MORIC - Chapter 168
Chapter 168: I Miss My Wife So Much
Chi Yueshan initially thought Xi Zhoumeng was really only going to be gone for a few days.
She wasn't the clingy type, and she didn't demand that Xi Zhoumeng reply to her messages at all hours just because she was away for a few days.
After all, she herself often forgot to reply to Xi Zhoumeng's messages when she was engrossed in mecha research.
It's just...
She wanted to tease her a little.
But on the very first night of her arrival, Xi Zhoumeng said she might not be able to reply much.
After all, the signal wasn't very good where she was.
And then.
Chi Yueshan lost contact with Xi Zhoumeng.
On the third day, fresh groceries were delivered to her door, and shortly after, Chi Yueshan received a message from Xuan Rujia.
【Hello, Miss Chi. Xi asked me to keep an eye on your diet recently.】
The food delivered was all pre-made dishes, requiring no effort from Chi Yueshan at all.
No matter how you looked at it, the quality was much better than the food stalls, and it completely catered to Chi Yueshan's tastes. It was obvious that Xi Zhoumeng had personally chosen them.
Chi Yueshan gave Xuan Rujia a call.
Xi Zhoumeng's lifesaver wasn't as cold and unapproachable as the internet rumors claimed. Her voice was cheerful, and she candidly told Chi Yueshan what Xi Zhoumeng had entrusted her with.
She even asked in return, "She must have told you, right?"
If Xi Zhoumeng hadn't said anything, Chi Yueshan might have been a little more nervous.
As it was, she just found it strange.
Where on earth had Xi Zhoumeng gone, to be completely out of contact like this?
Xuan Rujia, completely oblivious, asked curiously, "Do your parents back home not approve of you two being together?"
She even joked, "Xi doesn't come from one of those old-fashioned, feudal families, does she? I've heard that even though same-sex marriage is legal now, some families still don't accept it."
Chi Yueshan grunted.
She wished she had no appetite, but Xi Zhoumeng was practically dancing on her preferences. Even the meals she had Xuan Rujia order were a precision strike on Chi Yueshan's tastes.
She explained while eating, "Not really... but her family is indeed much better off than mine."
How am I supposed to explain this? In this world, she's some kind of queen.
It's terrifying. I'd rather Xi Zhoumeng be a noble in my own world than a queen.
Being a queen means loneliness. That girl Xi Zhoumeng has been starved for affection since childhood; it's better for her to be the young lady of the Xi family.
Her brothers are great, her sister is great, and her two mothers are great too.
As a family friend, Shen Yu is also very good to her.
She has friends, too.
And she has me and our child.
Xuan Rujia said, "So you two have the Cinderella script."
She seemed to have a lot of free time today, even chatting with Chi Yueshan. "That's fine, then. Yueshan, you already have a child, so it's definitely not a problem."
Chi Yueshan thought to herself: Who's the feudal one here?
My child isn't a tool.
She changed the subject, asking Xuan Rujia, "What else did Xi Zhoumeng tell you?"
Xuan Rujia replied, "She was afraid you'd be bored alone, so she had me order the latest AI robot to keep you company."
"If you need it, I can also accompany you to your prenatal check-ups."
She was practically at Xi Zhoumeng's beck and call, almost making Chi Yueshan think it was Xi Zhoumeng who had saved her life.
Although there was nothing to be jealous about, Chi Yueshan still refused.
"It's okay, I can manage on my own."
Xuan Rujia nodded. "I know you can. Zhoumeng said her wife is exceptionally capable."
Chi Yueshan rarely heard Xi Zhoumeng praise her seriously, let alone in front of others.
Because they had been together for a long time, they had almost never been separated for extended periods.
However, Xi Zhoumeng and I haven't actually been together for that long.
Things progressed even faster in the last world.
Xuan Rujia added, "And don't be scared being alone. The building you're living in has already been bought by Zhoumeng."
Chi Yueshan: "What?"
Xuan Rujia: "She also wanted to buy the entire street, but that hasn't been settled yet. Anyway, I'll take over. It'll be a new investment, I suppose."
Director Xuan of the fashion world was, at her core, a businesswoman. Her parents and grandparents had made their fortune in real estate, so she was exceptionally skilled in this area.
Chi Yueshan: "When did this happen?"
She was extremely shocked, but she quickly figured it out.
Why the restaurant owner had said the area was a mixed bag and repeatedly advised Chi Yueshan to reconsider, only to stop mentioning it later.
And why, despite living here for nearly two months, Chi Yueshan and Xi Zhoumeng hadn't found it very noisy.
