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On the way there, fearing they would miss it, Chuyang and Firefly took a taxi. To save time, they even paid a lot to the driver to run several red lights. Fortunately, there weren't many cars in this world, so traffic jams were rare. The traffic rules were relatively lenient, and considering the money, the driver decided to break the rules; otherwise, the two might have truly missed their chance.
On the way back, there was naturally no rush. Walking on the road leading to the city, Chuyang thought about the Pujiang ship that had already left the port and felt a bit anxious.
Lexington shared the same sentiment; she was also extremely grateful that the passenger ship had experienced a malfunction earlier. Otherwise...
Shaking her head vigorously to dismiss that terrifying thought, she looked at Firefly bouncing ahead, happily swaying her head. Lexington unconsciously leaned her head on Chuyang's shoulder, feeling very reassured.
As for her sister Saratoga, Lexington had long forgotten about her. Besides, since she already knew Saratoga's specific address, there was no need to worry. Moreover, didn't they say that a sister-in-law is half of her brother-in-law's responsibility? That girl had certainly tried to catch her man's attention back at Naval Base, so Lexington didn't mind letting her sister wait a few more days. Perhaps this was a typical case of "once you have a husband, you forget your sister."
"By the way, Admiral, do you still remember where our old Naval Base was?" She recalled waking up from a dream only to find herself lying on a deserted island's beach; Lexington's feelings at that moment were indescribably shocking. Later on, she tried to search for it but could never remember the exact location of the Naval Base and had to give up. Even though she could recall most of what happened at Naval Base now, its location remained a mystery.
"I don't remember," Chuyang shook his head. The images in his mind were extraordinarily detailed, documenting every bit of the Naval Base's development, yet there wasn't a single piece of information about its location.
"It doesn't matter if you don't remember; as long as Admiral is here," Lexington tightened her grip on Chuyang's arm. Just as she said, if the Naval Base was gone, it was gone; finding it didn't matter as long as Admiral was still around—there was still hope.
Along the way, they talked about many things. Lexington shared with Chuyang everything that had happened since she left Naval Base and recounted her travels and experiences while mentioning that several people had tried to pursue her.
"Admiral, do you mind?" Lexington felt a bit anxious. She hadn't intended to bring this up, but she thought about how Admiral might hear about it from elsewhere in the future and misunderstand things! It would be better for her to be open and honest with Admiral now to avoid unnecessary trouble later.
"I do mind."
“Admiral.” Lexington stiffened slightly.
“I mind that you don’t trust me.” Chuyang tightly grasped Lexington’s hand. What right did he have to mind? Even though Lexington was now someone else's wife, he could not blame her; after all, Admiral had been missing for four whole years. Moreover, a girl waiting for an elusive person for so long, treating any suitor coldly, and enduring such a long wait—how could he possibly mind? On the contrary, Chuyang felt nothing but deep emotion and affection for Lexington.
“Honey.” All past grievances and resentment vanished in that moment.
“Wife.”
……
By the time the three of them returned to the Harmony Villa community, the sun was setting. If it hadn’t been for Firefly being too tired to walk halfway, Chuyang would have simply hailed a taxi. Otherwise, they would have likely held hands and walked back from dozens of kilometers away at the port.
Opening the villa door, the living room was still filled with a strong smell of alcohol. However, perhaps because Zhang Jianlin was mindful of Firefly’s presence, he hadn’t thrown cigarette butts or takeout packaging on the floor but had instead collected everything in a plastic bin under the coffee table, so the room didn’t appear messy.
As usual, Zhang Jianlin sat by the coffee table with a few bottles of alcohol, a plate of peanuts, and several small dishes from nearby restaurants making up his entire day.
“Yamato! Who is this?” Since Firefly arrived, starting from yesterday, Zhang Jianlin no longer shouted at Chuyang, gesturing wildly; instead, he became much more polite. After all, Chuyang was now with the Fleet Girls. No matter how good his relationship with Chuyang was, he couldn’t embarrass him in front of the Fleet Girls. This was basic common sense as an Admiral.
“Hello, Brother Zhang, I am Admiral’s Wedding Ship Lexington, you can call me Lin Qing.” Lexington presented herself gracefully with a perfectly timed smile. On the way back, she had heard Chuyang mention some details about their residence, so there was no need for further introduction.
As for asking Zhang Jianlin to call her Lin Qing, it wasn’t that Lexington was being pretentious or thought that no one could call her by her real name except for her Admiral. It was simply a convention; in this world, there were many ships with the same name as hers. While it didn’t matter in everyday situations—mistakes could happen—if such errors occurred during joint operations against the Deep Sea at certain Naval Bases, it could lead to disastrous consequences. Imagine if a flagship commanded a fleet named “Blizzard” to flank the enemy only to find seven or eight other ships also named “Blizzard” in the fleet. If all those ships were Destroyers named “Blizzard” rushed to attack without anyone left to defend properly, it would be quite a mess. Thus over time, aside from inheriting names from old-world battleships, most Fleet Girls would adopt aliases. When introducing themselves to outsiders, they would typically add their alias after their real name.
“Hello, Ms. Lin.” Zhang Jianlin greeted Lexington politely.
"Brother Zhang, you haven't had dinner yet, right? I'll take Lexington back to the room to settle in, then I'll come down to cook."
Due to the matters at the academy, Chuyang hadn't had much time to cook these past two days and had somewhat neglected Zhang Jianlin. After all, staying here for free meant it was only right to help the landlord with some chores.
"Admiral, you keep Brother Zhang company; leave the cooking to me!" With that, Lexington didn't wait for Chuyang to respond and picked up two suitcases, following the firefly who was holding its nose and mouth in a bid to hold its breath as they headed upstairs.
"Admiral, where is the kitchen?" By the time she came back down, Lexington had already tied her long flaxen hair up and was wearing a light blue apron, looking every bit like a housewife.
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