Love at Second Sight [Interstellar]

After getting off the mecha, the two simply sat on the sidelines.Zhuang Yan is still recalling the experience just now. He thinks that he might have misunderstood the relationship between the sentinel and the guide. After all, he paid too much attention to the unequal strength and weakness between the sentinel and the guide, and ignored the two. Interaction and communication.

Zhou Yuchen went straight to the machine on the sidelines to get drinking water, then bent down and handed Zhuang Yan a bottle.

Zhuang Yan raised his head to take it. At this time, Zhou Yuchen was different from the perfect image of the military uniform on the screen. He had already taken off his coat, and inside was a shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. When he bent over to pass the water, he showed a fit The lines of the arms are undulating but not exaggerated, full of strength, very similar to those sentinel students Zhuang Yan saw during the training who were resting on the sidelines during the training during the day, but with more mature man's temperament.

At that moment, Zhuang Yan somewhat understood why some women would fall in love with such a man. After all, he seems to be able to give many women the sense of security they crave with just a few simple movements, or just being by your side.

Zhou Yuchen sat down beside Zhuang Yan, seeing him looking at him all the time, he asked "Huh?", expressing his doubts.

"It's nothing." Zhuang Yan raised his head and took a sip of water.

Zhou Yuchen said, "Did I help you just now?"

Zhuang Yan held the water bottle in his hand, thought for a while and said, "Those sentries who resisted me didn't resist me because I took the initiative, but because my posture made them feel threatened, so they couldn't trust me?"

"Yes." Zhou Yuchen said with a smile, "You understand it very well. It is a very simple truth. People will let go of their vigilance when they need their own protection. In fact, what you said about the strength and weakness of sentries and guides is sometimes not true. As you see."

"?" Zhuang Yan frowned, "What do you mean?"

"The guide can control the dominance." Zhou Yuchen said, "But the direct expression of the sentry is different. The way the guide dominates the sentry... It's like water, just like the relationship between water and carrots. Carrots can't change water, but water But it can soften carrots. There is an idiom in ancient China, which can better explain this effect, called 'Use softness to overcome rigidity'."

"Sentries can gain the upper hand in terms of force, but they can't slowly infiltrate the opponent's spirit like a guide."

Hearing this, Zhuang Yan looked at Zhou Yuchen for a long time, then suddenly said, "You are like that too?"

"what?"

Zhuang Yan said: "Admiral Zhou, isn't my attitude towards you from the beginning not very bad, not very like a 'carrot'?"

Zhou Yuchen laughed. Zhuang Yan looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Zhou Yuchen suddenly stopped, looked at him and said, "You're smiling."

Zhuang Yan immediately tightened the corners of his mouth: "No."

"You did smile." Zhou Yuchen said, "You look handsome when you smile, why don't you smile more?"

Zhuang Yan kept his face straight and said, "Stop making fun of me, Admiral Zhou."

"Where did I make fun of you?"

Zhuang Yan didn't answer his question, so Zhou Yuchen stopped teasing him and said instead: "My father taught me these things."

Zhuang Yan realized it, and he instantly remembered the Zhou couple he saw at the emperor's banquet. Zhou Dun was the guide of Marshal Brent, but Zhou Dun's aura was not suppressed by his wife at all, and it was even deeper and unshakable. .

Just like the sea.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said: "Since you know the relationship between Shao Xiang so well, why do you refuse to accept the guide?"

"It is precisely because of understanding." Zhou Yuchen looked at him and said, "It is more difficult to hand over trust. Many sentries think that guides are weak and need their protection, but I know too well how guides can slowly control a sentry through their thoughts. , so I can’t let go of my vigilance.”

Zhuang Yan was speechless for a while, but Zhou Yuchen looked at the time, got up and said, "It's time to go. I hope your training class performance can improve."

"It should improve a lot." Zhuang Yan also got up, took a deep breath, "Thank you, then I can finish my graduation smoothly and early as planned."

"You want to graduate early, what are you doing?" Zhou Yuchen didn't expect this level.

"Hmm..." Zhuang Yan paused. If he had changed before, he might not have told the reason, but after interacting with Zhou Yuchen these days, he could see that he didn't have any grudges about what happened to Helena back then, so he just let it go. Straightforwardly: "I'm going to graduate early, and then go to the Principality of Andorra."

"The Principality of Andorra?" Zhou Yuchen raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "Are you going to see Princess Helena?"

Zhuang Yan said: "Yes. I haven't been able to meet her since what happened last year."

"Are you going to save her?" Zhou Yuchen asked, "But your engagement has already..."

"Yes, the engagement has expired." Zhuang Yan said, "But I always want to see her again, and I will give myself an explanation. Didn't you say that? Those scandals and rumors are just bubbles, don't take it to heart, then I will Action should be taken now.”

Zhou Yuchen's eyebrows twitched, and he almost wanted to touch his forehead: "Zhuang Yan, let me say something, I think Princess Helena has been very insincere both towards you and your marriage contract."

"I know." Zhuang Yan interrupted him. Fortunately, he is no longer as angry as he was when he heard Zhou Yuchen criticize Helena. "But Helena and I have been in love for three years, even if she fell in love at the last moment before getting married..."

His lips moved: "I fell in love with you. But she is my fiancee, and I have included her in my life plan a long time ago. Now I have to do the final redemption."

"What's your life plan?" Zhou Yuchen asked back, "Marry and have children with a woman who doesn't love you, and spend the rest of your life together?"

