The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 385: My Little Darling

Chapter 385

In the shadows, Lu Zhiya’s clone stood quietly.

She listened to Qin Cheng’s words of regret.

"I was too young and naive before, treating her mother as a ridiculous substitute."

"Actually, I’ve always known about her little schemes and tricks."

"In fact, I’ve always found them quite endearing."

...

His soft voice of regret echoed in the grand hall, reaching Su Heyuan’s ears, though not his heart.

After all, he was an outsider, understanding nothing.

But these words did reach Lu Zhiya’s heart.

On Empire Wanling Star, Lu Zhiya listened in a daze to Qin Cheng’s voice coming from her clone.

She had always thought her little movements were well-hidden, that she played Qin Cheng like a fiddle, but it turned out he had long since realized.

His voice continued to reach her intermittently.

"I just didn’t expect her to leave me in such an extreme way."

"And at that time, I was arrogant and conceited, certain she would return to me."

"I refused to bow, thus leading to the irreparable consequences."

... 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The empty grand hall reverberated with Qin Cheng’s pain and regret.

He indeed remembered her for a lifetime, harboring intense regret and pain, but not love.

Perhaps there was love, Lu Zhiya thought, but it was overshadowed by years of regret and pain.

She had indeed tormented him for a lifetime.

Lu Zhiya wanted to laugh, but for some reason, couldn’t bring herself to.

The corners of her mouth, which used to easily lift in a smile, could hardly be tugged up even with great effort at this moment, as if even the instinct to smile was lost in that instant.

Inside the Federation Palace, Su Heyuan listened quietly, his expression unchanging.

Others’ suffering was none of his concern.

He had no spare mind for other people’s affairs.

In this world, who is not pitiable?

A trace of agitation flashed in Su Heyuan’s eyes as he interrupted Qin Cheng’s words.

"Enough."

"These things are none of my concern."

"I only came today to ask Your Majesty to cooperate properly with me."

His circular pupils narrowed into a thin slit, tinged with a faint emerald green.

Invisible spiritual power rippleed through the grand hall, sweeping toward His Majesty.

He curled his lips, with a hint of threat in his voice, "If you don’t want to cooperate, then don’t blame me for being impolite."

The spiritual power surged violently, raging through the grand hall.

Simultaneously, he noticed Lu Zhiya’s clone standing in the shadows.

"Who’s there?"

He shouted sharply.

The next moment, Lu Zhiya’s clone disappeared from the spot.

Su Heyuan stared into the shadows, suddenly laughed, "It seems Your Majesty, this palace of yours is not a safe place after all."

Qin Cheng stared blankly at the shadows, unsure if it was his imagination, but in that moment, he seemed to see her.

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Inside the Empire, Lu Zhiya retracted the last clone.

With all clones returned, her complexion appeared slightly rosier than before.

Lingling guarded her beside, seeing her complexion improved, said in a childish voice, "Ya Ya, feeling better?"

Lu Zhiya nodded lightly, her face lacking the previous hint of smile, simply saying, "Feeling much better."

"Can hold on for some more days."

Lingling rubbed against Lu Zhiya’s fingertips, "Ya Ya will surely live a long life."

Lu Zhiya smiled, not saying much more.

Her mind still flashing the last scene before retracting the clone.

The one called "Second Master", was threatening Qin Cheng, if Qin Cheng refused to cooperate with him, he might kill him.

Lu Zhiya did not know Su Heyuan was the son of a friend; she had seen Su Heyuan at a young age once, many years have passed since, people grew up and changed a lot, so she could not recognize him at once.

Though she had told herself to let go of Qin Cheng, hearing these words still left her somewhat worried.

She pursed her lips, face full of contemplation.

After a long time, a soft sigh sounded in the study room.

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A week later, Lu Shinian was busy discussing robot exchanges with Zero and was not around Su Ruan.

Su Ruan felt bored alone, so simply played with the baby.

Coincidentally, Cheng Yushu’s special period arrived, Su Hanjing had to accompany Cheng Yushu and had no time to care for the baby, so now it’s the mother-daughter time for Su Ruan and the baby.

Su Ruan liked the baby very much, always liked playing with her.

The baby seemed to like Su Ruan too; as long as she was held, she wouldn’t cry or fuss, just be consistently happy.

Since the baby was still little, Su Ruan dared not take her out casually, only holding her to play inside the nursery.

Her companion beast also came out, a small one, lying on the table, with its tail dangling cutely.

However, the baby seemed to have no reaction to the companion beast.

Initially, Su Ruan thought the baby wasn’t interested in the little black cat, but gradually she noticed something amiss.

Even when Little Black floated in front of the baby, she still had no reaction, as if... she couldn’t see it at all.

After several tests, Su Ruan found that the baby indeed couldn’t see Little Black.

In other words, the baby might not be able to see spiritual bodies like companion beasts.

Su Ruan, due to unfamiliarity with companion beasts and the situation of newborns in the Empire, was uncertain if the baby’s condition was normal.

She looked into information, but most of it is classified, so she could find very little.

From her information, this situation seemed abnormal.

Empire newborns, no matter how low the spiritual power or weak the companion beast, can see companion beasts, but some might not be perceptive or see them clearly, still, they have vague sensing.

For a situation like the baby’s, where she can’t see or sense at all, it’s rare according to her findings, historically unprecedented.

This made Su Ruan begin to worry.

Could there be some problems with the baby?

Once Lu Shinian returned, Su Ruan immediately told him about this.

Lu Shinian asked after pondering for two seconds, "Could it be because the baby is actually a Federation person?"

Though they all have companion beasts, ultimately, they are Federation people, naturally their baby is also Federation.

For Federation people, having no companion beast and being unable to see them is perfectly normal.

Su Ruan relaxed slightly upon hearing this.

"So that’s it."

"That must be it."

"We can inspect the baby’s body once we return to the Federation."

Lu Shinian held her in his arms, lightly pecked her lip corner, and softly replied, "Okay."

Then he chuckled gently, "So did the baby miss me today?"

"She probably did," Su Ruan said uncertainly, "Since the baby can’t talk yet, I don’t know if she misses you."

"Not that baby," Lu Shinian’s eyes twinkled with joy, "It’s my little sweetheart."