Exclusive Possession – CH 059

Chapter 59.

The pale golden sunlight streamed through the windowpanes, making the room both elegant and bright. I lazily sat up in bed and casually turned on the radio next to me.

The radio was brought down from the spaceship and broadcast in the Stan language:

“Today, the entire Stan Empire, the entire Milky Way galaxy, is focusing its attention on Earth, the third planet of our solar system, and on Chengdu, the hometown of Princess Hua Yao, a city in southern China…”

I was surprised and then laughed.

The magnetic voice continued, “According to the Ministry of Defense spokesperson, over thirty cruisers are secretly deployed around the solar system; five space fortresses are stationed along a route only ten light-years from Earth—the entire space defense line of the solar system is firmly under the control of the Imperial military. No matter what unusual events occur, the Imperial Air Force can jump to His Highness and His Majesty’s side within 10 minutes. Therefore, His Highness and His Majesty’s honeymoon is safe, warm, and romantic; the people of the nation can rest assured…”

Hearing this, I couldn’t help but open the window and look up. The sky was a clear, cloudless blue. Of course, I couldn’t see the Imperial Air Force, which silently controlled the Earth’s airspace.

Beneath the sky, the entire city was bathed in the morning light, tranquil and beautiful. The Funan River below shimmered, and along its lush green banks, square tables were set up, with groups of people seated here and there, the lazy clatter of mahjong tiles drifting across the air. A middle-aged woman pushed a food cart to the riverbank, calling out in a clear, loud voice, “Guokui—”

A warm, familiar feeling welled up inside me. I felt that all the powerful space fleets and space defenses seemed distant and unimportant in the face of this peaceful and vibrant scene.

My waist tightened as I was hugged—Mu Xian had come out of the shower. I turned and smiled at him: “What do you think of Earth?”

Although he had been to Earth before, he had only stayed in the deep mountains for a day, so his understanding of Earth was almost zero.

“Very good, I like Earth.” He also looked out the window at the scenery, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon.

A sweet feeling welled up inside me, and I pressed, “Why?” Was it because Earth wasn’t as developed as Stan, and he was extending his affection to Stan’s influence?

He then turned to look at me, his tone calm, his gaze deep: “Because after arriving on Earth last night, your body was noticeably more excited than usual.”

My face flushed, and I could only change the subject silently: “Now that we are back in my hometown, you have to listen to me for the next few days, and you aren’t allowed to be so authoritarian anymore.”

“Yes,” he said in a low, gentle voice, “within my permission.”

“…Mu Xian, this is despotism.”

***

We arrived on Earth late last night and didn’t reach Chengdu until almost dawn. The first thing we did after waking up was, of course, to visit my grandmother at the nursing home.

The van sped along the straight, clean highway. Mop was focused on driving, while Morin sat in the front, happily admiring himself in the mirror. For disguise, they both wore synthetic rubber skin and black eye patches. However, their features were already too flat and stiff, and now covered by pale skin, they looked indescribable… just two strange-looking people.

On the eve of our arrival, the Stans scattered across the globe had already gathered in Chengdu to await our orders. Morin made numerous detailed requests regarding our hospitality, so our journey was very comfortable.

However, since the Stan people on Earth were either male or female and there were no genderless robots, Mu Xian directly added an order to them: “I don’t want you to have any presence.”

So… even though there might be ten cars protecting us from a distance on the same road at this moment, no one would come up to us to disturb us.

We soon arrived at the sanatorium on the outskirts of the city. Looking at the clear waters, green hills, and elegant, comfortable courtyard, I couldn’t help but squeeze Mu Xian’s hand and look at him gratefully. He just smiled slightly.

As soon as they entered the sanatorium, a handsome man in his forties, dressed in a suit, strode up to them, a humble smile on his face, and knelt on one knee: “Welcome, Your Highness, Your Highness. I’m Shui Tuling, the director of this place.”

I was taken aback, and several nurses in white coats, a dozen meters behind him, may not have heard him, but they clearly showed surprise.

Mu Xian said calmly, “No need for formalities.”

Shui Tuling stood up, beaming. “It’s the greatest honor of my life to be able to meet Your Highness and the Princess. Basic etiquette is essential!”

At this moment, Mop smiled and said, “Shui Tuling, how have you been doing since you came to Earth more than a year ago?” The two chatted for a few minutes.

That was when I realized—Mu Xian must have specially sent someone to be the director of the sanatorium so that it would be more convenient to take care of my grandmother.

He did so much without making a sound.

I gazed at his handsome, serene profile and gently squeezed his hand again. His hand tightened, gripping mine tightly, a slight smile playing on his lips, a smile that remained faint yet stirred a powerful emotion within me.

***

After passing through the quiet courtyard, under the watchful eyes of some elderly people and nurses, Mu Xian and I followed Shui Tuling to the front of the most beautiful and elegant white building in the sanatorium.

