Interstellar Art Soldier 20
Lin Ya watched the projections Tao Yuan had created over and over again, unable to get enough. They were truly beautiful, and even every little detail showed meticulous attention to detail. The wedding would surely be a dream come true.
Looking at his brother, Elman couldn't help but feel worried and heartbroken. Then he looked at Tao Yuan, hoping he would leave quickly and stop showing off. His boasting only made those people jealous, and it was like a knife stabbing his brother's heart.
Tao Yuan received a message from Zuo Lei, saying that it was almost time for dinner and asking him to go back to the lounge to eat. Zuo Lei had waited in the lounge for a long time but he didn't see him return, so he sent a message to urge him to go.
After reading the message, Tao Yuan turned off the communicator, then stood up and said to Lin Ya, "I've been on the show long enough today. I think I've succeeded in annoying those who think I wasn't on the show long enough. I'm hungry, too. I'm going back to my fiancé's lounge to eat. I'll come early tomorrow to increase my appearance time. I still have my new home, which is almost finished and furnished, to show you. I'll show you a full view tomorrow."
"Okay." Lin Ya nodded immediately and said, "After seeing your wedding arrangements, I'm even more curious about what your new house will look like. Come over early tomorrow."
Tao Yuan nodded, then turned and left. As he walked out, he glanced at the few people who went to complain to the squad leader, saying that he just showed up every day and then left.
Tao Yuan had originally wanted to keep a low profile, so he hadn't even announced his relationship with Zuo Lei. It was because Zuo Lei was so excited that day and hugged him in front of everyone, that he figured since everyone knew about it, there was nothing to hide. He'd show up every day and then leave, knowing they'd definitely discuss his and Zuo Lei's affairs. So he simply didn't show up, letting them discuss it to their heart's content.
But those few people who had always disliked him suddenly went to tell the squad leader those words. Since they felt that he only showed up once a day and made them feel uncomfortable, then he should show up in front of them more often. Anyway, when he was in Zuo Lei's lounge, besides sleeping, he spent most of his time alone and daydreaming.
The house Tao Yuan and Zuo Lei were to live in after their wedding wasn't the one Zuo Lei's family had prepared for him. Zuo Lei's mother, feeling it was dirty, had sold it. Instead, the house Tao Yuan and Zuo Lei were to live in was a large one his mother had bought for him after Zuo Lei had told her he was going to marry Tao Yuan. It was only slightly smaller than the one Zuo Lei's parents currently lived in.
After Tao Yuan used the communicator to look at the house, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Zuo Lei's family was really rich.
Tao Yuan thought that since he tried to keep a low profile and avoid them, they still found fault and talked behind their backs in front of the team, so he should try to appear in front of them as much as possible in the future. If he didn't appear, they would say jealous things anyway, so he had to appear in front of them to make them even more jealous.
Tao Yuan's personality has always been that of a person who doesn't offend others. If those people don't provoke him, he won't even bother to pay attention to them. But if they dare to provoke him, he will definitely not let them feel comfortable.
Tao Yuan's kindness and patience were always tailored to the individual. Those who didn't want him to have an easy life shouldn't expect him to tolerate them; he simply didn't have the patience for them. His principle was that if you didn't want him to retaliate, don't provoke him. Otherwise, don't blame him for hitting back too hard.
The next day, Tao Yuan showed up early and let Lin Ya see his and Zuo Lei's new house. Although the new house had not been completely decorated, Zuo Lei's mother said that the design drawings had all been completed and would definitely be completed before their wedding.
Those people who had gone to the squad leader yesterday to gossip about him were now extremely regretful. They would rather Tao Yuan not appear in front of them so that they wouldn't have to listen to his boasting. But they couldn't help but listen and watch, and when they did, they felt jealous and heartbroken.
Another day passed, and the storm finally passed, and peace returned to the outside world. However, the pirates who had been hiding had not yet been completely eliminated, so the cultural and art soldiers could not leave the cave base for the time being. They had to wait until the special operations team had eliminated the pirates.
Most of the special operations team, led by Zuo Lei, went out to eliminate the space pirates. After having breakfast in Zuo Lei's lounge, Tao Yuan was about to show up at the rest area for the art soldiers. Before he even got there, he saw Elman standing in front of him, looking like he was waiting for him.
"I don't want to hear what you say, please move aside." Tao Yuan spoke before Elman could speak.
"I beg you, please return Major General Zuo Lei to my brother." Elman looked at Tao Yuan with sad and pleading eyes, and said very humbly, "As long as you return Major General Zuo Lei to my brother, I will do anything you ask me to do."
Tao Yuan rolled his eyes and was too lazy to talk to him. He just opened the communicator and played a recording for him.
When Elman heard his own voice, he was stunned at first, then listened carefully to the content and his face changed immediately.
Tao Yuan turned off the communicator because Elman should know what he had recorded without him having to finish playing the recording.
"You actually recorded everything I said to you before. You are so despicable!" Elman gritted his teeth in anger and glared at him fiercely.
"I'm so mean and scheming, so do you think I'd be the kind of philanthropist who gives my lover to someone else?" Tao Yuan took a few steps forward, grabbed his wrist and lifted it up, glanced at the communicator on his wrist and said, "But your level of meanness is far superior to mine. It's just that your scheming has been dragged down by your stupidity."
