Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 64: Chapter 62: Visitors from the Huang Family

Huo Sining didn’t get involved in those disputes; as soon as the instructor gave the command, she took the lead and started running.

Luo Jinzhi followed right behind her, the two of them one after the other at a pace that wasn’t very fast, but they kept up with the group.

“I see you run with quite some skill, do you run often?”

Seeing that Huo Sining hadn’t even broken a sweat after running two kilometers and now had such a relaxed look on her face, Luo Jinzhi couldn’t help but look over at Huo Sining while running and ask.

“I’ve participated in the school’s marathon competition,” Huo Sining said with a smile.

Indeed, she had participated in long-distance races back in high school, but it was only because her class leader had forced her to fill a spot.

At that time, Huo Sining was quite introverted and didn’t know how to refuse, so she obediently took part in the competition.

After the ten thousand meters, she was so exhausted she felt like she was about to collapse and only managed to get a certificate of participation for her effort.

Huo Sining’s explanation was ambiguous; her current stamina was purely thanks to the spiritual energy of the cheating tool, the Water-Repelling Pearl.

During the run, no matter how tired she got, she could always summon the spiritual energy to organize her body’s meridians, and all her fatigue would dissipate.

So, running wasn’t at all troubling for her; it wasn’t much of a challenge.

If it weren’t for the concern of standing out in front of so many people, she wouldn’t want to draw attention to herself, or she would have taken off running at high speed by now.

But Luo Jinzhi misunderstood, thinking that Huo Sining had been a marathon athlete in high school, and immediately admired her: “No wonder your stamina is so good!”

Huo Sining just smiled and deliberately controlled her pace to let Luo Jinzhi keep up with her.

Two laps later, everyone’s speed had obviously slowed down, and the boys and girls trailed off into a long, strung-out tail.

Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin were already struggling to run; having made it only through one and a half laps, they shifted their leaden legs forward at a snail’s pace, their cheeks drenched in sweat and pale.

It was at this time, after running two laps, that Huo Sining and Luo Jinzhi had caught up from behind again, and upon seeing Huo Sining so relaxed and at ease, Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin’s teeth clenched out of spite.

Unfortunately, jealousy didn’t conjure stamina, so all they could do was watch as Huo Sining and Luo Jinzhi overtook them, helpless to do anything.

Their eyes swept over the vast, boundless field; the initial sense of joy that surged upon seeing the grand field had long since vanished.

Xue Jingjing just wanted to slack off and skip a lap, but the moment this thought occurred to her, the instructor behind caught her in the act.

“Why have you stopped? You’re walking, not running. Do you think this is a tortoise race? Everyone needs to sprint; those who dawdle and end up last will go without dinner tonight! I want to see who dares to be lazy, thinking you can muddle through by skipping a lap without me noticing? Those who slack off will run three extra laps as punishment!”

Chen Deping chased after them, holding a belt in his hand, and as he swung the belt with a snapping sound, he angrily scolded.

“Damn, that’s harsh! Physical punishment is one thing, but to go hungry? These instructors are basically demons!”

The students who had been held up didn’t dare to delay any longer, their hearts full of resentment, but now they couldn’t afford to care about that.

In order not to go hungry that night, everyone unconsciously quickened their pace, each one rushing towards the finish line.

Unfortunately, Chen Deping was not satisfied at all, looking at the slowly crawling trainees, he was furious, holding a leather whip:

“Look at these university students, what’s the use of going to university? They’re so weak that they can’t even run fast, they would only be targets on the battlefield! They wouldn’t even have a chance to flee, how can such people be considered talented?”

Standing beside him, Huang Jialin chuckled, “Old Chen, your standards are too high. These are just students, not fresh recruits; being just good enough is fine.”

Chen Deping shook his head, suddenly as if he thought of something, he turned his head curiously towards Huang Jialin:

“Speaking of which, it’s kind of strange for you, staying nicely in the capital and coming all the way here to do what? Don’t give me some false sentiment about missing me, I won’t believe it.”

“What’s not to believe? I really missed you, so I rushed over to have a look,” Huang Jialin said with a laugh.

Chen Deping snorted, his face full of disdain: “Spare me that, having been in the same unit for so many years, I know very well what kind of person you are. Tell me, what are you really here for?”

Huang Jialin smiled, “I just came to see a niece of mine, who started at S University this year, and she just happens to be training under your command, so I came to take a look.”

“Your niece?” Chen Deping looked at Huang Jialin in surprise, “When did your brother have such a young daughter? That’s not right, I remember Jialin only has two kids, and the youngest is already working.”

Huang Jialin shook his head: “Not my older brother’s child, but my aunt’s granddaughter. Speaking of which, you should know her father, Liang Ruining, remember him?”

Chen Deping’s pupils shrank, and he looked up in surprise: “You’re talking about the Red Ace of Wolf Fang back then?”

Huang Jialin nodded and sighed, “Yes, it’s him. He was my aunt’s son; we all grew up together in the same compound. Later he joined the Wolf Fang Troops, and at the time he was making a name for himself. Even our chief said this kid had boundless prospects. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen afterward?”

Chen Deping was also quite surprised, “Certainly, to be the ace of Wolf Fang, you can see how much Commander He valued him back then. But I had no idea that kid had a daughter. Otherwise, with the kid’s military achievements, the army would surely have recognized it, right?”

Huang Jialin gave a bitter smile, “I only got the news from my cousin yesterday. The girl was posthumous, and I guess no one could have anticipated such a thing to happen. We didn’t know that boy had a woman; otherwise, we would have taken the mother and child to the Imperial Capital. I heard that my younger sister-in-law died a few years after giving birth to the child, and the girl has lived with her uncles for over a decade, who knows how much she has suffered.”

Chen Deping fell silent for a while then patted Huang Jialin’s shoulder, smiling:

“If Liang Ruining’s spirit is watching from above, he should also thank the heavens for leaving him a daughter. The ace of Wolf Fang is no ordinary person, if that girl can’t even handle this bit of hardship, wouldn’t she tarnish her father’s glorious reputation? What’s the child’s name? I want to see this girl and how much of the Red Ace she has inherited!”

“Her name’s Huo Sining, just keep an eye out for her, that’s enough,” said Huang Jialin. “My family’s old master learned about this and was worried, insisting I make the trip. She’s still in military training, so let the child focus on that first. I’ll just take a glance from afar, and we can arrange a proper time and occasion to acknowledge the relationship after the military training.”

Speaking of this, Huang Jialin felt somewhat helpless; his older cousin had called home yesterday, saying she had found Liang Ruining’s child, causing a commotion that deeply shocked the two elder Huangs in the Imperial Capital.

Both his own grandfather and his great-uncle were agitated, ready to book flights to S City that very night. Had it not been for his intervention, those two nearly octogenarian men would have traveled a thousand miles on a quest to find the person.

Chen Deping nodded, his expression unchanged, but he took Huang Jialin’s words to heart and his gaze drifted involuntarily towards the group of young boys and girls on the field.