125 “(Quick Travel) Meat Eating Journey” Chapter 124

Chapter 124 Science Fiction‧Prostitution Imperial Major General (18)

“A loyal admirer is safer than a loyal subordinate.”

This sentence couldn’t be more correct. Loyalty out of justice and morality is very thin at times, but loyalty out of love often has a tendency to sacrifice at all costs, especially when the relationship between this admirer lasted for seven years.

Lisang knew this truth well, so he specifically mentioned it in the report.His actions are understandable because his allegiance is to Ke Xiu. Whether it will cause harm to Ye Xuan is not within his scope of consideration.And what about Ke Xiu?Has he ever considered it?

Ye Xuan thought, probably not.

This was obvious. Ke Xiu didn’t know Ye Xuan at all at that time. In Ke Xiu’s eyes, this secret admirer who suddenly appeared was just a stranger with no memory.Although he was about to become his adjutant, the relationship between the two ended there.

Ke Xiu once said that he was not a noble person.Using such a small trick in an extremely important plan, not to mention Ke Xiu, even Ye Xuan would adopt Lisang’s suggestion.Moreover, this information was not originally allowed to be seen by Ye Xuan.The situation that required her self-sacrifice did not arise, and she was naturally kept in the dark and happily continued to live like this.

“After all, I have too many things to do.” Ye Xuan looked at Ke Xiu. There was no ridicule in her voice. Instead, she said extremely calmly, “It’s nice to be a fool,” she smiled, “Isn’t it nice?”

“I…” Ke Xiu was stunned for a moment. He wanted to explain but didn’t know how to speak.

This report was given to him by Lisang more than half a year ago, and he didn’t pay attention to it at that time.Just as Ye Xuan thought, although Ke Xiu planned to transfer her to be his adjutant, to General Ke, Ye Xuan was just a pawn in the plan.As for whether this chess piece had been secretly in love with him for seven years, he didn’t care at all.Ye Xuan didn’t have any feelings for him, so he would still let Ye Xuan be his adjutant.This completely unrelated emotion only added a tiny amount of weight to his decision-making process.

But this cannot be denied that he did approve of Lisang’s suggestion at that time.

“Ha…” The smile on Ye Xuan’s face became even bigger. The room was extremely dark, with only those eyes that seemed to be filled with water shining brightly in the darkness.

Did she cry?It was as if an invisible big hand had tightly grasped Ke Xiu’s heart. It had never been like this before. He had never experienced such a feeling – pain, anxiety, and urgency. He seemed to be strangled by the throat. The moment he realized that he had hurt Ye Xuan’s heart, he was almost in pain and couldn’t breathe.

But Ye Xuan didn’t cry.Don’t cry, she told herself over and over again.When she first read that paragraph, her mind went blank.What followed was a trembling anger, not because she felt that she had been used and betrayed, but because the girl’s past was nakedly exposed in front of the person she loved. All her overestimation and wishful thinking were unabashedly dug out of the world that belonged only to her, and exposed to the eyes of scrutiny and judgment.It was as if a person had been stripped naked and exposed in broad daylight.

She didn’t know what that look meant, she didn’t even dare to think about it.When Ke Xiu saw this information, he sighed indifferently and then forgot about this trivial matter in the blink of an eye?Still find it funny that such a stranger is so overconfident?Even feeling disgusted, because being secretly in love with a natural person who came from the slums is not something that a pure-blood noble can boast about.

Ye Xuan knew that Ke Xiu would not look at her like this now.Even if Ke Xiu had viewed his relationship with malice when they were strangers, it wasn’t his fault.

She didn’t want to be angry, and she didn’t want to blame Ke Xiu for her ridiculous self-esteem, but the shame and disappointment that came over her enveloped her. Ye Xuan thought, it still hadn’t changed.Even though she had grown up, even though she had wealth and status, now that her secret thoughts were revealed, she suddenly realized that she was still that pale and frail little girl.

“Sorry, I overreacted.” In the end, Ye Xuan said nothing. She just bowed to Ke Xiu calmly, turned around and walked out.

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After leaving Ke Xiu’s official residence, Ye Xuan wandered aimlessly alone.She didn’t know where she was going. At that time, she had only one thought in her mind: to leave there, to leave the place that suffocated her.She was filled with annoyance, she had messed up… She originally wanted to confess her feelings to Ke Xiu, but now, she couldn’t say it anyway.While he was looking around blankly, the communicator in his pocket rang.She pressed the answer button almost immediately. Is it Ke Xiu?Could it be him?

A sweet but emotionless AI voice came from the receiver: “Ms. Ye, the results of your physical examination have come out. Please come and get it as soon as possible.” Ye Xuan then remembered that she had gone for a full-body examination the day after returning to the solar system. At that time, she was afraid that the Dahlia tree would cause harm to the body, and there was also the possibility of…pregnancy.She raised her lips with a wry smile, summoned a public airship and flew towards the hospital.

What surprised Ye Xuan was that the person in charge of receiving her was not a medical AI, but a female doctor with a kind face.The female doctor seemed a little hesitant. She looked behind Ye Xuan first and then asked softly: “My dear, are you the only one here? Where is your family?”

Ye Xuan instinctively felt something was wrong: “Doctor, it’s my test result…what’s wrong?”

