The parents on the other end of the call got the answer they wanted and were delighted. "As long as you’re making progress, that’s what matters. We’re not in any hurry for you to co back."
"You just stay put over there. Take your ti. You can co back whenever you want!"
"Oh, and one more thing—you need to watch more movies lately, you hear? Romance movies. Watch lots of them. It’s not that we don’t have faith in you, it’s just that there are so many new moves these days. You should learn a few just in case."
Grandma had the most to say, but Grandpa chid in too. "You really have to study up. And you better watch that mouth of yours, you hear? You need to complint her more."
His grandparents were both the plotting type.
Mo Si: ...
’Am I really that clueless in their eyes?’
Uncle Mo was even more direct. "Well, what do you know? Our Little Mo General is finally growing up. You’d better learn from the rest of the family and seal the deal on the first try."
Beside him, Auntie Mo made a heart shape with her hands.
The view shifted to Father Mo. He had only one thing to say to his son: "Don’t break the young lady’s heart. If it works out, bring her ho for us to et."
’Can’t any of them say sothing nice?’
He thought about how Qiuqiu was when she was with him—happy, ii, and even her smile was more radiant than usual.
’And here I thought I was a bona fide dating genius.’
"Alright, I get it."
"Well then, Happy New Year, everyone. I’m going to get so rest."
Fine, fine. He clearly didn’t want to hear any more, so they ended the call.
The screen on the other end went dark. Mo Si ambled toward the bedroom. He had just stepped inside when his terminal chid again. This ti, it was a private ssage from Mo Chengyu.
He accepted the call.
"Brother! Hey, brother! Is it true? Have you really made progress with Qiuqiu?"
"When did this happen? Just in the last couple of days? Did you confess your feelings or sothing?" She sounded even more excited than Mo Si himself.
"Before you ask that, why don’t you tell why the entire family knows about this?" Mo Si’s tone was icy. "Didn’t I tell you to keep silent?"
"I did keep silent! But Uncle was about to call the Military Departnt, so I had to say sothing—"
she whined, sounding wronged.
Fine. Mo Si didn’t want to press the issue. What was done, was done.
"Don’t just go silent, bro! C’mon, tell what happened! What’s your status now?!"
"Oh, it’s nothing," he said with an air of nonchalance, though a smile was playing at the corners of his lips. "We just made it official. We’re together now."
"..."
"!"
A string of disbelieving noises ca from the other end.
Then ca his sister’s heartfelt blessing. "You guys actually got together! That’s amazing! Brother, I sincerely, truly wish you two an eternity of happiness!"
It was rare for her to say sothing so pleasant. Mo Si just humd in acknowledgnt.
"I just knew you two would get together."
"Oh, really?" Mo Si’s curiosity was piqued. "And how did you know that?"
How did she know?
Of course, it was because she had a keen eye for spotting romance. "Because I could tell from the very beginning that you two were special to each other!"
"Special in what way?" he pressed.
Mo Chengyu said, "In so many ways! Like, rember that ti Qiuqiu was sick? You xxx..."
"And you always watched Qiuqiu’s livestreams. You claid it was for recruitnt, but your attitude toward her was completely different from how you treat potential soldiers."
"Brother, you almost never give anyone gifts. You know you don’t. But you still thought to send a gift to Qiuqiu."
’And it wasn’t just so casual gift, either. He had to ask for advice from everyone, so scared he’d get it wrong. If that isn’t love—’
"I don’t want to hear about that. I know how I felt." ’Who wants to listen to a recap of their own past actions?’ Mo Si said, "What I want to know is, how could you tell... that Qiuqiu liked ?"
Mo Chengyu: ...
’So predictable.’
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