Chapter 153 The old venomous snake himself still had illusions, thinking that Mr. D...
The Olympia is a recreational cruise ship. Normally, it would start from the Imperial Capital Star, turn a 90-degree turn within the empire, and then return along the same route. The most famous attraction on this trip is the Nautilus Galaxy.
Looking up, the spiral galaxy shines beautifully. The blue starlight that keeps scattering around, like points of diamond light, is the light reflected by young stars when they illuminate the dust, which is beautiful and ethereal.
While observing its grandeur, people lament that humans are as small as dust. The romance of the universe, the separation of life and death, are all just a blink of an eye in the movement of stars.
Bai Ling leaned against the railing and watched for a long time.
This was not his first time aboard the Olympia, nor was it his first time passing through the Nautilus Galaxy.
But it was the first time he stopped and appreciated it seriously.
Whenever he passed by here before, he always thought about the budget and the money he would spend next. The expenses one by one make people frown and have no time to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
But it’s different now.
He has just signed the contract to charter the ship. The total travel expenses amounted to 60,000 yuan, and he swiped his card and signed for it in one go. His generosity was so extraordinary that even he was stunned for a moment.
It's a favor that Lanqi is willing to help. Bai Ling would not take advantage of others for nothing, of course he would have to pay.
Rolling the long bill around his wrist, Bai Ling lowered his head and looked at it for a while. He thought, it turns out that if you have money and power, you can really do whatever you want.
If you want to charter a boat, charter a boat; if you want to rescue people, rescue people.
The difficulties that seemed so huge before now seem to be no problem at all.
At the same time, the late emperor received a message:
[I spent money]
These four words are concise and to the point, yet seem full of awkwardness.
Yu Chen glanced at the screen and dialed the number directly. He heard the slightly flustered voice on the other end pick up the phone, hurriedly walked to a deserted place, closed the door, and began to confess in a low voice:
"I didn't say hello to you..."
Yu Chen interrupted directly, "Let me correct you, that's not called 'spending money', it's called 'fiscal expenditure'."
Changing the words can immediately make the guilt disappear and become righteous.
He really understands the art of speaking.
Bai Ling felt relieved and couldn't help but ask him with concern: "Why haven't you slept yet?"
Why don't you sleep? Of course, I was waiting on purpose, waiting for the children at home to report that they were safe. Of course, there is no need to emphasize these, Yu Chen said as usual:
"It's raining outside, so I opened the garden roof in advance, added fertilizer, and let the plants get a good soak in the rain."
It rains in the desert too. At this time of year, cacti and thorns will grow vigorously, and their roots can reach dozens of meters underground. They gulp down the rain water to survive the following dry season.
Bai Ling leaned closer to the transmitter and asked, "Are you still in the garden? The temperature will drop after the rain. Wear more clothes and don't catch a cold."
He always remembered that the person opposite him was someone who took medicine all year round.
"I'm back." Yu Chen put the terminal on the table, took the towel brought by the little robot, tilted his head, and wiped his wet blond hair. He was soaking wet, his shirt showing the texture, his ankles stained with grass and dirt, not his usual decency, but his tone was unexpectedly relaxed:
"I picked half a basin of white asparagus, the last crop of late summer, plump and white."
"That must be delicious! So crispy and tender."
I can feel the bird's excitement even through the radio waves. Such words spoken without hesitation are undoubtedly the greatest affirmation for a gardener who picks flowers in the rain.
Yu Chen paused for two seconds to digest the comfort in his stomach. His strange and irrational behavior now had an absolutely reasonable motive - feeding the birds.
"It's already in the refrigerator, waiting for you to come back and eat it." Yu Chen said with a smile.
"Love you, love you!"
Yu Chen could already imagine him flapping his wings to beg for food.
The two of them chatted for a long time, not talking about the political landscape or work arrangements, but just a lot of daily bits and pieces. It is really luxurious to use a secret route that costs 50 star coins per minute to chat about flowers, plants, and oatmeal cookies. And this kind of "waste" is exactly what the two of them could not afford before.
I mean, if someone could make an intergalactic call just to share with you a fresh asparagus from his garden.
Then he must love you terribly.
And your partner is willing to listen and listens with great interest.
Then he must love you too.
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Before going to bed, turn off the lights and fire as usual. In the cold drizzle, the huge star mothership seemed a little lonely with only a few lights on.
A month ago, the new dormitories in the town were completed, and the mercenaries and omegas moved out one after another. Now, the ship has returned to its former silence, with only Yu Chen's family left.
At night, the corridor is empty with only the sweeper running.
Shi Luolan took the elevator upstairs again and looked at the closed door with complicated feelings.
These days, he hasn't found a chance to go in. "Mr. D" has always been a recluse, and when Bai Ling is not around, there is no need for him to go out.
Only Shi Luolan and his sweeping machine were left outside, walking back and forth anxiously.
Who is Mr. D?
This question has been lingering in Schlolan's mind. But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the answer was about to come out.
...But Isuparaiso should be an old man! He should have a hunched back, a bald forehead, and a trembling hand leaning on a cane. Even judging from the critical illness notices that had been issued repeatedly in the past, the other person should have been lying in bed with a vital signs monitor attached, and should have been half a vegetable fish!
How could it grow like this?
This kind of person - with a seductive face that can seduce young omegas to lay eggs at first glance!
Shi Luolan opened the previous interview video again, studying and watching it frame by frame.
He hadn't yet realized that the camera above his head was slowly turning, observing him for a long time.
The little robot knocked on the door and said calmly, "Master, Shi Luolan has been lingering at the door for the past three days, asking, downloading, and repeatedly playing your information. Do you need to get rid of him?"
