Stephanie did not talk. The netizens were anxious. They wanted to know what the food tasted like, but Stephanie did not notice the rush of comments in her broadcast room.
There were a hundred servings inside Shang Ruoyan's store.
"Mengmeng, are you sure the food here is great?"
"I am sure of it, Brother Kai! Let's go!"
Two siblings appeared behind Stephanie, but she did not even have the chance to greet them because she was too intoxicated by the food on her table.
[Look! Anchor! The heirs of the great Bai family are right behind you!]
[The store must be legit!]
[I will go, too! I need to try the food myself.]
[I can't believe the anchor does not even respond to us.]
[Anchor! How does the food taste?]
[But the anchor looks like she is enjoying the food.]
[It must be delicious!]
"Mengmeng..."
"Hello, Sister! Please give me ten copies!"
"Mengmeng, why did you buy so many?"
"Sister, let's scan the code."
Bai Mengli did not argue with her brother, but she did not let her brother's words bother her. When food was served, Bai Kaichen wanted to scold his sister for eating unknown food, but he was helpless. Bai Mengli devoured a serving in front of him, which shocked him. It felt as if the person in front of him was no longer his sister, but a hungry ghost.
"Mengmeng, how could you..."
"Shut up."
"You..."
Bai Mengli's stare was enough for Bai Kaichen to zip his mouth.
He watched his sister lose her ladylike image. Bai Mengli was a nitpicker when it came to food. She usually never spared time to eat food cooked in their house. Even if his mother hired several chefs from the royal family's kitchen, they were still not enough to catch her attention.
But the Bai Mengli eating on the seat opposite to him was different. Kaichen stared and observed the food on the table. They looked delicious and far more appetizing than the food served in their house. He decided to eat one portion. It took him one bite to order another ten portions.
He did not expect Skynet to have an unknown restaurant serve the best food in the galaxy. He has lived a good life and eaten a lot of food, but nothing tastes similar to the food he was eating. The taste was fresh, but it burned the tongue. Yet Kaichen could not find the reason why he couldn't stop eating.
More and more people arrived at the shop.
It did not take ten minutes before the food was sold out.
"Sister, will you open tomorrow? What time does your store open?"
"I will try to open the store, but not tomorrow. Today is a food tasting day. The menu of the store needs to be prepared before the big opening. Thank you for patronizing my shop."
"Sister, can I add a contact?"
Shang Ruoyan did not think much and scanned the person. She was the second person in her contact list. Then, she slowly cleaned the restaurant and closed it down. When she exited Skynet, it was almost time for her to gather new plants from the forest. She changed her clothes and went down. But someone was already standing in the living room.
"Good morning, you're up early? Have you rested enough?"
"I did. Thanks."
"Take care of the house for me. I need to collect some plants from the forest."
"Let me accompany you," Jing Yichen offered.
"You need to rest more. You're not yet healed. I can take care of myself."
"But..."
"You just need to trust me. I can bring you here safely. I can also protect myself."
Jing Yichen had no choice but to agree. But he gave a bracelet for Shang Ruoyan to wear. Shang Ruoyan was curious, but she knew Jing Yichen must have given her a tracker.
"What's this for?"
"A protection band. This is my own protection band. I always wear it when I go to the battlefield. It will protect you at crucial times."
"Why does it look like a family heirloom to me?"
"You can say that..."
"What do you mean?"
"Every member of the Jing family has the same bracelet. Women use it to protect themselves. But for men, it is to protect the one they love and accompany them through life."
"Why did you give it to me?"
"You are my future wife. I need you to be safe at all times. It is my duty to protect you and ensure that I will arrive in times when you need me the most."
When Shang Ruoyan left the villa, Jing Yichen stood in the living room.
He sighed. He never thought he would have a key person to protect one day.
He was also not expecting that he would need to get married.
He sat in the living room and checked his optical brain. Thousands of messages flooded his mailbox. He only replied to his aunt's message among all the other messages. He knew his aunt could protect his whereabouts.
Back in the Imperial Capital of Zion, the empress, who was sleeping on the couch of her husband's office, was awakened by the odd message ringtone. She immediately sat up. She saw that her husband was still busy with his work. She opened her optical brain and was shocked to see the owner of the message.
"Chenchen is still alive!" She whispered to the emperor.
"Really? That's great! Is he safe? Does he have food to eat? Clothes to wear?"
"Your attention must be wrong..."
"No way! I care about that child like my own. What happened to him?"
"He was saved by his fiancée."
"He met the woman?"
The empress nodded in distress.
"I never thought he would meet her in an accident. This child never even thought about getting married because of his injury. Now, he can't escape the arrangements of the Main Interstellar Brain."
"Wife, let's see it in another way. The child was saved by his partner. We did not even have any news about him. There were no traces of his existence on another planet after the battle. So his partner is strong and capable enough to pair with him. That is his blessing!"
"We should assist him when he needs it. He said he would give us evidence of those who defected to the enemy. The third fleet might go down this time."
"It's a pity that the child has invested so much."