My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 688 - 232 Signal Communicator

When Du Xixi and 2569 moved all the breakfast to the table, the group of big guys inside finally "dragged their feet" and came out, only Mo Feng walked at the very end. Du Xixi speculated that he was walking so slowly with his head down, probably because he was once again beaten black and blue.

Du Xixi took a few steps forward, intending to help this poor kid Mo Feng, but who knew that after just a few steps, Mo Feng raised his head, without a scratch on his face. Just like how Du Xixi treated him before, he looked the same now.

With a look of grievance, Mo Feng complained to her, "Sister-in-law, they hit me!"

"Oh? Where’s the evidence?" Ke Lian, walking just ahead of Mo Feng, happened to reach Du Xixi. Upon hearing Mo Feng, he glanced back at him with a hint of imperceptible smugness in his eyes.

Sure enough, under the gaze of Ke Lian, despite having many things he could say, Mo Feng ended up just opening his mouth, murmuring a few "I"s, but couldn’t say anything.

Mo Feng pursed his lips, turned his head away, and remained silent. It’s not that he didn’t want to provide evidence, but...

He couldn’t provide evidence!

Mo Feng’s face was intact, but he was indeed beaten by Ke Lian and the others. They used some "small tricks," knowing that if they hit Mo Feng’s face again, he would go to Du Xixi for comfort with a bruised face. So, when beating Mo Feng, their fists hit flesh—body parts that were hard to expose to Du Xixi.

This way, Mo Feng truly got beaten, but the difference between men and women meant he couldn’t easily show Du Xixi the injuries by removing his clothes, making it impossible for him to seek comfort.

"What did you do to him?" Seeing Mo Feng’s pitiful look as if he had swallowed broken teeth with blood and flesh, Du Xixi whispered to Ke Lian, "Did you threaten him?"

"We don’t have any dirt on him." Ke Lian shook his head, pulling Du Xixi’s hand over to the table. The other officers had already picked their breakfast and squatted together to eat in the distance. They tactfully left this table, although big enough to pile many delicious foods, only able to seat four or five people, for Du Xixi and Ke Lian.

It’s not because of the respect due to their identities, but because Du Xixi worked hard all morning and, as Ke Lian’s family, logically needed more opportunities to be alone with Ke Lian, long not seen.

Everyone’s family was not around, but Ke Lian had family close by, so he was allowed more familial warmth.

Du Xixi gave Ke Lian an unbelieving glare, putting a pan-fried bun that Ke Lian loved onto the plate in front of him, and advised, "Stop bullying Fengzi! Cut him some slack."

"Who told him to keep being shameless?" Ke Lian scooped a bowl of congee he’s used to drinking for Du Xixi, also spooning some pickles for her, "Once he learns to restrain himself, we will restrain ourselves."

Du Xixi laughed angrily at Ke Lian’s words, but she had indeed witnessed Mo Feng’s shamelessness before, which truly made people want to slap him. Thinking of this, Du Xixi’s hand felt an itch as she too had hit people before, pondering if she should really join Ke Lian and the others in giving Mo Feng a few punches...

Du Xixi quickly shook her head; Mo Feng was her brother after all! Du Xixi murmured this phrase in her heart for a long time, finally suppressing the urge to hit Mo Feng. Just then, Mo Feng returned, seemingly misunderstanding Du Xixi’s glance of pity for a sign of "favor," he proudly sent Ke Lian a look.

Mo Feng: See, Sister-in-law favors me.

Du Xixi and Ke Lian: ...

Hmm, the sense of boastfulness was indeed palpable, but neither Du Xixi nor Ke Lian could figure out what exactly he was bragging about. Once Mo Feng grabbed some breakfast and happily trotted over to the other officers, Ke Lian smiled at Du Xixi: "See, he’s not restraining himself."

Meaning that Ke Lian and the others were still planning to continue beating Mo Feng.

Du Xixi: ...

"Beat him then! Whatever, beat him as you wish!" Du Xixi waved her hand, abandoning the idea of helping Mo Feng. Though she didn’t want to admit it, she really did feel like giving Mo Feng a punch herself just now.

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Du Xixi had been in this world for four days. If nothing unexpected happened, they’d be able to return to the world everyone was familiar with, back to the Blue Star Empire, in another six days.