"Dear Captain, I have to remind you that it's almost lunch time. You promised your wife that you would go back for lunch."

Inside the cockpit of the Dawn, Taichu reminded Chen Xu who was still sitting at his seat and working.

He looked away from the screen, stretched to relieve the stiffness and pain in his back after sitting for several hours, and said, "You are monitoring my home, and you have to let me know in person?"

“It’s my duty.”

He said, "It's your duty to obey my orders, right? Can you turn off the surveillance?"

"I'm sorry, I have to follow your orders, except for supervising you. You are the acting captain and have the most important responsibilities. At the same time, you must be subject to the strictest supervision."

"Just pretend I didn't say anything."

He casually closed the document on the light screen, stood up and walked out of the cockpit.

Just like he has the power to restart Taichu, Taichu also has the power to supervise him. Of course, it is just supervision. Even if he is found to have committed any act of betrayal, there is nothing they can do.

It is not possible for an AI to depose a captain, even an acting captain. This is because the humans on the Dawn are deeply wary of AI.

If not for this, he would definitely not be able to beat Taichu. There are too many rules and regulations on the spaceship, so many that he can't memorize them all. Up to now, he doesn't know how many times he has violated them, and a lot of credit points have been deducted.

His residence was not far away, and it only took ten minutes to get there by taking the Wei shuttle cabin.

When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped thinking that Yang Jinxia was sitting at a table full of food waiting for him. Only then did he realize that something was wrong between the two of them.

"How did it become like this?"

He couldn't help but tap his head, remembering what Taichu had said about the side effects of using a learning machine. Because the brain was crammed with too much new knowledge in a short period of time, in order to digest this knowledge, the brain would become slower than usual over a period of time.

Many days have passed since he used the learning machine for the second time. In order to digest the knowledge as quickly as possible and truly put it into practice, he has to spend a lot of time reviewing every day. So is his reaction slower than before?

She should have realized this when she suggested having dinner together in the morning.

He couldn't help but knock his head, feeling a little guilty. Why did he let his guard down when facing her?

If I get too close to her in my dream, how should I face her when I return to reality?

"Remember to keep your distance from her."

After he prepared himself mentally at the door, he subconsciously glanced at the time. It was already twelve and three minutes. Without stopping, he walked forward and the door opened automatically.

"You're back."

In the kitchen, Yang Jinxia, ​​who was wearing an apron, heard the noise, poked her head out, smiled at him, and said, "There is another soup, it will be ready soon, you sit down first."

Chen Xu was in a trance for a moment. After get off work, he returned to the beautifully decorated house. Yang Jinxia was wearing an apron, cooking in the kitchen, and welcoming him home with a joyful voice. This warm scene was exactly what he longed for and what motivated him to work hard for it.

After a while, Yang Jinxia came out of the kitchen quickly, holding the two handles of a pot in her hands. She put the pot on a pot mat on the table, then pinched her earlobes with her fingers and inhaled through her mouth, obviously she was scalded.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Xu's heart tightened, and he stepped forward to grab her hands. Seeing that the thumbs and index fingers of both hands were a little red, he pulled her into the kitchen, turned on the faucet, and put her hands under the water to rinse.

"Next time don't hold the hot pot directly. Wrap it with a wet cloth so you don't get burned." There was a hint of blame in his tone.

"I understand." Yang Jinxia had her hands held by him, and the two of them were almost leaning against each other. She looked up at his profile with a gentle gaze.

Chen Xu realized something was wrong at this time and let go of his hand. In order to hide his embarrassment, he pretended not to care, washed his hands, picked up a piece of cloth hanging nearby to dry his hands, walked out of the kitchen and sat down at the table.

Yang Jinxia watched his movements, a smile appeared on her face, she shook off the water droplets on her hands, pulled out a piece of tissue, wiped her hands, took off her apron, hung it back in its place, and followed him out.

At this time, Chen Xu had already filled a bowl of soup and picked up the spoon to drink. When he looked up, he saw her standing by the table looking at him. He stopped scooping soup and said stiffly, "You sit down too."

Yang Jinxia reached out her hand, picked up the bowl of soup in front of him, and placed it in front of herself. Then she picked up the empty bowl in front of her, filled it with soup, and placed it in front of him. Only then did she sit down in her seat with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Chen Xu looked at the smile on her face and was speechless.

"I made this soup, please try it." Yang Jinxia looked at him with a slightly expectant look on her face.

Chen Xu scooped it up, tasted it, nodded, and said, "It's good."

Yang Jinxia also tasted it herself, blinked her eyes, and said, "It seems a little bland."

Chen Xu said, "The soup doesn't need to be too salty, this is just right."

"Yeah." Yang Jinxia became happy and watched him finish a bowl of soup. Without waiting for him to stand up, she reached out and took his bowl.

Chen Xu said, "You don't have to do this. I'll do it myself."

While serving rice, Yang Jinxia said, "When I was in school, I liked to go to Xiaoya's house for dinner. At the table, I was envious of her mother serving rice to everyone. I felt that she must be very lucky to have such a mother."

Chen Xu thought of her life experience, and his heart softened. He guessed that her nominal grandmother must be quite strict with her. Thinking in his heart, he reached out and took the meal she handed over, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," she replied with a smile.

From morning till now, she had laughed so many times. It was the day she laughed the most since he knew her.

In fact, she is a person who looks very aloof. He still remembers that what attracted him most when he first met her was her cold and elegant temperament.

Whether in the previous dream or in reality, she rarely smiled. Even if she smiled, it was mostly to show politeness.

He had never seen her so happy as today.

When they were still together, he woke up early in the morning and looked at her sleeping. Even in her sleep, her brows were always slightly furrowed, as if they could never be smoothed out. From then on, he knew that she must have a lot of things in her heart.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He stared at her for so long that Yang Jinxia thought there was something on her face. She picked up the spoon and used the smooth bottom to touch her face, but found nothing.

He said, "I just think you're a little different than you used to be."

"Really?" Yang Jinxia touched her face and smiled. "Maybe it's because I don't have to worry about anything else. Now I only need to think about what to cook for three meals a day. I don't have to think about anything else. I feel more relaxed than ever before."

Chen Xu looked at the bright smile on her face and was distracted for a moment.

Maybe she left him for his reasons. If he was strong enough to protect her from the wind and rain, why should she face those difficulties and pressures alone?

Whether in the vast universe, in this hierarchical spacecraft, or on Earth, if you want to live better, you can only make yourself stronger and gain a higher status.

It was also at this moment that he desired power more than ever before.

(End of this chapter)