It was already late when Xi Qing came to Capital Star today, after practicing in the training room for a while, Huo Yan came to ask him to have dinner.
Xi Qing originally thought that he was eating in the canteen of the military headquarters, but after walking with Huo Yan for a while, he found that they had already arrived at the parking lot, and asked a little puzzled: "Are we going out?"
"Yes, go home." Huo Yan opened the car door.
Come back home?
Xi Qing was stunned, are you going to Huo's house?
Seeing him standing outside, Huo Yan thought he didn't want to go there, so he leaned slightly and asked, "If you don't want to go there, then stay outside..."
"No, it's good to go back, we can go see uncle." Xi Qing shook his head again and again, and sat in the passenger seat, "But I didn't bring any presents, why don't we go buy some first?"
"No, you forgot those fruits and grains?" Huo Yan looked at him.
Every day Xi Qing asked people to send the fruits and grains from Mingxi Villa to them. If they really wanted to give gifts, Huo Yan would send them on behalf of Mr. Huo. Even if Xi Qing bought something, Mr. Huo would definitely not accept it.
"Can your two dogs stay in the army?" Huo Yan asked.
Xi Qing nodded: "Yes, of course." The army is very safe, and you can also exercise by the way, no problem at all.
While talking, Huo Yan leaned over suddenly, his tall and straight figure blocked the light from the ceiling of the parking lot, Xi Qing, who was suddenly dimmed in front of his eyes, was stunned, and looked at Huo Yan with wide eyes in doubt.
I don't know if it's because of his innate strong mental power, Huo Yan's deterrence is very strong, even if he restrains himself intentionally, Xi Qing still feels a sense of oppression, this feeling is like a solid and powerful body. His arms encircled him layer by layer, and there was no gap for him to break free.
Xi Qing could only stare blankly at Huo Yan's approaching side face, until some warm breath hit his face, he came back to his senses, and quickly took the seat belt from Huo Yan's hand: "Thank you Marshal, I will do it myself."
Then it clicked shut.
Huo Yan originally only wanted to help him fasten his seat belt, but after seeing his clear and ignorant eyes, his eyes darkened involuntarily, his gaze condensed on his slender and thick eyelashes, his Adam's apple rolled involuntarily, and finally there was nothing Do, just reach out and press on his soft hair.
Until Huo Yan sat back on his seat again, the soft touch still remained in the palm of his hand, he couldn't help but twitched his fist, and asked softly: "What do you think about being in the army?"
After being stunned for two seconds, Xi Qing came to his senses: "It's pretty good, the military environment is good, and the training room is very spacious."
"Where's that person?" Huo Yan turned the reverse wheel and left the parking lot, "What do you think of Shen Jian and the others?"
"Adjutant Shen and the others are very nice, they have helped me a lot."
At this time, Xi Qing slowly came to his senses. Huo Yan asked him how the army was, and how the people in the army were. Could it be that he wanted him to serve in the army in the future?
Hearing his analysis like this, the system was stunned, why is it never on the same channel as what Xi Qing thought: 【So he meant that? 】
"It must be." Xi Qing analyzed decisively, "Huo Yan should have taken a fancy to my talent and wanted to recruit me into the army, but as a superior, he must ask a few questions before recruiting. , to see if I can adapt to the military environment and get along well with my colleagues, so that I can be recruited with confidence."
"Just wait and see, his next sentence will definitely ask me what I plan to do after graduation!"
But to Xi Qing's disappointment, Huo Yan asked the question: "Do you like them very much?"
Ok?
Why the sudden change of direction?
But Xi Qing still replied honestly: "I like it."
"So you sent them the peace talisman?"
what?
What does this have to do with peace symbols?
But it is.
Just when Xi Qing was about to nod, he suddenly saw that Huo Yan's eyes were somewhat obscure, as if there were some emotions hidden in them that he couldn't understand at all.
Huo Yan turned his head and looked at him fixedly: "Qingqing, I thought I was the only one with it."
His voice was low and a little hoarse, Xi Qing felt that if he used voice control, he might be lifted up.
But even if he wasn't voice-activated, he couldn't control himself at this moment.
The word "Qingqing" was read from Huo Yan's mouth and reached his ears. It was obvious that the two were so close, but Xi Qing felt that those two words seemed to have traveled through billions of light years , bypassing the blooming sea of flowers, mixed with the subtle but pervasive sweetness like a breeze, came to him.
Otherwise why, the second the sound came into his mind, his face turned red with a "boom", and his heart seemed to be blocked by honey, and it seeped into his blood, making Xi Qing a little Couldn't help curling up his fingers.
This feeling was a bit inexplicable, and even Xi Qing himself couldn't control it, but his face seemed to be on fire, and the fiery temperature couldn't be lowered no matter what.
【That's right, Qingqing's face is redder than the reddest apple you've grown. ] The system suddenly joked.
"……what?"
【how? 】
"It's so strange, why didn't you feel this way when you called me?"
【…】
Xi Qing didn't tease the system, he was very nervous at first, his face was extremely hot, and Huo Yan's words kept lingering in his ears, but after the system also called out "Qingqing", he immediately became less nervous.
"Quick, shout a few more times!"
【…】Sorry, the other party rejected your call request.
The system stopped talking, and Huo Yan was still looking at him, obviously waiting for his answer, Xi Qing thought for a while, and said, "It's different."
There was doubt in Huo Yan's eyes.
"Your ones are different from theirs. I embroidered the words on them."
The eminent monk in the temple told him that sincerity leads to success, but if it doesn't bother you, you can embroider the name you want to pray for on the peace amulet yourself, which will make you more sincere.
It didn't take long to pray for the peace talisman. The reason why Xi Qing went so long was because he borrowed needles and threads from an eminent monk, and embroidered Huo Yan's name on the peace talisman stitch by stitch.
"But I'm not very good at embroidery, so the embroidery is a bit crooked." Xi Qing said with some embarrassment. The crookedness is exaggerated. Embroidery, the final product is still ugly... unsightly.
But Huo Yan didn't think so. He stared at the two balls embroidered with black cotton thread on the safety talisman. He could barely distinguish the two characters, but he couldn't tell what the characters were. Crafts are beautiful.
