After getting over Gong Lixin's joke, Lin Wenbo and Song Haoran were in a good mood. Once the two laughed it out, the accumulated exhaustion from the day's events disappeared.
The two men wondered how they never realised Gong Lixin was such a good and interesting child? Lin Wenbo's wariness towards the youth was gradually fading, and he was beginning to have a better impression of Gong Lixin as he watched the boy walking in front of Song Haoran.
After observing the boy for two months, he could tell that Gong Lixin's love was purely platonic. After Song Haoran and Gong Lixin finished speaking, the enthusiasm in Gong Lixin's eyes had completely faded, and his face was now calm. Lin Wenbo felt relaxed and comfortable around the changed Gong Lixin.
Friendship between two men was easy to establish. By undergoing a few hours of suffering together, the friendship between Gong Lixin and Lin Wenbo had deepened.
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As August ended, and September began, an unreasonably hot autumn came. The red sun was simply suspended there, but the heat which radiated from it was still intense. After three days of hard work, the three men were already tired. Sweat poured off the three males as they entered the locker room to change clothes. Impatience could be seen on their faces because they desperately wanted to head to the public bath in the training camp.
There were a lot of people in the bathhouse. When the soldiers saw Major General Song entering, each greeted him; several people speeding up their actions in order to make space for the three people that had just entered.
Whilst Song Haoran looked for a basket to borrow, he said, "After a tiring day, it's good to take a hot bath to relieve your muscles. The aches will slowly fade that way. After I finish, let's have dinner together. Didn't you say that you liked the steak last time? Let's go eat some Western food." Receiving the basket from somebody leaving the bathhouse, Song Haoran passed the basket to Gong Lixin so he could put his clean clothes in the basket. The basket was put to the side, so that it would be convenient for Gong Lixin to wear his clothes after showering.
Hearing delicious food being mentioned, the youth's eyes brightened. "Okay! Thank you, Song Big Brother." Gong Lixin said. The boy didn't bother hiding the drooling expression on his face. This made Song Haoran laugh and feel as if he wasn't a dirty and sweaty mess.
Watching the two getting along harmoniously, a hint of envy swept through Lin Wenbo's eyes. It was strange that he used to be disgusted with Gong Lixin, since he knew just how fond he was of the boy. He especially liked to see Gong Lixin's serious but calm expression. Unfortunately, after the conversation that day, the boy seemed to have moved on from his previous infatuation; becoming far more distant towards him.
Lin Wenbo frowned. He repressed his feelings in his heart and quickly too off the dirty uniform before turning on the shower head to clean himself. Song Haoran also took off his dirty uniform, revealing healthy skin tanned into a nice bronze.
Both men heights' were over 180 centimetres. They were physically strong and the muscles were well-balanced. And in between them stood the white and tender cat-lookalike, Gong Lixin. The picture that the trio formed was quite odd, but
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