Elman's face became even uglier when Tao Yuan discovered that he was recording.
Tao Yuan shook Elman's hand away, looked at him with disgust, and said, "Guess what will happen to you if I make those words public? You drugged a soldier, and your own instructor at that. You will definitely not be able to be an arts soldier. You may even end up in jail for a few years."
Elman immediately knelt down, looked up at Tao Yuan with a panicked look on his face and said, "Please, please don't do this, please!"
"Although I've never been around your brother, he seems to be a pretty smart guy. How could he have such a bad and stupid brother like you?" Tao Yuan looked at him with contempt and said, "I don't even bother dealing with people like you. Besides, I don't even need to do anything. You just brought it to my door. I've said before that I don't want to hear what you have to say, but you insisted on explaining it to me just to make me, Zuo Lei, break up. Don't you think you're stupid enough? You only have the intention to do bad things, but you don't have the courage to bear the consequences. You're so bad, stupid, and cowardly that you don't even qualify to be my opponent. If you have anything to say in the future, let your brother come and tell me in person. You have no right to say anything to me."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please delete that recording, I promise I will never have bad intentions again! I will never say anything in front of you again?! Please delete that recording!" Elman was so scared that he was about to cry, and he was extremely panicked. If the recording was made public, then his life would really be over, and it might even implicate his brother and affect his brother's future.
"I will not delete this recording. As for whether to make it public or when to make it public, it depends on my mood." After Tao Yuan finished speaking, he walked past him. Elman immediately knelt down and turned around, wanting to grab him and continue begging for mercy, but he failed.
Tao Yuan walked into the shadows, glanced at the person standing there, and then walked straight over.
Elman stood up, his face pale. He looked at the person walking towards him with a wronged and pitiful look and called out "Brother..."
Dean walked up to Elman and slapped him hard in the face.
Elman covered his face and looked at his brother in disbelief. This was the first time his brother had hit him since he was a child.
"You have to destroy yourself before you're satisfied, right?" Dean looked at him angrily. "Why don't you listen? Why do you have to do these things?!"
"I... I wanted him to break up with Major General Zorei, so..." Elman explained while crying.
"Will he break up with Zuo Lei if you do this? Why do you always act without thinking and without considering the consequences?" Elman felt so tired. He didn't know how he should teach his younger brother so that he could become smarter and kinder.
"I'm sorry, I won't do it again." Elman said crying.
"What's the point of saying sorry now? If he really wants to release the recording, no one can stop him." Dean closed his eyes. He was really tired and wanted to abandon everything he had and disappear from this world.
"What should I do?" Elman could not think of any solution except crying.
"What should I do? I don't know what to do." Dean turned and left with empty eyes.
Elman slumped to the ground, feeling completely powerless. He knew that no matter whether Tao was willing to release the recording or not, he would be living in fear and panic for the rest of his life. The feeling of having someone hold something against him would torment him.
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None of those pirates could escape. In less than half a day, those who resisted strongly were killed, and those who gave up resistance were captured alive.
The spaceship that came to pick up the cultural and art soldiers also arrived, and they were able to return to the main ship of the Lion Fleet.
The spaceship was already waiting outside, and the Marines and cultural soldiers went out one after another, ready to board the spaceship to leave the planet.
Because they have to leave with the special operations team, and the special operations team has to conduct some handovers with the stationed soldiers here, so they have to wait another two hours before they can set off.
Before boarding the spaceship, Tao Yuan looked at the barren, stone ground, then turned to glance at the towering stone mountain. He thought to himself how hard it was for the soldiers stationed on this planet. The planet's environment was poor, with almost no vegetation and water, and even several storms every month. But there was no other way, as the planet had to be guarded by a garrison.
"Luo Xi."
Tao Yuan was about to board the spaceship when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw who was calling him. He felt as if he had expected it, but was still a little surprised.
"Sorry, can I talk to you for a few minutes?" Dean walked closer and said to Tao Yuan.
If it was Elman, Tao Yuan didn't want to listen to a word, but he was quite curious about what someone like Dean would say to him.
Tao Yuan nodded, and the two of them walked to the other side of the spacecraft, where there was a blind spot and no one else could see. The fastest departure would take at least two hours, so if they boarded the spacecraft a few minutes later, there wouldn't be any problems.
However, the scene of the two of them heading to the other side of the spacecraft was seen by Zuo Lei. After saying something to Yi Bin, he walked towards them.
"What do you want to tell me?" Tao Yuan looked at him and asked.
"I want to apologize to you on behalf of Elman. I know that what he did hurt you and caused you trouble. It's not worth forgiving. But I'm his older brother. I raised him. I didn't educate him well, so I owe you an apology."
"Then what? Besides apologizing, do you have anything else to say to me?" Tao Yuan thought to himself, this man's rank is indeed much higher than Elman's, but he is a really good person, otherwise, he would be more qualified to be his opponent than Elman.
He has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. As long as they don't provoke him, he will never take the initiative to do anything to someone. Since Dean took the initiative to find him, what he will say next will determine Tao Yuan's future attitude towards him.
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