Min Meng broke through to 3S rank on the battlefield, but the strain on his mind was too much. He spent more time asleep than awake.
The military doctor said, "You need a real guide, and the most traditional kind of treatment."
Min Meng bared his teeth in a grin. "Get lost."
The doctor left.
The head of state of the New Federation, Min Meng's most promising student, personally came to the border to present him with a list of S-rank guides.
Min Meng tore it to pieces and scattered them over his head. "You, too. Get lost."
The head of state stood there miserably with scraps of paper on his head and raised his voice:
They're all volunteering. You've won countless battles for the Federation. They admire and respect you, and they're willing to be your guide and yours alone!
Min Meng felt neither joy nor anger, only emptiness and nothingness.
Mo Yunqiao had said the same thing back then: that he was volunteering.
But Mo Yunqiao hated him.
Mo Yunqiao had said, "For the past ten years, I've wanted to kill you and destroy you countless times."
What Min Meng had thought was mutual affection had only been a false dream.
Ever since Min Meng showed an interest in Mo Yunqiao at a banquet ten years ago, Mo Yunqiao had been marked as his.
Mo Yunqiao had resisted and tried to run away. In return, his neural device was locked, his admission offer was revoked, and his dream of a career in research was taken from him.
Only after he "fell in love" with Min Meng and agreed to undergo experimental modifications for his sake did the doors of the world open to him again.
Before Mo Yunqiao died, he said, "Don't cry for me. I don't want to see crocodile tears."
But after being reborn, the moment Min Meng saw the young Mo Yunqiao again, he still burst into tears.
To avoid frightening anyone, he made up an excuse even as he cried.
"I... got dumped."
And he would keep getting dumped, over and over.
This time, Min Meng wouldn't let anyone know he loved Mo Yunqiao.
Mo Yunqiao had only stopped to comfort a man who'd been dumped, and in return gained a patron of unimaginable status.
Min Meng was willing to believe every one of his theories and listen to every wild idea he had.
Min Meng said, "Maybe you'll change the history of sentinels and guides."
Min Meng also said, "You're a genius who's been overlooked."
Min Meng came from a noble family. He was sincere and upright, and a sentinel with the greatest potential to reach 3S rank.
Mo Yunqiao was an illegitimate son from a fallen family in a remote star system, an ordinary C-rank guide.
They were worlds apart.
More importantly, Min Meng loved someone else.
They had no chance at all.
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Theme: Give sincerity in return for sincerity
