Chapter 29

Jiang Zouwei hesitated for a long time, but still felt that kissing and saying he would deliver it personally was a bit too strange. Seeing Wan Di, he finally made up his mind. He took out a bunch of things and stuffed them all into Wan Di's hands. "Wan Di, please help me distribute them to everyone. I have something to do and I'm leaving now!" Before he finished speaking, he had disappeared.

Wandi smiled and waved to everyone, "It's okay, come and see the gifts Zouwei gave everyone!"

"Hmm... this one is Wen Xue's, and this one is Yao Si's..."

They had such a tacit understanding. Although they didn't say anything, Wandi knew where the gifts belonged to. That was why Jiang Zouwei felt at ease to keep all the things.

"Wow, it's a lamb doll! I told you before that I had a lamb when I was a child, but it died and I was so sad. I didn't expect Sister Zouwei to still remember it!" Yao Si said excitedly. She remembered that when everyone was sitting around telling stories, Jiang Zouwei sat there coldly and silently. At that time, she thought Jiang Zouwei didn't like her stories.

"Water cup." Ying Zhao said softly, picked up the cup and looked at it carefully again, feeling sweet in his heart. The need he mentioned inadvertently was remembered and satisfied.

After receiving their gifts, they returned to their rooms to rest. Wandi lay in bed, thinking: This time, the energy stone had brought temporary prosperity, but if they wanted to develop in the long run, they would need more.

Jiang Zouwei didn't return until the evening was quiet. Seeing the hall completely silent except for the moonlight, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. To avoid running into anyone, she had chosen this time to return unnoticed.

"Are you back?"

Suddenly, a loud noise startled Jiang Zouwei so much that he almost jumped up. He looked towards the source of the sound and saw that it was Wan Di. He felt relieved instantly, "Why are you still down there? You scared me."

"I'm waiting for gifts. You bought gifts for everyone, so you wouldn't have bought one for me, right?" Wan Di crossed her arms righteously and looked up at Jiang Zouwei who was walking towards her from behind.

Jiang Zouwei chuckled softly, "Hmm... then do you want to guess what it is?" Before Wandi could speak, he quickly added, "There are no hints, and you can't act spoiled or cheat. If you guess wrong, I won't give it to you!"

"Huh?" Wendy closed her eyes. "Okay, let me think about it."

The cool summer breeze blew in through the window at night, blowing the corners of both people's clothes up and down. The room became quiet, and the only sound was the chirping of cicadas outside the window.

Wandi was so absorbed in thought that she seemed to be falling asleep, making no sound. She only leaned in when Jiang Zouwei sat down beside her.

"Hmm... I can't imagine..." Wandi hesitated for a moment before trying to answer. Life had suddenly changed drastically. Wandi felt like she had everything she needed in some ways, yet in others, she lacked everything.

Even she herself found it difficult to figure out her own needs, and she had no direction at all when guessing.

"Ah!" Wandi suddenly cried out in a low voice. She originally wanted to turn over and find a comfortable position, but she accidentally bumped into their stone table.

Jiang Zouwei quickly lowered her head to look. Fortunately, it was just a red spot. Although it wasn't fatal from the slightest injury, their current environment wasn't great, and being injured was always inconvenient.

"Didn't I remind you before?"

"When?" Wan Di asked while enjoying Jiang Zouwei's massage. She had no recollection of it at all.

"Uh... ten days ago." Jiang Zouwei slowly raised his head and met Wandi's puzzled eyes. He felt a little embarrassed to say it.

Wandi hummed and lay back on the sofa after hearing this.

On the other side, a faint sound came from the stone pillar. Yao Si originally wanted to go downstairs to drink some water, but when he slipped into the stone pillar, he found that there was a human head inside.

Before Yao Si could react, Ji Wenxue covered his mouth with her hand and made a "hush" sound. She then tilted her head and put her ear against the stone pillar, and pointed her finger at Yao Si to indicate what was happening outside.

Yao Si half-believed and half-doubted, he leaned over and whispered an accusation as he moved, "Why are you eavesdropping here in the middle of the night?"

Putting their ears close, they first felt the cold stone pillar, then heard two people talking. They didn't know if they had accidentally applied some principle, but in any case, they could hear the people outside talking from inside the stone pillar with unusual clarity, as if they had a radio in front of them.

"Wandi and Miss Zouwei?" Yao Si was surprised, quickly curling up even more and moving closer. What were these two whispering in the hall late at night? While this behavior wasn't very nice, curiosity had already taken over in this situation.

"What were they talking about earlier?" Yao Si felt he had missed the first half after listening to a few sentences. He couldn't quite connect the dots, and fearing he'd missed out on any new information, he added, "Just give a brief summary. Talk to me in detail later."

Ji Wenxue was listening intently. She tugged at Yao Si's hands twice and said, "Sister Wan Di and Sister Zou Wei want gifts."

Suddenly, the voices seemed to turn into sounds of fighting. Although they were still very restrained, one could feel that the air flowing in the room was different.

