Chapter Summaries

Chapter 381 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Yi reflects that, despite designing a grand traditional wedding in his comic, he prefers the intimate and understated ceremony he and Qin Meng had. For him, mutual love and the sincere blessings of family and friends matter more than extravagance.
• After their honeymoon, Qin Meng and Jing Yi return to the Military District. The treasonous government leader’s actions have largely been contained, but new tensions arise as military factions compete for power and influence.
• Because Qin Meng and Jing Yi played important roles in the recent crisis, they are politically conspicuous and vulnerable to being used as pawns. General Chen therefore keeps them away from the factional struggles and encourages them to take time off.
• General Chen eventually summons Qin Meng back to work through a playful shooting game. The two compete by accurately shooting rapidly appearing monsters, with General Chen stopping after they begin making mistakes and using the opportunity to remind Qin Meng that his honeymoon is over.
• General Chen explains that the X-Star people have declared a temporary truce. Mi Star’s strategy of drawing enemies into the open succeeded: it exposed and eliminated internal “fake” pirates, destabilized X-Star, and caught its forces off guard.
• X-Star’s royal family is now overwhelmed by unrest at home and lacks the capacity to threaten Mi Star. Mi Star’s undercover agents are deliberately encouraging existing social tensions to trigger a larger internal upheaval.

Character Developments

• Jing Yi shows a mature, practical attitude toward marriage, valuing emotional sincerity over appearances or social expectations.
• Qin Meng remains highly capable and composed, but his reluctance to return to military duties highlights how much he values his time with Jing Yi. He continues to humor General Chen despite their teasing rivalry.
• General Chen retains his authoritative and mischievous personality. He “bullies” Qin Meng in small ways, jokingly disguises his own shortcomings, and then shifts to serious strategic matters.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi’s new status as a married couple contrasts with their continued political vulnerability and military obligations.

Significant Themes

• Love versus ceremony: A meaningful relationship is portrayed as more important than an elaborate public wedding.
• Political instability after victory: Removing a major threat does not create immediate peace; it allows suppressed rivalries and competing interests to surface.
• Power struggles and vulnerability: Individuals who become politically significant can easily be exploited by larger factions.
• Social reform and entrenched privilege: X-Star’s patriarchal power structure and one-wife/multiple-husbands system are presented as unstable because the ruling class refuses to adapt to changing technology and social expectations.
• Strategic manipulation: Mi Star exploits X-Star’s internal contradictions rather than relying only on direct military confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi are portrayed as emotionally secure and united, sharing a quiet, mutually valued marriage.
• General Chen and Qin Meng interact through affectionate antagonism: Chen teases, physically pushes around, and criticizes Qin Meng, while Qin Meng responds with dry amusement and reluctant cooperation.
• Their shooting-game exchange transitions naturally into a military briefing, showing the familiarity between Chen and Qin Meng despite their unequal ranks.
• Jing Yi’s earlier observations about X-Star’s social system provide context for the strategic conflict General Chen later describes.

Chapter Summary

• Political situation: Military Headquarters debates how to respond to the X-Stars’ internal chaos. Some want to exploit the crisis through war and territorial expansion, while others prefer peaceful negotiations, covertly destabilizing the X-Stars, or establishing stable bilateral relations. Despite their differences, all factions are motivated by gaining advantages from the crisis.
• Qin Meng’s assignment: General Chen explains that negotiations with the X-Stars are about to resume and intends to send Qin Meng as Gold Star Military District’s plenipotentiary representative. Although Qin Meng is only a colonel, General Chen trusts his strategic intelligence and judgment. Officially, Qin Meng would serve as deputy to a higher-ranking officer, but he would effectively direct the negotiations and protect Gold Star’s interests.
• Qin Meng’s concerns: Qin Meng initially rejects the assignment, arguing that he lacks the rank and that there is not enough time because he cannot leave Jing Yi while their son needs them. General Chen teases and scolds him, reminding him that military service can require personal sacrifices. Qin Meng counters by recalling General Chen’s past regret over neglecting his own wife and child, revealing both Qin Meng’s shameless humor and his deep commitment to his family.
• Possible solutions: General Chen has anticipated Qin Meng’s objection. Jing Yi can accompany him safely as an independent figure, since his identity as Master Jing grants him status equivalent to a general. Alternatively, Qin Meng can provide remote technical support, though this would cause delays, increase the risk of mistakes, and reduce his military merits and political influence.
• Character development and interactions: General Chen emerges as both a demanding superior and a protective mentor who recognizes Qin Meng’s abilities and wants to advance his career. Qin Meng remains irreverent and reluctant to sacrifice family life, but his refusal stems from loyalty and responsibility rather than cowardice. Their exchange combines affectionate bickering, mutual trust, and generational wisdom.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes political opportunism, the tension between cooperation and exploitation, and the importance of maintaining strategic advantage. It also explores ambition versus family duty, the sacrifices required for advancement, and General Chen’s warning that early success means little unless one can maintain an advantage over time.

Chapter 383 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Meng discusses a project with General Chen and learns that it will launch in approximately two months after the necessary preparations are completed. He decides to return home and consider whether to participate.
• General Chen teasingly dismisses Qin Meng, though he is privately pleased by Qin Meng’s romantic and dependable nature, which he believes reflects good upbringing rather than Qin Zhengyu’s influence.
• Jing Yi has finished his honeymoon and is forced to return to work. His partner and business associate, Fan Qiao, angrily complains that Jing Yi has been enjoying married life while leaving him to handle the company’s burdens.
• Jing Yi attempts to distract Fan Qiao by presenting an ambitious plan to expand the Food and Desire Empire through stores around the world, potentially using X-Star as an entry point. Fan Qiao quickly exposes the plan’s practical weaknesses: relations with X-Star are not yet peaceful, and the company has not built a sufficient foundation to compete with established tycoons.
• Fan Qiao orders Jing Yi to stop dreaming ahead and return to work. Jing Yi consequently begins seriously studying the company’s future development strategy.
• The Food and Desire Empire has grown from a small operation into a powerful, well-funded enterprise with professional managers, advisors, and investors. Jing Yi remains the least formally educated member, but he actively asks questions and learns from the people around him and from Diandian.
• Qin Meng returns home to find Jing Yi still working in the study. He prepares an elaborate insect-meat dinner, including several familiar dishes, allowing the couple to enjoy a warm domestic evening.

Character Developments

• Qin Meng is shown to be thoughtful and receptive to kindness. General Chen’s comments also emphasize his romantic, reliable nature and suggest that he has grown into someone very different from Qin Zhengyu.
• General Chen reveals a softer, paternal pride beneath his harsh exterior. He approves of Qin Meng’s romantic character and feels reassured that his own guidance influenced Qin Meng positively.
• Jing Yi continues maturing as a business leader. Although his education and experience are unconventional, he is humble enough to admit what he does not know and determined to learn rather than simply delegate everything to Diandian.
• Fan Qiao acts as a practical counterbalance to Jing Yi’s enthusiasm. His harsh scolding reflects both his frustration and his loyalty to Jing Yi and the company.
• Qin Meng also demonstrates domestic competence and affection by preparing an impressive meal for Jing Yi.

