Elder brother's garrison

"Admiral?"

Changchun felt something was off, and she looked up at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai was blushing, looking shy, embarrassed, and flustered.

"What's wrong? Why is this watch suddenly like this...?"

Changchun was halfway through her sentence when she saw what was happening inside the room from Xiaobai's side.

Inside Xiaobai's room, Luo Lian, Nia, the Empire, Veneto, and Littorio were sitting or standing, all staring at Changchun with wide eyes. These five people were scrutinizing Changchun with expressions of surprise, envy, astonishment, or sheer amazement.

"Huh? Isn't this Changchun?"

"Changchun used to be associated with Admiral Lu Lin..."

Wow...I never expected this...

"..."

Seeing the people in the room staring at her and gossiping, Changchun, who was hugging her pillow, opened her mouth and began to tremble. Her face turned from red to white and then back to red in an instant.

"Ah...ah...ah ah...ee-ya————"

Changchun shoved the pillow over her head, squatted down, and curled up into a ball, letting out a low, deathly moan.

Although it's unclear why there were so many people in the admiral's bedroom late at night, Changchun will probably never forget this scene for the rest of his life.

Chapter 2649 That Woman

Early the next morning.

Xiaobai woke up alone in bed. She sat on the bed, looking at the empty room except for herself, and listened to the noise outside the door. She couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh..." Xiaobai lowered his head.

If possible, Xiaobai really wants to forget what happened yesterday.

Unfortunately, I can't forget it.

Xiao Bai finished dressing, pushed open the door, and stretched in the hallway.

It's six o'clock in the morning now, the sun is high in the sky, a perfect time for everything to come back to life.

When Xiaobai arrived in the corridor, many ship girls were already gathered in twos and threes warming up on the playground below. The laughter of the ship girls was like the melodious chirping of orioles, reaching Xiaobai's ears.

"Little White, you're awake!"

Nia's voice rang out beside Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai turned her head and saw Nia and Luo Lian coming out of their room and greeting her.

Nia still had her gentle smile as always, and Luo Lian was as shrewd and capable as ever. There seemed to be no trace of last night on their faces.

"Nia, Lianlian, good morning." Xiaobai nodded to Nia and Luo Lian.

"Xiaobai, are you thirsty? Would you like some water?" Nia pulled out a bottle of mineral water from behind her back, held the bottle, and walked up with a smile.

"...Thanks." Xiaobai looked at the water bottle Nia offered. She wasn't actually thirsty, but she didn't want to refuse, so she picked up Nia's mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and took a small sip.

“Um, Xiaobai…” Nia watched Xiaobai drink water, blinked, and asked softly.

"Ok?"

"Last night, you and Changchun..."

"Pfft—" Little White spat out the water in its mouth, and the fine water curtain even formed a small rainbow in front of Little White.

"Hey? Xiaobai, what's wrong?" Nia quickly stepped forward and handed Xiaobai a towel.

"No...no, cough cough..." Xiaobai wiped her mouth awkwardly with a towel, then smiled sheepishly at Nia, "...Nia, what were you going to ask just now?"

"Um... we just wanted to ask if we disturbed you and Changchun last night..." Nia asked cautiously.

Last night, after "accidentally" catching Changchun at their door, Nia, Luo Lian, and the Veneto family of three wisely refrained from being third wheels and quickly left Xiaobai's room, leaving Xiaobai and Changchun to enjoy their time together.

"Uh..." Hearing Nia's words, Xiaobai's face turned red. "It's not about disturbing or not... Let's just forget about this..."

Changchun is Xiaobai's rightful marriage vessel, and it's perfectly reasonable for her to be so close to Xiaobai.

Even if she went to Xiaobai's room in the middle of the night, strictly speaking, it wasn't something that couldn't be made public.

However... Changchun is extremely thin-skinned. She usually avoids the people of the naval base when she interacts intimately with Xiaobai. This time, being caught red-handed by so many people, all of whom are newbies outside the naval base, is naturally a very strong blow to Changchun's ego.

So last night, although Xiaobai was alone with Changchun, they only talked and chatted in the room. Changchun quickly left as if he were running for his life, clutching his pillow.

Xiao Bai didn't even get to hold Chang Chun's hand last night.

"Xiao Bai, the Admiral's Guild opens at nine o'clock this morning. Do you want to prepare now?" Luo Lian walked up and asked Xiao Bai.

"Ah... um, I'll go get ready in a bit." Upon hearing Luo Lian's words, Xiao Bai regained his composure and nodded to everyone.

Today is a good day for everyone to go to the Admiral's Guild to "request" Rome.

After a brief farewell to Nia and Luo Lian, Xiao Bai left the dormitory alone.

As soon as Xiaobai left the dormitory, he saw two familiar figures appear together.

"Oh? What a coincidence, comrade, good morning!" As soon as Anshan saw Xiaobai, he immediately stood on tiptoe, waved his arms high at Xiaobai, and laughed.

Beside Anshan, Changchun looked timidly at Xiaobai, her face flushed, as if she had done something wrong and dared not meet Xiaobai's gaze.

"Good morning, Changchun and Anshan," Xiaobai greeted with a smile.

"Are you going to have breakfast, comrade? Come along!" Anshan pulled Changchun's hand and came to Xiaobai, his face beaming with enthusiasm. "Changchun and I were just discussing what to have for breakfast. Would you like to give us some suggestions, comrade? What do you say, Changchun?"

Anshan said this, then turned to Changchun.

Changchun lowered her head, her two little hands nervously hooking together.

"Mmm, mmm..." Changchun nodded softly.

