Chapter 19: He took a bath as soon as they met.

When Ning Shuyin stepped out of the maintenance passage again, the scene outside was completely different.

"Maintain order! Back off!"

The marshal's personal guards, dressed in black military uniforms, formed a human wall to forcibly maintain order.

The once glittering commercial street is now shrouded in panic.

Luxury brand stores closed their doors as panicked guests screamed and shoved as they rushed toward the connecting port.

These wealthy individuals, who hold VIP cards worth ten million Star Coins, lose all composure and elegance when faced with a real life-or-death crisis, becoming no different from ordinary people on the street.

The connecting port passage was completely congested.

Everyone wanted to be the first to board the aircraft and escape this death trap.

However, takeoffs require queuing, making it impossible to meet everyone's needs simultaneously.

Fortunately, Situ Linchen's personal guard included many S-rank experts.

The powerful aura emanating from them controlled the situation. The crowded throng was noisy and chaotic, but no more serious incidents occurred.

Ning Shuyin pushed her way against the flow of people toward the main control center.

"I want to see Marshal Situ," Ning Shuyin said to the guards at the entrance of the main control center.

The guard gave her a cold look and stopped her with his hand: "The Marshal is dealing with urgent business and will not see anyone."

“I have extremely urgent information to tell him, which concerns the safety of the entire space station!” Ning Shuyin said.

The guard didn't even look at her; he casually stretched out his sword-wielding arm, and the cold scabbard stood like a railing between Ning Shuyin and the door.

“Everyone here claims to have urgent intelligence.” The guard’s face remained unmoved. “Please step back.”

As time ticked by, Ning Shuyin grew increasingly anxious.

Just then, a sharp pain shot through the depths of her brain, causing her vision to go black and her to almost fall.

Ever since Loran tortured me with that "power-activating device," I've had inexplicable headaches that come on intermittently.

She tried to hold onto the wall.

Judging by the time, it's already 3 AM on Planet A.

Since being taken away from the Rose Club yesterday at noon and dealing with two men, her physical strength is now nearing its limit.

Just when she was in despair, she suddenly thought of a solution.

Ning Shuyin raised her head and, with her last remaining strength, shouted, "I am Ning Shuyin, the Marshal's legal date. According to the Interstellar Alliance Citizen Dating Matching Act, I am now in danger, and I request that my date—Marshal Situ Linchen—be summoned to immediately fulfill his duty of protection!"

The guard's expression changed, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he opened his communicator to report to his superiors.

A moment later, the door to the command room was opened.

Situ Linchen's icy gaze pierced through a line of guards and landed on her from afar.

A flicker of annoyance and...disdain flashed in his eyes.

Ning Shuyin pursed her lips and forced herself to walk inside.

She knew that, in his eyes, she was just an ordinary person who was afraid of death.

At the very first moment of disaster, they used their privileges to seek his protection.

Despite being looked down upon by him, Ning Shuyin had no other choice.

She must use the vast amount of detail from the original novel that she has mastered to save the space station—and also to save Gure herself.

And incidentally, rescue those two annoying men.

Oh, no.

Perhaps these two SSS-level powerhouses don't need her help and have their own ways of leaving.

As she entered the command room, she noticed another venomous gaze fixed on her.

It's Loran.

Based on the timeline, the effects of the drug on Loran's body have already worn off.

At this moment, he had completely lost any desire to protect Ning Shuyin; all that remained was hatred.

"Miss Ning, over here."

It was her secretary, Mu Ze, waving at her.

He pointed to an inconspicuous empty seat to Situ Linchen's left, gesturing for her to sit there.

Ning Shuyin approached cautiously.

Situ Linchen's gaze slowly moved down from her slightly pale face, and suddenly his pupils contracted.

The top button on her collar was missing. Her skirt was completely wrinkled.

Situ Linchen's cold gaze swept over Luo Lan, who was standing not far away. Luo Lan's shirt also had noticeable wrinkles.

Then I swept my hand over her slightly swollen lower lip.

A surge of inexplicable anger welled up in Situ Linchen's heart.

These two people were only gone for a few hours, what did they do... to make the clothes look like this?

[Target person Situ Linchen's favorability has decreased.]

[Current favorability: -110.]

The sudden broadcast left Ning Shuyin bewildered.

"What did I do to offend him again? Is this man going through menopause?" Ning Shuyin thought to herself.

"Miss Ning, you don't look well. Have some water." Mu Ze handed her a glass of warm water.