Significant Themes

• Growth through effort: Jing Yi’s progress comes from persistence, humility, and willingness to learn, not from formal education alone.
• Ambition versus practicality: Jing Yi imagines global expansion, while Fan Qiao stresses the importance of diplomacy, preparation, and a solid foundation.
• Reliability and character: General Chen’s approval of Qin Meng highlights the value of loyalty, romance, and dependable behavior.
• Partnership and shared responsibility: The business and household both function through complementary roles—Jing Yi works to build the company, while Qin Meng supports him through care and domestic stability.
• Balancing work and personal life: Jing Yi’s honeymoon ends abruptly as business demands resume, but the chapter presents their home life as a source of comfort and fulfillment.

Character Interactions

• Qin Meng and General Chen: Their exchange is outwardly blunt but reveals mutual familiarity and General Chen’s hidden affection and pride.
• Jing Yi and Fan Qiao: Their argumentative relationship combines irritation, humor, loyalty, and mutual dependence. Fan Qiao reins in Jing Yi’s grand plans, while Jing Yi tries to use his charisma to win Fan Qiao over.
• Jing Yi and Diandian: Diandian supports Jing Yi by gathering data and explaining business matters, though Jing Yi deliberately continues studying so he can become more capable himself.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi: Their domestic relationship is portrayed as affectionate and complementary, culminating in Qin Meng welcoming the overworked Jing Yi with a lavish homemade dinner.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Yi and Qin Meng share a playful, affectionate meal at home. Jing Yi kisses Qin Meng, washes his hands, and happily eats the food Qin Meng prepared, while Qin Meng fusses over him and secretly enjoys caring for him.
• Their flirtatious teasing continues during dinner, with Qin Meng jokingly complaining that Jing Yi feeds him without enough romance and Jing Yi threatening to eat everything himself.
• After the meal, Qin Meng explains General Chen’s proposal. General Chen had approached him personally, not merely as a superior, because he genuinely wanted to consider Qin Meng’s interests and give him a choice.
• Jing Yi immediately chooses the first option, believing it will benefit Qin Meng and allow them both to take the initiative.
• The plan involves using Infant Incubation Pods to carry their children. Jing Yi jokes that Qin Meng may be trying to avoid the responsibility, but Qin Meng insists he will accept it fully.
• Jing Yi then decides that they should both use separate pods rather than place the twins together in one. Since the children are fraternal twins, separating them would not matter biologically, and Jing Yi believes sharing the experience will make it less embarrassing.
• Qin Meng reminds him that they had previously agreed to incubate both twins together so one of them could remain free for other duties. Jing Yi rejects that plan, insisting that neither of them should have to endure the experience alone.
• The chapter ends by emphasizing the social inequality surrounding the pods: on Mi Star, gender is less important than status and strength, so even if Qin Meng were a woman, his powerful position would not necessarily spare Jing Yi from the expected responsibility.

Character Developments

• Qin Meng shows a softer, more domestic side by cooking, washing Jing Yi’s hands, and taking pleasure in caring for him. He also reveals a strong sense of fairness, refusing to assume that Jing Yi should bear the burden of carrying their children simply because Qin Meng is a soldier.
• Qin Meng’s relationship with General Chen is clarified. Although Qin Meng lacks close family ties, General Chen treats him like an elder would, thoughtfully discussing the matter rather than issuing an order.
• Jing Yi demonstrates immediate loyalty and concern for Qin Meng. He chooses the option he believes will best support Qin Meng and insists on sharing the burden.
• Jing Yi’s embarrassment about appearing pregnant gradually becomes mixed with amusement and possessiveness. He dislikes the idea of people staring at Qin Meng and refuses to let Qin Meng handle the situation alone.
• Their relationship is shown to be increasingly equal and mutually protective, with both men unwilling to let the other shoulder the responsibility by himself.

Significant Themes

• Mutual sacrifice and equality: Neither man accepts the assumption that one partner should automatically bear the physical or social burden.
• Love expressed through domestic care: Cooking, feeding, teasing, and helping with small tasks reveal their intimacy more strongly than overt declarations.
• Gender and social expectations: The Infant Incubation Pod challenges conventional ideas about pregnancy, while the chapter shows that Mi Star’s society has replaced traditional gender hierarchies with inequalities based on power and status.
• Embarrassment transformed through companionship: Jing Yi finds the pod humiliating when imagined alone, but sharing the experience with Qin Meng makes it tolerable—and even amusing.
• Family and chosen support: Qin Meng’s appreciation of General Chen highlights how meaningful dependable guidance can be to someone who grew up without much familial affection.

Character Interactions

• Jing Yi and Qin Meng flirt and bicker throughout the meal, using humor to express affection.
• Qin Meng tries to take responsibility for the incubation process, while Jing Yi repeatedly interrupts and insists on participating.
• Jing Yi’s possessiveness appears when he declares that he cannot tolerate anyone looking at Qin Meng strangely.
• Their argument over whether to use one pod or two reflects their broader relationship dynamic: Qin Meng tends toward self-sacrifice, while Jing Yi counters by demanding that they face difficulties together.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Yi reflects on Mi Star society’s expectations around reproduction. The weaker partner is traditionally expected to wear the Infant Incubation Pod, while the stronger partner is exempt.
• Because Qin Meng is a military colonel representing Gold Star, society would expect him to avoid the pod and leave the responsibility to Jing Yi. If Jing Yi allowed Qin Meng to handle everything while he merely accompanied him, people would view Jing Yi as inconsiderate and Qin Meng as diminished.
• Jing Yi decides that he and Qin Meng should divide the responsibility equally, with each carrying one of their unborn twins. He believes sharing the hardship will ensure that both parents value the children equally.
• Jing Yi tells Qin Meng that the plan depends on the upcoming talks being safe. If there are dangers, Qin Meng will attend alone while Jing Yi remains home.
• Qin Meng agrees to investigate and handle the matter.
• Four months pass. Qin Meng continues working in the military while returning home reliably, and Jing Yi expands the Food and Desire Empire, including its food businesses, SD Dolls, and exclusive New Energy Card sales.
• The couple maintains a busy but harmonious life, going on nearby dates, enjoying the Holographic World, and visiting their developing sons at the Breeding Center every two weeks.

