Chapter 637: Chapter 656: Gone and Back (Sweet)
After lunch this time, Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t have the housekeeper robot do the dishes.
Instead, the two of them stayed close in the kitchen, slowly washing the dishes. They talked as they worked, making sure everything that needed to be said was clear.
As much as they hated to part, they still had to.
It wasn’t their first time being apart, but they both knew this time was different.
This separation would last a very long time.
It was almost four o’clock. Dragging out the last few minutes would only make parting harder. Besides, he had matters to attend to when he got back, and Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t want him to be in a rush.
"You should head back to the Military Department."
"I’ll take good care of myself. Don’t worry about me. And I’ll think of you every day."
But no matter how beautiful the words of farewell, they couldn’t soothe the sorrow of parting.
But each of them had their own duties and careers to attend to.
Mo Si stood, putting on his cloak and hat. "I’ll be going, then."
"Okay, I’ll walk you out."
"Don’t see me out. I’m fine on my own."
He insisted, so Jiang Qiuqiu had no choice but to agree. The room, once filled with their chatter, fell silent as soon as he was gone.
It was getting late. She had class tomorrow, so it was time for Jiang Qiuqiu to head back to school too.
After booking a Hovercar on her terminal, Jiang Qiuqiu went to her bedroom and took off her panda pajamas. She folded them neatly and placed them in her closet. ’Maybe I won’t wear these again for months.’
Once her clothes were put away, she packed the little desserts she planned to share with her roommates and grabbed her Spiritual Repair Helmet. ’Ugh, after getting completely thrashed by Huo Jia, it’s impossible to recover without this thing.’
Just as she finished packing and was about to head out, the doorbell rang.
’Hm?’
’Can the Hovercar I booked already get into the complex?’
She set her things down and went to open the door, puzzled. But there, standing before her, was the very boyfriend she had just said a sorrowful goodbye to.
He’d come back.
"Did you forget something?"
Mo Si himself didn’t know why he had returned. He couldn’t even recall what had just flashed through his mind.
But time was tight. As the Commander, he had to be punctual.
So he quickly tried to explain his feelings. "I... I was thinking about how the men in the military, the ones with someone special waiting for them, all carry a photo of their girlfriend or wife."
"I don’t have one."
She was speechless, never having expected such a reason.
But along with her surprise, she felt a pang of bittersweetness. ’Alright,’ she thought. She smoothed her hair, opened the door wider, and smiled at Mo Si. "Let’s take one now, then."
"Mm..."
Mo Si’s throat tightened.
"I..."
"The panda pajamas."
"Would that be okay?"
Jiang Qiuqiu truly hadn’t expected such a bold suggestion from him. She froze for a second, but with time being so short, Mo Si had to press her. "I’d like that. Is it okay?"
His eyes were filled with hope.
’Who could say no to their boyfriend, just before he left for a life-or-death battlefield?’
"Of course."
"But you’ll have to wait a second."
He instantly slipped inside, closing the door.
Jiang Qiuqiu quickly opened her closet and put on the panda pajamas.
The round ears, the black-and-white pattern, the fluffy little tail, and the face this Little Panda longed for day and night—a perfect keepsake photo, hot off the press.
"Alright," Mo Si said. "I’m leaving now."
"You don’t need a parting kiss?"
Mo Si hesitated for a moment, but quickly shook his head.
"There isn’t enough time."
"Wait for my return."
"Okay."
He departed swiftly.
He came and went like a gust of wind, effortlessly plucking at her heartstrings.
...
’Sigh.’
