CH 72

During his first year of service, Ren Shuhan often thought about his wife.

His tasks weren’t very demanding, and he only occasionally encountered somewhat challenging enemies, so he often idled and called his wife. However, Jiang Qingyue didn’t have time to video chat with him; he was always absorbed in absorbing knowledge and enjoyed discussing academic topics during their video calls.

“Interstellar civilizations are really advanced,” Jiang Qingyue, excitedly told him, finding everything fascinating. “I think your superpowers can also be explained in university.”

“Mm,” Ren Shuhan sat on the mecha, propping his chin with his hand as he watched him.

“Yesterday, during career guidance, the teacher asked us to fill out our preferences. I want to become a scientist in the future,” Jiang Qingyue talked incessantly about the things happening at school, from classmates to teachers, there was something interesting every day. “She said my IQ and effort would definitely get me into the Main Brain Research Institute, and then I would be able to access the cutting-edge technology. Maybe I’ll even have superpowers, which would make us more compatible.”

“Mm,” Ren Shuhan watched him with a smile in his eyes.

“Tell me about yourself,” Jiang Qingyue realized that he had been talking non-stop, covering one side of his face with his hand and asking him, “How have you been lately?”

“Don’t you read the Military Daily to spy on my news every day?” Ren Shuhan asked.

“How did you know!” Jiang Qingyue exclaimed in surprise. “Did you find out that I secretly cut your photos for my journal?”

Ren Shuhan helplessly laughed, “No, it’s just that I pay the monthly bills, and I can see the itemized list of your newspaper subscription.”

Jiang Qingyue covered his face and fell silent.

Unable to see his beloved’s cute face, Ren Shuhan cleared his throat and changed the subject, “What did you mean when you said we’d be more compatible?”

“It means you’re very powerful,” Jiang Qingyue stammered, “I heard from my classmates that Nanxi’s fans think Nanxi is more compatible with you because I don’t know anything.”

“You don’t know anything?” Ren Shuhan chuckled. “Sweetheart, your singing is really more pleasant than his.”

“Really?” Jiang Qingyue laughed for a while before adding, “My classmates also said his fans were wrong; I’m very capable. Once I enter the Main Brain Research Institute, his fans won’t dare to compare with me.”

“Mm,” Ren Shuhan listened to him and couldn’t take his eyes off his lips.

Jiang Qingyue continued talking like a primary school student, and when he realized that Ren Shuhan wasn’t saying anything again, he lowered his head, played with his hair, and asked, “What are you thinking? Why are you staring at me like that?”

“I’m thinking that your birthday is coming up,” Ren Shuhan also picked up a part of the mecha and played with it in his hand, unable to stop stealing glances at him.

Merfolk didn’t have the tradition of celebrating birthdays, and Jiang Qingyue and Ren Shuhan didn’t really celebrate either. However, Jiang Qingyue’s birthday was close to his estrus period, so…

“Will you come back?” Jiang Qingyue looked at him expectantly.

“Mm.”

Ren Shuhan wanted to say, “How could I not come back?” But he didn’t speak because every time he finished a fierce battle, he would inexplicably get excited, wanting to bite Jiang Qingyue and say things that might get censored.

He missed his sweetheart too much.

Previously, living with Jiang Chen and Zheng Zhilai, Ren Shuhan was still a teenager. Doing that kind of thing would naturally be a little scary, but Jiang Qingyue was open-minded. Now that the parents were far away, Ren Shuhan was also considered independent. The rewards given by the military were more than enough to support Jiang Qingyue’s education, and even to establish a research institute for Jiang Qingyue, so Ren Shuhan…didn’t want to endure anymore.

He wanted to be in love, to…cough cough.

So after taking a second long leave and returning home, Jiang Qingyue initially talked a lot to him, suspecting him of coming from another civilization and wanting to test his system, but after only a few sentences, he was pushed into the room and kissed by him, stimulating the suppression agent until it no longer worked, and he didn’t leave the room for several days.

Jiang Qingyue felt ashamed but happy, enjoying it very much.

Even though he was tired, after the estrus period passed, he still clung to Ren Shuhan and didn’t let him go, showing that even though he was focused on studying, he still missed his boyfriend very much.

“In the future, I will be the first priority, and studying will be the second, got it?” Ren Shuhan pinched his cheek.

“You’re hiding, going to the battlefield yourself?”

Jiang Qingyue glanced at him, leaving him speechless, so he could only press Jiang Qingyue down and kiss him.

But in this aspect, he was actually the one who couldn’t control himself…

Perhaps influenced by the estrus period, Jiang Qingyue often showed a frustrated look at first, actively catering to him with a mix of shyness and anger, and he ended up wishing to make Jiang Qingyue cry from being bullied. As time went on, Jiang Qingyue’s stamina couldn’t keep up, and he ended up pitifully sobbing and begging him.

His expression made Ren Shuhan regret why he hadn’t made this little troublemaker cry earlier.

Midway through, Ren Shuhan let Jiang Qingyue rest for a day, and Lu Xu came to visit. To his surprise, he found that these two kids had matured and were no longer pretending to be innocent. He was sitting in the living room, and they dared to sneak kisses in the kitchen! This made Lu Xu feel extremely ashamed when he reported to Jiang Chen and Zheng Zhilai via video call, feeling that his son had corrupted the innocent Qingqing too early.

But Lu Xu was soft-hearted and indulgent, especially since Ren Shuhan would only return after a year when his vacation ended.

During this year, Ren Shuhan seemed to suddenly become full of energy, conquering half of this small galaxy and making a name for himself throughout the alliance.