Character Developments

• Jing Yi demonstrates strong empathy and a willingness to protect Qin Meng’s dignity. He refuses to let social expectations place the entire burden on Qin Meng simply because Qin Meng is the more publicly important partner.
• His memories of his previous life deepen his understanding of the unequal burdens often placed on mothers, leading him to insist on shared responsibility.
• Qin Meng is portrayed as considerate, affectionate, and dependable. He works hard, returns home whenever possible, and readily accepts Jing Yi’s proposal.
• Their relationship develops into a highly cooperative partnership based on mutual respect, emotional understanding, and equal contribution.

Significant Themes

• Equality in relationships: The couple rejects rigid gender and social conventions by sharing reproductive responsibility.
• The value of shared sacrifice: Jing Yi believes that personally investing effort into raising children will make both parents cherish them more deeply.
• Social pressure and dignity: The chapter explores how public judgment can influence private decisions, particularly when traditional expectations conflict with fairness.
• Mutual care and partnership: Qin Meng and Jing Yi consistently prioritize each other’s dignity, safety, and emotional well-being.
• Balancing family and ambition: Both men pursue demanding careers while maintaining a close and affectionate family life.

Character Interactions

• Jing Yi explains his reasoning to Qin Meng and emphasizes that he cannot tolerate others looking down on Qin Meng.
• Qin Meng responds affectionately, pinching Jing Yi’s nose, and accepts the plan without argument.
• They agree to make the final decision after assessing the safety of the official talks.
• Throughout the following months, their separate professional pursuits coexist smoothly, while shared dates and visits to their unborn children strengthen their bond.

Chapter Summary: “Advertising Blockbuster”

By late April, Qin Meng and Jing Yi visit the Breeding Center after receiving advance notice that their twin embryos are developing well. Doctor Huang confirms that both babies are healthy, free of genetic defects, and likely to grow into strong, intelligent children. Proud of their future sons, the two fathers privately assume their children’s excellence is inevitable.
The embryos are placed into separate Infant Incubation Pods so that Qin Meng and Jing Yi can each carry one. Although both men are nervous, they agree to begin the procedure. A group of enthusiastic nurses examines and adjusts the pods, insisting that the men lift their shirts and lower their pants slightly so the simulated pregnancies can be positioned correctly. The nurses are secretly thrilled to have the chance to touch the famous men’s bodies, particularly Qin Meng’s muscular abdomen and Jing Yi’s softer belly, while maintaining a professional façade. Qin Meng and Jing Yi are embarrassed and uncomfortable but cannot openly object because the examination is medically necessary.
The process lasts more than half an hour. When they see themselves afterward in a mirror, both men are startled by their newly rounded, artificial pregnancy bellies. They describe the sensation as strange and even slightly unsettling, though Doctor Huang reassures them that they will gradually adjust. The pods are designed to imitate a real pregnancy, growing larger over time until they can simulate natural childbirth at nine months.
Doctor Huang explains that the fetuses are resilient and that the men may continue their ordinary activities, but she strongly warns them to avoid strenuous exercise—especially piloting mechas in battle. Her pointed look at Qin Meng reflects her doubts about whether his dangerous military profession is compatible with cautious fatherhood. Qin Meng then asks whether the pods can be temporarily transferred to Surrogate Robots in emergencies, indicating that he is already considering how to balance his responsibilities as a soldier with protecting the unborn children.

Character Development and Interactions

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi begin adapting to pregnancy together, displaying shared nervousness, pride, and embarrassment.
• Their mutual glance before the procedure emphasizes their partnership and the comic sense that they are facing an ordeal side by side.
• The nurses treat the procedure as both a professional duty and an exciting opportunity to interact with two famous figures, creating the chapter’s main source of humor.
• Doctor Huang acts as the practical authority, reassuring them while firmly warning Qin Meng against reckless behavior.
• Qin Meng’s question about Surrogate Robots shows his concern for the babies but also highlights the conflict between his military duties and his new role as a father.

Significant Themes

• Fatherhood and adjustment: The chapter humorously portrays pregnancy from the fathers’ perspective and emphasizes that emotional and physical adaptation takes time.
• Technology and reproduction: Infant Incubation Pods and Surrogate Robots make pregnancy possible for men and demonstrate how advanced technology has transformed family formation.
• Public image versus vulnerability: Qin Meng and Jing Yi are usually powerful, composed figures, but medical care leaves them embarrassed and unable to control the situation.
• Professional authority: Even powerful men must submit to doctors’ expertise, reinforcing the idea that medical professionals hold ultimate authority during pregnancy.
• Balancing duty and family: Qin Meng’s concern about transferring the pod during emergencies foreshadows the difficulty of reconciling his dangerous career with protecting his children.

Chapter 387 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Doctor Huang explains that removing the Infant Incubation Pod and replacing it with substitute robots is a simple procedure, but Qin Meng points out that their recent operation took over thirty-seven minutes and required several nurses.
• The delay was actually caused by the nurses’ inappropriate behavior: they intentionally prolonged the process to take advantage of the opportunity to touch Qin Meng and Jing Yi. Jing Yi chooses not to pursue the matter, while Qin Meng subtly warns them not to mistake their tolerance for stupidity.
• After receiving the official operating instructions, Qin Meng and Jing Yi return home. Along the way, acquaintances enthusiastically greet them and joke about the two famous heartthrobs becoming fathers.
• News and photos of Qin Meng and Jing Yi wearing Infant Incubation Pods quickly spread online. Their swollen bellies and willingness to share the pregnancy experience generate enormous public attention and receive more engagement than celebrity news.
• Fans react with admiration, humorous matchmaking fantasies, arguments, and praise for the couple’s apparent commitment to gender equality.
• Their influence produces an unexpected social effect: couples begin wearing Infant Incubation Pods together, and the interstellar birth rate rises significantly. Many couples even decide to have two children.
• Government and Breeding Center officials are delighted by the sudden success of the publicity. They view Qin Meng and Jing Yi’s example as far more effective than previous policies and campaigns.
• The following day, representatives approach the couple, asking them to film a large-scale advertisement promoting childbirth and the Breeding Center.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi initially hesitate because they dislike excessive publicity, particularly when it involves their unborn children. They worry that exposing the children to public attention from birth could negatively affect their future development.

Character Developments

• Qin Meng demonstrates his sharpness and assertiveness by calling out the nurses’ misconduct without demanding punishment. He is protective of both Jing Yi and their children, especially concerning privacy and unwanted public attention.
• Jing Yi remains calm and magnanimous, signaling that the incident should be dropped. He continues to present a composed, cooperative public image.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi as a couple become even more influential public figures. Their shared willingness to experience pregnancy together transforms them from admired heartthrobs into social role models.
• The couple’s priorities become clear: despite their fame, they value their children’s well-being and privacy more than publicity, popularity, or financial opportunities.

