Seeing Ji Shi Xie Ji's expression was not good, Ji Shi frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"... It's nothing." Xie Ji put the astrolabe away, picked up his chopsticks, and poked at the rice in his bowl. "You, be careful."
Apart from his own birth chart and Lu Xunji's birth chart, which he couldn't see clearly, the birth charts of everyone else he knew showed this crack.
That proves that what caused their accident was not simply rushing to the front lines... Generally speaking, only a cataclysmic natural disaster would lead to this outcome.
Ji Shi stared at Xie Ji suspiciously. "I'm telling you, your silence is suspicious. Are you planning to secretly go to the front lines behind our backs? Let me tell you, Xie Little Ji, some things can't be done recklessly, you know?"
"... I didn't think that way." Xie Ji glanced at him, then stood up from the table. "I've finished eating. I have a mecha simulation training appointment with Lu Xunji this afternoon, so I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he got up and went out. Jin Li was stunned for a moment, then quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into her mouth and hurriedly followed him out.
Ji Shi looked at the barely touched food in front of Xie Ji and immediately stood up. "No, this kid definitely has something on his mind!"
Shang Yan tapped the table. "Stand still. How do you know he has something on his mind?"
"He's not even eating!" Ji Shi glared at him. "How can that be right! He's definitely planning to sneak off to the battlefield!"
Shang Yan: "... No wonder our Xie Little Ji chose Lu Xunji instead of you."
"No, what do you mean?" Ji Shi broke down on the spot. "His lack of judgment is his problem for not choosing me!"
Shang Yan gently shook his head and said, "Eat. You'll be heading to the front lines tomorrow. They only have compressed biscuits and nutrient solutions there. Cherish this meal in front of you."
Ji Shi sat back down. Although Shang Yan was right, in the current situation, he really found the food tasteless and stopped eating after only a few bites.
Without the Xie Ji, nothing tastes good.
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"You can lower your legs a little more." Lu Xunji reached over Xie Ji's shoulder, put his hand on Xie Ji's waist, and adjusted his posture. "Activate the joystick and start button simultaneously, then it's just the command buttons. Hmm, this mecha simulator is equipped with a high-heat particle gun..."
Xie Ji stared intently at the simulated scene on the screen inside the mecha cockpit. The vast, dark universe was filled with stars, and in the distance, a mecha shimmered with silver light, hidden in the darkness that was difficult to see with the naked eye, calm yet exuding a murderous aura.
It felt like it could rush over and tear him to pieces at any moment.
Lu Xunji's voice was right next to his ear. Xie Ji nervously activated the simulator, and two minutes later the screen in front of him went dark.
This proves that in a real battlefield, his mech would have been destroyed, and his life would have ended there.
"It's alright. Being able to pilot a mecha for two minutes on your first time is already great." Lu Xunji reached out and grasped Xie Ji's hand, wiping the sweat from his palm little by little, and then interlocked their fingers.
Xie Ji remained silent, and Lu Xunji did not speak either.
The mech cabin fell silent suddenly, a subtle atmosphere settling in.
"Let's go together," Lu Xunji suddenly said.
Xie Ji stirred, turned to look at him, and after a long while chuckled softly, saying, "What, afraid I'll sneak off?"
"No, you never go back on your promises to me. If I didn't agree, you wouldn't have secretly followed me."
Xie Ji paused for a moment, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"I know you want to go, and you'll be very sad if you don't. Even if it's dangerous, Xie Little Ji, I don't know if I can guarantee your safety."
Xie Ji grasped Lu Xunji's hand in return. "Yes, I want to go, because this isn't just your decision. I want you to know that I can stand by your side."
"You always have." Lu Xunji lowered his head, searching for Xie Ji's lips in the darkness, gently sucking on them for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."
Xie Ji raised an eyebrow. "Apologize for what?"
"I'm sorry I always try to be good to you in my own way, even when I know that's not what you need," Lu Xunji said. "On the surface, it's for your own good, but in reality, it's depriving you of your right to choose freely. I didn't mean to do this, but I just can't control myself. Am I not doing a good enough job? In this respect, I don't think I'm a very good student."
Xie Ji narrowed his eyes and leaned closer to him. "Do you usually reflect on your behavior like this?"
"I used to, it helped me to better control myself." Lu Xunji's voice was calm. "But I rarely do it now, perhaps because restraint has become a habit. I rarely do anything more outrageous."
Xie Ji cupped Lu Xunji's face in his hands and whispered, "You're so cute, baby."
Lu Xunji tilted his head slightly.
From birth until now, no one has used such an extraordinary word as "cute" to describe him.
Hearing these words from Xie Ji felt both novel and exciting.
Lu Xunji lowered his eyes, turned around and pressed Xie Ji down onto the cushion in the rear cabin, biting his chin.
Xie Ji grabbed at something haphazardly in the darkness. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Back to the dorm?" Lu Xunji swallowed, Xie Ji could hear a slight swallowing sound.
"Have you finished your training?"
"Um."
"But I haven't finished my training yet!"
"I'm not practicing anymore, there's not much difference."
"..." Xie Ji's pride was severely wounded. "What do you mean? You're underestimating me, Xie Big Ji?"
"Have pity on me." Lu Xunji grunted, not wanting to dwell on the issue with Xie Ji, and said weakly, "I can't hold out until then."
Xie Ji: "..."
He had no desire to know what he couldn't endure.
So Xie Ji didn't even have a second chance to touch the mecha control panel before Lu Xunji pulled him back to the dormitory.
"Wait, wait, I need to take a shower."
As soon as Xie Ji Lu Xunji bit him several times, leaving marks on his neck as he tried to crawl into the bathroom.
Lu Xunji readily grabbed his waist and pulled him back, then bit his nape as punishment. "Trying to run away?"
"Brother, I really didn't mean to run away." Xie Ji was forced to raise his long neck, his voice trembling, "I'll take a shower first to prepare..."
Lu Xunji chuckled, "Together."
Xie Ji: "..."
Lu Xunji's domineering CEO side always comes out at times like this; in this matter, Lu Xunji is completely in control.
Xie Ji to this, Xie Ji to that.
Various unprecedented gestures and sweet words of Xie Ji.
They wouldn't be so merciful as to let him go until Xie Ji had served him to his heart's content.
Xie Ji was so tired he could barely lift a finger before he finally satisfied Brother Xunzi's craving.
Fortunately, they started early, and Xie Ji finally fell asleep under the moonlight and on Lu Xunji's chest after a long day of activity from 3 p. m. to 9 p. m.
The next morning at nine o'clock, Lu Xunji carried Xie Ji, changed his clothes, packed all his belongings, and boarded the starship bound for the front lines with Xie Ji.
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Classmates, this part of the story is really difficult to write.
So updates are a bit slow.
Red bean paste, a private Marseille.
I'll try to write as fast as I can!
Once this part of the story is over, the story will be finished!
Go for it, Guang Xiaokui!