You have no alerts.
    Header Background Image
    Chapter Index

    โ€œI never dreamed that my biggest hater would turn out to be the man beside me,โ€ Song Yu lamented dramatically. โ€œYouโ€™ve cut me deep, dead rabbit.โ€

    Rong Shi leaned on the table, face impassive, bending down. โ€œYou have the face to say that? Werenโ€™t you also one of my biggest haters?โ€

    โ€œBut the damage weโ€™ve suffered isnโ€™t the same.โ€ Song Yu spread his hands wide like a basin. โ€œMy grief is this big! Irreparable!โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

    So childish. Playing this game too?

    Straightening, Rong Shi lifted a hand, expression blank, showing the size of a bucket: โ€œMineโ€™s bigger.โ€

    Song Yu leapt up, hands open wide, snapping: โ€œMineโ€™s bigger!โ€

    โ€œIโ€™ve got spaceshipโ€‘sized grief.โ€

    โ€œIโ€™ve got planetโ€‘sized grief.โ€

    โ€œIโ€™ve got universeโ€‘sized grief.โ€

    โ€œIโ€™m infinite.โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆEnough. What do you want?โ€ Rong Shi asked flatly.

    Song Yu considered. โ€œFor old timesโ€™ sake, Iโ€™ll graciously allow you to compensate me with one box of cookies.โ€

    โ€œRejected.โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆThen a box of fruit candies.โ€

    โ€œNot a chance.โ€

    The damn rabbit was tighterโ€‘lipped than a snapping turtle!

    Song Yu cracked his knuckles threateningly. He was about to commit domestic violence.

    โ€”

    The โ€œdomestic disputeโ€ was bloody.

    Neither man held backโ€”brawling from one end of the ship cabin to the other, every strike smashing right into the otherโ€™s weak spots.

    Had Qin Luo been present, heโ€™d have cheered wildly. Now this is technique!

    Half an hour later, halftime break.

    Song Yu snatched up the water flask, downed half in one gulp, and tossed it at Rong Shi.

    Trying to salvage his pride, he logged into the forum and typed a reply beneath the โ€œTrue Loveโ€ fan post:

    [LittleCatCanโ€™tEatFish: My account was hacked. Any words against Chairmanโ€‘ge earlier werenโ€™t from me.]

    Slick. Just pin it on a hacked account.

    Rong Shi took the flask, sipped, asking coolly, โ€œThatโ€™s your solution?โ€

    โ€œFlawless.โ€ Song Yu hit refresh.

    Replies came faster than expected.

    โ€œPlease. Claiming a hack is the oldest lie.โ€
    โ€œDonโ€™t bring your hater filth into True Love Tower.โ€
    โ€œPick a sideโ€”why play snide yinโ€‘yang games? Vile.โ€
    โ€œAnon forum, whoโ€™d hack you? You think youโ€™re royalty or something?โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆThatโ€™s it?โ€ Rong Shi said.

    โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ Song Yu.

    Teeth grinding, he fired off multiple overblown compliments, hyping Rong Shi sky high.

    But the more he blew smoke, the nastier the replies got.

    Some even twisted it into irony:

    โ€œClassic Catโ€‘bro! Black with elegance!โ€
    โ€œHead Hater, well deserved title.โ€
    โ€œAfter seeing his replies, I realize normal cursing is so low. This kind of performance insult, leaving room for interpretationโ€”so refined.โ€
    โ€œThe King of Advanced Hatred. Bow down.โ€

    Song Yu threw up his hands. โ€œHopeless. Your turn.โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆFine.โ€

    Like Song Yu, Rong Shi hated dragging out trifles that muddled their lives. Better to end them clean with one line.

    He looked once, then typed beneath.

    [LittleCatEatsMyFish: Song Yu is my wife. I would never black him.]

    He checked itโ€”direct, comprehensive, perfect.

    โ€œSimple,โ€ he said, sending the post.

