Huo Lin choked.
Since he was young, he had always loved eating, but not
excessively.
This child who loved food was really well taken care of by
Uncle Zhan.
Looking at the puzzled expression on the little child’s face,
Huo Lin thought for a moment and explained vaguely, “Not everyone loves eating.
Anyway, when we go back, I’ll create an account for you to try.”
Huo Lin wasn’t sure how much money Uncle Zhan was making now,
but he was worried that Uncle Zhan would have a hard time earning money in the
future and wouldn’t have enough to spend on the little child.
If they could record a video while the little child was
eating, perhaps the little child could earn back the money spent on taking care
of him.
The possible first part-time job as a food broadcaster
couldn’t be realized for now.
After patting the little child’s belly for the second time,
Huo Lin took away the little child’s bowl and said, “Alright, your tummy is
already full and round. No need to eat anymore.”
The little child, upon hearing this, looked at the bowl with
reluctance.
Huo Lin brought the well-fed little child back to the room.
While he was packing things up, he called Auben over and said, “Have you
noticed anything unusual while following us?”
“Nothing.”
After Auben replied, he paused for a few seconds and reported
something, “By the way, Your Highness, there was a protest march organized on a
street today.”
“Huh?”
Huo Lin furrowed his brows and asked, “What kind of march?”
Auben continued, “It was a protest by the conservatives of
the Sixth Planet, opposing the chip implantation program for humans. They
believe that the human chip implantation plan is too dangerous and should be
completely terminated.”
“The situation between the two sides is becoming intense.
Your Highness, we should return to White Mist Star sooner.”
Listening to Auben’s report, Huo Lin made a sound of
agreement. Though he was young, he often accompanied his father and watched him
handle state affairs.
Every country had its own thorny problems, even the Empire
couldn’t guarantee the absence of turmoil.
Huo Lin was not afraid of this.
But now that he was accompanied by the little child, he
wanted to be cautious: “Once Ningning’s mecha is ready, we’ll immediately go
back.”
“Understood.”
The conversation between the two did not affect the little
child, who was watching videos in the star device. The little child leaned
against the pillow his brother had propped up for him, with one chubby leg
resting on a toy and the other on the bedsheet. He watched the videos in the
star device and occasionally burst into giggles.
The laughter of the little child echoed in the room, bringing
a sense of tranquility to Huo Lin’s heart.
The atmosphere here was warm and harmonious. On the other
side, the man who had returned to the palace after taking a bath and changing
into thoroughly disinfected clothes walked into a long corridor.
The corridor was adorned with various gemstones, and the
mouth of each gem was as bright as a lantern, illuminating the passage.
On the floor of the corridor, there were pristine and soft
blankets, which were acquired from other planets. The fur of these blankets
came from the shed feathers of a rare bird species. This kind of feather was
light and soft and had to undergo a complex process of forty-nine steps before
it could be woven into a small piece of blanket.
Now, if this long blanket were put up for auction, it would
fetch an astronomical price.
Gemstones, carpets, and all this was still not considered
precious.
As they walked further into the long corridor, at the end of
it stood an indescribably luxurious and extravagant palace. This palace was
visibly more luxurious than the outer “palace.”
Above the palace, there was a “sun” that was
indistinguishable from the real sunlight. The only difference was that the
sunlight from this “sun” was more comfortable in temperature.
In addition to the “sun” above his head, the flowers and
plants in the garden were also rare species that were even thought to be
extinct by the outside world.
Inside the garden, there was sparkling, clear water.
In the water, there were several protruding stones with
engravings of mermaids.
Walking along the jade-paved path, passing through the garden
and around the pavilion, he finally arrived at the palace. Outside the palace,
colorful silk fabrics fluttered. Needless to ask, the material of these silk
fabrics was not ordinary either.
In this luxurious environment, Raphael, the King of the Sixth
Planet, appeared surprisingly shabby. The fabric of his clothes was soft, but
it couldn’t compare to the colorful gauze hanging at the entrance just now.
Fortunately, Raphael didn’t mind.
He walked all the way without stopping for a second. After a
few more minutes, he arrived at his destination: a large bed inside the palace.
The bed was surrounded by four curtains, and a faint figure could be seen
within the curtains.
After Raphael saw the figure inside, he remained silent and
waited for several seconds. After a few more seconds, he softly called out,
“An Nuo, are you awake?”
There was no response from the person inside. Raphael
pondered for a moment and then reached out to pull back the curtain.
The curtain was opened.
The person lying on the soft bed had their eyes tightly
closed, and their delicate face showed a hint of sickly fragility. Their skin
was very fair, almost transparent.
Raphael sighed and sat down, holding the person’s hand.
“Why are you sleeping longer and longer?”
Raphael murmured softly, not expecting the person in front of
him to answer his question. In situations like this, he had plenty of
experience.
Just wait patiently.
Raphael didn’t have to wait too long this time. After a few
minutes, the person on the bed suddenly furrowed their brows. Then he covered
his lips and sat up, freeing his other hand from Raphael’s grip. “There’s a
smell.”
Raphael: “...”
Without saying a word, Raphael stood up and distanced himself
from the person. “I’ve already taken a bath when I arrived. Wait for me a
moment, and I’ll take another one.”
After Raphael took another bath, the person on the bed still
had slightly furrowed brows, but at least they didn’t urge him to leave.
Raphael personally prepared some food, using extremely clean
and precious ingredients. However, even so, An Nuo had no appetite while eating.
“Take one more bite.”
Raphael personally fed him and said, “The vegetables I had
people cultivate will be ready for harvest soon. These vegetables have a
nutritional value that is similar to the ones you used to eat in the palace.”
An Nuo, looking listless and lacking energy, turned his face
away.
