Chapter 73: The Admiral Stays Overnight

Wang Zitong thought it was quite……miraculous.

Looking at this big man who obviously didn’t know what to do next, Wang Zitong was helpless: “But now the pot is broken, and you may have to buy a new one if you want to continue cooking.”

“I’ll go buy it!” Full of energy, Lucas looked at the supermarket opposite the hospital, and ran downstairs.

Wang Zitong: “…….”

Half an hour later, when Lucas returned to the kitchen with a bag of kitchen utensils, he saw that Luo Cheng was there.

Lucas didn’t think too much. He had told Rong Duo the day before that he wanted a man and a woman, so that the heavy work could be done for Luo Ran.

“What next?” Lucas didn’t know which kind of pot to buy, so he just bought them all and carried them up.

Wang Zitong said: “The rice must be washed first.”

It took Lucas a very long time just to wash the rice, and his movements were very clumsy. After finally putting the rice into the rice cooker, there were even more challenges. 

“Fried eggs, made with love.” Lucas indicated: “Luo Ran likes them medium-rare.”

This was a pretty large goal.

Unlike Luo Cheng, who had just arrived, Wang Zitong was pretty much immune. She calmly took the egg and touched the bowl lightly: “Knock the eggs open first.”

Lucas reached for an egg from the basket.

Pa—!

Lucas: “? ? ?”

Lucas looked at the shattered egg in his palm. Viscous egg whites and yolk overflowed and dripped from his fingers, and his entire person was dumbfounded again.

Fuck, why were things in the kitchen so dangerous!

Wang Zitong: “……”

Luo Cheng: “……”

Wang Zitong gently persuaded: “Admiral, don’t use so much strength. Eggs are delicate and light, just hold it softly.”

Lucas took another one to try, but after a “pa,” it still shattered.

Lucas: “…….”

He felt that he was already being very light, but he couldn’t control his strength. And…..most of his fingers were mechanical, so he didn’t have much of an idea about such delicate things.

Luo Cheng couldn’t stand it anymore. He stepped forward and said: “Admiral, don’t force yourself. Let us help you?”

“No need!” Lucas now had more fighting spirit than at the beginning.

Hah! He no longer believed that he couldn’t do it. He was going to cook for Luo Ran today and make him feel his sincerity!

Afterwards, Lucas was able to hold the egg with great difficulty, followed by another long round of learning to knock, break, and fry the egg.

As he went, Lucas broke and wasted the rest of the eggs in the basket, so he rushed downstairs again to purchase more.

Cooking the eggs was the toughest part.

Even with Wang Zitong and Luo Cheng on hand to guide him, the poor eggs were either burnt or too raw, sticking to the pan or deformed.

“Why didn’t this egg cook well?” Lucas bared his teeth, oil splashed all over his body from cooking eggs.

As a teacher, Luo Cheng had met all kinds of students and was very patient. At present, he slowly guided: “It’s okay, come on, you can do it. Now, turn it over from the left.”

Luo Ran woke up early, and was called downstairs by Shen Xiluo for his examination.

Neatly and dignified, not knowing that next door, his parents had been teaching Lucas how to make eggs all morning.

It was already noon when Luo Ran returned from his physical examination. Seeing that no one was in the ward, he didn’t mind, and took out his terminal to read official documents.

In the end, before he could even read one, the door of the ward was pushed open.

Wang Zitong and Luo Cheng entered together.

Luo Ran was a little surprised, but before he could greet them, he saw Lucas follow them in with a plate of food.

Luo Ran: “? ? ?”

Why were they……together?

Luo Ran was so surprised that he was unable to speak for a moment.

If he wasn’t in the hospital, he would have thought it was his birthday, and everyone had come in with a cake to congratulate him.

Lucas brought the tray to Luo Ran and said: “Eat breakfast……lunch!”

Luo Ran glanced at Lucas, and then at his parents. 

“Oh…..?”

Luo Ran accepted the bowl in a daze, took a mouthful of porridge, and ate it.

“Where did the Admiral get the porridge?”

“Bought it,” Lucas scoffed coldly.

Luo Ran thought it might have been brought by Wang Zitong and the others, so he said honestly: “The taste is strange, but it’s still okay.”

“Oh.” Lucas looked like a big dog with his ears down.

Both Wang Zitong and Luo Cheng couldn’t bear it anymore, and even couldn’t help but feel affectionate.

Wang Zitong said: “Ranran, the Admiral has been working hard on it all morning, from early morning to now, and he even went to the supermarket twice.”

Luo Cheng said: “Yes, ah. It’s not bad for a first try. The Admiral has worked hard.”

