The little fans nearby only dared to breathe once the people left, their faces flushed with excitement, and they quickly lowered their heads to type in the group chat to share the situation just now.

As expected, it sparked another uproar.

When the older sisters in the group asked them for photos, they realized that they were so awed by Yuze’s strong presence that they forgot to take any pictures.

Just one photo would have been great, especially seeing the Qiao Yu couple together in real life!

They couldn’t help but regret this in their hearts.

In real life, Yu looks even more handsome than on camera!!!

That face is truly amazing!!!

Yuze dragged someone back, while Joyce was hanging from the third-floor railing, screaming and holding a long knife, ready to die together with Josh.

She shrank back a bit, hiding behind Yuze.

He glanced at her with amusement: "Now you know fear?"

Josh chose to play dead.

A security guard outside knocked and came in: "Josh, someone is looking for you outside."

They turned around, and before Josh could speak, Yuze raised an eyebrow: "Who?"

Security guard: "Says it’s Josh’s mother, she was here last time too."

Yuze’s expression darkened: "What’s she here for?"

Jiang Can and Rob didn’t look too happy; they more or less knew that Josh’s family didn’t like her.

Josh was a bit surprised too, but still said, "I’ll go out and take a look."

Yuze held her back, "If you don’t want to go, don’t force yourself."

Josh chuckled: "What’s there to force? I’m doing so well now, if they want to see me, I’m happy to show off in front of them."

Yuze: "Then I’ll go out with you."

Jiang Can: "I’ll go too."

Rob: "Me too."

Yushi was a bit slow: "Josh’s mother came?"

Josh found it amusing: "You really think too highly of her, don’t need to make a big deal about it."

But they insisted on going out, so she had no choice.

The five of them marched out in a grand procession to see what was going on.

At the base gate, Cherry’s spacecraft was indeed still parked in its original position.

As soon as she went out, Cherry rushed over: "Let me see, my child! Are you okay?"

Josh: "..."

The others: "..."

Cherry’s eyes reddened with distress: "Don’t mind what those people on the internet say, they’re just jealous of you. The Augustine family will stand by you. Seeing you being criticized, your father and brothers used their own accounts to defend you, don’t be sad."

Josh’s mouth twitched slightly.

She almost forgot, ever since Lady Catherine held a press conference in Burn City saying she was Burn City’s little hero and saved the Duke’s life, the Augustine family had changed their attitude towards her.

Seems like they’re here to curry favor now.

After that, she spent New Year on Layena Star and appeared in public, these people must know about it.

Seeing the Duke so close to her, they must be green with envy.

Josh pushed her hand away in disgust: "Don’t touch me, I have an allergy to bitches, you know that."

Cherry’s expression twisted for a moment.

This ungrateful thing dared to call her a bitch in front of so many people! Give her an inch and she’ll take a mile!

Cherry adjusted her expression, looked at her with heartache: "Child, we’re really worried about you, seeing you being criticized online today, we feared you couldn’t handle it, so we came to check on you, why are you so distant with me?"

"Huh! Really strange, weren’t you the ones who hired a bunch of trolls to slander me when I just entered the game? Now you know how to feel heartache? Is it heartache for me, or seeing I’m on good terms with Duke Catherine, you’re trying to cozy up to me?" Josh directly exposed her little scheme.

Cherry showed a shocked expression: "What a huge misunderstanding is this?! When did we ever hire trolls to slander you?"

Yuze helpfully reminded from the side: "Mrs. Cherry, please don’t be quick to deny it. Our guild can trace the data source by the day after tomorrow, denying it blatantly makes things very embarrassing."

Cherry’s face turned a mix of blue and white, wanting to retort but not knowing how, her face flushed with alternating colors.

If her husband hadn’t repeatedly told her to show concern, curry favor with Josh, and get their friend off the blacklist, she wouldn’t bother seeking out this fool!

Moreover, she had something to ask of her...

Cherry looked at Josh with some sadness: "Sorry, child, back then when you insisted on entering the game, we really wanted you to back off when faced with difficulty and obediently return. You know how dangerous it was for someone with F-level spiritual power like you to enter the game, right? We were really worried about you, but couldn’t dissuade you, especially since you were in the guild..."

She justified buying trolls under the guise of love.

Josh only felt it was ironic.

There are plenty of such parents on the asteroids, disguising their own selfishness and mistakes with the name of love.

"There’s no need for us to pretend, is there?" Josh impatiently interrupted her words: "Your attitude towards me wasn’t like this before, was it? Now what? Seeing my success, you come running like a stray dog to wag your tail and beg for leniency?"

Cherry’s face grew increasingly ugly, her whole body trembling with anger, but could only suppress it: "Do you have to speak so harshly and be so aggressive? I’m your mother!"

"Of course you’re not!" Josh retorted harshly: "You’re just a selfish uterus trying to secure your position in the Augustine family by having kids, a breeding machine that no one respects, a pathetic creature who relies on men to survive!"

Cherry was hit by a barrage of vile words, left dizzy, unable to counter with logic, only glaring at Josh.

Josh looked at her coldly: "What? Want to say you’re not, want to argue that I’ve misunderstood you?"

Cherry was so angry she kept leaning backward, barely steadying herself against the spacecraft behind her.

Josh spread her hands: "Forget it, Mrs. Livestock, there’s no misunderstanding here. Wasn’t it you who threw me to Garbage Star? Wasn’t it still you who unwillingly took me back to retest my spiritual power and, disappointed again, tossed me back to Garbage Star? Later, when Glennan needed to cultivate a good image for his mayoral campaign, didn’t you openly take me back, yet locked me in a room not allowing me to see anyone?"

"Back then, when Susanna and I both entered the game, she got an ordinary item while I got the Divine-level Item, didn’t you and my brother want to snatch my weapon for Susanna? Without the Mysterious Guild taking me in just in time, I might still be on your wanted list now, right?"

"Didn’t you declare Susanna as your good daughter, and me, the one from Garbage Star, as not your daughter, just a piece of rotten flesh crawling out of your womb? So why are you wagging your dog tail over here looking for a thrill today?"

Cherry couldn’t get a word in, but steadied herself and said: "Those things back then we had no choice, can’t you try to understand mommy? If I had three consecutive children with poor spiritual power, how would the Augustine family view me? No matter what, we are your parents, and is it wrong for us to want to care for you now? Seeing you being criticized so much online, I couldn’t sit still and came to comfort you, is this wrong too?"

Josh chuckled: "Comfort me? More like seeing my relations and rushing to cozy up to me, right? Mrs. Cherry, do you want the base dogs to pee and let you take a good look in the mirror? It’s so disgusting that one can’t help but think of a rotten, moldy eggplant from last night."

She curiously leaned closer: "I’m very curious, why hasn’t Burn City’s fully automatic bio waste truck picked you up? The city has been cracking down pretty hard on appearances lately."