Stop Thinking Chapter 11: Staring

Chapter 11: Staring

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

There was a moment of dead silence in the cabin. Then Gu Xiuhan turned the knob and the hologram flickered and disappeared.

It disappeared abruptly, destroying incriminating evidence in general.

The contents of the holographic sphere was originally recorded for Gu Xiuhan to see, it was nothing for him but Ruan Yu felt a surge of unexplained embarrassment, his fingers curled up and did not say anything.

Fortunately, the guard escorting him broke the silence, his hard-soled boots knocked with a resounding thud, he saluted Gu Xiuhan and said in a loud voice, “Report to the general, your brother has arrived.”

Anyone with eyes could tell that Ruan Yu was not Gu Xiuhan’s real brother – not to mention the surname, the two were not even the same species.

It was just easier to address him that way.

“Mn.” Gu Xiuhan nodded his head, as if his joints were frozen in place.

The guards carried Ruan Yu’s two suitcases into the cabin, one by one, and put them away.

These gestures were a good way to ease the awkwardness.

Inexplicably, Ruan Yu did not want the room to be quiet, he glanced at the nutrients brought by the service robot, could not think over it, hurriedly spoke, “I think if I really did not come, you would have missed me for the next three months so much that you wouldn’t eat…”.

He did not know how ambiguous the words were, and opened his mouth.

But Gu Xiuhan listened to the heart, always a cold and rigid man, his ears slightly red, but fortunately the light wheat skin color did not easily reveal it.

“… Mn.” Gu Xiuhan let out a low syllable with his nasal cavity, the pupil color was dark, as if there was some kind of emotion that could not see the light of day in the bottom of his dark river like eyes.

This kind of emotion he restrained too well, usually could not be seen, only under the surprise attack was a little trace revealed.

“Then I actually came to the right place, so you should not lecture me.” Ruan Yu looked at him for a moment, and his heart felt like it was gently fished by a coarse, warm hand. A subtle soreness and numbness. He panicked and touched the case, no words prevented the cold, ” My leap reaction is a bit big, I want to come to you to lie down, Uncle Gu sent too many guards, so many people around me caused me to sleep badly…”

Gu Xiuhan forced himself to hold down the ripples in his heart, his eyelashes lowered and he said lightly, “Okay.”

Since he treats him like a treasure, how could he bear to make him embarrassed and confused?

This cabin was not very big, but there were two beds. Ruan Yu picked one to lie down on. Just now, he was too surprised to feel uncomfortable, but as soon as he relaxed, all the symptoms returned.

To maintain his human form, Ruan Yu needed to spend a little effort, usually not feeling it, but when uncomfortable, he did not want to make much effort.

To change into a fishtail, it was necessary to take off his pants first, otherwise they would be completely destroyed by the tail.

Ruan Yu habitually opened his mouth, wanting to cheat and let Gu Xiuhan help tug the trouser leg, the words reached the tip of his tongue, and were swallowed back.

He hid under the quilt, the small bulging arch of the quilt cover, not very convenient to take off the pants. The two bundles of fabric piled up at the ankles were removed with a little more movement, and the edge of the quilt was lifted up high, and then dropped down quickly, drumming a sweet, greasy wind towards Gu Xiuhan.

“…”

The corner of his forehead veins flicked slightly, and Gu Xiuhan raised his hand to rub his neck.

Insane.

Nearly tempted to turn around and look.

But… One thing was indeed not his illusion.

The mermaid pheromone on Ruan Yu’s body was more fragrant and sweeter these two days than before, perhaps the real courtship period was nearing.

Ruan Yu was still ignorant, but courtship was a biological instinct engraved in his DNA, and enlightenment might be just a matter of time.

The sub-male mermaid was thought to be a product of the evolution of the harsh marine environment, evolving exceptionally well in the sonic and mental realms and being able to bond and spawn with the male mermaid. The existing strong male mermaids in the empire were counted on one hand, all living a life of experiments with the research institute to receive an allowance, and their qualities were all mediocre, even if they were of the same race, Ruan Yu was unlikely to be interested in them.

Ruan Yu’s future mate… The probability was that the interstellar population occupied an overwhelming proportion of human beings.

After taking off his pants, Ruan Yu, who thought the whole process was silent, balled them up and hid his laziness by stuffing them into the pillow and burying his small face into the goose down pillow to sleep.

Like a teenager who had trouble with his family during his adolescence, Ruan Yu’s unexplained rustiness towards Gu Xiuhan came suddenly and went quickly, waking up after a few hours of sleep and throwing the discomfort from the leap into the clouds. He asked Gu Xiuhan to help him look through his suitcase for a replacement pair of underwear and a pair of outer pants.

Gu Xiuhan then complied and found something for him.

The emotions that should not be revealed were already restrained to a minimum.

When Gu Xiuhan and Ruan Yu arrived at the energy planet, Major General Qin Yue of the engineering unit was already leading a group of officers to line up at the main gate of the base.

Knowing that Admiral Gu had always rejected grand receptions, Qin Yue kept everything simple and did not interfere with the daily operation of the base, bringing only important officers to greet them.

The ocean coverage of this energy planet was as high as 98%, and the entire base was built on the sea. Because the marine environment here was highly similar to Ruan Yu’s home planet, Ruan Yu had been restless since he got off the starship, his tiny nose fluttering like a puppy, looking around to catch the moist sea breeze that could awaken his early childhood memories.

