Chapter 991: The Story of Ling and Heng (254)
Feng Ling could understand their excitement.
Back when she first passed the examinations for the sniper team, she had also been thrilled.
It was just that she wasn’t very good at displaying such emotions.
Feng Ling watched the two teenage boys and smiled kindly. “If you’re feeling excited, you can go to the training ground to run a few laps. IT’s not too convenient for me at this hour. If you have anything to ask, let’s leave it for tomorrow.”
The two brats could not understand what she meant by ‘inconvenient.’ They knew it wasn’t something they could ask about, so they abruptly said, “Then, Teacher Feng Ling, can we go inside your room to sit inside for a while? We heard that only the most outstanding members in the sniper team can live in this building. We also heard that there is a big balcony in every room. The balconies face the training grounds and are especially great!”
Feng Ling paused. Before she could answer, the two young men’s expressions turned dumbfounded.
They raised their heads to watch the man who was slowly approaching the door and suddenly felt a wave of pressure.
Feng Ling sensed their gaze and subconsciously turned her head.
Li Nanheng had approached her back. He was still dressed in his black combat clothes. His demeanor was unkind and stern, and he had one hand tucked into his pocket. His gaze… en, it was somewhat cold.
The two teenage boys standing outside weren’t short. They were still maturing but they were already more 5’7 feet tall. However, when they stood before Li Nanheng, they still appeared unbelievably short. The contrast was far too stark.
The two of them stared at Boss Li, who had actually appeared in Feng Ling’s room, in complete astonishment. When the two of them had just entered the base, they had admired Boss Li from afar. To think that right now, he was standing right before them. Oh, no. He was standing right behind Teacher Feng Ling. Boss Li’s tone was slightly cold: “Don’t you know what time it is? Did the two of you come to XI Base to receive training, or to tour around the place like it’s your vacation house?”
Feng Ling: “…”
This was her first time noticing that Li Nanheng was always so distant in front of the newcomers.
His temper really came and left as it pleased. If there was something you wanted to request from him, you had to first endure being frozen to death by his gaze.
Back then, how did she manage to survive under his constant suspicious and examining eyes?
“B-b… Boss Li, nice to meet you!” The two young men became extremely agitated under the man’s cold and indifferent gaze.
Boss Li saw how they still appeared moved and reluctant to leave; he gradually turned expressionless.
He swept his gaze past them and turned to head back in, calmly tossing these words behind: “It’s late. Those who should leave should get going now. The evening curfew rules in the base are strict. If you dare to break the curfew right after entering the base, even if you passed your examinations, we won’t keep you.”
Feng Ling glanced at his back and turned back to look at the two dumbstruck boys. She gave them a look and, as they finally returned to themselves and rushed to leave, she closed the door.
The room returned to its quiet. Feng Ling turned back and looked at the man with some frustration: “Why didn’t you hide when you saw that someone was coming? You actually ran in front of them to scare them? With the way you frightened them, it won’t be surprising if they develop a trauma against you! Are you afraid no one will know what’s going on between us?”
Li Nanheng lowered his head to watch her. “What’s going on between us that needs to be hidden?”
“An affair! The sort that requires you coming over to kiss me all over every night!” Feng Ling glared at him.
Li Nanheng watched the rare sight of the little woman throwing a tantrum and raised his brows.
He spoke lightly: “Why should we hide anything? Is that what men should be doing?”
Feng Ling: “…”
They had both agreed to return as per normal and to allow her to continue pretending to be a man. He even promised to keep her secret for her.
Although this man didn’t give her secret away to anyone, the possessiveness he displayed constantly made it clear that there was something off!
She glared at him: “Do you want everyone to find out I’m a woman?”
“My attitude towards you right now is no different from how it was in the past. It’s only that right now, I’m in your heart. You have a guilty conscience, you’re afraid of being discovered, and you’re being sensitive to everything. Do you really think that no one knows there is something fishy going on between us? At this time, aside from those newcomers, who else has ever dared to come knock on your door? Whose brains are that useless? It’s been so long, who can possibly remain that clueless?”
Feng Ling: “…You mean to say, everyone thinks you’re interested in men?”
He lowered his head to watch her. It seemed like ever since returning to the base, she hasn’t grown that much smarter. “Xiao Xu and Han Jin clearly know about it since Cambodia. As for the rest, they don’t have the courage to discuss this. It’s their own business however they think. This isn’t something I need to waste my time to be concerned about.”
Feng Ling watched him for a heart beat. For some reason, her heart relaxed.
No wonder Han Jin and Xiao Xu appeared to be just as they were in the past, but they no longer placed their arms around her shoulders or patted her back like they were brothers. It turns out that they already knew.
Back in Cambodia, she had been unconscious for many days and even had a surgery. Han Jin and Xiao Xu were right by her side. They must have found out during then.
The two of them were both trustworthy people. There was indeed not much to worry about.
However, she still said, “I’ve been concealing this in the base for so long. If my gender is revealed because of you, I’ll never let you off!”
The man chuckled. His chest moved along with his laughter. He reached his arm out and brought her into his embrace, lowering his head to nip at her lips. “You’ll never let me off, en?”
She rushed to hold onto the bed behind her. As she watched the man pressing close to her and scanned his charming appearance, her heart trembled.
The feelings of being moved were growing more and more pronounced day by day.
Especially since they returned to the base and returned to their original living conditions.
She finally realized that her feelings toward Li Nanheng were really special.
Completely different from what she had for everyone else.
“If my matters are revealed, I’ll cling onto you for the rest of my life,” Feng Ling wasn’t sure where she had learned these words, but she suddenly said this against his lips.
The man’s gaze immediately faltered as he watched her. In the next moment, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
“What are you smiling at?” She suspected that the cheesy words she had used earlier were too greasy.
She wanted to explain herself when the man tightened his arms around her to say: “So be it.”
As she met his distant gaze, her heart began thumping loudly in an indescribable manner. Her mind also turned blank for several seconds.
Her heart was moved and she abruptly stood on his tiptoes to kiss his lips. It only lasted for a short moment before she quickly moved away.
However, before she could properly back away from him, he reached out and pressed her back into his arms.