The person was slumped in the recliner, looking boneless, and his expression was somewhat listless. It was unclear whether it was because he was too exposed to the sun or for some other reason.
Only her light blue eyes were excessively bright, but the color lightened slightly the moment she saw him.
To be honest, Qin Chu really didn't expect this person to be so shameless...
After being bombarded with this kind of gaze for several days in a row, he always had an urge to drag the person to bed, pin them down, and beat them up. Of course, they'd slept together countless times, so besides beating them up... there were definitely other thoughts involved.
"...Get out of the way," Qin Chu said coldly.
Before Levy could react, Cumming was startled and immediately grabbed Levy's chair, trying to move it.
But their leader remained remarkably steadfast, showing no intention of moving an inch.
Qin Chu lowered his head and met Levi's gaze, which was almost warm, for the first time.
Upon contact, he looked away as if he had been burned.
Before Levi could move, Qin Chu pursed his lips, turned sideways, and tried to step over Levi's crossed legs.
Qin Chu had already taken a step, and at that moment, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Levi suddenly changed his posture.
The toes of her feet, encased in leather boots, brushed against the inside of Qin Chu's calf almost imperceptibly.
Qin Chu froze, his dark eyes turning toward Levi.
In that instant, Kamin was terrified.
I always felt that when these two looked at each other, it was like two ferocious beasts invading each other's territory, ready to fight to the death at the slightest disagreement.
Just then, Levi, who had been listless all along, gave Qin Chu a provocative smirk.
His white, gleaming canine teeth were showing.
Qin Chu took a deep breath, closed his eyes to pretend he hadn't seen anything, and quickly walked into the conference room, making sure to close the door behind him.
The team members who were secretly watching were dumbfounded.
Their cold, sharp-tongued General Qin, who could kick someone away at the slightest provocation...
They just left like that?
His Highness the Crown Prince is still sitting here steadily, with not a single part of his body missing.
"No! This doesn't count!"
"Yes, the upcoming meeting must be more important, so the general doesn't want to waste time!"
The meeting began.
Qin Chu sat to the side listening to his subordinates' reports.
What happened outside just now wasn't enough to distract him.
but……
The spot on my calf muscle where it was rubbed still retained the sensation of that moment, and a faint tingling itch spread through my skin.
Qin Chu didn't usually cross his legs, but he did so at this moment.
"Okay, let's move on to the next part." Qin Chu tapped the table.
The plan was progressing smoothly, but soon someone raised a question: "The instruments provided by the cabinet were originally designed for the mainframe. If we want to give them to Noah, they will need to be manually adjusted."
"Aren't there any qualified technicians?" Qin Chu asked.
The person explained, "This debugging process requires consciousness to access the instrument, which requires a certain level of technical and mental skill from the employees. Since the instrument has been used by the mainframe, it also carries a certain degree of danger, so... it's not easy to find suitable people."
Qin Chu frowned. At this time, the lack of manpower made things difficult.
He thought for a moment and decided to have someone select from the already awakened population, or simply transfer a few capable prisoners from the prison.
Unexpectedly, Burke spoke up at this moment: "I'm in charge of the overall instrumentation now, and my wife happens to manage the technical aspects in the logistics department. Why don't I ask her to come and help?"
Everyone was taken aback, and then they remembered that Burke's wife was also a member of the military, but she was in charge of logistics. She was a professional when it came to adjusting instruments.
The group of people immediately beamed with joy.
"Well done, Burke, in the end we'll have to rely on your sister-in-law!"
Qin Chu thought for a moment and then asked Burke, "Didn't your wife work for months straight and finally get a vacation to pick up our son? Is it appropriate to ask her to come over?"
“What’s appropriate or inappropriate?” Burke waved his hand. “We’re like family. If I make things difficult for her without telling her, she’ll get angry with me.”
As he was talking, Burke blurted out without thinking, "Unlike you and that prince, you're so polite to each other, you don't even seem like family."
Qin Chu's eyebrows twitched, and he said with a blank face, "Oh, you're so free, you might as well train the new recruits down there too."
Everyone stifled their laughter, and Burke's face immediately fell.
Qin Chu was slightly annoyed.
To be precise, this displeasure had already surfaced yesterday when Burke said that he and Levy were just a couple who weren't close.
