Chapter 41 How could I be serious about a Beta? ...

Under the dove-gray, velvety sky, all the sounds around seemed to be swallowed up by the rain.

At that moment, Colonel Huo slowly straightened his head from the original upward posture, and a drop of rain happened to slide into his eye socket, moistening his eyeball which was dry due to fatigue.

The night wind blew up a corner of the military cape. Alpha took big steps with each step, and the expression on his face was so vague that it was hard to see clearly.

He didn't know how he arrived at the door of Ji He's dormitory. He stood there for a long time, thinking about whether to go in.

At this moment, the clock has just passed 0:24.

Just a wall away.

The nights of hyperamnesia patients are always particularly difficult. Ji He shivered in the sound of the rain and did not sleep well.

In his dreams, he would constantly recall trivial past events, revisiting the vivid memories, causing the repressed pain to circulate in his brain and erupt again.

Suddenly, the closed door opened.

Huo Yubai took out a small wine-red box from his arms and rubbed it twice with his fingers.

Then he opened the burgundy box, took a look at the sparkling diamond brooch and closed it again.

The gift box was placed on the table.

"Don't go."

The voice was hoarse and unclear, and the tone sounded like praying or begging.

Huo Yubai turned around and seemed to hear a clearer mumbling, then he walked to Ji He's bedside.

Ji He frowned and shook his head slightly, the shape of the quilt vaguely outlining his hunched body.

Alpha reached out and touched Beta's forehead. He didn't feel any fever, so he didn't look sick. He could just be having a nightmare.

"Don't leave me."

Huo Yubai, who was originally standing, sat down beside his bed with a frown, not knowing what to do.

It seems that you can't wake up someone from a nightmare.

But seeing Ji He's look, he couldn't leave with peace of mind.

If the other person is an Omega, he can also release some soothing pheromones.

Ascle said that the soothing pheromones of S-level Alpha are very effective, and the smell of cypress itself has a soothing and calming function.

But none of these worked on Ji He.

Colonel Huo pursed his thin lips and sat closer, his movements soft and slow.

Ji He, who was standing by, seemed to have been greatly frightened in his dream. His body automatically activated a protection mechanism and he suddenly jumped up from the bed.

The two faces looked at each other in the dark night. Ji He opened his mouth and whispered, "Huo...Yu Bai."

"I am here."

Beta couldn't smell pheromones and couldn't tell whether the person in front of him was real or an illusion, but at this moment he really needed a hug.

He reached out and hugged Huo Yubai's waist, passed his arms under his ribs, and pressed his whole body against the Alpha's chest, listening to the other's steady and strong heartbeat.

"Ji He, did you just have a nightmare?"

It was Huo Yubai's voice that came from above his head.

Beta buried his head in Alpha's neck and breathed, his whole body enveloped by the scent of the other.

"Um."

Ji He's answer was very light, like a sigh falling into the endless rain.

"I shouldn't have done that."

One should not be fragile, one should not be greedy, and one should not try to possess others.

Although Huo Yubai did not hear the other party's whispers clearly, he also noticed Ji He's uneasiness and patted him gently on the back, as if coaxing a child.

"Dreams and reality are opposites."

Ji He blinked, pinched the corner of the quilt with his hands, and finally asked, "Colonel, are we officially dating now?"

He tilted his head slightly and stared into the other person's eyes. He had never needed the other person's answer so urgently as he did now.

"Do you... do you like me?"

Huo Yubai glanced to the side, coughed lightly, trying to hide his inner panic, and smiled briefly.

An abrupt smile suddenly appeared on that face that was always indifferent and calm. It didn't look like shyness, but rather like mockery.

Mocking him for overestimating his own abilities and being delusional.

Ji He was completely panicked.

The next morning, he saw the diamond brooch that Colonel Huo had left for him.

The diamonds were densely arranged in the shape of feathers, which were much more valuable than the earrings he saw at the market.

Why did the colonel give him such an expensive gift?

The diamond brooch on her hand sparkled, reflecting the dazzling white light.

Ji He pursed his lips. He wanted to ask, but was afraid of hearing the same answer as that night, so he closed the lid and put it in the innermost layer of the safe.

His bony fingers hovered in the air, pressing virtual number keys.

Most people's passwords are their own or their parents' birthdays, but Ji He uses the date when he and Huo Yubai first met as the unique password for various purposes.

He felt that he was somewhat hopeless.

Min Ran has been in the federal military for the past few days, and many Alpha soldiers would deliberately pass by him. Ji He alone has encountered them several times.

Omegas are always at a natural disadvantage when faced with this kind of thing.

Compared with those Alphas, Min Ran likes Metis more. Although artificial intelligence looks like humans, it is not as annoying as humans.

"Minran, you're here."

Metis had her blonde hair tied up into a round bun. She looked capable and energetic as she stood at the door of the control center.

The artificial intelligence seemed to have used all its previous enthusiasm for watching dramas to chat with Min Ran.

The content of the chat was all over the place and didn't seem to make sense. It was a small episode that no one would care about.

