Chapter 108

After the chief ceremony came to an end, Tang's mother shared parenting experiences with a group of parents.

"Mrs. Tang, how did you raise such an outstanding child?"

"Why is Tang Bai's skin so good? Is it from the food? But Mrs. Tang, your skin is so good, it must be genetic."

"I heard that Mr. Tang Rong specially tailored a variety of early childhood education games for Tang Bai. I really envy you for having such a father-in-law."

"Mrs. Tang, thank you for raising such a good Tang Bai. He saved my child..."

Tang's mother was surrounded by a bunch of parents. She couldn't stop smiling. "I don't need to spend too much time on our Tangtang. He studies very consciously." "There is no dietary supplement. I cook home-cooked dishes..."

She looked very happy when she said these words, totally different from the girl who used to deliberately avoid such topics.

Because she didn't give birth to an alpha for the Tang family, Tang's mother has been feeling guilty and uneasy for many years.

Omegas will eventually get married, and the huge fortune of the Tang family will all be taken over by outsiders. And it's all because of her poor pregnancy. She seems to be stuck in a strange quagmire.

Even though her husband told her that he didn't care and Grandpa Tang never put pressure on her, her mother's sense of morality still strongly condemned herself.

The excellent genes of the Tang family were not passed on. If she gave birth to an alpha, the Federation might have an excellent weapons maker. At the very least, the child would have inherited Tang's father's business talent...

All these obsessions began to waver when she saw Tang Bai win the championship of the mecha manufacturing competition.

She watched this child build a mecha, write articles, go to military school, and finally save everyone in the game.

When this child became the principal and stood in the auditorium, with her name called out by countless people and surrounded by enthusiastic cheers and bright lights, she suddenly discovered that there was a star hidden in the swamp.

Stars that can continue all love and beauty.

When Tang Bai went to look for Xie Ruheng, he discovered a lazy alpha standing next to Xie Ruheng, with drooping eyelids and a lingering smell of cigarettes, looking more like a decadent artist than a soldier.

"Senior Lu En?" Tang Bai called out with a smile.

Jiao Jian lazily put his hands in his pockets, raised his eyelids and glanced at Tang Bai, and said lightly: "Well, you said it well."

Tang Bai didn't expect Jiao Jian to comment on his speech. He even thought Jiao Jian would fall asleep during the ceremony. "Thank you for the compliment, senior. If this were in the game, I should be able to receive a notification sound indicating that your favorability has increased."

Jiao Jian smiled lazily.

"Brother Xie, you stay here with Senior Jiao Jian. I'll go find Uncle Li first." Tang Baihuan looked around and didn't see Li Songyun. He asked curiously, "Why isn't Uncle Li sitting at Gu Tunan's family seat?"

Jiao Jian, who was originally listless, was stunned for a moment, "...Li Songyun?"

Tang Bai was looking for someone in the auditorium. He stood on tiptoe and looked around while casually saying, "Do you know Uncle Li? Then you are in for a treat this time. Uncle Li is going to make dessert for us."

A message alert sounded on the optical ring.

"Eh? Uncle Li sent a message saying that he was watching our live broadcast outside the school and asked us to find him at the school gate." Tang Bai was puzzled: "Why did Uncle Li want to watch the live broadcast outside the school? Doesn't Gu Tunan also have three family members?"

Tang Bai muttered to himself, then turned to Xie Ruheng and the stunned Jiao Jian and said, "Let's go find Uncle Li."

Jiao Jian opened his mouth, and it seemed as if some invisible glue had stuck his upper and lower lips together. His face was filled with a mixture of desire and hesitation.

——No, I have something to do this afternoon.

——Okay, I'll go find him now.

Another computer message sounded, and Li Songyun answered the question of why he was standing at the school gate and not coming in:

"Oh, so it's because Uncle Li wants to divorce Uncle Gu?!"

The grey eyes widened in an instant.

Jiao Jian strode to Tang Bai's side and asked anxiously: "What happened to him? Did he have an accident? Does he need our help..."

Jiao Jian, who had previously spoken slowly, now seemed to have turned into a laser gun, and his speech speed increased by more than three times.

Tang Bai: “?”

Tang Bai suspected that if he didn't type and ask, Jiao Jian would snatch his computer and ask Li Songyun.

"Uncle Li, why do you suddenly want a divorce?"

Jiao Jian stared at the chat page nervously, as if he was treating a military secret seriously.

"I don't want to be Mrs. Gu anymore. I want to be myself."

Jiao Jian stared blankly at the answer that was about to be written on the computer, his eyes fixed in a trance.

Li Songyun: "I'm right at the door, are you looking for me?"

Tang Bai subconsciously looked at Jiao Jian. Jiao Jian was tense, his thin lips tightly pursed, as if he was struggling with his inner thoughts. His slender hands messed up his hair.

This series of abnormal reactions gave Tang Bai a guess.

"Are you going?" he asked.

After hearing Tang Bai's question, Jiao Jian was silent for a moment, then he straightened his back and said, "Let's go."

Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng followed behind Jiao Jian. They watched Jiao Jian, who was always wearing slippers, walking faster and faster, with the First Star Cluster's cloak drawing a sharp arc behind him.

His imposing steps suddenly stopped when he saw the figure at the school gate.

Looking at Li Songyun who slowly turned around, Jiao Jian's heart seemed to be hit by something.

Twenty-six years have passed, and many things have quietly changed in the passing years, but his beauty has not been taken away. Instead, after settling down, he has gained a calmness and intelligence that he did not have when he was young.