After reading it, he didn't say anything, but put the amulet away again, and put it in the pocket of his coat closest to his heart, and then continued to drive without saying a word.
Seeing Huo Yan's sudden silence, Xi Qing felt "thumb" in his heart: "It's over, it's over, Huo Yan is blinded by the ugly things I embroidered, right?"
System: […] It's not that scary.
But Xi Qing was actually a little worried. After all, although Huo Yan was a man of few words, he would not completely ignore him and just fall silent. Could it be that he didn't pay attention when he accepted the safety talisman before, and he would remind him of this? Feel too ugly, want to throw it away but are afraid of brushing his face, so you are in a dilemma?
The more Xi Qing thought about it, the more he felt that this would be the case. As soon as the suspension car stopped at the entrance of Huo's house, he just opened the door and got out of the car. He wanted to tell Huo Yan that there is no need to embarrass him. After all, his embroidery is indeed ugly. If Huo Yan really doesn't want to You can return it to him, and he can buy a new one for Huo Yan.
But before he could say such empathetic words, he was suddenly embraced by Huo Yan who had already got out of the car.
Huo Yan was taller than Xi Qing, when he leaned over to hug Xi Qing, Xi Qing's face was pressed against Huo Yan's chest, when the faint sound of heartbeat came to Xi Qing's ears through the military uniform, He froze in place immediately.
"Hug it, hug it!" Seeing this scene, Mr. Huo almost yelled out excitedly, and kept beating the crutch in his hand, so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"Keep your voice down! Don't get caught!" The housekeeper quickly supported Mr. Huo, "Let's go in quickly, it won't be good if they see it later."
Originally, Mr. Huo was concerned that Huo Yan and Xi Qing hadn't come back, so he asked the butler to help him out to have a look, but he didn't expect to see this scene just after he came out. Mr. Huo hurriedly dragged the butler to squat under the wall in excitement, Immediately, my waist was no longer sore and my legs were no longer painful. I was so excited that I could do a few sit-ups on the spot.
"I won't find out, the two of them must be so shy now, they won't find us." Mr. Huo waved his hand, saying that he was unwilling to go in.
He couldn't wait to see Huo Yan open up, it was harder than an old tree blooming, how could he get in right away!
No, no, he has to help Huo Yan keep an eye on it.
Huo Yan on the other side has actually discovered the existence of Mr. Huo, but he has more important things to do now, so he didn't even look over there.
The reason why he was silent just now was not because of what Xi Qing thought, but because he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions when he opened his mouth, and he was driving at the time, so it was not safe to do anything, so he could only wait until he returned to Huo's house Then he said, "Thank you."
Xi Qing's face was not only hot now, he felt the top of his head was getting hot, he shook his head quickly: "No, it's fine, you've already said it."
Shaking his head was Xi Qing's subconscious reaction, but he forgot that he was being held in Huo Yan's arms, and suddenly he shook his head and rubbed against Huo Yan's arms, as if he was acting like a baby.
After realizing this, Xi Qing was stunned.
Huo Yan, Huo Yan hugged him even tighter.
"The embroidery is beautiful." The enthusiasm that Huo Yan had finally calmed down was picked up by Xi Qing again, and after he closed his eyes fiercely, he said in a hoarse voice: "I like it very much."
Xi Qing didn't dare to move this time, and stood obediently: "You, as long as you like it."
Huo Yan suppressed the noise in his heart, let go of Xi Qing: "Let's go, let's go in."
Although he really wanted to hold him like this all the time, and didn't want to be separated at all, but now outside, the temperature is low at night, Huo Yan was afraid that Xi Qing would catch a cold, so while leading him, he switched from Xi Qing's right side to the left side, for him Blocked the cold wind that kept blowing.
"Hand in hand! Hand in hand!" Mr. Huo shouted excitedly.
The housekeeper was also very happy, but he was more sensible than Mr. Huo: "We have to go in, or we will be discovered."
Huo Yan and the others have already walked this way, and they will be here soon. Even if Mr. Huo couldn't bear to leave, he could only nod his head, and then he and the housekeeper returned home cautiously.
Huo Yan has been leading Xi Qing to walk very slowly, Xi Qing is a little dizzy now, following Huo Yan, he didn't realize that their speed was too slow.
It wasn't until after seeing the two old men who were over fifty years old sneaking into the living room sneakily that Huo Yan covered the smile in his eyes and quickened his pace.
Tonight's dinner is very rich. The butler steamed the corn according to Xi Qing's previous method, and also roasted a few sweet potatoes, plus boiled mashed potatoes with seasonings, and sweet and delicious after-dinner fruits, Xi Qing I ate very full.
As soon as Xi Qing entered Huo's house, he found that Mr. Huo seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, no matter what he said, he always smiled, especially when he looked at him, his eyes were full of love that was about to drown.
"Uncle, you are in a good mood today." Xi Qing said with a smile.
"Of course, I'm very happy today." Mr. Huo smiled.
It was rare for Xi Qing to see him so happy: "Did something good happen?"
"It's a good thing, but I can't tell you yet, keep it secret." Mr. Huo said, and blinked happily.
Xi Qing nodded, and asked the question he was most concerned about: "How is your health now?"
"Body? It's still the same, nothing much has changed."
Xi Qing was puzzled, didn't they say that those grains and fruits would help Mr. Huo's body?When he was about to ask why the system didn't work, he heard the housekeeper interrupt Mr. Huo: "Master, you forgot, you haven't invited a doctor over for a week."
Mr. Huo is not seriously ill, but he keeps suffering from minor ailments, even the usual medicines can't solve it. He has to ask the doctor to come to see him over and over again, but it's been more than a week, and he hasn't called the doctor once. up.
"Yeah, I forgot if you didn't tell me!"
Once people lose confidence in something, they will subconsciously avoid it. The same is true for Mr. Huo. During the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment, he has long lost confidence in his body. There are only all kinds of medicine and pain left, so he will avoid those things. If the housekeeper hadn't reminded him, he really didn't realize that he hadn't called a doctor for a long time.
