After jogging for a few minutes, they finally saw the ship girls gathered at the door to see her off, and the three people standing outside waiting for the car.
Fang Yan said it was okay, but her eyes kept looking towards the end of the road.
I wasn't hoping the car I called would arrive soon, but I was wondering whether I could see my good friend for the last time.
The words were rather strange, but she really hoped that she could say a few words to the young conductor before leaving.
Nothing much, just some meaningless words.
She would soon take on the responsibility of the entire port area as the commander, so it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.
It is enough to talk to Su Xin and draw some courage from her.
So Fang Yan was quite surprised when she saw her good friend, who was supposed to be back from taking the bus, appear from the port area.
"Eh? Aren't you busy and don't have time to send me off?"
Su Xin stopped in front of her and took a breath. "Well... it ended early, so I just made it in time. And I only sent you to the door, not to the station."
"I would feel pressured if you sent me to the station. The chief personally picked up a rookie or something. Haha ...
"...Not really. And maybe more people will ask you for favors."
"No, no, what if it ruins your reputation?"
Fang Yan waved her hand to decline, fixed her eyes on Su Xin's lips for a moment, then turned to the little girl who was covering her mouth next to her friend.
"Hmm...why is her face so red? Is she not having a fever? Or is she suffering from an ulcer?"
"You're the one with the ulcer! The reason behind this... humph, I guess you can't understand it." Little Zeppelin covered his mouth and nose and turned his face away.
Shigure hugged her chest to protect him, "Why would a ship girl have an ulcer? She must have done something bad and felt guilty~"
The aircraft carrier that had been kissed not long ago just blinked and was unable to utter a word in rebuttal.
The feeling of the back of my head against the wardrobe was uncomfortable, but my lips were soft as a fuzzy mess.
The contrast was too strong, resulting in an overly profound memory. She could remember it as soon as someone mentioned it, with every detail clear. It was so embarrassing.
Seeing this, everyone became suspicious and had their own guesses.
But before they could dig deeper, the dog wearing gloves and chewing the duck neck opened his mouth very stupidly to prove:
"I have it too. I bit my tongue when I was eating pig's feet yesterday. It hurts so much! It still hurts now... If you don't believe me, just look!
After saying that, she stuck out her tongue. There was indeed a small hole on the moist front, and the color was slightly darker than the surrounding area.
The fact that the wound from yesterday has remained until now shows that this guy was too busy eating and didn’t refresh his status, otherwise it would have healed in the blink of an eye.
Shi Yu once again realized that his sister was really a weirdo.
Because the family is short of money, I took the opportunity to eat a lot of meat and other things at the port of the commander's good friend. I didn't know how to change the way I did things, and I just ate and ate.
The other ship girls have a lot of spare money in their pockets, and they like this cheerful dog very much.
They were afraid that giving it directly would hurt the other party's self-esteem, so they simply let Shiranui stuff a lot of dried meat and meat strips into her mouth.
Yuudachi accepted it all, saying "Thank you, sister" all the time, with her cheeks round and puffy like a hamster.
Fang Yan, who was unwilling to accept financial support casually, scratched her head, glanced at the happy dog, and finally did not insist on refusing it, and thanked everyone everywhere.
When the taxi reached the curb, the three said "goodbye" with a lot more excitement, waved and left the port area.
Su Xin watched the car go away and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, the schedule of my friend’s visit has come to an end.
Su Xin, who transformed back into adult form in time and ran to see them off, had an empty stomach. She turned around and wanted to go back to the cafeteria, but found that the ship girls were all staring at her.
"Uh... w-what happened?"
Hu De covered his lips and coughed lightly, "Um... Su Su, I remember you don't usually wear lipstick, right?"
Commander Su was confused, but still responded, "Yes, I'm not used to applying things... What's wrong?"
Bismarck thought for a moment, "I thought Commander Fang would ask for the specific color number before leaving, just like Hood did."
"But I didn't apply it... uh." Su Xin understood, glanced at little Zeppelin who was still covering his mouth, and finally looked at the serious Bismarck.
"...Is it obvious?"
"Well, you're too white, and the redness is even a little blinding. Don't be so hard next time."
"........."
Without waiting for the little commander to respond, Bismarck spoke again, "But it looks very moisturizing. If I have this lipstick, I will buy it. The one I gave her last time was a bit dry."
Su Xin:???
Hood: ???
Helena was curious, "Which one did you give me?"
"Hmm... Peppercorn? I'm not sure if it's the color or the name." Bismarck said with gratitude, "Cleveland recommended it. It looks good."
Hood: Okay, at least you complimented me on my good looks.
Helena: Cleveland? Wait, this isn't the one she gave me, is this the same color? Is this the general guide?
Cleveland: I should have read the article "Straight Men's Gifts: Red Lipstick"... right?
Ming Miao: Lipstick? Hiss… I can trick the commander into buying it for the wedding ships! It’s a big profit.
Seeing that everyone's attention was elsewhere, Su Xin hurriedly dragged little Zeppelin away.
It is normal for girlfriends to kiss and cuddle each other, but it would be embarrassing if other sisters talked about it in public, so they should just run away.
The food in the cafeteria hasn't been collected yet.
Most of the ship girls went to see the guests off, a few went home or went somewhere else to play, and the dinner table was empty.
The barbarians pushed a small cart over and were about to move the dishes over to the back kitchen to be washed in batches by the dishwasher.
Su Xin was extremely hungry, but she didn't want to delay the cleanup, so she hurried over to pick up a few dishes and moved them to the next table.
