The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1021: Chapter 1021: Aspiration

Chu Jiaojiao woke up on the third day after arriving at the Jiao Space Station. She was not sleeping like the dead, but she had to be put into a deep sleep for the repair of her chest and abdominal organs.

The moment Chu Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she asked, ”Where’s my heart?”

”Right here.” Ji You raised his hand, pointing at the bio-recycler nearby, and said, ”But it’s turned to ashes.”

Chu Jiaojiao took one look and instantly let out a loud wail: ”My heart! My heart! My heart hurts so much.”

Ji You earnestly comforted her, saying, ”Don’t be too sad, only half was cut out, there’s still another half in your chest and abdomen.”

Hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao glanced at Ji You’s intact hand and then at his face, deliberately putting on a pained expression, she said, ”I’m not heartbroken because I lost half my heart but because—”

Chu Jiaojiao quietly gazed at Ji You’s face and said, ”From now on, I will not be able to wholeheartedly, with a full heart, like Ji You’s face any longer.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You twitched the corners of his mouth and said, ”Enough. Spicy Eye, call the doctor over to check if there’s anything wrong.”

Sheng Qingyan was slightly displeased and said, ”I’m the Universe’s number one Little Cutie, don’t call me Spicy Eye.” Although saying so, he still promptly walked out the door.

Chu Jiaojiao held her chest with one hand, showing a rather complex expression on her face, and said, ”This is my first time replacing body organs, I must say, the experience is somewhat bittersweet.”

Ji You asked, ”After replacing half of your heart, do you feel any different?”

”Hmm...” Chu Jiaojiao thought for a bit and said, ”...Not much of a particular feeling, just a bit of an odd sensation psychologically.”

Ji You suddenly reached out his hand, and under Chu Jiaojiao’s gaze, placed it on her chest. Chu Jiaojiao’s eyes widened suddenly: ”Ji... Ji You!!! You... you...”

—How dare you act like a rogue in front of me?

Ji You calmly retracted his hand, then said, ”Jiaojiao... you know, Sheng Qingyan... watched over you for 3 days and nights, without closing his eyes once. Someone as lazy, as idle, and as gluttonous as him, these past few days, almost lost interest in food and sleep, staying by your side... If something really happened to you, can you guess what he’d become?”

The playful expression on Chu Jiaojiao’s face gradually disappeared. Her eyes lightly drooped, and her tone became extremely low: ”I can imagine...”

With her eyes drooping, Chu Jiaojiao suddenly felt a pair of hands gently ruffling her head. Surprised, she looked up and met Ji You’s smiling black eyes:

”It’s alright.”

”Let’s grow stronger together.”

”Don’t let yesterday’s you affect tomorrow’s you. And don’t let tomorrow’s you still be yesterday’s you.” Ji You looked at Chu Jiaojiao, his black eyes always carrying a warm smile: ”Changing organs, it should only be done once.”

Chu Jiaojiao clenched her fist tightly: ”Mm.”

Ji You lifted his newly replaced hand and said, ”This hand, compared to the original one, is quite lacking, but there’s no choice, I need to quickly adapt to it, let it once again become my right-hand man. Jiaojiao, I believe you can do it too.”

Although the replaced arm had a sense of connection with his blood flow, possibly due to having been severed before, Ji You always had this feeling that it was a fake hand. Every time he used it, he subconsciously wanted to tense up...

In short, he wasn’t quite handy with it.

Ji You knew he must immediately engage in practice, constant practice, to adapt himself to it.

Chu Jiaojiao held her chest and said, ”I also feel a bit out of breath when talking, maybe I need a few days to adapt.”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Ji You, her eyes sparkling: ”But I must adapt to the new organ faster than Ji You because—I am Chu Jiaojiao, the number one strongest in the Combat Department.”

”Hm?” Ji You raised an eyebrow: ”Are you sure you’re the strongest in the Combat Department? Did you perhaps hurt your brain and temporarily lose your memory?”

Chu Jiaojiao grinned and said with a mischievous smile: ”I did lose my memory, but I always remember that Ji You’s the most attractive in the Combat Department.”

Ji You: ”...”

Suddenly, Chu Jiaojiao reached out and grabbed Ji You’s newly attached hand, solemnly saying: ”Ji You, let’s watch and see, I, Chu Jiaojiao, never give up, even when facing you or anyone else, I will never give up.”

”Then let’s compete and see who’s really the strongest.” Ji You laughed and said, ”Let’s watch and see.”

At that moment, Yue Qiguang burst in through the door and said out loud, ”Hey, hey, hey... aren’t you guys done yet? The number one strongest in the Combat Department is standing right in front of you, open your eyes wide and see.”

Yue Qiyuan said faintly, ”I’ve never feared who is stronger or weaker.” At this point, determination flashed in Yue Qiyuan’s black eyes: ”One day, I want to Dominate the Universe.”

Behind Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing quietly said, ”Ayuan, but Teacher Mu said you can’t even dominate the toilet.”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Shen Changqing blinked, his fair, delicate, handsome face displaying a calm and composed expression, saying: ”That’s what Teacher Mu said, not me.”

Yue Qiyuan’s face darkened: ”Shen Changqing, I think you have changed.”

Shen Changqing: ”???”>

Yue Qiyuan said: ”Changed to being insidious, could it be you’ve replaced your heart like Chu Jiaojiao?”

Shen Changqing: ”Cough cough...”

Sheng Qingyan raised his hand, letting out a yawn and said: ”Arguing about such things is so boring; wouldn’t it be great to take a nap?” Having said that, he directly plopped down on the sofa in the ward and instantly started snoring lightly.

The last to enter the room was Doctor Cheng Zhi, who looked at this group of students, his face stern as he procedurally examined Chu Jiaojiao, afterward saying: ”No issues.”

Continuing on.

Doctor Cheng Zhi unceremoniously said: ”You guys can leave now, stop hogging the medical room. Do you even know how annoying it is to see you guys treating the medical room like your home these past few days?”

”Let’s go.” Doctor Cheng waved his hand.

Chu Jiaojiao’s heart, Shen Changqing’s eyes, Ji You’s hand, undoubtedly, were all meticulously handled by this head of urology, Doctor Cheng Zhi. As Ji You looked at him, the feeling inside was indescribable. But Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao, along with the others, earnestly saluted Doctor Cheng Zhi: ”Thank you for your trouble during this time.”

Doctor Cheng Zhi said: ”If you know it’s troublesome, why aren’t you leaving quickly?”

Ji You: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao and others: ”...”

One sentence, and the day’s conversation could just die out.

Ji You, with a thick face, smiled cheekily and said: ”Dr. Cheng, my little pet still seems to be disabled, why don’t... you see if there are any spare parts you could give it?”

Cheng Zhi slightly twitched the corner of his mouth and said: ”I do indeed have some.”

Ji You’s eyes lit up, and even the Little Golden Dragon, tightly curled within the Space Button, couldn’t resist sticking out its tail at this moment.

Then—

Cheng Zhi revealed a slightly kind smile at the corner of his mouth and raised a scalpel, saying: ”Full body replacement package, want it?”

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang... the group promptly ran off in a flash.