Chapter 43 Ex-husband and Current Family Reunion

Zhuang You's body tensed up, his raised jaw turned into a sharp line, his black pupils were dim and difficult to distinguish, and his voice was difficult to understand: "Why do you ask that?"

Shen Zhi also came back to his senses, the corners of his eyes drooping innocently, as if some unknown changes had taken place in a place that Zhuang You was unaware of.

Shen Zhi said softly, "You are really nice, Zhuang You, for marrying me even though you didn't love me."

The sarcasm in Shen Zhi's tone was so obvious that it shocked Zhuang You. He came out of the garbage planet and pretended to be the most loyal and dull soldier. He was rewarded by the military and got the opportunity to climb up, step by step, without stopping.

He thought about being exposed and seen through, thinking that under the skin of a kind and righteous family dog, he was actually an ambitious wolf. Therefore, he was cautious and took every step carefully. As long as he could get the approval of the majority of senior executives, he could silence the small number of people who doubted him.

He will do whatever it takes to get to the top.

But now the person who doubts him is Shen Zhi. He once regarded Shen Zhi as the best ladder to climb up, but now he is not sure. He is afraid that Shen Zhi will spurn him because of his poor character.

"Why do you say that, young master?" Zhuang You's voice trembled slightly as he silently begged Shen Zhi to show him a little mercy and not expose him even if he knew something.

It seemed that this was the only way to maintain his remaining dignity.

Shen Zhijuan's thick eyelashes fluttered, and her beautiful eyes lost their usual arrogance and were now terrifyingly calm. The words that came out of her thin lips were like a sharp knife that cut Zhuang You apart inch by inch. "You are here to supervise Li Lansheng, right?"

"You didn't go to the Garbage Planet to accompany me in my search for the White Star Rock," Shen Zhi paused, sorted out his words, and made them clearer, "You received a mission from the military to monitor whether Li Lansheng's actions would lead to a riot."

Shen Zhi stared at Zhuang You's changing expression, thought of a more likely outcome, and said slowly: "If Li Lansheng had a problem, you would kill him without mercy, right?"

Zhuang You wanted to refute and deny to Shen Zhi that he did not want to kill Shen Zhi's beloved husband.

There was weed stuck in Zhuang You's throat, making it impossible for him to utter a word.

Shen Zhi laughed suddenly. This was the empire that Li Lansheng was protecting. Everyone was using him, and when they found out he was worthless, they wanted to kill him without mercy.

Even I am no exception.

"It doesn't matter." Shen Zhi lowered his eyes and spoke softly, "I don't like him either. I want to stay away from him just like you."

"Marry me, Zhuang You," Shen Zhi's cheeks were round and lovely, and the arc at the corners of his lips was a bit rigid and casual. "I will use the three mines inherited from my maternal family and the property I have acquired from the Shen family to pave a smooth career for you. All you need to do is to share the ownership with me when you become an admiral of the empire."

"It's a good deal." No one would refuse the obvious benefits, especially Zhuang You, who was eager to become the best, Shen Zhi thought for sure.

Zhuang You's fingertips were cold. It turned out that there was something more terrifying than being exposed by Shen Zhi, which was to not care at all.

He calmly makes feasible exchange of interests with you, and his eyes have never given you the slightest care, let alone whether he cares about being deceived by your illusion.

It is blatant neglect and indifference.

Zhuang You suddenly had a sad thought. It would have been better if Shen Zhi had betrayed him. At least he had been cared for and noticed.

"Okay," Zhuang You curled his hands unconsciously. It was good for him to be with Shen Zhi. He would have time to get into Shen Zhi's heart. He would accomplish everything Shen Zhi wanted to do and would always soften him.

It doesn't matter if you are misunderstood, and it doesn't matter if you have other purposes, but, little master, you must know that this time you chose me, you must remember this.

A man cannot be left behind twice.

Shen Zhi was sent back by Zhuang You. Li Lansheng was standing at the door. Shen Zhi quickly looked away. He suddenly didn't dare to look at him.

Even the wicked will feel ashamed before the victims.

Li Lansheng looked at Shen Zhi from afar as Zhuang You approached him in a protective manner. His expression remained unchanged. However, when he stretched out his hand to touch him, Shen Zhi dodged it easily. His gray eyes trembled.

