Love at Second Sight [Interstellar]

Zhuang Yan returned to the bedroom, leaned against the head of the bed, frowning.

He was thinking about the sense of guilt he felt just now. This feeling of guilt came inexplicably and seemed reasonable, because Zhou Yuchen was so nervous after his disappearance. Zhuang Yan could really feel that he valued and cared about him, while he He seems to be... a little indifferent to Zhou Yuchen.

But this is different. When he woke up and heard the news of the beast horde breaking out in Westminster, his first reaction was naturally to inquire about Helena's safety. No matter how far Helena and him got, she was his fiancee after all— Former fiancée.

And why did he feel guilty towards Zhou Yuchen because of this?

Perhaps there was some unequal relationship between them. Looking back carefully at his relationship with Zhou Yuchen during this time, Zhou Yuchen did let him in, and it could be said that he tolerated him. He cared about him, valued him, and paid for him. His emotions are far more than Zhuang Yan's and Zhou Yuchen's.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Yan finally sighed softly.

Standing at the door, the orderly saw that Zhuang Yan lowered his eyes in thought first, then raised his eyes, and looked at him. The orderly said, "It will take two hours to arrive at Westminster. Sir, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "No." He had already slept enough, and compared to Zhou Yuchen, he was much more relaxed.

"Then..." The orderly scratched his head, seeing that Zhuang Yan seemed to be in a low mood, he said, "Then do you want to read for a while?"

"Read a book?"

Immediately, Zhuang Yan saw the orderly lightly tap a sensor button on the wall, and then the entire wall was recessed, turned over, and a bookshelf appeared.

Zhuang Yan stood up, and then realized that the layout of the room here was somewhat familiar. This command ship was the "Green Field" he had been on, and this room, he thought of the room where Zhou Yuchen held a video conference just now... the whole The suite only has these two rooms plus a small living room. Is this Zhou Yuchen's bedroom?

Zhuang Yan looked at the bookshelves. There were eight floors in total. Most of them were books on mechs and war history, and some books on physics, language, and political economy. and albums.

No matter how you look at it, Zhou Yuchen doesn't want people who like to read such books, but these books are actually placed by the bedside.

Zhuang Yan leaned over and took out a painting album, opened it, and found that there were some essays written on some of the paintings, but he couldn't understand them—these essays were too simple, and they just wrote "beautiful" next to some paintings. "Not bad," read next to a painting of an autumn wheat field: "Kindly resembles his painting."

Who is he?

Turning to a painting by a certain abstract master, there were two question marks next to the painting: "??" Zhuang Yan has always been serious, but at this time there was no one around, so he didn't hold back, and the corner of his mouth curled up.

The orderly watched Zhuang Yan standing by the bookshelf flipping through the books from the door, so he quietly backed out and closed the door.Zhuang Yan didn't notice either.

Soon after flipping through a picture album, and returning to the title page, Zhuang Yan discovered that there was a passage written with a pen on the title page. It was a passage written to a friend by a painter from an ancient earth that he loved very much:

"When I draw a sun, I want people to feel that it is spinning at an amazing speed, and it is emitting a terrifying wave of light and heat.

When I paint a wheat field, I want people to feel that the wheat is working towards its final ripeness and bloom.

When I draw an apple tree, I hope that people can feel that the juice inside the apple is stretching the skin of the apple, and the seeds in the core are struggling to bear fruit.

When I draw a man, I want to draw his eloquent life.

If there is no longer something infinite, profound, and real in life, I will no longer be attached to the world. "

He even copied this passage in a letter to Helena.Zhuang Yan read the handwriting that pierced through the back of the paper, closed the album, put it back on the shelf, and found another collection of poems.

Zhuang Yan originally thought that the two hours of waiting would be difficult, but the time passed quickly while he was flipping through the books—in fact, he happened to have read all of these books, and what he really read was Zhou Yuchen’s leftover book. Although the essays inside are all vague and colloquial sentences, it seems that Zhou Yuchen can imagine how Zhou Yuchen would open these books and write down a few points about himself during the leisure time of the march, maybe only three to five or ten minutes. idea.Zhuang Yan didn't wake up until the orderly opened the door to tell him to disembark.

When the fleet arrived in Westminster, Zhou Yuchen stood beside Zhuang Yan while waiting for the hatch to drop, and said in a low voice, "I didn't look well just now, don't worry about it."

