Dedicated to the Book of Cabot

Forty Children

Chi Yuan had difficulty falling asleep.

The mobile phone showed that it was 2:40 in the morning, and everyone who stayed at her place fought and fought until 11 o’clock before getting back into bed and falling asleep.

Now they are all asleep, only Chiyuan is still open-eyed.

She pouted, put the phone on the side of the bed, and rolled over wrapped in a thick quilt.

There is no one in this room who can calm her down. Chi Yuan always feels that she closes her eyes, and the shell with its red tail is about to hit her.

So she really couldn’t close her eyes.

Unless, like the night before, she waited outside for Cabot until her consciousness became blurred, she could barely fall asleep.

In such a quiet and warm environment, Chi Yuan would feel uneasy instead.

Staring at the screen awakened by the news pushed by the browser, Chi Yuan sighed softly, then got up from the bed and put on thick pajamas.

According to the seasons of the second generation, it is not considered winter now. However, since the emergence of the deep sea and began to gnaw on the land, the temperature of the earth with four distinct seasons has dropped year by year for unknown reasons.

Even in summer, when it was supposed to be hot, the temperature would not exceed 20 degrees.

Due to the fault of the times, no one knew what happened at the end of the second generation from the beginning to the end. Those so-called warm springs, hot summers, and cool autumns only existed in textbooks.

This world only has harsh winters.

Chiyuan is very afraid of the cold, so she often wears thicker clothes than others. Maybe it’s because she hasn’t been in good health since she was a child. Even if she does enough to keep warm, she will have a fever and catch a cold.

But since she became a ship’s wife, she has never felt uncomfortable in her body.

Perhaps becoming a ship’s mother is also a good thing for her.

Chi Yuan thought silently. She put on her thick pajamas, put the phone in her arms, stepped over the scattered friends sleeping on the ground, and went out quietly.

The city at night is quite quiet. It is completely different from the day before yesterday when everyone gathered together to have a barbecue. Today’s HM Heavy Industry branch is so quiet that it is scary.

Probably everyone has rested, right? If every day is as violent as that night, everyone’s rest will be very problematic.

Chi Yuan, who was thinking silently in her heart, put her hands into her sleeves, shrugged her shoulders, and wobbled slowly along the aisle like a penguin.

Although I just went out for a walk because I couldn’t sleep, it seemed that I had gained something by accident.

The end of the passage—that is, the door opposite the bathroom was opened. Chi Yuan poked her head out curiously, and found that it was a staircase leading straight up.

Where is this going?

With strong curiosity, Chi Yuan stepped up the steps.

There was only one corner of the steps. When she reached the second floor of the corner, she saw another door that was opened. Outside the door was a sky full of stars, and a breeze was blowing in.

“…The top floor?” She walked out of the door in confusion, only to find herself in a small garden.

Numerous flowerpots are placed on the ground, all kinds of plants are placed around, and some small succulents stand among them.

Chi Yuan was curious, she squatted down lightly, and picked up a small potted succulent, only the size of a finger.

“Like plants?” Cabot’s voice appeared behind her.

Chi Yuan was taken aback. She quickly put the succulent back on the ground, then stood up in a panic.

Cabot, who was dressed in black, stood behind her. She kept a straight face as usual, staring at her cheeks.

Chi Yuan felt that her ears were getting hot, but she really couldn’t figure out why Cabot appeared here: “You…why are you here?”

“I’m off work.” Cabot replied solemnly, “I’m not used to being alone in the dormitory, so I’m here.”

When she said that she was not used to being alone, Chi Yuan felt her heart skip a beat.

She tried to take a deep breath, then quietly took a step aside, pretending to look down at the plants on the ground: “Don’t you have to go to work tomorrow? Can you make it back in time?”

“Well, you can rush back anytime.” Cabot nodded.

This made Chi Yuan somewhat at a loss for what to say. It was obvious that Cabot came to find her, but because her friends were staying here, she was really embarrassed to invite Cabot to join in.

And Cabot doesn’t seem to want to get involved.

Sensing that Chi Yuan seemed to be a little entangled, and she was not as relaxed as she was a few days ago, Cabot narrowed her eyes slightly. She took advantage of the night and her silent footsteps to approach her: “What’s wrong?”

“Eh, no… no…”

Cabot’s face was enlarged in front of her eyes, and Chi Yuan felt a little flustered, the heat on her face was heating up, and she couldn’t react or think for a while.

“There’s no need to force yourself to do a good job. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time.” Saying this, Cabot stretched out his finger and pointed to Chi Yuan’s pocket: “I have the contact information in your phone.”

“Ah! Thank you!” It was only then that Chiyuan remembered that Cabot bought her mobile phone at a cost.

And she has heard a little about this brand new mobile phone, it is quite expensive and the kind with excellent waterproof performance. There is also the factory logo of HM Heavy Industry on the back, which seems to be specially made for ship girls.

Therefore, Chi Yuan felt that this phone was particularly valuable.

“This is very expensive, I, I will save money and return it to you…”

“Isn’t it only natural to buy a mobile phone for my girlfriend?” Cabot interrupted Chi Yuan without emotion, and Cabot said something very fatal to Chi Yuan without blushing.

Watching the other party explode instantly because of this sentence, Cabot felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

And this mobile phone is really nothing to a double-salary ship girl like her who has a monthly salary of one million.

But it might be a sky-high price for Chi Yuan, even if she sells herself, she still can’t afford that sky-high price.

To Cabot frankly, Chi Yuan feels more and more like a little girl who eats soft food. For some reason, she gradually puffs up her cheeks, thinking that Cabot is a little too fond of her.

Cabot naturally knew what she was thinking. Today’s sudden restraint and panic was really a bit like the self that faced the real Lexington once.

All I want is for others to identify with “myself”, to force myself to mature, to forget that I’m still a child who hasn’t grown up yet…

This kind of growth is not called growth, and Cabot will never want Chi Yuan to grow up.

To become mature as a ship girl is to pay a very high price.

“If you think this gift is too expensive, then act like a spoiled child to me every day.” Cabot made this suggestion, “Take it as the daily acted like a spoiled child I bought from you.”

“Wait, this is too…” Before Chiyuan could refuse, Cabot opened his hands, as if waiting for her to hug her.

There is absolutely no way to refuse, and there is no reason to refuse. Chi Yuan stood there thinking for a long time, and finally plunged into Cabot’s arms.

“Are you still coming tomorrow night?” She asked in a muffled voice.

“Of course I’m here. I’m not used to being alone in the room.” Cabot’s voice contained a smile, and then he merged into the wind and surrounded Chi Yuan.

Forget it, anyway, to them, I will always be a child, so just act like a baby.

Chi Yuan, who gave up struggling, hugged Cabot calmly.