(Two-in-one) “The southern desert has always been a barren place of near death-experience…”
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Ke Ji looked at the little guy thoughtfully.
Steel-blue eyes are almost a powerful gene passed down in the Ke family, but the Ke family has always been weakly connected and low-key. Except for the God of War commander in this generation, the others are all honest businessmen. They have industry under different names in all walks of life, and they have collected huge wealth quietly, but without attracting attention.
He couldn’t help taking a deep breath, and suddenly looked at Lu Liran: “This child…”
Lu Liran gave Ke Ji a strange look: “What?”
“Who is the child’s Omega father?” Ke Ji asked impatiently.
Lu Liran frowned, he looked at Ke Ji again, and confirmed that he and the other party had never met before, and said: “What’s the matter with you?”
“I’m looking for him.” Ke Ji said quickly.
“Uncle knows Zai-Zai?”
“Aren’t you looking for your mate? Alpha?”
One big and one small asked together.
Ke Ji choked. In front of the heir of the Feller family, he had no way to reveal his identity, not to mention let the people in the Desolate Star know that the boy in front of them is likely to be the blood of the commander, so he can only say: “This child’s eyes can only be owned by a bloodline in the family I know.”
Lu Liran’s eyelids twitched, he subconsciously put his arms around his son, and asked: “Which family?”
“It’s not convenient for me to say for the time being.” Ke Ji pursed his lips and looked at Lu Liran, “Where is this child’s Omega father? Is he with you? Or…”
Lu Liran squinted his eyes. It was really weird that a guy he didn’t know was asking for information about him. This person especially has many secrets and places that he can’t see through, Lu Liran has no doubt that the other party will drag him into more troublesome situations.
He already has a lot of trouble, and even more so, he didn’t even want to get involved in even the slightest possibility of trouble.
Lu Liran paused and said: “No, I only saw this child, and I didn’t see anyone else.”
Disappointment flashed in Ke Ji’s eyes, he looked at the cub, but didn’t think of recognizing each other. He still wanted to find that person, and his circumstance is currently unknown. Also, recognizing the cub but having to say goodbye will only cast a shadow of abandonment on the little guy, it’s better to wait until everything settles down.
He looked at Lu Liran: “Please take care of him.”
Lu Liran’s eyelids twitched, of course he will take care of his cub, but for some reason, the Omega in front of him actually spoke with a hint as if his child was born from him.
Lu Liran held down the idea of wanting to blow the other party’s dog head off, and nodded with a smile on his face.
The child, Lu Ziqian, struggled to look up at the two adults chatting, doubts flashed in his big steel-blue eyes: “Papa?”
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Papa is an Omega, ah, uncle is saying some strange words? The little boy tilted his head in a daze. Everyone knew that Papa is an Omega, and this uncle didn’t look very smart.
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It’s just that the little guy’s expression is strangely similar to Ke Ji’s.
Feller quickly pulled back his wandering thoughts, and told himself intuitively that if he went further, his afternoon tea would be ruined today.
“The main purpose of inviting the two of you to this gathering is to thank you for my rescue in Arlok.” Rocke Feller coughed lightly.
He looked at Lu Liran and Ke Ji: “Thank you Brother Lu for taking the risk to rescue me from the ice crevasse, and thank you Mr. Ke for taking care of me on the way. If you two need anything in Desolate Star, just ask.”
“Thank you? Do you mean the payment from the Bounty Association?” Lu Liran withdrew his thoughts and turned to Feller.
There was a look of embarrassment on Feller’s face. He also just learned about the payment of the Bounty Association.
A mere 50,000 star coins, it was unknown if they knew who was being sent off, or that the life of one of the heirs of the dignified Feller family was so worthless.
He looked at Lu Liran and said: “The Bounty Association is the Bounty Association, and I am me. This is my personal thanks.”
The exquisite emerald green bamboo plate with the black eagle on it was pushed in front of Lu Liran for a moment, then Feller said: “This is a token representing me. Anyone who holds this token can enjoy the same treatment as me. Holding it is equivalent to having a convenient pass.”
Lu Liran frowned, this gift was far beyond the scope of gratitude, but what he wanted was more of direct money.
Rocke Feller seemed to have guessed what Lu Liran was thinking, and then said: “But I really don’t have much power in my hands, so this token will at most let you…go to the amusement parks, hotels, and if you went to travel under Feller family you don’t have to queue up. There are priority rights and discounts, nothing else is really useful…”
He said, scratching the back of his head embarrassingly, feeling somewhat sorry.
