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After an unknown amount of time, He Yan slowly opened his eyes.

Before him was a hazy whiteness.

His spiritual sea was still fragmented, flickering with tiny starry shards. This degree of damage should have been enough to cause brain death, yet for some reason he was still able to think with clear logic.

His head still throbbed with a faint ache, but it was within a tolerable range. Before He Yan could figure out why he couldn't see anything, a flood of information surged into his mind, occupying his attention.

After spending a few minutes reading through this information, he first painstakingly squeezed out a bit of spiritual power to temporarily restore his vision. With his shattered spiritual sea only shrouded in an extremely thin layer of spiritual power, after restoring his vision, he lacked the strength to further repair this weak body.

Once his vision was restored, He Yan quickly surveyed the room he was in. A stark white ceiling, stark white bedsheets, and very primitive ancient Earth medical equipment.

Sure enough, this was no longer the world he was familiar with.

Turning his head to look, the time chart at the head of the bed clearly displayed 6:30 pm Beijing time. Beijing, the capital of the Chinese nation in the final centuries of ancient Earth - he had at least learned this bit of historical trivia from history books.

He was originally an admiral in the Third Fleet of the Alliance military. After a battlefield defeat due to faulty intelligence, in order to cover the retreat of his men, he was unfortunately killed by the enemy in the asteroid belt. Yet for some unknown reason, he woke up again in an unfamiliar place, and even...seemingly crossed through time and space, returning to ancient Earth four thousand years ago.

He turned his head to look out the transparent glass window beside him. It was already late in the day, and through the gray-blue sky, the glass window clearly reflected a young man with delicate features, refined brows and eyes, a pale complexion, and a blue and white striped hospital gown hanging loosely on his body, exposing a fair neck and deep collarbones, making him look even more frail.

Suddenly, the young man curved his lips, revealing a smile of relief.

No matter what opportunity allowed him to come to this era that existed in history textbooks, and to possess some memories of the future, to be able to obtain a second life was, in any case, something to feel fortunate about.

He Yan reorganized the information that had just flooded into his mind.

This body was originally named Mo Qi, seventeen years old this year, the heir of a branch of the Mo family. Three years ago, his parents passed away in a plane crash. He was now being raised by his uncle Mo Tiangao from another branch of the Mo family and his wife Shen Cuiwei. Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei had a daughter named Mo Lanyu, who was nineteen this year and in her second year of university.

It's just that these two temporary foster parents didn't seem to be particularly friendly to Mo Qi.

Mo Qi's hospitalization this time for \"sudden blindness\" was the work of those two foster parents.

After roughly flipping through \"Mo Qi's\" future experiences, He Yan couldn't help but frown, but after a few minutes, he couldn't resist the weakness of this body and the extreme fatigue in his mind. He fell back onto the bed.

Yawning wearily, He Yan pulled the covers up a bit. Restoring his vision had consumed all the spiritual power he could muster at the moment. He was now so tired that he didn't even want to open his eyes, and he didn't have the energy to consider matters regarding this body. He just wanted to bury his head and have a good sleep.

However, just as he had closed his eyes, he heard a commotion outside the door, followed by the sound of the door opening.

He Yan kept his eyes closed, displeased that his sleep had been disturbed, frowning slightly. He replayed Mo Qi's experiences during this period in his mind and quickly guessed the identity of the person who had come.

—Mo Yitao, the head of the Mo family who had taken office two years ago.

After thinking for a bit, he didn't open his eyes.

Through his spiritual power, the figure of the person who had come appeared clearly in his spiritual sea.

The man who pushed open the door and entered had a tall stature and knife-sharp, sharp features, his brows and eyes filled with coldness. He wore a silver-gray suit but no tie, the buttons of his inner shirt unbuttoned to the third, revealing extremely sexy collarbones.

A very imposing person, looking very difficult to deal with. He Yan came to a conclusion.

Behind him followed a man who was slightly shorter than him, gentle and handsome, with a mild temperament. He should be an assistant.

Mo Yitao walked slowly to the front of the bed and looked down at the sleeping boy.

Gradually, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The boy's face was sickly pale, his features delicate and small, his brow faintly weary. His figure was a bit frail, and he lay curled up on his side. His entire body, nestled on the bed, only made the covers rise slightly. A few strands of his soft, clean black hair stuck up, making him look a bit silly.

Like...an utterly pitiful little kitten.

After standing by the bed and examining the boy for a while, he sat down on the edge of the bed and leaned down slightly.

The boy's eyelashes were as thick and slightly curled as small fans, his pink lips slightly pursed. The man looked at him for a long time, finally reaching out to pull up the boy's cotton quilt, which was already touching his chin and didn't need to be pulled up at all.

He kept his gaze on the boy's delicate face, and a strange feeling couldn't help but rise in his heart.

He had seen Mo Qi before. Although he didn't like to interact with those clansmen who had various intentions, according to custom, on the first day of the new year, the people of the branch families had to return to the main family to pay their respects.

So at that time, for the sake of face, he would also exchange a few polite words with those countless branches of the Mo family. His first meeting with this child was during the New Year a few years ago.

In his impression, Mo Qi had always been a child with a very low sense of presence. Because of his poor health and somewhat shy personality, he didn't like to communicate with people and often followed his parents without saying a word or talking to anyone.

Mo Qi's father's company had business dealings with him, and the two were quite familiar before Mo Qi's father's accident, so the number of times he had seen Mo Qi was actually not small. But in the past few years, this teenager had not left a deep impression in his mind, only to the extent that he could recognize him when they met.

The number of words they had said to each other could be counted on one hand. Even this time, it was only because of his relationship with Mo Qi's late father that he took less than half an hour at his assistant's reminder to visit this sick child in the hospital.

But this time, just by seeing the sleeping face of the boy, his perception of the boy changed. That gray figure that had always existed in the corner of his vision, at this moment, for some reason, suddenly became colored and came alive.

On the side, the assistant who followed Mo Yitao in had a slightly distorted expression on his handsome face as he watched his boss's series of actions, feeling quite conflicted inside.

He deeply pondered if the person who said he was coming to visit the young man out of courtesy, just to make a superficial gesture before arriving, and the one who was now staring at the young man with a perverted gleam in his eyes and even touching the unconscious youth, were they really the same person?

Author's Note: New story, please favorite, comment. Mwah mwah~

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After standing like a wooden person and watching his boss stare at the young man from multiple angles at close range for a full fifteen minutes, the assistant finally couldn't take it anymore. He walked over to Mo Yitao's side and reminded him in a low voice, \"There are still fifteen minutes left, boss, we still have a meeting to attend.\"

They were originally going to the company for a meeting, but since the hospital was closer to the company, they took a detour to visit this disaster-prone branch heir. However, if the boss kept staring like this, the upcoming meeting would probably have to be directly cancelled.

Mo Yitao withdrew his gaze and nodded, then got up and left the room with his assistant.

After the sound of the door closing, He Yan, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes again.

This head of the Mo family seemed to be acting a bit strange.

In Mo Qi's original life, he didn't have much of a relationship with this young patriarch who had just left. Except for gathering once at the Mo family's main residence during the New Year, Mo Yitao would occasionally show concern for him out of respect for Mo Qi's father, but they had no contact in daily life.

However, Mo Yitao's behavior just now really did not match the attitude a normal person should have towards a distant relative they weren't close to.

Who would stare at someone they had no contact with for more than ten minutes?

He Yan narrowed his eyes indifferently, his head aching terribly. He was too lazy to guess what Mo Yitao was thinking. He closed his eyes again and fell asleep in the warm quilt.

He Yan slept all the way until the next afternoon before feeling a bit better.

Not long after he woke up, the nurse who had been paying close attention to his condition brought him the medicine he needed to take. He Yan took a large pile of colorful pills in front of her, holding them under his tongue with warm water. After the nurse left, he spit the sticky pills onto a tissue, balled it up and threw it into the trash can, then took another cup of hot water from the automatic water dispenser next to the bed and rinsed his mouth to dispel the bitter taste.

The medicine prescribed by the doctor seemed to have no problems on the surface, but it contained several overly potent specialty drugs. Mo Qi was already physically weak, and although these drugs could improve his physical condition in a short period of time, in reality, the overly strong drug properties would quickly backlash against his body.

After the improvement, there would be an even more rapid weakening. Although these drugs were not fatal, they were quite insidious and would slowly hollow out a person without them realizing it.

In the evening, Mo Qi's current guardian, his aunt Shen Cuiwei, brought his cousin Mo Lanyu to deliver his meal.

Shen Cuiwei was already forty-four this year, but because she took good care of herself, she looked to be in her early thirties. She was not tall, had a plump figure, and a beautiful face. Even though she was approaching fifty, she still had the capital to attract the attention of men.

He Yan turned his face to look at this nominal aunt-in-law, and thinking of the original's experiences, a feeling of disgust suddenly surged in his mind.

Mo Qi had been physically weaker than ordinary people since he was a child. Although he didn't have any chronic illnesses, his weak immune system made it very likely for him to get sick if he wasn't careful. Once he got sick, it was also very easy for it to worsen, developing from a minor illness into a major one.

Therefore, when his parents passed away unexpectedly, he was only fourteen years old and completely unable to live independently. So the main Mo family stepped forward and entrusted a couple within the clan to take care of him until he came of age, using the portion of the estate Mo Qi inherited as compensation.

This family belonged to a relatively remote branch of the Mo family, and their family circumstances could only be described as having enough food and clothing, considered a moderately well-off family. However, the couple were relatively honest and upright, and their family reputation was also good.

At the time, the main family had also deliberated for a while before choosing this unremarkable couple as Mo Qi's foster parents.

But no one had imagined that it was precisely this couple, who appeared honest and upright in the eyes of outsiders, who step by step caused the death of that weak and naive child. Mo Qi's sudden blindness this time was also their handiwork.

In Mo Qi's original life trajectory, this sudden blindness lasted for nearly a year, and he was eventually burned to death in a villa with the doors locked during a sudden fire.

And the purpose of the two harming Mo Qi was also very simple, it was for the inheritance in Mo Qi's hands.

Mo Qi's father was originally a member of the previous generation's Mo family direct line and a strong contender for the position of heir. However, under the pressure exerted by the family, he voluntarily gave up the qualification of heir in order to marry Mo Qi's mother, who was of common origin, and split from the main family.

Mo Qi's father had a very high aptitude for business. After leaving the main family, he founded a company after a period of hard work, and the development momentum was fierce, clearly a dark horse in the industry. After Mo Qi's parents passed away unexpectedly, a large number of shares and a huge amount of wealth were all left to their only son, Mo Qi.

A weak and sickly rich young master with a huge inheritance attracting greedy hyenas was actually not hard to imagine.

Meeting He Yan's gaze, Shen Cuiwei's face stiffened. After being dazed for a moment, she tentatively asked, \"Xiao Qi, your eyes... can you see?\" Wasn't he unable to see anything yesterday? How did he suddenly recover today?

He Yan replied with a confused expression, \"When I woke up, I could see a little, but it's still a bit blurry, sometimes good, sometimes bad.\"

Hearing this, Shen Cuiwei relaxed a little. The medicine she had been feeding Mo Qi was slow-acting. Maybe it still needed a bit more time. At most, after another month, she refused to believe that Mo Qi wouldn't become a complete blind man.

Mo Lanyu, on the other hand, showed a happy expression. She was unaware that her parents were poisoning Mo Qi, and she didn't pay attention to Shen Cuiwei's unnaturalness just now.

Seeing that Mo Qi had the possibility of recovering his vision, she immediately said with a joyful face, \"That's great, cousin. When you get better, I'll take you to the park to see the lake.\"

Her little cousin had been in poor health since he was a child, and his parents had passed away early. If he went blind as well, it would really be too pitiful.

Shen Cuiwei's expression had already returned to normal. She put the three-tiered lunch box she had brought on the bedside table, tidied the stray hairs by her ears, and said to Mo Qi with a smile, \"When I came in the morning and at noon, I saw that you were still sleeping, so I didn't wake you up. You haven't eaten for almost a day, you must be starving now.\"

Then she held He Yan's hand with concern and instructed Mo Lanyu, \"Lanyu, help your brother take out the food.\" Then she set up a small table on the bed for eating.

He Yan, disgusted in his heart but expressionless on his face, pulled his hand out of Shen Cuiwei's grasp, and incidentally glanced at Mo Lanyu, who was setting out the food.

Mo Lanyu inherited all the advantages of Shen Cuiwei's appearance. Her features were exquisite and pleasant, and there was an air of heroism between her brows and eyes, which was very eye-catching.

However, at this moment, her face was a bit gloomy, and it was unknown whether she was worried about \"Mo Qi's\" condition or troubled by the losses in the stock market.

That's right, the stock market. Although his cousin was only a sophomore in college, she was a true genius born for business. From high school, she had shown a keen business sense, which made her ordinary parents overjoyed. They had high hopes for Mo Lanyu.

After verifying their daughter's exceptional talent several times, they handed over all their assets for her to take a shot. However, Mo Lanyu was too young and impetuous. She quickly suffered a big setback in the stock market, losing all the family's savings and incurring a lot of debt.

So this couple, who had become obsessed with getting ahead in life, finally set their sights on their weak and powerless adopted son, who held a large inheritance, in order to pay off their debts and provide their daughter with some startup capital.

The dishes Shen Cuiwei brought were very sumptuous, laid out all over the table, and the rich aroma instantly filled the entire hospital room.

He Yan sneered in his heart. Duck blood winter melon soup, chicken ginseng soup, braised lamb, and stewed turtle were all unsuitable for those with weak constitutions. Even a normal person would get nosebleeds from eating too much of these things at once. Shen Cuiwei must be afraid that the previous medicines wouldn't kill him.

Shen Cuiwei asked with a gentle and caring face, \"Xiao Qi, can you see clearly? Do you want your aunt to feed you?\" She then picked up the spoon, ready to personally feed He Yan.

He Yan silently shuddered with goosebumps and promptly took the spoon from Shen Cuiwei's hand. \"Thank you, Auntie. I can eat by myself.\"

It seemed that this little brat's vision was much better than she had estimated. Shen Cuiwei concealed her inner disappointment and smiled warmly, gently urging him to eat more, with the appearance of a loving mother. From the outside, one couldn't tell at all that she was a vicious woman at heart.

Mo Qi's death could be said to have been single-handedly orchestrated by this woman.

Previously, most of the money Mo Lanyu had used in the stock market was borrowed by Shen Cuiwei from a relative in the Shen family. Now that Mo Lanyu had lost everything, she naturally had no way to repay the borrowed money as scheduled.

The relative who had lent her the money had already come to collect twice. She was truly at the end of her rope. The inheritance in Mo Qi's hands was the only lifeline she could think of. More than anyone, she hoped that this sickly nephew would die soon.

Mo Qi held the spoon and took two small sips perfunctorily before stopping. He had already died once and cherished his life.

Shen Cuiwei showed some concern on her face and said to He Yan, \"Xiao Qi, you haven't eaten all day. Eat more, be good.\"

Mo Lanyu also chimed in, \"Yes, brother, eat a little more. Mom made all of this herself. She's been in the kitchen making these since noon today.\"

He Yan blinked at her innocently and said softly, \"But I really don't want to eat. My stomach feels uncomfortable.\" In his heart, he sneered. She didn't even know the common sense that those with weak constitutions couldn't handle tonics. Were Mo Lanyu's wits all focused on how to make money?

Just as Shen Cuiwei was about to persuade He Yan to eat more, the door to the hospital room suddenly opened.

Seeing who had come, Shen Cuiwei's eyes flickered. \"Mr. Mo, how do you have time to come?\"

Although Mo Yitao was the head of the Mo family, he was not a true member of the Mo family, but the adopted son of the previous head. When the previous head announced that Mo Yitao would succeed his position, almost all the Mo family members were dissatisfied with an outsider taking the position of head. Some people grumbled quietly in their hearts, while a few members of the Mo family's main branch felt they were more qualified than Mo Yitao to be the head and tried to trip him up after he took over.

However, in just two short years, Mo Yitao had subdued all those who had tried to trip him up and firmly grasped all of the Mo family's businesses and resources in his hands.

Naturally, such a man was worth a look from all the wealthy young ladies. Moreover, Mo Yitao was only thirty-seven years old this year, and his physique and appearance were very outstanding. Who knew how many women in their circle wanted to establish a relationship with him?

Especially the women of the Mo family. In the past, the position of the head's wife had nothing to do with them, but now there was an opportunity, so they naturally became restless.

Almost all the branch members wanted to marry their daughters to this head who had no blood relation to them, in order to become the main branch of the Mo family in this generation at one leap.

Of course, Shen Cuiwei was also interested. Mo Lanyu's figure and looks were not inferior to the other women of the Mo family's branches, and she also had extremely high talent in business. The Mo family's main source of income was business. Presumably, compared to a showy vase, a beautiful and intelligent wife would be more to Mo Yitao's liking.

Shen Cuiwei glanced at her daughter inconspicuously and saw the joy in her eyes, which was not surprising.

The caregiver she had arranged here told her that Mo Yitao came yesterday, she still regretted not being able to let Mo Lanyu meet him. She didn't expect this man to come again so soon. It was truly an unexpected delight.

\"Mr. Mo also came to see Xiao Qi?\" Mo Lanyu couldn't help but reveal a smile. Mo Yitao was her ideal boyfriend candidate. He was wealthy and powerful, never had any gossip, had a tall and straight physique with muscles that weren't overly exaggerated, and the strong masculine aura on his body made her heart race.

She smiled, \"Mr. Mo is really thoughtful.\"

She had only seen Mo Yitao a few times at the Mo family during the New Year and had never spoken to him alone. Now, the man's handsome face was right in front of her, and she couldn't help but feel nervous, her heart pounding wildly.

He Yan watched this scene from the bed, feeling it was very interesting. In the information he had obtained, although Mo Lanyu indeed had some unspeakable thoughts about Mo Yitao, Mo Yitao had no feelings for her at all and did not respond to Mo Lanyu's enthusiasm.

Moreover, after Mo Lanyu plucked up the courage to confess, he rejected her without any regard for her feelings. Afterwards, Mo Lanyu's love turned to hate, and she regarded her feelings for Mo Yitao as a dark history. After making a name for herself in the business world, she even deliberately ran in front of Mo Yitao to show off.

Today, he was going to witness the dark history that the future winner in life would later regret for a lifetime. Seeing Mo Lanyu's current infatuated fangirl appearance and thinking of her future frustration and regret, He Yan couldn't help but reveal a small, gloating smile.

Mo Yitao, who had been paying attention to the boy, saw the mischievous smile on the boy's face and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. In his impression, this child had always been silent and expressionless, dully following behind his father.

Now that he had grown up, he seemed more lively, and his every move could attract his gaze.

Mo Yitao stared at Mo Qi without responding, making Mo Lanyu a little puzzled. After a light cough, she pointed to the chair beside the hospital bed and suggested, \"Mr. Mo, why don't you have a seat first.\"

Nodding indifferently at the woman, ignoring the chair Mo Lanyu pointed at, Mo Yitao naturally walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. The boy had already put away his smile and was lowering his head, stirring the soup bowl with a spoon, leaving a small, exquisite whorl on the top of his head.

With just a glance at the soup bowl, Mo Yitao furrowed his brows and turned to Shen Cuiwei, displeased, \"How can you let him eat this?\"

Author's note:

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Catch a bug~

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Duck blood, ginseng, hen, mutton, and soft-shelled turtle are all highly nourishing foods, but the young man had a cold constitution and weak body, and absolutely could not touch these supplements that were too abundant in yang energy.

Mo Yitao raised his chin at the assistant standing to the side, who immediately understood and removed the small dining table placed over the hospital bed.

Shen Cuiwei inwardly thought this was not good, feeling apprehensive, but still maintained a surprised and confused appearance on the surface: \"Xiao Qi currently needs to nourish his body, and the things I made for him are all top-quality supplements.\"

\"Supplements are not suitable for those with a weak constitution. What a coincidence, the dishes you made for Young Master Ge all have potent medicinal properties. If Young Master Ge really drank them all without leaving a drop, I'm afraid he would have lost half his life here today.\"

Mo Yitao's gentle and elegant assistant said with a smile on his face but a sarcastic tone as he used his index finger to push up his glasses.

Having followed by Mo Yitao's side for many years, turning into a sharp-tongued debater on behalf of his boss when needed was a necessary skill for a good assistant.

This criticism was really too sharp. Shen Cuiwei, who was already feeling guilty, turned pale with fright from Xiao Di's words, and could only say awkwardly: \"It's all my fault, I nearly caused a huge mistake by accident. I will definitely be more careful in the future.\"

Assistant: \"Hehe.\"

Mo Lanyu's face also showed some embarrassment. Although Shen Cuiwei's actions were inappropriate, she was still well-intentioned. Watching her own mother being criticized like this, especially by the assistant of the person she admired, she couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved. She pursed her lips and explained, \"Mr. Mo, Mom didn't do it on purpose. Besides, my cousin only drank a little, he should be fine.\"

Mo Yitao glanced at her expressionlessly, not responding.

Not on purpose? Shen Cuiwei had been through a lot in her life, how could she not know this basic common sense?

Mo Lanyu's attempt was in vain. She lowered her eyes in grievance, but inadvertently met the gaze of the young man. The young man was thin, curled up in a ball on the bed, his pale face sickly, and his unfocused eyes were dark as they looked at her. She thought of the consequences of the young man drinking the soup under the persuasion of her mother and herself, and couldn't help but feel a jump in her heart. She awkwardly shifted her gaze away.

\"Mom, I'm leaving first.\" She felt uncomfortable, and even the presence of the man couldn't put her at ease. She said goodbye to Shen Cuiwei in a low voice and hurriedly left the hospital.

Shen Cuiwei, having lost face, also found it difficult to stay. After Mo Lanyu left, she received a phone call and, as if relieved, left after saying she would come to pick up Mo Qi in the evening.

Mo Yitao instructed Xiao Di to buy some light-flavored food. Only He Yan and Mo Yitao were left in the ward.

After staring at the few strands of hair sticking up on the young man's head for a while, Mo Yitao suddenly spoke, \"How do you feel now?\"

He Yan answered honestly, \"Not good.\" The feeling of spiritual exhaustion was still hard to bear, and there was an indescribable sense of fatigue mentally.

He still couldn't understand what Mo Yitao was trying to do. As the head of a large family, why would Mo Yitao suddenly take an interest in an inconspicuous branch heir?

It should be noted that in the original trajectory, Mo Yitao didn't even show up today. Now, this family head seemed to be possessed, eagerly coming to visit him, with an attitude so attentive that one couldn't help but feel suspicious.

It was true that Mo Yitao and Mo Qi's father had some connections, but in the end, it was just ordinary business dealings between companies, quite shallow. Would Mo Yitao really care for an ordinary young man with little use just for that bit of connection?

He Yan wasn't sure.

Or... did this family head have some special fetishes? After all, Mo Qi's appearance was not bad, and this kind of delicate and fragile young man was most likely to attract the attention of certain specific groups, especially in the military, where such things were never uncommon. He Yan, who had been in the military for more than a decade, couldn't help but suspect.

Because of this guess, he raised his head and stared at the man with unfocused eyes for a while.

No.

After seeing the man's eyes, He Yan quickly dismissed his previous guess. There was concern, tenderness, and... affection in Mo Yitao's eyes, but indeed no lust or malice.

Although he couldn't mobilize his spiritual power, his perception ability had not disappeared, and he could still perceive people's emotions with eight or nine out of ten accuracy—as long as the other party couldn't use spiritual power to hide their emotions.

However, in the previous information, there was no mention of spiritual power in this world, and he had not detected the existence of spiritual power in the few people he had just come into contact with.

Mo Yitao's mind went blank for a moment when the young man's watery eyes stared at him.

He paused for a while before asking, \"Where does it hurt?\"

He Yan: \"My head hurts.\"

His body reacted before his brain. By the time Mo Yitao realized what he was doing, his hand had already touched the corner of the young man's eye.

He was stunned for a moment. Doing this... wasn't it a bit too offensive?

He Yan was also a little dazed. He used to detest other people's touch, and the closest action he had done with others was nothing more than a handshake, and even then, he was wearing gloves.

But now... the corner of his eye was touched by someone, and he didn't even feel disgusted.

Putting down his hand without saying a word, Mo Yitao's lips curved into a faint smile, which melted his sharp brows and eyes, making him look much more approachable. \"You're not comfortable staying at Mo Tiangao's place? Why don't you come back to the main family with me? The environment there is good and suitable for your recuperation.\"

Transferring Mo Qi's guardianship to Mo Tiangao's family was a decision made by his adoptive father when he was in power. At that time, he didn't pay much attention to it, but now it seems that this decision was obviously a bit hasty, at least Shen Cuiwei still had other intentions.

He Yan suppressed the complex feelings in his heart and continued to look at him with a confused face, \"But isn't Uncle Mo my guardian?\"

\"Your guardianship can be transferred to me,\" Mo Yitao insisted.

He Yan hesitated for a moment. Although he had taken over this body halfway, no matter what, since he had already become \"Mo Qi\", of course, those two annoying relatives who had poisoned the original body blind, letting them off like this was really not in line with his principle of reciprocating favors.

However, Mo Yitao was, after all, the head of the family. If he insisted on taking him back to the main family, Mo Tiangao and his wife would not be able to stop him at all.

However, thinking from another angle... if Mo Yitao was willing to step in and handle this matter, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Mo Yitao had vast influence, and as the family head, he could rightfully deal with Mo Tiangao and his wife, which would be much more convenient than if he did it himself.

When someone hands you a gun - and such a good gun at that - there's no reason not to use it, right?

Moreover, aside from being a bit cold, there was nothing wrong with Mo Yitao's character. He had a large family and a thriving business. Although the inheritance he received would be an unattainable sum for Mo Tiangao and his wife in their lifetime, compared to Mo Yitao's wealth, it was not even worth mentioning. Therefore, surely the Mo family head was not after that bit of inheritance.

Thus, he first had to give a hint to this family head who was insistent on getting close to him no matter what. He blinked his eyes and looked at the man with a puzzled expression, saying softly, \"Ah... there's no need to rush like this. I'll be an adult next year. Wouldn't it be too troublesome to keep transferring me around?\"

Rush?

Mo Yitao's heart skipped a beat.

The boy's unintentional words reminded him that although the boy's health was not good, the sudden onset of an eye condition was too suspicious. Why didn't it happen earlier or later, but instead occurred just as the boy was about to come of age?

The assets left by Mo Qi's father were no small amount. Money could sway people's hearts, and Shen Cuiwei was too impatient.

He Yan inwardly smiled wryly. He had already given such obvious hints. For Mo Yitao to be able to sit firmly in the position of Mo family head despite all the opposition, his intelligence and emotional quotient must be up to par. Of course he couldn't possibly fail to see through Shen Cuiwei's schemes.

Since he realized it, what would he do next?

Seeing the innocent and clueless look on the boy's face, Mo Yitao felt even more uneasy about letting him stay under the same roof as Shen Cuiwei who harbored ill intentions. So he took a step back and suggested, \"Why don't you go stay at the old residence for a few days to recuperate?\"

But before he could get the boy's answer, the nurse came in carrying medicine.

Mo Yitao took the medicine, poured a cup of hot water, and handed them together to He Yan. Then he instructed the nurse, \"You can go out first.\"

However, the nurse shook her head with a troubled expression. \"Dr. Xu ordered me to make sure Young Master Qi finishes his medicine.\"

Mo Yitao's face darkened.

\"Get out!\" He looked coldly at the nurse. \"Do you not understand?\"

What a Shen Cuiwei, did she really think everyone else was a fool?

The nurse was frightened out of her wits by the man's icy gaze. She had only recently started working and followed all the instructions of the attending physician. Being coldly reprimanded, she immediately turned pale and left in a fluster.

After the nurse left, Mo Yitao turned around and saw the boy holding the medicine, his eyes wide with confusion as he looked at him. The boy's eyes were dark and moist. No matter how much anger he had, the moment their eyes met, it all dissipated.

He took the medicine from the boy's hand and placed it on the bedside table with a tissue underneath. He gently reassured the puzzled boy, \"Don't take this medicine for now.\"

He Yan still looked at him with complete bewilderment.

Mo Yitao frowned. Judging from the nurse's attitude, there was likely something fishy in the medicine. The boy was too pure and gentle. He didn't want these shady matters to taint the boy's innocent thoughts. Just then, Xiao Di entered, carrying food. Mo Yitao avoided the boy's questioning gaze and took the porridge, opening it for him.

Xiao Di had bought lotus seed and red date porridge. The thick white rice porridge was dotted with plump lotus seeds and red date flesh, emitting a faint fragrance. He Yan had always liked light foods. This body had been hungry all day and was already starving. Seeing the appetizing white porridge, his eyes lit up and he began drinking it without any reservations.

Seeing the boy's bright eyes like a little kitten, Mo Yitao felt inexplicably satisfied. After admiring the boy's eating posture for a while, while the boy's head was lowered to drink the porridge, he sent Xiao Di a text message: \"Take the medicine on the table and have it analyzed.\"

Xiao Di took out his phone, glanced at it, and while the boy was focused on drinking the porridge, he sneakily pocketed the medicine.

After He Yan had finished the bowl of porridge clean, Mo Yitao spoke again, \"Pack up in a bit. I'll take you to stay at the old residence for a few days. Be good.\"

So he had made up his mind to intervene in this matter?

There was no reason not to use a gun that was handed to him on a silver platter. If Mo Yitao didn't handle those two to his satisfaction, he could always follow up with a couple more stabs later.

However, thinking of his lovestruck cousin, He Yan's mischievous side emerged. He narrowed his eyes and gave the man a soft smile, \"Then can I go back with you tomorrow? I want to go home and pack some things first.\"

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Not long after Mo Yitao left, Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei came to take him home.

Seeing Mo Tiangao, He Yan had to say, Mo Lanyu perfectly inherited all the genetic advantages of her parents while avoiding all their shortcomings. Mo Tiangao had an ordinary appearance, a collapsed nose and slanted eyebrows, giving a sleazy impression at first glance. The only decent thing was his height, and this was the only aspect in which he and Mo Lanyu seemed like father and daughter.

The hospital was not far from where Mo Qi lived, just a ten minute drive, during which Shen Cuiwei kept asking about He Yan's health condition with feigned concern, and Mo Tiangao also expressed care a few times.

Mo Qi had an introverted personality and didn't get close to them despite living in Mo Tiangao's home for three years. He Yan was even less inclined to make small talk with this scheming couple. He Yan just responded with a few perfunctory \"Mms\".

Seeing this, Mo Lanyu said to He Yan, \"Xiao Qi, this is where you're wrong. Mom is an elder, when elders show concern, you should listen attentively, not ignore them, that's too rude. Besides, with your gloomy personality, you'll definitely be disliked when you enter society in the future.\"

He Yan ignored her, thinking to himself, bullshit, the inheritance left by Father Mo was enough for Mo Qi to live extravagantly for ten lifetimes.

Without your bloodsucking family, the original owner would have long been enjoying his life as a wealthy young master. Entering society my ass.

Seeing He Yan's unheeding attitude, Mo Lanyu couldn't help frowning. She always had very complex feelings about this cousin. Although she sympathized with Mo Qi's frail health, she looked down on his gloomy and unsociable personality. She had told Mo Qi countless times hoping he would change his ways, but he never took it to heart.

The car stopped in front of an independent small villa.

This villa was where Mo Qi's family lived when his parents were alive. After Father Mo passed away, since Mo Qi was unwilling to move into Mo Tiangao's home, Mo Tiangao's family moved in here to take care of Mo Qi.

After entering, He Yan couldn't be bothered to say anything and went straight upstairs to his room.

Shen Cuiwei sat down on the sofa, the smile on her face completely vanishing, and grumbled angrily, \"Ungrateful brat!\"

Hearing this, Mo Lanyu frowned but ultimately didn't say anything.

Although there were no major faults, after nearly four years of living together, she indeed felt that Mo Qi was a bit too selfish. Over the years, Shen Cuiwei personally cooked for Mo Qi every day and drove him to and from school, not to mention whenever something happened to Mo Qi, Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei would be busy taking care of him, sometimes even neglecting themselves.

But Mo Qi didn't know to be grateful and never even said a word of thanks. Even now, he only let their family live in the two small rooms on the first floor.

There was a master bedroom, a secondary bedroom, and a large guest room on the second floor, completely enough space for their family too. Her mother had mentioned wanting to move upstairs, but Mo Qi refused repeatedly, using the reason that he was unwilling to let others live in his parents' former bedroom.

This made her unable to suppress her feelings of disappointment towards Mo Qi.

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Night.

When there was a knock at the door, He Yan was rummaging through the wardrobe. Mo Tiangao and his wife hadn't shortchanged Mo Qi in terms of clothing. After all, Mo Qi's expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation were all deducted from his own credit card.

Although the clothes in the wardrobe were not luxury brands, they were from famous labels with good quality fabrics and trendy styles. Hearing the knock, He Yan casually picked out a white long-sleeved shirt with a black and white diamond pattern around the hem and tossed it on the bed.

Mo Lanyu came in carrying a glass of milk.

He Yan looked at the familiar diamond pattern on the hem of Mo Lanyu's white long-sleeved shirt and fell silent for a moment.

He almost forgot that his credit card was still in Shen Cuiwei's hands. Every time his dear aunt bought him clothes, she would \"conveniently\" use his card to also buy a bunch for Mo Lanyu. The original owner, raised to be naive and timid, never objected to Shen Cuiwei's actions.

Mo Qi always had a gloomy personality, so Mo Lanyu didn't mind his silence, especially since she had something to ask Mo Qi. She put the milk on the desk, walked over to the bed and sat beside He Yan. She turned to the boy with a gentle smile and asked in a soft tone, \"Xiao Qi, how are you feeling?\"

Not good, very bad.

He Yan sneered inwardly.

He was a person with a very strong sense of territory. Shen Cuiwei using Mo Qi's money—now his money—to buy Mo Lanyu clothes matching his made him feel extremely disgusted.

Moreover... from the looks of it, for Mo Lanyu to live in Mo Qi's house and wear clothes bought with his money with a clear conscience, she probably wasn't as pure and kind as she usually appeared.

He Yan was not the original owner, that little idiot who would say he was fine even when he wasn't. In fact, when he was unhappy, he usually wanted to make others unhappy too, especially if that other person was the culprit who made him unhappy in the first place.

So he spat out three words with a blank expression, \"Not good.\"

Mo Lanyu was stunned.

What was going on? Mo Qi wasn't like this before. He was always very low-maintenance. Even when he was sick and hospitalized, he would say he was fine so as not to worry his elders. This was one of his few good points.

He must be really seriously ill this time?

Although reason told her that she should leave now and let Mo Qi rest, her mind was already fully occupied by that man's tall figure. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to bother Mo Qi a little longer.

Although Mo Yitao was the head of the Mo family, apart from the previous head who raised him, he wasn't very close to the other members of the Mo family. It was already rare for Mo Yitao to visit Mo Qi for two days in a row. While envying Mo Qi, there was also a subtle expectation in her heart.

Could it be because of her that Mo Yitao showed this special attention to his cousin, whom he had barely even met?

Although she knew that possibility was close to zero, once a fantasy took root in her heart, it was very difficult to extinguish.

\"So Xiao Qi, do you remember the older brother who came to see you today?\" Mo Lanyu raised her warm smile again.

\"......\" Older brother? He Yan sincerely felt that with Mo Yitao's age, he could completely be his uncle.

He nodded.

\"What did that older brother say to you?\" Mo Lanyu smiled even more gently, \"Can you tell your sister?\"

She began to regret it as soon as she walked out of the hospital doors. Xiao Di had always relied on Mo Yitao's power to bully others. Back when a few Mo family side branches who had given Mo Yitao trouble were nearly driven to bankruptcy and came to make peace with Mo Yitao, before Mo Yitao himself had even said anything, his assistant Xiao Di cursed them out viciously without holding back, truly kicking someone when they were down.

She had known about Xiao Di's character for a while, so why did she have to impulsively leave in a moment of anger, foolishly throwing away the chance to talk to Mo Yitao.

\"Well, he said...\" He Yan slowly began to speak.

Mo Lanyu's eyes lit up as she looked at him expectantly.

He Yan said calmly, \"...to take care of my health.\"

Right, one would say that when visiting a sick person... Mo Lanyu pressed further, \"Did he say anything else?\"

He Yan shook his head.

The smile on Mo Lanyu's face became a bit strained.

She was truly a bit disappointed. Did Mo Yitao really not mention her at all?

Makes sense. The man had already achieved success and fame, so in his eyes, she was still just a little girl.

But she was confident. Her previous losses in the stock market were due to someone intentionally misleading her. This lesson also made her wiser.

Next, she didn't plan to wade into the muddy waters of the stock market anymore, but intended to go into real business, starting with information technology. The information industry was the main business area of the Mo family. If she could make some achievements in this area, it would definitely make Mo Yitao see her in a new light.

Now she just needed some startup capital and she believed she could stage an impressive comeback within two years.

But forget about startup capital, her family hadn't even paid off their debts yet. Mo Lanyu was a bit worried.

Thinking of this, Mo Lanyu had an idea. She heard from her parents that when Mo Qi's parents passed away, they left him a large sum of money. Could she borrow some money from Mo Qi first...

Mo Lanyu looked thoughtfully at the quiet boy sitting on the bed. The boy also happened to look up at her. Her gaze met the boy's dark eyes for a moment. She couldn't help feeling her heart jump and suppressed the thought in her mind.

Forget it. With how much importance Mo Qi placed on his parents, he definitely wouldn't agree to lend her the assets his parents left him. Besides... she didn't know how long Mo Yitao's attention on Mo Qi would last.

If Mo Yitao found out she borrowed money from her cousin, he would definitely think she coveted Mo Qi's inheritance. She wasn't that kind of person and didn't want to give him that misunderstanding of her.

\"Alright, I won't disturb you anymore. Get some rest.\" Feeling disappointed, Mo Lanyu patted the boy's thin shoulders. \"Remember to drink the milk before going to bed.\"

After the door closed, He Yan didn't hesitate to take off the shirt Mo Lanyu had patted, threw it and the diamond-patterned long-sleeve into the trash can with disgust. God knows how much effort it took for him to restrain himself from swatting away Mo Lanyu's hand earlier.

Then he looked at the steaming glass of milk and let out a light chuckle.

