TSBSPAAM Chapter 39

 

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Chapter 39: You’re the Prettiest

 

Qin Luzhi’s intention was to take things slowly, that there was no need to rush the training. Shen Bumian thought so too, so the two of them ended their training for the day.

Shen Bumian once again felt a pang of hunger, but he had eaten so much that evening that he was too embarrassed to tell Qin Luzhi. However, Qin Luzhi noticed.

“Shen Bumian, let’s go get something to eat. I’m a little hungry.”

Shen Bumian’s eyes lit up. He thought he was the only one who burned through energy so quickly and got hungry easily; he hadn’t expected Qin Luzhi to be the same.

He immediately decided they should have an extra meal. “Let’s go then. Is there anything you want to eat?”

Qin Luzhi didn’t particularly want to eat anything. “Let’s go look first. I can’t think of anything I want to eat right now.”

Shen Bumian walked shoulder-to-shoulder with him out of the training building, asking as they went, “Do you Alphas watch your figures even though you eat so much?”

Qin Luzhi hadn’t expected Shen Bumian to ask this and was slightly taken aback. “I suppose so. But I don’t need to. The amount of daily training is enough.”

Shen Bumian sighed, saying he was envious. He also mentioned that Zhou Yizhou talked about losing weight every day, yet he ate four or five meals a day.

Listening to the playful tone of the person beside him, Qin Luzhi smiled. Once again, he was caught in the act by Shen Bumian, and a thought stirred in Shen Bumian’s heart.

“Qin Luzhi, they all say you have an eight-pack. Is it true?”

Qin Luzhi’s ears turned red at the question, and his face grew warm, but his expressionless face didn’t give anything away.

He pursed his lips and didn’t answer Shen Bumian, just walked forward in silence.

Shen Bumian thought the question might have been too personal and had crossed a line. Since he didn’t get an answer from Qin Luzhi, he didn’t ask again. It had just been a sudden thought.

But after a long moment, he heard Qin Luzhi force out a sentence, “Do you care a lot about that?”

Hearing this question in return, Shen Bumian thought about it seriously. In reality, he didn’t mind either way.

It was just that perhaps because Zhou Yizhou used to nag about it every day, he had been subconsciously influenced to prefer a well-built figure.

“I don’t care that much, but I do prefer someone with abs.”

Who doesn’t love a handsome man? Shen Bumian thought, recalling Zhou Yizhou’s past words.

Qin Luzhi remained expressionless, but the tips of his ears were red as he nodded. “I have them.”

Shen Bumian thought to himself, so what people say is true. But how did they know?

As if he had guessed Shen Bumian’s thoughts, Qin Luzhi said, “It’s just baseless rumors on the forum.”

It just so happened that the baseless rumor was correct.

“Oh.”

Shen Bumian had nothing more to say, and the two walked in silence for a stretch. Suddenly, Shen Bumian saw something and his eyes lit up. “I know what I want to eat.”

Qin Luzhi followed his gaze and saw an old-fashioned food stall.

Shen Bumian seems to have a preference for these kinds of things from Old Blue Star, Qin Luzhi thought.

Shen Bumian asked if Qin Luzhi wanted to eat. Qin Luzhi wasn’t hungry in the first place.

But looking at the expression in Shen Bumian’s eyes, he lied against his conscience and said he wanted the same thing.

The two of them walked back holding steaming hot stewed meat rolls. As if tempted, Qin Luzhi took a bite and found that it tasted pretty good, so he began to eat it intermittently.

At the military academy’s entrance, they ran into Zhou Yizhou and Chen Hebin. The two were laughing and talking, and Zhou Yizhou was the first to spot Shen Bumian.

“Mianmian!”

After calling out, he ditched Chen Hebin and ran towards Shen Bumian. Chen Hebin naturally followed.

“Zhouzhou, what are you up to?”

They should have finished dinner long ago at this hour. He also noticed that Zhou Yizhou’s hair color had changed to gold.

Zhou Yizhou was very excited. He had just finished dyeing his hair and ran into Shen Bumian on his way back to school.

He immediately decided to come over and share his new hair color. “How is it? It looks good, right?”

The golden color made Zhou Yizhou’s delicate face look even smaller. He looked like a little sun, especially when he smiled, which made him even more infectious and striking.

Shen Bumian praised him sincerely, “It’s very good-looking. It suits you very well.”

Zhou Yizhou became even happier, wishing he could fly around the galaxy a few times with his new hair color. He pointed to Chen Hebin beside him.

“Here, he was the one who took me to that hair salon to get it dyed. The technique and service were really impeccable. Mianmian, if you ever want to dye your hair, I’ll take you there.”

Shen Bumian knew that Zhou Yizhou had always wanted to dye his hair but was afraid of damaging its quality.

He didn’t expect him to be so determined this time. As for himself? He currently had no plans to dye his hair.

Chen Hebin scratched his head and greeted Shen Bumian and Qin Luzhi. Shen Bumian casually asked what they had eaten that night.

Chen Hebin’s face flushed red. He had taken advantage of the fact that Zhou Yizhou didn’t know it was a couple’s restaurant and had booked a private room.

