When the Galaxy Wept
In the twenty-five years of Emerald’s life, there were two things that she was most proud of. One thing was to become a Lieutenant pilot of the air force, and the other was that his fiancée was Patrick Lewis. When Patrick proposed to her, her 75th Division was having a final battle with B Force in the war game. Emerald felt happy and excited, so she “destroyed” three enemy planes that tried to attack the command center and turned the tide by herself. Then she became famous in the northern war zone. After the war game, Emerald was celebrating with her comrades, but the guard of the divisional commander led her to the command center. The divisional commander, who had always been solemn, was sitting behind the desk and smiled at her, “Emerald, I need to pander today.” Emerald was pouring the second cup of Mengding tea for herself and suddenly spit out the tea on the ground after she heard his words. The divisional commander frowned out of disdain, and he waved to her and pushed the screen to her. The man was wearing a green uniform, and his epaulet had two bars and three stars. He was handsome, and his eyes were clear and resolute on the sight of this man. Emerald knew he must be special and outstanding. Furthermore, the divisional commander explained to her, “He is the only son of Commander Camo, thirty-five years old, and he is a colonel, the regimental commander of Hero Regiment. He is fierce in battle and reliable in life. Emerald, although everyone says that you’re my treasure in this force, he can still be your match.” Emerald looked at the man’s handsome face and sighed, “He’s got a good figure with his broad shoulder, slim waist, and big butt….” The divisional commander shouted, “Nonsense….” “But sir, I have a boyfriend.” Emerald sat back in her seat and kept drinking her tea, and she seemed not to be moved by her commander. The divisional commander looked at her face, took a sip of tea, and said slowly, “I’ve heard of that engineer. Emerald, don’t say no now. You can see him first, and maybe Camo is more suitable for you. Commander Camo is my old commander. You can’t make me lose face this time.” Emerald immediately stood up and said in the resolution, “Of course! I’ll do whatever you tell me to do! I could do this a few days before, but now I can’t because I’m engaged this morning. I can’t break my promise and cheat on our people as a soldier, right?” The divisional commander suddenly put the teacup down and made a big noise, “Bullshit! The war game wasn’t over until noon, and the external communication was still banned. When did you have time to get engaged?” Emerald tried to be calm, but she still seemed to be complacent. Finally, the commander looked at her and said in disdain, “Look at you. Don’t be too complacent. Don’t you dare lie to me with me making much of you!” Emerald said respectfully, “Sir, you always say that difference in the profession makes one feel worlds apart, so you can’t jump to conclusions so quickly.” She walked quickly to the desk, wrote several rows of numbers on a sticker, and handed it to the commander, “Please input these commands into the command line of our defense system, and you’ll know that I’m not lying.” Then she suddenly saluted him and smiled, “Sir, I’ll go if you don’t have anything more to say to me. My brothers are waiting for me to drink to celebrate!” After Emerald smiled like a fox and left, the divisional commander cursed and opened the defense system, and input the numbers she wrote. “19870526...19851105...It looks like the birthday number...BJK75076... Isn’t this the code number of that girl?” The commander stared at the screen, which suddenly changed and was silent for a while, and he couldn’t believe what he saw, “This girl’s boyfriend is a hacker?” He grabbed the phone a few seconds later and shouted, “Let Emerald come here! This audacious little asshole!” The programs and files all disappeared on the 17-inches screen, and the army’s defense system had paid a lot for the experts to build, which seemed never to exist. There was only a beautiful blue sky, white clouds, and fresh red roses on the lawn on the screen. Between the flowers, a man and a woman were sitting close to each other. The man was wearing a suit, and the woman was wearing an air force uniform. After a few seconds, a line of words jumped from their heads. “Emerald Wilson, You want the most romantic proposal, and all I think of is this. Marry me. You don’t have other choices.Patrick Lewis.” Although Emerald was severely criticized by the divisional commander, and she promised that her boyfriend wouldn’t hack into the system again, she still asked for a three-day vacation from her commander to spend Valentine’s day in the city. Standing under the apartment building, Emerald in the navy-blue uniform was like a model from the poster of the air force. The passengers all looked at her and smiled at her. But Lieutenant Emerald held her luggage and thought about how thirsty Patrick was in every family leave, so she walked straight into the elevator with her face red. When she opened the door, the curtains were still closed, and the room was dark even at noon. She walked to the guest bedroom, which was a workshop now. Emerald wasn’t surprised to see Patrick lying on a sofa and sleeping soundly. He must’ve worked through the night. The light of the computers shone on his handsome face, jetty eyebrows, and high nose. His tough figures somehow seemed to be clean and pretty now. Emerald’s heart still beats very fast though she has seen his face so many times. When Emerald was in military school, there were many tough guys who liked Emerald and saw her as the apple in their eyes. Still, Emerald chose the cold talented student, Patrick Lewis, in the CS department of the university of science and technology near their school. The son of some Commander and the nephew of some staff officers were so angry that they wanted to destroy the university. But she knew that she was right. After six years, he had been a top hacker in the world, but she was still an ordinary pilot.
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