It was not until Qin Yue shouted “salute” that Ruan Yu was pulled back to reality.

In front of him, several light gray mental bodies, symbolizing “mild tension and anxiety”, were poised and slightly contracted – it was normal for these junior officers to tense up when facing Gu Xiuhan.

What caught Ruan Yu’s attention was Qin Yue’s mental body.

The roughly light gray mental body had a charred blackness around the edges that resembled carbonization.

Ruan Yu had seen similar cases in the research institute before. Unlike Gu Xiuhan’s natural mental defect, this was an injury caused by a species of alien that specialized in mental erosion. Ruan Yu had been guided by a researcher to try to reverse the mental damage, but with little success, he was only able to alleviate the symptoms, not cure them. Unfortunately, it did little more than alleviate the symptoms, not cure the root cause.

Ruan Yu could not resist and looked again and again at Qin Yue’s mental body.

It was quite rare for the damaged area to be so large, and the pain during the attack was unimaginable.

Moreover, the scorched blackness was breathing and slightly bulging and subsiding, which meant that the damaged area was now in the active stage and the next attack was about to start.

A pair of perfect round light-coloured eyes, clear and beautiful like honey water, had been staring at him with unknown meaning since just now, and Qin Yue was a little shaken by the look, busy collecting his sight to avoid losing his temper.

Qin Yue and Gu Xiuhan were the same age, both of them belonged to the same mecha combat formation in the early years, later Qin Yue could no longer go to the front line due to mental disability, so he was transferred to the engineering unit. He knew about the Gu Family and had seen Ruan Yu during the infancy period, guessing that it was the little mermaid who grew up back then, but out of caution he still asked, “Who is this?”

“Ruan Yu, a family member of the army.” Gu Xiuhan frowned slightly, “Register.”

The junior officers other than Qin Yue did not know enough about the Gu Family, and before Gu Xiuhan’s words fell, the brainwaves of those who wanted to go to the wrong place were already flying around.

[I thought where did the little beauty come from? It turned out to be Admiral Gu’s iron tree blossoming.]

[The admiral actually married such a small one, with his thin arms and legs… Are you sure you’re an adult?]

[No wonder they’ve been single, they’d rather have a man than a woman.]

[Envious.]

…

The misunderstanding was so big that Ruan Yu was dizzy and his head was hot, stammering in defense, “No, no, I’m Admiral Gu’s…”

Gu Xiuhan calmly interrupted, “Register as a younger brother.”

Ruan Yu nodded directly.

Seeing Ruan Yu’s anxiety, Qin Yue explained to the other officers in a low voice, “He is the mermaid royalty who was fostered in Admiral Gu’s house by the research institute since he was a child…”

The existing mermaids were rare, usually not easy to see, not to mention the only mermaid royalty left in the universe was him so one more look would be a bonus. After Qin Yue finished explaining, he was afraid that these junior officers would make a fuss and make Ruan Yu uncomfortable, so he didn’t dare to dawdle and took the two of them to take a small pontoon boat and accompanied them to their residence to settle down.

On the pontoon boat, the atmosphere was stagnant.

Qin Yue inexplicably had the illusion of wading through a minefield, fearing that if he did not behave correctly, he would be chastised by Admiral Gu for reasons like “left foot first”, and sat as stiff and upright as a statue.

Ruan Yu’s impression of Qin Yue was not bad, because he was the only one among the group of officers who didn’t want to be crooked, moreover, Qin Yue, the chief of the project, was so sick that he would probably affect Gu Xiuhan’s work, so Ruan Yu didn’t hesitate much and called out, “Major General Qin.”

Ruan Yu himself did not notice, but the voice of sub-male mermaid was naturally thin and tender, even if it was generous again, even if it was deliberately suppressed, it also carried softness.

Qin Yue was stunned, as if he was at a loss for words, “Uh… Yes.”

Gu Xiuhan slightly side glanced at Qin Yue, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were so cold that frost could be formed.

“Your mental body has been traumatized, and it’s recently been active, so it’s about to kick in.” Ruan Yu kindly suggested, “There is still time for me to do a spiritual healing for you, it can relieve a lot of pain the next time you have an attack.”

The palm-sized face was tilted towards him, the lips were pink and soft, and the words of concern were said in a slapdash manner… Qin Yue couldn’t open his eyes, and noticed the low air pressure permeating Gu Xiuhan before he hastily lowered his eyelashes, his chest rose and fell twice quickly, and said flattered, “Won’t it bother you?”

“No trouble.” The corner of Ruan Yu’s lips curled up in a gentle manner, “I have nothing to do… How about tomorrow?”

[Admiral Gu is not upset… He seems to be watching very closely.]

[I don’t think so, it’s just a little spiritual healing.]

[I’m… I don’t have any other ideas.]

Qin Yue quickly glanced at Gu Xiuhan, his hand on the military pants curled up, trying to hold back, his heart was crossed, his voice was slightly deep, “Okay.”

Gu Xiuhan’s severe eyebrows raised slightly, “What time tomorrow?”

Ruan Yu carefully planned his itinerary, his voice was small, “I have to sleep, 10:30 in the morning is okay?”

Qin Yue couldn’t help but smile as he planned so seriously even for a lazy sleep, “Sure.”

Gu Xiuhan expressionlessly deleted the to-do list for tomorrow morning from 10:30 to 11:30.