    Song Yu suspiciously refreshed.

    Replies popped in:

    โ€œSong Beautyโ€™s your wife? Who do you think you are?โ€
    โ€œ@Daddy Rong! Someoneโ€™s stealing your wifeโ€”slap him with an exam paper!โ€
    โ€œ@Song Beauty! Some black fan just openly claimed you. Break his face!โ€
    โ€œHeavens, are the two Head Haters fighting in public? Canโ€™t you pick another place?!โ€

    โ€œโ€ฆThatโ€™s it?โ€ Song Yu echoed, stoneโ€‘faced.

    โ€œโ€ฆ.โ€ Rong Shi.

    Awkward.

    Two men who could mow down assassins without blinking were left staring blankly at a virtual forum window.

    In the end, they agreedโ€”better to keep their masks tight. If they didnโ€™t feel awkward, then the awkward ones were the outsiders.


    The terminal chimed. A report popped onto the screen.

    The investigation into the multiple assassin groups that had attacked at V99 was complete.

    First wave: as expected, sent by Song Ke.

    โ€œHah. His team already scrapped, activities frozen, and still he digs up two nobodies to irritate me. Dedicated indeed.โ€ Song Yu sneered.

    Second wave: the Queen. As expected.

    But the third waveโ€™s commander made him blink.

    โ€œLin Jing?โ€ He scrolled. โ€œHeโ€™s this highly placed in the Organization?โ€

    Why such a scale of ambush at that timing? Two possibilities: Queenโ€™s order to target a princeโ€”or personal vendetta. But Queen had already sent one set. A second was unlikely.

    Rong Shi said quietly: โ€œQin Zhao.โ€

    โ€œI thought that too.โ€

    The Organization preached omega supremacy, yet treated them like toolsโ€”fusing โ€œsuper omegasโ€ to alphas like accessories, discarding failed ones like trash.

    Lin Jingโ€™s rank was high, but if his alpha patron fell, his life would follow.

    A revenge strike for Qin Zhaoโ€™s capture? Very possible.

    Rong Shi beckoned 01, ordering it to tap the Organizationโ€™s database for Lin Jingโ€™s file.

    On the desk, 01 transformed into a palmโ€‘sized hermit crab.

    โ€œSearchingโ€ฆ Lin Jing. Bโ€‘Class subject. Initial code L1053. Entered early, thus midโ€‘high management. Former overseer of V99 underwater modification base,โ€ 01 reported.

    At once, 00 wriggled out from Song Yuโ€™s ring, likewise a tiny crab, perching beside 01.

    โ€œShould I locate him for you, Master?โ€

    With Rong Shiโ€™s optimizations, 00 excelled at realโ€‘time location lockup. As long as it wasnโ€™t interstellar, it could pinpoint.

    โ€œLocate him,โ€ Song Yu ordered.

    โ€œDone!โ€ chirped 00. A satellite map appeared, a red dot creeping from Saint Wu district toward Saint Deโ€”trajectory leading straight to the palace.

    Song Yuโ€™s smile curved cold.

    โ€œThe palace is so calmโ€”they clearly still donโ€™t know the database is lost. If we gave it a little pushโ€ฆ what would happen?โ€

    His sly fox grin almost made Rong Shiโ€™s heart skip.

    โ€œโ€ฆWant to try?โ€


    Inside the palace, Song Ke, just released from punishment, nervously visited Ji Ling.

    โ€œThink before you act,โ€ Ji Ling sipped tea. โ€œWith me here, that throne wonโ€™t slip from you. But if you keep causing trouble, I will force discipline.โ€

    Song Ke flinchedโ€”pain tingled faintly at his glands. โ€œNo more, I listen to you!โ€

    He clenched his fists bitterly. All Song Yuโ€™s fault. Just like his lunatic father, deranged enough to do anything!

