Chapter 51
◎A desperate gamble◎
"What title?" Lan Hua asked dismissively. "It's Lan Ye who's publicly acknowledging their relationship. What does it have to do with me, Lan Hua?"
Duke Lanxi: "..." It's a wonder Regas can put up with such an annoying person.
“You’ve always been too lazy to pay attention to things in the entertainment industry. So, tell me, what do you want?” Duke Lanxi asked.
His son doesn't care about these things in the entertainment industry at all. His past troubles in the entertainment industry were merely a ploy to find Regas and force Regas to contact him. This so-called comeback is mainly because he can't trace the source of the gaze secretly observing him, so he's deliberately luring them out and taking the opportunity to mess with Regas and the Gamondon family.
Aside from that, he doesn't care about anything else in the entertainment industry.
"Of course, it's so that I can attend the wedding openly and legitimately as Regas's lover."
Duke Lanxi: "..." He suddenly felt that his concern for his son's safety as a loving father was simply ridiculous. Such a harmonious father-son relationship had never existed between him and his eldest son.
He should have realized that, given Lan Hua's style of either not doing something at all or doing it to the extreme, he decided to attend the wedding to see what was going on, and definitely wouldn't just be a quiet, unremarkable spectator.
The focus of the wedding wasn't on the couple getting married; Regas was the center of the storm.
"So, you're still going to let Lan Yang represent the Lan family this time?" Duke Lanxi naturally understood Lan Hua's plan after hearing her words.
This person planned to attend the Third Prince's wedding as Lan Ye, accompanying the Crown Prince's entourage. This was a direct, all-or-nothing move, intending to watch the spectacle from the center of the storm... typical of his son.
Although this was Lan Hua's main objective, considering his previous actions as Lan Ye, his complicated relationship with the Third Prince and Jia Ni, another key figure in the wedding, most people unaware of the inside story would certainly have their own interpretations of Lan Ye attending the Third Prince's wedding with the Crown Prince…
However, he was old and just an ordinary widowed old man living alone, so he couldn't control his unfilial son anymore.
“That’s right, what does it have to do with me, Lan Ye, being a representative of the Lan family? Of course, Lan Yang should handle the socializing.” Lan Hua said matter-of-factly.
Duke Lanxi: "..."
*
Gani never imagined that her freedom would be restricted!
He had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, always getting whatever he wanted. Aside from Lan Ye stealing his thunder with her looks and popularity, which annoyed him, he had never encountered anything unpleasant. Oh, and he was also in love with the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince hadn't noticed him, which was a bit frustrating. But the Crown Prince was the Crown Prince, different from everyone else.
Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince might not have noticed him because he was too busy to keep up with entertainment news. Unlike Lan Ye, he wasn't shameless enough to relentlessly pursue His Highness, which is why the Crown Prince hadn't seen him.
Seeing that Lan Ye had actually managed to attract the Crown Prince's attention with his looks and shamelessness, Jia Ni decided to take a gamble and draw the Crown Prince's attention to him, no matter what means she had to use.
But this is contingent on His Highness the Crown Prince knowing he is single. Because of this, the Third Prince, whom he had originally snatched from Lan Ye, has now transformed from a prize that bestowed glory upon him into a burden and a hindrance in his pursuit of happiness.
Therefore, Gani unilaterally announced on Starbucks that he was single again. Anyway, he was a member of the Subec family, what could Ose, a mere empty prince, do to him? He had always been willful and reckless, but as the young master of the Subec family, no one dared to do anything to him.
However, he did not expect that this time it was not the Third Prince who attacked him first, but his family that made the first move.
His brother, who had always doted on him, actually forced him to restore his previous information and forwarded the statement. After that, he removed the Xingbo account from his personal computer, transferred the right to use it to the team, and banned him from logging in again! The team that originally belonged to him no longer listened to his orders.
When he cried to his father that his bastard brother Quinn had bullied him and forced him to marry the third prince, forbidding him from pursuing true love, his father, unlike before, did not pamper and support him. Instead, he coldly said, "I know," and told him to listen to his brother and not cause trouble for the family.
After talking to his father, he felt like the sky was falling. The people and things he used to know suddenly seemed strange.
Gani has been furious these past few days. Although his freedom of movement seems to be unrestricted, he has been almost completely cut off from all channels of communication.
On Weibo, the ridicule directed at him came in waves, with people even using Lan Ye, that despicable woman, to put him down. And that despicable Lan Ye even had the audacity to claim that she was in a relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince.
All of this was unbearable for him; the rage within him seemed to be threatening to engulf him entirely.
As the wedding drew closer, Gani grew increasingly anxious. He felt that if he did nothing and let things unfold unchecked, he might go insane. So, he decided to take a gamble.