Although they occasionally ran into neighbors, everyone was always friendly.
There was none of the rumored neighborhood gossip that came with city life.
So that girl bought everyone off.
You've really outdone yourself, Xi Zhoumeng.
Chi Yueshan, her cheeks puffed out, exchanged a few more words with Xuan Rujia.
She discovered that the other woman's fussiness was on par with Xi Li's, as she even offered suggestions for transportation to Chi Yueshan's next prenatal check-up.
Chi Yueshan thought: She's really like the successor to Butler Li Rong.
Chi Yueshan: "Really, there's no need. I can manage on my own."
Xuan Rujia sighed. "Alright, then. In a little while, I'll send over the baby clothes Zhoumeng designed."
Chi Yueshan just said, "Oh."
She thought, Don't tell me the baby will be born and that girl still won't be back.
Damn it, I'll scold her to death when she gets back.
Scolding her to death doesn't feel satisfying enough. I'd better bite her to death.
Xi Zhoumeng had never imagined she would have to survive in the midst of war.
The technology of this Prime Century era wasn't that advanced, stuck in a semi-modern state.
Some people got rich off the Zerg invasion, while others lost their families and homes in this war against non-humans.
Most importantly, humanity was on the verge of collapse.
Even the most sophisticated artillery couldn't completely penetrate the hides of the currently higher-level Zerg, even though these creatures, in Xi Zhoumeng's eyes, were not as fully evolved as their later counterparts.
Perhaps the size difference was too great, giving one the feeling of an ant trying to shake a tree.
The bakery apprentice, Wen Liuyun, never expected to go to the front lines, nor did she expect that the female Alpha who had suddenly appeared on the street carrying a suitcase would be promoted to the position of commander within a month.
Most of the lower-ranking officers, who had only seen Xi Zhoumeng from a distance, scoffed at this commander who had practically parachuted in and then skipped ranks repeatedly.
Because Xi Zhoumeng was too outstanding.
Even though she never took off her veil in public, it didn't stop others from judging her appearance.
Basically, anyone who saw her would get the illusion that this female Alpha did not belong to this world.
After all, everyone else was basically covered in dust and grime, while she alone was radiant.
Wen Liuyun didn't really want to get involved with Xi Zhoumeng. Ever since meeting her, she hadn't even seen her own child much. Every day was either charging into battle or being ordered around by Xi Zhoumeng to do this and that.
The only reason she had a little free time now was because she had injured an eye in a direct confrontation with the Zerg and was currently recuperating.
In just one short month, Wen Liuyun felt like she had lived and died, died and lived again, as if she owed this person a debt from a past life.
"What do you want with me?"
There were no light-brains yet; communication on the capital planet relied on old-fashioned equipment. Xi Zhoumeng unhappily tossed aside the brick-like communication device in her hand and asked the tall female officer who entered, "Is our Cannonfire feeling better?"
The name was ridiculously rustic, completely blurted out by Wen Liuyun's daughter.
The bakery apprentice had become a top female Alpha officer in a month, only to have her pet name exposed in front of her mysterious superior.
Wen Liuyun wasn't as tall as Wen Xinghuo, but she had the same deadpan air about her.
But her temper was worse than Wen Xinghuo's. She was said to be a bakery apprentice, but she was also the owner's biological daughter. Rumor had it she was the only child, born when her father was forty. Her biological mother passed away not long after she was born, her father remarried, and the daughter was demoted to an apprentice. Because she didn't look very feminine, she was often mocked.
Just the day before yesterday, Xi Zhoumeng had seen Wen Liuyun's Omega wife. The blacksmith's youngest daughter looked nothing like a blacksmith.
She looked almost like an underdeveloped teenager, but not in a sickly way. Her strength, however, was in line with her family's trade; she could slap the not-so-frail Wen Liuyun to the ground with one blow.
At that moment, Xi Zhoumeng was standing on her office balcony, watching the spectacle with binoculars.
After all, officers at the command headquarters could only see their families once a month. With the Zerg problem still unresolved, the surviving civilians were all under protection.
Military families had their own separate bases.
But that didn't stop family members from visiting.
The sight of a tall, sturdy officer being slapped by someone who had to jump up to do it made Xi Zhoumeng laugh out loud.
She subconsciously wanted to have her light-brain record it, only to remember that this was a different era.
She had nowhere to share it either.
Sigh, the world is only fun when Chi Yueshan is in it.
Xi Zhoumeng's concern was tinged with schadenfreude. Wen Liuyun always felt that Xi Zhoumeng wasn't asking about her injured eye, but about the handprint on her face.
