WMSR — QT Chapter 178

Chapter 178

Just like that, when Aaron stepped out of the spacecraft clad in the military department's standard uniform alongside his team members, the local liaison personnel were already waiting there. Seeing that the expected party had arrived, they immediately went up to greet them, exchanged a few brief words, and led them toward their living quarters under the liaison's guidance.

While this group of handsome military department alphas only lingered at the starport for a very brief moment, they still captured everyone's attention to the fullest. People chatted endlessly about what brought this group of military alphas to their planet—were they executing a mission? Others remarked that the military department truly was the place with the highest concentration of handsome alphas, especially the lead alpha, who was so drop-dead gorgeous it practically made one's legs go weak.

On the very evening Aaron arrived on this planet, Bai Yichen received a call request from him.

In truth, although Bai Yichen had experienced a single interaction with Aaron after arriving in this world, that encounter was merely a brief communication exchange, and because so many things had happened afterward while Aaron never contacted him again, Bai Yichen had nearly forgotten about this person entirely. Yet upon suddenly receiving the other's communication request once more, Bai Yichen recalled what he had said about visiting this planet, and now, the other party had clearly arrived.

Given the close bond between the original host and Aaron, coupled with the fact that Aaron had previously discussed this matter with him, Bai Yichen agreed without a second thought. After setting a mutually convenient time, Bai Yichen hung up the comms, turned around, and caught sight of Colin standing right behind him, staring at him with large, blinking eyes.

Bai Yichen still felt slightly unaccustomed to it and leaned back a little, though compared to his past reaction of turning tail and walking away immediately, this was already an improvement by an unknown margin.

"Who is it?" Colin inquired out of curiosity.

"A very close friend I knew back in the military academy."

"The military academy? Is he also an alpha?"

"Mhm." Bai Yichen gave a soft acknowledgment, thought for a moment, and added, "He'll be coming over to visit us tomorrow. We'll host him together."

Hearing this, Colin's eyes lit up instantly, and he replied right away: "Alright."

Upon learning this new piece of news, Colin couldn't suppress a stirring sense of excitement within his heart. One of Bai's friends—this seemed to be the first time he had ever watched Bai interact with a friend, and especially since Bai invited him to help host, did this mean he had drawn one step closer to Bai? Furthermore, since they were a close friend who had known him for a long time, they must know a great deal about Bai's past. He could fish for plenty of information then, allowing him to understand Bai even better. In that case, should he prepare a bit more food tomorrow? Ah, he'd just order a grand feast delivered from the Imperial Restaurant tomorrow.

Even while turning these thoughts over in his mind, Colin didn't forget his current objective; he suddenly extended his hand out, holding it up in front of Bai Yichen to display. "Look at this."

Bai Yichen looked down at the matchbox-sized small case resting in Colin's palm, feeling somewhat perplexed.

Colin pressed his lips together, supporting the little case in his hand as he said earnestly: "This is a medicine case. Give me a few pills of your medicine to store in here, and I'll carry it with me everywhere. That way, if you ever have a sudden flare-up again, I'll have the medicine right on me."

Watching Colin's expression, Bai Yichen fell silent for a fleeting second for reasons unknown. A peculiar sensation fermented deep within his heart—it was complex and difficult to put into words, blending the emotional stirring of being cared for and minded so deeply with a trace of lingering guilt, seeing as he still remembered that the so-called medicine pills were entirely fabricated to cover up the truth.

Since he had already lied, however, he could only keep up the deception to the end. Bai Yichen ultimately nodded and agreed: "Alright, I'll get a few pills and pack them for you."

Hearing those words, a radiant smile bloomed across Colin's face instantly, and he urged, "Go get them right now."

Just like that, Colin watched with his own eyes as Bai Yichen retrieved a few pills, which he then placed into the portable mini medicine case, keeping it stored close to his body like some kind of protective talisman. Bai Yichen even noticed that Colin subsequently acquired a new habit: whenever he stood up to move anywhere else, he would instinctively touch his side to confirm the little medicine case was still on him, leaving Bai Yichen's state of mind feeling even more complicated.

The following day, Colin woke up bright and early, brimming with vibrant energy. Remembering that Bai's friend was coming over to visit today, he ordered a lavish banquet from the Imperial Restaurant well in advance to be delivered right at the designated time. Afterward, seeing that there was truly nothing else around the house that required his attention, he carefully handpicked an outfit to wear for the day, and then fired up the rarely-used omega facial care device—after all, since Bai's friend was coming over, he absolutely could not cause Bai to lose face.

While running his facial treatment, Colin didn't let his hands sit idle either; his fingers swiped across his light screen notepad as he thought and jotted down a list of questions to ask Bai's friend later. There were so many things about Bai's past that he wanted to understand! The questions he wanted to ask were truly numerous—ah, this one, this one, and that one too—he wrote them all down so he wouldn't forget a single one.

Thus, by the time Colin finished his facial treatment, his light screen was densely packed with writing spanning an entire page. Looking at the neat rows of recorded questions, a satisfied smile appeared on Colin's face. He then shut down the facial care device and went to change into his selected outfit for the day.

When Colin finished tidying everything up and stood in front of the mirror, even he was stunned by his own reflection. He couldn't help reaching up to stroke his own tender skin, which looked as though a single pinch could squeeze out water: Was the facial care device really this effective? Hmm, in that case, should he start using it every single day from now on?

Once Colin went downstairs, he keenly noticed that Bai also froze for a brief moment upon laying eyes on him today. That made him secretly resolve even more firmly to use that facial care device daily—hmm, why not start full-body care as well? Who knew, maybe once Bai discovered how nice his skin felt to touch, he could move into Bai's bedroom ahead of schedule!

Bai Yichen naturally had no inkling of the wild fantasies running rampant inside Colin's head. Still, he did notice that Colin looked exceptionally striking today; although he had never voiced it aloud, the omegas of this world were truly uniformly gorgeous, especially someone like Colin, whose appearance was stunning while his personality remained gentle and kind.