"Admiral Zhou!" Zhuang Yan couldn't help raising his voice slightly, "This is my own decision, you don't have to agree with it, but please don't judge its correctness in front of me."

Zhuang Yan couldn't understand, since Zhou Yuchen had no intentions for Helena, why did he want to intervene in this matter?

The two stood facing each other, and the harmonious atmosphere just now disappeared. In the end, Zhou Yuchen showed weakness first: "Well, this is my problem, I shouldn't ask too much about it."

"En." Zhuang Yan replied simply, with "I barely forgive you" written on his face.

Zhou Yuchen was really angry and laughing at the same time, wishing he could grab him, hold him in his arms and rub him vigorously to vent his hatred.

The two walked out of the training field in silence like this. Because they had different thoughts, the atmosphere became a little stiff, and they said goodbye and separated outside the field.

The next time Zhou Yuchen came to see Zhuang Yan, he stopped talking about Princess Helena, and accompanied Zhuang Yan to training twice. Zhuang Yan's training performance improved so much that even the instructors were surprised.

A few days later, the Crown Prince sent an invitation to Zhuang Yan, inviting him to a party. Zhuang Yan looked at the guests at the banquet, and found that many of them were nobles from the imperial capital and one faction. Zhou Yuchen persuaded him, so he went to the appointment on time.

Most of the gatherings were about the recent situation, politics, economy and military affairs, and most of the talk was about the recent rumors of war.Zhuang Yan was not good at these kinds of conversations, so he just listened from the sidelines, a little silent, except for a few words with the crown prince's staff and two scholars who knew mecha design all night, he only talked with Zhou Yuchen.

When the banquet was over, the two staff members asked Zhuang Yan to go to the next door to look at some blueprints, and Zhuang Yan readily agreed.Crown Prince Edward and Zhou Yuchen were left sitting in the remnant seats packed by a group of servants. The Crown Prince watched Zhuang Yan follow the two staff members to the side hall and said with a smile, "Are you doing well?" He naturally noticed that Zhuang Yan and Zhou Yuchen were in the party. The relationship is much more intimate than before.

Zhou Yuchen also watched Zhuang Yan's back disappear outside the door, and said, "He's going to the Principality of Andorra."

"The Principality of Andorra?" Edward thought for a while, and then remembered that Zhuang Yan's ex-fiancee was the princess of the Principality of Andorra, "Oh, no way, that princess has already rejected the marriage, and he still wants to get her back? "

Zhou Yuchen didn't speak, obviously acquiescing to the Crown Prince's words.

Edward smiled. He felt that it was a good way to take a break after being busy with military affairs and government affairs all day to help his friends deal with emotional problems: "What are you going to do?"

Zhou Yuchen said, "What do you think?" This was a suggestion from a friend.

Edward stroked his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Isn't this a good opportunity?"

Zhou Yuchen frowned slightly and said, "Good opportunity?"

Edward patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "According to what you said, that Princess Helena doesn't take your Mr. Zhuang seriously, and she can even refuse the marriage contract, so it's useless for Zhuang Yan to go this time." , Most likely because of being cruelly rejected again, he must be depressed by then, at this time, it's your turn to play. To accompany him when he is emotionally hurt, wouldn't it be a good time to take advantage of it! Hahaha... ...No, 'take advantage of the situation' is a bit mean, it should be..."

His words were so enlightening, Zhou Yuchen frowned, and said, "Then..."

His words stopped abruptly, and then Zhuang Yan's figure appeared at the door: "Your Highness, I'm here to say goodbye."

He saw the two people who were talking in the banquet hall looking over, Crown Prince Edward's face was full of interest, and Zhou Yuchen's eyes also had a gleam of light - Zhuang Yan inexplicably felt a little chill behind his back.

In less than half a month, Zhuang Yan's guidance course was successfully completed.So he packed his luggage and headed for the Principality of Andorra.

The territory of the Principality of Andorra is right next to the Empire, and it has always maintained good diplomatic relations with the Empire. Especially in recent years, new materials have been mined on several planets within the Principality’s territory, and new trade has been established with the Empire. The channel, the communication is even closer.

After three days of spaceship voyage and two jumps, Zhuang Yan finally arrived at Westminster, the capital planet of Andorra Principality.

When entering the space station, Zhuang Yan looked at the real-time newspaper, which reported an important news - a small animal horde broke out in the principality, the principality asked the empire for help, and the empire has sent reinforcements to help the friendly country.

Small beast swarms are much more frequent than real beast swarms, but the scale is also much smaller. However, for a small country like the Principality of Andorra whose territory is not as large as a galaxy, resisting such small beast swarms still needs the power of the empire.

The spaceship entered the atmosphere and landed on the large apron in Westminster. Zhuang Yan threw the newspaper into the recycling bin, and the assistant robot helped him carry the luggage.

He stepped off the spaceship and saw that a cordon had been pulled up on the wide tarmac, but a group of imperial soldiers were stationed on Westminster. The captain of the guard said: "It should be the reinforcements sent by the empire to Andorra."

"Hmm." Zhuang Yan glanced from a distance, the marks of those military spaceships were a bit blurred, and it was hard to tell which group army they belonged to.

The group was about to leave the apron when someone behind them shouted, "Mr. Zhuang!"

Zhuang Yan turned around and saw a tall young officer striding towards him and saluted him.

Zhuang Yan frowned, feeling that the officer looked familiar. Of course, the first thing he saw clearly was his military emblem, the crossed swords and halberds wrapped with green vines...

"Hello, Mr. Zhuang." The officer said, "Our general invites you to meet me."