This Is My Planet - Chapter 118 - Chapter 118 – Let Everyone Be Well
Xia Guixuan finally returned downstairs and sat opposite Yin Xiaoru, looking at her very seriously.
Yin Xiaoru’s smiling expression froze on her face, and she scratched her head inexplicably, “What’s wrong? Did you discover the essence of my intelligence and beauty?”
“Hmm…” Xia Guixuan hesitated for a moment and asked the question Yan Wuyue had asked him, “Have you ever worked hard for something?”
“Yes.” Yin Xiaoru replied firmly, “To make the company bigger and stronger, to become a prominent star in the business world!”
“…”
“…”
The two looked at each other for a while, and Yin Xiaoru pursed her lips, “What? Look down on taxpayers? Without the continuous flow of our work, where would the human warships stand on Azure Dragon Star? Besides, our company is closely related to the military, whether it’s games or potions.”
Xia Guixuan pointed out, “You can be more honest. I won’t laugh at you.”
“Oh.” Yin Xiaoru straightened her feet, “I just want to make more money, buy nice clothes and accessories, drink high-end wine, live in a big house, is that not okay? Without big sister earning money, you couldn’t even afford a watch when you first came, and you probably would’ve had to go rob a game cabin to play!”
Xia Guixuan: “…very honest.”
Yin Xiaoru looked at his expression, “You don’t look down on me?”
“I don’t look down on you,” Xia Guixuan smiled, “It’s natural to work hard and find happiness.”
Yin Xiaoru asked, “Aren’t people like you supposed to consider yourself above such things and find them vulgar?”
“Maybe because I’ve been in the clouds for too long, I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be human,” Xia Guixuan mumbled, as if to himself, “From birth, I was never… When I returned to the mortal world, I found it more relatable.”
This might be something missed on the path of Dao. The way of the immortal is high and distant, but not close to people. It’s been a long time since feeling human emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
It’s a good thing the injury isn’t healed yet, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise, leading to much introspection and new insights.
If it weren’t for the injury, the stubborn and arrogant him wouldn’t have thought about these things. Even if he met a Wu Shang being of a different Dao, he would just think that the other person was lucky, not that he was wrong.
It was said the injury caused a flaw in the soul, but this may not necessarily be a flaw, rather, it shattered some things that he thought were inherent, broke the mold-cast shell, and walked the path of immortality in the mortal world.
So the earthly fireworks, the smiles of home, were so comforting.
“Hey, hey?” Yin Xiaoru waved her slender hand in front of him, “What are you thinking about? Come back!”
Xia Guixuan smiled, “It’s nothing. Do you think I’m spacing out like you? I even saw you secretly pulling off a loose thread on your pajama just now…”
Yin Xiaoru’s face turned dark, “This pajama brand’s quality is terrible, I need to file a complaint… Wait, why were you even noticing that? You can see my sneaky movements, you must have been staring at my feet the whole time!”
Not mentioning it was fine, but now that she did, Xia Guixuan couldn’t help but glance at her little feet…
They were truly delicate and adorable. Her toenails hadn’t been painted but looked as if they were, pink and translucent, like tiny pearls.
“Hey.” Yin Xiaoru blinked her eyes and reached out her foot, trying to place it on his thigh, “Do you think they’re pretty?”
Xia Guixuan caught it and threw it back, and Yin Xiaoru re-crossed her legs indignantly, “If you don’t want to look, forget it! Stop throwing things away.”
Xia Guixuan said irritably, “I want to talk about something serious, and you keep wandering off topic? Talking to this woman is exhausting.”
“How many other women have you talked to?”
“?”
“Fine, fine. What exactly do you want to talk about?”
“I was saying… when the Yin family made you the deputy head of a gaming company, you were very happy. But if they made you the head of the Yin family directly?”
“I wouldn’t do it.”
“…Why?”
“The responsibility is too great,” Yin Xiaoru said leisurely, “Being the boss of a branch company, you’re out of sight, out of mind. You can do whatever you want, and if you mess up, at worst you can just leave and find someone to support you. Like a certain ‘Sindy’ who seems pretty good. Selling magic artifacts is very profitable…”
“…”
“As a deputy general manager in name only, I don’t even need to be in the capital city. KPI has nothing to do with me, and the pressure is not great. Even if it goes bankrupt, someone will bail it out. I can still squat and sell my drinks. Can I be the head of the Yin family? This broken family is full of idiots, weakened and still fighting internally. It looks like it’s on the verge of collapse. Why would I want to be the head? I’m just a little woman. Let someone else bear the responsibility, don’t come to me…”
Xia Guixuan sighed. “I see.”
