Chapter 215: Missing That Sweet ’See You Tomorrow
Chapter 215: Missing That Sweet ’See You Tomorrow
Jiang Qiuqiu was completely exhausted, sweat pouring down her face. Only when she had reached her absolute limit did Mo Si call for a stop.
She gasped for breath and collapsed onto the soft sofa.
Seeing her state, Mo Si handed her a small handkerchief. "Wipe off your sweat."
"Thanks." After she took the handkerchief, Mo Si began to debrief Jiang Qiuqiu on the day’s training. He pointed out what she needed to pay attention to, what she needed to improve, and what she could do better next time.
Jiang Qiuqiu just hummed in agreement to it all.
Finally, as time was running out, Jiang Qiuqiu knew she had to go home and prepare the evening’s display window meal. She got up, ready to say goodbye to Mo Si.
But the man suddenly stopped her, asking unexpectedly, "Was the training I scheduled today too tiring?"
"Huh?" Jiang Qiuqiu blinked. "It was fine."
"I know you mean well, Black Hole. Federation University’s public admissions are coming up, so a little extra practice will guarantee I get in!"
"Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"It’s nothing." Mo Si stood up. He was very tall; when he stood straight, Jiang Qiuqiu barely reached his chest. "Let me walk you back."
"No need!" Jiang Qiuqiu waved her hands. "It’s so close, I can get back by myself."
"I’ll leave the food container here. I made your favorite bamboo shoots. I hope you enjoy your dinner tonight!"
With that, Jiang Qiuqiu walked out of the small villa.
She left Mo Si sitting there alone. Today, he didn’t open the food container right away. Instead, he found himself pondering something—
Why hadn’t today’s Jiang Qiuqiu smiled and said "see you tomorrow" after her training was over?
Her mood was different from before.
’Was the training too long, too intense, and she’s just feeling worn out? No, that doesn’t seem right either.’
Mo Si was conflicted. The only person he could talk to who might be able to solve this puzzle for him was Mo Chengyu, but she had gone to the research institute today and probably wouldn’t be back until the afternoon.
"Ah, my spiritual power collapse is almost healed in the blink of an eye." Mo Chengyu scratched her hair. "I’ll have to go back to work at the institute soon."
"I’m going to miss my Juju and my food so much..."
"Chief, Miss Juju is livestreaming on the Star Network. We can watch the stream to satisfy our cravings," Zuo Kai suggested.
Mo Chengyu looked disgusted. "Is watching a stream and eating data the same as eating the real thing? But still, once school starts tomorrow, Qiuqiu will be at Federation University. We’ll be close by, so I’m sure she wouldn’t say no if I occasionally drop by to bum a meal, hehe!"
The three of them chatted about what things would be like after returning to work at the institute.
Zuo Kai sighed as he looked at Mo Chengyu. ’Our Chief is always so strange,’ he thought. ’Sometimes, when she’s acting up, she seems worlds apart from the master designer Mo Chengyu.’
’Other times, under that childish exterior, I feel like she still has the heart of a warrior fighting for the Federation. Even with her spiritual power collapsing, she never forgot her blueprints.’
’She’s so reluctant to leave Miss Qiuqiu’s cooking, yet she won’t ask to stay even a little longer.’ His gaze softened as he looked at Mo Chengyu, silently vowing to himself that he would have to watch over the Chief more closely in the future and never let her spiritual power collapse again.
For some unknown reason, a chill suddenly ran down the spine of the cheerfully laughing Mo Chengyu.
Happily pushing open the door to the small villa, Mo Chengyu saw Mo Si sitting alone on the sofa.
"Brother?"
"What are you doing sitting in the living room all by yourself?"
"You’re back?" Mo Si called her over. "I have a few questions for you."
"...What is it? So secretive."
Wearing a calm but puzzled expression, Mo Si recounted the day’s events, omitting, of course, the part about her not saying "see you tomorrow."
He only said, "Her mood seemed a little off today. What’s wrong?"
The moment the words left his mouth, he noticed his sister staring at him with a very strange look in her eyes.
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