The door was opened by Xiao Le, and Cecil thought it was a good thing he didn’t need to make any extra effort to pick the lock.
Cecil asked Xiao Le to go to his room to sleep, otherwise he was worried that he would not sleep at all and stay up, and he gently pushed open Zhou Mian’s door.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Cecil saw Zhou Mian lying on his side, his brows furrowed, and his forehead was covered with fine sweat.
Although there was no particularly obvious indication, if one looked closely, one could see that Zhou Mian could not sleep well.
Cecil sighed, took off his coat and shoes, and lay down next to Zhou Mian.
“Hmm…” With the presence of one more person, Zhou Mian became alert and seemed to be frightened by something, and suddenly opened his eyes and stared directly at Cecil.
“Hi, good evening.” Cecil looked back with a smile; his eyes very gentle.
Zhou Mian was stunned, “You… How are you here?”
Cecil stretched out his hand and gently wrapped his arms around Zhou Mian and said, “Shall I accompany you?”
“I… It’s okay, you go out first.” Zhou Mian pushed Cecil away.
Cecil grabbed Zhou Mian’s wrist and said with a smile: “Mianmian, I did something wrong, can you forgive me? Let me accompany you.”
“I…!” Zhou Mian paused and said, “I’m not angry with you, you’re good, very good.”
“Huh?”
Zhou Mian whispered: “It’s not good, it’s me…”
Zhou Mian’s voice was very small, but Cecil still heard it.
Cecil looked at Zhou Mian’s pale face, took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from Zhou Mian’s forehead, and said, “What did you dream about?”
Zhou Mian did not speak.
Cecil was not reluctant, just put away the handkerchief, held Zhou Mian with one hand and gently rubbed the back of his head with the other: “Sleep, I’m here.”
Zhou Mian pillowed on Cecil’s arm, looked at Cecil’s slowly heaving chest, and for a moment, opened his mouth and whispered: “I met Chi Ying during my stay at Sunset City. His father was the former pirate leader, and Chi Ying hid in Sunset to escape his enemies.”
Cecil was stunned.
Zhou Mian continued: “I saw that he was pitiful at that time, and thought that he was also an orphan, so … quietly took care of him. Then the unrest there subsided with the pirates, and his father sent someone to pick him up, and he took me back as well, saying it was… to repay.”
“Hmm.” Cecil’s tone did not fluctuate, and his soft appearance made Zhou Mian completely let down his guard.
“I… I had just come out of the lab, and I was still young, and I didn’t know what was right and wrong, and I didn’t understand good or evil.”
Cecil bowed, “I understand.” Zhou Mian grew up in a closed laboratory and underwent countless experiments, and though his physical functions were strengthened, his brain degenerated a lot, so there was always a deviation in this aspect of emotional intelligence.
“So I… I worked with the pirates for a while, I sold drugs for them, and they told me to kill, but I didn’t dare.” Zhou Mian lowered his eyebrows: “Later, as time passed, I looked at those who were killed by pirates, and looked at those who went crazy because of Hong Luoluo… I slowly understood. But there was no way back anymore, and Chi Ying told me that if I betrayed him, he would kill me, or… make me suffer a fate worse than death.”
“Hmm.” Cecil’s arm wrapped around Zhou Mian tightly and slightly uncontrollably.
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“Later, in a big operation, I was exposed for helping Marshal Zhou, Chi Ying led people to hunt me down, Marshal Zhou protected me, and since then I have become the adopted son of the Zhou family.”
“Hmm.” Cecil lowered her head and kissed the top of Zhou Mian’s hair and said, “It’s not your fault, you don’t have to blame yourself.”
Zhou Mian unconsciously grabbed Cecil’s collar and said, “I really didn’t understand before, if I did, I definitely wouldn’t…”
“It’s okay, it’s all in the past, Chi ying, he’s a madman.” Cecil patted Zhou Mian’s back and smiled: “Mianmian, shall I sing a song to you?” Zhou Mian was taken aback.
Cecil hummed softly.
Zhou Mian frowned slightly, this is a very familiar melody.
Cecil doesn’t sing well, but his voice is uniquely low and deep, with a slight huskyness, which is somewhat sensual and gentle to listen to in the dark night.
It’s “Moonlight”…
Zhou Mian closed his eyes slightly, and said in his heart, Cecil’s memory is really good, and he remembers it after listening to it once.
It’s so gentle…
Is Cecil so gentle?
Zhou Mian hooked his lips slightly, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep, and his heart slowly calmed down.
And then Cecil sang and sang, but then he fell asleep first.
Zhou Mian was stunned, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Cecil tilting his head and snoring.
He seems to be really tired…
Zhou Mian almost felt like laughing, paused, got up slightly and pulled the quilt over the two of them.
“Good night.”
……
The next morning, both of them overslept.
Cecil was too tired, while Zhou Mian slept too deeply because he also had not slept well for several days in a row, and it was rare for him to have a good night’s sleep.
Both of them got up a little skeptical, and neither expected that they would oversleep.
Cecil glanced at Mian mian beside him.
‘I have been busy before, and they were busier than now, but how come I never felt…’
Cecil shook his head and smiled.
The two had breakfast, said goodbye to Xiao Le, and left for the frontier.
Ellen also followed them shamelessly.
When Zhou Mian was recovering from his injuries, Ellen found another teacher, and after Zhou Mian returned to the plant factory, Ellen continued to study with Zhou Mian now, his physical strength is much better than before, and he has made great progress, at least he can protect himself.
