Xu Shi laughed heartily, "Thank you, my dear fiancée."
"You're welcome, you naughty fiancé."
Xie Qingyan smiled too; it was clear that this was the kind of relationship she hoped for.
"Hey, how come he's a bad fiancé in my eyes?"
Xu Shi, however, was indignant and pointed out her linguistic error directly.
"do not you?"
The woman retorted indignantly, "You leave your fiancée aside, but you're willing to find someone else to be your wife. If that's not bad, then what is?"
She must feel really aggrieved about this. At best, she's still his "fiancée," but at worst, she's just his fiancée...
Don't forget, this was Xu Shi's first real relationship, and now everyone else has caught up and surpassed her, while she's still stuck in the same place...
Regardless of whether it's your fault or not, if you're unhappy, you're unhappy!
"Then you should be a bad fiancée too."
Xu Shi chuckled, "Alright, it's such a waste to waste such a nice day arguing. Let's enjoy the sea breeze instead."
As he spoke, he leaned back and lay down on the large rock, admiring the sky above him.
The weather on Silver Pine Island was indeed pleasant. The vegetation provided little protection from the "rust fog," and the sea breeze brought only coolness, making it very comfortable.
Moreover, perhaps due to its more pristine environment, although the "rust fog" still shrouded overhead, the perception of the changing sun and moon was indeed clearer than in the City of Night Sin.
For example, you can feel that the sky is getting darker now, and you can guess that it is already evening.
"It would be even better if we could see stars."
Xu Shi couldn't help but sigh.
"Um?"
Xie Qingyan was a little curious, "You're talking as if you've actually seen stars, stop pretending."
Xu Shi wanted to say, "Of course I've seen it, but that was in my past life... No one in this life has that right. We can only go to the planetarium to watch simulated images from hundreds of years ago."
So what came out in the end was, "Maybe there will be such a day?"
"You really have this idea?"
The woman was even more surprised. "So what are you going to do? Remove this 'rust fog'?"
"Why not?"
Xu Shi replied lazily, "Isn't what 'Heavenly Principle' is doing related to it? Then why can't that person be me?"
"...That sounds like a lot of boasting."
Xie Qingyan was stunned. Was this also his ambition? He had never heard anyone else mention it before. In fact, everyone was used to living under the "Rust Fog" and had never thought of such a possibility.
She simply couldn't imagine what the world would be like without the "Rust Fog," even after watching those simulations.
But for some reason, when Xu Shi says it, it doesn't sound out of place at all.
So instead of discouraging or questioning, she simply thought about it seriously and then tentatively asked, "If that day ever comes... would you watch the stars with me?"
It's true that they haven't seen real stars, but the documents are there, and everyone knows it's a very romantic thing. Many young couples in Night City even spend money to go to the planetarium just for this.
"Well... you'll know the answer when that day actually comes."
Xu Shi stretched and started yawning again.
Riddler, get out of Silverpine Island!
"You might as well just say you'll wait until you die of old age."
The woman rolled her eyes at him, but couldn't help making sarcastic remarks.
Xu smiled without saying a word, quietly enjoying the precious moment.
"Brother Xu, where is everyone? The banquet is ready! We're just waiting for you to begin!"
Before long, Pan Cheng's shouts came from afar.
"...Hey, let's go, let's go."
Xu Shi slowly got up, "Looking at the stars isn't enough to satisfy our hunger; we need proper eating, drinking, and having fun."
"Wait."
Xie Qingyan stopped him at that moment.
"Um?"
Before Xu could react, the other person gently placed a kiss on his cheek.
"you……"
This really left Xiao Xu a bit bewildered. What was going on? Why did they suddenly pull this stunt?
"Don't misunderstand, it doesn't mean anything by it."
The dog-woman pointed a finger at her lips. "It's just... something I wanted to do."
After saying that, she left feeling refreshed.
He stood there for a while, savoring the moment, before shaking his head with a smile.
Hmph, just a wicked woman's tactic of playing hard to get.
...
The banquet prepared for Xu Shi and his party was quite lavish. Whether it was to welcome them back or to repay their life-saving grace, almost the entire Silver Pine Island participated—bonfires were lit, cattle and sheep were slaughtered, and there was singing and dancing, making it a lively affair.
Xu Shi, as the guest of honor, sat in the seat of honor and was soon surrounded by the enthusiasm of the islanders.
Only then did he truly understand why Pan Cheng had said "You are the great benefactor of Silver Pine Island" instead of "I, Pan Cheng, am the great benefactor of you."
It wasn't just because he saved more than just Pan Cheng; more importantly, this place felt more like a big family where people helped each other. Saving someone would make everyone grateful, but conversely, if you touched something bad, you would instantly become the target of everyone's hatred.
Just like now, everyone's enthusiasm is genuine, and it's not just because they're happy about throwing a party. They genuinely regard him as a benefactor or a friend, even though he doesn't recognize many of the people in the party.
Don't say that, I'm actually a bad person... I felt a little uncomfortable for a while, but then I thought about it and let it go. Oh well, let's just enjoy life while we can.
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