Chapter 30: If a first kiss goes against instinct, it’s not true love…

Lieutenant Gu on the side nudged Huo Yubai's waist with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "Are you in trouble?"

Colonel Huo turned his head slowly, his expression was a little stiff, and he said stubbornly: "No."

"I don't believe you ever cared about whether someone's skin was white, their waist was thin, or whether they smelled good."

Gu Chaowen picked up the wine glass, covered his mouth with it, moved to his childhood friend's side, and whispered his own judgment: "Huo Yubai, you are not right."

"Can you say you didn't think of someone when you answered the question?"

Lieutenant Gu raised his eyebrows slightly, his peach blossom eyes full of shrewd insight into the world.

Huo Yubai held the wine glass, his heart moving slightly. Just now when he answered Colonel Claude, the person he subconsciously thought of at that moment was Ji He.

Claude used a fork to cut off a piece of fish that had been fried golden brown on both sides, dipped it in a little ketchup, and ate it.

"In fact, when looking for an Omega, the most important thing is that he is gentle and considerate. It would be good if he can stay at home and take care of the children."

When Huo Yubai heard the colonel's speech, he frowned slightly, obviously disagreeing with it.

"In the past, human life span was no more than 100 years, but nowadays, people live to be 300 years old, almost like living relics. Once an Alpha and an Omega are combined, they cannot be separated easily. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be very troublesome?"

As Gu Chaowen spoke, he tore off the claws of a large crab and started to bite it.

"Not to mention that our profession is precarious. If a war really breaks out one day, we don't know whether our arms and legs will be intact. It's a waste of time."

General Huo looked at Gu Chaowen, who was chewing on the crab claws, and asked, "Have you said these words to Master Gu?"

Lieutenant Gu paused for a second while biting the crab meat, then replied with full energy, "I did."

"And then?"

Gu Chaowen: “He was beaten.”

Not only was he beaten, but he was also kicked into the Glorious Legion by the old man of the Gu family and became a soldier under General Huo.

But after so many years, Gu Chaowen has not reflected on this, and his personal thoughts on marriage have never changed.

"That's because you haven't met someone you like."

Claude looked at Lieutenant Gu and continued, "If I really met him, I would want to hang him on my belt every day and carry him with me wherever I go. I would be upset if I didn't see him for a day."

"It's too greasy."

Gu Chaowen showed an expression of disbelief on his face as he listened to Colonel Claude continue to criticize him: "You little brat, you don't understand how happy it is to have an Omega wife waiting for you at home."

Although Lieutenant Gu has a romantic and amorous face, he has never established a long-term relationship with an Omega, let alone having multiple wives.

"What if it's Beta?" Colonel Huo, who had been silent, said lightly.

"What Beta?"

"You don't mean that the Alpha and Beta are together, right? That would make the Alpha suffer every time he's in heat."

Claude looked puzzled. How could an Alpha be so stupid as to give up an Omega with whom he is highly compatible and choose to like a Beta?

Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Gu Chaowen drank some wine and said, "That's true love."

Admiral Huo standing by looked unhappy, and was obviously thinking of his own children.

At first he did not agree with their relationship, even though the Beta was willing to undergo the Omega gland transplant.

If that rebellious son had not threatened to withdraw from the federal military, Huo Yingzhan would never have compromised, let alone allowed such a person to enter the Huo family.

Unfortunately, things are unpredictable, no one expected that something like this would happen, and his child, just like the threat he had received, abandoned the Huo family for a woman who died young.

"I'm going to go out and sober up."

Huo Yubai put down his wine glass and stood up.

"That was all a lie."

"What is true love? I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."

"It's against our instincts, so it's not true love."

The voices of endless arguments gradually faded away with the fading smell of alcohol and were left behind by Colonel Huo.

The wind is blowing.

The man sat on the dark rocks, gazing at the endless sea in the distance. The sound of waves caressing the beach came to his ears layer by layer.

He wasn't actually drunk, he just wanted to be alone.

Before meeting Ji He, Huo Yubai was not a rebellious person, and he had never considered being with a Beta.

When it comes to true love, he is not as romantic and casual as Gu Chaowen, nor as self-centered as Colonel Claude.

"Colonel?"

It was Ji He's voice.

Huo Yubai felt irritated for no reason. He also said that Ji He was an ostrich and he himself was not much better.

Ji He walked up to him, as if wanting to confirm whether the Alpha was drunk.

Just now, after he saw Huo Yubai leave the table, he went to find Lieutenant Gu.

Lieutenant Gu looked at him with a strange, inquiring look, which made Ji He feel uneasy.

"Um."

Holding a cigarette between his fingers, Huo Yubai narrowed his eyes out of habit as he lit it, a pair of white eyes slowly blurred his cold facial features.

"Li Ran said he has something to hand over to you."

"Um."

"Did the Colonel forget to give it to me?"

"no."

Ji He uttered a soft "hmm", with the ending tone of his doubt rising slightly, like a cat's tail wrapped around its owner's calf, so obedient and soft.

Red sparks burned in the night, flickering with wisps of white smoke.

