So, I'm going to be a live-in son-in-law?

"All right. Since you think my spaceship broke down, let's go with your version." Luo Tian smiled.

Jaco froze for a moment.

How did he know what I was thinking?

Right, it had to be a coincidence.

"Forget it. You look so anxious, so I'll take you home and help you look for that energy source you mentioned," Tights sighed.

"Well, I should be going. You two carry on." Luo Tian waved.

With that, Luo Tian turned to leave.

"Wait!" Tights hurried over and grabbed his hand.

"Is something else the matter?" Luo Tian asked.

"Luo Tian, I told you I'd repay you properly. Why don't you come home with me?" Tights invited him.

"Are you really planning to offer yourself to me?" Luo Tian asked.

Tights wiped away a bead of sweat.

"What? Tights, are you going to marry him?" Jaco asked, looking excited. "Fantastic! I love going to other people's weddings. You get to eat all kinds of delicious food at the banquet."

Tights: "..."

What kind of logic was that?

Was it all just for the food?

"Ahem... You've got it wrong... I just want to repay Luo Tian, that's all..." Tights hurried to explain.

"Oh, you scared me. I thought you really were going to offer yourself to me." Luo Tian laughed.

Tights wiped away another bead of sweat.

Luo Tian, you really knew how to kill a conversation.

"Come on, then." As Tights spoke, she took out a Capsule and tossed it.

"Pop!"

The Capsule transformed into a jet helicopter.

Jaco immediately rushed over, patted the helicopter, and began examining it in silence.

"Hey, don't get any ideas about my helicopter. We definitely have the energy source you're looking for at home, so don't worry," Tights said, exasperated.

"I'm not planning to take your helicopter. I just think this model is really outdated," Jaco said with an awkward laugh, making excuses.

"Whatever... You can fly, can't you? This helicopter seats two, so make sure you keep up with us." Tights took Luo Tian by the hand and climbed aboard.

The helicopter started up.

Jaco: "..."

"Hey, you're not seriously going to leave me behind, are you?" Jaco protested, feeling wronged.

I was the one who knew you first.

And now you see a handsome guy and act like I don't exist?

"Whoosh!"

Tights ignored Jaco and piloted the jet helicopter through the air, leaving a streak of white exhaust as it sped toward West City.

Jaco took off, flames of light beneath his feet, and followed behind them.

Before long, Tights brought Luo Tian down at Capsule Corp Headquarters.

"Hey, Tights, this is Capsule Corp on Earth, right? I heard it's the richest company on the planet! Why did you land the helicopter here?" Jaco cried from behind them.

"Dummy, this is my home!" Tights said with a mysterious smile.

Jaco was stunned.

Your home?

"Hehe, surprised? I'm actually the daughter of a wealthy family," Tights said with a smile.

Jaco: "..."

Jaco was at a loss for words.

You're the daughter of a wealthy family, yet you've been pretending to be some poor scholar.

"I'm an adult now, and I don't want to rely on my family's wealth to support myself," Tights said seriously. "Even though we have enough money to last us for generations."

"All right. Rich people really do have strange ideas." Jaco shook his head.

"But after spending some time out in the world, I've come around... I still want to make a living on my own, but I figure I might as well use my family's money. We'll never spend it all anyway," Tights said with a smile.

"Good for you, figuring that out." Jaco nodded.

Luo Tian said nothing, his expression calm.

"So? Did I scare you, Luo Tian?" Tights giggled.

When she saw that Luo Tian hadn't said anything, Tights naively assumed he was shocked.

After all, who would expect an ordinary-looking, pretty girl to suddenly turn out to be the daughter of the richest family in the world?

That was a pretty big change.

"So... I'm going to be a live-in son-in-law," Luo Tian mused.

Tights: "..."

Jaco: "..."

That guy really knew how to keep a conversation going.

"Oh, Tights, you're back?"

Just then, Dr. Brief rode over on a bicycle, adjusted his glasses, and looked at Tights with affection.

"Dad, this is Jaco, a Galactic Patrolman. He says he came to Earth from a distant part of the Milky Way, and he's looking for a special kind of energy. Do we have any?" Tights asked her father, casually pointing toward Luo Tian and Jaco.

