Chapter 49: Celebrating New Year's 1
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"Did you eat that Tier 3 Crystal Nucleus?" Ji Zhiyi asked hesitantly.
Zhou Yu gently bit her lip, paused for a moment, looked at Ji Zhiyi, and shook her head, saying, "No."
Hearing this, Ji Zhiyi was very puzzled, "Why? Is there a problem?"
Zhou Yu's eyes started to turn red, as she gently rubbed her nose and looked at Ji Zhiyi, saying, "Because at that time, I realized there was something wrong with my body. This third-tier crystal core was earned by everyone together, and I don't want to waste it on myself."
Ji Zhiyi's face changed, and he said, "Xiaoyu, you mustn't give up."
Zhou Yu raised her head, and a line of clear tears flowed from her eyes, down her cheeks to her chin. She wiped them away with her hand and said, "I know, after you told me last time, I understood that I have to live my life well." She sniffed, and looked at Ji Zhiyi with determination.
Lian Zhiyi carefully looked at Zhou Yu's expression and saw that she didn't seem to be lying. He said, "You're right. We all worked hard together to obtain that Tier 3 Crystal Core. Why would everyone give it to you?" At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, it's because of you. You are a member of our Strange Light Team. If you get better, everyone will naturally get better, so you must not let everyone's efforts go to waste."
Zhou Yu nodded.
Ji Zhiyi continued, "Xiaoyu, if you have already decided not to have this child, then take the medicine as soon as possible. Because you are currently in the early stages of pregnancy, the longer you wait, the more difficult it will be later."
Zhou Yu wiped away the tears from her face, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Don't worry, I understand. I will eat later."
Ji Zhiyi nodded, "Since you haven't eaten the third-rank crystal nucleus, let's wait until this matter is over before you eat it, so as not to have any other side effects on your body."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Ji sister, don't worry, if there are any problems, I will come to you."
They had already spent a week in the villa. At first, Luo Teng was quite confident in himself, thinking that his abilities were pretty good. After all, he was a fire-type esper. The chances of being an esper among a hundred people were already quite high. However, after seven days, his thoughts had undergone a significant change. In the entire villa, there were a total of ten people. Except for Zhou Yu and the two-year-old boy Nan Nan, everyone else was an esper. Furthermore, there were even two people who were dual-type espers, and their abilities were much stronger than any other espers he had seen before.
During these seven days, Zhou Yu rarely appeared in public. During meal times, Ji Zhiyi would deliver the food to her. When people asked about it, Ji Zhiyi explained that Zhou Yu was not feeling well. Other than Su Liangzhou, everyone else in the villa understood and did not inquire further. Su Liangzhou wanted to ask a few more questions, but he was stopped by Nan Feng, who put his arm around Su Liangzhou's neck and whispered, "Men should stay out of women's affairs."
Su Liangzhou's face turned slightly red, with a look of discomfort: "But I am just a child."
On the fifteenth day of the second month, which is New Year's Eve, although it did not snow again, the weather became colder and colder. Having stayed here for almost a month, on New Year's Eve, after everyone finished breakfast, Ji Zhiyi began preparing lunch for everyone, Fang Shan was responsible for taking care of the children, Nan Feng and Han Wu were in charge of cleaning and hygiene, Zhou Yu and Su Liangzhou were responsible for sticking paper-cut window decorations, Shen Wenhuan was making ice sculptures in the courtyard, and Lu Li was in the kitchen... as the assistant chef. Everyone had their own tasks, and it was lively. Ji Zhiyi stretched and yawned, looking at Lu Li sitting on a small stool next to her, washing vegetables quietly, and silently stirred the soup in the pot.
"How is Zhou Yu doing?" Lu Li broke the silence first.
Ji Zhiyi paused for a moment and replied, "She's fine."
Lu Li flicked the water in his hand and said, "Then why didn't you tell everyone about it?"
"What's the matter?" Ji Zhiyi paused and thought carefully, thinking that Lu Li was referring to the matter of Zhou Yu. She softly said, "Is it about Zhou Yu? That's her private matter. Whether or not to tell everyone should be decided by Zhou Yu."
"That's not what I'm talking about," Lu Li looked up at Ji Zhiyi, "I'm referring to the crystal nucleus."
Ji Zhiyi understood. Lu Li was probably talking about how the crystal nucleus can supplement abilities. She smiled and said, "I don't think you should have a reason to use it, especially since we don't need it for now."
