Chapter 709: Chapter 217: Yi Xue’s Decision (2)
The price of Martial Emperor Bamboo Seedlings is now skyrocketing on the black market, and Martial Emperor Bamboo is even more ridiculously high, at a hundred thousand per stalk. Wealthy people prefer eating the raw ingredient instead of taking the medicine.
Ji Li’s villa is now part of the lab, housing many secrets. Once Xue Zhiyi stays, leaving is no longer something the Xue Family can decide, nor can Su Xiaocai make the call to release him at will.
"Xue Zhiyi, come home." Yi Xue understood the gravity of the situation and naturally didn’t want him to stay here, quickly scolding him.
This place might look enchanting, but it’s actually a top-secret site.
Xue Zhiyi felt aggrieved but still refused to leave; he insisted on staying here.
"You can’t take me away; I’m like bamboo. I need to be planted here."
Su Xiaocai turned her head to look at Ji Li, whose eyes subtly showed a hint of annoyance, unnoticeable unless observed closely.
These cats had already become the masters, and now Xue Zhiyi wanted to be the master too?
She wrapped her arm around Ji Li’s, he looked over and saw her mischievous smile, which immediately extinguished all his anger.
Alright, if Xue Zhiyi wants to stay, he can only live in the newly built housing, without disturbing him and her.
Yi Xue didn’t have enough strength to drag Xue Zhiyi out. "Wait a moment." She could only call for reinforcements.
Upon contacting Xue Feiting, Xue Feiting knew his child was at Su Xiaocai’s territory and refused to leave, causing him a headache. None of his kids were easy to deal with.
Xue Zhiyi’s actions were no different from walking into a lion’s den.
Xue Feiting was determined to take Xue Zhiyi back no matter what.
So he sent three more bodyguards, making it five in total, to capture Xue Zhiyi and bring him back to the Xue Family.
It was indeed a real capture, leaving even Su Xiaocai to find Xue Zhiyi somewhat pitiful.
The Xue Family couple thought that tying him up and taking him home was a secure solution, and that after some time, Xue Zhiyi would forget about it.
It turned out to be a big mistake.
Yi Xue hadn’t yet breathed a sigh of relief when Xue Zhiyi began a hunger strike. Even cats weren’t a remedy. The pure white kitty, which Yi Xue had bought, was a fully tamed pet cat with no aggression at all, just adorably silly.
Lacking the vitality and liveliness of those cats at Su Xiaocai’s house, Xue Zhiyi clearly didn’t like it.
Xue Zhiyi’s hunger strike was not like a typical food refusal; he secluded himself again, unwilling to engage with the outside world.
If someone fed him, he would eat a little; if not, he would just stare blankly, his condition worse than before.
It nearly drove Yi Xue to despair.
Xue Feiting, however, believed it would get better with time. He had no idea that when his son was stubborn, even nine Insect Men couldn’t drag him back.
After leaving Xue Zhiyi be for some time, Yi Xue grew very distressed, thinning down with him.
"Feiting, Zhiyi finally got a bit better; let’s just let him be."
Xue Feiting had just finished dealing with affairs and was mentally exhausted.
Reducing the industry meant lay-offs, and lay-offs brought many issues. He didn’t want to transfer his agitated emotions onto Yi Xue, so he took a deep breath and calmly asked, "He still hasn’t improved?"
"No." Yi Xue had thought deeply, realizing that even if Xue Zhiyi followed them throughout his life, he couldn’t become a normal person, let alone manage the industry.
The Xue Family had recently been reducing its mecha industry, leading hidden commercial rivals to start trouble, leaving Xue Feiting busy dealing with them.
The Yi Family was entwined with the Xue Family, but not much emotion was involved—mostly interests.
Ever since the incident with Xue Huiyi, Yi Xue always felt other surprises awaited the Xue Family. Her son would be protected at the estate by Su Xiaocai.
Within the Ten Stars Republic, there’s no safer place than Su Xiaocai’s territory.
Netizens jokingly called Su Xiaocai Su Shen, and it’s no exaggeration—she truly is a god. During wartime, she could still protect so many people, proving her strength.
"I want to send him to Su Xiaocai." Yi Xue couldn’t bear to see Xue Zhiyi suffer, but reality had dealt her many blows.
The things kept hidden could only remain in the dark, making them even harder to cherish.
Xue Zhiyi was also getting older, needing to grow. Genetic Healing Medicines were becoming increasingly hard to buy, and with their short shelf life, they couldn’t be stockpiled.
Sending him to Su Xiaocai might be the most suitable option.
Xue Feiting rubbed his temples, blankly staring at the painting in front of him—the Star Map of the Capital Star System. He once dreamed his business map would span across the galaxy.
And then what, he wondered. What does wealth and power matter when the wave of youth crashes down, harshly washing the previous generation ashore?
"Do as you like." Sending Xue Zhiyi over might lower the animosity between them.
Xue Feiting hesitated, holding Yi Xue’s hand tightly, reminding her, "Don’t end up stuck in there yourself after sending him over."
Don’t be fooled by Xue Feiting being a big man who didn’t care much about household affairs. He deeply cared for Yi Xue, the wife he painstakingly married, naturally, he cherished her.
