"Mmm~ ngh-mm↑↓!"
The female general with the high ponytail seemed to be waking. She straightened up beside the bed, laboriously stretched her supple body with a lilting moan, then let out an enormous yawn.
"Haa-mm, has the M-Marshal woken up?"
Veronica rubbed her bleary eyes. Opening emerald eyes identical to Ailiveer's, she immediately looked toward Xi Yan.
Xi Yan was propping up his chin, watching her with gentle eyes and a faint smile on his pale face.
"Marshal, ha, haa~~~ 'ello~" Veronica murmured a greeting, coincidentally slurring out a familiar word.
Xi Yan stared at her in shock.
Veronica snapped awake.
"Marshal! You're awake. How are you feeling?" Concern filled the female general's face as she leaned in to study his complexion, even gently touching his cheek.
"I'm fine. Wait, you're really close."
Xi Yan instinctively executed a tactical retreat, leaning backward, only for the pillow to stop him. Then Veronica's warm palm settled against his right cheek. He could clearly see the concern brimming in those lovely emerald eyes.
Too, too close... Xi Yan, a gloomy war criminal who had been single for two lifetimes, was completely out of his element.
This wasn't an innocent young girl like Ailiveer, but a genuine older woman who radiated mature femininity.
At this distance, he could see every detail of Veronica's face.
Long, lustrous eyelashes, emerald eyes, and delicate features. There was no lipstick on her lips, no makeup enhancing her appearance, yet she was still an impeccable beauty.
In his previous life, Xi Yan had been too busy playing Stellaris, holing up in his dorm and at home as a gloomy shut-in. In this life, he shut himself inside his office as the Marshal who stood above everyone else, using projections and virtual reality equipment to work remotely whenever necessary. His