Mo Qi had the habit of drinking milk before bed. After Shen Cuiwei found out, she specifically had Mo Lanyu bring him a glass of hot milk every night. And the drug that caused Mo Qi's blindness was mixed into this nightly glass of hot milk.

He Yan took the milk to the bathroom, poured it into the toilet and flushed it clean. Then stripped down to just a pair of white briefs, wrapped himself in the quilt and fell asleep.

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Mo Yitao came over during breakfast.

After being mocked by Xiao Di yesterday, Shen Cuiwei was more well-behaved. At least the breakfast dishes were normal, and she even added a few light dishes out of consideration for his health.

When Mo Yitao entered, the three people at the dining table besides He Yan were all very surprised. Especially Mo Lanyu. Yesterday, the man had caused her mood to rise and fall.

After returning to her room, she had tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep until midnight. Seeing Mo Yitao suddenly visit today, her heart was instantly filled with an inflated joy—she knew Mo Yitao wasn't completely uninterested in her.

Her mother had once told her that in the entire Mo family, only her looks and talent could match Mo Yitao.

Her gaze swept over the man's tall stature and handsome, sharp brows and eyes. Strongly suppressing her inner excitement, she only showed the man a brilliant smile. But Mo Yitao's gaze only lightly passed over her without lingering.

Shen Cuiwei and Mo Tiangao had guilty consciences. Mo Yitao's appearance was more shocking than joyful for them. While feeling uneasy, they were also more level-headed than Mo Lanyu who was blinded by love.

As the head of the household, after a moment of surprise, Mo Tiangao was the first to stand up and invite Mo Yitao to sit. \"Mr. Mo, how do you have time to visit?\"

He spoke slowly. Because of the smile on his face, the corners of his eyes were forcibly squeezed into a few wrinkles.

As usual, Mo Yitao didn't know how to be roundabout. Or rather, faced with this couple he had no good feelings for, he didn't have that much patience. He slightly nodded and said concisely, \"I'm here to take Mo Qi back to the old house to live for a while.\"

\"What?\" Mo Lanyu couldn't help exclaiming.

She was overwhelmed by heavy disappointment and grievance. Mo Qi, why was it Mo Qi again? Just what about her skinny-as-bones cousin who looked malnourished could attract Mo Yitao's attention more than her?

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\"Lanlan!\" Shen Cuiwei knew her daughter well. Seeing her expression change, she immediately scolded, \"Go pour a glass of water for Mr. Mo.\"

\"No need.\" Mo Yitao said indifferently, \"I'll take the person and leave.\"

Shen Cuiwei's heart jumped fiercely. She suppressed her unease and forced a smile on the corners of her mouth. \"I don't know why Mr. Mo suddenly wants to take Xiao Qi back to the old mansion? He's used to living in our home. Now suddenly going to the old mansion, I'm worried he won't adapt.\"

Just when those medicines were about to take effect, letting Mo Qi return to the old mansion at this time, wouldn't all her efforts over the past six months be in vain? Moreover, if Mo Yitao discovered anything amiss, their family would be finished...

Mo Yitao's tone was calm. \"Let him go keep the old man company for a while.\"

In recent years, Old Master Mo's health hadn't been good. Having the younger generation of the family go keep him company was a very reasonable thing.

Mo Yitao said to let Mo Qi accompany the old master. Even if they held Mo Qi's guardianship, they couldn't say \"no\". After all, the family head could give them Mo Qi's guardianship back then, and now Mo Yitao could similarly take it back.

Shen Cuiwei could only force a stiff smile. \"Oh...so it's for the old master...\"

After speaking, Mo Yitao didn't say much more. He took He Yan upstairs to get a few clothes and then left. The driver had the car waiting outside. Mo Yitao didn't choose the front passenger seat, instead sitting in the back with He Yan.

In the back seat, Mo Yitao opened He Yan's flat backpack. Seeing there were only a few underwear and socks inside, he raised his eyebrows. \"Why did you only bring so little?\"

He Yan lowered his eyes, his voice very soft as if embarrassed. \"My clothes look too similar to my sister's. I don't want to wear them.\"

Imagining the scene of Mo Qi and Mo Lanyu wearing the same clothes standing together, Mo Yitao instantly felt very displeased. He zipped the backpack back up and told Xiao Di, \"Go to the mall first.\"

Two hours later, the two of them brought a car full of clothes and arrived at the Mo family's old mansion. The old mansion had a Western manor architectural style and covered an extremely large area. After the car stopped, Mo Yitao instructed the servants who came to carry the clothes, \"Send these to the room next to mine.\"

Hearing this, the butler standing to the side couldn't help but look at the person Mo Yitao was holding the hand off in surprise.

Mo Yitao's adoptive father, who was also the previous family head, greatly detested marriage due to his own family circumstances. He remained unmarried and childless his whole life. It wasn't until he was nearly forty that he adopted a child to cultivate as his successor.

Perhaps influenced by him, Mo Yitao was also in no rush to date despite being in his thirties. At least in the more than ten years he had worked at the Mo family's old mansion, he had never seen Mo Yitao bring anyone home.

Had the family head finally come to his senses?

However...the one the family head was holding the hand off not only had the wrong gender, but was also a minor, right? Thin and small, looking only fifteen or sixteen years old. The family head couldn't be that beastly...right?

He never expected the family head's tastes to be so unique. No wonder he showed no interest in those delicate, bashful young misses of the Mo family every New Year's Day. Turned out he liked this type.

The butler speculated impassively in his heart.

But he was just gossiping a little in his mind. These matters weren't for a servant like him to worry about at all. As long as he managed this old mansion well and did his own part, that was enough.

\"Uncle Zhang.\" Mo Yitao called out to the butler and introduced, \"This is Mo Qi, technically my cousin. He's been ill recently, so I brought him back to recuperate. Take him to see the secondary bedroom. If there's anything unsatisfactory, arrange it as soon as possible.\"

The old mansion was actually divided into two parts. The front courtyard was an independent Western-style villa that was Mo Yitao's residence. The back courtyard was a Chinese landscape garden-style old mansion where Old Master Mo lived. When he had nothing to do, he would tend to flowers and plants, play with birds, and gather with old friends from time to time. Mo Yitao also often went to keep him company.

What Mo Yitao said to Mo Tiangao and his wife about bringing Mo Qi back to the old mansion to accompany the old master wasn't entirely perfunctory. If he wanted to transfer Mo Qi's custody, it was impossible not to let the old master know.

Moreover, his intuition told him that a well-behaved child like Mo Qi should suit the old master's tastes. But there was no rush at the moment. Mo Qi had just arrived home and should be allowed to rest well for a night. Besides, he had things to attend to today.

The butler: \"Understood.\"

So it turned out to be the family head's cousin...

The butler instantly felt extremely embarrassed, deeply feeling that he probably needed a bag of detergent to wash his brain.

As the family head, the room Mo Yitao lived in was naturally the master bedroom. Next to the master bedroom was the secondary bedroom, which was also by default a place where only the master of the house could reside.

He Yan understood this common sense. He glanced at the expressionless man with some surprise, not expecting this family head to value a declining branch successor so much. The previous family head had never married or had children in his life.

Mo Yitao was his adopted son and only child. They say only children are prone to loneliness and lack of love. It seemed...Mo Yitao intended to raise him as a younger brother.

No, that wasn't right. Mo Yitao seemed to be thirty-seven years old this year. Although the two of them were indeed of the same generation, this new body of his wasn't even eighteen years old yet. Could it be that this lonely family head of the Mo family had an overflow of fatherly love and wanted to raise a son?

He Yan couldn't help but touch his young face that was very different from his previous life and could easily arouse the love of elders. Thinking of Mo Yitao's loving (not really) attitude towards him, he felt the possibility of his guess being correct was very high.

But it didn't matter. If the Mo family head could deal with Mo Tiangao and his wife to his satisfaction, then as long as it didn't cross his bottom line, he wouldn't mind being filial to this family head after Mo Yitao got old.

Mo Yitao still had matters to attend to at the company. After sending Mo Qi into the old mansion, he didn't even go upstairs. He arranged for the butler and immediately left for the company.

He Yan followed the butler to the secondary bedroom. The area of the secondary bedroom wasn't smaller than the master bedroom. Perhaps because it was frequently cleaned, although it had been vacant for many years, it still remained clean and tidy. Just adding a few quilts would make it immediately livable.

The butler politely asked him, \"Is there anything you need?\"

He Yan had previously fought all over the interstellar world. There was one time when he had to make a forced landing alone on a remote small planet and could only sleep in a dirty and messy rock cave. Now faced with such good accommodations, of course he had nothing to complain about.

The butler felt a bit guilty and uneasy due to his earlier misunderstanding about the relationship between the young man and the head of the household. Now, seeing the young man's nervous and uneasy appearance, he felt an even stronger sense of guilt welling up inside him...

So he smiled reassuringly at the slightly nervous young man, diligently helped him put away his luggage, brought a set of new bedding, provided a laptop and mobile phone for internet access, and had the kitchen prepare some soft, delicious, and light snacks to be brought up. He also saved his own and Mo Yitao's phone numbers into Mo Qi's phone, telling him to send a text message or call if anything came up.

He Yan obediently agreed. After the butler left, while eating the delicious snacks, he tapped away on the computer and quickly and easily found information on Mo Qi's bank card spending over the past three years.

Although his computer skills were far inferior to the technical personnel in his original world, the gap between the internet technology of ancient Earth and the internet technology of the era he lived in was like the difference between a babbling infant and a fully armed iron giant.

He didn't need to exert much effort at all to obtain the information he wanted.

The total spending on Mo Qi's account over the past three years was more than 3.7 million yuan. This level of spending was not considered high among the children of wealthy families, and was not even enough to buy a luxury car. Moreover, because of his poor health, he often went to the hospital, and medical expenses also accounted for a large portion.

But firstly, Mo Qi was not the kind of wealthy family's child who loved to play and make noise, neither buying luxury goods nor buying expensive cars. Secondly, he lived at home all year round, eating and living with Mo Tiangao's family, which did not cost much money.

When He Yan was hospitalized, he had roughly estimated that even including medical expenses, Mo Qi's spending in recent years definitely did not exceed 1.5 million yuan.

As for the extra more than 2 million yuan—

After querying the bank records for the spending details, sure enough, in addition to Mo Qi's personal expenses, there were also several high-end custom-made men's suits, many miscellaneous luxury items for women, high-end furniture, and even a high-end business sedan costing more than 800,000 yuan.

Back then, the main family and Mo Tiangao's wife had agreed on a support fee of 3 million yuan, which came from the assets left to Mo Qi by his father and mother, while Mo Qi's living expenses were his own responsibility. To put it bluntly, the main family had decided to let Mo Qi spend money to hire two nannies.

But what about now? Over the past three years, this pair of nannies had been living in his home, enjoying the mansion left by his father and mother, while sparing no effort to squander his assets. In the end, they still felt unsatisfied and wanted to take all his assets for themselves.

It was no exaggeration to call them a family of vampires.

Author's Note:

Currently, it's roughly like:

I treat you as a father, but you want to... emmmmm

Thank you to the cute little ones who left comments~mwah!

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On the other side, Mo Yitao was doing the same thing as Mo Qi, and even more.

\"Boss, this is the information sent by the bank.\"

The assistant handed a thick stack of documents to Mo Yitao.

Being the head of the Mo family was not just an empty title. In fact, as the head of the clan, he had the right to know the non-top secret information of all members of the Mo family, and even banks had to give him the green light.

Mo Qi's bank card consumption details, Mo Tiangao and his wife's as well as Mo Lanyu's bank card consumption details and financial status.

Mo Yitao flipped through the pages one by one. As a veteran who had been struggling in the business world for many years, it was obviously impossible for him not to discover the tricks inside. The more he read, the more gloomy his face became.

\"What we can know at present is that Mo Lanyu invested a large sum of money in the stock market and lost it all, and Mo Lanyu's family background absolutely cannot come up with this money. In fact, this money should have been transferred to Mo Lanyu's account two months ago by a person named 'Shen Fengyue', who is Shen Cuiwei's cousin.\"

The assistant dutifully summarized, \"Owing such a large amount of foreign debt, Mo Tiangao's family must be in great need of money now.\"

\"So they set their sights on Mo Qi, who has a large inheritance.\" Mo Yitao closed the folder, threw the documents on the desk, and continued coldly, \"What about the analysis results of the medicine?\"

Assistant: \"It's a new type of special effect drug. Although there is no problem with the drug itself, the drug effect is too strong and is not suitable for the physically weak Young Master Mo to take. Long-term use will cause great damage to Young Master Mo's physical functions.\"

Mo Yitao's face instantly turned gloomy as if he was going to kill someone.

The assistant silently swallowed in his heart and lit three candles for Mo Tiangao's family. Mo Yitao was really angry this time. Even when Mo Yitao had just taken over the Mo family and faced a bunch of Mo family members who were dissatisfied and made things difficult for him in every way, he had never shown such an ugly expression as he did now.

It seemed that the young master was more important to the boss than he had imagined.

Mo Yitao took a deep breath and said, \"Find someone to keep an eye on Mo Tiangao's family and report to me at any time if there is any movement.\"

The assistant nodded solemnly and quickly left the office.

Although Mo Yitao really wanted to deal with Mo Tiangao's family who had ill intentions towards the boy now, firstly, the information was not enough to be used as evidence for conviction, and secondly, he did not want to simply send those people to prison.

After calming down his anger a little, Mo Yitao began to deal with the documents submitted by various departments again.

Recently, the economic market was in chaos and the stock market was turbulent. Many companies had declared bankruptcy and closed down one after another, including some old companies.

After two years of adjustment, the Mo family had successfully transformed and had not suffered much loss in this crisis, but after all, it was a sensitive period. Mo Yitao had to stay in the company from time to time to prevent any mistakes.

Fortunately, the situation was improving. After this busy period, he would be able to take some time off.

It was already very late when Mo Yitao returned to the old house again. As soon as he entered the door, he asked the butler about the boy's condition today. When he learned that the boy had not come out of the room much all day, had not eaten much for lunch, and had only drunk a small bowl of soup for dinner, he frowned.

Thinking of the information he had found out today, in addition to his anger, his distress for the boy deepened.

Holding a cup of hot milk, Mo Yitao knocked on He Yan's door.

\"Come in.\"

Mo Yitao pushed the door open and went in. The boy was lying on the bed facing the computer. Perhaps because he had just taken a shower, he was wearing loose pajama pants, exposing two slender white legs, and his hair was also wet. He turned his head to look at him, his eyes bright.

Mo Yitao felt his heartbeat suddenly increase in intensity, but that feeling only lasted for a few seconds. He quickly sat down on the edge of the bed with a natural attitude and asked, \"Watching a movie? Are your eyes okay?\"

\"Mm, a little better.\" He Yan obediently sat up cross-legged and moved the laptop screen towards Mo Yitao. The screen was playing a light comedy that was very popular some time ago. Mo Yitao hadn't watched it, but he knew it had good reviews.

Mo Yitao frowned slightly, \"But you can't watch it for too long. Rest early after watching. I made an appointment with a doctor for you. I'll take you there tomorrow to have a good look at your eyes.\"

He Yan nodded obediently, his little face lowered, not daring to look at him, revealing a small whorl on the top of his head. Seeing the boy's obedient and pitiful appearance, even if Mo Yitao had the intention to scold him a few more words, he couldn't say it.

He put the milk on the small cabinet next to He Yan's bed, \"Drink a glass of milk, it's good for sleep.\"

This suggestion was made by the butler. Although Mo Qi was seventeen years old, he looked even smaller than when he was fourteen or fifteen. Although he looked pitiful and cute like this, making him want to hold him in his arms and rub him, it still made people distressed.

He Yan was just worrying about how to \"unintentionally\" hint to Mo Yitao that Shen Cuiwei had drugged him, when this Mo family head considerately delivered the prop, which couldn't be more understanding. So He Yan frowned and stammered, \"I... um... I don't want to drink this... I'm sorry.\"

Mo Yitao rarely took the initiative to be considerate to others, but his good intentions were not accepted. If it were someone else who was so ungrateful, he would have sent them away long ago, but facing the boy, he couldn't even raise such thoughts.

Especially when the boy was still looking at him eagerly, stammering apologies to him, afraid of angering him, he couldn't help but feel a piece of softness in his heart.

Mo Yitao's tone was so gentle that even he himself didn't notice it, \"It's okay, if you don't want to drink it, forget it, it's not a big deal.\"

He Yan continued to maintain his persona of a pitiful little punching bag, his voice small as if he was ashamed of letting Mo Yitao down, \"I'm really sorry... Auntie Shen used to make me drink milk every day, but I really don't like it, I really, really don't want to drink it anymore...\"

Although Shen Cuiwei was his aunt by blood, that little blood relationship was actually so thin that it could be directly ignored, so there was no need to call her auntie.

Moreover, he didn't want such an aunt who kept thinking about how to kill him every day.

Mo Yitao couldn't help but reach out and rub his fluffy head, comforting, \"It's not your fault, don't be so restrained, okay?\"

He Yan nodded with a red face.

However, his face was red not from shyness, but from anger. From his soul, he was already an adult, so being treated like a child like this felt quite subtle. It was only because he had a good impression of Mo Yitao and didn't dislike his touch, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to keep up this well-behaved child image.

After this matter was glossed over, Mo Yitao accompanied He Yan to finish watching that light comedy movie. The film quality was good, and both of them watched quite attentively, so the atmosphere was harmonious.

After watching the movie, it was about time to sleep. After saying good night to the teenager and receiving a small reply, Mo Yitao walked out of the room with a gentle face, but as soon as he closed the door of the teenager's room tightly, his face sank.

Looking at Shen Cuiwei's actions, she clearly wanted to ruin the teenager's body, so how could she be so kind-hearted to urge the teenager to drink milk every day? Moreover, the teenager clearly disliked it, yet she still forced him, which was too unreasonable.

When something unusual happens, there must be a demon behind it. It's not that he was being paranoid, it's just that the malice held by Mo Tiangao's family was too obvious.

And the results of Mo Qi's physical examination the next day also confirmed his speculation.

Mo Qi's eyes were not caused by illness, but the result of being poisoned by a slow-acting poison.

\"Mr. Mo, you don't need to worry too much. Perhaps because the poisoning duration is still short, the amount of toxins in Mo Shao's body is not much, so the probability of blindness is very small. With the right medicine, the toxins can be cleared in a few months.\" The doctor carefully explained Mo Qi's condition to Mo Yitao, \"However, because Mo Shao's immunity is inherently poor, you still need to pay more attention to his diet.\"

Mo Yitao tightly pursed his lips, his face looking very bad. \"Prescribe the medicine.\"

A young master who has lost both parents, has a weak body, and carries a large inheritance suddenly gets poisoned under the care of distant relatives. If you say there's no foul play here, even ghosts wouldn't believe it.

How sinful. Thinking of the teenager's obedient and timid appearance during the examination, and his frail body that did not match his age, the doctor shook his head and sighed in his heart without changing his expression in the face of the Mo family head's cold face. In wealthy and powerful families, there are always some unspeakable private matters like this.

After leaving the hospital, Mo Yitao put away the examination results before sitting in the sedan waiting outside the hospital with a seemingly normal face.

The teenager who had been waiting in the car for a long time saw him and revealed a fleeting cute smile, pure and without any haze.

Mo Yitao's heart gave rise to a trace of tenderness due to the teenager's adorable appearance. This tenderness intertwined with the anger and remorse originally in his heart, forming a complex and sour emotion.

He couldn't help but reach out his hand, pull the teenager close to his side, wrap his arm around the teenager's thin shoulders, holding him tightly, and pressing him tightly against his body.

In the air-conditioned car, the temperature from the teenager's body was transmitted to him through the thin clothes. He lowered his head and met the teenager's wide-open eyes, unconsciously revealing a hint of a gentle smile.

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I really want to hurry up and write the lovey-dovey emotional scenes, sob sob.

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At the Mo family residence.

Shen Cuiwei frowned and complained to Mo Tiangao, \"What do we do now? That little brat has been taken back to the main house, so we won't have a chance anymore. Old Mo, quickly think of a way to bring him back.\"

Mo Tiangao held his tea but didn't take a sip for a long time. \"None of that matters now. You should worry about whether the main house will discover anything.\"

Shen Cuiwei was unconcerned and snorted coldly, \"Impossible. Think about it, we've been treating him like an ancestor these past few years! He doesn't have the brains for it.\"

Mo Tiangao put down his teacup, feeling a bit exasperated as he scolded, \"Mo Qi may not find out, but Mo Yitao is no fool. If he learns about those things, we're all finished. Can't you use your brain?\"

Shen Cuiwei immediately stammered, \"Then what do we do? My uncle has already urged me several times. If I don't pay back the borrowed money, I can barely maintain relationships with my relatives.\"

Previously, in order to get money for Mo Lanyu's investment, she had shamelessly borrowed a large sum from her maternal family. Along with their family's savings over the years, it was all given to Mo Lanyu.

But unexpectedly, Mo Lanyu, who had never lost money before, was scammed and all the invested funds were locked up. Now her maternal relatives had started demanding repayment, and their family couldn't come up with a single cent.

They could use Mo Qi's money to buy things for themselves, relying on Mo Qi's weak personality. But before Mo Qi came of age, the inflows and outflows of his account were monitored by the main family.

If they dared to transfer money from Mo Qi's card to their own accounts, their guardianship would likely be revoked the next day. So even though they coveted Mo Qi's bank card, it was something they could see but not touch.

Therefore, only if Mo Qi \"accidentally\" died before adulthood could they, as his temporary guardians, receive a small portion of the inheritance. Although the amount they would get was negligible compared to all the assets Mo Qi's parents left him, it was more than enough for their family to get through the current crisis.

After paying off the debts, there would even be some startup capital left for Mo Lanyu.

Seeing this plan already half-implemented, only lacking the final step, giving up now made her feel very unwilling!

Mo Tiangao was silent for a moment before slowly saying, \"In any case, don't think about this matter for now. First try to sound out the situation at the main house. Maybe in a few days Mo Qi will be sent back. And don't think about going to the main house to demand his return.\"

Shen Cuiwei was unwilling. \"Why? We have custody of Mo Qi. How can they just take him away as they please? If you say forget it, then forget it. What will we use to repay people then?\"

Mo Tiangao was already distressed over this matter. Repeatedly provoked by his wife who couldn't see the big picture, he also got a bit angry. He couldn't help raising his voice to scold, \"Can't you use your brain? How many times have I told you...\"

Mo Lanyu had just reached the door when she heard the quarreling inside. Pushing open the door, she saw her usually elegant and poised mother and steady father arguing with displeased expressions.

Mo Lanyu hurried over to mediate. \"Dad, Mom, what's going on? Let's sit down and discuss things properly. Don't be angry.\"

\"Lanyu,\" Shen Cuiwei saw her daughter that she had always been proud of return. Her expression instantly softened. After showing some concern, she tentatively asked Mo Lanyu, \"Is there any room to maneuver with the money you invested? Retrieve as much as you can...\"

Mo Lanyu shook her head dejectedly.

The smile on Shen Cuiwei's face also couldn't be maintained. Mo Tiangao looked even more grave as he returned to his room.

While Mo Tiangao's family was shrouded in gloom on one side, He Yan was so carefree he was about to grow fur on the other.

Ever since learning about He Yan being poisoned, Mo Yitao really started treating him like a fragile little doll, watching him closely, afraid something would happen to him. He was also extremely attentive about his diet, not only preparing a lot for three meals, but also insisting on a daily medicinal soup.

However, although it was medicinal soup, Mo Yitao had instructed the chef to improve the flavor, so it wasn't unpleasant to drink.

He Yan indicated that in this life and the previous one, this was the first time he had enjoyed such princess treatment. The Mo family head's caregiving was equivalent to eighteen Shen Cuiweis.

Summer days got dark late. After dinner, Mo Yitao would hold He Yan's hand, passing through the corridors connecting the front and back courtyards, and take him for a stroll in the back garden to aid digestion in the glow of the setting sun.

Although He Yan had subtly hinted to Mo Yitao that \"he was no longer a child and could walk on his own without being led\", this overly doting Mo family head firmly rejected the notion, reasoning \"your eyes haven't fully recovered, what if an accident happens\". So today, Admiral He could still only walk hand-in-hand with the Mo family head on the path like a mentally challenged child.

The back courtyard was where Mo Yitao's grandfather resided. Unlike the modern villa at the front that blended Chinese and Western styles, here it was pure southern Chinese garden design, with grand and exquisite buildings and courtyards, winding corridors, and artfully arranged rockeries and flowing water, creating a fascinating interplay of elevations.

He Yan had only seen this traditional Chinese architectural style in historical records. In the world he came from, some nobles had imitated Chinese buildings based on those records, garnering attention from all sectors of society for a time. But if those imitations were compared to what lay before his eyes, one would find that the replicas were far inferior to real Chinese architecture in charm.

In the stream, slender, brightly-colored ornamental fish swam about. Mo Yitao took some fish food and gave it to He Yan. Attracted by the food, those agile little fish quickly gathered, chasing the morsels scattered in the water with swishing tails.

\"Big Brother, don't you need to go to work?\" He Yan really couldn't understand why Mo Yitao, as a company boss, could spend only an hour or two at the office each day and follow a little brat around playing nanny.

Did he enjoy playing nanny that much?

Mo Yitao held his hand, lying through his teeth with a straight face, \"No need, the company isn't very busy recently. Besides, a company with a complete operating structure doesn't require my personal involvement in everything.\"

The boy's hand was much smaller than his, soft to the touch, making his heart cave in a little.

No, just this morning I heard your assistant politely complaining on the phone that you should pay more attention to the company instead of dumping all the work on your poor single assistant.

He Yan grumbled inwardly.

For over half a month, He Yan had been living a decadent bourgeois lifestyle of eating and sleeping all day in the Mo family's old mansion. Until one evening after dinner, in Mo Qiao's bedroom, Mo Yitao suddenly put on a slightly serious expression and said he wanted to discuss a very important matter with him.

Of course, the scene would have looked a bit more proper if Mo Yitao didn't occasionally pat his head.

After dilly-dallying for over half a month, they were finally getting to the point.

Wrapped in a small blanket and leaning against the headboard, He Yan held a cup of delicious freshly squeezed orange juice. He closed his eyes halfway, bit the small mouth of the straw and sucked while thinking absentmindedly. Speaking of which, the food at the Mo family's old mansion was really top-notch, even the fruit juice was squeezed to perfection. Apparently, the ingredients were carefully selected premium navel oranges.

If this continued, he feared he would become too lazy to move, spoiled by this decadent bourgeois lifestyle.

But the next second, the half-drunk cup of orange juice was taken away by a large hand. Having been pampered for half a month, He Yan didn't react immediately when the cup was taken from his hands, and his two hands still remained in the posture of holding the cup, looking a bit dazed.

\"Be good, you already ate a lot at dinner. Drinking too much will upset your stomach.\" Mo Yitao pinched his fingertips with his other hand that wasn't holding the cup, unable to maintain his serious expression. \"Little glutton.\"

At first, seeing the boy's thin figure, he had been worried that Mo Qiao might have some anorexia. He specially invited several chefs skilled in different cuisines to cook a variety of dishes for him, afraid that Mo Qiao wouldn't eat well.

But after half a month, he had thoroughly seen through him. The boy was a complete and utter foodie, eyes shining brightly at the sight of delicious food, like a kitten seeing tasty little fish snacks. He also had a particular sweet tooth, especially fond of various fruit juices, able to secretly drink a large cup in the blink of an eye.

Now, not only had his worries about Mo Qiao \"not eating well\" completely disappeared, he even had to supervise the boy every day to not drink too much juice.

But the effects were very obvious.

After half a month, it could be clearly seen that the boy had put on a bit of weight compared to when he first arrived, and his whole person looked even cuter. Especially when he smiled, a fleshy little dimple would appear on his left cheek. Every time he saw it, he had a strong urge to poke it a couple of times.

What a well-behaved and easy to raise little guy, yet he had been kept thin and weak by Mo Tiangao's family before, and was in poor spirits too, showing that family had not taken good care of the boy at all.

Mo Yitao naturally took a sip from the more than half-full cup of orange juice he had snatched from the boy, silently adding another charge to the list of crimes committed by Mo Tiangao's family in his heart.

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Actually, to say that Mo Tiangao's family family did not take good care of Mo Qi would be truly wronging them. In the three years since adopting Mo Qi, perhaps due to a subconscious sense of guilt, Shen Cuiwei and Mo Tiangao could not be said to have been attentive to every detail in their daily life, but they had been quite dedicated.

————— Mo Lanyu had even once felt dissatisfied with this cousin because of the attention her parents gave to Mo Qi.

Of course, this was all before Mo Lanyu lost money on investments. Ever since getting into debt and setting their sights on Mo Qi's inheritance, the only thing on these two people's minds all day was the question of \"how to reasonably let Mo Qi die by accident.\"

Coincidentally, Mo Yitao was also filled with thoughts of \"how to make this couple die more miserably.\"

Looking at the young boy's childish little face that had gained a bit of flesh compared to the previous period and the slightly cute look of dissatisfaction from not being allowed to continue drinking orange juice, thinking about the things he was about to confess to the boy, Mo Yitao couldn't help but feel a surge of heartache.

The reason why he had dragged it out for more than half a month before preparing to reveal the true colors of Mo Tiangao's family family to the boy was not because of insufficient evidence, but because the boy's body was still very weak at that time.

He was afraid that the boy would be stimulated by the truth and cause his physical condition to deteriorate, so he gave Mo Tiangao's family a little breathing room.

Now, seeing that the boy had been nourished by him to be fair and soft, he had to personally tell him these truths that were bound to hurt him. He began to feel a little reluctant.

Therefore, even though he had originally steeled his heart to solemnly inform the boy of this matter, in the end, he couldn't help but soften into a puddle, wanting to hold the boy tightly in his arms and comfort him.

Mo Yitao put the orange juice in his hand on the table beside him, got up from the chair at a distance and walked to the bedside, sitting next to He Yan. He gently patted the little blanket wrapped around He Yan and coaxed as gently as possible, \"Xiao Qi, I'm going to tell you something. This matter may make you sad, but don't be afraid, I'll always be with you.\"

He Yan's gaze at Mo Yitao had a moment of confusion, then he blinked obediently, pulled up his little blanket again, and said cooperatively to Mo Yitao, \"Brother, you can tell me, I'm not afraid.\"

So Mo Yitao used a gentle tone that he had never shown to anyone in his life, and explained the matter to He Yan in as roundabout a manner as possible.

He never thought that concealing these things from the boy was the best way to protect him. Although deep in his heart, a voice had always been tempting him to keep the boy by his side, raise him to be ignorant and naive, and only able to rely on him to survive, he understood that the boy, as the person involved, had the right to know these truths, no matter how ugly they actually were.

The boy's face first showed obvious shock and sadness, his eyes slowly turning red. Then, as if to hide himself, he lowered his head without a word.

Seeing the little boy in front of him who was already heartbroken but still holding back his tears, Mo Yitao's heart suddenly felt like it had been fiercely pierced by a thin thorn.

Unable to suppress the heartache in his heart, he hurriedly wrapped an arm around the boy's slightly thin shoulders with one hand, and gently pressed the back of the boy's head with the other, holding him in his arms. As if afraid of startling him, he softly comforted him, \"Don't be sad anymore, Xiao Qi, your brother is still here.\"

As for He Yan, the person involved who Mo Yitao thought was already heartbroken but still holding back tears and pretending to be strong, he was a little awkwardly leaning against Mo Yitao's chest that was a bit hard compared to his body.

For some reason, the orange juice that originally belonged to him but was later drunk by Mo Yitao came to his mind, and a strange feeling surged in his heart.

Suddenly, he realized that this family head seemed to be a little too close to him?

But strangely, he didn't seem to dislike this closeness very much?

This sudden realization made He Yan a little stunned, but at this time he couldn't care about the vague thoughts in his mind. Once the act was put on, he had to go through with the whole set. The most important thing at the moment was to solve the matter of Mo Tiangao's family first.

So he put aside the strange feeling in his heart and dutifully acted like a truly helpless young man who had been betrayed by his relatives, obediently and weakly relying on the only person he could trust. With a trembling voice, he spoke out his inner confusion and pain, \"Brother, why... If uncle's family is short of money, I can lend it to them first. Why do they have to do this?\"

Mo Yitao couldn't help but hold the soft body in his arms that was two sizes smaller than him a little tighter. \"Xiao Qi, people have good and evil. You are kind to others, but others may not necessarily be grateful. Human nature is a very complex thing.\"

\"Regarding this matter, I also want to apologize to you on behalf of my father. Back then, my father made the decision to entrust you to Mo Tiangao, and he also had the fault of misjudging people.\" Mo Yitao paused, \"So, give me a chance to make it up to you on behalf of my father, okay?\"

Hearing this, the boy immediately raised his head from his embrace in a panic, and hurriedly refuted him, \"No, this is not Uncle Mo's fault. I lived with them for four years and didn't see through their true colors. How could Uncle Mo have seen through it back then?\"

Seeing the boy explaining earnestly with red eyes, Mo Yitao's heart softened a little more. He loosened his arms that were holding the boy, and instead gently stroked his soft hair, saying softly, \"No matter what, it was my father who was too careless. As his son, it is only right that I should make up for his mistakes. You are still young, so let me help you deal with this matter, okay? I promise to let them receive fair legal sanctions.\"

A struggling expression appeared on the boy's face. After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind and slowly nodded to Mo Yitao.

Afterwards, Mo Yitao stayed in He Yan's room, gently and patiently coaxing him for a long time, until the boy fell asleep in a daze before quietly closing the door and leaving.

However, the moment the door was closed, the boy who should have been fast asleep on the bed opened his eyes. Under the dim yellow light from the bedside lamp, the expression on his face seemed a little obscure.

Mo Yitao's recent behavior had been a bit too obvious.

It seems his initial judgment was wrong. Mo Yitao... should have some different thoughts about him. He had previously assumed it was a kind of care and love for a younger generation, only to realize the oddity now.

He Yan vaguely felt a bit of a headache and irritation. Although he planned to use Mo Yitao's power to avenMo Qi Qi, he did not intend to do so at the cost of his own body...

No, that's not quite right. Although Mo Yitao did have some thoughts in that direction about him, this family head behaved like a gentleman. At least for now, he didn't seem to have any plans to do anything to him.

Although Mo Yitao often gave him a hug, held his hand, patted his head and so on, if one were to be strict, these could barely be considered normal contact between relatives. Other things, like deliberately touching sensitive parts to take advantage of him, he had never done at all.

He Yan didn't know what was going on with Mo Yitao. Was he in a stage where he hadn't realized his own feelings yet? Or was he planning to slowly wear him down?

He Yan stared, pondering for a long time, but still couldn't guess Mo Yitao's thoughts. In the end, seeing that Mo Yitao was behaving rather modestly, he decided to hold back for now.

He would first deal with the original body's annoying uncle and aunt, and then handle this family head with impure thoughts.

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Mo Lanyu has been having a tough time recently.

First, her investment went sour and her partner swindled her out of a large sum of money. In order to get the money for her investment, her mother had to grit her teeth and borrow from her own family, with whom they were not close and who looked down on them.

Now, not long after, those cold-hearted relatives were pressuring them to pay back the money like their pants were on fire, not giving them any breathing room. Although her parents Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei didn't tell her explicitly, the worry on their faces and the occasional arguments made her realize the difficult situation her family was in.

Mo Lanyu felt very ashamed. She had always been praised for her business acumen, but now she had made such a big blunder by trusting the wrong person!

The university she attended was a renowned economics school in the country. Anyone who could get in was no fool, and many heirs of financial groups came here to gild their credentials. She had already made quite a name for herself at school due to several high-yielding investments, garnering the admiration and adulation of her classmates.

After all, not every sophomore had her skills and vision! But naturally, with admirers also came detractors. However, due to her popularity at school, they didn't dare say anything to her face, only talking behind her back.

But now that she had stumbled badly and word had spread to the school, those people seized on her weakness and immediately became brazen, mocking and ridiculing her indirectly right to her face several times.

How could she tolerate this!

She wished she could grab those people and rip their mouths apart! But she had to swallow this anger. Who knew how many staggeringly wealthy scions there were at the school. As someone from an ordinary family, making enemies with them would do her no good.

After cursing out those scoundrels in her heart, Mo Lanyu calmed down and started considering practical matters again. Things couldn't go on like this. Her family needed money to pay off their debts and to support her next investment. After much thought, Mo Lanyu came up with an idea, but she was still hesitant and decided to think it over for a few more days.

Time passed quickly. Half a month later, one of Mo Lanyu's admirers, a wealthy second-generation heir, invited her to an evening banquet. This banquet was being held by a famous local entrepreneur to celebrate his only son's 18th birthday.

Perhaps with the intention of paving the way for his son, the scale of the banquet was grand, with invitations sent to all the who's who of local businesses. It was said that even Mo Yitao would attend. It was precisely because of this that Mo Lanyu agreed to the invitation from this admirer whom she didn't think much of.

On the day of the banquet, Mo Lanyu took great care in dressing up. She was already pretty with refined features and had a unique aura. With exquisite makeup and an elegant, form-fitting evening gown, she stood out even amidst the bevy of beauties at the banquet.

Enjoying the admiring gazes from the crowd, Mo Lanyu's gloomy mood of late dissipated quite a bit. She mingled with the guests beside the second-generation heir even more effortlessly. However, although she came to the banquet as his date, she didn't stay very close to him, only demurely taking his arm for a brief moment when entering.

Although the second-generation heir was a bit dissatisfied with Mo Lanyu keeping her distance, she was after all the woman he fancied, and bringing her had earned him much face. So he didn't mind these small things.

As the two were chatting with one of the heir's friends in a corner of the hall, the heir noticed that Mo Lanyu seemed distracted. He couldn't help frowning slightly and ended the conversation with his friend in a few sentences. Somewhat displeased, he asked Mo Lanyu, \"What are you doing? Why were you so absent-minded just now?\"

Facing his dissatisfied expression, Mo Lanyu smiled faintly, \"I saw many people gathered over there. I wonder who has drawn such a crowd.\"

The second-generation heir already liked her looks to begin with. Seeing Mo Lanyu's gentle and graceful demeanor, he instantly cast aside the subtle displeasure in his heart.

