I controlled the entire Zerg race with my superb culinary skills.

So many years have passed, but Lan Ce's hatred for Lan Zhuo has never changed. If it weren't for his father's strong opposition, he would never have let Lan Zhuo do those shameful things, and Lan He wouldn't have died outside.

"The little bit of blood ties we have left are just a superficial relationship. You want me to help you? No way."

Lan Ce looked at Lan Zhuo with righteous indignation, his hands trembling with anger.

"Get out of here. Our Lan family doesn't have a ruthless worm like you."

Lan Zhuo, who had been pushed, sat down on the ground and looked up at his brother Xiong with disbelief in his eyes.

"Hahaha--"

Lan Zhuo sat on the ground, tilted his head back and laughed loudly, his eyes full of malice, and his expression became ferocious.

"Lan Ce, if you don't help me, don't blame me for being ruthless. Lan Yi'an's good days in the Ling family are over. Even that good-for-nothing male son of his won't have an easy time, and your other female sons won't have a peaceful life either."

"Lan Zhuo, how dare you!"

Enraged, Lan Ce raised his hand and slapped him hard across the face, his finger trembling as he pointed at him.

"If you dare to touch Yi'an, I'll fight you to the death!"

A trace of green blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. Lan Zhuo wiped it away with the back of his hand, and looking at the green stain, he just found it funny.

"A fight to the death? Brother Xiong, have you thought this through? The one who started this whole thing is the Insect King. I was just going with the flow."

Lan Ce stared intently at Lan Zhuo's ferocious expression, his hands clenched into fists, before slamming his fist into the desk beside him. His knuckles were scraped, and green blood slowly trickled from between his fingers.

"I'll only help you this once. As for whether he's willing to acknowledge the Wen family, I don't care."

Lan Zhuo got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and his expression softened from its previous ferocity.

"With Brother Xiong's persuasion, he will definitely agree. I'm waiting for your good news."

After saying that, Lan Zhuo smiled and wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, tidied his clothes and hair, and walked out of the study with light steps.

After Lan Zhuo left, Ye Lanzhi turned and went to the study, where she saw that the male master's hand was dripping blood. She quickly picked up the first-aid kit on the bookshelf and bandaged it for him.

"My lord, for Yi'an's sake, we must help him this time."

Ye Lanzhi cried as she cleaned her wounds, constantly blaming herself. If she had forced the male master to take in more female servants back then, perhaps the Lan family would have a male son now, and wouldn't have fallen into decline.

Lan Ce sighed heavily and used his sleeve to wipe the tears from his face.

"It's all the bad karma created by our father."

Back then, he went to the Insect King's birthday banquet with everyone. In the second half of the banquet, he got bored and wandered around. He accidentally saw Lan He's younger sister running out of the room crying with her clothes disheveled. He wanted to go over and see what was going on, but who knew that a little while later, that old thing, the Insect King, also came out of the room with a smile on his lips.

Afterwards, Lan He did not tell the Lan family about this, but unexpectedly, that bastard Insect Emperor actually ordered him to marry that bastard Wen Rui.

At first, Lan He made a scene at home and even went on a hunger strike. His father not only didn't help him, but also boasted about it to other insects. In the end, for some unknown reason, he stopped making a scene and quietly married Wen Rui.

Later, Lan Zhuo, envious, plotted to seduce Wen Rui. Instead of scolding him, the male and female fathers even tried to send Lan Zhuo to the Wen family.

From childhood to adulthood, Lan Zhuo had always been jealous of Lan He, even though he was clearly more capable than Lan He and possessed far more than Lan He. Lan Ce couldn't understand why he was still jealous.

After marrying into the Wen family, he made several overt and covert attacks on Lan He, causing Lan He's first insect egg to die before it was even hatched. At that time, he knelt at his father's feet and cried, using his fake tears to gain sympathy.

It was from that time that Lan Ce developed an extreme aversion to Lan Zhuo. However, he never expected that Lan Zhuo would be so depraved as to dare to take advantage of his similar appearance to Lan He to secretly meet with other male insects, take photos, and then frame Lan He.

When he learned of this, his father was so angry that he died, and Lan He also disappeared. The Lan family was suddenly in the eye of the storm, and he had to take on the responsibility of the head of the Lan family and swallow all these things.

When Lan Yi'an heard that his father was going to see Chu Yang, he happily begged his father to take him along.

"Father, please take me with you. I've known Chu Yang for a long time."

"Yi'an, you shouldn't get involved in this."

Seeing that the emperor's face was grim, Ye Lanzhi quickly pulled Lan Yi'an aside and told him to stop talking.

"Female father~"

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what your female father said? Lan Yi'an, let me tell you, you are not allowed to have any contact with Lan Zhuo from now on. If I find out, you can stop calling me male father."

Lan Ce roared, stormed past him, and left the study without looking back.

Lan Yi'an was intimidated by his father's imposing manner; he couldn't understand why his father was so angry.

"My dear son, listen to your father. He won't harm you. Try not to go to the Wen family again in the future."

After leaving the Lan family, Lan Yi'an was filled with grievances and flew to find Xiao Mufeng to vent his frustrations.

“Yi’an, your father is also angry. It must be something that Lan Zhuo Cijun said that made your father so angry.”

"No matter how angry you are, you can't take it out on me. Am I not his daughter? Besides, if I get along better with the Wen family, the Ling family won't dare to bully me."

Xiao Mufeng smiled and poured him a cup of black tea, then handed him a small piece of cake.

"When is your father planning to meet Chu Yang?"

He took the cake from Xiao Mufeng, sighed, and said resentfully.

"We're going the day after tomorrow. From what I heard from the female father, the male father has been looking for some old photos these past few days, hoping that Chu Yang will be moved when he sees them."

"Hehe, this time the Lan family head is going in person, so he should be able to succeed. Then you will have more confidence."

"Well, I hope so."

On his rare day off, Chu Yang had planned to relax and tidy up the vegetable garden in the backyard. Early in the morning, he saw a male and a female standing at the entrance of the villa. Judging from their clothes, they must be wealthy. However, the male insect's features bore a striking resemblance to his own.

"You must be Chu Yang, you look just like him."

Upon hearing what the male insect said, Chu Yang immediately frowned, walked out of the villa, and closed the door behind him.

"I don't know who you are. If you've come to persuade me to acknowledge my relatives, then please leave. I, Chu Yang, have no relatives to acknowledge."

Lan Ce was not angry at his attitude. Instead, he asked Ye Lanzhi, who was standing next to him, to take out a thick photo album and hand it to him.

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me to the aircraft. There are some things you can refuse to do, but there are some things you have the right to know."

The photo album in his hand was heavy, but Chu Yang didn't rush to open it. He followed the two of them into the aircraft.

"sit."

He casually pointed to the sofa opposite him, gesturing for Chu Yang to sit down and talk.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Lan Ce, and I am the current head of the Lan family of the Imperial Star. By the way, you should call me your male uncle. This is my female lord, Ye Lanzhi, who is also your female uncle."

Lan Ce got straight to the point; he didn't want to waste any more words on this matter.

“You are the only male son of my female brother Lan He. I am here on Lan Zhuo’s behalf to ask you to recognize your family.”

"Heh, you guys are really interesting. Last time Lan Zhuo came, it wasn't you who said that. He said he was my female father, and as for that Lan He, he stole his insect eggs."

Chu Yang looked at Lan Ce with a sarcastic expression, wanting to hear what he would say next.