The hovercraft was still parked outside the classroom door, and the crowd outside the classroom didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
After Duan Heng Ye went out, he looked up and saw a black mass of people. Then, he was startled by the unprepared sight. Almost at the same time that Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai appeared, there were uncontrollable screams outside the classroom. Meng Jinhuai didn't directly board the hovercraft like he did when he arrived. Instead, he stopped there and waved at the crowd in a good mood.
After the screams dissipated, Meng Jinhuai grabbed Duan Hengye's hand and boarded the hovercraft together. Then, they flew towards the starship.
As the protagonists of today's event that was destined to affect the future of the Galaxy, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai knew better than the crowd what kind of impact this event would have on the entire Galaxy. Although Meng Jinhuai took the time to come to Planet Duguang to pick up Duan Hengye, it didn't mean that his job was easy. After boarding the starship, Meng Jinhuai went straight to his study to deal with today's press conference.
The distance between Planet Duguang and Nan zhuxing wasn't far nor close. Normally, Duan Hengye would choose to use this time to read professional documents or deal with school matters. But today, after Meng Jinhuai left to work, Duan Hengye felt a deep sense of fatigue wash over him.
Duan Hengye sat in his study for a while, then walked to the lounge behind the study and slowly laid down on the bed. During today's class, Duan Hengye appeared calm, but only he knew that he didn't sleep at all last night. Now that the boulder had fallen, the exhaustion from both physical and mental aspects had multiplied.
The window in the lounge automatically adjusted to the opaque mode, and the room instantly darkened. Duan Hengye was lying on his side on the bed. His head was gently pressed against one corner of the upright pillow, while his arms were tightly hugging the other side. Although Duan Hengye was thin, he wasn't short. Now that he was curled up into a ball, he looked particularly pitiful from the side.
Under normal circumstances, Duan Hengye would return to his residence on Planet Duguang to rest after Amro's classes. He would return to Nan zhuxing or the research institute the next day. However, because of today's press conference, Duan Hengye boarded the starship in advance and didn't even have time to eat.
Not long after Duan Hengye went to sleep, the staff on the starship prepared food and sent it to Meng Jinhuai. After seeing the food on the table, Meng Jinhuai, who had been busy working with his head lowered, finally shifted his attention away from the optical computer.
Meng Jinhuai stood up, then gently picked up the food on the table and walked towards Duan Hengye's office.
On this starship, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai's offices were in the same large suite. After the sensor captured the information, the silver white door opened just as Meng Jinhuai was about to reach the door. Then the marshal realized that Duan Hengye was actually not working today, which was rare.
Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai paused for a moment. He gently placed the things in his hands on the table, then couldn't help but slow down his footsteps and walk towards the lounge hidden behind the office. As the door on the starship quietly opened, Meng Jinhuai saw Duan Hengye lying on his side on the bed. Although he had calmed down and was no longer nervous, Duan Hengye's brows were still tightly furrowed in his sleep.
Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai, who had already slowed down, walked even more carefully towards the bed. He saw that because Duan Hengye was sleeping on his side and hugging a pillow, most of his body was not covered by a blanket.
At this time, the marshal's eyes were unusually gentle. He slowly reached out his hand and pulled up the blanket piled on Duan Hengye's back. Meng Jinhuai looked at Duan Hengye for a while, then couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch his cheek. Only then did he slow down and walk out of the lounge.
After the door closed again, Meng Jinhuai quickly walked back to Duan Hengye's desk. He picked up the things again and handed them to the staff standing outside the door. "Store them at room temperature." Meng Jinhuai said.
Although he knew that the soundproofing on the starship was very good, Meng Jinhuai still couldn't help but lower his voice when he walked out, as if he was afraid of disturbing the people inside. The staff standing outside the door was newly transferred to the starship. Before this, the person he met the most was Meng Jinhuai who worked in the military.
In the staff's mind, Meng Jinhuai's image had always been tall, calm, and extremely intimidating. Now that he suddenly saw Meng Jinhuai showing such a gentle side in private, the staff couldn't help but be stunned. He then carefully took the things from Meng Jinhuai's hands and put them aside to be stored at room temperature.
