Chapter 12
On the Rescue spacecraft heading to the Ice Wasteland Planet, there are diplomats, military personnel, and logistics personnel for related work, totaling nearly a hundred people.
In order to ensure that these 100 people can work without any worries, the wealthy Foreign Minister Jiang hired one of the best chef teams in the capital to provide 24-hour service for everyone at his own expense.
Add to that the lounge, cinema, swimming pool and other entertainment facilities, and work aside, the three days on the spacecraft are just like a vacation.
In the morning, Lin Zhen came to the restaurant and happened to see Jiang Yun having breakfast alone by the window.
Lin Zhen hesitated for a while, practiced on his own for a while, and then walked over with the tray.
"Good morning, Mr. Jiang." Lin Zhen said with a smile, "Can I sit across from you?"
Jiang Yun nodded and poured Lin Zhen a glass of nutritious fruit and vegetable juice: "Please."
Lin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief at not being rejected, and brought up the topic he had prepared in advance: "Have you read the Academy's weekly journal? It published the Academy's latest progress in research on interstellar aliens. It's quite interesting."
"Not yet." Jiang Yun said cooperatively, "Can you tell me about it?"
"Research shows that under certain conditions, interstellar aliens have an extremely low probability of undergoing DNA chain reorganization and self-repair..."
The two started chatting about this topic.
In the middle of the conversation, Lin Zhen's communicator suddenly rang. Lin Zhen quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang. I'll put it on silent mode right away."
"It's okay, please feel free to do as you please." Jiang Yun has always been much more patient with Omegas than Alphas. This is probably because Omegas will not inexplicably invite him for coffee next time after talking to him.
Lin Zhen glanced at the message and said with a helpless smile: "It's my husband."
Jiang Yun asked: "Is there something urgent?"
"No, no, he picked out several cribs and asked me which one I wanted." Omega smiled as she replied to her husband's message, "How would I know? I don't have time to research these things."
Jiang Yun looked at Lin Zhen, who lowered his eyes and smiled faintly. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "We have done research on this."
Lin Zhen was startled and looked up: "Huh?"
Jiang Yun folded his hands in front of his chest, his expression and tone as if he was discussing official business with Lin Zhen: "Maybe I can give you some constructive advice."
"..." Lin Zhen glanced at the curve of Jiang Yun's waist, which even his suit couldn't hide, and couldn't help but imagine what Foreign Minister Jiang looked like when she was pregnant.
"Jiang Mu, I drank with Morris last night."
"You're the only one who's drinking alcohol. You mean drinking milk?"
Jiang Mu and Lu Chao's conversation, which came closer and closer, interrupted Lin Zhen's hidden imagination.
Lin Zhen didn't want to disturb the family's warm meal time, so he stood up and said goodbye: "I have to get back to work, Minister Jiang."
"No need to avoid it, eat first before leaving." Jiang Yun said, "It seems that the protein content of your breakfast is not up to standard."
Lin Zhen had no choice but to sit back down: "Thank you, Foreign Minister Jiang."
The twins sat down on either side of Jiang Yun.
Jiang Mu greeted them both politely: "Good morning, Dad. Good morning, Dr. Lin."
Lu Chao waved his hand briskly, almost knocking over Jiang Yun's coffee: "Good morning, both of you!"
"Hello." Lin Zhen said with a smile, "What were you talking about just now that made you look so happy?"
Lu Chao's eyes were full of desire to share: "Morris told me yesterday..."
Jiang Mu reminded his brother to be polite and not to omit the name "uncle."
Lu Chao was puzzled: "Why do you call me uncle?"
Lin Zhen: "..."
Jiang Yun felt a dull pain in his forehead. While wiping the spilled coffee with a tissue, he asked Lin Zhen, "I remember you were a professor at the Alliance Academy of Advanced Sciences. If possible, I'd like to take him there for a test."
Lin Zhen suppressed his laughter: "You're welcome anytime."
Lu Chao was confused: "Take me for a check-up? What do you want to check?"
Jiang Mu hesitated for a while before giving up the struggle: "Alright, leave us alone, just keep talking."
"Morris said that the colonel's father had excellent grades when he was a student and always ranked first in every exam!" Lu Chao pounded the table in indignation, "He really disappoints me!"