To put it bluntly, he was raised as a mascot, and the power in his hands was basically related to eating, drinking, playing and enjoying, and the real power had nothing to do with him.
Lu Liran couldn’t refuse after hearing his words, so he nodded and accepted.
Ke Ji was also given a piece of the same thing.
Three people and one cub were sitting in a room surrounded by hundreds of flowers, chatting about something—— mostly Feller and Ke Ji were chatting, and Lu Liran fed the cubs with various snacks on the table.
About half an hour later, Lu Ziqian nestled in Lu Liran’s arms, he rubbed his sore eyes, and yawned lightly.
When Lu Liran saw this, he simply proposed leaving to Feller.
“Ah, yes, yes.” Rocke Feller got up quickly and sent Lu Liran out.
He glanced at the snack jar in front of him, and noticed that milk cakes and jade soybean milk were obviously less. He planned to call the hotel kitchen to make some later, and send them to Lu Liran’s suite.
“Brother Lu, thank you for saving me earlier.” Standing in front of Lu Liran, Rocke Feller thanked him again solemnly.
Lu Liran nodded slightly, then he turned around and left with Lu Ziqian in his arms.
Feller pursed his lips and watched Lu Liran leave, but he still couldn’t ask Lu Liran to help him.
He was stuck in the mud, and begging Lu Liran to help him was obviously dragging the other party into the pit. The person has saved him, so how could he turn around and harm others?
What’s more, he didn’t even know what he needed, and he only wanted to win over people based on intuition and impulse.
Feller stayed where he was, didn’t leave for a while, he stood up straight, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
Lu Ziqian put his head on his papa’s shoulder, he looked at the little brother who stood there motionless behind them with slight doubts. Still holding the small toy given by young master Feller, he suddenly whispered to his Papa: “That brother looks like he’s about to cry.”
Lu Liran paused, he looked back, and saw Feller standing there and staring at them eagerly.
Rocke Feller didn’t expect Lu Liran to look back, he was stunned for a moment, then he turned around in panic, and bumped into the transparent glass wall.
Fuck. It hurts.
Lu Liran: “…”
He looked at the child in his arms showing a worried look, and helplessly lifted his feet to walk back.
“What else do you want to say?” Lu Liran asked.
Rocke Feller looked at Lu Liran in a daze, and suddenly burst into tears.
Lu Liran sensed a headache, and was about to turn around and leave immediately, while holding his own cub.
“I just want to live, but I’m afraid I don’t have time.” Rocke Feller panicked when he saw that Lu Liran was about to leave, and immediately told all the bad things about his family, and looked at Lu Liran anxiously.
Lu Liran patiently listens to the other party’s narration as he sobs. Zai-Zai in his arms took out his own bib and handed it to Feller to wipe away his tears.
——The child, Lu Ziqian, has not drooled for a long time, so his bib was clean and fragrant.
Feller’s eyes were red from crying, and he whispered “thank you” to Zai-Zai, feeling embarrassed again, and looked down at his toes in embarrassment, not daring to look at Lu Liran.
“You survived Arlok because of yourself.” Lu Liran spoke, he looked at the young Omega in front of him, his voice was always low and calm, not affected by the other party’s emotions at all, “By virtue of your own willpower, you persisted alone in Arlok for three days, until we found you.”
“To be honest, when I received this mission, I imagined the probability of you surviving was less than 10%.” Lu Liran said.
Feller stared at him blankly, he never thought that he would hear such words from Lu Liran’s mouth—— he survived because of himself?
How can it be! Feller pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying, thinking that Lu Liran said that on purpose to comfort himself.
Lu Liran knew what Feller was thinking, and he continued: “But you survived. Under the extreme cold, in that kind of ice crevasse.”
“Do you think it’s luck that you were able to wait for me? It’s because you want to live. There is no power stronger than this thought, it can change everything.” Lu Liran gently touched his chest and said lightly.
Feller raised his head to look at Lu Liran somewhat flattered.
He looked into Lu Liran’s dark brown eyes, and saw the tenderness and firmness in them, he froze in place, and after two seconds, he found his voice: “You are serious.”
“You’re not trying to comfort me.” Feller added.
Lu Liran sneered: “Comfort you? I don’t have that much time to spare.”
Feller was stunned, but he didn’t think of getting angry at all. Instead, he felt a burst of joy—— yes, brother Lu didn’t bother to comfort him! Then everything he said was the truth!