Significant Themes

• Celebrity influence and social responsibility: The couple’s personal choices inspire major changes in public behavior and even help address a population crisis.
• Gender equality in parenthood: Their decision to share the physical burden of pregnancy challenges traditional expectations and encourages other couples to do the same.
• Privacy versus public influence: Qin Meng and Jing Yi recognize that their fame can create positive social change, but they also fear that excessive exposure could harm their children.
• Public fascination with idols: Fans project fantasies and expectations onto the couple, showing both the power and absurdity of celebrity culture.
• Family and parental protection: Even before the children are born, Qin Meng and Jing Yi are already making decisions centered on protecting their future lives and identities.

Summary of “Adorable Contrast”

Plot points and events

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi are repeatedly pressured by various groups to participate in a major public-service advertisement connected to the upcoming bilateral talks.
• Initial offers focus on fame and profit, but officials eventually appeal to patriotism and the nation’s future. Because government agencies also approach their superiors, the two stars have little choice but to agree after three days.
• The advertisement is designed to promote childbirth and family life. Its realistic section shows Qin Meng and Jing Yi as a loving married couple preparing for their baby: sleeping together, caring for one another, cooking, exchanging affection, and giving prenatal education.
• Their public personas create an appealing contrast: Qin Meng’s normally cool, handsome soldier image softens around Jing Yi, while Jing Yi’s “little fairy” persona becomes both affectionate and occasionally willful around him. Together, they appear deeply compatible and even more charismatic than they are individually.
• The planned fantasy section will depict their life after the child is born, emphasizing the joys of parenthood at different ages. Officials believe low birth rates are caused less by poverty than by people’s fear of responsibility and their belief that children will restrict their freedom and happiness.
• The director presents profiles of child actors, intending to show children as adorable babies, curious preschoolers, and thoughtful older children. Qin Meng and Jing Yi reject the proposed casting—not because the children are unsuitable, but because Jing Yi believes there is a problem with the script’s later portion. The excerpt ends as the director patiently asks him to explain.

Character development

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi demonstrate their independence and unwillingness to accept projects purely for money or publicity. Their eventual agreement reflects their sense of duty and willingness to support a national cause.
• Their relationship is presented as affectionate, mutually supportive, and emotionally balanced. Qin Meng’s stern image is softened by his love for Jing Yi, while Jing Yi provides warmth and emotional refuge for Qin Meng.
• Jing Yi shows critical awareness of the advertisement’s message, questioning whether an idealized portrayal of parenthood is sufficient or appropriate.

Significant themes

• Public duty versus personal choice: The couple is pressured into participating, showing how public figures can be drawn into state-sponsored campaigns.
• Marriage and domestic affection: Everyday gestures—cooking, massage, prenatal care, and shared bedtime routines—are portrayed as proof of deep intimacy.
• The social pressure surrounding childbirth: The campaign seeks to counter modern fears that children are burdensome and incompatible with freedom.
• Idealization versus reality: The advertisement intends to show only the appealing aspects of parenthood, raising the possibility that its message may oversimplify the difficulties of raising children.
• Contrast and complementarity: Qin Meng and Jing Yi’s opposing public images enhance rather than diminish each other’s appeal.

Character interactions

• Officials and persuaders repeatedly approach Qin Meng and Jing Yi through different channels, escalating from commercial incentives to patriotic appeals and pressure through their superiors.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi interact as a devoted couple, caring for each other physically and emotionally while preparing for their child.
• They jointly review the child actors’ profiles and appear to share the same reservations about the proposed second half of the advertisement.
• Jing Yi voices the criticism to the director, while the director treats both stars with unusual patience and respect, recognizing their exceptional status and influence.

Chapter Summary — Page 389

Key plot points and events

During a commercial shoot, two tiny, formally dressed figures enter the studio: Emperor Jing and Qin Di, scaled-down AI versions of Jing Yi and Qin Meng. Their sudden appearance shocks the director and crew, who recognize them as immensely popular figures known throughout Mi Star for their cuteness and distinctive abilities. The director immediately realizes that including them will transform the advertisement into a major success and eagerly offers full support, including increased funding and generous pay. Jing Yi leaves negotiations to the professionals and focuses on discussing the script.
The commercial requires the characters to behave naturally, but Jing Yi and Qin Meng struggle with repeated reshoots, especially during the fantasy family sequence. The scene imagines the couple’s children growing up: Qin Di resembles Qin Meng but has Jing Yi’s personality and dreams of becoming a card maker, while Emperor Jing resembles Jing Yi but inherits Qin Meng’s personality and becomes a fierce fighter. Their contrasting behavior produces highly entertaining and adorable footage.

Character developments

Jing Yi recognizes his own lack of professional experience compared with Qin Meng, who has an established agent and greater familiarity with entertainment work. He reflects on how recklessly he entered the internet celebrity world and feels briefly inferior, though he remains confident enough to focus on doing the shoot well. The chapter also emphasizes the vivid, almost humanlike intelligence and expressiveness of Emperor Jing and Qin Di.

Significant themes

The chapter highlights the power of cuteness, star appeal, and unexpected contrasts in entertainment. It also explores Jing Yi’s growing self-awareness, his willingness to rely on professionals, and the idea that success sometimes comes through luck and unconventional talent. The family fantasy sequence emphasizes the humor of inherited appearances and reversed personalities.

Character interactions

The director and crew react dramatically to Emperor Jing and Qin Di, quickly shifting from shock to enthusiastic flattery and commercial ambition. Jing Yi calmly manages the situation and delegates business matters to the agents and production staff. During filming, the imagined family dynamic creates comic interactions: Qin Di, despite his cool appearance, sweetly asks Jing Yi for bedtime stories, while the delicate-looking Emperor Jing uses a whip to defend the crying Qin Di from a vicious dog. Their behavior delights the entire crew and becomes the emotional and comedic highlight of the advertisement.

Key plot points and events

• The crew is astonished by Emperor Jing and Qin Di’s lifelike expressions, speech, and flawless performances. The two crafted figures handle their roles so well that reshoots are mostly needed because of Jing Yi and Qin Meng.
• Once filming finishes, post-production takes only three days; the main edits are to remove the adults’ visible pregnancy bellies.
• The public-service advertisement launches widely and quickly becomes a sensation across Mi Star. Viewers share comparison images, praise the family’s warmth and cuteness, and debate which pairing they prefer.
• The discussion takes an increasingly humorous turn: fans imagine having children like the two young figures, while one viewer wonders awkwardly about how the two pregnant men manage intimacy. That comment rises to the top of the trending list, drawing millions of likes.

Character developments

• Jing Yi’s reputation as a master craftsman is strengthened: crew members who once might have thought him merely lucky now admire his genuine skill.
• Jing Yi and Qin Meng appear affectionate and playful in the advertisement, complicating viewers’ expectations of their usual public personas.
• Emperor Jing and Qin Di emerge as capable performers as well as convincing, charming figures, winning the crew’s admiration and the audience’s affection.

