46: A chaotic scene in the bathroom, An'an's peeping.

Day 16 of the spaceship log, the night was ink-black.

The night on Planet W-77 was not dark; the bioluminescent creatures floating on the sea surface illuminated the entire world, making it look dreamlike.

The spaceship hovered silently above the sea, like a giant steel beast taking a nap.

Captains Quarters, bathroom.

This was the most private and luxurious place on the spaceship.

The climate control system maintained the room temperature at a comfortable 26 degrees, and the air was filled with a faint lavender scent, specially blended by Alice, which was said to have soothing and sleep-inducing effects.

The huge circular bathtub was filled with hot water, and a few unknown petals floated on the surface, gently rippling with the water.

Gu Pingsheng sat on a soft stool at the edge of the bathtub, holding a medical tray in his hand.

On the tray were iodine, cotton swabs, and a tube of light green repair gel.

In front of him, Wen Wan was sitting somewhat awkwardly.

She had changed out of her tight wetsuit and put on a loose white bathrobe.

The bathrobe belt was tied loosely, and the neckline was slightly open, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and delicate collarbones.

Because she had just showered, her hair was still wet, and water droplets dripped from the tips, sliding down her neck and disappearing into the depths of her bathrobe.

That damp, slightly lazy, and shy charm was more alluring than any elaborate dressing up.

"Extend your leg."

Gu Pingsheng said calmly, his gaze landing on her left leg.

There, on her originally fair and smooth lower leg, there was now a circle of red, swollen marks.

That was from when she had accidentally been suctioned by a soft-bodied creature with extremely strong adhesion while collecting Moon Shells underwater earlier.

Although Gu Pingsheng had treated it immediately at the time, it had still left a mark.

"Mm..."

Wen Wan lowered her head, her cheeks flushed red.

She carefully lifted the hem of her bathrobe, revealing her slender lower leg.

Her leg shape was beautiful.

It wasn't the kind of thin, bony beauty, but rather had a bit of softness, with smooth and rounded lines, and skin as delicate as a freshly peeled egg.

It was just that the circle of red, swollen marks appeared particularly glaring against the snow-white skin, like a blemish on a flawless piece of jade.

Gu Pingsheng reached out and grasped her ankle.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch.

Wen Wan shuddered, subconsciously wanting to pull her foot back.

"Don't move."

Gu Pingsheng's voice was low, carrying a hint of unquestionable authority.

Wen Wan bit her lip, suppressing her shyness, and let him hold it.

Gu Pingsheng picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in some iodine, and gently applied it to the swollen area.

"Hiss..."

The cold medicine touched the wound, bringing a slight stinging pain.

Wen Wan couldn't help but gasp, her toes curling up like a row of cute shells.

"Does it hurt?"

Gu Pingsheng looked up and glanced at her.

"No... it doesn't hurt..."

Wen Wan shook her head, but her voice trembled slightly.

Actually, this bit of pain was nothing.

What made her feel uncomfortable was the tingling, electric sensation coming from her ankle.

Gu Pingsheng's palm was large and very hot.

Holding her ankle, it felt like a branding iron, scorching her and making her flustered.

And...

This position...

She was sitting on the edge of the bathtub, and Gu Pingsheng was sitting opposite her, head bowed, helping her treat the wound.

From her angle, she could just see Gu Pingsheng's focused profile.

A high nose bridge, thin lips pressed tightly together, and those deep eyes that looked like the starry sky.

This man...

Is really charming.

Wen Wan's heartbeat began to accelerate.

Thump, thump, thump.

In this quiet bathroom, it was clearly audible.

Gu Pingsheng didn't seem to notice her strangeness.

He treated it very carefully.

He first disinfected it with iodine, then squeezed out a little repair gel and gently applied it to the red, swollen area with his fingertips.

The gel was cold, but his fingers were hot.

A mix of ice and fire.

His fingertips moved in circles on her skin with gentle force, as if caressing a precious work of art.

"Mm..."

Wen Wan couldn't help but let out a low moan.

The sound was charming and melodious, carrying a hint of uncontrollable passion.

In this enclosed space, it sounded exceptionally ambiguous.

Gu Pingsheng's movements paused for a moment.

He looked up, gazing at Wen Wan with deep eyes.

Wen Wan's face instantly turned bright red, and even her earlobes were tinged with pink.

