Chapter 86 You're right, he's not your father. It's just a pity that after all my planning, I've still ended up benefiting someone else.
"Don't you want to live anymore?" The director, who had just woken up, heard this sentence and his consciousness had just returned. He subconsciously raised his hand to check who he was.
Seeing her fair and delicate hands confirmed that she was now Shao Ji.
With a sigh, Jiao Qianyu grasped Shao Ji's hand, giving Shao Ji goosebumps.
Although he knew he was using Shao Ji's body, he still couldn't help himself! Thinking about how Jiao Qianyu was usually a cunning old fox, he felt very uncomfortable playing the role of a loving father.
Shao Ji subconsciously pulled her hand away. Jiao Qianyu's face stiffened, and he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. This was his daughter. Why could that thing called "McDonald's Milk" be allowed, but he couldn't? He even disliked touching Shao Ji.
But he still didn't reach out his hand, and said earnestly, "When he performed the surgery on you, did you not even intend to live?"
He looked at Shao Ji seriously, intending to have a proper talk.
He couldn't interfere with his daughter's ideas because he hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities as a father and therefore couldn't restrain Shaoji from a father's perspective.
Shao Ji was raised by the director, so it's normal for her to side with him. The director introduced Shao Ji to the world, gave her power, and even freedom. Even with her chick complex, it's easy for Shao Ji to become inseparable from the director.
Before Shao Ji left, the director was his only world. At first, Shao Ji may have indeed been looking for the person who would awaken her, but who knows how deep the feelings were after spending so much time together?
Shao Ji, unaware of his thought process, found it strange and, true to her character, coldly uttered two words: "No."
"...Do you think I believe you?" Jiao Qianyu's face clearly showed two words: no.
Shao Ji said, "If you don't believe me, then don't believe me. I don't care." Shao Ji chose to remain silent.
How can I believe this? Looking at Shao Ji's expression, he felt even more distressed.
Although he had deceived Shaoji's mother, the circumstances were special at the time, and he hadn't even considered the possibility of having a child. But once the child was born, it was his responsibility.
"I'm asking you, didn't you transfer a large number of people to the research institute a few days ago?"
...Shao Ji remained silent.
"What about the divine status? You just gave it to him like that?" Jiao Qianyu stared at her.
Shao Ji sighed inwardly; she knew this was always what this person cared about most.
"My divine status is mine; you have no right to interfere."
“I am your father,” Jiao Qianyu emphasized.
"You are not."
"What?"
“You weren’t one to begin with. Do you really think a demon and a human could produce anything? I have consciousness. Demons are products of failed divine beings. I was originally a mass of energy, awakened by Huji. So I owe Huji a favor!” Shaoji said, looking at Jiao Qianyu, enunciating each word clearly.
It was laughable; Jiao Qianyu found everything terribly absurd.
He did know about Shao Ji's letting go of Hu Ji a few years ago, which meant that Shao Ji had known all along that the person who awakened him was not the director, but she still found a reason to stay by the director's side without feeling guilty.
Shao Ji felt only gratitude towards Hong Ji and longed to repay it as soon as possible, but she maintained a difficult sense of morality towards the director, even going so far as to give him money.
Would someone like that really leave the director on their own? Impossible, especially with such ridiculous attempts to sow discord!
"Back then, when you came to me asking me to take you in, was it really your own idea? Or was it the director's order? Don't lie to me! I can tell!" Jiao Qianyu stared at Shao Ji without moving.
Shao Ji choked up a little. This was his own wish, because he was the director.
Jiao Qianyu knew the answer when Shao Ji didn't reply, but he also knew that he was powerless to change the situation and that no one was on his side anymore.
"Hahaha, what a grand scheme! No wonder the director seemed so familiar with our base, like it was his home. Turns out this place was already his! Those guys at the other bases were all sent out by the director, weren't they?" Jiao Qianyu murmured, then turned to look at Shao Ji, who still didn't say a word.
"...Just figure out what you want yourself. You're right, he's not your father. It's just a pity that after all my planning, I've still ended up benefiting someone else!" Jiao Qianyu turned and left.
Shao Ji sighed and prepared to go to sleep when suddenly the door was opened again.
*Thud*, the cat lay on the foot of Shao Ji's bed, peeking out pitifully, "Lady Shao Ji, I'm sorry..."
"..." Shao Ji felt something was off, and a little tired. "What's wrong? What are you apologizing for?"
"I'm sorry I failed to protect Lady Shaoji." Shaoji looked at the cat who resolutely defended her; he had matured from being naive.
The word "pollution" had been removed from his head, he was no longer as irritable, and his power began to weaken.
