Shi Xi looked up and saw Chi Zaiqing peeking out from behind the door, his bright blue eyes looking at him shyly.
"I have something else to do," Shi Xi said to Amis on the other end of the terminal. "We'll talk later."
After hanging up the terminal, Shi Xi walked to Chi Zaiqing's side. "What's wrong?"
"I can't put on my pants." Chi Zaiqing pointed to his bandaged knee, his gaze drifting down to his smooth calves where dark long pants were hanging.
For some reason, Chi Zaiqing chose a pair of tight pants.
Thank goodness you weren't wearing them, or you would have been in excruciating pain.
This spoiled young master has absolutely no common sense.
Shi Xi mentally complained.
Shi Xi patted Chi Zaiqing on the shoulder and said to him, "Go sit on the bed."
Shi Xi turned around, picked out a pair of loose-fitting knee-length shorts, and handed them to Chi Zaiqing, saying, "Wear these."
"Okay." Chi Zaiqing took it, then asked curiously, "Who was Aran talking to just now?"
"The Alpha you know."
Chi Zaiqing guessed: "Jiang Yichen? Sheng Yingpu? Pei Muban?"
"No." Shi Xi shook her head. "It's your cousin, Crown Prince Amissa of the Empire."
"Amasa?" Chi Zaiqing repeated the familiar name, a surprised expression on his face. "Does Aran know him?"
"Not familiar, just my employer during missions."
Chi Zaiqing paused for a second, her azure eyes meeting Shi Xi's violet pupils, and asked as if suddenly intrigued, "And what about me? What does A-Ran think of me?"
Looking up from his perspective, he could see Shi Xi's handsome features. His violet pupils always seemed gentle, but A Ran's expression gave him a feeling of indifference.
It seems he can leave whenever he wants... Even though Aran knows who Gao Tingyu is, he still protects her. Has he ever thought about himself?
Perhaps... Aran had already made up his mind that no one was more important to him than Gao Tingyu.
But he wanted Aran to live.
To live a healthy and carefree life, free from the so-called debt of gratitude for raising and nurturing one's parents, without spending a lifetime trying to repay it...
His Ah Ran should have lived a dignified life in the sunlight.
Upon hearing this, Shi Xi half-squatted down, her thin lips parted slightly, "Young Master."
"In my heart," Shi Xiwen gazed at Chi Zaiqing with her warm, violet eyes, "you are a spoiled young master."
Chi Zaiqing looked at Shi Xi for a moment, then slowly approached her: "In my heart, A Ran is the best A Ran in the world."
Great, this round of mutual flattery is complete.
Shi Xi thought to herself.
...
Shi Xi helped Chi Zaiqing sit on the sofa. Chi Zaiqing looked at the Barbie princess on TV with a somewhat subtle expression.
"?" Chi Zaiqing looked at Shi Xi suspiciously, "Does Aran like watching this?"
I never expected Aran to have such a childlike heart.
"I don't like it." Shi Xi shook her head. "I just thought you would like it."
Chi Zaiqing fell silent.
He was starting to doubt what kind of image he had in Aran's mind... Could he be some kind of baby who hasn't been weaned yet?
"Aran, I'm nineteen, not nine," Chi Zaiqing said seriously.
That means I don't like it.
Okay, actually he thinks it looks pretty good.
He suspected that Chi Zaiqing was just being stubborn, but out of politeness he didn't call him out on it and instead changed the subject.
After all, they're just kids; it's normal for them to be stubborn.
"Only nineteen, still very young," Shi Xi muttered softly.
"I'm not a kid."
Judging from Shi Xi's expression, Chi Zaiqing was just about to explain that he really didn't like Barbie dolls!
Shi Xi's expression turned serious, and she stared intently at the television screen opposite her.
The female announcer's slightly worried voice rang out:
According to the latest news from the front lines, Imperial Marshal Jiang Yichen has entered the Zerg's lair alone and has not returned. His adjutant, Cheng Hao, returned to the military headquarters in a mech but fell into a coma.
The narration then revealed Cheng Hao, lying on the bed with a deathly pale face, and the Devourer fleetingly appearing in the background.
Point the camera at a pitch-black planet, and zoom in slightly to see countless wriggling worms.
The scene was chilling to behold, sending shivers down one's spine and making the hairs on the back of one's neck stand on end.
The final plot is here!
Shi Xi glanced at Chi Zaiqing, whose brows were slightly furrowed. He seemed to be frightened by the scene on TV, and his face did not show any anxiety or unease about rushing to the front line.
Shi Xi: "..." This reaction shows she's not following the plot and her feelings aren't very deep.
What happens next in the story?
He only decided to go to the front line because of Chi Zaiqing. If Chi Zaiqing didn't go, what reason would he have to go?
Shi Xi was a little anxious, especially when she thought that according to the plot, Jiang Yichen was being chased at this moment, which made her even more anxious.
If the protagonist dies because the plot deviates from the expected path, then his visit to this small world will have been in vain.
What's the difference between him and someone working for free?!
Moreover, Jiang Yichen was a good person, and he couldn't just watch him die.
Chi Zaiqing had been silently observing Shi Xi's reaction. Seeing that he was restless and eager to rush to the front line, his azure eyes darkened further.
"Aran, what's wrong?" Chi Zaiqing asked with concern.
"I'm thinking about it," Shi Xi said.
He looked at Chi Zaiqing.
I thought to myself, I have no choice but to take a gamble.
"Jiang Yichen was a marshal of the empire; he perished..."
"Those with the ability should step forward and turn the tide."
He bet Chi Zaiqing would go to the front lines with him; after all, they arrived at the battlefield together, so such trivial details... shouldn't matter.
Chi Zaiqing tilted her head, looking at Shi Xi with a puzzled expression. "What does A-Ran mean?"
Shi Xi's violet eyes gleamed with determination. "I'm going to the front lines to save Jiang Yichen!"
...
After Shi Xi finished speaking, the air fell into a deathly silence.
[Shi Xi, it seems you lost the bet] The little yellow chick in my mind glanced at Chi Zaiqing and muttered softly.
"I know, I know," Shi Xi said to herself.
Now, Chi Zaiqing looks at him with the same expression he would give a teenager with delusions of grandeur.
'Knock knock knock—'
A knock on the door temporarily eased the awkward atmosphere.
Shi Xi opened the door and found Chi Yan'an and... Sheng Yingpu outside?
"???" Why did Sheng Yingpu come over?
Before Shi Xi could speak, Sheng Yingpu grabbed her and pulled her outside.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Shi Xi asked.
"Come with me, I'll take you to the Sheng family for a checkup." Sheng Yingpu pursed his lips, his emerald green eyes glancing at Shi Xi.
"Why would you need to be examined for no reason?" Shi Xi immediately became alert.
Sheng Yingpu's behavior is very strange.
Shi Xi instantly realized her secret.
Sheng Yingpu paused, explaining somewhat awkwardly, "Today's clinic is free; let's do one together."
"..." That's a terrible excuse.
Shi Xi broke free from his hand and took out a medical report from the room.
"I just had a check-up this morning, at the Sheng family's hospital."
It has to be said that Pei Muban really went all out to organize this physical examination, as the Sheng family hospital is not cheap.
Sheng Yingpu took the medical examination report and examined it carefully.
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