Chapter 98
Sherry's attacks on the Bruce faction soon fizzled out. Afu sent Feng Ran a long message criticizing Basil, formally stating that she wanted to unilaterally break with Basil. As for why it was unilateral, it was because it was a covert scheme. It couldn't be made public, and those who didn't know the situation would still think that the relationship between the families was just like that. If they didn't even bother to put on a show, it would be easier to raise suspicion.
When Orville returned from Franklin and learned of what had happened, he was heartbroken and felt despair once again, feeling caught in the center of a conspiracy and unable to escape his family background.
The joy brought by the successful drug development was instantly washed away by the dark torrent. Returning to this place, he still had no choice. With a sullen, deadpan expression, he returned to the Supervision Department to continue working, feeling depressed.
Thus, the first upheaval in the council temporarily ended with Sherry and Bruce each taking a step back and ceasing hostilities.
As summer approached, Shen Shiqian enthusiastically began planning his engagement banquet, intending to take Feng Ran back to the Shen family's old residence in the territory of Jelan. After the extermination of Black Hole No. 5, he had another vacation, and even subtly mentioned to His Majesty Geno that he planned to get married. The emperor readily granted him an extra month's leave.
Feng Ran had no objection to this, because the school had started summer vacation, and the research she wanted to do had not made any substantial progress for the time being. Jiang Lan had also successfully replaced Sena and taken over. Even Shirley's struggle with Bruce had reached a stalemate. It could be said that she was free and relaxed, and going out was just like going on vacation.
Although it's called an old house, it's actually a ducal mansion built according to imperial standards. Because the Shen family is small, the mansion appears exceptionally large, with landscaping shrubs in the courtyard that could be arranged into a maze.
The old house has always been maintained by robots. Although it is not old and desolate, it is indeed a bit deserted and empty. Shen Shiqian and the design team are busy with construction and decoration here and there every day. Feng Ran sits in the mansion in his car and finds various corners to stay in during his busy schedule. However, every time, he is discovered by Shen Shiqian not long after he arrives, and is punished by being pulled into his arms and kissed.
When they went to Black Hole No. 5, everyone in the military was vaccinated with the latest virus vaccine. Feng Ran and Shen Shiqian were the last to try it because, as SSS-level, their physical fitness and mental strength were extraordinary, and their probability of being infected with the alien virus was lower than that of others. In fact, according to Feng Ran's previous experimental records, even if they were infected, they only needed to inject EN30 fluid replacement drug for about 5 days to put the virus into a dormant and inactive state.
Shen Shiqian didn't have any particular feelings about the vaccine, but Feng Ran suddenly had the idea to inject herself with 13 tissue fluid. If the tissue fusion went smoothly, she could also have an extra immune cycle similar to that of a different species, just like Hilde. Feng Ran believed that she could completely suppress the neurological diseases that might have been caused by the side effects, so she felt no burden in experimenting on herself.
However, she overlooked the fact that she herself was a seriously ill and disabled person. The first function of the sample tissue after entering the human body was to activate specific genes and carry out extreme replacement repair of the nerves that were originally damaged by Fengran. Fortunately, the tissue content of the drug was small enough, and the activity was maintained for a very limited time before fusion. This "repairing effect" could not be carried out in depth and thoroughly.
Even if it's just the regeneration and repair of nerve ending synapses, the overall impact is difficult to control. Even the transmission of consciousness is blocked, making it impossible to think coherently, let alone use mental power smoothly.
Before the repair process is completely over, Feng Ran cannot use his mental power to capture sounds, and he can't even think coherently or control his body's balance.
Although it was a bit of a gimmick, Xing Tong kept urging Feng Ran to have a head scan every day to confirm that this repair function could indeed cure Feng Ran's nerve damage. It was just that the efficiency was very slow and the effect was limited, but everything was better than nothing.
So they called it a period of rest and recuperation, allowing Feng Ran to relax and do nothing. At first, Feng Ran couldn't quite accept her incompetence. Every day after waking up, she would find a place to hide in the mansion, and Shen Shiqian would always find her and pull her out to check on her condition.
Feng Ran was dizzy from the kisses and didn't know whether Shen Shiqian was trying to reassure her or simply wanted to take advantage of her. Then he carried her from their hiding place to another place.
Forced to weaken by the drug, Feng Ran lost the strength and means to resist, like a doll to be played with at will. Only when Shen Shiqian made her feel really uncomfortable did she react and bite back. At other times, she was indeed quiet and beautiful. This allowed Feng Ran to inadvertently witness many of Shen Shiqian's perverted sides.
Because of Fengran's abnormally sensitive nerves during the repair process, any stimulation would trigger a chain reaction in her senses. Even her eyes would become sore and tear up after looking at things for a while. So, even though it was just that her hand was numb and she couldn't hold the cutlery, the silver cutlery would fall to the ground and make a clattering sound. The distorted vibrations would make Fengran feel particularly dizzy. At this time, Shen Shiqian would insist on holding Fengran and "comforting" her warmly. When Fengran was stimulated to the point of tears, he would pretend to feel sorry for her and say, "Baby, don't cry."
As a result, after Feng Ran came to Jelan, he was not very interested in the engagement and avoided Shen Shiqian every day.
