Gao Zhuo stared blankly at Shen Nan, not understanding where that kick came from.
He thought for a moment, then belatedly said, "Don't worry, Captain, I will absolutely not break any rules. I will definitely not have any casual relationships with men or women in the team. I will definitely wait until the training is over before pursuing her."
Shen Nan gave him a half-smile, then said nothing more.
Gao Zhuo felt a chill run down his spine under that gaze, but he didn't understand why. He wanted to interpret it as the captain also having taken a liking to that person, but then he thought it was unlikely.
Although his captain wasn't as good as him in other aspects, at least his character was decent; he wouldn't do something like having an extramarital affair. Just as he thought of this, Gao Zhuo remembered the rumors circulating in the team.
Although everyone knew Shen Nan had a wife, no one had ever seen her. Furthermore, everyone said that Shen Nan's relationship with his wife wasn't good, which was why he didn't want to meet them, his brothers. And last time, they had clearly agreed to have dinner together, but something came up and he couldn't come. While no one minded—after all, everyone has emergencies—Gao Zhuo and the others genuinely felt that Shen Nan and his wife didn't have a good relationship, considering all the previous circumstances.
Thinking it over, Gao Zhuo sighed earnestly and patted Shen Nan on the shoulder to comfort him.
Shen Nan: "...Don't even think about touching anyone during training." He gave Gao Zhu a warning look: "Train hard!"
"Yes!" Gao Zhuo hurriedly replied.
"Why don't you go say hello?"
Shen Nan narrowed his eyes, watching the person getting closer and closer. He paused and said, "Let me introduce you. The rest of you are still you."
Letting him train Zhou Zuizui is probably too much of a burden for him. Besides, it was already said from the beginning that Gao Zhuo would be in charge of training her, and Shen Nan also has other work to do, so this task still belongs to Gao Zhuo.
Gao Zhuo replied, "Okay."
Twenty minutes later, only three women and two men appeared in the same spot. Gao Zhuo curled his lips into a cold laugh.
He squinted at the group of men slowly walking in the distance and shouted, "Are you women?! Walking so slowly! At this rate, the person will be too late to get to the rescue! Hurry up!!!"
In the blink of an eye, all nine people had arrived, leaving only three women.
After a while, the three of them slowly joined the group.
The group's camouflage uniforms were loosely worn, lacking any seriousness, and their hands and feet were fidgeting restlessly. Gao Zhuo looked at the group in front of him with a serious expression in an instant.
However, all of their eyes were on the man diagonally behind Gao Zhuo.
Several women who didn't know Shen Nan exclaimed in amazement, their eyes sparkling... They never expected that there would be such a high-quality man in the military.
Zhou Zuizui had seen Shen Nan as she ran over, and Lin You had also seen him, even exchanging a glance with Zhou Zuizui, but neither of them said anything. They were in training, and Zhou Zuizui couldn't possibly approach Shen Nan to speak to him; she understood the difference between public and private matters.
Of course, things might be different in private.
She looked up, the brim of her hat pressing against her forehead, and followed her gaze to the man.
The man standing not far away had his hands neatly placed on his outer thighs, the brim of his hat obscuring half his face. He stood there ramrod straight, his presence commanding. He glanced around with a nonchalant look, pausing for a second when his gaze met Zhou Zuizui's before quickly looking away.
Gao Zhuo looked at the slow-moving and undisciplined group in front of him and shouted, "Attention! Everyone stand at attention!"
Everyone was filled with awe, startled by the powerful voice, and then obediently stood in their original positions.
Gao Zhuo paused for a moment before saying, "This is our team leader for this training session."
He looked at Shen Nan and saluted: "Captain."
Shen Nan then took a few steps forward, walked to a spot in front of Gao Zhuo, and gave a sharp look at the twelve people in front of him. His expression was indifferent before he saluted and said, "Hello everyone, I am Shen Nan, the captain of your training this time."
He paused, glanced at the group of people who could no longer stand, and said with a cold expression: "Captain Gao has said everything he needed to say. I hope you will always remember it."
After saying that, Shen Nan didn't waste any more words and handed the stage over to Gao Zhuo.
He stood to one side, hands in his pockets, watching.
Gao Zhuo looked at the group of impatient people and sneered: "Those who were late, step forward!"
For a moment, the group looked at each other, feeling a little awkward, but at this moment, they also needed to step forward.
As soon as he stepped forward, Gao Zhuo said calmly, "Everyone, run five laps as punishment."
Everyone: "…………"
Weren't the latecomers supposed to stand up? Why do even those who weren't late have to run? Under this scorching sun, everyone's stamina is low. Running five laps, I wonder if they'll faint on the track.
"Why do we have to run five laps?" a woman asked, clearly fed up with the awful training.
Gao Zhuo smiled slightly: "Six laps, wait one more minute, then seven laps."
"Damn, this is too much..." a man muttered under his breath.
Gao Zhuo glanced around and said in a deep, powerful voice, "Anyone who disagrees can leave now!"
No one dared to utter another sound.
