Chapter 41: Aunt

On Saturday morning, when the sun was already shining its rays, Dr. Jiang Miao’s bedroom emitted three consecutive ghostly screams.

“Why didn’t I change my clothes?!”

“Why didn’t I remove my makeup??!”

“What the heck! Why is the K70 here???!?”

…

…

“So, what was he doing in my room?” Jiang Miao asked.

InXiaona’s privacy agreement, it was stipulated that the bedroom and bathroom were not within the surveillance range. She replayed the surveillance video for Jiang Miao, from the balcony to the living room to the hallway to the bedroom door, but there was no part of the bedroom itself.

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“Yes, exactly!” Jiang Miao exclaimed, “It’s so uncomfortable!”

“Please wait a moment,”Xiaona said.

The household robot quickly entered the bedroom and gave Jiang Miao a needle-free injection. Jiang Miao lay on the bed and soon felt relief from the headache, feeling much better in her head.

“What is he doing?” she asked.

“The Major left about an hour ago,”Xiaona replied.

“So, that means he’s not home now?” Jiang Miao exclaimed, extending her hand to point. “Quick! While he’s not here, get that and bring it to me for disposal!”

“Alright, Doctor,”Xiaona obeyed.

K70, with its troubled fate, vanished from Jiang Miao’s home from that moment on.

Jiang Miao lay on the bed, almost like a corpse, until nearly noon before reluctantly getting up to take a shower. Fortunately, her cosmetics were all natural, with hardly any harm to her skin.

“Why isn’t he back yet?” she couldn’t help asking after her shower.

“The Major left a message for you,”Xiaona said.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Xiaona played the recording: “I have an appointment with someone, I’ll probably be back tonight. Have your meal on your own.”

After eating from a private chef for half a month, she was back to cooking for herself with a food processor.

“Was I too much yesterday?” Jiang Miao asked, feeling melancholic.

Alcohol emboldens the timid. Last night, she dared to shout in front of Yan He, demanding Xiaona to move K70 back to her bedroom. Now that she was sober, she felt timid again.

Those innermost feelings were only occasionally vented for relief. When one is awake, they must continue living in this society, continuing to abide by all its rules.

Yan He returned in the evening, and the lights were off in the house. He thought Jiang Miao was already asleep.

But as soon as he entered the living room from the balcony, Jiang Miao sprang up from the sofa. “You, you’re back?”

Yan He walked over and sat down. “Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

Jiang Miao smelled the scent of smoke and alcohol on him.

Did he really go to places of debauchery to find women? Jiang Miao knew she was the one who called him to go there, yet she couldn’t help feeling a pang of jealousy.

“Xiaona, turn on the lights,” Yan He instructedXiaona coincidentally.

“Don’t turn them on!” Jiang Miao hurriedly shouted.

She is the homeowner, her instructions take precedence over Yan He’s, Xiaona did not turn on the lights, keeping the room dim.

Taking advantage of the dimness, Jiang Miao quickly rubbed her eyes, but said, “I just fell asleep, the light is too bright.”

She didn’t know that Yan He could see clearly even in the darkness.

“What’s wrong? Still feeling the effects from drinking too much yesterday?” Yan He stretched out his arm and pulled her onto his lap.

Jiang Miao resisted and struggled for a moment.

Yan He paused, lifted his arm, and sniffed, understanding.

“I made appointments with Harley and Bin for today and tonight,” he said. “One of them introduced me to the Shuttle Club, the other to the Senior Officers Club. Met quite a few new friends, been busy until now.”

“There were some female officers, but no women,” he explained.

Like husbands who patiently explain to their wives why they come home late due to work obligations.

Jiang Miao remained silent for a moment and said, “Your grammar is incorrect.”

Yan He’s chest vibrated as he couldn’t help but laugh, “Oh, Doctor! Doctor!”

He tightened his arms around Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao blushed slightly and turned her head away, and Yan He kissed her earlobe.

Warm, moist, and tingly.