Ji He finished his work and left as usual, and saw Colonel Huo coming in from another door.

Alpha didn't see him and took out a small burgundy box from his arms.

Ji He narrowed his eyes. The size, color, and even the pattern of the box were exactly the same as the one Huo Yubai left that night.

Min Ran and Huo Yubai stood facing each other.

He shouldn't have stood here and peeked, but the smooth artesian ground seemed to have grown countless vines, trapping Beta's feet.

Huo Yubai was taller than him and much taller than Min Ran. He stood in front of the Omega, covering himself very tightly.

"Here you go."

Colonel Huo handed the wine-red box to the other party, and after the other party took it, he asked, "Would you like to open it and take a look?"

Omega curved his eyes slightly, opened the box, took a look, and quickly closed it.

"Thank you, Colonel."

As Min Ran spoke, he took two steps closer. Suddenly, he thought of something and glanced at Ji He in the dark. He said very naturally, "Colonel, there is something dirty on your badge."

Colonel Huo didn't think too much about it. He turned his head slightly and was about to check it out when Min Ran stood on tiptoe and reached out to pat his badge.

The two were too close, beyond social distance.

The combination of orange blossom pheromones and cypress pheromones is bound to give one a sense of shock.

Just by chance, this scene fell into Ji He's eyes.

When the handsome and tall Alpha and the pretty and petite Omega hugged each other, they were so well matched that it was a little dazzling.

Min Ran turned her face slightly, as if she was kissing a man, and looked at Beta who was fleeing in the corner, revealing a faint smile.

The next second, Colonel Huo restrained himself and distanced himself from the two of them, saying, "You have received the things, so I will leave first."

"Colonel Huo."

"Anything else?"

Min Ran's eyes suddenly showed some reluctance, but he quickly returned to his original appearance and said with a smile: "General Huo seems to have found your lover."

Alpha's indifferent pupils suddenly trembled.

"I told you because you helped me this time."

Huo Yubai frowned and asked, "What else do you know?"

Min Ran just spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know anything else, and continued: "Admiral Huo is a stubborn person, and the colonel will not get any benefit by confronting him head-on."

"You might as well just go along with him."

Huo Yubai obviously remembered the failed negotiation last time. He nodded, then became a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Min Ran continued to exaggerate and said, "It's better to tell a little lie to fool them than to make a big scene."

"The more you show that you care, the more serious the Admiral will think this is, and he might do something irreversible."

Huo Yubai stood where he was. He wanted to protect Ji He, and he should take responsibility for everything.

A complex emotion flashed across Alpha's eyes, and he said, "I'll think about it again."

I heard from others that my grandfather was very radical towards my mother who was a Beta at the time, and forced her to undergo an Omega gland transplant.

Ji He is also a Beta and has no family background, so the situation will only be worse.

"Boss Min, have you guessed it a long time ago?"

Min Ran actually had no hostility towards Ji He. On the contrary, he quite liked this Beta. He lowered his eyes and nodded, admitting, "If you say so, then so."

However, the Huo family plays a very important role in the federal military and is an important part of their plan. Actions against the Huo family will inevitably implicate Ji He.

Min Ran didn't feel sorry about this.

In the drizzle, Huo Yubai's departing figure turned into a gray-green wet spot.

Metis came to Min Ran's side and whispered softly, "Compared to the colonel, you seem to be more suitable for lying."

On the smallest computer in front of him, the sound of an old-fashioned printer was heard, and two lines of words appeared: Mr. Michael. My respected archangel.

This is the beginning of Metis's first reply letter, and also Min Ran's first move to incite rebellion against artificial intelligence.

Min Ran looked at the computer and replied with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment."

The rain keeps falling.

The transparent water curtain buried the Federal Army Headquarters in a grayish-white mist.

Occasionally, one or two drops of rain splashed onto the windows of the high-rise buildings, and Huo Yingzhan's face was reflected on the light gray double-layer bulletproof glass.

"grandfather."

Huo Yubai's voice appeared first.

Admiral Huo Yingzhan did not cast his gaze towards the young Alpha. He sat down and stared at the seamless white wall in front of him.

"So you still have me as your grandfather in your eyes."

Huo Yubai didn't know how to answer, so he turned around and said, "I will always be a member of the Huo family, and you will always be my grandfather."

General Huo's tense face relaxed a little, and he said, "Since you know that you are a member of the Huo family, how could you do such a ridiculous thing?"

"Grandfather, Ji He and I..."

Admiral Huo stood up from the sofa with a frown on his face, and was about to get angry the next second.

"Let me ask you one question: when do you plan to stop?"

As Alpha was thinking for a long time, Ji He, whose hands and feet were tied on the other side of the wall, felt anxious.

"Even if he wants to be an Omega, I won't agree."

"The galaxy is full of small planets that lack guards. You know what I mean."

Colonel Huo took a deep breath. He knew his grandfather's attitude when waiting for him. As long as the other party said one word, Ji He would disappear.

"Just for fun."

"How could I be serious about a Beta?"

Ji He felt a sudden pang in his heart, and a belated dull pain flowed through his blood.