Following her words, he joked, \"Probably some bigwig has arrived. Let's go over and join in the excitement. Small fries like us may not be able to strike up a conversation with them, but it's still good to get a glimpse of a big shot's glory.\"

His family was wealthy, but theirs was just an ordinary small business. In G City full of business tycoons, they couldn't even rank in the top twenty. He was quite self-aware about this, knowing his place and not boasting to impress the girl he liked.

Hearing his words, although Mo Lanyu maintained a faint smile on the surface, she was already somewhat displeased in her heart. Although she hadn't made a name for herself yet, with her talent, sooner or later she would rise higher.

So she never thought of herself as inferior to others like the second-generation heir did. But there was no need to make this clear to her temporary date. After all, besides this banquet, they likely wouldn't have further interactions.

Thinking of her purpose in coming here, Mo Lanyu couldn't help feeling eager anticipation in her heart. The person who could cause such a stir here was very likely the one she wanted to see!

She followed behind the second-generation heir, crossing the hall towards the crowd. As the distance closed, the figure she had been thinking of day and night indeed appeared before her eyes.

At this moment, the man at the center of the crowd was talking to someone with his side facing her. His jet-black hair was neatly combed up, revealing a full, bright forehead, making his deep and charming features even more striking. He held a glass of red wine in his left hand, taking occasional sips, his posture relaxed and elegant.

He seemed to be in a good mood. Although there was still no smile on his face, it lacked the usual coldness and sternness.

Mo Lanyu couldn't help gazing at the man with some infatuation.

The people around all wanted to get close and chat with him. But besides the host family of tonight's banquet and a few heavyweight business tycoons, the rest didn't dare approach rashly due to insufficient status.

But they were also unwilling to leave, so they could only linger nearby, stealing glances from time to time, as if feeling that getting a few more looks was good enough.

The rich second-generation and Mo Lanyu were also among this group of people. The rich second-generation noticed Mo Lanyu's focused gaze on Mo Yitao and gradually felt a bit strange in his heart.

But then he thought that someone like the Mo family head would attract the attention of others wherever he went, which was quite normal. He recalled when he first saw Mo Yitao while following his father, he was also stunned.

Without a doubt, this man was the focus of tonight's banquet. Even though everyone was constrained by the host's face and didn't dare to make it too obvious, the original protagonist of this banquet, the son of the entrepreneur, had already had his limelight completely stolen.

However, the host wasn't angry and maintained a cheerful appearance, chatting with Mo Yitao under everyone's watchful eyes.

\"Mr. Mo, it's rare. You actually have a companion today,\" the slightly plump and kind-faced male host joked to Mo Yitao, \"Won't you introduce us to this handsome young gentleman by your side?\"

Mo Lanyu was pricking up his ears to listen to the movements on Mo Yitao's side. She vaguely heard the words \"have a companion\" and instantly felt like a bolt from the blue!

How is that possible! Mo Yitao was known for not being close to women. Up until now, he had never brought a female companion when attending various occasions. Now he actually brought someone. Could it be that someone had beaten him to it?!!

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Hearing him mention the person he brought, Mo Yitao's face flashed with a hint of gentleness. \"Mr. He is joking. This is my younger cousin. He was bored, so I brought him out to have some fun. The kid is a bit shy, so please don't mind him, Mr. He.\"

He Yan stood beside Mo Yitao, holding his right arm in a well-behaved manner. The teenager had extremely fair skin, black eyes, and pink lips. Anyone who saw him would have to sigh and say he was exquisitely cute. The teenager seemed a bit timid, originally lowering his head slightly as if feeling embarrassed. Upon hearing Mo Yitao's introduction, he shyly smiled at the portly Mr. He in front of him. The teenager wasn't tall. Due to a physical defect, he was not even 1.7 meters tall despite being almost an adult. Mo Yitao was at least twenty centimeters taller than him. The two of them standing together made him look even more petite and delicate, unconsciously arousing people's protective instincts.

Mr. He said cheerfully, \"Not at all. It's an honor for the young master to come. As long as he has fun, that's all that matters.\"

The people present were all shrewd. Although he had never heard that Mo Yitao had any close younger cousin, since Mo Yitao brought this child to attend this banquet and acted so intimately with him, it undoubtedly indicated the importance of this so-called younger cousin in his heart. Therefore, Mr. He did not dare to neglect him in the slightest. Moreover, this child looked not even fifteen, right? He was handsome and had a well-behaved and shy appearance, which naturally made people feel good about him.

He Yan had a smile on his face, but inwardly he was cursing. He really didn't want to attend this kind of boring banquet at all, especially with Mo Yitao who seemed to have improper thoughts about him. He had to act obedient and hold onto this guy, always feeling like he was taken advantage of in many intangible ways. But being \"cared for\" meticulously by this family head at home, it was better to come out and anger his dear older female cousin!

With his super strong memory, he clearly remembered that Mo Lanyu would also come to this banquet.

He wondered if his older female cousin, who had always been wholeheartedly secretly in love with Mo Yitao, would be so angry that she would smash her glass upon seeing her younger cousin, whom she had always looked down upon, intimately holding the arm of the man she liked and appearing in front of her in such a righteous manner.

He Yan thought happily. Recently, after learning that Mo Yitao might have impure thoughts about him, he always felt a suffocating feeling in his heart, making him feel uncomfortable. According to his consistent logic, if he was not happy, of course he had to make others unhappy along with him. Since he hadn't figured out what to do to Mo Yitao yet, the unlucky Mo Lanyu who ran into the line of fire became the one he vented his anger on.

Using his spiritual power to observe Mo Lanyu who was not far away, He Yan thought of a good idea. A fleeting smile appeared on his face. He gently shook Mo Yitao's right arm. The man who was exchanging pleasantries with someone noticed his little movement and immediately ended the pleasantries in a few words. After Mr. He's family left, he lowered his head slightly and asked him, \"What's wrong, Xiao Qi? Come tell your brother.\"

He Yan looked at the man's chiseled and extremely handsome features under the light, inwardly pouting. His face still had a small, shy smile as he timidly pointed in a direction and said, \"Brother... I want to eat the mousse cake over there.\"

The man raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. \"Little glutton, as soon as you enter, you know to stare at the food.\"

After living together for so long, he had gradually figured out this little guy's tastes. He disliked milk and seafood with a fishy smell, and liked all sweet foods, especially orange juice and cake.

If you didn't keep an eye on him, he could eat a big plate, eating until his belly was round and he was burping. This led to him having to limit the little guy's portions later to prevent him from getting an upset stomach.

He Yan: \"...\" Curse your whole family, what little glutton.

The place He Yan pointed to was just right, not too far from Mo Lanyu, ensuring that she could clearly see the actions of the two.

Mo Yitao dismissed the other guests who still wanted to chat with him, and holding his hand, walked to the mousse cake. He had the waiter cut a small piece of cake and also got some orange juice. He personally carried it and placed it on a small table on the side for guests to rest and dine.

At the banquet, everyone was busy with social interactions and pulling connections, so these tables and chairs placed in the corner were not used by many people and were very quiet.

He Yan looked at the piece of cake in front of him that was only a little bigger than the fork in his hand, and inwardly gave the Mo family head a big cross. Mo Yitao had become more and more of a nag recently, wanting to control everything, even calculating how much cake he ate.

Mo Yitao didn't know whether he saw the dissatisfaction in his heart through that obedient and harmless little face. He leaned close to his ear and said helplessly, \"The things here, who knows if they are fresh or not. Eating too much is not good. If you want to eat, wait until we get home and I'll have someone make it for you.\"

He didn't know if it was intentional or unintentional, but Mo Yitao leaned in very close, so close that He Yan could feel this person's breath from his mouth blowing on the tip of his ear when he spoke, making him a bit uncomfortable. However, this bit of discomfort immediately disappeared after seeing Mo Lanyu's reaction.

After clearly seeing the person intimately holding Mo Yitao's arm, Mo Lanyu's face became even more unsightly.

Wasn't that her sickly dear younger cousin?

The rich second generation naturally also saw. His face immediately showed a look of great interest as if discovering a new continent, and he gossiped, \"Who is that little boy beside the Mo family head? I must say, he is really good-looking. No wonder there are rumors that the Mo family head doesn't like women. It seems there is some truth to it... Hehe.\"

Hearing this, Mo Lanyu's heart jumped. She fiercely frowned. \"Don't talk nonsense. How could the Mo family head possibly like men.\"

The rich second generation snickered. \"How is it impossible? Don't you dare not believe it. In this circle, liking men is not some fresh matter. The Mo family head is attentive to that little boy in every possible way, even personally serving him and feeding him. I've never heard of any young miss getting this treatment in front of the Mo family head in all my life. If it's not someone he holds dear, would he go this far?\"

Then he paused, his tone a bit hesitant as he said in a low voice, \"It's just... this kid looks like he's not even an adult yet. The Mo family head is really willing to do it.\"

Mo Lanyu's face completely darkened. She fiercely glared at the rich second generation and said, unable to control the anger in her tone, \"Enough, what are you making up these nonexistent things for, thinking of others so filthily all day!\"

The rich second-generation heir was a bit bewildered. Mo Lanyu had been acting strange the entire day. It was one thing for her to be indifferent towards him before, after all, he was the one pursuing her, so it was fine for him to lower his stance a bit.

But before he could even say a few words, Mo Lanyu suddenly flared up at him for no apparent reason. Although he wasn't exactly someone who strutted around arrogantly, he was still a rich second-generation heir who had been spoiled by his family. He had never suffered such an attitude from a woman before, so he instantly became unhappy.

He only had some good feelings towards Mo Lanyu, but that didn't mean he would be her servant. \"Why are you lashing out at me? I didn't force you to come if you didn't want to. Who are you putting on airs for?\"

Mo Lanyu also knew that she had said the wrong thing. The hand hanging by her side clenched tightly, her nails digging into her palm. \"I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well today. I didn't mean it.\"

The rich second-generation heir's family still had some influence, so she had indeed been too impulsive just now.

The rich second-generation heir's good feelings towards her had been stirred up by this argument that wasn't really an argument, and there wasn't much left. Upon hearing her words, he didn't show concern for Mo Lanyu like he used to, and only said, \"If you're not feeling well, go rest in the reception room.\"

He Yan observed Mo Lanyu's frustrated appearance through his spiritual power and instantly felt refreshed. Even the Mo family, who had been sneaking up to him and trying to take advantage of him, looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Actually, to be precise, Mo Qi's death was entirely orchestrated by the couple Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei, and had nothing to do with Mo Lanyu directly.

But unfortunately, He Yan was a bit petty. Whenever he thought about how Mo Lanyu used the money she gained from Mo Qi's life to make her fortune, and how she tried every possible way to whitewash Mo Tiangao and his wife after learning the truth that they had murdered this innocent cousin of hers, without showing the slightest bit of remorse, He Yan couldn't stand the sight of her.

In short, seeing Mo Lanyu unhappy made him happy.

Beside him, Mo Yitao watched He Yan eating a small cake with such a satisfied expression that his eyes were narrowed. He couldn't help but imagine that if the boy had two furry beast ears on his head, they would surely be adorably standing up right now, and might even twitch at the tips.

These hands seemed to be getting more and more disobedient.

The Mo family head thought with a solemn face.

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Enjoying Mo Lanyu's ugly expression, He Yan slowly finished that small piece of cake, put down the fork and was ready to slip away. Anyway, today's goal - to annoy Mo Lanyu - had already been achieved, so He Yan didn't want to stay at this boring banquet any longer.

The main reason was that the Mo family head attracted too much attention wherever he went. Sitting next to him, even He Yan was implicated.

Eating something in the corner, he was peeped at countless times by people with various meaningless looks, which was really not a pleasant dining experience. So he pushed the empty plate in front of him to the side and asked Mo Yitao in a low voice, \"Brother, how long until the banquet ends?\"

Mo Yitao caught the cake plate that was pushed to his side and handed it to a passing waiter. \"Not long. Are you tired? Hmm? I'll go and say something, and take you back first.\"

He Yan hurriedly shook his head and looked at Mo Yitao with an uneasy face, \"Will this be very impolite? I can wait a little longer.\"

But in his heart, he thought, if you dare to agree, I'll throw you into the blacklist right now.

Fortunately, the Mo family head had no principles when it came to He Yan's matters. He immediately expressed seriously, \"It's not a big deal. Besides, it's really quite late, and you should go to bed.\"

So He Yan reluctantly gave the Mo family head a passing grade and stamped it with a \"to be observed\" seal. When he stood up with Mo Yitao, he was originally loosely holding Mo Yitao's arm, but thinking of Mo Lanyu who was still watching them angrily not far away, He Yan suddenly couldn't help but had a little mischievous thought.

He took his hand out of Mo Yitao's arm and changed to actively holding Mo Yitao's hand.

For a moment, Mo Yitao was a little stunned. After reacting, he immediately held the boy's thin and soft little hand tightly. The boy's hand was much smaller than his, soft and smooth in his hand, as if even the bones were soft, making people not want to let go once they grabbed it.

Mo Yitao couldn't help but look down at the boy with bright eyes, just in time to meet the boy's sweet smile on his face, and suddenly felt a dizzying feeling of being in the clouds.

And not far away, Mo Lanyu, who was staring at their every move with a black face, felt a burst of anger erupting from her chest and rushing straight to her forehead when she saw this scene. What was even more unbearable for her was that when passing by her side, He Yan actually glanced at her and showed her a contemptuous and provocative sneer that was completely different from his usual timidity.

Liar! Mo Qi is a hypocritical liar! They were all deceived by him!!!

Mo Lanyu felt a blackout in front of her eyes, and the wine glass in her hand fell to the ground with a \"pop\", shattering into pieces.

The rich second generation looked at her in surprise.

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After the banquet, Mo Lanyu still couldn't control her ugly expression. The rich second generation originally wanted to show some concern, but Mo Lanyu was full of anger and had no intention of being perfunctory with him.

Facing Mo Lanyu's cold face, the rich second generation didn't want to say anything more. After sending Mo Lanyu home, the two said goodbye to each other, both feeling a little unhappy.

Let's not talk about how Mo Lanyu \"exposed\" Mo Qi's true colors to Mo Tiangao and his wife when she got home. Let's just talk about He Yan's side. The two returned to the old house of the Mo family.

Mo Yitao immediately fulfilled his promise at the banquet and had the kitchen make a small piece of strawberry cake. The taste was indeed much more delicious than the cake provided at the banquet. However, when the Mo family head said a small piece, it was really a small piece.

Although He Yan had tried to eat it slowly with small bites, it was gone in two bites. He Yan couldn't help but complain in his heart that someone was really stingy.

Faced with the boy's slightly dissatisfied and cute look, the stingy Mo family head had a moment of softening, but the next second, the concern for the boy's health defeated that little softness. The boy's body had not fully recovered, and he still needed a reasonable diet.

\"Xiao Qi, I have already asked the lawyer to draft the complaint, and the evidence has also been collected. If you have no objection, we can report to the police tomorrow and file a lawsuit with the court.\"

After quietly cleaning up the remains of the boy's cake, Mo Yitao tentatively brought up the topic that he had been considering for a long time.

In fact, the evidence had already been obtained half a month ago when he told the boy about what Mo Tiangao and his wife had done. However, considering the boy's mood, Mo Yitao still gave him nearly half a month to buffer before finally deciding to bring up the matter today.

Hearing his words, the boy's originally lively expression quickly dimmed, and he tugged at the quilt without saying a word. Although Mo Yitao felt distressed, he also knew that these things were necessary for the boy to experience in his growth process.

\"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your agreement, okay? Xiao Qi, don't be soft-hearted at this time. If they did something wrong, they have to bear the corresponding consequences. If you are soft-hearted with them, sooner or later, they will commit more serious mistakes.\"

Hearing this, the boy's face showed a struggling expression, but in the end, he nodded imperceptibly.

Mo Yitao touched his lowered head distressedly, didn't say much more, and reminded the boy to remember to wash before going to bed, then quietly left.

After Mo Yitao left, He Yan stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looked at the docile and harmless face in the mirror, slightly narrowed his eyes, and showed a smile with unclear meaning.

Just as Mo Yitao promised, early the next morning, Mo Tiangao and his wife was detained and sued by the Mo family in court on the charge of \"intentional homicide\".

Because the emergency call was made by the head of the Mo family himself, the police did not dare to be negligent at all, and the work efficiency was extremely high. Almost as soon as Mo Yitao hung up the phone, the police went out and arrested Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei from the small villa that belonged to Mo Qi.

This small villa left by Father Mo and Mother Mo was located in a famous wealthy area in the city, and the neighbors were all prominent local figures, so when the police came to arrest people with sirens all the way, it caused a very big sensation.

At that time, the Mo family was still having breakfast. When the police broke into the door and pressed Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei on the dining table with a tough attitude and handcuffed them, Mo Lanyu was completely stunned.

\"You are Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei, right? You are suspected of attempting to murder your nephew. Please come with us to the police station.\"

In an instant, countless guesses flashed through Mo Lanyu's mind in a chaotic manner. In a panic, seeing that the police had already begun to escort her parents out, she rushed over and pleaded with tears in her eyes, \"Police officers, have you made a mistake? My parents are such kind people, how could they try to murder someone? This must be a misunderstanding! Please give them a chance to explain, okay?\"

The police had no intention of showing any mercy. Let's not even mention that the person who called the police was the head of the Mo family himself. Who is the head of the Mo family? Why would he bother to frame two powerless and moneyless distant relatives?

Just looking at the evidence, it clearly shows how this couple attempted to that poor young master from a wealthy family. They've seen plenty of seemingly kind-hearted murderers. If they only judged based on appearances, what's the point of having evidence and police?

So in the face of Mo Lanyu's entanglement, the police directly pushed her away and said impatiently, \"Enough, whether there's any injustice or not will be determined after the interrogation. You're their daughter, right? Please cooperate and don't obstruct our work anymore. By the way, please move out of the victim's house within three days, otherwise you will be sued.\"

Mo Lanyu stumbled and fell to the ground after being pushed. Outside the door, neighbors who heard the police sirens and came to watch the commotion pointed at Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei, who were being handcuffed and escorted into the police car, and whispered amongst themselves. Those fragmented voices seemed to be amplified countless times, entering her ears one by one.

\"Hey, what did I tell you at the beginning? Those two people looked so greedy, taking the Mo family's support money and still having the audacity to live in their house. How could they have good intentions?\"

\"That's right. This family of bloodsuckers wore gold and silver every day, spending money that all belonged to the Mo family's young master. Not only did they spend his money, they even tried to kill him!\"

\"Young Master Mo is too pitiful. He lost his parents at such a young age, leaving behind such a large family business with no one to help him manage it. Even if he tried to protect it, he couldn't.\"

There were even people who glanced at Mo Lanyu, who was still sitting on the ground, with a mocking smile and said, \"Do you think their daughter knows about the disgusting things her parents did...\"

Mo Lanyu reacted, suddenly stood up, and slammed the door shut.

Nephew? Mo Qi? Impossible! Her parents treated Mo Qi so well, how could they try to murder him? It was clearly Mo Qi who was the two-faced person, deceiving their family for so many years. To think she used to sympathize with this sickly cousin!!

Could it be that Mo Qi was behind this?

Thinking of the mocking smile Mo Qi showed her at the banquet last night, Mo Lanyu couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

Author's Note:

I suddenly discovered that my male classmates seem to be a bit different from what I imagined.

A few days ago, our class went out for a meal together and played truth or dare. When it was the boys' turn, a group of them started shouting:

\"Go to the next table and confess to a guy.\"

\"Grope the class monitor's chest (male).\"

\"Kiss a boy for more than thirty seconds.\"

\"Go next door and princess carry XX (male) back.\"

\"Pole dance for XX (still male).\"

When it was the girls' turn, it was just: \"Kiss the girl next to you.\"

Huh????????????

Emmmmmm... In an engineering major with a five-to-one male-to-female ratio, they're this naughty?

————— By the author with a silly face who was forced to kiss the girl on the upper bunk

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Due to the conclusive evidence, and with the personal involvement of the Mo family head in handling the matter, the verdict was reached quickly.

Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei were convicted of attempted murder and theft. Given the large amount stolen and their refusal to confess after being arrested, which was deemed malicious in nature with an extremely negative impact, they were given heavy sentences.

The crimes were punished concurrently, with the two ultimately sentenced to nineteen and seventeen years in prison respectively, required to return the money embezzled from Mo Qi over the four years, and pay an additional 4.5 million in compensation for the personal injuries caused to Mo Qi.

Although 4.5 million would only be the profit from a single order for Mo Lanyu five years later, it was a debt that the currently heavily indebted Mo Tiangao family was completely unable to bear.

After the verdict was announced, Mo Lanyu went to visit her parents once. Seeing how they had aged twenty years in just a few days, Mo Lanyu couldn't help but feel remorse and resentment in her heart.

The remorse was from hating herself for not having the ability, losing money on investments, which led to her parents taking a wrong turn in a moment of desperation and setting their sights on Mo Qi. The resentment, however, was because of Mo Qi's indifference when their family was in financial distress, and his mercilessness in reporting the crime!

Even if her parents had done something wrong once, it was only because they had no way out and acted foolishly. Their family had diligently taken care of Mo Qi for four years, yet Mo Qi didn't even give them a single chance to make amends, handling it so decisively.

In the end, her parents had realized the error of their ways and regretted it, not continuing to administer the drugs. Mo Qi hadn't actually suffered any harm. He clearly could have signed a letter of forgiveness so that her parents wouldn't face such heavy penalties!

But let alone a letter of forgiveness, Mo Qi didn't even show up, obviously determined to take revenge on their family!

Thinking again about the 4.5 million in compensation, Mo Lanyu couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment and helplessness in her heart. Mo Qi clearly wasn't short of that bit of money, yet deliberately used it to make things difficult for their family.

While packing up their things under police supervision, their family's jewelry and cars were all seized by the police. She could only take a few clothes and some basic daily necessities.

Their family's old house had already been ordered by the court to be used to pay off debts. Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei's bank cards had also been frozen. Although her card wasn't frozen, it only had a few thousand yuan, which in this city with one of the highest costs of living and rents in the country, would only be enough to sustain one or two months of living expenses.

If she wanted to continue her studies, she had to find a way to make money.

Mo Lanyu took a leave of absence from school. After a few days of depression, she gradually faced reality. Even though the current situation was very difficult, she still believed that she could make something of herself through hard work and talent.

But trouble soon came knocking.

Not long after the sentencing of Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei, Shen Cuiwei's maternal family heard the news and showed up at the door with IOUs signed by Shen Cuiwei, urging repayment. But Mo Lanyu only had a few thousand left to maintain her livelihood and couldn't squeeze out a single extra cent.

Faced with her uncle's family's aggressive demeanor, she could only humbly explain the situation and plead for them to give her more time. Knowing that Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei's assets had all been frozen, and figuring that she really couldn't come up with the money, her uncle's family could only sarcastically mock and threaten her before leaving in a huff, slamming the door.

After they left, Mo Lanyu tidied up the rental house that had been left in a mess by her uncle's family, thinking sarcastically that blood ties were nothing more than this. Mo Qi, who they had raised for four years, was ungrateful and ruthless. Her uncle's family also kicked them when they were down without any consideration for their situation.

These were her relatives, each one more disgustingly cold-hearted than the last.

However, things were far from over.

When she returned to school after her leave, she found that her classmates suddenly started looking at her differently. Some girlfriends who had previously been on good terms with her averted their eyes when they ran into her, their words already carrying a clear sense of distance. As for those who had already been at odds with her, they openly displayed their disdain on their faces and in their words.

\"Hehe, you don't know, that Mo Lanyu who always acted so high and mighty, her parents are murderers who poisoned their own nephew! Even the Mo family head was alarmed by this and personally reported it to the police!\" The girl said with a mocking expression, gossiping with her companion beside her: \"And that's not all. Their family was living off that nephew. The investment returns she had before that weren't bad? That money was also stolen from the nephew's family!\"

Mo Lanyu stood not far from them, listening to the two people's gossip, her face alternating between green and white.

The companion noticed Mo Lanyu's figure out of the corner of her eye. The surprise on her face instantly turned to awkwardness. She lightly poked the girl beside her in the waist and said in a low voice, \"Keep your voice down, the person is right behind you.\"

The girl turned her head and glanced at Mo Lanyu, whose face was filled with gloom. \"So what, did I say something wrong? That look in her eyes, does she want to kill me? Forget it, the daughter of murderers, I'm really scared.\" After saying that, she pulled her companion and walked past Mo Lanyu with their heads held high.

Mo Lanyu stood there as if nailed in place, gritting her teeth fiercely, glaring at the two gossiping women with a look that could devour them. She watched as they slowly walked away with an arrogant air, but in the end, she didn't say a word.

The Mo family had caused such a major criminal case this time, and Mo Yitao had no intention of covering it up in the slightest. So the matter quickly drew a great deal of attention in the local wealthy business circles.

Many of the students at this school came from rich and powerful families, so the fact that Mo Lanyu's parents had attempted to murder their nephew soon became known to everyone at this nationally renowned economics university.

At the same time, Mo Qi, this unremarkable branch member, also drew the attention of the Mo family after this incident.

It should be known that the Mo family head had never been a caring person. The previous head, Mo Yitao's adoptive father, could still be said to have some intent to look after the clan members. But Mo Yitao was a cold-hearted authoritarian toward the clan.

Originally, when Mo Yitao first took over, there were still a few clan members who wanted to make trouble. As a result, not only did Mo Yitao swiftly and decisively ruin these few people, he also took the opportunity to consolidate the major shares scattered among the Mo family branches.

This led to the current situation where even if the Mo family wanted to get a handle on Mo Yitao, they had no way to do so.

A man who had been so indifferent to his clansmen suddenly made such a big fuss about the family affairs of a collateral branch. Even as the head of the family, this stance was not a big problem, but the issue was that Mo Yitao not only intervened, but also brought the young man from that collateral branch to the old mansion where only the direct descendants of the Mo family could live!

This made the Mo family explode with anger!

In an instant, the Mo family was restless, with all kinds of speculations.

Some people speculated that Mo Yitao might be thinking of cultivating Mo Qi as his successor. But more people, especially those who wanted their daughters to become the future mistress of the Mo family, recalled the information they had gathered about Mo Qi's weak and sickly pretty boy appearance, and secretly sounded the alarm in their hearts.

Perhaps, Mo Yitao had some unusual \"interest\" in this young man.

No wonder Mo Yitao was indifferent to the many charming young ladies in the family. It turned out that the head of the Mo family had a taste for this!

While they were regretting not having figured out the family head's appetite earlier, they also began to consider, without exception, how to get rid of Mo Qi, this stumbling block.

However, although they tried every means to make a move against Mo Qi, they couldn't find an opportunity as Mo Yitao protected him too well. Mo Qi spent most of his time enjoying life in the old mansion of the Mo family.

On the rare occasions when he went out, he was always accompanied by the head of the Mo family. Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble in front of the head of the Mo family.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, four months had passed, from the deep autumn of November to the Spring Festival in early February. It seemed to be just a short moment, especially for He Yan, who was enjoying the meticulous care of Nanny Mo Yitao day in and day out. It felt like only a few days had passed.

The traditional Spring Festival, which originated in the ancient Earth era, had been passed down to the era in which he lived, so he was not unfamiliar with it. However, this was the first Spring Festival he had spent since coming to ancient Earth, so it inevitably took on a different meaning.

People are indeed all prone to inertia, He Yan thought with mixed feelings as he held the warm milk tea in his hands and curled up on the soft sofa by the window, watching the gradually falling snow outside.

To be honest, after realizing the head of the Mo family's intentions, he had originally planned to take advantage of him and then run away. Anyway, with the technological level here being thousands of years behind the world he originally lived in, if he wanted to hide from the head of the Mo family and live freely, Mo Yitao definitely wouldn't be able to touch a single hair of his.

However, he had been corrupted and numbed by the Mo family's excellent food and Mo Yitao's docile and restrained attitude, and had actually started to think that this kind of life was also very good. Unknowingly, he had lingered in the Mo residence until now.

What a decadent life.

He Yan slurped up the last mouthful of sweet milk tea in the cup and thought with a heavy heart.

The head of the Mo family, whom he had just criticized in his mind, had already walked quietly to his side at this time. He placed the small porcelain plate he was holding on the small tea table in front of He Yan, and lightly rubbed He Yan's head as he withdrew his hand.

On the exquisite porcelain plate was a piece of light green peppermint green tea cake. The light and faint emerald green color was extremely cute, making people involuntarily crave it. Coupled with the refreshing yet sweet aroma, it instantly attracted the attention of He Yan, a sweet tooth.

Seeing the boy's originally lazy and squinting eyes instantly become round at the arrival of the cake, his jet-black pupils filled with the look of a greedy cat, the man couldn't help but reach out and gently rub his head. \"Hurry up and eat. It will get noisy later when there are more people.\"

Today was the Spring Festival, the first day of the lunar new year. According to custom, the collateral branches of the Mo family would come back to pay their respects. This day could also be said to be the liveliest day in the usually quiet old mansion of the Mo family.

But unfortunately, the head of the Mo family himself didn't seem to like this kind of liveliness very much.

Swallowing the last piece of cake in his mouth and taking the napkin handed over by the head of the Mo family, for some reason, the image of a frog squatting in a pot, being stewed slowly over a low fire, suddenly flashed in his mind.

He Yan paused in his motion of wiping his mouth, suddenly feeling a little disheartened.

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This year, the Chinese New Year at the Mo family was especially lively.

He Yan didn't go with Mo Yitao to meet the Mo family at all. During this time, he was well aware of the various means the Mo family used to investigate him. He didn't have the mood to deal with those hostile people, so he simply stayed on the second floor eating snacks and playing on his phone, continuing to be a couch potato.

It's just that the Mo family's New Year greeting time was a bit long, and it wouldn't end until after lunch at noon.

He Yan held his phone, finished browsing celebrity gossip and read a novel for a while, gradually feeling a bit bored. He didn't know if it was because he ate breakfast in the morning and went straight back to his room without digesting properly, but he strangely had no appetite for the lunch sent up by the butler.

He only ate a couple bites before putting down his chopsticks.

\"Young master, are you feeling unwell?\" The butler immediately asked with concern. Regardless of the family head's attitude, he himself was very fond of this young guest who was well-behaved and lovable at first sight, at least much more likable than the young masters and misses downstairs who looked down on people with their chins up. \"Why did you eat so little?\"

He Yan shook his head, \"No, I ate too much in the morning and have no appetite now. Uncle Zhang, please go back to your work.\"

The butler caringly said a few more gentle words to him before going back downstairs to serve the master.

After eating, He Yan rolled around on the wide, soft sofa out of boredom. Finally, his eyes lit up as if he thought of some mischievous idea. He took out his phone, opened WeChat, and started sending messages to someone.

Downstairs living room.

Although the Mo family's direct bloodline had dwindled, with only the nearly-dead Old Master Mo and the still-single family head left, the collateral branches could be said to be flourishing. Even though only the more important people from the collateral branches came to the New Year's family banquet, they still filled seven or eight tables, occupying a large part of the living room space.

A meticulously made-up young miss from a collateral branch was leisurely sipping a drink, her eyes wandering around aimlessly. Suddenly, as if seeing something, a strange expression appeared on her face. She pulled her mother beside her and said in a low voice, \"Mom, I just saw Butler Zhang taking food upstairs.\"

Originally, everyone at the dining table was busy flattering and currying favor with Old Master Mo and the family head, and not many people had the energy to pay attention to a butler's movements.

However, their family was more distantly related to the main bloodline, and no one at home could gain the family head's special favor, so they were arranged to sit in a more remote position that happened to be closer to the staircase, allowing her to notice Butler Zhang carrying a plate of food upstairs.

Although Butler Zhang was just a butler and should be classified as a servant, the actual situation was that Butler Zhang had served the Mo family for more than a decade and was highly trusted by the two generations of family heads. He had long surpassed the status of an ordinary servant.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the current family head, this butler's importance was probably greater than most of the people present. So even though Butler Zhang was just a servant, they, the collateral branches, had to be polite to him.

But just now? She actually saw Butler Zhang personally carrying food upstairs?

Could it be for that boy named Mo Qi who was personally brought to the main residence by the family head... It was said that he was the orphan of a collateral branch and had a very pitiful background.

She couldn't help but recall the rumor that had been circulating within the Mo family recently, making most people restless. Her expression was a bit strange as she blanked out for a moment.

The things she could think of, the noble lady sitting beside her naturally couldn't fail to think of either. But her reaction was much calmer than her daughter's. After a brief moment of surprise, she immediately gently nudged her daughter's waist with her arm, smiling at the inquiring gazes from others at the table. In an extremely low voice, she said to her daughter, \"Don't mind so much, these things are not what we should meddle in.\"

The girl came back to her senses and quickly reined in the look of shock on her face. She exchanged a brief but meaningful glance with her mother and turned back into that exquisite and elegant rich girl.

Mother was right, their family was just an insignificant branch among the countless branches of the Mo family. The possibility of her becoming the Mo family head's wife was not high. Besides, she admitted that she was indeed not worthy of Mo Yitao. As for the matter of the family head taking a boy as a lover, it was better to let those people who dreamed of becoming the mistress of the Mo family's old residence worry about it themselves.

She was a smart person and could see from Butler Zhang's actions that the boy's importance in the family head's eyes was not low, at least much higher than some people imagined.

Thinking of those women in the family who dreamed of marrying Mo Yitao every day and had even started \"competing\" on their own, she couldn't help feeling a bit of secret schadenfreude. If those arrogant ladies knew that their status in the family head's eyes was not even as good as a man's, they would probably be so angry that their noses would go crooked, right?

Thinking this way, she suddenly had some subtle goodwill towards that boy she had never met.

Apart from her, who was looking around aimlessly out of boredom, it seemed that no one else at their table noticed Butler Zhang's actions. The girl casually glanced around at the people, using a napkin to cover her upturned mouth corners, feeling many times happier than when she arrived.

However, compared to her happiness, some people's moods were not so pleasant.

For example, a certain Miss Mo who squeezed onto the main table with her family because this branch of theirs was developing quite well.

Because they stood on the right side when Mo Yitao took power and did not trip up the new family head like those short-sighted people, their family could now be said to be the collateral branch most favored by Mo Yitao. Moreover, because her father's work ability was also very outstanding and highly valued by Mo Yitao, she had long believed in her heart that if someone from the Mo family could sit in the position of the family head's wife, it must be none other than her.

She was originally secretly proud of being able to sit at the main table, suppressing those despicable people who were always jealous of her and took every opportunity to mock her. However, very quickly, this pride was completely washed away by Mo Yitao's indifferent attitude.

At the dinner table, her mother tried several times to steer the conversation towards her, and Old Master Mo also seemed quite pleased with her, echoing the compliments.

However, Mo Yitao remained as indifferent as ever, showing no intention of joining the conversation amidst the laughter and chatter. He ate his meal with an air of detachment, not even sparing her a glance.

Thinking about the recent rumors of the Mo family head taking in a young boy from a collateral branch to the old mansion, her heart tightened.

It's okay... Mo Yitao treats everyone with the same demeanor; she had long grown accustomed to it. After all, no one else in the family was qualified to take that position besides her. His current dalliance with the young boy was only temporary.

In the end, she believed that someone as astute as the Mo family head would make the choice most beneficial to himself.

Consoling herself with these thoughts, her mood quickly settled. However, within a few minutes, she heard the notification sound of Mo Yitao's phone. Uncharacteristically, the family head swiftly took out his phone and started typing, a faint smile appearing on his face.

A surge of anger mixed with embarrassment welled up inside her. In an instant, she lost her grip on the glass in her hand. The glass toppled on the table, and the bright red wine spilled over the edge, staining her exquisite dress.

\"Oh my...\" The people at the table stirred slightly due to this mishap, casting various glances at her. Only the Mo family head, seated at the head of the table, seemed oblivious to the small commotion happening beside him, not even raising his head as he replied to someone's message.

\"Brother, I'm so bored alone.\"

\"Be good, it will be over soon. I'll come accompany you as soon as it ends. Do you want to go out and build a snowman later?\"

\"Sure, mwah~\"

Mo family head: !

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After a brief family dinner, the perceptive people present more or less noticed that this domineering family head was even more indifferent than usual. In the past, although Mo Yitao was never warm to the coquettish young ladies who tried to get close to him, he had never been as cold as this, almost to the point of making people feel embarrassed.

Even though Old Master Mo hinted more than once at the dinner table that the head of the Mo family should interact more with the young lady he praised endlessly, Mo Yitao was unwilling to give Old Master Mo face this time and didn't respond at all.

Young ladies from aristocratic families all have a bit of a proud temperament. After several awkward moments, even the young lady herself who was eager to please the head of the Mo family couldn't keep a straight face and ended up leaving for the restroom with tears in her eyes.

Everyone secretly observed Old Master Mo, but this elderly man still had a kind face and a smile, showing no signs of displeasure.

After the family dinner ended, Old Master Mo's expression immediately darkened. He stopped Mo Yitao who was about to go upstairs and said in a heavy voice, \"Yitao, how you want to play in private is your own business, but I hope you can distinguish between priorities and don't go overboard. The girl from that family just now was quite good. If you're really not satisfied, you can also consider someone outside the clan.\"

Mo Yitao seemed to hear something amusing and a hint of mockery appeared on his face. \"There's no need for you to worry about my affairs. After all, you don't have the right to manage me.\"

He casually reached out to loosen his tie. \"If you overstep your bounds, it'll make me feel like I've been too good to you, no? I think if my father were still alive, he certainly wouldn't mind me sending you to a nursing home in the neighboring city. The facilities there are very good, I'm sure you'd be satisfied.\"

Hearing him mention his deceased only son, Old Master Mo suddenly began trembling all over. He raised his hand with difficulty, pointing at Mo Yitao, and panted heavily, \"You... you...\"

The cup beside his hand was accidentally knocked over, falling to the ground with a piercing shattering sound, but the servants standing to the side were all as quiet as chickens, not a single one stepping forward to clean up.

Mo Yitao went upstairs with a calm face, leaving Old Master Mo, his face flushed red with anger, sitting dejectedly on the sofa alone.

He had deliberately brought up his adoptive father to provoke Old Master Mo.

Although Old Master Mo was very promiscuous when he was young, he had few offspring. Even in middle age, he only had Mo Yitao's adoptive father as his sole son, so naturally he placed all his hopes on this only child.