Yu Chen's mouth was originally soft, and he lowered his head to reply to the message. He looked up after hearing the words, his face was expressionless, but his voice was still gentle:
"It's so late, why not invite him in for a chat?"
When Shi Luolan was led into the room, all the nerves in his body suddenly tensed up. The corridor is warmly lit and decorated with last century-style wooden edging, which is nostalgic and comfortable. But in his eyes, this place is like an old house in a horror movie, because you never know which door among the layers of doors the devil is lurking behind.
He had never seen Isupalaiso.
He only kissed the back of the other person's hand through the projection.
He was not even sure whether the gentle Mr. D was the old emperor.
However, when he walked through the humid corridor and stopped in the side hall, he saw the person in front of him turn around and meet his gaze with an absolute condescending look. In an instant, Shi Luolan's brain began to vibrate violently.
At that moment, he was absolutely certain that the person in front of him was The One.
The aura between a wealthy businessman and a powerful monarch who has been in power for many years is completely different.
Although they had the same face and body, the man in front of him was so dignified and powerful that Shi Luolan's knees went weak and she almost knelt down on the spot after just a casual glance from him.
It is an instinctive obedience that is engraved in the bones, to the superior who once ruled over them.
Apparently, The One restrained himself quite well when playing "Mr. D".
He raised his lips slightly towards Shi Luolan, and said with insight into the world:
"Lord Shi Luolan, it looks like you have something to say."
He was not called the general, but an old title for his subordinates' favorite.
Be straightforward and acknowledge your identity.
Schlolan felt a suffocating panic. He was clearly a ghost and had no respiratory organs, but he could truly feel that his vision was becoming blurred due to the pressure on his lungs.
He saw the decorations on the silver tea table. It did not display family photos like ordinary royal families, because Isupalaiso killed all his relatives - for the sake of order, to ensure the stability of the process, and to cut off any possibility of collateral succession.
For such a person, taking your child away is as easy and natural as a farmer taking a lamb from the sheepfold.
Imagine that a boss whom you respect and fear suddenly announces one day that he is going to marry your child. Shi Luolan would not think that this was a marriage across classes; he would only think that this was plunder from a superior position.
When Shi Luolan thought back to the past, he felt cold all over and his hair stood on end.
In order to avoid making a mistake, he had inquired in advance - Bai Ling was still in the army half a year ago and had no chance to come into contact with the old emperor. In other words, they had known each other for only seven months at most. How could someone like Isoparaiso develop "love" in just 210 days?
Moreover, at that time, his child was only a sub-adult, and he wondered with horror whether Isupalaiso had some terrible habits - he didn't dare to think about it, nor could he let his child bear the consequences.
Shi Luolan only knew that the monarch of the old era in front of him had already reached the pinnacle of controlling power and manipulating people's hearts.
Just think about it, a monarch who has ruled half the universe for more than a century must feel extremely bored sitting on the throne in his later years. So he went down and tried to find some new fun.
And the greatest pleasure is the child Bai Ling.
Shi Luolan asked in a trembling voice: "What on earth did you do? What did you use to control him, pheromones, or... mind control?!"
He absolutely did not believe that Isuparaiso had any love for Bai Ling. If there is, it must be a disguise by the other party.
Just like he was wearing that beautiful painted skin, pretending to be Mr. D, and deceiving the whole world.
"Pheromone? Mind control?" Yu Chen seemed to have heard something interesting. "Shi Luolan, I admire your sharpness and intuition. This is why I promoted you to be the head of the military."
"But tonight, you seem to be lacking in judgment."
Shi Luolan said hurriedly and sharply:
"Don't talk nonsense! I know what your intention is. You just want to find a tool, a pawn, a lever to complete your great cause of restoring your country. I know that working for you is a lifelong thing. As long as you make a promise of loyalty, you can never get rid of it unless you die! I don't know what despicable means you used to tie a child who has just grown up to your side, but you definitely have no conspiracy!"
It's a pity that he still has illusions and thinks Mr. D is a gentle and kind little prince.
Who knew it was this poisonous snake, the old poisonous snake itself!
Faced with such harsh accusations, Yu Chen did not refute. He sat down on the chair with his knees crossed and his arms loosely resting on the armrests, and asked tolerantly:
"Anything else?"
His self-satisfied calmness was simply breathtaking.
Shi Luolan was stunned, and suddenly understood why he was so calm. Now, apart from scolding him as "despicable", "sinister" and "old pervert", I can't cause any substantial harm to him.
Even this summons was just to let him in to vent his annoyance before going to bed and alleviate the problem - the same repressive method used to deal with a crazy mob, skillful and perfunctory.
But the calmer he was, the more furious Shi Luolan became.
How is it possible for this old pervert to sit on the sofa so calmly?
"I..." Shi Luolan's brain was burning red. In his growing rage, he suddenly pulled out his strongest trump card and slammed it hard in the other party's face:
"I'm going to take away your guardianship rights!"
Yu Chen raised his eyebrows and said regretfully: "You are the adoptive father, you don't have this power."
Shi Luolan looked up and sneered: "What if I apply in the name of Bai Ling's biological father? The lost child may be picked up by an Alpha with ulterior motives and establish a guardianship relationship. But as long as the biological parents are still alive, the Alpha's guardianship can be deprived and the child can be completely taken back. Even if the child is already an adult——"
As he spoke, he noticed that the muscles at the corners of Isuparaiso's eyes tightened and his face darkened slightly.
Shi Luolan raised his eyebrows, and his words conveyed the joy of revenge: "Isupalaiso, this is the protection system you set up yourself."
The old viper was defeated by his own system.
He really couldn't wait to see the other party's frustration.
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