“Jiang Miao, remember this. I am not the same kind of person as your ex,” Yan He whispered against her cheek, “I promise you, I will do what I have promised you.”

What did he promise her? Jiang Miao wondered.

But Yan He didn’t repeat last night’s words. He just let her go, his voice slightly hoarse from alcohol, “I have plans tomorrow, you don’t need to accompany me. Go to sleep, goodnight.”

Yan He’s body was warm, Yan He’s body was firm.

Jiang Miao dared not hesitate and jumped off, “G-goodnight.”

Yan He’s hand released her wrist, slid over her palm, brushed against her fingertips, and then let her go. “Hmm.”

Indeed, he was a man who could have a woman in bed within two minutes, but he was also a man who could control himself when he wanted to.

Jiang Miao hurriedly walked away, bypassing the sofa, but Yan He stopped her. “Jiang Miao, thank you.”

Jiang Miao was puzzled. “For what?”

Yan He said, “I’m really looking forward to next Wednesday.”

I have no expectations for tomorrow.

I’ve always lived like this.

After a while, the cheerful sound of Jiang Miao’s revival echoed in the dark living room as if she had come back to life. “Me too!”

Monday is the painful day for office workers.

Except for Dr. Jiang Miao. She always seems to be spirited and energetic on Mondays, full of enthusiasm for work, almost like being in love.

It’s really enviable.

“Hey, perk up!” Jiang Miao said discontentedly.

“I can’t. I got back together with an ex,” Tanaka announced, feeling a bit down.

“…Is getting back with an ex worth it?” Jiang Miao couldn’t help but gossip.

“It is. We haven’t seen each other for almost ten years. It feels like we’ve both matured a lot. We were too young back then, each with our own flaws, so we always argued. So…”

So the sparks flew, and we spent the whole weekend glued together, hence the current low spirits.

This Tanaka, making hearts race early on a Monday morning!

Jiang Miao fanned herself with her hand and questioned, “What about Joe?”

“I mean, Jiang, can you not be so weird?” Tanaka said, discontentedly. “So what if I’m attracted to Joe? Does that mean I have to remain celibate for him?”

Well, it’s an era of open-mindedness and carefree attitudes.

“Besides, he’s about to return to the border soon, it’ll take months just for the back and forth,” he said.

Tanaka is the epitome of this era. Passionate when you meet, oh, you’re leaving? Well, goodbye!

“Oh, right!” Jiang Miao remembered Yan He’s warning about Joe, pulled a chair closer, and whispered, “The Major wanted me to tell you to be careful around Joe. The calluses on his hands are something only people who’ve been holding guns for a long time have.”

Tanaka suddenly perked up.

He looked around, and people in the lab were all focused on their tasks, either wearing goggles to run simulations in virtual scenarios or meticulously recording experimental data. No one seemed to be paying attention to them.

Tanaka put his arm around Jiang Miao’s shoulder and whispered, “Don’t tell anyone else about this, I know what to do.”

Jiang Miao referred to herself as a bookworm, but she wasn’t really that naive. Feeling something was off, she pulled away from him. “Let’s talk in my office.”

“Some of Joe’s business dealings aren’t exactly legal,” Tanaka confessed in Jiang Miao’s office. “I introduced him and Galen, they seem to have worked out a few deals. But as for the specifics of the orders, I wasn’t involved.”

With things reaching this point, Jiang Miao didn’t fully believe him and pressed for more details.

Tanaka had no choice but to give her a few model numbers.

Jiang Miao drew in a sharp breath.

“These are all military…,” she started, but Tanaka covered her mouth.

“I know, I know,” Tanaka assured her. “I wasn’t involved! Really, I just introduced them.”

Jiang Miao didn’t believe Tanaka didn’t benefit somehow from this, and she glared at him.

Tanaka sighed in resignation. “Jiang, don’t be so naive. When it comes to stuff like this, me helping Galen find a client is nothing compared to what Allison does.”

Jiang Miao knew she was naive.

In her past life, she never left school, and she was lucky to have a good mentor who treated her and her fellow students well. In this life, encountering most of the competition has been fair and just.

