Chapter 216: Chapter 194 Taking Advantage of Others
"Sorry, I can’t."
Qiao Yuxian said sincerely.
These few words sounded like they came directly from her heart, making them feel really genuine to anyone who heard them.
Gu Yanjing looked at her again.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t go to the shooting range to play because she was worried that if she went and started shooting randomly, it would be seen as a provocation or challenge.
She’d rather overthink things a bit than get herself into unnecessary trouble.
But still, someone approached her.
Qiao Yuxian certainly couldn’t compete with her.
Seeing the woman staring at her motionlessly, Qiao Yuxian said again, "I really can’t."
"Then what can you do? I’ll compete with you," the woman insisted.
Qiao Yuxian looked at her: "......"
The woman waited for a while, and seeing that she didn’t speak, said again, "What’s the matter? Are you afraid? Or maybe you..."
"Shang Yue."
Before the woman could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a stern and cold voice.
She turned to look at the person behind her and immediately stopped talking.
Lu Mengyi gave her a serious look, then glanced at Gu Yanjing before looking at Qiao Yuxian. She stepped closer and apologized to her, "Sorry. She’s stubborn, just ignore her."
Shang Yue stood there with her lips pursed, looking quite sour-faced, feeling frustrated.
But as Lu Mengyi glanced at her, she didn’t dare speak and could only stand there sulking.
Qiao Yuxian smiled at Lu Mengyi, shook her head and said, "It’s fine."
Lu Mengyi gave her a faint smile, then looked over to Gu Yanjing and Chu Zhengran, saying, "My dad just called, asking me to go back early, so we’ll be leaving now."
Gu Yanjing nodded in response.
Chu Zhengran said warmly, "Alright, let’s get together again when we have time."
Lu Mengyi replied and looked at Qiao Yuxian, "Sorry for today. I’ll invite you out another day."
Thinking she was just being polite, Qiao Yuxian stood up with a smile and said, "Okay."
"Then we’ll leave first," Lu Mengyi said.
"Mm." Qiao Yuxian replied softly.
Qiao Yuxian watched Lu Mengyi and Shang Yue leave, and only when their figures were out of sight did she sit back down.
As soon as she sat down, Gu Yanjing asked again, "Want to play?"
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, blinking her eyes, paused for a few seconds and said, "I can’t."
Gu Yanjing looked at her silently.
In Yue City, when she was shooting tree branches with a crossbow, she didn’t seem like she couldn’t at all.
Seeing him looking at her, Qiao Yuxian smiled again, "I really can’t."
"Mm." Gu Yanjing responded and then said calmly, "I’ll teach you."
"Huh?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him, startled.
Gu Yanjing touched her little face and asked, "Want to learn?"
"Learn, learn." Qiao Yuxian didn’t hesitate for a second, saying, "I’ll learn."
Gu Yanjing pulled her up and led her by the hand towards the shooting range.
Qiao Yuxian happily followed him.
Chu Zhengran turned to watch the two of them, and after a while, he looked at Qiao Zhiang and said, "Want to go have a look?"
Qiao Zhiang looked over towards the shooting range, then at the small cake in front of him, conflicted for a moment, said, "Brother, you go ahead."
Chu Zhengran looked at him, then at a few Chu Family members who had followed him out nearby.
The Chu Family members seeing him look over, quickly ran up, "Little President Chu."
"Have them all come over," Chu Zhengran said. "Stay here with him, don’t wander off, just stay here."
"Yes." The Chu Family members replied, then waved to those behind them, and several others quickly came over.
Chu Zhengran looked again at Qiao Zhiang, reminding him, "Stay here, let them know if you need anything. Don’t run around."
"Got it, Brother." Qiao Zhiang replied obediently, "You go ahead."
"Mm."
The shooting range was outdoors, very spacious.
The types of guns were very detailed.
Just looking from the rest area where they were, you could see more than a dozen types of guns.
Each type of gun was placed in its own shooting lane.
Each lane was separated by bulletproof glass.
The guns were chained in a fixed position.
The muzzle could only aim at the range, it couldn’t move in any other direction.
Each shooting lane had only one type of gun, if you wanted to try another gun, you had to switch lanes.
Gu Yanjing took Qiao Yuxian and randomly picked a spot.
As soon as they entered, Qiao Yuxian took a close look at the gun.