“Hey, why suddenly ask this? Are you trying to nominate me as the head of the Yin family?”
“No, just focus on selling your drinks, little fox.” Xia Guixuan stood up, casually ruffling her hair. “Your drinks are doing well. Even the deputy marshal likes them.”
“Hmph, of course,” Yin Xiaoru said, “Now, with the Yin family’s channels, my sales have improved. I need to expand production lines…”
“But weren’t you originally in the potion business?”
Yin Xiaoru’s eyes shifted, then she cleared her throat. “We still have the potion business. Like that anti-strike potion of yours, it’s already being supplied to the military. But our wars rarely involve leaving battle armor, so the demand for this kind of potion is small. It’s only considered a standby, and it doesn’t help Sister Yan much.”
“Are you still researching potions not to make money, but for Yan Wuyue?”
“Sort of. She’s having a hard time… My company is kind of under her protection. Any contributions from me would naturally be credited to her, although I know it doesn’t mean much. Something is better than nothing.” Yin Xiaoru hesitated for a moment, then added, “Actually, I’m also interested in researching these things myself. I don’t know why, but I like working on enhancing and amplifying stuff, even though it’s always a mess.”
Xia Guixuan’s eyes were deep as he said softly, “If you like it, then do it. That’s your talent.”
“My talent is beauty.”
“…It’s getting late. I’ll go back and check on Fat Tiger. You focus on your practice, and we’ll have dinner tomorrow.”
…
If there was any change at home after a day and a night, it would be Fat Tiger showing signs of upgrading.
It already had a faint spirituality, although it couldn’t speak or transform, it already showed signs of demonization, at least it had some intelligent thinking.
In this place full of spiritual energy, it was possible for anything to change every day.
This time, upon returning, faint signs of two small meat wings could be seen bulging on its chubby back, as if it was about to grow wings and mutate.
Xia Guixuan admitted that he originally intended to raise it as a mount, but now he didn’t have much thought about it.
Even the motorcycle he had been interested in applying from the military department before didn’t interest him anymore…
Having seen the centaur, and the terrifying blessing talent of the centaur, looking at a fat tiger and a broken motorcycle, it was truly dull.
Seeing Xia Guixuan coming back, Fat Tiger rubbed against his leg affectionately, pointed to the door of the bamboo house, then pointed to its chest, indicating that it had been guarding the place and no one had broken in.
Xia Guixuan smiled and squatted in front of it. “Tell me, do you prefer to be a fat tiger that’s fed and sleeps all day, or do you want to sprout wings and fly to see this vast planet, to see the boundless universe?”
Fat Tiger hesitated for a moment, then hugged a meat basin and ran on its hind legs.
Crazy, isn’t a tiger’s purpose in life just to eat meat? As long as there’s meat to eat, it’s fine. Why look at the universe? Are you trying to trick me out and steal my meat?
Xia Guixuan looked at the Fat Tiger running on its hind legs and couldn’t help but laugh.
Back in the bamboo house, Xia Guixuan stood with his hands behind his back in the hall, quietly looking at the smiling face of Shao Siming in the painting, silent for a long time.
After the injury shattered the once solid shell, seeing every corner of this world again, even the thoughts of Fat Tiger were starting to feel familiar. That was the origin of life, not the difficult-to-question heavens.
Xia Guixuan vaguely thought that maybe he had been wrong from the beginning.
Although circumstances change over time… there might have been an opportune moment back then, but he was bound by a fixed mindset, didn’t dare, didn’t want, didn’t dare to think.
Can we still be reunited now?
“If you are injured, you can be as obediently by my side as before.”
The injury wasn’t caused by her, but she was involved in it, it could be considered falling into her calculations… whether she was relieved or regretful, in the end, it didn’t go as she hoped.
His pride wouldn’t want to be calculated by anyone, depend on anyone… even her.
But he didn’t hate her, but instead began to reminisce. Was it pathetic?
Perhaps it could be said that although she didn’t intend to shatter that shell, she ended up becoming a dark yandere… But it seemed to unexpectedly achieve a similar effect, karma is hard to predict.
If he went back to find her, it was impossible, he wasn’t a lickspittle… After all, the crack had already occurred, and he didn’t know what to say if they met again.
Repeating these thoughts was futile. A new planet, a new beginning, a new life, just let everyone be well.
If there was a day of reunion in the future, being able to smile at each other and say “haven’t seen you in a long time, are you okay?” would be enough.
Beep beep beep… The communication tone sounded from his watch, Xia Guixuan casually tapped it open, and the projection of Xiao Jiu appeared in front of him, smiling brightly. “I heard you won the battle. Have you come back?”