Chapter 41 - Mystery Forum (1/2)

Since the blankets were for the giant space rabbit kit, naturally, they had to be the biggest ones.

Adrian brought Zhong Yan into the largest bedding shop. The sales assistant recognized him and quickly came to ask what he needed.

“What’s the biggest type of blanket you have here?” Adrian asked.

It was a strange question, but the sales assistant still answered to the best of her ability, “We only have a few varieties in the largest size. They are designed specifically for extended king-sized beds, but any beds below 2.3 meters would not require it. May I ask how large your bed is?”

…About 8 meters long and wide.

Adrian responded, “I just want your largest. Give me twenty.”

The sales assistant could not believe her ears. “Did you say…twenty?!”

“You don’t have the stock?”

“We…We do have the stock.” The sales assistant stuttered. “Should I show you the designs? Do you have any color preferences?”

“Any twenty will do. I’m not picky,” said Adrian. It’s just for a rabbit. What kind of fancy designs did it need?

Just as he said that, he heard a soft voice from behind him saying, “We have to choose, the colors have to be bright.”

Only then did the sales assistant notice that a shorter man was following right behind Adrian. That man was wearing a hood with his head slightly lowered. The sales assistant had initially thought it was one of Adrian’s army friends so she did not pay attention to him. But now, only when the man raised his head to speak did the sales assistant finally catch a glimpse of that shocking face.

The person who came with Adrian to buy blankets actually happened to be he-who-shall-not-be-named! She was even more shocked now than when she had heard Adrian asking for twenty blankets in one breath.

But the most shocking parts were still to come.

Adrian revealed an incomprehensible expression as he turned to ask Zhong Yan, “Why? Are the gi…are they picky with colors too?”

They? The sales assistant perked her ears. Were they buying these for someone else? What kind of person was worthy enough to have both the Chief Commander of the Navi Military Command and a Representative Councilor of the Supreme Council buying stuff for them?

Zhong Yan nodded resolutely. “Bright colors are more attractive to them.”

“How old do you think they are? You think they care about that?”

What? Turbulent waves were crashing in the sales assistant’s heart. How old did they think they were…Was it a child?

“It’s because they’re…still young.” Knowing that other people were around, Zhong Yan chose his words with caution, and vaguely said, “His character may change when he grows up a bit, but it’s just part of a newborn’s natural nature.”

A newborn baby! The walls were crashing down on the sales assistant’s heart.

Adrian looked doubtfully at Zhong Yan for a moment. Why are creatures living in the galaxy all year round attracted to bright colors by nature?

But Zhong Yan was the professional in this regard, so Adrian definitely did not want to be questioning him in his field. It is highly likely that he would be force-fed a scientific education on this subject for days to come. Even if he was not going to speak about it in public in front of everyone, he would definitely do so when they reached home. Adrian wisely chose to swallow down his response of “That makes no sense”, and turned back to the sales assistant. “Give me bright colors, in your biggest size. I want twenty. Do you have pillows? I need big ones.”

“Large bolsters and cushions are fine too,” Zhong Yan added on from the side.

The sales assistant was barely able to squeeze out a professional smile and led the two further inside. “Yes, we do have large pillows. What do you think about this one? There’s this type too. We have large cushions over here as well.”

Zhong Yan went over to pick out some pillows with the sales assistant. Meanwhile, after looking for a long time, Adrian picked up a big red pillow and gave it to Zhong Yan, asking, “What about this one? It’s bright.”

Zhong Yan reached out to squeeze the pillow and said without any hesitation, “This won’t do. This is buckwheat husk, isn’t it? It’s not soft.”

“Isn’t it quite soft?” It took so much effort for Adrian to pick one that he could not let this go. Frustrated, he squeezed it himself and said, “Let’s buy a few.”

“If I say it’s not soft enough then it’s not soft enough. Am I the expert here or are you?”

Adrian shut up. He tossed the big red pillow back with indignation and grumbled, “This is too damn troublesome. I’m going to be throwing him out anyway.”

Zhong Yan quickly turned around and said in a stern voice, “What are you saying? You were the one who…” brought it back “you have to take responsibility.”

“Should I still…note it down?” The sales assistant had the store’s customized electronic stock records in hand while she looked at the two men giddily.

“No.” Adrian spat, “Don’t ask me, ask him.”

A short while later, the sales assistant recorded down the few types of pillows Zhong Yan had picked out, while Adrian added on, “Give me ten of each of these.”

“Ten? Of each?!” The sales assistant asked, her voice nearly cracking.

“Don’t, that’s too much,” Zhong Yan quickly stopped him.

The sales assistant thought to herself: Yeah, even if you want to spoil a child you shouldn’t buy so much in one go—

“It won’t fit in the car,” Zhong Yan continued on. “Just buy a few for now, we can get more next time.”

Adrian pondered on it and found it reasonable, so he said to the sales assistant, “Keep a backup of this list. I’ll come back for it next time. I’ll pay for the blankets first. Get some people to move them to my car.”

Adrian wrote down his parking lot number and left after settling the bill. The sales assistant looked at the figures of their backs with a dazed face and was out of it for quite some time.

“Hey…hey!” A few of her other colleagues, who didn’t have anyone to tend to, came over and gave her a nudge. “What’s wrong?”

“What did Commander Yate buy just now?” A colleague asked.

The other began, “Was that the taboo councilor next to him earlier? I thought they didn’t get along. Why did they come out to shop together today?”