Disguised as a man, she returned to the military academy and was forced to study again.

The sky was still dark on this medium-sized planet, and the sun was still a while away. When Ji Li got out of the car, the night wind was strong, ruffling his golden hair. He walked straight to the door and greeted him softly, "Mom."

"You're back." Li Kejia smiled faintly and stretched out his hand, ready to smooth the hair on his cheek, but Ji Li took a step back to avoid it.

Li Kejia didn't get angry and withdrew her hand. She slowly said, "You've worked hard along the way, but now I'm going to make you tired for a while. Several elders are still waiting for you in the office." As soon as she said this, the people who had been following Ji Li just now silently stepped aside.

Ji Li nodded indifferently and followed the other person's footsteps. But upon entering the office, it was empty. The luxurious office was brightly lit, but no one else was there. The warm light shining on the carpet didn't add a hint of warmth to the room.

After the door of the room slowly closed, Li Kejia walked forward on his own without sitting at the conference table. Instead, he chose a seat on the small sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window. A document was placed on the coffee table in front of him.

She turned her head to look out the window, and the scenery outside was in full view. The night wind had died down considerably, the swaying of the branches had also become less severe, and the darkness of the sky had been diluted considerably.

"Ji Li, I heard from the housekeeper that today's morning glow will be very beautiful. I haven't seen it for a long time. Can you accompany me to see it?"

"Yes." Ji Li's eyes were cold. After agreeing, he did not sit next to her, but chose the single sofa next to her.

Li Kejia turned around and smiled: "Are you angry?"

"No."

"Don't be angry. I didn't mean to lie to you. I just wanted to spend some time with you." Li Kejia gathered his clothes, his usual movements filled with indescribable grace. "I knew you'd arrive this morning. After much thought, I think it would be best if we met alone first. Waiting until the meeting would be too awkward."

"We really shouldn't be too unfamiliar with each other." Ji Li leaned casually on the sofa, his voice unable to tell whether he was happy or angry. "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, mother."

The usual indifference and alienation are like foggy glass in winter.

Ji Li's attitude made Li Kejia's eyes flash with displeasure. He shouldn't talk to him like that.

The old men in the Li family refused to give in and wanted to send Yuanqing away. They were afraid of offending the Ji family and affecting their own interests. If it weren't for saving Yuanqing, she wouldn't have been so anxious to get Ji Li back.

They have no say on who will inherit the Li family.

Moreover, she didn't believe that Ji Li would abandon the Li family's help and help the Ji family bite back. She had put so much effort into Li Yuanqing, and she absolutely couldn't let it be ruined again. Li Kejia felt much calmer when she thought of this, and said softly:

"Good child, I know you've been wronged this time and I'm resentful. But I only have you and Yuanqing. I've decided to imprison him for a long time, so please let your brother go. Here's an electronic key to the family. No matter what happens, you will have the authority of the Li family, and he will never be able to use that authority to harm you again. And these are all the more profitable star systems in my hands. You can take whatever you want."

He pushed the things on the table in front of Ji Li, and to prove that what he said was true, he added: "If you still feel it is not enough, you can ask for anything else."

Ji Li smiled when he heard this, but there was no warmth in his eyes when he looked at the thick stack of property contracts and keys in front of him.

He knew this would be the outcome, but he just didn't believe it. People don't want to admit they're not loved.

Ji Li raised his hand and took the electronic key on the table, saying lightly:

"Okay. Then I have two requests, you can choose one. One, let Li Yuanqing go to the marriage alliance. Two, send Li Yuanqing to the lowest planet and never let him come back."

Li Kejia paused, looking at Ji Li with a sullen expression, his eyes cold: "Son, don't push your luck. I've said that some things are beyond your control. Whether it's marriage or family inheritance, I have the final say."

Li Kejia's expression was more like Ji Li's, and the two of them sat in the spacious, ornate room. Like two separate individuals sculpted from the same stone, they faced off in silence, each refusing to yield. The only sound in the room was the crackling of branches outside the window in the wind.

Li Kejia couldn't stand Ji Li's behavior.

"I've told you so many times!"

Her patience was exhausted, and the face opposite her, which looked similar to hers, made her feel irritated.

"Don't make everyone unhappy because of your own willfulness. The entire federation is in turmoil right now, and resources are depleting. If we don't accelerate our integration with other factions, the fate of the Li family is uncertain. Without unity within the family and active marriage alliances, how can we overcome this difficult time? I'm concerned for the family!"

How high-sounding and how considering the overall situation.

Ji Li sneered, "So what if my brother goes to arrange a marriage?"

Li Kejia stood up suddenly, his voice rising an octave:

"How can it be the same!"

Yuanqing is the fruit of her love and her beloved child, how can they be the same!

Ji Li paused playing with the electronic key. He knew what Li Kejia was thinking better than anyone else and said calmly:

"Mother, you're not as noble as you say. You simply resent being forced into a marriage, and you resent me, the product of that marriage."

"But mother, I am your child too."

Li Kejia's expression was a little subtle after hearing this. After meeting Ji Li's gaze, he said with a hint of indifference: "No, you are more than my child. How can a child who doesn't completely belong to me be my child?"

The room suddenly fell silent; even the sound of the wind outside the window stopped. Warm light shone on the glass, reflecting the two figures in the room. Li Kejia stood quietly in front of the sofa, a cold glint in his amber eyes. After a long pause, he spoke softly:

"You look so much like me, so of course you have the same fate as me. How can you feel my pain if you don't marry me? How can you understand me if you don't marry me?"

"Only if you marry me can you understand me, taste my pain, and become my child completely."

Li Kejia spoke very quickly, as if he had repeated it in his mind a thousand times.

After she finished speaking, she sat down somewhat exhausted. These words were like the sour and smelly stuff fermenting in her body, and she vomited them out along with the resentment and unwillingness.

All her strength was drained away in an instant.

Despite this, Li Kejia's eyes never left Ji Li's face. She was looking forward to seeing Ji Li's distorted expression, and it would be even better if she could feel pain because of it.

She expected the other person to be as hysterical as she had been.

This child is evidence of my persecution. Why should he be happier than me?

At this moment, the two very similar people looked neither like relatives nor like mother and son. They were more like a ghost looking for a substitute. Only by pushing Ji Li into the abyss could Li Kejia be freed.

This would prove that not only was she incompetent, not only was she the one who compromised, but there were many more people who made the same choice as her.

Come, my child.

Make the same choice as I did, come into my arms, and ask for my help.