Luo Ran: “ ? ”

Did something happen that he didn’t know about?

As soon as Lucas heard Wang Zitong’s words, he slapped the table and stood up, shouting: “I’m the only one who can call him Ranran!”

How could outsiders address him so intimately!

Luo Ran: “? ? ?”

At this moment, Luo Ran understood what was going on and immediately grabbed Lucas with one hand, calling: “Admiral!”

Luo Ran tugged Lucas to sit, and held down this restless big pig. “Those are my parents…..!”

“Ha?” Lucas froze.

Luo Ran took Lucas’s arm and said with a smile: “Admiral, let me introduce you. This is my father and my mother.”

“Dad, Mom, this is Admiral Lucas.”

“Then we’re officially meeting now.” Wang Zitong smiled and said: “Admiral, I’ve admired you for a long time.”

Luo Cheng also nodded with a smile.

Lucas: “……”

Lucas: “…………”

He was petrified in place, motionless.

Fuck.

This was actually his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Fuck.

What had he done.

Fuck.

He had already planned it beautifully. He wanted to show his heroic side to his father-in-law and mother-in-law when they met for the first time, and had even researched strategies on the Starnet and planned to buy a lot of gifts.

“Admiral.” Luo Ran squeezed Lucas’s back and reminded: “Aren’t you going to say hello, Admiral?”

Say hello……

Lucas stood up with a whoosh, raised his hand to the edge of his temple, kicked his feet together, and stood up straight.

“Lucas Aldor!”

A military salute was performed.

“…….”

Luo Ran covered his face, wanting to bury himself directly under the quilt.

He had imagined taking Lucas home, and the perfect first meeting was replaced by this stupid as hell scene before him.

“Pfft……” Wang Zitong smiled and said: “Don’t be nervous, we just came to see Ranran, everything is okay. When Ranran comes back this weekend, he should bring the Admiral with him. Let’s talk again at that time. It happens that Xingyuan is coming back, and he and the Admiral can get to know each other.”

Luo Ran said: “Okay……”

After Wang Zitong and Luo Cheng left, Lucas immediately closed himself off.

Fuck.

He was a majestic officer of the Empire, an iron-blooded Admiral, one man who could hold back ten thousand. 

He was so nervous just now that he even did a military salute.

“Admiral, that……” Luo Ran tried desperately to hold back his laughter, but his shoulders kept shaking.

“Laugh once and I’ll make you cry once,” Lucas said with his back to Luo Ran. “Laugh one more time.”

“I won’t laugh.” Luo Ran embraced Lucas from behind and lay his head gently on the other’s back, saying with a smile: “Don’t worry, Admiral. My parents seem to have changed their minds about you, and even asked me to bring you back. I assume they mean to learn more about you.”

“……Really.”

“Yes, ah,” Luo Ran said. “And the food the Admiral cooked is delicious.”

Lucas turned around and hugged Luo Ran with a hum: “Really?”

“Super delicious.” Luo Ran smiled and said: “I’ll finish it.”

Then, Luo Ran really finished eating it, and it was indeed not unpalatable.

. . . . . . .

After spending a day in the hospital, Luo Ran returned to work the next day.

He accompanied Lucas to military headquarters.

This morning, a group of soldiers from the frontier were set to return. When the battleship landed, Luo Ran went to pick them up in person.

“Ranran!” The man in the lead saw Luo Ran from a distance, then stepped off the battleship quickly.

After climbing off, Luo Xingyuan couldn’t hold back, and gave Luo Ran a bear hug.

The man in the military uniform was big and tall, with upright and gentle facial features, and his frame had changed due to the harsh climate of the frontier, becoming more solid.

“Ge.” Luo Ran hugged him back with a smile.

Standing behind Luo Xingyuan was Rong An, who saw Luo Ran and gave a respectful military salute.

“You go to the office and wait for me. I’ll bring my brothers to report to the Admiral and then come to you.” Luo Xingyuan squeezed Luo Ran’s shoulder, then left with the team.

Luo Ran was reading official documents in the office when Luo Xingyuan returned in the afternoon.

The two brothers greeted each other for a while before Luo Xingyuan scratched the back of his head and said with a bit of embarrassment: “Then……you’re together with the Admiral? I heard what they’re saying.”

Luo Ran paused, then acquiesced with a smile.

“Oh…..then you……” Luo Xingyuan didn’t know what to say. Moreover, Lucas was still his superior, the one whom officers like him obeyed unconditionally, the one who had promoted him and given him a chance.

Luo Xingyuan hesitated, and then just handed Luo Ran a small card.