"That's right, although the crystal core can supplement and even enhance enhanced abilities, if there's no actual combat practice and rely solely on accumulated crystal cores, it's not beneficial for anyone. Now, except for Luo Teng, all the other team members have reached the second stage of enhanced abilities. Any random second-stage enhanced ability user in our team can resist a third-stage enhanced ability user who has elevated their abilities through absorbing crystal cores."
Ji Zhiyi listened to Lu Li's explanation slowly and nodded gently: "Hmm."
Suddenly, Lu Li asked: "Tomorrow is New Year's Day, do you have any New Year's wishes?"
Ji Zhiyi pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled softly and said, "New Year's wish? What I hope for the most right now is world peace."
Lulic couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, I think that's the wish of every normal person now."
"And you?" Jizhiyi picked up a carrot and rinsed it under the faucet, asking, "What's your New Year's wish?"
Luli was taken aback by the words and stared for a moment. Meeting Ji Zhiyi's curious gaze, he regained his senses and said, "My wish is the same as yours."
Ji Zhiyi uttered a disapproving sound and turned back to peeling carrots.
Luli's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Zhiyi, do you have a nickname?"
Ji Zhiyi was startled by the person who approached her from behind, her knife swung, and it was about to cut his hand. Luli quickly caught her hand and whispered, "Be careful."
A deep voice rang in her ears, and Jizhi could even smell the hint of mint emanating from Lu Li, which made her somewhat fascinated. Lu Li grabbed Jizhi's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
Ji Zhiyi looked at the other hand that was held by his own and quickly pulled it back, saying, "It's nothing. Did you just ask for my nickname?"
Luli just grabbed Ji Zhiyi's hand and brought it behind his back, unable to help but pinch his thumb and forefinger, which still seemed to have the slippery touch from just now.
"Oh, I do have a nickname, but nicknames are just something I used when I was little. I've grown up now and haven't used it in a long time," Ji Zhiyi smiled. "My nickname is Miao Miao." As she said this, she didn't know what she had thought of, and her expression became a bit unpleasant. Looking through the kitchen window into the distance, her eyes filled with sadness.
Luli quietly watched Ji Zhiyi's profile as something flashed in his eyes. She pursed her lips and asked while picking up the carrot and a knife to peel, "Should I shred or cube the carrot?"
"Oh, let's have some sliced pork sautéed with chili peppers." Ji Zhiyi snapped out of his thoughts, looked at Lu Li and said, "Let's have hot pot for dinner tonight, it's warm and lively."
Zhou Yu gently bit her lip, paused for a moment, looked at Ji Zhiyi, and shook her head, saying, "No."
Hearing this, Ji Zhiyi was very puzzled, "Why? Is there a problem?"
Zhou Yu's eyes started to turn red, as she gently rubbed her nose and looked at Ji Zhiyi, saying, "Because at that time, I realized there was something wrong with my body. This third-tier crystal core was earned by everyone together, and I don't want to waste it on myself."
Ji Zhiyi's face changed, and he said, "Xiaoyu, you mustn't give up."
Zhou Yu raised her head, and a line of clear tears flowed from her eyes, down her cheeks to her chin. She wiped them away with her hand and said, "I know, after you told me last time, I understood that I have to live my life well." She sniffed, and looked at Ji Zhiyi with determination.
Lian Zhiyi carefully looked at Zhou Yu's expression and saw that she didn't seem to be lying. He said, "You're right. We all worked hard together to obtain that Tier 3 Crystal Core. Why would everyone give it to you?" At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, it's because of you. You are a member of our Strange Light Team. If you get better, everyone will naturally get better, so you must not let everyone's efforts go to waste."
Zhou Yu nodded.
Ji Zhiyi continued, "Xiaoyu, if you have already decided not to have this child, then take the medicine as soon as possible. Because you are currently in the early stages of pregnancy, the longer you wait, the more difficult it will be later."
Zhou Yu wiped away the tears from her face, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Don't worry, I understand. I will eat later."
Ji Zhiyi nodded, "Since you haven't eaten the third-rank crystal nucleus, let's wait until this matter is over before you eat it, so as not to have any other side effects on your body."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Ji sister, don't worry, if there are any problems, I will come to you."
They had already spent a week in the villa. At first, Luo Teng was quite confident in himself, thinking that his abilities were pretty good. After all, he was a fire-type esper. The chances of being an esper among a hundred people were already quite high. However, after seven days, his thoughts had undergone a significant change. In the entire villa, there were a total of ten people. Except for Zhou Yu and the two-year-old boy Nan Nan, everyone else was an esper. Furthermore, there were even two people who were dual-type espers, and their abilities were much stronger than any other espers he had seen before.