"Thanks."

Ning Shuyin did indeed feel her mouth and throat were dry.

She took the water glass and took a sip.

The warm water felt much better when it went down my throat.

She quickly organized her thoughts and took two steps forward.

However, just as she stood in front of Situ Linchen with her water glass, intending to bring up the meteorite cluster issue—

[Host! Your luck value has been depleted. The probability of unexpected events has increased significantly. Be careful...]

Before the system could finish speaking, Ning Shuyin slipped and fell.

"ah!"

She cried out in surprise and lunged forward!

The glass of water in my hand traced a beautiful parabola in the air, and then...

"Splash—"

It splashed perfectly, from head to toe, onto Situ Linchen, who was listening to the report.

Time seemed to stand still.

The slightly noisy sounds in the command room—reports, instructions, and discussions—all disappeared.

Dozens of eyes immediately focused on this spot.

Water droplets slid down Situ Linchen's handsome, godlike profile and dripped onto his black military uniform.

He slowly raised his head, and in his deep eyes, there was only deathly coldness.

The announcement about the decrease in favorability did not come.

He wasn't angry?

Ning Shuyin dared not gamble. Looking at Situ Linchen's still dripping face, she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to..."

To outsiders, this apology seemed utterly weak and ineffective.

She was a woman who used her privileges to seek refuge. And yet, at this critical juncture that would determine the fate of hundreds of thousands, she foolishly tried to attract the marshal's attention.

A cold laugh came from not far away.

It's from Lorraine.

Situ Linchen simply withdrew his gaze.

In a cold, emotionless tone, he ordered his bodyguards, "Send her onto the ship first. Without my orders, do not let her leave the flagship's command center."

After saying that, he took off his soaking wet military jacket, as if it were stained with something dirty, and casually tossed it to Mu Ze.

"yes!"

Two tall bodyguards immediately stepped forward and stood on either side of Ning Shuyin, gesturing for her to enter.

Seeing that she was about to be taken away, Ning Shuyin thought to herself, "This won't do."

She can't leave!

"Marshal, I—"

Before she could finish speaking, the door to the command room was suddenly kicked open.

The space station's chief technology officer, an elderly man with gray hair, staggered in, his face ashen.

"The latest data is out, and the situation... is worse than we imagined!"

With trembling hands, he projected the data onto the main screen.

"The space station is... out of control." He pointed to the 3D model of the space station on the screen, which was tumbling wildly.

"The shockwave from the explosion caused us to tumble around a non-main axis, like a wrench that had been kicked away. The engine's ignition scheme... therefore became extremely complex!"

The technical officer's words plunged the command room into a gloomy atmosphere.

"Wait a minute!" Ning Shuyin called out.

All eyes turned to her again.

Ning Shuyin's voice trembled slightly with anxiety: "I can't leave! Marshal, I can help if I stay here!"

She knew this was her last chance to reveal the meteorite cluster.

These words silenced the entire command center for a moment.

Immediately, a snicker came from the corner. Following the laughter, a female officer in military uniform stepped out.

"Help me?" You Lingfei interrupted her directly, her face full of mockery.

"A woman who just 'bathed' the marshal with a cup of water, an unawakened commoner, dares to say she can help in this situation?"

You Lingfei's words immediately gained the approval of the majority of people in the command room.

Even the chief technology officer who had just rushed in looked at Ning Shuyin as if she were crazy.

Seeing this, You Lingfei pondered for a moment and suddenly had an idea.

She reached out and stopped the two guards holding Ning Shuyin, her chin slightly raised, her tone high-sounding:

"Marshal, since Miss Ning is so confident, why not let her stay? Let us all see for ourselves—"

You Lingfei deliberately dragged out her words: "Let's see where she can actually help."

Everyone looked at Situ Linchen, awaiting his final decision. They wondered if he would allow Ning Shuyin to stay.

Situ Linchen frowned slightly.

He didn't look at You Lingfei, nor at the stubbornly persistent Ning Shuyin.

His gaze remained fixed on the space station mimicry constantly tumbling in deep space on the main screen.

"Step down."

He gave orders to his two guards, clearly, concisely, and without emotion.

Ning Shuyin breathed a sigh of relief.

The guard immediately stepped back and returned to his original position.

But the next second, Situ Linchen's warning rang out again.

“You want to stay? Fine. But on the condition that you remain absolutely silent. If you make any noise that interferes with command, the Alliance’s wartime regulations take precedence over any other law. I can kill you on the spot.”