Chapter 56
Holy Day, early morning.
After getting up, Shi Yu accidentally discovered that the window was covered with a layer of hazy white mist. She walked to the window on the soft and thick carpet and wiped it gently with her hand. Through the misty glass, she saw that the sky was white and it was snowing lightly.
In early winter, the snow was not heavy. When it fell in the courtyard, it only slightly wet the ground. However, it stayed between a few green and empty plants, and the edges of each leaf were covered with a layer of fine white frost.
Shi Yu stared at the scenery outside, happily admiring it for a long time, then picked up the tablet, took a photo and sent it to Rein.
At first she didn't notice it, but when she found Ed Xiafeng, and the general in the address book and was about to share it with them, Shi Yu realized that there was something wrong with the photo - because it was not wiped completely, her two handprints were clearly visible on the condensed glass surface!
…She felt a little embarrassed and could not help but go back to the chat with Rain, but found that it seemed that she could not withdraw it.
Mr. Rain should be working at this time. When he didn't reply, Shigure silently took another photo and sent it to the others, then made a holographic call with Ed.
The young man with silver hair and emerald eyes was wearing a white lab coat and seemed to be conducting some experiment. He put down the test tube, paper and pen in his hand and asked: "Is it snowing where you are?"
"Yeah, look!" Shi Yu turned on the function of sharing the panoramic view of the room. Ed glanced out Shi Yu's window and said calmly, "The efficiency is not bad this year."
Shi Yu didn't understand: "...What? By the way, Ed, is it snowing over there too?"
"Not yet, probably around noon or afternoon," Ed said. "The area around the nursing home isn't under government control, so we need to activate the facilities ourselves."
Shigure: ...
She understood that the snow was artificial.
"Today is Holy Day, happy holidays."
After a pause, the boy rubbed his brows and gave a calm blessing. Shi Yu quickly followed up: "...Ah, happy holidays!"
The name of the Holy Day sounds a bit like the Christmas in Shi Yu's impression, but there are many differences. It seems to be established to commemorate a marshal who opened up the central galaxy, and it is not held at the end of December.
Shi Yu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back to see you guys again during the New Year, Ed."
The New Year here is not the festival that Shi Yu is familiar with. It is just the ordinary January 1st. However, Shi Yu still wants to regain some of the previous feelings... maybe going home to visit relatives counts?
Ed glanced at her, and his slightly indifferent expression seemed to soften slightly.
"Remember to apply to Officer Rein in advance," he said.
After finishing the call with Ed, Shi Yu called Xia Feng again. In fact, they had been in contact frequently during the past month, but Xia Feng would occasionally miss her calls due to poor signal.
"Happy holidays, Xiafeng!" This time Shigure spoke first, "Is it snowing where you are?"
Xia Feng's hair seemed to be cut shorter, which made her more decisive and neat temperament appear. When Shi Yu called her, Xia Feng had just put away her short knife and was about to return to her resting place from the training ground. The tight black training suit outlined the girl's graceful and powerful body lines.
"Happy holidays." Xia Feng said, a little sweat on his forehead, "I was at the training ground and didn't notice whether it was snowing outside."
"I'll go out and take a look later and send you photos."
Shi Yu couldn't help but smile: "Okay, Xia Feng, are you training now?"
Xia Feng said "hmm" lightly, and then heard Shi Yu's cautious and curious voice: "...Can you let me see it?"
Xia Feng glanced at her, his expression unchanged, but he lifted the terminal with great indulgence, allowing Shi Yu to see the panoramic view of Clement's internal training ground.
Before ending the call, Shi Yu wanted to ask Xia Feng about Wayne again. However, Xia Feng would follow Shi Yu's wishes on other matters, but was unwilling to talk to her about this matter. Shi Yu gave up the question even though it was on the tip of her tongue.
At the time, in order to circumvent the detection mechanisms of the military academy and the nursing home, she used a phone card to contact Wayne instead of the Internet. If the call was unsuccessful, she couldn't even leave a message for Wayne...
Shi Yu hugged his knees, looked at the tablet in silence for a while, and then tried to call him again.
…No one answered.
Shi Yu was a little confused.
The joy she had just felt from seeing Xue and talking to friends and family seemed to have completely disappeared at this moment... Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and when the terminal rang, she took a look and saw that it was a message from Lei Yin.
[It's snowing here too.]
The accompanying picture is a photo of the interior of his office.
...It seems that Mr. Rain's photography skills are obviously not up to standard, Shi Yu thought as he stared at the photo.
Not only was the main subject of the photo a window so fogged up that no scenery could be seen, but a figure flashed by, seemingly another officer with dark brown skin and waist-length platinum hair - probably a colleague of Mr. Rein.
Shigure no longer had to worry about her two palm prints… Officer Rain’s framing skills seemed to be on par with hers.
…
After get off work, Rain said goodbye to his colleagues and took a short detour to bring back a gift for his Omega at home. He returned home at six in the evening.
