Apologize

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I went to sleep pretty late and woke up at 9 am, I tried to sleep again but it didn't work, therefore, I bathed, ate my lunch, and then I laid again in order to save my energy for tonight's shift, after rolling in the bed for an hour, I was finally able to get some more sleep, I guess my mind got tired because of the overthinking.

Wake up... wake up... bo... bo... yibo

Am I dreaming, I tried to open my eyes, but they were getting closed on their own.

Yibo....!!!!!

I pulled the blanket over my head.

Yibo, wake up it's 4 pm, you need to do your training before leaving for work.

Work........... i quickly throw the blanket away and ran to the bathroom.
I did as my uncle said, finished training, i came back, took shower, my god, how times did i shower today??, never mind, it's my first shift, i need to look as fresh as possible. I put my uniform on and left for work at 7, i know it's pretty early, an hour early, i am free anyway, so, why don't just get some work done. 

In the king's room:

A girl was already present in the room, doing her work.
Hello, i said in order to get her attention

Ohh, who are you??

I'm replacing My uncle because he is sick.

Oh, you are Mr.Wang's nephew, such a handsome boy.... she added.

I felt a little embarrassed.... ahhh ah thank you, Are you already done preparing the bathwater? I tried to change the topic...

Yes, I am.....by the way. I'm hua(means flower in Chinese), and you??

I'm yibo.

Oh okay.... nice to meet you. I can show you what you need to check every day. Let's go to the bathroom, as you can see, I already prepared the first thing which is water, the second thing you need to check if the helper which is most probably "me", has placed king's nightgowns over that counter.

Why so many???

So he can choose whatever he wants, i dare not to choose for him.

Okay, what else???

Just this, and outside you need to make sure if...

If there is a jug of water beside the bed... Am i
right??
Yes... 😀 Mr. wang told you already, you are smart as well.
Ohh it's almost time, let's go outside, king must be coming back from his night patrol.

After you....

After hearing about the king, I somehow felt nervous and excited at the same time, my heart beats became even faster, after i saw him coming towards his room with few guards around him, guards on the doors including me, we all bowed, he hummed as a sign of acknowledgment and went into his room. Meanwhile, The guards really kept me busy by asking about the incident that happened between me and Mr. Zhang, they really enjoyed the fact that Mr. Zhang got defeated by a new boy, as they were also one of those people who only see him as a strict and cold-hearted coach, i felt bad for him because he is not that bad.

The clock is at 9:


I went inside, by closing the door behind me. As my uncle mentioned, i saw Xiao Zhan was already sleeping, there were many candles in the room, creating a source of light for me. I stood near the door, the room was totally silent. The king was changing his sleeping position by slightly rolling sideways. He didn't mumble anything, which meant he was enjoying a deep sleep. The night went really fast, and i was called for my break, i drink a lot of tea, even though i was very much enjoying my job, yet my eyes begin to shut. After the break, the tea showed it's magic and i felt more awake. At 5, i went out and when i came back, the king was gone, that means the place where he practice is at the backside of his room, by that time, hua walked in and did what she needed to prepare in the bathroom.

Good morning Yibo!!!! How was your first shift?? Feeling sleepy???

No... I'm fine

Don't lie, your eyes are red


I will get used to it....

You are a very polite boy, you know that??

Thank you, but i think it's your ability and goodness through which you are able to notice only positive things in me. I complimented her back, which is true. She is nice and friendly.

My work is done here and i guess yours as well. Right??

Hmmm.... I slightly nodded

Let's go....

It's been a week now, nights went well, now my body got used to sleeping in the daytime. Did I tell you guys what i discovered this week, remember how hua keeps many robes for Zhange, actually he follows a pattern, if I'm right, he will wear the light brown colored robe tonight, followed by black, white, grey, navy, and sky blue, I'm not sure what he wears on my day off.

Right now, I'm leaving for work.

At 9 pm, As usual, the king is sleeping and guess who's right??? As I told you he has a brown colored robe on. Today, he is mumbling something in his sleep, can't understand, but he seems very scared, i try to ignore it, as he gets to settle down in between, but after few minutes he starts mumbling again. As if something is bothering him. I am having a hard time to control myself from helping him, i can't resist myself after i saw him sweating, I immediately went near him, sorry king for ignoring your orders but you need help. I used my hand to clean the sweat from his forehead, he relaxed a little, i pulled the blanket over him properly and sat on the floor while softly patting his head, maybe he felt warmth by my action, thankfully he relaxed and went to sleep.

This thing is happening constantly for three days, i feel worried about him, he is getting continuous nightmares, today he was awoken due to the above reason, he went to the bathroom, drank a lot of water, later he went to the bathroom again, this time the reason was overconsumption of water. He came back, and again aimed for the water jug, unfortunately, it was empty already, while shaking the jug to make sure it's empty, he looked towards me, about to open his mouth to ask me for more water, but he choked on his word, don't know why???
I gathered my strength and said,"king, i will get the water" I'll be right back!!!!

No need... I'm fine Yibo

My heart ❤️ melted after listening to my name from his mouth.
I went little further towards his bed, i bowed and said, pardon me king, but i think a doctor is needed? i will be right back with doctor and water!!!! 
I left without waiting for his permission. It's serious and doctor's advice is needed.

Greetings king,
Sorry for the trouble, the king said
It's my duty, King!!!!
After a normal examination of his body, he said, 'Your temperature is normal, little weakness, are you stressed about anything'??

No, just regular matters about the province. I know I'm fine.

No, he's not...

What do you mean? the doctor looked at me....

i have seen him getting continuous nightmares, today he was sweating as well.

It's a normal symptom when people get nightmares. King, we will discuss this matter today, please take rest now.

......... my apologies doctor for disturbing you at this hour, my knowledge was very limited about this topic, therefore, I got panicked.

It's totally fine, I'm impressed, you are doing your job of "protecting the king" very well. I'll take your leave king...May I????

"Please proceed"...., The king answered.


As the doctor left, I managed to look at the king, and immediately sat on my knees, sorry, please accept my apologies, I was very worried about your health, I didn't even ask your permission to call the doctor?? I'm sorry, I have disappointed you.
I slightly looked up to see king's reaction as he didn't gave me any response....

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