But why bring this up out of the blue?
Zhao Wenrui's expression became slightly unnatural for a moment. "What does this have to do with her? Alright, let's not talk about it for now. It's rare for us father and sons to get together, let's have a few drinks first."
Lu Manman turned away from his arm that reached out to her. "As far as I know, men chosen by women are not allowed to have children during their term, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bo also looked sharply at Zhao Wenrui. Could it be... that Jian Guo was abandoned because of him?
Zhao Wenrui's face turned somewhat grim, but Lu Manman ignored him and continued, "What a coincidence! Zhao Jianguo was just born when she chose you. What are we going to do? You've been chosen by a precious woman. Are you really going to give up such a good opportunity because of a child that can be conceived at any time?"
Zhao Wenrui's face turned ashen after his thoughts were exposed. "Enough!"
Seeing his expression, Lu Manman sneered inwardly, "Just as I thought."
"Alright, since you're so afraid to talk about this, let's talk about something else. You're the one who recommended me to this school?"
Zhao Wenrui believed he had done the right thing. "That's right. Ever since I found you, I've tried my best to make it up to you. After thinking it over, I decided to send you to military school. After all, you should have what my other children have."
“Since it’s compensation, why didn’t you ask him if he was willing? Have you considered what problems he might face?” Thinking of the endless ridicule that the self-conscious and short Zhao Jianguo might endure, Lu Manman hit the nail on the head, “If I didn’t have 3S+ mental strength, would you still have come to claim kinship?”
Why is this child so infuriating? Don't be angry, don't be angry, let's talk it out. Zhao Wenrui took a deep breath, but in the end he couldn't hold back.
"I have indeed wronged you over the years, but I am still your father. Is this how you talk to your father?"
Lu Manman chuckled, "What kind of father are you? What responsibilities have you fulfilled as a father? You're nothing but a monkey trying to reap the rewards."
"You..." Zhao Wenrui, whose secret had been exposed, was speechless for a moment.
After he was chosen by Zhao Lingyun's mother, he gave birth to Zhao Lingyun. However, she left as soon as her ten-year term was up. In order to give Lingyun someone to rely on, he artificially created dozens of embryos.
Zhao Jianguo was the healthiest and best among them, so he was kept on and was to be trained as Lingyun's right-hand man. However, plans can't keep up with changes.
To his utter surprise, he only tried his luck and used his good looks a little bit, and another woman actually chose him. At that time, Zhao Jianguo's embryo had already been born into a baby, and the thing women fear most when choosing a man is someone who has conceived a child.
Between an artificial child and a natural child, he decisively chose the latter, abandoning Zhao Jianguo without hesitation and packing him up with a servant and leaving him on that garbage planet.
The woman, however, proved to be very fertile; she became pregnant and gave birth to Zhao Bo not long after.
A year ago, the woman had already grown tired of him, but for him, who already had two children, this didn't bother him much.
Instead, they started thinking about bringing Zhao Jianguo back as their right-hand man, which led to the recommendation of Zhao Jianguo.
He just didn't expect this kid to be so promising, actually the person with the highest mental strength in the interstellar space. How could he let go of him?
Despite his thoughts, Zhao Wenrui had never been treated with such disrespect before. He immediately adopted the airs of the family head and snorted, "Whether you admit it or not, I am your father, you are a member of the Zhao family, and you should all contribute to the Zhao family."
Lu Manman snorted lightly: "Heh! In the end, the last sentence is the key point, isn't it? The fox's tail has finally been revealed."
Lu Manman stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "I know all about these things. Now I want to tell you that you will never have been able to live up to Zhao Jianguo's expectations, never!"
"Your Zhao family is so powerful and influential, yet you insisted on throwing it onto a garbage planet with a terrible environment, just to eliminate this artificial child who is a stain in the eyes of women. You just didn't expect that it would survive so bravely. But..." In the end, he couldn't hold on to the end.
Lu Manman paused for a moment, then continued, "The Zhao Jianguo you want is dead. I can't become the Zhao Jianguo you want."
After saying this, Lu Manman left the private room without looking back.
Only Zhao Bo and his son remained, and the atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Zhao Bo said, "It seems you hurt him too deeply. If it were me, I probably wouldn't forgive you either."
Zhao Wenrui glanced at him sideways, "You brat, I think you're asking for a beating again."
"So you abandoned him because of me and my mom, right?"
Zhao Wenrui remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Zhao Bo shook his head helplessly. The older he got, the more he knew what kind of person his father was. Family interests were above all else for him. He would do anything to benefit the family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to win the favor of two women and have two children.
“Dad, you’ve hurt Jianguo too deeply. Stop fantasizing that he can come back. You still have me and my older brother. We’re enough. Let Zhao Jianguo live the life he wants.”
"What are you, a child, meddling in adults' business?" Zhao Wenrui picked up his bowl and chopsticks. "Come and eat. The food is getting cold. This is all made with magical vegetables. Eat more; it'll be good for you."
Zhao Wenrui still dotes on his natural children.
...
Leng Erya has been living a life of debauchery these past few days, experiencing a kind of happiness she has never felt before.
After another tender moment, Li Kaiyan hugged Leng Erya and said, "I really want to stay here with you forever and never go anywhere else."
Leng'er Yawen hesitated. Kaiyan was indeed a good brother, but there were many handsome men waiting for her outside.
Before Leng Erya could say anything, Li Kaiyan continued, "Unfortunately, that's impossible. You are a noble woman, and I can't be so selfish as to possess you all by myself. But I really can't help it. You are so beautiful, and I really want to imprison you here all by myself. But I can't. Loving you means making you happier..."
Leng Erya was somewhat moved: "Brother Kaiyan..."
Li Kaiyan kissed Leng Erya's forehead tenderly, "I'm already very satisfied to have you all to myself for so long. It's time to face reality. Let's go out. I can handle all the storms outside. I just hope you'll be alright."
After a declaration of love, the two finally left their temporary love nest.
"Boss! We have a signal."
The guards who had been searching for Leng Erya exclaimed in surprise, holding up their personal computers, "Because women are so rare, every female star has a locator installed on her."
As soon as they left the room that Li Kaiyan had specially prepared, the tracking device on Leng Erya was discovered by everyone.
"Walk!"
The captain of the guard team immediately led everyone to follow the signal and found the two. Seeing the two looking so sweet and affectionate, everyone was speechless.
After bringing the two back to the palace to report, the captain of the guards finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been on tenterhooks for so long, and now he had finally found them. However, it was too much that they had been hiding right under their noses for so long.
After being summoned to the palace, Li Hongyao slapped Li Kaiyan without saying a word, saying, "You unfilial son, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to anger me to death?"
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