“You want to live, as strong as this idea is, the chances of surviving are as high as possible.” Lu Liran left this last sentence, and did not look at the other party any more, and strode away with Zai-Zai in his arms.
The child, Lu Ziqian, huddled in his Papa’s arms, frowning his two faint eyebrows in a tangled way—— Zai-Zai’s small towel is still in the brother’s hand…
Feller stayed where he was, as if thinking over Lu Liran’s words over and over again. He remained silent for a long time before turning back to the room.
Ke Ji noticed that the other party seemed to have a brand new look, and the lifelessness in his eyes disappeared completely.
“Mr. Feller.” Ke Ji said, “It seems that you have already made up your mind about what to do.”
Rocke Feller smiled a little: “Is it obvious? Thanks to Brother Lu for waking me up.”
Ke Ji was not surprised that it was none other than Lu Liran who could make Rocke Feller have such a big transformation.
Originally, he didn’t intend to respond to the friendship signal offered by Rocke Feller, because he could see that the other party was a person who was confused about his own future. Without a firm stand, he wasn’t worthy enough to befriend.
But now, Ke Ji is willing to change his plan a little bit.
Rocke Feller looked at Ke Ji: “Mr. Ke can find me wherever he needs anything in Desolate Star. Although I don’t have much say in business, but in other respects, I am still the legitimate eldest young master of the Feller family.”
“On behalf of myself, I very much hope to develop a sincere relationship of mutual benefit with Mr. Ke.” Rocke Feller said earnestly.
Ke Ji laughed: “A sincere relationship of mutual benefit? Well, then I do have something to do. I want to use Mr. Feller’s local advantages to help me inquire about a friend…”
Rocke Feller listened carefully, he nodded from time to time, and quickly responded: “Don’t worry, although Desolate Star is very big, finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack…but I will do my best to help you find out about him.”
“Thank you.”
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HAAHHSHFJWJHFQK wuwuwuwuwu the anxiety is killing me
Wow. Just wow. So many ways to misunderstand. Thank you for translating
Except the part about Ke Ji not being very smart. That was straight forward.
actually, if you think about ML’s cautiousness, this is in line with how he should act. Just think how even Lu Liran didn’t know his appearance until now. I don’t know if the author includes Ke Ji’s back story, but he may have a tragic past since every member of Ke family except him were all gone. I think that’s how he got his level of cautiousness…and this may also attributed to how desperate and anxious he was…
I agree. That thought by Lu Ziqian was too good, made me laugh. I feel the caution demonstrated by the characters fits with their circumstances and is believable. Reading what they say to each other and how what they say can be interpreted in different ways ! It is a very good read. Your translation is wonderful.
I’m just waiting for the moment they realize how foolish they were for the whole time. “So close yet so far away” is a sentence that fits them perfectly, as frustratingly fun as it is.
I can so picture them looking at each other’s eyes and then say aloud : “Damn we kinda stupid”. Bless their heart and their child tho ヾ(´︶`♡)ﾉ
The cub I have a feeling will be the first to realize of the family. The outsiders will likely figure out first due to all the scent blockers on the two of them 😂
damn but imagine them realizing the one they thought was an O was actually an A ahem Ke Ji, and then the one their thought was an A and is fierce is actually an O ahem Lu Liran and then finally their big identities ahem big people, but Rocke definitely made the right choice to side with them 😗
lol “no, I only saw this child and I didn’t see anyone else.”
So hang on, how do you think babies work Lu Liran.
But at the same time he can’t remember Ke Ji’s appearance so it’s kinda plausible.
But then again pregnancies last for months, then there’s childbirth itself.
So how’d you get the baby without seeing the omega???
XD my brainhole just went
hmm maybe he meant he “didn’t see anyone else” as in Zai Zai got dropped off on his doorstep? XD like with a note ‘this is your child’ or something?
The cub may know well before either papa. Everyone may know before either papa. Just the right mix of wariness and hidden identities…lmao! Ty for the update 🤣❤️
Aack, finally!!!
Yup, he really can’t ignore what his own child says or hints at xDDD Child slave? xD
Looking forward to the next expedition.
Thx for the ch ٩( >ヮ<)۶
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Poor kiddo lost his bib XD
just picturing ke ji and rocke feller having this serious conversation while rocke feller is still clutching zai zai’s bib in his hand lmaoooo