Translator: Abo Dammen
On the Imperial Planet, a servant was an extremely inferior position. It was merely a label, not a profession.
In truth, the planet had strict job and occupation rules that defined what types of work were protected by law. There were caretakers, housekeepers, cooks, gardeners, and so on in the service business, but no ‘servants.’ The word ‘servant’ connoted an insult.
In principle, he would be appointed only when he requested something from others. Although the law does not precisely control such personal agreements, there is a time limit that should not be exceeded; it should not be more than three days.
Cheng Jin heard his conditions. He was completely stunned, and for a while he lost his voice. “Servant?”
Lian Wu smiled joyfully. “Yes, a servant!” He raised an eyebrow. “You don’t want to, ah? It’s fine if you don’t want to. Then you can go back and reconsider whether you can get a blue crystal bead someplace else. However, I’ll have to remind you that the 100,000 credit is far from sufficient. This bead is today considered precious and marketable, and the majority of them came from private collections. Except for me who’s willing to give up my treasure, others may not be so willing to care about you.”
Cheng Jin’s achilles heel had been struck by his remarks.
Despite his brother’s guarantee to give him one the next day, where could he obtain one now that he lacked both money and power? His brother had never denied his wishes since he was a kid. It must’ve been hard for him to refuse, so he agreed, but secretly, he didn’t know what the price to pay would be.
It’s just a day, just one day of making a fool of yourself in front of people you were familiar and unfamiliar with. What’s the big deal?
Thinking of this, Cheng Jin’s eyes became firm, and he said, “I promise you!” He looked at Lian Wu. “I promise to be your servant for the day and serve you at the Orange Floral Banquet. Can you give the bead to me now?”
Lian Wu was surprised to hear him agree without hesitation. He had intended to taunt the young master. After all, the impression that he had been bullied was too strong and made him furious, so he needed to vent, but he didn’t expect him to follow through on his word. He rubbed his chin. “Didn’t they say your spouse is of great status? Is that a rumor? Or did Young Master Cheng spread that rumor on his own when in fact, no one dares to marry you?”
Cheng Jin kept his mouth shut and didn’t say anything. He once wanted to reveal to the world that Lu Tao was his husband, but after learning of Lu Tao’s animosity, he sought to repress such feelings, thus only a few people knew about their connection, and they could only find out their marital status by checking his paperwork. However, this was a matter of personal privacy, and only authorized employees could probe.
He didn’t say anything, so Lian Wu accepted it as the truth. “Well then, you should remember the date of the Orange Floral Banquet,” he mockingly flung the bead across. “Come to me when the time comes, and I will arrange special clothing for you.”
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Cheng Jin flusteredly caught the bead, thanked him, and just awkwardly walked out of the house.
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Cheng Jin immediately raised his hand and showed the small bead at his fingertips. “I-I found it, ge. You don’t have to ask others.”
Cheng Xu stared at the bead for a moment, then asked, “How did you suddenly find it again?”
“You know that I’ve always been very careless. There was a corner I didn’t look at, and when I went back to search for it, it had fallen exactly there. I got it back.” Cheng Jin kept a straight face as he lied. He had a quick-witted expression on his face, but there was also a note of tension in it. He was scared that his older brother would see his flaw, and he was planning to reinforce it. Who knew Cheng Xu hadn’t spotted it. “Good thing it’s found.”
Cheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and after putting away the bead, he asked, “Ge, will you come visit tomorrow? I haven’t seen you for a long time. Will you pay me a visit? O-Or I can come and see you.” Following the Cheng family’s accident, the brothers met less often; after all, they weren’t economically well-off, and the time was not so free.
After a pause, Cheng Xu said, “I’ll go and see you tomorrow morning.”
“That’s good ah that’s good ah, I’ll wait for you to come!”
Seeing his cheerful smile, Cheng Xu could not help but chuckle and asked again, “Is there anything you want to eat? I can buy it for you.”
Cheng used to ask everything from his older brother, who was the most important person in the world to him and the closest to him before Lu Tao came along. He spent more time acting coquettish to his older brother than his parents. But now, he was sensible and knew that it wasn’t easy for his brother to make money, so he quickly shook his head. “No need, no need, I have everything, you don’t need to buy. Just bring yourself here.”
Cheng Xu looked at his sensible brother, but instead he gently sighed, and said softly, “I’m sorry, gege is useless.”
“No, you’re not!” Cheng Jin felt sour in his heart. He resisted the urge to cry and said forcefully, “My ge is the best gege in the world! The best! Invincible!”
Cheng Xu laughed, a little indulgent in his smile, and suddenly asked, “I heard that Lu Tao has lost his memory. How is he…treating you right now?”
“It’s pretty good, it’s so good that I’m a bit unaccustomed. “Cheng Jin’s tone was a little lower, “But it’s not real.”
In fact, the two brothers seldom talked about Lu Tao. Cheng Xu had a bad opinion of Lu Tao, because he thought his brother-in-law wasn’t good for his brother. But the two basically didn’t see one other more than a few times, nor was there any communication. Cheng Xu said, “I advised you a long time ago, but you didn’t listen to me.”
“I lost my soul at that time.” Cheng Jin laughed mockingly at himself. “If you lose it, you can’t find it back. It would be nice to be like ge. You can afford to put it down. You’ve had so many girlfriends, and yet you’ve still broken up in the end.”
