Jilted by Day, Cuddled At Night-Chapter 626: Do You Like Bai Li?

Gu Chen: "I know what they’re up to, but father, if I were to accept any woman they shoved at me, then I wouldn’t be your son, Gu Jue."

Gu Jue watched his eldest son in silence.

Among several children, the eldest was the most like him, whether in beast form or in all other respects.

No, this boy was actually better than him; after all, Gu Jue himself didn’t like to be constantly engaged in political games with the congressmen and other planetary leaders.

He preferred piloting his mecha and battling enemies.

But his eldest son thrived in that kind of environment.

Seeing the confidence and composure in his eldest son’s eyes, Gu Jue voiced an ’oh’, "Why do you say that?"

"Back then, you were also in the midst of a Manic-Depressive Period, and you were severely injured, with your spiritual power damaged, yet even so, didn’t you still stubbornly show up at my mother’s wedding and whisk away the bride?"

"Cough cough..."

If this weren’t his own son, Gu Jue would have slapped him by now.

Whisk away the bride?

He said with a stern face, "Your mother had no place for Huo Yichang in her heart. And in my heart, I’ve had your mother from the start. But what about you? You’ve previously said that you don’t have a girl you’re interested in."

"I do."

"What?"

Gu Chen’s eyes half-closed as he remembered the little rabbit, trembling in fear in his embrace, the tenderness flashed across his normally deep eyes.

Gu Jue: "From which family is the girl? Are you two dating already?"

Gu Chen shook his head, "Haven’t pursued her yet."

"Haven’t pursued?"

Gu Chen had been thinking about this matter these past few days. He always trusted his instincts in what he did, but at the moment, the little rabbit was very afraid of him, and it really wasn’t the time to startle her further.

Gu Chen said, "Anyway, I will attend this conference. Except for her, who might disturb my mind, no one else affects me much. And if it really comes down to it... my Thunder Superpower isn’t there for show."

Although Gu Chen spent most of his time dealing with political affairs in the Imperial Palace,

the power of his Thunder Superpower was ranked among the top five in the whole superpower list!

Gu Jue looked into his son’s serious eyes and finally said, "Alright, since you put it that way, make sure not to make any mistakes. Because you must understand that if you do, it could affect many things."

"I understand."

The conversation between father and son concluded, determining who would attend the Universe Alliance conference.

Meanwhile, Xi Le, who had already returned to the Insectoid Base on the Insectoid Planet, was contacting Bai Li, who was still ’studying’ at Empire University.

"Sir, we also received an invitation to the Universe Alliance conference, what do you think, do you plan to go?"

"What is the subject of the conference?"

"It’s about the beastmen’s feral issues. However, it’s not really our business, though on our planet, several beastmen have exhibited such behavior as well."

Most of their base’s population consisted of insectoids, with beastmen and pure-blooded humans being relatively few in number.

Insectoids wishing to integrate into the Universe without resorting to violence should certainly attend such meetings.

Additionally, some probably intend to pull some strings at this conference.

"We’ll go and see then."

"Yes."

Bai Li, with this identity, finding an excuse to leave for a couple of days wasn’t a big deal. However, Bai Li informed Gu Yan that he would be attending the Universe Alliance conference and would need to be away for a few days.

Gu Yan: "My big brother is also attending that meeting, but his condition has us all a bit worried. Brother Little Mushroom, if my big brother runs into any serious trouble that’s hard to resolve, could you help him?"

She looked at Bai Li with pleading eyes.

Bai Li stretched out his hand and touched Gu Yan’s soft long hair, his gaze tender, "Even without your request, if he were in trouble, I would help."

Whether it was for Xiaoyan’s sake or because of the collaboration between the Insectoids and Landis Star, Bai Li would not let Gu Chen come to harm.

Gu Yan’s eyes lit up, and she rushed over to give Bai Li a hug.

"Thank you, Brother Little Mushroom!"

Since the two were in the dormitory, there was no need to worry about being seen by others, but just as Vivian pushed open the door and saw this scene, she immediately withdrew and closed the door.

Gu Yan: "..."

Bai Li was more psychologically resilient than Gu Yan. He hugged the stunned Gu Yan in his arms and slightly furrowed his brow, "Xiaoyan seems to have gained weight since last time."

Gu Yan’s attention was immediately drawn back.

She struggled out of Bai Li’s embrace with her ears burning, "I haven’t gained weight! Even though I eat a lot, I’m very careful! I always take nutritional digesters on time."

The Gu Family was never short of delicacies, and Gu Yan loved food, so after every hearty meal, she would take nutritional digesters to prevent excess food from turning into fat.

However, Bai Li’s gaze drifted over her uniform, slightly darkening, "It’s better to be a bit fatter."

Gu Yan shook her head, "No, no, I can’t get fat. What if I get fat and then can’t get married?"

Bai Li froze.

A hint of confusion flickered in his eyes.

Was Xiaoyan thinking about getting married?

At that moment, Gu Yan remembered that her friend had seen them hugging and pushed Bai Li towards the door, "Alright, you should get ready for the Universe Conference. I need to talk to Vivian and clear up any misunderstandings."

"What misunderstanding?"

"...She just saw us hugging."

Watching Gu Yan rush to explain, Bai Li’s gaze dimmed and, upon leaving the dormitory, he still appeared somewhat cold.

Very displeased.

Something seemed to be choking inside him, as if it were about to burst forth at any moment.

On the other hand, Gu Yan was oblivious to Bai Li’s inner turmoil. She knocked on her roommate Vivian’s door. Vivian opened it, looking left and right, "Has Student Bai Li left? Did I disturb you two?"

Gu Yan was somewhat speechless, "Look at you, jumping to conclusions. There’s no disturbance. Student Bai Li, well, he’s like my brother."

"But just now, you two were hugging..."

"It was because of a very happy event, so we embraced for a moment. I’ve hugged my big brother and younger brother when I was happy before."

"But, but there’s no blood relation between Student Bai Li and you, he’s different from your two brothers."

Gu Yan stood there stunned.

Brother Little Mushroom is different from big brother and younger brother?

But didn’t they all practically grow up together since they were young? How could they be different?

Vivian said, "Although I’ve never been in a relationship, my mother told me that one should maintain a certain distance with the opposite sex. Plus, you haven’t known Bai Li for that long."

Actually, Gu Yan had never been in a relationship either, and she understood that one should keep a distance from those boys in school with ill intentions.

It’s just that Brother Little Mushroom was different.

Seeing the hesitation in Gu Yan’s eyes, Vivian suddenly had a moment of realization, "I get it, you like Student Bai Li!"