"It's not a good thing."

Ji He didn't quite understand. He didn't know whether the colonel was talking about Li Lie or the things sent by Li Lie.

After slowly finishing a cigarette, Alpha's heart still seemed to be unsettled. He raised his eyes to look at Ji He and exhaled the last puff of smoke.

"Jihe, do you know when I started smoking?"

Huo Yubai reached out and patted the reef, his eyes half closed, revealing a somewhat vulnerable look.

Ji He shook his head. Even if he read all the reports about Huo Yubai, it was still a far cry from his life.

“It was the year my mother died.”

"I started smoking, drinking, fighting, and everything else that could be addictive."

"They said this would make them happy, and I believed them."

"But Ji He, this is not happy at all. I would rather be on that crashed spaceship."

"If it were me, I would be sad too."

As Ji He spoke, he gently patted the other person's hand, his voice soft and calm.

"But it's not your fault, Colonel."

The heart wrapped in layers of darkness seemed to sense a ray of light, and the shell was carefully peeled off one layer at a time.

“Don’t punish yourself for being miserable.”

Huo Yubai raised his eyes and looked at him. The surging tones were like a flowing song, and along with Ji He's voice, they blurred his original thoughts.

Ji He is not an Omega, and it is even more impossible for him to release any soothing pheromones, but at that second Huo Yubai felt his heart suddenly become softer than ever before.

The sea breeze blew, and the plants on the island made rustling sounds, shaking off the dust.

Alpha turned his head, looked into Ji He's eyes, and reached out to touch the back of his head.

"Colonel?"

Ji He didn't dare to move, fearing that he had misunderstood the other party's meaning, and nervously pursed his thin lips.

He saw Huo Yubai's face getting bigger and bigger until his tall nose was touching his own nose and seemed to rub against it twice.

"I want to kiss you."

"Is it okay?"

The air was filled with the aftertaste of tobacco, and the two breaths, so close to each other, kissed each other first.

Huo Yubai turned his head and gently placed his lips on Ji He's lips. The kiss was green and gentle.

The two slightly cool lips pressed together, and Ji He saw the dark night falling straight down in front of him, and a buzzing sound came from his head.

It’s not that they haven’t kissed before, but those irrational kisses were the product of a chaotic state, a little sweetness that Ji He carefully stole.

But at this moment Huo Yubai was awake, he saw him clearly, and he was trying to kiss him.

Ji He stood there in a daze. Although he could not smell the cypress scent emanating from the Alpha's body, he could feel Colonel Huo easily prying open his teeth.

The kiss went from shallow to deep, and Ji He was almost breathless.

“Hmm…”

The two men clasped their hands together again. Huo Yubai's fingers passed through the gaps between his fingers, slowly spread them open, and then pressed them onto the rough reef.

The original gentle kiss changed its tone and became unconditionally aggressive. Ji He had nowhere to retreat and was dazed by the kiss.

"Jihe, breathe."

Ji He blinked his moist eyes lightly, and his thin neck trembled slightly with the movement of inhaling.

Colonel Huo smiled, and his originally thin and cold lips, still warm from the friction, covered hers again.

The small boat on the sea swayed with the waves. It hastily spread the sails before the storm came. The violent waves wet the white sails, and it continued to sail in the boundless blue and under the starry sky.

Ji He wasn't sure how long this sudden kiss lasted. He just felt as if he had used up all his life's strength.

The sea returned to calm.

He panted and leaned his head on Alpha's shoulder, his unfocused eyes filled with lingering mist.

Ji He came to his senses and suddenly realized that if kissing while sober counted, then this was his first kiss.

"Jihe."

"Look up at the sky."

As soon as he finished speaking, several golden lights rushed towards the deep blue sky and exploded.

Countless golden fireworks slowly fell from the sky, dazzling at first and then gradually fading until they disappeared.

The fireworks streamed down like shattered stars, and it was as if thousands of bright lights were rising from the deep blue sea.

After Ji He stood up, he raised his head slightly, and the colorful fireworks fell into his eyes.

He was so focused on watching that he didn't notice that Huo Yubai was not interested in the scenery.

"Why are there fireworks here?"

Colonel Huo, who was standing at the side, stared at the other person's serious profile with deep eyes, and replied calmly: "This is a streamer bullet that was eliminated after the mecha was reorganized."

“It can also be made into fireworks.”

In fact, if you look closely at the principles, fireworks and artillery shells are similar things. They can be weapons in times of war or beautiful scenery in times of peace and prosperity.

"Is this for the victor of the exercise?"

"It is prepared for the peace of this moment."

Ji He reached out and climbed onto the man's shoulders, quickly touched his lips with hers, and gave a faint smile.

The sound of the fireworks was so loud that it just covered up the extra footsteps on the beach.

The Alpha was wearing a federal uniform, his dark brown eyes trembling, his gaze fixed on the scene where Ji He took the initiative to kiss Huo Yubai under the blazing trees and silver flowers.

Huo Yubai noticed something and turned around to look, but there were only swaying shadows of trees left on the island.