Chapter 514: Chapter 11: I’m a Girl (11)

Luo Xiao’s question gave Shen Jian a release point.

“Brother Luo, it’s all my fault. If it weren’t for my rush to return, we would not have encountered this situation, you wouldn’t have been injured, and neither would the other brothers, and there wouldn’t have been so many deaths. It’s all my fault.”

The corners of Luo Xiao’s mouth slightly curled. She knew she had done the right thing, but this wasn’t the time to be complacent, her eyes carried a hint of compassion: “Silly child, why are you taking all the blame on yourself?”

“Although you were in a rush to come back, the route was chosen by me, and the leak of our movements was beyond anyone’s control. Thinking in reverse, this could actually be a good thing. I’ve been in confrontation with those thief gangs for a long time, they’ve wanted revenge against me, not just today or yesterday.”

“Choosing to ambush us here, honestly works more in our favor. Purple Cloud Star is right in front of us, with such a commotion here, Purple Cloud Star must be aware. As long as we hold on, we’ll have reinforcements. If it happened elsewhere, it’s not certain places would have a Tenth Rank powerhouse. If the enemy goes all out, we might be completely wiped out. So we are actually quite fortunate; we should be thanking you.”

Shen Jian stood there stunned, feeling somewhat relieved, but he also knew Luo Xiao was comforting him.

“Thank you, Brother Luo.” Shen Jian’s voice choked slightly.

With such a good friend by his side, what more could he ask for?

Luo Xiao patted Shen Jian’s shoulder, then ruffled his hair: “Alright, get up quickly. Your father is here for the rescue, tidy up, and go see him.”

It has to be said that Luo Xiao has quite the skill, with everything planned out, Shen Jian still ends up thanking her.

Shen Kezhong, finding out Shen Jian has reached the Sixth Rank, was quite pleased. It’s only been a few years, such a quick advancement, far superior to his second son.

Finding out Luo Xiao was severely injured saving Shen Jian made him feel guilty, but he was sincerely grateful to Luo Xiao.

He thought he had judged a noble with a petty heart, having tampered with Shen Jian’s Light Computer back in the day.

However, after Shen Jian left for a year, he stopped paying attention to it. He genuinely saw that Luo Xiao was helping Shen Jian.

Shen Kezhong was somewhat puzzled as to why Luo Xiao was so kind to Shen Jian, unable to figure it out. After all, Luo Xiao was used to going solo and was famous throughout the interstellar realm. Was she really injured on Sky Blue Star then, and Shen Jian helped her, making her consider Shen Jian as a good friend?

Shen Kezhong shook his head. Regardless, Luo Xiao’s actions benefited Shen Jian.

Luo Xiao is also a Tenth Rank, having such a friendly connection benefits the Shen Family greatly.

The main thing is, Luo Xiao is young. He and Mr. Li are both over a hundred years old. In this era, people live longer, marry later, and have children later. After having one, there’s a long gap before the next.

If he and Mr. Li were gone, Luo Xiao could still live quite a long time, making her the biggest asset to the Shen Family.

He previously worried the Shen Family only had him as a Tenth Rank, and his second son lagged far behind. Now things looked slightly better, right?

The youngest son having a good relationship with Luo Xiao represents the best networking.

Returning to Purple Cloud Star, Luo Xiao needs time to recuperate due to her injuries, so Shen Jian certainly wasn’t in the mood to look for Li Shuning then, otherwise, he’d think of himself as heartless.

A good friend suffered such severe injuries for him, how could he neglect her and go looking for girls? That would truly be outrageous.

But while Shen Jian was taking care of Luo Xiao, she occasionally mentioned that he hadn’t seen Li Shuning in a long time, warning him not to let Li Shuning forget him, urging him to go see Li Shuning.

Shen Jian waited until Luo Xiao fully recovered before going to find Li Shuning, but he was indeed anxious inside.

When he went to the Li Family to look for Li Shuning, he learned she had gone out.

Given their childhood friendship, Li Shuning’s servant informed Shen Jian of Li Shuning’s whereabouts.

Shen Jian rushed to the mall area and started searching everywhere.

Soon, he spotted Li Shuning in the restaurant on the eighth floor.

Li Shuning was sitting across from a man.

Shen Jian didn’t recognize the man, but Li Shuning has truly become more beautiful.

Her charming smile was undeniably alluring.

Shen Jian felt a strange anger. He rushed back for Li Shuning, leading to many deaths on the Starship, yet Li Shuning was unaware and here dating another man.

Some people’s logic is truly baffling.

But right now, Shen Jian was being unreasonable, feeling Li Shuning betrayed him, and more so, betrayed Luo Xiao.

Shen Jian walked over with a cold expression.

The closer he got, the more he heard Li Shuning’s laughter, so crisp, carefree.

This worsened his mood.

Shen Jian stood by Li Shuning’s table. In fact, Li Shuning had noticed him long ago but didn’t react seeing his somber face.

Once Shen Jian stood in front of her, Li Shuning couldn’t ignore him.

She looked up at Shen Jian, stunned: “Shen Jian, you’re back? When did you return? Why didn’t you tell me? You left for three years, never thought about video chatting with me. You really don’t consider me a friend, do you? Don’t tell me there was no way to video chat. Even if you can’t video from outside, surely the Starship replenished energy at a safe space station where you could video chat, right?”

The man across saw Li Shuning a bit excited and quickly smiled: “Ningning, who is this? Why not introduce us?”

Li Shuning was about to say something when Shen Jian suddenly burst out. Ningning? Calling so affectionately.

“Li Shuning, I never expected you to become like this. I always thought we had a good relationship. Yet how quickly you’ve gotten involved with another man. Do you know, as Aunt Wang chose a husband for you, I rushed back, ambushed, and look at how many died? And you?” Shen Jian’s eyes were slightly reddened.

Hearing Li Shuning say he didn’t treat her as a friend while she seemed so close with the man, felt like a death sentence.

So momentarily, emotion overcame him.

He noticed Li Shuning’s gaze turning cold, then she suddenly sneered: “Young Master Shen was gone for three years, not a single word. Even upon return, you’re so secretive. Now you come to attack me first? What is our relationship? Did I ask you to rush back? Involved with others? Ha ha, in your eyes, I’m that kind of person…”

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