Xiang Qimiao covered his flushed little face, utterly delighted by the coaxing. Tan Hao didn’t miss the chance to take advantage either, pulling Xiang Qimiao’s hand away and exchanging a sweet, deep kiss. Instantly, the hospital room was filled with pink bubbles.
After their affectionate moment, Tan Hao held Xiang Qimiao’s hand, occasionally giving it a gentle squeeze, and sighed, “Xiao Miao has to go back to work tomorrow. I really don’t want to let you go.”
The thought of his little kitten returning to his original workplace—no longer waiting here as usual, no longer greeting him with that sweet smile the moment he pushed open the door, no longer satisfying the dark, surging possessiveness in his heart—made Tan Hao deeply uncomfortable.
Yet Tan Hao couldn’t bring himself to cage his little kitten’s brilliance just for his own selfish desires. After all, if those beautiful, sparkling eyes were to lose their light and color, how heartbreaking would that be? And if it were because of him, could Tan Hao truly bear it?
In the end, Tan Hao sighed and said, “Xiao Miao, do your best at work.” In the end, all he could offer was gentle support and encouragement.
Xiang Qimiao nodded happily in Tan Hao’s arms. “Mm! Hao-ge, wait for me to develop more amazing things for you to use!” Xiang Qimiao loved Tan Hao, but he also loved his work. If his work could help Tan Hao, that would make him even happier.
Tan Hao kissed Xiang Qimiao’s forehead. “Mm, I’ll be waiting for my Xiao Miao.”
The two exchanged a smile, and once again, pink bubbles and the cloying scent of love filled the air. Högni and Gloves silently turned their heads away, burying them together as if to say they didn’t want to be subjected to such blatant displays of affection.
Meanwhile, in another room, Yuan Tianruo and Willrow, having shut the bedroom door behind them, began hurling accusations at each other via holographic call.
Gone was Yuan Tianruo’s usual clean, innocent smile, replaced instead by a vicious, domineering glare. “Well done, Willrow. Even with the perfect opportunity handed to you on a silver platter, you still managed to mess it up. Truly befitting a man who rose to power through connections—utterly useless.”
Willrow was equally furious. “Brat, if it weren’t for my ‘connections,’ you’d still be a nobody from some backwater planet. Do you think you’d be living in a grand house in the imperial capital, holding a high-paying, prestigious job, adored by everyone? Ungrateful wretch! Without me, you’d be nothing!”
Yuan Tianruo clenched his fists. Willrow had struck a nerve, hitting the deepest pain in his heart.
Before transmigrating, Yuan Tianruo had been a worthless delinquent, with nothing to his name except the culinary skills forced upon him by his mother at a cooking school.
Logically, with such skills, he could have lived comfortably as a chef. But Yuan Tianruo was lazy, preferring to take shortcuts. After stealing jewelry from a restaurant owner’s wife, he was fired and blacklisted, unable to find decent work afterward. He eventually became a street thug, and even his cooking skills deteriorated from disuse.
The restaurants that would hire him, he looked down on; the ones he admired wouldn’t take him, especially with his criminal record. So he remained stuck in a cycle of failure—no job, no remarkable talents, no connections, and an unremarkable appearance. His temper was terrible, prone to violence, and he’d even beaten his own mother, who had cared for him. In the end, he died a miserable, lonely death after provoking the wrong people and being beaten to death.
Then he transmigrated into the body of a young boy in a futuristic interstellar world, becoming the current Yuan Tianruo.
Yuan Tianruo was the child of a beautiful, kind-hearted woman and Willrow. The woman had loved Willrow, but to him, she was nothing more than a fleeting affair. Compared to Qu Yun and Yuan Qianqian—both stunning beauties—Yuan Tianruo’s mother was merely a plain dish, unworthy of serious attention.
After their fling, Willrow left, leaving Yuan Tianruo’s mother pregnant and alone. Her family, once well-off, fell into financial ruin due to her father’s failed business. Unable to endure hardship, she soon abandoned them, taking what little money remained and fleeing.
At first, she tried to live honestly, but she was spoiled, unwilling to work hard. When money ran out, she was lured into prostitution by a pimp. Neglect led to Yuan Tianruo being born prematurely. She barely tolerated him, keeping him only as a potential bargaining chip to reclaim Willrow’s wealth.
But before she could find Willrow, she was killed by abusive clients, leaving behind a frail Yuan Tianruo. The boy soon died of illness, and the transmigrated soul took over.
Having lived as a petty thief in his past life, Yuan Tianruo thrived in the lawless slums. Then, by chance, he met Willrow.
After a chaotic confrontation, Willrow discovered he had a son.
Despite advanced technology, fertility issues persisted in this era. Willrow had been told his chances of having children—even through artificial means—were slim. Yuan Tianruo was a rare miracle.
Seeing Yuan Tianruo’s growing charm and potential, Willrow took him in. Seduced by wealth and power, Yuan Tianruo’s ambition flourished.
Willrow wanted more—Yuan Qianqian’s and Qu Yun’s fortunes. Yuan Tianruo, believing his mother had been wronged by these women, shared his father’s greed.
Yuan Qianqian, out of obligation, made Yuan Tianruo her adopted son, providing education and status. But her indifference was clear—Tan Hao had only heard rumors of her “adopted son,” never meeting him.
Yuan Tianruo and Willrow, however, wanted everything. To Yuan Tianruo, Yuan Qianqian and Qu Yun had stolen his mother’s happiness and life.
As her son, he would avenge her.
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