A few hours later, the starship landed steadily on the huge dock in Nan zhuxing. Logically speaking, after Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai disembarked from the starship, it would be stored in the warehouse. However, today was different from usual.
Before leaving for work, Meng Jinhuai specifically left a group of staff on the starship and told them not to disturb Duan Hengye. When he woke up, the starship would be stored in the warehouse.
Because the starship's windows were no longer transparent, when Duan Hengye woke up, he saw the dark scenery outside. For a moment, he didn't realize where he was now. He sat up from the bed in a daze, then rubbed his eyes and picked up the optical computer beside him.
It has been a few hours since the press conference ended. Duan Hengye's optical computer received a lot of information, even the specific numbers couldn't be displayed. After looking at the time and the location marked on the optical computer, Duan Hengye finally clicked on the detailed information.
Fortunately, Duan Hengye was using the most advanced optical computer in the galaxy, so he didn't get stuck on the sudden influx of information. However, there was so much information in today's press conference that it was within Duan Hangye's expectations that he would receive so much information.
After sitting up straight, Duan Hengye reached out and pressed his forehead. Then, he used the filtering function to delete the basic invalid information, as well as the things sent by people he didn't know. Then, he patiently replied to them one by one.
Most of the messages that were left were sent by Duan Hengye's colleagues at the research institute. Although today's press conference contained enough information about Duan Hengye to make it into an 8 o 'clock show, as colleagues, they were most concerned about the new mecha. There were also some special ones … For example, Su Mingge, who was already familiar with Duan Hengye, used a very exaggerated tone to "question" Duan Hengye why he didn't tell him about such a big thing in advance.
Duan Hengye replied to the congratulatory messages, and also casually joked with Su Mingge. At this time, Duan Hengye's optical computer received two special messages one after the other.
They were sent by Duan Hengxing and Lan Jingchi.
During the previous period of treatment, Duan Hengye and Lan Jingchi met more than once. In Duan Hengye's eyes, while Lan Jingchi became more mature, he also became more peaceful. He didn't know what influenced him, but Lan Jingchi's "stubborn" youth was gradually learning to live in peace with the world.
Duan Hengye was surprised to see that Lan Jingchi had sent him a "long letter". Lan Jingchi didn't mention the past. In the letter, besides congratulating Duan Hengye on his achievements, he was like a child who had just gotten a high score on a test. He introduced Duan Hengye to the results of his research based on the detoxification process in his body.
Although Duan Hengye didn't know much about fields other than mecha, the saying that "a long illness makes a good doctor" wasn't wrong. After this period of time, Duan Hengye could more or less understand what Lan Jingchi was talking about. It could be seen that Lan Jingchi's results this time were not small. It was enough to be written in a pharmacy textbook.
In fact, after the detoxification process, Duan Hengye had already met Lan Jingchi a few times. But this time, after receiving the long letter, Duan Hengye habitually asked about Lan Jingchi's life and his recent studies. After a few back and forth, the two chatted quite a bit.
Lan Jingchi was currently on a planet where it was almost late at night. After a few words, he prepared to go to sleep. To Duan Hengye's surprise, before he left, Lan Jingchi suddenly sent him a short message.
"See you next time, brother."
After knowing each other for a while, Lan Jingchi was no longer overly polite like before. However, he had always addressed Duan Hengye as "Professor Duan". This was the first time Lan Jingchi had addressed Duan Hengye as "brother". It seemed a bit abrupt, but this sentence made Duan Hengye feel that Lan Jingchi must have taken a long time to type these words.
"See you next time."
The text itself was cold, but the person who used it gave it emotion.
Today, Duan Hengye's photon computer received a lot of news. However, the two latest and most unique messages had a common characteristic. These two people both addressed Duan Hengye as "brother".
For some reason, Duan Hengxing only sent a message to Duan Hengye a few hours after the press conference ended. Unlike Lan Jingchi's long essay, Duan Hengxing's message was very short. "Brother, can we meet?"