When Mo Yitao's adoptive father was preparing to marry a woman without much family background, Old Master Mo, who had a strong aristocratic mindset, already had several ideal daughter-in-law candidates in mind. He naturally could not agree to this marriage and used the Mo family's inheritance rights to force the two to break up.

But he didn't expect this only son to be even more stubborn than him. He was willing to give up the position of heir to marry the woman he loved. In anger, Old Master Mo orchestrated a car accident. Although his adoptive father's lover didn't lose her life in that accident, she lost a leg.

At that time, Mo Yitao's adoptive father had not yet formally inherited the Mo family and was completely unable to contend against Old Master Mo. In order to prevent his lover from being further harmed, he ultimately chose to bow to Old Master Mo and obediently got engaged to a woman from a matching aristocratic family that Old Master Mo had chosen.

However, once he took control of the Mo family, he immediately broke off the engagement and completely cut ties with Old Master Mo.

Old Master Mo was a traditionalist with a strong emphasis on bloodline, otherwise he wouldn't have been so insistent on having his only son inherit the family business.

To take revenge on Old Master Mo, Mo Yitao's adoptive father remained unmarried and childless his entire life, completely severing the Mo family bloodline. He eventually died of a sudden heart attack in middle age.

The existence of Mo Yitao as an adopted son was in itself a form of revenge by his adoptive father against Old Master Mo, so naturally their relationship was not good. Moreover, Old Master Mo's power had already been stripped away when Mo Yitao's adoptive father was still alive.

So apart from giving Old Master Mo some face in front of the Mo family, at all other times, Mo Yitao had always treated Old Master Mo as if he didn't exist.

It's just that Old Master Mo clearly hadn't accepted reality yet. Even at an age where he was about to enter the grave, he was still making a fuss, always wanting Mo Yitao to marry a daughter of the Mo family. Perhaps he felt that this way, the next generation of the Mo family's main lineage could still retain the Mo family's blood?

No matter what Old Master Mo's plans were, Mo Yitao had no intention of cooperating with him.

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Under Mo Yitao's painstaking care at great cost, after more than half a year, He Yan crossed the threshold of eighteen years old and his body finally gradually became healthy. Not only were the aftereffects of being poisoned completely cured, even his physique had improved compared to before.

Of course, what the head of the Mo family didn't know was that this was also thanks to He Yan's own spiritual power recovery.

When he first arrived in this world, He Yan's spiritual sea was nearly depleted and he could only barely heal Mo Qiu's eyes that had been blinded by poison. However, as time passed, his spiritual power was slowly recovering and he had extra strength to enhance this body's constitution. After all, he didn't want to spend the rest of his life dragging around a glass doll-like body.

That night, at a charity gala, the auction progressed to the last and most precious item.

\"This is a top-grade blue diamond mined in South Africa ten years ago. It was contributed by an overseas Chinese collector. This diamond was cut into a perfect and regular teardrop shape with flawless craftsmanship. It weighs 2.73 carats and has been certified by the China Diamond Association as a pure natural flawless vivid blue diamond. The starting price is 20 million!\"

It was an extremely beautiful deep blue diamond, as mysterious and deep as a midsummer night sky. Under light at different angles, it refracted starry points of light inside.

The moment the image of this diamond appeared on the big screen, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became excited. No woman could resist the allure of diamonds.

In an instant, countless fervent gazes were fixed on this diamond that appeared incomparably dazzling and crystal-like under the spotlight. In just ten minutes, the price had been raised to 40 million by the madly bidding wealthy ladies.

Mo Yitao was originally indifferent to diamonds, and he had already bought an antique worth several million earlier. However, when he saw that crystal clear blue diamond, the scene of it being strung on a thin silver chain and tied around He Yan's equally slender and cute ankle suddenly appeared in his mind. His eyes instantly became deep.

So the Mo family head immediately joined the battle among the wealthy ladies without any hesitation. In the end, under their murderous glares, he won the exquisite little diamond with a bid of 49 million.

The assistant beside him was dumbfounded. He dared to swear that this was definitely the moment his boss was least popular with the female creatures so far! He just didn't know what his boss was going to do with this diamond. Do men also like diamonds?

Thinking of the boy he had seen in the hospital, the assistant showed a subtle expression.

After the auction section ended, the formal banquet began. This banquet was a mix of people, not only including the major powerful and wealthy families in the city, but also many celebrities who would attend, hoping to find rich and powerful sponsors at this upper-class social event. This was also why he didn't bring the boy to attend this time, as he didn't want the boy to be exposed to these dirty things too early.

The Mo family head had little interest in such things to begin with. Moreover, now that there was a little cutie (?) at home, he was even more eager to return. After drinking a glass of red wine and collecting the diamond he had just won from the organizer, he was ready to leave.

At this moment, a woman in a floor-length evening gown blocked his way and asked with an elegant and sweet smile, \"Why is Brother Mo in such a hurry to go back?\"

Why is it this woman again!

Hearing this sickeningly sweet \"Brother Mo\", Mo Yitao couldn't help frowning. His attitude at the family banquet should have been very clear, yet this person was still playing dumb and coming to pester him, which was really starting to annoy him.

The woman clung to him with a soft and delicate voice. At first, he didn't want to directly tear the woman's face off at the busy banquet, but he didn't expect this person to be completely unable to read his expression and kept trying to get close to him, making him increasingly irritated and igniting a wicked fire in his heart.

Brushing off the woman's hand that was trying to rest on his arm for the third time, Mo Yitao finally realized that something was wrong. Feeling the swelling sensation down there, his face completely darkened.

He Yan, who was bored in the bedroom and hacked into the banquet's surveillance system to casually peep on the Mo family head, saw this scene: \"............\"

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\"Mmm...\"

Mo Yitao let out a muffled groan, trying to hold back.

The private doctor in a white coat said calmly, \"Relax a bit, you're too tense, it's not good for the injection. Oh and remember to get plenty of rest for two days after you go back.\"

Mo Family Head: \"............\"

Never in a million years did Mo Yitao imagine that there would come a day when he would be drugged, and the process was extremely simple and crude. It was nothing more than an unscrupulous woman bribing the waiter serving drinks at the banquet.

Although there was an element of negligence in supervision by the organizers, it was undeniable that he had indeed let his guard down.

As for that woman... he had originally been so lenient with her for the sake of her father. Now it seemed that since this family did not cherish his leniency, he need not show them any mercy.

Knowing that the boy was still waiting for him to return home, Mo Yitao dared not delay. Feeling the drug's effects subside a little, he hurried back to the old mansion from the private doctor.

As he expected, as soon as he entered the door, the boy came up to him, eyes shining brightly, with a hint of complaint in his voice, \"Why did you come back so late, brother? I was waiting so long I almost fell asleep.\"

At this time, Mo Qi's body still had some lingering heat. He just hastily ruffled the boy's hair and urged, \"Sorry, something held me up. It's very late, can you be good and go to sleep? I'll make it up to you tomorrow.\"

He Yan lowered his head, narrowing his clear black and white eyes at an angle Mo Yitao couldn't see. When he raised his head again, he had a charming, aggrieved look. He hugged the man's arm and rubbed against him, \"No way, I waited so long for you, how can you brush me off like this!\"

Not expecting the usually obedient boy to suddenly get angry, seeing that slightly pretentious fierce little face, Mo Yitao's heartbeat instantly went out of rhythm.

On one hand, he was extremely pleased to see a side of the boy that he had never shown before. But on the other hand, the boy's slender, soft body was tightly pressed against him, wriggling angrily, which was definitely torture for a certain restless part of him that had not yet fully calmed down!

\"Xiao Qi... don't make a fuss.\" Mo Yitao carefully adjusted his posture to prevent a certain unruly part of him from startling the boy. He was so anxious that cold sweat poured down.

It was just that the boy didn't know what was wrong with him today, being especially fierce and clingy, circling around him like a kitten, occasionally clawing at him. He couldn't bear to actively push the boy away when he was being so proactive, so he could only painfully and happily coax the boy.

After who knows how long, only after promising the boy a series of reparations, was he released by the satisfied boy. At this point, Mo Yitao's whole body was burning, even more unbearable than when the drug first took effect.

Therefore, afraid that he would do something to the boy in a moment of impulse, Mo Yitao almost fled in panic under the boy's gaze.

Watching Mo Yitao's somewhat disheveled back disappear at the turn of the stairs, He Yan thought of something and smiled happily.

Late at night, under the cover of the dark night, the old mansion was so quiet that there was not a sound. But in this silence, the door of the master bedroom belonging to the Mo family head was quietly pushed open, and a dark figure nimbly slipped to the front of the Mo family head's bed and stood still.

Mo Yitao vaguely sensed something in a half-asleep state and struggled to open his eyes, but in the next second, he was pulled back into the sweet darkness of dreamland by a sudden overwhelming drowsiness.

He Yan retracted his mental threads and looked at the Mo family head on the bed, a surprised expression appearing on his face. He had just used a bit of spiritual power to ensure that the Mo family head would sleep like a dead pig, but made an unexpected discovery.

Mo Yitao's spiritual sea seemed a bit off.

Normally, for ordinary people who cannot use spiritual power, there is still a certain amount of spiritual power present in their spiritual seas, it's just that the quantity does not reach the threshold for awakening.

But just now, when he probed his mental threads into Mo Yitao's spiritual sea, he found that the Mo family head's entire spiritual sea was almost completely empty, with only a few weak light spheres formed from spiritual power floating in some corners.

Spiritual power is closely related to a person's consciousness. In other words, those without spiritual power are the \"vegetables\" referred to here.

But the Mo family head was clearly as normal as can be in daily life, and even surpassed most people in this world in terms of intelligence!

He Yan pondered for a while with furrowed brows, but still could not find an answer from his past knowledge. He could only temporarily put this matter aside for now. This time, he came prepared to do bad things to the Mo family head.

He Yan slowly lifted the blanket draped over the edge of the bed, and seeing the Mo family head's masculine, testosterone-filled figure in the night, revealed a mysterious smile.

Today, when he discovered through surveillance that the Mo family head had been drugged, a sense of anger at having his territory invaded suddenly surged in his chest, mixed with a hint of panic. In that instant, he suddenly understood that the reason he had acquiesced to Mo Yitao's closeness over the past year may not have simply been because he didn't dislike this person.

He was never a coy person. After figuring it out, he quickly and frankly accepted the reality that he also had favorable feelings towards Mo Yitao. Even though these feelings were not very strong, to the point that he only realized it belatedly, He Yan, who had a very strong sense of territory, still immediately decided to severely punish that woman who dared to make a move on his property!

Then, seeing the Mo family head enduring with a flushed face, somehow, he suddenly had the urge to test the goods...

Mo Yitao had a dream. In the dream, He Yan turned into a little person only the size of his palm, with two pointed black cat ears standing on his head, his limbs all turned into furry little black paws, and a flexible, cute cat tail connected to his round little butt.

The exquisite-looking cat-eyed boy fiercely waved his soft little paws to slap his palm, \"I want dried fish!\"

Afraid of angering the delicate little cat, even though the Mo family head's palm was tickled, he didn't dare move at all. But regarding the little cat's request, his attitude was very resolute, \"No, you'll get a tummy ache if you eat more.\"

\"Big bad guy!! Liar!! Meow!!\"

Hearing the man's refusal, the boy was so angry that his cat ears tilted back. He angrily waved his little paws to hit the man's chiseled handsome face.

Seemingly angered, the man pinched the young boy's warm, furry paw with two fingers and said righteously, \"You're getting more and more disobedient. Do you still take me, your master, seriously? I need to teach you a good lesson!\"

With that, he gently tossed the little kitten onto the soft quilt, pinched the kitten's ears that kept flicking back with two fingers, and rubbed them back and forth until the kitten's eyes were brimming with tears. \"This is the first punishment.\"

Then he shifted his focus and repeatedly stroked the top of the kitten's head with his thumb, calmly saying, \"This is the second punishment.\"

Afterwards, his two large hands each grabbed one of the kitten's front paws, pressing the paw pads one by one. After a while, he held the two paws together and kissed them with a \"muah muah\" sound. \"This is the third one.\"

...

Before the punishments were even finished, the previously arrogant and domineering little kitten had become dispirited, whimpering softly with tearful eyes, making fawning and plaintive cries from its throat, sounding infantile and pitiful, hoping that the man would spare it.

Unfortunately, the man had a hard heart and was not moved in the slightest. He thoroughly \"punished\" the little kitten from the tips of its ears to the tip of its tail, with certain key areas being punished many, many times. It could be said that he was very inhumane!

Early the next morning, the Mo family head woke up from a chaotic dream with a dizzy head, feeling the stickiness between his legs, and couldn't help but feel conflicted.

What little kitten, punishment? What kind of nonsense was that?

\"Ahem—\"

Feeling that his throat was a bit uncomfortable, the Mo family head coughed lightly, but his voice was so hoarse that it didn't sound like him. Frowning, he felt his forehead with the back of his hand and, unsurprisingly, felt a high fever.

So, after being drugged and tossed about during the day, having his quilt pulled off by someone passing by at night, and then experiencing an extremely exhausting dream, the usually strong and healthy Mo family head finally developed a fever the next morning.

It could be said that he was very miserable!

Author's note:

There is no clichéd drugged and chaotic sex scene, because the first thing to do after being drugged with an unknown substance is of course to see a doctor! Knock on the blackboard!

By the way, emmmm... have I not written the plot for a long time, and just keep writing sweetness nonstop without wanting to stop, sob.

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The private doctor who was woken up in the middle of the night yesterday to give the Moe family head an injection was called to the Mo residence again early in the morning by a call from the butler. Probably due to lack of sleep, the doctor looked a bit tired. \"The fever is not serious, just prescribe some medicine and it will be fine. But you must pay attention and get plenty of rest these two days. Those things that are too taxing, it's best not to attempt them for now.\"

Hearing the doctor's hint, the Mo family head: \"..................\"

Nocturnal emissions, it's not something he can control! When it comes down to it, it's still the aftereffects of that glass of wine last night.

The more the Mo family head thought about it, the angrier he became. Finally he directly called his assistant and told him to immediately notify the HR department to remove the woman's father from his position. Although he believed his shrewd subordinate definitely had no knowledge of what happened last night, after all that method was really too stupid, only women brainwashed by idol dramas would think it's feasible. But from another perspective, it's precisely because he has always indulged his daughter coveting the position of the Mo family mistress that indirectly led to last night's mishap.

He doesn't mind his subordinates having some little schemes, but the premise is that they need to have a sense of propriety when doing things.

The butler had just gone out the front door to see the private doctor off when the back door was pushed open by a small figure. He Yan looked like he had just woken up, still wearing pajamas, inching bit by bit to the bedside. He said softly: \"Big brother is sick.\"

Mo Yitao patted his soft hair. \"Just a minor illness. Why are you up so early today, were you woken up by the noise? Breakfast is almost ready, let's go down and eat together.\"

He Yan shook his head solemnly. \"No, you're sick today, you're not allowed to get out of bed!\"

Mo Yitao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. \"It's not that serious. I'll be fine after taking medicine.\"

He Yan glanced at him, his round eyes carrying a bit of little cunningness. \"I already told Uncle Zhang to bring breakfast up.\"

Mo Qi: \"...............\" He didn't expect even the butler to betray him.

So the isolated and helpless Mo family head could only eat a light breakfast in bed under the supervision of the youth, like a critically ill patient.

After finishing eating, He Yan wiped his mouth. Once the butler pushed the dining table away, he immediately lifted the Mo family head's blanket with practiced movements. Amidst the man's surprised expression, he nimbly squeezed himself into the quilt and firmly nestled into the man's embrace.

Suddenly a soft and small body squeezed into his arms, the youth's hands gently caressing his chest intentionally or unintentionally, his neck tickled by the youth's fine hair, his nose filled with the youth's fresh and pleasant scent mixed with a bit of sweet fragrance from the pastries. Mo Yitao suddenly felt a little flustered, not knowing where to put his hands and feet. Finally, he carefully placed his hand on the youth's waist. \"What's the matter? Suddenly being so clingy.\"

The youth buried his face in his chest, his voice muffled. \"Because I like you... I'm sleepy, accompany me to nap.\"

He Yan nuzzled against the Mo family head's bulging pecs, feeling satisfied while also having a subtle jealousy. Before being reborn here, he was also a man with six-pack abs! But Mo Qi's body was really too weak. In the short term, he's afraid he won't have any abs.

Because of the youth's small frame compared to his peers, that slender waist felt very delicate in his palm. Perhaps it was the virus weakening his self-control. Hearing the youth say \"like\" with his own mouth, even though he knew the youth didn't mean it in the way he hoped, his throat still instantly felt tight and his mind feverish. The hand that was originally placed obediently on the youth's waist slid down as if possessed by a demon, slipping under the thin pajamas and sliding upwards.

The youth wriggled in his arms and poked his pecs with his finger, complaining in a low voice. \"What are you doing, big brother...\"

Mo Yitao knew in his heart that doing this was wrong. The youth was too innocent and relied on trusting him too much. Taking advantage of the youth so early was bullying the weak. But deep inside, there was another voice moaning: how much longer do you want to drag this out? Wait until he grows up, matures, gets married and has children?

Thinking this way, he suddenly grew bold. His other hand gripped the youth's chin and lifted it up.

The youth laughed mischievously. Even when being teased, he fearlessly reached out to hug his neck. \"What's the matter? Today big brother is being more childish than me.\"

Facing those round eyes with a hint of playfulness, he was momentarily reminded of the youth with cat ears, paws and tail from his dream last night. He couldn't help narrowing his eyes, rubbing the youth's lip with his thumb, leaning in and hoarsely saying: \"Big brother also likes Xiao Qi very much.\"

The youth still had a look of complete ignorance, righteously saying: \"Of course, if you don't like me, who else would you like?\"

The man chuckled and suddenly kissed him.

The youth seemed to be startled, his mouth still foolishly open after being kissed, allowing the man who originally only wanted to kiss him briefly to take the opportunity to stick his tongue in, teasing the youth's small soft tongue inside his mouth.

Not knowing how long the kiss lasted, Mo Yitao couldn't control himself and got aroused again, pressing hard against the youth's leg, making his presence strongly felt.

\"Big brother...\" Once the kiss ended, the youth's eyes were already misty, his voice trembling. \"Bi- big brother, mm, you're poking me there.\"

The Mo family head instantly sobered up: \"....................................\"

Although some embarrassing things happened, obviously the delicate Mo family head was not suited to go take a cold shower at this time!

And now the atmosphere was just right, the Mo family head was also unwilling to let go of the soft youth in his arms!

The youth seemed a bit shy, both cheeks flushed with a lovely pink, blinking from time to time to steal glances at him. The arms originally around his neck also timidly retracted, softly pressing against his chest.

Seeing the youth didn't show any signs of disgust or aversion, Mo Yitao's tense mood relaxed a little. Perhaps from suppressing for too long, at this moment he lost some of his usual gentleness and consideration, revealing a bit of his domineering and forceful true nature. Ignoring the youth's weak protests, the man firmly pressed the youth who wanted to escape tightly against himself, letting him feel his hardness and heat even more clearly. He even leaned to the youth's lips, looking at the youth's slightly swollen lips from being nibbled on, touched them and said in a low voice: \"Don't dislike it? Hmm? Do you like big brother doing this?\"

Hearing this, the youth's face turned even redder. He looked at him with accusing eyes, then suddenly and unexpectedly opened his mouth and bit the finger that was touching and taking advantage of his lips. The man wasn't angry even after being bitten. Instead, he chuckled lightly and took the opportunity to kiss the boy's soft cheek. \"Are you angry?\"

The boy spat out the man's fingers with a huff. A clear ring of teeth marks and the boy's wet saliva could be seen on them. The boy angrily slapped the man's chest, making a dull thud. \"Big brother always bullies people when he's sick!\"

Mo Yitao pulled a tissue from the box on the bedside table and wiped the saliva from his hand. \"How can it be considered bullying? Big brother does this because he likes Xiao Qi.\"

\"It's still bullying!\" The boy began to squirm restlessly again, but the beast-like man grabbed him and kissed him thoroughly once more. In the end, the boy could only pant and lie in the man's arms, his eyes filled with mist.

\"Xiao Qi,\" seeing the boy looking like he had been kissed into submission, Mo Yitao's expression suddenly turned serious. \"You may not understand now, but I hope that in the future, I can always be with you.\"

The boy seemed a little dissatisfied. \"Who says I don't understand? Does big brother think I'm an idiot?\"

The man gently pressed his forehead against the boy's, his voice trembling for some reason. \"Is Xiao Qi agreeing to big brother's request?\"

The boy mumbled vaguely for a while before answering irrelevantly, \"If big brother dares to like someone else, I'll go far away where big brother will never find me.\"

The Mo family head became excited again, like a young lad. He cupped the boy's face and wanted to kiss him, completely disregarding that the boy's lips were already a little swollen from being nibbled on.

At this juncture, the boy suddenly bent his knee and jabbed at that part that had been pressing against him. Then, taking advantage of the man's momentary daze from the pain, the boy nimbly wriggled out of the man's embrace with incredible agility.

Looking at the stunned Mo family head, the boy stood by the bed and said with a serious face, \"The doctor said big brother needs to rest well. I'll go sleep by myself and not disturb big brother.\"

With that, he scurried off.

Leaving the Mo family head, whose body ached a little, behind. \"............\"

Author's note:

Mischievous bottom: \"Teasing then running away is so thrilling!\"

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Five years later.

Xu Qing stepped off the plane and was greeted by a wave of summer heat. He was a refined man with an imposing presence, wearing elegant gold-rimmed glasses and head-to-toe international high-end custom clothing. His broad shoulders and narrow waist gave him an excellent physique. Naturally, such a radiant figure frequently attracted sideways glances from passersby.

Fortunately, after just a few minutes, his good friend who had come to pick him up ushered him into the car.

His friend teased him with a wink and a nudge, \"How come you could bear to come back? Are the beauties abroad not to your taste?\"

Hearing this, Xu Qing couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile. \"Alright, stop mocking me.\"

He had originally planned to stay abroad for another two years before considering returning to China. But unexpectedly, half a year ago, the youngest daughter of the Laust family had taken a liking to him and launched a frenzied pursuit. After encountering his repeated rejections, she had even unscrupulously applied pressure through the family, wanting to have a business marriage with him.

But for someone like Xu Qing, who appeared gentle and refined on the surface but had an extremely strong desire for control, let's not even mention that he had no feelings for that woman to begin with. Just based on the fact that she had the audacity to use tricks to try to force him, he could never accept this woman.

However, their family still had cooperation with the Laust family, so even if he was impatient, he couldn't directly tear off the facade. He could only retreat and settle for the next best thing, taking the initiative to request a transfer to the domestic branch company.

After his friend had a good laugh at his expense, he casually asked, \"What are your plans this time? How long will you be staying?\"

Xu Qing smiled elegantly. \"Hard to say. Let's see how things are here first.\"

His friend was long accustomed to his smiling tiger demeanor and helplessly rolled his eyes. \"Okay, okay, I just don't believe you can hide in China forever.\"

Xu Qing answered in a tone that seemed both genuine and fake, \"Who can say for sure?\"

Coincidentally, his friend's joking remark had hit the nail on the head. This time when he returned, he truly had some thoughts of long-term development in China. Although the Xu family had made their fortune in China, they had later focused on overseas markets and had not invested much energy domestically.

However, with the frequent policy changes in China in recent years, he had keenly guessed that this might be a good opportunity to expand the domestic market.

As the legitimate heir of the Xu family and recognized for his exceptional abilities, Xu Qing naturally took the position of general manager as soon as he returned to China. This prince, who had long enjoyed a great reputation, did not disappoint people's expectations of him.

In the short span of a few years after returning to China, he had led the originally mediocre branch company to make great strides forward, causing even those who had heard of his reputation to exclaim in surprise.

Of course, that was all a matter of a few years later. As the legitimate heir of the Xu family, now that he had returned to China, the first thing Young Master Xu had to do was naturally to show his face at a banquet and expand his social circle to pave the way for the future.

This banquet happened to be the 90th birthday celebration of Old Master Mo of the Mo family. Because it was a full birthday and had the number nine, it was held with particular grandeur. Xu Qing happened to arrive at this juncture, so he immediately tidied himself up and went alone to pay his respects to Old Master Mo.

The reason he went alone, of course, was not because he couldn't find a female companion. In fact, with Xu Qing's status, even though he had just returned to China and his foundation was not yet stable, there were plenty of daughters from major families willing to eagerly join him if he wanted a female companion.

However, Young Master Xu had just miserably escaped from a woman who was like a ravenous wolf, so in the short term, he really didn't want to have any close contact with this kind of creature again. Thus, he went to the banquet alone as a bachelor.

The good friend who had picked him up from the airport also went to this birthday banquet. Seeing him looking lonely and helpless, he had no choice but to abandon his female companion with a headache and go keep him company to meet people.

Because it was a birthday celebration for someone else, and the Mo family's status in the country was obviously higher than their family's, Xu Qing naturally didn't dare to be negligent and came early. Those guests also had the same idea as him, each arriving earlier than the other. As a result, when all the guests had arrived, the hosts still needed half an hour to be seen.

Xu Qing looked around the extremely luxurious venue and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: the Mo family's development in the IT field had been getting better and better in recent years, as if they had turned on a cheat code, breaking through several technical difficulties in succession. Now, not only in China but even internationally, the Mo family had already squeezed into the ranks of top IT companies.

Before returning to China this time, his father had repeatedly reminded him to maintain a good relationship with the Mo family's head. Even if they couldn't establish a good relationship, they must never become enemies. His father even had the idea of marrying his only daughter to this family head.

However, thinking of the news he heard from his good friend, Xu Qing couldn't help but shake his head. His sister indeed had enough beauty, and the status of this pearl in the palm of the Xu family was not too low for Mo Yitao, but the problem was that the gender was not right!

The guests had only exchanged pleasantries in twos and threes for a short while when the hosts appeared. The guests went up to offer birthday wishes one after another. Although the Xu family's development in China was average, considering their family's development momentum abroad, everyone still gave him face on the surface. Even Old Master Mo spoke to him kindly for a good while.

Old Master Mo was a long-lived person, but after all, he was old.

He had suffered a serious illness in the past two years, and his complexion looked obviously declining. It was estimated that he didn't have many years left to live.

Moreover, now the Mo family was under Mo Yitao's control, and Old Master Mo was just a figurehead. Therefore, even though the protagonist of this birthday banquet was Old Master Mo, the main object of everyone's flattery was obviously the Mo family head standing behind Old Master Mo.

Theoretically, Mo Yitao was also in his forties, but his face was so handsome that it angered both heaven and man, and he maintained himself well. His figure had not deformed in the slightest.

At first glance, he was just a charming mature man in his early thirties. Judging solely by appearance, no one would associate his age with those middle-aged bosses present who had beer bellies and oily faces.

Xu Qing compared himself with the Mo family head back and forth and finally had to admit regretfully that even though the Mo family head was more than ten years older than him, he was not inferior to him, a young and handsome man, in terms of figure and appearance.

Moreover, from a certain perspective, the Mo family head, who had been in a high position for a long time, had more of an air of steadiness and composure compared to him.
However, apart from Old Master Mo and the Mo family head, what interested Xu Qing the most was the young man standing beside the Mo family head.

Xu Qing was not short, standing at 1.82 meters tall. The young man beside him appeared slightly shorter. In this southern city where men's average height was relatively low, he could be considered standing out like a crane among chickens.

However, compared to the nearly 1.9-meter-tall Mo family head, he was still half a head shorter. The youth had a beautiful appearance with exquisite features - a pair of large, clear round eyes, black hair, and red lips. He was pretty, yet strangely did not appear feminine.

Logically speaking, the young man's looks could not be considered top-notch, but he seemed to possess a peculiar charm that unconsciously attracted people. The more one looked at him, the more one felt unable to look away.

No wonder the Mo family head was so obsessed, appearing determined not to marry and have children for the sake of this youth.

As if sensing his gaze, the young man suddenly turned his head and glanced at him. Xu Qing lightly coughed and immediately shifted his eyes away.

That glance completely contradicted the youth's harmless appearance. It was indifferent and cold, actually bearing some resemblance to the icy Mo family head beside him. Xu Qing thoughtfully realized that it seemed the Mo family head's little lover was not a simple character either.

Because Old Master Mo was in poor health, after exchanging greetings with a few guests, he went to rest. The Mo family head did not leave, but also showed no intention of socializing. He walked arm in arm with the youth beside him to the rest area as if no one else was present.

Sitting on the soft loveseat, He Yan casually leaned against the Mo family head's firm shoulder, playing with the man's large hand while asking, \"Was that the Xu family's crown prince who just returned?\"

Mo Yitao also squeezed his slender, fair hand in return, his tone steady: \"Why are you asking about him?\"

Perhaps due to late development, the once skinny little youth had slowly grown taller over the past few years, shedding the baby fat that Mo Yitao loved to caress. He had become refined and handsome, and even his once soft little belly gradually developed firm muscle contours.

Of course, Mo Yitao was equally captivated by this young man. Over the years, their relationship had remained intimate. Even when occasional displeasure arose, faced with the youth's aggrieved stare, he would quickly surrender and coax this stubborn little one.

Moreover, to his surprise, Mo Qi turned out to have a talent for computers. In recent years, the company's achievements all bore his influence to varying degrees. To avoid wasting the young man's talent, he had countless times wanted Mo Qi to work at the company, but the youth always ruthlessly rejected him, citing it as \"troublesome\".

He now clearly saw that this little one was far from as harmless as he appeared. In fact, he was cunning and willful. But so what?

He just wanted to spoil this person. Even when the youth acted up, he would find it adorable. It seemed he was beyond help.

He Yan glanced at him with a smile that was not quite a smile. \"Just showing some concern for your competitors on your behalf.\"

Perhaps having lived comfortably for too long and nearly forgotten about those things that never came to pass, he felt a bit surprised upon hearing the name \"Xu Qing\" just now.

Wasn't this Mo Lanyu's destined soulmate? So he returned to the country at this time.

He just didn't know if Mo Lanyu could still get involved with this lofty family heir like before. After all, in the original trajectory, Mo Lanyu had crossed paths with Xu Qing due to work after entering Mo Corporation.

But this time, although Mo Lanyu would not be blamed by the Mo family head after Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei's plot to harm He Yan was exposed, she definitely could not enter Mo Corporation anymore, naturally making it impossible for her to meet Xu Qing through that channel.

Just as he was thinking this, the corner of He Yan's eye suddenly caught a somewhat familiar figure.

Speak of the devil. He had just started worrying about his cousin's lifelong affairs, and here the person in question had arrived. It seemed that some things were truly... destined.

He Yan closed his eyes, suddenly feeling a bit conflicted.

Noticing the youth's distraction, the Mo family head couldn't help but tightly grasp his hand, frowning. \"We're not even in the same field, so there's no competition to speak of. What are you thinking about? You seem so listless today.\"

He didn't know if it was his misconception, but he always felt that the youth was a bit too concerned about that Xu Qing. You should know that before, aside from him, the youth couldn't be bothered to waste energy on anyone else.

At that moment, the Mo family head suddenly developed a subtle hostility towards that refined and handsome Xu family heir he had met for the first time.

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Mo Yitao's movements were especially fierce today, going back and forth three or four times, trying out almost every position. Even though He Yan's body had become very healthy after being nourished by spiritual power, he couldn't withstand the man's pounding as if wanting to crush him.

In the end, unable to bear it, he tearfully called out \"brother\" and begged for mercy, but unexpectedly, upon hearing those two words, the Mo family head became even more excited, his eyes turning red on the spot.

He dragged He Yan to the bathroom and tossed him around again before stopping.

He Yan lay on the bed, his body covered in marks and aching all over. He tried to say to himself as calmly as possible: Forty-year-old men are all beasts.

He kicked the man's waist and snorted coldly, \"Tell me, what stimulated you today?\"

In the first few years after they established their relationship, considering He Yan's not so good health, Mo Yitao was restrained and gentle in bed most of the time, carefully afraid of breaking him, looking every bit like a loyal dog. Only occasionally when He Yan couldn't bear it anymore and deliberately teased him, the man would seem a bit impatient.

However, as He Yan's body got better and better in the past two years, and the doctor said there were no problems, the Mo family head gradually began to reveal his domineering and bestial ugly side.

Although this kind of Mo family head was indeed more in line with his intentions compared to the previous wishy-washy one... but sometimes it was so tiring that he wanted to hit someone!

The Mo family head, who only started feeling guilty after finishing his misdeeds, diligently massaged the youth's sore and soft waist, putting on a handsome face, his tone steady, \"It's nothing.\"

As he spoke, he even leaned down and kissed that fair and delicate waist.

He Yan narrowed his eyes with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, \"You think I don't know you? Hurry up and say it, who are you jealous of this time?\"

Mo Yitao, on the surface, seemed cold-hearted and unfeeling, but in fact was extremely lecherous, with a strong possessiveness. He was not only wary of the women around He Yan, but also felt that all the men in the world had designs on He Yan because of his own preference for young men.

He was on high alert against men as well, wishing he could pack up and throw away everyone around He Yan except himself.

It was only because He Yan himself didn't like to socialize that he turned a blind eye to his little actions.

The Mo family head immediately confessed, his voice even carrying a hint of imperceptible grievance, \"That pretty boy from the Xu family.\"

He Yan helplessly rolled his eyes, \"Don't always eat baseless jealousy, I haven't even spoken a word to that Young Master Xu, what are you imagining?\"

He was clearly a young and promising refined CEO, how did he become a pretty boy?

Thinking of Xu Qing, who was originally supposed to become his brother-in-law, He Yan's mood also felt a bit strange. He didn't expect that even though many things had changed, fate still invisibly allowed Mo Lanyu and Xu Qing to meet.

In the original trajectory, at this time Mo Lanyu had already made a name for herself at Mo Corporation, and because of the company's business dealings, she had interacted with Xu Qing who had just returned to the country, causing the eldest young master of the Xu family to fall in love with her at first sight.

And the Mo Lanyu at that time was actually not satisfied with working for others at Mo Corporation. Moreover, the matter of her confession to Mo Yitao being rejected back then had also left a knot in her heart. So before long, she resigned from Mo Corporation and started her own company.

During this period, she received a lot of help from Xu Qing, and the relationship between the two kept heating up. Mo Lanyu's company also got better and better, and she eventually became a well-known female entrepreneur in the country. The two also ultimately achieved a much-praised good match in the circle.

Of course, there was no shortage of twists and turns such as \"the male lead's unmarried girlfriend from abroad coming to make a scene\", but Mo Lanyu seemed to have extremely good luck. These twists and turns not only failed to have any impact on her, but instead deepened her relationship with Xu Qing.

If he remembered correctly, due to the lack of Mo Qi's inheritance and the impact of her parents' imprisonment, Mo Lanyu was not able to make a name for herself in the industry like she originally did, and was now just a small team leader in a foreign company. It had only been three years since Mo Lanyu graduated.

Although normally speaking, being able to go from a newcomer to a team leader position within three years could be said to show a lot of ability, compared to her originally planned achievements, it was still a far cry.

He Yan originally thought that these two people would not have the opportunity to get entangled together again, but unexpectedly, at last night's banquet, Mo Lanyu actually came with the company's eldest young master. What was even more interesting was that Mo Lanyu's originally destined true love actually noticed Mo Lanyu at first glance in the crowded banquet!

So, not knowing if this time, with less status and fame, could Mo Lanyu still make a name for herself in the business world with the help of the Xu family's eldest young master?

Seeing his lover lost in thought, the jealousy in the Mo family head's heart instantly increased from one part to three parts. His hands also started to become restless. After massaging for a few minutes, they began to grope downwards, \"As soon as he's mentioned, you space out again, and you say I'm overthinking.\"

Seeing that the man seemed to have really gotten stuck on this, He Yan had no choice but to take the initiative to put his arms around the man's neck and kiss him, \"Alright, be good, really it's nothing, I like brother the most, mm...\" The rest of his words disappeared in the man's fierce kiss.

After the kiss ended, the Mo family head hugged the youth's slender waist and started having impure thoughts again. But he also knew that he had really gone a bit overboard just now, and his lover's body really couldn't withstand his passion again.

So the Mo family head thought for a moment, then took out the medicinal ointment he had specially sought from a famous old Chinese doctor in Zhongjing from the head of the bed.

He pulled open his lover's fair and slender legs, putting them on his shoulders, \"Come, let brother apply medicine for you.\"

He Yan couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him in the face with one foot!

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After the birthday banquet ended, Xu Qing sat in the passenger seat, listening to his friend's nagging reminders, but felt a bit absent-minded. The tall, slender figure he saw at the banquet involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

That woman came with Konsen, and he was a famous playboy. Even though he was abroad, he had heard of this prodigal son's great reputation. No matter what, he wasn't a good choice for a boyfriend...

Xu Qing thought indifferently.

He wondered what her name was?

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Regarding his cousin Mo Lanyu, Yan He was very reluctant to get close to her.

Because in the original trajectory, Mo Lanyu made her fortune by relying on Mo Qi's inheritance. And later, when the murder of their adopted son by Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei was exposed by her opponents, she tried every means to exonerate the two.

Although from the standpoint of children, what she did was reasonable, but from the perspective of the innocent Mo Qi who was brutally killed, Mo Lanyu's approach could be said to be disgusting.

Although strictly speaking, the young master who was killed by Mo Lanyu's parents was not him, now that he had taken over Mo Qi's body, he couldn't help but have some projected dislike for Mo Lanyu.

Moreover, through his several interactions with Mo Lanyu, he really couldn't bring himself to like this cousin who was constantly exuding a contemptuous aura towards him.

Yes, he didn't deny that Mo Lanyu was indeed a genius with great business acumen. But in the workplace, is just having intelligence enough? Based on his experience in his previous life, none of the generals who rose to high positions in the military were reckless fools.

In addition to solid military qualities, they were also very skilled in dealing with people. Even Mo Yitao, who always liked to keep a cold face, acted with discretion and never treated people with a condescending attitude.

Therefore, regarding the fact that Mo Lanyu was able to smoothly rise to such a high position in the original trajectory, he found it very incomprehensible.

Thinking it over, he could only conclude that his cousin was really too lucky.

Forget it, as long as it didn't provoke him, he was too lazy to meddle in other people's business anyway.

