Super Gene Optimization Fluid

“Where are you going?” Avril asked as she clung onto Xia Fei’s arm tightly.

Xia Fei smiled, extending his hand to caress Avril’s golden hair. “Your father and your second uncle want to have a chat with me; it’ll only be a minute.”

Pang Xing quickly turned his focus somewhere else, trying his best not to pay attention to this display of affection between Xia Fei and Avril. Having watched over Avril as she grew up, he naturally had a special connection to her, but in this intergalactic society, if Avril chose to marry someone miniscule like Xia Fei as opposed to someone belonging to another big corporation, it would cause irreparable damage to Starlink Corporation, yet he and his father still hoped for Avril’s happiness. The two conflicting emotions were entangled with each other, placing him between a rock and a hard place, unsure of what to do.

“You can’t go.” Avril held even tighter onto Xia Fei when she heard that her father was looking to speak with him.

“My second uncle is alright, but my dad is strongly opposed to us being together. He’s the reason you couldn’t reach me. Just ignore them.” Avril huffed angrily, evidently still have not forgiven her father.

Xia Fei pinched Avril’s soft cheek. “Don’t worry; I’ll be back in a jiffy. At the end of the day, he is still your father.”

Avril reluctantly let go of Xia Fei, then he followed Pang Xing out of the pavilion. They walked along a winding path for ten or so minutes to arrive at some artificial rockery where two, middle-aged men were already waiting. There was even an incredibly cool black hovercar parked at the side.

“Basically, the Jian family has to thank you for saving Avril no matter what, or else would have been the butt of jokes in the high society. I’ve prepared a gift for you; I’ll get someone to deliver it to you once you leave the capital.” Newman expressed his thoughts in another way.

The words had two meanings to them; first, he was telling Xia Fei that they belonged to the higher society—a completely different social status from his. Second, he was telling Xia Fei that there were benefits to be gained if he left Avril.

Xia Fei smiled bitterly as he shook his head, thinking, ‘Just a businessman doing business; must he take such a roundabout way to convey this? Doesn’t he get tired of that?’

Xia Fei stood up and shook hands with Newman and Barty. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll bid you two elders farewell; Avril is still waiting for me in the pavilion by the lake.”

Barty smiled and waved at Xia Fei. “Oh, then do hurry back; don’t let my niece wait too long. The lassie has been spoiled by us, so she has quite the temper.”

Newman stood up and sighed. “Xia Fei, I hope you’ll seriously consider what I said.”

Xia Fei smiled. “There’s nothing to consider. Saving Avril was something I did out of my own will. You can forgo the gift, too, if I accept it, my peers would think that I did it for money.”

These were incredible words, declining Newmans plea yet maintaining each other’s face, not putting the Jian family in a sticky situation.

After saying that Xia Fei turned around and went back, not even glancing back once.

Newman sighed before returning to his seat, appearing incredibly sad. “Do you think that he’ll accept it if I give an even bigger offer?”

Barty shook his head. “I think he’s quite resolute; he wouldn’t accept it even if he were offered a mountain of gold.”

Newman was left speechless. He did not hate Xia Fei. The latter risked his life on the line to save his daughter, after all—something that not everyone could do. It was just that his conservative mind believed that someone like Xia Fei was unfit for his daughter. He was convinced that this was all an impulsive decision and that Avril would surely regret it once she got older. As a father, he must stop all this from happening.

At this moment, Barty suddenly laughed, muttering, “I think anyone else in his position then wouldn’t give, too. Is there a bigger mountain of gold in the world than Avril? Xia Fei’s a smart kid; of course, he knows the path that will lead to the most benefits.”

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Back in the pavilion, Avril propped her chin on her hands, feeling bored out of her mind as she waited for Xia Fei’s return. She could not help but be worried that her father and uncle had said something to anger him, and Avril’s already smittened heart feared that Xia Fei would leave her again. Past actions clearly indicated that Xia Fei was someone who would disappear at any time.

Avril was not worried about her second uncle as the latter was not in charge of the company due to his missing two legs. He spent his days living in luxury, traveling and playing, leading a life that was less rigid than her uptight father.

She rarely had the opportunity to leave the house, so chatting with Xia Fei through the interplanetary internet, as well as listening to her second uncle about the world outside, had been her greatest sources of joy. To her, the two of them treated her extremely well, so she liked hanging out with her second uncle and Xia Fei.

On the other hand, the word ‘father’ was a blur in her memory. Because of his busy work, Newman left caring for Avril in the hands of Pang Hai. Although he was the one providing her with food, warmth, and a roof over her head, material objects were not enough for a child’s development.

Xia Fei followed the quiet path back, while Avril was imagining all sorts of things.

“Do you think Avril’s second uncle is a bit weird?” asked Xia Fei.

“Why do you say that?” Phantom was confused.

Xia Fei went quiet for a few moments before muttering, “Hopefully, I’m wrong.”