She hurriedly avoided Gu Pingsheng's gaze, her hands gripping the edges of her bathrobe tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

"I... I'm sorry..."

She said softly, her voice as thin as a mosquito's.

"I... I didn't mean to..."

Gu Pingsheng did not speak.

He looked at the woman in front of him, who was as shy as a quail, and a playful arc curled at the corners of his mouth.

The usually gentle and virtuous Wen Wan, who managed the farm in an orderly manner, was now showing such a fragile and alluring side in front of him.

This contrast really could stir up a man's desire to conquer.

He stood up.

His tall figure instantly loomed over Wen Wan.

Wen Wan instinctively shrank back, only to find the bathtub right behind her, with nowhere to retreat.

"Cap... Captain..."

She looked up at Gu Pingsheng with dazed eyes.

The steam was thick.

Gu Pingsheng's face looked somewhat blurred in the mist, but his eyes were startlingly bright.

He reached out and gently lifted Wen Wan's chin.

His fingertips grazed her delicate skin, sending a shiver through her.

"Just now underwater..."

Gu Pingsheng said in a low voice, his tone hoarse and magnetic.

"You seem to have not answered me yet."

Wen Wan was stunned for a moment.

Then she remembered that scene underwater.

At that time, the two of them looked at each other through their masks, that entanglement of gazes, that silent ambiguity...

Her heartbeat skipped a beat.

"I..."

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

What to say?

Say she likes him?

Say she wants to be his woman?

Although this was a fact, as a reserved woman, how could she easily say such words?

Gu Pingsheng looked at her tangled expression and chuckled.

He lowered his head and leaned close to her ear.

His warm breath sprayed onto her ear, feeling itchy and tingly.

"Don't want to say it?"

"Then do it."

As soon as he finished speaking.

He suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around Wen Wan's waist.

Wen Wan exclaimed, falling into his arms.

The bathrobe loosened.

A large expanse of scenery was exposed.

The two bodies were pressed tightly together.

Gu Pingsheng could clearly feel the softness of her chest and that rapid heartbeat.

Wen Wan's body stiffened for a moment, then slowly softened.

She reached out and wrapped her arms around Gu Pingsheng's neck.

Her eyes were filled with attachment and longing.

"Captain..."

She whispered softly, taking the initiative to offer her red lips.

Just at the moment when their lips were about to touch.

Suddenly.

"Click."

A slight shutter sound rang out in the quiet bathroom.

Although the sound was small, in such a highly tense atmosphere, it sounded exceptionally harsh.

Gu Pingsheng and Wen Wan froze at the same time.

The two separated quickly.

Gu Pingsheng turned his head sharply, looking in the direction the sound came from.

That was a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror in the bathroom.

The mirror reflected their figures, ambiguous and entangled.

But in the corner of the mirror, there was an extra black shadow.

That black shadow was slowly wriggling, as if it had a life of its own.

Immediately after.

A small head emerged from the shadow.

Long black hair, pale skin, and those gloomy eyes with a hint of resentment.

It was An An.

She was holding a miniature camera in her hand, snapping pictures of them frantically.

Seeing Gu Pingsheng look over, she didn't dodge; instead, she raised the camera righteously and pressed the shutter again.

"Click."

The flash went off.

Illuminating Gu Pingsheng and Wen Wan's disheveled appearance clearly.

"An An!"

Gu Pingsheng rubbed his temples with a headache.

This girl, when did she come in?

And...

Why hasn't this peeping habit changed?

Wen Wan was even more ashamed and wanted to disappear.

She hurriedly pulled her bathrobe tight, wrapping herself up tightly, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Being seen by the Captain was one thing.

Being seen by An An...

How could she face anyone in the future!

An An crawled completely out of the shadow.

She was wearing that signature black hoodie, the hood on her head, revealing only a delicate little face.

She was barefoot, stepping on the slippery floor, walking step by step in front of the two.

Her gaze swept over Wen Wan and finally landed on her lower leg that had just been treated.

Her eyes were filled with jealousy.

"Hmph."

She snorted coldly and threw the camera onto the vanity.

Then she turned to look at Gu Pingsheng, her mouth pouting enough to hang an oil bottle.

"Captain is biased."

Gu Pingsheng sighed helplessly.

"How am I biased?"

"You helped her apply medicine."

An An pointed at Wen Wan's lower leg, her tone sour.

"I'm injured too."

"You're injured too?"

Gu Pingsheng was stunned for a moment.