He saw Li Songyun walking towards him confidently, with the corners of his lips raised, his brows relaxed, and his face showing fatigue, but his soul was enough to support his tired body.

Jiao Jian's breathing stagnated. He was stunned for two seconds. When he reacted and wanted to smile back, he saw Li Songyun walking past him without looking away. He smiled and said to the younger generation: "Tangtang, you gave a great speech this time. Are Ruheng and you wearing the same earrings? You are a perfect match..."

Jiao Jian: “?”

Jiao Jian stood there blankly. It took him three seconds to accept the fact that Li Songyun did not recognize him.

Jiao Jian reached out and touched his stubble, sniffed his nose, and sniffed the smell of cigarettes on his body. Then he looked at his gray military boots and wrinkled military uniform in silence, with a hint of anxiety and depression in his eyes.

"Uncle Li, this is Senior Jiao Jian, you should know him." Tang Bai looked at Jiao Jian as if he was a wolfhound that had been abandoned, and reminded him quickly.

Li Songyun turned around in surprise and looked at Jiao Jian who was standing next to him.

The First Star Cluster's clothing carries a sense of oppression, not to mention that Jiao Jian's figure is taller than the average alpha. His smooth muscle lines make this white military uniform look like a snow-capped mountain.

This is a mature and handsome alpha, with slightly curly white hair that is a bit messy. When he smiles, his narrow gray eyes reveal a hint of wildness. "Long time no see."

He extended his white-gloved hand to Li Songyun.

"Xiao Jian?" Li Songyun had a hard time connecting the person in front of him with the young man in his memory. "I didn't recognize you. It's been a long time since we last met."

"Twenty years, three months and one day." Jiao Jian gently held Li Songyun's hand.

"You have a really good memory." Li Songyun said with emotion: "Time flies so fast. Now you have become a senior non-commissioned officer of the First Star Cluster."

He remembered that twenty-six years ago, Jiao Jian's parents died in an accident. At that time, Jiao Jian was young and was just a poor student sponsored by the Li family.

I study hard, work hard to save money, but I don’t know how to take care of myself.

At that time, Li Songyun's school was very close to Jiao Jian's home. He would send the extra dishes he made in cooking class to Jiao Jian, and would also make clothes for Jiao Jian in fashion class. He treated Jiao Jian as his younger brother and took care of him for a long time.

He took care of Jiao Jian for about two or three years, and then he got married and had no time to take care of his younger brother. When Li Songyun was pregnant with her first child, he heard that Jiao Jian was very decadent in college. He was very angry and called Jiao Jian on video to scold him.

He didn't understand why his brother, who he had watched grow up, suddenly became obsessed with toys. Jiao Jian told him that there was something he really wanted, so he saved money desperately, but before he could save that huge sum of money, the treasure he had been longing for was bought by someone else.

Li Songyun didn't know what treasure Jiao Jian wanted. He told Jiao Jian that one would encounter many precious things in life. If Jiao Jian didn't work hard now, he would have to watch his beloved things being snatched away by others again and again in the future.

At that time, there were many wars on the border between the Federation and the Empire. Jiao Jian ignored his advice and went to the most dangerous war zone, where he stayed for more than ten years.

He also gradually forgot about his younger brother. Sometimes he would hear people talking about Jiao Jian, saying that Jiao Jian had made some achievements on the battlefield, that Jiao Jian had entered the First Star Cluster, or that Jiao Jian had rejected an omega from a certain family...

With the average age of people in the interstellar world being 200 years old, Jiao Jian, who has not even celebrated his 39th birthday this year and has no background, has become a senior non-commissioned officer in the First Star Cluster through his own efforts. His future is promising.

"Brother." Jiao Jian's voice was hoarse, and he called Li Songyun softly.

This long-lost "brother" touched Li Songyun's expression, "What's wrong?"

"I heard that you got divorced." Jiao Jian asked cautiously, "Did you encounter any difficulties? Did Gu Mian bully you?"

"I'm fine, I just suddenly came to my senses. I've been too tired over the years, and I want to change the way I live." Li Songyun stretched out his hand. He originally wanted to touch Jiao Jian's head like he did before, but Jiao Jian was too tall now, so his hand could only fall on the alpha's broad shoulders.

He smelled the strong smell of tobacco on Jiao Jian, which reminded Li Songyun of Jiao Jian's decadent days in college, when he seemed to have been smoking and drinking all day long. At that time, he asked Jiao Jian to quit drinking and not be groggy all day long.

This smell of smoke...

How many packs do you smoke a day?

Li Songyun couldn't help but say, "Xiao Jian, smoking is harmful to your health. You should smoke less of this kind of stuff."

Her light grey eyes stared at him intently, and Jiao Jian said without hesitation, "Okay, I'll quit smoking."

Jiao Jian responded so straightforwardly that Li Songyun felt a little embarrassed. "One or two is fine."

Jiao Jian nodded seriously, looking like he was listening attentively to everything Li Songyun said.

When their eyes met, it was Li Songyun who couldn't resist and looked away, "Tangtang, where are your parents? Have they gone back first?"

"No, they are still in the auditorium." Tang Bai guessed that his mother was still immersed in the flattery and couldn't extricate herself.

"Then let's wait for them here." As soon as Li Songyun finished speaking, Jiao Jian nodded seriously: "Okay."

...Does he think of me as his superior?

Li Songyun smiled helplessly.

This cuckoo sleeps too little and people are stupid. She said she will work on the extra 25W tomorrow.