"Knock, knock, knock."
"Who's there?"
"Me."
The person inside fell silent. Lin Yuan stood outside with a large bouquet of flowers, not rushing.
A few minutes later, Wu Tian, who had apparently put on some light makeup, opened the door. There was no excitement, no tears, just a normal greeting as if they met everyday.
"There are flowers too?!! Yay!"
She accepted the flowers with a smile, brought them inside, and pulled Lin Yuan in with her.
???
What was going on? Had this girl changed her tune today, or what? She was acting a bit strange.
Though he found it hard to believe, Lin Yuan followed Wu Tian's lead.
Wu Tian was now five months pregnant, her belly visibly protruding.
He certainly couldn't afford to upset her.
"Quick, tell me what happened to you these past two months. I want to hear it," Wu Tian said, pulling Lin Yuan to sit beside her.
So she just wanted to hear stories.
Lin Yuan didn't hold back, recounting everything that happened at the HSAC headquarters to Wu Tian.
"..."
"What? Be careful, she might be the Saintess of the Eternal Life Cult?!"
"Yeah, I was just as shocked when I heard that news," Lin Yuan recalled, still feeling phantom pains in his arm from how good that person's teeth were.
"But why did she suck your blood?"
"She said it was because I took the gene therapy agent, and my blood was the best buffer for the God's Agent, helping her absorb it faster, along with some other functions, which she didn't disclose."
"Oh, I see." Wu Tian's fist, clenched behind her back, relaxed slightly.
Lin Yuan's eye twitched. He had personally seen Wu Tian's arm muscles bulge and then soften.
You wanted to hit me just now, didn't you! I saw it all!
|･w･｀)
I won't argue with you.
He continued telling her about his experiences at HSAC.
"Not long after that, I finished my physical examination, and the CEO of HSAC suddenly turned on them. Chaos erupted internally..."
Lin Yuan spoke slowly, and Wu Tian listened intently. The fragrant roses and gardenias sat on a table beside them.
When she heard Lin Yuan fighting against the final monster that Edgar had transformed into, she also held her breath, glad that the outcome was good in the end.
"Were you injured?"
"No, no, how could that monster possibly injure me!" he said, flexing his bicep to show off.
"It's good that you're not hurt."
"Hehehe, of course... Wait, what do you mean? Ouch!" Before he could finish speaking, Wu Tian kicked him down.
Then, grabbing pillows, cotton batting, basins, and buckets, she began to pelt him.
"What the heck, wait, are you serious!" Lin Yuan completely lost his reaction speed as a super-soldier who had had his genetic defects fixed.
Every object struck him.
"I'm warning you, hey..." He dodged a flying object and let out a sigh of relief, only to realize in his peripheral vision that it was a jade bracelet. He quickly reached out to grab it and blew on it a few times. "This is very expensive. We collected it together back then. Don't throw it around randomly."
(ʘ言ʘ╬)!!
You darn Lin Yuan! How dare you talk back!
Wu Tian couldn't take it anymore. She lunged forward, grabbed the flesh on Lin Yuan's cheeks, and pulled them apart.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch."
"..."
After thoroughly tormenting Lin Yuan, Wu Tian finally felt her anger dissipate. She sat on him and tidied her clothes.
They had gotten messy during their playful fight.
With the baby on the way, both Wu Tian and Lin Yuan maintained a sense of restraint. If his wife wanted to vent her anger, wouldn't she naturally just resort to some playful punches?
"Hey! Lin Yuan!" Just as Wu Tian finished fastening her buttons, Lin Yuan pulled her down to lie beside him.
"Are you feeling better?"
"It's okay, I'll beat you up again tonight!" Wu Tian pouted, looking wronged, both pitiful and cute.
Because Lin Yuan's parents and his former teammates had taken great care of Wu Tian during this period, they would visit her almost every hour to feed her. Fortunately, she still had to go to work.
Otherwise, Wu Tian would have more than just the cute baby fat on her face.
"Okay, okay, whatever you say. But while we're 'beating each other up,' how did we end up in bed?" Lin Yuan asked with a sly grin.
Wu Tian smacked him. "Are you trying to die? I'm carrying your son!" This scoundrel was causing trouble the moment he returned!
"Hehehe, I want a kiss~" In front of his wife, Lin Yuan often played the role of cute and vulnerable.
The couple, reunited after a separation, were immersed in their affection, completely oblivious to the doorknob turning.
Just as Wu Tian was about to kiss him, she heard the door open.
"Sister, look who I brought..."
"Bang."
The book fell to the floor.
Lin Yuan and Wu Tian poked their heads out from the bed. Wu Mengyao's hand was still on the key in the door, her mouth agape.
As if she had heard something utterly unbelievable.
The key was that behind her stood Jiang Ziqi, Cao Xueqin, Ji Xuanyan, Mu Qingtian, Lin Qingyan, and a host of other beauties.
Lin Yuan: ≡￣﹏￣≡
It's over. I'm completely mortified now.
Wu Tian: (｢･w･)｢嘿
Great. Now Lin Yuan is thoroughly embarrassed.
"Brother Lin Yuan?! Sister Ziqi said you were coming back tomorrow!!! How are you already here!" Wu Mengyao's heart was also trembling. She could only pretend she hadn't seen anything and put on a surprised expression.
I've stumbled upon something intimate between Lin Yuan and my sister.
Will I be beaten to death tonight?
"Alright, alright, we weren't doing anything. Everyone, please come in and have a seat."
Finally, it was Wu Tian who broke the awkward silence.
After helping Wu Mengyao pick up her book, Jiang Ziqi ran over and looked at Lin Yuan's face, asking, "That's not right, Brother Lin Yuan. Minister Ying told me you were arriving tomorrow. Why are you here now?"
"I came back early to find burial sites for three compatriots," Lin Yuan replied. Of course, he wouldn't say whose they were. Li Wen's wife and daughter, who had become experimental subjects, were still in the laboratory at the Liaozhou Peninsula Military Security Zone. Only after they had finished absorbing and processing this knowledge and wealth would their names be publicly announced.
Even the urns only contained a small portion of their bodily tissues. Li Wen's remaining two legs were considered a lot.
Tonight, he would bring some wine and food to pay his respects and engrave their names. He had been too busy rescuing people earlier and hadn't had the chance to do so yet.
"So that's why." Jiang Ziqi knew some things, so she didn't press further.
"Oh right, Mengyao, how did you come with Ziqi and the others? Did you skip class?!"
Today wasn't a weekend.
Even she, a girl who was pregnant, still engaged in some simple, low-exertion work during weekdays.
Today, she had been assigned by the school to stay home, paint, and create some work plans.
She had been thinking of asking Qin Xia for help tonight, but Lin Yuan had returned.
"No, no, no. Sister Ziqi and Sister Xuanyan picked me up at the door. They gave me a ride! So I came back as soon as school was out."
Wu Tian nodded. As long as she hadn't skipped class, it was fine. The school had very strict rules now, and skipping class was a serious disciplinary offense. One might be confined at home for reflection, not allowed to go out, and have to write a diary every day about their reflections while at home. This punishment would also go into their records.
"But Qingtian, why do you guys have time to visit? You shouldn't be off work yet, right?"
"Hahaha, it was Ziqi's idea. She said we sisters hadn't had a good get-together in a long time, so we took this opportunity to chat and catch up. We all adjusted our leave to get together. We didn't expect the Captain to be faster than us."