Resurrection Empire

Chapter 686 258: New Schemes, The Imperfect Perfection

Ren Zhong fell silent.

Ju Qingmeng gazed at him fixedly, saying nothing, clearly waiting for something.

The two of them quietly looked at each other.

Ju Qingmeng's face grew increasingly red.

In Ren Zhong's mind, many thoughts flashed by like lightning.

He actually had a lot he wanted to say.

On the way back, he had prepared a thick stack of drafts in his mind.

He intended to use a rigorous explanation to tell Ju Qingmeng that his relationship with her was never just one of superior and subordinate.

To tell her that his decision to help her was never out of sympathy, but rather a deeper acknowledgment of her.

He thought of many pieces of evidence to prove that his feelings for her were extraordinary, beyond ordinary friendship.

From the first, second, all the way to the twenty-seventh point.

He also wanted to use the proper words to tell Ju Qingmeng what kind of love he desired.

He did not want Ju Qingmeng to always feel inferior to him in their future interactions.

But with Ju Qingmeng's simple "okay," all of Ren Zhong's prepared drafts turned into illusions.

He could not say a word now.

Moreover, he was startled to wakefulness.

He almost made another mistake.

Ju Qingmeng's understanding of feelings was far above that of ordinary Source Star people, or else she wouldn't have ended up in Starfire Town after rejecting Wang Jinsou, persisting for three years without yielding.

She had already reached the limits of Source Star women.

But in the face of his "confession," she still agreed so easily.

He was still too greedy; he wanted to be completely open and without remorse.

On this topic, as soon as he opened his mouth, new loopholes would inevitably emerge.

After a long while, Ren Zhong finally sorted out his thoughts again.

He gathered his courage, gently took Ju Qingmeng's right hand, held it in his palm, "So, it's decided then?"

Ju Qingmeng smiled sweetly, "Of course!"

Ren Zhong's lips trembled slightly.

He wanted to say "thank you," but at the last moment, he swallowed it back.

"Thank you" seemed too distant, and did not fit the persona of him and Ju Qingmeng in the eyes of the "network" at this moment.

He was an absolute superior, a controller, and should not thank a "subordinate," or someone who relied on him for survival.

Inside, Ren Zhong wildly organized his words again while analyzing the normal sexual concepts of Source Star people he summarized on the previous timeline.

Since they had established a relationship, it was indeed time for him to strive for offspring and fulfilling desires.

But that felt too utilitarian.

Perhaps Ju Qingmeng would not mind, but he would be left with knots in his heart.

Ju Qingmeng saved him.

She suddenly leaned down and gave Ren Zhong a light kiss on his lips, like a dragonfly skimming water, then said, "Well... it's work time now. It's not good for us to linger here too long. This afternoon, I have to modify the equipment for several Fourth Level Mechanical Warriors for Shi Xuanjiang. I'll be really busy. I'm not ready yet, how about tonight?"

As she said the last four words, her face flushed to her neck.

Ren Zhong let out a long breath, "Hmm. Tonight."

Floating out of the Military Weapon Store, standing on the street, Ren Zhong stuck his hands in his pockets and looked up at the sky.

His emotions were indescribably complex at the moment.

There was some relief and freedom, yet he felt an added sense of responsibility.

He wanted to laugh with joy, but he could only keep it hidden in his heart.

He also felt regret in his heart.

The past could not be chased.

If his parents could see her, they would surely be grinning from ear to ear.

In the afternoon, Ren Zhong went to the company. He monitored the situation of liquidating stocks while keeping in contact with the Continent Level laboratory to follow up on the implementation of thirty-six improvement points.

Everything was progressing according to plan.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, 70% of the stock liquidation was completed.

Due to appropriate trading strategies and Ren Zhong manually selecting some detail timings, he gained some excess profit, estimating that he could recover 392.25 billion in the end.

After repaying the leverage loan and paying interest and fees, his total liquid capital was 156.698 billion.

By the way, on the previous timeline, he wore a Seventh Level Wrist watch throughout.

Now, the wealth he locked in from the resurrection by hypnosis had already reached as high as 942,416 points.

It wasn't that he didn't want to wear a Level Nine Wrist watch, when he became a Fifth Level Citizen on the 128th day, he was already able to purchase one.

The Level Nine Wrist watch cost as much as 500 million, with a nightly hypnosis income of 388,800.

Ren Zhong could afford it and had placed an order, but it just so happened to be sold out, requiring him to wait for Alson Group's next interstellar trade ship to return for stock, with the fastest shipping cycle being three months.