He didn’t want to talk about his own affairs, so he changed the subject. “By the way, ge, are you sure you don’t want to get married? It would be nice if you get married and I get a little nephew.” When he said this, he got a bit lonely again. With his brother’s previous conditions, there had naturally been a large number of ladies who wanted to marry him, but now no woman on the planet wanted to marry him.
When he heard what he had said, his brother’s demeanor shifted somewhat. He immediately secretly regretted his mistake and hurriedly said, “I-I just said it casually. Don’t take it to heart, ge. Perhaps your fate will come a little late, I-I’ll go back first.”
Cheng Xu showed a smile, then said, “Okay.”
Cheng Jin was panicking, and he didn’t notice that his brother’s vision was a little erratic in the last few seconds of communication before he cut off the call.
He went out to deliver the clothes in the morning, but when he returned, it was almost evening. On the way back, Lu Tao encouraged him back twice. It took a lot of effort to mend the clothing. Cheng Jin took the materials for a new order and then returned home.
Cheng Jin had never been encouraged home by his husband before, and on the journey back, he was very delighted and pleasantly goofy, but when he saw a man whose face was almost black at the door of his house, he felt a little nervous.
Why did it felt a bit like he was caught cheating in the act?
Was the sun still hanging in the sky? It obviously had yet to completely set ah, so he wasn’t too late coming back. In the past, his older brother gave him the curfew of ten o’clock in the evening!
Cheng Jin stepped out of the car under duress. Lu Tao’s eyes were as cold as ice, yet there was anger in them, which was a far cry from his previous coldness and indifference. Cheng Jin approached his husband with caution, guiltily clutching a large amount of materials, and questioned him carefully, “Husband, are you… hungry?”
Lu Tao glared at him and grinded his white teeth. “Where have you been?”
Cheng Jin shook the box in his hand. “I just… Another order came in. The previous one, the beautiful dress last night, had a little accident and needed to be modified, that’s why I came back a little late.”
The lord general did not hesitate to expose him. “Lie!”
Startled, Cheng rhetorically asked, almost subconsciously, “How do you know?” As soon as he said it, he realized that he had admitted it. He was so upset that he wanted to crawl under the ground.
Lu Tao said, “Your eyes like to roam around when you lie.”
Cheng Jin never knew he had such a habit. He freed a hand to touch his eyelids and quickly confessed, “Actually, one of the beads fell off, so it took a long time to find it.” Seeing Lu Tao’s distrustful expression, he hurriedly said, “It’s true! This time it’s true! I’m not lying, I’m clean!”
Lu Tao let out a soft snort and reached out his hand to take the box from his arms, easily carrying it inside. Cheng Jin hurriedly followed up, watched as he threw the box to the ‘studio’, and then went to the bedroom.
He hurriedly continued to follow, saying softly, “Don’t be angry, I won’t come back late again in the future. Are you hungry, husband? Shall I make you something to eat? Eh, why are you pulling the curtains?” Cheng Jin was a little surprised to see his husband’s move to pull the curtains, and his face turned a little red.
In truth, there was an automated device on the curtain’s side that could only be closed by voice command, but Lu Tao persisted on drawing it manually. Not only that, but he also used his hands to turn off the lights. Because the light was obstructed, Cheng Jin was certain to have some jumbled thoughts, such as last night’s…
No way, ba? It’s obviously still so early.
Cheng Jin, who was still a little shy about sex, didn’t quite adapt to such a rhythm, but his heart continued to beat. Lu Tao appeared in front of him just as he decided to go to the bathroom to clean up first.
In the darkness, they could only see their own dim shapes, but Cheng Jin could feel his husband’s stare on him. It was a long time before he finally asked, “W-What’s wrong?” Does his husband want to do it with him?
Cheng Jin reached out his hand and was about to untie the other’s pants, but a beam of light lit up in the darkness.
A beam of very soft light was radiating from the palm of Lu Tao’s hand, warm and light blue. Cheng Jin looked towards the light source and saw a blue planet.
The planet was not big enough, and could only be held in one hand, and it was dotted with stars like a patch of starlight. Cheng Jin only took one look and realized that it looked familiar. He was caught off guard for a moment, and whispered, “Luminous pearl?”
Lu Tao’s voice rang out with a bit of fake insouciance. “En. I saw it when I went to my office today. I thought it might be something you’d like, so I brought it back.”
Cheng Jin was once again caught off guard when he heard these remarks.
This luminous pearl…. was clearly the one he had asked his brother to sell before ah!
Why was it in Lu Tao’s office?
Had Lu Tao secretly bought it to help Cheng Jin? 😍
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Thank you for the chapter 😊❤
Aahh, cliffhanger! I like this story so much, I always can’t wait to see what happens… Thanks for your hard work, translator-sensei!
Thank you for the chapters!!!
It sure looks like maybe the husband and brother were communicating at some point, and Lu Tao ended up with at least some of the stuff Cheng Jin asked his brother to sell. So was Lu Tao helping or did he plan to torment Cheng Jin later 🤔
Thank you for your hardwork🙏🙏🙏 really apreciate it
Woooo…
Thanks for the chapter 🥰
I like the brother so much!!!! TT Thank you for the story~
I wonder if the brother and husband were keen on the idea that conflict builds character…
So the husband secretly liked his wifey but was still to mad about what happened before to admit anything and change his actions…. Hmmm interesting