"That's strange, could it be that the medicine is particularly effective this time?" Mr. Huo looked at the butler in surprise.
Huo Yan shook his head: "It should be because you are in a good mood recently."
"That's true." Mr. Huo knew what Huo Yan meant, but he didn't feel embarrassed about peeking, oh, no, he wasn't peeking, he just happened to meet after he went out, that's called fate!
After Mr. Huo successfully persuaded himself, he looked at Xi Qing: "It's getting late, and you are tired today, so hurry up and rest."
Seeing that it was exactly nine o'clock, Xi Qing couldn't understand where the conclusion "it's getting late" came from.
However, parents' time always passes faster than young people's. Xi Qing didn't find it strange. He nodded and looked at the housekeeper. Just as he was about to ask the housekeeper which room he was staying in, Mr. Huo suddenly said "Ouch".
"What's wrong with you?" Xi Qing asked nervously.
"It's nothing, it's the heart. It suddenly started to hurt a little. Old Xu, please help me to take the medicine."
The housekeeper was confused, didn't he have finished taking the medicine before dinner, why did he still take it?But seeing Mr. Huo clutching his chest and closing his eyes in great pain, he hurriedly helped Mr. Huo walk towards the house.
As soon as they left, only Xi Qing and Huo Yan were left in the restaurant.
Huo Yan looked at Xi Qing, and when he was about to say something, Xi Qing seemed to know what he was about to say, so he quickly stood up and interrupted: "I'll clean up."
"Let me clean it up." Huo Yan also stood up.
"No, I'm too full, I just need to digest it." Xi Qing hurriedly took the plates and bowls on the dining table to the kitchen, and turned on the faucet for cleaning.
He didn't let Huo Yan intervene, but Huo Yan didn't leave, but stood aside. After Xi Qing washed one, he dried one with a rag, and then put it neatly in the cabinet.
Huo Yan didn't leave until all the dishes were washed, and the housekeeper didn't come back either.
Just when Xi Qing was about to think of some reason to procrastinate, Huo Yan said: "Let's go, go to rest."
"I, I'm not sleepy yet." Xi Qing quickly shook his head.
Now that the housekeeper hasn't come over, he doesn't know which guest room he can sleep in. If he follows Huo Yan, the two of them will definitely sleep in the same room. Although it's not that they haven't slept in the same bed before, but I don't know why, I thought it was nothing before It's a very normal thing, but Xi Qing's face turns red when he thinks about it now.
The butler is taking care of Mr. Huo, he can't call the butler directly, so he can only wait, maybe the butler will come soon.
Huo Yan knew what he was thinking, so he couldn't help lowering his voice: "Dad has to toss for a long time before going to bed every time, and he won't be able to finish it in a while, and Uncle Xu is also getting old. asleep."
Xi Qing looked at Huo Yan: "Then I'll sleep in the living room. Marshal, do you have any extra quilts in your room? I'll just hug the bed and sleep on the sofa."
"You want to sleep on the sofa?"
"Yes, I want to sleep." Afraid of Huo Yan's overthinking, Xi Qing hurriedly said, "Marshal, don't get me wrong, I like to sleep on the sofa, but I can't fall asleep on the bed."
Huo Yan: "..." If I didn't know that you fall asleep on the bed every night and won't wake up when you roll out of bed, I might have believed your words.
He also knew that Xi Qing should have been frightened by his actions today, so he didn't tease him anymore, but whispered: "There is a sofa in my room, sleep in my room, the living room is not clean."
That is true.
Xi Qing doesn't really want to sleep on the sofa in the living room, as long as he doesn't sleep with Huo Yan, he nodded, "Okay, sorry for the inconvenience."
When Xi Qing came, he packed his own luggage and brought it from the army. He took a set of clothes and took a shower before going to bed. As soon as he opened the bathroom door, he saw Huo Yan lying on the sofa superior.
He hurried over: "Marshal, go to bed and sleep."
Huo Yan was checking the files on the optical brain, when the light above his head was suddenly blocked, he looked up and saw that it was Xi Qing who had come out.
The young man's complexion was originally fair, but after being steamed by the hot water, his cold white skin was slightly red. He should have washed his hair, and the hair wet by the water droplets lay limply on his stomach. The long sleeves she wore seemed a bit too big, the cuffs were slightly rolled up by Xi Qing, and the black fabric against her wrist was more dazzling than the fluorescent light.
Huo Yan sat up: "Why don't you blow your hair?"
"No need to blow-dry, I'll just wipe it off." Xi Qing doesn't like to blow-dry his hair, he always finds it troublesome, so it's fine to wipe it often, sometimes it's too late to wash his hair, and he goes to bed without drying his hair.
Huo Yan went to the outside of the bathroom, took out a hair dryer from the cabinet, plugged it in, and signaled Xi Qing to sit down.
"Marshal, I'll do it myself." Xi Qing said hastily.
"No, I'll come." His tone was firm, and Xi Qing couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only nod: "Thank you."
Xi Qing was sitting on the sofa, while Huo Yan was standing aside, the soft warm wind was constantly blowing on Xi Qing's wet hands, Huo Yan stretched out his hand, gently stroking his hair.
Xi Qing's hair is just like his own, soft, not completely black, but with some light color, it looks like amber under the light.
His hair is not long. Although it has been so long since he had his head shaved in the barber shop last time, the length has not grown much. The broken hair on the sideburns is lying on the side of the ear, shaking with the wind of the hair dryer, blowing again and again Yes, it seemed to sway into Huo Yan's heart.
The soft hair continuously passed through Huo Yan's fingertips. Huo Yan inexplicably felt that his palms were itchy and hot. He wondered if the temperature of the hair dryer was too high.
"Marshal, are you ready?" Xi Qing noticed that his movements had stopped, and asked.
"Okay." Huo Yan put away the hair dryer, "I have to go out for a while, you go to bed and sleep."
"Do you still want to go to the army?" Xi Qing was a little surprised, it was so late, and he still wanted to go out.