Zhuang Yan was staring at the cabin door, thinking of Helena in the royal palace of Andorra, but when he heard the words, he came back to his senses, but was a little at a loss: "No, I think..." He looked at Zhou Yuchen and saw the tiny bloodshot eyes in his eyes , handsome mature face.

"I think you should rest for a while." Zhuang Yan looked at him and said.

Zhou Yuchen looked at him, and suddenly the corners of his lips twitched slightly: "I will."

Laughed.Zhuang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately realized, why is he so nervous?

The hatch made a slight bang and fell outwards.

When Zhuang Yan walked into the palace of Andorra, the queen was still the one who received him, while Zhou Yuchen, who was with him, chatted with the Grand Duke, apparently there was still a meeting waiting for Zhou Yuchen in the palace.

Helena stands behind the queen.Zhuang Yan met her eyes.

"Helena." Zhuang Yan nodded towards her, instead of walking up like before, but kept a distance from her, but his eyes were still looking at her. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes had conveyed the message: Are you okay?

Helena looked at him, and tears suddenly flowed down: "Dawes is gone."

Zhuang Yan was stunned and said, "What?" He looked at the queen, who finally couldn't hold back her tears: "The outbreak point of the strange beast is only half a kilometer away from Dawes' residence..."

Dawes is Helena's elder brother and the Crown Prince of the Principality. Zhuang Yan did not expect that he had already been martyred.He looked at Zhou Yuchen, whose eyes showed that the Grand Duke did not disclose the news in the video conference, after all, everything happened too hastily.

Zhuang Yan couldn't help taking two steps closer, and said, "Helena..." He watched the proud woman bow her head in front of him because of mourning, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand, Helena's tears welled up in her eyes, she stepped forward to hug him, and buried him in the bed. Crying on his shoulder.The Queen also hugged the Grand Duke.

Zhou Yuchen stood aside, looking at Zhuang Yan and the princess who were hugging each other.

The Grand Duke and his wife endured their grief and separated. The Grand Duke asked Zhou Yuchen to go to the conference hall. Zhou Yuchen nodded and left.

Zhuang Yan and the queen mother and daughter were left behind, so Zhuang Yan had to be busy comforting the two women who could no longer hide their grief. In addition, the family had already learned about the Andorra galaxy, so they sent a message to inquire. Zhuang Yan first talked to the old secretary Talking, followed by Zhuang Ze himself. When the communication was over, he looked down from the window of the palace and saw Helena sitting on a swing in the garden, swinging gently.

He turned and went downstairs. It was already evening, and the setting sun reflected all the colors in the garden very strongly, like an oil painting, and Helena was undoubtedly the most beautiful scene in this painting.

Zhuang Yan's footsteps stopped, and he walked slowly over. The sound of footsteps on the grass startled Helena, and she turned around.

Zhuang Yan walked up to her without saying anything, he was not good at words.Helena didn't speak either.After a while, Zhuang Yan said: "I will find a way to ask my father to provide you with some financial and military assistance."

Helena raised her head eagerly, Zhuang Yan looked at her and said, "Don't be too sad. You still have a queen, you have to save your strength to take care of her."

Helena looked at him for a while, then suddenly smiled, which seemed to be the first time she smiled like this: "Zhuang Yan, you really don't know how to comfort others."

Zhuang Yan looked at the ground and said, "Yes."

"But that's not important." Helena said again, "My mother's vision is right, I've always known it. But..." She lowered her head, and when she looked up at Zhuang Yan, her eyes filled with tears again: "Mom always said I was like a little kid who always made a mess and left it to someone else to clean up..."

"No, don't say that." Zhuang Yan couldn't help reaching out his hand to wipe the tears on her cheeks, "Even if it's a mother and daughter, she can't feel it for you. In fact, people often say that about me." Zhou Yuchen always likes to say He is like a child.

"Those who say that are because they love us." Helena murmured.

Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said, "In short, stick to what you want, Helena, this is exactly the kind of you I like."

"Really?" Helena laughed and cried, "But I can't go on like this. Dawes is gone, and I can't leave the mess to others."

Zhuang Yan looked at her deeply. She was the woman he loved. Maybe there were some mistakes in this love, but he once promised in his heart that he would cherish her, tolerate her, and protect her for the rest of his life.

This desire to protect has not disappeared.Zhuang Yan leaned over and gently held Helena's shoulders with both hands: "You can't be the only one who bears this burden, it's too heavy." He was silent for a moment, then made up his mind and said: "Helena, are you willing to continue our relationship? Engagement?"

