NOVEL NEXT Chapter 87 - 087: Endearing_1
Chapter 87: Chapter 087: Endearing_1
Chen Qi, who was assigned to take charge of logistics, quietly looked at their captain from where he stood among the ranks. He thought to himself, the captain must be missing his wife!
“Chen Qi!” Huo Beijiang’s voice boomed authoritatively.
“Present!”
“What are you looking at?”
“Huh? Captain, I wasn’t looking at anything!” My God! Did the captain grow eyes in the back of his head? Otherwise, how would he know he was peeking?
Chen Qi’s heart pounded like it was being clawed at by a cat, hiding a secret as big as the sky. Would the captain silence him? Even if he was not silenced and was given a hard time, it would be a bleak situation, wouldn’t it?
The most critical point was, it was so difficult to hold back without saying it out!
Huo Beijiang’s sharp gaze swept across the group, and his face returned to its previous expression. His brows were slightly furrowed, indicating an air of indifference coupled with a trace of wickedness.
“Boss, why do I feel like you’ve been acting strangely since you returned?” Lu Jin asked, tilting his head. His bushy eyelashes fluttered, filled with a puzzling look.
“Really?” Huo Beijiang didn’t feel he was acting abnormally. It was just that the image of the little girl would pop up in his mind from time to time. Every time he thought about how he didn’t escort her home properly, he felt as if he was being scratched by a cat’s paw.
It made him itched to hold her in his arms and shower her with affection.
Thinking of the kiss they shared before he left, Huo Beijiang casually touched his lips. They could still feel the soft, sweet touch of the little girl. He really couldn’t understand how such a stubborn girl could be so lovable!
“Of course there is!” Lu Jin quickly affirmed, “If you don’t believe me, ask everyone. Everyone thinks you are acting abnormally.”
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The rest of them all lowered their heads upon hearing this, pretending to be engrossed in looking at the weather. None of them dared to support Lu Jin’s statement. Unlike him, they weren’t the captain’s favored son!
Lu Jin, receiving no response, made a disgusted face. Continuing to approach Huo Beijiang, he cheerfully asked, “Boss, what’s really going on? Tell me about it!”
Huo Beijiang raised an eyebrow, recalling that this kid had plenty of girlfriends when he was in school. “Little Deer, what do you think of me?”
Lu Jin instinctively backed away slightly and said defensively, “Very good!” He dared not say otherwise. If he did, his status as the Crown Prince would be in jeopardy at any moment!
“What would you think if I got you a stepmother?”
When Huo Beijiang spoke, everyone in the team perked up their ears to listen. Even those standing at the furthest corners could hear clearly.
“Damn it!” Lu Jin looked horrified. “Did the boss really guess it right?”
“Captain Huo, you have a phone call.” The communications officer ran over and called out.
Huo Beijiang gestured to acknowledge him and then walked away. As soon as he left, the orderly squad instantly broke into disarray. Lu Jin, with his exceptional agility, leapt straight from the front of the line to the back.
“Chen Qi.” He grabbed hold of Chen Qi’s coat collar, “You were the one who picked up the boss. Did the boss really find a wife in his hometown?”
The rest also stared intently at Chen Qi, prepared to tear him apart right there if he dared to claim ignorance.
Chen Qi shivered, remembering the scene he had witnessed. His still youthful face gradually turned red.
“Damn! We’re not asking you, why are you blushing?”
“I can’t say. The captain told me not to talk.” Although he was dying to spill the beans.
By saying this, didn’t Chen Qi essentially confirm it? Lu Jin’s mind worked at warp speed. With his superior IQ, he didn’t need to think twice. And then his face changed dramatically.
Everyone was startled by his reaction.