The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 384: It’s All Retribution

The sky over Wanling Star stayed dark for a whole day and night before brightening up again.

The people of Wanling Star had already grown accustomed to this; after all, the artificial sun was always hit-or-miss, and as long as there were lights, they didn’t really need the artificial sun.

As for why they needed this thing, it was probably to imitate the living patterns of people from Ancient Blue Star.

After all, their evolution to this point meant they really no longer needed the sun to provide energy.

Of course, having a sun was always better than not having one.

Rather than dwelling on the sun "disappearing," they were more immersed in the celebration of the baby’s arrival.

This was the first baby in ten years! It was a treasure to everyone!

The desire and joy for the newborn made everyone eagerly clutch photos, enamored, with some newlywed couples praying to the photos, hoping they could also smoothly conceive such an adorable baby.

Besides the people of Wanling Star, people from other planets felt the same way.

In short, it was a celebration belonging to the Empire.

And the infant, being at the center of it all, was sucking its fingers and blinking at Su Ruan who stood before it.

"Baby, you shouldn’t bite your fingers." Su Ruan said gently.

Of course, the baby couldn’t understand what Su Ruan was saying. She waved her little fingers, making nonsensical sounds.

Su Ruan chuckled softly and said to Lu Shinian beside her, "Honey, don’t you think the baby is so cute?"

"Yes, very cute." Lu Shinian agreed, "But not as cute as Ruan Ruan."

Su Ruan was accustomed to his way of speaking.

However...

"You shouldn’t say that in front of the baby, what if it gets upset?" Su Ruan said.

Lu Shinian naturally listened to his own Ruan Ruan, nodding in agreement, "Okay."

"Let’s go back to our room to talk."

Saying this, he picked Su Ruan up and walked out.

Su Ruan: ...

Ugh, got caught by him again!

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In the study, Lu Zhiya was retrieving her clones one by one.

Most of her clones had been placed beside Qin Cheng of the Federation, but now, it was time to call them back.

Her body was increasingly deteriorating, and last time she even fainted.

If not for Lingling transferring some energy to her, she wouldn’t know how long she might have fainted.

The clones carried parts of her energy, calling them back could help sustain her for some more days.

Besides...

She no longer wanted to love Qin Cheng. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

She was too tired.

She had made too many mistakes, and it was time to let go.

Lu Zhiya gradually retracted her clones until she prepared to recall the last one beside Qin Cheng.

It was Qin Cheng’s maid, attending to his daily life and witnessing all his experiences these years.

Through the connection, Lu Zhiya, the main body, could feel everything the clone touched and saw, so she had always been by Qin Cheng’s side, even if he wasn’t aware.

This would be the last time. Lu Zhiya told herself in her heart that this would be the last time she would look at him.

In the Federation Palace, Qin Cheng sat on the throne, his eyes half-drooped, his temples had turned gray without him realizing, a visible dejection on his face.

In the vast palace, there were only two people.

One was him, the other was Su Heyuan.

Su Heyuan stood below the main hall dressed in black, fiddling with a token in his hand.

Lu Zhiya’s clone stood in the shadows, clearly seeing the appearance of the token.

It was "Wolf Token," the token used by each king to command the Hidden Guards.

The Hidden Guards recognized only the token, not the person; in other words, whoever held the token, those Hidden Guards would obey.

As royalty, it was natural for the king’s lineage to have their own life-saving trump card, and the Hidden Guards were one of them.

They were a sword in the dark, capable of even reversing the situation at crucial moments.

The question that puzzled Lu Zhiya was, how did the token, which was always carried personally by each king, end up in Su Heyuan’s hands?

Lu Zhiya didn’t act rashly but let her clone observe everything in the hall.

At this moment, the king sitting high raised his voice.

"Second Master, you have some nerve."

Su Heyuan had a slight smile on his lips, "To achieve great things, one must be bold."

"This throne will never be yours," Qin Cheng said gravely, "You have no right."

"I have no right? Then who does?" Su Heyuan narrowed his eyes, "Lu Shinian?"

"He doesn’t even know where he has taken my own sister; how can he shamelessly return to sit on this throne?"

At the thought of this matter, Su Heyuan’s pupils darkened a few shades.

His sister and Lu Shinian had been gone for almost a year; he had used every network he had, yet still couldn’t find any trace of them.

This made him suspect that Lu Shinian had hidden his intentions, taking his sister to some desolate, remote planet, intending to live there for the rest of their lives.

But how could that be?

They hadn’t even had a family reunion, on what grounds did Lu Shinian take his sister away?

Who was he to do this? He himself had no parents, so did he want to prevent their family’s reunion? On what grounds?

Su Heyuan’s heart was full of hatred.

"Family reunion" had been his obsession for so many years; he had made so many arrangements over the years, worked so hard, hidden his name for so long, all just to ensure their family could reunite safely and peacefully.

Now that his sister’s spiritual power problem was resolved, and both his eldest and third brothers were found, they just needed to find their parents to fulfill the wish of family reunion.

But that Lu Shinian...

Thinking of this, Su Heyuan’s expression grew dark, saying with a hint of coldness, "I know that you are his biological father."

Qin Cheng’s heart gave a jolt, "What do you intend to do?"

"What can I do?" Su Heyuan countered, "Lu Shinian may hate you, but I don’t believe he will just sit by if he sees the throne changing hands."

He did not believe Lu Shinian could truly watch Qin Cheng die. Even if he was truly heartless, he didn’t believe he could ignore the allure of such supreme power.

This throne had originally belonged to Lu Shinian; he merely intervened midway.

No one could remain indifferent to this highest throne; Lu Shinian, after all, was just a mortal.

Qin Cheng was a man who had weathered many storms, who had sat in this position steadily for many years, and he was naturally no fool.

He quickly understood Su Heyuan’s meaning.

Qin Cheng, rarely silent, paused.

After a long moment, he slowly spoke, "He does indeed hate me, wishing I would die immediately."

"I used to..." Qin Cheng’s voice carried a trace of confusion, "made many mistakes."

"Recklessly young"—these words on others signified carefree boldness, but on him, they were years of regret.

"I wronged his mother, I wronged him too."

Qin Cheng covered his face with one hand, unexpectedly letting out a low laugh.

"This is all what I deserve."

"Retribution, it’s all retribution."