I stared at the brown wooden door, my heart pounding. I turned to Mu Xian and said, “Mu Xian, I hope you can come with me later and chat with her. She must really want to know you—I will sit between you two, so there won’t be any physical contact. Please be patient and keep her company, okay?”

“Um.”

The door opened, and to our surprise, we saw six or seven elderly people sitting on a large, light yellow sofa, looking up at us. The kind-faced old woman in the center, with excited eyes, was none other than my grandmother.

“Grandmother!”

“Hooray…hooray!”

I rushed over and hugged her tightly.

All the bitterness and sweetness seemed to surge into my heart in an instant. I hugged her tightly, sobbing uncontrollably. She, on the other hand, seemed a little surprised and laughed, “Didn’t you just visit Grandma last week? How come… silly child.” Even as she said this, her voice choked with emotion.

Little did she know, every time I saw her, I knew she was just a distant illusion. Afraid she would become suspicious, I quickly stopped my tears and let go of her.

The other elderly people looked at me with smiles, some with tears in their eyes.

Just then, Shui Tuling suddenly asked, “Aunt Zhang, Aunt Su, what brings you all here today?”

Grandma smiled and replied, “Yaoyao’s bringing her husband over today, so I asked them to come and see!” Then she gently nudged me, “Yaoyao, quickly tell Xiao Mu to sit down.”

I quickly turned my head, and when I saw it, I couldn’t help but laugh again.

Mu Xian’s expression was somewhat tense. He stood straight beside the sofa, his gaze quite indifferent. He certainly hadn’t expected there to be so many women in the room at the same time (although the youngest was over sixty).

Hearing his grandmother’s words, he glanced at us and nodded slightly, “Hello, Grandma.” Then he immediately turned his head and stared straight out the window.

“Young man, come and sit down!” A slightly younger woman smiled and patted the sofa next to her, and the others immediately echoed her.

“How could I dare?” I quickly declined. “He can stand.” At this moment, Shui Tuling quickly brought over a chair, and Mu Xian immediately sat down. Only then did they stop insisting.

After chatting with my grandmother for a while, the other elderly people also asked about my work and marriage. I gave vague answers, only saying that the wedding was held abroad. But as the conversation went on, they brought up Mu Xian again—after all, they had been invited by my grandmother to see the groom today.

Aunt Su asked, “Xiao Mu, I heard you’re in the army?”

Mu Xian turned to look in this direction, but his eyes remained fixed on the ground: “I do indeed command an army.”

I found it amusing and decided to let them ask the questions.

“The army? How many soldiers do you command?”

“In peacetime, the basic staff is 100,000.”

“Wow, that’s amazing!” Aunt Su exclaimed. “So handsome, so young, and so capable! Yao Yao has great taste.”

“Yes, tall and fair-skinned. It’s good for boys to have fair skin. Look how long his legs are—not too fat and not too thin, just right!” someone exclaimed.

“His eyes are huge, even prettier than a girl’s!”

I never imagined their conversation would focus on his appearance! I looked at him with a mixture of amusement and worry—would he get angry?

Under the intense gaze of the crowd, he had already turned his head away, his face icy cold. But a blush slowly crept onto his fair cheeks, and a hint of embarrassment and impatience flashed in his dark eyes…

But he didn’t get up and leave.

He simply sat motionless, his expression aloof, his gaze indifferent, his cheeks… growing increasingly red.

My heart suddenly calmed down with a warm feeling. I leaned on my grandmother’s shoulder and looked at him, feeling a sweet warmth in my heart.

This must be the first time in his life that he had been judged by a group of women, and he couldn’t just slam the door and leave with a cold face.

Is it because you promised to stay with me?

I love… him like this.

“Mu Xian, go outside and wait for me.” I couldn’t stop smiling. “I will chat with Grandma some more.”

He stood up almost immediately, glanced at me, nodded, and strode out. Grandma scolded, “Why did you let him out?”

I laughed and said, “Grandma, his face was practically on fire.”

***

It was already the afternoon of the second day when we left the sanatorium.

As the car drove into the city, I leaned against Mu Xian’s chest, feeling utterly content.

Morin sat behind me, massaging my shoulders—I had chatted with my grandmother until late the night before, and my grandmother had casually asked, “Yaoyao, would you like to sleep with Grandma tonight?” Mu Xian, who had been standing silently by the door, immediately replied, “No. She will sleep with me.”

Grandma was surprised. I quickly pulled Mu Xian aside, my expression a mixture of expectation and anger, and silently watched him. He didn’t object anymore.

