Chapter 60 A Day of Rest
Several people gathered inside the villa. Zhou Jiu opened her package and shared some food with the other people in the villa.
"Aren't Ye Yang and the others at the villa today?" Zhou Jiu sat in the living room, munching on his snacks while watching videos of mecha pilots who had passed the qualifying rounds online.
"They're not here. They went out. I saw Instructor Xiao Wen take the three of them away." Lin Xiu scrolled through recent news about sensor mechs, occasionally taking the snacks from Sun You's hand and eating them one by one.
Zhou Jiu seemed to be deep in thought. She thought of Gela Baird. The person he wanted to wait for was Ye Yang, but he didn't want some people in Junyi to know. So who was he guarding against?
But soon, Zhou Jiu's attention was diverted by Lin Xiu.
"Recently, news about energy mines on Ancient Blue Star has been spreading more and more widely. I've even seen online that some energy companies are recruiting mercenary groups to clear roads." Lin Xiu looked directly at Zhou Jiu.
Zhou Jiu smiled broadly and raised an eyebrow. "Who knows?"
The two exchanged a smile, both satisfied with the progress of the plan. Sun You blinked and glanced at the two of them before continuing to focus on the personnel composition of each team.
"Any progress on the mental lock?" Sun You suddenly asked Zhou Jiu about their memories.
Zhou Jiu and Lin Xiu never hid anything from Sun You that could be made public.
"I can't untie this with my own mental strength. It seems that only the one who tied the knot can untie it." Zhou Jiu shrugged, somewhat helplessly.
"Then what about you and Chu Zhao?"
“He asked me to meet him on StarNet for his birthday this year. I’ll confront him then!” Zhou Jiu answered Sun You’s question.
"...Aren't you worried?"
"What are you worried about?" Zhou Jiu asked curiously, wondering what Sun You hadn't finished saying.
“Approaching someone with a specific purpose is actually… not very beneficial for a relationship,” Sun You said tactfully.
"You'd mind that? The reason you started doesn't mean it'll always be like that. As a soldier, death is so close, how can you have time to care about such trivial things!" Zhou Jiu was slightly puzzled, but she continued to ask, "You can break up over something like this?"
Zhou Jiu didn't really want to break up. Although she had other things to do and didn't have much time for dating, she didn't want to lose anything she already had.
"After all, you want to get close to his family. Family is a sore spot for many people." Lin Xiu read the gossip while listening to Sun You and Zhou Jiu's discussion about relationships.
“My family is also my Achilles’ heel, but I didn’t intend to do anything to Ms. Liu. I just wanted to meet with Ms. Liu while concealing my purpose and numbing others,” Zhou Jiu emphasized. Although she had memory loss and some confusion, she remembered that many people wanted to see her mother and would sometimes look for her. Although it was not very obvious, she remembered that such things happened.
"..."
"Okay, I'll take another look. If it really doesn't work, I'll choose the more important one!" Zhou Jiu said casually, but she was still a little concerned about this point.
Several people sat on the sofa, each busy with their own things, enjoying their midday snacks.
"Qiao Shiyi's variety show has started airing! He's quite popular!" Lin Xiu said, munching on snacks while enthusiastically watching Qiao Shiyi's variety show.
"Brother Jiu, your Eleventh Brother is online asking you to promote something." Lin Xiu saw Qiao Shiyi's message in the group.
"This is the first time you've called me Master Jiu. What's up?" Zhou Jiu's eyes immediately darted back at Zhou Jiu, who was clearly being overly solicitous.
"Let me relay Qiao Shiyi's exact words. I must say, he's quite handsome in the video," Lin Xiu remarked with a click of his tongue.
Zhou Jiu also saw Qiao Shiyi's group chat, opened StarNet and wrote a sentence on his public platform: The qualifiers are over today, and I finally have time to watch my friend @Qiao Shi's variety show!
"Does he need me to endorse him? My fans aren't even a fraction of his." Zhou Jiu also joined in Lin Xiu's吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments).
Zhou Jiu tagged Qiao Shiyi in the group chat, saying, "I've promoted this. Send me 10,000 yuan. Master Zhou is in a good mood today. I gave you a divination. You're sure to become famous. Send me the money quickly."
Lin Xiu gave two thumbs-up gestures from the air in the living room and said, "You're really good at making things up, Master Zhou!"
Zhou Jiu, who hadn't consulted the oracle at all, felt no remorse for tricking his friend and warned Lin Xiu, "You're not allowed to tell Qiao Shiyi, or he'll pester me for days on end. I'm not a nanny, what good is it if he keeps complaining to me? This is my compensation for emotional distress."
Lin Xiu instantly understood, looking at the slightly aloof Qiao Shiyi in the video, "He wouldn't be venting all his nonsense to you, would he?"
"What do you think?" Zhou Jiu rolled his eyes.
"It's all thanks to your leadership as captain that everyone turns to you when they have a problem. Look at me, I don't have any troubles, and I even get the good things." Lin Xiu quickly grabbed a big red envelope in the group chat and boasted to Zhou Jiu.
A smug smile appeared in Zhou Jiu's eyes. He released the record button, and the sound immediately went into the group chat.
Qiao Shiyi (Qiao Shi): Trouble? Lin Xiu, you just wait, next time you try to talk to me, I won't answer the phone.
Wei An'an: Haha! Caught talking behind someone's back!!!
Bao Wang (Bao Cheng): You guys keep playing around. You've put all the equipment you got to use. I recently set up a safe base on a desert planet. Come back and take a look when you have time. I guarantee you'll be very surprised.
Qiao Shiyi (Qiao Shi): Post a photo! My schedule is really packed lately. I'll definitely go whenever the team leader goes back.
Wei An'an: You're still discriminating against me? I'm out of here. From now on, nobody should talk to Qiao Shiyi anymore. I'll see how long he can hold back during the variety show recording.
Looking at the chat history, Zhou Jiu didn't know if she would have time. She needed to find Liu Ci and resolve the memory issues of all of them before the military status problem broke out. That way, even if they were killed and something unexpected happened, she could still do something.
"Zhou Jiu, what are you thinking about?" Sun You noticed Zhou Jiu's sudden change in mood.
"Ah, it's nothing. I just suddenly feel like I've finished everything and I feel relieved," Zhou Jiu chuckled.
"Tch, come on, this is just the beginning! Don't you dare run away at the last minute!" Lin Xiu laughed and scolded, completely unaware that Zhou Jiu's mood had changed.
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and realized that Sun You wouldn't usually ask anyone what they were thinking. He reviewed their conversation and suddenly remembered the Liu Ci question they had discussed. He then warned, "Zhou Jiu, let me tell you, I was joking when I said you were love-struck. Don't actually abandon our beliefs for love!"
Zhou Jiu rolled his eyes: "Get lost."
"Forget it, I'm not going to argue with a bunch of weird women like you."
Lin Xiu complained, but when he saw Sun You looking at him quietly, he added, "Youyou, I'm talking about Zhou Jiu. You're not some random woman; you're the one I love."
Zhou Jiu glanced away from Lin Xiu, finding him utterly unbearable to look at, so incredibly pretentious. Unfortunately, Sun You was completely smitten with Lin Xiu's antics.
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