Chapter 137 The place where they lived was also very special.

Situ Linchen looked at Ning Shuyin with absolute confidence in his eyes.

This statement is indeed difficult to refute.

An hour later, Ning Shuyin sat in the command cabin of the Starship.

The warship took off smoothly, and Ning Shuyin sat in the adjutant's seat, which had an extra soft lumbar cushion.

She looked around and found that, apart from herself and Situ Linchen in the main seat, there was no one else in the huge command cabin.

Even Mu Ze, who was always on standby, was nowhere to be seen.

She and Situ Linchen hadn't spent much time alone together, and the quiet of the command cabin made her a little uneasy.

The man stood up from the command seat, walked over to her, and sat down in the assistant's seat next to her.

“Ning Shuyin,” he turned to look at her, “there’s something I haven’t officially told you yet.”

His deep voice echoed throughout the command center.

"What is it?" Ning Shuyin asked.

Situ Linchen's expression was serious, but his voice was gentle and apologetic: "I said before that our second date would be at a special place."

Ning Shuyin hummed in agreement, waiting for him to continue.

"I bought the Wild Rose Estate on the outer ring of the Perseus Cantilever, intending to take you there for a proper vacation to formally express my gratitude. But..."

Situ Linchen's gaze swept across the holographic star map in front of him: "The Alliance is going through a turbulent time, and there are still spies in the council. I'm sorry I haven't been able to ask you out yet."

He bowed his head and sincerely apologized to her.

Ning Shuyin was startled, and her heart skipped a few beats for no reason.

She never expected that the marshal in charge of the Alliance fleet would apologize to her so solemnly over a date.

"No need to apologize. A date is a small matter. We can go another time if we have the chance. I'll help you with that," she said.

“This is no small matter.” Situ Lin disagreed with her statement. “I admit that I participated in the Rose Matching with a purpose. But…”

He looked at her, a hint of emotion flickering in his eyes: "I want to have a real date with you. No need for us to go through any formalities, no other motives, just the two of us relaxing on vacation, having a meal, enjoying the scenery, without any outside interference."

"That place is beautiful, and the accommodations are quite unique."

"How is it special?" she asked, a little curious.

In fact, Ning Shuyin had no experience dating anyone. Imagining a real date, her heart couldn't help but flutter with desire.

Situ Linchen's eyes held a hint of mystery: "You'll know when you get there."

As he said this, a look of helplessness crossed his face: "Given the current situation, I'm afraid we can't set off anytime soon. I'll try to arrange the itinerary, don't worry."

He was so serious, she nodded and said okay, her feelings were a little complicated, but she didn't know what to say in response, so she just pursed her lips.

After Situ Linchen finished saying what he wanted to say, he personally poured her a glass of energy drink and watched her drink it quietly before allowing the command center staff to come in one after another.

Mu Ze, who was walking at the back, was carrying a meal.

"Miss Ning, lunch is ready." Mu Ze had become quite familiar with her and knew most of her preferences. "You were injured during the operation, and the Marshal specially instructed the ship's kitchen to prepare meals to aid your recovery. This is sweet and sour softfin fish fillet, as well as grilled rock clams and flavorful fried rice rolls."

Ning Shuyin accepted the tray and thanked him, then secretly glanced at Situ Linchen, who had already returned to the command seat.

I recall feeling nervous, apprehensive, and extremely uncomfortable when I first boarded this starship.

The man in the main seat barely looked at her.

But now, whenever she steals a glance at him, she meets his gaze. It's as if he's looking at her all the time, as if she were a precious jewel.

After Ning Shuyin finished her meal, the massive Starship arrived in the distant sky above A.

Instead of having the warship connect to the space station for transit, Situ Linchen directly ordered a smaller shuttle to be used instead.

"I'll walk you to your doorstep to make sure you're safe." His reasoning was simple.

Ning Shuyin did not refuse.

The shuttle came to a smooth stop at the docking point of her new apartment.

Situ Linchen told Mu Ze to wait at a distance while he personally escorted her to the apartment entrance.

However, what caught their eyes was not only the beautiful apartment door.

There were also various sizes of express delivery boxes piled up by the door.

The boxes were labeled with colorful tags such as "Express Delivery", "Priority Delivery" and "Daily Necessities".

When Ning Shuyin saw the words "daily necessities," she immediately felt terrible.

The "gifts" she bought for Su Qianqian and Gu Lei have arrived!

After she moved into her new apartment, she spent most of her time training and the rest of her time studying navigator skills tutorials.

In the past, there were no housekeeping robots in small apartments. Now, she has only done a simple initialization of the service robot in her home.

She hadn't installed the software for interacting with public logistics drones at all.

This resulted in her being "away on business" for several days, leaving the pile of stuff just sitting at the doorway.

Fortunately, all the boxes were intact and undamaged.

But as Ning Shuyin took a few steps closer, she realized that things were not looking good.

It's clear that artificial rain fell on Planet A these past two days; the cardboard boxes appear fine on the surface. In reality, the biodegradable and environmentally friendly materials have absorbed all the rainwater, and they're so soft they feel like they're about to crumble at the slightest touch.

Ning Shuyin felt numb and quickly called for the system in her mind.

"System! Emergency! Is there any item that can temporarily make the Marshal unable to see this pile of boxes? Even just five minutes would be fine."

[Host, I regret to inform you. This system does not provide such concealing or camouflaging items.]

The system's ruthlessness extinguished her last hope.

"I'll help you." Situ Linchen had already picked up the topmost cardboard box.

Ning Shuyin watched as he carefully reached out and supported the bottom of the box.

However, the cardboard at the bottom of the box still cracked a little the moment it was picked up.

Ning Shuyin felt her heart cracking open as well.

With a "thud," a small box with a pink ball painted on it tumbled out of the box and rolled to her feet.

Ning Shuyin reacted quickly; almost the instant the box hit the ground, she used her practiced agility to bend down, pick it up, and stuff it into her bag.

"What is it? Is it alright?"

"It's not broken, it's...it's cosmetics." She forced a smile and tried to remain calm.

"It's good that you're alright." Situ Linchen didn't suspect anything and continued to hold the box while waiting for her to open the door.

But the crack at the bottom of the box kept widening.

A piece of black fabric with white lace trim peeked out from the tear and hung halfway outside the box.

Ning Shuyin didn't have time to think; her survival instinct made her leap forward and lean against Situ Linchen.

When Situ Linchen saw her suddenly lean over, his expression softened, and his gaze lingered on her face, completely ignoring what was under the box.

Ning Shuyin quickly completed the biometric authentication and opened the apartment door: "You can go in first."

The expression on her face was starting to show that she was losing her composure.

Because she saw Mu Ze waiting in the distance, as if realizing she had seen something she shouldn't have, she silently turned around and began to study the sky of Planet A.

Ning Shuyin quickly followed into the living room.

But the soaking wet cardboard box in Situ Linchen's hand had already endured too much.

Whoosh—!

The contents of the box finally fell out.