Chapter Fifty-two

  It's another sunny morning, Gong Xi is holding his lucky cat in his arms, so happy that he doesn't want to open his eyes. His big hands are rubbing Lucky's back, feeling the smooth touch with his eyes closed.

  The lucky person who was being pestered woke up from their sleep, lazily moved their body, and leaned against the sturdy chest again. In a sticky voice, they asked: "What time is it?"

  Jiayifei laboriously reached for the watch on the headboard cabinet, glanced at it briefly and said softly: "It's just past nine."

  Lucky nodded and suddenly became energetic again.

  "No way, I'm getting up." Luckily, he managed to flip over and get back on his feet.

  Jiayin looked at him with a mixture of surprise and annoyance, "You didn't say you had three days off? What's the hurry? I'll send you back tonight."

  Lucky grabbed the bathrobe on the chair and put it on first, then walked towards the bathroom while saying to Gong Xi: "But I have a flight this afternoon."

  "Airplane?" Gong Xi suddenly sat up, "Where are you going?" Gong Xi quickly got out of bed and walked towards Xiang Yun, dragging the quilt with her feet, not even bothering to manage it, just casually kicking it a few times to release its entanglement on herself.

  Looking at Gong Xi's anxious appearance, he stood at the bathroom door, leaning against the door frame with one hand, and said after a moment of contemplation: "I've already joined the aircraft carrier preparation group."

  Gong Xi was stunned, like a red-hot iron plate that had just been splashed with a basin of cold water. His heart was suddenly stimulated and filled his entire chest with white steam.

  It took a while to catch his breath, and then he suddenly exploded with a loud "Ah".

  "Lucky you, cheat!"

  "How can you make such a big decision without even asking me?!"

  "Palace of Joy"

  "Shut up! Shut up!"

  "Have you been doing all this for the past two days just to deceive me, making me happy and joyful, only to agree to let you leave?"

  "No, palace..."

  Jiayu waved his hand and the several cups on the shelf behind him all fell to the ground with a loud crash. One cup bounced on the carpet and rolled to one side, while the other two fell in the same spot, shattering into pieces.

  Sound crisp.

  The house suddenly became quiet.

  Good fortune did not expect that Gong Xi would be infuriated to such an extent, staring at the shattered glass on the ground for a while before raising his head to look at Gong Xi. Gong Xi was like a lion that had been provoked, emitting an aura of explosive rage from every pore.

  Lucky was about to walk over and comfort Gong Xi when he took a step forward and was stopped by Gong Xi's hand.

  "Don't move, it's stuck in your foot." Gong Xi suppressed his anger, his eyes fixed on the ground.

  Lucky grasped Gong Xi's fingers, "Gong Xi, I'm not."

  "I'm not trying to deceive you, I just think that we're going to be apart for a long time soon, so I really want to spend the last few days happily with you."

  Kyoko still didn't say a word, her anger causing her short hair to stand on end.

  "Palace joy," said with a tone of sadness and luck, "I'll be leaving soon."

  Kyoko's body shook. Luckily, he watched as Kyoko's body was gradually inflated with anger, and suddenly Kyoko swung his hand back, punching the wooden water cabinet, and the wooden board split into five pieces at once.

  "Good luck!"

  Xingyun exclaimed and rushed out, disregarding the shattered glass on the ground, and hugged Gong Xi tightly.

  "No way! I don't agree with you going!" Gong Xi shouted hoarsely, her voice cracking.

  "Ji Gong, I cannot be a deserter."

  Deserter!

  Gong Xi knew he couldn't pull good fortune to stay by his side anymore.

  "Ahh!!!!!!"

  "Good luck! Why? Why? Why? You tell me why!"

  "Why must you leave me?"

  The palace happily swayed back and forth with good fortune.

  Good luck.

  "Jade, I'm not leaving you." "I'm just going to carry out my mission."

  Jiayu clutched one lucky thing after another into her arms.

  "I don't want you to leave, I miss you, I want to be with you every day."

  "Palace Joy~" Lucky softly called out Palace Joy's name, he wanted to tell him, why can't I wake up every day with you by my side.

  "You know, this is a soldier's duty. The aircraft carrier relates to the country's fate, I am a soldier, so I must go."

  Jiayu tightly hugged Yong and closed her eyes.

  The base is secretive and cannot be visited casually like the South China Sea.

  Gong Xi hugged Yong Le tightly and stuck her face close to his, saying: "How can I be at ease like this? You basically won't take care of yourself."

  Lucky pinched Xi's hand and leaned deeper into his arms: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself, even if it's just so you won't worry, I'll take good care of myself."

  Jiayu's heart ached even more as her fingers drew on Xingyun's lips, soft and warm, "You're just too smooth-tongued."

  "Remember to eat well when you're there, don't snack too much, no coffee allowed, and no staying up late, got it?"

  Lucky nodded obediently.

  Jiuyue knew that he might not even remember his own words, and just let out a soft sigh.

  Time trickled away bit by bit, and Gong Xi wished he could stand at the axis of the Earth, pry it loose, and make it stop spinning for a while.

