Dinner was a whirlwind.
Lin Wan single-handedly finished two servings of braised pork, not even leaving the sauce behind—mixing it with rice and eating with absolute satisfaction.
Tangtang also ate until her little belly was round. She hugged a bottle of orange soda, taking a sip and letting out a burp with a blissful expression.
This was probably the happiest meal she had ever had in her memory.
No scolding, no cold stares—only fragrant meat and sweet soda.
And a “mom” who understood her.
After eating and drinking her fill, reality arrived.
The guesthouse room only had one bed.
Although in this era things were not very open-minded, they were nominally an engaged couple here to get married, so sharing a room was allowed under special circumstances.
But now there was Tangtang too.
“How do we sleep tonight?”
Lin Wan casually picked her teeth, completely unbothered as she slouched in the chair, her eyes drifting between the bed and Qin Zhan.
【This bed looks big, but sleeping three people might be a bit cramped.】
【And with a man in the middle, isn’t that a bit awkward?】
【Maybe we should kick Qin Zhan off the bed? Make him sleep on the floor?】
【He’s a special forces soldier anyway, thick-skinned. Sleeping on the floor won’t kill him.】
Qin Zhan, who was drinking tea, almost spat it out when he heard this.
Kick him off the bed?
This woman was getting bolder by the minute.
“Tangtang sleeps with me.”
Qin Zhan set down his cup decisively.
“You sleep inside, Tangtang sleeps in the middle, I’ll sleep on the outside.”
This was the most reasonable arrangement he could think of.
It protected both females and avoided any physical contact with Lin Wan.
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow.
【Oh? Already assigning roles?】
【Using the kid as a shield? Afraid he can’t control himself?】
【Or is he worried I might discover his secret… cough… that “issue”?】
【Whatever, having a place to sleep is good enough.】
Tangtang, hearing she could sleep with her sister, clapped excitedly.
“Yay! I get to sleep next to sister!”
So this bizarre “family of three” lay down like that.
The lights went off.
The room fell into darkness.
Moonlight poured in through the window, casting soft shadows over the three figures.
Lin Wan lay on the innermost side. Tangtang clung to her like an octopus, already fast asleep.
Qin Zhan lay on the outer edge, body perfectly straight, hands placed neatly on his chest like he was standing at attention.
This was probably the most torturous sleep of his life.
Beside him came Lin Wan’s steady breathing and faint fragrance.
Even with the child between them, his heightened senses still picked up every subtle movement she made.
And worse—Lin Wan was dreaming.
And her dream talk (inner voice) was still broadcasting.
【Mm… braised pork… delicious…】
【Qin Zhan… don’t run… let me take a look…】
【Only five centimeters? Hahahaha… ridiculous…】
In the darkness, Qin Zhan opened his eyes.
His dark pupils flashed with danger.
Five centimeters?
Even in her dreams she was slandering him?
Grinding his teeth, he turned over, facing away from them.
Sleep.
He still had to report to the regiment headquarters tomorrow.
At the same time—
In the isolation ward of the medical unit.
Lin Xue lay on the hospital bed, letting out painful groans.
Her outer thigh had swollen into a grotesque mass, the skin ulcerated and oozing yellow pus.
She also had a high fever that refused to break, leaving her half-conscious.
“Doctor… save me… I can’t take it…”
“It hurts… it hurts so much…”
Several military doctors stood around the bed, their expressions grave.
“Have the lab results come out?”
“Yes. It’s a very rare ancient bacterium with extremely high activity.”
“Antibiotics don’t seem effective. We can only debride the wound first, then try serum therapy.”
“Where did she even get something like this? If it spreads, the entire military district could be in danger!”
At that moment, the ward door opened.
A man in a white coat with gold-rimmed glasses walked in.
He was the director of the military hospital and a renowned infectious disease expert, Lu Wenbo.
“Director!”
The doctors stepped aside.
Lu Wenbo examined Lin Xue’s wound, then looked at the sealed black badge.
His gaze suddenly sharpened.
“Where did this badge come from?”
“It fell from her body.”
He picked up the sealed bag and carefully studied the pattern on the badge.
It was a ferocious wolf-head emblem.
His hand trembled slightly.
He had seen this symbol before.
In a top-secret file.
Codename: “Hawkeye” operation.
The mission that nearly wiped out Qin Zhan’s entire special forces team.
This badge belonged to that terrifying organization.
Why would it appear on this woman?
Was she an undercover agent sent by them?
Lu Wenbo’s expression turned extremely serious.
He turned to his assistant and lowered his voice:
“Lock down the information immediately.”
“Post guards outside this ward. No one is allowed to visit.”
“And call Qin Zhan right away.”
“Tell him… things have escalated.”
Meanwhile, back at the guesthouse—
Lin Wan, still dreaming about braised pork, had no idea.
Her casual remark about “corpse toxin” had accidentally uncovered a shocking conspiracy.
The broken metal piece Lin Xue had treated as a “protective charm” was about to trigger a storm of blood and chaos.
And in her dream—
Lin Wan was holding a giant caliper, grinning as she walked toward Qin Zhan, who was tied to the bed.
“Hehehe… let me measure you properly… whether it’s really five centimeters…”
Qin Zhan suddenly sneezed.
A chill ran down his spine.
He had a bad feeling that something very unfortunate was about to happen.