Zhou Zuizui paused for a moment, then called out, "Report, is there a time limit?"
Gao Zhuo choked, glancing at the group: "No limit, everyone, turn left!"
Whether they liked it or not, they had to admit it, and everyone started running. In fact, six laps under the sun was a great challenge for everyone.
Even Zhou Zuizui was quite weak. She does have good stamina, but prolonged exposure to the sun can be detrimental; it makes her dizzy.
But when she thought of Shen Nan and the others, who trained as usual regardless of wind, rain or scorching sun, even running dozens of kilometers with weights, she felt that she could grit her teeth and persevere.
As for the other colleagues, most of them knew that if they left here today, they would never be able to return to the newspaper.
The photographers were relatively fit, so they all ran quite fast. Zhou Zuizui and Lin You were also in good shape, and Chen Jing was alright too, so they managed to finish six laps. Although they were a bit out of breath, they at least persevered. As for the three colleagues who arrived late, although they didn't want to run, they actually had some stamina and genuinely finished all six laps.
After finishing the run, the group gathered together.
Gao Zhuo said sternly, "Stand still!"
Everyone's heads were spinning, and no one dared to relax.
Gao Zhuo looked at the group of people and asked calmly, "Do you know why I'm punishing everyone for being late to some places?"
No one dared to speak.
Gao Zhuo looked at them and said in a deep and powerful voice, "Because you are comrades-in-arms in the same team! Once you're here, you're comrades-in-arms fighting side by side! No matter what happens, you need to stick together, trust each other, and share both good times and bad!"
He said, "It will be the same from now on! If even one person makes a mistake, the whole group will be punished. Do you understand?"
Everyone: "..."
After a while, a few people whispered, "We've got it."
"I didn't hear you clearly, please repeat."
Everyone said in unison, "We've got it!"
Gao Zhuo: "..."
He nodded, his expression stern: "Now, let's talk about the daily tasks and rest time."
After we finished explaining the key points, it was lunchtime.
The group followed the main group to the cafeteria. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, Zhou Zuizui saw that everyone was queuing up in an orderly manner, each person standing straight with a stern expression.
Just looking at it commands respect.
Even the few who were initially unconvinced couldn't help but gasp and exclaim, "That's amazing!" when they saw this.
"Absolutely, but can we keep going?"
"Keep going."
"Um."
After queuing to enter the cafeteria, the group went to get their food. Upon seeing the food, Lin remarked, "I didn't expect the cafeteria food to be so good."
Zhou Zuizui laughed: "They need a balanced diet."
This is true.
Lin winked at her again and whispered, "I finally understand. Once you're in here, no one cares about anyone else's feelings."
When Lin saw Zhou Zuizui's husband, she was wondering if he would be lenient, but... Shen Nan didn't care about the matter at all.
Zhou Zuizui smiled, turned around to look at the female colleague following behind, and reminded her, "Food waste is not allowed in the army, so please take only what you can eat."
"Okay." Perhaps Gao Zhuo's words inspired everyone, and now everyone was working together.
Someone looked at Zhou Zuizui and the others and whispered, "Sorry, we were too slow today."
"It's okay, you'll improve next time."
"Uh-huh."
After getting their food, they were seated at a long table. Zhou Zuizui sat with Lin You, and just as she sat down, someone sat down opposite her—it was Shen Nan.
Zhou Zuizui glanced at him, and finally couldn't stand it anymore, so she kicked someone under the table.
Shen Nan raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and remained silent.
Everyone ate quietly, not taking too much food. After a while, one female colleague couldn't help but ask, "Aren't we allowed to talk while eating here?"
She was looking at Xiaotong. Judging from their appearances, Xiaotong seemed the most innocent and kind.
Xiao Tong smiled slightly and said, "There is no such rule. You can say whatever you want."
They're just used to being silent. They should finish eating early and go back to rest so that the afternoon training will be even more intense.
The female colleague exclaimed, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good. Is your training this tough every day?"
The child thought for a moment and said, "Yours is less than one-tenth of ours."
"Holy crap...is it really that insane?" someone exclaimed.
Hearing this, Zhou Zuizui also looked up at the man across from her who was eating with his head down. She looked around and found that no one was paying attention to her, so she quietly picked up two pieces of fatty meat from her bowl and quickly threw them into Shen Nan's bowl.
Shen Nan: "..."
After making this move, Zhou Zuizui looked around guiltily.
Thankfully, no one noticed.
Shen Nan looked at the thing that had suddenly appeared in his bowl and gave his wife across from him a meaningful look.
Zhou Zuizui silently said: I can't eat.
Shen Nan knew that she didn't eat fatty meat.
Shen Nan didn't say anything, but lowered his head and ate what she gave him.
Zhou Zuizui watched, then thought about how Shen Nan liked to eat shrimp, so she started adding things to Shen Nan's bowl again. After a while, everyone's attention was on Xiao Tong, who was sitting on the far side, so she was the only one who noticed... Lin noticed, but Zhou Zuizui wasn't afraid at all.
