"Wànqīng, everything is resolved. I've come to take you and Xiǎo Yì home," Zhōnglí Fēiyú said, holding the child and looking at Lù Wànqīng with a smile.
Lù Wànqīng nodded. She had already packed her belongings.
The Zhōnglí family had a special relationship with the Mù family, so Zhōnglí Fēiyú couldn't stay long. After picking up Lù Wànqīng and Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì, he was supposed to leave.
Xiǎo Mù Lán was reluctant, but he was sensible. He knew that Mommy had taken care of him for a year and now had to go to other younger siblings' homes to care for them.
Mù Sījié rubbed Xiǎo Lán Lán's head. He, like Lán Lán, was very reluctant.
Lù Wànqīng and Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì eventually left. In the hovercar, Lù Wànqīng didn't ask many questions. They quietly returned to the military dependents' residential area.
The hovercar stopped at the entrance of the military dependents' residential area. As Lù Wànqīng stood up, about to get out, Zhōnglí Fēiyú suddenly said, "Wànqīng, thank you."
If it weren't for Wànqīng coming to find him and successfully locating him, helping him recognize his identity and recover his memories in advance, everything might not have ended so easily.
Lù Wànqīng was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "There's no need for politeness. You are Xiǎo Yì's father, and it was Xiǎo Yì who wanted to find you."
This was not a lie. In fact, Lù Wànqīng couldn't ignore her own life and death to find Zhōnglí Fēiyú. However, because he was Xiǎo Yì's father and because Xiǎo Yì genuinely worried about his father and desperately wanted to find him, she decided to accompany Xiǎo Yì to find him for the sake of their child. Being able to find him was also a kind of fate, perhaps even Heaven felt that Zhōnglí Fēiyú and the Zhōnglí family should not have met disaster this time.
Moreover...
The difficulties the Zhōnglí family faced were not unrelated to her. She had taken this risk, and it was only right.
Zhōnglí Fēiyú looked at Lù Wànqīng, and his heart began to beat rapidly. He had never felt this way before, not because of Xiǎo Yì or anything else, but solely because of Lù Wànqīng. He suddenly understood what it meant to like someone.
Perhaps he had truly fallen in love with Lù Wànqīng, just as his father loved his mother.
Zhōnglí Fēiyú suddenly had an urgent desire to tell Lù Wànqīng about his feelings, but they were outside, and the setting didn't seem right.
Zhōnglí Fēiyú thought about it and temporarily suppressed his thoughts. It was fine, no need to rush. He would think of a way back home and find a suitable time to confess his feelings to Lù Wànqīng. Was it a confession?
Lù Wànqīng suddenly found Zhōnglí Fēiyú beside her acting strangely. She turned her head and looked at him with confusion. "What's wrong?"
Zhōnglí Fēiyú suddenly smiled very happily. Strange?
Zhōnglí Fēiyú paused, his mind quickly clearing. He quickly regained his composure. "Nothing, let's go inside."
"Okay," Lù Wànqīng nodded.
They got out of the hovercar together and entered the military dependents' residential area.
However, after getting out of the car, Lù Wànqīng suddenly remembered, "Why didn't we just drive the hovercar inside?"
Zhōnglí Fēiyú: "..."
"A while ago, the situation outside the residential area was complicated. As soon as the gate opened, people would rush in, and it wasn't safe. So, hovercars are temporarily not allowed to drive inside. They can only park at the entrance, and we walk in," Zhōnglí Fēiyú explained.
"But it will be lifted soon," Zhōnglí Fēiyú added.
Lù Wànqīng nodded slightly. "Mm."
As they spoke, they entered the residential area. The military dependents of the Seventh Legion, upon seeing them enter, excitedly rushed over.
Everyone had been worried to death during this period. After knowing the truth, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, they were furious. The Presidential Palace and those scoundrels from the Fourth Legion almost killed Admiral Fēiyú. Their Seventh Legion had also been wrongly accused during this time. Fortunately, Miss Lù had found Admiral Fēiyú in time, and Admiral Fēiyú was also very capable and returned quickly with evidence, clearing the crisis for the Seventh Legion.
Zhōnglí Fēiyú listened to everyone's indignant words and nodded in agreement. After a long while, worried that Lù Wànqīng and Xiǎo Yì would be tired, he thanked everyone for their concern and then led Lù Wànqīng and Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì away to go home first.
Everyone also reacted and quickly made way for them to return sooner and get some rest.
Upon returning home, Lù Wànqīng finally relaxed. Steward Xiāo also came out happily, his smile uncontainable as he looked at them.
"Admiral, Miss Lù, Young Master, you're back. This is truly wonderful!" Steward Xiāo said happily.
"Mhm, mhm!" Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì immediately replied happily.
They quickly entered the house. Zhōnglí Fēiyú, thinking about the recent events, simplified things and briefly explained to Lù Wànqīng.
Lù Wànqīng expressed her understanding and comforted him, "You must be tired too. Why don't you rest for a while and recover?"
"Yes, yes, Admiral needs to rest too. The Admiral has been busy lately and hasn't had a good night's sleep. It's time to rest well now," Steward Xiāo also quickly said.
A flicker of exhaustion crossed Zhōnglí Fēiyú's eyes. He nodded. "Mm."
Zhōnglí Fēiyú went upstairs. He showered, then slept. Steward Xiāo was right; he hadn't slept for several days and nights and was now very tired and drowsy, needing rest.
While Zhōnglí Fēiyú slept, Lù Wànqīng and Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì suddenly didn't know what to do.
"Mommy, let's go check the Star Net. Our little home, we haven't been there for a long time," Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì suddenly said, taking her hand, as Lù Wànqīng felt lost.
Lù Wànqīng's mind was a bit blank, and then she belatedly remembered that she and Xiǎo Yì had a warm little home on the Star Net.
Indeed, after so long, she wondered how their little home was doing.
"Okay," Lù Wànqīng thought and nodded happily.
Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì immediately became happy. So happy!
Lù Wànqīng turned and told Steward Xiāo, then took Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì upstairs. They returned to their room, activated the Star Net pod, and logged into the Star Net.
After a long time, logging into the Star Net with her ID again gave Lù Wànqīng a feeling of having gone through a lifetime. However, this feeling lasted only a moment before Xiǎo Yì's teleportation request popped up in her original space.
She smiled and clicked to accept.
The next moment, Xiǎo Yì's projection appeared beside her.
"Mommy, let's go together!" Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì saw his mother and immediately came over, happily holding her hand.
Lù Wànqīng looked down at her child and nodded happily. "Okay."
Holding her child, she opened the teleportation button to the barren planet homestead and clicked to teleport.
The next second, mother and son appeared inside their little home on the barren planet homestead.
They hadn't been back for a long time. Returning again, everything in the yard seemed largely unchanged, yet also somehow different.
The plants in the yard seemed to have grown a bit, and some flowers that bloomed at different times of the year had also blossomed.
The biggest change was the dog. The little puppy from before was now a young adolescent dog, almost as tall as Xiǎo Yì's knees.
However, the puppy's personality remained the same; it was still very attached to its owner. As soon as they appeared, the dog ran over, happily circling them, its tail wagging furiously.
Xiǎo Yì looked at the happy dog, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face. He immediately crouched down, extended his short arms, and happily hugged the fluffy and enthusiastic dog.
"Mommy, Dūndūn has grown so much~" Xiǎo Zhōnglí Yì said happily to Lù Wànqīng, hugging the dog.
Lù Wànqīng smiled and nodded. "Mm."
Dogs grew very quickly when they were young, seeming to reach adulthood in about a year. It was normal for the dog to have changed significantly since they had been away for so long.