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

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A cold, numbing sensation shot from the soles of my feet to the top of my head, making my eardrums buzz.

Gao Tian looked away, avoiding President Qi's gaze.

He lowered his head and slowly pushed the jade pieces back to President Qi: "...I can't take these. You should keep them, President Qi."

Commander-in-Chief Qi remained silent, unsure of what to say.

He was absent from Gao Tian's life for more than 20 years. Now that Gao Tian has grown up, he has no right to seek Gao Tian's recognition anymore.

He could actually understand, but Gao Tian couldn't accept all of this.

Gao Tian really didn't know how to tell him the truth, so he could only manage to say, "This really won't work. I have other things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. Goodbye, President Qi."

Gao Tian straightened his back, stood up straight, and gave Commander-in-Chief Qi behind the desk a standard military salute.

"Reporting to the commander, if there are no further instructions, I will take my leave."

Commander-in-Chief Qi looked at the standard military salute and then at the jade that had been pushed back onto the table.

This military salute clearly separates father and son, superior and subordinate, past and present.

He even felt that Gao Tian's calmness and restraint at this moment was the best he could do to save face for him, showing that Gao Tian was a very good person.

He couldn't say anything more, so he just slowly nodded in the end.

"goodbye."

Then Gao Tian left Commander-in-Chief Qi's office and the military headquarters building without looking back.

He really didn't know how to deal with this situation.

I can't say it, and I can't admit it.

General Qi is a huge benefactor. I used to joke with my teammates that we should call the Commander "godfather" when we see him. General Qi's son means unimaginable resources and protection, and means rising to the top of the human power pyramid in one step.

but......

He's not that child; that child is really dead.

Admit it? How do I admit it? Do I think, "I am that child," and accept it without any burden? Or do I just pretend that child doesn't exist?

But Gao Tian knows he exists.

Say? Say what? Tell President Qi that the child died long ago, and that I was just reborn in his body?

Aren't you afraid he'll shoot himself in the temple six times?

Gao Tian's steps were as swift as the wind, even faster than when he arrived.

The officers and clerks walking towards him all cast questioning or strange glances at him, seeing this newly promoted and highly regarded major general walking hurriedly as if he were fleeing.

But Gao Tian ignored everyone else's stares and hurriedly stepped into the rain, opened the car door and got back into the car.

The vehicle started, rushed into the thick rain, and quickly drove away from the military headquarters building.

He misses his baby so much right now.

This world is really tough.

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Gao Tian went out.

The door closed with a soft "click".

It separated the two worlds inside and outside the door.

The office fell silent once again.

Only the incessant downpour outside the window beat against the glass.

Commander-in-Chief Qi remained seated behind his large desk, maintaining the same slightly forward-leaning posture.

His gaze lingered on the void for a long time.

Does he want a high star rating? Yes.

Gao Xing must know how to ease the tension with a child she hasn't seen for almost twenty years.

he does not know.

On the table were those family heirlooms that had been pushed back.

And that genetic report.

And there was also the paternity test report that confirmed the father-son relationship.

The star map of the Human Federation still rotated silently on the table.

The door Gao Tian had just walked out of was completely silent.

He didn't know if he wanted Gao Tian to come back.

President Qi's shadow was reflected on the huge floor-to-ceiling window behind him, blurred by the rain.

A blurry silhouette.

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Gao Tian drove all the way home.

Pushing open the living room door, a wave of warm, dry air, mixed with the crackling of burning wood in the fireplace and the soft purring of the cubs, hits you.

Winters in Yunnan aren't particularly hot, and the Crown Prince probably felt a bit cold, so he had the smart home system light up the fireplace.

In the living room, the firelight from the fireplace flickered, casting a warm glow on the carpet.

Leopard Sister lay on the carpet in front of the fireplace and looked up when she heard Gao Tian return.

The snow leopard cub and the dog nestled beside its warm, soft belly, fast asleep, sprawled out on their backs with their bellies exposed.

The Crown Prince was sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, with a data tablet on his lap, looking at some messages.

Gao Tian was covered in the chill brought back by the torrential rain from the north; his hair and body were soaked, and he looked quite disheveled.

He didn't bring an umbrella when he went.

Although it was only a few steps from the military building to the car, the rain was so heavy that he still got soaked and felt very cold.

His adorable baby sat on the sofa, covered with a fluffy blanket, with a warm, burning fireplace in front of him.

So warm.

Gao Tian suddenly threw himself onto the Crown Prince, buried his face in his hair, hugged him without saying a word, and kept his mouth tightly shut.

Lan was surprised; he had never felt a temperature lower than his own on Gao Tian's body. The soaked, icy military uniform was chillingly cold.

The Crown Prince quickly wrapped Gao Tian with the blanket he had been using to cover his legs, his heart clenching: "What's wrong?!"

Who bullied you?!

Your General Qi? Your military headquarters?!

Are you tired of living? How dare you bully the Crown Princess who's a pest!

Gao Tian kissed him.

His spellcasting was interrupted.

The crown prince immediately became weak and timid again.

It's good that the Crown Princess still knows how to kiss him; if she still knows how to kiss him, then there's nothing serious.

He wrapped one arm around Gao Tian's cold, soaked back, and gently stroked the back of his wet head with the other hand, his fingertips running through the cool hair, warming his cold scalp and the taut skin on the back of his neck with his palm.

He hugged Gao Tian back: "Crown Princess, what's wrong? What happened?"

Gao Tian looked up and kissed him again.

I told him what had just happened.

