Chapter 14, let's consider this a farewell.

That's all for today. I have things to do in the lab. See you tomorrow.

After saying goodbye to the two, Professor Wen left with the bag.

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Hengxing did not ask any questions related to her condition.

Let's ask about those things when we meet tomorrow.

"Shall we go back?" Yu Nianqing asked her.

"Hmm, there's a pretty big market next to the port, wanna go check it out together?" Hengxing had done his research before coming; he knew that spaceship energy could be bought there.

Yu Nianqing stood up. "Then let's go."

Hengxing finished the remaining watermelon juice in the glass and left with him.

"Um?"

"A small cake will be given away for free on your birthday, and you can choose any style."

When she went out, she saw the poster on the corner and couldn't stop in her tracks.

Yu Nianqing asked her curiously, "Your birthday is coming up soon, when is it?"

Heng Xing replied, "The 23rd."

Seeing that they were interested in the poster, the ordering robot immediately turned around and came to the two of them.

Hengxing bent down to look at it, "How can you prove that it was my birthday that day?"

The robot DouDou's eyes lit up. "That depends on your ID or personal authentication on the terminal."

"Can you prove it?" Yu Nianqing added her as a friend and knew that her terminal authentication was a male Alpha, which was obviously not her own authentication.

Hengxing clicked on the terminal authentication, which showed "July 15th".

"There's no way to prove it, so forget it."

Although she said it was fine, her eyes lingered on the poster like a piece of candy, reluctant to let go.

Yu Nianqing said with a smile, "The cakes here cost between thirty and fifty star coins. I remember the strawberry cake cost thirty-five star coins."

Hengxing knew he was being called stingy and greedy, and muttered under his breath, feeling a little guilty, "Thirty star coins are still star coins."

She needs to buy energy for the spaceship and also needs to get her brain checked, both of which are expensive. And if the dilapidated spaceship breaks down halfway through the journey, the cost will multiply.

She has been in this world for ten years, but she has grown old without knowing anything or accumulating any wealth. How will she make a living in the future?

Well, it's not like she hasn't learned anything. She's much better at hitting people now than before. Subconsciously, she knows where to hit to hurt the other person more, and where to hit to make them faint and lose consciousness. That's something, at least.

So, wouldn't her most suitable profession be as a bodyguard, or...?

"Mr. Yu, do you have any enemies?"

"ah?"

Yu Nianqing stopped the small aircraft in the sky, and the small aircraft slowly landed in the open space in front of him. He had just opened the door when he heard Heng Xing's sudden question and turned around in confusion.

But Hengxing didn't add anything after she finished speaking, as if those words had never come out of her mouth. Yu Nianqing even doubted that she had heard correctly.

“Let’s go, we’ll disembark the aircraft directly at the port,” he said.

Hengxing followed him onto the aircraft's footplate, then took out his card and swiped it on the display screen.

"Captain Heng, you've become more generous." Yu Nianqing smiled as she fastened her seatbelt.

Heng Xing slumped into his chair. "I've always been fine."

The market next to the port has a simple name: "Yulaxing Port Market".

As the New Year approached, the crowds were dense. Hengxing walked ahead, pushing through the crowd, while Yu Nianqing held her arm and followed closely behind, staying in the small space she had created.

When they first came in, Hengxing was quickly swallowed up by the crowd, like a seashell disappearing into the sand and the rising tide. He hurriedly reached out and grabbed her clothes.

"I'll let you pull my arm, but stop pulling on my clothes at the back."

Hengxing realized he was almost out of reach, so she turned back and handed him her hand, braving the crowd.

Yu Nianqing grabbed her arm and stayed close to her side, saying, "I thought you couldn't feel it."

Objectively speaking, she shouldn't have felt it, but he grabbed both layers, pulling her coat and shirt into his hands. The shirt she had painstakingly tucked into her pants was pulled out, and her already slightly loose belt and waistband became even looser; she felt her pants were about to fall down.

Hengxing prayed silently, hoping that the surging crowd around her would hold her pants tighter so they wouldn't fall down.

"Why are there so many people? Won't there be a stampede?" Heng Xing muttered to himself.

"Captain Heng, where are we going?" Yu Nianqing asked her.

"Find a less crowded route first, and then make arrangements."

Heng Xing turned to look at him and saw that someone passing by bumped into him while pushing forward. Yu Nianqing winced in pain, his hand involuntarily loosened, and he was about to be swallowed up by the other crowd pushing forward.

After spending a few days together, she realized that her companion was all bark and no bite. He stood tall like a bamboo in the crowd, but in reality, he had no strength at all and couldn't even open a nutrient solution cap.

Hengxing grabbed his hand and pulled him closer.

Yu Nianqing was pulled into her arms, his forehead pressed against her high nose bridge, her warm breath hitting his face. His long eyelashes fluttered involuntarily like butterfly wings, and he could almost hear her strong heartbeat.

