that the US had planned it long ago, intending to provoke a civil war between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party after Japan's defeat.After riffling through all the files on the other perso..."I hope my grandfather can win custody of me. You can use the application I filed with the marital court as leverage to negotiate with him. As long as he gives up custody, I will immediately withdraw the application and let him get his wish."

Liàn yǐ clearly expressed her thoughts.

"Grandpa knows what to do, you don't need to worry about it."

Old General Du hammered his fist and declared.

After finishing her account of her own past, Lian'i asked about her mother, Du Yi:

“In my memory, my mother is a very gentle person. When Wu Yishan was busy with work, it was always my mother who accompanied me. She always presented the best to me. Ian was the top-of-the-line smart brain specially designed for me by my mother, and its core components are all military-grade.”

Having said that, Ripples raised her hand to stroke her wrist, and then continued:

"And in my memory, mother didn't come to grandfather's place very often. Was it because you guys didn't agree with her marrying Wu Yishan Or were there other reasons"

"Well, we have to take some responsibility for this too."

The old lady sighed and continued,

“Your mother is my youngest daughter. I was already too old to give birth when she was conceived, but she was a life nonetheless. Your grandfather and I both insisted on bringing her into the world. While she didn't have any genetic defects at birth, her body was somewhat frail.”

Before she came of age, we had been carefully nurturing her, ensuring she received the best care. It was at this time that General Wu arrived, hoping to arrange a marriage between Wu Yishan and Du Yi.

As fellow Five Great Generals, they were a match made in heaven. At the time, Old General Wu had come with Wu Yishan. The two young men met privately, and your mother took a liking to Wu Yishan. That settled it.

Unfortunately, soon after, the Wu family's spaceship was intercepted and attacked by space pirates while on vacation. No one survived, leaving only Wu Yishan behind. He had been participating in an officer promotion exam at the time and therefore did not go on the vacation.

For a time, the Wu family was leaderless, and those connected to them all wanted to take advantage of the situation and take a piece of the Wu family. At this time, Wu Yishan proposed marriage to Du Yi in order to gain support. We disagreed at first, but Du Yi insisted on fulfilling the engagement.

We couldn't refuse her, so we agreed to the marriage. The wedding was rushed, but even so, Wu Yishan had our help to get out of his predicament. He rose through the ranks and became a general, taking full control of the Fifth Army. We played a part in that too.

Since you were born, Du Yi's health has deteriorated. Coupled with the recent diagnosis of your useless physique, she has become increasingly withdrawn, believing that her illness is a burden to you and our connection has weakened as a result. Furthermore, she only ever reports good news and avoids sharing any bad.

But I am her mother, and I can see that she may have had love for Wu Yishan at first, but I don't know when it started, the two of them only respected each other as guests, there was no love anymore, and after that, she only came back once a year, always accompanied by Wu Yishan.

I asked her several times why, but she just smiled and said everything was fine. She wouldn't say anything else, until she suddenly fell critically ill. When we rushed to see her, we only managed to catch a glimpse of her one last time. Wu Yishan didn't even make it.

After the old woman finished speaking, she also wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.

After a moment of thought, Lian Yi said:

"Grandma, I think there must be a reason why Mother doesn't come back to Du's family, but she has never told me about it."

"It's a pity we were too late, she left no word behind."

It seems things are more complicated than she imagined, but she'll find answers to all of them.

The three generations chatted and ended up missing lunch. It wasn't until the butler reminded them that they went to eat.

Looking at the table full of food, Lian Yi smiled and thanked him. The butler must have received General Du's instructions, otherwise he wouldn't have prepared so lavishly.

Half an hour later, Lian Yi swallowed the last piece of steak. There were only empty plates and bowls left on the table. She also felt a little full, wondering how her previous self had managed to get by.

The two elders exchanged glances, more certain that their grandson had been tricked. A flash of anger crossed their eyes, but they didn't show it.

"Lian Yi, have you eaten If not, I'll have the housekeeper prepare some more for you."

"Thank you, grandmother. This is already very plentiful, and I am full."

Then, the ripples were sent off to rest by the old general.

After the ripples subsided, General Du's expression darkened. He called over his steward and asked:

What are the results of the investigation into the attack on General Wu's residence

"There have been no substantial discoveries so far. The entire manor has been reduced to rubble, with only Mr. Wu, the butler, dying at the scene. Other parts of the manor used intelligent robots, resulting in significant losses."

"I understand. Please let me know if there are any updates."

Yes, master!

"Please prepare everything on this list as quickly as possible and deliver it to Lian Yi's room. He needs them recently."

General Du gave the list to his steward. It contained high-end equipment, all of which were available on the market. However, for military-related materials and equipment, General Du passed it on to his eldest son to handle.

On the other side, Xue Wenjing and Wu Lianbo were both waiting for good news from the Wu family, especially Wu Lianbo. As soon as he was bound to the system, the system gave him a big gift.

In a recent test, the system upgraded his qualifications, giving him S-rank mental power. Moreover, the other party promised that as long as he completes the tasks assigned to him, there will be more and better rewards in the future, becoming the number one person in the United Empire is not a dream.

Having tasted success, Wu Lianbo also developed ambition. Under the system's instruction, he appeared before Du Yi and exacerbated the other's illness. After Du Yi's death, he encouraged his mother to seek out Wu Yishan.

Because there was Grandpa Wu, the steward, secretly helping him, he had already suppressed Wu Lianyi's talent growth according to the system's requirements. Things were progressing step by step according to plan, and he was also waiting for the day he would be accepted into the family.

But when the news came that General Wu's mansion had been attacked and turned to ruins in the morning, and that Master Wu had died on the spot, he was also stunned. He didn't expect the General's mansion to be attacked, which made him a little scared. Immediately, he ran to ask Xue Wenjing:

"Mom, did Wu Lian die"

This is a person the system has instructed to be suppressed. The system says this person has exceptionally good luck, and if it can get close enough to them, the system can transfer their good fortune to itself. After all, they are half-brothers.

"There is no news for now, even if that trash died, it wouldn't appear in the news right away. Poor your grandpa just passed away like that."

Xue Wenjing said with some annoyance.

Have you contacted your father

"We've been unable to reach them, they're likely dealing with something. Let's just be patient and not bother them."

Lian Bo nodded.d your injuries look pretty bad. How did you get hurt"Ripple asked directly.“My house doesn't have space to store anything, so I went up the mountain to hunt during harvest season. As a result, I enco...