Emerging from Mu Lan's room, Mu Sijie returned to his own as usual. However, after showering and preparing for bed, he found himself unable to sleep, his mind replaying Mu Lan's recent changes.
Mu Lan was still Mu Lan, but ever since Lu Wanqing arrived, the child had become happier with each passing day. Even while studying, his eyes sparkled with light.
And that last sentence…
“Dad, goodnight.”
Mu Sijie closed his eyes, and Mu Lan's voice seemed to echo in his mind again. It was just a simple sentence, yet his heart raced, filled with an indescribable warmth.
Perhaps a mother's companionship was truly important for a child.
As Mu Sijie contemplated these thoughts, an idea suddenly popped into his head – marry Lu Wanqing.
If he married Lu Wanqing, they would truly be one family. Then, Mu Lan would be like other children, possessing a complete family: a father, a mother, and perhaps future siblings. They would live together as a family, and surely, they would be very happy?
He had been unwilling to marry her before, but now, recalling their interactions over this period… Lu Wanqing's every smile and frown, the heartwarming scenes of her and Mu Lan together, and the way her eyes lit up when she wanted to play on the star network.
Mu Sijie's lips curved upwards involuntarily. It was quite good.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lu Wanqing returned to her room, opened her wardrobe, took out clothes, and headed to the bathroom to shower and wash her hair.
The integrated bathing, massage, and drying instrument of the interstellar era was truly wonderful. She lay down, closed her eyes, and comfortably enjoyed the machine's care. When it was over, she was clean. She stood up from the bathtub, got dressed, and returned to her room, ready to sleep.
However, as she prepared to get into bed, her optical computer suddenly vibrated. Lu Wanqing blinked, then lowered her head to open the optical computer's control panel. She saw a communication request box popping up at the very front. Was someone calling her?
Lu Wanqing felt puzzled. This communication request box was different from the ones from the Academy of Sciences staff before. There was no avatar of the other party in this box, so she didn't know who was calling.
She accepted the call, but the moment it connected, she saw the person who suddenly projected into existence – Lu Yuanyuan.
Lu Wanqing's heart sank, and her expression suddenly turned cold.
Lu Yuanyuan looked at Lu Wanqing, her face equally displeased. At the same time, she exuded a fierce aura, clearly hostile. "Lu Wanqing, you can't win against me. Brother Sijie will definitely marry me!"
Lu Wanqing had been puzzled, not knowing why Lu Yuanyuan was acting this way. Now, upon hearing this, she understood everything. So, Lu Yuanyuan's strange behavior during this period was all because of Mu Sijie?
Thinking of Mu Sijie's gentle, jade-like face, she couldn't help but mentally label him a femme fatale. However, that was all. Since they had clarified things at the Academy of Sciences that day, she had lost interest in this man. Coming to the Mu family was solely to take care of Mu Lan.
"Are you perhaps mentally ill?" Lu Wanqing thought, unable to resist rolling her eyes.
Lu Wanqing stared at Lu Yuanyuan and said coldly, "If you like Mu Sijie, then go chase him yourself. Why are you confronting me?"
"You!" Lu Yuanyuan trembled with anger, staring at Lu Wanqing in disbelief.
She was angered by Lu Wanqing's nonchalant attitude. Was this woman deliberately provoking her?
"Just you wait. I will make a move, Lu Wanqing. You'd better not get any ideas about Brother Sijie. You need to know your place!"
"You are just an ancient corpse that inexplicably came back to life. You have no background, while my father is the richest man! If Brother Sijie marries me, our family will fully support the Mu family, and the Mu family's business will reach new heights. As long as Brother Sijie isn't foolish, he will choose me!"
Lu Yuanyuan stared intently at Lu Wanqing, her voice aggressive.
Lu Wanqing could no longer tolerate it. She made a gagging gesture at Lu Yuanyuan and said, "If you're so confident, why are you throwing a tantrum in front of me?"
As Lu Wanqing spoke, she turned to look around the room. She spotted a mirror on the nearby vanity table, quickly ran over, and returned carrying it.
Lu Wanqing shoved the mirror in front of Lu Yuanyuan and sneered, "Can you see your own face in the mirror? When you can't win Mr. Mu and can only pick on me, you look truly ugly!"
Lu Yuanyuan's current form was just a projection, not a physical entity, so the mirror couldn't capture her. However, Lu Wanqing's attitude was naked contempt and humiliation.
Lu Yuanyuan was instantly so furious she trembled all over. "Lu Wanqing!!!"
"Just you wait. I will confess to Brother Sijie, and Brother Sijie will definitely be with me!" Lu Yuanyuan said indignantly, her flushed cheeks revealing her rage.
"Oh." Lu Wanqing replied indifferently.
Lu Yuanyuan: "..."
Lu Yuanyuan was furious. Why was Lu Wanqing so calm?
"Is there anything else? If not, I'm hanging up." Lu Wanqing yawned, feeling sleepy after watching Lu Yuanyuan's prolonged performance.
Lu Wanqing spoke, but without waiting for Lu Yuanyuan's consent, she raised her hand and hung up the communication.
After the call was disconnected, Lu Yuanyuan was even more enraged. She looked around the room unwillingly, then picked up a doll in her room and smashed it violently on the floor in a fit of pique.
Meanwhile, Lu Wanqing was not in the mood to care about Lu Yuanyuan's current feelings. Lu Yuanyuan's words had reminded her of one thing: she was an ancient corpse who had inexplicably revived over three thousand years ago. She had no family or friends in the interstellar era, no background to rely on.
In fact, if she were living alone, she felt it wouldn't matter much whether she had a strong backing or not. But, she had five children!
The fathers of her five little ones were not simple individuals. As their mother, she couldn't afford to be too insignificant, could she?
Perhaps she should also study hard, at least forge a skill or achieve something in a career. That way, when she introduced herself to her children in the future, their mommy would at least be capable and wouldn't embarrass them.
Lu Wanqing returned to bed, pondering this issue. She pulled the quilt over herself and lay down.
She drifted off to sleep while contemplating this matter. That night, she had countless dreams. In her dreams, she was researching and building mechs, and even succeeded by accident?
Waking up the next morning, Lu Wanqing realized that she had only dreamt it the night before. She found it amusing. However, while getting up to wash, a sudden thought occurred to her.
The Mu family was in the business of making mechs. If she learned how to make mechs from them, wouldn't it be too difficult?