"I just went to President Qi's office. He wanted to give me some things, saying they were family heirlooms of the Qi family."

The Crown Prince was astonished: "What?"

Is it a cultural difference? In our Zerg race, heirlooms are things that can only be passed down to the next generation.

He said I was his son.

Blue's eyes widened instantly: "Huh???????"

So suddenly?

No, no... wait a minute, doesn't Gao Tian have parents? His father even looks a lot like him!

"He said Gao Xing is actually an omega, and I am the child of him and Gao Xing," Gao Tian told him.

"What? A woman pretending to be a man? How can that be? It's obvious at a glance, isn't it?" The Crown Prince was even more surprised.

"Some people around here are doing human experiments. Do you remember back on that desolate planet? You could eat dozens of kilograms in one sitting and you were incredibly strong. We didn't know about the existence of the advanced insectoids, so I thought you were a test subject created through human experimentation. Turns out it was a misunderstanding. You weren't, Gao Xing was."

"Hiss—" The Crown Prince gasped.

That was truly a coincidence.

"So what do we do now?"

Gao Tian buried his face in his hair again: "I don't know. Let's just treat President Qi normally from now on and be more polite to him."

"Then what are you sad about?" the Crown Prince asked.

Gao Tian held him, his heart beating slowly, still stubbornly saying, "I don't feel very sad, after all, I don't have any memories before I was three years old. I just feel a little regretful."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"It's a bit hard to say." Gao Tian rested his head on the Crown Prince's head, quite calm, with only a lingering, faint sense of bewilderment.

"There was another child who died before I was three years old."

The real child had already died before he traveled through time.

Lan didn't understand and didn't know how to comfort him. After thinking for a long time, she came up with a foolish idea: "Then do you want a child?"

Lan tried her best to cheer him up: "How about we have one? Although it's not so easy for higher insectoids to lay eggs, the higher the race, the more difficult it is to reproduce."

The damp, cold military uniform was gradually dried by the firelight from the fireplace.

Gao Tian gently rubbed his chin against their baby's silver hair. The regret subsided in the baby's adorable embrace, no longer so sharp and painful.

He held the crown prince and shook him, asking, "Does it hurt?"

Giving birth is very painful for humans, and I bet laying eggs isn't much easier for you Zerg. You're still a baby yourself, yet you have the audacity to say you want to lay eggs.

The Crown Prince comforted him, "It won't hurt. Didn't I tell you? Our Zerg eggs are very small. The eggs can be taken out and soaked in nutrient solution when the shells are fully developed in three to four months. The incision from removing the egg will heal itself in five minutes."

Gao Tian uttered a wolfish voice: "Then can we have ten?"

Crown Prince: "..."

The Crown Prince's pupils contracted instantly!

The innocent little butterfly's rare initiative was instantly shattered by the Crown Princess's perverted nature.

Ten eggs! It's very difficult for advanced Zerg to lay eggs! Is the Crown Princess planning to...kill him... in the future?!

Staring at the Crown Princess's face, which clearly said, "I think this is a great idea," he said simply and bluntly, with a resounding voice: "No, get out!"

Gao Tian imagined a child like their baby and got excited!

If they have a baby like Lan in the future, he will call him Tall Baby. Big Baby and Little Baby are both his most precious babies.

Gao Tian's thoughts soared like a rocket towards a grand blueprint.

Hehehe, if only he were a little female bug, Daddy would take him down the slide, carry him around everywhere, and even buy him hair clips and braid his hair. Hehehe.

Gao Tian was blinded by the prospect of the little female insect cub's future, his mind clouded: "Fine! Once you ascend the throne, we'll have the insect race implement a massive moral education program starting from kindergarten, focusing on building strong moral character!!! I'll steal moral education textbooks from human elementary schools for you, and our insect race will translate and publish them to be included in basic education textbooks, fundamentally solving the problem of the lack of moral education for male insects!"

Crown Prince: "..."

The Crown Prince was also thrilled!

Sure! Why not?!

If he and Gao Tian had a child, he would never let him experience the strife and chaos of his childhood again!

They want to create a new world for their future children where everyone knows what the moral bottom line is!

He pulled out his data tablet and began to coordinate the military females on Earth. That's how decisive and efficient an action-oriented person is!

"Alright! Then I'll go and confront Orion tomorrow! I'll kill him! Then overthrow the Insect King and the Council! I'll make sure our Insect pups are born with well-trained males!"

Although the Queen's rule is fair competition after adulthood, I have the advantage now, and I'm about to rebel. Am I crazy to not kill Orion now and wait a few more years to grow up and challenge him to a duel?!

Kill them all! Kill them all now!

Gao Tian hugged him: "Go for it, Crown Prince! You can do it, I believe in you."

The little butterfly's eyes suddenly reddened.

After his female father passed away, the royalists supported the insect emperor to succeed him and seize control of the empire.

While others see Lielnia as glamorous and prosperous, only the Zerg themselves know what Lielnia is really like inside.

The past was too bitter. We finally fought our way out and the foreign enemies were gone, but some of our compatriots treated us like livestock.

The early death of the queen made them even more rampant.

These past thirty years have been even more difficult.

I don’t know if his father can see this, but he will definitely make up for what his father didn’t finish and bring the future of the empire back on track.

Gao Tian hugged him and shook him: "Our two races will definitely have a brighter future. Go for it, Crown Prince! Your Majesty, the greatest cosmic emperor in the world, the peace of our universe depends on you!"

The Crown Prince exclaimed, "Yes!"

Crown Princess, you'd better watch carefully!

He will definitely do it!!!