"Well, it's urgent." After Huo Yan finished speaking, he looked at the time and walked towards the door, "I'm leaving first, you should rest quickly, it's cold at night, put on the quilt."
"Okay, drive safely."
It stands to reason that after Huo Yan left, Xi Qing should be particularly at ease, but for some reason, he always felt a little empty in his heart.
He turned off the light, lay on the bed, and was about to close his eyes to sleep when he felt something was wrong.
This is Huo Yan's bed. Although the sheets and quilt are often changed and washed, there is still some smell of him on it, especially after the lights are turned off, the room is completely dark, and when the vision is blocked, other senses will be exhausted. Even more sensitive, Xi Qing can smell the vague smell all the time.
It's as if he went back to the time when Huo Yan hugged him tightly a few hours ago. At that time, the tip of his nose was also...
"System!" Huo Yan suddenly sat up from the bed, and turned on the light with a "snap", "I feel like I've been working too hard lately."
【What's the meaning? ] The system was going to hibernate at first, but was suddenly woken up by Xi Qing, still a little dazed.
"I must have been working too hard recently. I was busy with too many things, which caused my body's immunity to decline, and then I caught a cold." Xi Qing said firmly.
【How do you know? 】
"Because I have a fever, and my face is so hot." Xi Qing put his hand on his face, and then he realized that his hands that used to be icy are now warm.
"It's over, it's over, I must have a high fever, my hands are hot!"
【…】The system has seen someone who fell in love with an elementary school chicken, but it has never seen such an elementary school chicken.
But it didn't pierce it, it just said: [You should be too full for dinner, so you feel hot all over your body. 】
Xi Qing didn't realize that the system was lying to him, but felt that it made sense: "You're right, I have to go outside for a walk to digest."
【let's go. ] Feelings are something that you have to understand slowly.
Xi Qing opened the door of the room and went out. The door was closed now, and there was too much noise when he went out. The last time he came, the housekeeper told him that there was a big terrace on the third floor, and the scenery there was very good.
Xi Qing looked through the window and found that the moonlight was good tonight, so he planned to go there so that he could enjoy the moon.
As a result, he had just arrived on the third floor when he saw a person sitting on a deck chair. With the bright moonlight, Xi Qing quickly saw the person's face clearly: "Uncle?"
Mr. Huo turned his head and saw that it was Xi Qing who heaved a sigh of relief: "Xiaoqing, why didn't you sleep?"
"I'm full at night and can't sleep. What about you? Why haven't you slept yet?" Xi Qing walked over, only to find a bottle of wine next to Mr. Huo.
Seeing that he saw it, Mr. Huo smiled and said, "I'm happy today and I want to drink some wine. Don't tell Lao Xu and Huo Yan."
The doctor didn't let him drink, so both the housekeeper and Huo Yan confiscated his wine, and he managed to hide this bottle.
After asking the system about Mr. Huo's current physical condition, he nodded: "Okay, but you should drink less."
"Do you drink?" Mr. Huo asked.
Xi Qing's eyes lit up immediately. In fact, he was not able to drink very well, and he poured a glass of wine in a real way. Because of his poor capacity for drinking, Xi Qing often dared not drink.
But as the saying goes, what you can't get is always in turmoil. The more you can't drink it, the more you want to drink it. Looking at the wine bottle in Mr. Huo's hand, Xi Qing nodded: "Then I will accompany you."
"Hahaha, good." Mr. Huo poured him a glass, "Xiaoqing, do you know why I am happy today?"
"Why?" Xi Qing took a small sip, this wine is really delicious, it doesn't irritate the throat at all, it tastes like fruit juice in your mouth, sweet and sour.
Mr. Huo said suddenly: "I saw you and Huo Yan."
Xi Qing didn't realize it at first, but after thinking about it, he stammered and explained: "Uncle, we..."
"Don't be nervous, I'm very happy, I'm very happy." Mr. Huo took a sip of wine, sighed and said, "Actually, I owe Huo Yan a lot. Compared to his sister, Huo Yan owes me a lot. .”
"His mother passed away just after Huo Yan was born. I was still in the military at that time, and I couldn't spare time to accompany him all the year round. His sister had to study again. When he was young, he didn't even have anyone to talk to except a nanny."
"Later, when he grew up, he became more and more reticent. I often wanted to talk to him, but I didn't know how to speak. Then he moved to live in the school, and it was rare to see him once a year."
"Later, due to physical reasons, I gradually retired from the army. When I was about to take this opportunity to spend more time with him, Huo Yan was tested to have a rare 3S mental strength in a century, and he didn't even graduate from high school. He was recruited into the army and has been going through life and death until now."
Mr. Huo took a big sip of wine, Xi Qing looked at him in a daze.
"I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid that after I die, no one will take care of Huo Yan. Although he looks very powerful, in my heart, he is still just a child. Everyone regards him as a savior and a hero. Someone wants to tear him down from his perch, wants to see him fall to pieces, but who cares, he's in his 20s?"
But these years, no one has been able to enter Huo Yan's heart. Even Huo Xia, Huo Yan's biological sister, has a fragile relationship because of too little contact with each other.
Mr. Huo was afraid all the time. After his death, Huo Yan didn't even have anyone to speak his mind to.
"But fortunately, you showed up." The depression in Mr. Huo's eyebrows gradually disappeared, "I can see that Huo Yan likes you very much, and you like him too. As long as you get along well, I have nothing to worry about."
"uncle……"
Mr. Huo interrupted Xi Qing, pulled his sign language and said earnestly: "I know that Huo Yan has a bad temper and a hard temper. Apart from his attractive face, he has no advantages, but he is a good person. He will treat you well..."
"Promise me you'll have a good time, okay?"
Xi Qing was silent for a few seconds, and when the night wind blew, he nodded: "Okay."
That night, Xi Qing and Mr. Huo had a lot of conversations, they were drinking and talking, and they were almost drunk in the end.
Xi Qing sent Mr. Huo back to the room, then groped into Huo Yan's room, climbed onto the bed, and fell asleep.
Until the next day, he drowsily got up to drink water, and heard the housekeeper's shocked voice: "Something happened, the outer wall of the yard has collapsed."
