Chapter 112: An Uninvited Guest

Chapter 112: An Unexpected Visitor

Pei Du had returned.

He came back alone, carrying nothing but his longing for his partner.

Chu Lanting's heart, which had been hanging in suspense for so long, finally settled, and he became increasingly clingy.

The next afternoon, realizing he had been too clingy, he looked embarrassed and tried to climb off Pei Du.

At that moment, Pei Du was holding him in his lap while handling official matters.

Although the Zerg had been wiped out this time, their reproductive capabilities were extremely strong—no one knew when they might appear on another planet.

Humanity had tried to completely wipe out the Zerg, but no matter what they did, the Zerg would always make a comeback.

Fortunately, ever since Pei Du showed up, the Zerg no longer dared to be as rampant as before.

This battle would keep the Zerg subdued for quite a while.

Pei Du was in the middle of follow-up work when he noticed the person in his lap stir.

He tightened his arm around the slender waist, and lowered his head to place a gentle kiss on Chu Lanting's neck.

"Be good, not now. I just put the medicine on—we can't continue."

Though he wanted to as well.

The couple, separated for far too long, had been a bit too vigorous last night.

If not for the fact that everything in the villa was made of top-quality materials, the bed would have collapsed after last night's ordeal—especially on planet 207.

Chu Lanting didn't get what he meant at first.

When it dawned on him what Pei Du meant, his expression froze, and his entire face flushed with embarrassment.

He raised a hand to nudge Pei Du's shoulder, then heard him speak softly: "That's not what I meant. I'll just go sit over there."

If the military headquarters happened to call and saw the two of them embracing, when Pei Du returned to headquarters, he'd inevitably be ribbed by his colleagues.

In short, it would look bad.

Pei Du raised an eyebrow at that. "Why? Aren't you comfortable sitting in my arms?"

Chu Lanting nodded, then shook his head. "I've got work to do too."

To keep himself from getting lost in the original plot of the book, Chu Lanting forced himself to get out and take walks every day.

Then one day, while out on a stroll, he saw an older woman fall to the ground. He stepped forward to help her up and found out she was Shen Yu's mother.

Chu Lanting had no friends here and did the same things every day.

Until he met Mrs. Shen.

"Mrs. Shen introduced me to a job—a teacher at a tutoring center. At first I couldn't adjust, but now I've gotten used to it."

The teaching content in this world differed from the other world, but fortunately Chu Lanting still had a knack for learning.

After spending about half a month studying the subject he needed to teach, he had it down, then took another training exam before officially starting.

"The kids here are really cute too."

But every time he taught, looking at these neatly dressed, well-groomed kids, he couldn't help but think of Xiaoyi and Xiaoyuan.

Planet 207 had no communication signal—the only way to see the people he missed was to take an airship.

Back then, Pei Du wasn't there, so he had no way to go back.

So he channeled all his emotions into his new students.

More than a month had passed since he began teaching, and both his colleagues and students really liked him.

Pei Du knew how charming his partner was.

Wherever he went, no one could help but be drawn to his gentle, easygoing nature.

It was precisely because of this that Pei Du had often thought about locking him away, so that only he could lay eyes on him.

He obviously couldn't say that out loud.

Otherwise, given his partner's nature—soft on the outside but tough inside—he would surely get angry, and might even leave him.

The thought that the person in his arms didn't belong to this world, and might one day leave this world—leave him—

Pei Du couldn't help tightening his arms and murmured: "Is that so? You like them very much too."

Chu Lanting, still flustered and wanting to escape the embrace, nodded. "Mm, they're all really great people."

When he felt the arm around his waist tighten once more, Chu Lanting finally realized something was wrong.

"A Du, what's the matter?"

Pei Du shook his head. He loosened his arms and was about to get up to pour his partner a glass of milk when the sound of a car horn blared from outside the villa.

The couple turned to look out the floor-to-ceiling window.

A guest had arrived.

Xiaoqiang dutifully went to open the front gate.

Seeing that it was Shen Yu's car, Pei Du couldn't help frowning.

He still remembered telling Shen Yu to stay behind and clean things up before leaving the battlefield.

That was a military order—why was Shen Yu back now?

Just as the couple was wondering about this, the car that had pulled into the courtyard stopped, and the door opened.

First the driver's door opened. Seeing it was Shen Yu's assistant getting out, Chu Lanting blinked. "Did Mr. Shen come back too?"

"No," Pei Du said, shaking his head.

Then, the two watched as Shen Yu's assistant walked around the hood and opened the passenger door.

The moment he saw Luo Zhou's familiar face, Pei Du stiffened, and he instinctively looked down at the person in his arms.

Chu Lanting's eyes were locked on Luo Zhou.

He'd been to the military headquarters a few times and had met many people, but there were still plenty of unfamiliar faces.

Take, for instance, this gentleman Shen Yu's assistant had brought along.

"Is he your colleague?"

Pei Du wanted nothing to do with Luo Zhou.

In his view, he had simply saved the man's life, and besides, there had been little interaction between them on the battlefield.

So why was Shen Yu's assistant bringing him here now?

Pei Du frowned and said in a low voice, "Not a colleague."

"Then..."

"I saved him from the jaws of the Zerg. I guess Shen Yu didn't want him getting in the way of the post-war work, so he sent him on ahead."

As Pei Du said this, he clicked his tongue softly. "But he's a native of that backwater planet. Why would Shen Yu send him to the capital?"

To get permanent residency on the capital planet, you'd have to become a legally recognized partner of a native resident.

Or you'd need serious wealth, or have made major contributions to the whole star system.

Luo Zhou was nobody special. Even if Shen Yu had sent him over now, the capital planet would eventually deport him back to his home planet.

Unlike Pei Du, whose brow was furrowed in confusion.

Chu Lanting, after hearing the words "saved him from the jaws of the Zerg," was thrown into a complicated mess of shock, daze, and lingering fear.

He stared unblinkingly at the floor-to-ceiling window.

When he saw Luo Zhou's delicate features and the quiet, gentle air about him, his heart clenched.

Just yesterday, he'd been relieved that Pei Du had come back alone.

And yet, so little time had passed.

So some things really couldn't be escaped just by running from them, could they?

His heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand. He wanted to run, but his limbs wouldn't move.

He watched as Shen Yu's assistant led Luo Zhou closer, step by step.

Closer to what he'd foolishly believed was a home he shared with Pei Du.