Jiang Mu thought he had misunderstood his brother's meaning: "Who did you say disappointed you?"
Lu Chao said without hesitation: "Colonel Dad! I thought I inherited my poor academic performance from him!"
Perhaps because this mission revolved entirely around Colonel Lu, everyone couldn't avoid mentioning Colonel Lu, which led to Lu Chao no longer being so shy about mentioning his Alpha father in front of Jiang Yun.
"You can figure it out if you think about it, right?" Jiang Mu said disdainfully, "How could my father be a poor student? Do you think it's that easy to get into military school?"
Lin Zhen said, "I remember that Colonel Lu attended the Alliance's premier Ovett Military Academy, right? From what I understand, getting in there is no easier than getting into the Academy of Advanced Studies."
Lu Chao was so depressed that he began to doubt himself: "So, out of a family of four, I'm the only one with poor academic performance? I'm afraid I was taken away by mistake!"
Jiang Yun: "Watch less melodramatic interstellar dramas."
Lu Chao: "But Dad, this is very possible! The hospital accidentally got the wrong child or something... Are you sure I am your and Colonel Dad's biological child?"
Jiang Yun: "Yes."
After giving birth to twins, he became very insecure for a long time due to the influence of hormones.
During those days in the hospital, he always held a baby in one hand while lying on the bed.
He was very weak. Marshal Lu and the Jiang family wanted to share his worries, but he refused to hand his baby over to others.
He protected the twins tightly, as if he was afraid of losing something, and did not allow his children to leave his sight at all.
How could it be possible to take the wrong baby?
Jiang Mu really felt that one day he would be killed by his brother's stupidity: "What if you just took a look at the picture of father?"
Lu Chao actually found a photo of Lu Huai, repeatedly observed and compared them, and finally said to Jiang Yun seriously: "Dad, I think I still look more like you! Look, you and I are simply cast from the same mold!"
"?" Lin Zhen looked at Jiang Yun, then at Lu Chao. As a doctor of the Academy of Sciences, he once wondered if he was blind.
Jiang Yun took a sip of coffee and said indifferently: "Even if you say so, I won't increase your pocket money."
Lu Chao immediately became listless.
Jiang Mu covered his mouth and laughed for a while. He observed his father's expression and felt that his father didn't seem to mind their discussion of their father who had passed away many years ago. He couldn't help but ask Lu Chao, "Did Uncle Morris tell you anything else about your father?"
Lu Chao excitedly said: "He also told me what the colonel's father said about Nakame Yuto!"
Jiang Mu looked confused: "...What fight?"
Anyone can see that the twins yearn for their Alpha father, but unfortunately, most of their understanding of this father comes from stories told by outsiders.
They didn't know when it started, but they rarely asked Jiang Yun about their father.
This is probably because they know they won’t get an answer even if they ask.
If this continues, the twins will probably pester Morris with all kinds of questions.
Jiang Yun put down his coffee and said to the two children, "If you want to know about Colonel Lu, you can ask me. There's no need to bother outsiders."
The twins were stunned for a moment, and made identical expressions of shock with two completely different faces.
Seeing that the two children didn't respond for a long time, Jiang Yun asked, "Is there any problem?"
Jiang Mu and his brother looked at each other and said cautiously, "But Dad, do you know what we are asking you?"
Lu Chao nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes. In the past, no matter what we asked, you either said 'I don't know' or 'I'm not sure'. We were too lazy to ask anymore."
Jiang Yun said: "You can try again."
Jiang Mu thought for a moment and asked, "What was Dad's best subject in high school? What was his average score in that subject?"
Jiang Yun paused and temporarily added a restriction: "Except for things that happened during Colonel Lu's student days."
Lu Chao asked, "What does Colonel Dad think..."
Before Lu Chao could finish, Jiang Yun added a second restriction: "Mecha-related matters are also excluded."
Lu Chao: “…”
Jiang Mu: "..."
Lu Chao scratched his head and said, "Why don't I go ask Morris?"
Jiang Yun was silent for a moment, his tone slightly cold: "Colonel Lu and I don't have much time to chat about these unimportant trivial matters. You can go and learn about the strict working hours of the military. He spends more time there than at home."
