Chapter 20 From this day forward, I am Mr. Yu…

Yu Nianqing turned her head and saw Heng Xing sitting cross-legged on the treadmill, which slowly came to a stop in front of him.

Yu Nianqing: "Did you put wheels on it too?"

Heng Xing: "No, I strung two robot vacuums together and placed them underneath. You know what, these robot vacuums are really good quality; they haven't broken yet."

"Let's go for a drive."

Yu Nianqing sat down next to her with a smile, "Captain Heng, are you in a bad mood today?"

Hengxing operated the robot vacuum cleaner to move forward, saying, "No, I'm very happy today."

She is very wealthy now, both materially and spiritually.

She blinked at him. "By the way, Mr. Yu, do you have any extra space buttons? There are two mattresses there that I can't fit."

Yu Nianqing: "..."

"You can't sleep in so many beds by yourself, can you?"

Hengxing blinked.

Three minutes later, two mattresses appeared in Yu Nianqing's spatial storage.

"I have a question for that person from yesterday."

"Him? I tied him up in the storage room. I'll take you there."

Heng Xing woke him up using the old method, and then stood by the door frame watching Yu Nianqing ask him questions.

"What did you say to Yu Yi?"

The person who was so cocky yesterday, playing cat and mouse, is now trembling and honestly answering questions: "We told him, 'Give us ten million star coins, and the two of us will send you to the Chen family.'"

"And then, how did he reply to you?"

"He said that if we didn't send you there, he would have the space pirates kill us."

"What messages did he send you afterward?"

Why did you suddenly stop talking?

“Oh, he probably doesn’t know, because I confiscated his terminal.” Heng Xing came to his rescue, stepping forward to hand the unlocked terminal to Yu Nianqing. “I was afraid he would send messages to others.”

Yu Nianqing opened the text message and found the chat history with Yu Yi.

The content was exactly the same as what he said.

The most recent chat log was from a few hours ago, when he sent Yu Yi a message saying, "Okay, boss, I will definitely be a good employee."

"This was sent by me; it was just to create confusion and postpone the time. I didn't intend to sell it to you," Heng Xing continued to explain.

Yu Nianqing handed the terminal back to her. "Yes, I believe you."

Then the two closed the door to the storage room, sat on the treadmill, and headed towards the driver's seat.

Yu Nianqing began searching on the map for places on Swish that sold spaceships.

With Captain Heng's birthday approaching, he decided to give her a small spaceship.

She'll probably like it.

Hengxing sat in the back, looking at the back of his head.

Mr. Yu just readily believed her, showing a lack of vigilance. Does this indicate that he is still influenced by the suspension bridge effect?

As soon as she thought of this, she immediately contradicted herself in her heart.

How can you say that? Mr. Yu trusts her so much because she is a trustworthy person. She risked her life to save him and takes good care of him. She is definitely a good person.

"Captain Heng, do you think that strawberry cake is delicious?" Yu Nianqing suddenly remembered the cake she bought for Heng Xing.

Hengxing: !

Help, she had forgotten all that.

She quickly took the cake out of the storage box, but it was too late. The cake had been in a high-temperature environment with her for too long yesterday, and now the cream had melted and was emitting an unpleasant smell.

"Sorry, I forgot." Hengxing looked at the cake box, unsure of what to do.

Yu Nianqing estimated that she would send her a cake in a couple of days.

Hengxing carried the cake box off the treadmill and walked towards a guest room next door.

Yu Nianqing looked at her in confusion, "Where are you going?"

Hengxing: "Although the cake is inedible, the strawberries are innocent. I want to pick out the strawberries, wash them, and eat them."

Yu Nianqing was both amused and exasperated. She reached out and grabbed the hem of her dress. "They've been sitting here for so long, the strawberries must have gone bad. Don't eat them."

Hengxing obediently sat back on the treadmill, but he looked listless, staring blankly at the cake, his state completely different from before.

Yu Nianqing comforted her, "There will be more cakes later."

Hengxing felt so guilty that he was too embarrassed to speak.

When she was in junior high school, her father asked her to treat her classmates to cake on her birthday, and she happily shared the cake with others.

It was impossible for her not to feel upset when she saw many intact cake corpses in the trash can the next morning.

Some people may not be able to eat cake, but why not just refuse it instead of disrespecting someone's good intentions and wasting food?

After their mother passed away, the father and daughter could only make ends meet; they were not wealthy enough to live extravagantly.

She never sent a birthday cake to her classmates again after that.

Hengxing opened her terminal and started searching for cake shops near the port of Swisse Star. She wanted to buy a new cake to eat with Mr. Yu on her birthday.

The robot vacuum cleaner stopped automatically after entering the driver's seat, and the two of them sat quietly on the treadmill, each looking at their own things. Although no one spoke, the atmosphere was not awkward or unfamiliar.

Half a day later, the spaceship arrived at Swish.