"What? How amazing! You came from a distant part of the Milky Way..." Dr. Brief walked up to Luo Tian, adjusted his glasses, and examined him closely. "So you're an alien? It's strange, though. You don't look much different from an Earthling. Silver-white hair is a little unusual, but Earthlings can have that, too."

Luo Tian: "..."

Jaco: "..."

Tights: "..."

"Dad, he's the Galactic Patrolman!" Tights said, her face darkening.

"Oh! You're the one. You certainly don't look like an Earthling. Is that a mask you're wearing?" Dr. Brief asked curiously.

"It's not a mask. This is just what my face looks like." Jaco wiped away a bead of sweat.

"That outfit looks quite unusual, too. What's it made of?" Dr. Brief asked again.

"The top is standard-issue Galactic Patrol gear," Jaco replied.

"And the pants..." Dr. Brief reached out and felt Jaco's pants, then marveled, "This material is amazing. It fits right against your skin, doesn't it? Is it made of some kind of material that fuses with it?"

"Sorry... I'm not wearing pants," Jaco said, wiping away another bead of sweat.

Dr. Brief: "..."

Tights: "..."

"Don't look at me like that! Our bodies are built differently. What's so surprising about me not wearing pants?" Jaco shouted.

"It's really nothing," Luo Tian said with a nod, unfazed.

"Luo Tian sure has seen a lot," Jaco said, casting him a grateful look.

"It's like the little pets we keep. The cats and dogs over there, and the little dinosaurs, don't wear clothes either, do they?" Luo Tian said with a smile.

"I'm not a pet! I'm the strongest person on my planet!" Jaco shouted angrily.

"Mm-hmm." Luo Tian nodded.

Jaco's eyes were practically welling up with tears.

With that totally unbothered attitude, I don't even know what to say.

"And who is this...?" Dr. Brief turned to look at Luo Tian again.

"Dad, this is Luo Tian. When I was in danger, he stepped in and saved me. He's my lifesaver," Tights quickly explained.

"So, are you going to offer yourself to him?" Dr. Brief asked.

"Dad! Can we have a normal conversation?" Tights cried, her face turning red.

"Ahem... Back to business. What was that material you needed?" Dr. Brief turned to Jaco.

"It's..." Jaco then described the energy source his spaceship needed.

"We might have some. Come with me and have a look. It may go by a different name here." Dr. Brief beckoned to Jaco.

"All right. Thank you, Doctor," Jaco said.

"Tights, why don't you show your boyfriend around?" Dr. Brief said. "I'll take Jaco to look for the energy source he needs."

"Dad, he's not my boyfriend! We haven't even decided what we are yet!" Tights protested, her voice sweet.

Dr. Brief said nothing more and took Jaco to look for the energy source he needed.

"I'm really sorry, Luo Tian. My dad just likes making silly jokes like that." Tights blushed.

"I think he's pretty funny," Luo Tian said with a smile.

"Come on, I'll show you around," Tights said.

"All right. Sorry for the trouble," Luo Tian said with a nod.

Tights blinked.

You finally learned how to have a normal conversation.

"That over there is our courtyard..." Tights pointed to a vast open area ahead and introduced it to Luo Tian.

As they were talking, a little girl came strolling over.

She looked about five years old and had her blue hair tied in a ponytail.

The little girl was holding a toy gun.

Luo Tian took a closer look. That wasn't a toy gun at all.

It was a powerful Laser Gun.

Luo Tian knew the little girl very well.

She was Bulma, the heroine of the Dragon Ball World.

"Big sister, you're back?" Bulma looked up at Tights and asked.

"Luo Tian, this is my little sister, Bulma," Tights introduced.

"Who's he? Is he your boyfriend, big sister?" Bulma asked curiously, studying Luo Tian.

Tights' expression instantly darkened.

What did little girls these days think about all day?

You're only five!

You already know what a boyfriend is?

You must spend all your free time scrolling through Douyin. It's made you grow up way too fast.

"We're just friends! Don't talk nonsense, Bulma," Tights scolded her.

"Really? This is the first time I've seen you bring a boy home, big sister," Bulma argued, her youthful face carrying a hint of maturity.

Tights: "..."

There was no talking to her.