The blacksmith's daughter's hand might have been blessed; the slap was like a brand, making Wen Liuyun too ashamed to face anyone.
It was still particularly obvious when she looked up now.
Wen Liuyun: "It's so-so."
She added, "Don't call me that."
Xi Zhoumeng chuckled, her teasing very obvious. "Yes, after all, that nickname sounds very fierce."
She leaned back in her swivel chair. Even though the capital planet's army currently had ample resources, they probably couldn't keep up with her rate of consumption.
In any case, it was more extravagant than the Marshal. Her desk was covered with snacks that were hard to come by in this era of war.
Wen Liuyun had no doubt that if someone were to manipulate public opinion, this person would definitely be made the first example.
Xi Zhoumeng: "As long as you can walk, it's fine. The people from the U-Galaxy have already made the model. You and I will go take a look."
Wen Liuyun let out a sound of surprise.
Xi Zhoumeng had already stood up. Wen Liuyun had no idea about her origins; after all, this person seemed completely unprofessional most of the time.
This tense situation didn't seem to affect her at all.
But every time Xi Zhoumeng appeared on the front lines, she could give precise commands.
It was as if she knew all the Zerg's weaknesses. She paid no mind to the behemoths that terrified humanity.
Her only flaw was that she was very delicate.
She always kept a handkerchief ready, afraid she would be so disgusted by the Zerg that she would vomit on the spot.
Wen Liuyun followed Xi Zhoumeng down the corridor to a temporarily constructed space.
The first thing Xi Zhoumeng did after being promoted to commander was to develop equipment to fight the Zerg. Since someone had proposed this idea before, she contacted the proposer and had someone fly a ship to the U-Galaxy under such terrible conditions to bring them back.
As the door was pushed open, Wen Liuyun's attention was immediately drawn to the huge model.
The staff on the side were calculating something, but they all stopped when they saw Xi Zhoumeng.
Xi Zhoumeng: "This is a mecha."
Wen Liuyun nodded. "And then?"
Xi Zhoumeng: "It will be completed next week. I need you to learn how to pilot it within half a month."
Wen Liuyun: ...
This person must be crazy. Why is she so confident in me?
And also, why me?!
As if she could read her mind, Xi Zhoumeng reached out and patted her shoulder affectionately. "Because you will be the hero of the galaxy."
Wen Liuyun: "No way. I have a wife and child. I don't want to be a hero."
Xi Zhoumeng realized this person was so unlike Wen Xinghuo. At least Wen Xinghuo wouldn't be so focused on just her own small family.
Xi Zhoumeng: "If you don't repel the Zerg, your wife and child will be in danger too."
Wen Liuyun: "What about you?"
Although there were many mechas here, anyone could see that the most outstanding ones were the silver and black pair.
Although she was reluctant to admit it, the moment Wen Liuyun saw the silver mecha, she knew it belonged to Xi Zhoumeng.
This woman who had appeared out of nowhere was the one who truly seemed like a savior.
Xi Zhoumeng: "I have a wife and child too. I can't stay here forever."
She looked at the unfinished 【Moon-Swallower】, thinking of the Chi Yueshan in the other world.
The Magnetic Star Meteorite had the effect of jumping through space, but over time, she found that she could feel the passage of time.
It was like an hourglass, or a clock attached to her. A body that didn't belong to this world would inevitably have rejection reactions.
She was supposed to return to her own world.
But there were still many things in this world that hadn't been sorted out.
For example, the origin of the Zerg.
Xi Zhoumeng only found out why no one in later generations knew about it after coming here herself.
After all, who would dare say that the Zerg were originally a variation of the royal family?
The specific process was too horrible to look at, a complete sin.
It could be considered pure karma, making it embarrassing to even side with humanity.
Of course, not everyone knew this. It took Xi Zhoumeng a great deal of effort to obtain this information.
Wen Liuyun: "You... have a wife?"
What Omega is so unlucky?
Xi Zhoumeng chuckled. She no longer looked as rosy-cheeked as when she first arrived.
The magnetic field of the different space was incompatible with her body. Even if the Magnetic Star Meteorite could stabilize her soul, it was difficult to resist the rejection from the magnetic field and the space itself.
She coughed once and quickly pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.
Wen Liuyun felt like she saw a trace of blood, but the person next to her just grinned and bantered—
"Why can't I have one? I'm so good-looking, so of course my wife is the cutest in the world."
She even added in a strange tone, "My child, too, is much more likable than yours."
Wen Liuyun: I really want to punch her.
Could any Omega really tolerate such a flamboyant female Alpha?
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