Chapter 26 I just want to sleep

"Weren't you dead?"

Hengxing stared blankly at the burly man in front of him, who was crying uncontrollably.

Who are you?

The Alpha in front of him was about the same height as himself, with a strong and slightly overweight build, and a meticulously styled beard that resembled a bowl around his mouth.

In short, he doesn't look like someone his age.

She must be at least forty years old.

The teachers you had after you entered the school?

But a teacher shouldn't look at you like that.

Did she save his life?

The burly man felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked into her eyes, which seemed to know nothing about him. "Have you forgotten me?"

Why that expression?

Could it be...?

Hengxing felt that no matter what, she would never do anything to deceive an Alpha's feelings; she was certain that she was as straight as a ruler.

But there was no point in the two of them remaining in this stalemate. A thought occurred to her, her brows furrowed slightly, and a trembling voice escaped her lips.

"You know my sister?"

"Your sister? You're Hengxing's sister?" The burly man asked incredulously. "You two look so alike."

Heng Xing remained calm and composed, saying, "This is all due to the power of genes."

"I see." The other person accepted it. "No wonder you don't seem to have aged at all."

This is where the power of genes truly lies.

"How did you meet my sister?" Hengxing asked sadly, raising her fist to cover her mouth. "I've missed her all these years. Can you tell me her story?"

Before the burly man could finish speaking, a woman walked over and called out to him, "What are you still doing here? Go and help me get my things."

Seeing his dilemma, Hengxing understandingly took out her terminal and said, "Let's add each other as friends and chat some more when we have time."

After watching the two walk into the home appliance section, she turned and went into the spice shop.

A robot salesperson approached her and asked, "Hello, ma'am, what kind of product are you looking for?"

"Bath and body products, aromatherapy or perfume, or perhaps you need..."

Hengxing felt dizzy listening to the robot shopping guide reciting the menu, so she directly stated her own needs.

Does it have a mint flavor?

"Yes, please come this way." The waiter led Hengxing to sit on the sofa, and the roller conveyor belt in front of her started working, moving bottles of perfume with a minty scent from the belt to her.

"You can use the fragrance test strips to try out our various products."

Heng Xing smelled them one by one, but none of them smelled as good as the fragrance on Mr. Yu.

But it should be fine as long as it's mint flavored, she thought.

"Aren't these priced?" she asked the robot shopping assistant, wanting the cheapest option and saving money wherever possible.

"We sort them by price from highest to lowest."

"Okay, I'll take the cheapest one."

Hengxing stuffed the packaged perfume into the spatial button, preparing to walk back to the massage chair for another free massage. He quickened his pace and occupied the last empty massage chair. Before he could even sit down, the terminal in his hand lit up.

[Mr. Yu (personal note): The clothing store next to the stairs on the second floor. I'll be waiting for you here.]

[Hengxing: Oh, you're here!]

She glanced back at the massage chair with a hint of lingering affection, then turned and headed towards the escalator.

Seeing her leave, the competitor who had been secretly observing from the side immediately came up and took over the massage chair.

Yu Nianqing wandered around the clothing section a few times but found nothing nice new. So she wandered around to the Alpha section.

Looking at the tall and slender mannequins at the entrance of the clothing store, he remembered Captain Heng's pilling hoodie and her daily hospital gown pajamas, and decided to help her look at some clothes.

But he figured Captain Heng would find all sorts of reasons to refuse, so he decided to act first and ask for her permission later.

"Sir, what are your measurements? We can create a model right away and have it help you try on the clothes." The sales assistant approached him, noticing that the clothes he was wearing were quite expensive, and greeted him warmly.

“She hasn’t arrived yet, let me check on her first,” Yu Nianqing said.

"Sir, please come in, there's a seat here. What style of clothes does your Alpha prefer?" The sales assistant handed him the virtual screen and gestured to the robot standing in the corner.

After receiving the instructions, the robot came over carrying freshly brewed black tea and a plate of cookies.

She probably prefers a more relaxed and casual style, since she skates on the mattress in the hallway every night and also takes the robot vacuum cleaner for a walk in the spaceship every day.

The amount of exercise is still quite large.

He picked out a few outfits that he liked and sent a message to Hengxing, asking her to come up and take a look.

As I turned the page, I came across an elegant and tailored dark red embroidered suit. The cut was slightly casual, and the simple and elegant embroidery adorned the cuffs of the jacket and the collar of the black shirt. It was quite unique, neither too dull nor too flashy.

Seeing that he had been staring at the outfit for a long time, the sales assistant immediately recommended, "This is a new style, and the fabric used is very good."

Yu Nianqing deftly added it to her shopping cart.

Heng Xing leisurely walked to the clothing store that Yu Nianqing had indicated.

Yu Nianqing waved to her, inviting her to sit opposite him, "Come sit there."

"Mr. Yu, why does this robot keep circling around me?" Heng Xing looked down at the robot that was circling around him and asked in confusion.

Yu Nianqing didn't even look up. "It was very excited to see you for the first time."