Gu Yanjing could sense her eyes light up.
Qiao Yuxian touched it and then looked at Gu Yanjing and asked, "What gun is this?"
Mr. Gu looked at her, paused and said, "Type 95 automatic rifle."
"Oh~~~~" Qiao Yuxian said in a knowing tone, "What’s the range?"
"Effective range is 400 meters."
Qiao Yuxian nodded, looked around for a bit, and then went to the next shooting lane.
Mr. Gu followed her.
Qiao Yuxian looked at the Type 92 pistol in the neighboring lane and said, "I know this one, it’s a pistol."
"Mm." Mr. Gu responded, not saying much else.
Qiao Yuxian looked at the pistol, then went to another lane: "I know this one too, it’s a revolver. I’ve played with toy ones as a kid."
"Mm."
Qiao Yuxian walked to another lane: "What’s this?"
"Shotgun."
"Oh."
Afterward, Qiao Yuxian walked through several lanes, asking about different guns.
Mr. Gu answered each one in turn.
Finally, she returned to the 92 pistol lane and said, "I want to use this."
"Sure." Mr. Gu said, standing behind her.
"Teach me." Qiao Yuxian turned to look at him, her eyes sparkling.
Mr. Gu looked at her, thinking she was just like a sly little fox.
They stared at each other for a few seconds before Mr. Gu stepped forward, stood before her, and pinched her chin, leaning down to kiss the corner of her lips. Then he held her shoulder and turned her to face the shooting lane.
"I’ll teach you."
"Okay." Qiao Yuxian responded happily.
Mr. Gu stood behind her and helped adjust her posture.
Then he held her hand, guiding her to grip the gun.
From behind, he wrapped his arms around her, adjusting the height of her arms and the pose of her wrists.
He loaded the pistol with her hand in his.
Qiao Yuxian completely entrusted herself to him, acting as if she didn’t know anything, allowing Mr. Gu to "maneuver" her.
After the position was adjusted, Qiao Yuxian asked, "How do I aim?"
Mr. Gu held her hand and said, "Focus on the sights."
"Oh." Qiao Yuxian answered quickly, then realizing she was too fast, asked, "Which one is the front sight and which is the rear sight?"
Mr. Gu lowered his eyes to look at her and said, "This is the front sight, and this is the rear sight."
"Oh, oh, oh." Qiao Yuxian said, unable to hold back a smile.
Mr. Gu could feel her smiling and slightly lifted the corners of his mouth, yet his voice remained emotionless: "Focus more on the sights and less on the target."
"Mm!" Qiao Yuxian replied.
"The shooting lane is 25 meters long, bullet trajectory raises 12.5 centimeters. Aim point should be 12.5 centimeters below the center of the 10-ring, at the lower 8-ring." Mr. Gu said calmly.
"Right here." Qiao Yuxian moved the gun down a bit.
"Mm."
Mr. Gu hugged her from behind, aimed briefly, and held her hand. He pulled the trigger.
A bang rang out.
Hit the target dead center.
Qiao Yuxian immediately put down the gun and glanced at the screen above.
"Whoa. Mr. Gu, that’s pretty impressive." Qiao Yuxian turned around and patted his shoulder, "Your aiming skills are really something."
Mr. Gu looked at her smiling eyes: "......."
Somehow that sounded a bit off.
"Tsk tsk tsk, a perfect shot in the 10-ring. Isn’t that hitting the bullseye every time?" Qiao Yuxian went on praising, "Such an excellent man, so skilled, and with looks and competence on every front, who does he belong to? Who’s so lucky?"
"Oh! He belongs to me." Qiao Yuxian beamed, "I’m the one with all the luck!"
Mr. Gu glanced down at her as she chatted away, praising him.
Meanwhile, Chu Zhengran, not far behind them, watched them.
He came over, did nothing, and just watched them.
Observing how Mr. Gu followed Qiao Yuxian from one lane to another, explaining guns.
Watching how Mr. Gu taught Qiao Yuxian to shoot...
Was that shooting?!
That was taking advantage of the young lady.
Lin Huai Shu, now he calls it teaching shooting.
Alright then, she’s his wife.
Take advantage as you wish.
With a gentle smile on his face, Chu Zhengran internally ranted.
Turns out Mr. Gu really knows how to make his wife happy.
He used to think he was just a block of ice with no heart.
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