Xi Qing was stunned: "Ah? What has it collapsed?"
Xi Qing originally thought that he was eating in the canteen of the military headquarters, but after walking with Huo Yan for a while, he found that they had already arrived at the parking lot, and asked a little puzzled: "Are we going out?"
"Yes, go home." Huo Yan opened the car door.
Come back home?
Xi Qing was stunned, are you going to Huo's house?
Seeing him standing outside, Huo Yan thought he didn't want to go there, so he leaned slightly and asked, "If you don't want to go there, then stay outside..."
"No, it's good to go back, we can go see uncle." Xi Qing shook his head again and again, and sat in the passenger seat, "But I didn't bring any presents, why don't we go buy some first?"
"No, you forgot those fruits and grains?" Huo Yan looked at him.
Every day Xi Qing asked people to send the fruits and grains from Mingxi Villa to them. If they really wanted to give gifts, Huo Yan would send them on behalf of Mr. Huo. Even if Xi Qing bought something, Mr. Huo would definitely not accept it.
"Can your two dogs stay in the army?" Huo Yan asked.
Xi Qing nodded: "Yes, of course." The army is very safe, and you can also exercise by the way, no problem at all.
While talking, Huo Yan leaned over suddenly, his tall and straight figure blocked the light from the ceiling of the parking lot, Xi Qing, who was suddenly dimmed in front of his eyes, was stunned, and looked at Huo Yan with wide eyes in doubt.
I don't know if it's because of his innate strong mental power, Huo Yan's deterrence is very strong, even if he restrains himself intentionally, Xi Qing still feels a sense of oppression, this feeling is like a solid and powerful body. His arms encircled him layer by layer, and there was no gap for him to break free.
Xi Qing could only stare blankly at Huo Yan's approaching side face, until some warm breath hit his face, he came back to his senses, and quickly took the seat belt from Huo Yan's hand: "Thank you Marshal, I will do it myself."
Then it clicked shut.
Huo Yan originally only wanted to help him fasten his seat belt, but after seeing his clear and ignorant eyes, his eyes darkened involuntarily, his gaze condensed on his slender and thick eyelashes, his Adam's apple rolled involuntarily, and finally there was nothing Do, just reach out and press on his soft hair.
Until Huo Yan sat back on his seat again, the soft touch still remained in the palm of his hand, he couldn't help but twitched his fist, and asked softly: "What do you think about being in the army?"
After being stunned for two seconds, Xi Qing came to his senses: "It's pretty good, the military environment is good, and the training room is very spacious."
"Where's that person?" Huo Yan turned the reverse wheel and left the parking lot, "What do you think of Shen Jian and the others?"
"Adjutant Shen and the others are very nice, they have helped me a lot."
At this time, Xi Qing slowly came to his senses. Huo Yan asked him how the army was, and how the people in the army were. Could it be that he wanted him to serve in the army in the future?
Hearing his analysis like this, the system was stunned, why is it never on the same channel as what Xi Qing thought: 【So he meant that? 】
"It must be." Xi Qing analyzed decisively, "Huo Yan should have taken a fancy to my talent and wanted to recruit me into the army, but as a superior, he must ask a few questions before recruiting. , to see if I can adapt to the military environment and get along well with my colleagues, so that I can be recruited with confidence."
"Just wait and see, his next sentence will definitely ask me what I plan to do after graduation!"
But to Xi Qing's disappointment, Huo Yan asked the question: "Do you like them very much?"
Ok?
Why the sudden change of direction?
But Xi Qing still replied honestly: "I like it."
"So you sent them the peace talisman?"
what?
What does this have to do with peace symbols?
But it is.
Just when Xi Qing was about to nod, he suddenly saw that Huo Yan's eyes were somewhat obscure, as if there were some emotions hidden in them that he couldn't understand at all.
Huo Yan turned his head and looked at him fixedly: "Qingqing, I thought I was the only one with it."
His voice was low and a little hoarse, Xi Qing felt that if he used voice control, he might be lifted up.
But even if he wasn't voice-activated, he couldn't control himself at this moment.
The word "Qingqing" was read from Huo Yan's mouth and reached his ears. It was obvious that the two were so close, but Xi Qing felt that those two words seemed to have traveled through billions of light years , bypassing the blooming sea of flowers, mixed with the subtle but pervasive sweetness like a breeze, came to him.
Otherwise why, the second the sound came into his mind, his face turned red with a "boom", and his heart seemed to be blocked by honey, and it seeped into his blood, making Xi Qing a little Couldn't help curling up his fingers.
This feeling was a bit inexplicable, and even Xi Qing himself couldn't control it, but his face seemed to be on fire, and the fiery temperature couldn't be lowered no matter what.
【That's right, Qingqing's face is redder than the reddest apple you've grown. ] The system suddenly joked.
"……what?"
【how? 】
"It's so strange, why didn't you feel this way when you called me?"
【…】
Xi Qing didn't tease the system, he was very nervous at first, his face was extremely hot, and Huo Yan's words kept lingering in his ears, but after the system also called out "Qingqing", he immediately became less nervous.
"Quick, shout a few more times!"
【…】Sorry, the other party rejected your call request.
The system stopped talking, and Huo Yan was still looking at him, obviously waiting for his answer, Xi Qing thought for a while, and said, "It's different."
There was doubt in Huo Yan's eyes.
"Your ones are different from theirs. I embroidered the words on them."
The eminent monk in the temple told him that sincerity leads to success, but if it doesn't bother you, you can embroider the name you want to pray for on the peace amulet yourself, which will make you more sincere.
It didn't take long to pray for the peace talisman. The reason why Xi Qing went so long was because he borrowed needles and threads from an eminent monk, and embroidered Huo Yan's name on the peace talisman stitch by stitch.
"But I'm not very good at embroidery, so the embroidery is a bit crooked." Xi Qing said with some embarrassment. The crookedness is exaggerated. Embroidery, the final product is still ugly... unsightly.
But Huo Yan didn't think so. He stared at the two balls embroidered with black cotton thread on the safety talisman. He could barely distinguish the two characters, but he couldn't tell what the characters were. Crafts are beautiful.
