interstellar enemy

After breakfast, Qiao Xi set off with her father Rongbo.Before leaving, Rong Su even came to see him off, wishing him good luck.This so-called good luck naturally refers to not being matched successfully.

The suspension car was driving on the road, and neither father nor son said a word.Qiao Xi looked out the window, acting very calm, as if she didn't think about anything, and seemed to be thinking about many things.After driving for an unknown amount of time, the hover car parked in the yard of the genetic matching sub-center.

Solo and every planet directly under the empire has such a genetic matching sub-center, which is mainly responsible for drawing blood and communicating the matching results. Only July is the busiest every year, and other times it is only responsible for injecting Solo people. Genome injection and check the maturation of the gene element.The blood they draw will be sent directly to the Gene Matching Center's headquarters in Capital Star along with the blood drawer's basic file, where the file will be formally established and perfected, and then sent to the Gene Matching Institute for formal gene matching.Although it sounds a little troublesome, this process will be in charge of a special person and a special spacecraft, and it will not exceed 24 hours from the time the blood is drawn to the time the blood is delivered to the research institute.After the matching results come out, the research institute will notify the capital star headquarters, and then the headquarters will inform the branch, and the branch will pass it on to all the people who participated in the current matching.

After Qiao Xi got off the car, a special nurse came up to greet her. Besides Qiao Xi, there were a few other Solos who came to draw blood today. Everyone looked unhappy, but there was nothing they could do.Since Solo Star is the focus of being matched, the investment in the sub-center here is extraordinarily large. Professionals, medical staff, and security are all in place, and they are all from the Empire. Unfortunately, no matter how well the arrangement is, it is just a forced match. Just a place.

The nurse led him in, and Rongbo was allowed to accompany him.Walking into the lobby and coming to the identity verification office, Qiao Xi showed her real identity card.Even if he has [-] false identities, it is impossible for his real identity to be tampered with fundamentally, so that false identity can only be used temporarily, and if he really enters the network of the Ministry of Security, he will be exposed.Anyway, Qiao Xi is not really ready to formally graduate from Saint Nyan, and his academic qualifications will not be registered in the identity card before graduation, so there is no possibility of being scrutinized, and he can temporarily fool it.

After confirming that the identity was correct, the nurse took his basic file and took him to draw blood.

There was no need to line up in the blood collection room. Qiao Xi took off her coat, sat on the recliner, and rolled up her sleeves.

Rongbo stood beside him, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.The fact that Rong Chun was successfully matched is still a thorn in his heart until now. Rong Shu was not successfully matched, and he felt a lot of comfort.Now it's Qiao Xi's turn. He naturally doesn't want Qiao Xi to be matched successfully, but in this matter, like all parents, he can only passively wait for the result and listen to the arrangement of fate.

When the needle pierced the skin, Qiao Xi couldn't help thinking about what He Tian was doing now.Maybe he was drawing blood at the capital star headquarters like him, maybe he was having breakfast, or maybe he was still sleeping.At this time, Qiao Xi's heart was very calm, thinking about He Tian, ​​thinking about all kinds of things in the past year, thinking about the present peace... In the end, he didn't know what he was thinking, and his mind became blank and empty. quiet...

Coming out of the matching center, Rongbo said to Qiao Xi, "I'll take you back first."

Qiao Xi looked at the bright sunshine and said, "No need, go ahead. I want to take a walk."

Rongbo looked at him, knowing that Qiao Xi could not listen to his arrangement, and said, "Okay, go back earlier."

Qiao Xi nodded, and without waiting for Rongbo to get in the car, she walked out of the courtyard gate of the matching center on her own, and walked straight ahead as if she chose a random path for a walk without any purpose.

As the sun rose, so did the temperature. Qiao Xi took off her coat and put it on her arm, bought a cup of iced coffee on the way, and continued walking.In fact, he rarely walks aimlessly like this, but for some reason today, he just wanted to do so.Others may take a walk to release stress, but he just wants to release calmness. He feels that if he can't find emotions in this kind of calmness, he will feel a sense of powerlessness that cannot be controlled by himself.

Before she knew it, Qiao Xi walked into a park. She only drank half of her coffee, but the ice had almost melted.Qiao Xi found a bench at random and sat down. The shade of the trees blocked the sun and brought a little shade, but it was not enough.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Qiao Xi's communicator suddenly rang.Qiao Xi glanced at it, and the name of He Tian on it seemed to make him catch a trace of the emotion he should have in an instant.

"Hello?" Qiao Xi connected to the communication.Yesterday, he left a message to He Tian at the right time, saying that he was home and ready to rest, and we will talk tomorrow.

"At home?" He Tian asked.

"No, outside. When did you get up?" Qiao Xi asked with a smile.

"I got up early in the morning." He Tian paused and said, "I went to the matching center to draw blood, and I just came out."

"Me too." Qiao Xi guessed that He Tian is not a procrastinator, and should be as early as him.

"En." After He Tian answered, he came up in silence.

Qiao Xi didn't say anything, as if everything could be said without saying anything, even if it was just to hear the breathing of the other party's smile.

The breeze wrinkled the water in front of the lake, Qiao Xi looked at the rippling lake surface, and it seemed that a trace of incomprehensible ripples appeared in her heart.

"Qiao Xi." After a long silence, He Tian called Qiao Xi and said in a low voice, "I love you."