After he, Morin, and Mop left, I chatted with my grandmother for a long time before falling asleep side by side. My grandmother didn’t sleep well that night, so I got up to pour her some tea. But when I went to the outer living room, I found he had been back sometime earlier, tall and curled up on the sofa. There were also faint figures moving around outside the door. I opened the door, and Shui Tuling looked on with a melancholy expression: “How could I let His Highness sleep on the sofa? Heavens! I have failed the Empire!”

Mu Xian woke up immediately and chased away the nearly frantic Shui Tuling. Later that night, he dragged me to sleep on the sofa.

Both of us woke up with aches and pains in our backs. So I asked Morin to massage my shoulders.

However, this “return visit” was even better than I expected—Mu Xian really acted like an ordinary family’s grandson-in-law, accompanying me.

Of course, there was no need to let Grandma know that the “pretty, shy, and a bit clueless” young man she described was actually a ruthless commander with explosive combat power in the galaxy.

“Miss, where are we going now?” Morin asked with a smug look on his face.

I had already decided to have Mop drive to an old folk alley in the city.

As dusk slowly descends, lights gradually illuminate the ancient yet bustling alleyway.

Although we didn’t have any subordinates or a retinue, the four of us still attracted a lot of attention as we walked through the tourist-filled alleys, and people frequently looked at us with surprise or smiles.

There was nothing I could do about it, because out of the four of us, I was the only one who looked normal.

The most active one was Morin, peeking around and looking everywhere. Although he had a friendly smile, his pale and gaunt appearance, along with his frighteningly large eyes, was quite unsettling to me, not to mention that he had a lookalike named Mop following behind him.

There was also Mu Xian, who was handsome but had a cold expression.

From the moment we stepped into the alley, Mu Xian’s brow furrowed as he watched the men and women approaching. Morin and I, having planned this all along, heard him say coldly, “This won’t do,” and we plunged into the crowd.

However, he quickly brought it back. Although he later compromised, he almost constantly pulled me left and right to avoid any possible contact.

However, the further we went in, the fewer people there were. Morin and Mop were very interested in the traditional trinkets and souvenirs; Mop even bought a large bag to give to his friends. Mu Xian also smiled and accompanied me as we stopped at each stall to pick out things we liked.

It was late at night, and I was a little hungry, so I went to buy some food. Four or five girls were queuing in front of the shop, but Mu Xian naturally didn’t want to go over there. She walked to a secluded spot about five or six meters away and waited for me.

A few minutes later, after I finished eating, I turned around and was a little surprised—Morin and Mop were nowhere to be seen, and two young girls were standing a few steps away from Mu Xian.

The two girls were talking, and Mu Xian frowned slightly. I didn’t feel jealous at all, just amused. I took two steps forward and heard one of the girls say, “Handsome, are you an officer? In the army? Want to take a picture with us?”

I couldn’t help but glance at Mu Xian.

When we disembarked from the spaceship, Morin was worried about Mu Xian’s attire—because Mu Xian was undoubtedly a complete uniform fetishist. He discarded the casual clothes Morin had bought him like trash, and even when I tried to persuade him, he ignored me indifferently. Later, he wore a dark green military overcoat, with his own military uniform underneath, only without the epaulets and medals.

Although the military overcoat was thick and serious, it still made him stand out so sharply. The exposed dark gray shirt collar and black leather military boots accentuated his cool and refined demeanor. Under the night lights, his fair and handsome face was captivating at first glance.

“No.” A deep, extremely cold voice faintly came through.

The girls were probably a little surprised by his straightforward refusal. One of them said, “How about I take a picture of you?”

He actually took a step back and said coldly, “Only my wife’s allowed to take my picture. Please leave immediately.”

I felt a little awkward, and the two girls were clearly even more awkward. They couldn’t get angry, so they left sheepishly.

I couldn’t help but laugh, so I quickly went over and pulled him away.

As night deepened, I walked along the riverbank. He followed at a leisurely pace. Even without turning around, I could feel his gaze always on me. I walked on the pebbles of the riverbank, as if I were walking in the peaceful world he had given me.

On the lawn ahead, two high school students had spread out a picnic blanket and were looking at the night sky with binoculars. I was reminded of my own high school days and couldn’t help but stop and watch for a few more moments. Honestly, these past year and a half on Stanstar had been a real brush with death; only back on Earth did it feel like I’d returned to the real world.

“The time has passed; there definitely won’t be a meteor shower today!” the boy lamented loudly.

“Let’s wait a little longer!” the girl said hesitantly.

“What the hell am I waiting for!” the boy said dejectedly. “I skipped class for nothing.”

I chuckled, and Mu Xian walked up to me: “What’s wrong?”

I pulled him forward, laughing as I said, “I remember back in high school, my classmates and I skipped class to watch the meteor shower. But it’s such a gamble; we waited all night and didn’t see anything, and the next day we were punished by our homeroom teacher to clean up.”

A smile appeared in Mu Xian’s eyes: “You like it?”

