The touch on her lips was very clear.
That cold scent of the man’s body wrapped her once more.
His movements were violent but not too gentle, little by little, making her feel his presence.
Sinai’s eyes widened abruptly.
Her brain simply died in the moment, pa*sively accepting his kisses.
It was only when he nibbled her lips now and then that she had the feeling that she was still alive.
It was a long, long time before the man got up.
Instead of leaving, however, he held her in his arms.
“Cough, cough, cough!” Sinai managed to catch her breath and coughed violently.
It was a full half-minute before she came completely back to her senses.
Sinai’s eyes flushed red as she recalled what Norton had done to her.
She pushed against him, biting her lip to death, her voice trembling, “Go away, go away!”
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became, her voice choking, “You’re getting married, why are you bullying me like this? What do you take me for?!”
The words made Norton’s expression lurch.
A moment’s thought turned and he understood what was going on.
His dark green eyes narrowed and his expression faded.
Very well.
Someone deserved to die.
“Not necessarily.” Norton lowered his head, fixing her hair and sighed, “I wouldn’t have gotten married if I hadn’t chased you.”
Sinai snapped to a halt, “You ……”
An incredible thought exploded in her mind.
The heart all but drained in an instant.
She met her familiar dark green eyes.
These eyes had shed their usual cold indifference and were only tender.
In this moment, she felt that there was no more distance between her and him.
He was close at hand, within reach.
“Seeing as you’ve been avoiding me and avoiding me, I thought if you’d hate me, so I was going to take my time chasing you.” Norton’s voice trailed off, slowly “But I got scared.”
He was indeed scared.
In the Tarot, the card Chariot represents “victory”.
Looking back over his long, long years, it was true that he hadn’t failed much.
But with her, he had fallen more than once.
No one could ever tell what was going on with his feelings.
He was not a man who liked to beat about the bush, he liked to be straightforward.
But when it came to Sinai, he was willing to beat around the bush, wishing her only peace and prosperity in life.
“So ask if you understand what I mean.” Norton, “There is no one to marry, and if there is, it is up to you to say yes or no.”
Sinai muffled, “I haven’t said yes.”
“Hmm.” Norton smiled, “I’ll chase you until you say yes.”
Hearing those words, all the tears Sinai had held back for many days finally fell, “You’re making me sad, I don’t want to like you.”
Norton’s body tensed.
Half a moment later, his voice trailed off, “Don’t like me anymore?”
All the unanswered questions flowed freely in this moment.
He also finally understood why she had avoided him this time when he returned.
It turned out that there was a place he couldn’t see.
Someone had silently liked him for so long.
If not, she wouldn’t have been crying even in her sleep.
So sad.
“I’m sorry.” Norton was patient, moving gently to stroke her head, “Not again, I’ll like you more.”
“I don’t want to.” Sinai’s voice choked again and she turned away, “I want to sleep.”
Norton all but answered, “Go to sleep, I’m always here.”
Sinai was already weak and the emotions had left her even less strong and soon she drifted off to sleep.
Norton helped her tuck the covers back on and sat on the edge of the bed.
**
After half a month of recuperation, Sinai was to be discharged from the hospital.
Norton stayed by her side all these days.
He cooked all the meals for breakfast and lunch.
If it was thundering, he would sleep with her in his arms and would explain to her the techniques on alchemy.
“What are you doing frozen?” Norton raised his eyes, “It’s getting cold.”
Sinai hugged the bowl, “It always still feels a bit surreal.”
“So, have you thought it through?”
“No.”
“……”
Sinai took a sip of her porridge when the door to the hospital room was pushed open.
“Sensei, I’ve come to see you.” Charlotte poked her head in, “Eh, someone’s here, should I go back?”
“No need.” Sinai darted a quick glance at Norton, “Come in.”
Charlotte walked in and put the flower basket down, “Teacher, you must take care of your health, there is no need to rush back to the experimental base’s, I will do what you can’t do with the rest of the group, please take care of yourself first.”
Before Sinai could say anything, Norton turned his head, “Which department and which level are you from?”
“Huh?” Charlotte froze, reflexively, “Cla*s 2022 Mechanical!”
Norton nodded, “I’ll contact the school to send you an extra scholarship.”
Hearing that, Sinai remembered something, “I thought you were going back to teaching?”
“Not going.” Norton faded, “I’ll have Decker say I’m dead and another headstone will be erected in the centre of campus.”
Sinai: “……”
She had some sympathy for the vice-principal.
Charlotte, who had heard it all: “???”
What did she hear?
Decker was the name of the Vice Chancellor, and the students knew it, except that ninety-nine percent of them had never met the Vice Chancellor.
But all those professors treated the Vice Chancellor with respect, and there was only one in the entire Norton University who dared to call him by his first name.
Charlotte didn’t know how she had gotten back to the experimental base, her whole body was in a trance.
“Charlotte.” Someone greeted her, strangely, “Didn’t you go to see Miss Sinai?”
“Huh? Yes yes.” Charlotte snapped back to her senses, “It’s just that I’ve had a bit of a shock.”
She managed to calm herself down and returned to her work station.
