Chapter 36
The fifteen-year scientific and technological investigation is the result of Nebula's harmony and stability, and the gains are remarkable. Someone proposed to hold a celebration banquet to celebrate the fifteen years of peace in Nebula.
Marshal Zhu Heng was naturally among the invited guests.
But after he got off the airship, he handled military affairs as usual, leaving early and returning late. When he returned to the Zhu family, a stack of documents flew out and hit the badge on Marshal Zhu Heng's chest.
"What on earth do you want to do!"
Zhu Heng looked over. Behind the door were the same pair of eyes, and in front of the door was the Zhu family's door lintel. He no longer had the energy to resist, so he bent down to pick up the document, and surprisingly still felt the familiar palpitations when he saw the three words "traitor zone" on it.
He missed her very much.
Even though I can’t recall the clear images anymore over the years, I still miss it.
"There are military affairs to be dealt with in the South Territory." Zhu Heng placed the documents on the table with gold threads and red jade. Even in the Nebula Era, the heavy and simple crimson decorations of the Zhu family remained consistent. "I'm leaving first."
The voice shouted angrily: "The scientific and technological investigation is led by the conference court. The relationship between the East and West regions has eased. What do you want to do by withdrawing at this time!"
Zhu Heng did not answer.
The voice seemed even more stern: "Are you going to fight with me for the rest of your life because of a third-class citizen?"
"She's not a third-class citizen anymore, is she?" Zhu Heng had been ignoring his angry scolding since he entered the room, but now he turned around and stared at the figure. "The conference court agreed to remove her citizenship, and that means she's removed from citizenship."
No matter how much the voices talked and scolded him, he ignored them and locked himself in the study until late at night the next day.
It is common to be busy when military affairs are heavy. He habitually wanted to take the glass to drink water, but he took nothing. "Jingwei." He wanted to let the combat assistance system locate itself, but he was silent again. He stood up and walked around the deserted room a few times.
The nano house will automatically adjust its layout according to the season. Once he discovered this, he simply turned it off. He walked to the bookshelf and looked at the seeds in the breeding box. He saw that they had sprouted small buds. He asked Jingwei to give priority to the breeding of the incubator in the future, and then he would move the seeds out himself.
Be careful when planting. The buds were not damaged, but they did not grow even after adding nutrient solution. Either they were an undeveloped species destined to be eliminated and could not adapt to the nebula environment, or their insides had been eaten away.
Neither condition can survive. He looked at the breeding box for a while and decided to try again. At this time, he heard Jingwei say that the priority change failed.
Zhu Heng knew from the first day he became the marshal that this account did not belong to him alone, so he did not try again. He continued to handle military affairs. Halfway through, the screen flickered.
The light became warmer.
"marshal."
[Fifteen years later, Zhu Heng met Wei Qi for the first time.]
She still had the same demeanor, seeming out of place yet full of vitality among the troops.
The black coat did not have the pocket buttons of the camel coat, so she just carried a bag and a black plush hat on her head. She greeted him stiffly after being introduced by the adjutant.
Even so, the corners of her mouth were still slightly raised, and she looked very timid but cunning: "Hello, Marshal Zhu." He knew that she was a reporter hired by the Animal and Plant Breeding Center. It was not a formal position, and she was probably able to come here because someone opened a special channel.
According to the rules, Li Shu can already be punished.
Zhu Heng looked at her for a while, and said the two words "Hello" as if they were soaked in water.
[Zhu Heng fell hopelessly in love with her.] This line of narration was like a replay of the story. But Zhu Heng no longer took her to see anyone, knowing that the winter in the nebula was very cold, and the new humans could only keep out the cold because of their spiritual power, so he would wear a thick coat with her even in the command cabin.
The Star Marshal was not afraid of this heavy burden, but when Wei Qi reached out to pull him down, he could always pull him onto himself in one go. Wei Qi would blink and mutter in dissatisfaction:
"Are you scamming someone?"
Zhu Heng was always silent. Sometimes she thought he was boring, so she would open her eyes wide, look at him incredulously, and poke his collar—the softest spot on his uniform: “Why aren’t you talking?”
Zhu Heng would tell her about his inspection: "The front line in the southern region has been pushed forward thirteen light years."
Wei Qi touched the leaves of the small flower. Ever since he knew that the flower was still a seed a few days ago, he always wanted to tease it: "That's great, why do you still look unhappy?"
Zhu Heng: "The scientific and technological investigation was also successful." He gently held her wrist and repeated: "Very successful."
Wei Qi just looked at him.
"You look very tired." She stretched out her hands to hold his face, but because Zhu Heng always seemed to predict that he would lower his head, she wanted to rub it upwards, but failed every time.
Wei Qi felt a little depressed and withdrew her hands and stopped rubbing: "These are obviously very good." But she soon lost her patience, sighed to herself, and muttered that he was really hard to understand, and took a paper illustration of animals and plants to the side to flip through it.
