I Grew Up with His Majesty Among the Stars

In his previous life, the bodyguard Yan Jiu died protecting his master. When he opened his eyes in this life, he saw the late Empress Dowager, the Retired Emperor, and the emperor he'd once worked for all gathered around him. The Emperor, who was still a baby, even blew a bubble at him.

Yan Jiu thought, Give me a moment to process this.

The refined and easygoing Retired Emperor had become a wealthy interstellar tycoon, rich enough to buy a planet, and possibly a big shot who refused to inherit the family fortune.

The late Empress Dowager had become a famous designer, and possibly retired early after making several fortunes.

The familiar imperial physician had become a family doctor who loved giving candy to children, and was possibly some kind of mad scientist.

And...

Yan Jiu blinked, looked past the circle of big shots, and turned to the emperor who had been so sinister and suspicious in his previous life.

Right.

He'd become a baby who couldn't even roll over.

Though he already had a bad temper.

Reborn as a baby, Yan Jiu happily decided to lie flat. After much soul-searching, he embarked on a path of no return:

The little emperor gets into trouble? No problem. I'll drag him back and reason with him.

The little emperor makes his parents angry? No problem. I'll drag him back and appeal to his feelings.

The little emperor uses a mecha to beat someone up at school? No problem. I'll stop him and take him home for a proper talk.

The little emperor stands up his blind date? No problem. I'll pretend to be...

Yes, in this life, Yan Jiu decided to help the Retired Emperor and Empress Dowager, who had adopted him, raise the little emperor into a law-abiding, positive-minded citizen of the stars. It just seemed that the results were a little strange.

Yan Jiu would patiently persuade him with lines like, "You're the best," "You're amazing," and "If you get hurt, your godparents will worry," then think to himself. Years later, he would sigh with the weight of experience:

What a shame I failed.

This guy knew how to put on an act from childhood.

And I didn't mean I would pretend to be your date!

Liang Zhiyao had a little shadow following him around from childhood.

His little shadow was perfect: cute, skilled in lightness techniques, amazing at piloting mechas, and beloved and praised by everyone.

His little shadow had always been sweet-tongued and stayed by his side as they grew up.

It took him ages to teach his little shadow to say, "I don't like that."

Then, when love blossomed, he confessed.

His little shadow ran away.

Yes, the kind of ran away where he couldn't find him anywhere on the planet.

The sickly but mentally rock-solid bottom × the healthy as a horse but mentally unstable top

Reading Guide

1. The early chapters may spend a fair amount of time on the daily lives of two little kids. Please don't read if that's not for you. (Update: From Chapter 32 onward, the main characters are 16+.)

2. There's a lot of found-family affection, and the top has adored his future husband since childhood.

3. They present at eighteen. The setting is entirely my own, Alpha × Omega.

4. Hope you enjoy the story.

Completed novel: After Snagging the Throne, I Bound Myself to a Romance System

Lazy Emperor bottom × Black-Bellied Beauty of an Imperial Tutor top

Please add my upcoming novel to your reading list: I'm Your Ideal Type

[ Bian Yu, bottom × He Xun, top ]

Top: Quietly transforms himself into his future wife's ideal man.

Bottom: Who said I don't like you?

For his first blind date, Bian Yu arranged to meet someone at a Hong Kong-style cafe.

"Sorry, Mr. Zhang. You're great, but we're not right for each other."

Not far away.

"What are you looking at? Let's go!"

Young He Xun turned his gaze away, his heart pounding.

He's so handsome,

he thought.

Half an hour later.

He Xun, with his thoughts in a tangle, went out to the terrace for some air.

The man hadn't left. He was leaning against the railing, his features cool and his voice slightly distant.

"I'm not considering that for now."

"As for the future... about my height, around my age, and a steady personality would be nice."

"I wouldn't mind supporting him, either."

The young man's palms grew sweaty, and his heart beat harder.

Eavesdropping is wrong.

But I think I've fallen in love with him at first sight.

However...

Early twenties, around 180 centimeters tall, steady personality, ordinary family background.

The eighteen-year-old, 190-centimeter-tall high school boy stared at the watch worth a million on his wrist:

Right.

I don't fit any of that.

He lost his nerve.

From then on, that man lived in the young man's heart.

If I don't fit the requirements on paper, I can make up for it in other ways.

Watching the man grow more and more dazzling, He Xun kept adding conditions of his own to the ideal type he'd heard about.

Handsome, with an eight-pack.

Excellent grades.

Able to scuba dive, ride horses, and skydive.

And he had to be able to solve an eight-layer Rubik's Cube.

The requirements grew year by year, but his sincere feelings never changed.

Three years later, the two met again.

At the same Hong Kong-style cafe.

He Xun handed over the seventh version of his blind-date resume, filled out over three days and nights, and desperately held his tongue.

Choose me!

I'm your ideal type.

23 × 18

26 × 21

Marriage before love, a sweet little romance, a younger puppy-like top, and a secret crush that comes true

Theme: No fate is unchangeable