Chapter 66: Would you sleep with someone you hate several times? ...

"I……"

Ji He's chest rose and fell, his repressed emotions like a beast trapped in a cage, seemingly trying to break through the obstacles in his heart.

But past experiences always made him hesitate.

He has already suffered a setback here at Alpha, is there any need to suffer another setback?

While Ji He was stunned, Huo Yubai stretched out a hand, grasped Ji He's two slender wrists, and pressed them over his head.

Soon, Ji He's eyes revealed anxiety and fear.

"Ji He, do you really hate me?"

As Alpha spoke, he gently lifted Beta's chin with his free hand, as if trying to tell whether what he said was true or false through Beta's expression.

"I……"

Ji He was forced to take a half step back, his waist pressed against the cold, hard marble table. Even though he couldn't see the postures of the two people in the mirror, he knew it must be very bad.

Colonel Huo's reserved and cold attitude in public disappeared completely, and he forcefully pushed Ji He's knee apart with one leg.

"Would you have sex with someone you hated several times?"

"You...why are you saying this..."

Ji He stuttered, his mind involuntarily recalling those blushing and heart-pounding scenes from the past. He turned his head away to avoid Huo Yubai's sight.

"Would you buy a Valentine's Day lighter for someone you hate?"

"Would you keep a diary for someone you disliked for more than ten years?"

How did the Colonel know about the diary?

Ji He's pupils lit up and he was surprised. Then he thought of the contents of the diary and his face turned slightly red.

"How do you know that?"

Beta's voice became low and light, as if he had been caught with something.

Huo Yubai admired the other party's embarrassed state, raised the corners of his lips, stared at the other party's profile, and slowly replied: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it."

"How come Lieutenant Ji dares to do it but not admit it?"

The Alpha lowered his head slightly, and his free hand moved from the Beta's chin to the other's waist, holding the person firmly in his territory.

Behind Ji He is a huge mirror, and in front of him is the person he has always had a crush on.

He lowered his eyes, wondering how much of the diary Colonel Huo had read. How could he believe such childish nonsense?

Only a fool like me would take it seriously.

So the constant presence of lilies and eustoma in the ward was because Colonel Huo had read his diary?

In fact, in the medical department, Ji He discovered early on that not all wards were the same as the one he was in, but he deliberately ignored the source of the flowers.

"That was all in the past."

What you like will change of course. For example, he is now a little tired of lilies and eustoma.

As for liking someone, maybe it's the same.

Huo Yubai raised his eyebrows slightly and continued, "You mean you liked me before, but now you don't want to like me anymore?"

"Um."

After saying that, Ji He pursed his lips, clenched his hands, and asked, "Is it not possible?"

"Can."

Colonel Huo frowned and moved closer to Ji He. His warm breath fell on the ears of the person in his arms, and his low voice was filled with tenderness.

This made Beta even more confused, and he tried hard to break free from Alpha's shackles.

Ji He had just taken two steps when someone hugged him from behind.

This was the first time that Huo Yubai hoped that the other person was an Omega. With just one mark, Ji He would be inseparable from him.

His sense of security was so thin that even he found it unbelievable.

Colonel Huo buried his head in Lieutenant Ji's neck, sniffing the familiar smell, and continued: "Ji He, I didn't do well before."

Ji He's calm eyes were filled with emotion. He clearly heard Huo Yubai say in his ear: "I'm sorry."

Huo Yubai's gaze moved slightly downward, looking down along the undulating neck, where the white skin extended and disappeared, connecting to the thin and tough back.

Those marks have become so faint that they are no longer visible, like the fine and interlaced texture on rice paper.

Ji He never said what he experienced on that distant planet, but he didn't need to say it, the marks on his body would speak for itself.

It seemed like a long time had passed and Ji He didn't hear the other party continue talking. When he thought the colonel didn't want to continue talking, Alpha reached out and covered his eyes with his hands.

Suddenly, everything in front of me became pitch black.

"So now it's my turn to like you."

"Let me follow your footsteps."

"OK?"

The lethal power of these two sentences was so great that Ji He's temples throbbed twice and a wave of old bitterness rose in his heart.

He was completely stunned. He blinked his eyes to try to stay awake. His eyelashes fluttered as he slowly swept across the Alpha's dry palm.

The next second, Ji He touched the hand that was covering his eyes, and countless voices emerged in his heart, warning himself not to trust him again.

Deprived of his sight, his remaining senses became heightened.

Ji He noticed that Huo Yubai had buried his head in his neck again, and suddenly he felt his entire back warm.

"You can continue to not believe it, or even try it as much as you want."

Ji He pulled down the big hands that were covering his eyes and was able to see the light again. When he turned to look at Huo Yubai, the other party just raised his head and looked at him.

"I just want you to see me in your eyes."

