Li Aiguo was also drunk and it was late at night, so he couldn’t clearly see who it was, thinking it was Wang Yuncai waiting for him. During the time Li Aiguo had been injured, Wang Yuncai had taken great care of him, which had eased the tension between the couple, and Li Aiguo was still very attentive to Wang Yuncai. When Gao Jiaxing came back reeking of alcohol and after sending Liu Yuanchao back to his room, he knocked on the door. Xia Xiao opened it for him, and immediately smelled the alcohol on him. "I smell strongly of alcohol, so I won’t come in to rest, just wanted to check on you and the child," said Gao Jiaxing, preparing to leave. "It’s okay, come in. The child is sleeping with mom," Xia Xiao responded. Seeing that Gao Jiaxing had managed to come back drunk, Xia Xiao couldn’t let him go back to sleep in the greenhouse, so she pulled him into the room. The room had two beds separated by a wooden board. Xia Xiao urged Gao Jiaxing to sleep quickly. Gao Jiaxing hugged her, and she tugged at his ear, pointing next door, signaling him to be mindful that Zheng Xianghong was there. Then, Xia Xiao got up again, prepared some water for washing the face before bed, moistened a towel, and went to wipe Gao Jiaxing’s face. The cool, damp towel seemed to help Gao Jiaxing to sober up a bit. Xia Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, helped Gao Jiaxing take off his shoes and socks, threw them at the door, found a cloth to wet and wipe his feet, and then patted him, asking him to sleep further inside. Gao Jiaxing shifted his body, and Xia Xiao placed the basin at the door, wiped her hands clean, and only then did she go back to bed. Gao Jiaxing said in a low voice, "Xiaoxiao, my head hurts." There was a hint of coquetry in Gao Jiaxing’s voice that he himself might not have been aware of. Xia Xiao couldn’t help but smile – indeed, like father, like son, the way Feiyang and Feiyue would act coy. Read full story at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 And with Zheng Xianghong and the child next door, Xia Xiao didn’t dare make any noise. She was tired too and soon fell asleep. Next door, Zheng Xianghong wasn’t deliberately eavesdropping on her son and daughter-in-law. It was just that she had woken up when Gao Jiaxing returned, hearing her daughter-in-law attending to her son and his coy voice, Zheng Xianghong smiled slightly, falling asleep with a smile on her face. Due to excessive drinking the previous night and no training required today, many people woke up late. However, those who woke up early were Li Aiguo and Lin Xiang. As they slowly came to consciousness, upon opening their eyes and seeing each other, they were both shocked. Lin Xiang wanted to scream, but dared not. Li Aiguo was even more panicked; having had a fling with a single female military doctor wasn’t a big deal if he were single, but as a married military man, he could face severe discipline or even military discharge. Lin Xiang, evidently calmer than Li Aiguo, knew she had mistaken Li Aiguo for someone else last night and made a mistake. She said to Li Aiguo, "Go back to your room right now, and let’s pretend nothing happened." "I’m sorry," Li Aiguo bowed to Lin Xiang, then swiftly dressed and left. Nobody knew about all this, and as soon as Li Aiguo left, Lin Xiang sat down on the floor, defeated. She had ruined herself because of momentary desires. It would have been acceptable had she slept with Gao Jiaxing, at least then it would have been with the man she liked and her wish fulfilled, but she had ended up sleeping with Li Aiguo. Who was Li Aiguo? Known in the troop as an unattractive man, and now she, Lin Xiang, had slept with an unattractive man. Lin Xiang felt like vomiting. She hurriedly opened the window, trying to clear the air in the room, but the bright red stain on the bed also hurt Lin Xiang’s eyes. Her chastity was gone, and at that moment, Lin Xiang was in total disarray. She frantically tore the bedsheet off the bed and threw it aside, not daring to wash it or let anyone know or find out. She did one thing then – using scissors, she cut her bra into strips of cloth, planning to wash and dry them later, to be used as bandages for wounded soldiers. While everyone else was still asleep, Lin Xiang fetched a basin of water for herself. Her legs were weak and trembling, but she forced herself to remain steady, then returned to the room to wash her body and apply medicine to herself. Over at Li Aiguo’s place, seeing that Wang Yuncai was still sleeping eased his mind, prompting him to grab his clothes and head for a shower. He couldn’t let Wang Yuncai detect the scent on his body. At that moment, Li Aiguo was also in turmoil, unable to calm himself after such an incident. Although Lin Xiang wouldn’t talk, he couldn’t be sure if someone else might find out. After an anxious bath, and verifying that the smell was gone from his body, Li Aiguo went back to the room to find Wang Yuncai awake. His heart skipped a beat. Before Li Aiguo could say anything, Wang Yuncai said, "I had a bit of a drink last night and fell asleep, so who knows."