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"I'm sorry..."

Yuncui bit her lip as she spoke, her apology not out of fear, but filled with a deep sense of guilt.

Indeed, it was because of that one time... it was she who had ruined someone's family and life!

Yin Caiyu was very pleased with her apology, yet he said, "Please lift your head, this is not your fault, you can rest easy, I did not come to complain or to exact revenge."

The more he said this, the more guilt-stricken Yuncui became.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

"Please don't take it to heart, the reason I am discussing this with you today is to ask for a favor."

Yuncui patted her chest with a thump thump noise: "Please speak, as long as it's within my power!"

Yin Caiyu said softly, "As you know, my family situation, little Dust is a pitiable child, orphaned from a young age. Just when he was starting to live a better life, his dearest lover died young. Actually, the person who took the death of little Lian the hardest was not me, but him. He was in so much pain that for several days and nights he did not eat or drink, and he lost a lot of weight. I hope, Miss Cai, that you could look out for him more in the future. He has suffered for too long, and I wish more people would care for him, I don't want him to suffer any longer."

The same words as before, and Yuncui nodded vigorously, hand on her chest, her gaze firm, "Mhm, I will do my best!"

Yin Caiyu smiled gently, "By the way, Miss Cai, you just found a job, do you have a place to live?"

"I just rented near the school recently..."

"If you haven't found a place to stay yet, would you consider our neighborhood? The house opposite ours is for rent, and it's also close to First Middle School, less than a ten-minute bike ride."

Yuncui paused slightly, then smiled and adjusted her glasses, "...Alright, I was just considering where to live!"

Yin Caiyu looked down and finished the juice in his cup in one go, then slowly said, "Actually, I have a secret to tell you. It's supposed to be confidential, but I believe if it's you, Miss Cai, you will not leak it."

"What... secret?"

"A node is about to break down completely, by then thousands of monsters will pour out."

Yuncui's eyes widened in shock, her glasses slipping down, "A node, breaking down?"

Yin Caiyu smiled faintly, "Yes, a complete breakdown, the whole node will become a rift."

Yuncui was astonished and quickly said, "Then why haven't we been informed? If that's the case, the higher-ups should have been summoning Buques from everywhere for support..."

"Because you all cannot cope with it. When I say this, I do not intend to be prideful or to look down on you. As you know, if those above thought ordinary Buques could be of any help, they would have started recruiting from everywhere already, after all, it's not them who would be sacrificed, and you wouldn't be graduating smoothly at this time... This is not a battle you all can be involved in, even with more people, it would only increase the casualties. Ordinary Buques wouldn't even have the capacity to assist on the sidelines. If we are successful, you naturally won't need to fight, and if we fail, you will have no need to fight either."

"That dreadful…" Yuncui mumbled, her mouth agape.

"But rest assured, this time our side will be going all out as well, nearly all the super Buques you speak of will be deployed, and we will even have support from other countries... Roman and Huaqi have already prepared over a hundred nuclear missiles. If we still cannot defeat them, we will drag all the monsters to the node and direct all the nuclear missiles towards it for continuous saturation bombing. Although I also don't know the full extent of nuclear bombs, I've heard that a direct hit is quite terrifying, even we can't withstand it."

Yin Caiyu spoke casually, but Yuncui was so shocked she became speechless. She trembled, thinking about the cruel war that was coming, as well as the future of humanity.

"How could this happen, if that's the case, then you..."

"Yes, I am the captain of Squad 0003, I will be fighting in the front line. Regardless of the outcome, the odds are I will not be coming back."

Yuncui's eyes reddened, and she stammered, "You, you..."

Yin Caiyu bent over, "It's precisely because of this that I want to ask you to take extra care of Shen Mochen. As you said, he's a lonely child. Perhaps it's because of the environment he grew up in, his heart doesn't make room for others. But precisely because of this, if Lilian and I are both gone, leaving him alone in this world, I don't know how much he would suffer. If such a day really comes, please help me look after him."

"I understand, I understand..."

It was only then that Yuncui realized she was being entrusted with a task, but far from feeling burdened, she saw it as her mission, her duty.

After all, if another would willingly sacrifice themselves to save a multitude of lives, then it was only right for her to take care of their brother. Rather than feeling burdened, she felt honored to have the opportunity!

Besides, she owed Shen Mochen a life. Even if it were merely for the sake of atonement, she bore no resentment.

Yin Caiyu looked into Yuncui's eyes, "Actually, Shen Mochen is also very afraid of being alone. If I'm also gone, he might commit suicide. At that time, you must absolutely take good care of him. However, that would also be when his heart is the most vulnerable, when he would frantically search for another emotional pillar. At that time, I'm entrusting him to you."

Yuncui nodded, pursed her lips, and held back her tears, "That... I have a question. Is that war truly unavoidable for you?"
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Yin Caiyu smiled, "Actually, I'm not as noble as you. Staying at Buque isn't about guarding any common people. Honestly, I'm just there for the money. The only reason I entered Buque was for money. I need money to improve our living conditions, I need money to provide Shen Mochen with ample material resources. Whatever others have, we want too. I don't want Shen Mochen to be inferior to anyone."

Yuncui remained silent.

"You may scorn my motives, and you certainly have the right to."

"No, no, I can understand, truly understand!"

"Teacher Cai, you really are gentle," Yin Caiyu smiled, "I've never thought about protecting the world. What does this world have to do with me? When has this world ever protected me? The only person I want to protect is Shen Mochen alone."

"Shen Mochen is my life, my everything! Whatever could harm Shen Mochen, no matter what it is, I would slaughter them with my own hands before they could touch him!"

Yin Caiyu's words were sliced with fierce determination, her eyes sharp as a knife.

...

The next morning, Shen Mochen yawned, walked into the bathroom, and gazed at his reflection in the mirror, scratching his head in annoyance.

Headaches, really do not want to go out. But not going out won't do, the Princess is super capricious.

Damn it, this girl is definitely trying to keep me from studying so that I'll lose to her in the exams, aren't you! Shen Mochen muttered to himself, casually tied his hair with Yin Caiyu's hairband, revealing his face, and quickly washed up.

Wonder how Sister Cai is doing, probably feeling a lot better after a good sleep. Shen Mochen comforted himself.

After all, having been touched and seen all over by someone, it would make anyone uncomfortable... probably.

Shen Mochen remembered the girls at school who had secretly licked his half-finished drink, rubbed their faces on the bench he had sat on, bitten the pen he had bitten, and followed him home; if it were them, perhaps they wouldn't be so unwilling.

In the end, it all comes down to appearance. If I go apologize looking like I do now, would she be happy? Shen Mochen looked at his face in the mirror and quickly dismissed the thought.

The day he was with Yin Caiyu, Yuncui had mistaken him for Yin Caiyu's boyfriend and deliberately avoided looking too much, which showed that she wasn't superficial. He really had been too presumptuous and lacked respect for Yuncui.

Doesn't Catherine also know what he looks like, yet she still orders him around all day!

Just as he was thinking, a call from old Ye came through.