Jilted by Day, Cuddled At Night-Chapter 835: Extra Daily Dog Abuse and Sugar Sprinkling 16
The video was shot inside the Landis Star Palace. The wolf-eared baby couldn’t walk yet, so he sat in a somewhat outdated remote-controlled stroller, running here and there.
The advanced AI Azure Dragon transferred its programs to the robot, accompanying the wolf-eared baby closely.
Not far away, Gu Chen was busy with official duties.
Vivian: ...
At this moment, the light-brain rang. Gu Chen called, it was a projection. Vivian took a deep breath and connected the projection.
"Your Majesty, what can I do for you?"
Externally, their hierarchical relationship was very clear.
He was the supreme ruler of Landis Star, and she was just a probationary commander in the military of Landis Star.
Gu Chen heard her overly respectful address, slightly frowned but did not object. Instead, he said, "I heard you received a mission to escort Xiaoyan to Barren Star, which is also where Xiaoyu is performing his mission, right?"
"Yes."
"This mission is very tricky, you all need to be careful."
"Alright."
"..."
Gu Chen ground his teeth slightly. He actually knew that Vivian was deliberately avoiding him, which is why she was so indifferent.
She had a knot in her heart, which led her to behave this way.
If it were before, he wouldn’t actively approach her, but after having Xiaohang, Gu Chen knew Vivian’s heart was not devoid of him.
She was worried about past matters.
Gu Chen exhaled lightly, not continuing to dwell on it, but instead slowly began talking to Vivian about Xiaohang.
"Gu Hang, the name was given by my mother. I like it very much. How about you?"
"Xiaohang is very smart. He learns things extraordinarily fast."
"He was so brave that day, directly electrocuted cousin Zilan until his hair got charred black. Fortunately, cousin Zilan didn’t turn bald."
"..."
Gu Chen talked for over half an hour about the child’s matters, refraining from mentioning the matters between the two, while Vivian genuinely missed the child, so she listened attentively.
Having missed the child’s growth, she already felt enough self-blame as a mother. Hence, no matter how trivial, even if it’s the child sneezing and causing herself to tumble over, Vivian listened thoroughly.
"Thank you for taking care of the child."
Gu Chen looked at the figure in the image, wearing a crisp military uniform, her face cold yet alluring, but beneath this serene exterior, there flowed a hint of warmth stirred by the child.
He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "It’s not hard. After all, I am the child’s father. When executing dangerous tasks outside, remember, for Xiaohang’s sake, you have to protect yourself well, okay?"
"Mm."
The call finally ended.
The virtual screen returned to darkness.
After putting down the light-brain, Vivian sighed softly after a long time.
In realizing, the members of the Gu Family have a unique charm. No matter how hard you resist, you still can’t help but slowly draw closer...
**
A torrential downpour washed over the Barren Star thoroughly.
The exceedingly lush plants on the planet were so green that they appeared black. Upon closer inspection, the mutated plant areas were expanding, already occupying seventy percent of the planet!
A man dressed in the base’s grey work uniform staggered towards the lake, his one hand immobilized, supporting it with the other.
While walking, he suddenly stumbled over vines, falling to the ground, grimacing in pain.
"Damn!"
Huo Zhirui cursed angrily and then staggered to his feet, continuing to run forward.
Staying at the base was no longer viable. Now he placed all his hopes on that mysterious entity. No matter what, Huo Zhirui was not willing to give up!
Why should Gu Yu have a smooth path just because of a better background while he had to endure so much suffering?
Unfair!
Due to some thorns cutting through his flesh, there was a faint smell of blood in the air, causing the mutated plants soaking in the downpour to start stirring restlessly.
But because Huo Zhirui had the aura of higher-level mutated plants on him, those mutated plants kept restrained.
At this point, Huo Zhirui was already dazed, intensely focused on getting stronger, paying no mind to the changing surroundings of the plants.
Finally reaching the lakeside, Huo Zhirui knelt by the lake, "Master, are you there? You said you could make me stronger, does that still hold true?"
Downpour swirled around, but the lake surface remained eerily calm.
Because of Huo Zhirui’s blood, those mutated plants were highly tempted, yet seemed to be wary of something, hemming close but not crossing limits.
Gazing at the tranquil lake surface, desperation shadowed Huo Zhirui, but he suddenly thought of something and then loudly said, "Master, a Beastman of high transformation level, with strong spiritual power and supernatural abilities from the Mermaid Clan has arrived at the base. Would his superpower core be of use to you? I recall you have a particular interest in Mermaid Beastman!"
Upon his voice falling silent, the lake surface began to ripple.
Wave patterns receded outward as a water column rose from the center of the lake, a silver-haired maiden sitting atop, a huge silver tail entwined with green vines.
"Oh, Mermaid Beastman? Male?"
Male?
Shouldn’t that be man?
Huo Zhirui was stunned for several seconds, but upon seeing her appearance, joy overcame everything. He crawled forward a few steps, nodding vigorously.
"Yes, he is a Mermaid Beastman, male... and also the younger brother of the Landis Star King, with exceptional talent! Master, you must be very interested in him?"
The maiden’s eyelashes were silver, a hint of amusement flashed across her exquisitely beautiful face.
"Indeed I’m quite interested. Bring him here."
"I..."
Huo Zhirui felt a bit troubled. Returning now would mean falling into their trap. Moreover, he had no way to bring Gu Yu here!
The maiden showed displeasure, "What, can’t you do it?"
"Master, it’s incredibly challenging. Plus, they’ve discovered the plant seeds within my body and performed surgery on me. Now I..."
The Mermaid maiden glanced at Huo Zhirui disdainfully. With a wave, the approaching mutated plants instantly retreated like a tide.
She waved again, a silver fish scale fell from the sky, landing precisely in Huo Zhirui’s hand.
"Then go. Place this on him."
"Yes, yes! Master, when can I become stronger?"
The maiden’s eyes were filled with apparent contempt. She snorted coldly, "Finish this task for me first, then we’ll see."
Bitterness filled Huo Zhirui’s heart, for her words meant his path to strength remained distant.
He begged, "They’ve removed the previous seeds from my body. Master, please infect me again!"
