Chapter 26: What I learned from asking for a kiss is useless

Colonel Huo put the tip of his tongue lightly on his cheek, uttered a faint snort of laughter, and said, "I will not show mercy to you."

Ji He's mind moved slightly, and he naturally knew that this was actually the colonel's recognition of himself.

"Um."

If Huo Yubai went easy on himself in the mecha exercise just because the two of them were in the "trial" stage, then he would not be Huo Yubai.

Ji He liked this man. He liked his kindness, integrity, bravery, and unintentional gentleness. He even liked his indifferent and aloof appearance.

At this moment, one of them was sitting and the other was standing. Ji He's arm, which was not injured, was resting on the metal armrest of the chair where Huo Yubai was sitting, and he leaned down.

The wind outside the window blew up the white gauze curtains, and the warm white light shone on Ji He's profile, so close that even the fine hairs on his cheeks were clearly visible.

He was like an ignorant little animal, following his nature to get close to whoever he liked, and slowly moved his lips until they were only about two fingers away from the other person.

Beta's eyes were slightly drooped, his earlobes were slightly red, his lips were a beautiful flesh-pink, and even his injured arm made him look more broken.

This person was in the light, leaning over and trying to kiss me.

No one knows what Colonel Huo was thinking during that moment when he was stunned.

Facing Ji He, who was just his subordinate a few days ago, Alpha turned his head away awkwardly at the moment when their noses were almost touching.

Such an undisguised and blatant approach was a little sudden for Huo Yubai, and obviously exceeded the level of holding hands. But for Ji He, it was a courageous attempt.

Huo Yubai leaned back slightly, increasing the distance between them, and his nose, which was originally illuminated, also disappeared into the darkness.

Neither of them spoke. Ji He stared at the face that turned sideways, and looked at the familiar posture of the other person standing up with a bewildered expression.

Ji He felt a little embarrassed by the failure of asking for a kiss, and he reached out and touched the tip of his nose to cover it up.

Am I being too anxious?

He had never been in love, and the colonel probably hadn't either, so he had no idea of ​​the right rhythm.

Although they did more in-depth things several times, they were all done when Huo Yubai was not in a sober state, so they don't count.

Or does the colonel not actually like me, but is willing to give it a try just out of pity for me?

After all, if you like someone, you want to touch them, right?

Just when Ji He was lost in thought, he heard Huo Yubai say, "Well, I... I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

The other person walked very fast, his steps were chaotic, and Ji He stared at the silver metal door, feeling an indescribable sense of loss.

In the next few days, Ji He didn't see Colonel Huo again, and he didn't have the courage to make any intimate moves, for fear of being disliked and even more afraid that the other party really had no feelings for him.

In the corridor of the non-commissioned officers' quarters, Huo Yubai stood at the door of Ji He's dormitory, raising his hand as if to knock on the door, then putting it down again.

"Colonel?"

A day ago, Li Ran received something his brother had airmailed from a desert planet, and discovered that there was also a portion for the instructor. Although he felt a little unhappy, he still prepared to give the things to Ji He as instructed.

"What's that in your hand?"

"Colonel, this is something my brother sent. He said it's for Ji-chung... Sergeant. I don't know what it is."

Li Ran saw the colonel standing at the door of the instructor's dormitory, but he didn't go in, so he asked, "Is the instructor not here?"

"Could you please pass it on to me, Colonel?"

Huo Yubai had no reason to refuse the other party, so he reached out and took the mysterious package from the desert planet.

"Why did your brother send something to Ji He?"

Li Ran frowned slightly, as if thinking, and replied: "I don't know either."

"After all, they are the upper and lower floors. It could be a gift."

gift?

Hearing this, those beautiful, narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and then slightly relaxed until Li Ran's back disappeared at the end of the corridor.

What could it be?

Huo Yubai had a stern face and did something he never thought he would do. He opened the package that Lieutenant Li sent to Ji He.

There were several books and a pamphlet inside, which looked second-hand.

Nowadays, physical books have been gradually eliminated. Why did Li Lie take the trouble to send them to Ji He?

After returning to the officers' dormitory, Huo Yubai casually opened one of the books and started reading. His expression suddenly became a little subtle.

This is not a book at all; it is clearly a text version of a physiological video.

Colonel Huo opened another book. The content was almost the same, except that it had 10% more plot. He frowned and threw the book away.

"What the hell is going on here?"

The only thing these books have in common is that they all tell the story of Alpha and Beta loving each other regardless of worldly concerns. Of course, the parts about loving each other are relatively few, but the parts about making love are numerous.

Alpha rubbed his brow with one hand and picked up a booklet with the other hand, which seemed to be a guide on how to fall in love.

Huo Yubai thought that such a thing could not be trusted and threw the booklet on the table.

Half an hour later, he finally picked up the booklet and started reading.