"It's not your fault, it's my own choice."
"Lady Shaoji, I obey your orders. If anything happens to you, I will not live alone, and I will make them pay with their lives!" Shaoji was puzzled. Wasn't Pollution gone? Why was she still so vicious?
"I was thinking, what's the use of divinity? It's useless. I just want to be with you, Master. If... if this is your wish, I will fulfill it for you. I will make sure the Director gets complete divinity and becomes a god. I just hope you can live a good life, okay?" Jie Mao sobbed uncontrollably.
"...It doesn't matter who becomes a god, I just don't want this world to be destroyed. As a part of this world, we are all connected, so whether it's you or me, I have to help."
The moment the door closed, the cat's face darkened. He knew it! Shao Ji only cared about the director! He had thought about these issues before, but he hadn't considered them problems at the time.
If Shao Ji likes it, then she can be a plaything! What can't Shao Ji get? She can get everything. Shao Ji can become a god, she can possess whatever the director wants, Shao Ji is worth it. But he never thought that Shao Ji would sacrifice everything for the director!
Jie Mao knew that Shao Ji had no feelings, or that her feelings were indifferent, but that Shao Ji would pity them, like the compassion of a god high above. This was the only feedback Jie Mao could get from Shao Ji, which was why he had just lied to her. He was afraid that Shao Ji would really abandon him.
But the director's every move could affect Shao Ji's mind. Was Shao Ji really sealed away from emotion? Not necessarily. It's more like Shao Ji thought she didn't have any, so she tried hard to suppress her emotions.
However, Shao Ji's feelings for the director were almost overflowing; everyone could see it except Shao Ji herself, and Jie Mao didn't want to deliberately point it out.
The cat sneaked into the director's room, thankfully unconscious, making it seem easy to kill...
Jie Mao took out a dagger and brandished it at the director, as if looking for a good place to strike.
He aimed a stab at the director's lower abdomen. Of course, he didn't intend to kill the director; he just wanted to inflict the same injury on him as Shao Ji.
But as soon as the needle struck, a faint force formed a protective shield, firmly enveloping the director.
This is Lady Shaoji's power. After discovering this, Jie Mao hurriedly threw away the dagger. So, did Shaoji even think of this for the director? No one can hurt the director. If someone wants to kill the director, Shaoji will be the first to be injured.
Finally, the cat left in a daze.
In fact, these powers were cut off when the divine core was severed; they were the flesh. Shao Ji herself was composed of energy, so her flesh was naturally composed of energy as well.
The power recognizes its master, so it spontaneously merges into the master's body. "When the cat attacks, the power automatically protects itself."
Meanwhile, the translator and Nangong Qi started arguing. What angered Nangong Qi even more was that the translator used mind-reading to take her information to do her a favor.
They started arguing about who should go next. "You actually knew the final location of the god, so why did you keep it from me!" the translator roared.
"Why! Because in the novel's ending, the protagonist is the one who gets it last! Can you imagine what kind of harem would be created if he went to get it beforehand? What are you betting on? Can you afford to bet on it? You don't even have the right to sit at the table!" Nangong Qi didn't back down. Knowing that the translator could read minds, she was too lazy to hide the well-known secret anymore.
"What does it matter? It's already like this, might as well let things end sooner!"
"Do you think it's that simple? No one but the protagonist can defeat this godhood! And it won't be as easy as we did before! Do you understand?" Nangong Qi recalled the scenes from the novel.
She didn't know why she felt inexplicably afraid of Aji, the protagonist. Only through personal experience could she realize how one-sided the novel's description was.
So why would the protagonist, who knew what was going to happen from beginning to end, let it all happen?
After learning about the plot from her inner thoughts, the translator went to find Jiao Qianyu, intending to work with Jiao Qianyu and Shao Ji to obtain the divine item while the director was still asleep.
"What are you thinking! Do you think the director is some kind of good person?" the translator roared.
"He's a good person!" For the first time, Nangong Qi was certain of her thoughts and decided to trust her intuition.
"Think about Huang Er, what happened to him..."
"You think Huang Er is a good person! He sneaked into the director's bed while he was sleeping! Who knows what he did!" It is common knowledge that people are prone to losing their temper when arguing, and words are easily blurted out without thinking.
"What did you say! Who? Climbing into bed? And who is Huang Er?" Jie Mao heard such explosive news on his way to find Shao Ji to discuss important matters, after being notified by Jiao Qianyu.
Just as Shao Ji was about to say something, feeling a little amused, everything went black and she fainted.
She heard a gasp before slowly losing consciousness...
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