So regarding the matter between Mo Lanyu and Qing Xu, Yan He was slightly conflicted for a moment, but then didn't take it to heart.

Recently, that large wolf dog at home was jealous because he paid a little bit more attention to a certain young CEO, and took advantage of this excuse to toss him around a few times until he wanted to hit someone.

But afterwards, this man had to put on an aggrieved and forbearing look, willing to be beaten and scolded. Even though he knew this man was probably using excuses to stir up trouble, he was still worn down until he lost his temper.

Today, after being pestered by a certain someone using both soft and hard tactics for half a day, he finally agreed to the man's request to accompany him to work.

Since last year, as the domestic market had become relatively stable, in order to expand into foreign markets, the Mo company began to shift its focus to building overseas branches. The headquarters had successively dispatched many high-level talents, so there was inevitably a shortage of manpower. As the boss, Mo Yitao could no longer skip work every few days to go on dates like in previous years.

In this regard, the still-single assistant expressed great delight. Every time the boss played hooky, the work naturally fell on his shoulders. The boss went to date, while he suffered and got tired!

But before the assistant could secretly gloat for long, he discovered that their boss had actually begun to openly bring his little lover to the company, working while being affectionate, which could be said to be very shameless!

After a few times, now everyone in the Mo company knew that the boss had an extremely beloved little boyfriend!

The employees were both disappointed and excited. Disappointed because this handsome, rich, flawless except for being seeming unapproachable diamond bachelor boss was already taken, making all the single folks sigh in dismay; excited because the boss had publicly come out of the closet!

Although the same-sex marriage law had been passed domestically a few years ago, it had not yet been fully accepted by the general public, and many people still felt that same-sex love was wrong. So for the boss to so unabashedly bring his boyfriend to work, the employees - especially some female employees - couldn't help but feel excited.

Of course, among these excited employees, there was no pitiful CEO assistant.

When delivering takeout to the CEO's office at lunchtime, seeing the scene of the boss working while being all smiles, the assistant finally couldn't help but stick voodoo dolls of the boss in his heart.

The head of the Mo family who was cursed by the assistant didn't feel any resentment from his subordinate at all, or even if he did, he automatically chose to ignore it. All his mind, apart from work, was focused on his beloved beside him. Where would he have the energy to care about the assistant's mood?

\"I bought pastries from Tianwei Zhai, all your favorites,\" Mo Yitao put down the documents at hand, sat down next to Yan He, and opened the lunch delivered by the assistant, saying lightly, \"Last time we went too late and couldn't buy them. This time I still had to go through the back door to get them.\"

Regarding the man's credit-taking, Yan He naturally took the hint and took the initiative to kiss the man on the mouth a couple of times. Sigh, although this man was domineering and stubborn to the bone, every time he wagged his tail in such a serious manner to please him, it really made him find it unbearably cute.

Neither of them were the type to waste extravagantly, so although there were quite a few dishes for lunch, the portions were just right, and they quickly finished eating.

After lunch was the employees' break time. The people below were all resting, so naturally this boss Mo Yitao had nothing to busy himself with. So he hugged his little lover again and nestled on the couch behind the screen, being affectionate.

Although it wasn't to the point of having a thrilling and exciting office play, touching little hands and kissing was no problem.

\"Don't mess around.\" Yan He held his phone in one hand, calmly watching a show, and with the other hand pushed away that big head nuzzling at his chest. If he didn't keep an eye on him, his buttons would be more than half undone.

He really couldn't understand, he was a young man in his early twenties. Logically speaking, it was when he should be in the prime of his youth. But compared to the old lecher Mo Yitao who wanted to take advantage of him at all times, he was made to seem like he had no sex drive.

The two were enjoying their leisurely lunch break when the office phone rang inopportunely.

The head of the Mo family paused for a moment, withdrew his hand that had reached the youth's waist, and went to answer the phone with a cold expression. It wasn't that easy to get through to the CEO's office. If there wasn't really something, the assistant probably wouldn't have transferred the call to him.

After hanging up the phone, the head of the Mo family's originally cold expression became even colder.

Yan He lay on the sofa and lazily kicked the man's muscular calf. \"What, who's bothering you again?\"

The man's eyes held a bit of an unspeakable look. After thinking for a moment, he said, \"It's Qing Xu. He said that there seems to be some misunderstanding between you and Mo Lanyu, and he wants to talk face-to-face.\"

Then he paused again and added, \"Mo Lanyu is now his girlfriend.\"

Upon hearing the three words \"Mo Lanyu\", Yan He felt a headache coming on.

Misunderstanding?

What misunderstanding could he and Mo Lanyu have?

Although he and Mo Lanyu didn't have any direct grudges, from the moment Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei poisoned He Yan, it was destined that he and this cousin could no longer get along peacefully.

Thinking of Mo Lanyu's filial piety in the original trajectory, where she exhausted all her connections to clear her parents' crimes, He Yan suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

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Late at night, the city center was brightly lit. In this bustling city, the noise of traffic at night was even more intense than during the day. The most luxurious restaurant in the downtown area was still packed with customers.

In a private room, a man and a woman were sitting. The woman had a beautiful face, but anxiety and uneasiness kept flashing across it. The man sitting next to her had his arm around her shoulders in a gentle manner, comforting his girlfriend: \"Don't worry too much. I'm sure Mr. Mo will give face to our Xu family.\"

Mo Lanyu's worries did not dissipate from her face.

She sighed and said, \"Ah Qing, you may not know, but my cousin has a very... stubborn personality. He's someone who doesn't listen to advice. After all, he didn't like my parents from the beginning, and then my parents did something wrong in a moment of impulse. He must still hate them.\"

Thinking of something else, her face filled with guilt. \"Come to think of it, it's all my fault. If it wasn't for that investment of mine going wrong back then, my parents wouldn't have impulsively tried to harm him. You know, they had always treated my cousin the best.\"

Xu Qing recalled the cold glance from the young man at Old Mr. Mo's banquet and felt a bit uncertain in his heart. However, he still said in a gentle voice, \"How can you blame yourself for this? You've also suffered a lot over these years because of it. So many years have passed, even the deepest grudges should be let go. Besides, how can there be overnight resentment between family members? Even if there is resentment, your cousin should have gotten over it after so many years.\"

Mo Lanyu gently dabbed the wetness from the corners of her eyes with a tissue and forced a smile. \"I hope so. I know he has a big temper. I don't expect him to forgive my parents right away. As long as he relents and doesn't block my parents' sentence reduction in prison, that would be the best I could hope for.\"

Xu Qing poured her a cup of hot tea. \"These are all small matters. No matter what, your uncle and aunt raised him for three years as close relatives. I'm sure he's not so heartless. The fact that he agreed to this meeting is a good sign, isn't it?\"

After about half an hour, at the agreed time, the door was pushed open on schedule. A man in a smoky gray suit entered with a cold face, followed by a handsome young man with delicate features. The young man seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on his lips.

The moment he saw Mo Yitao, a flash of surprise appeared on Xu Qing's face, but he immediately suppressed it and greeted them with a friendly smile. \"Thank you both for taking time out of your busy schedules to come.\"

It seemed that the head of the Mo family valued this lover more than he had imagined, even personally coming to back him up. Originally, he had thought that if Lanlan's cousin was too unreasonable, he could use some means to make him yield. Now it seemed impossible.

Mo Yitao nodded slightly at him in response, then directly pulled out a chair for the young man behind him.

The young man responded with a charming smile.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qing felt things were even more unfavorable. From the looks of it, Lanlan's cousin was probably relying on Mo Yitao's favor to act out.

But even so, he had to try his best. After all, they were his girlfriend's parents, and perhaps his future in-laws. As members of the Xu family, how could they be left in prison?

As people in the same circle, surely the head of the Mo family could understand his difficult position.

Xu Qing had the waiters bring out the prepared dishes. After some more small talk with the two, he slowly brought the topic around to today's main issue, subtly expressing his hope that He Yan could forgive the mistakes of the two relatives.

Mo Lanyu chimed in at the right moment, her eyes reddening and her voice choked with sobs. \"Little brother, I know I have no right to ask you to let go of the past. I only ask that you give them a chance to start anew and not let them waste away the rest of their lives in prison...\"

He Yan leisurely finished the shrimp on his plate before wiping his mouth and saying lightly, \"Miss Mo, what are you talking about? What do you mean I'm not giving them a chance? Aren't Uncle and Auntie reforming themselves in prison right now? You should have faith in the abilities of state institutions. I'm sure Uncle and Auntie will be properly reformed and become new people inside.\"

Actually, according to Mo Yitao's wishes, he didn't need to pay any attention to these two people. But he was a bit curious about what trouble they could stir up together, so he came with great interest.

He had just observed the two people across from him and found them quite interesting. Mo Lanyu had a sorrowful and guilty look on her face, but hidden resentment in her eyes; while Xu Qing had an enthusiastic expression, there was actually some hard-to-detect reluctance.

As soon as Mo Lanyu heard this, tears streamed down her face. \"Xiao Qi! I'm begging you... I know our family wronged you, but they've been punished, haven't they? They're almost fifty years old. Prison really isn't a place for people. Please let them go!\"

Because of Mo Yitao's special \"care\", Mo Tiangao and Shen Cuiwei were having a very hard time in prison. Every time she went to visit her parents, she could feel them becoming more haggard compared to the last visit.

Her mother, such an elegant and poised woman, had now turned into a thin, withered, ordinary woman. How could she not feel distressed?

She had originally admired Mo Yitao, but never imagined that this man was actually so vicious, helping He Yan torment her parents. From then on, this man was no longer worthy of a place in her heart.

Xu Qing held his girlfriend with heartache. Seeing the head of the Mo family peeling shrimp for the young man, he hesitated for a while before slowly speaking up.

\"Uncle Mo, you see, there's no insurmountable gap between family members. Lanlan mainly wants to ask for your leniency this time, to not let the two elders end their days in prison. If Young Mr. Mo has any requests, we will try our best to satisfy them. What do you think, would that work?\"

Mo Yitao's shrimp peeling motion paused for a moment. He gave Xu Qing a cold and distant look, his voice frigid. \"I don't have the power to interfere with the prison. Don't misunderstand, Mr. Xu.\"

Seeing Mo Lanyu's pitifully weeping appearance, He Yan actually started laughing instead. \"Please don't mistakenly claim us as relatives. They're just two nannies who took money and still wanted to bite their master. In ancient times, beating such people to death would be normal.

\"I was kind enough to let them reform in prison. If they can hold out until the day they're released, they can start anew. What's wrong with that? If Miss Mo feels the verdict is unreasonable, you can appeal. Surely Miss Mo doesn't think the court would persecute your esteemed parents, right?\"

After a pause, he lifted his chin towards the diligently working Mo family's head and said, \"Moreover, this gentleman, I don't think I have any requests that the Mo family's head can't satisfy, that I would need to ask of you.\"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yitao's expression eased slightly as he nodded.

Mo Lanyu's originally sorrowful face slowly turned pale and distorted. She stared at the leisurely Mo Qi, her lips trembling incessantly. She opened her mouth several times, but ultimately didn't say anything, only shedding tears with a look of forbearance.

Xu Qing's smile also couldn't be maintained. He didn't expect He Yan to speak so bluntly and mercilessly. Although he was respectful in front of Mo Yitao, that was because Mo Yitao's status was higher than his.

But after all, he was also the heir of a major family and had his own pride. At this time, he definitely wouldn't ingratiate himself to the Mo family's head's lover. He could only say helplessly, \"Young Master Mo, why must you be so heartless?\"

This Mo Qi, he'd better pray that when he gets wrinkles on his face in a few years, the Mo family's head will still be willing to pay attention to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind letting this ignorant person know the consequences of taking advantage of the situation to trample on others.

\"Sorry, I'm just that heartless,\" He Yan said casually, looking at the white and tender shrimp meat lined up neatly on the plate by the Mo family's head, \"If you two have nothing else, you can leave.\"

The shrimp at this restaurant was indeed excellent, even conquering him who usually doesn't like seafood. It seems he can come often in the future.

Xu Qing looked at the young man who, despite being a guest, was justifiably dismissing people. His face could no longer hold back his surprised expression.

But glancing at the Mo family's head beside him who was focused on peeling shrimp as if it had nothing to do with him, he could only hold back his anger and prepare to leave with his sorrowful girlfriend.

\"Wait,\" just as they were about to reach the door, He Yan suddenly spoke again to stop them.

Mo Lanyu looked back at him, her expression a bit strange, resentful yet also somewhat hopeful.

He Yan speared a shrimp, \"Please don't forget to pay the bill, thank you.\"

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It was still a deep night, like a fleeting dream. In this largest gold-squandering den in C City, almost every private room was full.

In a private room on the top floor, a group of aristocratic young masters were indulging in pleasure. The lights in the room were very dim, a kind of ambiguous and hazy yellow.

There were many female companions in the room. These young masters and wealthy second-generation heirs had quite picky tastes. They looked down on the girls in the club who had been used countless times by others.

Most of them brought their own people, including actresses and young models. These women were all dressed very revealingly, exposing their fair, slender legs, and leaning against the men beside them as if they had no bones.

Some men had their arms around one woman, some had several at the same time, and there were even some who brought a few pretty and delicate young boys.

Under the eyes of everyone, nothing particularly unseemly happened, but it was a casual matter to hug, kiss a couple of times and grope a bit.

One of the men drank a couple of glasses of wine and reached out to pinch the slippery smooth leg of the woman sitting to his left. \"Go, go serve Young Master Xu on the other side.\"

That woman had an innocent look but a sexy figure, the kind that men found most irresistible. She was a third-tier actress who had recently been promoted by the company. It was only through her relationship with this wealthy second-generation heir that she had made it to where she was today.

So when she heard her patron's words, she immediately got up obediently and sat down beside the scholarly and elegant man across from her.

She revealed a sweet smile and gently leaned over. After catching a glimpse of the man's disdainful eyes, she paused imperceptibly for a moment, then immediately maintained the smile on her face as if nothing had happened.

Xu Qing raised his glass to the man across from him with a calm expression, a friendly smile hanging on the corner of his mouth. \"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Young Master Mu.\"

The young master across from him was a little drunk. Hearing Xu Qing's words, he laughed and said, \"As long as Young Master Xu is having a good time, that's all that matters. This welcome banquet was held for you after all. Back when you hadn't returned to China yet, my old man would praise you in front of me every day. Today I finally get to meet you in person...\" He rambled on with some more flattering words.

Xu Qing was actually a little impatient. The people who came to this welcome banquet were nothing more than some wealthy second-generation heirs who only knew how to indulge in wine and women. Most of them didn't even have much say in their families.

The one currently flattering him in front of him was considered the most promising among them. He had some shares in a top entertainment company opened by his family, but that was about it.

It could be said that at this welcome banquet, not a single proper heir from C City's major families had come. This was vastly different from what he had imagined. However, he was ultimately someone extremely skilled at putting on appearances.

Naturally, he didn't show any impatience on the surface. Instead, he chatted and laughed with the young master across from him, engaging in skillful conversation so that it didn't seem awkward.

During this process, he would occasionally grope the extremely voluptuous actress beside him a few times. The others thought he was just flirting and laughed a couple of times without paying much attention.

Only that actress, pinched mercilessly by Xu Qing's forceful grip on her breasts, waist, and exposed thighs, turned pale. Her attitude changed from initial fawning and teasing to a bit of fear and timidity. However, she was mindful of Xu Qing's status and didn't dare to struggle, only able to barely maintain the smile on her face.

Who would have thought that this scholarly and kind-looking man was also someone accustomed to tormenting others?

Sitting not far from Xu Qing, the good friend who had picked him up upon his return to the country saw all of this under the dim lights. In the end, he imperceptibly furrowed his brows.

The group made merry until midnight before finally leaving with their respective companions. Xu Qing politely declined that young master's hint about taking the actress back for the night and left with his good friend.

He felt vexed. As soon as he got in the car, his expression turned gloomy.

\"Put on your seatbelt,\" his good friend reminded him, then asked, \"Taking you back to South Garden?\"

Thinking of his girlfriend who should be waiting for him at home, Xu Qing's expression softened a bit. \"Yes, Lanlan is still waiting for me at home.\"

His good friend glanced at him with a half-smile and jokingly cursed, \"Look at you, with someone waiting at home, you were still happily fooling around with that actress just now.\"

Xu Qing revealed a contemptuous expression. \"How can they be the same? That kind of goods that's been passed around who knows how many times, how can she compare to Lanlan?\"

His good friend smiled faintly and didn't refute his words.

Xu Qing had just returned to China and might not be very aware of certain things. But based on the rumors he had heard, Mo Lanyu's ex-boyfriend was also known to be quite promiscuous in their circles.

Actually, ever since Xu Qing started dating Mo Lanyu, he found it very hard to understand - what was so good about that woman Mo Lanyu? Her looks were not bad, but there were plenty of women more beautiful than her. He just couldn't figure out how a woman like this could make someone like Xu Qing, a young master from a major family, lose his soul after meeting her once and keep her in his heart.

As for talent, although Xu Qing always praised Mo Lanyu in front of him, saying how gifted she was and that she was bound to achieve great things given time, up until now, that woman was just a small team leader in a company. Perhaps she even slept her way up.

In these circles, he had seen plenty of formidable career women. Compared to them, Mo Lanyu was lacking in more ways than one.

Moreover, most importantly, this woman's parents were murderers who had killed none other than the Mo family head's beloved lover.

After the current head of the Mo family took over, the Mo family's development had visibly accelerated, especially in the past few years. They had continuously made breakthroughs in several world-class technical challenges, leaving domestic IT companies of the same level far behind.

The Mo family's current status had multiplied several times compared to five years ago. It could be said that in C City now, anyone could be offended except the head of the Mo family, who absolutely could not be provoked.

Even though that Mo Qi was just a lover of the Mo family head, with the Mo family head's attitude, even the elders of his family wouldn't dare to show the slightest disrespect or ill-treatment towards this young man.

But his good friend, for some unfathomable reason, not only unapologetically started dating a woman who had a grudge with the Mo family head's precious one upon returning to develop his career, he even went crazy and took the initiative to ask the Mo family head to spare the enemy who poisoned his lover.

Truly tired of living too long.

Didn't he see that he had been given the cold shoulder by C City's aristocratic circles for so long? That was a warning.

Given the influence of the Xu family, it would have been reasonable to expect that upon his return to the country, the proper young masters of those aristocratic families would have held a welcome banquet to express their goodwill towards him, out of respect for the Xu family.

However, once rumors spread about how he had offended the head of the Mo family, those young masters all fell silent, as if they had forgotten about the existence of Xu Qing altogether, not even mentioning a word about a welcome banquet.

In the end, probably still afraid of losing face with the Xu family, they had those good-for-nothing sons who had no inheritance rights in their families hastily arrange this welcome banquet as a perfunctory gesture.

If he weren't a young man of the new era with a firm belief in science, he might have even suspected that his childhood friend had been bewitched by Mo Lanyu or something.

One could only say... love truly makes one blind.

As he dropped Xu Qing off at the villa entrance and parked the car, his good friend couldn't help but tactfully advise, \"With the Mo family's current status, it's really not necessary to go against that person for the sake of a woman. Ah Qing, there are some things that you should... reconsider.\"

The smile on Xu Qing's face instantly faded. \"I never thought that even you wouldn't be able to understand me.\"

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After parting with his good friend on bad terms, Xu Qing stood by the roadside for a long time with a gloomy expression. Only after composing himself did he gently push open the door of the villa with a face full of tenderness.

Actually, he wasn't unaware that his current actions were a bit too emotional.

He had just returned to China and his foundation was not yet stable. Although he had been directly transferred to the branch company as the general manager, in the short term the actual decision-making power of the company was still controlled by those greedy directors. Even if he wanted to intervene, there was no way for the time being.

However, he was after all the rightful heir of the Xu family. As long as he had patience and wore down these people, sooner or later he would be able to gain power. What he didn't expect was that as soon as that group of shrewd people heard that he had offended the Mo family head, they began to openly ostracize him, and even sarcastically mocked him several times at board meetings for being too young and impulsive.

That group of directors were old and each one was very conservative. Getting them to make even a slightly risky decision was harder than ascending to the heavens. So in recent years, the domestic branch company had just been tepidly marking time.

But he had returned to China wanting to take advantage of the favorable policy window to make a career. This group of conservative faction who completely disagreed with him refused to relinquish power, so naturally it was difficult for him to accomplish anything.

If this stalemate continued, his final performance in the domestic branch company would only be a complete mess. If his father, who had always had strict requirements for him, found out, he would inevitably be disappointed in him.

You should know, although he was the legitimate heir of the Xu family, his philandering father still had several illegitimate children outside who were only a few years younger than him. Each one was like a hungry wolf, coveting the position of the Xu family heir.

The seat under his bottom was actually not very stable.

If he stumbled in China, those half-brothers of his who shared the same father but different mothers would definitely not miss the opportunity to strike at him.

\"You're back!\" Rubbing her sleepy eyes as she opened the door, when Mo Lanyu saw him, a delighted smile immediately appeared on her face. Half coquettishly and half complaining, she said: \"I thought you weren't coming back today...\"

\"How could that be,\" Xu Qing hugged her soft body and lightly kissed her face, gently saying: \"How could I bear to leave you alone at home?\"

Mo Lanyu's face immediately flushed red. \"You're always saying nice things.\"

Then she nestled against his shoulder and softly said after a while: \"Ah Qing, I know that recently because of my matters, you have also been implicated. I didn't expect that my cousin would still hate me so crazily... I'm really very sorry. Ah Qing, I'll go find him to apologize in a couple days. As long as he doesn't make things difficult for you anymore, I'll do anything.\"

She had previously fallen in love at first sight with Xu Qing at Old Master Mo's banquet. After being pursued by Xu Qing for a period of time, in order to be with Xu Qing, she had impulsively kicked out the original crown prince of the company.

That ex-boyfriend of hers was also a petty person. When they broke up, he acted very magnanimous, but later caused all kinds of troubles and nitpicked at the company's business. She couldn't bear it and resigned from the company not long after.

Now, besides Xu Qing, she had no one else to rely on. So for this man, even if she had to suffer some grievances temporarily, she was willing. Moreover, this man loved her so much and definitely wouldn't let her suffer this grievance in vain. Someday, she would come back and fiercely slap the faces of those who had insulted her!

Hearing this, Xu Qing was naturally touched and guiltily said, \"Lanlan, I'm sorry, it's all because I'm too incompetent, making you suffer like this.\"

Mo Lanyu immediately refuted: \"Ah Qing, how can you belittle yourself like this? You're only in your early twenties this year and can already have this kind of achievement. How many people can compare? If you want to talk about incompetence, it's my cousin who is truly incompetent. A grown man with able hands and feet, yet willing to submit to others for the sake of money and power. That kind of person is the dirty one!\"

Xu Qing held up her face, looked deeply into her eyes, and kissed her with a heart full of tenderness.

Before meeting Mo Lanyu, he had also dated many girlfriends. But in each of his past relationships, all he could get was physical satisfaction. Only after meeting this woman did he know for the first time what it felt like to cherish someone, and gained a sense of responsibility to want to support the sky for a woman.

It was probably because of this feeling that he would stand firmly by Mo Lanyu's side despite pressure from all sides and even the disapproval of his good friend.

Life always encounters difficulties. Perhaps it was because the first twenty-some years of his life had been too smooth sailing that he was now facing one problem after another. However, with such an understanding lover by his side who always thought of him, what did he have to complain about?

They could get through this difficult time together.

He believed that as long as he and Lanlan lowered their heads first, even if the Mo family head doted on that willful lover, he wouldn't completely sour the relationship between the two families without regard for the bigger picture.

After Lanlan's cousin was abandoned by the Mo family head, they would slowly settle the score with him.

The two of them had good plans, but before they could even make an appointment to meet with Mo Yitao, they discovered that the situation had developed more severely than they had imagined.

Xu Qing was hurriedly summoned back to Country M by a phone call from Old Master Xu. When he left, his face was as dark as water, leaving Mo Lanyu alone in the country, apprehensively and chillingly speculating wildly.

Had Mo Qi instigated the Mo family head to do something dirty in private again?

After returning to Country M, Xu Qing had not contacted her for a long time. Her heart was filled with worry and also mixed with a hint of panic that couldn't be told to outsiders. When her emotions accumulated to a peak from being alone at home, she even smashed a cup and cursed Mo Qi shrilly!

However, He Yan, who was hated to the bone, not only was completely unaware, but was even watching the show with great interest.

Having just woken up from a nap, He Yan lay on the sofa, lazily resting his head on the man's hard thigh. Because he had just woken up, his voice was still a little hoarse: \"That first love of the Xu family head is really pregnant again? He's really quite devoted.\"

The father of Xu Qing, who was also the current head of the Xu family, had a deeply loved first love in college. She had once been pregnant with a child for him.

However, at that time, the family had arranged a marriage for him that was well-matched in terms of family background. The woman's family absolutely would not allow him to have an illegitimate child before marriage. For the sake of the position of family head, he could only endure the pain and abort the child.

After marriage, he only dared to secretly associate with his first love. Only after his wife passed away did he dare to openly bring her into the family.

When his wife was still alive, that first love gave birth to a boy for him, who was less than a year younger than Xu Qing, the legitimate son of the first wife. The boy was very much loved by Old Master Xu, and judging from Old Master Xu's intentions, he had the idea of finding an opportunity to make this first love his official wife.

Therefore, Xu Qing had always been on guard against his father's lover.

Just a week ago, Old Master Xu's first love was found to be pregnant again, and Old Master Xu almost immediately decided to marry her, which is why Xu Qing rushed back to Country M.

Speaking of which, he rolled his eyes again, \"It's said to be true love, but it didn't stop him from finding mistresses in between and having a bunch of illegitimate children.\"

That's right, although the head of the Xu family had been taking meticulous care of his first love for more than twenty years, in fact, besides this first love as the third party, he also had a fourth, fifth... and countless illegitimate sons and daughters, enough to form a football team and still have plenty to spare.

Seeing the contemptuous expression on his lover's face, Mo Yitao immediately touched his lover's smooth and tender cheek with a solemn expression, and seriously pledged his loyalty, \"I don't have a first love, I've only loved you, and I won't have any illegitimate children in the future.\"

He Yan stretched out his fair fingers and poked his firm lower abdomen, smiling, \"Why are you so nervous, I didn't even ask you?\"

The head of the Mo family felt a little aroused and tight in his lower abdomen from the poking, so he caught the mischievous fingers and kissed them affectionately.

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M Country, Xu Residence.

\"Xu Feng, don't get too excited too soon!\" Xu Qing coldly stared at his half-brother who was less than two years younger than him, unable to hide the disgust in his eyes.

This younger brother of his inherited eight parts of their father's looks, plus he had an extremely favored birth mother. Only because of this was Xu Feng able to receive special attention and love from their father among the many illegitimate children in the Xu family.

After the only proper female master in this residence passed away, their father couldn't wait to bring Xu Feng and his birth mother into the Xu residence.

Thinking of the scene that day, where his father, who had always been extremely harsh on him, looked at Xu Feng with a face full of kindness and affection, urging him to get along well with this \"younger brother\", Xu Qing couldn't help but feel a surge of disgust in his heart!

Xu Feng was a very smart person. Knowing that he was not welcomed, he always appeared very docile at home. However, the greed and hostility that occasionally leaked from his eyes were still keenly noticed by Xu Qing. Xu Qing had always extremely disliked his father's illegitimate children, and Xu Feng directly offended him in front of his eyes.

So in the past few years, he had used some means to suppress and torment this little bastard. Although his father was very fond of this illegitimate son, he still valued him more as the heir. So Xu Feng had never been able to gain an advantage in front of him and could only tuck his tail and behave. This made Xu Qing quite complacent.

He was the proper heir of this family, the heir born from the marriage of two major families in M Country. An illegitimate child who entered the Xu family by relying on a woman's favor also dared to fight him for the position?

Until this time, his birth mother, who was said to be his father's \"first love\", was pregnant with a second child. Seeing the hope of being legitimized, Xu Feng became tough again, and his hostility towards Xu Qing gradually became obvious.

Xu Feng's face, which looked so much like their father's, had an innocent smile, but the corners of his eyes were a sarcastic arc. \"Brother, what are you so excited about? Instead of wasting time here sarcastic towards me, why don't you think of a way to quench Father's anger?

\"I heard that as soon as Brother returned to the country, he offended the head of the Mo family for the sake of a woman, causing the Mo family to now say they want to re-evaluate the contract with us for the next quarter. Brother... is really a man of deep affection and righteousness ah.\"

\"You!\"

As soon as Xu Qing heard this, he felt a breath stuck in his chest, so stuffy that his heart ached.

Half a month ago, he received a call from his father and learned that he was going to legitimize this woman in the residence. He immediately dropped the mess in the country and hurried back, ready to lobby the forces on his mother's side of the family to put pressure on this marriage.

Even if the wedding could not be stopped, he would try his best to get his father to agree to abolish Xu Feng's inheritance rights. His mother's family would definitely not sit idly by and watch him have his inheritance rights divided by a son born of a commoner.

His plan was not bad, but he didn't expect that as soon as he returned, he was scolded by his father.

The reason was that their family signed a contract with the Mo family two years ago that was neither big nor small. Although the profit brought by this contract itself was not high, it was a symbol of maintaining a friendly relationship with the Mo family.

Now the Mo family has let out word that they are considering whether to renew the contract with their family this year, which is undoubtedly a kind of warning and threat to the Xu family.

The Mo family is now a bright future giant ship, and almost all companies are scrambling to let this giant ship bring them along for a ride. Now the heir of their family offended the head of the Mo family for the sake of a woman, and was personally thrown off the boat by the head of the Mo family. If this kind of news spreads, he was afraid it will make other companies laugh their heads off!

So, in a fit of rage, the head of the Xu family directly stripped Xu Qing of his position as general manager of the domestic branch and let him face the wall and reflect at home. He then arranged for Xu Feng to enter the headquarters, although only as an ordinary employee.

But the implications represented by this series of actions by his father still made Xu Qing's heart turn cold.

And on his mother's side of the family, after hearing about the ugly things Xu Qing had done, naturally they had no standing to demand that Father Xu not cultivate other heirs.

It can be said that the two things of Father remarrying soon and Xu Feng about to squeeze into the ranks of Xu family heirs have almost become a foregone conclusion.

Xu Feng maintained the smile on his face and said hypocritically, \"I still have to go to the hospital later, so I won't keep you company first. To say Dad is really making a fuss over nothing. My mom just sprained her ankle a few days ago, and he's so worried that he runs to the hospital every day, more diligently than me. I just called him and he's still at the hospital with her. But my mom is pregnant now, so she really needs to be careful. Don't you agree, brother?\"

With that said, he walked around Xu Qing, whose face was ashen, and headed for the door.

The servant very perceptively opened the door for him.

But Xu Feng suddenly stopped, looked back at Xu Qing's somewhat distorted expression, and revealed a malicious smile: \"Brother, when you tortured me back then, you didn't expect there would be this day, right?\" After saying that, he turned around and strode out of the Xu residence.

After Xu Feng left, Xu Qing stood in the quiet living room for a while. He coldly swept his eyes over the servants who didn't dare to breathe, his expression unfathomable. He soon also went upstairs and returned to his own bedroom.

Xu Qing's situation in M Country was not good, and Mo Lanyu's situation in the country was not much better than his.

That day Xu Qing left in a hurry. She couldn't get through to Xu Qing's phone after several tries. She waited anxiously for four or five days before Xu Qing finally contacted her.

Just when she hadn't relaxed for a few minutes, her mood was pulled down to the bottom by her boyfriend's situation in the family. After barely mustering the energy to comfort her boyfriend, she couldn't hold back after hanging up the phone and knelt on the ground, crying out loud.

After a few more days at home, when the prison's visitation time opened, Mo Lanyu barely pulled herself together and went to the prison to visit her parents.

The last time she went to visit, Mo Lanyu hinted to them that she had a rich and powerful boyfriend, and would be able to get them out soon. So this time, as soon as they met, Shen Cuiwei asked anxiously, \"Lanlan! My good daughter, how are things going? This place is really not fit for people to stay, wuwuwu... hurry and have your boyfriend take mom out! Hurry!\"

Shen Cuiwei had only been in prison for five or six years, but she looked like she had aged more than a decade, all skin and bones, with no flesh on her cheeks, making her eyes look terrifyingly large. When she got excited, her eyeballs almost popped out.

Mo Tiangao also had a sallow face. He looked at Shen Cuiwei with distress, silently staring intently at his own daughter, his eyes full of longing.

Under her parents' gaze, Mo Lanyu cried in shame.

Why did it turn out this way? Her parents were accused of being murderers; her wealthy and powerful boyfriend suddenly lost his power and was unable to take care of himself; she even lost her job!

In the depths of her heart, she had a misconception that she should have had a harmonious family and a successful career at this time.

So, where did things go wrong?

Mo Lanyu was in a daze, her mind wandering. Inexplicably, the image of a thin and weak teenager wearing loose hospital clothes, sitting on the hospital bed with dark eyes, appeared in her mind. It was from six years ago when she and her mother visited Mo Qig in the hospital after he suddenly went blind.

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\"Mmm...\"

He Yan was awakened by an itchy sensation. Feeling unsettled in his sleep, he vaguely sensed someone licking his chest. Frowning, he opened his eyes and reached out to touch, indeed feeling a large head.

Pushing it aside in exasperation, the man's hair was stiff and prickly, rubbing uncomfortably against his body. \"It's early morning... what are you doing?\"

The man was shoved to the side, but immediately and resolutely moved back, even retaliating by gently biting him a couple times with his teeth.

He Yan shuddered from the bites, now fully awake.

Perhaps due to youthful vigor, although He Yan felt very tired from being tossed around by the man last night, now with a little provocation, Little He Yan immediately and honestly lifted his head slightly. After being touched through his pants a few times, he even shamefully shed tears.

After being dragged by the man to laze in bed for over half an hour, He Yan finally crawled up, his body sticky, coldly refusing Mo family head's invitation to bathe together. He went to the bathroom alone to take a shower, then found a set of loose casual clothes to put on.

The Mo family's head was also dressed very casually today, a T-shirt with jeans, the same style as He Yan's, just in a different color and size. This outfit made him look unexpectedly young, and standing together with his lover over a decade his junior, they actually looked quite harmonious.

He Yan rarely saw him dressed like this and couldn't help staring curiously several times. The Mo family's head had an excellent physique. Even the T-shirt, which showed curves the least, couldn't hide his two bulging pectoral muscles, not overly exaggerated but just right, looking very enticing.

He Yan gazed with both envy and desire, unable to resist reaching out his paws to feel a couple times through the clothes, then a couple more times. In recent years, he had also developed pecs and abs, just far less shapely than the Mo family's head's. But thinking that every inch of the Mo family's head's body belonged to him, he inexplicably felt a bit of delight.

The Mo family's head grabbed that lecherous hand, his face stern. \"Do you still want to go out or not?\"

The Mo family's head usually wore suits which, paired with his icy face, made him look imposing and extremely dignified, able to silence all his subordinates with a single glance. But now dressed like this, even with an expressionless face, he only seemed cool and handsome.

He Yan nonchalantly withdrew his hand. \"Let's go.\"

The morning sun was just right.

This was a famous tourist city in D Country, near the sea, with bright warm sunshine and a winding beautiful coastline. Many newlywed couples came here for their honeymoons each year.

The gaps in Mo Corporation's domestic executive team were finally filled. Mo Yitao also no longer needed to stay at the company all day. As soon as he was freed from work, he gave himself a two-week long vacation and went abroad with He Yan to relax.

The poor Mo family's head, before meeting his lover, had always been immersed in work. After meeting his lover, he was still tied up with company affairs and really hadn't properly enjoyed life.

The streets were full of young couples and newlyweds everywhere. The air was filled with the sweet atmosphere of love. The two of them wore couple outfits and walked hand in hand on the street, perfectly blending into the ambiance of this city.

Of course, the Mo family's head's cool and handsome face still attracted the attention of quite a few young men and women. But seeing how they ostentatiously interlocked their fingers, no one was tactless enough to come up and strike a conversation.

The two wandered around aimlessly. He Yan searched for guides on his phone and found many local gourmet shops. They ate and stopped all along the way, casually buying many interesting little things, most of which had no use and were stuffed into the impressively capacious black travel bag on the Mo family head's back.

At dusk, the two walked to the edge of this town. The sea looked gentle and peaceful in the afterglow of the setting sun, shimmering, making one's mood also turn gentle.

Mo Yitao took out his phone to unlock it. A WeChat message from his assistant popped up on the lock screen:

Boss, when are you coming back? Everyone misses you so much [obedient].

Boss Mo's heart was completely unmoved as he crossed out this message and opened the camera to start taking photos of He Yan, his hand moving extremely fast, snapping several hundred in a row.

In the end, it was He Yan who interrupted him, waving at the man. \"Come, don't just take pictures of me alone. Let's take a few together. Give me the phone.\"

The Mo family's head obediently handed him the phone.

He Yan flipped through the photos the Mo family's head had just taken. Many were from the same angle with no discernible difference. He Yan randomly selected one and set it as the Mo family's head's phone wallpaper, replacing that silly photo of him wearing bunny ear headbands.

The Mo family's head was probably a bit of a closet pervert, with a mysterious obsession for furry little animals, secretly buying all sorts of animal ear headbands, little tails and such, trying to dress him up.

Under normal circumstances, He Yan firmly refused. But at certain special times when his mind went blank, he would unconsciously let go of his bottom line and agree to some humiliating conditions while not in his right mind. By the time he sobered up and became furious from shame, it was already too late.

In that new wallpaper photo, he was smiling with great joy, showing a hint of crafty cuteness. The afterglow of the sunset gilded the ends of his hair with a gentle hue.

It seemed a little silly.

He Yan silently pondered.

But it was still more pleasing to the eye than that previous bunny photo!

The two frolicked outside for a full two weeks before returning to the country right on time.

As soon as they returned, Mo Yitao, under the frantic harassment of his single assistant who worked overtime to the point of insanity every day, had no choice but to go to the company to deal with the backlog of affairs.

Although during those two vacation weeks, important company matters were handled through remote conferences on the computer, and the remaining daily affairs were managed by the assistant, it was still inevitable that some cases requiring his personal attention had piled up.

After experiencing a long two-week vacation, He Yan had no interest in going out for the time being. So he waved goodbye to the busy Mo family's head and returned to his lazy homebody life.

