"you say."
Qiao Mei felt no psychological pressure, because she could tell from Yan Qing's step back that he had probably let go.
Yan Qing took a deep breath and, with great courage, asked her, "If you haven't forgotten these past events, would we really become husband and wife, just like the promise we made when we were young?"
This question stumped Qiao Mei.
Because the one who made the vow to Yan Qing was the original owner of this body, not her.
Her own answer would certainly be no, but if it were the original owner of this body...
Perhaps, I should give a positive answer?
Just giving an answer won't change anything. After thinking it through, Qiao Mei looked at Yan Qing and nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should."
She didn't mention that the original owner was madly in love with Xu Heyu. If she did, it would only make Yan Qing sad, so it was better to make him happy.
As expected, Yan Qing's initially anxious expression quickly turned into happiness after she finished answering, with a hint of relief in her happiness.
"That's good. Actually, I could have guessed it. Even without Cang Ao, there would still be Xu Heyu standing in my way. To be honest, I am indeed not as good as the two of them, but I am already very satisfied with your answer. I have no regrets."
After finishing his story, Yan Qing seemed to remember something and told Qiao Mei that when he had asked her to change clothes and take measurements in his room before, he had controlled himself and not looked at places he shouldn't have, so she could rest assured.
"Although I've had a strong liking for you since I was a child, I would never do something so outrageous."
Qiao Mei also felt that Yan Qing was not that kind of person. After nodding, she asked him what illness he had and why he couldn't even go to the academy.
Although she had seen him take his medicine many times, she had never seen him have an attack.
Yan Qing shook his head with a wry smile: "Strictly speaking, it's a psychological illness. I witnessed the massacre that the Federal Army carried out against the former Allied Army, and I developed an uncontrollable fear of the Federal Army. At first, just hearing the word 'Federal' would make me tremble and gag."
"Later, I had an interstellar doctor examine and evaluate me. They concluded that I had post-traumatic stress disorder, which is why I didn't go to the Federal Academy. Also, because of what happened back then, I couldn't sleep well at night, which made my physical condition worse and I often needed to take medication to regulate it."
"I see." Qiao Mei sighed, looking at his body that had regained its male characteristics, and asked him if he had thought about how to tell his family later.
They raised him as their daughter for so many years, and suddenly they say he's their son. Ordinary people might not be able to accept that.
"It's still early, and I might not live that long either. Let's just take it one step at a time. But given how open-minded my parents are, I think they can accept it. After all, it's really hard for me not to blame myself for Xiaoqing's death."
Yan Qing didn't go into too much detail about the past, and Qiao Mei was afraid of reopening his deepest wounds, so she didn't ask him any more questions.
She then only told him about the mass production of the [Black Crow Boy] mecha and her desire to be affiliated with his He Qing Hai Yan Company before returning to the Federal Academy.
But after returning, the matter of the former Interstellar Alliance Army lingered in her mind.
The original book's plot doesn't explain why the interstellar monster tide broke out; it came very suddenly and illogically.
Now, combining what Gan Gan said with her own experience, she suddenly grasped a key point.
She asked the Book of the World if it knew anything about the outbreak of the interstellar monster tide, hoping to get some information from it as well.
But the Book of the World says that it doesn't know anything about things not mentioned in the story.
Having no other choice, she hesitated for a long time before finally contacting Xu Wenfeng to ask him.
If there's no progress with Xu Wenfeng either, she'll consider asking Gong Jing.
The plot of the book has been greatly affected by her appearance, with many events being postponed or disappearing.
However, this does not mean that the outbreak of interstellar monster tides will disappear.
After all, Qiao Yingying and Lai Tan were still secretly causing trouble, and they had even extended their reach to the Federation army, mobilizing some interstellar monsters.
Now, there's another variable: the former Allied Forces of the Interstellar Era.
During dinner that evening, Ao Cang noticed that Qiao Mei seemed distracted, as if something was on her mind, and asked her what was wrong.
Is there anything I can do to help you?
It would have been fine if he hadn't spoken, but as soon as he did, Qiao Mei looked up at him and suddenly remembered that Ao Cang had lived much longer than Xu Wenfeng, and might know a lot about the former Interstellar Alliance Army.
But since they were in the college cafeteria, which was crowded and noisy, she couldn't ask directly. So she told him that after they finished eating, they should go to the pavilion on the back hill of the college together.
There are fewer people there, and the scenery is quite nice, making it a good place to have a conversation.
It's still drizzling outside, and the temperature is a bit too low.
Qiao Mei wanted to finish talking as soon as possible so she could part ways with Ao Cang and return to her dormitory, but on the way, she bumped into a group of federal soldiers coming to the Federal Academy.
One of them looked somewhat familiar to her.
It seems to be Yang Yuanlong, the deputy marshal in the federal army who had a good relationship with her maternal grandfather.
"That's strange, why did he come here?"
Given Yang Yuanlong's rank, Qiao Mei felt that he must be someone special to personally come to the scene. She quickly abandoned her original plan to continue talking with Ao Cang in the pavilion and instead pulled him along, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far, to see what they were there for.
Not long after, she saw Gong Jing, with green hair and holding a dark blue umbrella, appear and say something to Yang Yanlong with a sullen expression.
Judging from their demeanor, the atmosphere between the two wasn't very good.
Not long after, Gong Jing loosened his clenched fist and, as if resigned to his fate, led them into the Federal Academy.
Qiao Mei saw the dean of the Federal Academy and others standing there waiting from afar. She wanted to go and take a look, but the soldiers of the Federal Army had blocked off the area, so she couldn't get through.
Her intuition told her that something extraordinary must have happened. After thinking for a moment, she asked Ao Cang if it would be very costly to use his divine power to become invisible.
"If it's not serious, let's go and see what's going on."
Curiosity was only part of what drove her to do this; more so, it was because she had just learned from Yan Qing that the Federal Army might not be as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Ao Cang shook his head: "Not much, it's equivalent to half an hour of wish power I received from you today."
With that, Qiao Mei felt relieved. She followed Ao Cang and used his divine power to conceal herself before heading towards the Federal Academy Dean's Building from a less crowded area.
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