Chapter 78 Chapter 78 (2/2)
As the two left the training ground, Ji Yushi noticed that there were many people looking at him.
“We had an A-level mission but came back after a whole month, so we have become a little famous.” Zhou Mingxuan explained, “You were also the last to return, so they are even more curious about you.”
Don’t look at how high tech this Tianqiong research institute may be. Even if this place didn’t excel at anything, it excelled in its ability to generate gossip. Why else would gossip about Ji Yushi be able to travel from Ning City to Jiang City? Everyone probably still thought that he and Song Qinglan got along like fire and water.
Ji Yushi’s late return this time had resulted in many guesses and speculations and, in turn, he received a lot of attention.
As they made their way over, they passed several Tianqiong departments.
Zhou Mingxuan introduced them to him along the way, “When you came here before, this should’ve already been done but…..haa, it was all a misunderstanding!”
Ji Yushi, “I also didn’t want to get close with you guys at the time.”
Zhou Mingxuan rubbed the back of his head, “Haa, thinking back now, we were really silly back then!”
Ji Yushi didn’t give him any face and even nodded to express his agreement, “Yeah.”
“Fuck!” Zhou Mingxuan laughed and proceeded to push open the door, “This way!”
Only at this moment did Ji Yushi truly feel like he had returned to his original time and space.
The huge dining area was surrounded by glass walls, resembling a neatly cut diamond.
In the evening when the sky was burned red, a magnificent orange-red glow would be able to be seen close at hand through this dome. From the glass walls, one could also see the tall buildings in the city as well as the traffic shuttling through the city main roads.
In an instant, the scene changed. The tall buildings were gone and replacing them were numerous low-rise buildings, wide roads and a clear blue sky — This was Jiang City from about a hundred years ago.
The so-called glass wall was nothing but a holographic projection that simulated the backwards flow of time.
Unlike all the Guardians who turned a blind eye to this, Ji Yushi stared at it in daze for several seconds. He was somewhat surprised by the difference in treatment between Guardians and Recorders. The two were on completely different levels. He didn’t know if this was also the case in other countries.
Dining hours had already passed so there were very few people here.
The seventh squad had selected a large table that extended about three metres and they each occupied one side. They were all tall with big builds and they sat there leisurely chatting with each other like they were on vacation.
“Advisor Ji!” Noticing them first, Li Chun immediately shot up and used his hand to clean the chair, “Sit, sit, sit!”
Zhou Mingxuan pushed Li Chun’s head aside, “Suck-up!”
Li Chun glared back, “What do you know!”
“Advisor Ji!” Duan Wen who sat on the other side tossed something over, “Catch!”
Ji Yushi easily caught it. When he looked down, he saw that it was a bottle of sweet and sour nutrient solution.
They needed to replenish themselves with these kinds of things for a few days after traversing.
Duan Wen said, “Pad your stomach with that first!”
Ji Yushi accepted it, “Thank you.”
There were only five people present. Song Qinglan wasn’t around. After Ji Yushi sat down, he heard Tang Le asked, “Advisor Ji, have you thought about it?”
The table became silent in an instant.
Everyone was looking at Ji Yushi.
“It should be about time!”
“Hahahaha!! I knew it!”
“This isn’t something we should ask about. We should wait for Cap Song to ask this!”
Ji Yushi: “…….”
Maybe he shouldn’t have gone out to eat today.
Tang Le didn’t seem to care much about the answer to his question. He just giggled and continued talking about other nonsense with the others.
This was the case for the others too.
Despite their captain becoming gay and passionately confessing in public, none of these teammates showed any difficulty accepting the possibility of a couple forming in their squad. Apart from a few joking words, these people were just like adolescent high school students.
After finishing the nutrient solution and curbing his hunger, Ji Yushi felt a lot better.
Everyone was already about to be done with their meals. Just as he considered getting up to get something to eat, his eyes met with Song Qinglan’s who had just sat down.
He had shaved and cut his hair.
Song Qinglan’s clean and handsome face was revealed again. Despite his fierce and overbearing temperament, his tone was lazy, “Take a look. Don’t need to eat anything you don’t like.”
“Hey! How could there be anything he wouldn’t like?!”
“Like, like, like! Anything Cap Song picks, Advisor Ji likes!”
Everyone immediately regressed into primary school students and started to tease the two of them.
Turns out, there was a reason why the seat next to Ji Yushi was left empty.
A tray was pushed over in front of him. It contained all sorts of snacks, congee, macaroni, vegetables and meat, all served in small delicate bowls. It was clear that a lot of thought had been put into it.
Ji Yushi: “…….”
He really shouldn’t have come out to eat!
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Ji Yushi picked up his utensil and said calmly, “Thank you. I can do it myself next time.”
Song Qinglan said okay.
He didn’t do anything after that and just joined everyone else’s conversation allowing Ji Yushi to fill his stomach without feeling uncomfortable.
Just as he thought he could go back after eating, he seemed to hear Song Qinglan say, “Thirteen hours left.”
Ji Yushi: “?”
Song Qinglan didn’t look at him and he also didn’t do anything. His expression remained the same.
“There are still thirteen more hours left for you to think about it.”
A pleasant male voice travelled through the subcutaneous communicator, entering Ji Yushi’s mind.
Ji Yushi immediately understood. Their communication channel had not been closed. This was Song Qinglan’s first time speaking to him through this private channel.
He used a way that could only be heard by the two of them.
He saw Song Qinglan pick up a bottle of water on the table, unscrew it and take a drink.
The low male voice sounded in his mind again.
“Advisor Ji, time is so slow.”