Shi Yu could be heard talking to someone in the hall. The officer who was sorting his clothes at the entrance didn't pay any attention. He unbuttoned his collar, took off his military jacket which was stained with some snowflakes and put it on his arm. After taking out the manual he brought for Shi Yu, the light blond young man stepped out of his boots calmly and indifferently and walked into the hall.
"It was at that time..." A gentle and familiar voice with a smile made Lei Yin pause when he was about to call out the word "Shigure".
"He took the number assigned to the student in the next class. Because that student and Alex had the same hair and skin color, as well as similar pheromones, Rain thought that student was Alex."
"They agreed to rotate weekly to reserve a spot for weekend training. At the time, Ryan thought 'Alex' had secured a spot for him, but he had mistaken the student. Ryan's actions angered the student."
Shi Yu: "This... Mr. Rain didn't mean it, so what?"
She held an opened bag of nuts and listened attentively to what was happening next.
"Then..." The general smiled, "Then, let Rain speak."
During the holographic call with a panoramic view of the room, Heinrich had already noticed that Rain had returned. Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he followed the general's gaze and realized that Rain had returned.
"Mr. Rain!" she greeted him and immediately asked expectantly, "That student thought you stole his serial number. What happened next?"
Rain: ...
Facing Shigure's gleaming gaze and the gentle gaze of the general in the projection, Rein silently stood with his boots together, his back straight, and answered in a low and cold voice: "That classmate attacked me. I still thought he was my roommate at the time, so I was not on guard."
Shi Yu opened his eyes wide nervously as if he was listening to a story.
Rein: "...Then, I fought back." He stared at the ground, expressionless. "When we were stopped and taken away by the patrol, I had a slight advantage."
"Afterward, although Rein didn't act intentionally in this incident, he was still punished with a week of confinement," the general casually explained. He then smiled and said, "Another time, Rein caused another incident because of this same inability to recognize people."
Shi Yu was very surprised: "Huh, is there anything else??"
Rain: ...
The officer lowered his eyes and stared at the ground expressionlessly.
The general had some free time on the day of the Holy Festival, so he asked Lei Yin to sit aside and chatted with Shi Yu for nearly two hours.
After ending the call, Shi Yu was obviously still feeling a little unsatisfied. She glanced at Rain, who was sitting far away from her, then put her bag of nuts on the table and carefully pushed it towards him like a hamster sharing snacks.
"Would you like to eat something, Mr. Rain?" Shi Yu's mind swirled with the general's words. She couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Rain, the protagonist of the incident. "You didn't mean to do that. I believe you really didn't know the difference that day..."
Rain: ...
The young man clasped his hands together, his expression slightly stern, as if deep in thought as he sat on the sofa. The monitoring ring pressed down the cuff of his shirt, buckling it against the man's distinct and powerful wrist bones, leaving no gap between the glove and the man's wrist.
Hearing Shi Yu's voice, Lei Yin was silent for a moment, then politely declined: "No, thank you."
After dinner, Rein gave Shi Yu the cooking manual. Shi Yu happily hugged the manual to his chest and suddenly asked, "Mr. Rein, are you still going to work at six o'clock tomorrow?"
Lei Yin nodded and replied, "I will leave home at 6:10."
"Ah... then please wait for me tomorrow. I'll be there before 6:10! As a return gift, I'd like to make you a lunch box to take to the military academy."
"I've studied it carefully this time, there will be absolutely no problem!" she assured.
Rein frowned slightly. "Don't bother. Maintaining your early morning energy will help you learn from tomorrow's lessons."
Shi Yu refuted him quietly: "But you gave me a gift, this is a return gift."
...Lein lowered his head, his ice-blue eyes looking at the small hair whorl on the girl's head. He didn't say anything else. After a moment, his gaze also calmly fell elsewhere.
"Then remember to wait for me..." Shi Yu felt that Lei Yin must have agreed, so he breathed a sigh of relief and gave him a small smile.
"Thank you for the gift! Happy holidays, Mr. Rein."
…
On the night of the Holy Day, Loren finally pieced together the parts he had obtained from various places and assembled them into a machine with simple communication functions.
A few days had passed since Xia Feng returned to his family. After lights out, snowflakes drifted outside the window, leaving his dorm room alone and desolate. However, the boy, with a slightly mechanical expression, remained unmoved. He pushed his glasses up, his fingers steadily dialing the number. As he waited, Loren couldn't help but feel a tinge of anticipation and nervousness.
He hadn't contacted her for a long time. How to say the first sentence and what to do next? The boy's brain couldn't help but start to perform rigorous calculations.
While studying the recipe carefully, Yu was startled by the sudden sound of the terminal.
She took the tablet and took a look. When she found that it was an unfamiliar number, she held her chin and ignored it, turning her attention back to the menu.
Shi Yu tapped lightly and hung up the call.
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A little late today 55555 my little red flower!!
Lonely Loren Miserable
Rain, whose dark history was exposed
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