When Xia Zhuo left the research institute, he was still wearing his lab coat. Beside his aircraft, he found a black-haired female Zerg in familiar-looking clothes. For some reason, he took the Zerg home with him.
When the Zerg woke up, Xia Zhuo studied him for a moment and recited, "The sun sets behind the mountains."
The long-haired female Zerg looked at him as though he were some kind of monster, then stammered, "...The Yellow River flows into the sea?"
Mystery solved. He's from the same hometown as Xia Zhuo's father. But his clothes don't look right, so Xia Zhuo decides to observe him for a while before deciding whether to send him back.
That period of observation ends up lasting a lifetime.
When he sends him off to school, he even seeks out the dean to ask him to look after the young man. After all, Ji Mochen doesn't know a thing, and Xia Zhuo is afraid the female Zerg will bully him.
Who knew that the Ji Mochen who seems so gentle and fragile to him turns into a force of nature once out of his sight? On his very first day of school, Ji Mochen joins a brawl and beats ten opponents at once.
Can't pilot a mecha? Nonsense. He gets the hang of it in no time, and can even make the mecha dance with a lightsaber.
Terrible grades in his general studies? Nonsense. He finds an outside tutor and studies until the early hours, then powers his way to the top of the year.
His dishes in cooking class are auctioned off for a high price on the spot.
Even all that face-slapping isn't what makes the other Zerg turn green with envy. The real reason is that Ji Mochen's male spouse is Xia Zhuo, the legendary Xia Zhuo of royal blood. Xia Zhuo picks Ji Mochen up from school every day, completely unaware that the female spouse he sees as so delicate wins every fight at the academy.
It might be super, super sweet!
The romance is a gentle, slow burn.
For Ji Mochen, it's: The Dominant Researcher Falls for Me.
For Xia Zhuo, it's: If This Adorable, Clueless Little Sweetheart Leaves Me, He Might Die.
Reader's notes:
1. This story has a setting independent of My Ex-Boyfriend Is the Zerg Marshal. Xia Zhuo's research into traveling between parallel worlds did not succeed.
2. After his female parent, Xi Ari, passed away, Xia Zhuo simply found the planet where his male parent, Xia Qing, lived and spent some time there.
3. The Zerg Emperor Chang Ximing, protagonist of The Zerg Emperor Only Wants to Cuddle His Female Spouse, has passed away.
Theme: No matter what happens, remember to be happy.