Ji He's ears moved and he heard footsteps coming towards them. Maybe they were guests dining here, or maybe they were just restaurant staff.

"Colonel, someone is coming, please let me go first."

"Why?"

“That’s not good.”

Ji He spoke in a light tone, frowned slightly, and finally struggled out of the other's arms.

He was afraid that if he stayed warm for too long, he would fall into the colonel's trap again.

Colonel Huo on the opposite side naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The feeling of hugging Ji He again made him feel extremely comfortable.

The two of them stood face to face, listening to the conversation outside becoming clearer and clearer.

"Hey, do you think the young lady and the colonel can succeed?"

"Why are you asking around? Just do your own job."

The manager who was introducing the dishes just now was chatting with a foreman and stopped just a few steps away from the bathroom.

"Just gossip. This is the first time I've seen a destined anime in real life."

As they were talking, the two men pushed open the bathroom door.

There was no one in the bathroom. He thought of the two officers who went out of the box one after another. Maybe they just missed him.

It was a waste that he had prepared the best cigarettes and was trying to get close to someone.

"You might as well worry about yourself if you have this much free time."

The manager held a cigarette in his mouth and exhaled a large cloud of white smoke. Not long after he started smoking, his computer started to ring and he hastily put out the cigarette butt in the crystal ashtray.

Soon, the footsteps gradually faded away.

In a small compartment.

Ji He frowned slightly, as if he couldn't understand what he had just done.

Now the two of them were squeezed into a cubicle like this, and it felt unspeakably weird.

He admitted that he was moved by what Huo Yubai had just said.

But he is a Beta and can never bind to an Alpha through pheromones and marking.

"Dr. Zhong and I don't have that kind of relationship."

"Um."

Ji He nodded.

"I don't believe in destiny either."

Ji He did not answer, but said, "Let's go, Doctor Zhong and Lieutenant Gu are still waiting for us."

Even Colonel Huo, who was slow to react, noticed that Ji He was concerned about this matter.

"good."

Huo Yubai walked beside him, he knew that what the other party wanted was equal love.

But he didn't know how to measure the love between them, nor how to make Ji He understand that he was willing to go against his instincts for this.

The Federation's award ceremony is not held every year, but this time it happened to be held on the capital planet.

The last time the Federal Army as a whole was awarded a medal of honor was during the War of Independence to liberate the Empire, when dozens of pure gold badges were awarded to soldiers in a row.

One of them was once worn on the chest of General Huo Yingzhan.

Of course there are many more, buried underground along with the bodies of the warriors.

Only those who have made significant contributions to the Federation will be awarded the Medal of Honor. For many people, this is something they can only look up to.

Of course, if someone has made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine, literature, physics, etc., they will also be awarded the Medal of Honor, and the selection conditions are equally strict.

Single room.

After rigorous rehabilitation training, Ji He's various indicators finally met the standards. He received the discharge notice last night and is packing his things.

The medal ceremony was to be held in three days. Lieutenant Ji had never imagined that he would see this day since he became a student at the Union Military Academy.

He was not interested in becoming a celebrity, but instead felt an invisible pressure.

"Instructor... Instructor, this is a live broadcast for the entire galaxy, you must dress nicely!"

Xu Tianyang squinted his eyes, picked up a golden orange from the fruit basket brought by Dr. Zhong, and was peeling it.

"Does it matter whether you look good or not in a military uniform?" Li Ran, who was standing nearby, tapped Xu Tianyang's head.

Xu Tianyang thought he had dodged nimbly, but he lost his balance and fell to the ground with his butt. He quickly stood up as if nothing had happened.

"Of course...of course there is."

"A scoundrel like you... of course it doesn't look good on a scoundrel."

Xu Tianyang clenched his hands and thought hard before he finally thought of a suitable word to describe Li Ran.

If this troublemaker hadn't been wearing a military uniform, he would have been mistaken for a street thug.

Xu Tianyang didn't understand what pulling down others meant, so after talking about the negative examples, he thought of two positive examples to make his words more convincing.

"Like the instructor and the colonel...the colonel looks energetic and good-looking in military uniform."

Li Ran chased Xu Tianyang around the room, muttering, "How am I a gangster? How am I not good-looking?"

"You're a sycophant!"

“Originally…Originally, that’s how it is.”

Ji He watched the two people quarreling tirelessly, laughed twice, and stepped in between to take sides.

"By the way, instructor, are you ready for your award speech?"

Ji He just shook his head, seeming to be distressed.

"You asked Cheng Zhi to write it for you. He is the best at making these flowery things to fool people."

The award ceremony was eventually held in the Federal Parliament Building, with cameras everywhere, and everything on the scene would be transmitted to every resident of the galaxy via the galactic satellite.

Amid the flashing lights, Ji He looked calm as he walked slowly to the award podium in his gray-green military uniform.