"Captain Heng, please have a seat first, I'll wait for you."

Heng Xing sat obediently opposite him. Seeing that he had no further instructions, he opened his terminal and chatted with the burly man he had just added as a friend.

Seeing that the Alpha opposite her was not moving, Yu Nianqing secretly glanced at her and found her sitting there amusing herself. Satisfied, she lowered her head to pick out clothes.

It seems Captain Heng didn't find anything, which is good.

The robot was circling around her to collect her body data.

The dummy on the virtual screen began to grow taller and narrower in waist circumference based on data measured by the robot, gradually transforming into the shape of a star within half a minute.

Captain Heng has a great physique, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, so he looks good in any style of clothing. Plus, he's fair-skinned, so he doesn't have to worry about the color of his clothes.

He looked at the clothes he had picked out in his shopping cart and was torn about which ones to keep.

A few minutes ago, Hengxing received his first message from a friend he had just added downstairs.

[He Yicheng: Your sister and I were roommates at military academy. I remember I even filmed a video of it on the day we enrolled.]

[Heng**: Can I take a look?]

[He Yicheng: Let me look for it.]

A few minutes later, the other party sent a video.

Hengxing pulled out the paired earphone case from the side of the terminal, took out an earphone and put it into his right ear.

When you open the video, the background is a small room with good lighting, and there are two dormitory beds with desks underneath against the wall.

"Mom, I'm in the dorm. Look, it's a two-person room, and the dorm is quite new, much better than high school."

The young Alpha held up his terminal to take a selfie, trying to show off his dorm room environment while also capturing his own image.

A gentle female voice came from off-screen, "Where's your roommate?"

"What? You're asking about my roommate? Where is my roommate?"

The front and rear cameras were swapped, and the image became the back view of a female Alpha.

Her golden curly hair reached her waist, and she wore a simple white shirt and black trousers. The trousers were slightly faded from washing, and the edges looked a little frayed. Both clothes were a bit old, but they didn't make her look old-fashioned; instead, they gave her a retro-chic vibe.

Heng Xing stared blankly at the female Alpha on the screen, holding his breath, feeling something about to burst out of his chest.

"Hengxing, why don't you say hello to my mom?"

"good."

The female Alpha turned around, her features delicate and gentle. The most striking feature on her face was her pair of golden eyes. As the afternoon sun streamed into the dormitory, her pale pupils were tinged with a deep, dark red, creating a mysterious and unique blend of light and shadow.

"Hello, Auntie." She forced a smile, and the dark circles under her eyes made her look somewhat haggard.

This is the version of Hengxing that he is most familiar with.

It was as if a thread spanned time, connecting the past and the present, and Hengxing faced the passage of ten years for the first time.

If you think about it carefully, it's been almost three months since she woke up. When she looks in the mirror, she still feels that the woman in the mirror is a stranger. Sometimes she unconsciously reaches out to touch her hair, trying to pull the hair in front of her shoulders behind her back, but she always misses.

Her hair is still shorter than her ears.

Judging from the timeline, she should have already received news of the explosion on Keze Star by then. Her past and future had all vanished into dust, which is why she looked unwell and appeared to have not rested well.

Next, a woman in the voiceover kindly told her to rest well and take good care of herself.

"Captain Heng, Captain Heng?" Yu Nianqing's voice pulled Heng Xing out of the video.

"Do you think black or blue looks better?" He looked at her earnestly.

Hengxing remembered his long-lost black pants, "Black ones, I guess."

"It mainly depends on what you like."

She thought Yu Nianqing was picking out her clothes.

"Okay." After asking, Yu Nianqing lowered her head and continued clicking around on the virtual screen.

Hengxing continued watching the video and found that it had already ended.

If you drag the progress bar forward, the video isn't long; it ends right after the woman finishes speaking.

"These are all I need," Yu Nianqing said to the sales assistant, swiping her phone at the payment location on the virtual screen.

The robot delivered the clothes he had chosen and divided them into two bags.

He stood up, opened the bag, glanced inside, put one item into his spatial storage, and then picked up the other and handed it to Hengxing.

Hengxing looked up at him in confusion, "Is it too heavy?"

"No, I bought this for you." He pretended to be nonchalant. "Captain Heng, let's go back."

"Thank you, Mr. Yu." Heng Xing stood up, carrying the bag, a little embarrassed. "But I have clothes to wear."

"We can't get a refund now, let's go, it's time to go back," Yu Nianqing said, giving the sales assistant next to her a wink.

The sales assistant sensibly stepped forward and said, "Yes, clothes in our store cannot be returned once purchased."

Heng Xing turned to look at her, "...You've broken the law, haven't you? You can report you to the Imperial Administration Bureau."

She took out her terminal and waved it in her hand, "I just recorded a recording."

Salesperson: ?!

She stood frozen in place, looking at Yu Nianqing for help.

Yu Nianqing helplessly grabbed Heng Xing's arm and led him outside, "Alright, your clothes are so old, I'll buy you a new set."

