Chapter 69 The beats keep testing each other's boundaries

Ji He raised his eyes and looked at Huo Yubai for a moment. He felt that the colonel seemed to have changed a little during the time he was away.

But if you ask Ji He what has changed, he seems unable to give a specific answer.

His wild thoughts formed a big net, enveloping Ji He so that he had no way to escape.

Was it because after reading his diary, he felt that he was pitiful and thus developed unnecessary sympathy? Or was it because the news of his death had such a huge impact on him that he felt guilty and wanted to make amends?

Ji He was a little confused about the logic here, or maybe Huo Yubai was just used to his presence.

"The colonel is throwing the problem back to me by doing this."

Ji He lowered his head and continued, "It's cheating."

Colonel Huo looked at him leisurely, narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and smiled: "It's just a dance."

"If you reject me again, I'll think you still have feelings for me."

When Ji He heard this, he frowned slightly and immediately retorted, "No."

As soon as he said this, he realized that he had been tricked by the other party.

When did the colonel become so cunning!

"Thank you very much, Lieutenant Ji, for your visit."

Faced with his shy and evasive lover, Colonel Huo didn't know what to do at first and even felt frustrated.

But he later figured it out. Since Ji He was going to take a step back, he would take the one hundred and first step.

It's really no big deal.

In the past, Ji He followed his own footsteps like this, and there was no reason why he couldn't do the same.

Any relationship is fluid and mutual. He believes that Ji He will eventually see him, just as he could feel Ji He's love at the beginning.

Not far away, the sound of music is like the gurgling of flowing water.

Ji He was not good at dancing, let alone dancing with Huo Yubai. Under the pressure of those eyes, she reluctantly stretched out her hand and placed it in his palm.

Colonel Huo took Ji He's hand and walked towards the edge of the dance floor. They were not the only same-sex dancing couple. This was a common occurrence in ABO society.

But as the recipient of this Medal of Honor, the young federal officer still attracted a lot of attention.

"Is it too late for you to regret now?"

Colonel Huo spoke in a slow and relaxed tone, intending to provoke him.

"No need."

Ji He took two deep breaths and reluctantly put his arm around Huo Yubai's shoulder, who then weakly put his arm around his waist.

The music that sounded in my ears was a classic night dance music with a brisk and smooth rhythm, which was relatively easy to dance to.

Ji He remembered the dance steps. Although he was a little flustered at first because he didn't follow the beat correctly, he quickly got into the dance after he got used to it.

Huo Yubai was very close to Ji He, with his hands on Ji He's waist, guiding them to complete the couple dance together.

It was totally unexpected that the two people who couldn't dance managed to get through the prelude with some difficulty and then danced to the interlude properly.

Ji He was somewhat suspicious of what Colonel Huo had just said, so he asked, "Did you really not dance with anyone else before?"

"no."

A couple dance usually requires one person to act as the leader so that they can grasp the rhythm at every beat and turn.

At the beginning, this person was Huo Yubai, so Ji He needed to adapt to the other party's rhythm.

Being a partner is not as easy as you might think. You need to pay attention to your partner's movements at all times so that you can follow his or her steps.

So Beta puts the center of gravity of his body under the control of the other party and walks according to the Alpha's feeling.

This isn't a nasty thing, but it's not a good thing either.

"Jihe, pay attention."

The next second, the music suddenly changed its tune. Colonel Huo took two steps back according to the adapted dance steps and handed the initiative of the duet to Lieutenant Ji.

So close yet so far away.

Ji He came back to his senses, looked at Huo Yubai who was not far away from him, pursed his lips and said nothing.

I don't know when, the two of them moved from the edge corner to the center of the dance floor.

Ji He recalled the changing dance steps and quickly adjusted his own rhythm.

The two of them were seen moving forward and backward, as if they were constantly testing each other's boundaries.

Some people set fire to the city gates, while others attacked and captured the city.

In this way, each world has traces of the other, and the overlapping territories become larger and larger.

This time, it was Huo Yubai's turn to follow Ji He's rhythm, varying the size and weight of his steps.

"Has Lieutenant Ji never danced with anyone?"

Ji He just shook his head, and the eyes beneath his brows moved like half-melted spring water.

He seemed to be gradually enjoying the fun of it.

As they turned around and got closer, Ji He and Huo Yubai became more and more harmonious and in tune with each other in dancing.

The two people's dance steps went from being unfamiliar to being in sync. Their tense bodies gradually relaxed, and even their souls began to move to the rhythm of the music.

The dance music controls the meeting and separation of the two people, but the pair of hands are always tightly held, becoming an eternal fulcrum.

A long song finally came to an end, and Ji He panted lightly and looked at his expressionless dance partner.

He was about to slowly let go of his hand, but Colonel Huo pulled him up again.

"Colonel?"

Ji He didn't understand what he meant, but he saw Huo Yubai suddenly lean over and quickly kiss his hand.

There was no trace of lust in that kiss, just like a forest deer taking a sip of lake water.

There was a flash of surprise in the man's eyes.

Huo Yubai raised his eyes slightly and looked deeply at Ji He with a look full of submission.

Ji He's heartbeat missed a beat, and his other hand unconsciously picked at his sleeve.

