Chapter 2: Sent to Military Academy for Torture (?)
The heavy wooden door slowly opened. The floor of Xu Mansion must be a specially customized material. It looked shimmering, as if people were walking on the lake.
Xu Lingqu looked up and saw a blonde woman, wearing a water-blue cheongsam that perfectly complemented her figure, standing beside an obsidian desk. She had a Western look, except for her eyes and eyebrows, which resembled the beauties in ancient Eastern paintings.
This is Admiral Xu Chengbi’s wife, Catherine.
Xu Lingqu bowed and said, "Hello, Madam."
Katrin glanced at her and said, "Hello, come closer."
The girl in front of him was simply wearing a brown dress and shawl. Her face was too pale, and she looked like she had just recovered from a serious illness. Her long black hair and dark eyes looked as if they were drawn with fine charcoal.
A sickly little white flower, Catherine snorted in her heart.
Catherine became angry when she thought of Xu Chengbi's condescending attitude when he informed her that he was going to adopt a daughter.
She and Xu Chengbi had a political marriage, and there was no emotional foundation between them. Xu Chengbi was often away with his troops. Although they had a son and a daughter, they did not have much real communication.
In recent years, they have tacitly put on some superficial efforts when necessary to make outsiders think that they are in harmony.
The little harmony they had was broken after this adopted daughter. The rumors outside made Catherine really upset, and Xu Chengbi was slow to respond. She was originally a spoiled aristocratic lady, and she had not suffered much grievance after marrying Xu Chengbi.
Now this incident made her extremely angry, and it was hard for her not to vent her anger on her adopted daughter.
Xu Lingqu could sense a hint of anger in Catherine, perhaps directed at him.
It's normal that Catherine is unhappy about having an adopted daughter for no apparent reason. After all, this matter was probably decided by General Xu Chengbi.
However, the only memory Xu Lingqu inherited from the original owner of Xu Chengbi was that he had sent her some money every month for living expenses since they were very young. She believed that whether she, who had inexplicably traveled through time, or the original owner, who had been raised in a largely free-range environment, had any connection to Xu Chengbi.
Catherine looked at the girl in front of her. She had a plan in her mind that would allow her to turn a blind eye to her adopted daughter and give her a good beating.
As for Xu Chengbi, when he returns to the Xu Mansion, she will have a big quarrel with him and make him pay the price.
"It's a good opportunity for you to meet your brother, Xu Youwen." said Catherine.
As soon as she finished speaking, a tall young man walked out from the other side of the hall. He wore frameless glasses and looked very similar to Catherine. He was dressed in a military uniform and nodded perfunctorily at Xu Lingqu. "Xu Youwen."
Then he looked at his mother and said, "Zhenzhen is out. I've arranged for her to have special training with the military during this time."
Registration for the military academy is about to end, and the critical trial training period is about to begin. Now is the time to seize the opportunity.
Katrin nodded as if she remembered something: "She must apply to the Moye Military Academy, right?"
Xu Youwen nodded with a helpless expression: "I've told her many times that Moye is no longer as good as before. The previous military academy competitions relied on Dolanston to compete with the Federation...but she just didn't listen." His tone was more of doting on his sister.
The mother and son chatted for a while as if no one was around, and then they seemed to notice that there was someone standing next to them. Katrin looked at Xu Lingqu and tilted her head and suddenly asked, "Do you want to go to military school?"
Before Xu Lingqu could reply, Katrin spoke up, "Over the years, nearly all of the Xu family's younger generation has enrolled in the six major military academies. Even though you've just returned, you should contribute as much as you can to the family. Youwen, is the Moye Military Academy full of new students? Add your sister Lingqu."
After hearing this, Xu Lingqu and Xu Youwen were stunned.
"Mother..." Xu Youwen frowned slightly. He probably understood what his mother was thinking. This so-called sister looked very poorly. Sending her to a military academy would most likely force her to suffer there. His mother could turn a blind eye, which was killing two birds with one stone for her.
However, the enrollment for the Moye Military Academy was nearing its end, and adding Xu Lingqu would be very troublesome. In Xu Youwen's eyes, Xu Lingqu was not worth his time at all, not to mention that it was related to the Xu family's reputation and the reputation of his father, the general.
Moreover, Xu Lingqu and his sister Xu Xizhen were in the same school. Given Xu Xizhen's personality, who knows...
He coughed lightly, wanting to remind his mother to think it over carefully.
Lady Catherine remained unmoved, with a smile on her face, determined to throw Xu Lingqu into the military academy.
Xu Youwen had no choice but to say, "I'll contact the teacher in their admissions office."
To enroll in the six major military academies, a combat track required registration as a military academy student at a local military academy on the planet. Xu Lingqu was definitely not accepted, so she could only be admitted to a non-combat track focused on command and analysis. However, even in the non-combat analysis track, most students were military academy graduates, and non-military academy students had at least received education at other schools or had family training. In Xu Lingqu's case, he had to find someone to help her get in through the back door.
Xu Lingqu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Catherine working with his son Xu Youwen to help her register on the spot.
For her, going to military school is much better than staying at home as a quiet lady. The life experience of doomsday can enable her to quickly adapt to the life in military school. This can be said to be her best way out in this interstellar era.
Although it is very likely that Lady Catherine was just unhappy with her because of her sickly body and wanted to send her to the military academy to torture her.
Her behavior stemmed from her malice towards her original body, but as luck would have it, it was a good thing for Xu Lingqu who had traveled through time.
The girl in front of her did not behave as Catherine expected. She did not break down, beg, or angrily seek justice from Xu Chengbi.
She just stood there and indifferently agreed to Catherine's arrangement, as if she had no idea what it meant to enroll in a military academy and what kind of military academy life she would face.
"I've prepared a party to welcome you. You must come." Katrin's tone was direct and unyielding. "You're new to the capital planet, so I want you to make some friends."
Xu Lingqu didn't really need friends, but seeing that Catherine was determined, he felt that arguing with her would probably be a waste of time, and going to a meeting wouldn't hurt him.
Just go, Xu Lingqu doesn’t care. As long as it doesn’t affect her going to the military academy, everything is fine.
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