Quick Travel: Save the poor little villain

Chapter 2916 Town Infrastructure Construction in Full Swing 39

Jin Chen lowered his eyes, looking at the fluffy head on his knee, and rubbed Huo Zhaoye's sweaty hair. His fingers slid down the hair and gently pressed on Huo Zhaoye's tense nape, kneading it lightly to help him relax the stiff muscles there.

"So cute," Jin Chen whispered.

Huo Zhaoye now enjoys Jin Chen's teasing and joking, and has even learned to use it as leverage.

He remained leaning on Jin Chen's knees, tilted his head slightly, and looked up at Jin Chen. "Yes, don't you think I'm very handsome?"

"Then just look at me."

This idea had been lingering in Huo Zhaoye's mind for a long time. He wanted to hide this person away, in a safe place where only he could see him, so that day after day, year after year, it would just be the two of them.

Jin Chen tightened his arms slightly, pulling Huo Zhaoye, who was leaning against his knees, closer into his arms.

Following his momentum, Huo Zhaoye leaned his upper body completely into Jin Chen's arms, his cheek pressed against Jin Chen's abdomen, his whole body enveloped in Jin Chen's breath and body temperature.

Jin Chen pulled out a piece of paper from the stack of things he had been looking at on the table.

That was one of the drafts of a series of rules and regulations for the new school building; it was only the first version, and it was written in Jin Chen's handwriting.

Jin Chen placed the paper in front of Huo Zhaoye, right where he could see it.

“Yes,” Jin Chen’s voice sounded above his head, still in a slow and unhurried tone, but with a guiding tone.

"Come on, read this."

Huo Zhaoye looked somewhat bewildered, but still obediently lowered his eyes and looked at the paper.

The paper listed the school's daily conduct rules, which mostly taught children to be punctual, attentive, friendly, and diligent in their studies.

The spot Jin Chen was pointing to was one of them.

Article 7: Children who listen attentively, think diligently, and follow the teacher's instructions will receive extra attention and corresponding rewards from the teacher.

This is clearly a perfectly normal rule, formulated to encourage the children at the Peace Base to study hard and abide by discipline.

Normally, Huo Zhaoye would only think that Jin Chen was thoughtful and entertaining.

But at this moment, in this situation, in this posture, being guided by Jin Chen in this tone...

Those ordinary words seemed to be instantly given completely different meanings.

Listen attentively... heed the teacher's instructions... good child... reward...

Huo Zhaoye's ears turned bright red, and even his neck turned slightly red.

His Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, and he opened his mouth, slowly reading out the rule, word by word.

After reading the last word, Huo Zhaoye turned his head and looked up at Jin Chen, his face flushed, a color that was no longer just from sunburn.

Jin Chen chuckled and finally stopped teasing him.

He cupped Huo Zhaoye's cheeks, gently tilting his head back, and kissed his lips, which were moistened with tea and trembling slightly with nervousness.

As they parted, Jin Chen looked down into Huo Zhaoye's somewhat dazed eyes and whispered in his ear, "Huo Zhaoye, my dear...boyfriend."

"The Cold War is over."

Huo Zhaoye was stunned. He narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling as if his heart had been struck hard by those words, then overwhelmed by an endless warm, sour, and swollen current, bringing him an unprecedented sense of peace and fulfillment.

It turns out that his love for Jinchen, all his desire, dependence, possessiveness and protectiveness towards this person, and his longing for hugs, kisses and all intimate contact, outweighed all his obsession with territorial power.

Those were responsibilities and missions he had to bear.

But the person in front of him is his choice, his selfishness, and the softest and most vulnerable spot beneath his tough exterior.

Huo Zhaoye sat in Jin Chen's lap, burying his face in the crook of her neck, his nostrils filled with the refreshing and pleasant scent of sandalwood emanating from Jin Chen.

[Villain's affection level detected +10, total 100!]

[Villain's corruption level detected -20, total 20!]

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Recently, residents of both the southern and northern districts of Peace Base have noticed something interesting.

In the past, everyone in the base knew that the one who would frequently visit Professor Yan's experimental field and residence was definitely Vice Lord Lu.

But now, the situation has completely reversed.

Deputy Lord Lu suddenly became very busy, either leading patrols to more distant borders or staying in the newly built training ground, sweating profusely in front of sandbags and tamed monsters, as if he had a grudge against those things.

Anyone who goes to him for business is dismissed after a few words.

On the contrary, Professor Yan, who used to be calm and composed and spent most of her time in the fields and among books, began to appear every now and then where Vice Lord Lu was.

Sometimes I would stand quietly outside the training field and watch for a while.

Sometimes he would linger outside Lu Jun's office for a moment, but then not go in.

Sometimes it was just a coincidence that they were passing by the place where Lu Jun and his teammates were discussing things.

This sudden reversal of events puzzled many people in the base, who began to discuss it amongst themselves.

A bold young man, who was on good terms with Lu Jun, approached him and asked with a wink, "Brother Lu, why haven't I seen you asking Professor Yan for advice lately?"

The usual response was that Lu Jun would grab you by the back of your collar and drag you into the training field, ostensibly to be your sparring partner, but in reality, you would get a thorough lecture and be so exhausted that you would collapse on the ground and be unable to get up.

But when Yan Genggu went to find him, the situation was different.

Lu Jun kept saying he was busy, didn't have time, and would talk to him next time, but his eyes kept glancing at the other person. When he saw Yan Genggu's eyes dimming slightly because of the rejection, his heart felt like it was being squeezed.

Several times, he hardened his heart and said he would not see her, but Yan Genggu just stood quietly outside the door and waited, and Lu Jun's hard-won defense line couldn't help but loosen again.

After repeating this cycle several times, Lu Jun still hadn't figured out how to deal with this mess, so he simply decided to ignore it.

He found an excuse to check the outer defenses, took two or three days' worth of dry rations and simple equipment, and plunged into the mountains west of the base that bordered the wasteland, to find those mutated monsters that didn't know their place and fight them.

Yan Genggu only learned of this news from Jin Chen on the second day.

At that time, Jin Chen and Huo Zhaoye were inspecting the open space behind the new school building, where a new meteorological observation station was to be built.

Huo Zhaoye had only a superficial understanding of these subjects, but he enjoyed listening to Jin Chen's explanations. Being able to spend time alone with Jin Chen like this, discussing the construction of a part of their home, Huo Zhaoye felt there was nothing more pleasant than this.

Jin Chen had absolutely no interest in getting involved in Lu Jun and Yan Genggu's subsequent affairs.

Instead of wasting this time, wouldn't it be better to spend more time with your wife, inspecting the base and enjoying some precious time together?

But what can be done is that a certain heartbroken, stupid dragon, ever since returning from the experimental area and learning about Yan Genggu's past with her fiancé, has been like a wilted eggplant, unable to muster any energy to do anything.

The defense reinforcement plan he handed over was dragged on and on. He was also distracted when negotiating with the representatives of the newly arrived small settlement in the south. On one occasion, he almost lost focus and bumped into a tree during a patrol.

Huo Zhaoye saw this and was furious.

He held back for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back any longer. One day, when he saw Lu Jun staring blankly at the wooden stakes in the training field, not even noticing him approaching, he raised his fist and wanted to beat him up to bring him to his senses.

Instead, it reminded Jin Chen that Lu Jun still owed him points and favors.

This time, I have no choice but to help.