The content on it was completely unheard of for Colonel Huo, of course it might also be because his emotional experience was too blank.

He had never seen any of those fancy methods and principles.

Huo Yubai held his face with his hands, wondering if anyone would really believe this.

Would Ji He like him doing this?

We haven't been alone together for a long time since I avoided his kiss last time. Did he do something wrong?

Maybe the above method will work?

"A-choo."

It was evening class time when Ji He suddenly felt his nose itchy, but because Cheng Zhi was standing in front of him, he had to hold it in and only let out a short hum.

"You should encourage Xu Tianyang more."

Cheng Zhi nodded and asked how the instructor's injury was recovering.

Ji He's recovery ability is pretty good. Actually, the wound wasn't that serious, it just looked scary. He should go to the training room for recovery training, after all, there will be a mecha drill later.

"Instructor, can we also go to the mecha drill?"

Instructor Beta reached out and tapped the hats of these bastards, and said with a smile, "It depends on your performance."

"report!"

“We must perform well!”

A message suddenly popped up on Ji He's computer. It was Colonel Huo asking him to deliver a lighter.

Alphas rarely allow themselves to do these errands, even though it is within the scope of their job duties.

Ji He didn't think much about this.

There were not many people in the training room. When Ji He arrived, Huo Yubai was doing waist and abdomen training.

Alpha was seen with his hands folded in front of his chest, his legs bent and stuck in the fixed position of the instrument, and three-quarters of his body suspended in the air.

The gravity circle was stuck on the man's waist, and as he moved up and down, a black arc shadow rotated.

Ji He did not disturb the other party, but just stood aside and waited for the training to finish.

Colonel Huo turned his head slightly, raised his arms that were folded in front of his chest, and continued to shake the gravity circle vigorously.

Alpha's chest, waist and hips all have their own curves, forming an undulating and majestic mountain range, full and powerful.

Huo Yubai held his forehead with one hand while letting the other arm hang down, his muscle lines smooth and distinct.

The muscles developed through military training are different from the fancy ones in the gym. They do not simply pursue an excessively low body fat percentage. Every inch of them contains real strength.

Giving a lighter or something like that is just an excuse.

"Colonel, lighter."

Alpha took the silver lighter handed to him by his subordinate with his steaming hands and put it aside.

"Um."

Huo Yubai sat on a soft chair for rest, sweat rolling down the black vest on his upper body, leaving barely noticeable stains.

Ji He sat next to him, feeling a constant stream of heat coming towards him, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

Maybe because it was too hot, Huo Yubai reached out and took off his vest, revealing his naked upper body, broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his skin was covered with a thin layer of sweat after training.

Having learned the lesson from the last failure, Ji He dared not act rashly and even cast his eyes towards other Alpha soldiers in training.

Facing Ji He's deliberate avoidance, Huo Yubai suddenly understood the man's state of mind at the time, picked up the lighter and changed the subject: "This doesn't seem to be the one I usually use."

This silver lighter was slightly smaller than the one he was used to, and was also lighter.

"It's a new model of that brand."

“No wonder it’s different.”

"You bought it for me?"

The man's finger rolled over the delicate switch of the lighter.

"Um."

With a crisp "ding" sound, flames immediately burst out from inside, flowing very smoothly.

Huo Yubai's thumb touched the body of the lighter, and the touch, which was not as smooth and delicate as usual, caught his attention.

Upon closer inspection, I found that there was some pattern carved on it, probably a limited series pattern, like some kind of leaf.

"What do you think, Colonel?"

Huo Yubai thought it was just an ordinary lighter and didn't feel anything special. He just answered, "Not bad," when Ji He asked.

Ever since he lit a cigarette for the colonel on Barnard Star last time, Ji He had the idea of ​​buying him a lighter of the same brand.

It happened that the brand was having a holiday event where custom designs could be made, so he put a little thought into it and painted a few cypress leaves on it.

However, the colonel didn't seem to notice.

Huo Yubai put the lighter into his trouser pocket and reached out to untie the loose belt around his waist. He had a lazy expression and an inexplicable sexiness to him.

If Ji He was not a Beta and could smell the other party's pheromones, the scent of cypress with a hint of seduction in its pleasure would have knocked him down and entangled him.

"Were you angry before?"

"no."

"Really?"

"Um."

How could anyone coax him? Ji He coaxed himself so well that everything Huo Yubai had learned was of no use at all.

Alpha reached out and touched the strands of hair on his forehead, looking intently at Ji He.

"Colonel?"

Huo Yubai tilted his head and gave a smile that he thought was very charming, but in Ji He's eyes it seemed to have some hidden meaning.

"Are you feeling cold? Do you want me to turn up the temperature?"

Colonel Huo: ...

“You’ll catch a cold.”

Looking at Ji He's concerned expression, Huo Yubai felt like he had punched cotton.