Lu Mingyu adjusted his state and no longer made any mistakes.
His operations were precise and efficient.
Every movement, every shot, was filled with a deadly sense of oppression.
At this moment, he was no longer the young man who would blush and his heart would pound at a single word.
Instead, he was the battlefield master who made all enemies tremble in fear.
He was like a sharp knife, precisely tearing open the enemy's defenses.
He created one perfect sniping opportunity after another for Gu Lina Zha.
"Ten o'clock, behind the rock."
"Northeast, second-floor window."
"Watch out on the left, someone is sneaking up."
His callouts were clear and timely, as if he had full map vision on the battlefield.
All Gu Lina Zha had to do was aim and shoot according to his instructions.
Under Lu Mingyu's perfect suppression and cooperation,
Gu Lina Zha's "one headshot from eight hundred meters away" didn't quite materialize,
but she did achieve several impressive kills.
The enemies in the game were completely helpless against their teamwork.
They turned into loot boxes one after another.
Finally, with a precise burst from Lu Mingyu, the last enemy was knocked down.
The victory message "Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!" appeared on the screen.
One game ended.
The atmosphere in the headphones, which had been tense and intense, returned to its previous warmth.
"You're so amazing."
Gu Lina Zha exclaimed sincerely.
"You're very accurate too."
Lu Mingyu's voice also carried a smile.
"It's getting late, get some rest early."
He glanced at the time; it was already very late.
"Mmm."
Gu Lina Zha obediently agreed.
"You too, you have training tomorrow, don't get too tired."
"Good night."
Lu Mingyu said softly.
"Good night."
Gu Lina Zha's voice also became gentle.
After exchanging good nights, Lu Mingyu exited the game and turned off his phone.
The dormitory returned to its previous silence.
He sat on the edge of the bed, her last gentle "good night" echoing in his mind.
The curve of his lips lingered for a long time.
The next morning, as the sun just climbed above the horizon,
thunderous shouts already echoed on the training ground of the Haining Military Region.
The Megakaryocyte Special Operations Group members were undergoing their routine extreme physical training.
Lu Mingyu stood at the forefront of the team, his expression as serious as ever.
But those who knew him could tell from the slight upturn of his lips and his no longer icy eyes
that he seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood today.
The air was filled with the smell of sweat and earth, and everyone's face was etched with fatigue and determination.
"Next, Li Xiaoniu!"
The instructor's shout was loud and powerful.
A dark-skinned, powerfully built young man responded and stepped forward.
Li Xiaoniu took a deep breath and charged towards the obstacle course in front of him.
Scaling high walls, crawling forward, crossing barbed wire – a series of smooth, flowing movements.
However, an accident occurred during the last event, crossing the balance beam.
Perhaps the previous sprint had consumed too much of his physical strength.
Li Xiaoniu's foot suddenly slipped.
He lost his balance and fell from the half-meter high balance beam.
Although there was a thick sand pit below, he wasn't injured.
But in the training of the Megakaryocyte Special Operations Group, this was an absolutely unacceptable mistake.
The atmosphere on the training ground instantly froze.
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to their captain, Lu Mingyu.
According to past practice, when such a mistake occurred,
the lightest punishment would be an additional ten kilometers of weighted cross-country, and the heaviest would be direct disqualification from today's rest.
Li Xiaoniu also climbed out of the sand pit.
His face flushed, he walked to Lu Mingyu with his head down, ready to accept punishment.
"Captain, I..."
His voice was full of shame.
Lu Mingyu looked at him, with no trace of anger in his eyes, but instead an unusual calmness.
"Do it again."
He simply said four words lightly.
Li Xiaoniu suddenly looked up, unable to believe his ears.
The surrounding team members were also stunned.
They exchanged glances, wondering if they had misheard.
Today's captain was far too lenient.
"Yes!"
After Li Xiaoniu reacted, he immediately responded loudly and turned to run back to the starting point.
This time, he put in two hundred percent of his focus.
Every movement was precise and in place, and he successfully completed all obstacles.
Watching Li Xiaoniu's performance, Lu Mingyu nodded with satisfaction.
But in Li Xiaoniu's heart, a monstrous wave surged.
He secretly glanced at the sun in the sky.
Today's sun really did rise from the east.
What on earth was wrong with the captain today?
Could he really be in love?
As soon as this thought popped up, he immediately squashed it himself.
What a joke, their cold-hearted, iron-blooded captain who treated training as his wife, how could he be in love?
Even if he were in love, with the captain's perennially icy face, what woman would be so foolish as to fall for him?!
He must have been overthinking it.
The grueling training finally ended.
After Lu Mingyu announced dismissal,
the team members, like broken puppets, walked towards the dormitory in twos and threes.
He picked up a towel and wiped the sweat from his face.
Just as he was about to go back to the dorm for a shower, his phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
It was a text message from Gu Lina Zha.
"All my work details are confirmed, flight leaves Haining at 3 PM."
Lu Mingyu looked at the text on the screen, and his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.
He could imagine her somewhat expectant and playful expression when she sent that message.
His finger hovered over the screen for a moment.
He subconsciously wanted to type and ask her if he could see her off.
But reason was telling him that as a captain,
he shouldn't leave the Military Region for personal matters during working hours.
However, the torrent of emotion easily breached the dam of reason.
He wanted to see her.
Once this thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.
"Do you have time?"
"Could you come and see me off?"
Her second text message followed closely, with a cautious inquiry in her tone.
Lu Mingyu no longer hesitated.
He thought for a moment and replied with two words.
"I can."
It was almost an instant reply.
He could even imagine her on the other end of the phone,
what a happy expression she would have when she saw these two words.
"That's great!"
"I'm at the Hyatt Hotel in the city center, room number is 1808."
"Wait for me."
After replying to the message, Lu Mingyu put his phone back in his pocket and turned to walk towards the office building.
He needed a car.
And in the entire Military Region, there was only one person from whom he could borrow a car without having to explain too much.
Lu Hai's office was on the third floor.
Lu Mingyu knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A steady and authoritative voice came from inside.
Lu Mingyu pushed the door open and entered.
Lu Hai was sitting behind his desk, looking at a document.
Seeing that it was Lu Mingyu who had entered, he looked up with some surprise.
"What are you doing here again, kid?"
Lu Hai's tone sounded a little impatient, but his eyes showed concern.
"To borrow a car."
Lu Mingyu was concise and went straight to the point.
"Borrow a car?"
"What do you need to borrow a car for? Isn't the team's car enough for you?"
Lu Hai frowned.
"To see someone off," Lu Mingyu replied.
"See someone off?"
Lu Hai's frown deepened as he scrutinized his nephew.
He was still in his training uniform, not yet changed, and his hair was still damp.
But in his eyes, there was a softness and eagerness he had never seen before.
A thought suddenly flashed through Lu Hai's mind.
"See someone off?"
"You... you're not going to see your girlfriend off, are you?"
Lu Hai asked tentatively.
Lu Mingyu didn't speak, just stood silently in place.
His silence was the best answer.
Lu Hai was stunned.
He looked at this nephew whom he had watched grow up, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
This iron-blooded tough guy, who dedicated all his time and energy to the army, had actually opened up to love?
Countless questions instantly flooded Lu Hai's mind.
But when the words reached his lips, seeing Lu Mingyu's stubborn look, unwilling to talk more, he swallowed all the questions back.
He knew it would be useless to ask.
Ultimately, all his worries turned into a light sigh.
Lu Hai took a set of car keys from the drawer and threw them on the table.
"Take it."
Those were his own car keys.
Lu Mingyu stepped forward and picked up the keys.
"Thank you, Uncle."
"Drive carefully."