Now that Shen Bumian asked, he felt a bit embarrassed, as if his little secret had nowhere to hide.

Zhou Yizhou, however, rarely ate out and didn’t know much about it. He told Shen Bumian without a second thought.

Shen Bumian had never been to that place and didn’t think much of it, but Qin Luzhi raised an eyebrow, clearly aware that it was a couple’s restaurant.

The group knew that Chen Hebin had said he was going to pursue Zhou Yizhou, but they didn’t know if there had been any progress.

Then he saw Chen Hebin, still blushing, turn his gaze to him. “Boss, it’s really delicious, and the atmosphere is great. You can take sister-in-law there next time.”

Qin Luzhi remained silent. Shen Bumian didn’t think much of it; he was quite the foodie, and if even Zhou Yizhou said it was delicious, then it was worth trying.

The group stopped chatting idly. As usual, Qin Luzhi and Chen Hebin walked the other two back to their dorm.

Zhou Yizhou and Chen Hebin chattered all the way, with Shen Bumian and Qin Luzhi occasionally chiming in.

To be precise, it was Shen Bumian who occasionally chimed in, while Qin Luzhi only occasionally nodded or replied with an “oh” or “mm.”

This prompted Zhou Yizhou to complain, “I’m telling you, isn’t Qin Luzhi way too cold? Who would like him like this?”

Chen Hebin wanted to defend his big brother. “A lot of people like the boss just the way he is—cool and decisive, both Alpha and strong. He’s the dream Alpha for many omegas. He even has Alpha pursuers, you know?”

As soon as the words were out, Chen Hebin realized Shen Bumian was there and glanced back guiltily.

Shen Bumian didn’t show any particular expression, quietly listening to their conversation.

Zhou Yizhou was just surprised. “Alphas! They have some serious taste!”

Chen Hebin gave an awkward laugh. It was just a slip of the tongue. He wondered if it would affect the relationship between his boss and sister-in-law.

He definitely couldn’t become the sinner here! He hoped sister-in-law wouldn’t mind.

Once this topic was brought up, Zhou Yizhou’s interest was piqued. He also glanced behind him and asked Chen Hebin, “What about Qin Luzhi? Has he ever liked anyone?”

Chen Hebin’s heart jolted. Here it comes, the ‘best friend helps to scout for information’ drama. He knew how to handle this one.

“Definitely not! I dare to swear that the boss has never liked anyone else, only sister-in-law!”

Zhou Yizhou was startled by his loud voice. “So he hasn’t, so what? Why are you reacting so strongly?”

Chen Hebin also realized his reaction was over the top. He held up three fingers. “I swear what I said is true. The boss has really never liked anyone else.”

Zhou Yizhou forgot what Chen Hebin had said about Qin Luzhi only liking Shen Bumian. He had just been casually gossiping.

Mianmian doesn’t even like Qin Luzhi, who cares who he likes?

The two of them walked off, bickering. Shen Bumian subconsciously wanted to tell Zhou Yizhou to slow down, but then he thought it might be good for the two of them to be alone, so he closed his mouth again.

Thinking about their conversation just now, Shen Bumian also felt a bit curious. “Qin Luzhi, have you really never liked any omega all these years?”

Qin Luzhi answered decisively, “No. All these years, I’ve only wanted to become stronger and join the Imperial fleet.”

“Oh, I see.” Shen Bumian then asked another question, “Right, so you don’t like omegas, what about Alphas? You haven’t liked any of them either?”

Qin Luzhi glanced at the person beside him and sighed. “I’ve never liked anyone. No omega, no Alpha, and no Beta.”

Qin Luzhi had spoken such a long sentence all at once. Shen Bumian wondered if he was being too nosy, but after thinking for a moment, he asked again, “What about good-looking people? Have there been any that left a deep impression on you?”

Qin Luzhi’s gaze fell on the omega who was speaking. He opened his mouth. “Yes, there has been a beautiful omega.”

Shen Bumian hadn’t expected there to actually be someone. His first reaction was that if even Qin Luzhi found them beautiful and memorable, then they must be very good-looking. He subconsciously blurted out, “Compared to me?”

He regretted it the moment he asked. What am I doing, comparing myself to others for no reason? He was just about to say, “pretend I didn’t ask,” when he met Qin Luzhi’s teasing gaze. “You’re better looking.”

Shen Bumian froze, then suddenly realized that the person Qin Luzhi was talking about was him, right? That very beautiful omega? “The person you were just talking about… was it me?”

Qin Luzhi thought to himself that Shen Bumian’s slow reactions were sometimes adorable. He hadn’t lied to him. “Yes, it was you. You’re the prettiest.”

Even after returning to the dorm, Shen Bumian still hadn’t quite snapped out of it. Qin Luzhi was really talking about him. Why was his face feeling hot with a delayed reaction?

Then he thought, what’s there for me to be embarrassed about? And why was Qin Luzhi suddenly joking around?

It was all Qin Luzhi’s fault for spouting such big truths. Honestly, when Qin Luzhi praised someone with that handsome face of his, who could possibly resist?

The stars disappeared into the clouds. After more than half a month of clear skies, the First Military Academy welcomed its first rain.

 

 

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