Ning Yuan was taken aback, then remembered, "Oh right, Rong Zhaonan temporarily put the beds together to deal with Qin Hongxing."
She stared at the nearly three-meter-long bed and the tall, slender figure beside it, and fell silent for a moment.
She felt that Rong Zhaonan's question was a life-or-death question.
The last time he suddenly suggested sleeping in separate beds was because she accidentally kissed him on the lips while she was half asleep.
Rong was extremely ashamed and indignant. He meditated in the middle of the night and refused to sleep in the same bed with her, fearing that she was an old pervert who would unconsciously molest him in the middle of the night.
Then he acted strangely for several days.
Now that she and he had just reached a "fake marriage" agreement, he suddenly asked a question.
How should she answer?
In 1979, unlike decades later when information was readily available and attitudes were more open, this world was strictly controlled for men and women, not to mention in the military.
They turn pale at the mention of sex, are as innocent as lambs when it comes to matters of the heart, and if they don't sleep in separate beds...
Wouldn't it make her seem like a lecherous old man, lusting after Rong Yangyang's innocent body and plotting against him?
Rong Zhaonan watched Ning Yuan standing by the bed, her expression changing constantly, as if she were facing a major exam.
His eyes turned slightly cold as he frowned and pulled off the towel: "Do you need to think about it for so long? Is it difficult for you?"
Ning Yuan hesitated and said, "Then... shall we continue dividing?"
Rong Zhaonan's handsome face darkened, and he stared at her without saying a word.
Ning Yuan felt uneasy under his gaze, as if she had done something unforgivable.
She stammered and wrung her hands nervously, "Wh...what's wrong?"
Was my answer incorrect?
Why did he look like he was about to give her a white silk noose, three cups of poisoned wine, and bury her alive in the next second?
Rong Zhaonan looked at her with icy mockery: "Do you have even a shred of professionalism and integrity?"
Ning Yuan looked bewildered: "Huh?"
How did this bring up dedication and integrity again?
Rong Zhaonan said with a gloomy face: "If we sleep in separate beds, whether it's Qin Hongxing or just some random passerby, they can just stand at the door and take a look, and they'll know everything!"
Ning Yuan understood immediately!
Agreeing to sleep in separate beds is unprofessional and dishonest—it makes it obvious to anyone who walks in that they are not a real couple!
Rong Zhaonan sneered: "Back in the pre-liberation era, if you were to go behind enemy lines, you would have been exposed in a second, caught by the Japanese, sent to the Mei Agency No. 76 for severe torture, and then become a worthless traitor!"
Ning Yuan was stunned. She didn't know how this had escalated to the level of a traitor and a good-for-nothing.
She wanted to explain herself, but Rong Zhaonan's aura was too powerful.
His stern gaze, like that of a drill instructor or a scrutinizing leader, made her stand up straight unconsciously and listen obediently to his reprimand: "It was my oversight."
He had just asked someone for a favor, to help him find a bodyguard, and he had already returned to work.
She'll ask the big boss for other things in the future!
“I’m very disappointed in you, Comrade Ning Yuan. How can the higher-ups believe that you can complete the mission successfully?” Rong Zhaonan sat down expressionlessly, his brows furrowed.
Ning Yuan unconsciously lowered her head, feeling the pressure of being inspected by her superiors.
She instinctively replied, "Give me another chance, and I'll definitely do my best!"
"Still sleeping in separate beds?" Rong Zhaonan asked coldly.
Ning Yuan quickly shook her head: "No, no, we absolutely won't let anyone see it, to avoid any leaks!"
She couldn't let the big boss down – even as a fake wife, she had to be dedicated!
Rong Zhaonan raised an eyebrow at her: "Is that so? Don't push yourself too hard, Comrade Ning Yuan."
Ning Yuan immediately replied, "No need to force us, it's not like we haven't slept together before."
But as soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Rong Zhaonan's expression was strange.
She instantly realized what she had said that was ambiguous, and the two of them fell silent.
Yes, I slept with her.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air, and one of them blushed and the other's ears burned.
Ning Yuan couldn't hold back any longer and coughed lightly, her face flushed: "Well, we're comrades who sleep in the same bed. Back when we were infiltrating enemy-occupied areas, many fake couples did this too. I'm going to brush my teeth."
After saying that, he quickly fled.
Watching Ning Yuan's slender and petite back, Rong Zhaonan slowly took off his towel, a half-smile playing on his lips.
Several days later, Ning Yuan recalled that night and finally realized what had happened, and couldn't help but slap her thigh!
Wait a minute, where did she get a superior or a leader?!
Isn't this guy surnamed Rong the legendary workplace PUA (Pick-Up Artist) figure from decades later?
Damn it!! No wonder he climbed to such a high position later on; decades ago, he was a born master of workplace manipulation!!
...
In a small private room of the best county guesthouse canteen in the county town.
Qin Hongxing cried until her eyes were red, and her usually aloof face was swollen from the tears.
There were four or five dishes on the table in front of her, steaming hot and smelling delicious.
The two waiters whispered to each other.
"Why is that woman crying like that? She ordered so much food by herself, how can she finish it all?"
"The wild game and mountain produce that arrived last week smell so good. The price of just one dish is my food budget for the whole week..."
A loud crash interrupted the two waitresses' whispering, startling them as they peered into the private room.
It turned out that Qin Hongxing had suddenly swept all the dishes off the table and overturned them on the floor.
She stood there, panting and gritting her teeth, staring angrily at the vegetables, as if she hated them to the core.
The guesthouse staff were startled and looked at the dishes scattered all over the floor with heartache.
There are also many rare wild game dishes here.
Qin Hongxing watched the waiter staring at the food, then stood up expressionlessly and walked towards the door: "What a pity? You ate it all!"
These country bumpkins deserve to eat this low-class stuff!
The two waiters looked at each other, their expressions somewhat unpleasant.
What does this woman mean? She smashed all the food on the ground and is telling them to eat it? Is she feeding dogs?
But……
"Forget it, forget it, let's not argue with her. I heard she cried like this because she was dumped by a man," a waiter said, still trying to suppress his anger.
Another waiter went to get the bowls: "A woman like her, what man is blind enough to want her? Wasting food deserves to be struck by lightning!"
These are all good vegetables; even if they fall on the ground, you can still wash them and eat them.
These days, it's not easy to eat meat. The elderly and young in their families rarely get to eat meat.
Qin Hongxing returned to her room and calmed down a bit. She washed her face with a towel.
Then I took the phone from the bedside table and called Beijing.
It took quite a while for the operator to connect the phone.
"Hello?"
Hearing the gentle voice on the other end of the phone, Qin Hongxing couldn't help but cry again, feeling wronged: "Aunt He, Zhao Nan bullied me..."
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