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“Father,” He Qixing said somewhat awkwardly. He hadn’t expected his father to be home, considering he usually stayed at the research institute. If he had known his father was back, he might not have returned.
He Yunan seemed much more composed than his son, showing no change in expression upon seeing He Qixing. He calmly inquired, “Is your internship at the military district over?”
“It’s over,” replied He Qixing, dressed in the Jialin Military District’s black military uniform, with the top recruits’s insignia in his uniform.
Father and son stared at each other, their interaction like strangers meeting. The atmosphere was incredibly awkward, and eventually, He Qixing broke the silence, saying, “Father, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go rest in my room first. You should rest early as well.”
He Yunan nodded in response.
He Qixing lowered his head and avoided his father’s gaze, quickly entering the villa as if escaping from a catastrophe. Once he reached the second floor, he closed the door behind him and let out a long sigh.
He removed his glasses, and suddenly, everything nearby became blurred. He blinked a few times to readjust his focus. In the interstellar era, treating nearsightedness was entirely feasible. He had just found it more convenient to remain nearsighted, so he had never sought treatment.
He glanced at the neatly stacked pile of certificates in the corner, forming a stack over a meter thick and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He had long since passed the stage of covering his walls with certificates, wanting to receive occasional praises from his father.
He had never received his father’s praise. Not even once.
It wasn’t until the day he entered the First Military Academy that he finally understood why. His A-level mental ability might have been seen as genius by others, but in his father’s eyes, it was mediocre.
That’s why he was so eager to improve, to break through. He wanted to prove himself as quickly as possible.
Removing the top recruit badge from his chest, He Qixing placed it next to his collection of trophies. He then turned his attention back to studying his combat videos.
Back at Jialin, as soon as Gu Huan arrived home, he received the data transmitted by Xiao Ling.
“Their competition information is fake.”
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“Coafg atfs rjk wf, atfs ifoa atf mbwqfalalbc nfcef vlgfmais jcv vlvc’a ub jcsktfgf firf.”
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“Jjc sbe rfjgmt obg lcvlnlvejir cjwfv Jtfc Gel jcv Jtfc Itjb bc atf rajg cfakbgx?”
“Among over a thousand Chen Duis and more than ten thousand Chen Zhaos, there are no similar individuals, no twins.”
“……”
If those two girls didn’t lie about their names, then there must be a problem.
Children in the empire are registered on the optical network at birth; it’s impossible for them to not have any records.
As Gu Huan was carefully examining the data, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, and all the lights dimmed.
It occurred suddenly, Gu Huan quickly pressed the optical network switch to turn off his device, gripping the edge of the sofa vigilantly.
The General’s residence was located in the most luxurious villa area on Canaan Star, equipped with multiple backup power stations, connected to various energy sources, making a power outage impossible. It also couldn’t be Chu Xinglin, as he had contacted Gu Huan in advance, stating that his schedule was packed and he couldn’t come back today.
In the darkness, feeling the heat coming from behind him, Gu Huan’s eyes sharpened. Without hesitation, he swiftly rolled to the side, getting out from the sofa and delivering a swift kick to it in the direction of the stranger.
Bang!
With a loud crash, as the sofa fell to the ground, the lights in the living room finally illuminated the scene.
As one arm propped up the fallen sofa, while the other held a slightly damaged but mostly intact cake, a certain blond alpha who had said that he definitely couldn’t come back, was now getting up from the kneeling position he’d been knocked into. He raised his hand and fingers in the direction of Gu Huan, his eyes filled with helpless indulgence.
“It’s me.”
Upon seeing who it was, a flash of surprise passed through Gu Huan’s eyes. As he noticed the cake in the other’s hand, slightly damaged but mostly intact, he pursed his lips and finally realized what was going on.
Amidst the battles and challenges on various fronts, he had almost forgotten about his own birthday.
“A birthday wish in the information stream would have sufficed.”
Seeing that Chu Xinglin was still wearing the luxurious formal attire and hadn’t taken it off, Gu Huan immediately realized that he must have rushed back directly from the Elder Council meeting or some other important occasion.
Chu Xinglin’s response was a series of consecutive kisses. He lightly pecked along his jawline and whispered, “How could I not?”
Gu Huan’s earlobes grew warm from his kisses. As he turned his head slightly, he suddenly realized something and leaned closer to sniff the person who was so close to him.
There was no trace of any pheromones on Chu Xinglin’s body.
“Did you spray a pheromone inhibitor?” Gu Huan asked.
Chu Xinglin nodded and pulled Gu Huan closer, his gaze shifting to the cake he held in his other hand.
“I intended to give you a surprise,” Chu Xinglin said.
“But it ended up startling me,” Gu Huan replied.
Fortunately, the cake had a stroke of luck and was caught by Chu Xinglin before it hit the ground, so it was still edible. However, his knees suffered the consequences.
The sound of the sofa falling had drowned out the noise of his knees hitting the ground. In reality, the collision was quite loud.
Chu Xinglin lowered his head and murmured softly into Gu Huan’s ear, “A-Huan, my knee hurts. Would you mind taking a look?”
The implication was clear – checking by removing his pants.
Gu Huan, looking at the big wolf dog before him, who was subtly showing vulnerability and trying to lure him in while concealing his fangs, narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a cool tone, “I’m also quite concerned.”
Chu Xinglin’s expectations of a steamy scenario involving Gu Huan helping him take off his pants and then proceeding to the bed were immediately shattered once he heard Gu Huan’s voice, devoid of any flirtatious intent, saying: “Xiao Ling, report on the extent of the house damage.”
“House damage area, 0.3%.”
“Furniture damage rate, 1%.”
Chu Xinglin: “……”
If the media had witnessed the scene, they could definitely have come up with some attention-grabbing news headlines.
Surprisingly, even the esteemed Crown Prince’s status in the family wasn’t higher than that of the furniture!
“This floor will need to be renovated,” Gu Huan commented as a matter of fact.
Chu Xinglin, half gritting his teeth in frustration and half playfully, leaned in for a kiss. The cake was set aside, and the fallen sofa conveniently became a makeshift bed. The metallic clink of a belt buckle sounded, and the belt slid off the black military uniform. The situation was about to take a more intimate turn, heading into mature territory, at the brink of ignition.
Gu Huan, recalling the matter he had wanted to discuss with Chu Xinglin as soon as he returned, raised his hand to halt Chu Xinglin’s advances, his voice slightly breathless. “Today, I encountered a pair of strange twins.”
“They’re likely experimental subjects,” Chu Xinglin responded without pausing, his thoughts clearly not on the serious topic at hand.
“Didn’t Nie Cen and his wife only take Nie Chuan as an experimental subject?”
Gu Huan shook his head, his brow furrowing deeply.
“I mean, there might have been others who knew about the events back then. The person who aided Chu Fengyuan might be different from the Nie couple.”
Nie Cen and his wife had already been silenced, whether due to being used by the former Crown Prince and then silenced or because they knew too much about research similar to Chu Fengyuan’s, was unknown.
Now, there was no way to verify it.
“My royal father did not research the contents of the Zerg Crystal. If Nie Cen and the others did not assist Imperial Uncle, how could our family possess the Zerg Crystal?”
“Currently, there is no evidence proving that the twin sisters are indeed experimental subjects. A-Huan… perhaps you’re overthinking things a bit.”
Before Chu Xinglin could finish speaking, Gu Huan grabbed the hand that was teasingly exploring inside his shirt, lifted his head, and met the blue eyes with a serious expression.
“I just know.”
“Because… I am one of those experimental subjects.”
“Therefore, I understand the common things between them and me.”
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