From BOSS to Canon Fodder: She is Currently Out of Service!-Chapter 63 - 38: Simoles Deficiency Syndrome (Part 1)
The corner of that person’s mouth stiffened, seeming surprised that Su Jiameng dared to talk to her like that. She took a deep breath, suddenly flashed a charming smile, and said, "No problem, ten minutes is enough. Maybe by then, you will wish this time could last a bit longer..."
Su Jiameng responded indifferently. As she walked down the corridor, she flipped the fingers of her right hand that was in her pocket. A blade shimmering with a cold light was pressed tightly between her fingers, her expression unchanged as she wondered what exactly this woman wanted to say...
"Do you recognize this photo?" They reached a private, small lounge. Seeing her put away the door card, it seemed to be her personal space. As she just sat down on the soft sofa, she took out a photo screenshot from her smart brain. It was precisely the one Zhu Mengtong had sent to Liu Shiyi earlier. Su Jiameng took a closer look and instantly was speechless, the other party taking her silence as acquiescence.
"It seems you do recognize it..." The other party leaned back, resting against the back of the sofa, a faintly mocking smile on her face.
"I guess you could say I remember it... And then?" Su Jiameng thought to herself about the other person’s identity. Could she be Liu Shiyi’s girlfriend or someone like his wife? It didn’t seem like it. The other person only had a little sarcasm and indescribable pity, no anger. "Relying on just a sneak-photographed picture, what can that prove anyway? Besides, I’d love to know what identity and position you have to ask these questions?"
Looking at the photo, Su Jiameng found it somewhat ridiculous. From meeting Liu Shiyi to now, the words they’ve exchanged could probably be counted on one hand. Moreover, her impression of him was limited to "a very silent Alliance captain" plus "a nice person generously giving her oral nutrient liquid." Other than that, she had no further thoughts. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Could it be that the days on the Cosmic Spaceship were too boring, making these people so keen on any shadow of gossip?
"Liu Shiyi rarely gets close to women, let alone does something like this." When she first saw the photo, she even thought it was photoshopped. In his student days, Liu Shiyi was famously tight-lipped, barely uttering a word all day.
His attitude towards women was simple and crude, opting to ignore them entirely, with only mecha in his eyes. Had Liu Shiyi and Zhu Mengtong not started dating quietly later, they would have assumed he was an externally silent, internally repressed, quirky iceberg bachelor.
"And then?" Su Jiameng found it speechless. How could they see traces of "affair" here? Just how bored and gossipy were these people? She shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don’t think this behavior crosses any line. Seeing someone train until they’re half-alive, almost on the way to reincarnation, wouldn’t you ask a couple of questions out of humanity?"
The other party also fell silent for a while, then asked, not giving up, "Are you sure there’s really nothing between you two? No hint of inappropriate ambiguity?"
No matter how she listened, Su Jiameng felt odd, as if the other person very much hoped she’d admit to this nonexistent fact. Too bad, the other party would be disappointed, "There really isn’t a shred of relationship. After all, the other party is an Alliance captain. What could a person like me from a poor planet possibly have with him? Of course, if you insist on thinking that way, I can’t help it."
Hearing this, the other party seemed to breathe a sigh of relief... Su Jiameng felt even more frustrated. What exactly was this person up to?
"Good, otherwise I’d have to worry about how to kick that man off the warship..." The other party rested her chin on her hand, her red lips gently parted as she spoke words that sent a chill down Su Jiameng’s spine, "Of course, before dealing with that man, you would have to pay a price."
Su Jiameng held it in for a long time, finally asking out her doubt, "Are you... Captain Liu’s girlfriend or wife?"
The other party suddenly gave her an incredibly disdainful look, as if looking at an utter fool, "Even if I were blind, I wouldn’t take a liking to him, alright? A guy who can’t squeeze out a word all day, only that weirdo Zhu Mengtong could put up with."
Very silent indeed? Su Jiameng thought about it and realized Liu Shiyi really was quite a silent person.
"Actually, quite a few people want to see you..." The other party fiddled with her fingers and said leisurely, "Liu Shiyi and Zhu Mengtong count as exceptionally rare cherished beings among our peers, the only couple surviving from student days until now. Seeing that photo in the group back then, it really sparked quite a bit of hate..."
