Seeing Feng Ling's rarely obedient look, Qiao Fei really wanted to pick up chopsticks and feed her.
But it's not like he doesn't know what Feng Ling's personality is like on weekdays, so he probably only looks confused for a moment.
He looked at her with a smile: "Eat first. When you are full, you will have the strength to speak."
Feng Ling looked at him again and asked, "What did you say?" while stuffing something into his mouth.
Qiao Fei glanced at the door that had closed automatically, and then looked at her: "What's going on with you, Boss Li? According to what he said yesterday... does he know your secret?"
Feng Ling's hand holding the fork paused: "I'm not sure."
"What does it mean not to know clearly? If you know, you know, if you don't know, you don't know. Just like when I discovered it at the time, the evidence was conclusive. How could it be unclear?"
Feng Ling didn't explain, just lowered his head and continued eating.
When I saw her, she didn't look like she didn't want to talk about it anymore. She had always been like this and would never talk too much about herself to others. However, people were inexplicably attractive, whether it was a man or a girl. , inexplicably always want to get closer to her.
Qiao Fei simply sat next to her, raised his hand and held Feng Ling's wrist directly. When Feng Ling subconsciously tried to take his hand out, he held her tightly: "Don't move."
"What are you doing?" Feng Ling has been awake for a long time. Even though she is not as cold and sharp as usual, her hand is suddenly held like this, which still makes her instinctively want to pull it out.
"You have always considered yourself a man since you were a child, and there has never been a distinction between men and women in your own concept, right?" Qiao Fei held her hand, looked into her eyes, and asked seriously.
Feng Ling looked at him for a while, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
It's not that there is no such difference in concept, it's just that she has never felt the need to clarify whether she is a man or a woman.
"So even if I like you, you can't feel it?"
Feng Ling's expression was surprised, but the next moment he quickly retracted his hand.
Seeing the instantly empty palm, Qiao Fei's eyes paused and then looked at her again.
Feng Ling put down the fork in his hand: "Assistant instructor Qiao, I..."
"Ah K and the four of them often call me Brother Qiao, but you are the only one among the five who calls me deputy instructor all day long." Qiao Fei looked at her: "I know you can't accept it for the time being, and I don't mean anything else. I just want to Let me tell you, there is no need to be too evasive about my kindness to you. This is just based on a man's very straightforward and simple love and appreciation for a girl. I don't have any purpose. I like you and want to take care of you, it's just that."
Feng Ling raised his hand and pulled his hair casually: "I have been used to being alone since I was a child, and I don't need to be taken care of. Thank you, Assistant Instructor Qiao, for your kindness, but this is not unacceptable, but the differences between men and women. Things have never been within the scope of my consideration, and they have never been within the scope of my endogenous planning.”
Qiao Fei immediately laughed and looked at her with raised eyebrows: "Do you think you will stay at the XI Base all your life? Sooner or later, won't you have to go out and get married? Just like me now, I am still in the XI Base. That's because I When I was a child, my body was too weak. My parents wanted me to be stronger. Later, they wanted me to become stronger and stronger, so they sent me here to exercise. But after a few years, I still have to go back home. It is inheritance. Whether it's family business, getting married and having children, both men and women have to do things step by step. This is not something you should consider or not. Just like I never thought about what woman I would like, but suddenly I like you. Yes, who could have predicted this?"
Feng Ling didn't know what to say. He just took another sip of milk. After thinking about it, he said: "Are there any training events tomorrow that I have to participate in? If not, I will take another day off. If there are, I will go early." Go over there and don’t delay everyone’s training.”
"I'm talking to you about something serious, don't change the subject with me." Qiao Fei frowned and looked at her seriously.
"I'm talking about serious things." Feng Ling put down the glass: "In this XI base, training, tasks, systems, and rules, shouldn't they be the most serious things?"
Qiao Fei stared at her face for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Are you reminding me that I violated the rules and regulations of the base?"
Feng Ling smiled faintly: "There is indeed an article in the base rules and regulations that does not allow love before leaving the base. After all, many tasks involve life and death, and each member of the base cannot leave too much care and concern for themselves. It's a pity, otherwise it will only be a timid distraction, and it is safest to be focused on nothing."
Qiao Fei chuckled and said, "Silly girl, I didn't say I wanted to fall in love. How old are you? You're seventeen years old. You won't be an adult for another year. No matter how much I want to eat young grass, I'm not in a hurry now."
Feng Ling: "..."
"Besides, I won't be able to leave the base for another three years. For now, I just like you. I can take care of you as long as I can in the base. After I leave the base, no rules and regulations can control me. I can like any woman I want. Which woman, I want you to wait for me, understand?"
Feng Ling: "...Assistant Instructor Qiao, although I don't understand it very well, the prerequisite for the establishment of a relationship between a man and a woman should be that both parties like each other, right?"
Qiao Fei's eyelids twitched, but before he could speak, Feng Ling continued: "But I don't have this feeling for you..."
Qiao Fei: "..."
Feng Ling looked directly at him and said a little embarrassedly: "Am I too direct?"
Qiao Fei raised his hand to stroke his forehead, then raised his other hand as if to pat her shoulder, but hesitated, took it back, put it on his thigh and patted her, grinding his teeth. He said: "It's okay, it's good to be direct. You've been a man for a long time, and it's better to be direct rather than coy. I'm not in a hurry. Let's take our time."
When he said this, he put down his hand on his forehead, looked at her with a smile, and said warmly: "Take your time, I have a lot of patience, and in the next few years at the base, you will always find the day when you feel better. "
"No need to take your time, I haven't..."
"Okay, let's not bring up this topic for now." Qiao Fei raised his hand to signal her to shut up, not wanting to hear what she said next: "Eat first."
Feng Ling still wanted to speak, but Qiao Fei picked up his phone and glanced at it: "I just answered a call before coming here. I have something to go to the base conference room in a while. You eat first. I'm not in a hurry for you to accept it now." , I'm not in a hurry for anything, so you don't have to rush to veto it first, I can tell the difference clearly, you are a man now, and I will always treat you as a man, okay?"
"But… "
"Okay, okay, no need to say anything, I'm leaving." Qiao Fei gave her another look to shut her up, then turned around and left with the phone in hand.
Feng Ling: "..."