With nothing to do, He Yan played on his phone for a while. Suddenly, he remembered Mo Lanyu and her \"destined child\" whom he had forgotten about for nearly a year. Out of a subtle curiosity, he poked Mo family's head and asked about the current situation of these two people.

The Mo family's head replied to him almost immediately from a pile of documents: Okay, dear, I'll have the assistant organize it and send it to you right away.

He Yan: Love you, mwah~

Single Dog Assistant Pressured to Work Overtime by Unscrupulous Boss: ???????????

Author's Note:

Sorry for being a bit late QAQ

The world should change in the next chapter

Hehe, hehe, hehehe

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The situations for both of them were not great.

In the year since Xu Qing returned to M country, he had been fighting tooth and nail with his younger brother for the position of heir. Both sides suffered losses and there was no clear winner yet. However, He Yan felt that Xu Qing's chances of ultimately winning were not high.

Xu Qing had already left a bad impression in Old Master Xu's mind due to ruining the cooperation between the Xu and Mo families. Not to mention, Xu Feng's mother had become the second mistress of the Xu family and even gave birth to a son in Old Master Xu's old age, stealing away most of Old Master Xu's favor.

Perhaps it was because the older one gets, the more they yearn for warmth from family, and the more easily swayed they become. Ever since Xu Feng's mother became pregnant, Old Master Xu had doted on the mother and son. After his first love gave birth, he was also very loving towards that child and would often personally take care of him.

Xu Feng was also talented, hardworking and ambitious, and extremely good at pleasing and being filial to him. Plus, his first love also had some tricks up her sleeve. So as the year went by, Old Master Xu's heart had imperceptibly started favoring Xu Feng.

If this continued, sooner or later, the lone battling Xu Qing would be reduced to the position of a loser.

As for Mo Lanyu, after spending half a year listlessly in the villa Xu Qing bought for her, she finally pulled herself together and went out to find a job.

However, because the gossip about her, that foreign company heir ex-boyfriend, and Xu Qing had already spread in the industry, many companies were worried about incurring grudges. Even though Mo Lanyu had indeed performed well in her previous company position, they were all unwilling to take her in. After facing many obstacles, she finally found a job at a small company that had only been open for a couple years, with a salary that was more than 50% lower than her previous one.

This time, it seemed Mo Lanyu's edge had been completely worn down. She didn't achieve much at the new company and became just another ordinary white-collar worker among countless others in the city.

Very good. These two people surely wouldn't have the time to run in front of him and disturb his dating life anymore.

After reading through the information and feeling a moment of inner gratification, He Yan nonchalantly tossed these two people to the back of his mind. He clicked open his message box and continued harassing his partner: \"My precious baby.\"

Mo Family Head: \"Hm?\"

He Yan: \"When are you coming back? It's so boring at home, I miss you. [sends a cute pouting sticker]\"

Mo Family Head: \"In two hours. I miss you too. [sends kiss stickers]\"

Therefore, that afternoon, the assistant who was forced to complete half a day's workload in two hours could only raise a torch in his heart while holding back tears.

The instant he saw his own palm, He Yan realized this was not the real world. His palm was transparent, the edges of his body emitting a faint white glow. His body also seemed weightless, floating in the air.

This was a vast, pitch-black space, with occasional objects carrying streaks of flowing light flashing by in the distance. Surrounding him was an ocean composed of countless fragments glimmering with starlight, appearing tranquil and beautiful in the dark space.

That was his spiritual sea.

Do people still see their spiritual sea after death?

He Yan pondered uncertainly.

In his second life, he died of natural causes. He and Mo Yitao lived out their lives together peacefully and stably like most couples in this world. Midway, they adopted a child with a similar background as him from a side branch of the Mo family to inherit the family.

Entering their senior years, the age gap between Mo Yitao and him led to his lover inevitably passing away a few years before him. In the end, after drifting alone in the world for a few years, he also peacefully ended his life due to the laws of nature.

Everything from the past flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope, washed away by the torrent of time into a distant era he could no longer touch. He Yan reached out in a daze, and when his illusory fingertips touched a fragment of his spiritual sea, that piece suddenly flashed with a gentle ripple of light that instantly spread out, enveloping the surrounding few fragments.

He Yan withdrew his hand and saw with surprise that after the light dissipated, the original few fragments seemed to have melted, turning into a ribbon of smoke glimmering with tiny specks of starlight.

This was the original form of his spiritual sea before it shattered.

His spiritual sea, crushed into pieces by someone before his death, was actually slowly recovering. Although the restored part was minuscule, it still gave him hope.

He reached out to touch the other spiritual sea fragments, but this time nothing happened.

After pondering for a bit, He Yan formed a guess in his heart. The recovery of the spiritual sea should be the effect of absorbing some kind of spiritual energy, an energy he must have just obtained.

Naturally, He Yan thought of the life he had just experienced. A bold conjecture flashed through his mind - could it be...

Just then, his thoughts suddenly became hazy. A strong gravitational force assailed him, pulling him into the shattered spiritual sea. His transparent body also gradually blurred and dissipated into a handful of nothingness in the faint light, like sand slipping through fingertips.

Only the spiritual sea glimmering with starlight remained, floating silently.

As if waking from a long and hazy dream, He Yan groggily opened his eyes.

A grating electronic voice screamed by his ear, \"Detecting your spiritual power is unstable, forcibly disconnecting from the light network!\"

Upon hearing \"spiritual power\", He Yan thought for a moment that he had returned to the real world. However, the large amount of information flooding his mind the next second shattered that notion.

It seemed he had once again arrived in a completely unfamiliar world.

He Yan's mind stirred as he sensed his spiritual sea. Sure enough, he discovered that a small part of it had already been restored to its pre-shattered state, exactly the same as what he saw in that mysterious space.

If his guess was correct, after his spiritual sea was destroyed, his spiritual body likely entered a special cycle. With each cycle's end, a portion of his destroyed spiritual power would recover.

He was struck and had his spiritual sea shattered in the asteroid belt.

The asteroid belt was filled with a large number of high-density celestial fragments and the remains of dead celestial bodies. The asteroids on the periphery usually orbited at high speeds. The vast majority of spaceships and starships that ventured in could not escape the fate of being blasted to bits, thus it was also known as the \"moving holy land of death\". Once a starship entered here, if one was not careful, they could easily be smashed to dust by the haphazardly flying meteors.

Under the enemy's pursuit, He Yan went all-in, pushing his spiritual power to the limit. He managed to control the massive starship, narrowly avoiding countless densely packed meteors. When the energy was down to 6%, the starship finally came to a safe stop.

With 6% energy remaining, by shutting down all functions and only maintaining a single-person nutrition pod, it could sustain him for over 72 hours. Once his teammates returned to base, they would immediately locate the battleship's position. There was still hope for his survival.

Unfortunately, among the pursuing enemies, there was someone with an uncannily strong spiritual power. Despite the thousands of meters of distance and the magnetic field of the meteor belt weakening spiritual power, they still managed to crush He Yan's spiritual sea.

He Yan himself had 3S-level spiritual power, but it's no exaggeration to say that the person who crushed his spiritual sea that day had at least ten times stronger spiritual power than him!

Only those deities appearing in online mythological novels could possess such terrifying power.

Unable to figure out the outcome, He Yan sighed and put aside the doubts in his heart, starting to focus on his current predicament.

Familiar with the process, He Yan resignedly browsed the information in his mind and immediately frowned involuntarily.

This time, it was a very peculiar world. Human genders were no longer divided into male and female, but into three types based on pheromones: alpha, beta, and omega.

Among them, alphas accounted for 15% of the total population, betas over 75%, and omegas less than 10%.

Alphas were the most formidable existence in this world, possessing excellent physical fitness and spiritual power. They were strong, aggressive, and domineering, a group of people standing at the top of the pyramid in this world.

Betas were much weaker than alphas in all aspects, with mostly average physical fitness and spiritual power. However, since they were the most numerous, they constituted the main component of this society.

Finally, there were the omegas, the rarest group and also very fragile creatures. Their physical fitness was far inferior to even betas, though their spiritual power was slightly higher than betas. They mostly had beautiful appearances, gentle personalities, and sensitive spirits. They enjoyed special care from the government and society. After coming of age, most of them would pair with an alpha and be kept at home, rarely coming out to work.

The reason this fragile group hadn't been eliminated but was instead sought after and protected was that in the current era of generally low birth rates, omegas had extremely strong fertility. The children they bore had a high probability of being alphas or omegas. In comparison, although betas also had reproductive ability, their conception rate wasn't high, and the vast majority of children they bore were also mediocre betas.

Moreover, after coming of age, both alphas and omegas had fixed estrus periods. They needed each other both physiologically and psychologically. Omegas would also develop a subservience to the alpha who marked them.

It could be said that alphas were natural predators, and omegas were the prey they toyed with in their palms.

And this time, the body He Yan transmigrated into was that of an omega, a fragile omega about to enter estrus.

Author's note: Feeling great.jpg

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The name of this body is the same as his own, He Yan, eighteen years old this year. He is an omega born into the most illustrious family in the empire, with a pure bloodline and extremely high spiritual power. He is the only child of the He family in this generation with the right to inherit, but he has been spoiled too much since childhood, with a very willful and capricious personality, not enough to take on the heavy responsibility of an heir.

He Yan is currently studying in the Mecha Manufacturing Department of the Imperial Military Academy. Although as an omega, he has no chance to go to the battlefield, his extremely high spiritual power makes him very suitable for manufacturing complex mechas.

If nothing goes wrong, he will become a mecha manufacturer after completing his studies. With his qualifications and background, it is not difficult to make some achievements in this position, and with the He family as his backer, his future can be said to be smooth sailing. But at school, he fell madly in love with someone, to the point of ruining his own life for him.

The other person's name is Aaron Syphir, the second prince of the empire, the biological brother of the emperor, and the first heir to the imperial throne. Aaron is a powerful alpha who, like He Yan, is studying at the Imperial Military Academy. He appears gentle and cheerful, treating every omega with tenderness and consideration, but in reality he is very ruthless, always able to leave omegas hopelessly infatuated before mercilessly withdrawing.

He Yan, like most omegas, was also unable to escape his gentle facade. After falling in love with Aaron at first sight, he actively pursued him enthusiastically. He Yan has exquisite and beautiful features, a rare beauty among omegas, which perfectly matches Aaron's taste. But strangely, Aaron never accepted his pursuit.

Of course, there is a reason for this.

The He family has a deep foundation and quickly rose to prominence after the new emperor took the throne. It is now the most illustrious family in the empire, the emperor's most loyal subordinate. The consequences of messing with the He family's only heir without taking responsibility, even if he is the imperial heir second in prestige only to his imperial brother Emperor Adrian, would be difficult to bear.

Although Aaron is fickle and promiscuous, he is actually a very tactful and skillful person. So even though He Yan almost perfectly matched his taste and was very proactive, he didn't dare to make a move at all.

He Yan, however, had no scruples and persistently pursued Aaron, even viewing all the omegas around Aaron as rivals in love and bullying them with his family background. The one who suffered the most was a commoner omega named Elai.

Elai and Aaron also met at the Imperial Military Academy. Elai has an innocent but not weak personality, kind but not to be bullied. This caught the eye of Aaron, who was gradually getting tired of the weak and clingy omegas around him. Later, after many interactions, he was attracted by Elai's qualities and truly fell in love with him.

Seeing that Aaron ignored him and was getting closer and closer to a commoner, He Yan was so jealous that he was going crazy. He seized every opportunity to embarrass Elai. However, what he didn't know was that his bullying of Elai not only failed to drive Elai away, but instead promoted the clarity of their feelings for each other, and made Aaron despise him even more.

What He Yan also didn't know was that Elai was not a real commoner omega, but an orphan of the Green family, once the most illustrious family in the empire.

Five years before Elai and Aaron met, the Green family was dealt with on charges of treason for being found to have ties to an enemy country. All the alphas in the main bloodline were executed, while the omegas were forcibly imprisoned, waiting for the empire to assign them husbands. Elai, as an omega of the main bloodline, narrowly escaped disaster because he was vacationing on a remote planet at the time. After a series of twists and turns, with the help of the remnants of the Green family, he returned to the empire with a new identity.

Yes, the remnants.

After all, the Green family had once been at the top of the empire, and had long paved the way for themselves in case of emergency. After a series of plans, these remnants decided to send Elai into the Imperial Military Academy to quietly lie low and wait for an opportunity to make a comeback.

After Aaron and Elai confirmed their relationship, they also gradually discovered that Elai's background seemed to be not simple. In the end, with both sides willing, the forces behind Elai took the initiative to reach out to Aaron, and this imperial prince, after only a few days of hesitation, decided to join the forces behind his lover. Because they had the same goal - to overthrow the rule of the current emperor.

The reason why Aaron chose to join forces with the Green family to overthrow the emperor was not because he was blinded by the desire for power, but because this emperor was indeed no longer fit to stay in this position.

On the surface, this empire is powerful and prosperous, but few people know that under the stable appearance, the empire has slowly begun to show hidden dangers. And this hidden danger comes precisely from the person with the highest status in the empire, Emperor Adrian Syphir.

Adrian is an extremely formidable alpha, with both spiritual power and physique reaching a terrifying 3S level. It can be said that only the first marshal of the empire four hundred years ago can be mentioned in the same breath as him. He took the throne when the empire was ravaged by war, led the imperial army to turn the tide on the battlefield, and achieved the empire's first victory in foreign wars. After the war, he also used thunderous means to deal with several restless families within the empire, and the Green family case was a verdict made by him.

Adrian has been on the throne for nineteen years. Regrettably, because of his overly powerful spiritual power and physique, this emperor has never been able to find a compatible omega, and the position of imperial empress has always been vacant. It should be known that going through a heat period alone is an extreme torment for both alphas and omegas. Adrian's physiology and psychology have been greatly traumatized by this, resulting in personality defects, becoming increasingly sinister, suspicious, cruel and violent.

This was already evident five years ago in his handling of the Green family. According to past practice, only the alphas in the Green family who colluded with the enemy country should have been convicted, but he made the verdict that all members of the Green family's main bloodline except omegas were to be executed, and all collateral members were to be exiled to mining planets.

As Adrian became more and more violent day by day, Aaron also became more and more worried day by day. So when the Green family extended an olive branch to him, he hesitated for a while but still grasped this rare opportunity - there were eyes and ears of Adrian everywhere within the empire, and if Aaron wanted to end his rule, he could only cooperate with the Green family that had escaped the empire's control.

After Aaron's clever scheming, several major families that were already feeling uneasy about the Emperor's increasing tyranny gradually realized the gravity of the situation and joined Aaron's camp one after another. Even the Emperor's personal physician pledged allegiance to Aaron, secretly drugging the Emperor. Only the He family remained steadfast in their support of the Emperor.

The drugs administered by the physician would silently drain the Emperor's mental strength and physical fitness. After a series of twists and turns, Aaron finally took advantage of the war's resurgence and the Emperor's expeditions. Disguised as the enemy, he lured the Emperor to a deserted asteroid belt.

Although Aaron's mental strength and physique were not as formidable as the Emperor's, they were still outstanding. Moreover, the Emperor had already been hollowed out by the uncontrolled hormones and drugs in his body. So, at the cost of being injured, Aaron managed to leave the Emperor stranded on a desolate asteroid forever.

After the war, news of the Emperor's unfortunate death in battle was made public. As the first heir apparent, Aaron naturally ascended to the throne, with Elai becoming his Empress. The Green family regained their glory, while the He family, who had always stood firmly by the Emperor's side and caused Aaron no small trouble, was disposed of by Aaron on some pretext.

As for He Yan, although his omega status spared him from imprisonment during the He family's downfall, his past grudges with Elai led to him being assigned to a brutal duke at the instigation of officials prompted by Elai. Under his husband's torture, He Yan passed away before the age of thirty.

Currently, the situation is still at the stage where He Yan is frantically bullying Elai. At this point, the Emperor's character flaws have already begun to show through, and the major families are starting to feel uneasy. Meanwhile, Aaron is also tentatively reaching out to the Green family.

Just now, the original body had finished today's lessons and was practicing simulated assembly of mech parts on the light web, but the sudden arrival of He Yan caused a violent fluctuation in his mental strength, breaking the connection.

He Yan casually removed the warning-blaring connector from his right ear and clicked it off. Covering his face with a gloomy mood, he thought, \"Fuck, not only is this body a sissy, but also a vicious sissy who's madly in love with a stud and meets a miserable end - a complete brain-dead cannon fodder.\"

He lay on the soft bed, questioning his life choices for a while. He then went to the bathroom to wash his face and sober up. Just as he came out of the bathroom, he heard a knock on the door.

He Yan stepped forward to open the door. Seeing the visitor, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The visitor was a slender omega with delicate features and clear, innocent eyes that would make anyone think this was a docile, harmless, and fragile omega at first glance.

But at this moment, there was some hesitation on this omega's face, as well as a hint of deeply buried disgust.

The corners of He Yan's mouth pulled into a slightly mocking arc as he said to the visitor in a casual tone, \"Elai.\"

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Elai felt a chill run through his body under He Yan's indifferent gaze, and couldn't help but look at the youth leaning against the doorframe with puzzlement.

Omegas naturally have smaller frames, and He Yan's features were exquisitely delicate, making him look even younger than his actual age. But at this moment, when he glanced over with a cold expression, there was an inexplicable sharpness between his brows, and his entire bearing was tinged with a hint of arrogance.

However, his exquisite and beautiful features made this arrogance seem justified, not at all hateful. On the contrary, it would make anyone looking directly at him involuntarily stunned by his beauty.

Is this really the spoiled, willful, and uneducated He Yan? Why does he seem...especially beautiful today?

Elai's eyes flickered as a vague guess flashed through his mind.

Could it be that his heat is approaching? After all, the closer an omega is to their heat, the higher their hormone levels and the more they can attract an alpha's attention. Even to the point that when an omega's heat officially begins, the pheromones they release, as long as an alpha smells them, will lure that alpha into heat as well. If an omega and alpha are in the same room for half an hour, it can force the alpha to enter their rut too.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit worried. If even he was stunned by He Yan's beauty at first glance, could Aaron really resist and not have his mind stolen away by such an omega?

If, when the time comes, He Yan schemes against Aaron...

Taking a deep breath to interrupt his speculations, Elai concealed the hint of panic in his eyes. Biting his lower lip, his eyes reddened before he even spoke. After a long while, as if mustering all his courage, he opened his mouth and said, \"He Yan, I...I want to talk with you, is that okay?\"

\"We have nothing to talk about.\" He Yan flatly refused without leaving any room for discussion.

If it were an ordinary person, in order to avoid ending up in the miserable situation depicted in the original plot, they might still try to reconcile with Elai on the surface. But He Yan had no interest in such things.

Firstly, his own pride would not allow him to lower himself to curry favor with others. Secondly, even if he and Elai did reach a superficial reconciliation, there was no guarantee Elai would let him off. In the original trajectory, Elai was publicly recognized as the kindest and most tolerant empress in the empire. But would a truly kind and tolerant person hint for Aaron's subordinates to marry He Yan off to that duke notorious for his sexual brutality?

Sneering disdainfully, He Yan straightened up from where he had been leaning against the doorframe. Taking a step back, he reached out to close the door.

\"Wait!\" Elai hurriedly blocked the door, saying aggrievedly, \"I didn't come to argue with you!\"

He Yan stopped his movement, his tone quite impatient. \"Hurry up and speak.\" He really didn't want to look like an idiot, pulling and tugging with someone in a public place like the school dormitory. He hoped this omega who looked ready to cry at the drop of a hat could finish speaking and leave quickly.

Elai composed himself, a hint of struggle in his eyes as he said cautiously, \"He Yan...I know you like His Highness Aaron, but you are the only child of the He family, and the He family is heavily relied upon by His Majesty the Emperor. The Emperor is suspicious by nature, and Aaron is the crown prince. If he chooses to be with you, the Emperor will definitely become suspicious!\"

He Yan swept a glance at him as if looking at an idiot. Something so obvious needed to be specially pointed out, and in a dormitory building with people coming and going - was he afraid others wouldn't hear?

\"So...\" As if not seeing the disdain in He Yan's eyes, Elai's tone took on a nasal quality, as if about to cry, pleading with him, \"Even if it's for His Highness's own good, please...don't pester His Highness for now.\"

Even if he wasn't explicitly told, he still vaguely sensed some of what Aaron and his family were planning. Although Aaron told him not to worry, he was still very uneasy. After all, Aaron's identity was so sensitive. If He Yan kept pestering him like this, the Emperor would definitely become suspicious.

Therefore, even though he despised He Yan, he had to come persuade him. If He Yan loved His Highness as deeply as he did, he would surely prioritize His Highness.

Upon hearing this, the ridicule in He Yan's eyes deepened, and his words took on a mocking tone, \"Recklessly discussing state affairs, who do you think you are to have any right to say such things to me? Please mind your words, classmate.\"

Elai's pupils constricted upon hearing this, fiercely clenching the hand hidden in his sleeve, his heart surging with bitterness.

He had the right, of course he had the right!

He Yan was just relying on his family background to be so domineering. With his spoiled and willful temperament, how could His Highness ever look highly upon him! The He family's current favor was just relying on the Emperor's muddleheadedness, snatched from his own family's hands!

Liar! Thief! The one without any right should be He Yan!

What gave He Yan the right to humiliate him so arrogantly! What right!

The disdain on the youth's exquisite face, the mocking tone, the haughty bearing...all viciously stabbed at the most sensitive part of Elai's heart.

Bang!

And just as he was stewing in anger and grievance alone, He Yan had already mercilessly shut the door in his face, the crisp sound seeming like a resounding slap across his face.

He resentfully stared at that tightly closed door for a while before finally clenching his fists and leaving, eyes red.

After Elai left, He Yan washed up a bit and began using his spiritual power to strengthen his body.

Although spiritual power existed in this world, people's understanding and development of it was still in its infancy. Its degree of development was far too lacking compared to the world He Yan originally came from. Even though most of his spirit sea was still in fragments, even if he went up against this world's strongest 3S-rank spiritual power user, he might not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

Spiritual power strength was one thing, being able to utilize it was another.

He Yan's original spiritual power was S-rank and his physique was B-rank. After crossing over, his spiritual power automatically upgraded to 3S-rank while his physique remained unchanged.

Although a B-rank physique was already rare among omegas, it was still far inferior to the A+ average physique of alphas. In comparison, it appeared quite inadequate. He Yan, accustomed to being a powerhouse in his original world, was naturally unsatisfied. So he began using his spiritual power to forcibly enhance his physique.

However, his spirit sea had only recovered an extremely small portion after all, and he didn't have much spiritual power to utilize. Physique was not so easy to improve. He consumed nearly 90% of his spiritual power just to raise his physique to A+.

The long-lost feeling of emptiness in his spiritual sea made He Yan frown involuntarily. Only a small part of his spiritual sea had been repaired, and the recovery efficiency was extremely slow. It would take at least a whole day to recover from this consumption.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reminisce about the comfortable feeling of his spiritual sea being full after every physical entanglement with his lover in the previous world. His body also felt a little hot.

Although there was almost no spiritual power in Mo Yitao's spiritual sea, for some reason, when he tentatively tried to merge his spiritual power with the Mo family's patriarch, it succeeded unexpectedly. Although the scene of his large amount of flamboyant spiritual power teasing the other party's pitiful few small light particles was quite morbid, those few small light particles did give him a slight response.

\"Beep, beep--\" The terminal on his wrist indicated an incoming message. He Yan came back to his senses, sighed, and put aside the memories of his previous life and lover with complex emotions. After checking the identity of the caller, he chose to answer. The projection instantly appeared in mid-air.

It was a young alpha with black hair, a cold and resolute expression, wearing a military uniform, his body lines stretched straight, exuding a strong aura of a soldier.

This person was none other than He Yan's cousin, He Lan. Unlike He Yan, a spoiled and willful young master, he had become an imperial colonel at a young age and was now serving in the Royal Guard, highly valued by the emperor.

Frowning slightly at this cousin who had always been unruly, he spoke bluntly, \"His Majesty will visit the school for an inspection in half a month, and you will be responsible for accompanying him at that time.\"

Author's Note: Very good. In the fast-transmigration pace of an average of 60,000 to 70,000 words per world, three chapters have passed, and the male lead has not yet appeared.

I can't help but applaud myself.

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He Yan made a timely expression of surprise.

He Lan still frowned. Seeing his cousin's exaggerated expression, his stern and cold face showed a hint of dissatisfaction. \"It's the family head's intention.\"

This cousin of his had always been useless. Although the family head felt extremely guilty about planning to send him to the emperor's side, he felt that He Yan's hopeless appearance was completely unworthy of the emperor. If there really was no suitable candidate, how could it be his turn?

He Yan's face instantly changed, and he asked in disbelief, \"Grandpa... why did he do this?\"

Sending an omega whose estrus is about to arrive to accompany an alpha, the He family head's intention was so obvious that it didn't even need to be guessed.

He Lan stared at him for a long time before slowly speaking, \"He Yan, the family needs you now, don't be willful.\"

Although he disagreed, he also understood the family head's concerns.

He Yan's spiritual power had already reached S-rank, and his physique was also B-rank. Although he wasn't the top among omegas, most importantly, he was from the He family's direct lineage and had no issues with his identity, absolutely not bringing the slightest danger to the emperor.

Now the emperor's situation was not optimistic. The action of finding a suitable omega for the emperor was already a pressing matter, and the candidate for this omega must first be absolutely safe.

Under these circumstances, the He family head, who was loyal to the emperor, thought it over and over, and finally made up his mind about his own grandson, which was also understandable.

Of course, He Yan also understood this reasoning.

It's just that, in the information he obtained, this emperor was not someone easy to get along with. He originally had a very cold and solitary personality, and had been tormented by the chaotic hormones in his body for many years.

Now he had already become gloomy, suspicious, cruel and irritable. The He family had previously sent omegas to the emperor's side, but those fragile omegas, before even getting close to the emperor, were already pressured by his leaking spiritual power, trembling like a sieve and unable to breathe. Taking another look at his sinister and tyrannical eyes, they had almost cried, and there were quite a few who had even fainted.

For the sake of the emperor's health, being able to send his own grandson to such a person's side, that He family head was truly a loyal subject.

He Yan sneered coldly in his heart, but shock and panic appeared on his face as he anxiously said, \"No, no, I don't agree!\"

Seeing him look like he had suffered a great blow, He Lan felt that he was a bit pitiful, and even more so, despised him. Of course, he didn't show anything on his face. In the end, he just kept a straight face and noncommittally said, \"Alright, quickly prepare, for now it's just accompanying.\"

Although grandpa had planned well, he felt that whether the emperor would take a liking to this cousin of his was still uncertain. The omegas arranged before were not necessarily unable to forcibly bond, the fundamental reason was nothing more than the emperor himself not taking a liking to them.

He Yan widened his eyes and looked at him with half belief and half doubt. He Lan didn't say much more and directly ended the communication.

After the projection disappeared, the doubt and panic on He Yan's face instantly vanished without a trace, and instead, he hooked the corner of his lips in interest.

He would soon be able to watch a good show.

In the information he obtained, of course there was also such a scene. However, what no one expected was that the emperor didn't take a liking to He Yan, who was specially arranged by the He family for him, but instead took notice of his own younger brother's current boyfriend - Elai.

Thinking of this, He Yan couldn't help but laugh in delight, but after laughing, his mood didn't relax much.

He was now the direct grandson of the He family and also the only heir of the He family. From birth, he had been tied to this big ship called the He family. The He family was also the loyal faction of the current emperor. If the emperor fell, he would probably also have difficulty preserving himself. The ending of the He family and the original owner in the information was the best proof.

So, in order to change his destiny from following the original trajectory, he had to find a way to make Aaron's plan fail. No matter how cruel and fickle the emperor's personality was, he still had a bit of sentiment for the He family who had supported him to the throne. Only with Adrian firmly seated on the throne could the He family remain unshakable.

Moreover, he felt that the emperor's problem was not incurable. In the end, it was nothing more than this great emperor having too high standards and being unwilling to find a partner, causing his own suffering.

And this younger brother Aaron was also quite thought-provoking. After learning that his elder brother had hormone disorders and unstable spiritual power due to not being able to find a partner, his first reaction was actually not to persuade his elder brother to hurry and find a sister-in-law or find a way to treat his elder brother's illness, but harboring the thought of \"my brother is no longer suitable to be an emperor\", he secretly began planning to usurp the throne!

From what he knew, although that emperor was not affectionate, he was still good to Aaron, his only younger brother. And Aaron usually showed great admiration for his imperial elder brother. The two of them could be said to be a textbook example of brotherly friendship!

After sighing in admiration for a while at the hypocritical family affection in the imperial family, He Yan became worried again.

He was now just an omega still in school. He was just a figurehead as the He family heir, but his actual power could only be used to bully classmates. Even if his spiritual power was relatively high, the effect he could exert in a short period of time was very limited. Now Aaron had already begun to contact the Green family. The most urgent task was to find a way to let the emperor discover Aaron's scheme.

If he wanted, he could find evidence of Aaron colluding with the Green family. However, the emperor had a suspicious personality and was difficult to predict. The possibility of trusting him was basically zero. If he rashly reported it, it would instead bring a lot of trouble to himself and the He family.

The emperor's spiritual power was 3S-rank, and there was a possibility of it going out of control at any time. Without full assurance, He Yan did not want to directly confront the emperor.

Rubbing his temples in distress, He Yan decided to first wait for the emperor to come to the school to assess the situation before making a decision.

As for now, as a military school student, he had another important matter to attend to.

He Yan reopened his personal terminal and submitted an application to the school to participate in the mecha confrontation tournament.

If we're talking about the most lively event in the empire every year, the mecha confrontation tournament of the Imperial Military Academy is definitely one of them.

The mecha confrontation tournament is a grand event held by the Imperial Military Academy at the end of the second semester every year. The scale is huge, and all students are divided into four groups according to their grade to confront each other. The winners will receive generous rewards provided by the academy.

Considering the safety of the students and the audience, the competition is not a real mech battle, but takes place on a holographic network. This means that even omegas and betas who do not meet the physical requirements to pilot mechs in real life can still sign up for this competition.

In the original plot, Elai participated in this competition and won first place in the second grade due to his extremely high mental strength and innate piloting talent.

He Yan had been a soldier for thirteen years in the original world. After learning that this world had such brutal fighting machines as mechs, he looked forward to personally piloting one.

A few minutes later, a reply agreeing to the registration appeared on the application page, and an option box also popped up.

\"Do you want to participate anonymously?\"

He Yan licked the corner of his mouth and clicked \"Yes\" without hesitation.

Author's Note: Today, I updated especially early!

Proudly puffing out my chest~

It should be two or three days before VIP, but looking at the empty draft box, I need to emmmmm think carefully about the ten thousand word update for VIPs...

But emmmmm why hasn't the male lead appeared yet... Lost in thought

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Late at night, Elai called Aaron from the dormitory.

\"You want to sign up for the mech competition?\" Although it was a question, there was no surprise on Aaron's face projected on the screen. Instead, he looked at the delicate omega on the other end with tenderness.

Elai blushed under his gaze and bit his lower lip. \"Your Highness, I want to try. My spiritual power is S-grade...\"

Aaron smiled. \"Of course, you can do it.\"

He had dazzling golden hair like sunshine, and a gentle, lingering smile appeared on his handsome face. Although he was wearing the most ordinary white military uniform, it gave people a sense of sanctity and nobility.

Elai nodded with a flushed face.

Aaron still looked at him with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness. He comforted in a low voice, \"I already know what happened today. The He family can't make a move for now, so you'll have to endure it for a while.\"

When Elai left He Yan's dormitory, it was the end of the last class of the day. The last batch of omegas who had classes had all finished school and were heading back to the dormitories one after another.

At the Imperial Military Academy, to prevent accidents, the omega campus and dormitories were completely independent, surrounded by high-voltage power grids to keep out alphas and betas from neighboring campuses with ulterior motives. The dormitories were divided into four buildings according to their conditions, namely four-person rooms, two-person rooms, and single rooms, with accommodation fees ranging from low to high.

Since Elai's current identity was a commoner, he naturally lived in the most common and cheapest four-person dormitory, while He Yan naturally lived in the most expensive single room. The two people's residences were not even in the same building.

Because of the previous entanglements between He Yan, Aaron, and Elai, Elai had a high recognition in the school. He ran out of He Yan's dormitory building with a face full of grievances, naturally attracting everyone's attention and discussion.

These discussions naturally reached Aaron's ears as well.

\"It's okay,\" Elai glanced at him timidly, his face full of shyness. \"For you, I will endure it.\"

After hanging up the call, Elai registered for the mech competition under his real name and then logged into the Light Web to enter the simulated mech training ground, preparing to continue his daily training.

He had a great talent for piloting mechs. After only a month of practice here, he had gone from knowing nothing at the beginning to now showing his edge among countless people, attracting a lot of attention. There were even posts discussing him on the Empire's largest mech forum!

As soon as he entered the training ground, a friend sent him a message.

White Colt: \"Come quickly!\"

White Colt: \"Someone even more awesome than you has appeared. From a novice to a master in eight hours! Reversing the entire field! I'm already kneeling!!!\"

White Colt: \"Now he's up against Crimson Bone! Holy crap, it's so exciting! Must spectate!\"

Elai's heart skipped a beat.

In the mech simulation training ground, virtual IDs were used by default. He Yan looked at the dialog box that popped up in front of him, pondered for a moment, and inexplicably typed the character \"Yi\".

The simulation training ground was open to the public on the light web. Although it was called a \"training ground\", it was not only novices who practiced there, but also many professional mech pilots mixed in. It could be said to be a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons gathered!

It used a holographic setup to simulate the real mech environment to the greatest extent possible. There were three modes: single practice, one-on-one battle, and team battle.

He Yan put on the holographic helmet and first selected the single practice mode.

He had already read the information about piloting mechs. He made a few clumsy movements to control the mech.

Mechs had many similarities with the starships in his original world. For example, both were controlled by spiritual power, supplemented by manual control. But at the same time, the differences were also obvious. Starships required the cooperation of multiple people to give full play to their greatest advantages, while mechs were completely the stage of the pilot alone.

But the operation method of mechs was fundamentally similar to that of starships. He Yan had piloted starships for thirteen years and was already very familiar with the operation methods. After a period of exploration, the movements of the mech became much smoother.

After practicing in single mode for half an hour, He Yan exited and re-selected the one-on-one battle mode. After confirming that the system would randomly match opponents, with a flash of white light, two identical mechs were randomly teleported to different locations in a desert.

All the mechs in the simulated mech training ground were of a unified model, the E-11 multi-function machine that was launched three years ago and widely used on the front lines. The advantage of this type of mech was that it could adapt to various terrains and was suitable for various combat methods, with very high flexibility; the disadvantage was that its functions were too balanced, resulting in it not having any outstanding strengths.

It was He Yan's first time piloting a mech to battle against someone, and he was very unlucky to encounter a master. Within just five minutes of the start, the opponent's blade had pierced through his main control room.

He didn't mind at all and quickly started the next round. This time, the opponent's piloting skills were quite ordinary. He Yan's movements were much more skilled than in the previous round. The two tangled for about twenty minutes before he took advantage of a smooth spin to sever the head of the enemy mech, winning this round.

In the next few hours of battles, He Yan lost less and won more. His mech control skills kept improving, his movements becoming smoother and smoother, and his attacks gradually revealing a swift and tricky edge. He quickly won the last few rounds within ten minutes!

The virtual character of He Yan in the mech reached out to loosen his collar, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and an excited and bloodthirsty light flashed across his narrowed eyes.

Like a lone wolf that had been disguised among a flock of sheep, finally revealing its true face!

Feeling that he had practiced enough, He Yan stopped the system's random matchmaking and opened the mech simulation training room's points leaderboard, starting from the bottom and challenging upwards one by one!

The simulation training ground ranked each person's points from high to low, and the leaderboard only displayed the top fifty. Each ID entering the simulation training ground had a default score of zero. Points could be obtained through one-on-one battles and team battles. The winning side would receive half of the losing side's total points. If the winning side's points were not higher than the losing side's, they would receive an additional ten points as a bonus.

In the previous six hours or so, He Yan had accumulated 1,080 points, while the last place on the leaderboard, ranked fiftieth, had 34,556 points, and the highest ranked first had 685,664 points.

It's worth noting that there was a huge gap between the first and second place. Compared to the 680,000 points of the first place, the score of the second place was a bit lackluster, only 180,000, not even one-third of the first place!

He Yan's attention lingered there for a few seconds. The ID of the first place was \"Crimson Bone\".

He firmly remembered this name.

In the mecha simulation practice arena, there was a small light after each person's ID. The light showed green when the ID was online and gray when offline. Because it was late at night, not many IDs on the leaderboard had green lights lit up.

But the light of \"Crimson Bone\" was on.

Moving his attention away from that green light, He Yan started his challenge from the last place on the leaderboard.

Number 50 was good at defense. Probably seeing He Yan as a novice, he was a bit overconfident and soon had a defense gap opened up by He Yan, losing control of the situation. He Yan eventually paid the price of an arm to win, taking 17 minutes!

\"Yi\" scores 183578, currently unranked!

Number 46 was an all-around player, good at overall planning. He Yan tussled with him for a full 30 minutes before attracting the other party's attention with a deliberately revealed weakness, while using a quick and precise move to behead the enemy mecha.

\"Yi\" scores 356683, ranked 49th!

Number 42 moved swiftly with an unpredictable style, somewhat similar to He Yan himself. Both attacked quickly and fiercely, exchanging over a dozen moves within just a minute of starting.

After 3 minutes, He Yan ended the match with an unexpected backhand pierce.

Number 42, White Colt, couldn't help showing a shocked expression on his virtual character's face after repeatedly watching the recording of his defeat. Although theoretically possible, the backhand pierce required extremely high precision and prediction ability from the pilot to control the mecha.

The slightest deviation would turn this killing move into a fatal opening! So without absolute confidence, using this move was simply courting death!

The number of people he knew capable of this move was no more than three digits in the entire empire!

But now, a dark horse suddenly appeared out of nowhere and used the backhand pierce!

Could it be one of those top experts?

