The next day.
The moment Nanheng opened his eyes, before he even fully processed where he was, a wave of dizziness overwhelmed him. He reached up and rubbed his forehead for a while before opening his eyes once more.
He realized he wasnât sleeping in his own bed; his brows furrowed and he abruptly sat up. The moment he turned to the side, he saw that K was sitting on a bench next to the bed.
Nanheng was slightly absentminded. Last night, he had returned to the base after drinking too much. Afterward, he seemed to recall going to Feng Lingâs side?
Was it a dream, or was it real? Did he take an incorrect route? Or was it all a hallucination?
But no matter what, he should either be in his own bed or in Feng Lingâs. How did he end up in Kâs place?
âB-boss, youâre awake ah...â Kâs expression was slightly stumped as he watched him.
The moment Li Nanheng heard his tone, he felt that things werenât simple. He narrowed his eyes coldly: âK?â
K nodded his head frantically but remained in his seat. It was as though he had suffered some form of fright or grievance and did not dare to approach.
Nanheng furrowed his brows; partially because his head was aching, but more because Kâs expressions were filled with various meanings.
âWhy am I here?â
âBoss...â Kâs expression was somewhat awkward and filled with grievance as he swallowed: âLast night, you drank too much. Originally, I was about to head to bed when you abruptly came into my room and startled me. I thought you wanted to drink more and thought to have a couple rounds with you, but I never expected that you...â
When Nanheng saw Kâs expression, he furrowed his brows harshly: âWhat did I do?â
âYou might have drank too much last night. Iâm not sure who you mistook me for, but you must have thought I was a woman. You suddenly came up and held me, and even pressed me down onto the bed...â
Li Nanheng: â...???â
âAfterward, I, um, Boss I really didnât mean it. I know you drank too much last night. The name you were calling also wasnât mine. But Iâm straight ah, what if you did something to me? How would a man like me continue staying in society? So I just knocked you out, just... I hit the back of your neck...â As he spoke, K pointed toward the area on Nanhengâs neck that was aching: âDrillmaster Han was the one who taught us this. He said that this is the weakest part of a personâs neck and I immediately learned it well. Yesterday was the first time I used it, but I didnât expect that it would really knock you out.â
Li Nanheng: â...â
âWhose name did I call out last night?â Nanheng tried his best to digest Kâs words and asked with a heavy voice.
âI didnât hear it clearly. Iâm not sure if it was something Ling, or Ling something... it should be a woman, right? Otherwise, you wouldnât have kept rubbing my chest...â K coughed as he spoke.
Nanhengâs expression instantly turned uglier. He stared in disdain at Kâs chest that couldnât be anymore flat.
He went to touch the chest of a big man like him?
Nanhengâs fingers twitched. He slowly raised his hand and shifted his palms. He could not remember last night well, but he seemed to recall entering someone elseâs room and pressing that person down. After hearing Kâs words, he felt that he had really touched someoneâs chest last night.
Was it Kâs?
When he carefully recalled the sensation, he felt that something just wasnât right.
However, Kâs recount of the incident seemed to match up fully with the vague memories he had.
Was it Ling something or something Ling?
Could he have thought that he had entered Feng Lingâs room?
Right now, Kâs place was one floor apart from Feng Lingâs. Their room numbers were identical and only separated by one floor. If he had really drank too much, it wasnât impossible for him to enter the wrong room...
But the sensation...
Nanheng glanced another eye at Kâs chest. Although K was dressed in his combat clothes, he was much more muscular and the clothes did not appear loose the way they did on Feng Ling. With one glance, he could tell that Kâs chest was muscular, firm and flat.
As though it was because Nanheng was staring at his chest, K shifted his hands up to block his chest with a fearful expression. He seemed determined not to let his boss bend him into becoming gay.
Nanheng was speechless as he rubbed the back of his neck. He then considered the incident last night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the person he had pressed down was clearly Feng Ling. How could it have become K?
âYouâre sure that last night I entered your room?â
K nodded: âYes.â
K was still hugging his own chest with a defensive expression. Seeing this, Nanheng really could not stand staying in this room any longer. He immediately stood up to leave, yet the moment he stood, he had to rub his forehead and his aching neck.
âFuck, since you knew I drank too much, you should have called someone to help me back. You used so much force, fuck, were you trying to kill me?â Nanheng turned back to glare at him harshly.
K pursed his lips: âIt was an emergency and I couldnât control my strength. Boss, you canât blame me. I was also putting thought into both of our innocence.â
Nanheng expressionlessly stepped out without looking back.
Innocence?
If he had really entered Kâs room last night, perhaps he really needed to thank K for protecting his innocence.
After stepping out of Kâs room, Li Nanheng walked away with an ugly expression. He had just approached the staircase when he abruptly noticed Feng Ling who was on her way down. The instant their gaze met, Nanheng stared at her icily.
Feng Ling, on the other hand, seemed slightly confused: âBoss? Itâs so early, why are you here?â
At the same time, Feng Lingâs gaze shifted to the rooms behind him: âDrillmaster Han and Brother Xu both donât stay on this floor. Did you take the wrong path?â
Nanheng noticed that she did not bring up K, as though she was completely clueless about what had happened last night, he only stared at her coldly without offering any explanation. Feng Ling had already come down and was about to step past him when he spoke up: âThere are two more hours. Youâre ready?â
âIâm mostly prepared, but I was thinking of training for a while to prevent my muscles from being stiff.â
âVery good. Being well-prepared and having the spirit to fight is indeed necessary for our base members.â Nanheng turned and glanced at her calmly. At the same time, he scanned her loose combat outfit. He reached out, as though he was a leader helping his subordinate to neaten his collar, and tugged on her collar.
In the next moment, both his eyes and hands paused. His gaze was fixed under her collar as he spoke coldly and heavily: âWhat are you wearing under your shirt?â