How could someone make such a big mistake?

Thinking about how her hand was on Gu Lingxiao's abs when she woke up, she wondered if it had been there all night.

Will Gu Lingxiao think she's a lecherous woman?

Touching him while he sleeps?

After calming down for a few minutes, she turned around to look at the sky outside, then looked down at her watch and realized it was already four o'clock.

Normally it would be bright by this time, but it's foggy right now.

Fortunately, it stopped raining outside, so she folded the blanket and went to the toilet.

After returning, I relit the stove, added some water to the pot, and then put in half a bowl of rice to cook porridge.

Sure enough, working was the best way to ease the awkwardness, and after a busy day, her mood improved a lot.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, they didn't do anything outrageous; they just accidentally ended up sleeping together in each other's arms.

Gu Lingxiao must have seen her having nightmares and then didn't dare to disturb her; his character is truly impeccable.

Gu Lingxiao lifted the curtain and came out. "Why are you serving food already?"

Lu Zhixia's second way of defusing the awkwardness was to look him directly in the eye.

“I was worried you wouldn’t have breakfast when you got back, so I cooked some porridge.”

"Thank you for your help, you've thought of everything so thoroughly."

"It was nothing, thank you for last night."

"You're welcome. I need to use the restroom first."

Gu Lingxiao strode out, not daring to linger for too long, as those thoughts kept popping into his mind.

They cuddled intimately all night, enjoying a blissful yet torturous experience!

When Ma Chao and Xiao Zhang came out, their eyes were all on the pot, but they looked away when they saw that it was just plain white porridge.

"You two are such foodies, you came out and looked at the pot first." Lu Zhixia couldn't help but say, "I can't cook anything now, there's nothing left in the house except white rice."

"Thank you for your trouble, Comrade Lu," Ma Chao said politely.

"Thank you, Sister Xia!" Xiao Zhang said immediately.

Lu Zhixia waved her hand, "Alright, everyone, stop being so polite. Go wash your faces and go to the bathroom if you need to! We'll have porridge later."

So they went out of the house one after the other, took turns using the toilet, and then squatted down together by the sink to wash their faces.

Ma Chao recalled that when he turned over, one of his legs had stretched out without crushing anyone. Then he opened his eyes and saw that there was no one where Gu Lingxiao should have been lying.

He didn't dare go to the next room to check, and after waiting for several minutes without seeing them return, he guessed what had happened.

I never expected the captain to be so amazing; he actually learned how to climb onto the heated brick bed!

Judging from Comrade Lu's expression, he slept quite well when he woke up last night. Did the two of them actually have sex?

He blamed himself for sleeping too soundly, but it would have been quite embarrassing to hear this if he hadn't been sleeping so soundly. Thinking of this, he shook his head.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you shaking your head so early in the morning?" Xiao Zhang teased.

"You're too young, you don't understand. Go wash your face properly!"

Ma Chao deliberately kept it a secret. He could keep it a secret, but what if Xiao Zhang accidentally let it slip?

"Brother Ma, you're teasing me again. Oh well, it doesn't matter if I don't know!"

Xiao Zhang lowered his head and started washing his face, also washing his neck as well, as he had sweated a lot that night due to the heat.

Gu Lingxiao noticed something was off about Ma Chao's gaze and guessed that he probably knew Ma Chao hadn't slept in the room last night.

So he walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I understand, Captain. I'm not that kind of person."

Ma Chao agreed verbally, but he didn't really mean it. How could good brothers have secrets?

Of course we should share with each other, otherwise life would be so boring.

"That'd better be the case. If I hear anything, you can expect to run 30 kilometers!"

Gu Lingxiao made a threat, then turned and strode into the house.

Ma Chao was left standing there, bewildered in the wind; it truly shows how a higher rank can crush a lower one.

It's only 30 kilometers.

At worst, he could just run away with his team; no one could stop him from saying what he wanted! Of course, this only applied between the team members, and they wouldn't reveal the secret to anyone else.

Lu Zhixia thought the porridge was almost cooked, so she turned off the heat and served four bowls of porridge according to the number of people. Then she added white sugar to the porridge so that they could have a meal together.

Seeing that the other two hadn't come in yet, Gu Lingxiao turned around and said to them,

"Come in and have some porridge, we're leaving soon to go back."

They then entered the house one after the other, thinking it was just ordinary white porridge, which tasted sweet.

That's when I realized they put sugar in it; it tasted sweet and delicious.

Ma Chao sighed, "I remember the last time I had plain porridge with sugar was when my mom made it for me before I left home."

“Well, I’m a little better off than you. I had some in the cafeteria a while ago and I specifically asked the head chef for some sugar,” Xiao Zhang said cheekily. “But it wasn’t as sweet as this. Sister Xia’s sugar porridge is still the best.”

That was a brilliant flattery. Ma Chao glanced at him.

"Good job, kid. You'll never have trouble finding a wife in the future."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Zhang asked, looking puzzled.

"It's because you're too good with words."

Ma Chao finished the last mouthful of porridge, then saw there was still some left in the pot, so he ladled himself another bowl.

Lu Zhixia said, "I poured all the sugar out of the jar."

Ma Chao stirred the porridge in the bowl a few times with a spoon.

"It's okay, there's still a sugar taste at the bottom of the bowl, it's still quite sweet!"

Xiao Zhang thought the porridge was delicious and ladled out another half bowl. As he drank it, he suddenly realized that he wouldn't be able to eat Xia Jie's cooking again for several days. Suddenly, the porridge in his mouth didn't taste so good anymore.

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