The whole universe knows that His Majesty has a crush on me

Styx star field.

Covered by layers of shields, the shuttle shuttled through the asteroid belt, deftly dodging the meteorite swarms.

The warnings on the navigation panel continued, the sound of prompts echoed throughout the bridge, and the communication system would occasionally pop up error windows.

Su Yao stood in front of the porthole, looking at the gorgeous rose-colored nebulae outside the window. The smoky light balls were shining in the gas and dust.

As an unaffiliated zone where forces meet, the entire Styx is quite chaotic.

Because there is no proper government to govern it, there are no decent routes planned in space, and pirate ships appear from time to time.

"Kokutos III-7 Space Station reminds you, coordinates 3224, 9184, particle storm is still gathering——"

Even public weather warnings require a separate subscription fee.

Su Yao continued to look out the window, "How long will it take?"

A crew member looked up. "Half a standard hour, sir."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Su Yao turned on the computer and sent a message to Kyle, asking him how long it would take for him to come over.

Kyle immediately called her and asked her where she was.

She told the truth, "It will take another half an hour to reach the orbit, right? But there is no security check there, so landing should be quick?"

"Well, when you get there, send me the location of where you want to meet me."

"So where are you?"

"……nearby."

Su Yao just thought that his spaceship was also on the way. If there were no stations around, it would be difficult to describe the specific location.

She clicked on a classmate group that was formed for a get-together.

New messages kept flashing inside.

This destination is quite special. Not everyone has the time, the leisure or the ability to get there, so there are not many participants.

There are only a dozen in total.

Before leaving, Su Yao specially invited several spiritual therapists to check her mental state.

They said that there was no problem and that she didn't need any comfort in the short term. Even if she awakened a few more times and each time lasted longer, it would be okay.

"Your Excellency the Duke."
The head of the bodyguard team came over and asked, "Shall we start now?"

Su Yao nodded.

They began to exert their abilities on her again, which were basically counter-attacks, and would not be triggered by general physical conflicts or even gun fights.

What needs to be prevented is still some sudden attack by special abilities.

By the time the bodyguards had finished their work, the spacecraft had reached the orbit of the target planet.

Kokutos-I is one of the largest planets in this chaotic star field, and its habitability is not very high.

However, because it produces some special exotic plants and energy, even with dust storms sweeping across the surface and radiation that is enough to make most people sick, it still can't stop people from rushing in to dig for gold.

In the hundreds of years since the Federation's collapse, the planet has become home to a diverse group of people.

Criminal organizations, warlord forces, dignitaries from various countries, and wanted criminals roaming around, etc.

Su Yao looked at the approaching silver-blue planet outside the porthole, "...They call such planets dark stars, right?"

The bodyguards nearby nodded.

Many of them had worked on similar planets before, and when they saw her asking questions and knew that they would not be providing close protection, they immediately started giving her instructions.

The younger ones were particularly enthusiastic and told her many things to pay attention to.

"You must be on guard against those strange and bizarre abilities... Some people have low bloodline levels, but their abilities are very troublesome."
One person said with lingering fear, "I was almost killed by someone two levels below me."

She then talked about some techniques on "how to identify whether other people are releasing special abilities" and gave many examples.

Su Yao listened carefully and wrote it down silently.

The spacecraft stopped briefly in orbit, without going through a checkpoint, and just made contact with the airport on the ground.

After receiving the signal from the communication tower over there, it rushed into the atmosphere.

She soon saw her destination, the largest city on the planet, Hipper, known as the Land of Sighs.

This city, half of which is surrounded by mountains and the other half by the sea, is affected by the gravitational field. Outside the defense barrier, there is a howling wind that never stops.

Although the danger was isolated outside, residents in the city could still hear the remnants of the dust storm from time to time.

Before they left the spaceship, they could already catch a glimpse of the city's outline from afar.

Its top floor is held up by an anti-gravity device and suspended in mid-air, with the stalagmite-like buildings looming in the clouds.

Millions of skytrains and high bridges are entangled and connected, like waterfalls from top to bottom, connecting the crowded and complex buildings on the ground.

The hotel where the party is held is located in an upper-class city and has its own small airport for guests to use only.

The spaceship landed safely. She walked out of the hatch and saw the rotating defense turrets high up in the sky and the drone mechas patrolling back and forth in the aisle.

"Your Excellency the Duke!"
The leader of the hotel security team rushed over and said, "His Royal Highness has specifically instructed us to meet all your needs—"

"Thank you," Su Yao interrupted her, "but I just want to walk around quietly now. I rarely have the opportunity to come to such a place."