Of course, it could also be that in this life, she’s even more talented than in the previous one, unable to hide her abilities, thus becoming a sought-after talent by major corporations. Those unjust and unfair things just don’t happen to her.

She couldn’t help but sigh.

“Where will those things flow to?” she couldn’t help but ask.

Tanaka shrugged. “That’s not something we can know. Outside of Gita, there are plenty of places that could use them. Jiang, you have to understand, the Capital Star Circle is a paradise compared to the six major star regions. But in this universe, there are plenty of places filled with guns and bloodshed.”

He paused and said, “Star Luo is a free trade zone. It’s said that even large-scale pirate factions supply themselves there. Joe told me, doing business in Star Luo requires guts, or you’ll starve.”

“Alright,” Jiang Miao said. “What happened today, I’ve never discussed with you, and you’ve never told me anything. I don’t know anything anyway.”

“Okay, okay!” Tanaka also breathed a sigh of relief.

He relaxed against Jiang Miao’s desk, straightened his tie, then suddenly said, “Sometimes I really envy you. Living so simply.”

Jiang Miao might be naive, but she wouldn’t casually discuss such matters. After all, she had lived six thousand years ago. Although she hadn’t experienced it firsthand, she had seen too many events of all kinds in society through the internet.

She didn’t mention this matter to Yan He either.

In the blink of an eye, it was Wednesday, the day Jiang Miao and Yan He were looking forward to together.

AAA-level hospitals are expensive, but their service is impeccable.

Undoing the blockade is actually super simple, just one shot is all it takes.

After the shot, the two of them were invited into the doctor’s office to talk, and the service attitude was quite good.

“This is for you,” the male doctor pushed a small box towards Jiang Miao.

He said, “After the blockade is lifted, men will automatically start ejaculating, experiencing a few wet dreams, and other than that, there won’t be any other symptoms. But for women…”

The male doctor turned to Jiang Miao. “It’s a little different for women.”

“In about seven days, women will ovulate once. Please be careful not to engage in natural insemination during this time…”

Jiang Miao loudly coughed and said, “Doctor, we’re just co-parents, not lovers.”

“Oh, is that so?” the doctor expressed surprise and… regret?

“In any case, Dr. Jiang, during this time, do not engage in natural insemination with any other male who is not under blockade status,” he emphasized. “The first egg released after the blockade is removed is of substandard quality, and we need it to be naturally eliminated.”

“Okay, okay,” Jiang Miao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, hoping the doctor would quickly move on to the next item and not dwell too much on the insemination issue.

“In the absence of insemination, this egg will be naturally eliminated by the body. It will shed with some physiological tissue from your ovaries, passing through the x tract, and at this time, your body will lose a large amount of blood…”

“Why would there still be bleeding?” Yan He frowned, interrupting the doctor, questioning.

“Please rest assured, although there is a large amount of bleeding, it’s miraculous that the female body can repair itself. This is a purely natural process without any artificial intervention,” the doctor also marveled. “In fact, before the widespread promotion of blockade technology, ancient women would lose a large amount of blood every month, usually five to seven days, and some women even for up to ten days, which is quite shocking.”

Yan He found it unbelievable. “Wouldn’t their doctors do something about it?”

In Yan He’s understanding, all external injuries could be stopped with laser hemostasis, and internal bleeding could also be repaired by nanobots.

It was inconceivable to let a woman bleed for six or seven days without taking any measures.

“What do these women do then, go to work covered in blood every month?” Yan He couldn’t believe it.

“It’s not like they don’t take any measures at all.” The male doctor opened the box prepared for Jiang Miao. “You see, this thing, its scientific name is sanitary pad…”

Dr. Jiang Miao’s face remained expressionless as she watched the two men from the interstellar era discuss menstruation so seriously and earnestly.

Yan He, on the other hand, listened attentively, accepting the sanitary pad and seriously studying its purpose and usage.

Jiang Miao: The one they touched, I’m definitely throwing it away when I get home! (:3ヽ)_

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