Su Man’s mother had simply dumped her at the Su Family, using her daughter to destroy Su Zhen’s family and raised her daughter to be solely profit-driven, unscrupulous in achieving her goals.
She certainly was incompetent as a parent.
As for Su Man... although she might truly despise and hate her mother, at the sa ti, she was unconsciously imitating her.
She personally nurtured her daughter and then used her to carry out various sches.
To seek benefits for herself, to put herself on top.
Su Wan shook her head in disapproval, "If Su Man were just a bit smarter, she could have had many good days."
Like now, even if she was initially reluctant, it had to be said that Commander Xi Le was quite good to Su Man.
If she didn’t cherish that and instead continued to stir up trouble, she might end up with nothing in the end.
However, considering what she had done to Su Yao, one couldn’t help thinking that this woman probably harbored so resentnt deep down.
**
Gu Yan was carefully carrying a plate of food up the stairs, and before going upstairs, she heard her mom and brother discussing the brother’s research achievents. They weren’t talking about her, which relieved her.
She couldn’t let her mom discover Brother Little Mushroom in her room.
This conviction had been firmly held in Gu Yan’s heart for over a decade.
Yet, every ti she thought this way, she felt imnsely guilty, because Gu Yan didn’t want to deceive her mom.
So, when Gu Yan returned to her room with the food, her face bore an extrely conflicted expression.
Bai Li sat on the sofa, legs crossed, holding a book in his hand, looking as relaxed and graceful as a noble young master.
He was all too familiar with Gu Yan’s room, down to every inch of the floor, having spent too much ti there over the past eighteen years.
He looked up, "Xiaoyan, what’s wrong?"
Gu Yan placed the plate on the coffee table and whispered, "I lied to mom again."
Bai Li picked up the chopsticks as if it were routine... The Gu Family often made dishes that were famous and delicious on Ancient Earth, so most of them were eaten with chopsticks.
As for the use of chopsticks, Bai Li had quickly mastered it through a certain mory inheritance he possessed.
He said, "Our planet is cooperating with Landis Star, it’s not good for your mother to know I am here."
"I know that, but Brother Little Mushroom, when can I introduce you to my family openly and without reservation?"
Bai Li’s hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, then he continued to pick up the piece of at.
"That’s not the important matter."
"..."
Watching Bai Li calmly state that, Gu Yan didn’t know why she felt a bit hurt inside.
Of course, she didn’t express her feelings directly and continued to chat with Bai Li.
After Bai Li finished his al, the two talked a bit more until it was ti for Gu Yan to go to sleep, and she needed to take a shower. Bai Li gently said, "I should leave now."
Gu Yan, who was picking out clothes to change into, turned around, "Hmm, be careful out there."
"Hmm." Bai Li, as usual, reached out to touch Gu Yan’s soft hair, then turned and left.
Gu Yan knew he had a way to leave without alerting her family.
It had always been this way for the past decade or so.
When she was younger, Gu Yan thought she had gained an extra playmate, an extra brother, but as she grew up, and especially after the incident between Brother Little Mushroom and Vivian, certain thoughts had been fernting and changing in Gu Yan’s heart.
Xiaofu flew over, "Master, your emotional value seems a bit low ah."
"Xiaofu, why do you think Brother Little Mushroom doesn’t want to et my family?"
"Could it be because he’s an Insectoid?"
"But they have friendly relations with Landis Star, not hostile ones."
"...I don’t understand either."
As he watched Xiaofu, whose electronic eyes were so twisted they might as well have been scrambled code, Gu Yan said, "Never mind, if I can’t figure it out, how could you? Oh right, don’t ask White Tiger or Vermilion Bird for help."
Gu Yan knew that those high-level AIs got along well, with White Tiger even joking that Xiaofu was its child with Vermilion Bird.
Of course, every ti it said that, Vermilion Bird felt like slapping it.
Xiaofu nodded vigorously, "Master, I got it! If I say I have a friend, they’ll surely guess it’s you right away."
Gu Yan couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
This AI wasn’t just intelligent; it had even learned to tease.
However, Gu Yan was still sowhat bothered. As she bathed, she considered all the possibilities for why Bai Li didn’t want to et her family.
Because of her brother and Vivian...
Suddenly, Gu Yan thought, could it be that Brother Little Mushroom plans to do sothing bad to her family or Landis Star in the future?
Just like Roo and Juliet?
The girl behind the water curtain paused, her cheeks slightly flushed, perhaps because the water was a bit hot.
Because she suddenly realized that she and Brother Little Mushroom, unlike her brother Vivian and the others, and unlike Roo and Juliet, were different!
anwhile, back on the ship about to fly back to Base Star, Bai Li was also a bit silent.
Xiaoyan probably hoped he would go to et her family.
But the point was, if Gu Jue and Su Wan found out... no, actually they might already know, especially Su Wan, who had previously warned him explicitly.
No, she had warned Bai Li.
Since ’Bai Li’ had already left Empire University, Su Wan must have breathed a sigh of relief. If she found out at this ti that Bai Li was actually in her daughter’s room...
Bai Li sighed softly.
That scenario would probably have an even worse ending.
However, Xiaoyan seed a bit upset. Once the battle was over, he would have to think of a way to properly appease her.
For instance, take her to Ancient Earth for another trip.
Thinking of the young n at Empire University who tried to approach Gu Yan, Bai Li narrowed his eyes and then dialed a communication number.
It rang several tis before the other party picked up, and they did so with considerable irritation.
"Bai Li! Even if you are Commander Xi Le’s illegitimate child, you have no right to wake up in the middle of the night. If you don’t have a good reason, I won’t let you off!"
"Ji Mu, I want you to drive away all the flies buzzing around Gu Yan."
"Damn! I sent you that information so long ago, and only now you respond? I can do it, but what’s in it for ?"
"I command you."
"...Yes."
Originally cranky from being woken up, Ji Mu felt as if his soul had been stirred. That command seed to co from the depths of his soul, compelling him to submit with just a few simple words.
It was just like... facing their Insect God!
Ji Mu shivered and snapped out of it, the call had already ended, and he stared dumbfounded at his own light-brain.
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