Everyone knew that Duke Su had just come of age, so the man was not surprised to hear that. "If you need anything, be sure to let us know."

Outside the airport is a huge garden, filled with all kinds of rare and exotic plants and clusters of colorful flowers.

Further away, amidst high walls and interlaced arcades, stands a hotel as magnificent as a palace.

Su Yao took a few photos of the scenery, sent them to Kyle, and said casually: "...This house is a little smaller than my house."

Kyle seemed to be looking at a picture over there, "It's smaller than my house too."

Just as Su Yao was about to speak, she heard a few sneers from behind.

"Oh, Miss Su, are you dreaming again?"

Su Yao silently changed the channel and turned around.

Two young men came up from behind.

They had just come out of the airport, arm in arm, wearing designer clothes and with a hint of irony on their delicately made-up faces.

The woman was the first to speak, "The small apartment you live in, the entire residential complex, is only about this size, right?"

The man also sneered and agreed, "I heard that you didn't inherit the title. I'm afraid you didn't even lose that little house, right?"

Su Yao: "...Who told you?"

The man sneered, "Didn't you say it yourself? You sent a message to Lin Qiao, saying that you failed to inherit your parents' title—"

Su Yao was speechless.

This is true.

The guy named Lin was also my high school classmate. There was some ambiguity between the two of us when we were desk mates.

My predecessor liked him very much and even expressed his feelings implicitly.

However, Lin Qiao did not agree and just said that he wanted to talk about it after graduation.

After graduation, my predecessor had grown up and somehow became a duke. I entered the circle of nobles, came into contact with members of the royal family, and became the fiancée of the crown prince.

During this period, many men threw themselves into her arms and offered themselves to her.

Although she didn't have time to deal with all this, at least she wouldn't be thinking about a classmate who didn't agree with her.

Later, during the New Year, classmates sent each other blessing text messages, and the predecessor contacted Lin Qiao again and said something about not being able to inherit his parents' title.

She originally wanted to post another message saying that she inherited the title of a distant relative.

However, another call came in, so she temporarily dragged the previous chat window aside and simply forgot about it in her busyness.

Su Yao: "That apartment is indeed gone... After all, I rented it specifically for school."

Her previous life was not high-profile, but she was not deliberately low-key either. Most of her classmates at school came from good backgrounds, and they all knew that her family had some property.

But her parents' titles were conferred through bloodline, not inherited from others like she did now, so there was no ancestral property that came with it.

They were not the type to be aggressive and they did not leave much property before they died.

But compared to ordinary people, they are naturally much richer.

"puff."
The two young men laughed again, "You don't have a title either, right? You're C-rank?"

If the parents are of A-level and the children are of B-level, they can also downgrade their inheritance, but if they are of C-level, there is nothing that can be done.

Su Yao sighed, "It's not C-level."

The two men immediately showed contempt in their eyes.

"D-class."

They didn't consider E-class or F-class anymore.

Although humans with awakened bloodline will not show much power during their teenage years, the gap between people is not that obvious.

But there are some.

They have seen Su Yao's performance in physical fitness courses. Although it cannot be said to be outstanding, it is definitely not at the E-level.

And they will only become stronger after they grow up, it is impossible for them to become weaker.

[Sure enough, he is not as good as us...]

[No wonder there is no news from the group and we have lost contact. You must feel ashamed...]

[Her family is aristocratic, but she is only D-rank. This is so embarrassing. She might even be kicked out of the house...]

The subtitles above the two people's heads were clear and distinct.

Su Yao watched for a while and determined that the two men just wanted to mock her and had no intention of attacking her.

And they don't know any more information.

The young couple had never had a good relationship with their predecessor. They had argued while doing group work together before, and once had a very serious argument.

At that time, her predecessor's parents were still alive, so she spoke more aggressively. Plus, it was the other party who started the trouble first, so she uttered a lot of harsh words.

Su Yao actually couldn't remember so many details.

Before coming to the party, she looked through her predecessor's computer logs and various chat records, looking for relevant information on all the people who appeared at the party.

Of course, I also searched using keywords, and with Saturday's help, it didn't take much time.

Therefore, we can quickly match the number now.

[What’s wrong with her…Is she too embarrassed to say anything…]

[What a retribution...]

[I wonder who owns the shuttle in the airport. It's so beautiful. Unfortunately, I won't be able to afford it in my next life...]

Su Yao turned and looked at the hotel ahead.

"Hello, Su Yao."
The girl next to him suddenly said, "I advise you not to go over there."

Su Yao looked back in surprise.

The girl pulled the corner of her mouth and looked her up and down, "Someone wants to make trouble for you. It would be fine if you had a higher bloodline. The way you are now... humph."

