quickly, but she found that Xiaosi was running fast, and she was struggling to catch up with her.

Finally, Murong Xue saw Xiaosi stop. That place was clearly the dormitory of Mr. Mo. The instructor’s dormitory was different from the student dormitory. The instructor’s dormitory was a single room.

She saw Xiaosi knock on the door of Mr. Mo’s dormitory. After the door opened, the two seemed to be arguing. But the voice was too small. Murong Xue couldn't hear them clearly. She walked up quickly. She shouldn’t have hidden in the distance to peep anyway. However, before she could approach, she found that Xiaosi and Mr. Mo had entered his dormitory and closed the door.

Murong Xue looked dumbfounded. What on earth was happening? Would anything happen since a man and a woman stayed in the same room? She was wavering now, not knowing whether she should go up and knock on the door. On the one hand, she was afraid that Xiaosi would be bullied. On the other hand, she worried that she would disturb Xiaosi if she went.