Chapter 3100: After the divorce, I was forced to compete with my ex‑husband for 30

Dawn. The morning on Rust Bone Star came hazy and gray.

Jeffrey's attitude toward them was completely different from last night; he was no longer aloof and even took the initiative to prepare breakfast. Although limited by scarce supplies, the breakfast was rather crude—just a porridge made from local grains, a few pieces of hard bread, and some vegetables—but for the drifter district, it was probably already the standard of hospitality.

The inn's small dining area was in a booth of tables on the first floor, with windows facing the outside street, where occasional passersby could be seen hurrying by.

Jin Chen seemed not to have slept well, frowning as he lazily leaned sideways in his chair, half-closing his eyes against Chenshu's shoulder. Chenshu sat beside him, holding the bowl of hot grain porridge, stirring it with a spoon and bringing it to Jin Chen's lips. Jin Chen closed his eyes, took a bite, chewed a few times, swallowed, then leaned back against Chenshu's shoulder to continue waking up. Chenshu fed him another spoonful, and he opened his mouth again, his eyes staying shut the whole time.

When Chi Mu and the two others entered the door, this was what they saw.

Chi Mu's gaze first landed on Jin Chen, then shifted to the marks fully exposed on Chenshu's neck, and he pressed his lips together. He walked to the dining table and sat down, directly opposite Jin Chen diagonally, but Jin Chen didn't lift an eyelid, as if his presence were no different from the air.

: Today is another day of envy, jealousy, and hatred—I want to possess the General!!

: I want to possess +2! I also want to feed the great beauty Jin Chen!

: Why hasn't the technology on the main star advanced enough to feel the touch of a caress through the screen!

: Hehehe, the General is covered in marks today too, not even pretending.

: Is there any content about what happened last night that I can watch without paying?

: Chi Mu sat opposite and stared for a while, but Jin Chen didn't give him a single glance—hahaha

: Mu Mu is so pitiful, but I really want to laugh—sorry, Mu Mu.

Chi Mu lowered his head, bit his lip, took a sip of the bland drink in front of him, and thought, It doesn't matter—soon Chenshu won't deserve to be by Jin Chen's side.

Yun Wu sat on the other side of the table, glanced at Chi Mu, took out a vial from his pack, placed it on the table and pushed it toward Chi Mu. 'Today's potion.'

As Chi Mu reached out to take it, his eyes lit up; he indeed needed this potion to get through the coming days on Rust Bone Star, for the iron‑rust colored dust in the planet's air was not friendly to his body.

Chi Mu took it, gave Yun Wu a sweet smile, and spoke softly, 'Thank you, Brother Yun Wu; I'm glad you have the potion, otherwise I might not keep up with everyone. You're really kind to me.'

Yun Wu's voice was calm, he stared steadily at him, hiding the chill in his eyes well, 'No need to thank me.'

'I will treat you the way you treat me.'

Steve sat beside Yun Wu, head down eating a bowl of porridge that Yun Wu had slightly processed, making it much tastier; hearing the remark, he lifted his head, glanced at Yun Wu, then turned his gaze to the potion in Chi Mu's hand, and muttered.

'What potion? I'm your employer—I can't have a taste?'

Yun Wu looked at Steve's face approaching, the coldness easing a bit, and said helplessly in a low voice, 'Don't try everything—this you cannot drink.'

'Oh.' Steve responded, then glanced at Chi Mu as if pondering something. Chi Mu caught his gaze and smiled back, a sweet, friendly smile.

Yun Wu observed this, slowly lowered his eyelids, and moved his seat a little closer to Steve, his shoulder nearly touching Steve's arm.

: Again they're jealous over our Mu Mu, totally understandable~~

: Isn't having Yan Xu and Mai Lun enough for you, Mu?!

: Exactly, Yun Wu and Steve are already a CP, stop randomly pairing!

: Mu Mu just smiled a little; can't you avoid over‑interpreting? It's only natural for Steve to fall for Mu Mu.

: Who exactly is spouting nonsense? Yun Wu has moved even closer—didn't you notice?

: (Peaceful bouquet) Forget it, forget it, arguing is pointless—anyway Jin Chen and Chenshu are as solid as steel.

After breakfast, President Jin finally opened his eyes, drank the remaining half‑cup of hot drink, blinked to adjust to the light, and then Chenshu leaned in and kissed him at the corner of his eye, right in front of everyone, without any attempt to hide it.

Mai Lun set down his cup, his tone sarcastic, 'You two, can we go out exploring now?'

Chenshu's expression turned cold, 'Sure, this area is fairly large; we'll split into two groups to search.'

He seemed not to notice Chi Mu's sudden change in expression, continuing, 'I'll be with Xiao Chen, Steve, and Yun Wu in one group; you three are the other group. Meet back at the inn in the evening.'

Chi Mu's expression shifted, he instinctively looked toward Jin Chen, only to see Jin Chen smiling at him, 'Do you have any objections?'

Chi Mu felt those eyes on him, his back tensed slightly, he bit his lip and softened his voice to plead, 'Brother Chen, I want to be in your group.'

'The grouping is my decision; if you have any objections, tell me.' Chenshu cut off Chi Mu's request, rose to his feet, his backlit silhouette appearing strong and tall, his eyes holding a cold glint, 'Explain why you don't want to be in the same group as Yan Xu and Mai Lun.'

Chi Mu: '……'

Chi Mu was taken in by his words; he had not yet obtained Jin Chen's Fortune Value, so he could only rely on Yan Xu and Mai Lun, who had not yet deviated from the plot, but being in different groups meant he couldn't contact them all day… Chi Mu seemed to think of something, and instinctively touched the terminal on his wrist, 'All right, I was just speaking offhand.'

He turned his head to look at the two Fortune‑blessed ones on his side, gave a fragile smile, 'Then I'll have to ask the two older brothers to look after me.'

Mai Lun gave a soft snort, seeming to look down on Chenshu, 'Just split up—maybe we'll find the Star Core even faster.'

Yan Xu didn't say much, only returned Chi Mu's smile, also indicating he had no intention of feuding with Chenshu. 'All right.'

It was Chi Mu's fans who had opinions; they seemed even more worried about the grouping than Chi Mu himself.

: What does the General mean? Not protecting our Mu Mu is bad enough—on what grounds is he questioning him!

: What the hell, this is just isolation—if you can't get what you want, slandering him—what kind of real man is that?

: Good heavens, are you Mu Mu fans still clear‑headed? Mu Mu is constantly stirring up trouble, so how could he be split off?

: Surely everyone knows how jealous the General is—if Mu Mu could just stay farther from Jin Chen, that would solve it.

: Safety is the most important now—Mu Mu has no self‑defense ability, putting those three in a group is really dangerous!

: Does Chenshu even remember he's an Imperial General? How can he be so selfish!

The bullet chat was in an uproar, as if someone were deliberately steering public opinion, and this discussion was clearly aimed at Chenshu.

On the Star Net, a heated discussion also sprang up out of nowhere about how Chenshu had mysteriously disappeared for two months during a battle in the frontier star system three years ago, with no apparent reason.