Chapter 36 2/2

“I can’t afford to break down again.

Lu Jing: “All I can do is make him believe that the path he chose is the right one.”

His ambition is not to make anyone from the Jiang family regret not recognizing the pearl. Instead, he wants to tell Jiang Wanlan that even if he goes to find the child, Lu Jing can give up. He can live well alone, but a child without a father will suffer.

Cen Lang understood one thing: respect his wife’s choices. Respect Jiang Li’s freedom to indulge in research and nutrition supplements.

Any suggestions that contribute to improving Alpha’s virtues, Cen Lang will humbly accept.

Lu Jing: “There are times when I want to ignore everything, but then I calm down when swimming from one end of the sea to the other.” Inside the Sea of Death, there are no living creatures, only raging waves. A trip is like struggling back from hell.

Cen Lang: “Good idea.”

Swimming is like a counter. After Cen Lang grabs the protruding rocks on the other side for the fifteenth time, time slowly moves to May. The pursuit of Deer Star is getting colder, and the sea water rolling off his body can take away a piece of body temperature. What Cen Lang is thinking about is the upcoming summer on Earth; there is a faint smile in his eyes.

The smile evaporated instantly when he received the April cafeteria card record.

Not a single one!

Not even a meal!

Wang Wang’s note was that Dr. Xiao Jiang would buy some oatmeal and dried vegetables.

How can he eat this stuff? Cen Lang’s mood is comparable to Lu Jing receiving the news that Jiang Wanlan won’t take medicine.

Of course, it’s just an example.

Jiang Wanlan is fine; the medications Jiang Li is currently dealing with are for volunteers with advanced adenoma. It’s not Jiang Wanlan’s turn. Cen Lang really wants to call and ask Jiang Li in person what kind of food is acceptable. Calm down; hasty decisions lead to chaos.

Cen Lang and Lu Jing usually patrol separate routes, exchanging greetings when they meet at the meeting point, but they don’t say a word for three to five days. Except for one situation—Cen Lang will take the initiative to talk to Lu Jing and find some balance in him.

Both are top Alphas, and Cen Lang’s rank is even higher. Lu Jing always wears a deadpan expression, indicating that the early separation was the most difficult, but it became easier later.

May 8th. Cen Lang: “How did you endure not seeing your wife for twenty years? You even lived together for two years.”

Lu Jing: “…” His ears were almost calloused.

He couldn’t remember what the highest commander, Cen Lang, who strategized and decided victory from a thousand miles away eight years ago, looked like. Now he sees Cen Lang as a male polar bear that failed in courtship, floating on the Sea of Death every day, full of adrenaline, swimming, and then going out to search for energy stars and build signal towers on them.

Cen Lang: “I can’t stay on the Pursuit of Deer Star for a day.”

Lu Jing:

May 10th. Cen Lang: “Jiang Li hasn’t eaten in the cafeteria for 64 days.”

Lu Jing frowned. “Should be fine.”

Cen Lang: “The day Jiang Wanlan doesn’t take medicine for three months, you’ll understand my feelings.”

Lu Jing: “

On that day, Cen Lang didn’t cross the Sea of Death but had a brawl with Lu Jing on the shore.

May 13th. Cen Lang had a whimsical idea. He had always regarded Lu Jing as a model of self-control, but this model was not stable. He started to drag people down.

“Jiang Wanlan has been looking for his child for twenty years, and now the child is probably graduating from college and independent. Are you so sure Jiang Wanlan hasn’t set a deadline for himself?”

Cen Lang flattered: “As parents, sacrificing for twenty years is enough. Otherwise, why do you think Jiang Wanlan has been hospitalized frequently this year? Who is he doing it for?”

Lu Jing: “…”

The hand that was sharpening the knife trembled.

May 15th. The closer it was to June, the tighter Cen Lang’s two sharp eyebrows became.

He was afraid that even if he tried every method, he still couldn’t get close to Jiang Li, ending up lonely and aging like Lu Jing.

Cen Lang said, “I can’t bear not seeing Jiang Li. Even if I keep a distance of three meters from him and just see him, it’s enough.”

Lu Jing:

For the past twenty years, he thought he could endure and live like this for a lifetime. Suddenly, in just two months, it seemed like he couldn’t bear it anymore.

The premise of enduring is that there are no other Alphas tirelessly interfering.

May 25th. Cen Lang: “If I go back and still hurt Jiang Li, I’d rather dig out the adenoma.”

“If I were you, and Jiang Wanlan didn’t want to see me, I would change my face, undergo plastic surgery, or disguise myself. The Third Military Academy is developing a powerful bio-skin.”

Unless he is dead, can a living person not see his wife? They’ve been undercover before; it’s easy to disguise as someone else.

Lu Jing’s eyes trembled, and his palm clenched into a fist.

Cen Lang’s mouth twitched.

He said, There’s no Alpha in the world with more self-control than him. He’ll go back and show off to Dr. Xiao Jiang.

May 27th. Zhou Qingyuan’s research task was successfully completed, and an honor battleship sent by the central government came to pick him up.

Cen Lang took the initiative to offer protection, but Zhou Qingyuan casually refused and handed over another task.

“On this planet, temporarily designated p986, the experimental primitive lichen material given to Jiang Li is dug from here. Go dig something else; giving it to Jiang Li might result in other drugs.”

Cen Lang: “Next time.” Departure today, returning before June. His maximum limit for delaying satisfaction is June.

Zhou Qingyuan sneered, “Going on a business trip for three months and coming back without a gift, do you think it’s appropriate?”

Cen Lang:

Okay.

He asked Lu Jing for help, and when they arrived at the P986 planet, they realized how outrageous it was. It’s pitch dark everywhere, completely bald, and the lichen that the old demon king mentioned is nowhere to be found.

The lichen, the size of a coin, grows on rocks, is small in size, and is dark in color.

Life on Earth originated from the ocean, and lichens were the earliest plants to appear on land. This planet lacks sunlight, evolves too slowly, and only produces highly adaptable lichens.

A bright flame lit the highest searchlight, and Cen Lang, holding a flashlight, finally found some precious lichens after two days, relying on his excellent eyesight.

As he packed them into the storage box, May passed, and June began. Lu Jing: “Should we find some more?”

From hundreds of lichens, Jiang Li selected and researched drugs for treating adenoma. The quantity is too small, relying on luck.

Cen Lang: “Dig for another day. Leave on the night of the first and arrive on the morning of the third, just in time for Jiang Li’s defense.”

The defense must be very tough, and he wants to go back and invite Jiang Li to dinner.