IBO -Chapter 79 Meteor? No, an Old Friend

This novel contains sensitive and taboo content like R*pe, Mu**er etc. Read only if you are comfortable.

At 8:00 PM, the renovation team finished work on time.

The nursery’s space had tripled.

A new floor was added next to the original building, connected to it, and with many new rooms.

Each little one had a separate room, each with its own bathroom and small balcony.

All the rooms were arranged in a single row for easy visiting among the little ones.

Song Yiran and Xiao Zhong’er’s new room was right across from the little ones’ rooms.

The renovation company also sold furniture and daily necessities.

Song Yiran took the opportunity to buy a bunch of furniture and household items, adding them to the renovation plan.

Now, all the rooms were ready for occupancy.

Song Yiran assigned rooms to the little ones, bathed each one, and sent them to bed one by one.

After finishing, he relaxed and stretched.

At this moment, Xiao Zhong’er suddenly flew over excitedly.

“Song Yiran! Song Yiran! Look! There’s going to be a meteor shower tonight!”

As he spoke, he held his holo-device up to Song Yiran.

He had bought it with his own private funds.

After all, he was now a wealthy controller.

Song Yiran looked closely. Xiao Zhong’er was showing him a weather report.

According to the Interstellar Empire Meteorological Station, a meteor shower would appear at 9 PM tonight, and C-Star, where the nursery was, was at the optimal observation point.

“This is a meteor shower! I’ve never seen one in person!”

Xiao Zhong’er’s voice was full of longing.

“Hmm? You’ve never seen a meteor shower before?”

Xiao Zhong’er’s tone turned a little sad as he shook his head. “There are no stars in our system world, so no meteor showers either.”

“I only heard about meteor showers from my predecessors. Some of them encountered meteor showers during missions and shared videos with me.”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhong’er brightened up again.

His voice was slightly excited: “But today I finally have the chance to see a meteor shower with my own eyes!”

He asked again, “Song Yiran, have you ever seen a meteor shower before?”

“I haven’t either. Then let’s watch it together tonight!”

Song Yiran smiled at Xiao Zhong’er.

“Yay!” Xiao Zhong’er nuzzled Song Yiran’s face affectionately.

Song Yiran smiled back, rubbing his face against Xiao Zhong’er’s.

Then he turned and walked toward the kitchen.

Xiao Zhong’er was puzzled but followed him.

“Did you leave something in the kitchen?”

“Since we’re watching a meteor shower tonight, we have to make something delicious to celebrate!”

Xiao Zhong’er happily twirled in the air. “Yay! Can’t wait!”

Being able to see a meteor shower in person—lucky!

Being able to watch it with Song Yiran—double lucky!

Being able to eat delicious food while watching the meteor shower with Song Yiran—triple lucky!

Xiao Zhong’er was so happy he felt like he was bubbling over with joy. He believed he was the happiest controller in the world at this moment.

At 8:59 PM, Song Yiran and Xiao Zhong’er set up a small table and two chairs under the cherry blossom tree in the yard.

On the table were two portions of shredded meat fried rice noodles and two cups of honey yuzu tea.

Xiao Zhong’er anxiously watched the time.

“57, 58, 59, 50—9 o’clock!” he exclaimed excitedly, looking up at the night sky.

Song Yiran focused intently on the sky as well.

One golden meteor after another streaked across the sky, like a shower of gold in the night.

“Wow! So beautiful…” Xiao Zhong’er gazed at the stunning meteor shower in awe.

He recorded the video and sent it to the family group chat.

[Faithful Guardian of the Great God of History]: [Video] Everyone, I saw a meteor shower! It’s so beautiful!

[Mother]: Read.

[Younger Sister]: Read.

Song Yiran also took a video as a keepsake.

He watched the meteor shower and murmured, “As expected of a meteor shower… it’s truly beautiful…”

Then he picked up his chopsticks to slurp a bite of fried noodles, followed by a sip of honey yuzu tea.

Fine food and beautiful scenery are the perfect pairing!

Xiao Zhong’er followed suit and started slurping noodles as well.

One person and one system sat in the courtyard, slurping noodles while admiring the magnificent meteor shower.

As he slurped, Song Yiran suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Why did it seem like one of the stars was flying toward him?

Could it be that he was seeing things?

He rubbed his eyes. When he looked up at the sky again, he realized that the star was getting closer and closer.

No way… he couldn’t be that unlucky, right? That star wouldn’t crash into the nursery, would it?

Song Yiran turned to Xiao Zhong’er.
“Xiao Zhong’er, that star seems to be getting closer to us!”

He raised his hand and pointed the star out to him.

Xiao Zhong’er froze on the spot. Just moments ago, his task panel had issued a notification.

He followed the prompt and opened it—only to discover that a red dot representing a task target was rapidly approaching the nursery.

And the trajectory of that red dot perfectly overlapped with the trajectory of the star Song Yiran had pointed out.

But this wasn’t right!

There were only ten task targets in total. The ten red dots representing those targets were all already inside the nursery.

So where did this extra one come from?

Xiao Zhong’er immediately checked the identity of the red dot—but the result made him completely crash.