However, after opening \"Yi\"'s detailed information, White Colt's doubts about \"Yi\" being able to use the backhand pierce were all thrown far behind, replaced by a mind full of \"WTF\"! He stared blankly at the \"8 hours\" shown in the total online duration column and gasped. WTF, who is this guy, actually able to enter the points leaderboard after only playing for 8 hours?

No, impossible. Last time a newbie took 2 months to climb onto the points leaderboard which was already stunning. 3 hours, is this still human? Maybe...it's a real-life expert in a bad mood coming to crush people?

But after examining \"Yi\"'s battle records in detail, this guess was completely shattered. Because \"Yi\" lost his very first match, and he had fought the person who defeated \"Yi\" before. That person's skill was quite good among ordinary people but still got crushed by him. The \"Yi\" who easily gave him a backhand pierce just now actually lost to such a guy!

He unwillingly studied \"Yi\"'s battle records over and over. Seeing the rookie-like operation in the 8 hours of recordings, he had to admit with a shattered worldview that \"Yi\" really was a newbie 8 hours ago!

Of course, far more than just White Colt noticed this.

Almost everyone - still online at this time - focused their attention on this new player with sharp techniques and unstoppable momentum!

And at this point, after two more challenges, \"Yi\"'s points had reached 82644, ranking 29th!

Late at night, not many were online. Only a dozen or so of the 50 people on the leaderboard had green lights lit after their IDs. And these online people were basically all attracted by the commotion caused by He Yan, joining the huge spectator team.

The original 27th place obviously also noticed \"Yi\" challenging the high rankers on the leaderboard. He was very vigilant from the start and tried his best, even performing better than usual with high concentration! But even so, he still lost the match after 20 minutes.

On the Imperial Mecha Forum, a post titled \"818 Tonight's Leaderboard Purgatory, Come Place Your Bets, How High Can the Mysterious Newbie Climb?\" quickly gained over a dozen pages.

While netizens were eagerly gossiping and sighing, the name \"Yi\" was still slowly climbing up the leaderboard.

The higher up the leaderboard, the greater the gap between each rank. From 20th up, they were almost all monsters. He Yan also felt a bit strained after fighting this far. His understanding and mastery of mechas was not very thorough. Perhaps he could still crush those of ordinary level, but in a short time, there was still a certain gap with the top mecha piloting level in this world.

After another two hours, narrowly defeating the 15th place, the name \"Yi\" had appeared at the 13th position on the leaderboard. He Yan checked the time, it was already 2 AM. Continuing to fight was meaningless at this point. He still had classes tomorrow, so it was about time to log off.

Just as he was about to \"Confirm Exit\" under the system prompt, a dialog box abruptly popped up:

[Crimson Bone invites you to enter room [1V1 Single Battle], accept invitation?]

The number one on the leaderboard?

He Yan only hesitated for two seconds before clicking accept.

Although he would likely lose 80% against this person with his current skill, he was unwilling to give up the chance to face off against the number one expert on the leaderboard.

It turned out He Yan's premonition was accurate. He not only lost, but lost very quickly. In just three minutes, his energy cabin was cleanly pierced by \"Crimson Bone\".

Even though they were using the same mecha model, under the control of \"Crimson Bone\", that mecha performed as if its performance had been forcibly upgraded, simply not on the same level as his.

What a terrifying person.

Looking at the dark red words \"Failure\" in front of him, He Yan sighed silently, ended the battle, and seeing that \"Crimson Bone\" had not left the room yet, he thought for a moment and typed a line in the room chat box: \"You are very good.\"

It took a full two minutes for a response.

\"Crimson Bone\": Mm.

He Yan: \"..................\" The masters really all have personality!

[\"Crimson Bone\" requests to add you as a friend, do you agree?]

He Yan clicked \"Agree\", and took the opportunity to type in the private chat box that popped up: \"Good night master, I'm going to sleep.\"

Then, after receiving another aloof \"Mm\" from the other party, he directly exited the room and went offline to sleep.

On the other end, not long after he went offline, \"Crimson Bone\" also followed and went offline.

The man took off the holographic helmet and casually threw it on the ground. The floor was covered with a soft white fur carpet, and the small helmet rolled around on it a couple times before finally lying alone by the corner of the table.

\"Yi\"?

The man had exquisite and handsome features, originally very charming looks, but the gloomy and impatient expression between his brows ruined this perfect appearance, and his complexion was also a bit sickly pale. Lying on the incomparably soft big bed, he inexplicably thought of that newbie he had just impulsively abused.

Who knows how long passed, after experiencing countless sleepless late nights, the man finally peacefully entered dreamland on this night.

Author's Note: Your Majesty: After beating up the wife, had a good sleep, feels great.

In order to release the gong lord, I gritted my teeth and wrote over 4000 words, my liver hurts... Ying ying ying

My body has been hollowed out! Can't act cute today!

Kicks legs and collapses _(:з」∠)_

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Because he had the original body's memories, he could understand the school's courses. He Yan attended classes properly every day, and when he didn't have class, he would go on the light net to practice operating mechs.

Sometimes when Crimson Bone was online, he would give him some guidance. Slowly, under Crimson Bone's tutelage, he was able to last a few more minutes.

The big shot, although not talkative, seemed to be a good person.

He Yan's own little life was quite fulfilling. A few omegas who had been following him around, flattering him and bullying others everywhere in his name, had asked him out a few times, but he directly rejected them all.

Gradually, rumors spread in the school that the He family's spoiled and willful young master had suddenly settled down for some unknown reason, and no longer chased after Prince Aaron's tail all day. It seemed he had completely given up, which made people feel it was quite strange.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Only when He Yan received another communication from He Lan did he belatedly remember that he still had an activity to do, which could be described as \"accompanying the honorable and great Emperor on a tour of the campus\", but actually meant \"taking the initiative to fawn over a mentally ill alpha and end up being despised to death\".

It's okay, He Yan silently comforted himself. Anyway, that mentally ill Emperor had no interest in him at all. His Majesty had taken a liking to his own younger brother's kind and lovely little boyfriend at first sight.

Later, he even helped Elai several times behind the scenes in his and Elai's quarrels because he disliked him for bullying Elai before.

He Yan: \"......\"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a faint sense of depression. In order to preserve the He family and allow himself, a currently powerless weakling omega, to continue living safely and securely, he had to find a way to solve the Emperor's spiritual power problem. But in reality, he was really reluctant to help cure the mental illness of someone he knew would dislike and target him.

Or, he could directly hypnotize the Emperor and make him an obedient puppet?

But thinking of the Emperor's 3S-level spiritual power strength and mad dog-like temperament, He Yan felt that he couldn't have too much hope for this idea.

With a slightly unhappy mood, He Yan tidied up his appearance in front of the mirror. After confirming there were no issues, he followed the servant sent by the He family to lead the way and walked out of the dormitory.

The announcement that Emperor Adrian was about to come to the school for an inspection had been prominently posted on the Imperial Military Academy's official website a month ago. In order to welcome the Empire's most honored man, the academy had also been renovated.

So today, the students were all very excited, especially those omegas who didn't understand the Emperor's brutal true colors. They gathered in groups of three or five to discuss Adrian, walking on the road with excited and yearning smiles on their faces.

This alpha, who had led the Empire out of the quagmire of war, enjoyed a very high level of support among the people, even though the parliament had some reservations about his overly ruthless methods and his monopoly on military and political power.

Putting aside any personal emotions, objectively speaking, he was indeed an outstanding and great monarch.

It was only ten o'clock in the morning, and at this time the Emperor's hovercraft should have just left the palace. It would take about an hour to reach the academy. He Yan's current mission was to rush to the academy's frighteningly large landing pad and wait respectfully for the Emperor's arrival.

When He Yan arrived at the landing pad, a group of people had already arrived there faster than him. Led by the principal, basically all the school leaders were here.

These people had obviously received the news early, and He Yan's appearance was clearly within their expectations. Many of them resented his behavior of taking advantage of his identity to make things difficult for the omegas around Aaron at school.

But constrained by the He family's face, they couldn't say anything on the surface. Seeing him, their faces showed contemptuous expressions one after another.

Just relying on having the family backing him up, he dared to covet that position beside the Emperor?

The He family's ambition had really grown in recent years.

Facing this group of people with various expressions, He Yan was already in a bad mood and couldn't be bothered to show them a good face. He directly stood to the side with a stiff expression.

The principal was a person who looked very kind. Noticing this silent confrontation, he didn't show anything and still had a calm appearance. He even nodded amicably at He Yan.

After waiting for nearly an hour, a silver hovercraft finally appeared on time in everyone's field of vision. This hovercraft was very large, with smooth lines, and had the royal symbols of a knight, sword and crown on its body, glittering under the sunlight. When the hovercraft landed, it brought up a gust of wind on the flat ground, making He Yan uncomfortably squint his eyes.

The hatch opened silently to both sides, and the royal guards in white military uniforms walked out of the hovercraft in an orderly manner. He Yan was not surprised to see his cousin He Lan among them.

Finally, a tall figure walked down from the hovercraft, and everyone immediately saluted the Emperor in unison. At the reminder of the attendant beside him, He Yan also bowed his head in salute.

After the salute, He Yan couldn't help but size him up a couple of times.

Adrian had a very exquisite face, with light golden hair that was very gentle and moving in the sunlight, deep and charming dark blue pupils, fair skin, and crimson thin lips. It was no exaggeration to say he had a face created by God.

Wearing a military uniform made his broad shoulders and long legs even more apparent, with excellent body proportions. At this moment in public, the Emperor did not show his morbid side, his expression was very indifferent, awe-inspiring without anger, making it impossible to tell his likes or dislikes.

It had to be said, there was a very good reason why Adrian had so many fanboys at the Imperial Military Academy. Just based on appearance alone, this Emperor could be given a score of 120. In fact, Aaron's looks were also very good. It seemed that the royal family's genetic inheritance was indeed excellent.

The Emperor gave a light sweeping glance at the crowd. When he saw the black-haired omega standing to the side, looking out of place compared to the school leaders, he paused slightly, but quickly passed over him.

After everyone welcomed the Emperor, more than half of them left, leaving only the principal and a few important leaders to have lunch with the Emperor in the cafeteria of the Joint Imperial Military Academy.

Of course, He Yan, who was designated by the He family head to accompany the Emperor, naturally joined them. The meal was quite awkward. A group of leaders were busy flattering the Emperor, and hardly anyone was eating seriously.

Although He Yan was hungry, in order to save face, he could only imitate them and eat one or two bites occasionally in a restrained manner. He was very hungry and didn't want to say a word.

The Emperor's gaze fell on the lowered black head beside him several times, then moved away expressionlessly.

After the meal, there was another bunch of tours - touring the cafeteria, classrooms, training grounds... He Yan was like an accessory the whole time, enduring all kinds of scrutinizing gazes and countless whispers from the students in the academy.

He mechanically followed behind Adrian's ass, having no interaction with this Emperor who had a sullen face throughout.

It wasn't until the 'meeting outstanding students' session that He Yan's spirit was shocked. Here it comes, this is where Adrian falls in love at first sight with his younger brother's boyfriend!

The academy selected thirty-two outstanding students for His Majesty the Emperor to meet this time. Elai was very hardworking and talented, always performing well in school, and was selected at the end of the list.

However...

Seeing Adrian nodding to these students, including Elai, with a cold face and no fluctuations in his heart, He Yan felt that the development of the plot seemed to be a bit off.

On the other hand, Elai's face turned slightly red when he saw Adrian.

Perhaps it was because Adrian was too deep-minded and did not easily reveal anything on his face, but his heart had already silently become perverted.

He Yan speculated, calmly ignoring the gaze mixed with surprise and jealousy that Elai cast at him the moment he saw him.

After this session, He Yan accompanied the Emperor to the auditorium to deliver a speech expressing appreciation, warning and encouragement to the students. Finally, the day's itinerary ended in the evening.

Standing behind a large group of school leaders, He Yan watched the hovercraft's hatch slowly close and couldn't help secretly breathing a sigh of relief in his heart. The boring and awkward day was finally coming to an end. Although he never cared about other people's gazes, after being observed and discussed by the entire school for a whole day, he inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.

Adrian was indeed a difficult person to get along with, but he seemed to have good self-control. He didn't dare to rashly probe the Emperor's mental strength, and decided to lie low and wait for an opportunity. Anyway, there were still seven years before the Emperor was killed by Aaron in the original trajectory, so there was no rush.

He Yan turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a cold and stern voice from behind: \"Young Master He Yan, please wait a moment.\"

He Yan turned around. The person who stopped him was a member of the Royal Guard, with a serious but polite tone.

\"His Majesty has something to discuss with you. Please come with me.\"

The eyes of the leaders who had not yet left all glanced over.

He Yan: \"..................\"

Although he was not very willing, he could only follow him to the hovercraft with a blank face.

The officer led him through several corridors and finally brought him to a tightly closed hatch. He pressed a blue button next to the door and politely said, \"His Majesty is waiting for you inside. I take my leave.\"

The hatch opened automatically, and He Yan cautiously walked in.

As soon as he entered, the hatch immediately closed with a \"swoosh\". He Yan felt something was wrong and immediately became alert.

But it was still a step too late.

With a \"bang\", he was violently pressed against the cold and hard hatch by someone. He instinctively struggled and raised his leg to kick the alpha who was holding him down.

However, the difference between an A-rank physique and an SSS-rank physique still caused his resistance to be easily suppressed by the alpha with one hand. He even had his wrist grabbed, flipped over, and changed into a posture with his face pressed against the door.

The alpha finally took off the disguise he had worn all day, revealing his sinister and tyrannical true face. He sniffed with his nose at the omega's slender and fair nape, where there was a gland that emitted the omega's pheromones. At this moment, it was emitting a slightly more intense and alluring scent unique to omegas.

A hint of greed leaked from the alpha's pupils.

\"Let me guess,\" he slowly licked the sensitive skin of the omega's gland.

\"Little cutie, your heat is coming soon, isn't it?\"

Author's Note: After \"beating up his partner,\" His Majesty has now unlocked the achievement of \"ruthlessly pinning his partner's handsome face against the door\" → →

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Touched in his most sensitive spot, He Yan's body violently twitched, but he couldn't move at all due to the man's restraint.

The alpha chuckled softly, his tongue sliding up along He Yan's skin. He nibbled on He Yan's earlobe and said, \"Your scent when in heat is so sweet, it makes me want to tear you apart.\"

This little omega's pheromones had a sweet, creamy fragrance. He usually disliked eating sweets, but when he caught a whiff of He Yan's pheromones, he suddenly felt that he might have unexpectedly fallen in love with this cloying treat.

In fact, during the entire school tour, the delectable scent emanating from this little omega had been a constant lure to his sense of smell. It took great willpower to control his body's reaction and not do anything improper to the omega in public.

Although the omega had obediently followed him around like a little tail all day, he could tell that this little cutie seemed to be in a bit of a mood, pouting that exquisite pretty face the whole time, looking unhappy and not cozying up to him as he had imagined beforehand.

He knew that He Yan's family elder, who was always loyal to him, was eager to match his grandson with him. But he had always found it difficult to take an interest in those delicate, sensitive omegas - getting too close annoyed him so much that he wanted to toss them aside.

So before coming, when he thought about having to face another one of these creatures, he felt a bit impatient. But after seeing this little cutie in person, he found himself quite intrigued instead.

He wondered if this little omega would be scolded when he went back for being so perfunctory about the task his family had given him.

The omega was clearly furious, cursing sharply, \"Fuck off, you pervert!\"

The alpha ran his sharp canines over the location of his posterior neck glands, pleased to hear the omega let out a muffled groan. The omega cursed at him again in a trembling voice.

Just as he was about to tease him some more, he suddenly felt a sharp pain deep in his spiritual sea. It hurt so much that he instantly released his hold on the omega, clutching his head and staggering back two steps before collapsing to the ground.

As soon as He Yan was free, he immediately turned around and kicked the Emperor viciously twice. Then he used his sleeve to repeatedly wipe the place the alpha had licked. Feeling it still wasn't enough to vent his anger, he went back and kicked him two more times!

Forget waiting for the right time, today he was going to smash this pervert's dog head in!

He Yan crudely thrust his spiritual power into the alpha's spiritual sea, ready to teach this esteemed Emperor a lesson he would never forget.

Adrian turned pale with pain and collapsed to the ground, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

To prevent the omega from making a scene, His Majesty the Emperor had wisely activated the room's full lockdown mode before the omega entered. So even though he had now miserably fallen victim to an attack, his loyal officers still had no idea what had happened to their Emperor.

Half a minute later, He Yan withdrew his spiritual power threads with an indescribable mood.

Fuck, why did this pervert's spiritual sea core seem so similar to Old Mo's back then?

No, it wasn't exactly the same. If he had to say, maybe His Majesty the Emperor's spiritual sea contained a tiny bit more spiritual power.

But that familiar feeling couldn't be faked.

He Yan squatted down and looked at the pitiful Emperor who had passed out from the pain. He patted the alpha's sweat-drenched cheek and tugged at his soft blond hair, his expression cryptic and unfathomable.

\"Cough...\" Adrian frowned, coughing painfully a couple times. A sickly flush appeared on his cheeks. When he opened his eyes, there was obvious anger and brutality in his deep blue pupils.

He Yan, meeting the Emperor's gaze: \"............\" He withdrew the paw that was still tugging at His Majesty's august hair, feeling conflicted.

Adrian fiercely grabbed his wrist. Taking advantage of the omega's momentary distraction for some unknown reason, he neatly flipped him to the ground and pinned him down with his body.

Gripping the jaw of this omega who dared to attack his spiritual sea, he looked down at that little face that had turned a bit pale from his grip. His gaze was heavy as he said in a low voice, \"Your spiritual power is not S-rank.\"

This omega had actually broken through his spiritual barrier so easily...

You should know that even when he was completely off guard, S-rank spiritual power couldn't possibly break through his spiritual barrier. In fact, before the omega arrived here, he had already unknowingly passed through several layers of identity verification.

So there was no doubt that the person in front of him was indeed He Yan. Then there was only one possibility - for some unknown reason, this little omega had concealed his true spiritual power level.

However, He Yan, who was struggling between the two thoughts of \"I should just knock this pervert out\" and \"No, this pervert seems to be my partner, if I beat him into an idiot what do I do\", was a bit irritated and didn't really want to pay attention to this seriously ill man.

\"Little cutie,\" seeing He Yan's uncooperative attitude, the alpha's hand released his chin that had been gripped hard enough to leave marks. It slid slowly upward to pinch his cheeks, forcing his mouth open. Leaning close to his ear, he said threateningly, \"Do you know how long the sentence is for attacking a member of the royal family?\"

As if afraid of hurting him, Adrian didn't use much force this time. He Yan turned his head and broke free from the alpha's big hand. He said angrily, \"You sexually harassed me first.\"

Although at first he was so furious that he wanted to kill when suddenly attacked, now just thinking about how this person was his lover in his previous life, He Yan inexplicably found it a bit hard to get angry. He said it all soft and mushy, making it hard to tell if he was angry or acting spoiled. Compared to his aura when he was beating him up just now, he could be said to be quite wimpy!

Adrian naturally also noticed the omega's suddenly softened attitude. Seeing his cute expression that was a bit resentful and reproachful, the resentment in his eyes unknowingly dissipated a lot. Maintaining his posture of propping himself up with one hand, he grabbed the omega's chin and lowered his head to kiss him.

Adrian's kiss was aggressive, just like him.

When the alpha kissed him, He Yan still felt a bit awkward, but after feeling that familiar kissing technique, the awkwardness in his heart silently dissipated, and he slowly began to indulge in this kiss, gradually starting to respond to the alpha's teasing.

As the two people's breathing gradually became rapid, the scent of pheromones in the air also began to become much richer. Adrian's pheromones had a very cold mint scent, mixed with the sweet scent on his body, as if producing a strange chemical reaction in the air, simultaneously stimulating the senses of both people.

\"So sweet,\" Adrian took the initiative to end the kiss. He gently kissed the omega's slightly moist eyes and looked at the person under him with unprecedented tenderness, whispering, \"I'll forgive you this time.\" As he spoke, his fingertips had already touched the back of the omega's neck, suggestively rubbing the location of his glands.

He Yan's head felt a bit hot, but he also instinctively sensed danger. He reached out to push the alpha pressing tightly against his body away, but unfortunately, because he was a bit aroused, his arms were soft and had no strength.

\"I'm going to mark you.\"

The alpha stared intently at the prey's slender, fair neck, his eyes revealing a hint of inevitable greed, and declared in a deep voice.

Then he flipped the omega over, accurately biting the location of the glands on the back of his neck. The sharp canine teeth easily pierced the delicate skin there, and pheromones flowed into the omega's glands along with saliva.

The alpha's cold pheromones flowed into his blood vessels, bringing a burning heat that scorched his reason.

He Yan's body suddenly stiffened. The glands on the back of an omega's neck are an extremely sensitive area. The feeling of being bitten there is a pain that makes one want to scream, and the invasion of pheromones belonging to another person also gave him a hair-raising, spine-chilling feeling.

In his confusion, he suddenly became sober for a moment. With some inexplicable strength, he struggled and hit the alpha with his elbow, but the alpha had completely lost the tenderness he had just shown and mercilessly grabbed his wrist, pressing it to the ground, continuing to inject pheromones into the omega's glands.

He Yan didn't know how long it took before he vaguely felt the alpha's sharp canine teeth withdraw from the glands on the back of his neck, and instead licked and soothed the wound there.

He Yan's body was still trembling physiologically, but he had gradually come back to his senses from that dizziness, and found that at some point he had been placed by the alpha on the soft, big bed in the room.

The alpha held him in his arms, gently stroking his back, occasionally kissing the top of his head preciously, not at all like the overbearing appearance of forcibly marking him like a beast just now.

In order to declare ownership and drive away competitors, alphas usually leave a mark on omegas with their pheromones. There are three types of marks. The first is a temporary mark, usually produced by kissing or some other intimate behavior. This kind of mark is usually relatively short-lived, lasting from a few hours to two or three months at most, and the scent of the alpha's pheromones left on the omega will dissipate cleanly.

The second is an incomplete mark, which refers to the behavior of the alpha injecting pheromones into the glands on the back of the omega's neck. This kind of mark lasts for a long time. It takes at least half a year for the pheromones that have entered the omega's blood circulation to be completely expelled. During this period, the marked omega will firmly emit the scent of the alpha who marked them.

The last and most lasting type is a permanent mark, which refers to the behavior of the alpha and omega having already completed an incomplete mark, then completing a true mating and knotting and ejaculating in the omega's reproductive tract. A permanent mark generally lasts for a considerable time, but this \"permanence\" only applies to the omega.

Because normally, an omega can only be permanently marked by one alpha in their lifetime, but for alphas, they can permanently mark multiple omegas.

Society's requirements for omegas are very harsh. Although from a physiological point of view, only a permanent mark has lifelong effectiveness, in fact, in worldly concepts, once an omega is bitten by an alpha and injected with pheromones to complete an incomplete mark, they will be considered the property of that alpha by default.

And for the omega themselves, an incomplete mark will also make them feel subservient and dependent on the alpha.

The glands on the back of his neck were still aching. After carefully recalling the contents of \"Basic Physiological Knowledge for omegas\", He Yan coldly grabbed the alpha's lecherous hand that had already touched his buttocks and asked softly, \"What does Your Majesty mean by this?\"

His Majesty thought his little omega was just shy, so he gently grabbed his hand, raised it to his lips and kissed it affectionately, whispering soothingly, \"Don't worry, little cutie, I will marry you.\"

The Alpha who completed the mark felt his whole heart filled by the little omega in front of him, producing an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and stability. The heat anxiety that had been plaguing him since he came of age was also completely soothed.

It seems that the exaggerations in those alpha physiology textbooks are not all nonsense. Marking a beloved omega is indeed a physically and mentally pleasurable thing.

In his position, there will naturally be all kinds of omegas actively seducing him. It's just that for some reason, as soon as he smells the pheromones those omegas deliberately emit, he reflexively feels disgusted, and even being touched by them is revolting, let alone marking them. It wasn't until he saw this little omega in his arms that he had the urge for the first time in his life to inject his pheromones into another omega's glands.

He Yan also showed a smile, but it wasn't the shyness the alpha imagined. \"Did you ask for my consent before marking me?\"

The alpha felt that things seemed to be a bit troublesome. Weren't omegas supposed to become completely dependent on the alpha who marked them after being marked? Why did his omega look like he wanted to settle scores with him later?

He frowned and wisely chose to relent: \"Dear, I was wrong, but don't you want this...\" His little omega had shyly responded when they kissed!

He Yan continued to smile, silently releasing threads of spiritual power: \"What do you think?\" If he had known that a kiss would lead to being marked, he definitely would have resolutely slapped the alpha when he came in for a kiss.

Fuck forced marking!

Fuck marriage!

Fuck, he couldn't take it anymore, today he was going to beat this idiot who couldn't understand human words to death!

When His Majesty the Emperor was tied to the bed head with his own bed sheets, he was still pondering a question: How many words in the book \"Alpha Marking Guide\" were actually true.

\"Alpha Marking Guide\" Chapter 17, key point: Within a few days after an omega is incompletely marked, they will usually show excessive dependence on the alpha, often satisfying their inner sense of dependence through crying, acting coquettishly, and physical contact.

Some sensitive omegas during this period will also be extremely averse to the scent of other omegas on the alpha's body and have extreme reactions. As a responsible alpha, one should patiently accompany one's omega during this special period and give them enough sense of security.

But his little omega, after being marked by him, not only didn't nestle in his arms with a blushing face acting spoiled, shyly pulling on his sleeves refusing to let him leave, but immediately turned hostile and attacked him with spiritual power again!

The most terrifying thing was that even when he was on guard, his spiritual barrier only hindered the omega for a few dozen seconds before still being broken through by those aggressive spiritual power threads.

The feeling of being forcibly invaded in one's spiritual sea was not pleasant. Even knowing that after establishing an incomplete mark, the omega could not cause very serious damage to his spiritual sea, that feeling of having one's territory violated still made the alpha frown involuntarily, especially when the omega's spiritual power even circled around the core of his spiritual sea.

He had always been a person with a strong desire for control and a lack of trust in others. One of the reasons he had always refused to let omegas get close before was that he did not want another person's spiritual power to invade his spiritual sea.

But now, his intuition told him that his little omega seemed to be a bit angry, and he'd better not go against him.

What was this called? Hmm... a little game between lovers?

The alpha quietly moved his wrists, feeling the flexibility of the sheets, carefully controlling his strength to avoid accidentally breaking free from the sheets. If he did, his omega would probably become even angrier.

After the omega tied him up with the sheets, he directly straddled his waist.

Feeling the wonderful sensation of the omega's soft little butt sitting on his abdomen, the alpha's body immediately stiffened in an undignified manner.

He Yan slapped the alpha's rock-hard pectoral muscles. \"At least you have some sense.\"

His Majesty the Emperor restlessly moved his body.

Although He Yan felt that this slap was already very forceful, for an alpha with SSS physique, this slap not only didn't hurt at all when hitting his body, it was more like a kind of flirting, making him want to be slapped a few more times.

Thinking this way, His Majesty's little majesty below quietly stood at attention, poking the omega's extremely nice-feeling little butt through his pants.

He Yan laughed and calmly reached out to touch the large lump behind his butt that was poking him. When the alpha narrowed his eyes with a comfortable expression, He Yan unexpectedly used spiritual power threads to fiercely stab the alpha's spiritual sea.

His Majesty the Emperor, who instantly went limp from the stab: \"......\"

Seeing the omega's mischievous smile, he finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

\"Baby,\" the alpha tactfully relented, \"I was really wrong, but promise me, don't joke about our happiness in the second half of our lives, okay?\"

He Yan stabbed him again, looking indifferent as if it had nothing to do with him: \"What does your second half of life have to do with me?\"

Seeing the alpha's expression of \"angry but not daring to speak\", he smiled slightly. \"Don't rush, let's play slowly.\"

This game initiated unilaterally by the omega lasted for over an hour. Seeing the alpha's listless appearance after being tormented, the omega's anger finally subsided and he ended this \"punishment\".

He was just angry about being marked without his consent, but seeing how cooperative the alpha was, most of that anger dissipated. In any case, his lover's mind was ill now, so he couldn't hold too much against him.

As soon as the alpha's hands were freed, he immediately hugged the omega sitting on him, holding him tightly in his arms and fiercely kissing him for ten minutes. After the kiss, he panted and whispered in the omega's ear: \"You're really a vindictive little rascal.\"

He Yan bit his lip corner in retaliation. \"Not as bad as you!\"

The alpha's hands moved down and fiercely pinched his buttocks.

His spiritual power threads did not withdraw from the alpha's spiritual sea. While the alpha was holding him affectionately, these spiritual power threads started moving again, but this time they were not making mischief. Instead, they gently entangled with the alpha's spiritual power, helping him with shallow combing.

In this world, the spiritual sea of normal people was divided into two parts: the core and the periphery. The most important part was the spiritual sea core, which was the source of the peripheral spiritual power. If it was damaged, it would cause devastating damage to the spiritual sea, so except for absolutely trusted relatives or friends, people generally would not easily open this place to others.

Normally, the connection produced by their incomplete mark was not enough for him to enter the alpha's spiritual sea core, but the alpha's guard against him was very low, so he still sneaked in to carefully observe it.

Adrian's spiritual sea was very strange.

His outer spiritual sea was surrounded by a vast spiritual energy sphere and fine threads. Although they appeared a bit tangled and chaotic due to the lack of guidance since adulthood - which was one of the reasons for his current personality issues - they were indeed very powerful.

However, in the core of his spiritual sea, there were only a few empty spiritual energy spheres. Although there were a few more compared to his previous life, overall, they were still quite unimpressive and disproportionate to the vast spiritual energy in the outer spiritual sea.

But the outer spiritual energy did indeed extend from these small spheres, which showed that Adrian's utilization of spiritual energy was extremely high, to an unimaginable degree in this world where the average spiritual energy utilization was only a few tenths of a percent.

A vague guess slowly formed in He Yan's mind.

The state of Adrian's spiritual sea was quite similar to his own.

Most of his spiritual sea was shattered, and he could only mobilize and use a few thousandths of his total spiritual energy. However, since the development of the human brain domain in his original world was very high, and people's utilization of spiritual energy was many times higher than here, the actual spiritual energy he could exert reached the SSS level of this world.

Could it be that the man also came from the same world as him and had been secretly in love with him? Otherwise, there was no way to explain his clingy behavior in the first life.

How could someone's feelings come so abruptly? Even if it was love at first sight the first time, could it be love at first sight the second time too?

Moreover, he could feel that although Adrian did not have memories of his previous life, he still trusted and indulged him especially in his subconscious. An imperial emperor, an emperor with a bad temper and a gloomy disposition, was bullied and played with by him without getting angry, which showed that he truly loved him deeply.

But he had been single for many years and had no particularly close friends in private. He Yan racked his brains but couldn't think of a single suspicious person...

The whispers of the alpha beside his ear interrupted his thoughts, \"Darling, your spiritual energy is so cute and soft.\"

He Yan: \"............\" Then you must want to be abused by my cute spiritual energy again!

The alpha's breathing gradually became even, and his expression was very calm and peaceful as he fell into a comfortable light sleep.

The sleeping alpha was actually very charming, no less inferior than his popular younger brother. He Yan itched to touch the alpha's soft golden hair again, silently commenting in his heart that it really felt good.

The spiritual energy surrounding the alpha's spiritual sea was like a huge ball of yarn. He Yan spent a long time trying to sort out only a small part of it, and in the process, he was constantly harassed by the alpha's spiritual energy threads. Finally, after struggling with those restless spiritual energy threads, he managed to extract his own spiritual energy.

The alpha woke up, lazily opened his eyes, and kissed him on the face. \"Tired?\"

\"Of course.\" He Yan rolled his eyes, then suddenly thought of something, and his expression became subtle. \"Wait, what time is it now?\"

His Majesty the Emperor raised his wrist, opened the light brain to take a look, and said lazily, \"It's half past twelve.\"

\"!\"

He Yan sat up from the bed in shock.

He had actually been messing around with His Majesty the Emperor here for more than seven hours!!

No, that wasn't important. What was important was that their school dormitory would close at eleven o'clock sharp at night!

It had already been an hour and a half past that!

The Imperial Military Academy had strict management of students. The dormitory had a curfew at eleven o'clock sharp. Being late or staying out all night without leave would be announced to the whole school. This rule was said to be an iron law of the academy.

Over the years, many children from aristocratic families had been put on the announcement board because of this, losing face in front of the entire faculty and students. It could be said to be very impartial. So even if he was the young master of the He family, the academy probably wouldn't give him any leeway.

He Yan had already imagined the scene of his name appearing on the school's announcement board, being surrounded by all his classmates.

His Majesty the Emperor also crawled up, hugged his waist, and took the opportunity to kiss his back through the thin clothes. His voice was still lazy, \"What's wrong?\"

He wearily pulled away the emperor's hands that were hugging his waist. \"Let me out, I have to go back to the dormitory.\"

\"But,\" came the slightly dull voice of His Majesty the Emperor from behind, \"we should be in the elevator near the back garden of the palace now.\"

He Yan: \"............\"

What on earth had his mentally ill partner done behind his back when he didn't know?

In the end, He Yan did not return to the dormitory, but stayed overnight in His Majesty the Emperor's bedchamber.

Because his mentally ill partner also had a very important identity, and relying on this identity, he directly made a call to the principal in front of him, expressing his intention to ask for a night off for an omega without changing his expression.

Not only was the principal not angry about asking for leave after the curfew, he even agreed with great pleasure, repeatedly assuring that there would be no problem at all, and that it would not be a problem to ask for a few more days.

His Majesty the Emperor modestly indicated that there was no need for that long, so just add one more morning.

What happened to never making concessions? Trash academy.

As soon as Adrian took office, he adopted an iron-fisted policy. After more than a decade of management, now almost all the senior generals in the military were from the emperor's faction. The principal of the military academy was one of the emperor's loyal supporters and was personally promoted to this position by him, so it was understandable for him to be so respectful to the emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor carefully applied a band-aid to the broken gland skin on the omega's back of the neck, and advised, \"Don't get it wet for the next few days.\"

He Yan tugged at his hair. \"I know, I'm going to sleep. Don't make any more moves.\"

Realizing that his little omega seemed to have an extraordinary interest in his hair, wanting to reach out and touch it from time to time, His Majesty the Emperor felt that he shouldn't allow the omega to touch his hair so freely all day long, but he couldn't get angry at all. In the end, he could only helplessly let him do as he pleased.

They slept until dawn.

His Majesty the Emperor was the first to wake up in the morning light.

Although he was kept up quite late yesterday, his spiritual sea was gently combed by the omega, brimming with a warm feeling. With the omega's soft body in his arms and the sweet scent of the omega's pheromones in his nose, he had a rare, satisfying sleep last night.

He had insomnia issues since he was young. After reaching adulthood, coupled with heat anxiety and spiritual power disorder, he seldom had a complete good night's sleep like last night.

Since he had already requested leave for the omega for the morning, the Emperor was in no hurry to wake his little omega. Not wanting to disturb his sleep, he quietly watched for nearly half an hour until his little omega finally woke up, rubbing his eyes.

The Emperor immediately kissed him.

\"Mmm...\" He Yan pushed him away, covering his mouth, and said in a muffled voice, \"Don't mess around, I haven't washed up yet.\"

The two fooled around for a while before getting up to wash and eat.

Not sure about He Yan's tastes, the Emperor had the kitchen prepare a small portion of dishes in various flavors. While eating, the Emperor noted down the omega's preferred tastes. Small desserts were the most favored, followed by crayfish.

After the two meticulously and warmly finished a meal, just as the Emperor was about to take his little omega for a stroll in his garden, a guard came in to report, \"Your Majesty, Prince Aaron requests an audience.\"

The expression on the Emperor's face froze for a moment. He turned to look at his little omega, his face turning cold involuntarily.

He had almost forgotten that the intelligence he previously received mentioned that his little omega had been crazily pursuing that imperial brother of his at the academy. It's just that he was uninterested in omegas before and felt these matters were irrelevant to him. So he only glanced over the investigation results without paying attention to this matter. Only now upon hearing Aaron's name did he vaguely recall it.

For an omega who has already been marked by him to have liked another alpha not long ago - this is something intolerable for any alpha!

He Yan looked back at him innocently.

Author's Note: Welcome to all the cuties who stayed (づ￣ 3￣)づ Big hugs all around!
Actually, this chapter originally had over 9,000 words, but emmmm I got a bit carried away with the writing. After reviewing the rules, I had to cut out almost a thousand words, haha. Nothing particularly scary, just that the guidelines don’t allow too much detail.

This silly author is super emotional and easily influenced by external factors. Your comments give me a lot of motivation, so I hope you won't hesitate to leave a message, even if it's just a few words—they still give me a bit of encouragement.

Love you all, muamua~

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\"Have him wait in the reception room for a bit.\" His Majesty the Emperor gave the order with a calm exterior.

The attendant respectfully withdrew.

\"Now,\" the Emperor looked at his omega, his gaze slightly heavy, \"My dear, I need an explanation.\"

After completing the marking, not only will the omega develop an excessive dependence on the alpha who marked them, but the alpha's possessiveness towards the omega will also reach its peak during this period.

His Majesty the Emperor's reason was almost burned away by jealousy at this moment. He exerted all his strength to barely restrain himself from immediately dragging his little omega back to the room to complete the permanent marking, making him completely his omega!

He Yan was really quite innocent.

It was clearly the original \"He Yan\" who had been madly pursuing Aaron, but now he had to take the blame for it.

\"I really never liked Prince Aaron.\" He Yan immediately stated his stance firmly, \"I don't like that kind of fickle alpha. Before, I only chased after him in defiance of Grandpa... Do you really not trust me that much?\" The last sentence carried a bit of indignant grievance.

He absolutely could not take this blame.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor was a person who not only had a bad temper, but was also very petty. Although with the level of love and care an alpha had for him, even if he knew that \"he\" had once liked Aaron, he probably wouldn't really do anything to him, and wouldn't even be able to keep a cold face for long. But deep in the alpha's heart, he would definitely get stuck on this matter and then silently become perverted in his jealousy.

Although the other party was mentally ill and had angered him several times, He Yan didn't have the heart to let him be sad alone.