After failing at hide-and-seek again, Feng Ran was taken to the study by Shen Shiqian. Her peripheral inflammation had now recovered to the point where it was not completely necrotic, but because the myelin sheath was still damaged, it could relapse at any time due to overuse. Therefore, Xisen and Xingtong both advised her to control the time she used her mental energy.
Considering Feng Ran's current physical condition, Xing Tong also made a new hearing aid that could fit her, and carefully reminded Feng Ran to turn it on and use it every day.
Shen Shiqian led her to a seat, fumbled to turn on the hearing aid in Feng Ran's ear, ignoring Feng Ran's startled glare after being touched, and held her up to face the image file on the screen—a beautifully designed invitation.
"Honey, are there any people you'd like to invite to the engagement ceremony?"
In fact, Shen Shiqian had already compiled a list. He didn't invite many people; they were basically people he had private dealings with, had good relationships with, and were honest and wouldn't cause any trouble. Otherwise, Feng Ran might lose his temper on the spot if things didn't go his way.
Feng Ran wasn't very familiar with anyone on Shen Shiqian's contact list except for Xisen and Li Er. She found her contact list, selected Afu and Basil, and then hesitated.
Shen Shiqian considerately and patiently helped her add the candidates: "It's okay, they won't cause trouble. After all, this is your home turf. If they make you angry, just kick them out."
"You dare?"
During her recovery period, Feng Ran spoke in a soft and non-threatening tone because her hearing aid was too sensitive to her environment. Feng Ran usually either didn't use it or turned it to a very low setting. Shen Shiqian had to speak very softly in her ear, and she spoke even softer, like muttering to herself.
In the end, Feng Ran still gave them both enough trust. After all, even if Luo Le was going to cause trouble, he would most likely cause trouble for Shen Shiqian first. Feng Ran was not sure if he could get Shen Shiqian's forgiveness. He was thinking that it might be too cruel, but he also felt that it would be bad to push Luo Le further away.
If possible, she still wanted to get Basil's forgiveness, and also asked him if he had really sided with Bruce. If so, she wouldn't care if Sherry came to her for help again.
But if Af and Basil really do fight at her engagement party, there's nothing that can be done about it. After all, Af is really pitiful in this matter. She didn't even invite the other Ceylon Cabrus lackeys. She was just waiting to see if the two of them could clear their mouths. If not, she would make sure that everyone else kept quiet to ensure that no one's face was lost.
In terms of choosing people, Feng Ran acted swiftly and decisively. After leaving the Feng family, she unilaterally and extremely simplified her interpersonal relationships, keeping the good ones and discarding the bad ones. Even people like Qin Xin, whom she couldn't distinguish between good and bad before, were gradually squeezed out of existence by various trivial matters and were ruthlessly blacklisted by Xing Tong.
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But it's unclear what the attraction is between the two A's getting engaged. Not long after the invitations were sent out, Feng Ran received a lot of unsolicited messages. For example, Princess Shirley said she also wanted to send her blessings, and Basil shyly asked if she could bring Joshua along. Furthermore, the media came to her door asking if she could report on it.
It seemed that the second partisan battle was about to break out at her banquet. Feng Ran was angry but had no way to refuse. Frustrated and depressed, she shed tears. Shi Chen and Shi Qian would jump out and pretend to comfort her. So that night, she took off her hearing aid and bit people until they were unconscious.
Marshal Shen's solution was to personally greet the guests at the gate of the mansion on the day of the banquet and put pressure on each of them one by one. The grand gesture startled everyone, and they were all very careful when communicating after entering the banquet hall.
Fengran is very satisfied with the results.
Unlike the previous birthday party which was completely outsourced, Shen Shiqian took this engagement party very seriously and brought Feng Ran along from beginning to end. However, it was quite comical that the two of them had to prepare these details.
Because Shen Shiqian's parents died, Feng Ran broke with the Feng family, and the two of them were in complete chaos and each did their own thing. They couldn't even gather enough relatives to participate in the ceremony, so many of the lively and traditional ceremonies were drastically cut in half. The most unusual thing was that Xing Tong volunteered to be the host, so the scene turned into two short, fat family robots with bows tied to their heads performing a charade.
So much so that the exchange of engagement rings, the groom's betrothal gifts, and the bride's return gifts all became fantastical. In the public's perception, Feng Ran is an Alpha, and there is always a hierarchy between two Alphas. Although Feng Ran had previously shown his strength in overpowering Shen Shiqian, Shen Shiqian was still an SSS-level. Since they were going to form a family, everyone still agreed that Shen Shiqian would be the head of the family.
Feng Ran didn't compete for this, nor did she care what others thought. She was happy to be a hands-off manager, watching Shen Shiqian go about his business every day, rain or shine. But Xing Tong didn't accept this, so she secretly competed in the return gifts, resulting in more and more items and higher and higher amounts of betrothal gifts, seemingly showing off both of their assets in front of others.
The guests were unintentionally exposed to the sun, and were so stunned that they forgot to say their blessings.
Xisen was closest to them, at the table of relatives and friends, his resentment towards the rich seething through his teeth: "No wonder you two are a perfect match."
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