The frontier was very cold at the moment, and Cecil prepared very thick clothes for Zhou Mian.
“Don’t worry.” Zhou Mian looked at the starry sky outside the window and smiled: “I used to be stationed on the frontier, by the glacier government, the environment there was worse than the federal frontier, and I’ve also experienced frostbite.”
“That’s different, you’re injured now.”
Cecil said in his mind, ‘wasn’t it because there was no me before.’
The aircraft moved steadily forward in the starry sky.
A few days later, the brigade arrived on the frontier.
Gu Xingzhi was already waiting for them at the airport.
“Long time no see.” Cecil got off the aircraft and gave Gu Xingzhi a big hug, and Cecil patted Gu Xingzhi back hard and smiled: “You’ve lost weight!”
Gu Xingzhi greeted Cecil and Zhou Mian with a lively hello.
Ellen was feeling so cold that he almost felt like dying on the spot the moment the hatch of the aircraft opened. He stood by the door for a while before he could get used to it and walked out like a penguin.
Gu Xingzhi was stunned.
“Your Highness…!”
Gu Xingzhi strode forward to help the person and said in a stern voice: “What are you doing!” He was so surprised that he forgot to use the formal speech while addressing Ellen.
Ellen’s nose was red, and his face was very pale.
“What…?”
Cecil shook his head and said, “His brain has been frozen stupid.”
“You’re freezing stupid!” Ellen said angrily, “I just don’t…” * sneeze*
Cecil and Zhou Mian couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Cecil raised his hand and said to Gu Xingzhi: “You can’t blame me, he insisted on coming.In general, this time we are here to broadcast live and deal with Hong luoluo’s affairs. The brigade is also there, so there will be no danger.”
Gu Xingzhi looked at the person holding himself upright with difficulty in front of him, dressed like a furball, and shook his head helplessly, his brows never relaxing.
“Achoo… Why!” Ellen sneezed, “Is this frontier yours! Can’t I come here!” Ellen was pissed, this federation is his home, if he wants to sleep… ah no wrong, if he wants to come could others force him not to?!
Ellen hummed, “My dad is the king, I hope you remember.”
Gu Xingzhi: “……”
Gu Xingzhi didn’t know what to say about this person, so he had to take off his coat and cover him with another layer, and then grabbed Ellen’s shoulders and let him lean on himself.
Cecile said “Tsk tsk, His Royal Highness has been delicate since he was a child. I think after he sleeps here for one night, he will ask the team to escort him back tomorrow.”
“I don’t think so.”Zhou Mian didn’t agree, and retorted: “Ellen just hasn’t adapted yet, even I wasn’t used to it when I first came to the frontiers. When he slowly overcomes and gets used to it, he will be fine.”
Cecile raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Mian smiled and said, “I am his teacher and watched him learn.I know his determination and his efforts.”
“Hmm.”Cecil glanced at Gu Xingzhi and said, “Although Xing Zhi didn’t show it, I can see that he is also very happy, and his heart is almost moved to tears.””
Several people then followed Gu Xingzhi to the base camp of the Federal army on the frontier.
The military camps on the frontier are quite rudimentary, they are all tents, but this tent is very strong, made of special materials, and very cold-resistant.
This was the first time, Ellen came to the military camp on the frontier . He looked at the smoke and dense tents everywhere, and felt it was amazing.
Now it is imperative that Gu Xingzhi naturally take Cecil and Zhou Mian to the tent where the injured are located.
Opening the curtain of the tent, he saw a man lying on the bed with a thick bandage wrapped around him.
Gu Xingzhi said: “Not long ago, Captain Ando took the team to investigate and was ambushed by the Zerg.In order to protect the rest of the team, the captain was slashed in the chest.”
The military doctor on the side also explained: “The wound has begun to fester. We are worried about infection. The bandage is very thick, and we have been doing anti-infection measures.”
Zhou Mian nodded.
Cecil got people ready to start the live broadcast, and also asked the military doctor to carry the captain on a stretcher to be transferred to the treatment capsule in the main battleship.
“Are you ready?”Cecil patted Zhou Mian on the shoulder.
Zhou Mian nodded.
Ellen looked at the captain blankly from the side.
Gu Xingzhi said: “The wound is festering badly, you… don’t look at it, go to my tent to rest first, and wait for us to finish, okay?”
Ellen said: “I’m not afraid, I want to follow and take care of it, and I will never cause trouble.”
He turned to look at Zhou Mian and said, “It’s okay, right?I… I didn’t make trouble last time.”
Zhou Mian smiled and said, “Not only did it not cause trouble, His Royal Highness also helped us a lot.”
Ellen snorted at Gu Xingzhi.
Captain Ando was carried onto the main battleship, and the live broadcast system was set in place. Zhou Mian began to treat the wound with his Hongluo Luo .
Gu Xingzhi had asked the frontier army to cooperate with the federal army brought in by Cecil to guard the treatment room to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Almost all the people of the Federation are watching the live broadcast.
This day will be the beginning of a new technological era and the beginning of a new hope.
Thank You for the new chapter (｢`･ω･)｢❤️
Thanks for the chapter
Ellen is so funny 😆 but sweet ⚡️
So Chi Ying took advantage of ZM, then blackmailed him 😠
Thanks for the chapter 💞
ugh I hate that red ratatouille 2.0 even more now how disgusting! (💢◕▽◕)Ↄ🔪