Guyzeville glanced at Lu Wanqing, a mere glance, then lowered his gaze to the red-haired little boy, his voice cold as he spoke, "Harvey, time to log off."
Harvey?
So the little red-haired cub's name was Harvey?
Lu Wanqing suddenly heard the little guy's name and couldn't help but look down at the child.
The red-haired cub also stiffened, then nodded. The once energetic child suddenly became like a bruised eggplant, "Okay."
The next moment, the projections of the red-haired man and the red-haired cub turned into a beam of light and disappeared.
"Wait..." Lu Wanqing reacted, calling out anxiously. But she only managed to utter one word of the many things on her mind before the two people in front of her had vanished. She hadn't even added them as friends.
Lu Wanqing looked at the empty space that had suddenly appeared before her, feeling as if a piece of her heart had been hollowed out, leaving her feeling empty and a little sad.
"Mommy?" Little Zhong Liyi called her.
Hearing the voice, Lu Wanqing looked down at little Zhong Liyi. Seeing the child's face, she slowly came back to her senses. She adjusted her mindset, raised her hand, and affectionately rubbed the top of the child's head, "It's okay, let's go play somewhere else for a while."
The little guy was here to rest, not to train. There was no need to practice constantly. Going to play now was the priority!
"Aren't we going to practice anymore?" Little Zhong Liyi looked up at Lu Wanqing, asking in confusion.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes, we're not practicing anymore. How about we go pick wild vegetables?"
"Mhm!" Little Zhong Liyi immediately nodded, very happy.
Lu Wanqing bought a virtual vegetable basket from the Star Network virtual mall. Then she took the little guy, and the two of them searched for wild vegetables in the forest. When it was almost time, feeling that Zhong Lipeiyu would be off work and heading home, and it was time to log off for dinner, she took the little guy offline with her.
As it turned out, Lu Wanqing's timing was perfect. As soon as she and Xiao Yi came down from the Star Network, Zhong Lipeiyu also arrived home downstairs.
Hearing the commotion downstairs, Lu Wanqing quickly came out of her room. Passing by Xiao Yi's room, she saw the little guy also coming out.
Xiao Yi's eyes were bright, clearly having had fun on the Star Network.
"Your dad is back, let's go down together," Lu Wanqing said to Xiao Yi with a smile.
"Mhm!" Xiao Yi was very happy.
Lu Wanqing smiled, took the little guy's hand, and went downstairs to greet Zhong Lipeiyu home.
As Zhong Lipeiyu entered from outside, he saw Lu Wanqing coming down from upstairs. Seeing that she was safe, the worry that had been in his heart all day finally subsided.
They met in the living room, and Zhong Lipeiyu asked, "Did you go to see Song Yan?"
Lu Wanqing paused, then nodded, "Yes."
Zhong Lipeiyu worriedly asked, "Did she say anything to you?" More precisely, Zhong Lipeiyu was concerned that Lu Wanqing might be bullied.
Lu Wanqing saw Zhong Lipeiyu's worry and smiled to comfort him, "It's nothing, we had a good chat."
Zhong Lipeiyu didn't know what else to say. He thought for a moment, then said, "If she comes to find you again, you must tell me."
Zhong Lipeiyu feared that Song Yan might cause trouble for Lu Wanqing again.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Mhm."
"Oh, right, I told her about you not wanting to get married," Lu Wanqing added.
Zhong Lipeiyu paused, then nodded, "Mhm."
"Thank you," he said again.
These things should have been his own business to handle, but instead, he had troubled Lu Wanqing to help him resolve them.
Zhong Lipeiyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lu Wanqing, I owe you a favor for this matter. If you ever need anything from me in the future, you can tell me directly."
Lu Wanqing was surprised. She looked at Zhong Lipeiyu and opened her mouth, wanting to say that there was no need to be so polite. But in the end, she thought it was good this way, separating personal and professional matters. Unlike Mu Sijie, where things became complicated and troublesome in the end.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing thought, and smilingly agreed. Her mood suddenly improved.
Zhong Lipeiyu nodded slightly.
With the important matters resolved, the rest was ordinary daily life. Their days continued as usual. They ate dinner together, rested for half an hour, and then went to the training room for training.
Upon arriving at the training room today, Lu Wanqing was not idle. To be precise, after a busy day of drawing blueprints and looking after the child, she finally came to the training room and couldn't resist the urge to play the "game."
She had now figured out the routines here, knowing that the training rooms were safe, and with Zhong Lipeiyu watching from outside, she didn't have to worry about Xiao Yi's safety. So, after Xiao Yi entered the training room for his session, she chose a training room for herself and continued to play!
Although the difficulty of the later stages was higher, Lu Wanqing was full of energy and had no fear as soon as she entered. She cleared the insectoids at a very fast pace, smoothly passing five levels in one go, directly reaching level forty.
Lu Wanqing's clearing speed was so fast that it soon attracted another crowd to watch outside. As they watched her on the screen killing insectoids, her demeanor, which showed no regard for them, as if she were simply chopping vegetables, gave them an indescribable sense of exhilaration.
Unconsciously, more than half of the people in the training room area had gathered. Many were whispering and discussing amongst themselves, feeling that it was a great pity for someone with Lu Wanqing's talent not to join the army.
Zhong Lipeiyu was also in a daze. He looked at the level data displayed in the corner of the screen and felt... Lu Wanqing was truly too suited for military service, if only her physical condition were sufficient.
At level forty-six, Lu Wanqing sustained some injuries, but before her health bar depleted, she successfully killed all the insectoids in the training room. Happy clearing!
"Miss Lu's psychological resilience is truly remarkable, perhaps comparable to Admiral Feiyu's?" someone in the crowd exclaimed softly.
Zhong Lipeiyu heard this and couldn't help but look towards the speaker.
The person, seeing Zhong Lipeiyu looking at them, instinctively tensed up.
Zhong Lipeiyu thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, Lu Wanqing has excellent psychological resilience!"
With Zhong Lipeiyu's affirmation, the surrounding people were no longer afraid and many began to discuss openly.
Everyone felt Lu Wanqing was amazing, but at the same time, they felt it was a great pity. Because Lu Wanqing was too old and her physical condition was not very good. If she were a native of the interstellar era and had trained since childhood, joining the military would have made her an excellent soldier in the future!
Lu Wanqing was unaware of the situation outside. Inside the training room, she had completely let go, happily and wholeheartedly annihilating the insectoids in the room. She was having so much fun! The slight negativity and unhappiness accumulated from her daily life were completely released in the "game." It was too much fun!
Little Zhong Liyi was practicing diligently. Today, he struggled a bit but managed to pass level fifty-six. However, when he came out of the training room, he found that everyone was not looking at him. Instead, they were staring up at the screen. Even his father hadn't noticed he was out; his father was also watching the screen.
Little Zhong Liyi looked confused and wondered, what were they watching?