Hengxing secretly glanced at the clothes in the bag; one was white and the other black, but it was hard to tell exactly what they were.

I finally treated Mr. Yu to a meal to repay a favor, but instead I got a new set of clothes from him. Now I have to figure out how to hedge my bets.

Back on the spaceship, Heng Xing re-inspected all the components to ensure everything was in order before piloting the spaceship away from the port.

Yu Nianqing was exhausted after walking all day. After returning to the spaceship, she greeted Heng Xing and went to her room to take a shower and go to sleep.

Hengxing reset the spaceship's destination to a small planet near Keze Star and went back to her room to take a shower and go to bed. She meticulously washed herself from head to toe and even used the hair oil Mr. Yu had given her.

After confirming that she was completely clean, she took out her newly bought mint perfume from her personal storage and sprayed a suitable amount on her pillow and the collar of her hospital gown.

After all the preparations were completed, she lay on the bed with her hands clasped together above her lower abdomen. The blanket covering her was perfectly smooth, making her look as solemn as if she were attending her own funeral.

"Turn off the lights," Heng Xing said.

The surroundings were plunged into complete darkness.

She closed her eyes amidst the rich scent of mint.

Hengxing thought, "I hope I can have a good dream tonight."

Two hours later, at one o'clock in the morning.

Hengxing sat up abruptly, staring blankly ahead, her eyelids swollen, even her double eyelids appearing wider.

how,

How could it be completely useless?

The cool scent of mint actually made her more alert.

Why!

Hengxing got up anxiously and paced back and forth in the dark room, feeling both frustrated that he couldn't sleep and saddened by the money he had wasted.

So what do we do now?

I want to sleep, I want to sleep, I want to sleep...

My heart was beating faster and faster, approaching arrhythmia. I felt panicked and very uncomfortable.

Why can't she fall asleep?

The lights were already on, and she turned around to see the mattress in the middle of the room.

Oh, and she can go outside to skateboard.

1:30 a.m.

Hengxing started sliding on a mattress skateboard in the spaceship corridor, from one end to the other, and back again. Although the symptoms were slightly relieved, he still felt that his heart was beating faster than he could control.

During the gliding, she happened to see Mr. Yu's tightly closed door.

She recalled a time when she couldn't sleep and was pacing in the corridor. Later, Mr. Yu came out to keep her company, and her discomfort miraculously disappeared.

So, can I also look for Mr. Yu today?

How should she put it?

Mr. Yu, I'm so lonely, can you keep me company?

That's strange; this isn't something she should say.

Mr. Yu, are you interested in skateboarding?

That doesn't make sense either. Mr. Yu is so elegant; he wouldn't be someone who likes skateboarding.

Mr. Yu, let's go skateboarding.

This is more normal, let's just say it like this.

Hengxing covered his ears with the door panel, and there was no sound from inside the room.

Forget it, Mr. Yu is probably sleeping. It would be too immoral to wake him up and keep him company.

She gave up, turned around and fixed the mattress to his bedroom door, deciding to wait there for him to come to her.

If Mr. Yu can't sleep at night and wants to go for a walk, then he can see me immediately.

After waiting for half an hour, there was still no movement from the room.

Just then, the robot vacuum cleaner happened to pass by Heng Xing.

She sat up, mischievously picked up a wad of paper, crumpled it into a small ball, and threw it at the other end of the corridor.

The robot vacuum cleaner detected trash at the end of the corridor, hurriedly went over, swallowed the crumpled paper, and then slowly returned along the same route.

When it passed the mattress again, Hengxing picked up a small piece of paper and threw it back to the spot where it had been before.

The robot vacuum cleaner turned around and started snoring as it swallowed the trash.

...

After playing for more than ten minutes, Hengxing gave up on this childish game, mainly because he had no trash left to throw away.

Looking at the empty corridor, I suddenly felt that she, who wasn't sleeping in her room late at night, was the biggest piece of trash.

She could tolerate not being able to fall asleep once or twice, but the prolonged insomnia stretched her nerves like a rubber band.

Hengxing knew he was standing near an erupting volcano, and if he didn't address his sleep problem, he would face an onslaught of lava.

She doesn't have the habit of sitting idly by, but it's clear that today's attempt has failed.

She lay sprawled on the mattress, her mind blank, the tinnitus growing increasingly piercing. She thought of the clothes Mr. Yu had bought for her.

I haven't looked at it since I got back, but I'm taking it out now.

I opened the bag and took a look.

He casually picked up the clothes and pants and tried them on, and they fit him perfectly.

Hengxing began to think about how best to repay Mr. Yu's favor. As his brain started working, the buzzing in his ears lessened a bit.

Looking at the clothes spread out on the mattress, she suddenly remembered that she had some interesting little things in her inventory.

After searching around, I found several colorful balls of yarn and two metal skewers.

Hengxing thought for a moment and suggested knitting a scarf for Mr. Yu.

He wears a scarf every day, so he must really need one.

Never mind, she needs to find something to do, or she'll go crazy.

A note from the author:

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