So after a while, Zhou Zuizui didn't eat much, but Shen Nan ate more and more from his bowl.
It wasn't until Shen Nan gave her a warning look that Zhou Zuizui calmed down and obediently ate a couple of bites of rice. But actually, after being exposed to the sun like that, she had no appetite at all.
When Gao Zhuo looked up from the other side, he saw Shen Nan placing a shrimp from his bowl onto Zhou Zuizui's plate. His eyes widened in disbelief!
Holy crap! The team leader is bullying the new guy, giving him food he doesn't even like!
That's outrageous!!
However, there were too many people around, so Gao Zhuo couldn't shout it out. He decided that after dinner, he would definitely give his captain a thorough talking-to; it was simply bullying!
And why is his new goddess eating so obediently?!
So annoying!!
Because of Zhou Zuizui's initial statement, everyone didn't have much food left, and Gao Zhuo didn't force anyone to finish it.
After lunch, they had two hours to rest before meeting at 2:30 sharp. Anyone who was late would have to continue running.
So everyone was on high alert and went straight back to their dormitories.
Zhou Zuizui and Lin You walked slowly. After thinking for a moment, she glanced at the man who had followed them out and looked at Lin You: "You go back first. I need to say a few words."
Lin smiled again, her lips curving into a smile: "Go ahead, go ahead."
Zhou Zuizui hummed in agreement. After Lin left, she stood still and hid in the shade of the tree.
Shen Nan looked up at the person not far away, and was about to walk over when Gao Zhuo stopped him.
"Captain, weren't you a bit too much just now?"
Shen Nan glanced at him: "What is it?"
Gao Zhuo choked, looking at Shen Nan with disbelief: "You still don't know?" He said, "Don't you know what you just did?!"
When did his captain become such a monster?!
Although he has never really been human!
Shen Nan: "…………Speak quickly, I have other things to do."
Gao Zhuo choked for a moment, then asked righteously, "Why did you bully Zhou Zuizui? You even gave Zhou Zuizui shrimp that you don't like. You're bullying her too much."
Upon hearing this, Shen Nan paused, suddenly slapped Gao Zhuo's hat brim, and sneered at him: "Gao Zhuo, is this bullying?"
Gao Zhuo looked at him suspiciously: "No?"
Shen Nan smiled knowingly and said, "Then you have no idea how I bullied her." Without waiting for Gao Zhuo to react, he walked straight towards Zhou Zuizui, tugged at her collar, and pulled her away right in front of Gao Zhuo.
Gao Zhuo: "Holy shit!!!"
—What exactly does his captain want to do!
Just as Gao Zhuo was about to follow, Chen Ruifeng stopped him and forcibly took him away.
...
"Hey, hey, where are you going?" Zhou Zuizui was speechless.
Shen Nan snorted coldly and glanced at her: "Office."
With that, he dragged the person into the office and closed the door behind him.
Zhou Zuizui looked at him, both amused and exasperated: "Captain Chen, aren't you surprised?" Her eyes sparkled, as if she were asking for a reward.
Shen Nan looked down at her for a long time, his gaze intense. After a while, Zhou Zuizui felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and was about to speak when Shen Nan lowered his head and kissed her. His lips were soft, but with a little force, he pressed them against her soft lips and sucked on them forcefully.
Zhou Zuizui let out a soft moan and tilted her head back to receive his kiss.
Shen Nan's lips possessed a certain magic, capable of making her dizzy and disoriented. She could clearly perceive all of Shen Nan's movements. He bit the corner of his mouth, pried open her pearly teeth, and his tongue deftly slipped inside, hooking and entwining with hers, their lips and teeth intertwined... Their breathing gradually quickened, becoming slightly out of control.
After a long, long time, Zhou Zuizui finally reached out and pushed the person in front of her away.
Shen Nan kissed her lips reluctantly, his voice hoarse as he asked, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
Zhou Zuizui chuckled and hugged him, saying, "I sent you a message, and I wanted to give you a surprise." She looked at Shen Nan with a smile and asked softly, "A surprise?"
"surprise."
Shen Nan gazed at her with his eyes slightly lowered, and unable to resist, he lowered his head and kissed her again: "Are you tired?"
"tired."
Zhou Zuizui looked at him and said, "Don't make me stand anymore. Isn't it better to sit?"
She said in a spoiled tone, "I'm so tired."
Shen Nan smiled, picked the person up, sat on the sofa to the side, and squatted down.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Zuizui asked in surprise.
Shen Nan kissed the corner of her lips, his voice tinged with amusement: "I'll give you a massage as an apology."
Author's Note: The flamboyant Captain Chen: Do you know how I usually bully my wife?
Naive and innocent Gao Zhuo: I don't know, and I don't want to know at all!! You guys are really going too far!!
Secretly doing it right under everyone's noses, isn't that exciting?!
Finally, for the sake of my sweet success in writing 10,000 words today, please add my next novel to your favorites, my darlings! *sobs* Two lighthearted stories, please, everyone!!
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