In fact, they had already done more intimate things, so a kiss on the hand was nothing.

But Ji He clearly felt his heart trembling, as if being pulled by an invisible string. He subconsciously raised his hand to press his chest, trying to hide the throbbing.

Huo Yubai didn't say anything, but just stared at the other person until the next song started, then he reluctantly let go of her hand.

"Jihe, dancing with me isn't as bad as you think, is it?"

This was the last sentence Colonel Huo said to him that night, but it made Ji He toss and turn in bed, unable to sleep.

The Alpha's eyes were too affectionate, hiding a desire that the Beta could not bear.

Ji He always felt that the other party had some hidden meaning, and it was not as simple as just saying "dance".

If it was someone else dancing with him tonight, Ji He would definitely not have thought so much, but that person happened to be Huo Yubai.

No matter how hard Ji He tried, he seemed unable to get rid of Huo Yubai's influence.

After all, the other person's name was the bright background that supported him through his fragile youth and was his dream day after day.

So what now?

Ji He let out a long sigh, pulled the quilt over his head, covering his head, and fell asleep.

This depressed mood continued until Lieutenant Ji participated in the school anniversary activities of the Federal Military Academy. He was invited to attend the opening ceremony as a guest.

It was a strange feeling to be back at the Federal Military Academy again, with familiarity and strangeness mixed together.

"Squad leader!"

At that time, Ji He had just arrived in the capital planet and was unfamiliar with the place, and the squad leader really helped him a lot.

After graduation, the squad leader with excellent grades did not choose a unit, but continued to teach in the federal military academy.

"Hey, why are you here so early?"

The squad leader is a little fatter than before, but his voice is exactly the same as before.

Ji He blinked, saluted the squad leader, and said softly, "I thought there might be something I could do to help, so I came early."

The squad leader patted Ji He on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You are so thoughtful."

"Where's Li Lie? How is he?"

The squad leader said this as he walked forward.

Ji He thought for a moment and replied, "Second Lieutenant Li has returned to the desert planet."

"His younger brother Li Ran is now guarding the Icefield Planet with Colonel Huo."

The monitor nodded and recalled, "At that time, Li Lie was a very short-tempered person. I felt a little sorry for putting you in the same dormitory with him."

Ji He shook his head and said, "Actually, Li Lie is a very honest person. My relationship with him is better now than before."

The squad leader was stunned and said, "That's good. I haven't seen him for a long time."

Turning around, the squad leader led Ji He to visit the new teaching building of the Federal Military Academy.

“Is it better than your original conditions?”

The squad leader pointed at the upgraded intelligent equipment and turned to look at Ji He standing beside him.

Ji He nodded, and the squad leader said, "Your speech at the award ceremony has already helped the federal military academy recruit students."

"I can't bear what the monitor said."

The squad leader looked at Ji He with mixed feelings in his heart. Ever since he stayed in the Federal Military Academy, he envied these soldiers who went to the army.

If I had insisted on my choice, would everything be different?

The opening ceremony of the school anniversary.

Ji He sat in the guest seat, listening to the speech of the current principal. He didn't know who arranged the seat for him, as a lieutenant, and why he sat next to the colonel.

A figure landed on Lieutenant Ji's right hand side, as dark as the slanting skylight.

"Why are you late, Colonel?"

Huo Yubai turned to look at Ji He and replied in a low voice: "Yeah."

"Looks like I missed the previous show."

"Lieutenant Ji, please talk to me."

Ji He, who was about to hit his own foot with a rock, thought for a long time before answering, "Serious yet lively dance."

"Sounds like antonyms."

On the surface, Huo Yubai was listening to the speech on the stage, but his mind inevitably leaned to the left.

Ji He on the side did not say anything else, but watched the performance on the stage quietly and attentively.

"Jihe?"

"Um?"

This time when he returned to the Federal Military Academy, Huo Yubai discovered some things that he had never noticed in the past.

He just came from the library, and there is a new exhibition hall next to it.

The library contains various public materials on Huo Yubai, including photos, videos, and recordings. Every time a document is viewed, there will be a corresponding record. In the background, there is a student account that has logged over a thousand times.

"This may be a statistical error. I will correct it when the time comes."

The administrator wiped the sweat from his forehead as he spoke, and heard Colonel Huo reply, "That's right."

“No need to correct.”

This was not the first time Colonel Huo returned to the Federal Military Academy, but it was the first time he used his own traces to search for the footprints left by another person.

The exhibition hall next to the library, as the name suggests, is used to display models of various mechas.

In the center of the lobby was a model of a Silver Blade mecha, and the name of the maker listed in the instruction light bar was a unfamiliar one.

It’s not the Chinese word for Ji He, but JH who doesn’t want to be discovered.

The commentator saw Colonel Huo staring at the Silver Blade mecha for a long time and couldn't help asking, "Colonel, do you have any questions about this model?"

"no."

Sometimes, Huo Yubai felt that Ji He was a very contradictory person, just like his love, straightforward yet restrained, passionate yet evasive.

"Jihe?"

Huo Yubai called out to the other party again and lowered his eyelashes to hide the darkness in his eyes.