[If you don't listen to my advice, forget it. Even if you die here, it has nothing to do with me. 】

[I don't know how she got here. Anyway, she has noble relatives, so they might be cautious.]

The subtitles flashed above her head.

"Um, thank you?"
Su Yao tilted her head. "In return, I advise you two not to go. Go play somewhere else in the city to avoid getting hurt later."

The boy next to him couldn't help it, "Fuck, Nina kindly reminded you, but you're still pretending to be cool, you stinky——"

Su Yao reached out and pinched his chin.

She applied force with her fingertips and heard the sound of bones breaking.

Su Yao slowly let go of her hand. "Look, you can get hurt easily."

The man stepped back with a pale face and leaned into his girlfriend's arms in pain.

The girl looked at her in shock. "You, you——"

This guy only used two fingers?!
They are all C-level and their bones are very hard. Even if her special ability can enhance her strength, it shouldn't be done so easily!
Unless she's not D-class.

Su Yao ignored them, turned around and walked into the hotel and stepped into the magnificent lobby.

The lobby manager came up to greet them with a smile and bowed respectfully. The waiters also saluted beside them, some of whom were bionic people.

Their appearance and body shape can be described as perfect, and they are pleasing to the eye just by looking at them.

"Your Excellency the Duke, welcome—"

"Thank you," Su Yao smiled, "those people in the private room don't know who I am, right?"

"His Royal Highness has ordered that we will not pass on any information without authorization."
The manager smiled and said, "Of course, before I get your order."

Su Yao nodded, "Does anyone have bodyguards?"

"Yes, but none of them are here."
The manager whispered a few words.

When Su Yao found the private room, she felt that there were more than ten people sitting inside through the automatic door that had not yet been opened.

The walls and door panels are lined with excellent sound-proofing materials, so no sound from inside leaks out at all.

She stood in the corridor covered with thick carpet, mobilized her mental power, and gradually some tiny noises began to appear in her ears.

The sound of conversation went from faint to distinct.

“…I felt it before my birthday!”

“You know, I just feel like I’m getting stronger and stronger every day, and my strength is growing more and more abundant—” “Hahahaha, that’s right, but it was after my birthday. I was really transformed in those few months!”

"Yeah, yeah, I just realized I can break a wall with one punch!"

"What's a wall? Our Master Lin can even break through mechas!"

"...No, no, it's just the military grade with the worst defense."

A young and pleasant male voice sounded in the room.

With a few exceptions, most people with high-level bloodlines begin to experience noticeable physical changes around adulthood.

"Wow! They can even destroy military mechas! A-class is just different! And you haven't awakened yet, right?"

"It's only a matter of time before they wake up..."

"Tsk tsk, Lin Qiao, it's a good thing you didn't agree to Su Yao back then, otherwise you would have suffered a great loss. She's not even at B level, how can she be worthy of you?"

"Why hasn't Nina come yet?"

"Her ship hit the asteroid belt a bit, so she'll probably be here a little later. Xiao Li is probably on her ship, too."

Su Yao withdrew her mental strength.

She took a step forward and the sensor door slowly opened.

There was a sudden silence inside, and more than a dozen people looked over.

Su Yao looked around and found some familiar faces, especially the young man sitting in the main seat.

The man had short dark brown hair, fair skin, a handsome face, a gentle temperament, and looked very calm.

He was thin and wore a tailor-made suit. Sitting among a group of teenagers in their teens, he looked more mature.

Su Yao knew that this was her predecessor's first love.

"...Su Yao?"
Lin Qiao stood up and said, "You are such a busy person. I can't contact you normally. I didn't expect you to come this time."

As he said this, a smile gradually appeared on his face and there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Someone nearby sneered, "What is she busy with? Is she busy hiding from us? Not only did she not reply to our messages, she even stopped using her old account."

Su Yao found an empty seat and sat down, looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of her.

Various expensive ingredients from exotic animals and plants were cooked in special equipment. She had seen the hotel menu before, and the price of each dish started from five figures.

She pouted.

"how?"
Lin Qiao kept staring at her, "Don't you like these dishes?"

Su Yao shrugged and pointed to the plates in front of her. "It's normal, but I just ate these yesterday."

Someone else laughed next to him.

"is it?"
Lin Qiao looked at her with a smile, "Which ones? Do you know what kind of meat this is?"

She shook her head. “I don’t remember.”

The laughter around us grew louder.

"Miss Viscount, we all know that you don't have A-level bloodline and failed to inherit your parents' titles—"
Someone said, "Oh, no, your parents are gone, and their titles have been taken back, right? So you are no longer a Viscountess, you are just an ordinary citizen, you can't even get the lowest title, because you are not even B-level, right?"