"Changchun, you seem a bit strange today." Anshan paused, startled by Changchun's voice, then turned to look at him curiously and asked, "Did you have a nightmare last night?"

"No, no!" Changchun was startled. She glanced at Xiaobai subconsciously and quickly shook her head.

“Sigh—” Anshan shook his head, then smiled at Xiaobai, “Comrade, don’t worry about it. Changchun’s condition is a bit strange today. Hey—when I woke up this morning, I saw her curled up in bed with a pillow. I guess she didn’t sleep well last night!”

Xiaobai listened to Anshan's words, looked at Changchun, and smiled shyly.

"Sorry, Anshan, I had something to do this morning and couldn't have breakfast with you," Xiaobai said regretfully to Anshan. "How about we have lunch together sometime after I get back?"

"Huh? Oh... sure." Anshan blinked, then nodded.

Xiao Bai gave Changchun a deep look, then smiled, greeted the two of them, and left.

Anshan watched Xiaobai's departing figure, then turned back to look at Changchun, lost in thought.

"Changchun."

"Ok?"

"You didn't... have a fight with a gay man, did you?"

"Huh??" Changchun was stunned, her eyes wide open. "What do you mean?!"

"But you seemed a little hesitant to look directly at your comrades today..."

"No, no, nothing like that!" Changchun quickly shook her head, lowered her head, and pushed Anshan's shoulder towards the canteen. "Sister Anshan, you're overthinking things! The Admiral and I have a very good relationship! Let's go eat!"

"Eh----"

Anshan, pushed by Changchun, walked into the canteen together.

With guidance from the Admiral Network, Xiaobai quickly found Chaodahe.

At this moment, Chao Dahe was holding a dry towel, standing next to Shenhai Akagi, serving her as she washed her face.

"Phew, I feel especially refreshed after washing my face this morning." Akagi took the towel from Super Yamato and wiped her face, then smiled warmly at her. "Super Yamato, thank you... Ah, that's the troublesome thing about losing ship equipment. If you're not careful, your body gets dirty."

Akagi sighed helplessly as she finished speaking.

"...You don't look dirty." Super Yamato stared at Akagi's fair and delicate face and said.

"That's because you've been washing yourself thoroughly." Akagi Fukami smiled and picked up a towel. "Would you like me to wash your face instead?"

"..." Chao Da shook his head.

"Super Yamato, Deep Sea Akagi, you're here!" Shiro called out to the two Deep Sea Deans and walked towards them.

"Good morning, Admiral." Chao Yamato looked at Xiaobai and nodded in greeting.

"My lord—good morning!" Upon seeing Shiro, Akagi's face instantly lit up with a warm and welcoming smile. "Did you rest well last night, my lord?"

Akagi's words clearly had a hidden meaning.

“…Akagi…sigh…” Shiro looked helplessly at Akagi, opened her mouth, and then sighed, “Well, thank you so much for yesterday.”

If Akagi hadn't sent the Empire to Shiro's dormitory, the memory in the Empire's head would probably have faded away with time.

From this perspective alone, Xiaobai should thank Deepsea Akagi.

"Hmm? Did I help my lord?" Akagi Shinkai looked at Shiro's complicated expression, her eyes darting around.

"Yes, it was a great help."

"That's it~"

"But why did you send the Empire to my room?"

"Is the Lord curious about this?"

"Yes."

“That’s because…” Akagi patted her chest, a devout smile on her face, “Generally speaking, when you see a lonely girl walking alone on the streets at night, wouldn’t anyone want to lend a helping hand? The warmth I once felt from you, my lord, will surely melt away the loneliness in that girl’s heart… You agree, don’t you?”

As Akagi Shinkai finished speaking, she playfully stuck out her tongue at Shiro.

"..." Xiaobai could only smile wryly at this.

"Super Yamato, come with me later." Xiaobai put aside his complicated feelings and turned to Super Yamato to say.

"Where is the Admiral going?" Chao Dahe asked.

"Let's go back to the garrison headquarters," Xiaobai said. "We're going to pick someone up."

"...Pick up someone?" Chao Dahe was taken aback.

“Yeah… I didn’t really want to bring her to this Chapter 8 event…” Xiaobai said, looking up at the sky helplessly. “After all, it felt like it would be too much of a cheat to drag her out of the naval base… It would be too unfair to the other people in Chapter 8 city… Sigh… But since what happened yesterday, and things have already developed this far, it’s not really okay not to call her over now.”

Hearing what Xiaobai said, Deep Sea Akagi and Super Yamato exchanged a glance.

"The person the lord is referring to... could it be that one in the garrison?"

"Huh? You know Akagi too?"

"Hmm... After all, he has a formidable reputation."

Deep Sea Akagi bit her finger and looked at Shiro, murmuring something.

……

at the same time.

While Xiaobai and Shenhai Chicheng were discussing...

a long distance away.

At the port of the newbie naval base, the boundless blue sea shimmered, and a beautiful golden figure stood on the water with her hands on her hips, facing the ocean and standing against the wind.

A head of long, fluffy, golden hair danced in the sea breeze.

"...Achoo!"

The golden figure sneezed, and the golden hair behind him trembled.

Chapter 2650 Little White's Trump Card

After breakfast, Nia and Luo Lian sat on a bench at the edge of the playground to while away the time.

On the playground, the ship girls of Nia's family frolicked and played, singing and dancing.

"It feels like...time is passing so slowly." Nia's eyes reflected the graceful figures of the ship girls, but her expression was quite forlorn. "How much time has passed since Shiro said goodbye to us and disappeared?"

"Three hours," Luo Lian's voice came through.

"So it was only three hours... I thought it would be three hundred years..." Nia sighed deeply.

The time without Xiaobai seems so long.