Qin Kai’s memories before he was six years old were of a long time spent in the hospital. Those cold instruments, pale walls, sharp needles, and constant tests… When he was six years old, Qin Kai and Qin Tian were kidnapped by interstellar pirates, which made Qin Kai completely close himself off.

After that kidnapping, in the eyes of the six-year-old Qin Kai, even his relatives might be people who wanted to harm him. Although his brothers and elders were overly doting on him, he still didn’t know who he should trust. No matter where Qin Kai was, he didn’t have a solid sense of security. He only believed in himself and the power in his hands.

So naturally, Qin Kai became obsessed with training. He was fascinated by the feeling of becoming stronger little by little with his efforts and the power being controlled by himself. Qin Kai began to spend more and more time in the training room. Every day, except for the necessary studies arranged by his family, he spent all the rest of his time on training. The Qin family had kept the fact that Qin Kai’s potential was damaged a secret until he was thirteen years old. Because of his continuous training, Qin Kai unexpectedly discovered that his physique had improved from B-level to A-level, and his mental strength had also improved. This shocked and delighted everyone in the Qin family, and their attitude towards Qin Kai’s training changed from indulgence to encouragement.

Sixteen-year-old Qin Kai finally raised his mental strength to A-level. That year, he chose to join the army, hiding his identity and starting as a soldier. Qin Kai’s daring and ruthless style of fighting on the front line made him quickly stand out in the army. Even if he concealed his identity, his rank rose rapidly, and he was promoted to a school-level officer in six years.

However, fate seemed to like to play jokes on Qin Kai. During a mission, because the route of action was revealed to the enemy in advance by spies. Qin Kai fell into the hands of cruel interstellar pirates again after sixteen years, and was rescued by the federal army a month later. No one knew what Qin Kai had experienced in that month. As everyone saw, Qin Kai’s physical fitness and mental strength, which had finally risen to double A-level, fell back to B-level after he came back. Until now, Qin Kai is still the only officer above the colonel level whose physical fitness and mental strength are both B-level.

Huo Xuan told Zhou Jinnan all the stories of Qin Kai, except for some unnecessary and confidential parts.

 “Tsk, what a poor little thing…” Mozhi could also hear everything Huo Xuan said in the portable cave. It sighed and teased with Qin Kai’s name for Zhou Jinnan, “Nannan, do you feel particularly sorry for him?”

Zhou Jinnan had a blank expression: “You and I have seen such miserable people in the Tianxuan Realm, haven’t we? Not to mention other people, even my own food cultivation has never been smooth sailing.”

“But it won’t be as bumpy as Qin Kai’s, right?” Mozhi said, “Compared with the situation in the Tianxuan Realm, Qin Kai is equivalent to having congenital deficiencies since childhood. He finally achieved a small success in cultivation and suddenly became half-wasted. If his will was not firmer, he would have been decadent and gave up on himself.”

Zhou Jinnan didn’t take it seriously. Apart from having more appreciation for Qin Kai and deciding to change the treatment plan to a better one, he didn’t have much feeling about Qin Kai’s experience: “There are so many pitiful people in the world, how can I have so much time to sympathize with them one by one? Why do you suddenly have so much inexplicable pity this time? If you have time, you might as well help me take care of the spiritual herbs that you have ruined in the cave.”

“Oh…” Mozhi squeaked. He didn’t say anything more, and obediently followed Zhou Jinnan’s instructions. Although it always complained to Zhou Jinnan, it was always reliable and knew its limits, otherwise Zhou Jinnan would not be at ease to put it in his own portable cave to look after his private vault.

 Huo Xuan was unaware of Zhou Jinnan and Mozhi’s private conversation. He asked in an anxious and expectant tone: “Given Xiao Kai’s current condition, to what extent can you treat him?” If Qin Kai had not already had two mental riots, Huo Xuan and Qin Fangyu would not have agreed to let Zhou Jinnan intervene so easily. They were actually a bit desperate. If Qin Kai was not treated or was in the capital star, he would have been sentenced to death.

Zhou Jinnan held his chin with one hand, looking calm: “I can make him fully recover, or even better, and there is no need to worry about mental collapse in the future. But the specific time is uncertain, it depends on Qin Kai’s own recovery.”

“…better…what does that mean?” Huo Xuan asked uncertainly.

 “Qin Kai is born with a deficiency, but it is man-made and there are ways to correct it.” Zhou Jinnan didn’t need to tell Huo Xuan the details. It was enough for him to mention this. “During his treatment, he must stay on Aquamarine Star.”

“Why on Aquamarine Star? The medical conditions on the capital are much better.” Huo Xuan questioned.

“Because I am on Aquamarine Star and I don’t plan to leave here for the time being. I need to adjust Qin Kai’s treatment every day according to his recovery,” Zhou Jinnan said as a matter of course, “For now, at least one year. If you don’t have any other questions now, I can start to change Qin Kai’s new medicine and new diet tomorrow.”

Diet? Huo Xuan was even more confused: “Why do you need a new diet?”

