Chapter 37

"Marshal, you haven't told me yet why you suddenly want to travel?" Or ask her to go with you.

Sitting in the cabin flying to the Halley Galaxy, Xu Zhiyan was sitting next to Song Yizhu. It was almost impossible for them not to talk along the way, so she took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Because I want to take a break." Despite such an abrupt answer, Xu Zhiyan understood the hidden meaning. She had advised her to take a rest before, and Alpha didn't affect her. She was tired, so she needed to rest. This was normal.

Song Yizhu remembered everything that happened two nights ago clearly! He even figured it out and put it into practice the next day.

In other words, she also remembered clearly the "we" she blurted out that night.

They were clearly discussing where Song Yizhu would live, but they had to involve herself as well, as if they were discussing their future together. It always felt a bit self-indulgent.

She was able to run into such an embarrassing thing. It would have been fine if she had just run into it, but she thought Song Yizhu didn't remember it. As a result, she had to ask about it, and ended up paving the way for her social death.

Xu Zhiyan's mind was working rapidly, and she wanted to go over all the things in her life in order to ease her embarrassment.

"Rest, it's good to rest. You need more rest to have a healthy body." In a confused state, she could only continue to follow her words dryly, pretending that she really thought it was the kind of "rest" that Song Yizhu said to let the body rest.

Song Yizhu nodded, agreeing with her statement.

"By the way, do I have to call you Marshal when I'm out there?"

She asked this suddenly, and Song Yizhu was stunned for two seconds. Others always called her by her military rank and position. It seemed like she hadn't heard anyone call her by any other name for a long time.

Song Yizhu didn't respond, so Xu Zhiyan pressed on, "Isn't the Halley Galaxy also part of our interstellar territory? Besides the garrison marshal, wouldn't the appearance of another marshal attract attention?"

Meeting Xu Zhiyan's gaze and thinking about what she said, it made a lot of sense.

"You can call me by my name, or whatever you think is more catchy."

"Anything that comes to mind is fine?" Xu Zhiyan's eyes lit up, and he was already thinking of teasing someone.

There was something unusual in Xu Zhi's eyes, but Song Yizhu couldn't guess what she was thinking, so she just nodded silently.

"So, ma'am? Darling? Wife? Are these okay too?"

One after another, names that represented relationships and were intimate came out of her mouth, quietly dyeing Song Yizhu's ears red.

"It's all right." Fortunately, she didn't tie her hair up and didn't show her shyness.

Xu Zhiyan chuckled. Regardless of whether Song Yizhu could accept these names or not, it was even a question whether she dared to call them that. But she could clearly feel Song Yizhu's discomfort, and that was enough.

"Do you have a nickname? Can I call you by your nickname?" Not many people would dare to call her by her real name. Would anyone in the royal family call her like that?

Song Yizhu was silent for a while. Just when Xu Zhiyan thought she wasn't going to tell him, she finally spoke, "My mother called me Yi Yi when I was little. It should be considered a nickname."

"Yi Yi? What a cute name." Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised. The soft and sweet nickname matched with Song Yizhu's temperament was such a contrast.

Song Yizhu hummed lightly but didn't answer.

"My nickname is Taotao, because I was very quiet when I was little, didn't like playing with others, and looked a little autistic, so my father hoped that I would be a little naughty and lively." Xu Zhiyan told her her nickname generously.

"Taotao..." Song Yizhu's eyes fell on her. Xu Zhiyan had her hair half-tied up, revealing her small ears. Her face was delicate and easy-going, with an oval face and bright eyes. She didn't look like an active person at all.

"Is it unpleasant?" Xu Zhiyan met her gaze, somewhat puzzled. Is this nickname unpleasant?

"No." Very cute.

Song Yizhu added silently in his heart, but his appearance remained calm.

"all."

"What's wrong?" Song Yizhu was a little slow to react when she was suddenly called, and asked her a little stiffly.

"Nothing, just be happy when you go out to play, don't have a stern face." Xu Zhiyan suddenly moved closer, his eyes full of seriousness, and he almost smiled at her.

"I didn't have a stern face, I was relaxed."

So that's it.

Song Yizhu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. This name had not been mentioned for more than 20 years. Its sudden appearance made her heart wrench.

Xu Zhiyan glanced up and down her face again with a suspicious look. Her eyes were a little droopy and her face was expressionless, which made it easy for people to think that she had a stern face and was in a bad mood.

"Smile for me." She was a little curious about how Song Yizhu looked when she smiled. She had smiled once before, but it was very small and slight, just a curling of the corners of her lips.

Song Yizhu pursed her lips, as if thinking about how to smile, but finally gave up and shook her head gently.

"So embarrassed?" Xu Zhiyan looked at her funny expression and couldn't help laughing. However, it sounded quite sad that she couldn't even laugh directly.

"Not bad." It's not that I feel embarrassed, it's just that it's so awkward that it makes me laugh, I really can't hold it back.

"I hope you can be happy when you are in the Halley Galaxy." Xu Zhiyan didn't believe her "okay". If she was really okay, even if she couldn't smile, her face would not be so serious.

Song Yizhu nodded, which was considered as an agreement.

The Halley Galaxy is not far from the Blue Star, and the two finally arrived after a day's journey.

"It's really beautiful." As soon as he got out of the cabin, the golden-red mountains in the distance attracted Xu Zhiyan's attention. From a distance, it looked magnificent and broad, and the continuous mountain peaks seemed to have no end in sight.

"Do we want to eat first or go to the hotel first?" Song Yizhu was right next to her and only glanced at the magnificent scenery.

"Let's go to the hotel first. Do you know where we can find some delicious food?" After reluctantly looking away, Xu Zhiyan answered her. It was not that she was not hungry, but they were both strangers in the place, and if she stepped on a landmine, her good mood would be ruined.

"I know. Let's go to the hotel first." Song Yizhu nodded. She had been to many places over the years. Even if she didn't know which places were delicious and which were not, her comrades would know, so it was quite easy to find a good restaurant.

"Have you been here before?" Xu Zhiyan saw her fiddling with her bracelet, probably trying to call a taxi, as she seemed very familiar with the place.

"We were here for a while and stationed troops here." But that was a long time ago.

Xu Zhiyan nodded and waited for the bus with her.