He returned on Jiang Qingyue’s birthday and gave him a special birthday gift:

A small vacation planet.

In interstellar society, it wasn’t difficult for wealthy individuals to buy a small planet, but the one Ren Shuhan gave was quite significant. It was large, beautiful, and directly allocated to him by the Main Brain. When the expansion of the alliance territory was announced, it was declared that a planet rewarded to Ren Shuhan would be named by him, causing a sensation among gossip mongers.

“Let’s call it B-612,” Ren Shuhan smiled at the camera. “I’m giving it to my fiancé because I once accidentally wandered to a blue planet, where there were many beautiful mermaids, each with a beautiful appearance and a melodious voice, but only he was special to me.”

This statement sparked a lot of controversy.

Most people thought he was using a metaphor:

“I’m lucky to attend the same school as Jiang Qingyue. I think Ren Shuhan is right. He does resemble a mermaid, with his long hair, quiet demeanor, and occasional humming, truly divine.”

“I saw him in Nanxi’s live stream room before. He wore a backless scale dress! Amazing!”

“Seriously, are you a fan of Nanxi? It’s a bit funny to say he’s like a mermaid in front of a real mermaid, isn’t it?”

“Nanxi’s beauty is just okay. It’s not like we’re in the 30th century. Who can’t achieve that with genetic modification? Jiang Qingyue is not inferior to him. I prefer Jiang Qingyue’s style, like a human Barbie doll, love his black straight hair.”

However, a small number of people suspected that he might be serious:

“To be honest, Ren Shuhan mentioned once before that his wife is a mermaid, right? Why mention it again this time?”

“Jiang Qingyue’s level of beauty placed here, even if one day the Main Brain declares he is also a real mermaid, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

“But I remember General Lu saying they never intended to dominate or marry mermaids…”

“So did Ren Shuhan secretly hide a little mermaid wife? I’m jealous.”

Many of Nanxi’s fans and passersby also questioned:

“Why do you keep mentioning Nanxi when there’s no engagement?”

“I reasonably suspect that Ren Shuhan’s sexual orientation is catered to mermaids, so he’s using Jiang Qingyue as a substitute to fantasize about our Nanxi.”

“How dare Nanxi’s fans say something like this? I often praise my goddess as a mermaid, but we’re talking about a legendary species, what does it have to do with your South-faced Nanxi?”

“Huh, I just laugh. Our Qingqing is the only mermaid in the world. Whether we fantasize about your Nanxi, you know it yourselves.”

…

In the midst of this storm, Nanxi himself also commented bluntly on Ren Shuhan: “Please don’t cue me, it’s bothering me.”

This stirred up even more controversy.

But Ren Shuhan ignored him and focused on celebrating Jiang Qingyue’s birthday and then indulging in a sweet honeymoon period, forgetting about these trivial matters.

Although Ren Shuhan hadn’t opened the memory compression package of the system, the system had placed all the things he used to like on the commonly used shelf, including small leather handcuffs, collars, and other props…

Playing often, playing newly, exceptionally happy.

At first, Jiang Qingyue struggled and wanted to talk about serious matters, constantly asking about his system panel and compression package, but soon he couldn’t struggle anymore and cried very prettily.

After more than ten days, Ren Shuhan felt physically and mentally satisfied. Only then did he open the terminal and realize that he had been bombarded by a part of Nanxi’s little fans.

“Please answer Nanxi directly.”

“Why aren’t you replying? Are you feeling guilty?”

Ren Shuhan had almost forgotten Nanxi’s name, so he asked strangely, “Do I need to reply to everyone who messages me?”

The fans: “But he’s the one who saved your grandfather’s life!”

Ren Shuhan: “Oh. I’ll tell my grandfather to reply to him.”

Nanxi looked at the screen and threw his phone in anger: “…”

After receiving the message, General Lu persuaded Nanxi a few times and also sent him some precious gifts to comfort him. But he didn’t apologize for Ren Shuhan, implying that Ren Shuhan wasn’t wrong.

Because…Ren Shuhan really hadn’t been cueing Nanxi anymore!

He really had seen a lot of mermaids!

In the past two years, General Lu had also contacted Jiang Chen and Zheng Zhilai through Lu Xu, witnessed the wonderful planet full of mermaids, and sent countless materials to them, allowing Ren Wan’er to bring in professionals to carry out infrastructure construction there. So in these two years, the number of mermaids there had increased significantly.

If this were to be made public in the future, Nanxi would be so embarrassed…

Fortunately, because of Ren Shuhan’s indifference, the matter didn’t continue to escalate. When Ren Shuhan returned to the front line, the news on the main star once again became about his god-like promotion speed.

Two and a half years of service passed in the blink of an eye, and the planned galaxy was almost completely under the control of the alliance.

The trial of Lu Bin ended, and the death sentence was immediately carried out without Ren Shuhan’s return. It was Lu Xu who bought a gun for Lu Bin and watched him bid farewell to the world in despair. Jiang Qingyue celebrated with classmates by setting off firecrackers at school.

On that evening, with Jiang Qingyue’s support and presence, Ren Shuhan finally unlocked the memories of his past life.

“Don’t worry,” Ren Shuhan held Jiang Qingyue’s hand solemnly before pressing the switch. “No matter what happened in our past lives, it won’t affect us in the future.”

Jiang Qingyue had long been prepared in his heart, knowing that he and Ren Shuhan were different. Despite feeling reluctant, after gazing at him for a while, he only kissed him on the cheek.

I’m not gonna lie I’m completely confused about the actual timeline lmao but yay! they’re going to remember their past