Duan Hengxing was a famous hedonist in the galaxy. His name and picture often appeared in the corners of the entertainment section of the Star Web. However, Duan Hengye had recently discovered that ever since the last galactic pirate incident, Duan Hengxing had suddenly become exceptionally low-key. In the past few months, Duan Hengxing seemed to have become a completely different person. Not only did he no longer have anything to do with the entertainment circle, he even rarely attended large banquets held by the upper echelons of the Empire.
Perhaps the phrase "living in seclusion" was more appropriate for Duan Hengxing's current lifestyle.
After receiving Duan Hengxing's message, Duan Hengye was somewhat surprised, but not too surprised.
"Okay." Duan Hengye replied. After a while, he added a meeting with Duan Hengxing to his schedule. The time was in a few hours.
The standard time on Nan zhuxing and Duguang Planet was different. In the past, whenever Duan Hengye traveled between the two planets, his assistant would calculate the time in advance. This time, because of the press conference, Duan Hengye came back in a bit of a rush. Naturally, the time was messed up. It was currently morning at the military headquarters. After Duan Hengye got off the starship, he went back to sleep. When it was almost time to meet with Duan Hengxing, Duan Hengye woke up again.
Compared to Duguang Planet, which was currently in the "winter", Nan zhuxing's temperature was much higher. After Duan Hengye woke up, he changed into a set of black knitted home clothes. Then, he walked to the reception room to wait for Duan Hengxing's arrival.
The reception room was only about 20 square meters in size. The floor was covered with a thick layer of carpet. After stepping on it, one would have the illusion that they were walking on clouds. Because there was still some time before Duan Hengxing's arrival, Duan Hengye habitually started fiddling with the tea set on the table. After a while, the room was filled with a faint tea fragrance.
When Duan Hengxing walked in, he saw this scene.
Sunlight shone in from the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the side, and Duan Hangye's black knitted shirt was also illuminated with a hazy edge. Because he was making tea, Duan Hengye's head was slightly lowered. His fringe covered his eyebrows and only his jawline was exposed. He looked exceptionally elegant.
Although they were brothers, ever since the accident more than a decade ago, Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing rarely saw each other. When they were both on Empress's family planet, one of them was receiving a strict all-round education, while the other was walking on the path to becoming a galactic hedonist. Therefore, even though they were on the same planet, Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing didn't have many opportunities to meet.
As for after they became adults, because of a few years ago, Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing walked on two completely different paths. When they saw each other again, the only thing they talked about was money.
Duan Hengxing stepped on the soft carpet and slowly walked towards the sofa. At this time, he noticed that Duan Hengye was actually wearing a pair of slippers … He really hadn't seen Duan Hengye in a long time.
"You're here." Duan Hengye looked up at Duan Hengxing, then turned his gaze back to the tea set in his hand. "Sit down." He lowered his head and said very naturally. Although the previous incident happened a long time ago, it would be a lie to say that Duan Hengxing wasn't embarrassed to see Duan Hengye again.
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Duan Hengxing quietly sat on the sofa. For a while, the two didn't speak. Looking at the light green tea leaves floating in the teacup in front of him, Duan Hengxing couldn't help but think back to when he was young.
"You actually still remember this …" Duan Hengxing finally spoke.
His sentence was a bit sudden. When Duan Hengye turned around and saw Duan Hengxing's eyes, he understood what he was talking about.
"Mhmm." Duan Hengye nodded slightly. "I didn't forget." He said.
At this point, Duan Hangxing, who was sitting to the side, suddenly let out a long sigh. Then, he slowly said to Duan Hangye, "I saw the press conference." In fact, after calming down, Duan Hengye could feel from the previous conversation that Duan Hengxing wasn't someone who didn't have feelings for his parents. However, because of his years of education and his childish jealousy, his feelings were hidden.
The press conference a few hours ago meant a lot to the Yetian Empire's upper echelons, but for Duan Hengxing, it only allowed him to understand a small truth about his family. Duan Hengxing wasn't a fool. After watching the press conference, he completely understood the price behind his life.
After digesting it in his mind for a few hours, Duan Hengxing finally stepped on Planet Duguang.
Duan Hengxing didn't give Duan Hengye time to react. After saying that sentence, he suddenly reached into his pocket and took out a small black box.