“It’s alright. Everyone was so excited back then, and I got caught up in it too. I waited all night in the cold wind and didn’t see them, so I was a little disappointed. Now that I see them doing the same thing, I feel a bit emotional.”

He glanced at me, then looked up at the sky and said calmly, “Tell those two kids there will be a meteor shower in ten minutes.”

I was taken aback. He had already raised the communicator on his wrist: “Mop, have the escort fleet drop a batch of stone fragments into Earth’s atmosphere. Hua Yao wants to see a meteor shower.”

I was both surprised and puzzled: “Stone fragments?”

He replied, “Meteors are fragments of celestial bodies that fall into the atmosphere.”

I vaguely remembered that meteor showers were caused by the same reason, so I quickly said, “No need, this…”

But he was concise: “The pilot’s ready. How many meteors do you want?”

I was taken aback: “…I don’t know.”

He said into the communicator, “Then two thousand.”

**

Ten minutes later, I sat down next to him on the lawn. The two children kept turning around to look at us. The boy asked skeptically, “Big brother, is there really a meteor shower?”

Mu Xian didn’t answer at all. I smiled and said, “Yes, wait a little longer.” As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a flash of silver light overhead. The girl exclaimed, “Ah!” and we all looked up.

The Funan River shimmered with light, and the earth was utterly silent.

The starlight fell like a torrential rain.

The earth was illuminated, and the sky was streaked with silver light. The dazzling shooting star was like a flower blooming in the universe.

“Haha, there really is a meteor shower! Dude, you’re amazing! Are you from the observatory?” The boy in front jumped up, and the girl grabbed his hand, overjoyed. Faint cheers echoed from all over the ground.

I gazed at the breathtaking scenery and slowly turned to look at Mu Xian. His expression remained indifferent as he glanced at me and asked, “Is that enough?”

I hugged his waist, buried my face in his, and smiled.

“That’s enough, more than enough.”

It was late when the four of us got into the car and drove back. Perhaps we were all tired, because no one spoke. Mop turned on the car radio, and the female host’s excited voice came through: “Although it’s an hour late, the meteor shower’s still here tonight, and it’s even more spectacular than astronomers predicted. This is a meteor storm that hasn’t been seen in a century…”

I grabbed Mu Xian’s shirt and laughed, “It’s like a meteor shower; you’re so violent…”

Perhaps feeling it was too late to go home, he impatiently grabbed my hand, lowered his head, and silenced me with a kiss.

[Mini Theater] Stanning

Since Stan was the most developed planet in the Milky Way, and Prince Nor was renowned, when news spread that he and his wife had come to Earth for their honeymoon, representatives from other planets stationed on Earth flocked to pay their respects.

That morning, Hua Yao was quite surprised to see a long line of luxury cars parked downstairs. She was even more dumbfounded when she saw a whole stack of business cards from visitors.

“XXXX? A giant in the American banking industry?”

Mop patiently explained, “He’s a blue-blooded person from the planet Beta Andromeda.”

“XXX? One of China’s youngest mayors?”

“He’s the representative of Xing’s mechanical civilization on Earth.”

“XX? The King of Pop?”

Mop glanced at the file: “He used to be an exiled mercenary, a half-orc. It’s said that he had a falling out with Yi Pucheng and came to Earth to develop his career.”

This time, Hua Yao seemed very excited: “Could I get his autograph?”

Mop smiled slightly: “I think there’s absolutely no problem. He’s requesting an audience this time because he hopes to gain the protection of the Stan Empire on Earth. Your Highness, is he your idol?” Before he could finish speaking, he felt two cold gazes directed at him.

Hua Yao also noticed, and the two looked over at the same time—Mu Xian, who had been reading the Global Times, had somehow looked up at them.

“You idolize him?” A soft yet dangerous voice.

Hua Yao stiffened slightly: “Don’t misunderstand, my grandma likes him! The autograph is for her.”

Mu Xian’s brows immediately relaxed, and he lowered his head to continue reading the newspaper. Hua Yao breathed a sigh of relief and was about to ask Mop when he could get an autograph when she heard Mu Xian’s calm voice: “Have XX go directly to the sanatorium tomorrow.”

The next day, news of the Chinese pop superstar XX visiting the elderly at the nursing home spread throughout Chengdu, causing an unprecedented sensation. Two days later, Hua Yao went to the nursing home to visit her grandmother. Taking advantage of Mu Xian’s absence, she whispered, “Grandma, did XX give you an autograph?”

Grandma nodded in confusion: “Yes, I was so confused. Why did that celebrity give me a bunch of autographed CDs and photos and even take a picture with me… I don’t even know him.”

Hua Yao happily took it, examined it closely, and finally carefully stuffed it into her bag. Then, she couldn’t help but say to her grandmother, “Grandma, this XX, my favorite celebrity, is actually a half-orc…”