"Sister-in-law, are you back?" Li Chaosheng in the room shouted at the top of his voice towards the door.

Li Lansheng tilted his head to Shen Zhi and said, "My parents are here."

Shen Zhi's footsteps froze for a moment. He had met Li Lansheng's parents before and they disliked him very much.

It can be said to be contempt.

"Then I'll go first." Shen Zhi heard a faint breeze, and Shen Zhi pursed his lips and grabbed Zhuang You's arm, "No, you can just come with me."

A stern father and a stern mother wouldn't come here for no reason, not to mention there's a stern Chaosheng who likes to stir up trouble. Shen Zhi's heart was beating abnormally, and countless secrets were hidden under the dark cloud of depression.

Li Lansheng's gaze paused on Shen Zhi's white fingertips holding Zhuang You's forearm, his brows slightly furrowed.

Shen Zhimai went in and saw his father and mother sitting in the living room with sullen expressions.

Li Fu, one of the marshals of the empire, spent his entire life slaying insects and devoting himself to the cause of the empire.

Li's mother, the only daughter of the Song family, was influenced by her father and actively supported Marshal Li's dedication to the empire.

In short, in Shen Zhi's view, they were the most loyal supporters of the empire, to the point of madness.

Li Chaosheng was talking and laughing, his eyes moving between Shen Zhi and Zhuang You, and he joked, "Sister-in-law, did you know what I was going to say today, and did you find someone to prove it for me?"

Shen Zhi's eyebrows twitched, Li Chao seemed to be pointing to something, probably he had found out something. Shen Zhi touched his stomach, hoping it had nothing to do with it, otherwise, he would lose the last thing he could control.

Li's mother was an extremely outstanding omega who supported Marshal Li wholeheartedly. She was the Marshal's wife praised by the empire. She looked gentle and generous, and she was not unpleasant when she urged him. "Chaosheng, tell Li Lansheng exactly what you told me and your father before."

Shen Zhiluo was sitting opposite him, with Li Lansheng next to him. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about? I want to listen too."

Shen Zhi glanced at the surprised expressions of Li's father and mother, and guessed that Li Chaosheng's words were probably directed at him.

"Don't tell me," Li Lansheng objected, "I'm not interested."

Li's mother choked up. She knew that her extremely gifted son was born emotionally cold, like a robot. Every time she communicated with him, it was like inputting instructions. The difference was that Li Lansheng would always adhere to his own unique principles and leave no room for maneuver when he denied your opinions, which was very frustrating.

The mother asked anxiously, "Do you know what your wife did when you were missing?"

"When you know, will you still be able to turn a blind eye like you do now?" The fierce mother cast a stern look at Shen Zhi. The 3S-level alpha could have been paired with a top-level omega, but was snatched away by a beta who showed up halfway.

This was enough to make her angry. Who would have thought that her son would marry him in a madman? As a mother, she reluctantly accepted the pregnancy, but she would not allow a mediocre beta to be fickle.

Li Chaosheng curled his lips, "You don't want to hear it, but mom makes me say it."

Li Chaosheng looked at his sister-in-law's stiff body, leaning leisurely on the sofa. Was she scared? His weak sister-in-law really gave him many surprises. For example, the number of people he hooked up with was really too many to count.

"I can only listen to my mother," Li Chaosheng said in a leisurely voice, as if he was telling an interesting story. "Sister-in-law, how many alphas did you find during the time when my brother was missing? Do you want to count them yourself or do you want me to tell you?"

Li Chaosheng threw the question to Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi's lip was pierced by his teeth, and he tried his best to stay calm. He didn't think it was wrong for him to look for Alpha to take over. He couldn't just wait for Li Lansheng.

If Li Lansheng doesn't come back, the probability of him losing his advantage and clinging to a high-quality alpha will be greatly reduced, and he will never be able to enter the military mecha institute.

He wanted an alpha husband, and they wanted to selflessly take care of the honor of Li Lansheng's posthumous son. This was a matter of mutual consent, but Shen Zhi had checked all the alphas.

"This has nothing to do with you," Li Lan raised his voice in a low tone as if to warn, "Li Chaosheng."

Li Lansheng held Shen Zhi's icy hand and used some strength to comfort her. No matter what the situation was, he just knew that he couldn't let his wife fall into this situation, besieged and forced.

