Chapter 177 Love Requires Skills
"No." Ye Qi rejected it seriously.
"Oh, then I don't agree with it." Wen Jiaojiao waved her hand casually and turned to pay attention to Qiao Lan's clothes.
She thought the sportswear Qiao Lan was wearing today looked very nice. The blue and white color combination was pleasing to the eye, refreshing and full of vitality.
Captain Xiao wasn't as casual as she was. He asked back with the same serious expression as Ye Qi: "Why not? Let's make a quick decision and catch them off guard! The longer the night, the more trouble there is. There's no time to lose!"
Ye Qi said, "The last time we chased those people from the Crown, we also followed the principle of a quick victory, but what was the result? We actually encountered too many unexpected situations, and we can't afford such a disastrous defeat again."
Qiao Lan nodded vigorously in support of her angel: "Yeah, yeah! Last time we almost got wiped out. We underestimated the enemy. Who would have thought that there was Aunt He's laboratory in Saint Yes behind the enemy."
"But this group of priestesses may not be related to Saint Yes." Captain Xiao retorted.
Ye Qi said, "It may or may not be related. We can't make this bet. What if the other side has a very difficult strong person or experimental subject? The base is about to break through 6,000 people. Everything should be done in a safe way."
Captain Xiao glared: "But..."
"Hey, Uncle Xiao, please take a seat first."
Qiao Lan quickly pulled Captain Xiao back to his chair and said with a smile, "Uncle Xiao, of course we are not afraid of death, especially since you are so brave and skilled in leading by example. I have admired you since the first day I met you. But you see, we are not alone. We have many companions around us. What if we get seriously injured or something happens to us and we can no longer protect them? It's so dangerous out there. Can you bear to let them fend for themselves, Uncle Xiao? Otherwise, let's take a long-term view, uncle?"
Captain Xiao originally wanted to argue with Ye Qi for a few more rounds.
In fact, since the two parties joined forces, he has disagreed with Ye Qi on daily affairs more than once, and they have argued several times, sometimes quite fiercely.
But when Qiao Lan called him "Uncle Xiao" sweetly and looked at her chubby, fair and adorable smiling face, he somehow suppressed his impatience and anger automatically, and swallowed back the words he wanted to argue with.
After calming down and thinking about it, well, what she said makes sense.
"Yes, we need to take a long-term view and consider the overall situation, not just one point." Captain Xiao glanced at Ye Qi.
Ye Qi: “…”
Am I not considering the overall situation???
However, Captain Xiao finally did not argue with him this time. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and did not care about the details of Captain Xiao glaring at him. He quickly struck while the iron was hot and organized everyone to discuss how to make the layout.
During the meeting, they almost clashed with Team Xiao several times, but Qiao Lan always managed to smooth things over with a smile. After the meeting, everyone left the meeting room. Ye Qi deliberately slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Qiao Lan, who was the last one to leave the room.
He quietly hooked her finger.
Give her a smile.
"What are you doing? You're smiling so slyly!" Qiao Lan whispered.
She exerted force with her fingers, hooked his entire hand over, held it behind her back, and pinched his fingers one by one.
"I've grown a new layer of calluses. Tsk," she said softly, grinning. "Does it hurt when the old calluses are rubbed off? You should take it easy during training."
After being defeated by "The King" last time, Ye Qi's training became even more perverted. He worked hard to practice controlling his supernatural powers and practicing combat skills. He was injured every day. The calluses on his palms were worn off to reveal tender flesh, and then a new layer of thin calluses grew. Just thinking about the process was painful.
Ye Qi said, "It doesn't hurt."
He lowered his head and leaned close to Qiao Lan's ear, "Thank you for helping me just now."
"Who else should I help if not you? We're in the same group." Qiao Lan raised her eyebrows and laughed at him. "It's all your fault for being so blunt that Captain Xiao got mad at you. A man of his age and temper, if you coax him a little, he'll be fine and won't argue with you."
"Yeah." Ye Qi understood.
Just now, Qiao Lan kept praising Captain Xiao. At the end of the meeting, the old captain looked at Qiao Lan as if he were his own daughter, so kind.
But he can't do it, he doesn't know how to coax people.
"Stay here for a few more days? Come and help me every time I have a meeting," he said.
Qiao Lan rolled her eyes: "You're keeping me here just to make the meeting go smoothly?"
"No, of course not. It's mainly for your safety. It would be very dangerous if the enemy comes to besiege you. We have a lot of people here at the base, so we can help you if anything happens." Ye Qi explained seriously.
"Yeah?"
"Um."
"hehe."
Qiao Lan rolled her eyes again.
Wen Jiaojiao, who was walking in front, turned around and called out, "Xiao Lanlan, come over to your sister!"
Qiao Lan immediately shook off Ye Qi's hand and ran over happily.
"Lanlan, where did you get this dress? It looks really nice."
"I bought it before. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
"Tsk, can I wear your XL?"
"Sister, I still have sizes S and M. I'll give them to you to try. There are also other colors."
"Really? Is it that powerful?"
The two women started chattering and ran to Wen Jiaojiao's room to try on clothes.
Ye Qi just felt that the atmosphere suddenly became wrong. Seeing Qiao Lan running away without looking back, he was sure that she might be unhappy.
He was busy until late at night and only had time to ask Lao Song for advice before going to bed.
"…It was fine at first, why did it suddenly go wrong?"
After listening to him replay their conversation, Old Song slapped his thigh and said, "Silly Captain! She asked you why you asked her to stay a few more days, and of course you had to say, because I missed you, I missed you, I missed you so much!"
Ye Qi suddenly understood.
"Although it's true that she and Miss Wen moved back to the base for safety reasons, and to facilitate joint efforts against the enemy, when switching to a couple's conversation, should they forget all that and just say 'I miss you'?"
"Yes, that's it, Captain!"
“Love requires skills.”
"Yes, Captain!"
"Thank you, you are indeed a love expert."
"Hey, thank you for the compliment, Captain."
"But why are you still not married or have a girlfriend at the age of forty?"
"...Captain, it's getting late. I'm going back to bed. Good night."
"good evening."
After seeing Old Song off, Ye Qi did not go to bed immediately.
Do today's work today. If you make your girlfriend unhappy today, you must resolve it today.
He left the dormitory and went to another building where Qiao Lan lived.
Old Song, who had just left Ye Qi's place, didn't go back to his own place to sleep. He had a shift tonight, and it was almost time for his change of duty, so he went straight to the sentry post.
The winter night was cold and quiet. The roads in the base were clean and flat, and only his footsteps could be heard as he walked on them. Due to the regular schedule of the base, all the members were asleep now.
The combat boots hit the ground with a dull clicking sound.
At the deserted fork in the road, Old Song suddenly stopped.
"who?"
He asked in a deep voice.
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