But halfway through, she covered her mouth and couldn’t help another little squeal.
She had discovered shocking news!
Charlotte tremblingly took out her phone and sent a message to the grade group.
[Did you know, brothers and sisters, that we’re going to have a Headmistress?]
**
It didn’t take long for word of Norton’s pursuit of Sinai to spread throughout the circle.
The other sages also found it astonishing, all finding it hard to imagine that someone as high and mighty as a chariot could chase someone for so long.
Five months had pa*sed, and there was no sign of him giving up.
The one who was hit the hardest was Cesar.
He was still the last to know.
By the time he knew, Norton had said goodbye to six months of chasing people and had gotten his hands on them.
“You’re not human, you dog!” Cesar immediately called over, gritting his teeth, “Dog b*****d, how dare you chase the boss’s aunt, I’m going to sue you!”
If Norton got his way, his seniority would be crushed by Norton, the dog b*****d.
Could he stand that?
Norton gave a faint sideways glance, “Go ahead and say it, what in the world is there that she doesn’t know?”
Cesar: “……”
sh*t!
He was going to be P*ssed off.
“And don’t let me see you.” Norton grimaced, “Or I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist crippling you.”
Stretching out his period of chasing people, it was good enough that he didn’t do it.
Cesar: “……”
Norton ignored Cesar again, hung up the phone and went to bed.
A sleep dawned.
Sinai woke up first, and she opened her eyes and looked out the window.
The sun was shining outside and there was a gentle breeze.
She stirred and rolled towards Norton.
It was a small movement, but it still woke the sleeping man.
“Can’t sleep and you’re burrowing into my arms?” Norton’s eyes were still closed, “What a habit.”
Despite what he said, his hands wrapped around her waist and brought her up into his arms.
Sinai’s head pressed against his broad, warm chest, listening to the steady, strong beat of his heart, and slowly closed her eyes again, “Bad habit.”
You’re spoiled.
**
Three years later.
Fu Xiaotuanzi is three years old, old enough to go to kindergarten.
Only no one was thinking of arranging it.
After all, Fu Changyu and Fu Changle grew up smart and clever.
But Fu Xiaotuanzi feels that staying at home is too boring, and when she hears that there is a wonderful place like kindergarten, she strongly requests to go to school.
Su Wen and Lu Yuan both spoiled her.
Naturally, they agreed to all her requests.
A kindergarten with excellent confidentiality was soon arranged.
This kindergarten required a test for admission, and only those who pa*sed the test could enter.
This test was too easy for Fu Changle, and she pa*sed it easily.
Fu Xiaotuanzi was happy to be able to go to the kindergarten to play.
“Brother! Brother!” She jumped and ran up to Fu Changyu, “Brother, let’s go to kindergarten together!”
Fu Shangyu was reading a scientific research magazine and raised his head at the words, “No, there are many silly children.”
The few uncles around him were already silly enough, he didn’t want to play with another group of silly kids.
It would bring down his IQ.
Fu Xiaoyuanzi was righteous: “It’s because there are so many stupid kids that we have to go, otherwise how else can we play?”
Fu Shangyu: “……”
There was nothing wrong with that.
It’s just that he always likes to be quiet and doesn’t like to interact with the outside world.
Fu Xiaoyuanzi shook his little hand: “Brother, are you going to go?”
Fu Xiaoyu still refused: “No.”
Fu Xiaotuanzi was lost and whispered, “Then I’ll go by myself.”
She was carrying a small school bag, and her whole body was wilted, and the rabbit ears on her hat were hanging down.
Fu Xiaoyu was a bit upset, but he really didn’t want to go to kindergarten.
On the first day of school, Su Wen took Fu Xiaotuanzi to kindergarten herself.
On the way, Ying Ziji called on the video phone.
“Ma Ma.” Fu Xiaotuanzi raised her hand obediently, “I’ve eaten properly, and I haven’t made a mess for grandma and grandpa.”
In the past three years, Ying Zidian had been running around in both G and the imperial capital.
Four days in g country and three days in the imperial capital.
What she lacked before, Fu Changyu and Fu Changle must not be missing.
So even if she was busy, she had to find some time to spend with her two children.
“You’re going to the kindergarten.” Ying nodded slightly, “You can’t be as naughty as you are at home.”
“I know.” Fu Xiaotuanzi nodded vigorously, “They’re too silly for me to bully, or else they’ll be dumb and dumber.”
Ying Ziji: “……”
“Yaoyao.” Su Wen handed Fu Xiaoyuanzi over to the kindergarten teacher and said to the screen again, “Changle really knows how to behave, how do you feel?”
Ying Ziji thought for a moment and spoke, “No one hides my snacks anymore?”
Su asked, “……”
Fu Changle had a habit.
He would wander around the villa.
When she did, she could find all the snacks that Ying Zidian had hidden.
Even if Ying Zidian hid it well, she was able to find it.
The fifth month was outrageous.
Fu Xiaoyuanzi already has an alias.
Little God’s Calculation.
“Well, what’s the point of bothering with your daughter.” Su Wen laughed, “When you come back, mommy will take you out for a barbecue?”
