A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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Commander-in-Chief Qi watched from afar.

Gao Tian held tightly to the hand of Crown Prince Liernia beside him, their silhouettes outlined by the soft light of the morning sun.

The Crown Prince of Lyrnia, with his innate nobility, slightly raised his chin, looking very proud, yet he allowed Takaten to hold his hand. His blue eyes reflected Takaten's face, focused and bright.

A young, passionate future, brimming with endless possibilities.

Then, hand in hand, they followed the staff's directions, their steps light and even carrying a touch of the joy unique to weddings, and happily entered the hall.

He and the Crown Prince of Lyrnia.

It looks like...

They look very happy.

The way they stand together looks like a carefully preserved wedding photo.

Like him and Gao Xing, who had never stepped into the marriage registration office in the past.

My heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, a dull ache, a long-standing wound.

Gao Tian and Gao Xing look so alike.

He did a perfect job and won a participation award.

Commander-in-Chief Qi's gaze lingered on Gao Tian's retreating figure for a long time.

There is a tiny seed in the world, struggling to break through the soil and grow in some unknown corner.

By the time he finally learned of the seed's existence, it had already grown into a completely unfamiliar tree.

He missed the seed's most vulnerable germination period, and he also missed every sway it experienced in the wind and rain.

We missed every moment it sprouted new branches, yearning for sunshine and rain.

He participated in nothing, never fed anyone, never wiped away a tear, never told a story in the dead of night, and never offered a helping hand when someone fell.

This child grew up alone in a corner unknown to him, on a cold bed in an orphanage, amidst the gazes of strangers.

He was absent for a full twenty-one years.

The registration staff respectfully led Gao Tian and His Highness the Crown Prince inside.

Gao Tian seemed to sense something, paused for a moment, and subconsciously glanced outside the glass door, his gaze sweeping over the throng of people with a hint of doubt.

In the end, he still didn't find anything wrong. His gaze swept across the surging crowd, but he didn't spot the shadowy corner where Commander-in-Chief Qi was standing.

Gao Tian had never known him.

Qi Wan, Commander-in-Chief Qi, a leader in the military region, a superior who might treat him well, a stranger.

Commander-in-Chief Qi's Adam's apple bobbed very slightly.

The knuckles of the hand in the pocket beside him were slightly white from the force he was exerting.

In the pocket of his military overcoat lay a slightly yellowed photograph. In the photo, Gao Xing and Qin Qin were laughing together, holding a newborn, rosy-cheeked baby.

This is his only original footage of the child.

How heavy is a newborn baby?

Is he healthy?

Does it cry at night?

He didn't even know how Gao Xing gave birth to this child.

It's destined that it won't be easy for experimental subjects with high-energy alpha blood to give birth.

Will my stomach hurt?

Do I often get leg cramps?

Do I need to take a lot of medicine?

What were your feelings when you took this photo?

He and Qinqin seemed very happy, and had arranged everything perfectly, except for telling him.

He was a latecomer, having been left behind with his invitation. He finally found his destination, only to discover that the banquet had long since ended, leaving only an empty echo.

Does Gao Xing think he will be doing well?

He'd rather quit being a commander than risk his life on the run with him.

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He sent someone, using a tiny bit of privilege, to open the registration office door ahead of time.

This is also called privilege.

The only privilege the Commander-in-Chief's child ever enjoyed was being able to open the marriage registration office two hours early and be the first to get their marriage certificate.

very funny.

He might be the most useless father ever.

That seed has actually reached the age for marriage.

This was the only important moment in his life that he could participate in.

Separated by glass, by a sea of ​​people, by an insurmountable twenty years, he watched Gao Tian excitedly talking to the Crown Prince, his profile radiating pure happiness.

Commander-in-Chief Qi watched from afar.

There was no excitement, no urge to go forward and acknowledge them.

Only a heavy, almost numb, dull pain slowly spread, permeating every part of my body.

It's twenty years too late, and it can never be made up for.

He was a child who had grown up well, a child who had grown up very well, and who was no longer needed.

Commander-in-Chief Qi's eyes were like a stagnant pool, silent.

He can't do anything anymore.

