"Dear passengers, this starship is heading to Changping Starport. In half an hour, we will quickly pass through the first wormhole. Please remain seated and do not move around..."

Sitting by the window in a four-person cabin inside the starship, Mingmei turned her head and silently looked out the window at the various colors of starlight shooting from the dark universe.

Just the experience of traveling on a starship made Mingmei feel that the journey was really great, but... life is full of disappointments.

Mingmei sighed helplessly, then turned her head to glance at the two men sitting silently in the small private room.

Although they didn't speak to each other, the tense atmosphere gave Mingmei a feeling that there might be flammable gas in the air, making her vaguely aware that she could see sparks flying everywhere.

"Want to eat?"

When the fruit was offered to her, Mingmei looked up at Ms. Cheryl sitting opposite her, and finally obediently opened her mouth and ate the fruit.

Cheryl's fruit slices were large, and she ate them with bright, bulging cheeks, which gave Cheryl a great sense of accomplishment watching her eat fruit.

Ignore them, they're childish.

Noticing Mingmei's shifty gaze, Ms. Cheshire whispered words of comfort to her. Mingmei managed a forced smile and began to contemplate life.

Why did she and Mu Chen's trip lead to them bumping into her second brother and his newlywed sister-in-law on their honeymoon?

The two announced their marriage at the Imperial Banquet yesterday, and today they're off on their honeymoon. Is that reasonable?

Mingmei glanced sideways at her second brother, who was staring wide-eyed at Mu Chen. Yesterday, Mei Qiu herself had told her that Mu Chen was a good person, so why was she putting on this critical "father-in-law" look at her son-in-law today?

"A lone man and a lone woman traveling together..."

After staring at Mu Chen for a while, Mei Qiu snorted and said this, then glanced at her younger sister who looked quite innocent.

Then came another cold snort.

snort!

That's right, my own sister was scammed!

Thinking this, Mei Qiu pulled Chesil's hand over, their fingers intertwined, and she stared straight at her younger sister, saying, "Only a relationship like this is allowed to go out together!"

Mingmei: "..."

Just as Mingmei was about to say something, Mu Chen suddenly burst out laughing, immediately drawing Mei Qiu's attention.

Soon, under Mei Qiu's furious glare, Mu Chen took Mingmei's hand and intertwined their fingers, saying, "I'm sorry, Meimei accepted my advances at the dance last night~ We should be able to travel openly with this kind of relationship."

Although Mei Qiu and Cheshire's performance at the beginning of last night's ball was the highlight of the entire event, their behavior of announcing their marriage after that passionate kiss was the most outstanding act by the entire audience and the live broadcast viewers.

However, this did not stop Mu Chen from confessing his love in the usual way.

He found that Mingmei did not reject his initial hints and even said things that made him "daydream".

So Mu Chen then invited her to dance, and the two danced round after round. Finally, Mu Chen confessed his feelings to her again.

"Can you give me a 'legal' status so that I can still hold your hand openly after the ball?"

Although, maybe, really, it might be because I was too nervous.

When Mu Chen uttered those words of confession, he felt like he had misperformed _(：3」∠)_

But the result was good.

He and Mingmei eventually became lovers.

However, despite the outcome, Mingmei's words midway through still startled Mu Chen. (M.cascoo.net)

“I think... at your age, you probably won’t be able to get ‘legal status’.”

Mu Chen: ?

"Imperial law stipulates that one can only marry after the age of thirty..."

Mu Chen: ! !

Does Mingmei mean that once he reaches the legal marriage age, he will definitely have the "legal status" she's talking about?!

...

The recollection ended there. Mingmei was already feeling uneasy under her second brother's gaze. She leaned back in her chair, shrank her neck, and muttered, "After all, we've been in a relationship for so long. It wouldn't make sense if we didn't...not date each other, would it?"

"Mingmei! Do you even know how old you are?!" Mu Chen shouted, "You're like an old cow trying to eat young grass!"

Bright and beautiful: ? ? ? !

Are you my brother?

Mu Chen: "..."

"Mu Chen is my good brother's adopted son, and by seniority he's my nephew. How am I supposed to address him now? How is he supposed to address me?!"

Mingmei almost thought Meiqiu was about to shout something like, "You're a woman in your thirties, how can you be dating a guy in his twenties? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Mingmei had already prepared her curious answer about whether her soul was still young, but then... huh?

What utter nonsense are you spouting?

Even Mu Chen shook his head upon hearing this and asked, "Are you alright?"

Just as the atmosphere in the small private room was heading in a tense, strange, and awkward direction, Cheshire suddenly spoke up.

"That's enough! If you keep acting like this, your sister and Mu Chen will be scared to death!"

"Pfft~ Hahaha, you're really too young, hahahahaha!"

Sure enough, after Chesil said "ten thousand," Mei Qiu immediately clutched her stomach and lay down on her seat, laughing so hard she couldn't catch her breath.

Bright and beautiful: ? ? ?

Did you eat too many plums?

Seeing this, Mu Chen thought: Damn it~ I'm ready to punch you!

"Hey kid, what's with that look on your face? You're not thinking of hitting me, are you?"

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