The coldness between the Emperor's brows dissipated a little, but his tone was still a bit dejected: \"I'm not blaming you, baby... I'm just feeling a bit insecure.\"

He Yan thought for a moment and added a sentence with conviction: \"If I'm lying to you, then we won't have a sex life in the future!\"

\"......\" The Emperor's face was full of complexity, and for a moment he didn't even know how to respond to this sentence.

\"Alright,\" the omega took the initiative to put his arms around his neck and kissed his chin, \"Don't think too much. Although you are overbearing and like to make decisions on your own, I only like you.\"

The Emperor gave his omega a deep look, sighed lightly, hugged his waist and lifted him up, capturing the omega's lips and kissing him passionately.

There was still a faint sweet cake aroma in the omega's mouth, which made the Emperor feel that his omega seemed to have become even sweeter.

It was a bit hard to let him leave like this.

Although the Emperor was a bit reluctant to part with his little omega, he still instructed his most trusted butler to personally send He Yan back to school, and then went to meet his royal brother who was waiting in the reception room with a hint of faint displeasure.

Since the death of the then Emperor and Empress of the empire in that war to defend the country nineteen years ago, only the two brothers Adrian and Aaron had been left to rely on each other in the entire royal family. In the nineteen years since Adrian took the throne, the image of the two in front of the people had always been close and loving, but in fact, their relationship was far less close than it appeared.

Adrian had been very lonely since he was young, and seemed to lack the desire to be close to others by nature. He had almost no interaction with his only younger brother.

After he came of age and ascended the throne, his personality became more and more eccentric, and his wariness of others grew day by day, with no exception even for his only relative. Therefore, even though Aaron was the second most noble person in this palace, in reality, apart from his own bedchamber, he had no special privileges in this palace.

Just like now, even if he wanted to see his elder brother, he had to have an attendant announce it first, and even during this waiting period, there would be an attendant beside him monitoring his every move.

However, apart from being too wary of him, in other aspects, Adrian had done everything that an elder brother should do, leaving no room for fault.

Aaron sat in the reception room with an elegant posture. Thinking of some of the information conveyed to him by the forces behind his little boyfriend, he couldn't help but have a slight movement in his eyes, but then he quickly adjusted his expression, not letting himself show any suspicious signs here.

If what those people said was true... then his elder brother was indeed no longer suitable to stay in that position.

Aaron carefully searched through his memories, and in the few interactions he had with his elder brother, he pondered over the subtle details that the alpha had inadvertently revealed, gradually forming a vague idea in his mind.

This time Aaron waited for a while, and a cup of tea had cooled completely before his elder brother finally arrived.

He immediately saluted his elder brother respectfully as usual, raised his head and showed a sunny and cheerful smile to his elder brother, \"Elder Brother, good morning.\"

But His Majesty the Emperor was not moved at all, and his expression seemed to be even colder than usual.

\"If I remember correctly,\" the Emperor said expressionlessly, \"it's still class time now, what are you doing here?\"

Aaron's smile stiffened slightly, and after a pause, his expression took on a hint of uneasiness, \"Elder Brother, it's actually about the verdict on General Cheshire...\"

\"Shut up!\" Adrian's expression suddenly changed, and his voice also took on a hint of sternness, \"There's no room for discussion on this matter. He committed the crime of treason. If it hadn't been discovered early, who knows how much confidential information would have been leaked. The court's verdict has been announced, and he cannot escape death.\"

\"I'm sorry,\" Aaron showed a guilty expression on his face, hesitated for a moment and continued slowly, \"Elder Brother, I'm not trying to plead for General Cheshire, his crime is unforgivable. It's just that, why must his personal wrongdoing implicate his entire family? It's already a time of peace now, and such a heavy verdict is a bit harsh.\"

General Cheshire was a respected general of the empire. He was already a major general when the previous emperor was in power, and he also enjoyed high support among the people. No one could have imagined that such a general who had made countless contributions to the country would, for some unknown reason, actually plan to collude with a researcher from the Empire's research institute to steal the empire's cutting-edge mecha data!

If it weren't for a professor at the research institute who discovered the clues and decisively reported the matter to the Emperor, those materials would probably be in the hands of the enemy country by now.

The news of General Cheshire's failed attempt to steal the Empire's secret information caused a nationwide uproar as soon as it was reported by the media. Soon, the court's verdict on the case was announced.

General Cheshire himself and the researchers involved were sentenced to death and executed immediately; his wife and daughter, who knew but did not report, were spared from death due to their omega status but were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; in addition, several members of the Cheshire family's main branch were exiled to the border mining planet, and the rest also received various punishments big and small.

All in all, at least two hundred people from the Cheshire family were implicated and punished.

\"Is that so?\" Upon hearing Aaron's words, Adrian actually smiled slightly, but the smile was not pleasant and instead exuded an evil aura. \"I think the court's verdict is still too lenient.\"

He glanced at his brother in front of him, who was full of compassion, and said sarcastically, \"Perhaps you were too young at the time to remember clearly. When the war to defend the country began, the reason why the Empire lost battle after battle and countless elites was because someone leaked the frontline's secret information. Traitors should be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and their families should also bear the consequences brought about by their own members.\"

Aaron opened his mouth to argue, \"But we can't live in hatred forever...\"

In any case, at least for omegas, life imprisonment is too severe a punishment. Heat periods without an alpha are very painful, and in the long run, it will cause irreversible damage to the omega's body. It's not hard to imagine the suffering that Lady Cheshire and her daughter will endure in prison for the rest of their long lives. As an alpha, he really can't bear to see such cruelty happen.

Of course, this feeling is probably incomprehensible to his imperial brother, who has always despised omegas.

\"Enough,\" Adrian interrupted him, his expression returning to coldness, as if he was too lazy to waste words with him. He nodded slightly, \"If you are dissatisfied with the verdict, you can directly appeal for Cheshire's family. I won't stop you. Now, please go back to your class quickly. I have a meeting to attend and can't entertain you for now.\" With that, he turned and strode out of the reception room, leaving Aaron standing alone.

Looking at the alpha's tall and straight back, Aaron's hands hanging by his sides couldn't help but clench tightly. He tried his best to control his facial muscles, not letting himself show too distorted an expression, and also quickly walked out of the room with a stiff face.

Quickly boarding his hovercraft, Aaron's expression immediately darkened, his azure eyes filled with resentment.

He had always been a proud person. Just now, being pointed at the nose and scolded mercilessly by his elder brother in front of a group of attendants really made him furious.

But—

Adrian's reaction was within his expectations.

Thinking of this, the anger in Aaron's heart was suddenly replaced by a secret pleasure.

Wasn't the purpose of his visit this time to test his imperial brother again? Now it seems that Adrian is indeed sick, like a mad dog.

He cautiously opened the light brain and replied to an anonymous account through a high-level encrypted channel:

[Okay, but I need to see your sincerity first.]

The Empire needs a wise and sober monarch, not such a tyrannical madman!

He Yan was taking the Empire General Knowledge class, which was an extremely boring course. Moreover, there was no profound content. As long as you memorized the textbook for the final exam, you could basically pass.

So most students didn't have the patience to listen. The majority of people in the classroom were sleeping, and a small number were playing with their light brains. Although He Yan was not sleepy, he was still affected by the sleepy atmosphere and dozed off while propping his head with his hand.

Suddenly, a notification sound from the light brain startled him awake.

The notification sound was a bit loud. Not only did it wake him up, but even the teacher on the podium noticed the movement from his direction and gave him a dissatisfied look.

He Yan lowered his head in embarrassment. When the teacher's gaze shifted away, he opened the light brain with full confusion.

He clearly remembered turning on the complete silent mode, right?

A message popped up on the three-dimensional projection screen:

[Special Notification] Hubby: Just ran into an idiot, unhappy, need comfort.

He Yan: \"???????????\"

It seems that while he was asleep, His Majesty the Emperor not only took the liberty of opening his light brain and adding his own contact number, changing it to an extremely shameless nickname, but also set a special notification sound for himself.

He... Is it too late to go to the palace now, beat that moron to death and break up?

Author's Note: I received so many comments, I'm super happy, which is why today's update is extra long (feeling inflated).

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He Yan decisively turned off the special notifications, changed the notes, and ignored a certain someone’s message. He obediently kept his eyes open for the remaining fifteen minutes of the class.

After class, just as He Yan was about to leave, the omega sitting in front of him suddenly turned around and timidly called out to him, \"...Cousin He Yan.\"

He Yan sized him up for a few moments and recognized the identity of this omega. This was a distant cousin from his family clan. Of course, it was the kind of cousin that was a thousand miles removed.

Although the number of omegas at the Imperial Military Academy was small, they were still divided into small cliques. Among them, the aristocratic omega clique centered around He Yan was undoubtedly the most formidable. As a member of the He family, his little cousin was naturally also classified into He Yan's side.

However, he was very timid and didn't like to cause trouble. Every time He Yan led a group of omegas to bully their love rivals, he would always stand by the side, hesitating to speak. A few times, he even stammered and tried to persuade He Yan, but naturally, He Yan impatiently scolded him a few times. As time went by, he just shrank to the side, not daring to speak.

Unlike Elai, this little cousin of his was a truly obedient little rabbit.

\"Is there something?\" He Yan asked.

\"That, that...\" As soon as the little rabbit met his gaze, he began to stutter nervously again, as if he was doing something bad. His voice grew smaller and smaller, \"I, I smelled... on you, that alpha's... pheromone scent.\"

He Yan reflexively twitched his nose.

Although His Majesty the Emperor was eager to let the whole empire know in a high-profile manner that he had already been marked, in order to satisfy his ever-expanding possessiveness, He Yan did not want to be so eye-catching. So he coldly ignored the Emperor's wistful gaze and sprayed himself with a special spray to mask his pheromones before coming to school.

So now, although he did indeed have the scent of His Majesty's pheromones on him, the scent was very, very faint. One would probably have to be close to him to smell it. In theory, his little cousin shouldn't have been able to smell it.

So the question is, does his little cousin have the nose of a dog??

\"I've always been particularly, um, sensitive to alpha pheromones since I was young,\" the little cousin's voice grew even smaller under his meaningful gaze, and his eyes slowly reddened, \"S-sorry... I, I misspoke.\"

Wait, he's about to cry???

\"............\" He Yan felt a little helpless inside and could only try to make his tone sound gentler, \"It's okay, I'm not angry. Mm, want to go eat some dessert together?\"

It was lunchtime now. He Yan had eaten a lot in the palace in the morning and wasn't very hungry now, so he didn't have much of an appetite at the moment. He had heard before that a new dessert shop had opened on the second floor of the academy cafeteria. Going there for a meal today could be considered a simplified version of lunch.

The little rabbit nodded with red eyes, showing a look of being overwhelmed by favor, \"Th-thank you, cousin.\"

The taste of this new store was indeed not bad. But what He Yan didn't expect was that his cousin, who looked soft and cowardly, ate at a speed that was very inconsistent with his image. When He Yan had eaten a third of his portion, the little cousin across from him had already finished a whole piece in two or three bites.

He Yan: \".........\"

He Yan was afraid he wouldn't be full, so he ordered some more dishes for him. As a result, they were all quickly devoured as well.

The two of them finished a dessert meal in a relatively harmonious and friendly manner. The little rabbit seemed to have been bought over by a meal and completely forgot about the original body's bad attitude towards him before. He happily blushed again and expressed his determination to He Yan, \"Cousin, d-don't worry, I will definitely k-keep your secret!\"

It seems he's not timid anymore at this moment.

He Yan found him quite amusing and wanted to tease him a few more times, but the prompt light on his wrist light brain quietly lit up. He Yan clicked it open and sure enough, it was from that person again.

[Idiot: Dear, want to have lunch together?]

He Yan was about to reply that he had already eaten, but another message quickly came from the other side.

[Idiot: I booked a restaurant, it's very close to the academy. I'll come pick you up now.]

He Yan: \"............\" He had to admire this wave of self-questioning and self-answering.

[He Yan: No need, I just ate.]

[Idiot: Sorry dear, I remembered the wrong time for your school dismissal. I'll have someone change the time to the evening. Do you have class in the afternoon?]

[He Yan: No class, but I'm staying in the dorm tonight. Don't take leave for me without permission.]

[Idiot: Aggrieved.jpg]

Their family idiot even knows how to use emoticons... It seems he's quite in touch with the people's livelihood as an emperor!

He Yan had mixed feelings.

However, when he looked up, the eyes of his little rabbit cousin were even more complex. He was blinking his big eyes, with a bright gaze that couldn't hide the two big characters \"gossip\". \"Is, is that my brother-in-law?\"

He Yan suddenly felt that this cousin of his was actually a bit annoying, so he reached out and flicked his forehead. \"Ask again and I'll silence you.\"

The little rabbit covered his flicked forehead, his face flushed as he looked at He Yan.

With the end of the term approaching, even at the Imperial Military Academy, known for its strictness, there were very few classes. He Yan had no class in the afternoon, so after saying goodbye to his cousin, he went straight back to the dorm and logged onto the light net. He entered the virtual mecha training arena to continue honing his mecha skills.

In the past half month or so, with the occasional guidance of \"Crimson Bone\" and the accumulation of his own practical experience, He Yan's progress was almost rapid. Now, the ID \"Yi\" had squeezed into the top ten of the leaderboard. Although he was in last place, he was the most eye-catching one among the top ten besides the legendary \"Crimson Bone\" in the training arena.

It was no wonder. Every single person in the top ten of the leaderboard had reached this point through constant failure and improvement. This process was not as simple as it sounded. Except for He Yan, every one of these people had gone through years or even decades of tempering to stand out among billions of IDs - even though the vast majority of them were just ordinary people coming to join in the excitement.

Only that freak \"Yi\" had taken just over half a month to charge into the top ten with an unstoppable momentum.

And it was obvious that \"Yi\" was still making continuous progress. No one could predict how far he would ultimately go.

He Yan opened his friend list and saw that the only friend in it, \"Crimson Bone\", had their light off.

After thinking for a bit, instead of going to find someone to spar with or do solo practice as usual, he opened the search box and typed in the two characters \"Lai Yi\".

This was also a newcomer who had entered the practice arena less than two months ago. But opening up his profile, one would discover that this ID had already entered the top one thousand in the mech practice arena rankings!

For a newcomer who had just entered the practice arena, this was undoubtedly an astonishing achievement.

————Of course, the premise was not to masochistically compare with \"Yi\".

From the name \"Lai Yi\" alone, it could be seen without difficulty that this person was Elai.

In the practice arena, besides the ID and battle records, all other personal information in everyone's basic profile was hidden by default, and gender was also an item in the personal information. So here, one could not distinguish whether an ID belonged to an alpha or an omega.

In the original trajectory, when the ID \"Lai Yi\" became famous in the practice arena, because most omegas did not have high aptitude in mech piloting in reality, not many people guessed that such a talented newcomer would be an omega. It was only when \"Lai Yi\" \"unintentionally\" let slip in a chat with a friend, admitting that he was a new student at the Imperial Military Academy, that the masses eating melons on the gossip section of the Imperial Mech Forum keenly analyzed his true identity from his ID and other clues. Then they were surprised to discover that he was actually an omega!

Thus, Elai instantly became a hit on the mech forum, greatly boosting his favorability in front of the public.

Recalling this segment, He Yan couldn't help but silently give Elai's \"unintentional\" unmasking act a 100-point rating for acting skills in his heart.

It would be a pity not to enter the entertainment industry.

However, regrettably, ever since the ID \"Yi\" appeared, the gossip section homepage of the Imperial Mech Forum had basically been flooded by posts discussing this ID. Now, posts discussing \"Lai Yi\" had sunk completely out of sight due to insufficient popularity before they could even dig out his omega identity.

He Yan secretly felt smug about this for a few minutes, then shifted his attention to finding someone to spar with. Unfortunately, the challenge requests he sent to the top nine experts on the leaderboard were all ruthlessly rejected.

After waiting a while longer, \"Crimson Bone\" still didn't come online. He could only helplessly start a solo practice mode and spend this slightly boring afternoon.

At 6pm, He Yan left the school gate and got on an inconspicuous small hovercraft in a low-key manner.

At He Yan's strong insistence, His Majesty the Emperor helplessly gave up his high-profile intention of sending an imperial hovercraft to pick him up, feeling very aggrieved inside.

The one picking him up was still the butler who had sent him back to school in the morning. In this world, the average human lifespan was 230 years old. People generally only started showing signs of aging after 150. This butler already had streaks of white at his temples and quite a few wrinkles on his face, so he was likely not young.

In fact, this butler had been left behind by the previous emperor and was fiercely loyal to Adrian. In the original trajectory, because he suspected that Adrian's death was related to Aaron after Aaron ascended the throne, he was secretly killed by Aaron.

Faced with the kind smile shown to him by this butler, He Yan also sincerely responded with a smile.

The restaurant His Majesty the Emperor had booked was indeed very close to the Imperial Military Academy. In just five minutes, the hovercraft arrived at the destination.

Under the guidance of an attendant, He Yan arrived at a private room on the top floor. As soon as he entered, he received an enthusiastic hug from the alpha. \"My dear, I missed you so much.\"

His Majesty the Emperor felt a bit stifled inside. Originally, after marking his omega, he wished he could let the whole world know that this omega was already his. But his little omega was very ruthless. Not only did he spray pheromone masking agent to completely cover up the scent of his pheromones, he also ordered him to wait in the private room and not recklessly expose their relationship.

Sensing the little grievance in His Majesty the Emperor's heart, He Yan soothingly patted his dog head. \"I missed you too.\"

His Majesty the Emperor immediately held his face, wanting to kiss him.

Just as this kiss was about to land, His Majesty the Emperor's expression suddenly changed. He let go of his face, flipped up his sleeve, grabbed his hand, and kept sniffing back and forth. Finally, he raised his head with a displeased expression and accused, \"There's the scent of another omega's pheromones on you!\"

He Yan: \"..................\"

Perhaps it was because he had flicked his little rabbit cousin's forehead today, leaving behind a trace of faint scent, but he had already washed his hands... I have to say, His Majesty the Emperor's nose seems to be even more powerful than his cousin's dog nose.

However, the problem was, how could this person fucking be jealous of even an omega????

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So He Yan was pressed against by His Majesty the Emperor under the pretext of \"my omega's body can't have the scent of others on it\", groped all over, and had his lips kissed swollen, before being reluctantly released by His Majesty the Emperor, who was finally satisfied, and sat down at the dining table to start eating.

Although both the He family and the Imperial family had the etiquette rule of \"no talking while eating or sleeping\", at this time when the two of them were eating together, they didn't have so many scruples, and casually chatted while eating.

The two of them aimlessly chatted about some trivial matters in life. He Yan seemed to remember something and suddenly looked up at His Majesty the Emperor, who was cutting a steak across the table, and asked, \"By the way, what did you want to tell me this morning?\"

His Majesty the Emperor's steak-cutting motion paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. He skillfully cut the steak on the plate into neat little pieces and gently pushed it in front of He Yan. As if recalling something unpleasant, his expression faded slightly, and he briefly recounted the dispute he had with Aaron after He Yan left today.

Of course, in this process, His Majesty the Emperor also appropriately used a certain rhetorical device to highlight his brother's intention to \"go to great lengths to shield traitors\".

Although some sentimental omegas standing on the position of \"humanitarianism\" may feel that Aaron's act of pleading for the two omegas of the Cheshire family is very moving, His Majesty the Emperor had already figured out his little omega's temperament after interacting with him for the past few days. Their family's little darling is definitely not the kind of omega who is \"soft-hearted\" and sympathizes with anyone.

Sure enough, after hearing about Aaron's behavior, his little omega showed a hint of surprise on his face, mixed with a trace of disgust, and finally sighed regretfully, \"It seems that the legal education courses at the Imperial Academy did not have any practical educational effect on Prince Aaron.\"

His Majesty the Emperor also agreed and echoed, \"He probably hasn't grown up yet, so it's inevitable that he's a bit overly naive and idealistic.\"

Wake up, Aaron is just a fool who can't tell right from wrong!

He Yan shook his head and forked a piece of beef to His Majesty the Emperor's mouth, \"Pleading for people who intend to betray their own country is not something that can be done out of mere naivety.\"

Wake up, your brother has completely turned evil! Not only has he turned evil, he also wants to kill you and take your place!

The Emperor was delighted in his heart to eat the food fed by his little omega, but on the surface, he guiltily said, \"Perhaps it was because he was too young when Father Emperor passed away, and I neglected his discipline afterwards, which led to the development of this personality. In that sense, I also bear responsibility.\"

He Yan immediately refuted, \"If a person doesn't even have the most basic ability to distinguish right from wrong, the main problem is probably not upbringing, but nature.\"

His Majesty the Emperor sighed, \"It's just a pity that I discovered it too late... Forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things. The cream mousse at this restaurant is well-reviewed, would you like a piece?\"

He Yan immediately agreed without hesitation.

So the two people, each harboring ulterior motives and wanting to badmouth Aaron in front of the other, smiled at each other in harmony, feeling that they had both initially achieved their goals.

After nearly a month of warm-up, following the end of the final exams, the annual virtual mecha confrontation tournament at the Imperial Military Academy finally kicked off.

The Imperial Military Academy gathered the top military geniuses from the entire empire, and the total number of students was very large. This time, more than 40,000 people in the academy signed up to participate in the mecha confrontation tournament. The four grades were selected separately to determine their rankings. The tournament was divided into three parts: preliminaries, semi-finals and finals.

The preliminaries lasted for a week and had a very high elimination rate. Each person had to engage in an average of four battles. The system would score the winners based on the level of the opponents in each battle and their performance during the battle. The losers would not be able to earn points for that round. In the end, when calculating the total score, those whose scores were in the bottom 60% would be ruthlessly eliminated.

The entire preliminaries would be broadcast live to the whole empire through the light net. In order to maintain mystery and create topics, during the preliminaries and semi-finals, the students appearing in the battles only displayed their chosen IDs, and their true identities were kept confidential.

Of course, some students would choose to directly use their real names as their IDs.

For example, students like Aaron, who already had a very high reputation in the academy and among the public, would directly admit their identities and attract extremely high attention from the beginning.

Although Aaron did not have the once-in-a-century dual 3S-level talent like his imperial brother, his SS-level spiritual power and S+-level physique made him a veritable prodigy even in the Imperial Military Academy filled with geniuses.

Aaron was already a fourth-year student this year. Among the more than 10,000 people in the fourth-year group, the opponents he encountered in the four preliminary matches all had quite a big gap with him, so he won every match without any suspense. However, because the level of his opponents was quite ordinary, the total points he earned were not very high, only ranking in the top 10%.

But even with such an uneventful competition process, Aaron's fans still built a high-rise tower for him on the Imperial Mecha Forum. The vast majority of these fans were omegas. Although it was deplorable that Aaron was promiscuous and fickle, with the omegas by his side changing almost every month, his noble status, handsome and charming face, and gentle, intoxicating smile still captured the hearts of many pure omegas.

OP: [Aaron's No. 1 Brain-dead Fan]: Ahhhh, His Highness was so handsome today! Every move can be captured and used as a wallpaper!

1L [Aaron's Official Omega]: My prince is super handsome! Predicting in advance that His Highness will be first again this year!

2L [Rotten Tomato]: +1, going crazy for His Highness!!!

3L [When the Wind Rises]: +2

......

3885L [Little Fart Drum]: +ID number! Besides, do you even need to say something so obvious?

These fans enthusiastically praised their idol in the post, very excited, but those in the mecha forum who were more concerned about the competition itself were not in such a good mood when they saw this post.

The Imperial Mecha Forum is divided into many sections, with the Technical Discussion and Gossip sections being the most popular. The former gathers a large number of professional mecha pilots and mecha designers, discussing various professional-level issues every day. Randomly picking an ID, the person behind it is likely to be a big shot. The latter is full of countless onlookers dedicated to gossiping about famous mecha gods. These two sections can be said to hold up more than half of the entire mecha forum.

Generally speaking, the Technical Discussion and Gossip sections have always been like water and oil, not interfering with each other. However, today, this peace was broken. A sticky and exaggerated title appeared in the usually cold and aloof Technical Discussion section, firmly occupying the most eye-catching position on the homepage:

\"Did everyone watch the competition these past few days? Crazy cheering for my beloved Prince Aaron!!!!!!!\"

The professional big shots: \"......\"

What the hell is this? When did one of us betray our concise and cold style? Suffocating!

Then they clicked in and found the content inside even more suffocating.

The entire post was filled with crazy adoration, praise, and screaming...

The big shots calmed their minds and managed to discern the central idea of this post from a bunch of exclamation marks, which was that their empire's Second Prince performed exceptionally well in the virtual mecha confrontation competition at the Imperial Military Academy.

The virtual mecha confrontation competition held by the Imperial Military Academy has a high national profile. The big shots in the technical section were also aware of and had discussed this event, focusing on a few students with unique performance styles and the showdowns between S-class participants. But... although Prince Aaron's strength was indeed very strong, they hadn't heard of any particularly brilliant battles from him in the preliminaries.

So the puzzled big shots specifically went to the official website of the Imperial Military Academy to find Aaron's competition videos, only to discover... indeed, there was nothing special!

Among Aaron's four opponents, the highest spiritual power was only A+. With his SS spiritual power, it would be strange if he didn't crush them.

What's so great about this? Besides, if you want to hype, shouldn't you go to the Gossip section next door? What kind of operation is it to hype on their turf? There was even a moderator manually pinning it! Are they trying to start a war?

The big shots felt it was inexplicable. They couldn't help but reply with a few objective comments, then unsurprisingly got sprayed ruthlessly by Aaron's die-hard fans with strong combat power!

10008L [A low-key tech geek]: Actually, Aaron's performance was average, normal level. To be honest, what can you see with such weak opponents?

[Please start your performance] replied to 10008L: Heh, even if it's a normal level, he can still crush you, trash!

[Half Moon] replied to 10008L: The sourness in your tone is unstoppable. Hehe, where did this loser come from to give himself a cameo?

......

The big shots: \"......\" So angry, but can't out-argue them!

The big shots are very awesome in mecha technology, but in arguing with people, they are still just a bunch of newbies.

So the big shots, who got cursed badly, angrily reported the post one after another. Some big shots with connections directly contacted the forum's upper management, demanding the immediate deletion of this post.

The post was quickly deleted, but the impact caused by this incident was far from over.

Because of this matter, the Technical Discussion and Gossip sections almost tore into each other. The big shots of the Technical Discussion section accused the Gossip section of crossing the line to stir up trouble. The onlookers of the Gossip section expressed that they weren't very familiar with Aaron's group of idiotic fans either. Who knows why they went crazy and ran to the big shots' turf to cause trouble? They won't take the blame for this!

The people of the two sections each stuck to their own words. In the end, the forum management had to gather to mediate, kicking out the moderator who had pinned the post at the time to take the blame. Only then did the two sides reluctantly cease fire.

After this incident, not only did the big shots of the Technical Discussion section's favorability towards Aaron directly drop below zero, the onlookers of the Gossip section also stayed far away from Prince Aaron's group of idiotic fans who were so aggressive that they dared to curse out even the technical section's big shots. For a time, it could be said that Aaron's reputation on the Imperial Mecha Forum reached a historic low.

This wasn't just a simple gossip entertainment event.

Don't underestimate the influence of the big shots in the Imperial Mecha Forum's technical section. Many of them hold certain positions in the military, political, and scientific research circles in real life. Once they develop a dislike for Aaron, it will undoubtedly be very unfavorable for Aaron's future development.

Even though Aaron Syphir has the title of a prince, he is still just a student who hasn't fully grown his wings. And judging by the current emperor's indifferent nature, it's estimated that he won't give this younger brother any special care in his official career in the future.

In this situation, offending almost all the potential future superiors in one go, Aaron's predicament can be said to be very delicate.

Not long after this matter blew up on the forum, Aaron received the news. After hearing it, he was so angry that he smashed a set of tea ware he had cherished for two years.

The person on the other end of the communication carefully relayed the intelligence: \"We asked the poster over there, who said the post was indeed posted in the Gossip section. After posting, they privately messaged the forum management to pin it as usual. But for some reason, the post ended up in the Technical Discussion section. The forum has already checked and ruled out the possibility of manual address change. The initial estimate is that it may be a failure of the light net system, or... the poster had blurry vision.\"

Aaron sneered: \"Blurry vision? How can one's vision be this blurry? Might as well just go blind!\" The operating system of the light net is almost perfect and hasn't had a single failure in the hundreds of years since its creation. How coincidental that he encountered it? So this possibility can basically be ruled out too. The remaining possibility is naturally that his fans posted in the wrong section, triggering this war...

He hung up the communication and took a deep breath, barely suppressing the urge to curse. Posting in the wrong section is one thing, but they directly started cursing at the people in the Technical Discussion section. Do his fans not have brains?

Thinking of this, Aaron trembled with anger and smashed another cup!

At the same time, in the dormitory of the Imperial Military Academy, He Yan was in a rather pleasant mood, chatting with his mentally challenged partner. Upon hearing His Majesty the Emperor mention the spectacle created by Aaron's fans on the Imperial Military Forum, he couldn't help but smile slightly, concealing his contributions.

Although the technology in this world was very advanced, there was still some gap compared to his original world. Modifying a post address on the light web forum without leaving a trace was still an effortless task for him.

In order to prevent Aaron from ruining his mentally challenged partner's reputation by creating various public opinions in the future, as he did in the original trajectory, He Yan chose to take the initiative and ruin Aaron's reputation first!

He Yan looked at the face of His Majesty the Emperor on the other side of the communication, which in his eyes was countless times more handsome than Aaron, and felt a little sentimental.

It was a pity that his handsome mentally challenged partner did not know everything he had done for him.

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Nowadays, the imperial family is thin on members. Aside from the eternally single Emperor, there is only one Prince Aaron. Now, Aaron's fans have stirred up trouble on the Empire's Mecha Forum, casting a shadow over Aaron's image while also inevitably affecting the imperial family's image to some extent.

However, this is not a big deal after all, at most providing some gossip and laughs for the citizens during afternoon tea time. Moreover, due to Aaron pleading for the Cheshire General's family and his possessiveness over his little omega, the Emperor's impression of his younger brother, while not quite at the level of disgust, is pitifully limited in goodwill. So when subordinates asked if they should try to restore Aaron's image, he directly waved off the matter.

Let his somewhat crooked younger brother learn a lesson.

He Yan was of course happy to see this. So when the Emperor lamented to him about Aaron being \"too impetuous\", he expressed strong agreement and \"unintentionally\" spoke ill of Aaron a few times while echoing the Emperor.

The conversation atmosphere between the two was very harmonious for a time.

\"Dear, did you participate in the mecha competition?\" the Emperor suddenly asked after concluding the topic about Aaron.

He Yan raised his eyebrows and candidly replied, \"Of course.\"

\"Looks like I guessed right,\" the Emperor chuckled softly and gently said, \"Mind telling me your ID?\"

He Yan also laughed, \"Of course... I mind.\"

\"So naughty,\" the Emperor looked at his little omega's smug appearance in the projection, really wanting to hold this little rascal in his arms and give him a good \"lesson\", only helpless that they were too far apart. \"Then tell me when it's the finals, okay?\"

He Yan asked back, \"So confident in me?\"

\"Of course, an omega who can break through my mental barrier, I refuse to believe you can't even make it to the finals.\" The Emperor replied with a subtle expression.

The Emperor had vivid memories of the \"punishment\" he suffered after forcibly marking the omega that night. The experience of being aroused then forced to calm down by the other's mental silk threads, he never wants to go through that a second time in this life.

After they completed the marking, although He Yan admitted his mental strength was actually SSS like him, the Emperor had an intuition that their little omega's mental strength was probably above his. Generally, when two people with the same level of mental strength intentionally defend against each other, it's very difficult to break through the other's mental barrier. But that night, the process of their little omega breaking through his spiritual sea barrier was a bit too easy.

Actually, there have always been people insisting that \"mental strengths higher than SSS exist in this world\". They believe the reason higher levels can't be detected is simply because current mental strength testing devices have an upper limit of only SSS level.

Before, the Emperor also viewed this opinion as mere speculation like most people. But now, he completely believes it. After all, now by his side, there is living proof.

Seeing the Emperor's pained expression, He Yan guessed what he was thinking and couldn't help lifting his chin to tease, \"Don't worry, if you behave, I'll take responsibility for you.\"

Hearing the omega's words, the Emperor seemed to think of something, his gaze slowly deepening, smiling yet not quite, \"Oh? Take responsibility for me? Then when do you plan to make our relationship public? You can't let me stay like this without a name or title, right?\"

He added with lingering interest, \"The Empire's citizens should also really hope to see me have an Empress soon, don't you think?\"

He Yan was instantly tongue-tied, \"......After I graduate?\"

\"No way!\" The Emperor was unyielding on matters of principle and immediately firmly objected, \"I can't wait that long.\"

He Yan had only just finished his first year, there were a whole three years until he graduated from the Imperial Military Academy. He absolutely couldn't endure that long! In fact, every second now he wanted to completely mark the omega before him, enter his body, knot him in the deepest part, brand him, make him cry, make him thoroughly become his possession.

Just thinking this, the Emperor couldn't help getting a bit hard, a hint of danger also entering his gaze.

Under the Emperor's deep gaze, He Yan couldn't help feeling a bit guilty. Actually, he also understood Adrian's urgent desire to make their relationship public. Only, according to imperial family convention, the emperor publicly announcing a romance is a very serious matter, often the wedding date is announced together with it and they quickly get married.

After marriage, based on their emperor's temperament, he would definitely immediately permanently mark him. But he... as soon as he thought of the process of an alpha and omega completing a permanent mark as depicted in biology textbooks, he couldn't help feeling his scalp go numb.

In a place as narrow and fragile as the reproductive tract, not only does the alpha have to rudely squeeze in, he even has to swell into a knot inside!

Just thinking about it makes one suffocate!

\"Then...\" He Yan hesitated, \"End of third year?\"

Seeing his omega's guilty conscience, the Emperor took the chance to toughen his stance, gaze sharp, deciding with finality, \"Until you finish second year, can't delay any longer!\"

He Yan: \"......\"

Help, can't stall any longer!

Half a month passed. After two rounds of competition washing out 95% of people, the mecha tournament had reached the final stage.

At this point, each grade's group only had around 500 people left. These 500 were undoubtedly the outstanding, somewhat famous students in each grade. The competition having reached this stage, most of these 500 people's identities had already been guessed by the resourceful spectating masses through clues like combat styles.

Of course, there were also a small number who successfully maintained an air of mystery, mostly newcomers from the first-year group.

Among the first-year students, apart from those who are exceptionally outstanding, most have not made a name for themselves yet. Therefore, this group has the most mysterious dark horses.

Y is one of them.

This is a player with a very flexible style. Relying on adaptable techniques, Y cleverly defeated many opponents who were even stronger, entering the finals with an excellent overall score ranking of 37th. Y is one of the few students among the top 100 in the first-year group whose true identity has not been revealed.

\"It seems that the quality of new students at the military academy last year was quite impressive, Your Majesty.\" An alpha with a wrinkled face but a calm military bearing watched the live broadcast on the light net and sighed to the emperor sitting opposite him, \"For example, this 'Y', although the playing style is a bit opportunistic, you can see that Y is very talented and promising.\"

\"Indeed.\" His Majesty the Emperor elegantly took a sip of warm black tea and replied lightly, \"This batch of new students at the Imperial Military Academy is indeed very outstanding.\"

Of course, the most outstanding one must be their little omega.

Sitting opposite him, enjoying afternoon tea together, was a general of the empire who had retired for many years. This general was loyal to the royal family. When the previous emperor died in the war of defending the country, the situation in the empire was once in chaos. It was this general and the head of the He family who firmly stood out, mobilized forces to stabilize the imperial situation, and helped him secure the throne. For him, this general was both an elder and a close friend, one of the few friends he could chat with in his spare time.

\"However,\" His Majesty the Emperor put down the exquisite teacup in his hand and switched the screen to another arena, \"compared to 'Y', I still prefer the type that crushes opponents with strength. The mech arena is the territory of the strong, isn't it?\"

In the arena, the student operating the blue mech had an extremely sharp style and was also very powerful, like a fierce wolf. After finding the opponent's weakness and seizing the opportunity, he could deliver a fatal blow!

Even in such a high-level match in the finals, ten minutes after the start of the battle, the yellow mech opposite was still neatly beheaded under the swift attack of the blue mech.

In this battle, \"Qi\" achieved victory!

\"Qi\" is undoubtedly the biggest dark horse in the first-year group of this year's tournament. His strength is incredibly strong, not inferior even compared to the top few in the senior group. What's most puzzling is that the true identity of this dark horse has not been revealed so far, indicating that \"Qi\" is not well-known in the academy, or in other words, he has been hiding his skills!

This made the onlookers very excited, eagerly waiting for the moment when the Imperial Military Academy announces the students' identities after the competition, to see who exactly this mysterious \"Qi\" is among the first-year powerhouses!

\"Indeed very impressive. This person's quality can even surpass many professional soldiers. Back when I first entered the academy, I was far inferior to him.\" The old general couldn't help but praise after watching a match, and while marveling, he also noticed some details, \"But Your Majesty, don't you feel that this freshman's style is somewhat similar to yours?\"

His Majesty the Emperor: \"..................\" Of course he felt it!

In fact, not only did he feel that the style of this \"Qi\" was somewhat similar to his own, but it was even more similar, no, it could even be said to be exactly the same as the style of a little newbie he had once taught on a whim in the light net mech practice arena.

His Majesty the Emperor could almost certainly determine that the person with the ID \"Qi\" was the little newbie he had taught on the light net.

So now the question is, their omega did not reveal to him any intention of hiding his skills in the competition, so those ranked outside the top 100 can be directly ignored. Among the top 100 in the first-year group, only \"Qi\" and \"Y\" have not been unmasked yet... which one of them could be their little omega?

Actually, His Majesty the Emperor already had an answer in his heart.

\"Y\"'s playing style is more flexible, and this flexibility is actually a kind of compensation for the lack of personal strength. But based on his personal experience on the night he forcibly marked his omega, their omega is definitely the type who prefers to brutally crush people with their own strength in a simple and crude way.

His Majesty the Emperor watched \"Qi\" steadily and ruthlessly break the opponent's knee in another battle, and couldn't help but feel a pain in his own knee.

He couldn't help but recall the days when he was teaching the little newbie, and the little newbie was repeatedly and mercilessly pierced by him.

Author's Note: This world is probably going to be written into a slow-paced one by me _(:з」∠)_

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