Significant themes

• Craft and recognition: The figures’ remarkable performance demonstrates Jing Yi’s skill and overturns skeptics’ assumptions.
• Family and affection: The advertisement inspires viewers to reconsider parenthood and celebrate the warmth of the family.
• Public image and fandom: Fans reinterpret the adults’ personalities, passionately debate pairings, and project their own fantasies onto the family.
• Comedy through contrast: A sentimental advertisement prompts both heartfelt reactions and wildly irreverent speculation.

Character interactions

• Jing Yi and Qin Meng work alongside the figures, with their mistakes causing most of the retakes.
• The crew’s initial surprise turns into respect for Jing Yi and enthusiastic support for the family.
• Online viewers interact through jokes, shipping debates, praise, and escalating speculation, turning the advertisement into a viral topic.

Chapter 391 Summary

Key plot points and events

Qin Meng and Jing Yi awkwardly confront the difficulties of maintaining their sex life while wearing Infant Incubation Pods. Although only four months pregnant and not yet visibly large, both men become overly cautious and cannot fully relax. They experiment with several positions but abandon the more dangerous ones, leaving them unsatisfied. Jing Yi further embarrasses Qin Meng by measuring him and drawing diagrams to calculate whether intimacy will remain possible once Qin Meng’s belly grows much larger.
Their concerns are delayed because of their busy advertisement filming, but observant fans notice the issue and begin discussing it online. The discussion produces a flood of humorous advice, including medical reassurance that removing the pod for a short time and letting a substitute robot take over would not harm the fetuses. The fans also jokingly debate the couple’s supposed sexual stamina. Overwhelmed and irritated, Qin Meng closes the page. He then reflects unhappily on the many restrictions caused by the unborn twins before going to Jing Yi to act cute and complain about their situation.

Character developments

• Qin Meng is shown as responsible but increasingly frustrated. He worries about the babies’ safety, yet also resents the restrictions placed on his newly strengthened marriage. His exasperation contrasts with his normally controlled personality, and he resorts to behaving affectionately and seeking comfort from Jing Yi.
• Jing Yi remains playful, shameless, and imaginative. He responds to the problem with laughter, crude calculations, and drawings, treating the situation as both a genuine concern and a source of comedy. His teasing highlights his growing comfort and intimacy with Qin Meng.
• Their relationship has become notably closer, with Qin Meng describing their married life as a continuous honeymoon.

Significant themes

• Marriage and intimacy under practical pressures: Pregnancy and technology force the couple to adapt their private life.
• Humor as a coping mechanism: Both the couple and the audience use absurd jokes to deal with an awkward and potentially stressful problem.
• The tension between responsibility and desire: Qin Meng and Jing Yi want to protect their unborn children while struggling with the sacrifices required.
• Public curiosity and private life: Their fans eagerly analyze and intrude upon an intimate matter, turning it into a bizarre public discussion.

Character interactions

Qin Meng and Jing Yi awkwardly experiment together, with Jing Yi teasing Qin Meng until he nearly loses his temper. Online fans provide exaggerated advice and passionately defend the couple’s abilities, while a medical worker offers practical reassurance. After reading the comments, Qin Meng turns to Jing Yi affectionately, preparing to complain and negotiate about their future married life.

Chapter Summary

Plot and events

• Qin Meng jokes that he should indulge in food before being forced onto a strict diet, but Master Jing dismisses him.
• Three days remain before the group’s next journey when Qin Meng’s department reports that the long-elusive hypnosis master has finally been captured.
• The hypnotist, who had manipulated Jing Lan and Jing Sa and helped set the trap for Jing Yi, had been hiding under a false identity near the Military District. Her discovery was accidental, and she is transferred from military custody to Qin Meng and Jing Yi.
• Jing Yi wants her brought to Jing Lan and Jing Sa so the matter can finally be resolved. He also hopes this will allow Jing Bo and Madam Jing—who have come to Gold Star pleading for help for their younger children—to leave.
• At the detention center, Qin Meng and Jing Yi are surprised that the notorious hypnotist looks like an entirely ordinary middle-aged woman. They take her to the rehabilitation center, aware that her hypnosis depends on exploiting psychological weaknesses, drugs, and eye contact.

Character developments

• Jing Yi continues to balance resentment with responsibility. Although Jing Bo sold him out and his siblings were involved in the scheme, Jing Yi still feels obligated to help because they raised him and because he does not want Jing Lan and Jing Sa’s lives ruined.
• He remains practical and decisive, immediately arranging for the hypnotist to be transferred rather than allowing the case to remain unresolved.
• Qin Meng acts as the efficient intermediary, handling communications and procedures while remaining protective of Jing Yi and repeatedly warning him to be careful.
• Jing Bo and Madam Jing have been humbled by their circumstances. Once arrogant and powerful, they now appear aged, frightened, and dependent on Jing Yi’s mercy.
• Jing Lan and Jing Sa are revealed as damaged “discarded chess pieces,” manipulated through hypnosis and now central to the effort to uncover the full scheme.

Themes

• Family obligation versus betrayal: Jing Yi’s desire to help the people who harmed him reflects the complicated moral weight of blood ties and upbringing.
• Hidden danger beneath ordinary appearances: The hypnotist’s unremarkable appearance contrasts sharply with her destructive abilities.
• Psychological vulnerability and control: The chapter emphasizes that hypnosis succeeds by exploiting weaknesses, chemical assistance, and lowered defenses rather than through unlimited power.
• Consequences and closure: Capturing the final missing conspirator offers a chance to resolve the lingering plot and free Jing Yi’s family from continued manipulation.

Character interactions

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi exchange lighthearted banter before abruptly turning serious when the news arrives.
• Jing Yi questions Qin Meng about the hypnotist and instructs him to secure her transfer.
• The Military District official proudly reveals the seemingly ordinary prisoner and warns them about her abilities, though he quickly retracts the warning.
• Jing Yi and Qin Meng cooperate closely, relying on caution and mutual trust as they transport the hypnotist to the rehabilitation center.

Chapter Summary

Plot and Events

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi bring the hypnosis master to the rehabilitation center to restore Jing Lan and Jing Sa’s minds.
• The hypnotist repeatedly tries to manipulate them through pleas, threats, bargains, and claims that she was coerced. Qin Meng refuses to negotiate, warning that she will be handed over to official authorities if she does not cooperate.
• Realizing she has no leverage, the hypnosis master agrees to remove the hypnotic commands. She does so without resistance while Qin Meng and Jing Yi observe from outside the ward.
• Jing Yi is relieved that the burden of rescuing his younger siblings has finally been resolved.
• Madam Jing tearfully approaches Jing Yi, pretending to express gratitude but mainly hoping to secure him as a powerful ally for the declining Jing Family. Jing Yi avoids her and refuses to engage with her.
• Jing Bo arrives after the hypnosis has been lifted. He awkwardly thanks Jing Yi and invites him to a meal, but cannot answer when Jing Yi asks about his mother. Jing Yi concludes that Jing Bo will not reveal the truth and leaves with Qin Meng.
• Afterward, Jing Bo and Madam Jing reportedly have a major public argument at the rehabilitation center, creating gossip and further exposing the family’s disorder.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi then travel for two days to Crimson Gold Satellite, the barren but mineral-rich site chosen for negotiations between the Mi Star and X-Star peoples.