During these seven days, Zhou Yu rarely appeared in public. During meal times, Ji Zhiyi would deliver the food to her. When people asked about it, Ji Zhiyi explained that Zhou Yu was not feeling well. Other than Su Liangzhou, everyone else in the villa understood and did not inquire further. Su Liangzhou wanted to ask a few more questions, but he was stopped by Nan Feng, who put his arm around Su Liangzhou's neck and whispered, "Men should stay out of women's affairs."
Su Liangzhou's face turned slightly red, with a look of discomfort: "But I am just a child."
On the fifteenth day of the second month, which is New Year's Eve, although it did not snow again, the weather became colder and colder. Having stayed here for almost a month, on New Year's Eve, after everyone finished breakfast, Ji Zhiyi began preparing lunch for everyone, Fang Shan was responsible for taking care of the children, Nan Feng and Han Wu were in charge of cleaning and hygiene, Zhou Yu and Su Liangzhou were responsible for sticking paper-cut window decorations, Shen Wenhuan was making ice sculptures in the courtyard, and Lu Li was in the kitchen... as the assistant chef. Everyone had their own tasks, and it was lively. Ji Zhiyi stretched and yawned, looking at Lu Li sitting on a small stool next to her, washing vegetables quietly, and silently stirred the soup in the pot.
"How is Zhou Yu doing?" Lu Li broke the silence first.
Ji Zhiyi paused for a moment and replied, "She's fine."
Lu Li flicked the water in his hand and said, "Then why didn't you tell everyone about it?"
"What's the matter?" Ji Zhiyi paused and thought carefully, thinking that Lu Li was referring to the matter of Zhou Yu. She softly said, "Is it about Zhou Yu? That's her private matter. Whether or not to tell everyone should be decided by Zhou Yu."
"That's not what I'm talking about," Lu Li looked up at Ji Zhiyi, "I'm referring to the crystal nucleus."
Ji Zhiyi understood. Lu Li was probably talking about how the crystal nucleus can supplement abilities. She smiled and said, "I don't think you should have a reason to use it, especially since we don't need it for now."
"That's right, although the crystal core can supplement and even enhance enhanced abilities, if there's no actual combat practice and rely solely on accumulated crystal cores, it's not beneficial for anyone. Now, except for Luo Teng, all the other team members have reached the second stage of enhanced abilities. Any random second-stage enhanced ability user in our team can resist a third-stage enhanced ability user who has elevated their abilities through absorbing crystal cores."
Ji Zhiyi listened to Lu Li's explanation slowly and nodded gently: "Hmm."
Suddenly, Lu Li asked: "Tomorrow is New Year's Day, do you have any New Year's wishes?"
Ji Zhiyi pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled softly and said, "New Year's wish? What I hope for the most right now is world peace."
Lulic couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, I think that's the wish of every normal person now."
"And you?" Jizhiyi picked up a carrot and rinsed it under the faucet, asking, "What's your New Year's wish?"
Luli was taken aback by the words and stared for a moment. Meeting Ji Zhiyi's curious gaze, he regained his senses and said, "My wish is the same as yours."
Ji Zhiyi uttered a disapproving sound and turned back to peeling carrots.
Luli's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Zhiyi, do you have a nickname?"
Ji Zhiyi was startled by the person who approached her from behind, her knife swung, and it was about to cut his hand. Luli quickly caught her hand and whispered, "Be careful."
A deep voice rang in her ears, and Jizhi could even smell the hint of mint emanating from Lu Li, which made her somewhat fascinated. Lu Li grabbed Jizhi's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
Ji Zhiyi looked at the other hand that was held by his own and quickly pulled it back, saying, "It's nothing. Did you just ask for my nickname?"
Luli just grabbed Ji Zhiyi's hand and brought it behind his back, unable to help but pinch his thumb and forefinger, which still seemed to have the slippery touch from just now.
"Oh, I do have a nickname, but nicknames are just something I used when I was little. I've grown up now and haven't used it in a long time," Ji Zhiyi smiled. "My nickname is Miao Miao." As she said this, she didn't know what she had thought of, and her expression became a bit unpleasant. Looking through the kitchen window into the distance, her eyes filled with sadness.
Luli quietly watched Ji Zhiyi's profile as something flashed in his eyes. She pursed her lips and asked while picking up the carrot and a knife to peel, "Should I shred or cube the carrot?"
"Oh, let's have some sliced pork sautéed with chili peppers." Ji Zhiyi snapped out of his thoughts, looked at Lu Li and said, "Let's have hot pot for dinner tonight, it's warm and lively."