Her reaction was so real that even her eyebrows twitched.
He Lanyuan's lips curled up very slightly; it was the closest he could come to a smile.
"I have no other purpose in getting close to you."
"If I had to say there is..."
His voice was soft, but each word was clear. He paused, then looked directly at her with his grey-blue eyes and said earnestly, "I just want to be good friends with you."
Even Helan Yuan himself was somewhat surprised after explaining.
He was actually explaining...
And he was waiting, waiting for her answer as to whether she believed him.
"so……"
"You said last time that the military-grade grill was the best grill, was it really a military-grade grill?"
Zi Xi's eyes widened even more, and she unconsciously rubbed her sauce-stained fingers on her apron, leaving a comical mark.
Helan Yuan felt a sense of helplessness and could only answer Zi Xi with six points.
Behind them, Luo Ming sprayed out the fruit tea he had just drunk.
"The Federation leader? You?"
"You think that just because you say you are, you really are?"
He stood up abruptly, his eyes sharp as knives, a mocking sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.
His gaze swept over Helan Yuan, a man wearing a shirt with a few mushroom juice stains on his cuffs. He didn't look like the legendary, decisive, and ruthless supreme ruler of the Federation at all.
This person is a fraud, a complete fraud.
It's not about what they're saying, but rather what they're saying. Today they say they want to be good friends with the younger sister, but tomorrow they're going to become boyfriend and girlfriend?
"Young man, there's a limit to bragging."
Grandpa Luo slowly removed his eyelids without even lifting his head, his tone somewhat speechless.
He looked Helan Yuan up and down, his gaze lingering for a moment on those hands with distinct knuckles. Those hands did indeed look like they had held a gun, but... the Federation leader?
It doesn't look like it at all.
Grandma Luo didn't speak, but just clicked her tongue and shook her head, as if watching an ignorant child fabricate a clumsy lie.
"The Federation leader is so busy with his affairs, how could he possibly have time to come to our house..."
"A string of mushrooms?"
Madam Luo elegantly picked up her teacup, her gaze falling on the string of mushrooms in Helan Yuan's hand. A perfect smile curved her lips as she casually uttered a remark.
She pronounced the last two words very softly, yet they were like a slap in the face to Helan Yuan, a blatant mockery of how he dared to say such a lie.
The air froze for a second.
Zi Xi looked left and right, opened her mouth as if to say something but didn't know what proof she could have.
Although I don’t know if he is the leader of the Star Federation, he really is Helan Yuan!
Facts speak louder than words. Helan Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He simply wiped his hands slowly and deliberately, then gently pressed his fingertips on the bracelet on his wrist.
With a hum, a holographic projection instantly unfolded, hovering in front of everyone and illuminating the suddenly frozen air in the Luo family's backyard.
In the center of the projection, an ancient badge slowly rotated, its entire body as black as the deep space of the universe, with silver star trails wrapped around its edges, as if the entire Milky Way was imprisoned within a small space.
At the center of the emblem, a scepter intertwines with stars, forming a symbol of the highest power in the Federation.
Seal of the Federal Head.
The projection continued to flow, with images of past leaders flashing by like a revolving lantern, their dignified faces and solemn succession ceremonies finally settling on the current leader:
He Lanyuan succeeded to the position of Supreme Commander of the Federation in the 378th year of the Federation's history.
Grandpa Luo's pupils contracted violently.
Below the text is a holographic image of Helan Yuan dressed in a formal leader's uniform.
The cold, aloof face perfectly matched the man sitting in front of the barbecue grill.
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