"Sorry, you can stay here for now. Let go when there are fewer people, so I won't lose track of you again," Hengxing said, putting her arm around him and walking forward.

Yu Nianqing mechanically followed her forward, her legs feeling almost numb, as if all her senses were concentrated in one place.

Looking down at her left shoulder, Hengxing's hand was there, the spot where she had just been bumped. Judging from the pain, her shoulder was probably bruised. But the Alpha's hand acted like a sensor, transmitting her burning heat to her shoulder, and the pain had long since disappeared.

"We're here. There are fewer people here." The two turned into an alley, and Hengxing let go of his hand, setting him free.

Although there are shops on both sides of this alley, there are not many pedestrians, and it looks particularly desolate compared to the main road next to it.

"What's wrong? What are you spacing out for? Why aren't you talking to me?"

Yu Nianqing came to her senses and said, "It's nothing."

He now only feels a void in his shoulders.

It's a bit cold.

"How strange, they're all crowding in the same place. Is there some kind of event going on?" Heng Xing wondered, and took out his terminal to start searching.

"Oh, I see. There's a new luxury goods store opening up ahead. Everything is 20% off, and if you spend 500 Star Coins, you can enter a lucky draw for a free order. One free order for every ten people."

"Do you want to go take a look?"

"Is that the kind of person you think I am, someone who always tries to take advantage of others?" Heng Xing became less and less confident as she retorted. "Okay, in the end, it still comes down to spending money. I'm unwilling to gamble on that one in ten chance, after all, I've always had bad luck."

Yu Nianqing covered her scarf and laughed at her, "Then let's walk along this alley. Aren't you hungry? You only had a glass of watermelon juice at noon."

She turned around and glanced at the prices around her; a sandwich cost three hundred Star Coins.

Hengxing: ...

"I brought nutritional fluids with me, so I can just drink them when I'm hungry."

Yu Nianqing: "Okay, but I'll be hungry."

Heng Xing pouted, "Then I can just watch you eat."

That sounds so pitiful.

"Alright, alright, let's go."

Yu Nianqing casually took her arm and walked forward.

Neither of them noticed that the distance between them had narrowed considerably, to the point where they could easily hold each other's arms.

Yu Nianqing: "Captain Heng, is there anything you want to buy?"

Heng Xing: "I want to buy energy."

Yu Nianqing: "A lot?"

Heng Xing: "Not much, just enough to get me to the next big planet. I heard that energy is quite expensive on Yula Star."

Yu Nianqing: "Can you take them all back at once?"

Heng Xing: "There's probably no way. I'll have to come again tomorrow."

Heng Xing: "What kind of expression is that?"

Yu Nianqing looked her up and down. "I thought you were going to buy some clothes."

Indeed, the secondhand clothes she was wearing were worn out, pilling under her arms, and had small holes in the cuffs.

But Hengxing still replied, "Never mind, I can still wear them. Buying clothes would cost money."

Star coins are hard to earn, so save them whenever possible.

Yu Nianqing sat down at a small stall at the corner of the alley and drank a bowl of sweet soup. He wanted to order Hengxing a bowl of fruit shaved ice with strawberries, but the female Alpha stubbornly refused and sat pitifully on the small stool next to her, drinking her nutrient solution.

Sitting on a small stool, her long legs had nowhere to go but to be together. With her arms wrapped around her legs, her chin resting on her knees, she tilted her head to watch him drink his sweet soup, looking very obedient, making one want to ruffle her fluffy curly hair.

Hengxing's appearance is deceptive, like the kind of junior high school girl who casually leans on the windowsill waiting for you after class. But her shoulders are strong and broad enough to shield you from crowds and pressure, holding you tightly in her arms, conveying endless warmth and giving you a strong sense of security.

The two did not linger in the market for long, as there were simply too many people.

After Hengxing bought a backpack full of energy at the specialty store, the two returned to their spaceship.

"Captain Heng, goodnight." Yu Nianqing said goodnight to her familiarly before closing the room door.

Hengxing exclaimed in surprise, "You're going to bed so early!"

Yu Nianqing smiled and said, "Yes, I'm too tired today. I'll have to trouble you to wake me up when I'm about to leave tomorrow."

Hengxing waved to him, "Okay, goodnight."

Only after Hengxing disappeared from sight did Yu Nianqing close the door, put on her clothes, and go into the bedroom to take a shower.

The two of them will probably part ways tomorrow, and now that I think about it, I feel a little reluctant.

He really liked the climate of Ella and planned to find a small town to stay in.

Steam filled the air, and as he looked at the clean white tiles, he suddenly decided to buy her a strawberry cake before leaving.

Let's consider this a farewell.

A note from the author:

No farewells yet, we're about to enter the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress segment that local dogs love most.