Helena was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him, Zhuang Yan said: "As for my family, I will go and talk to them. If our marriage contract can go on, then the Zhuang family will bear certain responsibilities for the Principality. Of course, the future Some sacrifices are also necessary..." He didn't completely disregard the interests of the family for the sake of beauty, marriage is a win-win thing, and Zhuang Ze's dissatisfaction was only directed at Helena personally.

If he continued the marriage contract, Zhuang Yan could imagine that people in the family would say something about him, but Zhuang Yan didn't take a few gossips to heart, and he would make up for it with his own actions.

Helena was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, I can't..." She stood up and looked at Zhuang Yan, this cold and rigid man who was not good at words, lacked the gentleness she wanted, but could stick to his promises beyond anyone's expectations She blamed Zhuang Yan for not understanding her, so how could she understand Zhuang Yan?

For the first time, a tinge of regret emerged in Helena's heart. Regret in the true sense had nothing to do with benefits, but only regret that she had missed someone: "If this day could come earlier..."

"What? Do you agree?" Zhuang Yan looked at her, "Helena?"

Helena blinked her tearful eyes, forced a smile and said, "I remembered that I still owe you one..." She stood on tiptoe, and lightly kissed Zhuang Yan on the lips, "We wasted three years, now, I I have to face up to my own mistakes..."

As she spoke, she suddenly noticed something, turned her eyes, and caught a glimpse of Zhou Yuchen standing not far behind the swing!Helena was startled, and quickly stopped talking.

Zhuang Yan also turned his head, and his face changed when he saw Zhou Yuchen. He didn't know how long Zhou Yuchen had been listening there.

He glanced at Zhou Yuchen and felt that he should walk away, but instead of walking away, Zhou Yuchen strode forward: "Mr. Zhuang, can you borrow a word with me first?"

Zhuang Yan said: "No, I'm following..." Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuchen grabbed his arm and pulled him away from Helena.

"What are you doing? You're crazy!" Zhou Yuchen dragged Zhuang Yan into the eaves, struggling with an ugly expression.

"I think you're crazy." Zhou Yuchen's voice was cold, and the mood that had softened when he got off the boat fell to the bottom again, "You want to remarry her? What's going on in your mind?"

"I think clearly!" Zhuang Yan said, "She is very difficult now..."

"Who do you think you are, the savior?" Zhou Yuchen's voice was full of anger, "Or do you expect her to love you if she appreciates you? Are you so eager to marry a woman who doesn't love you?"

"I've never thought about it that way!" Zhuang Yan was also angry, "But I swore to protect her..."

"I think you are stupid!" Zhou Yuchen said angrily.

Zhuang Yan didn't expect Zhou Yuchen to start scolding directly, and became even angrier: "Who allowed you to interfere in my affairs? Who allowed you to criticize me and scold me?"

Zhou Yuchen was so angry that he almost wanted to pick him up and take him away.If he hadn't ended the meeting early and found him in the garden, would Zhuang Yan have been happily engaged to the royal family of Andorra at this time?Zhou Yuchen knew Zhuang Yan's character very well. Once Princess Helena really agreed to remarry, Zhuang Yan would definitely keep the marriage contract for good reason, and it would be too late.

"Admiral Zhou? Zhuang Yan?" The Queen held up her skirt and walked down the steps, followed by Helena. "If you have anything to say, let's talk in the room. I've asked someone to prepare dinner..."

"No, Your Highness." Zhou Yuchen refused expressionlessly, and then grabbed Zhuang Yan and walked down the steps, "Zhuang Yan's body hasn't recovered yet, but he obviously didn't realize it, so I'll send him back to rest. "

"Oh, is that so?" The queen and Helena also felt that this was a little strange, but the mother and daughter were still immersed in grief, and didn't have much thought about others, so they watched the two of them leave the gate.

Zhou Yuchen pulled Zhuang Yan to the side of the suspension car.

"Let me go!" Zhuang Yan struggled until his face turned red and his neck was thick. Damn the sentry, why is there such a big gap in physical fitness between the sentry and the guide?

Zhou Yuchen stretched out his long arms, picked him up, and got on the levitation car. The two orderlies were already used to this kind of scene, and they pretended not to notice.

Zhou Yuchen pressed Zhuang Yan into the small compartment in the back half of the suspension car, and said gloomyly: "Obviously Mr. Zhuang wants to reflect on what he has done here." Then he reached out and pressed the button, shutting Zhuang Yan in the compartment. room.