Character Development

• Qin Meng demonstrates his decisiveness and emotional control. He sees through the hypnosis master’s psychological tactics and forces her to choose cooperation without giving her room to manipulate him.
• Jing Yi shows growing independence and emotional strength. He avoids being drawn back into his family’s hypocrisy, though questions about his biological mother remain unresolved. He also experiences relief after fulfilling his responsibility toward Jing Lan and Jing Sa.
• The hypnosis master loses her bargaining power and is forced to acknowledge Qin Meng and Jing Yi’s authority.
• Madam Jing reveals her opportunism, attempting to exploit Jing Yi’s success despite her previous mistreatment of him.
• Jing Bo appears weak, embarrassed, and unwilling to confront the past, especially regarding Jing Yi’s mother.

Themes

• Power and manipulation: The hypnosis master’s attempts at psychological warfare fail against Qin Meng’s direct, uncompromising strategy.
• Family betrayal and regret: Madam Jing and Jing Bo’s behavior highlights the Jing family’s hypocrisy, selfishness, and belated regret over alienating Jing Yi.
• Justice versus personal control: Qin Meng insists that punishment belongs to the authorities, while still ensuring the hypnotic commands are removed.
• Unresolved history: Jing Yi’s unanswered question about his mother suggests deeper family secrets that remain important.
• The possibility of peace: The negotiations are held on a satellite historically fought over for its mineral wealth, symbolizing the difficult transition from conflict to cooperation.

Character Interactions

• Qin Meng dominates the confrontation with the hypnosis master, refusing her bargains and compelling her compliance.
• Jing Yi remains distant from Madam Jing, dodging her attempt to touch him and declining emotional reconciliation.
• Jing Yi questions Jing Bo about his mother, but Jing Bo’s embarrassment and silence prevent any meaningful exchange.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi travel together to the negotiation site, with Qin Meng explaining the satellite’s history and its importance to the Mi Star–X-Star conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Negotiation Day-to-Day~”

Plot and events

Jing Yi and Qin Meng discuss the coming peace between Mi Star and X-Star, agreeing that peace is desirable as long as it is not achieved through surrender or humiliation. While walking through the military camp, they discover a crowd watching Mi Star and X-Star soldiers engage in organized hand-to-hand fights. Qin Meng initially investigates, worried that the brawling could damage the negotiations, but learns that both sides signed military pledges limiting the violence and ensuring no one will die. After reviewing the agreement, he allows the matches to continue and even coaches the Mi Star fighters. His tactical observations prove consistently accurate, helping Mi Star win the series decisively and leaving the X-Star soldiers defeated and humiliated. Qin Meng and Jing Yi then return to their assigned room.

Character development

• Qin Meng demonstrates both political awareness and practical authority. He understands the need for peace but refuses to tolerate weakness or dishonor. Although he initially appears strict about the soldiers’ conduct, he recognizes that the fights are controlled and uses the opportunity to display his extraordinary combat insight. His reputation as the military’s “number one male idol” is shown to come from genuine skill rather than appearance or celebrity.
• Jing Yi continues to admire Qin Meng and becomes increasingly excited by the soldiers’ martial spirit. Watching the matches awakens his own fantasies of becoming a powerful fighter, though he remains concerned about whether the incident will harm the negotiations.
• The soldiers reveal that, despite official efforts toward peace, resentment between the two sides remains strong. They obey their commanders but still want to assert their superiority through controlled combat.

Major themes

• Peace versus pride: The chapter distinguishes honorable peace from cowardly surrender. Both sides accept that cooperation is necessary, but neither has abandoned national pride or hostility.
• Controlled violence and diplomacy: The fights act as an outlet for mutual hatred without escalating into a larger military conflict. Rules and military pledges transform dangerous aggression into a contained ritual.
• Skill and authority: Qin Meng’s influence comes from competence and insight. His ability to read opponents and guide fighters earns respect more effectively than rank alone.
• Continuing prejudice: Even as negotiations proceed, ordinary soldiers still struggle to accept the opposing side, showing that political reconciliation does not immediately erase personal animosity.

Character interactions

Qin Meng reassures Jing Yi about the future of peace and later physically forces a distracted lieutenant to answer his questions. He questions the soldiers’ arrangement, examines their pledge, and then unexpectedly supports them by coaching the Mi Star fighters. Jing Yi watches Qin Meng’s leadership and the battles with admiration, while the soldiers gradually recognize Qin Meng’s superior judgment. The Mi Star and X-Star soldiers interact through a series of formally limited but intensely hostile fights, expressing the tensions that official negotiations cannot fully resolve.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

Qin Meng dismisses concerns that his and Jing Yi’s sparring might cause trouble, reasoning that the military authorities would have intervened if it were serious. Because of his increasingly large abdomen and the infant in his Incubation Pod, however, he cannot participate in combat himself. After helping Jing Yi settle in, Qin Meng reports for duty and begins familiarizing himself with the inter-Military District negotiations. He receives a formal welcome from the liaison officers, including Tan Feng, his nominal team leader from the Gold Star Military District.
The negotiations prove extremely slow and chaotic, consisting of constant arguments, insults, bargaining, psychological tactics, and occasional physical confrontations. Qin Meng is initially shocked by how crude and disorderly the process is, but Jing Yi teaches him to adopt a tougher, more shameless, and aggressive negotiating style. Qin Meng begins transforming from an inexperienced observer into a capable participant.

Character developments

Qin Meng’s pregnancy continues to affect his movements and duties, but his attitude toward the unborn child has changed significantly. What once seemed like an inconvenience has become something he feels deep tenderness and affection for; fetal movement has nearly melted his normally stoic exterior. Publicly, he remains expressionless despite the many reactions to his pregnancy.
He also discovers that his battlefield intelligence and composure do not automatically make him skilled at diplomacy. Jing Yi identifies his lack of practical negotiation experience and helps him develop a more ruthless, thick-skinned approach. By the end of the excerpt, Qin Meng is prepared to adapt and grow in this unfamiliar arena.