Moreover, before he lost his memory, Li Lansheng didn't love Shen Zhi. He knew clearly that Shen Zhi couldn't be blamed for this.

He is just a beta. There is nothing wrong with him looking for an alpha. It is me who has not fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband.

"Hahaha", Li Chaosheng laughed out loud, a little mockingly, "Brother, you really are willing to be cuckolded, it really opens my eyes."

Li's father frowned at Li Chaosheng's malicious mockery and said to stop him: "Li Chaosheng."

Li Chaosheng raised his hands in surrender, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Li's mother didn't understand what Li Lansheng was thinking. "Isn't loyalty the most basic obligation of a couple? He wanted to marry Zhuang You in the name of bearing your child, and we never refused."

"But, he didn't just choose Zhuang You," Li's mother said earnestly, "He looked for countless alphas, but he finally chose Zhuang You. I will not accept such a lowly beta as the daughter-in-law of our Li family."

The father made a decisive decision: "After giving birth to the child, divorce him."

An order from an elder, with a tone that brooks no room for rebuttal.

Li Lansheng's gray eyes were calm and said, "You have no right to interfere in my life."

Li Mu could tell that this was a rejection, and she was furious. She raised her voice and asked, "You are a 3s-level alpha, you have many choices. You are a beta, and you are such an undisciplined beta. I don't know what you have to cherish."

The father said solemnly: "Even if you are doing this for the sake of the child, there is an 80% chance that the child conceived by a beta will be a low-level beta, without any value, and the most useless existence."

"You should be more sober and know what is the greatest contribution to the empire. You should choose an omega like the third prince and breed the next 3S-level alpha for the empire," said the father in a sophisticated and didactic tone.

Li Chaosheng grinned and watched this scene with amusement. This scene had been played out countless times at home.

A 3S-level alpha can get all the attention from his parents and at the same time he can also get their omnipresent control, while he is just a loser who is still looked down upon at home no matter how hard he tries.

Isn't Li Lansheng very affectionate with his sister-in-law? Then let his younger brother see how the sweetheart of his proud elder brother is completely denied.

"Brother, if you really can't bear to let him go," Li Chaosheng's ambiguous eyes swept across Shen Zhi's delicate and beautiful face, "I can marry him, and we will still be a family in the future..."

Before Li Chaosheng could finish his words, he suddenly fell to his knees. His bones seemed to be crushed, blood kept oozing out of his mouth, and his body twitched unconsciously.

"Li Lansheng!" Li's father shouted, "Even though your brother is wrong, you can't treat him like this."

Li Fu had been on the Zerg battlefield for a long time and felt a dull pain in his sternum. He was also a 2S-level alpha and had reached the peak of 2S-level after long-term training. However, the overwhelming 3S-level pheromones told him that talent was an insurmountable gap.

Li Lansheng absorbed the pheromone, his grey eyes darkened, "There won't be a next time."

Li Chaosheng suddenly relaxed and laughed wildly and uncontrollably: "Hahahaha."

He didn't know what he was laughing at, but he felt inexplicably like a little clown, a little clown who was made fun of by others, and was very funny.

Shen Zhiping raised his eyes quietly and said to his father and mother: "I agree to the divorce."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.

Zhuang You's heart was pounding, he had never thought that Shen Zhi would make the announcement on such an occasion. Zhuang You rubbed his fingers, feeling nervous and expectant.

Shen Zhi didn't look at Li Lansheng and continued, "I will marry Zhuang You. If you still want to have children, it's better to do it in a respectable way."

"Sure," Li's mother agreed very quickly. They would not accept a beta who was unclear with others.

Shen Zhi stood up, pursed his lips, and said, "Li Lansheng is not a tool for you to serve the empire. He has his own ideas. Forcing him will not have good results."

He was telling his father and mother, and also telling himself.

Li Lansheng, why are you so pitiful? No one is sincere to you.

Zhuang You tried to support Shen Zhi with trembling fingertips. Now he had undoubtedly offended Marshal Li Yuan, who had the most say, and added a huge obstacle to his promotion. However, Zhuang You was still trembling with joy.

Shen Zhi was walking towards him.

"I don't agree," Li Lansheng grabbed Shen Zhi who was just a few feet away from Zhuang You, and his gray eyes inexplicably startled Shen Zhi.