CH 27

Cecilie and Song Mei were the main members of the project team, of course they both couldn’t be taken away.

Ji Xingjue thought for a while: “How about you two complete with a rock-scissor-paper?”

Song Mei and Cecilie gave him a look. “How can you use such a kid play?”

As they said, one made a scissor and the other with paper.

Two wins out of three games, Song Mei narrowly won with a risk—this risk referred to the danger in Cecilie’s eyes.

“Alright,” willing to admit defeat, Cecilie shrugged, “Right in time that my research task is just still in progress. Remember to bring me some specialties of the Fourth Galaxy. The weather in the Imperial Capital is so annoying that I’m starting to miss the spring-like climate on my home planet.”

Ji Xingjue nodded: “It’s more reliable for you to stay in the Imperial Capital.”

Song Mei suddenly became unhappy and raised his eyebrows: “You mean I’m not reliable?”

Ji Xingjue calmly ignored his bitter expression: “…I feel more at ease with you here.”

After making a plan for Cecilie and Song Mei, Ji Xingjue said goodbye to the two and slowly went downstairs.

A big snow storm had picked up and he strolled for a round before finding the long-lost broken car from the parking garage, and drove home with satisfaction.

It was rare to have seen a confused and obedient Qi Qing, but when he got home, what greeted him was the same old unpredictable Lord Marshal.

When Ji Xingjue opened the door, there was no familiar weight on his feet, and he felt a little uncomfortable. After taking off his coat and hanging it up, he walked into the room, and saw Qi Qing sitting at the dining table, holding down the struggling little robot, letting it read the tongue twister with a calm face.

The aroma of the food on the table swirling up, and Ji Xingjue was greatly moved by the fragrance.

There is actually a hot meal to eat at home!

Is this the so-called “wife, kids and a warm bed” feeling? [T/N: simple and good life.]

Ji Xingjue took a detour to wash his hands, then came back to sit down, and praised reservedly: “Lord Marshal really can conquer both the battlefield and the kitchen, how virtuous.”

Qi Qing raised his head and shot him a deadly stare.

Ji Xingjue immediately changed his words, “I mean, your wife will be very happy in the future.”

The flattery didn’t sound right, and Qi Qing’s eyes became colder.

Ji Xingjue: “…”

It’s really hard work to coax!

Qi Qing caught the little robot who was trying to leap into Ji Xingjue’s arms, placed it off the table, and asked casually, “Why did you go there?”

“I haven’t been to the laboratory these few days, so go back to have a look.” Ji Xingjue finished speaking honestly, and after pouring a glass of juice, he raised it towards him with a smile, “I wish the Marshal a great victory?”

Qi Qing’s eyes were light in color, always looking aloof and indifferent. His eyes locked on his face, and after a long while, the corners of his lips twitched, and he raised a glass and touched his glass lightly: “Get up tomorrow morning and see me off.”

Ji Xingjue cheerfully nodded: “Of course.”

There were two star ships going to the Fourth Galaxy, one in the morning and one in the evening, so he had to hurry.

“Anyway,” how could Lord Marshal laugh? Ji Xingjue stared at his frosty face, suspecting that there was drumming in his ears, “Pay attention to safety.”

Qi Qing leaned over and stared into his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised a nice arc: “Goodbye.”

The clear and familiar breath was close at one moment, and then pulled away in the next instant, making the surroundings suddenly feel empty, as if something was missing.

Ji Xingjue blinked sluggishly. When he walked to the door and looked out, the car that came to pick up Qi Qing was gone.

“…Then it’s almost time for me to leave.”

Ji Xingjue muttered to himself, and went upstairs to take down the backpack that he had arranged last night.

Song Mei: The principal just contacted me and said that he has an acquaintance who can take us away in a while, faster than a civil aviation starship.

That’s good.

Long delays can cause complications. It is better to leave the Imperial Capital as soon as possible.

In the past, when he went to the outer galaxies to investigate, he also took the vaseel to wind-ward of the principal’s acquaintance a couple of times. Ji Xingjue didn’t think much about it, and readily agreed: I’ll see you at the Star harbor.

The Star harbor was set up outside the urban area of Ankara, which was quite far away.

On the way, Ji Xingjue contacted the laboratory and the base, and wrote a timed email to report his external research to Admiral Rand.

The city was gradually being left behind. He glanced at the vast white plain in Ankara, which seemed to remain unchanged all year round. He speculated that Qi Qing should have finished his expedition speech by now, and led the fleet to take off and leave Ankara.

Song Mei came earlier than Ji Xingjue, waited at the appointed place, and waved excitedly when he saw him: “Here, here.”

Ji Xingjue looked left and right: “Where’s the principal’s acquaintance?”

“Didn’t come, but already sent me the landing cabin number, and we can just go in directly.”

The landing cabin number sent by the other party was different from the registration number of ordinary civilian merchant ships. It was a special module and generally used for landing on special starships, such as the commercial starships of several major companies in the Imperial Capital, which the two had sat on several times.

Ji Xingjue glanced at it, brought Song Mei, who had a poor sense of direction, and quickly found the landing cabin.

The Star harbor was very lively from morning to night, but it was really too early today, and there were not many people at the special landing port. The starship was huge, and the appearance of the landing capsule could only be vaguely seen from the open landing port.

The moment he got into the starship, Ji Xingjue’s eyelids twitched fiercely.

That’s odd.

Very, very odd.

The bulkhead material was wrong, and the space setting of the landing compartment was wrong.