“This is….?” 

“My savings.” Luo Xingyuan said with some shame: “With this, you can take whatever you want without my fingerprints, since it would be inconvenient with me being out of the capital all year round. I…..I had originally thought of posting it to you directly, but it isn’t easy for me to send such a large monetary transaction with my identity, so I’ll just leave the account to you for safekeeping.”

“……Ge.” Luo Ran said with a frown: “There’s no need for this.”

“I knew you would say that.” Luo Xingyuan smiled and said: “So I just added your name to the account.”

“You……” Luo Ran didn’t know what to say.

“Aiya, we two big men don’t need to dilly-dally. You also get along with the Admiral. I just hope that……no matter what happens in the future, you can protect yourself.” Luo Xingyuan grinned and said: “The more money you have, the more convenient it will be for you.”

“I also……” Luo Xingyuan scratched the back of his head and said: “Big brother also wants to protect you. At least our family now has a military commander, so you can have more confidence. If anything happens, there are many people under my command who will swear to protect you and the Admiral to the death.”

Luo Ran was silent for a moment, then said hoarsely: “Thank you, Ge.”

He knew what his family members were worried about, especially Luo Xingyuan. He was a soldier who had been long prepared to die in the line of duty.

And Lucas was in such a sensitive position. To put it bluntly, if Lucas followed in Admiral Alton’s footsteps one day, whoever possessed Luo Ran would pretty much have the support of the military.

“It’s nothing. Since it’s been done, we’re prepared.” Luo Xingyuan patted Luo Ran on the shoulder and said: “We’ll solve things together.”

Luo Ran hadn’t expressed it before, but now he had agreed to be with Lucas forever. Once Luo Ran made up his mind, he would not even try to change it again, and there was no such thing as withdrawing.

That was why it had taken Luo Ran so long to consider it.

“En,” Luo Ran said with a smile. “Okay.”

After leaving military headquarters, Luo Ran planned to go back to his apartment to pack up and get some clean clothes before heading home for the weekend. He might also need to pack an overnight bag.

“Ah?”

Lucas frowned. “You’re going home? Not staying overnight?”

Lucas was dissatisfied.

“En,” Luo Ran said. “It’s been a long time since I went back to clean up. Not going back won’t work.”

“Then I’ll go back with you!”

“……??”

Thus, Lucas went back with Luo Ran in this way.

It was not the first time Lucas had been to Luo Ran’s home, but it would be the first time if he stayed the night.

“Admiral, you…..you do as you please.” Luo Ran poured a glass of warm water for Lucas, and said with some embarrassment: “The house is a bit small.”

Lucas sat on the small sofa and looked around.

Luo Ran’s home was indeed small, but it felt very comfortable. The main reason was that the owner had a habit of cleanliness, and it was neat and tidy.

Lucas knew this well. After all, his office and bedroom were also spotless.

“Just do what you want, don’t worry about me.” Lucas waved his hand and said: “I’m going to sleep.”

“Okay.”

Luo Ran took out spare pillows and a quilt and put them on the sofa.

Then he went to take a shower.

Lucas got up and prepared to look around. The house was full of drop lights, small cabinets, wall shelves, potted plants and humidifiers emitting steam. Lucas also saw many murals and artworks.

Lucas thought to himself, hypocrite.

Isn’t this just a house? Such clutter…..

However……

Lucas thought to himself, he had always lived at the office, and had no real “home.”

He and Luo Ran were together now. Could……

Lucas glanced at the windowsill. Could this be his future home? After all, he would retire one day.

Gurgle—

Water splashed as Luo Ran bathed.

Lucas suddenly became nervous.

He belatedly realized that he……was going to stay overnight at Luo Ran’s house tonight.

Lucas touched his nose.

He felt that he was getting stranger and stranger. He didn’t even think about such things before, but after spending more time with Luo Ran, he would always think about some strange things.

Now, for example.

It seemed to be only him who was secretly watching adult videos, and always thinking about Luo Ran. At this moment, he was thinking about Luo Ran bathing without any clothes on. His collarbones, chest, waist, and……

Hiss, can’t think about it anymore.

Lucas also didn’t go into the bedroom, lest he have more disrespectful thoughts toward Luo Ran.

Lucas sat down again on the small sofa in the living room, and suddenly felt something touch his ass.

He reached down to take out the things stuffed under the sofa, and found that it was a stack of books.

Comics?

— “Four Admirals, One Secretary! Extremely  refreshing  ~”

— “Super rough!! 38 cm made the Secretary cry!”

Lucas: “…………”

Fuck.