My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 599 - 202: Water Chestnut Cake, Water Chestnut Fish Paste Pie, Water Chestnut Lion’s Head_2
It is estimated that Zhang Xiong’s perfect score in the assessment will definitely make the Minister of the Military see him in a new light.
"Actually, it’s nothing much, I just have a more open mind in this regard." Zhang Xiong was a bit embarrassed by Ke Lian’s praise, and as they reached the gathering point ahead, a dense expanse of soldiers awaited them, prompting him to stop the chatter with Ke Lian.
Ke Lian also reined in his slightly relaxed expression, replaced by a hint of solemnity and determination between his brows. Before the storm comes, one must embrace a deep sense of peace at heart.
Ke Lian is ready.
Bring it on, Insect Clan army!
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In fact, when Ke Lian left, Du Xixi was far less composed than she appeared on the surface. On the night Ke Lian headed to the front line, Du Xixi lay alone in bed, without Ke Lian gently holding her, the once warm quilt felt somewhat chilly.
This chill was in her heart, making her miss Ke Lian even more.
The quilt seemed to still have Ke Lian’s scent. Du Xixi hugged herself tightly with the quilt, hoping to be enveloped in that scent, as if Ke Lian was still by her side.
But the effect was clearly not good. As the night deepened, Du Xixi’s wide eyes, closed for a while, finally opened in compromise, a clear sight in her eyes. Yes, on the first night Ke Lian left, she was sleepless.
She insisted verbally that she wouldn’t miss Ke Lian so much, even being hard-hearted enough not to see him off. But after Ke Lian left, faced with the cold emptiness of the room, even though there were traces of Ke Lian everywhere, Du Xixi felt very lonely.
Without Ke Lian himself there, she wouldn’t feel that this loneliness could be alleviated.
After tossing and turning several times, Du Xixi tried to make herself sleep for a good rest but failed. She opened the Light Computer but stopped herself, knowing Ke Lian was surely resting on the spacecraft and a call would disturb him there, so she turned it off again, thought deeply for a moment, and got up with a sigh.
When a person gets used to having someone by their side, they’ll feel just like Du Xixi does now. Once that person suddenly disappears, there is an inevitable sense of loss inside, and everything seems off.
Ke Xing and the two kids were certainly already asleep, so Du Xixi tiptoed downstairs and turned on a row of night lights, providing enough soft light to brighten her view without making the whole first floor bright as day.
"Madam?" 2569 was originally resting in the corner, as even robots need time to recharge. However, due to the high quality of the Ke Family’s Energy Stone, 2569 often felt it had more energy than it could use, making its rest time just time-wasting by squatting there.
2569’s voice was quite light, likely worried it might travel upstairs and be heard by the one adult and two children there. However, Du Xixi heard it clearly and smiled, "I just can’t sleep at night, and since I’m idle, I might as well come down and make something delicious. Tomorrow I can have some as snacks during the day."
Du Xixi had lessons today, so she would be resting tomorrow. She was becoming less inclined to go out, preferring to nest at home and the school to nourish her pregnancy, so her schedule for tomorrow was likely to be just staying at home, leisurely snacking.
"Isn’t it too late? Madam needs adequate sleep time to maintain her strength." 2569’s first reaction was disapproval, as it was close to midnight, a time when Du Xixi would usually already be sound asleep. Coming downstairs to cook something nice was unusual, as proper sleep time is important for humans, and 2569 didn’t want Du Xixi to waste sleep time busying in the kitchen.
Du Xixi knew 2569 wouldn’t easily agree to her late-night cooking, but she truly wasn’t sleepy. She had been lying in bed for at least three hours, and constant self-hypnosis and mental cues had only kept her more awake. She figured she wouldn’t easily fall asleep tonight.
She started coaxing 2569, "2569, it’s okay. I’m resting tomorrow and the day after, so I can use these two days to catch up on tonight’s sleep."
It was still Friday, so Du Xixi wasn’t working for the next two days. If she really stayed up late tonight, even without sleeping, she could make up for it with other time.
always listened to Du Xixi, but out of concern for her health, it initially refused. However, Du Xixi was adept at coaxing, especially when it came to her butler robot named "2569." With just a few words, she coaxed 2569 into agreement, and she contently walked into the kitchen.
