Du Xixi felt a slight bitterness spreading at the corner of her mouth. She suddenly realized that perhaps she had stayed in a peaceful era for too long. Even though she was well aware of the danger of the Insect Clan, she chose to ignore it in the face of a better future.
Ke Lian's strength was recognized in the Star Era, yet this time he needed to end his leave early to return to the battlefield, unable even to spend more time with his new wife; Mo Ying, once such a proud female warrior, had her spiritual power repeatedly shattered due to the Insect Clan's brutality, now forced to retreat below the battlefield and become a logistics personnel.
Don't advise others for good, without tasting their hardships. Du Xixi hadn't faced the Insect Clan directly like those soldiers, yet now she was asked to slowly let them accept eating the Insect Clan as a shadow in their hearts...
Du Xixi smiled with embarrassment, feeling quite relieved: "Sorry, Sister Mo Ying, I was being naive."
It seems achieving meat freedom in the Star Era will be a rocky road ahead...
Mo Ying knew that Du Xixi was smart and had no malice in her heart, which is why she was willing to enlighten her. If it were others, thinking they're all so wise and trying to make Mo Ying treat the Insect Clan as a treasure, leaving behind past grievances for the sake of eating meat, Mo Ying might have slapped them already and cracked their heads open!
Mo Ying lightly patted Du Xixi's head again, comforting her like a caring big sister: "Xixi, everything needs to be taken slowly. Perhaps the timing isn't right now, but the future remains uncertain."
Knowing Mo Ying was comforting her, Du Xixi leaned on her shoulder obediently, her smile slowly becoming gentle: "Thank you, Sister Mo Ying."
*
When Du Xixi got up early, she felt an inexplicable headache. Besides her arms that were sore from straining too hard for last night's supper, even the rest of her body felt a strange fatigue.
It wasn't quite the soreness from intense exercise but rather a sense of powerlessness from deep within, along with a wave of apprehension that left her a bit uneasy.
"Xixi, what's wrong?" Feeling that Du Xixi was a bit lost after sitting up, the still slightly groggy Mo Ying also sat up, showing concern.
Last night, Du Xixi didn't sleep in the master bedroom; Ke Lian's traces were too visible there, and the more she looked, the more worried she became for Ke Lian at the frontier. As Mo Ying also couldn't sleep, Du Xixi accompanied her in the guest room.
"Sister Mo Ying, I feel... I seem to feel unwell." Her body's weak constitution was known, but it wasn't like last night she was fine and full of energy, yet after a night's sleep felt uncomfortable. Coupled with that inexplicable feeling, Du Xixi furrowed her delicate brows, sounding slightly tense.
Could it be that her body truly has a problem?
Mo Ying also became a bit tense, aside from Ke Lian's instructions, she genuinely treated Du Xixi as a sister now. How could she not be concerned if her sister's health might be compromised?
Mo Ying almost without hesitation jumped out of bed, threw on clothes, and rushed out. Before Du Xixi could recover, a short-haired female military doctor was led in by Mo Ying.
2569 followed behind. Its electronic screen expression also clearly showed worry: "Madam, is Madam okay?"
The female military doctor had a rather cold demeanor, but her eyes seemed gentle. After Du Xixi softly smiled at her, she scanned Du Xixi's entire body with a scanner.
"Doctor Fu, is Xixi okay?" Seeing Doctor Fu, after scanning, hold the scanner with a sunken expression, not only was Du Xixi herself more tense, even Mo Ying stepped forward cautiously to ask.
Doctor Fu put away the scanner, hesitated a bit, glanced at Du Xixi, and her heavy gaze lingered briefly on Du Xixi's lower abdomen before moving away: "Well, it's quite serious."
Including the robot 2569, everyone present felt a chill in their hearts. Especially Du Xixi, who tightly clutched the thin quilt, her eyes already turning slightly red.
She knew the original body was weak, but she hadn't paid much attention to it, not expecting... it would become so severe now?
She had just arrived in this future world, had just married, had just spent time with Ke Lian, had just met Mo Ying. She hadn't even... let all-Star people taste the flavor of meat...
Mo Ying held Du Xixi's hand, and with 2569 who came closer, they both embraced Du Xixi, soothingly patting her shoulder: "It's okay, everything will be alright..."
2569 silently shoved its round, fluffy head into Du Xixi's arms. It remembered that Du Xixi seemed to always feel better when she petted its head.