"This … This is?" After seeing the thing in Duan Hengxing's hand, Duan Hengye couldn't help but ask hesitantly. From Duan Hengye's point of view, Duan Hengxing might be unreliable at times, but he wasn't someone who would do strange things. Seeing Duan Hengye's confused expression, Duan Hengxing suddenly sniffed and said, "You probably forgot that in a week after your parents' accident … it will be your birthday."
In the interstellar era, the length of each planet's orbit was different, but according to the settings in the book, the people here also had a fixed calendar to calculate their age. It was almost the same as on Earth. But ever since Duan Hengye transmigrated into this world, he had never carefully considered topics related to birthdays.
Now that Duan Hengxing suddenly mentioned this matter, 2 vaguely remembered his birthday in this world.
After all, unlike Duan Hengye who lost part of his memory, Duan Hengxing might be young, but he still had a lot of memories of his parents. Therefore, Duan Hengye noticed that Duan Hengxing's gaze towards the thing in his hand also became gentle.
Speaking of which, during this time, Duan Hengxing's impetuous and arrogant temperament gradually dissipated. The current Duan Hengxing hadn't appeared on the interstellar web for a long time. If he appeared like this, many netizens wouldn't be able to recognize him immediately.
After speaking until here, Duan Hengxing slowly opened the box in his hand. Duan Hengye saw that inside the box was a light blue mini mecha model. This thing in the eyes of Duan Hengye as a mecha designer was as childish as a plastic toy car model, but it was the favorite toy of interstellar children.
It was obvious that the thing in the box was definitely not cheap. Even though more than a decade had passed, this small model still looked the same as before.
Duan Hengxing slowly took it out of the box, then carefully placed it in his palm.
"This is the gift your parents prepared for you back then. They wanted to give you a surprise, so they kept it hidden … But back then, I liked to look around the house." After saying this, Duan Hengxing gently turned the model in his hand and said, "… I accidentally took it out of the cabinet."
Duan Hengye sat there quietly and didn't speak.
Duan Hengxing continued, "After the accident … I was first sent home by the research institute staff for a few days. During that time, I didn't know what happened outside. It wasn't until a few days later that someone finally came home and said that they wanted to pick me up. " Duan Hengxing was too young back then, and more than a decade had passed, so his memories were a little blurry.
As he recalled this, Duan Hangxing shifted his gaze to the ceiling not far away, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly. Duan Hengye heard Duan Hengxing continue, "The person who took me away looked very serious, and he didn't say much. But maybe it was a premonition … I always felt that this time, I would be going on a long trip. At that time, your birthday had already passed, so I subconsciously put the gift in my pocket. "
Duan Hengxing, who didn't know, originally wanted to bring the gift over for his parents, but he didn't expect that this time, he was directly taken to Empress' family planet. Because Duan Hengye's brainwashing hadn't ended at that time, the royal family didn't ask Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing to meet. When the two met again, things were already different.
After saying this, Duan Hengxing put the mecha model back into the small box in his hand, then handed it to Duan Hengye again. "Happy birthday." After more than ten years, Duan Hengxing finally said this sentence, then he experienced a feeling called "relief".
Feeling the weight in his hand and hearing the blessing in his ear, Duan Hengye couldn't help but smile. Seeing this, Duan Hangxing, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but joke, "Your emotions now are similar to when you were young … I should have noticed this before." At the end of his words, there was a hint of loneliness in his words.
Although the relationship between Duan Hengye and Duan Hengxing had eased a lot, the emotional rift wasn't so easy to mend. After handing that thing to Duan Hengye, Duan Hengxing left Nan zhuxing.
At this time, when the box was opened again, the real owner Duan Hengye discovered the mystery inside.
This was the interstellar era, even a small box had an identity verification system. After all, Duan Hengxing wasn't the real owner of the gift. Although he could take out the toy, he couldn't pass the verification. When Duan Hengye personally took the gift out of the box, the small note sandwiched between the compartment finally fell gently.
The words on the note were very simple, handwritten.
"Happy birthday, love you forever!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
