Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
Without giving Si Nuo a chance to refuse, they directly took him to the dining hall. Looking at the exquisite dishes laid out in front of him, Si Nuo was at a loss.
Si Nuo: “…I…”
“Please don’t be polite,” the aide said sincerely. “It’s my dereliction of duty that kept you waiting so long. Please enjoy your meal.”
After speaking, the aide bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Left alone in the dining hall, Si Nuo had no idea what was going on. The sudden 180-degree change in attitude left him a little confused.
But he was truly hungry.
Faced with a table full of delicious-looking food, Si Nuo thought: not eating it would be a waste!
After a satisfying meal, Si Nuo quietly let out a burp.
Getting up and leaving the dining hall, the officer who had been guarding him immediately came over. “Are you leaving? I’ll escort you back.”
“No need, I can go back myself. You…”
“This is a task assigned by my superiors. Please.”
Si Nuo didn’t know if all soldiers were this domineering, but no matter what, he had no room to argue now.
Following the officer out of the apartment and all the way back to school, he’d never felt the school gate so welcoming before.
At the gate, Si Nuo hurriedly said, “I’ve arrived. Thank you.”
Leaving those words behind, he ran off without looking back.
The officer watching him leave muttered, “…”
Feeling like he’d been treated like some kind of monster.
Si Nuo jogged back to the dormitory. Seeing him return, Zhang Yu immediately said, “Why so late? If you hadn’t come back soon, I was going to come looking for you!”
Si Nuo was still catching his breath after running all the way. Patting his chest, he said, “I’ll, I’ll tell you later…”
Zhang Yu pulled him down to sit and poured a glass of water for him. “Drink some water and tell me slowly.”
After calming himself for a while, Si Nuo regained his strength and recounted all that had happened today to Zhang Yu.
After hearing the whole story, Zhang Yu first said, “What kind of people are these?”
Then he added, “At least they apologized, that’s something. But next time, don’t do such things again. With your physique, you’re still thinking about saving people?”
Si Nuo sipped the warm water in his cup quietly: “At the time, I didn’t think that much. Next time I’ll consider it… hopefully.”
Near the end, he sounded a little guilty. After all, when a crisis happens, his mind only focuses on saving people—there’s no room to think carefully.
Shortly after Si Nuo left, Guan Xingchen finally woke up. Seeing his pale face, the aide quickly called for a doctor.
When someone came in, Guan Xingchen struggled to sit up: “I’m fine.”
Still, the doctor conducted a full physical examination and only left after confirming that his mental disorder had indeed subsided.
The aide said with lingering worry, “Your Highness, I shouldn’t have left today.”
“That’s not your fault. This kind of thing was never within our control. Besides, luckily you weren’t here.”
Having served him for many years, the aide clearly understood the meaning behind those words. As the empire’s only 3S psychic, Guan Xingchen was even more dangerous when mentally disturbed.
Though he had luckily avoided the incident by being absent at the time…
Sensing that the person beside him seemed to want to say something, Guan Xingchen looked over. “If you have something to say, say it!”
The aide hesitated briefly, then recounted what happened with Si Nuo. He truly didn’t expect such a coincidence to occur. Could this be fate?
However, after hearing the aide’s words, Guan Xingchen’s expression darkened.
The aide thought he was angry and hurriedly said, “It’s my failure in duty, Your Highness. Please punish me!”
A bitter smile appeared in Guan Xingchen’s eyes. “You only did what you were supposed to. But I…”
He looked down at his own hand. So it hadn’t been a dream — he really almost choked him.
Hearing this, the aide’s mood completely sank.
His Highness had gone through more than 200 matches to finally find a partner. Surely this wouldn’t ruin it all?
He faintly recalled that the other party initially refused. Now that’s happened, would he still give another chance?
For a while, both Guan Xingchen and the aide thought Si Nuo most likely wouldn’t agree again.
On Si Nuo’s side, he was truly frightened by Guan Xingchen’s grip, and that night he had nightmares about it.
He even woke up with a slight fever the next morning.
Zhang Yu looked at his pale face and asked, “Don’t you really need to go to the infirmary today?”
Si Nuo shook his head, “No, it’s just that I didn’t sleep well last night.”
He felt too embarrassed to admit he was scared.
“Then, are you still going to the central canteen tomorrow?”
Zhang Yu’s reminder made Si Nuo remember the matchmaking. “They haven’t refused, so I should go and clarify things face to face.”
What else could he do?
Zhang Yu nodded, “That’s about all you can do. You rest, I’ll go to class and ask for leave on your behalf.”
Si Nuo didn’t want to move, simply replied, “Thanks.”
“No problem. I’ll bring you lunch at noon, just sleep.”
After Zhang Yu left, Si Nuo lay on the bed and soon fell asleep again. This time he slept comfortably—no dreams.
When he woke up, the fever was gone.
But he still felt troubled thinking about the meeting tomorrow.
When Zhang Yu came back with the meal, he was visibly annoyed.
Si Nuo worriedly asked, “What’s wrong?”
Zhang Yu put down the food and said, “It’s that Ren Ju again. He found an A-level psychic for a partner. After they met, the other guy gave him a bracelet and showed it off in the classroom. Just an A-level psychic, but he bragged like crazy. You matched with the empire’s only heir—what do you think about that?”
Si Nuo smiled at him, “Ren Ju’s just like that. Why bother with him? What did you bring me to eat?”
“You have a fever, so something light—a porridge. Are you still burning up?”
Si Nuo shook his head, “Like I said, I just didn’t rest well. I just took a nap and feel much better.”
“That’s good.”
After eating, his stomach felt better, and Si Nuo’s spirits lifted. In the afternoon, he packed up his painting supplies, ready to work on the mural.
Zhang Yu followed him, helping to paint the line draft according to Si Nuo’s sketch.
Their busy figures attracted some attention. Ren Ju stood by the window, watching the two not far away, his expression increasingly sour.
Although Si Nuo originally planned to refuse at this meeting, when the day came, he still woke up early, tidied up simply, and then left the school.
From the school to the central canteen, it took about 40 minutes by hovercar.
The central canteen was located in the bustling heart of Empire Star.
It was Si Nuo’s first time here. If at school he hadn’t really felt the interstellar era, here, seeing sky-high buildings piercing the clouds, all kinds of hovercars flying through the sky, and various robots lining the streets—it was like scenes from a futuristic movie.
After scanning his terminal, Si Nuo entered the central canteen smoothly. Led by a robot, he was brought to the seat reserved for them by the system.
When Si Nuo sat down, the other party hadn’t arrived yet.
He checked the time and realized he had come early.
The robot poured him water. Si Nuo thanked it, lifting the cup to his lips, when suddenly he heard, “Are you my matching partner?”
Si Nuo instinctively stood up and raised his eyes. The first thing he saw was a shiny bald top, which stunned him for a moment because of the other’s receding hairline. Coming back to himself, he hurriedly said, “Ah, you must be Guan—”
Before he could finish, a cold voice behind him interrupted, “He’s not!”
Si Nuo turned around and locked eyes with a pair of familiar black eyes.
Thump!
Author’s note:
Guan Xingchen: I’m not bald!
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