He remembered that An An had been responsible for vigilance underwater and hadn't encountered any danger.

"Where?"

An An didn't speak.

She reached out and pointed to her hair.

There, a strand of hair was damp and stuck to her cheek.

"Here."

She said earnestly.

"My hair is wet, it's uncomfortable."

"..."

Gu Pingsheng's mouth twitched.

This is called an injury?

This girl, she really uses every trick to compete for favor.

Wen Wan listened from the side, dumbfounded.

This... this works too?

An An didn't care about that.

She walked to Gu Pingsheng, looked up, and stared at him with those big, watery eyes.

"Captain, I want to apply it too."

Saying this, she pulled a towel from the shelf nearby and handed it to Gu Pingsheng.

Then she closed her eyes, with an attitude of "If you don't apply it, I won't leave."

Gu Pingsheng looked at the towel in his hand, then at An An's appearance of waiting for favor.

Suddenly found it a bit funny.

Where is that cold-blooded shadow assassin?

She is clearly just a little girl lacking love.

"Fine."

He took the towel and covered An An's head with it.

Then...

Rubbed it messily.

"Mmph..."

An An let out a muffled groan, her body swaying, almost losing her balance.

Gu Pingsheng's movements were not gentle at all, even a bit rough.

Messing up her hair like a bird's nest.

But An An was not angry.

Instead...

Looked very satisfied.

She narrowed her eyes, like a little kitten being petted by its owner, making comfortable purring sounds in her throat.

Even actively rubbing her head against Gu Pingsheng's palm.

"Done."

A few minutes later.

Gu Pingsheng removed the towel.

Looking at An An's messy hair, he nodded satisfactorily.

"It's dry."

An An opened her eyes.

Although her hairstyle was messed up, her mood was obviously much better.

She looked at Wen Wan triumphantly, her eyes full of provocation.

As if saying: See, the Captain still loves me the most.

Wen Wan was speechless.

She shook her head, tidied her clothes, and stood up.

"Captain, since An An is here, I'll head back first."

She was a smart woman.

Knowing when to advance and when to retreat.

The atmosphere had been ruined, and staying any longer would only be awkward.

And...

Looking at An An's possessive appearance, she didn't want to bicker with a little girl.

"Mm."

Gu Pingsheng nodded.

"Rest early."

Wen Wan walked to the door and looked back.

She saw An An hugging Gu Pingsheng's arm, hanging on him like a koala, muttering something.

Although Gu Pingsheng looked disgusted, he didn't push her away.

This scene...

Was unexpectedly harmonious.

A faint sense of loss welled up in Wen Wan's heart, but more of it was a sense of relief.

In this apocalypse.

To have such a bond, even if it is shared, is also a kind of happiness.

She closed the door gently, shutting the room's lingering romance behind her.

...

In the bathroom.

An An was still pestering Gu Pingsheng.

"Captain, I want to sleep with you tonight."

"No."

"Why? Wen Wan can let you touch her leg, why can't I sleep with you?"

"That was applying medicine."

"I don't care, I want to apply medicine too. My whole body is wet, I want to apply it all over."

"..."

Gu Pingsheng felt a headache.

This girl's logic is simply invincible.

Just as he was preparing to suppress this little wild cat with "Captain's dignity."

Suddenly.

The communicator on his wrist vibrated.

Immediately after, Alice's voice sounded in his mind.

"Master, there is a situation."

The voice was serious and urgent.

Gu Pingsheng's expression changed.

He pushed An An away and walked quickly out of the bathroom.

"What is it?"

"The radar received a distress signal."

Alice projected an audio clip onto the holographic screen.

It was the sound of static full of noise.

But in the noise, one could vaguely hear a woman's voice.

Intermittent, full of despair and fear.

"Bzzt... help... bzzt... we are... an internship spaceship from the Interstellar Girls' Academy... bzzt... encountered pirates... request support... bzzt..."

Interstellar Girls' Academy?

Pirates?

Gu Pingsheng narrowed his eyes.

This plot...

Is a bit interesting.

He glanced at An An beside him.

An An also put away her playful expression, her eyes becoming cold and sharp.

The dagger in her hand had unknowingly slid into her palm.

"It seems tonight is destined to be a sleepless night."

Gu Pingsheng curled his lips into a cold smile.

"Let's go, to the bridge."

"Let's see which deity dares to run wild on my turf."