Chapter 305: Chapter 305: If not spoiling you, then who?
After seeing that, Su Wan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Just as I thought, fake crying is a unique skill that every little baby seems to possess!
The wolf-eared baby dared not cry anymore and just sat in daddy’s arms, looking pitifully at the camera where mommy was.
His eyes, red-rimmed.
His little mouth pouted.
Su Wan felt a tug at her heartstrings so intense it was as if she wanted to crawl through the screen and hug her son.
On the other end, Gu Jue said, "Wanwan, if Lan Rui causes trouble, go ahead and deal with her."
Su Wan replied, "I’m just worried that my mermaid identity will be exposed."
Gu Jue reassured her, "Even if it’s exposed, it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s something you want to do, just go ahead and do it well."
Su Wan was deeply touched and said, "Ajue, you spoil me too much."
"If I don’t spoil you, who else would I spoil?"
Little Gu Chen raised his head to look at his dad and pursed his lips.
What about me!
You have your son too!
Daddy, could you spoil me as well, please QAQ!
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The young couple chatted for a while, eventually ending when Gu Jue had to attend to official business.
Staring at the screen that had gone dark, Su Wan sighed softly.
Alright, Ajue is so busy, and I indeed have my own things to take care of.
However, since there’s a very high chance that the mermaid identity could be exposed.
There has to be someone, to whom she must tell the truth.
Otherwise, when people from the other schools arrive tomorrow, there won’t be another chance.
Su Wan left the dormitory and went straight to Commander Gu Lei’s rest room, where she knocked on the door.
Gu Lei had just finished a call with his wife, Lin Ranyue, and had also asked about the child, his usually stern face now wearing a very rare tenderness.
Seeing him, Su Wan smiled and said, "You just called my mom, right? By the way, how’s my little brother doing?"
Gu Lei admitted openly, "Yes, I just had a call with your mom, Xiaoluo is doing well."
They had already decided to name the child Lin Luo, taking Lin Ranyue’s surname.
Clearly showing how deeply the Mu Family had hurt Gu Lei in the past.
Su Wan nodded, then got down to business with Gu Lei.
"Commander Gu, there’s something I need to tell you, and I hope you won’t get too agitated after hearing it."
"Xiaowan, do you think too little of me? I haven’t been agitated for a long time. The last time was when I married your mom. Oh, and when your mom told me she was pregnant."
"I’m a mermaid."
"..."
Gu Lei was completely speechless.
He looked at Su Wan, who was utterly serious, and asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?"
Su Wan explained, "There’s mermaid DNA in my mom’s body, which is evident when you look at Xiaoluo. Initially, I was purely human, but a few months ago, my body suddenly began to change."
"It started with just some local changes; my ankles developed scales. Ajue was worried something was wrong with my body, so he let Qingyu Brother and his wife run a comprehensive check on me."
"They preliminarily determined that I was a beastman who had evolved later in life."
"Now, my evolution is complete, and I’m indistinguishable from a mermaid beastman."
Gu Lei was truly shocked!
He looked around, making sure no third person was in the room.
He asked, "Who else knows about this?"
"Ajue, Brother Qingyu and his wife, my mom, and now you are in on it too."
Gu Lei asked, "Can you control your beast transformation now?"
Su Wan: "I can."
Gu Lei: "That’s good, don’t reveal this secret unless it’s absolutely necessary! In the universe, beastmen’s genes are clearly better adapted to harsh environments than purebreds, so many purebreds want to become beastmen!"
Su Wan: "Yes, Qingyu’s institute is doing research in this area. He also warned me that it could be quite dangerous if some unlawful forces found out."
Suddenly, Gu Lei remembered the concerns Adolf had expressed not long ago.
He said, "Then Xiaowan, what are your thoughts? This competition actually poses certain risks."
Su Wan: "Uncle Lei, I want to grow and become stronger. I can’t just hide in my shell because there are dangers out there."
"I can’t let Ajue, let you all, protect me for my whole life."
"Only if I become strong and am able to protect myself, would that be the best solution to the problem."
Su Wan lifted her head and smiled, saying, "Uncle Lei, you agree, right?"
Objectively speaking, Gu Lei couldn’t deny Su Wan’s words.
But after all, she was too young.
However, it wasn’t just about her evolved beastman identity.
Even as Commander Gu’s wife, she needed to grow stronger.
Otherwise, what if in the future some dangerous individuals wanted to use her to threaten Commander Gu?
In the end, Gu Lei nodded solemnly, "Xiaowan, you’re right, Uncle Lei supports you! If you need help with anything, just tell me!"
"Yes." Su Wan thought for a moment and then spoke up, "But, there’s one more thing, no, two things I need to tell you."
Gu Lei poured a glass of juice for Su Wan and a glass of cold water for himself.
He said: "I’m calm now, go ahead and tell me everything."
Su Wan: "The first thing is about my evolution. My mermaid tail is golden."
"Pfft!"
While drinking cold water, Gu Lei suddenly spat it out.
Poor Director Gu, renowned at Empire University for his capabilities, was shocked twice today.
Fortunately, Su Wan dodged quickly and wasn’t sprayed.
Gu Lei found a towel to wipe his mouth and said, "Sorry Xiaowan, did you just say your mermaid tail is golden?"
Su Wan: "Yes."
Gu Lei: "To my knowledge, there are no pure gold mermaid tails on Mermaid Planet now. Their founding queen had a golden tail! But after she established the Mermaid Empire, she abdicated the throne to her subordinates, and she went to live on other planets with her lover incognito!"
Su Wan nodded, "She and her lover came to the Federal Empire, and their descendants are among the Lin Family’s elders."
Gu Lei understood.
No wonder among Ranyue’s children, Xiaowan was an adaptive mermaid, and Xiaoluo was a born mermaid.
Most importantly, Xiaowan’s mermaid tail was golden!
Gu Lei poured himself another glass of water and said, "Xiaowan, does this mean your case is not just an acquired evolution but also a possible atavism?"
Su Wan nodded.
Gu Lei grew even more serious, "The people from Mermaid Planet will also come. Xiaowan, I’ll say it again, don’t reveal your mermaid tail unless it’s absolutely necessary."
"Yes, I understand. However, if I don’t transform the beast part of me, my spiritual power might become weakened."
Like Su Wan, who originally had S-class spiritual power with growth potential.
Without transforming into a mermaid tail, it would be at most close to Super S-class spiritual power.
But if she transformed into her complete mermaid form, her spiritual power could reach beyond Super S-class!
Gu Lei was already numb to the shocks.
In other words, the Gu family of three now all had Super S-class spiritual power!
But exactly how much beyond that was still unknown.
Currently, it appeared that Commander Gu was the strongest.
Gu Lei: "Xiaowan, it’s said that Super S-class beastmen all have some special abilities, like Commander Gu’s freezing ability, like Little Gu Chen’s electricity, so what’s your special ability?"
