"Thank you, Meimei. You're so kind to know I haven't had breakfast yet!"

With her hair still frizzy and uncombed, Lu Xiaoyao groggily held the breakfast Mingmei had brought her, feeling incredibly touched.

Seeing this, Mingmei felt a pang of guilt: "Ah... um, I ordered too much breakfast, so I was just thinking of getting you some." (www.cascoo.net)

As Mingmei was about to leave, Lu Xiaoyao enthusiastically pulled her into her room, which was so cramped it was almost impossible to move.

"Please sit down, I'll go wash my face first."

As she spoke, Lu Xiaoyao cleared a small space on the table, placed the breakfast on it, pointed to a spot over there where Mingmei couldn't see where she could sit, and then turned to wash up.

Mingmei stood there silently, gazing at the household robot in the corner, which looked pitiful as it leaned against a plush toy, as if it hadn't been charged yet.

No wonder this house is such a mess!

"Oh dear, I spent most of last night online after I got back, and I never expected there to be so many hidden Zerg!"

After washing up, Lu Xiaoyao came out and shared her online experiences from the previous night with Mingmei, although Mingmei had already read most of the news yesterday.

"It is said that they not only infiltrated the Empire, but also did many other things in secret."

As Lu Xiaoyao finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Mingmei with a sly grin, and Mingmei immediately asked, "What did you do?"

“In recent years, many of the younger generation of some families have run into trouble. They are thinking of fundamentally undermining the empire’s strength.”

"Really?" Mingmei feigned a skeptical look, already recalling that this information hadn't been disclosed on the StarNet last night. "Did the official sources say anything?"

"Oh dear, that's not all yet. But this time, you see so many established families and many deeply hidden ones have been exposed. This was obviously a joint effort by other families. For other families to act so swiftly and exert so much effort, it can't be done simply by saying the opponent is a Zerg."

Mingmei suddenly remembered that Lu Xiaoyao was not from an ordinary family, so she naturally knew more about these things than others.

Holding the breakfast that Mingmei brought, Lu Xiaoyao sat down on the edge of her bed. While eating, she said, "To be honest, Mingmei, my family... knows some powerful and influential people. Do you remember the family next door that I told you about before, the one with my childhood friend?"

"Mmm...Mmm!" Mingmei nodded.

She also felt that Lu Xiaoyao had bought toys for her childhood friend's "child".

"Their father's death was also said to be related to the hidden insectoids... This time, their family has mobilized a lot of resources as well."

As she spoke, Lu Xiaoyao sat on the bed and continued eating, leaving Mingmei to ponder.

In fact, Lu Xiaoyao's implication was quite obvious. As a neighbor, Lu Xiaoyao's family must be wealthy and powerful. It's just that some of her actions were indeed inappropriate.

"And... what about your family?"

"Hmm?" Lu Xiaoyao looked up, meeting bright, inquisitive eyes, and heard her ask, "Did your family also cooperate this time for a similar reason?"

Upon hearing Mingmei's question, Lu Xiaoyao abruptly lowered her head, stirred the breakfast in her hand, and after a long while, finally let out a barely audible "hmm," which could be considered confirmation of Mingmei's words.

...

Psychological Counseling Room at the Central Military Academy.

"Huh? Meimei's here?"

As soon as Mingmei entered the consultation room, she saw her uncle and Mu Chen having morning tea.

Half of the tea and snacks on the table in front of the two of them were eaten.

"Um……"

Mingmei nodded, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Ruan Xun and Mu Chen. Although Ruan Xun's uncle had said that Mu Chen was his assistant, Mingmei still found it quite strange to actually meet him.

Mingmei sat down, and Mu Chen poured her a cup of hot tea. Mingmei took it and skillfully picked up a small piece of tea snack to taste.

"It's alright, it's somewhat sweet~"

"Try this tea; it's not too sweet when paired with snacks," Mu Chen gently advised, without offering further explanation.

After hearing what the other person said, Mingmei obediently took a sip of tea and nodded slightly in acknowledgment of his statement.

Throughout the entire interaction, Ruan Xun simply watched the two with a smile, holding her teacup, without saying a word.

Hmm~ they look quite well-matched.

He kept looking like he'd tripped until Mingmei's bright, clear eyes looked at him. Only then did Ruan Xun straighten up slightly, cough dramatically, take a sip of tea, and ask, "Meimei, your dark circles are so obvious. Why haven't you been sleeping?"

"Such a big thing happened last night, and I wasn't the only one who stayed up all night. You can tell if you just walk around the school, everyone is like that."

As Mingmei spoke, she glanced at Mu Chen again, and then noticed that he didn't have dark circles under his eyes.

Mingmei: How come this guy is just like her second brother?

"Did you fall asleep last night?"

Faced with Mingmei's sudden question, Mu Chen nodded: "After leaving the game yesterday, I felt a bit drowsy and went to sleep in the holographic pod. I didn't wake up until the middle of the night. After waking up, I found out what had happened last night, and I didn't sleep much after that..."

If someone wakes up, then it's not considered staying up all night; it's just waking up early.

"So you're just going to stay up until dawn?"

Regardless of whether Ruan Xun was an accomplice or not, Mu Chen secretly wanted to say "brilliant" to this question.

"No, I just got up and made some breakfast and snacks to share with my loved ones."

Without explicitly stating who he would share it with, Ruan Xun, one of the two present, raised an eyebrow, sipped his tea, and remained silent.

As for Mingmei, although she also took a sip of hot tea with a blank expression, her earlobes were so red that even Ruan Xun couldn't bear to look at her.

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