After reading it, he didn't say anything, but put the amulet away again, and put it in the pocket of his coat closest to his heart, and then continued to drive without saying a word.
Seeing Huo Yan's sudden silence, Xi Qing felt "thumb" in his heart: "It's over, it's over, Huo Yan is blinded by the ugly things I embroidered, right?"
System: […] It's not that scary.
But Xi Qing was actually a little worried. After all, although Huo Yan was a man of few words, he would not completely ignore him and just fall silent. Could it be that he didn't pay attention when he accepted the safety talisman before, and he would remind him of this? Feel too ugly, want to throw it away but are afraid of brushing his face, so you are in a dilemma?
The more Xi Qing thought about it, the more he felt that this would be the case. As soon as the suspension car stopped at the entrance of Huo's house, he just opened the door and got out of the car. He wanted to tell Huo Yan that there is no need to embarrass him. After all, his embroidery is indeed ugly. If Huo Yan really doesn't want to You can return it to him, and he can buy a new one for Huo Yan.
But before he could say such empathetic words, he was suddenly embraced by Huo Yan who had already got out of the car.
Huo Yan was taller than Xi Qing, when he leaned over to hug Xi Qing, Xi Qing's face was pressed against Huo Yan's chest, when the faint sound of heartbeat came to Xi Qing's ears through the military uniform, He froze in place immediately.
"Hug it, hug it!" Seeing this scene, Mr. Huo almost yelled out excitedly, and kept beating the crutch in his hand, so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"Keep your voice down! Don't get caught!" The housekeeper quickly supported Mr. Huo, "Let's go in quickly, it won't be good if they see it later."
Originally, Mr. Huo was concerned that Huo Yan and Xi Qing hadn't come back, so he asked the butler to help him out to have a look, but he didn't expect to see this scene just after he came out. Mr. Huo hurriedly dragged the butler to squat under the wall in excitement, Immediately, my waist was no longer sore and my legs were no longer painful. I was so excited that I could do a few sit-ups on the spot.
"I won't find out, the two of them must be so shy now, they won't find us." Mr. Huo waved his hand, saying that he was unwilling to go in.
He couldn't wait to see Huo Yan open up, it was harder than an old tree blooming, how could he get in right away!
No, no, he has to help Huo Yan keep an eye on it.
Huo Yan on the other side has actually discovered the existence of Mr. Huo, but he has more important things to do now, so he didn't even look over there.
The reason why he was silent just now was not because of what Xi Qing thought, but because he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions when he opened his mouth, and he was driving at the time, so it was not safe to do anything, so he could only wait until he returned to Huo's house Then he said, "Thank you."
Xi Qing's face was not only hot now, he felt the top of his head was getting hot, he shook his head quickly: "No, it's fine, you've already said it."
Shaking his head was Xi Qing's subconscious reaction, but he forgot that he was being held in Huo Yan's arms, and suddenly he shook his head and rubbed against Huo Yan's arms, as if he was acting like a baby.
After realizing this, Xi Qing was stunned.
Huo Yan, Huo Yan hugged him even tighter.
"The embroidery is beautiful." The enthusiasm that Huo Yan had finally calmed down was picked up by Xi Qing again, and after he closed his eyes fiercely, he said in a hoarse voice: "I like it very much."
Xi Qing didn't dare to move this time, and stood obediently: "You, as long as you like it."
Huo Yan suppressed the noise in his heart, let go of Xi Qing: "Let's go, let's go in."
Although he really wanted to hold him like this all the time, and didn't want to be separated at all, but now outside, the temperature is low at night, Huo Yan was afraid that Xi Qing would catch a cold, so while leading him, he switched from Xi Qing's right side to the left side, for him Blocked the cold wind that kept blowing.
"Hand in hand! Hand in hand!" Mr. Huo shouted excitedly.
The housekeeper was also very happy, but he was more sensible than Mr. Huo: "We have to go in, or we will be discovered."
Huo Yan and the others have already walked this way, and they will be here soon. Even if Mr. Huo couldn't bear to leave, he could only nod his head, and then he and the housekeeper returned home cautiously.
Huo Yan has been leading Xi Qing to walk very slowly, Xi Qing is a little dizzy now, following Huo Yan, he didn't realize that their speed was too slow.
It wasn't until after seeing the two old men who were over fifty years old sneaking into the living room sneakily that Huo Yan covered the smile in his eyes and quickened his pace.
Tonight's dinner is very rich. The butler steamed the corn according to Xi Qing's previous method, and also roasted a few sweet potatoes, plus boiled mashed potatoes with seasonings, and sweet and delicious after-dinner fruits, Xi Qing I ate very full.
As soon as Xi Qing entered Huo's house, he found that Mr. Huo seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, no matter what he said, he always smiled, especially when he looked at him, his eyes were full of love that was about to drown.
"Uncle, you are in a good mood today." Xi Qing said with a smile.
"Of course, I'm very happy today." Mr. Huo smiled.
It was rare for Xi Qing to see him so happy: "Did something good happen?"
"It's a good thing, but I can't tell you yet, keep it secret." Mr. Huo said, and blinked happily.
Xi Qing nodded, and asked the question he was most concerned about: "How is your health now?"
"Body? It's still the same, nothing much has changed."
Xi Qing was puzzled, didn't they say that those grains and fruits would help Mr. Huo's body?When he was about to ask why the system didn't work, he heard the housekeeper interrupt Mr. Huo: "Master, you forgot, you haven't invited a doctor over for a week."
Mr. Huo is not seriously ill, but he keeps suffering from minor ailments, even the usual medicines can't solve it. He has to ask the doctor to come to see him over and over again, but it's been more than a week, and he hasn't called the doctor once. up.
"Yeah, I forgot if you didn't tell me!"
Once people lose confidence in something, they will subconsciously avoid it. The same is true for Mr. Huo. During the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment, he has long lost confidence in his body. There are only all kinds of medicine and pain left, so he will avoid those things. If the housekeeper hadn't reminded him, he really didn't realize that he hadn't called a doctor for a long time.
