Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Anyway, the current situation seems insignificant to him.

He has been beaten by Bai Quan, scolded, and criticized before.

These things all happened in front of a group of his uncles and peers.

Just being talked about, that’s not such a big deal.

Later, he was even tasked by Bai Quan with arranging the funerals of every soldier who died because of his orders.

He traveled to many places, did many things, and met many people.

People who lost their loved ones weren’t always able to remain rational. All he could do back then was stand there and take the blows and insults, that’s all he dared to do.

He had to endure not only physical pain but also the psychological torment from witnessing the cries and sadness of the families of soldiers who died because of his orders.

But he endured it, held on till now, and doesn’t neglect cultivating his character and demeanor.

His mindset is quite stable.

Even now, as the teacher parades him around like a spectacle, he feels no discomfort.

Until he heard someone spreading the rumor that Liao Hongsheng said about him selling his sister.

Cheng Xinghe raised his head and looked at the crowd.

Even in a noisy crowd, he easily identified those who were the first to spread the rumor.

He memorized the faces of these people and lowered his head again.

Although to anyone with a brain, this news is purely false.

As her brother, hearing such news would still make him angry.

What’s worse, this rumor came at such a time.

It’s not like he doesn’t know about the matters between Cheng Xinghai and Chen Ming, or that he can’t sense Bai Quan’s intentions.

Regarding the matters between Chen Ming and Cheng Xinghai, he fully supports them.

His situation is relatively better than Cheng Xinghai’s, but not by much, so he can empathize with Cheng Xinghai’s difficulties.

He already noticed in simulation that Cheng Xinghai regarded Chen Ming as a potential marriage alliance.

Thus, when Cheng Xinghai was captured in the simulation, he was only excited for the first two days and then stopped causing trouble in front of his sister, giving Chen Ming and Cheng Xinghai ample chance to be alone.

In his view, Chen Ming is definitely a capable person.

After all, Chen Ming could chat and laugh with Bai Quan before, someone with a higher seniority than his own status.

His character, guaranteed by Bai Quan, is definitely not an issue.

Even he would be glad to see the previous conflicts with the Psychic resolved peacefully.

Of course, previously Cheng Xinghai successfully organized a simulation battle that paired him and Chen Ming together, effectively resolving his conflict with Chen Ming.

But now, someone is bringing up old matters, even fabricating new rumors, this is definitely problematic.

He can sense that today’s events are off, and seem very targeted.

He just wants to take this opportunity to talk to Bai Quan or Cheng Xinghai.

But his terminal was confiscated just a moment ago.

Moreover, it looks like he’ll have to spend two hours in the confinement room, waiting for the results from Liao Hongsheng’s side.

After all, Liao Hongsheng slandered him first before he acted, so he probably won’t stay too long in confinement.

But for some reason, before Cheng Xinghe entered the confinement room, he had a bad premonition.

Two hours later.

Chen Ming and Cheng Xinghai returned to the Shuttle Boat, ready to head back to school.

There was a gentle smile on Cheng Xinghai’s face.

She had long known that her life didn’t offer many choices.

Her life, her marriage, would inevitably involve many exchanges of interests.

And amidst countless interests, Chen Ming was the best choice even when disregarding those interests, and she was already prepared.

Although she knows their feelings are at most in the dating phase and haven’t reached the point of discussing marriage, she’s content with having such a foundation.

Because Chen Ming is willing to accompany her in doing things others might disapprove of, like playing games.

Even in simulation, obviously Chen Ming, someone who can treat doing research as entertainment and invest a lot of time in research, was willing to occasionally talk about games with her.

Every day after classes, Chen Ming would also find time to play with her for a while.

Having someone like this by her side, she has no more desires.

Moreover, there’s another thing—just before going out, she asked Chen Ming about his attitude towards her going to the battlefield.

At her core, Cheng Xinghai is a very strong-minded person.

Otherwise, she had many opportunities to use her status to make Bai Quan agree to marital alliance proposals and lead a life of easy prosperity.

But she chose not to.

Instead, she has been studying at the military academy, completed all her major credits by her junior year, participated in several small-scale battles, achieved military merits, and obtained the rank of Lieutenant.

She wants to climb the ranks by her own efforts.

But if she wants to climb the ranks, it means she would lose many rights typically enjoyed by women.

Among those she could marry, there are very few—or almost none—that would allow her to continue going to the battlefield after marriage.

Marrying anyone at random, her likely ending would be staying at home, raising children, and aiding her husband.

Battlefield and family, she can only choose one.