  Let him stay with good luck for a while longer.

  He didn't dare miss a single second, his eyes unwilling to blink, afraid of losing any moment of good fortune.

  But they still come separately when it's time to come.

  Gong Xi watched as Xing Yun walked into the security checkpoint, turned around and smiled at himself, waving goodbye until that figure disappeared in the crowd of people coming and going.

  Jiayu stroked the lucky new scarf that Xinyu had bought for herself, a Christmas gift with a pattern of deep brown reindeer.

  Christmas, a joyful expectation in unison, came with excitement and left with a lost heart.

  The dejected figure of Gong Xi sparked a round of speculation among the company's employees.

  "It looks like you've been dumped."

  "Uh-huh, uh-huh, when I left, the corners of my mouth were like this, and when I came back, they were like that." Little Horse first drew an upward curve with his hand, then a downward one.

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  "Mei Mei, the opportunity has arrived!" Nei Gong Ke Ke poked Mei Mei with her hand, who was staring blankly into space.

  Mei Mei blushed and lowered her head, "What nonsense are you talking about, how annoying."

  The little girl twisted and turned, her heart actually feeling light and happy.

  Business has been going smoothly, with most deals relying on Gu's original connections. Discussions have been obstacle-free, but socializing is unavoidable, and Gong Xi always accompanies clients in person for drinks.

  It is said that drinking wine can reveal one's emotions, and this saying might be true. Gong Xi's alcohol tolerance could be considered as being able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but recently he has been getting drunk every time he drinks, with the manager almost sending him back home dead drunk every day.

  The old master Gong looked at his son getting drunk every day and began to feel dissatisfied. However, Gong Xi said that the business had just started, so he had to take charge personally and build good relationships. As a father, he could only remain silent.

  New Year's Day arrived soon.

  Gong Xi did not return to Xing's home, and Yong also did not return to Shenyang. Gong Xi's father saw the problem.

  Qīng Gōng Xǐ asked: "What's going on between you and Lucky?"

  "Nothing." was Kiyomizu's careless reply as she sipped her milk for breakfast.

  The old man looked up and down at Gong Xi, slapped the table and shouted: "Nonsense! What's going on? He didn't come back for New Year's Day? It's possible he didn't come back, but if he didn't come back, you didn't go either. What's the big deal?"

  The palace is no longer joyful.

  "What's going on?" Commander Guo asked sternly, but in fact he was secretly hoping that the two would break up so he could quickly find a daughter-in-law for his son.

  Jiuyuan was silent for half a day before responding with a stifled tone: "He's gone to participate in the construction of an aircraft carrier."

  This was quite unexpected for Gōng Xǐ's father, as those who could participate in this project were all elites, with rich experience or special achievements in some aspects.

  But fortunately, it was less than two years after graduation that he participated in a military project in the South China Sea. However, in terms of experience in the army, this is not considered anything. So, Gong Xi's father was a bit skeptical and asked again: "You mean, he went to participate in the construction of an aircraft carrier?"

  The palace was delighted and annoyed, and hummed in response.

  Put down the cup of milk, and sat there listlessly.

  After a while, the old palace master slowly said: "Oh, it seems that this kid is still a talent. If he really changed his career, it would be a loss for the troops."

  Jianguo suddenly seemed to think of something, immediately came to his senses, and went up to his father: "Dad, I remembered, go find someone to return the good fortune back."

  "Huh?" Mr. Kiyoshi's father looked up in surprise and asked his son.

  "Dad, you also know that this aircraft carrier project isn't something that can be finished in a year or two. Before he left, Lucky said that once they go in, they have to wait until the project is over before they can come out. Lucky has already made arrangements with his family, saying that it's possible he won't be able to return home for three to five years."

  "Dad, these three to five years... isn't it a bit too long?"

  Gong Xi's dad naturally understood his son's feelings, waiting alone for his lover for three years, five years, and even if it's five years, there's no guarantee of return, depending on the progress of research.

  That kind of taste is unbearable.

  However, this is now the most important military project grasped by the state, let alone him being just a deputy commander of a mere military district, and still a retired one at that.

  It's not necessarily the case that even the current commander-in-chief has such a big face.

  After all, my son's happiness is something I must take care of, but whether I can take good care of it or not, I don't know. However, I have to try, and if it really doesn't work out, then there's nothing I can do about it. At least I won't disappoint my son's expectations of his old man.

  "Look at you! You've found a man like this! It's really beyond my control."

  Having said that, he stood up, patted Gong Xi with his hand, and left the dinner table.

  Jiayu was delighted and knew his father had agreed to help him find someone and build connections.

  He knew that if this thing were done by his father, and Lucky found out about it, he would definitely blame him.

  But now that things have come to this, he can't afford to think about so many things. It's only been a few days since they parted ways, and his heart is already as charred as the beef on an iron plate, burnt inside and out.

  He now has no other thoughts, as long as he can bring good fortune back, good fortune will come back, and it's okay to punish him however.