Back home, Shi Lan took off her military uniform, feeling somewhat discouraged.

The Shi family controls one-third of the alliance's military resources. If Shi Lan wants to make a name for herself in the military, she can't get past her father. But judging from her father's attitude today, Shi Lan knows that persuading him won't be a matter of a day or two. He's not like Shi Jun, that paper tiger, who would loosen his grip just because she threw a tantrum and let her have her way as long as nothing goes wrong.

Frustrated, Shi Lan rolled around on the bed a few times before lying limply on it, biting her fingers.

That stubborn old man, Mr. Shi, is really hard to deal with.

Time flies, and the new year soon arrived. During this time, Shi Lan stayed obediently in the old house, neither returning to the military academy nor going to the bride school. The once-famous story of the lone hero venturing into the insect nest gradually faded away as the person involved did not show up for a long time.

As before, Shi's father returned to the area where he was stationed. Apart from asking about Shi Lan's recent situation when communicating with Shi's mother, he did not mention anything else. This puzzled Shi Lan, who found it hard to believe that he had so easily forgiven her for her defiance.

At first, Shi Lan was wary. From his attitude that day, she had a keen sense that her father wouldn't let the matter go so easily. But as time went on, her mother often spoke up for her father, and Shi Lan lowered her guard until the principal of the bride's school and two etiquette teachers arrived with five tall and strong men.

At this time, only Shi Lan and her helpless mother were at home. Shi Jun had already returned to the outer star system to patrol, and Shi Min had long since slipped away, afraid of getting involved in this mess. When Shi's mother contacted Shi Lan, her father solemnly informed her that she must strictly complete the teacher's training. If she did not graduate within the set time, he would select a spouse for her. Otherwise, she might still have a chance to choose.

Shi Lan's eyebrows furrowed. Intimidated by her mother's pleading expression, she gave up confronting her father and instead sought help from Shi Jun.

Unexpectedly, the moment she dialed the number on her personal terminal, one of the "A"s took advantage of her unpreparedness and snatched the terminal from her. The others quickly surrounded her, clearly to prevent her from suddenly escaping.

However, Shi Lan was no pushover. Faced with this situation, she not only did not get angry, but also wisely chose to compromise after considering that she could not defeat all five people at the same time in a short period of time.

Seeing the two teachers staring at her warily, she smiled. After they politely returned her greeting, she said, "In that case, please begin as soon as possible. I don't want to lose the last bit of choice I have left."

The two teachers naturally complied.

After three months of tedious and monotonous training, the two instructors confirmed and assured Mr. Shi that she had learned how to be a virtuous and gentle wife, and only then did her miserable days come to an end.

After seeing the two etiquette instructors off, Shi Lan looked around at the five men who had been following her for three months. "Aren't you leaving?"

One of the men, with a rectangular face and an extremely masculine air, practically bursting with hormones, grinned at her with his hands behind his back. "Miss Shi, you're so smart, don't tell me you don't know that your ideal partner is among the five of us."

Shi Lan gave him a fake smile, "Sorry, I really didn't know."

"Say it," she said, her face falling. She rolled her eyes at him and turned away.

The man wasn't angry. He grinned and said loudly, "Whether you know it or not, Miss Shi's engagement ceremony will be held as scheduled in May."

Shi Lan's back stiffened slightly as she stomped her feet hard on the ground and walked away.

The man stroked his chin, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

There's only one of these thorny, fiery roses in the entire alliance, so it's impossible to get it into your garden without some effort.

The others all stared at Shi Lan's back. Although she was still somewhat thin due to her age and her unique charm had not yet been revealed, her slender waist and long, strong legs still made people's imaginations run wild.

Once upstairs, Shi Lan slammed the door shut. Leaning against the door, she suddenly realized how hopelessly stupid she was.

These people had been constantly hovering around her during this period. At the time, Shi Lan thought they were in the way, but she thought it was better to avoid trouble and just let it go for a while. Little did she know that her father, that cunning old fox, was actually digging a pit for her.

Shi Lan angrily pounded on the door.

After all that, it turns out that the so-called choice of Mr. Shi was only within a very small range that he limited, and her future spouse could only be chosen from within this range.

Having one's life arbitrarily planned by someone is the thing Shi Lan hates the most. Back then, Haoze only asked about her love life, and she was able to turn a cold face and ignore him. Her father's disrespectful behavior had already touched her sore spot, so Shi Lan decided to give him an unexpected big gift.

April arrived in the blink of an eye. Spring was in full bloom, and many flowering trees grew around the Shi family's old house. The spring breeze gently caressed the trees, and the buds stood tall on the branches, waiting for the right moment to bloom and show their beauty.

Shi Lan sneaked into her mother's room and borrowed her personal computer, since hers had been confiscated and never returned.

Shi's mother's personal computer was restricted by Shi's father to only contact members of the Shi family, so she handed it over to Shi Lan without any suspicion.

She walked past the man sitting in the living room who was looking up at her, and went straight back into the house to connect to Shi Min's personal computer.

Shi Min's handsome face appeared on the screen. Looking at Shi Lan, whose complexion was obviously gloating, he laughed gloatingly, "My dear sister, how's life at home? Much better than at military school, right?"

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