"So you should stop pretending. Do you still think you are a noble lady? Why are you acting so high-handed like before?!"
Another person sneered, "Look at what you are wearing?"

This room is full of young people, all wearing jewels and luxurious clothes.

Either they are formal dresses or casual wear from luxury brands, and they also have a lot of jewelry, and they deliberately show off their expensive laptops.

Su Yao looked down at herself.

She was dressed like an ordinary person, with no brand mark on her body, from her jacket to her shorts to her beach shoes.

The optical brain still maintains the bracelet status.

Su Yao glanced at the man, "What? Not satisfied? You want me to wear a dress to see you? Are you worthy? "

"you--"

"OK OK."
Lin Qiao tried to smooth things over, "We're just getting together during the holidays, there's no dress code required..."

He looked down at the laptop and said, "Nina and the others are busy so they can't come, so we are all here now."

I will ask everyone to take a group photo.

"I don't need it. I'm wearing a jammer."
Su Yao leaned back in her chair and said, "You can only take pictures of me in mosaics."

Everyone looked at her.

Lin Qiao's eyes flashed, "Why?"

Su Yao spread her hands, "Because someone offered millions of dollars for my photo on the dark web."

The people around him all laughed.

"If you want to make up a lie, at least make it sound decent!"
"Yeah, even if you committed murder or arson, you don't have the guts to offend a big shot who would easily pay millions for a photo, right?"

Su Yao sighed, "... He is indeed not a big shot, but an admirer of my ex-fiance. There are quite a lot of people like him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiao looked at her again and did not mention the photo again. However, the person sitting next to him at the host seat stood up and toasted her.

"I also want to thank Master Lin for getting the private room at Sandons. This is the most famous hotel chain in our outlets. This one in Kocutos is even harder to book than the ones in China!"

"It's really not easy," Lin Qiao smiled. "Although my girlfriend is a member here, she only got it half a month in advance. It can be considered lucky."

"Ah, is that the Marquis you matched with before? She was so nice to you—"

Several classmates nearby showed envy on their faces.

If one's bloodline is high, one can be granted a title, but an empty title does not bring more benefits unless one inherits the title from relatives who have ancestral property.

But if you match with a noble with rich property, it will be another matter.

"Are you guys getting engaged soon?"

"For the time being," Lin Qiao coughed lightly, "She said I'm still young and she has to wait until I graduate."

He said and clapped his hands.

The door of the private room slowly opened, and a row of beautifully dressed bionic people walked in, each holding an exquisite crystal plate with a small covered bowl on it.

They placed the plates in front of each person.

"This is a C-grade exotic plant, the Heart Pod. I bought it fresh in the city and asked professionals to prepare it as a special dish just for you to enjoy."
Lin Qiao smiled gently, "This is contraband in Olai. Of course, it is for those with low-level bloodlines. Their bodies can't bear it."

"Flowing Heart Pod!"
A classmate whose family runs an exotic plant business exclaimed.
"The market price now starts at one million, and it is not available in China. If you grow it privately, you will be sentenced."

Lin Qiao looked around the table and said, "Anyone with C-level bloodline or above will have no side effects at all. They will only enjoy extreme happiness and will not become addicted."

He looked at Su Yao, smiling even more, "You always liked vanilla before, and the taste of the cassia pod is actually very similar to that."

Su Yao opened the covered bowl, stirred the light green paste inside with a spoon, and then threw the spoon aside, "It looks disgusting."

Lin Qiao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Your bloodline is not even C-level, right? So you don't dare to touch it at all."

Su Yao raised her eyes lazily, "I think your things are dirty--"

She looked around the room as she spoke, "Just because other people are willing to eat shit doesn't mean I am willing to."

Someone had already drunk the drink and was immediately annoyed when he heard this, "Hey! Are you looking for trouble?!"

Su Yao looked at Lin Qiao again, "Oh, speaking of your 'girlfriend', I guess you don't dare to use this word in front of her. After all, you are just one of her high-matching objects. Saying that you are a spare tire is flattering you."

Ole's genetic matching system is powered by a super-intelligent computer, so the entire database covers all citizens in the country who meet the requirements.

Therefore, most people are likely to match with multiple highly compatible partners.

Even S-level is fine.

The reason why the Crown Prince can't find a partner is because his father insists on pairing him with someone of the same level.

"Su Yao!"
Lin Qiao's expression changed slightly, "I advise you not to be ungrateful——"

"Oh? I got it right? I came from the skyport and didn't even see a decent ship. She didn't even want to send you by shuttle?"
Su Yao looked at him calmly. "How pitiful! I thought your parents' suicide after bankruptcy was the worst thing that happened to you."