The method of coaxing him to eat with the phrase “one more
bite” didn’t work for him. No matter how Raphael tried to feed him, if he
didn’t want to eat, he wouldn’t eat.
Raphael watched his increasingly pale complexion and felt a
growing sense of anxiety and unease.
He knew that compared to the royal palace An Nuo used to reside
in, the current palace seemed modest. He was also aware that the precious
ingredients he had gone to great lengths to procure couldn’t stimulate Anno’s
appetite.
However, he had already done his best to provide An Nuo with an
environment that he could somewhat adapt to.
“Raphael, you don’t have to treat me like this.”
Even with a weak complexion, An Nuo remained stunningly
beautiful, fragile yet exquisite. This kind of beauty made Raphael always
afraid that he wouldn’t be able to keep him.
Meeting Raphael’s gaze, An Nuo’s ethereal voice gently sounded
as he tried to persuade him, “I don’t have much time left to live. You don’t
have to expend so much energy on me.”
His royal lineage had been annihilated, his people were gone,
and his subjects were no more.
In this world, he had nothing left to cling to except for
Raphael right before his eyes. However, over the years, he watched Raphael
tirelessly taking care of him, but he had little to offer in return.
Occasionally, he used his mental power to calm Raphael’s restless mind, but as
a result, he almost died afterwards.
Raphael wouldn’t allow him to use healing mental power again.
But in this state, it seemed as if he had even less meaning
to exist.
With these thoughts in mind, his eyelashes trembled lightly
as he calmly and cruelly uttered, “Let’s end our partnership. Once we end our
partnership, you can search for a new queen.”
His identity, Raphael dared not reveal.
They had already become partners long ago, but Raphael
couldn’t publicly announce himself as the queen.
“I disagree.”
Raphael forced a smile, skipping the topic of dissolving
their partnership and bringing up a new, slightly more cheerful topic to share
with Anno.
“Do you know what happened to me when I went out today?”
Raphael held An Nuo and walked slowly in the garden, whispering
to him about the interesting encounter he had today. “That chubby little kid,
when we reached the hotel entrance, secretly lifted his little behind and
bumped into my arm.”
An Nuo enjoyed hearing stories about young children.
As Raphael narrated, Anno’s lips curved slightly. He leaned
against Raphael’s chest and softly said, “Such a chubby little one must be easy
to take care of.”
Unlike their royal family... each one more difficult to care
for than the last.
At the time of the royal family’s downfall, he was hidden and
frozen by the people. Later, by a fortunate coincidence, he was awakened by Raphael
and carefully nurtured, which allowed him to survive until now.
He had never seen any surviving members of his own clan.
According to the available information, there were no survivors from their
royal family.
“Raphael, my sister also has a young child.”
An Nuo thought of his twin sister and her young child, and his
heart ached again. “That young one is the healthiest among our royal family.
When he was born, he weighed a full four catties.”
Raphael: “...”
Raphael tightly sealed his lips, afraid to speak.
He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he wouldn’t be
able to stop himself from telling An Nuo, “Darling, a four-catty baby doesn’t
meet our health standards yet.”
He held back for a while before changing the topic. “The
chubby little kid I told you about is currently staying at Ram’s place. When I
go there later, I’ll take a couple of pictures to show you. How does that
sound?”
An Nuo responded with a, “Hmm.”
Raphael noticed that Anno seemed tired after wandering around
the garden, so he decided to stop and return to the bed, holding Anno in his
arms for rest.
Inside the hotel.
An adorable child, playing with a handheld gaming device
while leaning against a pillow, had a cheek puffed up on the right side from
eating candy. Even though his eyes were hurting, he was reluctant to let go. It
was Huo Lin, who had finished packing his luggage, walking over to take the
gaming device from him.
“Ningning, did you forget what your big brother told you
again?”
Huo Lin furrowed his brows and said, “Playing with the gaming
device for too long is not good for your eyes.”
The little child rubbed his eyes and climbed out of bed,
obediently saying, “Ningning won’t play anymore.”
After all, he had already finished watching cartoons today!
Huo Lin handed the luggage to Auben to carry, while he held
the little child and went out. Their destination this time was Grandpa Ram’s
house in the alley.
Before leaving, the little child first checked the snacks and
pastries he had brought. Upon discovering that he had enough food, he finally
felt relieved.
Over an hour later.
The little child and his big brother settled into Grandpa
Ram’s house.
As soon as they moved in, the polite little child shared his
pastries with Grandpa, saying, “Uncle Ling Qi made them. They taste really
good!”
Grandpa Ram took a bite and indeed found them delicious.
Grandpa Ram enjoyed working in the yard, and the little child
brought a small stool and sat next to him, holding his chubby face while
watching Grandpa work.
The little child had never seen the process of building
mecha, so he was extremely curious about it.
“Ningning, go play with your big brother.”
“No, I want to play with Grandpa.”
Ram really liked this little child who accompanied him, but
he also worried about the child’s safety staying here. When he’s making mecha
parts, he needed electricity.
Moreover, there were many wires during work, posing
significant safety hazards.
Ram looked at the child, who was currently holding his chubby
face and looking quite obedient, so he hesitated a bit. “Ningning, you have to
sit still and not move around, okay?”
The little child nodded earnestly. “Mm! Ningning will be
good!”
After making sure the child promised to behave, Ram continued
to focus on his work. Making custom mecha was not an easy task.
***
The author has something to say:
The royal family members are all beautiful, fragile, and
difficult to raise beauties. However, one day—
A rice-loving chubby child suddenly appeared!
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I guess they're(Ningning and the king, Raphael) not really blood related but it's close. It's really easy to guess that Ningning is a relative of An nuo
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