As soon as Wang Kaiyu came downstairs, his dad threw an arm around his neck and pulled him to the kitchen door to whisper,
"Your sister hasn't done anything 'major' these past two days, has she?"
Wang Yi had dark circles under his eyes; it was obvious at a glance that he hadn't slept well during his trip away.
He and his wife hadn't felt comfortable leaving the two kids at home, but this business collaboration had been set in stone half a year ago...
Ever since the kid Kaiyu could talk, he had pointed at the actors on the home screen and declared he wanted to be a solo soldier!
Growing up, his physical fitness and mental strength were consistently excellent, so his early admission to the First Military Academy was well deserved.
But Tianwei only had B-grade mental strength! Yet she insisted on going there too!
He originally thought his daughter would naturally give up after failing the entrance exam, but who would have thought she would actually pass right on the borderline?
He and A-Yin had seen exactly how hard she worked for it...
But he also knew just how harsh the Federal First Military Academy was on its students!
If she had failed, Tianwei would have been sad for a few days and then gotten over it!
But to be admitted and then washed out... both he and A-Yin feared the child wouldn't be able to handle it psychologically...
He wondered if Tianwei had pulled any more major stunts these past few days?
He was genuinely terrified...
Wang Kaiyu reached back and hugged Wang Yi. The father and son put their heads together and kept their voices to a bare minimum.
"No, your daughter has been weirdly quiet these past two days!
She passed the exam but didn't invite a single person over to celebrate. It's super strange, you need to question her properly..."
Hearing this, Wang Yi patted his son's back, his mood growing even heavier.
On this point, the father and son were in complete agreement... It seemed the daughter was brewing something huge!
Cheng Yin ignored whatever the father and son were whispering about behind her.
"Tianwei, come down quickly! I bought you some clothes from Planet Shuomo, come try them on and see if they look good."
Wang Tianwei came downstairs with mixed feelings. Such simple words felt like a lifetime ago to her...
"This wool is unique to Planet Shuomo, and it's your favorite color, white!"
The father and son couldn't help but stiffen for a moment when they heard "white," but seeing that Wang Tianwei didn't seem to make any associations and naturally took the clothes, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"And this, this is a specialty of Planet Shuomo, a rose stone!
It's pink, isn't it pretty! You can put it in your room..."
The two men listened to the conversation between mother and daughter with bated breath. After watching for a long time, Wang Yi suddenly felt something was slightly off.
"...Did your sister... always look like this?"
Wang Kaiyu stroked his chin and said solemnly,
"She hasn't worn makeup in a week."
"What!?"
Wang Yi gasped,
"Why didn't you tell me something so important earlier!"
Cheng Yin and Wang Tianwei turned their heads together at the sound.
"What's wrong, A-Yi?"
Wang Tianwei narrowed her eyes slightly at the two men; her intuition told her they were hiding something.
"Dad, what didn't he tell you?"
"Nothing, Kaiyu was just joking with me!"
Wang Yi smiled so widely his face wrinkled, slapping Wang Kaiyu's back with loud smacks in an attempt to bluff his way through.
Wang Kaiyu had to bear the brunt of it all alone.
"Pfft... Yeah... Mom, didn't you bring anything back for me?"
"Ah! Speaking of which, you two are starting school soon, right?
Mom ordered a flying vehicle for each of you, they'll be delivered tomorrow."
"Really?! Is it the latest model from Taihe!? What color is it..."
A flying vehicle! Wang Kaiyu instantly got incredibly excited! He broke free from his dad's grip and sat down next to Cheng Yin.
Wang Tianwei was secretly shocked by her family's lavish spending!
Handing out flying vehicles just like that!? And one for each of them!? Did they own a mine or something!?
However, on the outside, she remained as steady as an old dog.
Wait, how do you drive a flying vehicle again?
...Well, she had something to do tonight: go to the holographic cabin and familiarize herself with driving a flying vehicle.
After two weeks apart, the family had endless things to talk about.
Perhaps because they shared the same faces as her own parents, Wang Tianwei quickly adapted to this family environment.
"My daughter looks so pretty without makeup!"
Cheng Yin looked at her daughter, who was much more patient than before, and couldn't help but feel gratified.
Then, thinking of something, she probed,
"By the way, haven't you invited your friends over recently? Aren't you really close with them?"
Wang Yi and Wang Kaiyu couldn't help but stiffen again!
'Wife (Mom)! Stop reminding her!'
Wang Tianwei recalled the "friends" in her memory. She didn't rush to contradict her, simply saying lightly,
"I've been busy lately, no time to see them."
"Oh? Aren't the entrance exams over? What are you still busy with?"
The father and son sitting nearby also pretended to casually prick up their ears.
Wang Tianwei paused for a moment, thinking about her plan to transfer schools...
After all, there were only two days left to process a transfer. She had to tell them no matter what, and there was no time like the present! So she sat up a bit straighter...
This posture made Cheng Yin subconsciously shift her body, and Wang Yi rested both elbows on his legs, bracing himself in case his daughter announced some unacceptable "major event."
Wang Kaiyu pressed his lips tightly together; he had a bad feeling...
"Um... I want to transfer schools."
Silence,
Complete silence all around!
The expressions of all three froze on their faces, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing this, Wang Tianwei's heart started beating like a little drum, thump, thump.
"Dad? Mom..."
Wang Kaiyu sprang up abruptly.
"What are you trying to pull now? Haven't Mom and Dad worried enough about you!?
How did the family try to persuade you back then? Didn't we say it would be fine if you went to a different school or joined the logistics department?
You stubbornly refused! You even went without nutrient fluids for days to force them to agree to let you test into the First Military Academy!
Now that you've passed, you want to drop out? What's your scheme? Don't tell me you still haven't given up and want to be a solo soldier!?
Why don't you look at your own B-grade mental strength? If you really went to the battlefield, how many days could you survive?..."
"Kaiyu!"
Wang Yi shouted, interrupting his son.
His expression wasn't bright either, but he knew his daughter cared most about her mental strength...
It wasn't like the Federation didn't have B-grade mental strength solo soldiers; Kaiyu's words had gone a bit too far.
After a long silence, Cheng Yin finally spoke,
"Tianwei... can you tell us what exactly you are thinking?"
Wang Tianwei looked at the three people in front of her with their terrible complexions and reorganized her words.
"...I didn't think things through before, and I made you worry.
But after this entrance exam, I realized that the First Military Academy might not actually suit me.
So I wanted to take advantage of the fact that school hasn't started yet... maybe there's still a chance to change things?"
Wang Kaiyu sneered coldly,
"Hmph! I'd be a fool to believe you!
Where's that drive you had before, insisting you had to get into the First Military Academy no matter what!?
You risked your life for a man, and now you say you want to transfer? Why don't you just tell us what you're really up to this time?"
In his heart, Wang Yi actually agreed with Tianwei transferring... but just as Kaiyu said, he was afraid this was another of his daughter's "prerequisites."
"Whatever ideas you have, lay them all out at once! Let Dad hear them first...
Don't worry, just say it, we're at home anyway.
Passing the First Military Academy exam, your mom and I are happy too..."