Little Zeppelin knew her taste and helped to get two more dishes, and the two of them started eating the leftovers.
The portion size is not that big, just like Japanese food.
Little Zeppelin wasn't hungry, so Su Xin basically ate fruit and drank milk all day long.
When she had almost finished eating, the Ninghai sisters who were helping to clean up came back and happened to see her, so they made some dumplings for the poor little commander.
After eating and drinking, the moonlight is just right.
The two men, one tall and one short, walked hand in hand in the port area.
The tall one is Count Zeppelin who found a place to turn on the lights after dinner, and the short one is the little commander who acted like a domineering president for a few minutes but quickly lost his temper.
Originally, Su Xin was going to send the little girl to Tiexue dormitory and go back to sleep, but she never expected that the other party would ask her to stay and say that they should go out for a walk.
Su Xin, who looked fifteen years younger after taking the medicine, had a fulfilling day.
Being touched, rubbed, caught for photos, pulled to change into small clothes and skirts, or having people smell sweet on my face like crazy, I feel very tired right now.
But Zeppelin's worries seemed not to be completely resolved.
So she nodded in agreement, and while the other party was away from her to get the lamp and transform, she jumped around on the spot to refresh herself.
If he started to act like a chicken pecking at rice halfway through the journey, it would definitely hurt Zeppelin's heart.
Fortunately, the other party was not really planning to simply walk around the port. The purpose of the walk was to create an environment for conversation rather than to exercise the legs.
Su Xin followed Qi Peilin's pace, turning her head to look at her from time to time, waiting for the aircraft carrier to bring up the topic.
Zeppelin did have something to say.
She held the little conductor's hand, interlocked their fingers, and after thinking for a moment, she asked:
"If it's in the locker room, can it be discarded?"
"Eh? What do you mean? Like that?" Su Xin panicked for no reason.
Zeppelin nodded, "Yeah, I think I was just acting on impulse, like a domineering CEO or something... it's really childish."
"Huh... I thought you said 'like me' doesn't count."
Her hands were clasped a little too tightly, and Su Xin looked at her, knowing that she was unhappy.
"Are you angry? If I want to comfort you, do I have to refer to you as 'woman'?"
The Iron Blood Ship did not answer, but instead stated his plan in a serious manner.
"I want to develop a common hobby with you, so that we don't have nothing to talk about when we sit together in the future."
Su Xin didn't quite understand. "It's not that I disagree, I'm just a little curious. Why do you think we have nothing to talk about in the future?"
Zeppelin certainly has their own opinion, and in fact this was their situation a few days ago.
"We know each other too well. There's nothing new here. You're not active, and neither am I, so we haven't said a word to each other for a long time."
"But
“And everything around you is new.”
Zeppelin stopped and looked down at her, her face blurred against the moonlight.
The sensory defect of not having night vision was compensated by hearing, so Su Xin heard the next sentence clearly.
Led Zeppelin: “You will have many new people and new things, but I don’t. If I don’t find a way, I will always stay where I am, waiting for you to look back.
Su Xin tried hard to understand, "You mean, I might get tired of the old and love the new, and in order to avoid similar incidents, I must cultivate common interests to prevent being forgotten?"
"...I believe you won't, but I also believe that being fully understood is not attractive to you."
Zeppelin was pessimistic about his future
When she said these negative words, she also exposed the barrier that had always existed in her heart.
Su Xin tilted her head to look at her, then reached out and pinched her upper and lower lips, then smiled in the face of Qi Peilin's puzzled eyes.
"Zeppelin, you have to understand."
"In this world, new stories are created every day, and books are printed every day."
"To put it simply, there is definitely a lot of online literature that is updated daily, and the topics that you might be interested in are certainly included."
"I love listening to stories, and I love telling you stories, so we will never run out of topics to talk about."
"There are actually endless topics to talk about. Even if we really run out of topics, I will pick new stories to recite to you. You are always welcome. I will also come to your place often for book clubs."
"So relax and blend in here, Zeppelin."
"Don't think of yourself as an outsider. I am not the only one in your world, but everyone else is there too."
"If you regard me as the center of the world and fill your mind, then you will not be happy every day, because I also have to work and sleep, okay?"
"I can't be with you all the time, and I can't meet all your demands every minute of every second."
"You just need to let me live in your heart. When you are tired of playing, you will feel happy when you think of me occasionally, and want to share the happiness. That's all."
"The world is so big, how could we be short of topics?"
"As long as you like me and I like you, that will never change. As for the future, we can leave it to the future."
"You and I should be happy now."
After listening to the long passage, Qi Peilin felt as if he had returned to the days when Su Xin was talking all day long.
She was stunned for a long while, then she breathed a sigh of relief awkwardly.
"...I'm not, I don't fit in here."
"Yeah, you're right. You were obviously playing with Kisaragi and the others, right?"
Zeppelin felt a little embarrassed. She just didn't want to get into new relationships. She wanted to stay with her childhood playmates without having to think too much.
As for the fact that she revolved around Su Xin, she was indeed aware of it, but she just didn't change it.
Maybe the more you rely on others, the lonelier you will feel. The lonelier you are, the less you dare to take that step. Before you even ask, you have already rejected yourself on behalf of the other person.
This was the man who pulled himself out of that place, so Zeppelin naturally poured everything into it.
Her hobbies, her personality, and her autonomy were all placed on the person in front of her whom she regarded as "the world."
Now the "world" tells her that the so-called "world" should be all the wonderful things, not herself, the person who will accompany her through time.
"It seems... like this?"