How could this be…

Song Yiran noticed that Xiao Zhong’er was sitting motionless on the chair, looking as if his soul had left his body.

Worried, he asked, “Xiao Zhong’er, what’s wrong?”

Xiao Zhong’er finally came back to his senses.

He was still dazed, and only after a few seconds did he speak. “Song Yiran, that’s not a meteor.”

“Not a meteor?” Song Yiran was confused.

If it wasn’t a meteor, then what could it be? It couldn’t possibly be a starship, right?

“That is… Song Fu.”

Xiao Zhong’er’s answer made Song Yiran freeze on the spot.

Xiao Zhong’er added, “More precisely, it’s Song Fu from the collapsed timeline in my memories.”

At that moment, a small starship suddenly appeared in the nursery courtyard.

Ka-da— The hatch of the starship slowly opened, and a young man stepped out.

He had orange-red hair, styled exactly like Song Yiran’s.

His long hair, reaching down to his chest, was braided and draped over one shoulder.

His eyes were also orange-red, and beneath his left eye was a small black tear mole.

This person was none other than the adult version of Song Fu.

Song Yiran immediately stood up. The chair behind him was knocked over by his sudden movement, but he had no time to care about that now.

He quickly walked toward Song Fu. In just those few steps, tears were already streaming down his face.

Yet when he finally reached Song Fu, it was as if he had lost all his courage. He stood there blankly, not daring to take another step forward.

There were too many things he wanted to say to Song Fu.

He wanted to say sorry—for not being able to accompany them as they grew up.

He wanted to say sorry—that he couldn’t go back anymore.

He wanted to say that he missed them very much, too.

All those countless words swirled in his heart, and in the end, they turned into a choked sob stuck in his throat.

Tear after tear slid down from Song Yiran’s eyes. He stood where he was, afraid to move closer.

A sigh sounded between the two of them.

It was Song Fu’s sigh.

He stepped forward, reached out, and gently cupped Song Yiran’s cheek, tenderly wiping away the tears at the corner of his eyes with his fingertips.

Then he pulled Song Yiran into his arms—like a wandering child who had finally found his family again.

He finally felt his brother’s warmth once more.

Warm, and achingly familiar.

Song Yiran rested his forehead against Song Fu’s chest and heard his clear, steady heartbeat.

Song Fu had once been the same height as him, but now he was much taller.

Only then did Song Yiran truly realize that several years of time lay between him and Song Fu.

He had missed the years when his younger brothers were growing up.

Had the other brothers grown taller than him by now as well?

Song Yiran apologized to Song Fu incoherently, over and over again. “I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

“I… I’m sorry… I can’t go back… I’m sorry…”

Song Fu let out another sigh. Before coming here, he had been full of resentment.

He had once thought that if he ever saw his brother again, he would demand answers.

Why did you abandon us?

Why didn’t you come back to see us for so long? Why did you leave us behind over there?

Why did you adopt new cubs here instead? Did you stop loving us?

Why… did you stop loving us…

But when he truly saw his brother, all that resentment turned into grievance.

He wanted to know the truth, but at this moment, he suppressed his craving for it.

Song Fu smiled, gazing at Song Yiran with gentle eyes. “It’s okay. I know you must have your difficulties, right, brother?”

“…I’m sorry. I want to go back too, but… I can’t…”

Song Yiran wished he could pour out everything he knew.

But he couldn’t. He couldn’t tell Song Fu anything related to the task.

Song Fu saw his hesitation and pretended to be magnanimous. “It’s fine. I don’t mind. Brother doesn’t need to tell me the truth.”

That was a lie. He minded—very much.

If his brother couldn’t say it, then he would find the truth by his own means.

Song Fu narrowed his eyes, his gaze locking onto Xiao Zhong’er, who was still sitting on the chair.

Xiao Zhong’er felt a chill run through his entire body under that look. At that moment, he desperately wanted to shrink back into system space.

Wait—why should he be scared? He hadn’t done anything wrong!

Xiao Zhong’er flew over, intending to glare back with his bean-like eyes.

But Song Fu’s gaze grew even sharper, pressing down on him so hard he could barely breathe.

In the end, Xiao Zhong’er chickened out and hid behind Song Yiran.

Song Yiran stepped out of Song Fu’s embrace and introduced Xiao Zhong’er to him.

“This is my good friend. His name is 555. According to seniority, you should call him Brother Five.”

Song Yiran sounded a little guilty as he spoke, his eyes darting back and forth between Song Fu and Xiao Zhong’er.

Song Fu looked Xiao Zhong’er up and down, then let out a soft chuckle, though it was unclear what he was laughing at.

Xiao Zhong’er felt like Song Fu was mocking him.

“So you’re my brother’s good friend. Brother Five, good evening.”

Song Fu greeted him lightly.

But Xiao Zhong’er felt that this person meant trouble—this guy clearly didn’t like him.

Still, since the other party had greeted him first, it would be rude not to respond.

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Xiao Zhong’er raised his tiny stubby hand and waved.
“H-Hello!”

A brilliant smile bloomed on Song Fu’s face, yet Xiao Zhong’er felt that the smile carried a sinister edge.