After a long while, the memorial service finally came to an end.
The many attendees began leaving one after another.
Rhein and the others pushed Su Ming out, and just as they reached the Cemetery gate, they saw Irelia in a purple dress walking toward them.
Su Ming froze for a moment when he saw Irelia, then turned to Rhein and the others and said,
"Rhein, wait for me at the school gate."
"No problem, we get it!"
Rhein and the others replied with a grin, then very tactfully took their leave.
At this moment, Irelia walked up behind Su Ming and started pushing his wheelchair toward the inner courtyard.
Under the jacaranda tree, Irelia spoke to Su Ming in a soft voice.
"You worked hard this time."
"Itās nothing."
Su Ming gave a slight shake of his head as he replied.
"Your condition is really bad right now. Your body took a huge hit, and your mind suffered heavy damage too. You need proper rest."
"I know, but with how things are now, thereās basically no time."
"You donāt have to worry about what comes next. Just leave it to me."
Irelia said calmly.
Hearing this, Su Ming smiled and said,
"Cough, cough, is that really okay? Youāre making it sound like Iām completely useless, canāt even protect my future wife."
Irelia was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips lifted and she replied with a smile,
"Oh, really? Iām so touched! I just donāt know which āwifeā youāre talking about. I heard someoneās got one foot on several boats already, arenāt you afraid your legs will get broken?"
"Uh...."
Su Ming was instantly dumbfounded, feeling a chill between his legs.
"Haha, look how scared you are, Iām just messing with you."
"Phew~"
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At dusk.
Xi Guang Laboratory.
Rhein and the others pushed Su Ming back to his room.
"Rhein, you guys go get some rest."
Su Ming said to Rhein and the others.
"But, boss, your body?"
"Relax, Iām already much better. If anything comes up, Iāll call you."
"Okay!"
Rhein and the others nodded, then turned and left the room.
At this moment, Su Ming noticed the bracelet on the nightstand. He picked it up and took a look; the bracelet was out of power and shut down.
Su Ming plugged in the charger and turned on the bracelet, and messages instantly popped up one after another.
They were all from his parents, grandpa, Grandpa, Hilis, Vivian, Mia, Su Yuan and other relatives and friends.
Because he was currently under special protection and couldnāt be visited, they could only send messages to check on him.
Looking at all these messages, Su Mingās face broke into a bright smile.
Compared to the fake flattery of his previous life, this was real, sincere emotion.
Su Ming carefully replied to each message, letting his parents and friends know he was safe so they wouldnāt worry.
After a long while, when he finished chatting with everyone and looked up, he was greeted by Celesteās virtual projection suddenly leaning right up to his face like a ghost, blinking at him nonstop.
The corner of Su Mingās mouth twitched slightly as he said,
"Celeste, are you trying to scare me to death?"
"Hey now, how can you say that about me? I was so worried about you, scared something would happen and youād just croak."
Celeste pouted as she spoke.
"Alright, my bad."
Su Ming replied with a laugh.
"Forget it, considering youāre injured, Iāll be the bigger person and forgive you. And Iāll even tell you a piece of good news."
"What good news?"
"Thanks to everyoneās passionate āfeeding,ā the Grey Angel is almost repaired and will be able to return to battle soon."
Celeste said to Su Ming with a grin.
"Feeding?"
Su Ming asked with a puzzled look.
"Yeah! Hereās what happened: someone started a dedicated thread about the Grey Angel on the Star Cluster Forum, discussing all sorts of Grey Angel topics. I left a message saying that because weāre short on Energy Crystals, the repair progress would be slow. And then everyone got super enthusiastic and lined up to āfeedā me a mountain of Energy Crystals. I was almost embarrassed!"
Celeste said with a giggle.
Hearing this, the corner of Su Mingās mouth kept twitching as he replied speechlessly,
"Alright, you win."
"Hehe, (*^ā½^*)."
"By the way, Celeste, do you have the battle footage from after I passed out?"
Su Ming asked curiously.
"Of course I do, Iāll project it for you!"
Celeste immediately projected the battle footage.
Watching Long Bai pilot the Dark Demon God in combat, Su Ming was genuinely stunned; the fighting techniques were flawless, practically perfect.
Soon he saw the Ancient Legendary Level Star DestroyerĀ·Isabella appear, brazenly tanking and absorbing the Herares Clan Leaderās attack, then blowing apart his Klein Barrier with a single shot.
Su Ming asked in great surprise,
"What ship is that?"
"Shocked, right? Thatās the Federationās new Ancient Legendary Level Star DestroyerĀ·Isabella! Its performance is insanely strong, even better than the Grey Angel!"
Celeste said enviously.
"Isabella..."
Hearing the name, Su Mingās expression turned pensive.
"Yup. Actually, I brought a friend along when I came to see you today."
Celeste said cheerfully.
"A friend? Who?"
Su Ming was slightly taken aback when he heard Celesteās words.
"Ta-da, look!"
Celeste pointed with her little hand to the side.
The next second, Isabellaās virtual image appeared.
"Senior."
Su Ming greeted respectfully.
"Just call me Isabella."
Isabella said to Su Ming coolly.
"Alright!"
Su Ming answered quickly.
Then Celeste said to Su Ming with a playful smile,
"Su Ming, big sis Isabella is here specifically to see you. She wants to ask you for a favor!"