Significant themes

• Different cultural attitudes toward reproduction: Mi Star people and X-Stars view artificial incubation and natural reproduction very differently, leading to envy, contempt, fascination, and psychological discomfort.
• Hidden tenderness beneath stoicism: Qin Meng’s outwardly cold demeanor contrasts with his growing paternal affection.
• Adaptation and versatility: Military ability is not enough; success in negotiations requires different skills, including shamelessness, persistence, and psychological maneuvering.
• The absurdity of power politics: International negotiations are portrayed humorously as petty quarrels and territorial disputes rather than dignified diplomatic exchanges.

Character interactions

Qin Meng and Jing Yi maintain their teasing but affectionate relationship. Jing Yi laughs at Qin Meng’s bewilderment during the negotiations, calling him a “rookie,” while also complimenting his cuteness and offering practical guidance. Qin Meng reacts with irritation but ultimately listens to him. Qin also meets Tan Feng and the other military representatives, who welcome him warmly, though their interest in and jokes about his pregnancy reflect the broader curiosity surrounding him.

Chapter Summary: “Birthday Gift for Qin Meng”

Plot and events

Qin Meng and Jing Yi continue participating in difficult bilateral negotiations, representing the Gold Star Military District while also laying groundwork for Jing Yi’s ambitious commercial infiltration plan. As the seasons pass, Qin Meng’s birthday approaches. Because Qin Meng had arranged a romantic—if imperfect—birthday surprise for Jing Yi and secured Jing Yi’s promise to reciprocate, Jing Yi secretly begins preparing a special gift. His preparations are so meticulous that Qin Meng cannot discover any clues.
Qin Meng becomes increasingly anxious, alternately fearing that Jing Yi has forgotten and hoping that Jing Yi is secretly planning something extraordinary. When his birthday arrives, Qin Meng receives gifts and messages from family, friends, colleagues, and numerous fans. Online, fans speculate intensely over whether Jing Yi has forgotten the occasion or is preparing a dramatic surprise. Qin Meng spends the day handling negotiations and trading schemes with political “old foxes,” but repeatedly checks the internet for updates. By evening, he is desperate to return home and discover what Jing Yi has prepared.

Character development

• Jing Yi shows thoughtfulness, creativity, confidence, and a mischievous sense of humor. Although inexperienced in romance, he is portrayed as far more skilled than Qin Meng at planning gifts and surprises.
• Qin Meng reveals a more vulnerable and emotionally dependent side. Despite his outward competence and military authority, he becomes insecure and preoccupied with whether Jing Yi remembered his birthday. He also remains playful and calculating, imagining how he might exploit Jing Yi’s possible failure to gain “unfair terms.”
• Their relationship has clearly progressed from mutual attraction to an established romantic partnership, with both treating each other’s birthdays as meaningful tests of affection.

Significant themes

• Romance and emotional vulnerability: Qin Meng’s anxiety highlights how deeply he values Jing Yi’s affection.
• Mischief and mutual teasing: Both men enjoy secrecy, traps, schemes, and playful emotional manipulation.
• Public versus private life: Qin Meng is a national idol whose fans closely monitor his relationship, contrasting with the secretive preparations taking place at home.
• Power and diplomacy: The opening discussion of regimes behaving shamelessly abroad parallels the characters’ own strategic, “rogue-like” methods in politics and romance.

Character interactions

Qin Meng and Jing Yi’s relationship is defined by affectionate rivalry and concealed intentions. Qin Meng tries to investigate Jing Yi’s plans but finds nothing, while Jing Yi secretly organizes the surprise. Fans, relatives, and colleagues interact with Qin Meng through messages and teasing speculation, effectively turning his birthday—and his relationship with Jing Yi—into a public spectacle. The chapter ends with Qin Meng rushing home, leaving the actual gift and surprise unrevealed.

Chapter Summary: “God of War and Lord of the War Gods”

Plot and events

On his birthday, Qin Meng returns home after being delayed by people congratulating and teasing him. He expects Jing Yi to have prepared a meal, and his thoughts briefly turn to their unborn child and the couple’s unusual approach to prenatal education. When he enters the house, he discovers Jing Yi dressed in an extremely provocative rabbit-themed outfit, complete with lingerie, stilettos, animal ears, and a fluffy tail. Jing Yi seductively dances in the kitchen, clearly intending to surprise and tease him.
Qin Meng eagerly embraces him, but his heavily pregnant belly gets in the way, preventing the romantic encounter from proceeding as he expects. Jing Yi finds the situation hilarious and laughs at Qin Meng, deeply embarrassing and frustrating him. The chapter ends with Qin Meng’s pride badly wounded.

Character development

Qin Meng is shown as affectionate, easily flustered, and increasingly eager for intimacy despite his pregnancy. He also displays playful anticipation about his future child, even joking that their Machiavellian “prenatal education” might produce a little demon. Jing Yi reveals a mischievous and theatrical side, deliberately using an extravagant costume and elaborate performance to tease Qin Meng. Their relationship has become comfortable enough for both to engage in bold humor and playful sexual role reversal.

Character interactions

Qin Meng’s expectations of a quiet birthday meal are overturned by Jing Yi’s provocative surprise. His enthusiastic reaction contrasts with Jing Yi’s amusement when Qin Meng’s pregnancy interferes with his plans. Their interaction emphasizes their intimate, teasing dynamic: Jing Yi enjoys provoking Qin Meng, while Qin Meng is both captivated and exasperated by Jing Yi’s antics.

Significant themes

The chapter focuses on domestic intimacy, pregnancy, sexual humor, and the couple’s increasingly uninhibited relationship. It also contrasts romantic expectations with the practical limitations of pregnancy. Outside the home, fans eagerly await news of Qin Meng’s birthday and Jing Yi’s gift, but when the couple fails to appear, the public invents exaggerated fantasies about their passionate celebration. This adds a comic theme of celebrity speculation and the gap between private reality and public imagination.

Chapter Summary

• Qin Meng and Jing Xiaoyi’s relationship: After Qin Meng’s birthday, the couple spend a passionate night together, with Jing Yi suffering the consequences of his earlier teasing. Their relationship remains playful and affectionate.
• Jing Yi’s breakthrough: After sustained effort, Jing Yi’s mental power advances from C-grade to B-grade, and his physical constitution rises to B-grade as well. This makes him eligible to pilot standard mechs, a remarkable achievement given that advancing even one grade is rare and advancing multiple grades is extraordinarily unusual. His progress marks him as a potentially historic talent despite his young age.
• Qin Meng’s reaction: Qin Meng is both shocked and delighted by Jing Yi’s advancement. Rather than feeling threatened, he becomes more motivated to train, determined not to be outshone by his exceptionally talented wife.
• Jing Yi’s ambitions: Jing Yi keeps his breakthrough private and begins intensive mech-piloting practice on the Interstellar Network with Qin Meng. Although he continues building a custom mech of his own, he now also seriously pursues the possibility of becoming a skilled pilot.
• The “War God” and “Lord of the War God”: In a popular online war zone, the identities “War God” and “Lord of the War God” become famous. War God is undefeated, winning all 345 of his battles and reaching the top of the rankings. By contrast, Lord of the War God loses all 345 battles and is regarded as an extremely weak beginner.
• Their unusual partnership: The two accounts always fight the same number of battles, leading other players to develop competing theories. Some believe players defeat Lord of the War God after losing to War God, while others believe players defeat Lord of the War God first and are then crushed by War God. In either case, War God consistently avenges Lord of the War God, creating a humorous cycle in which players use one account to provoke the other.
• Character interaction and tone: Jing Yi and Qin Meng train together, with Jing Yi acting as the powerful expert and Qin Meng supporting him while also striving to improve. Their online identities create a comedic contrast: one is invincible, the other helpless, yet the two are inseparable. The chapter combines romantic intimacy, ambition, playful rivalry, and slapstick online battles.
• Major themes: The chapter emphasizes perseverance overcoming limitations, the value of hidden talent, mutual motivation within a relationship, and the humorous consequences of teamwork. It also foreshadows Jing Yi’s growing importance as both a mech engineer and future pilot.

