233: So what if she's a foster mother?

"And who is that because of, Tu Nan?"

Hain had seemed very calm all day, but was that really the case?

Although she didn't know where he had learned the news about the Children, he hadn't even asked a single question about his own Children all day.

For a Male Beast of Sea Soul Star who valued Family and offspring above all else, this was inherently abnormal.

"What do you think it's because of?"

Tu Nan also calmed down.

Problems would not disappear just by avoiding them.

She finally looked straight at Hain, this Male Beast who seemed incredibly distant and elegant today.

"You sat in on the meeting just now, did you read the materials I uploaded?"

Not giving him a chance to react, Tu Nan continued.

"I knew long ago that I was carrying Two Children." Looking at the two Male Beasts beside her, she emphasized.

"From two different people."

She gave a short laugh.

"I am the mother of those Two Children, and it is impossible for me to give up either one, understand?"

"I will absolutely not gamble with their fate by betting on either of your magnanimity."

Not giving the two men a chance to speak, she cut them off with her words.

"No, don't tell me you can. Can you endure it once? Twice? And then feel like you've made a great sacrifice, but who knows when you might go back on your word?"

"Your Majesty knows all of this. I have stated my love for the Children to him, and he expressed his understanding."

"The Children have Your Majesty as a teacher."

Tu Nan bowed to Your Majesty, dragging this detestable man directly into the fray.

But the two men in front of her didn't seem to notice; only The Emperor raised an eyebrow.

Tu Nan steadied herself and continued.

"Besides, 'let'? I am not an object; I want to decide my own fate."

"I hate having my fate decided by others."

Tu Nan calmed her heart, making a big decision.

She adjusted her breathing until her breath became steady with every inhale and exhale.

"Because I am a Foster Mother."

She threw out a bomb.

"What?"

Hain's mask of calmness could not hold; his eyes widened blankly, and he looked at Tu Nan in confusion.

"Impossible!"

Kong Jiamu, however, reacted directly; he even wanted to come up and check Tu Nan's neck and chest—the places where the Foster Mother serial number was usually tattooed.

He forgot that he had already looked at those places countless times.

Of course, he was controlled for a moment again.

It was just for a moment, and he was released. Standing on the spot, he wiped his face.

"Impossible..."

His tone, however, was becoming powerless.

Tu Nan smiled and looked at the two of them.

"What is impossible about it?" she said. "I was once worth 60,000 currency, was bought by someone, and gave birth to Ao Ao and Miao Miao."

"You know him too, Kong Jiamu."

Tu Nan gazed at Kong Jiamu, "Li. You know him, he could also be considered your savior."

"He was my buyer, my master."

The armor behind her made a trembling sound.

Tu Nan still had the presence of mind to tease that Silver Armored Knight who wasn't calm enough.

Look, it was very unbelievable, making these knights who should only be moved by Your Majesty's affairs feel shocked.

"If I only wanted to be kept by someone, then perhaps I could have stayed by his side. As long as I forgot what I wanted, and forgot that the Children do not belong only to you Male Beasts."

"Forgot who I am..."

"But I have always remembered."

"I do not belong to anyone; I have a name, and my name is Tu Nan."

"I have told many lies, but I have also told many truths. What I am saying now is the truth, and that is, having walked to this point, everything."

"I have no regrets!"

All the Male Beasts present were silent.

The Emperor observed all of this with interest from the main seat.

Hain woke up from this shock first.

"So that's how it is..."

He realized that The Emperor hadn't spoken at all, which meant that The Emperor also knew about this.

There was indeed an urgent drive to move forward and upward in Tu Nan, and he finally knew the reason today.

"I, actually I can accept it."

"I can too!" Kong Jiamu said in a panic.

"Look, haven't you noticed? Knowing I am a Foster Mother, you subconsciously sympathize with me, pity me, and feel that you can tolerate me and accept me."

Tu Nan shook her head.

"This is the cause I planted; in order to get here, I forced myself to disguise myself like this, but what I want now is not for someone to reward me with the status of a wife."

She smiled charmingly, her brows and eyes relaxing.

Hain realized, "Right, you want to fly with us."

"No, I want to fly higher than you. I advised you not to compare yourself to me, right?"

Tu Nan was referring to when she once advised Hain in a Video Call to focus on his own strengths, saying they were not opponents and there was no need to compare.

"But that time I did better than you, and I was actually very happy." She looked at The Emperor, "If Your Majesty can always give me opportunities, I will do even better."

Kong Jiamu did not understand their riddle.

However, that didn't stop him from nodding in agreement, "Fly, I'll take you flying."

The Emperor realized that Tu Nan was feeling resentful inside and was trying hard to make him take a stand.

Alright, that's enough for today, he mused inwardly, and opened his mouth to clean up the mess.

"Alright, I've said it long ago, here with me, I only look at ability, not background."

"Tu Nan is not bad."

He delivered the final verdict.

Looking at the two Male Beasts he had raised since childhood with dissatisfaction, he sneered.

Pointing at Tu Nan, he questioned the other two.

"Does she owe you? One child each, do you want them? If you don't, I'll raise them."

"You are not only blind, but also not clear-headed. What kind of situation is it now? Hmm?"

"Get the mush out of your brains; the army is pressing the line, yet you have the leisure to be sentimental. What, I said this war would last for the next thirty years, and you all believed it? You couldn't even hold out?"

He then mocked Tu Nan.

"And you? Do you really think that just because you've said something, it's as good as done?"

"You want to help the Foster Mothers, and you want to solve the issue of the clones. Is it really that easy?"

"Why was everyone silent at the meeting? Have you figured it out yet?"

Tu Nan gritted her teeth and admitted.

"It's because of you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that she hadn't lost her head, The Emperor softened his tone and finally taught her patiently.

"Only a part of it."

"The reason Ryan can shut up now and listen to your theory on human nature is just because the situation hasn't deteriorated to an incurable point. If the war situation reaches the worst point, then no matter what is said, it will be useless."

"In the end of war, there will always be people who regress. Human nature gradually fades, and many people would rather act like beasts just to survive."

"So you were wrong, Tu Nan. In fact, only by winning can there be a future."

His words were as cold as a knife.

Tu Nan was terrified and shocked.

"Do you understand?"

The Emperor asked the three people in front of him.

The three people didn't understand, was he asking...

"I am asking if you are still going to argue about these trivial matters?"

The Emperor was very impatient.

The three people didn't dare to make a sound and obediently shook their heads.

Tu Nan deeply realized the methods this Emperor used to manage his subordinates. Before, she had seen Kong Jiamu and Hain trembling in front of him, and when it was her turn...

She found that she was simply being maneuvered by The Emperor like a kite, placed here and then placed there.

"Didn't you bring up the matter of military supplies being taken over by the private sector?" The Emperor suddenly spoke about another matter.

"Huh?" Tu Nan blinked.

"You proposed it, you do it."

The Emperor ordered.

"Me? My company is a perfume company..."

"Start another one," The Emperor said, pointing at the two dazed Male Beasts.

"They will assist you."

The two Male Beasts were also stunned this time, and under the dangerous gaze of The Emperor, they obediently knelt down.

"Yes..."

The Emperor was satisfied then.

This was truly managing things with complete ease, leaving people with nothing to say.

The Emperor's way of using her was truly outrageous, Tu Nan grumbled to herself.

She quietly looked up at the star map in the corner of the conference room.

That was the place she wanted to go.

In her life, which had been pushed by the System, other colors were finally completely mixed in.