The first time Himeko saw Ruan Mei, she clearly realized she would never like this woman.
Even at the moment she raised her eyes to look at her, Himeko's heart couldn't help buChapter 55t tremble fiercely.
Because her eyes, which were almost identical to Zao Wu's, were a clear, light green, like a painting.
But compared to Zao Wu, her gaze was too cold, as if she were staring at cold data.
Even though Ruan Mei greeted her with a polite smile, Himeko still couldn't ignore the strong sense of discomfort that burst forth from the depths of her heart.
Ruan Mei, what do you take life for?
"The navigator of the Astral Express, Miss Himeko. I wonder what brings you to my humble abode?"
"Do you consider a laboratory your home?"
Himeko either didn't speak, or when she did, it was a direct hit.
Ruan Mei's brow furrowed slightly.
If she were the type who liked to be confrontational, she would probably have retorted with "Compared to you who lives on a train, we're not so different."
But she wasn't, so she quickly got to the point.
"What exactly are you here for? I'm very busy and may not have much time to entertain you."
"What's more, I don't remember inviting you."
This was not an excuse Ruan Mei had come up with to see her guest out.
She had indeed been very busy recently, as if she could temporarily forget some inexplicable emotions by being busy.
To not have to think of someone so repeatedly and ridiculously.
"Then do you remember what you've lost!"
In Himeko's perception, the person most likely related to Zao Wu's disappearance was Ruan Mei, the only one on the space station who possessed the "Phase Flame."
Even if she was not the one who had directly caused Zao Wu's disappearance, she should still bear indirect responsibility.
For some reason, after hearing Himeko's words, Ruan Mei's expression became dark and unclear.
She rarely lost her usual calm, and there was a slight fluctuation in her emotions.
Her relaxed hands unconsciously clenched, and her slender knuckles thus appeared pale.
She didn't know where Himeko had learned of the relationship between Zao Wu and herself, but...
"Lost?"
The woman's tone of questioning was like dissatisfaction, and also like a bluff.
"I didn't lose him, he himself...!"
Himeko had traveled for many years in the interstellar space and among the major forces, and had cultivated a strong aura. Therefore, she did not retreat in the slightest because of Ruan Mei's attitude.
On the contrary, she took a step forward, came to Ruan Mei's front, looked down at her with a cold eye, and interrupted her.
"What about itself? It ran away on its own?"
Perhaps, the Phase Flame was originally this kind of spiritual flame.
"But if it weren't for your indifference, your irresponsibility, how could it have brought about such consequences!"
"A tragedy created by you, shouldn't you be the one to personally undo it!"
Ruan Mei was a scientific researcher after all, and her temperament was more inclined to be quiet and elegant. In front of a leader like Himeko, she would inevitably fall into a disadvantage.
Not to mention that Himeko herself, as a woman, possessed a wealth of capital that most women could hardly reach.
Many women, just by standing in front of her, would appear a whole lot shorter in terms of aura.
For so many years, the only existence that could confront Himeko head-on without falling into a disadvantage was Kafka, that woman who had not yet known the taste of fear.
Ruan Mei was clearly not in this category.
But her daze at this moment was not caused by the suppression of Himeko's figure.
The woman unconsciously took a step back, her head lowered, her black hair swaying.
"A tragedy created... by me?"
She muttered to herself, her tone trembling slightly, having lost her usual composure.
She hated women like Himeko who laid everything bare.
Ruan Mei liked a subtle approach.
She thought others would understand.
She thought he would understand.
But reality had repeatedly disappointed her.
Was she wrong?
Was her understanding of "love" wrong?
"Do you think I don't want to save it?"
"It's too late!"
Ruan Mei still remembered that night, the feeling of watching Zao Wu, the young man she had created, do everything through the screen.
So many regrets, so many expectations, all turned into nothingness!
He already had a new mother whose eyes were full of him!
And in his eyes, there was no longer a single bit of space for her!
He was willing to sacrifice everything to protect that woman named "Kafka."
Then what about her?
The one who had created him with her own hands!
Why, even when he came to the space station, was he unwilling to even look at her!
Am I not worthy of respect!
Of course, Ruan Mei knew that Zao Wu had experienced many adventures outside, had partners, and had people who cared about and loved him.
Now even Himeko of the Astral Express had come to fight for him.
But she was clearly the one...
Ruan Mei suddenly felt that she was ridiculous.
And the most ridiculous thing was that even the name Zao Wu was something Ruan Mei had learned by listening to Herta's global broadcast!
Himeko held her chest, looking directly at Ruan Mei's evasive body with her arms crossed, the pressure of her snow-white presence undiminished.
But there was one thing she didn't understand.
Wasn't it just that she had exposed the fact that she had lost the "Phase Flame"?
Shouldn't she just apologize properly, and then use her scientist's clever brain to come up with a way to locate the Phase Flame?
Why was it that her accusation was not even at seventy percent, and she already looked like she was about to collapse?
Is the psychology of scientists so fragile?
Herta wasn't like this!
Himeko and Herta were also partners for many years.
If she knew that Zao Wu had returned, she would probably also be excited for a rare change.
However, it would be better to tell Herta about this matter when the Astral Express was about to set off for its next destination.
Otherwise, Himeko was really worried that Herta would use her authority to forcibly keep her Zao Wu.
Never underestimate the madness of this woman, Herta, once she has taken an interest in something or someone!
As for Ruan Mei...
Zao Wu had nothing to do with her.
Himeko just wanted to know the whereabouts of the Phase Flame.
Naturally, she would not tell this gloomy woman, who was conducting creepy life research in the Seclusion Zone, any news related to Zao Wu's return.
"This is not a matter of 'it's too late' to clear your relationship!"
Himeko issued her final notice.
"No matter when, once you have the whereabouts of the Phase Flame, you must tell me."
"After all, its loss is essentially due to your negligence! Ms. Ruan Mei!"
After saying that, Himeko flicked her bright red hair, which was as bright as fire, and strode away with her long, jade-like legs, heading back the way she had come.
Leaving Ruan Mei in a daze, looking up at her back in astonishment.
"Phase... Flame?"
What on earth was Himeko talking about?
Could it be that she had come to demand justice from her, not for something related to Zao Wu??
On the one hand, Ruan Mei felt a little absurd and ridiculous.
On the other hand, with her incomparably keen nature, she also realized everything behind Himeko's words.
She had come to ask her about the whereabouts of the Phase Flame.
Which meant that someone had disappeared because of the shuttle characteristic of the Phase Flame.
And that person happened to be someone extremely important in Himeko's heart!
Ruan Mei's heart, which had fallen to an extreme low, because of a very bold idea that had suddenly emerged, once again accelerated and pounded!
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