The Ye family wasn’t exactly thriving within the Z Alliance. The Yun family was also stirring up trouble, especially with the young master Yun’s energy becoming increasingly uncontrollable. As his subordinates, they couldn’t afford to sit idly by if something went wrong. After some thought, the head of the Ye family said, “No need to take it too seriously. Just give her a photo of my brother and the others. That’ll be enough.”
“She’s just been lucky so far. No need to put too much effort into her.” He didn’t particularly like Ye Shaohua, but he had to admit her luck was impressive.
Still, she was just a naive girl who hadn’t seen much of the world. Controlling her shouldn’t be too difficult.
Meanwhile, Ye Shaohua, who was the subject of countless discussions, was in Principal Aige’s laboratory. Across from her, lying on a sophisticated machine, was Shu Man, her teeth clenched tightly.
Several medical doctors and researchers were also in the lab, nervously watching the data on the instruments.
Unstable, violent energy had always been an uncontrollable force on their planet. Many powerful families had fallen into decline because of it.
Countless geniuses had become useless overnight.
No one had ever been able to control this energy, so when Principal Aige mentioned that someone could, these skeptical medical doctors rushed to the scene.
They witnessed Shu Man, lying on the machine, gradually gaining control over the energy within her body.
The Shu family had once been a prominent clan, but they had declined due to the violent energy. Everyone present knew this.
That’s why, when they saw Shu Man managing to control a portion of her energy, they were utterly shocked.
“Shaohua…” Shu Man stared at the energy in her hands, then looked up at Ye Shaohua in disbelief, as if she were dreaming. “This…”
“I miscalculated. I thought you’d be able to control 50%, but it’s only 30%. It seems we’ll need five more days,” Ye Shaohua said, somewhat dissatisfied with the results.
The people in the lab were speechless.
The famous Meng Yuchen was only known for alleviating the effects of violent energy in others. Yet, Ye Shaohua could actually help someone control their energy, and she was still complaining about the results?
After the initial shock, a deep sense of awe settled in their hearts. They had initially thought Ye Shaohua was foolish to challenge Meng Yuchen, but now—
It was clear that the outcome was far from certain.
“Principal Aige, is it too late for me to join Dr. Ye’s research team?”
“Me too! Count me in!”
“…”
At that moment, someone entered and whispered something to Ye Shaohua.
Hearing the message, Ye Shaohua looked up in surprise.
Even Shu Man, who had been reveling in her newfound control, forgot her joy and turned to Ye Shaohua excitedly. “Shaohua, did you hear that? You have a brother! Come on, let’s go out. Weren’t you always sad about not meeting your parents? Now you have a brother!”
She didn’t even wait to test her energy further, pulling Ye Shaohua out of the lab.
Meanwhile, Principal Aige and the others eagerly pored over Ye Shaohua’s research notes.
As Shu Man dragged her out, Ye Shaohua frowned. Since when did she have a brother?
In her previous life, this brother hadn’t shown up even when the original host died.
Why was he appearing now?
Perhaps even the original host hadn’t known she had a brother.
Outside, Ye Shaoling was growing impatient.
He had been waiting for Ye Shaohua for two days, originally intending to persuade her to return home.
But a few days ago, Meng Yuchen had posted a tweet about her conflict with Ye Shaohua, and the head of the Ye family had told Ye Shaoling to hold off.
Meng Yuchen wasn’t someone to be trifled with, so the Ye family head decided not to push for Ye Shaohua’s return. They couldn’t afford to offend Meng Yuchen over Ye Shaohua.
Ye Shaohua might have been lucky, but she was also too arrogant.
Did she really think she could compete with Meng Yuchen? The Ye family head sent Ye Shaoling to communicate with Ye Shaohua and convince her to apologize to Meng Yuchen, hoping to resolve the matter.
But without even meeting Ye Shaohua, the Ye family head was so furious that he decided to wash his hands of her.
Despite this, Ye Shaoling couldn’t resist seeking her out after learning of her existence.
When Ye Shaoling was very young, his parents had left with the newborn Ye Shaohua. He had chosen to stay with the Ye family instead of following them.
To him, he had no emotional connection with Ye Shaohua. In fact, his parents had died because of her.
Because of this, he even harbored some resentment toward her.
“You’re Shaohua’s brother?” Shu Man’s eyes widened when she saw Ye Shaoling’s combat uniform. “You’re from the First Army?”
Ye Shaohua stretched lazily. “Honestly, I didn’t know I had a brother either.”
“Holy… the First Army… Shaohua, your brother is amazing! With him around, no one will dare to bully you…”
Before Shu Man could finish, Ye Shaoling interrupted.
“Ye Shaohua, you actually returned to the Z Alliance?” Ye Shaoling’s gaze was icy as he looked at her, completely ignoring Shu Man. “First, you nearly killed the young master of the Lin family, and now you’re making an enemy of Meng Yuchen? You’ve also offended the Qiu family, haven’t you? You’re my sister, so I won’t lay a hand on you, but I’ll never acknowledge you. Meng Yuchen said it herself—you’re going to fall hard this time. Her connections with the Yun family are complicated. Our parents always favored you, and you ended up getting them killed. This time, I won’t let you drag the Ye family down with you. If you have any conscience left, don’t tell anyone you’re my sister. That’s the best contribution you can make to the Ye family.”