Lin Zhen agrees: "My husband also works in the military. Although he is just a medical officer, he is already very busy every day."
Lu Chao asked curiously, "But Morris said that your honeymoon alone lasted twenty days. At least during those twenty days, you should have been inseparable twenty-four hours a day, right?"
Jiang Yun nodded: "Yes, but our schedule is quite tight. We are traveling during the day, and most of the topics are related to the trip."
Jiang Mu: "What about at night? Don't you guys chat at night?"
Jiang Yun: "Not much."
Lu Chao was even more puzzled: "The night is so long, if you are not chatting, what are you two doing?"
Jiang Yun: “…”
Lin Zhen: "..."
Lu Chao: "Won't you be bored if we don't chat at night?"
Lin Zhen felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He couldn't stand it any longer and quickly drank the fruit and vegetable juice in one gulp. "I remembered I have something else to do. I'll be leaving now, Foreign Minister Jiang."
Jiang Yun was silent for almost half a minute under his youngest son's curious gaze before he said, "Too many questions, Lu Chao, have you finished your homework?"
Lu Chao: “???”
Wait, didn’t you tell us to just ask?
The great diplomat regained his usual calm composure: "I have two hours of free time to check your homework."
Two hours later, Zhong Man, Cheng Chi and several colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs passed by the twins' cabin and happened to see Jiang Yun coming out.
Their foreign minister, who always wore a black suit and white shirt and had perfect manners and was ready to attend a diplomatic meeting at any time, now had a pale face, a loose tie, and two buttons on the top of his shirt were undone. He looked like he had suffered a serious trauma.
The elites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were all frightened and surrounded him.
"Foreign Minister Jiang! Foreign Minister Jiang, are you okay?"
"Did the Olin side tear up the agreement again?! I knew it!"
"Shameless little Olin," Cheng Chi clenched his fist like an angry gorilla, "I can't stand with them!"
"Do you need me to take you to the infirmary, Minister?"
Surrounded by a group of subordinates, Jiang Yun waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.
Zhong Man, who had stayed with Jiang Yun the longest, made a reasonable guess: "Mr. Jiang, were you tutoring Xiao Chao just now?"
Jiang Yun didn't want to discuss this issue. Saying even one more word would be heartbreaking. He noticed Cheng Chi holding a large photo frame and asked, "What is this?"
Cheng Chi replied nervously, "Well, it's like this. A colleague suggested hanging Colonel Lu's photo in the temporary office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hoping that Colonel Lu's spirit would bless us to complete the mission successfully."
——It’s also a feast for the eyes.
Jiang Yun: “…”
Zhong Man hurriedly said, "If you think it's inappropriate, we won't hang up!"
Jiang Yun has his own office and rarely goes to public offices. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the courage to do that.
Jiang Yun said, "If you want to hang up, go ahead."
The entire Rescue is full of people and things related to Lu Huai. What difference does it make if there is one more photo or one less photo?
Cheng Chi breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed with Jiang Yun again: "Then we will hang Colonel Lu on the wall?"
Jiang Yun nodded: "Okay."
Jiang Yun watched his subordinates leave.
Cheng Chi held the photo frame against his chest. Most of the content of the photo was blocked by Cheng Chi's body. From his perspective, he could only see a corner of the dark green military uniform and a pair of dark brown eyes.
It is not difficult to see that this young colonel has been restraining his personality when facing the camera, trying his best to show his low-key and introverted side.
It's a pity that the chosen one of heaven has always been used to being dazzling. The arrogance and publicity in his bones are faintly revealed in his eyes. His gaze, carrying a dazzling edge, passes through the photo and looks quietly at Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun watched those eyes moving further and further away from him, and suddenly called out, "Colonel Lu."
Maybe it was because he was no longer wearing a neat suit, or maybe it was because he was so exhausted by Lu Chao's homework that he had to find someone to talk to.
At this moment, the light and shadow of youth flashed across Jiang Yun's mature and calm face, quickly taking away the coldness in his eyes, and even made his face have a bit of innocence that only young people have.
"Colonel Lu," Jiang Yun said with a hint of confusion, as if the separation of life and death over the past decade had never happened. He was just complaining in his usual chat with his husband, "How did the two of us give birth to a poor student like Lu Chao?"
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