“In fact, in addition to Qin Kai, I have another thing I want your cooperation with.” Zhou Jinnan slowly threw out another topic, “A deal.”

Huo Xuan and Zhou Jinnan talked about this deal for nearly four hours. Later, Huo Xuan even called Qin Fangyu’s terminal and let Qin Fangyu participate in the discussion in the form of a holographic image. Qin Fangyu and Huo Xuan were both very satisfied with the final result. Zhou Jinnan not only solved his identity problem with the help of the Qin family, but also gained many other benefits. However…

“Mozhi, they agreed so readily. Why do I feel like I’m still at a disadvantage? Did I overlook something?”

Mozhi: “It shouldn’t be? But… you’ve taken advantage so many times, it doesn’t matter if you suffer a little this time. Even if there is, you can’t see it now. Anyway, the deal has only been reached for a year, and a year is enough for you to understand the situation and make specific changes.” Although Zhou Zhifei’s memory is there, he has never lived here personally. This place still has a lingering strangeness for Zhou Jinnan.

After reaching various agreements, Huo Xuan did not leave  Aquamarine Star immediately. On the contrary, he, Chen Wenyan, and Huo Qingyi all stayed in Aquamarine Star. Chen Wenyan and Huo Qingyi were temporarily transferred to the Central Hospital of Aquamarine Star under Huo Xuan’s arrangement, and they would check Qin Kai’s condition on time. Huo Xuan, on the other hand, paid Zhou Shudi a large sum of rent on the grounds of taking care of Qin Kai, and lived in Zhou Shudi’s house legitimately.

 Zhou Shudi’s house was a two-story building that he bought when he first came to Aquamarine. In the past, only Zhou Shudi and Zhou Zhifei lived there, so there was more than enough space. But now there are two more people and one beast, and the building has become a little crowded. The second floor has Zhou Shudi and Zhou Jinnan’s rooms, one master bedroom and one secondary bedroom. Zhou Shudi sealed Zhou Zhifei’s room for him to use in the future. In addition to the living room and kitchen, the first floor originally had two bedrooms, which are now occupied by Qin Kai and Huo Xuan respectively. As for Prince…he originally had a small room…but it was occupied by Huo Xuan.

After Huo Xuan moved in, he occupied the large bedroom on the first floor by himself, and even transformed the adjacent empty room that should belong to Prince into his personal cloakroom. A variety of clothing and accessories were taken out of Huo Xuan’s space suitcase and arranged neatly, which dazzled Zhou Shudi and Zhou Jinnan.

“It’s a pity that I came in a hurry this time and didn’t bring any clothes.” Huo Xuan looked at his wardrobe with dissatisfaction.

 Zhou Jinnan: … Damn, I didn’t realize Huo Xuan was such a playboy!

With Huo Xuan’s living conditions and financial resources, he would definitely not be used to living in such a small room. In a few days, he transferred the second floor next to Zhou’s house to his name. He arranged for Chen Wenyan, Huo Qingyi and all the service staff he hired after deciding to stay temporarily on Aquamarine Star to move in, making sure that he would be comfortable and satisfied.

No matter how Huo Xuan messed around, as long as it didn’t affect them, Zhou Shudi and Zhou Jinnan didn’t care. They are now busy reopening Jushanlou. According to Zhou Shudi and Zhou Jinnan’s plan, Jushanlou should have started preparing for trial operation long ago, but it was delayed by Qin Kai and Huo Xuan’s affairs. The news that the branch of Zhenxiu Pavilion will soon settle in Aquamarine Plaza has become the most anticipated thing in the food industry of Aquamarine Star during this period of time under Feng Quan’s operation. Although they felt a little sorry for the original Zhudao Restaurant, which had a unique style and good chefs, this regret was completely overwhelmed by the expectations for Zhenxiu Pavilion under the full-scale publicity.

Zhou Shudi did not show it on his face, but he was angry about Feng Quan’s behavior against him. With Zhou Jinnan as a plug-in, he tried his best to strike a blow to the arrogant Feng Quan. Therefore, Zhou Shudi set the trial operation time of Jushanlou before the opening of Zhenxiu Pavilion.

Zhou Jinnan has been live-streaming on StarNet these days. The unshakable lottery for ten food purchase qualifications during each live broadcast has become a feature of this live broadcast room. Another feature, of course, is the amazing food. Of course, Zhou Jinnan doesn’t talk much, but his sharp tongue every time he speaks has become one of the features that the audience who follow this live broadcast room likes to talk about.

The trial operation mode and menu of Jushanlou have been finalized. The trial operation will start in three days. The trial period will last for seven days. It will only be open for two hours at noon every day. The menu every day is a fixed six dishes, half of which have appeared in Zhou Jinnan’s previous live broadcasts, and half are the signature dishes that Jushanlou is going to launch after opening.

This is the last live broadcast before the trial operation of Jushanlou. Zhou Jinnan and Zhou Shudi had already advertised in the last live broadcast, so as soon as they went online, they saw more viewers and fans waiting in the live broadcast room than in previous live broadcasts.