    Ji Ling snapped his cup down, eye narrow: โ€œIf you hadnโ€™t given him dirt, would such humiliation have leaked?โ€

    โ€œIt was a setup! I was drunk. They plotted it!โ€ Song Ke babbled, terrified Ji Ling would punish him again, recounting every detail.

    Ji Ling finally sighed, nails polished smooth. โ€œThe deed is done. I donโ€™t want to see a repeat.โ€

    Song Ke breathed relief. Already, he was asking for his team backโ€”

    But Ji Lingโ€™s terminal chimed. He cut the callโ€”and his face twisted thunderous.

    โ€œ…daad?โ€ Song Ke quavered.

    โ€œOut!โ€

    Song Ke bolted.

    Minutes later, Lin Jing entered the palace. He came weekly, to report Organization status.

    Today, he never even saw the queen.

    The moment he stepped through the door, a fist slammed his head sidewaysโ€”the world flipped.

    An expensive boot filled his blur.

    โ€œThe data center blew up, and you thought to hide it?!โ€ Ji Ling seized his hair, smashing his head against a metal table leg. โ€œPlanning rebellion, Lin Jing?!โ€

    Crack! Blood poured from his forehead.

    โ€œIโ€”Iโ€™m sorry! I was going to report todayโ€”ahhh!โ€

    โ€œThat center was decades of work!โ€ Bangโ€”over and over, nose shattering.

    By the end, Lin Jing was a bloody pulp on the floor, pants-wetting fear. Ji Ling stood tall, pheromones flooding out.

    The man writhed, clawing convulsively as if in ultimate agony. โ€œMercyโ€ฆ pleaseโ€ฆโ€

    Ji Ling ignored him. Dialed commโ€”and cut it without connecting.

    โ€œPrepare. I will go to Snow Star myself.โ€


    That night, a ship took an unlisted route, landing on Rong Shiโ€™s homeworld.

    Disguised under caps and masks, the two slipped off the ship and into a rented car.

    Song Yu peered out at the dim sparse streetlights. โ€œThis place is so remoteโ€ฆ you barely see people.โ€

    On Imperial Star, the nights were lit like day. Here? Nearly dark.

    Rong Shi set the nav, scanning their route. โ€œToo late to back out. Youโ€™ve already married the country boy.โ€

    Song Yu arched a brow. โ€œCorrection: you married me.โ€

    โ€œYouโ€™re adopting my surname anyway. Who married whom is obvious.โ€

    โ€œThatโ€™s if we divorce. Are you planning divorce?โ€

    โ€ฆand so they bickered all the way home.

    __

    The courtyard was overgrown with weeds again. Coming back at night felt like hacking through wilderness.

    Finally, they pushed the door open. The house reeked of mildew.

    โ€œIโ€™ll cook something,โ€ Rong Shi offered calmly.

    Silence.

    โ€œโ€ฆWhat is it?โ€ He turned. Song Yu was gazing about the house, face strangely conflicted.

    Rong Shi frowned. โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong?โ€

    Song Yu tilted his head, dazed. โ€œโ€ฆWeird. This is the first time Iโ€™ve ever been hereโ€ฆ so why does it feel so familiar?โ€


    Authorโ€™s Note:

    Song Cat / Rong Bunny: Our โ€˜hater alter egosโ€™โ€”these vests wonโ€™t come off. Ridiculous.

    Students: Haters, get lost!

    Laterโ€”
    Students: The way the two play with their โ€œhatersโ€ identities as kinky couple funโ€ฆ QuQ [quietly deleting all old comments]

    1 Comment

    Leave a Reply

    1. Depressedhedgehog
      Apr 21, '26 at 5:23 pm

      โ™กโ™กโ™กThanks for the Translation, Translator-san๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿค!!! แ“šแ˜แ—ข โ™ก เซฎ๊’ฐ หถโ€ข เผ โ€ขหถ๊’ฑแƒโ™กโ™กโ™ก
      when your act worked way too well that you can shed it ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

    Note