“Oh, no…” The female doctor probably wanted to say that it was not a big problem, but she paused and took out a light screen and handed it to Ye Xuan, “Maybe you can take a look at it yourself.”

The dense text was full of medical terms. Ye Xuan did not read it carefully. The ominous premonition became more and more serious – a small matter such as receiving the examination report had to be handled by a doctor, and the doctor’s behavior was so strange – the speed of her fingers sliding faster and fasterFaster and faster, it seemed that a long time had passed, and it seemed that only a few seconds had passed. Ye Xuan’s fingertips stopped at the end of the examination report, and her eyes suddenly encountered a row of shocking words – “The patient has suffered from severe organ failure, and the cause is temporarily unknown.”

“Organs…” She stared blankly at the female doctor opposite and repeated in confusion, “Organ failure?”

The female doctor held Ye Xuan’s hand with compassion: “Dear, this is not the final result. We suggest you go to a larger hospital for review, maybe…” She stopped talking because Ye Xuan shook her head.

The result couldn’t be wrong, Ye Xuan knew, it was those dahlia trees.As for the Dahlia tree, it should only affect the adjuster, but it happened without any warning. The hospital will definitely not know the reason.

“How long do I have left?” Her mind was in a mess and she didn’t know what she was thinking. She just asked based on instinct, “How long… do I have left?”

“If,” the female doctor hesitated for a while, she replied, “if the treatment is proper, there is still half a year.”

Half a year… Ye Xuan stood up. She couldn’t see the expression on her face. She only knew that the female doctor was looking at her worriedly, as if she was looking at a pale zombie.”Thank you.” She nodded to the female doctor and staggered out.

Outside the hospital is a bustling world of flowers, which seems like two completely different spaces from the quiet hospital.Where to go now?Ye Xuan stood on the roadside. She didn’t know where she was going or where she could go.She has no father or mother, and because of the special nature of her job, she has few friends.When she saw that line of words, the man’s face immediately flashed in her mind.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan thought, fortunately she didn’t confess her love to Ke Xiu.Why should a person who is optimistically estimated to live for half a year need to ask for such a thing as love?Ke Xiu once told her that those scientific expedition personnel with organ failure passed away one after another after long-term treatment. This is why the military has not been able to restart the Doloprosin titanium research project.

Ye Xuan no longer wants to explore why a natural person would suffer from organ failure.There was no sadness or resentment in her heart, only a feeling similar to powerlessness. She was really tired.She has always been fearless, brave, and trying her best to live, but she really…has no way to work hard anymore.

Caught off guard, tears flowed down.

Then a hand took hold of her wrist.

Ye Xuan turned her head. In her vision blurred by tears, she could not clearly see the expression on Ke Xiu’s face. Only his golden brown eyes were clear and calm.

“I guess you should have received the results of the physical examination.” The man’s voice was still cold, neither angry because of the quarrel that just passed, nor confused by the tears on Ye Xuan’s face.

“No,” Ye Xuan replied subconsciously. She didn’t want Ke Xiu to know that she was not going to die soon, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“You should know that lies are useless in front of me.” When he noticed that Ye Xuan wanted to throw away his hand, Ke Xiu immediately held her wrist tighter. He looked at Ye Xuan without any unnecessary expression on his face, “Your organs are beginning to fail.”

His performance instantly stung Ye Xuan, “So?” Ye Xuan’s voice rose unknowingly, even taking on a bit of acrimony, “What do you want to express? Notify me officially,” she paused, and the choking in her voice could no longer be concealed, “I’m going to die soon?!”

This sentence was like a signal, and big tears fell, faster and faster, more and more.It started as sobbing, but gradually, it turned into crying on the verge of collapse.Ye Xuan could hardly stand. She supported her body precariously and ordered herself to stop, but she couldn’t stop crying no matter what.

Ye Xuan has never cried like this since she was fourteen years old.She has always been a strong person. No matter she is tired, in pain, or even facing death, she tries not to show weakness in front of others.But she no longer wanted to hold on any longer.

Ke Xiu didn’t say anything. He stretched out his hand and hugged Ye Xuan into his arms.The woman in his arms suddenly cried louder. Ke Xiu did not comfort her, but allowed her to cry like a catharsis, pouring out so many years of fatigue and grievances.

Cry, cry… Ke Xiu knows this feeling. Because there is no one to rely on, he must arm himself to be the strongest.And now, he was willing to be the one who could make her cry with all her heart.

“You won’t die.” He said in Ye Xuan’s ear, his voice was calm and sure, “There is nothing in this world that I can’t do. The only difference is whether I am willing to do it or not.”

For some reason, Ye Xuan burst into laughter. There were still tears in her eyes, and she choked and whispered, “The comforting tone of the nobles is really annoying.”

“I’m not comforting you, I’m just stating the facts.” Ke Xiu lowered his eyes and looked down at Ye Xuan, “You think my tone is annoying, what about me?” When he noticed that Ye Xuan raised her face in confusion, he felt that his heart seemed to be beating faster.He paused and tried to ask in a calmer tone, “Am I annoying you?”

Ye Xuan didn’t say anything. She just looked at Ke Xiu, her tear-stained little face looking extremely embarrassed.She remained silent for a long time until Ke Xiu’s eyes finally showed unconcealable anxiety. Then she buried her face deeper into Ke Xiu’s arms, put her arms around the man’s waist, and whispered, “Huh, disgusting.”