Ying Ziji raised her eyebrows and lazily said, “Then thank you in advance mum.”
**
In order to protect Fu Changyu and Fu Changle, Ying Ziyi and Fu Yunshen never used their names or photos in any public places.
No one in the kindergarten knew Fu Xiaotuanzi either, but they all thought she was too delicate looking.
The teachers also liked her very much.
Fu Xiaotuanzi had a good time in kindergarten.
The only complaint was that there were indeed too many silly children around her.
Until one day, the cla*s issued a diary a*signment asking to write about their mum and dad.
Fu Xiaoyuanzi had never done homework, but this a*signment gave her a fighting spirit.
She wrote 2,000 words in one go and handed it in.
Teacher Xu, who was leading the cla*s, was shocked.
When she finished reading it, she was even more shocked.
“Changle, come over here.” Teacher Xu called Fu Xiaotuanzi over, her voice softening, “What did you ask for at that time? We have to write about the relatives around us, not about big stars or scientists, and we have to write realistically, okay?”
“I’m writing about relatives.” Fu Xiaotuanzi winked, proud, “This is my mama!”
The person she had admired the most since she was little was Ying Zigui.
She had heard her poop, Fu Yunshen, say that her mama could build very big and beautiful spaceships.
Like the ones in science fiction movies that could take her to meet other galaxies and beings in the universe.
In the universe, it’s not just Earth that has a high-tech civilization, and of course, it’s not just the universe where Earth is.
“Changle, writing a diary other than that is not important, the most important thing is to be honest.” Teacher Xu shook his head, “You can’t do this content, turn it in tomorrow after you change it.”
Fu Xiaotuanzi puffed out her mouth and didn’t explain any further, taking the diary away.
Teacher Xu shook his head.
“Kids nowadays, climbing is the norm.” Another female teacher laughed, “Our cla*s wrote that their father was the chairman of the Lu Group, and there was also writing. What a foreign plutocrat.”
“Teacher Xu, this cla*s of yours is good, there are even those who write that their mother is the first researcher of the cosmic carrier experiment.”
They all knew about the cosmic carrier experiment too.
That was simply not a field they could come into contact with.
A little kid, who wrote so much jargon, didn’t know where he had read it.
Teacher Xu sighed, “Isn’t that so? That’s why we have to let them write seriously, about the ordinary people around them, that’s the true beauty.”
The first researcher of the cosmic carrier experiment?
Not too much of an exaggeration.
**
Fu Xiaoyuanzi fumed all night, not even changing her diary.
She looked at her diary.
It was clear that what she had written was all true, and not only was she not exaggerating, she was being modest instead.
“Changle, it’s too late to go to bed.” Su Wen walked over and picked her up, “Your mother will be back tomorrow, let her take you out for a big meal and tell you stories.”
Hearing this, Fu Xiaotuanzi put her little hands behind her back and was happy, “Then I’ll check if mummy has eaten snacks behind my back.”
Su asked, “……”
For a moment, she didn’t know whether it was her daughter who was miserable or her granddaughter.
“Grandma, I didn’t finish my homework.” Fu Xiaotuanzi hugged Su Wen’s neck, her voice soft, “What if I get named by the teacher tomorrow?”
“Then I won’t write it.” Su Wen felt sorry for her, “Kindergarten is not really meaningful, follow your brother and do experiments, or go out and have some fun, more practice.”
“Hmph, I don’t want to.” Fu Xiaotuanzi was angry, “Brother is so annoying, it takes him one sentence to say something to him before he says something back to me, he must be just like Uncle Yan, a dog in the future.”
“I’m a human being, I don’t want to be with him, it’s the pride of being a human being.”
Fu Shanyu who heard it all: “……”
He was really just too lazy to speak up.
Just think of him as a man without vocal cords.
“Changle.” Fu Shanyu jumped off the couch, hesitated for a moment and spoke, “If you don’t go to kindergarten, I’ll take you to the planetarium tomorrow?”
Fu Xiaoyuanzi turned around, picked up the tooth brushing cup, and then splashed him with water.
Fu Shangyu: “……”
He, didn’t want this sister anymore.
Fu Xiaotuanzi finished washing up and ran back to her bedroom with a clatter.
The diary was still sitting on the table.
The clock, however, was already pointing to half past nine.
It was indeed time to go to bed.
Fu Xiaotuanzi looked at her diary in distress.
She had absolutely no idea how to change it.
It was true that everything she had written was true, and she had heard it all from Uncle Listen Lan, Uncle Shao Ying and the others.
Usually her annoying brother would follow along and learn too.
If she was lucky, this year, the cosmic carrier would be born.
She would also be able to go to the universe to see it.
That was also the promise Ying Ziji had given her.
But what should she do if the kindergarten teachers didn’t believe her?
But if she wrote about Fu Yunshen, she would probably still scare them.
Only the identity of her mama was the most common.
Fu Xiaotuanzi thought about it for half a day, but finally chose not to change a single word.
She picked up the pen slowly, added the words “Ying Zidian” after “My mother”, and put the diary into her school bag.