The hottest days of autumn usually fell in the last week of August and went on until the first week of September. Coincidentally, this was also when the freshmen of D University would begin their military training.
At precisely seven in the morning, the students, dressed in military training uniforms, marched out of their respective dormitory buildings and flocked to the training grounds.
"Wait for me!" Just outside the dormitory for art students, Sophia shouted as she ran. "Fiona! Leona! Wait for me!"
Behind her followed Ella, who was casually taking her time. "Why are you running? We cannot possibly be late!"
Fiona turned to her roommates and said, "Come on! The training program's about to start. The instructors and drillmasters are already there!"
"You heard Fiona!" Sophia told Ella. "Hurry up so we can catch up with her and Leona!"
Leona looked back at Fiona and saw that she had tied up her hair into a little bun and tucked it inside her hat. Only her face was exposed so she looked neat and fresh, like a fairy.
In the open-air stadium, instructors from various schools were directing their students to their designated areas. Among them was the art school instructor, a woman in her thirties named Hilda Han.
"Students, listen up! The university president, the school officials, and the general drillmaster of the military training will be presiding over the mobilization meeting. Remember to stand alert and pay attention," she declared. "The military training will start right after the mobilization meeting and will conclude after a month."
"What?"
"Oh my God..."
The students complained loudly as soon as Hilda finished speaking.
"I thought we were only having the mobilization meeting today!" Sophia took off her hat and fanned herself with it.
"Oh, no! I can't believe the actual training starts today!" "But I didn't even put on sunscreen this morning!" Ella ranted.
Fiona kept her silence. Looking at their uniforms, she suddenly remembered Spencer.
"Okay, everyone! Stay in your designated areas and don't make any unnecessary noise!" The instructor raised her voice. "The purpose of this military training is to teach all of you discipline. For the coming weeks, it's important that you listen to your drillmasters. You must complete every task that they will give you."
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.
her head.
Even Fiona began looking around at the other groups as she wondered what was going on.
"Sir!" Someone in their group called out to one of the drillmasters passing by. "Do you know where our drillmaster is? Did he forget about us?"
The drillmaster turned around and said, "Yours will be arriving soon!"
Right then, the sound of a car engine announced an approaching vehicle. A loud voice called out from the stadium, "Salute!"
All of the drillmasters stood straight and saluted. They looked at the coming car and greeted loudly in unison.
"How cool!"
"Wow! What a big shot!"
Everyone looked expectantly at the approaching vehicle. Only Fiona frowned as she wondered who the arrogant man in the car could be. She remembered clearly that Article 206 of the school regulations stated that no motor vehicles were allowed to enter the stadium.
"It's coming towards us!"
"The car is coming here!"
The girls in Fiona's group couldn't help but squeal. Sure enough, the vehicle stopped in front of their team.
Click!
The car door swung open and out stepped a pair of legs wearing standard army boots. The slender and well-toned figure of a tall man then appeared in front of them.
Fiona stood on her toes to get a better look from the second row. As soon as she saw who it was, her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. She felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her throat.
Were her eyes deceiving her?
Spencer? She rubbed her eyes and took a second look. It was really Spencer! 'I'm doomed!' she cried inwardly.