MORIC - Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Don't Run Away With the Baby

Chi Yueshan didn't watch for long. In the end, the mecha was more important. After a short while, she went back to studying Xi Zhoumeng's mecha.

When Xi Yang followed Li Rong over, what she saw was this extremely cluttered mecha room.

Li Rong said in a low voice, "Miss Chi said she likes this kind of atmosphere."

Xi Yang's mouth twitched. There's no damn place to even step, she thought.

How could a neat freak like Xi Zhoumeng tolerate this? True love is invincible.

Xi Yang coughed very deliberately for a moment before entering to greet her.

The little Omega sister had her hair tied in a small bun at the back of her head, with a large hairpin holding back any stray strands.

She was engrossed in calculating something. For some reason, the mecha, a behemoth to her, gave Xi Yang the illusion of being exceptionally docile.

At this moment, Chi Yueshan was like an extraordinary beast tamer.

This mecha, with its exceptionally beautiful exterior, was like a wild beast she had tamed, waiting for its master's touch.

Xi Yang coughed deliberately and carefully stepped into the only available gaps between various mechanical parts to walk over.

Chi Yueshan turned her head, and upon seeing it was Xi Yang, she let out a sound of surprise. "Sister, what are you doing here?"

Xi Yang was dressed like an elite female CEO, which, compared to Chi Yueshan's simple canvas apron, made her look as if she had wandered onto a construction site by mistake.

Xi Yang: "I came to see you."

Chi Yueshan put down what she was holding and kicked aside the messy things on the floor. Her movements were even rougher and faster than the robot nearby, forcefully clearing a path for Xi Yang.

Xi Yang's mouth twitched as she watched Chi Yueshan casually pull an electric wrench of unknown weight from her pocket and toss it aside.

"What did you need me for, Sister?"

The new glasses Chi Yueshan wore for work could protect against some lasers, so she didn't take them off often.

She smiled at Xi Yang, possessing a very refined and unconventional beauty.

Xi Yang thought: As expected of the person Zhoumeng has her eyes on, so unique.

Probably the "woman, you've caught my attention" type?

Someone like Yueshan would indeed easily attract attention, right?

Xi Yang: "I came to bring you something."

Chi Yueshan: "What is it?"

She walked out with Xi Yang, asking, "But it's so late, are you still busy?"

Chi Yueshan's impression of the Xi family members was one of extreme slacking and extreme career-mindedness.

Although Xi Li and Xi Chun also had side businesses, they were nowhere near as hardworking as Xi Yang. In Chi Yueshan's impression, this sister seemed to function without much sleep.

It was as if her blood ran on coffee, allowing her to stay fired up and pull all-nighters for a week straight.

To some extent, it was quite inspiring. At least it made Chi Yueshan feel that nobles didn't just sit back and reap the benefits.

They still needed to work hard and have inexhaustible drive.

This made her even more curious about Xi Zhoumeng's past.

But every time she tried to ask, the topic was glossed over. More than Xi Zhoumeng's attitude, Chi Yueshan felt that she simply didn't know how to explain it.

Whenever asked, she would show an expression that confused Chi Yueshan, and then resort to kissing to distract her.

Unfortunately, Chi Yueshan was all curiosity and no willpower, always captivated by Xi Zhoumeng's beauty. She would wake up the next day to find the topic had been successfully evaded again.

Xi Yang: "I am quite busy, but I still have to run the errands Zhoumeng asked me to."

The powerful Omega sister walked with an air of authority, her high heels steady even at a fast pace. In contrast, Chi Yueshan could barely keep up.

Xi Yang led Chi Yueshan to the Xi family's fitting room. The moment she pushed the door open, Chi Yueshan was stunned by the row of clothes.

Chi Yueshan let out a sound. "Why do I feel like I've seen these clothes somewhere before..."

Xi Yang: "They're the prized treasures of my brand's physical store."

She circled them proudly. "They were made by Zhoumeng for her muse."

Chi Yueshan: "Huh?"

She knew Xi Zhoumeng was capable of anything, and felt that there was nothing surprising about such a person doing anything.

It was just that the word "muse" was a bit of an exaggeration.

When on earth did she make these?

Xi Yang: "She said she knew you a long time ago. The year before last? Or the year before that?"

Xi Yang was a bit fuzzy on the year and exclaimed, "Anyway, you were her inspiration. She made them back then and gave them to me."

"I liked them a lot, so I used them as the storefront's main display."

This sister shrugged and said helplessly, "Of course, the usage rights belong to her. It's perfectly normal for her to take them back now."

This collection had all sorts of styles—complex, simple, and even types that Chi Yueshan thought would look good on her.

What does she mean, she knew me a long time ago.

We just met online, and she even saw me naked.

Chi Yueshan glanced at her current state. "Should I change now?"

Xi Yang made a pleading gesture. "Originally, I wanted you to come to my photo studio alone, but Zhoumeng said you're very busy."

Chi Yueshan pulled a spool of binding wire from her pocket.

Xi Yang sighed. "You really are busy, little sister."

Chi Yueshan: "It's okay, I can go."

Xi Yang: "It's fine, I brought the whole team here."

As she pulled Chi Yueshan to change clothes, she said, "Zhoumeng has to take the mecha with her for her practical training. Can you fix it in time?"

Even though Xi Yang knew about her youngest sister's condition, she still didn't quite approve of Xi Zhoumeng's Alpha-like tendencies.

"It's too hard to imagine her fighting and killing."

Chi Yueshan deeply agreed. "I find it hard to imagine too."

The next second, she laughed out loud. "But it doesn't matter. I can protect her too."

Xi Yang: "Hmm?"

Chi Yueshan scratched her head shyly. "Actually, I'm super good at fighting."