"Hey? What should we do? What should we do? It sounds like a fight has started. Should we do something?" Yao Si said in panic, his ears still stubbornly stuck to the stone pillar.

Ji Wenxue listened for a while with a frown, then waved her hand and sat down cross-legged. "Oh, it's okay, it's just a small problem. Sister Wandi and Sister Zouwei used to do this all the time. They'd fight during the day, leaving each other with bruises, and then at night they'd apply medicine to each other and sleep together. You'll get used to it."

Ji Wenxue shook her head and paused as she spoke, "Just watch, it will stop in two minutes."

Yao Si, doubtful, also sat down cross-legged, mentally counting the seconds. A magical thing happened. As soon as the two-minute countdown ended, the noise outside really stopped, and it sounded like the two of them were sitting back on the sofa.

Yao Si and Ji Wenxue listened carefully to the conversation outside.

Jiang Zouwei: "How is it, does your leg still hurt?"

Evening: "Yeah, a little bit."

Jiang Zouwei: "Then I'll get it..." It seemed that even the sound of wind caused by Jiang Zouwei standing up from the sofa so quickly could be heard.

Wandi: "Wait, don't go. I know a faster way."

Jiang Zouwei: "What?" He sat back on the sofa and sounded like he was leaning back.

"I want a gift." Wandi said, "When I feel good, I forget the pain."

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After a pause of a few seconds, there was the sound of the wrapping paper being moved. "Okay, here, give it to you, open it now." Jiang Zouwei finally compromised.

Wandi took it, quickly opened the package, and said in surprise: "Strawberry?!"

The staple food on the interstellar world has become various nutrient solutions. Besides portability, another crucial factor is that overexploitation has irreversibly damaged the soil's acidity, bioactivity, and water cycle. Arable land is becoming increasingly scarce, making fruits and vegetables extremely valuable.

After spending two-thirds of his money, Jiang Zouwei only managed to buy two strawberries. The fresh and juicy strawberries, red and tender, were placed among the green grass leaves.

Wandi was pleasantly surprised. She used to love strawberries, but she hadn't noticed before. Now, when she thought about it, she couldn't quite recall the last time she'd had one. She picked one up and was about to bring it to her mouth when she hesitated. "How about we share it tomorrow..." "Let's eat it all together?"

Before Wandi could finish her words, a strawberry was stuffed into her mouth. The fragile skin was broken by her teeth, and sweet and refreshing juice soon flowed out.

"Why should we divide them? They are all healthy and strong. You, with your old arms and legs, should worry about yourself first!" Jiang Zouwei said, taking the strawberry handed to him by Wandi and throwing it into his mouth. As he chewed it, he suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a minute, you've been asking me for it for a long time. You wouldn't have prepared a gift for me, right?" Jiang Zouwei asked doubtfully, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his chewing speed suddenly slowed down.

Wandi coughed twice as if choked, "Ahem, how could this happen?"

"Then what have you prepared for me?" Jiang Zouwei quickly finished the strawberry in his mouth, sitting upright and waiting for Wandi's answer.

"Come up with me." Wandi stood up first and turned around and said.

Jiang Zouwei followed all the way and stopped only when they entered Wan Di's room.

The high-end bedding set Wandi bought was indeed very eye-catching. Jiang Zouwei saw it as soon as she walked in and looked around. "Why do I feel like your room is bigger than mine?"

"You look small when you have too many things." Wandi answered fluently.

"Maybe." Jiang Zouwei did not argue. Although she might look a little different, she was a maximalist when it came to housing. The more things she had, the more secure she felt.

Jiang Zouwei waited for a long time, thinking that Wan Di was looking for a gift for her. After chatting for a few sentences, he found that Wan Di had changed into pajamas after washing up, and looked like she was going to bed soon.

"Wait, didn't you say you would give me a gift?" Jiang Zouwei reminded softly. She suspected that Wan Di had forgotten.

Wandi patted the other side of the bed and said, "You haven't slept well these days, come sleep with me."

Lying together on the comfortable big bed, Jiang Zouwei's thoughts drifted back to the past. She still remembered the first time she and Wanti met.

Wan Di, a transfer student, stole her first place. On the afternoon the results came out, Jiang Zouwei was so angry that he skipped dinner and went to the practice room to challenge Wan Di.

She remembered that she had contracted a virus she didn't know how, and couldn't sleep at all. Even though she was mentally and physically exhausted, some force kept her eyelids open. Forced to stay up late for several days in a row, Jiang Zouwei was furious.

But she didn't expect that when she went to challenge Wandi that day, she ended up sleeping in her arms all night. When she woke up the next morning, she felt like she had been struck by lightning. She wanted to sneak away, but suddenly she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Hello." The gorgeous voice carried the laziness of waking up in the morning, but it could not conceal the murderous intent in it.

"My name is not Hello, my name is Jiang Zouwei." Jiang Zouwei couldn't remember what kind of mental state she was in during the conversation.