Hengxing contacted a reputable spaceship recycling facility and drove the spaceship directly to its storage area after passing through the port.

The boss rode his electric scooter with his apprentice to the parking area, and Heng Xing and Yu Nianqing took the two of them on a ride around the spaceship.

The boss pointed to the people in the storeroom and guest rooms, "What's this?"

Heng Xing glanced at it and said, "You guys can take care of it while you're at it."

After looking around, the boss offered Hengxing a price of 500,000 star coins.

"Well, this could have been worth two million, but the exterior is too badly damaged, and some of the basic equipment inside is broken. Some rooms don't even have lights. It can only be worth fifty at most."

Yu Nianqing glanced at Heng Xing; half of this was her doing.

Heng Xing remained motionless, shamelessly.

The boss took the terminal and was about to settle the money with Hengxing.

Heng Xing took a step back. "Mr. Yu, this spaceship is yours."

Yu Nianqing: "Captain Heng, here's the money. Thank you for saving me."

After he finished speaking, he witnessed an epic transformation.

From casually swinging his leg indifferently to taking off on the spot with a look of surprise on his face, Captain Heng only took a few seconds.

Hengxing readily agreed, considering it her due.

Nothing is more important than life.

Mr. Yu is such a generous and conscientious good man. Hengxing looked at her bank account and was too moved to speak.

The surprises don't stop there.

After dealing with the spaceship, the two rented two shared electric scooters and headed to the black market located behind the spaceship recycling plant.

Guided by the navigation, Yu Nianqing led Heng Xing to stop in front of a spaceship sales and service store.

Heng Xing was completely bewildered. "What are we doing here? Can we rent spaceships at this shop?"

Yu Nianqing parked the electric scooter in the parking area, turned around and looked at her, "Captain Heng, I have nowhere to go."

Hengxing asked, "So?"

Yu Nianqing: "Can I come with you?"

Hengxing tilted his head. "Why?"

Yu Nianqing made up a reason: "I feel safer with you."

That's true.

Sure enough, the suspension bridge effect was still influencing Mr. Yu's thinking; his attachment to himself showed no signs of diminishing.

Hengxing looked at him with mixed feelings, but it wasn't really a big deal. With Mr. Yu accompanying him on this long journey, he probably wouldn't be bored or lonely.

Given Mr. Yu's generosity, he should be able to cover his own boat fare.

Heng Xing nodded, "Okay, then we should rent a spaceship first."

Yu Nianqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Heng had agreed, and then said what she had been preparing for a long time, "Captain Heng, I'll buy you a spaceship as a birthday present."

As evening approached, the wind was quite strong, so strong that it made the end of Yu Nianqing's scarf flutter in the air.

The whistling wind in Hengxing's ears never stopped. She repeated Yu Nianqing's words: "Are you going to buy me a spaceship model as a birthday present?"

"no!"

Seeing her bewildered expression, Yu Nianqing knew that she hadn't understood at all.

He walked towards her step by step and repeated, "Captain Heng, your birthday is coming up soon. I'll buy you a spaceship as a birthday present."

Just as she finished speaking, he was standing right in front of her.

Hengxing looked down at him, but there was no ecstatic joy as he had imagined.

She hesitated and said, "Mr. Yu, this isn't a good idea, it's too expensive."

A small spaceship would cost at least several million star coins, and she had just received 500,000 from him.

The suspension bridge effect seems to be having an increasingly severe impact on Mr. Yu. Should she consult with Professor Wen online? But Professor Wen specializes in treating mental illnesses, so is this kind of psychological problem a bit of a mismatch for her?

Hengxing's rough, frizzy hair was blown by the wind and clung to his face, covering his eyes.

Yu Nianqing couldn't resist reaching out and brushing aside the curly hair on her forehead, tucking it behind her ear.

Why are Captain Heng's ears so hot?

As he withdrew his hand, he rubbed his fingertips together awkwardly.

“I don’t need this money.” He gazed intently into her eyes, speaking with a firm tone that suggested he wouldn’t change his mind. “Captain Heng, do you like this gift?”

As darkness fell, the streetlights were behind Heng Xing, and Yu Nianqing was almost entirely standing in her shadow.

The two stood there in a stalemate for two minutes.

Heng Xing took the initiative to break the silence.

She solemnly took Yu Nianqing's hand, bent down slightly to look him straight in the eye, and said in a tone as earnest as if she were making a vow, "Mr. Yu, thank you."

"From today onwards, I will be your most loyal bodyguard."

"My specialty is beating people up. From now on, whoever you tell me to beat up, I'll beat them up. I'll make sure they spit out three teeth and not a drop more blood. Also, if anyone comes to arrest you, I'll definitely protect you and give you the greatest sense of security..."

Yu Nianqing: "...Thank you, Captain Heng."

That's not necessary.

But at least I accepted it, and that's good.

"Let's go inside and take a look." Yu Nianqing led Heng Xing into the store. Through the glass door, he saw the female Alpha's lips curving into a smile that she couldn't suppress, and he couldn't help but smile as well.