*
Even in the interstellar age, horseback hunting remains one of the most popular sports among royalty and nobility.
After his brother's return, the fourth prince, Lille, has completely let himself go, happily living the life of a wealthy idler, indulging in carefree pleasures every day.
He pestered Regas for a long time until Regas finally agreed to accompany him on a hunting trip to Dogfox Star.
DogFox Star is one of the companion stars of the capital star and is also the royal family's exclusive hunting ground. In addition to large-scale hunting events every year, there are also hunting events organized by individual members of the royal family.
Lil used to love coming to Dogfox Star to frolic, and was one of the most frequent visitors. But after his brother went missing, he never came to hunt again, only occasionally coming to take care of him and his brother's horse.
Now, his life has finally returned to normal. He wants to ride horses! He wants to hunt! He wants to roam freely on Dogfox Star! He wants to make up for the regrets of the past two or three years!
Lille rode his beloved horse, Little Red, with his pet yellow dog, Little Yellow, on his left and his new favorite gyrfalcon, Little Green, on his right shoulder.
Lille made a grand entrance, thinking he was the brightest star there, until his brother showed up—
Regas rode a black horse. This black horse, like its master, was elegant and composed, yet possessed an undeniable aura.
When Lille saw the horse, he was almost crying with envy. He had been eyeing this horse for a long time; Big Black was the most handsome horse in the royal stables, a perfect match for him, the most handsome member of the royal family.
Unfortunately, Big Black was extremely individualistic, and no one but his brother could control it. In the beginning, if his brother wasn't around, Riel couldn't even get close to it. Its big black eyes would quietly watch him try to be friendly, but it remained unmoved, almost making Riel cry.
After Lille's tireless efforts, including feeding, grooming, and massaging, for a long time, Big Black finally allowed him to get close, but still wouldn't let him ride him.
“Brother, while you were gone, Dahei was listless every day and even lost weight.” Thinking of Dahei’s listless appearance during that time, Riel felt a pang of sadness. The two sat in separate corners of the stable, Riel rambling on and on, while Dahei listened quietly, showing no impatience whatsoever.
Big Black was the name Lille gave to the horse. The horse's real name was Perga, but Lille thought that the name Perga was too formal and boring. Big Black was much more catchy, interesting and easy to remember, so he insisted on calling it Big Black.
"Thank you for your hard work, Perga," Regas murmured, gently patting Perga's neck.
Perga responded with a snort.
"Brother, why didn't you bring anything?" Riel exclaimed before realizing that he didn't seem to have seen his brother's hunting gear.
Riel rode Little Red around Big Black for a while, making sure he hadn't missed anything, then asked, "Brother, how are you planning to hunt? With a bow and arrow or a hunting rifle? I don't see any. Did you put them in your particle space and forget to take them out?"
To maintain the enjoyment of hunting, the sport is limited to bows and arrows and shotguns, and all modern weapons are prohibited.
“Bow and arrow,” Regas said, taking out an intricately designed silver bow and arrow from the particle space.
“Moon Goddess.” Ril looked at the bow, his mouth watering once again. “Let me touch it.”
Regas was exasperated by his brother's infatuated look. "If you want it, you can borrow it."
After saying that, he tossed the bow to Lille, who hurriedly caught it, but after touching it reluctantly, he returned it again. "This is the Crown Prince's personal possession. If someone sees it, I'll probably be cursed to death." No matter how good his relationship with his brother was, there were some things he still had to be careful about, so as not to give anyone with ulterior motives a handle to use against him.
However, Lille specially crafted a Moon Goddess 2.0 – the Great Silver – modeled after the Moon Goddess. He proudly took out the Great Silver, then drew an arrow from his quiver. Seeing movement in the distant jungle, he casually fired it as if it were a warm-up.
Gani used all her resources and finally managed to obtain the Crown Prince's private trip by tracking down Lille's whereabouts. She also used a lot of personal connections and material resources to sneak into the hunting grounds.
He saw Lille draw his arrow, and his heart skipped a beat. This was the moment he'd been waiting for! What could be more memorable for His Highness than such an encounter? Wasn't that how it was always written in novels?
Gani charged straight at the arrow, a smile on his face. He wanted to get hurt in the most aesthetically pleasing way possible!
Lille was dumbfounded when he saw someone rushing straight toward the arrow: "How did a lunatic sneak into the hunting grounds!"
Then he sighed, covered his eyes, and hypocritically expressed his compassion for those who couldn't bear to see blood: "I'll call someone to take him to the hospital later."
Regas picked up the Moon Goddess and fired another arrow at Riel, successfully deflecting it. A premeditated bloodshed was averted.
"Send the person to Osei," Regas instructed calmly into the personal terminal. "Just tell them the truth."
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