Chapter 211 - Sol Three Hundred and Twenty-Seven, You Gave Me Life (2/2)

Tianzhou needed to grapple the United Space Station.

“Apart from this problem, are there any other difficulties?” Tang Yue asked.

“It’s best you don’t ask. Just maintain your present state of mind,” Tomcat said. “Otherwise, I’ll have to resolve the problems with the workstation while also resolving your psychological problems. That will be too troublesome.”

“I mean if there’s anything I can help with…”

“Nothing.” Tomcat cut him off. “Spend time chatting with Miss Mai Dong. She’s now considered your fiancée, but you don’t know much about her. You don’t have much time left, and if you don’t take this chance, there may not be any chances left.”

Upon hearing the word “fiancée,” Tang Yue’s heart stirred.

Having been single all this time, hearing this term made him feel like it was referring to someone else.

“Fiancée…” Tang Yue slumped on the table. “Isn’t one called a fiancée only after an engagement?”

“Didn’t Miss Mai Dong agree to marry you? That’s considered an engagement, she’s naturally your fiancée,” Tomcat said. “Tang Yue, what did you do to have the lady make the first move. If it wasn’t because Earth vanished and every man in the Universe is dead, would something like this happen to you?”

Tang Yue was momentarily unable to retort.

If Earth has not vanished, he would have followed the schedule to return. It was unlikely he would have kept any deep ties with Mai Dong.

Everyone knew how well-liked Mai Dong was at the Center. As for Tang Yue, he was just an ordinary mechanical and electrical engineer. After the mission to Mars ended, the former would return to school to complete her studies. After graduation, she could enter a relevant organization for work. Years later she would be promoted to management, while Tang Yue would remain at the Center. His future would just be endless wrenches.

If Earth hadn’t disappeared, Tang Yue would most likely be forced to go on a blind date. The date might be the daughter of his mother’s former classmate who was roughly of the same socioeconomic status. They weren’t a Princess and her Prince Charming, so if they found each other okay, without any strong positive or negative feelings, they would probably lead the rest of their lives together. They would then start worrying about their housing loans and their children’s education.

Fifteen years later, Mai Dong and Tang Yue might reunite, perhaps in some hall. Mai Dong and Tang Yue would shake hands warmly, with Mai Dong looking beautiful and sharp in a suit while balding Tang Yue wore a huge red flower ribbon on his chest. Behind the two of them would be a striking banner saying: Warm welcome to the representative of the Aeronautics Science Co.’s management to our senior technicians!

When Earth vanished on an ordinary night, their fates were completely changed.

“I’m just an ordinary person,” Tang Yue said. “An ordinary person without any capabilities, talents, or looks. My youth was mediocre and I basically scraped through my thesis to get a university degree. I managed to be recruited into the Center through some connections. Even joining the Mars Landing Project was a fluke… To be honest, I never thought I’d really be selected.”

Tomcat glanced at him.

“It’s commendable that you realize your limitations.”

“People my age actually know our limitations,” Tang Yue said. “They know what kind of person they are, as well as their standards. They no longer fantasize about themselves being the center of the world.”

“That’s not what I think,” Mai Dong suddenly said.

Tang Yue was stunned.

“I don’t have such thoughts, Tang Yue…” Mai Dong said. “Without you, I wouldn’t have lived to this day. You have given me life.”