If you want to boast about your deep love for your wife, just do it directly. Why do you have to put him and Levi down?
He and Levi have been through several worlds and encountered all sorts of difficulties, so how could they be an unfamiliar young couple?
That's what Qin Chu thought, but when he left the meeting room and found that Levi had already left, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems this person isn't so tactless after all.
Even as he washed his hands at the sink in the public restroom, Qin Chu was still thinking about Burke's words.
After his initial annoyance dissipated, he couldn't help but reflect on whether he had been too polite to Levy.
It turns out that you shouldn't daydream while washing your hands. Qin Chu raised his hand to turn off the tap when he suddenly heard familiar footsteps coming from the bathroom entrance.
Soon, he came face to face with some shameless guy.
"Oh?" Levi was also taken aback, feeling that the scene seemed somewhat familiar, as if they had bumped into each other in front of the sink in a public restroom before.
Something even happened.
Qin Chu's body stiffened slightly, and to make his stiffness less noticeable, he continued to rinse his hands under the tap.
Levi lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, but did nothing else.
He walked from behind Qin Chu to the urinal and took care of his business.
Seeing that no one was blocking the door, Qin Chu raised his hand to turn off the tap and leave.
Unexpectedly, Levy then said with a leisurely smile, "No wonder I saw you here; it turns out you had nowhere to hide."
As he spoke, he actually turned his head and looked around at the surrounding environment.
Qin Chu raised his hand and then lowered it again.
It's as if his leaving now would be an admission that he was actually hiding from Levi.
A few seconds later, Qin Chu realized that his decision was stupid.
Why is he watching Levi use the toilet here?
Looking down at the water rinsing the back of his hand, Qin Chu grew impatient.
It's still not resolved?
Qin Chu glanced casually to the side before quickly looking away. His blood was congested; no wonder it took so long to resolve.
Qin Chu turned off the tap and prepared to leave.
The sound of water behind him stopped; it was the sound of a zipper being pulled up. Qin Chu quickened his pace, but Levi caught up in just two steps.
"Were you spying on me just now? You have to pay to look at me, General Qin."
The deep voice came almost right next to Qin Chu's ear.
Levi stretched out his leg, blocking the bathroom exit.
Qin Chu, unable to bear it any longer, said in a low voice, "Please have some shame."
Levi winked at Qin Chu twice: "I don't know if I had any shame when I met you, but I've never really been one for that kind of thing."
Rogue.
Qin Chu wanted nothing more than to beat the person up without any mercy, but he also felt a tiny bit reluctant to do so.
He didn't look at Levy, and stepped over to leave.
Levy suddenly exerted force, slamming the man against the door frame.
This time, the inside of his knee was touched hard. Qin Chu didn't say anything, but his muscles tensed up instantly.
"If you're sick, go see a doctor." Qin Chu glanced down at Levi, then looked away.
"Hey, don't move." Levi suddenly lowered his voice and explained softly, "I'm not usually that shameless, but the beast tide is coming..."
Levy was genuinely a little wronged.
In previous years, when the beast tide came, he would at most feel a little irritable, but it didn't have much of an impact.
But this year, because of the person in front of me, all my frustrations seemed to find their direction instantly, and I reacted extremely strongly.
But the person who caused all of this is hiding from him.
Qin Chu frowned and immediately noticed that Levi's body temperature was abnormally high.
He instinctively reached out to touch Levi's forehead, but his wrist was grabbed.
Qin Chu's body temperature was low, and his hands had just been rinsed with cold water, which felt cool and comfortable.
Levi rubbed his head against his hand.
He didn't explain what the beast tide had to do with him, nor did he go to great lengths to recount his background. But Levi inexplicably felt that this person in front of him knew, and not only knew, but would also be tolerant and comforting.
"You...drink more ice water," Qin Chu said dryly.
However, this was clearly not meant to be offensive, but rather as genuine advice.
Levi chuckled, grabbed Qin Chu's wrist, and looked him up: "Do you know what kind of look you gave me in front of the conference room today?"
"..." Qin Chu did not reply.
“I was very confident at first, but when I saw the look in your eyes, I suddenly became curious,” Levy said.
"What are you curious about?" Qin Chu felt the position was a bit awkward and tried to break free but couldn't.
"I'm curious..." Levi whispered in Qin Chu's ear, "How exactly did we spend those days?"