You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Level One Command: All Buques on leave, please return to your stations immediately and be prepared for battle at any moment!

Shen Mochen and Han Muxue exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with complexity.

A Level One Notification is the highest level of command among the Buques, and all Buques receiving this message must cease all activities immediately and complete the issued command at all costs.

"What took you so long just now, what happened?" Han Muxue's expression was grave.

"Yeah, there was a bit... a lot of monsters ran out, including two A-level threats," Shen Mochen said.

"Tonight is really unrestful... it's also my first time seeing a Level One Notification." Han Muxue reached out her hand, "Hold me, let's go!"

The Buque's exclusive car soon arrived downstairs. Han Muxue sat quietly in the car, not speaking to Shen Mochen. After a while, she looked out of the car window, "I'll give you one more chance."

"What chance?" Shen Mochen was curious.

"To break up with me."

"I won't break up; you're my wings!"

Han Muxue clenched her teeth, turned her head, and pinched Shen Mochen's thigh hard: "I've told you that I won't let you have a harem!"

"Hmm, I'll find a way to get your agreement."

"I won't possibly agree!" Han Muxue was furious, "Besides, even if I did agree, Xia Qingrou wouldn't agree!"

Shen Mochen's face was resolute: "It doesn't matter. Even if I have to kneel and lick your feet, I'll get you both to agree!"

Han Muxue was stunned, then even angrier, "You just like licking feet, pervert!"

"How can you accuse me of such things out of the blue!" Shen Mochen's eyes were round as he firmly defended his innocence.

"What innocence... Xia Qingrou has already told me..." Han Muxue muttered disdainfully.

Why do you always like to speak inconvenient truths? Shen Mochen was angry.

Distracted by Shen Mochen's words, the complex sense of melancholy in Han Muxue's heart dissipated.

"I've given you chances, you know. If I catch you cheating, you are dead!" Han Muxue said, biting her lip.

"Rest assured, at most I'll have a 'harem' in my heart, but I definitely won't physically have one without your consent!"

Han Muxue, infuriated, hit Shen Mochen's chest, "Don't be inconstant in your heart either, you jerk!"

A boyfriend's declaration like that should be a very sad thing, but beyond her anger, deep down Han Muxue felt a twinge of delight.

She always felt unworthy of Shen Mochen, always uneasy in her heart while dating him. She didn't know what about her could attract Shen Mochen.

The more she dated him, the more uneasy she felt, not knowing the reason, not knowing the future.

But now the other party told her the reason, and even the future, although he's a detestable jerk, at least it gave her some peace of mind.

Sometimes, what people fear is not the fear itself but the long wait of facing something terrible without knowing what it is.

Now, it's good like this. So he is just a heartless jerk, and since I'm within his 'favorites,' there's no worry of being abandoned.

And even if he's a jerk... no matter what... I am now the True Empress... No, what on earth am I thinking!

I definitely can't let this jerk prevail! Han Muxue glared at Shen Mocheng angrily.

"Xue, when we get back, let's finish what we didn't get to do that day," Shen Mochen suddenly leaned in with a smile and whispered into her ear.

Han Muxue's ears trembled, the tips turning red. With such an ambiguous statement, of course she knew what it meant.

"Don't you dare do anything rash!" Han Muxue was frantic, her voice trembling.

"It's not like you didn't want to do it with me, and even though we can't rush these things, I will slowly help you discover it..."

"You, you're not allowed to..."

Han Muxue didn't dare make eye contact with Shen Mochen, her lips moving silently, her eyes half-drunken and half-red.

Seeing this, Shen Mochen laughed and pulled her into his arms, kissing her ear. His hand slipped out from under her skirt, and he chuckled softly, "Wow... such a little vixen, so you were thinking this too."

"I wasn't, stop talking nonsense! Don't, don't touch me!"

"Heh, playing hard to get..."

...

When the two returned to base, it was nearly dawn.

"You guys are back. Rest for a bit, alright? Don't sleep too soundly tonight, there might be some danger." Liu Chaoyan had driven to pick them up.

"What happened?" Han Muxue asked anxiously.

"I received intel that tonight the space around Yu Huai is quite unstable..." Liu Chaoyan said, lowering his voice slightly, "And there's something else. The official sources haven't announced it, but I found out through other channels—Team 0814 seems to have all been sacrificed."

"All dead?" Han Muxue was startled.

"Not exactly all. It's separation month now, and one person had gone home on leave, so he was spared... but the four who stayed behind have all been sacrificed."

Han Muxue looked up at Shen Mochen, confused, "Did you already know about this?"

"No, I didn't know, but I had guessed as much. The monsters that escaped tonight must have come from the 0814 sector, but I didn't see anyone from 0814 at the scene."

"How could this happen..." Han Muxue murmured, this being the first time she had received news of an entire team being wiped out.

"Yeah, I know it's hard for you to take in, but dying on the battlefield and being wrapped in horsehide, that's our destiny," Liu Chaoyan consoled with a calm expression, "But don't worry, this is a rare special case, it doesn't happen every time."

"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Shen Mochen patted Han Muxue.

"You said you encountered two A-rank ones, that's not something our team can handle alone..." Han Muxue looked at him with concern, then couldn't help but whisper, "If Xiao Xingshuang were still here, that'd be good."

Shen Mochen smiled, taking Han Muxue's hand, "Don't say that, she has her own life. We can't always depend on her. Don't worry, we'll be fine, I promise, I won't let you get hurt."

Han Muxue's face turned red, and she glanced cautiously at Liu Chaoyan, feeling sweet inside but retorted, "Psh... you... It's more likely I'll need to protect you..."

"You two seem to be in a good relationship now. Before you left, I thought you were fighting," Liu Chaoyan laughed, glancing at Shen Mochen in the rearview mirror, "I'm not wrong, am I? Problem solved."

Shen Mochen was taken aback; the dormitory was just ahead.

The three returned to the dormitory to find Xia Qingrou and Cai Yuncui anxiously waiting in the living room.

"Y-you're back!" Cai Yuncui forced a stiff smile.

Cai Yuncui wasn't clear about the current relationship between the two; she only knew they had argued before leaving.

"Yeah, we're back."

Shen Mochen and Han Muxue said in unison, then both paused, with Han Muxue turning away, her face slightly flushed.

"Haha, you made up!" Cai Yuncui's eyes sparkled.

"Yeah, we never really fought," Shen Mochen said with a grin.