"That's strange, could it be that the medicine is particularly effective this time?" Mr. Huo looked at the butler in surprise.
Huo Yan shook his head: "It should be because you are in a good mood recently."
"That's true." Mr. Huo knew what Huo Yan meant, but he didn't feel embarrassed about peeking, oh, no, he wasn't peeking, he just happened to meet after he went out, that's called fate!
After Mr. Huo successfully persuaded himself, he looked at Xi Qing: "It's getting late, and you are tired today, so hurry up and rest."
Seeing that it was exactly nine o'clock, Xi Qing couldn't understand where the conclusion "it's getting late" came from.
However, parents' time always passes faster than young people's. Xi Qing didn't find it strange. He nodded and looked at the housekeeper. Just as he was about to ask the housekeeper which room he was staying in, Mr. Huo suddenly said "Ouch".
"What's wrong with you?" Xi Qing asked nervously.
"It's nothing, it's the heart. It suddenly started to hurt a little. Old Xu, please help me to take the medicine."
The housekeeper was confused, didn't he have finished taking the medicine before dinner, why did he still take it?But seeing Mr. Huo clutching his chest and closing his eyes in great pain, he hurriedly helped Mr. Huo walk towards the house.
As soon as they left, only Xi Qing and Huo Yan were left in the restaurant.
Huo Yan looked at Xi Qing, and when he was about to say something, Xi Qing seemed to know what he was about to say, so he quickly stood up and interrupted: "I'll clean up."
"Let me clean it up." Huo Yan also stood up.
"No, I'm too full, I just need to digest it." Xi Qing hurriedly took the plates and bowls on the dining table to the kitchen, and turned on the faucet for cleaning.
He didn't let Huo Yan intervene, but Huo Yan didn't leave, but stood aside. After Xi Qing washed one, he dried one with a rag, and then put it neatly in the cabinet.
Huo Yan didn't leave until all the dishes were washed, and the housekeeper didn't come back either.
Just when Xi Qing was about to think of some reason to procrastinate, Huo Yan said: "Let's go, go to rest."
"I, I'm not sleepy yet." Xi Qing quickly shook his head.
Now that the housekeeper hasn't come over, he doesn't know which guest room he can sleep in. If he follows Huo Yan, the two of them will definitely sleep in the same room. Although it's not that they haven't slept in the same bed before, but I don't know why, I thought it was nothing before It's a very normal thing, but Xi Qing's face turns red when he thinks about it now.
The butler is taking care of Mr. Huo, he can't call the butler directly, so he can only wait, maybe the butler will come soon.
Huo Yan knew what he was thinking, so he couldn't help lowering his voice: "Dad has to toss for a long time before going to bed every time, and he won't be able to finish it in a while, and Uncle Xu is also getting old. asleep."
Xi Qing looked at Huo Yan: "Then I'll sleep in the living room. Marshal, do you have any extra quilts in your room? I'll just hug the bed and sleep on the sofa."
"You want to sleep on the sofa?"
"Yes, I want to sleep." Afraid of Huo Yan's overthinking, Xi Qing hurriedly said, "Marshal, don't get me wrong, I like to sleep on the sofa, but I can't fall asleep on the bed."
Huo Yan: "..." If I didn't know that you fall asleep on the bed every night and won't wake up when you roll out of bed, I might have believed your words.
He also knew that Xi Qing should have been frightened by his actions today, so he didn't tease him anymore, but whispered: "There is a sofa in my room, sleep in my room, the living room is not clean."
That is true.
Xi Qing doesn't really want to sleep on the sofa in the living room, as long as he doesn't sleep with Huo Yan, he nodded, "Okay, sorry for the inconvenience."
When Xi Qing came, he packed his own luggage and brought it from the army. He took a set of clothes and took a shower before going to bed. As soon as he opened the bathroom door, he saw Huo Yan lying on the sofa superior.
He hurried over: "Marshal, go to bed and sleep."
Huo Yan was checking the files on the optical brain, when the light above his head was suddenly blocked, he looked up and saw that it was Xi Qing who had come out.
The young man's complexion was originally fair, but after being steamed by the hot water, his cold white skin was slightly red. He should have washed his hair, and the hair wet by the water droplets lay limply on his stomach. The long sleeves she wore seemed a bit too big, the cuffs were slightly rolled up by Xi Qing, and the black fabric against her wrist was more dazzling than the fluorescent light.
Huo Yan sat up: "Why don't you blow your hair?"
"No need to blow-dry, I'll just wipe it off." Xi Qing doesn't like to blow-dry his hair, he always finds it troublesome, so it's fine to wipe it often, sometimes it's too late to wash his hair, and he goes to bed without drying his hair.
Huo Yan went to the outside of the bathroom, took out a hair dryer from the cabinet, plugged it in, and signaled Xi Qing to sit down.
"Marshal, I'll do it myself." Xi Qing said hastily.
"No, I'll come." His tone was firm, and Xi Qing couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only nod: "Thank you."
Xi Qing was sitting on the sofa, while Huo Yan was standing aside, the soft warm wind was constantly blowing on Xi Qing's wet hands, Huo Yan stretched out his hand, gently stroking his hair.
Xi Qing's hair is just like his own, soft, not completely black, but with some light color, it looks like amber under the light.
His hair is not long. Although it has been so long since he had his head shaved in the barber shop last time, the length has not grown much. The broken hair on the sideburns is lying on the side of the ear, shaking with the wind of the hair dryer, blowing again and again Yes, it seemed to sway into Huo Yan's heart.
The soft hair continuously passed through Huo Yan's fingertips. Huo Yan inexplicably felt that his palms were itchy and hot. He wondered if the temperature of the hair dryer was too high.
"Marshal, are you ready?" Xi Qing noticed that his movements had stopped, and asked.
"Okay." Huo Yan put away the hair dryer, "I have to go out for a while, you go to bed and sleep."
"Do you still want to go to the army?" Xi Qing was a little surprised, it was so late, and he still wanted to go out.
"Well, it's urgent." After Huo Yan finished speaking, he looked at the time and walked towards the door, "I'm leaving first, you should rest quickly, it's cold at night, put on the quilt."