That child has grown up and found his place; doing anything more would be superfluous.

He stood in the shadows, a distant, silent witness.

Gao Tian seemed to have finished writing. He looked up and gave Lan a smug smile, pure and bright, full of confidence and anticipation for the future.

Does Gao Tian resemble him?

I don't know, maybe they look alike.

He himself has forgotten what he used to be like.

Commander-in-Chief Qi took one last look at the happy newlyweds inside the glass door, then turned and disappeared into the early morning hustle and bustle of the city.

The sound of footsteps blended into the crowd and disappeared without a trace.

Outside the block, the orderly was waiting in his car.

Commander-in-Chief Qi walked out, stepping on a carpet of fallen sycamore leaves.

His back was still straight, his steps still steady, but beneath the military uniform, his heart was filled only with the sound of the whistling wind.

Like the unheard cries of that baby twenty-one years ago.

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"What are you looking at?"

Gao Tian kept peeking outside, and the Crown Prince asked him a question.

"I don't know, I just feel like someone is watching me." Gao Tian scratched his head.

I looked out and there was no one there, but I still felt a creepy feeling behind me.

"Is that your Commander-in-Chief Qi?" Lan also peeked outside.

"What? President Qi is here? Where is he?" Gao Tian looked outside in surprise.

"He's gone again. I saw him standing at the crossroads in the distance."

"Hmm..." Gao Tian stroked his chin. "Then it might really be President Qi. After all, I'm married to the future supreme leader of Leernia, so it's normal for President Qi to come and take a look."

"Um."

A staff member came over and called to them, "Newlyweds, this way please!"

Before applying for a marriage certificate, you need to take a passport photo. The format of marriage certificates on Earth has not changed for over a thousand years; it's a red booklet.

They were still using the old-fashioned way of taking photos.

The staff at the registration desk, with genuine smiles on their faces, guided Gao Tian and Lan toward the adjacent photography area.

The background is a huge, bright, and pure red cloth, as pure as a burning flame.

Gao Tian glanced at it and started laughing.

How outdated! They're still using red cloth these days.

At the staff's suggestion, the two sat side by side on a bench in front of the red curtain.

Since they were both wearing snow-white shirts, they didn't need to change clothes, and they looked very good together.

"Newlyweds, look at the camera!" the photographer shouted.

The two quickly sat up straight on the stools, shoulder to shoulder.

"Closer! Closer still! Hey!" the photographer directed from behind the camera. "Heads! You two handsome guys, tilt your heads slightly to the center! Yes, yes! Relax, be natural! Handsome guys! Think about your wedding! Yes, that's it, hold it!"

Gao Tian quietly hooked the Crown Prince's hand under the stool with his own.

The crown prince's hand stiffened slightly at first, then he struck him.

Gao Tian grabbed the finger that had hit him.

A warm current flowed through their clasped hands.

Lan's tense body strangely relaxed.

He no longer forced a standard smile, but subconsciously turned his head slightly, gently and with boundless trust, leaning his smooth forehead against Gao Tian's temple.

Gao Tian felt a tickle on his heart when Gao Tian's head was touched.

He naturally turned his head and bumped his forehead with the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is both incredibly naughty and incredibly cute.

Gao Tian laughed, and Lan's lips finally curved into a beautiful smile.

The beautiful blue eyes reflected the vast face of the sky.

The Crown Princess is really wicked, but he is really good.

"Good! Excellent! Maintain this stance! Look at the camera! Three! Two! One!"

The photographer's voice quickened as he snapped a picture!

Click!

The photo freezes in time.

Time is gently captured and preserved at this moment.

Against the fiery red curtain, the snow-white shirt stood out pure and flawless.

Two young heads leaned close together, their hair intertwined.

Both of them had smiles on their faces.

Their clasped hands were hidden from the camera's view, yet all their trust and love were expressed in their tender eyes.

There was light in both of their eyes.

The momentary freeze-frame of light and shadow is transformed into a color photograph, which is then pasted onto the prepared red booklet.

This is the first marriage certificate issued between humans and Zerg.

Like the first rays of starlight that intertwined after the birth of the universe, it is the starting point of a brand new story for the world.