Chapter 28

  In the lucky little cabin, a small porthole was open, and the sea breeze blew in from this small round window. Although it was already deep winter, there was not a hint of coldness here.

  Gong Xi said that Beijing is very cold now. The wind can blow in from all directions, making it three degrees colder than your small town.

  Lucky is a bit melancholic, hasn't been back home for a long time. When busy, it's fine, but these two days have been quite idle, and I really miss home.

  Gong Xi patted Yong Yun's shoulder comfortingly, "Then go back for the New Year, isn't there a 10-day holiday?"

  "Ah." The lucky thought floated away, Minglang also said so, and accompanied him back to his hometown for the New Year. Minglang's father had gone to Lucky's house when Minglang and Lucky just started dating, this old ginger settled down the Xing family with a few words, and the Xing family gladly accepted Minglang as their future son-in-law.

  Now that the relationship has become clear, Minglang's attitude has also changed. Every time he calls home, Minglang always picks up the phone and chats with Mr. and Mrs. Xing for a few words. That sweet mouth is full of honeyed words, and with just this lip service, he has charmed the Xing family into liking him extremely.

  It was also clear that Minglang had told the Xing family about going back home for Chinese New Year, and Mrs. Xing was overjoyed, having not seen her son for half a year. Of course, she thought it was great, but still politely asked Minglang, "Aren't you going to go back and accompany your dad?" Minglang replied generously, "My dad doesn't need me to accompany him, he has a lot of things to take care of." We're coming home to spend the New Year with you guys, both Haoyun and I miss you so much.

  One sentence made Mrs. Xing's heart as sweet as honey, and she kept saying, "Ah, ah, we'll wait for you to come back, come back early."

  But fortunately, he didn't want to go back with Minglang. The past was still unforgettable, especially since the previous misunderstandings had been cleared up. Love seemed to be something that couldn't be interpreted by scientific methods. Fortunately, he couldn't explain why his heart only liked Gongxi, and why after being with Minglang for so long, Minglang was still just a friend in his heart, no matter how intimate they were. But feelings wouldn't deceive people.

  Bright, Gong Xi, stirred his inner turmoil and could not calm down.

  Jiayu is still helping Yongle collect this and that, while Yongle watches from the side, feeling unwell in his heart. Is this person going to miss himself for a lifetime? He lies beside someone he doesn't love, watching with his eyes the one he loves, slowly becoming friends, getting farther and farther away.

  "When you go back for the New Year, remember to wear more clothes before getting on the plane. With your absent-minded personality, it's easy to forget. In that cold and snowy place, don't catch a cold during the New Year."

  "Hmm." Lucky mechanically responded with a grunt, then suddenly remembered that he hadn't asked Gu Xiang if he was going back home for the new year. Last time he heard him say that he wouldn't forgive his dad, would he be so angry that he wouldn't even go back for the new year? Thinking of this, he quickly asked Gu Xiang: "You, are you also going back home for the new year?"

  Jiashen smiled slightly, "I'm not going back. I have a mission."

  "Is there a task?" Lucky asked in surprise, "What task?" Lucky immediately thought of was whether Gong Xi was intentionally avoiding going home and finding an excuse not to go back.

  "Going to Macau, can't say what the task is." Gong Xi said with a smile and a flick of his mouth, now he's becoming more and more mysterious. But in the National Security Bureau, being mysterious is quite normal.

  "I'll be leaving in a few days, so I won't be able to see you for a long time."

  "Oh." Lucky responded in a low voice. Although it was normal for Gong Xi not to come, he wasn't someone special to him, but his heart still felt stuffy and blocked.

  "I'll call you." Gong Xi saw the disappointment on Lucky's face and comforted him with a smile.

  "Oh, it's okay, no need to fight."

  Lucky was fiddling with the leaves of the water lily that Gong Xi had just picked, and on the emerald green small leaf tip, there was still a drop of crystal clear water hanging.

  "Uh-huh, I'm far away from you, but in my heart, I still miss you the most, so take good care of yourself."

  "Uh-huh."

  "This pot of flowers you brought needs plenty of water, so you have to water it every day."

  "Uh-huh."

  "These few phoenix tails need to be fed every day and their water changed every few days."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Don't give all the snacks to them to eat, keep some for yourself. This time I only bought things for Dingling and a few of them, so put your stuff in your own place, got it?"

  "Oh." Luckily, it seemed that he knew about the last time when everything was eaten by others. But who told him? Probably Yu Su.

  "Normally wear slippers more often, don't always wear leather shoes, it's tiring for your feet."

  "Got it."

  "And another thing, this Cordyceps sinensis was specially brought back from Tibet by someone I know. You must make sure to soak it in water and drink it, it's very precious and there's not much of it. Do you understand?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Jiayu was more verbose this time than last, but fortunately, it seemed like he hadn't heard enough. The phrase "only appreciating the value of what you had when you've lost it" always comes to mind at times of loss.

  He came in a hurry and had to leave in a hurry, staying for less than a day. He kept repeating his instructions, showing that he was worried. He looked thinner each time they met, with a tired face all the time. His originally weak body would be exhausted if he continued like this. But when they advised him to rest, he refused to go back, insisting on completing the full weapon test for this military exercise.

  But then again, he's gone, and who would be willing to come and replace him in the South China Sea? I reckon no one would. Here, apart from staring at the monotonous sea every day, it's just calculations. Endless data to crunch, day after day. What's even more unbearable is when a typhoon hits, with torrential rains and howling winds that last for days on end, ten days or half a month without clearing up, tossing about in the waves all day long. And that's not all - if it's a strong typhoon, there's a good chance the ship will run out of food, so you have to survive on biscuits and canned goods every day until the storm passes. Who would be willing to come to such a place? People like Lucky, who still harbor dreams of a strong nation and a powerful military, are few and far between.

  Since he can't be persuaded to leave, the only thing to do is to make him live a little better in this situation. So this time, Gong Xi not only brought food and daily necessities but also a pot of flowers and a tank of fish, just to let Xing Yun think about something else besides work. Although these two things don't take up much time, they are enough to let him rest for a short while.

  Ding Ling said that as long as he entered a state of work, he wouldn't move for over ten hours, and often didn't even go to eat. How could this not be worrying? Gong Xi hated that she couldn't exchange souls with Yu Su so that she could stay behind and take care of him, but she didn't have such magical powers.

  Can only hang up a heart and go to Macau.