CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 46 EDAMAME_2

Ke Lian sat next to Du Xixi, held one of her hands, and smiled warmly at her, "I’ll sit here and keep you company. If you’re tired, you can lean against me."

Du Xixi also smiled, her bright eyes tightly fixed on Ke Lian, seemingly forgetting the presence of Ke Xing and the others around them.

Ke Xing and the others exchanged looks. Just then, Ke Xing’s gaze fell on Miao Miao standing in the corner with 2569, and he casually shifted the topic to Miao Miao: "Speaking of which, how old is Miao Miao this year?"

Ke Xing frequently visited the military hospital and the Ke Family, attending to Ke Lian’s needs while also worrying about Du Xixi’s health. He had some contact with Miao Miao, this stranger, but didn’t know much about her.

In Ke Xing’s impression, Miao Miao was always a well-behaved, introverted young girl, staying quietly by Du Xixi’s side without causing any trouble, even competing in quietness with the undisturbing 2569.

Ke Xing saw Miao Miao still wearing a hooded long dress, which covered her completely from head to toe, and curiously approached her, wanting to remove her hood: "Isn’t it hot today? Won’t Miao Miao feel stifled?"

Having witnessed the weather phenomena of CD-0329 Star, Rob had been thinking about adding other modes to the simulated weather system on Blue Star Empire, and a month ago, the system capable of simulating wind, rain, thunder, and lightning had officially been operational.

Rob even remembered Du Xixi mentioning the four seasons and specially asked the family head about records in Blue Star’s Ancient Books, discovering that the spring, summer, autumn, and winter on Blue Star were a curious seasonal change. Hence, spring, summer, autumn, and winter were also added into the simulated weather system.

Moreover, the calendar followed by Star Era was similar to Blue Star’s, and with this setup, it was now summer, the hottest time of the year.

Miao Miao was young, and in the view of the over two hundred-year-old Ke Xing, she was like his granddaughter, so naturally, he did not have any reservations, but was suddenly stopped by Mo Feng beside him who changed his expression.

Mo Feng, having seen Miao Miao’s original form, of course knew what was hidden beneath Miao Miao’s large hood. Always believing that Miao Miao became this way due to human experiments, Mo Feng was worried everyone would be hostile towards Miao Miao upon seeing her cat ears, so without the need for Du Xixi and Ke Lian to speak, he acted first.

Mo Feng shielded Miao Miao behind him, looking at Ke Xing with a tense gaze from Ke Lian and Du Xixi, he said: "Our Miao Miao has a rash on her face. It’s not pretty. You know, girls, when they want to look pretty, they can’t help but feel shy..."

Mo Feng’s speech was somewhat hurried, clearly nervous, yet Ke Xing didn’t think much of it, simply assuming Mo Feng was anxious because he feared Ke Xing still wanted to lift Miao Miao’s hood, so he waved his hand: "I understand, I’m not like those seniors who are inflexible."

A certain "young man," at least a hundred years older than everyone present, coughed lightly and spoke warmly to Miao Miao, who had lowered her head: "Miao Miao, it was Uncle’s fault, didn’t know you had a rash. Uncle apologizes to you."

Miao Miao could now speak some simple human words. Hesitant at first upon hearing this, she shook her head at Ke Xing: "It’s okay, Uncle didn’t do anything wrong."

The young girl’s soft, gentle voice was small, like a kitten’s meow, carrying a touch of timidity, making Ke Xing feel increasingly apologetic. Scratching his head, unsure of what to say, he sat beside Du Xixi and asked, "Xixi, you haven’t answered me yet. How old is Miao Miao this year?"

Du Xixi wasn’t clear about this question, and even Miao Miao herself didn’t know. Although the military hospital could test Miao Miao’s real age, Du Xixi was worried Miao Miao’s peculiarities might be revealed during the test, so she asked the doctor for several methods, estimating Miao Miao’s age to be about twenty-five to twenty-eight years old.

In the Star Era, this was undoubtedly a very young age.

Du Xixi leaned against Ke Lian, still holding the ugly-cute pillow made by 2569, and smiled, "Miao Miao had an accident when she was young, and her memory is a bit fragmented. She can’t say her exact age, but she should be around twenty-five or twenty-six."

"Indeed, still a child." No wonder she’s so timid...

Ke Xing didn’t say much more about Miao Miao’s issue, seeing Du Xixi holding the pillow while beside her feet lay a small box with three balls of fur of different sizes. He picked up the largest fur ball and smiled, "What is this? A toy you prepared for the kids, Xixi?"

He used his large hand to pinch it, finding the black and white fur ball had an excellent tactile sensation, soft and rather interesting. Ke Xing imagined his two soon-to-be-born grandsons sitting together, each playing with a fur ball, and couldn’t help but show a kind smile.