The three words knocked into Qiao Xi's eardrums, which made him feel that his eardrums were throbbing, and his eyes became a little astringent. He raised his head vigorously to look at the sunlight in the shade of the trees, blinked his eyes a few times quickly, and suddenly felt a sense of oppression. Overriding the calm, he burst out a kind of sourness from his throat to his heart.

"I... love you too." Qiao Xi suppressed the sourness and said word by word.In fact, he doesn't know whether this is love or not, he doesn't understand, but now he feels that only these four words can express all his emotions.So he said it, and at that moment it seemed that all his feelings had found their place.

After a long time, He Tian gave a soft "um" there, the voice was not loud, but the lightness could be heard.

A scent of flowers came with the breeze, Qiao Xi exhaled slightly, and said: "If we are traveling, let's go to Nanhaixing. I heard that it is very suitable for summer. There are many antique buildings and ancient trees nearly a thousand years old. Let's go Take a tour?"

"Okay." He Tian had no objection.

"Then I'll go back and check the travel itinerary first." Qiao Xi stood up, and the call with He Tian seemed to let him find the self he was with He Tian again.

"Yes, remember to eat at noon." He Tian reminded him.

"I know." Qiao Xi replied.

Qiao Xi used the communicator to check the route home, and then walked to the nearest bus stop.He Tian never cut off the communication, and the two chatted without saying a word until Qiao Xi arrived home.

The next days were just waiting for the result, and the atmosphere at home became extremely dull because of this tortured waiting.Everyone didn't dare to bother Qiao Xi even if they had nothing to do, for fear that he would be annoyed by it.In fact, compared with them, Qiao Xi was much calmer, and the depression was still there, but it wouldn't make him suffocate.Every day when he had nothing to do, he made a protective shield for the mecha in the room prepared by Rongbo. The materials were bought from Professor Lu Jia’s research institute before the end of the semester. It's great value for money.Weapons are different from mechs, and they are not so conspicuous, so the secrecy work has been done very well.

Every night, He Tian would talk to Qiao Xi.Such an intimate state seems to infinitely magnify the worry about separation, but both of them deliberately don't mention it, and only enjoy the moment.

Worried about Qiao Xi, Rong Chun also rushed back.

As soon as he entered, Rong Chun went to Qiao Xi's studio.Seeing him enter, Qiao Xi was a little surprised and asked, "Why are you back?"

Seeing that Qiao Xi seemed to be in business as usual, Rong Chun felt relieved, and made an excuse and said, "I made an appointment with the doctor for a checkup."

In fact, he knew that Qiao Xi didn't need him to worry at all, but as an elder brother and someone who had been there before, Rong Chun always had his own worries, so he thought it would be more at ease to come back and watch.

Qiao Xi didn't think too much, and nodded, "You came back by yourself?"

"Well, Laijunde has been busy recently, and he will pick me up when he finishes his work." Rong Chun said.

"Hmm." Qiao Xi didn't ask any more questions, and concentrated on making the handle of the shield.

Seeing that he was busy, Rong Chun didn't bother him any more, and said, "I'll pack my luggage first, and I'll call you when I'm eating."

"Okay." Qiao Xi replied without raising her head.

As soon as Rong Chun went out, he saw Rong Shu who had heard that he was back and rushed over to look for him.

Rong Su looked at Rong Chun and said, "It's hot, you'd better go out less."

"I'm fine, I'm just worried about Qiao Xi, come back and have a look." Rong Chun said as he walked towards the room.

Rong Su followed him, and said with a smile, "You might as well worry about me if you're worried about him. Qiao Xi's heart is harder than mine, so there's no need for others to worry about him."

"Whether he is hard-hearted or not is different from whether he is willing to accept a match." How could he not know Qiao Xi's cold-heartedness and cruelty?

"That's true. But I think he can handle it well." Regarding Qiao Xi, Rong Su always felt that any worries were unnecessary.It's not that Qiao Xi isn't worthy of their worries, it's just that the things they worry about are often things that Qiao Xi doesn't care about at all or that he can handle well by himself.

"Yeah." Rong Chun also believed in Qiao Xi, but when he thought of the president, he always felt that something was wrong.

At the end of July, the temperature rises suddenly, making people want to stay at home and enjoy the air-conditioning instead of going anywhere.And in such hot weather, the castle received a communication from the genetic matching sub-center, saying that Qiao Xi was successfully matched, and the matching rate was 100%.The other party's information will be delivered by the people at the headquarters in three days, and they will discuss it in detail at that time.

Hearing the news, Qiao Xi's heart tightened, and a feeling of sadness that he had never experienced rose from the bottom of his heart, filling every nerve in him.After a few seconds of blanking, Qiao Xi still maintained that calm and indifferent look, sitting on the sofa without saying a word.

Everyone in the family fell silent because of this communication. This feeling of depression was even worse than before, and there was even an illusion of crushing people.

With a 100% match rate, Qiao Xi knew very well that based on this alone, it was impossible for the other party to let him go, and it was impossible for the empire to let him go.Generally, the matching rate must reach 96% and above to be considered a successful match, but basically the matching rate is between 96% and 98%, and 99% is rare in a century, let alone 100%.

Qiao Xi knew that he had no way out, and the feeling that his fate had been finalized forced him to frantically find a place to vent, but his rationality told him that any impulse was useless.Now the only thing that makes him worry about is He Tian, ​​and he doesn't know how the situation on He Tian's side is.But in any case, their relationship can only go so far...

Regret or helplessness, everything can only be left to memory and memories.He will never forget He Tian, ​​this may be the only thing he can remember and miss in the future...