She groaned. "Well, why did they go bankrupt? Oh, because they deliberately added chemical raw materials to the nutrient solution, causing tens of thousands of people to be hospitalized due to foodborne diseases, and some people died as a result, right? Then I think they deserved to die. It's a pity that I didn't know this before."

The smile on Lin Qiao's face finally couldn't be maintained.

"You must be extremely panicked, right? You are still able to pretend until now, which is amazing. I know you too well. You are so afraid of things——"

The wine glass in his hand was crushed to pieces. "You don't know me at all. I just thought you might still be useful to me, so I dealt with you."

Lin Qiao took two steps forward and approached, "If you're smart, don't offend me here, you bitch—"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to grab her neck.

It seemed as if he wanted to press her head and force her to drink the drink on the table.

The next second, Su Yao grabbed his hand.

With a series of crackling sounds, the bones of the four fingers broke one after another, like crushed crackers.

Lin Qiao's screams almost blew the roof off.

Then she grabbed his neck, lifted him up and slammed him against the wall on one side of the room.

The screen embedded in the gilded plaster wall frame shattered, and the wall with built-in explosion-proof alloy partitions collapsed with a loud bang, and dust and smoke filled the air for a while.

"I have offended many people, who are you?"

Su Yao picked up the napkin and wiped her hands in disgust. After wiping it twice, she thought it was probably not over yet, so she threw it aside and rolled up her sleeves to above her elbows.

Amid a cry of surprise, Lin Qiao climbed out of the ruins and rushed over roaring.

In fact, he is quite fast.

But he has not awakened, nor does he have any special abilities to assist him.

Therefore, in Su Yao's eyes, all the actions of this person can be described as a bit slow.

She dodged to the side, then raised her hand, twisted her waist, and punched the opponent hard in the waist.

There was a sound of ribs breaking.

Lin Qiao's whole body shook violently and he spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs, looking extremely tragic.

This also made him fall to his knees and he couldn't even stand up.

"Someone paid you a large sum of money to expose my secrets, using my boyfriend's name to fabricate stories about us, and gave you a bunch of fabricated photos."

Su Yao took back her hand and said slowly.

"You are so cautious. You tried all kinds of ways to find me, to test me, and even hired someone to investigate me. You even invited a bunch of classmates who don't have a good relationship with me—"

She looked meaningfully around the room.

Some of them were smart enough to run away just now, some even climbed out the window, and the rest were also retreating.

"You want to know what my current situation is and whether I still have the support of my family..."

The essence of this party is not to show off wealth.

Su Yao shook her head. "In fact, I came to see you just by the way."

In comparison, she wanted to see Kyle more.

Although she claimed to Kyle that she was there for the party and to meet him by the way.

"You think I don't have a B-level, and you want to force me to drink this?"
Su Yao looked at the drinks on the table. "What? You want me to get addicted? It seems that the person who gave you money to make you expose the news did not remind you..."

She leaned over and stretched out her hand, grasped Lin Qiao's chin, and exerted force suddenly, and the jawbone was torn off directly like a clam shell being cracked.

A large amount of blood gushed out, and wails of pain were mixed with indistinct curses.

The exposed tongue trembled, and more blood plasma continued to burst out from the jagged cross-section of the wound, between the broken muscles and gums.

Everyone in the room had run away.

"…Don't mess with me."

She threw away the bloody mass of flesh and bones in her hand.

"I can make amends to the Marquis, or find a few more men for her. I don't think she would mind. After all, you don't look like a good father."

She gasped, her heart beating faster due to the excitement of seeing blood.

"I'm afraid he'll be happy to take this opportunity to get in touch with me--"

Su Yao reached out and grabbed his hair.

"You shouldn't be hosting dinner in such a lawless place. Wait, in fact, if you were in Ole, such a large amount of drugs would be enough to sentence you to death."

Of course, there is another reason why she did this.

The parents of my previous life have passed away, and I am not particularly familiar with the rest of the relatives.

Lin Qiao and she had been desk mates for a long time, and they had a lot of communication.

Among those still alive today, Lin Qiao is probably the one who knows his predecessor best, from his temperament and personality to his hobbies.

"But you are so unpleasant, so I'd like you to die, so as to save me from trouble—"

"you!"

On that mutilated face, a pair of terrified and desperate eyes stared at her.

"You—you're not—"

The last words had turned into a vague and hoarse breath.

He couldn't utter the name he wanted to say.

Everything came to a sudden stop.

(End of this chapter)