"Okay, drive safely."
It stands to reason that after Huo Yan left, Xi Qing should be particularly at ease, but for some reason, he always felt a little empty in his heart.
He turned off the light, lay on the bed, and was about to close his eyes to sleep when he felt something was wrong.
This is Huo Yan's bed. Although the sheets and quilt are often changed and washed, there is still some smell of him on it, especially after the lights are turned off, the room is completely dark, and when the vision is blocked, other senses will be exhausted. Even more sensitive, Xi Qing can smell the vague smell all the time.
It's as if he went back to the time when Huo Yan hugged him tightly a few hours ago. At that time, the tip of his nose was also...
"System!" Huo Yan suddenly sat up from the bed, and turned on the light with a "snap", "I feel like I've been working too hard lately."
【What's the meaning? ] The system was going to hibernate at first, but was suddenly woken up by Xi Qing, still a little dazed.
"I must have been working too hard recently. I was busy with too many things, which caused my body's immunity to decline, and then I caught a cold." Xi Qing said firmly.
【How do you know? 】
"Because I have a fever, and my face is so hot." Xi Qing put his hand on his face, and then he realized that his hands that used to be icy are now warm.
"It's over, it's over, I must have a high fever, my hands are hot!"
【…】The system has seen someone who fell in love with an elementary school chicken, but it has never seen such an elementary school chicken.
But it didn't pierce it, it just said: [You should be too full for dinner, so you feel hot all over your body. 】
Xi Qing didn't realize that the system was lying to him, but felt that it made sense: "You're right, I have to go outside for a walk to digest."
【let's go. ] Feelings are something that you have to understand slowly.
Xi Qing opened the door of the room and went out. The door was closed now, and there was too much noise when he went out. The last time he came, the housekeeper told him that there was a big terrace on the third floor, and the scenery there was very good.
Xi Qing looked through the window and found that the moonlight was good tonight, so he planned to go there so that he could enjoy the moon.
As a result, he had just arrived on the third floor when he saw a person sitting on a deck chair. With the bright moonlight, Xi Qing quickly saw the person's face clearly: "Uncle?"
Mr. Huo turned his head and saw that it was Xi Qing who heaved a sigh of relief: "Xiaoqing, why didn't you sleep?"
"I'm full at night and can't sleep. What about you? Why haven't you slept yet?" Xi Qing walked over, only to find a bottle of wine next to Mr. Huo.
Seeing that he saw it, Mr. Huo smiled and said, "I'm happy today and I want to drink some wine. Don't tell Lao Xu and Huo Yan."
The doctor didn't let him drink, so both the housekeeper and Huo Yan confiscated his wine, and he managed to hide this bottle.
After asking the system about Mr. Huo's current physical condition, he nodded: "Okay, but you should drink less."
"Do you drink?" Mr. Huo asked.
Xi Qing's eyes lit up immediately. In fact, he was not able to drink very well, and he poured a glass of wine in a real way. Because of his poor capacity for drinking, Xi Qing often dared not drink.
But as the saying goes, what you can't get is always in turmoil. The more you can't drink it, the more you want to drink it. Looking at the wine bottle in Mr. Huo's hand, Xi Qing nodded: "Then I will accompany you."
"Hahaha, good." Mr. Huo poured him a glass, "Xiaoqing, do you know why I am happy today?"
"Why?" Xi Qing took a small sip, this wine is really delicious, it doesn't irritate the throat at all, it tastes like fruit juice in your mouth, sweet and sour.
Mr. Huo said suddenly: "I saw you and Huo Yan."
Xi Qing didn't realize it at first, but after thinking about it, he stammered and explained: "Uncle, we..."
"Don't be nervous, I'm very happy, I'm very happy." Mr. Huo took a sip of wine, sighed and said, "Actually, I owe Huo Yan a lot. Compared to his sister, Huo Yan owes me a lot. .”
"His mother passed away just after Huo Yan was born. I was still in the military at that time, and I couldn't spare time to accompany him all the year round. His sister had to study again. When he was young, he didn't even have anyone to talk to except a nanny."
"Later, when he grew up, he became more and more reticent. I often wanted to talk to him, but I didn't know how to speak. Then he moved to live in the school, and it was rare to see him once a year."
"Later, due to physical reasons, I gradually retired from the army. When I was about to take this opportunity to spend more time with him, Huo Yan was tested to have a rare 3S mental strength in a century, and he didn't even graduate from high school. He was recruited into the army and has been going through life and death until now."
Mr. Huo took a big sip of wine, Xi Qing looked at him in a daze.
"I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid that after I die, no one will take care of Huo Yan. Although he looks very powerful, in my heart, he is still just a child. Everyone regards him as a savior and a hero. Someone wants to tear him down from his perch, wants to see him fall to pieces, but who cares, he's in his 20s?"
But these years, no one has been able to enter Huo Yan's heart. Even Huo Xia, Huo Yan's biological sister, has a fragile relationship because of too little contact with each other.
Mr. Huo was afraid all the time. After his death, Huo Yan didn't even have anyone to speak his mind to.
"But fortunately, you showed up." The depression in Mr. Huo's eyebrows gradually disappeared, "I can see that Huo Yan likes you very much, and you like him too. As long as you get along well, I have nothing to worry about."
"uncle……"
Mr. Huo interrupted Xi Qing, pulled his sign language and said earnestly: "I know that Huo Yan has a bad temper and a hard temper. Apart from his attractive face, he has no advantages, but he is a good person. He will treat you well..."
"Promise me you'll have a good time, okay?"
Xi Qing was silent for a few seconds, and when the night wind blew, he nodded: "Okay."
That night, Xi Qing and Mr. Huo had a lot of conversations, they were drinking and talking, and they were almost drunk in the end.
Xi Qing sent Mr. Huo back to the room, then groped into Huo Yan's room, climbed onto the bed, and fell asleep.
Until the next day, he drowsily got up to drink water, and heard the housekeeper's shocked voice: "Something happened, the outer wall of the yard has collapsed."
Xi Qing was stunned: "Ah? What has it collapsed?"
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