After dialing, Xu Weiwei realized that it was early morning on the capital star and wondered if Finn had woken up yet.

Just as I was about to cancel, the communication was already connected in those short three seconds.

She swallowed nervously, watching the seconds representing the duration tick by, too afraid to speak.

"Celivia, is that you?"

Finn's voice rang out through the speakers in the quiet room.

Xu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat. Before she could respond, a video call request popped up on the screen.

She pressed the green "Accept" button as if possessed, probably out of habit or muscle memory. Only after pressing it did she realize her mistake and slumped down.

“You’re on the starship,” Finn recognized her immediately.

"Are you hurt?"

"No..." Xu Weiwei's face burned bright red, completely consumed by self-reproach. She felt so ashamed of herself for refusing such concern!

"Then why don't you dare to show your face?"

Xu Weiwei gritted her teeth, covered her face, and slowly straightened up, appearing in the camera's view.

There was no sound from the other side.

Xu Weiwei peeked through her fingers and was caught off guard when she met those dark eyes.

She was startled and buried herself in the ground again like an ostrich.

After struggling for a while, and angrily ruffling her beautiful hair, Xu Weiwei finally decided to give up and throw caution to the wind.

She admitted frankly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to not reply to your messages, I really didn't see them."

Once the words are spoken, things become simpler.

"I turned off StarNet for a few days, maybe just two days... so I can't receive messages, not just yours, but everyone else's too."

"I replied as soon as I saw it, I replied to you first!"

Xu Weiwei has an extremely strong survival instinct. She knows exactly how to make people happy, so she told a little lie that was half true and half false.

"Are you really okay?"

"It's really okay!"

The camera followed her, showing every frame of her getting out of bed, spinning around, jumping, doing jumping jacks, and then getting back into bed.

Finn finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

Since nothing's wrong, the next step is to settle accounts.

Finn propped up the pillows behind him, crossed his arms and leaned against them, his chin slightly raised, and his eyes turned dangerous.

"Explain," he coldly uttered.

The warm yellow light from the bedside lamp shone on him, and his silver-gray striped pajamas reflected a golden sheen. A small patch of his chest and neck, exposed to the light, revealed the delicate texture of his skin. His hair was fluffy and slightly messy, making him appear somewhat innocent compared to his usual appearance.

This was a version of Finn that Xu Weiwei had never seen before.

The other person's deliberately intimidating demeanor no longer frightened her. She knew which people's "fierceness" towards her was based on love; this was ingrained in her subconscious. It wouldn't be retrieved unless she actively thought about it.

So she herself was unaware of this subtle, gradual change.

This also allowed her thoughts to veer off course at such a critical moment, turning to "male beauty".

Her gaze couldn't help but fall on that patch of fair skin, and she couldn't help but think: Finn trains all day, how can he still be so fair?

Does he wear sunscreen too? Why doesn't he separate his face and neck?

Are the brothers this fair-skinned too? I've never noticed before...

Not daring to linger too long, she only drifted off into thought for a moment before returning to the main topic.

"These past few days... I've undergone many surgeries, but not the surgeries I performed! I performed them for others! Bracelets, rings, and the like are not allowed to be worn, and strictly speaking, they can't even be brought into the operating room, so the quantum computer isn't on me."

“When I took it back, there were other things to do. Sometimes I was busy too late and just went to sleep. I’m sorry for making you worry.”

Xu Weiwei concealed the fact that she had fainted, downplaying it as "falling asleep".

“I am indeed on the starship now. My father, Ganz, and my eldest and third brothers are with me. Fast is here too.”

Finn's expression changed slightly, but he didn't interrupt. Instead, he waited for Xu Weiwei to continue.

"The priests of the Goodel people are dead, the mysterious power that once shrouded the planet has vanished, and all sorts of people, coveting the 'super blood,' are eager to get a piece of the pie. The people here have suffered a great calamity."

Xu Weiwei lowered her eyes and recounted the events of the past two days in a calm tone.

“When we arrived, it was already the third day. Out of 20,000 people, less than 400 remained.”

"Fast, representing the Empire, reached an annexation agreement with the remaining Guderians and transferred them back to settle them. In return, the Guderians had to unconditionally hand over the raw materials and cultivation methods for 'super blood' and teach them about traditional Chinese medicine."

"We're on our way back now, and we should be entering our first space jump in about two hours."

This passage contains a lot of information. Xu Weiwei's explanation was very concise, omitting many processes and details, focusing entirely on the key points. Finn also needs to think about and digest it.

He knew about Xu Weiwei's congenital deficiency; the incident had caused quite a stir back then, and records of it still exist online. He also had a general understanding of her past with the Guder tribe. Therefore, it was easy for him to understand why the Sifors family would get involved in this matter.

Because Selene is essentially a person with a very high sense of justice and morality.

If Xu Weiwei could hear Finn's inner thoughts and know what he was thinking, she would be very surprised. This was completely different from her own assessment of herself.

Moreover, without any explanation of the details, Finn immediately realized that this operation was initiated by the Sifors family, or rather, by Xu Weiwei.

"correct."

Xu Weiwei suddenly thought of something, interrupting Finn's thoughts.

"what happened?"

"These 339 people will be staying on Star 9527. I was planning to contact the housekeeper tomorrow to make the arrangements, but I'm on the phone right now, so I thought I'd let you know in advance."

"The fleet will first go to Star 9527, drop people off, and then take Fast back to the capital."

“I thought that since 9527 is our own place, it would be easier to make arrangements, and they wouldn’t be as reserved, making it easier for them to adapt in the early stages.”

"Yes, that's very thoughtful. This is your territory, so you can make the decisions," Finn encouraged.

Xu Weiwei scratched the back of her head and chuckled twice: "Yeah, why is she explaining this to Finn? He's just temporarily handling things here, he's not the boss of this planet."

"Um... well, how's the harvest going?"

Finn sighed: "Not only have you not checked the news these past two days, but you were also just giving me perfunctory replies in the previous news, weren't you?"

Xu Weiwei panicked and quickly flipped through the pages, feeling more and more guilty and ashamed with each page she flipped through.

Finn reported her work progress, and she just nodded. Finn sent her a video, but she didn't even open it; some of the documents were already expired.

Xu Weiwei's cheeks were as red as ripe apples, and steam was rising from her head. She was too embarrassed to look up and meet Finn's gaze.

Seeing her adorable appearance, Finn's little bit of "resentment" disappeared.

"I'll be waiting for you to land on Star 9527. Go to sleep now, and we can discuss the details tomorrow. Tell me what you need to do."

"Um...bye-bye, goodnight..."

Xu Weiwei hung up the video call in a daze.

She covered her burning cheeks and returned to bed before realizing: Finn could have left once the herbs were harvested, so why wait for her? Settling them in…isn't that the housekeeper's job? Didn't she just tell her? Did Finn misunderstand?

He's such a nice person... hardworking and kind-hearted. He not only doesn't hold it against her, but also takes on extra work for her. Hehe, so kind.

Having resolved a worry, Xu Weiwei fell asleep peacefully.

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