Inside the spaceship instructor's lounge
Jiang Yan asked Lin Zhi with a dejected face, "Why did you bring them all here?"
Lin Zhi sat on the sofa, smiling mischievously. "You're in such great danger. Did you expect me to just stand by and watch?"
"Look, I'm Lin Cheng with all the previous memories. I remember everything we've been through together, and I have much more experience than them. Yet I'm still so afraid of you getting hurt."
"If you were to tell them everything honestly, I believe they'd probably jump right in front of you to protect you."
"Well, I must be quite charming then," Jiang Yan remarked with a sigh. "But it's unnecessary. I can handle this on my own."
"Just give us who love you a chance," Lin Zhi said softly. "I want to get back soon too, so we can watch the stars together on the ship."
...
Jiang Yan was successfully persuaded. She turned to leave, intending to go find Qin Zhen to hang out for a while.
However, as soon as she stepped out, everything went dark. Jiang Youbai grabbed her by the collar and dragged her into his room.
Lin Zhi didn't miss the strange noise outside. He looked out to see the door swinging back and forth, left open. Lin Zhi smiled helplessly, feeling quite regretful that they couldn't share sensations between them.
If only he could feel it when Jiang Youbai kissed her.
Despite the spaceship's size, it was still a mode of transportation with limited space. The rooms allocated to crew members were extremely small, barely able to fit a bed.
Jiang Yan was pushed in backwards by Jiang Youbai, falling directly onto the bed.
Jiang Youbai closed the door, walked over, and then sat on Jiang Yan's legs.
His feet were still on the ground, his body clad in a crisp, rigid training uniform. His originally sharp features had shed some of their youthful softness due to rigorous training, becoming even more chiseled.
Sitting on Jiang Yan's legs, his pitch-black eyes held a hint of smugness, as if he had been planning this for a long time.
— So this was what he meant last time when he told her to wait, this position of sitting on her.
To Jiang Yan's surprise, Jiang Youbai, in this position, gave her a lecture and then got up, ready to let her go. He said, "From now on, you can go to whoever you want. I won't control you anymore."
Jiang Yan was so shocked that she stood at the doorway, still daring to test him: "What if I go find Lin Zhi?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Youbai didn't stop her, saying coldly, "I can't control your fickle heart."
What did he mean? Had he stopped loving her? As Jiang Yan was puzzling over this, she heard him continue, "But I can deal with external factors. I can go after Lin Zhi. Whoever you set your eyes on, I'll go after them. Do you believe I can take them all down?"
Jiang Yan thought he was exaggerating, because even just dealing with the memory-retaining Lin Zhi would be difficult. But Jiang Youbai seemed very confident, as if he already had everyone under control.
Jiang Yan then remembered the unfathomable background of President Jiang...
Jiang Yan, who had already reached the door, swiftly turned around.
"Brother, I was wrong. How could I possibly go to other men? I like you so much..."
Jiang Youbai was lying on his narrow single bed, propping himself up on his elbow, watching her act.
Jiang Yan always had ways to deal with him. She crawled over, sticky and clingy, shaking his arm and caressing his face, cooing softly...
Jiang Youbai, after all, was young and impulsive, with limited experience. He soon surrendered, embracing his sweet-talking little girlfriend.
...
The spaceship soon arrived at Planet Elwin.
As soon as the ship stopped, Lin Zhi gathered all the combat class members and launched a surprise attack.
Jiang Yan, with nothing to do, stayed behind with a few members guarding the ship. Oh, and Lu Yang too, because as a mecha engineer, he didn't have an advantage in close combat.
He was originally tricked by Lin Zhi to come here as an advisor. Lin Zhi had told him that Jiang Yan would be here too, which was why he participated in this training mission that wasn't very relevant to his expertise.
Jiang Yan was idling in the lounge, spinning in the chair Lin Zhi usually sat in. She turned her head to see Lu Yang leaning against the open door, quietly watching her.
Jiang Yan hooked her foot on the swivel chair to stop it. Lu Yang walked in and sat on the nearby sofa. Despite his seated posture, his tall stature still exuded an upright and superior presence.
He was actually about the same age as Jiang Youbai, just with a cooler temperament, less prone to agitation.
After a moment of silence, he asked, seemingly casually, "It looks like you came here with Instructor Lin?"
Jiang Yan had a feeling that it wouldn't be long before she would truly meet him again in the future. Suddenly, she started treating Lu Yang as if he were his future self.
She smiled at him, speaking as if they had been together for a long time: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Her tone lightened the atmosphere. Lu Yang's brow immediately relaxed as he thought to himself, she cares about my feelings. He pondered for a moment before saying, "A little bit."
"Haha, even if you are, it doesn't matter," Jiang Yan said.
Perhaps her laughter was too infectious. As Lu Yang watched her, he felt the urge to laugh along with her.
