Chapter 372: Chapter 372: Little One Doesn’t Dare to Sleep While Out This Time!
Looking at their expressions, Su Wan instantly guessed the key issue.
The mermaid girl brought by Lan Rui, couldn’t be...
The brave sister who chased Agros from Zone Ten all the way to Zone One, right?
However, a forced melon isn’t sweet.
But as for fate, it’s hard to say.
Su Wan didn’t judge others’ feelings too much.
Lan Rui walked in confidently with her friend, "Su Wan, can we mooch a meal off you?"
Su Wan really wanted to say no.
But on second thought, Lan Rui had been behaving well since she arrived in the Federal Empire.
All these mermaids were making an effort to integrate into the life of the Federal Empire.
As the wife of the Commander, she ought to be magnanimous.
Su Wan: "Then you guys sit over there; those two seats are taken."
Upon hearing this, Lan Rui was very happy, but she regretted that the spot beside Su Wan was already occupied.
But being able to sit down and dine together, to be part of them, was great!
Lan Rui introduced everyone around.
It turned out that the silver-haired mermaid girl was named Bai Qianqian, from the same branch as Yin Yue, and Lan Rui’s cousin.
At that moment, Luo Jina and Alex, who had been counting guests at the door for a while, came back.
Luo Jina sat down, awestruck, "Xiaowan, you’re amazing; you guessed it right, there are so many guests, they’ve even started sharing tables out in the hall."
After she finished speaking, she looked up and noticed two more people in the private room.
Luo Jina was startled, "Are there so many guests that we even have to share our private room now?"
Su Wan’s mouth twitched.
She was just about to explain when Bai Qianqian suddenly asked, "Are you Agros’s ex-girlfriend, Luo Jina?"
Luo Jina: "What about it?"
Bai Qianqian bit her lip, then turned to ask Pandora, "Is it really her?"
Pandora was genuinely getting a headache.
She was thinking of leaving right then!
Su Wan also felt that this dinner was turning into a battlefield, and she was so hungry.
Maybe she should kick them all out, solve the problem, and then come back to eat.
However, just at that moment, Bai Qianqian suddenly realized, "No wonder Agros doesn’t like me, it’s because he prefers red hair."
Luo Jina: ???
Pandora: !!!
It was Su Wan’s turn to hold her forehead.
Alex was a bit confused, but the mention of Agros made him instinctively tense up.
Su Wan said seriously, "Starting now, nobody talks, I want to eat. Whoever speaks has to leave immediately, okay?"
Everyone shut their mouths.
Su Wan finally could eat her meal in peace.
Lan Rui might have realized her cousin had caused some discomfort.
Before finishing her meal, she led her party out.
But before leaving, Bai Qianqian seriously asked Lan Rui, "Cousin, do you think if I dye my hair red, Agros might start liking me?"
Lan Rui was speechless, "Why don’t you just dye your tail red too?"
Bai Qianqian worried, "But it’ll fade when I soak in water!"
The people in the room: "..."
After the door closed, Pandora, exhausted, said to Su Wan, "Do you understand what my brother, including my family, has to go through?"
Luo Jina was still confused.
"What on Earth is going on, what’s the deal with that woman? Pandora, what’s her relationship with Brother Agros?"
It was fortunate Alex didn’t overthink things.
Otherwise, just now that girl’s comment about liking red hair...
The young couple would have had a fight as soon as they got home!
Su Wan recounted the situation to Pandora, concluding, "So basically, this Bai Qianqian admires Senior Agros, but was rejected by him. However, she hasn’t given up."
Luo Jina fell silent for a while before turning to look at her husband, Alex, "Actually, I really do hope that Brother Agros can have a wife who loves and understands him. I don’t know what this Bai Qianqian is like in terms of character."
Pandora: "But you saw just now, she’s even more unreliable than you were at the beginning!"
Luo Jina was displeased, "What do you mean by that? How was I unreliable!"
The two of them started their usual bickering.
Su Wan let out a sigh.
Being young is wonderful, full of noise and liveliness every day.
**
The examination of the First Starship Fleet has been the biggest news across the Interstellar Federation lately.
Members who passed the junior examination awaited the next notification for further assessments.
At Commander Gu Chen’s residence.
Su Wan first went to her mother to pick up Little Gu Chen.
She asked the wolf-eared baby, "Was grandma in a better mood today?"
The wolf-eared baby nodded vigorously, "Grandma’s mood was somewhat better, and then she seemed to say she’ll go to the second zone, her maternal home, to stay for a few days."
Su Wan remembered that she had wanted to revisit the Lin Family as well.
Then a lot happened, and that matter was put on hold.
She said, "Well, we’ll see, if mother has time, we can go together."
Visiting other planets might not be convenient for the time being.
But since they were both on the Federation Empire Star, it shouldn’t be a problem.
The wolf-eared baby had already experienced a trip where he fell asleep and it was over.
He cautiously said, "This time, I’m going to keep my eyes open and not sleep!"
Su Wan was amused and exasperated.
When Gu Jue came home from work, Su Wan talked about the issue while helping him loosen his tie.
Gu Jue: "Yes, when you go there, I won’t be able to accompany you this time. There’s trouble on Mermaid Planet; I have to take people there."
Su Wan was taken aback, "What happened?"
"Jin Weisi seized power."
Jin Weisi, the descendant of Queen Gaia’s cousin.
For many years, leveraging Queen Gaia’s authority, they lived as nobility on Mermaid Planet.
Not long ago, they even allied with the Insectoids to carry out a massacre at the Imperial Palace.
Lately, since Lan Ruochen and others agreed to join the Federation Empire, Jin Weisi has been stirring trouble eagerly.
But somehow, he managed to rally about a third of the nobles and forces to his side!
Su Wan: "Then what about Lan Ruochen and the others?"
Gu Jue: "I’m going to lead a team, bring them out. The eleventh region is almost completely established now; we may need to take in more civilians. A lot of people in the Federation Empire have relatives. After screening, they can directly go to where their relatives are; the rest will move to the eleventh region. Additionally, some have relatives on other planets, whom they have already joined."
Su Wan looked down, "But that still leaves nearly a third of the people staying on Mermaid Planet, right?"
"That’s right."
Seeing Su Wan a bit silent, Gu Jue wrapped his arm around her.
"There’s nothing that can be done about this, they blindly trust Jin Weisi, and Jin Weisi blindly trusts the Insectoids."
Su Wan: "Yeah, I know, these are all their own choices. It’s just that I suddenly feel wistful, wondering what Queen Gaia would think if she knew that such a day would come when Mermaid Planet was doomed to split."