Heng Xing was unaware that her secret joy had been discovered, and she didn't have time to care. As soon as she entered the spaceship sales and service store, her eyes were glued to the various virtual models on display.

She used to lie on her mattress and scooter late at night when she couldn't sleep, looking at the parameters and configurations one by one. Although she hadn't saved up any money yet, she had already chosen the spaceship that best suited her.

"Just browsing." The woman, who was playing games on the beanbag chair, didn't even glance in their direction and said dismissively to the two of them.

"If you find a model you like, you can place an order directly, but if you need someone to introduce you, you'll have to wait a little longer."

Heng Xing replied, "Wait until you finish this game?"

The woman looked up at her. "No, it's because the boss is coming back. He took a customer to pick up the spaceship."

Yu Nianqing couldn't help but move a little closer to Heng Xing. Although this Alpha was young, his sharp eyes and imposing presence made her feel intimidated by his gaze.

Hengxing looked at him with suspicion as he took a small step closer to her.

Her resilience was too strong; she didn't sense anything and simply assumed that Yu Nianqing was shy.

"Let's go to the shopping street first, and come back later."

She also wanted to buy a strawberry cake.

After she buys the strawberry cake, she can leave directly with Yu Nianqing in the spaceship.

A perfect plan.

Yu Nianqing knew nothing about spaceships, and since this was a gift for her, she naturally listened to her.

Hengxing had looked up information about the commercial street and knew that there was a cake shop there famous for its exquisite and delicious cakes. She remembered its location.

Yu Nianqing had also looked up information about the commercial street and knew that there were several supermarkets there where he could buy flour, strawberries, eggs, and ovens. He chose the nearest one.

Hengxing wanted to surprise Yu Nianqing with the cake he bought for his birthday tomorrow, so that he would know that he really cherished his feelings.

Yu Nianqing wanted to make a cake for Hengxing herself tomorrow on her birthday, to make up for the one that had gone bad before.

Therefore, this matter must not be discovered by the other party.

The two rode their electric bikes side by side toward their destination, seemingly in cahoots but actually not. They didn't discuss which way to go, and a strange coincidence led them both to believe that the other was following them.

They turned onto the same main street and stopped at the same intersection.

"I'm going to buy something!"

"I'm going to buy something!"

"Could you wait here for me?"

"Wait here for me, okay?"

That suits me perfectly.

The same thought appeared in the minds of different people. They smiled and said goodbye to each other, agreed to meet here again, and then left with their backs to each other. When they arrived at the target store, they checked the surroundings like secret agents to make sure everything was in order before entering the store.

She stopped in front of the cake display case, glanced at it briefly, and then said to the robot clerk with an air of superiority, "I want the biggest and most expensive strawberry cake."

"Okay, that cake costs 500 Star Coins. Would you like an ice pack and an insulated box?" The rollers in the cake display case started up, and the cake that Hengxing had chosen moved to the packaging position along the sliding belt. A robotic arm reached down from above, skillfully put the cake into a box, and tied a pretty bow on it.

Having learned from past mistakes, Hengxing felt that ice packs and insulated boxes were still necessary, and nodded to the robot clerk.

"Okay, including the price of the ice pack and insulated box, the total will be 550 Star Coins. Would you like to pay by terminal, cash, or credit card?"

Is this robbery?

Yu Nianqing went into the supermarket, first bought all kinds of ingredients for making cakes, and then went to the home appliance section to choose a suitable oven.

"May I ask what your needs are?" The robot salesperson walked towards him.

"I want a home oven that can hold at least an eight-inch cake."

A list pops up on the robot's virtual screen: "Sir, this is a list of tools for making cakes, including mixers, ovens, scissors, and cake molds. You can choose as needed."

Yu Nianqing glanced at the list and felt that he needed everything on it. "Get one of each item from this list."

"Okay, your order number is 1223. Just enter this number when you pay at the counter."

Yu Nianqing politely said, "Thank you."

He walked toward the front desk, realizing he didn't have a refrigerator.

That,

Should we buy a refrigerator?

Never mind, Captain Heng should have one; she could open a small general store with her spatial buttons.

After putting all the purchased items into the spatial button, he walked back to the parking spot, where Hengxing was already sitting in the car playing with the terminal while waiting for him.

The warm yellow light from the streetlights shone on her face, making her look especially gentle and creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

He smiled gently at Hengxing, who was looking at him, and said, "Let's go."

Captain Heng returned his smile, his golden eyes sparkling like stars.

Back at the spaceship sales and service shop, before I even entered, the owner greeted me warmly, "Welcome! Have you decided what model of spaceship you want?"

His gaze lingered between the two of them.

"I understand. Do you two need a small spaceship for your honeymoon?"

Author's Note: Heng Xing, Yu Nianqing: Haha, let him/her see the surprise I prepared!