Xi Yang laughed. "Was this back in the Lower World?"

Even though Xi Yang usually argued with Xi Li every other day in the family group chat and seemed somewhat unreliable, at this moment, she gave Chi Yueshan a strong sense of being an older sister.

She stroked Chi Yueshan's hair, her tone filled with affection. "It must have been tough before, right?"

"We're all family now. It'll be lively from now on. As for Zhoumeng's difficult personality, we'll have to ask you to put up with it."

When Xi Yang was gentle, she was completely different from her usual self. Chi Yueshan thought of the lively atmosphere in the Xi household during the New Year festival and smiled as well.

She asked, "Third Sister, don't you think that my background from the Lower World makes me... not a good match for Xi Zhoumeng?"

While taking down a newly ironed dress, Xi Yang shook her head. "Please, a one hundred percent compatibility rate is super cool."

She touched her chin. "With a compatibility rate this rare, seen only once a century, who cares about anything else?"

"Besides," she paused, "whatever Zhoumeng likes, we couldn't stop her even if it wasn't human."

Chi Yueshan frowned. "She's really too willful."

Xi Yang pushed her into the changing room. "Because she really likes you that much."

"The designs of these dresses are classics. Every single one represents our Zhoumeng's longing for you. You have no idea how excited I was when I saw the design drafts."

Xi Yang even let out a teasing "wow." "It felt completely different from the perfunctory drafts she used to give me."

Chi Yueshan: "It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

Xi Yang: "Don't be fooled by how she loves to tease you. Believe it or not, if you were to disappear one day, she'd be the first one to go crazy."

Even an older sister could be mischievous. Xi Yang gave a wicked laugh. "Although it's not a nice thought, I'm actually quite curious to see what she's like when she goes crazy."

"She's been too calm her whole life."

While changing, Chi Yueshan chatted with Xi Yang through the curtain, nodding in deep agreement.

"I'd like to see that too."

---

It was already past midnight when Xi Zhoumeng and Xi Li returned.

Xi Li was so sleepy his eyes could barely stay open, and he grumbled in the hovercar for a while—

"So annoying. They could have just issued a notice, but no, we all had to attend."

"Isn't our time precious?"

"A young person's nightlife is priceless! If I didn't have to attend this thing... I would have long since..."

The night was deep, but the neon lights of the Capital Star still flickered. Xi Li was so tired that tears welled up in his eyes. He said to Xi Zhoumeng, "I'm not Mother's biological son anyway. Zhoumeng, once you become an Alpha, how about I hand this family over to you?"

Xi Zhoumeng sat on the other side, still engrossed in playing with a mechanical toy.

"No."

Xi Li: "I'm serious. My brother Xi Chun and I don't have a legitimate claim. Even if Mother has blocked the news, what if it gets exposed one day..."

Xi Zhoumeng: "If it gets exposed, does that mean we're not family anymore?"

She said it lightly, but to Xi Li's ears, it was like a clap of thunder.

With a boom, the older Alpha brother let out a whimper and moved closer with teary eyes. "To think you'd say something like that. Brother is so touched."

Xi Zhoumeng said with disgust, "Don't come any closer."

Xi Li: "It seems Yueshan is truly our family's treasure, to be able to change you this much."

Who knows where he got the handkerchief from, but he wiped away non-existent tears, his acting perfectly natural.

Xi Zhoumeng: "What change? I've always been this considerate."

She said it with conviction, but her hands had actually paused.

Because she hadn't expected herself to be able to say such a thing.

Family.

It was something she never dared to imagine in her original world.

The bloodline of a God's Arbiter was already an anomaly, and she was the product of incest.

The environment she grew up in had nothing to do with warmth; it was all about benefits.

The Xi family was a bit like a utopia, and she had become the one being cherished.

And there was a Chi Yueshan, tailor-made for her, who was smoothing out her sharp edges bit by bit.

Xi Li: "Your birthday is after you get back from practical training, right? What gift do you want this year?"

"Anyway, you never throw a birthday party and just have a meal by yourself. But your brother here has recently sunk all his money into software expansion, so funds are a bit tight..."

He rambled on, but Xi Zhoumeng was fiddling with the toy in her hand, wondering what Chi Yueshan would give her.

Chi Yueshan's birthday is in the summer, two months after mine.

During the hottest time of the year.

If I restart according to the future timeline, everything will have already been settled.

Can I propose to her on that day?

What kind of wedding dress would she like?

Sigh, her aesthetic sense is so bad, I'd better design it myself.

This girl can barely walk in a dress. Should I make a few extra sets?

The wedding should be grand. This time, I definitely won't form a bond with her first. Running away with a baby? Impossible.

Of course, a wedding dress looks better when you're not pregnant.

Who needs kids.

They're too much trouble.

Xi Zhoumeng was completely unaware that she was overthinking, and the force in her hands was too great. To Xi Li's shocked gaze, she forcibly crushed the mechanical puzzle cube.

Xi Li shouted in terror, "How are you so strong now? Could you kill me with one punch?"

Xi Zhoumeng looked down, also growing nervous.

For the first time in her life, she was this flustered. "Brother, what do I do? Can you put it back together?"

Xi Li: "I didn't make it, how would I put it back together? Besides, your brother isn't a mechanical engineering student!"

Xi Zhoumeng roared furiously, "What's the use of you! You're useless!"

Xi Li felt wronged to death, thinking, You can't do it either, for fuck's sake.

Xi Zhoumeng irritably stuffed the toy into her pocket and turned to look at Xi Li.

"What does a top-tier proposal look like? Do you have any recommendations?"

"Do I need to buy a few private planets?"

Xi Li: "Huh?"

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