When Lian Han saw the first glimmer of light, her dormant spiritual sea, which had been silent for several days, finally re-established contact with its master. [Side quest complete. Quest reward: Special-grade character Ka Xuyao.]
Lian Han raised an eyebrow and probed her sea of consciousness. Not a single top-grade card that the Demon Abyss had taken was left. So, after those dozen or so cards and her month of paralysis, she only got one card? Could the system be any stingier?
[Girl, are you alright?] Sensing the fluctuations in Lian Han's mental energy, Old Man Xing immediately jumped out.
[It's nothing.] It's just that my vision is still a little blurry.
[After being locked up in that dark room for so long, what time is it now?]
[September 2nd.]
Old Xing was surprised, "[It's been so long? School starts in September, what are you going to do?]"
[Taking leave. Currently on Biyue Star.]
[Bishui Star? Isn't that Lianshui Star's neighboring star? What are you doing here?] Lianshui Star is his hometown.
[Recovering from injuries.] Lian Han replied while assessing the situation within the Knowledge Sea. The atrophy caused by the overexertion of mental energy should recover by tomorrow at most; it's not serious.
"What's wrong?" Shen Sihan walked up to Lian Han and patted her head.
"fine."
They are now on the second-floor balcony, with the blue sea stretching out before them, basking in the sea breeze and sunshine, feeling wonderful.
Old Xing paused for a moment, then said, "[Shen Sihan?! What are you doing here? Did she bully you?]"
[They treated me quite well. There's probably more to the dramatic love triangle from back then than meets the eye.]
[There's more to it than meets the eye? You were blind before, but did your heart go blind too?]
Lian Han: [...You'll know whether a person is good or bad after you get to know them.]
Is this place beautiful?
Lian Han turned to look at Shen Sihan, "It's a bit blurry. As expected of a graduate of Diluo, Madam's insight is amazing."
"Don't try to trick me into telling you anything. When it's your turn to know, I will tell you everything without missing a single word," Shen Sihan said gently.
"My senses have been returning, but I didn't tell you. Don't you think I was lying to you?"
“It’s good to remain vigilant. That kid Ling Xuanyu has probably told you everything about our entanglement from his perspective. It would be strange if you trusted me on our first meeting.” Shen Sihan showed the utmost kindness and patience to her sister’s daughter. “I didn’t ask before, but how’s your mental strength?”
"You can start studying tomorrow," Lian Han said with a smile.
"Okay. Tomorrow I'll take you to Skynet's mech arena for tuning."
"3S mech?" Lian Han thought of the incident in the Northern Territory before the new year.
"You're trying to fly before you can walk? Start with an A-class mecha. If you're interested in mecha craftsmanship, you can continue your studies in more depth. You can also try mecha design and maintenance. You've already taken leave, so stay out there a bit longer."
As expected, not everyone can be as cunning as Ning Jue.
"Okay." Lian Han nodded, then asked, "My holiday homework—can you give me some time to do it?"
"Design a mecha?"
"yes."
"This is an old-fashioned holiday assignment. But you can give it a try. If you don't have any design talent, you can give up early. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."
Lian Han nodded.
"Lunch is ready, let's eat together." Shen Sihan extended her hand to her.
"You're quite free, Madam?"
"I'm a free man now. Unlike your family, everyone is busy with military affairs, and they have to make time to see you."
When the Ling family was mentioned again, Lian Han still did not respond.
She remained firm in her decision. But Shen Sihan's words also made sense; her unilateral rejection of the Ling family wouldn't force them to abandon her—the incident at Ling Ze's birthday party was a prime example. But if she truly broke their hearts and forced them to give up…
After returning to his room after dinner, Lian Han asked, "Why have you suddenly stopped talking since just now?"
"That girl—" Old Xing hesitated, "How did she become like this?"
[What does it look like?] Lian Han raised an eyebrow, her vision still blurry, not enough for her to see the face clearly.
[Once you recover, you'll see. Perhaps there really was something more to it back then.]
Lian Han was puzzled. Didn't he previously firmly believe that she was blind and heartless?
Having already experienced Old Man Xing's habit of leaving things unsaid, Lian Han wouldn't bother asking him any more questions and instead took out an intermediate communication card.
Using mental energy, they discovered that the card had not been used and there was no message.
Was he angry that she ran away? Lian Han blinked and left a message: "Why aren't you replying to me? Did your general make things difficult for you because I ran away?"
"No. Has your mental strength recovered?" The reply was quick.
"Yes. I thought of you as soon as I recovered. Praise me!"
"To praise you for leaving without saying goodbye?"
Lian Han's eyelids twitched. "It's a matter of necessity. You've taken such good care of me. If something hadn't happened, who would want to run away? Considering I didn't hear from you all night after you left, please don't blame me."
"Didn't you get enough rest?" Ning Jue asked with a smile when she saw the message that she had recovered.
Since she had nothing else to do, Lian Han decided to just chat. "Yeah, yeah. I haven't been sleeping well these past few nights. Maybe I'm just not used to it yet."
"What a coincidence, me too."
She can't sleep either?
To Lian Han's surprise, another message came in: "Should you come back?"
Go back? Go back where? My Butterfly Shadow Card's energy is less than 1%. "But I have so many things to do, I don't have time."
"I can wait."
Seeing how sincere the other party was, Lian Han felt guilty. She knew that unless something unexpected happened, they would never see each other again until the communication card was broken.
After she remained silent for a while, Ning Jue couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"I'm wondering how likely it is that we'll see each other again."
This was a frank statement that he didn't plan to see him again. Ning Jue raised an eyebrow. "I took care of you for a month and a half, fighting the Zerg during the day and having to watch out for you kicking off the covers at night."
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