Lu Wanqing's mind suddenly went blank. She looked at Harvey, then at Xavier, who was coming down from upstairs.
Lu Wanqing's gaze met Xavier's, but only for a second before he averted his eyes, as if he didn't care about her.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing and felt a warmth in her heart. Harvey's sudden apology must have something to do with Xavier, right? Perhaps Xavier had just gone upstairs to counsel little Harvey psychologically.
Hearing little Harvey say he didn't dislike her, Lu Wanqing couldn't deny that her heart felt truly sweet.
Forcing the little one to study was her last resort. It was expected that he would resent her and distance himself from her. She had even prepared herself for the possibility that Harvey might resent her his whole life and no longer be as close to her as his mommy. But she hadn't expected that Xavier could help her guide the child, and that the child had clearly come to understand.
"Mhm, Mommy likes Harvey too," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
"Really?" Little Harvey's eyes sparkled, he was incredibly happy.
The child's triumphant look was too funny. Lu Wanqing couldn't help but pinch his cheeks, smiling and saying, "Of course, Mommy never lies."
"Then Mommy, you have to promise me, when winter break comes, you'll definitely take me to Earth!" little Harvey said again.
Lu Wanqing looked at her third brother.
Lu Yang looked at Qingqing and said dotingly, "If you want to go, we'll go."
"Mhm," Lu Wanqing nodded happily.
Lu Wanqing looked at Harvey and smiled, "Mommy promises you, when you're on break, we'll go together."
"Oh yeah, Mommy is the best!!!" Little Harvey immediately became happy and incredibly excited.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing.
Finally, with little Harvey's issue resolved, Lu Wanqing's worried heart was put to ease. Then, they returned to the palace together.
Little Harvey definitely couldn't stay in the palace while they were away because there were no adults there. If the child were to stay alone and something happened, it would be bad. He was still just a child after all.
Lu Wanqing packed for the little one, using spatial nodes to store anything that could be used.
"Mommy, can I have a lot of spatial nodes? I've made a lot of progress in my studies recently, my teacher says I'm much better than before!" Little Harvey's eyes lit up again when he saw the spatial nodes his mother took out, and he asked expectantly.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, then amused, and nodded, "Okay."
Things were different now. She had her third brother now. With her third brother as the emperor of the empire, buying a few spatial nodes shouldn't be a problem, right? Lu Wanqing felt that giving her child a few spatial nodes was completely fine.
"Really?" Little Harvey's eyes shone again, looking at his mother excitedly.
Lu Wanqing rubbed the little one's head, smiling, "Harvey, you have to study hard from now on, okay?"
"Okay!" Little Harvey agreed immediately.
"Mommy, I will definitely study hard, I definitely won't be worse than... than those older brothers and sisters in the Federation," little Harvey said. The last phrase, "older brothers and sisters," seemed a bit awkward.
Lu Wanqing was surprised. Was Harvey willing to acknowledge Lan Lan, Xiao Yi, Shu Shu, and Cui Cui as his older brothers and sisters now?
"Mhm, good."
"Go, Harvey, Mommy believes in you!"
Lu Wanqing smiled and clenched her fist, encouraging the little one!
"Mhm, I'm super smart. I just didn't have a good learning environment before. I'll study hard from now on, and I definitely won't be worse than them!" little Harvey said loudly.
"Yes, Harvey is very smart and very good!" Lu Wanqing said happily.
The mother and son discussed it like this. In her happiness, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but take out a few more spatial nodes and give them to the little one.
Little Harvey received the spatial nodes and looked at his mother, smiling even more happily.
He seemed to have figured out how to make his mommy happy. As long as he told his mommy he would study hard, his mommy would be so happy, she'd even give him so many powerful spatial nodes.
"Thank you, Mommy," little Harvey said happily.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Mhm."
Everything was packed. Lu Wanqing felt her pockets and realized that her spatial nodes, besides the ones already filled with items, seemed to be all gone?
She couldn't help but look at little Harvey. The little one's eyes were shining, and he looked incredibly happy.
Why did she have the feeling that Harvey had tricked her?
Even though she felt tricked, damn it, why did she still feel sweet and happy when she was being played?
Lu Wanqing thought about it, couldn't help but reach out and ruffle little Harvey's hair forcefully, smiling and saying, "You must study hard, understand?"
"Mhm!" Little Harvey nodded heavily.
Lu Wanqing chuckled and, taking him with her, they left by hovercar.
She would send the little one to Xavier's place tonight. She was already impatient and wanted to return to Earth to see it immediately.
However, Lu Wanqing didn't know that as she took little Harvey out of the palace, in the main hall, Lu Yang's vision blurred again, and he almost fainted.
"Master!" the intelligent firefly, Yinghuo, said with concern.
Lu Yang looked up and shook his head. The dizzy feeling from just now had disappeared again.
"Master, your mental body's condition is getting worse and worse," Yinghuo said worriedly.
Lu Yang remained silent.
There wasn't absolutely no way to strengthen a mental body. Centuries ago, he had encountered a race that voluntarily offered to help him strengthen his mental body. However, at that time, he no longer had a strong desire to live, so he hadn't agreed. If only...
Lu Yang was lost in thought, and time passed unknowingly until Lu Wanqing had taken Harvey to Xavier's villa and returned.
Seeing Qingqing, a smile reappeared on Lu Yang's face. He went out.
"Third Brother!" Lu Wanqing was also incredibly happy to see her third brother.
"I've already sent Harvey to Xavier's side. We can depart tomorrow," Lu Wanqing said.
"Mhm," Lu Yang nodded.
The next day arrived quickly. They boarded a spaceship together and left the imperial capital.
Spaceship jumps in space could be very painful. If one had a weak physique, they might experience dizziness and vomiting. However, third brother's spaceship was different. His spaceship was extremely stable. Even during wormhole jumps, Lu Wanqing felt no discomfort whatsoever while inside the ship.
She just felt that third brother was a little strange...
Lu Wanqing remembered that her third brother from over three thousand years ago was very lively, cheerful, and warm.
But the current third brother, although he was as good to her as before, she always felt something was missing.
Three thousand years of waiting might be too long for third brother to endure. His world seemed to have become very empty. The third brother from before had her and the world in his heart, but the current third brother seemed to be looking at her at all times.
It wasn't that she didn't like third brother caring about her. It was just that third brother's state made her inexplicably worried.