Chapter Summary: “A Huge Misunderstanding!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Yi, using the codename “Lord of the War God,” spends three months intensely training as a mech pilot under Qin Meng, the “War God.”
• After losing his first 345 matches, Jing Yi finally wins his 346th match. His improvement accelerates rapidly: he progresses from an incompetent beginner to a capable veteran.
• During this period, Jing Yi fights 1,367 matches, earning the respect of spectators who had previously mocked or dismissed him.
• The origins of their famous codenames are revealed: Qin Meng chose “War God,” while Jing Yi sarcastically chose “Lord of the War God,” implying that Qin Meng’s title naturally made him superior.
• Their strikingly similar names and behavior lead people to speculate that the two pilots are actually Qin Meng and Jing Yi—and even that they are a married couple. The rumor later gains credibility when the real Qin Meng and Jing Yi leave together to search for hidden wonders.
• Jing Yi becomes so absorbed in mech training that he refuses Qin Meng’s romantic advances. Qin Meng, frustrated and sexually deprived, vents his feelings by defeating opponents mercilessly in battle.
• During the day, Jing Yi continues developing new mechs and attending board meetings, maintaining a productive and comfortable life on the remote satellite.
• Qin Meng and Jing Yi return to Gold Star for a collective military award ceremony. Qin Meng is promoted to brigadier general, while Jing Yi receives a special military merit medal.
• The chapter then announces the impending birth of their twin sons. Their children will be delivered through specially designed Infant Incubation Pods that simulate natural childbirth, using internal pressure to imitate contractions and provide the developmental benefits of a natural delivery.

Character Development

• Jing Yi demonstrates remarkable perseverance and discipline. Although initially talentless at piloting, his relentless practice transforms him into a respected fighter.
• His enthusiasm for mech piloting becomes nearly obsessive, temporarily taking priority over his marriage and leaving Qin Meng frustrated.
• Qin Meng remains the superior fighter but is shown in a humorous, vulnerable light as he struggles with Jing Yi’s lack of romantic attention. His frustration fuels his unusually savage performance in combat.
• Both characters achieve major public and professional milestones, becoming generals and recognized heroes.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and self-improvement: Jing Yi’s success comes not from natural talent but from endurance, repetition, and determination.
• Public perception and misunderstanding: Spectators misinterpret the identities behind the codenames, unknowingly discovering the truth while treating it as mere gossip.
• Marriage and intimacy: The chapter humorously explores the tension between professional obsession and romantic obligations.
• Technological progress and tradition: Advanced reproductive technology preserves the biological advantages of natural birth through artificial simulation.
• Recognition and redemption: Jing Yi’s transformation from a ridiculed failure into a respected fighter reflects the value of sustained effort.

Character Interactions

• Qin Meng and Jing Yi tease one another over their ridiculous codenames, with Jing Yi’s “Lord of the War God” serving as both mockery and an accidental declaration of Qin Meng’s superiority.
• Their relationship is affectionate but comically strained by Jing Yi’s training obsession. Qin Meng can do little but tolerate his husband’s refusal and channel his frustration into combat.
• The public watches and speculates about the pair, incorrectly treating the obvious truth of their identities and relationship as an uncertain rumor.
• The couple attends the award ceremony together, marking their shared advancement before preparing for the arrival of their twin sons.

Chapter Summary

Plot and Events

Qin Meng and Jing Yi witness the birth of their fraternal twin sons at the Breeding Center. The delivery lasts the scientifically ideal fifteen minutes, and both fathers are visibly nervous despite being present in sterile gowns. When the newborns emerge, Qin Meng and Jing Yi bluntly call them “ugly,” shocking the medical staff, who see clear signs that the babies will grow into exceptionally handsome men.
The Breeding Center offers professional nannies, emphasizing that Qin Meng and Jing Yi lack experienced elders and seem unprepared to care for infants. However, the two fathers refuse all assistance and take the babies home themselves. The staff regret losing their close contact with the popular couple, while fans and media immediately become obsessed with obtaining photographs of the newborn princes. Since the fathers refuse publicity, fans commission drawings and even 3D models predicting the twins’ appearances at different ages. These images inspire widespread fascination and lead people to seek similar “genetic predictions” for their own future children.

Character Development

Qin Meng and Jing Yi officially become fathers, though both initially appear inexperienced, tense, and overwhelmed. Their decision to reject professional nannies shows their determination to raise their sons personally and assume responsibility despite their lack of preparation. Their candidly critical reaction to the newborns’ appearance also highlights their straightforward, somewhat socially insensitive personalities. Meanwhile, the medical staff’s admiration for the babies reinforces the couple’s enormous popularity and the perceived strength of their genes.

Character Interactions

Qin Meng and Jing Yi stand together throughout the delivery, silently sharing their anxiety and then agreeing that the newborns look unattractive. They exchange a glance before jointly declining the Breeding Center’s repeated offers of childcare. The medical staff attempt to persuade them to accept help, but ultimately can only warn them that outside caregivers would be less safe. The staff also privately mourn losing their privileged access to the famous couple. Fans interact indirectly with the family through speculation, artwork, 3D models, and online discussions about the twins’ future appearances.

Significant Themes

• Parenthood and responsibility: The new fathers choose hands-on parenting over professional assistance, despite their inexperience.
• Appearance and genetic legacy: The staff and public place enormous importance on the twins’ presumed future beauty and their inheritance of their fathers’ looks.
• Celebrity and public obsession: The family’s private milestone becomes a major media event, with fans desperate for photographs and constructing elaborate fantasies in the absence of real information.
• Humor and inexperience: The fathers’ blunt assessment of their babies contrasts with the experts’ reverence, creating comic tension while emphasizing how unprepared they are for parenthood.