Zhu Heng walked over and said that the plan of the Animal and Plant Breeding Center had been approved. Only then did her eyes light up and she stood up, happily celebrating with him.
The following paragraph is presented in the form of text narration.
How can I participate in her life?
[His position is always very small. Zhu Heng reset her items, bought back Liuguang with a large sum of money, and changed back Jingwei's reminder priority. Jingwei began to materialize and serve Weiqi.
He also customized an identical silver bracelet and wore it under his combat gloves. When attending meetings, he would touch the bracelet through his combat gloves.
[Like touching my lost ribs.]
【But he knew that he couldn't go back. 】
Zhu Heng treated Wei Qi more cautiously and silently than before. When he first returned to the Central Galaxy, he seemed to be standing between an abyss and a lone peak. In fact, one step forward might be eternity.
But now. Now.
When Wei Qi fell asleep, he leaned over to kiss her cheek, but stopped. Jingwei's combat assistance system was the smartest, constantly reporting his accelerated heartbeat, dilated pupils, and overheated body temperature.
【It turns out that new humans will also have similar symptoms. 】
The Animal and Plant Breeding Center has given a special topic and Wei Qi is going to interview it.
He sat quietly in the flowing light, recalling many things.
He recalled him and her side by side on the gangway, recalled the smile she gave him as she waited in the living room for him to come out from his father, recalled the stream of light in the donation hall, recalled the report.
[He thought about it many times, but still felt that the report really couldn't explain anything.] So Zhu Heng lowered his head and said to the sleeping Wei Qi:
"I don't like you."
He repeated again, without looking at her face: "I don't like you."
"I don't like you anymore."
After saying this several times, Wei Qi woke up. Zhu Heng lowered his head as before, Wei Qi reached out to hold his face in a daze, and Zhu Heng slowly grasped her hand in a sober state.
[He thought that the memory was such an important part to him, but not necessarily to her. If the memory was important, she would not have donated it.]
【He is always confused by the situation. 】
[Always interfering with the path she had chosen for herself.]
[Zhu Heng felt a hollowness in his heart, but his heart calmed down. He thought, he had wasted fifteen years alone, it was not bad. Wei Qi has always been smart, and she didn't need anyone to teach her not to waste time. ]
"That's fine."
Fifteen years ago, when they parted, he stood in front of the cabin door and watched her go away. He knew at that time that he didn't love her. He said this.
Now he and Wei Qi met again after a long separation. He felt that Wei Qi had never thought of staying with him from the beginning, just like the last time. He said the same thing.
Fifteen years is too long to wait.
Even his father and the Supreme Court gave up control in disguise, and he refused to let anyone else know that she was back. This love became a secret.
【His secret alone.】
My father’s roar from that year echoed back: “You are just blinded by the emotion of the moment and you don’t know what you are doing! The more we try to stop you, the more you will disobey, right?”
When the roar was repeated, Zhu Heng was holding the hand of the sober Wei Qi, and said to her almost in sync with the voice: "I was just overwhelmed by the momentary emotions and didn't know what I was doing."
Wei Qi was surprised, then looked at him relaxedly.
Zhu Heng also looked at Wei Qi in a relaxed manner, and then slowly slowed down his voice:
"The more they try to stop me, the more I want them to know that no one can stop me, so I'm sorry that I have implicated you during this period of time."
Wei Qi shook his head in confusion, and packed up his things again. When he was about to leave, he pointed at the flower pot that had only bloomed for a few days and said, "Is this a gift from me?"
He said Wei Qi was always smart, and she said frankly: "Actually, I've always wanted to ask you, have I seen you somewhere before?"
Heart rate increases, body temperature overheats, pupils dilate.
Zhu Heng moved his hand away.
"No." He said calmly, "You remembered it wrong."
Wei Qi nodded, without any regrets: "Okay then."
She turned and left. Zhu Heng did not even go out of the hatch this time. It was windy and rainy outside, the roar of stars or satellite debris, a meteor or a calm sea.
He doesn't know anything anymore.
Jingwei reminded him that it was time to water the flowers. Zhu Heng walked over, picked up the showerhead, and imitated her to move the leaves of the flower, allowing the water to flow down the roots and stems, all the way to the innermost particles of the bottom layer of soil in the flowerpot.
He thought he would never be able to learn how to grow flowers.
I take such high doses of aminomorphine every year, trying to forget the wrong methods she taught me, but I still can't learn it.
"You're back?"
The video was completely quiet. In the pitch-black environment, there was only a hand taking off an orange bracelet. Her movements were very casual, and she said "hmm" to the person who asked her a question.
"Didn't you say you were going to meet the person written on your memo? So soon? What, you don't recognize him?"
Wei Qi smiled and said, "No, it's just that I don't recognize him anymore."
After turning off the lights, Wei Qi accidentally opened the notebook he left behind before donating aminomorphine, and he actually saw a page of paper in the notebook that he had read countless times.
It's her painting.
The universe in the painting is majestic, and the man in the painting has a pair of deep black eyes. He is wearing a military uniform and is invincible.
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