"By the way, are you done with your work at the company?" Ye Jiu suddenly remembered that Huai Jin should usually be working at this time.
It's unclear what Huaiyou's intentions were in bringing Huaijin into the company's management team. Perhaps it was for the sake of his reputation—the news is full of stories about Huaiyou spoiling his son, letting him get involved in group affairs at the age of 17.
Or perhaps it was just to tease him? With his mental state in chaos, Huai Jin was losing his life day by day and could die at any moment. Knowing Huai Jin's physical condition, he still entrusted him with some of the company's affairs. Wasn't he just thinking that Huai Jin could do whatever he wanted, since all this power would eventually return to him anyway?
Forgive her for thinking so despicably, Huaiyou is really not a good person.
Huai Jin said in a light tone, "I'm done with my work. I didn't want those things to interfere with my time with my sister, so I finished ahead of schedule!"
"I see." Ye Jiu nodded, then muttered, "What exactly is Huaiyou thinking, exploiting you like this? He's not a good person."
Huaijin raised the corners of her mouth, smiled, and didn't reply.
He actively sought out the company, as he needed to leave her as much of an inheritance as possible before he died. Being a mecha pilot was expensive, and she didn't want her to worry about money.
He earned the opportunity to work for the company in exchange for testing one mech per year.
He was fortunate that he had some talent in managing the company. Even though he was physically disabled and could only hold meetings and work online, he still managed to become the general manager within a year.
Huaiyou is certainly not having an easy time as chairman.
No one said anything, but Huaijia Company had actually become his personal fiefdom.
As for Huaiyou, he knew he was climbing the ladder, but he didn't take him seriously at all, since he was destined to die young anyway.
"How was your week at school, sister?" Huaijin changed the subject.
"It's alright." Ye Jiu pondered for a moment, "Oh right, I'll be going to the military sanatorium the week after next to observe the seniors' mechas for a few days, so I probably won't be able to come back this weekend."
The ownership of a mecha is always personal, since most are custom-made. Even if a mecha is made with money from the military and assigned to an officer, it still belongs to that officer after retirement or when the officer is unable to use the mecha due to illness.
Two mechs considered perfect in interstellar history, "Sunset" and "Annihilation," were both owned by retired officers due to injuries and now reside in a military sanatorium.
They will have the opportunity to get up close to these two mechs and observe and learn from them.
"Okay, I've got it." Huai Jin bit his lower lip lightly. That meant he wouldn't see his sister for at least seven days next week...
Just thinking about it drives him crazy.
He didn't know what to do. Longing was consuming his reason, and he was afraid he would do something terrible...
"Then, sister, remember to video call me often. I'll miss you a lot." Huai Jin tried to make his voice sound normal, and he raised the corners of his mouth. "I want to see you more, sister."
"I will," Ye Jiu nodded. "But I might be busy until very late. If I don't call you before 10 p.m. that night, don't wait. Go to bed on time and don't stay up late."
"Okay!" Huai Jin agreed loudly, but who could say for sure what would happen in the future?
Huai Jin casually grabbed Ye Jiu's fingers and played with them, "Next week, Friday is my birthday, do you want any birthday presents?"
Huai Jin looked up at her, hoping she would make a wish with him.
He has a lot of money and ability now. If his sister wants a mecha, he can get it for her within a week.
The Interstellar Federation has strict control over mechs, making them extremely difficult for non-military personnel to acquire. However, extremely difficult does not mean impossible; with money, nothing is a problem.
"Hey, next week is my birthday?" Ye Jiu asked back. She didn't care much about her birthday and didn't care whether she celebrated it or not. Sometimes she would forget it because she had a lot of homework at school. Only Huai Jin would remember to celebrate it for her.
"This birthday present..." Ye Jiu frowned and pondered, "I'd like a mecha figure model, preferably exquisite, so I can take it apart and study its internal structure."
After saying that, Ye Jiu also found it a bit ridiculous, "Forget it, it's fine if it can't be disassembled. This is too difficult, making such a small thing so intricate."
Huaijin nodded, "It is indeed a bit difficult."
However, he would give her whatever she wanted.
Besides, it's just a small model.
Huaijin continued to play with Ye Jiu's fingers, and after a few minutes suddenly asked, "Sister, do you have any completed mecha design drawings?"
Ye Jiu raised an eyebrow. "Hey, there's one. I just finished drawing it yesterday, and I'm quite satisfied with it, hehe."
She licked her lips. "I'm very satisfied with the drawing, but I haven't made a model yet. I feel that it's not very feasible. I can only look at it on paper. There are some parts that I felt were the limit when I was drawing them."
"Can I take a look at it, sister?"
"Sure, I'll let you give me some pointers."
Ye Jiu was naturally delighted. This design might become her graduation project in the future, and it would be best if someone could help her find out where the problems were, let alone a genius like Huai Jin.
Ye Jiu knelt on the ground, sitting a little in front of Huai Jin's wheelchair so that he could also see his personal computer screen.
Send the drawing to his contact account first, then zoom in on the drawing and say, "Here, that's it." Then turn to look at him and observe his reaction.
Huai Jin stared intently at the computer screen, occasionally reaching out to zoom in for a closer look.
Ye Jiu blinked, waiting for his evaluation.
"How was it? How was it?!" She asked impatiently as Huaijin withdrew her hand.
"Of course...it's fantastic! I think it's entirely possible to do!" Huaijin smiled broadly, praising her generously.
"My sister will definitely be a very skilled mecha pilot in the future."
"Hehe." Ye Jiu smiled sheepishly, "Then I'll accept this compliment. I also think I'm quite a genius!"
Huaijin's smile deepened; her sister looked adorable too.
After looking at the blueprint, he had an idea for Ye Jiu's birthday gift. He thought he would make this figurine model for her by hand. Anyway, he would make her a real mecha sooner or later, so he might as well use this to practice first.
Having made up his mind, Huaijin felt relieved and in high spirits.
Ye Jiu was still engrossed in perfecting his mecha blueprints and didn't pay any attention to Huai Jin.
As the time he was ignored grew longer and longer, Huai Jin began to feel increasingly anxious.
No, don't look at that... Look at him... Please look at him...
His breathing became more and more rapid. He reached out to pat Ye Jiu's shoulder to interrupt her, but ultimately withdrew his hand just a little bit away.
He bit his nails to restrain himself.
No, I can't bother my sister... I can't let her get annoyed with him, I can't let my sister dislike me... No! Absolutely not!
His mind was nearly overwhelmed by a barrage of thoughts, and he bit his nails harder and harder.
"Crunch—" The teeth collided with the fingernails, making a slight sound.
Ye Jiu snapped out of her daze, remembering there was someone behind her, and turned to look at him.
His eyes were lifeless, and he was biting his fingernails. Ye Jiu stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him, "Xiao Jin?"
Huaijin immediately snapped out of her daze, put down her hand, and smiled, "What's wrong, sister?"
Ye Jiu was amazed by the speed at which this person changed their expression.
Although his smile was genuine, Ye Jiu felt something was off... Was she overthinking it?
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