Tang Nian's trembling fingers tightened suddenly, his eyes widened as he stared unblinkingly at General Bo before him, his voice trembling, "You...you...you mean to say that same-sex marriage is legal in our empire?"

Bo Jichen tilted his head slightly, and the emerald ruby ​​under the little tuft of hair at the back of his head swayed: "Yes, Mr. Tang Nian!"

Tang Nian received an affirmative answer, like a fish that had almost died of thirst finally finding water after being brought ashore. Large tears welled up in his eyes, then he laughed, then cried and laughed, a scene of extreme sorrow and desolation…

Bo Jichen squatted there without moving, quietly watching him, crying and laughing at the same time, venting her emotions.

A very, very long time passed.

Tang Nian hastily wiped away the tears on his face and kowtowed heavily to Bo Jichen: "Thank you, General Bo, for telling me this wonderful news. However, my beloved is currently in a coma. His intended guardian is his nephew, who cannot accompany me to register our marriage. I cannot obtain guardianship of him."

His wife was a teacher and mentor who taught many students, many of whom were very talented. He and his wife were in love for 50 years.

He was an ordinary person, an ordinary person without any spiritual strength. His lover bought him a house and pampered him.

Because he lacked spiritual power, he aged faster than those with spiritual power. His lover, instead of disliking him, loved him more and more each day.

There were only him and his wife in their home. Later, his wife's health deteriorated, and she was afraid that if she collapsed, there would be no one to take care of her.

Around that time, his lover's nephew... a distant nephew, a nephew with only a slight blood relation, Zong Hao, appeared.

Zonghao was extremely filial to the two of them and had a very sweet tongue, so his lover had the idea of ​​having Zonghao become their prospective guardian.

His lover examined Zong Hao, tested him, and confirmed that he was alright before signing a letter of intent to become his guardian together.

He gave both him and his guardianship to Zonghao, and his lover thought that if he passed away first, his nephew Zonghao could take good care of him.

Unexpectedly, when his lover fell ill, Zong Hao revealed his true colors. Everything he had done before was a pretense, and his goal was to obtain their multi-million dollar house in the 2nd Star System, as well as some of his lover's patents for small inventions.

Even when he came to the Capital Star Central Hospital for treatment, it was his wife's students who came to pick him up.

He stayed at the Central Hospital for two months. His wife's students also had things to do and couldn't stay there every day.

Zong Hao became impatient and wanted his lover to die quickly. He wanted to give up on the treatment book, stop the treatment, and take her back to the 2nd Star System to wait for death.

He begged him, but was beaten instead. He wasn't hit on the face or arms, but the areas hidden inside his clothes were bruised.

They also cursed him, calling him an old geezer, a disgusting old man, and spat in his face. That night, when he wanted to hold his lover's hand while sleeping, Zong Hao found him disgusting and unlucky, cursing his lover to die soon. They dragged him into the toilet and locked him inside.

During his two months at the Central Hospital, he spent almost a month of his nights in the toilet. He wanted to die, but he couldn't die. If he died, his lover would be completely left unattended and would be killed.

“Who said your wife was unconscious?” Jiang Si pointed downwards with her hand that was resting on the old man’s forehead on the bed, and said to Tang Nian, “Look, isn’t your wife awake?”

On the bed, the black-haired old man, Zong Mingxun, opened his emerald green eyes and strained to look towards the door. He raised his hand and called out affectionately, "Little Tangyuan, come here..."

The familiar nickname and affectionate call brought tears to Tang Nian's eyes. He scrambled to his feet and stumbled to the bedside, his trembling hand grasping his lover's. Between sobs, he asked, "Mingxun, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Is anything hurting...?"

Zong Mingxun gave a weak smile, reached out his other hand, and gently stroked his nose: "I'm fine, I'm not uncomfortable, I don't feel any pain, it's just that my little dumpling has lost weight, and it breaks my heart."

Tang Nian broke down immediately, throwing herself into his arms and sobbing uncontrollably, "Mingxun, Mingxun, I'm so scared, I'm so scared!"

Zong Mingxun lay on the bed, reached out and wrapped his arms around his back, gently patting and coaxing him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... I'm here, I'm here..."

“Old man.” Jiang Si walked silently to Bo Jichen’s side, nudged him with her elbow, and said in a low voice, “I think if we were in a novel, you would definitely be the male lead, and I would just be a supporting female character to highlight how much you’ve done.”

Bo Jichen cupped his hands and bowed to her, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Keep a low profile. You have to learn from me and survive to the end. You'll have everything you need."

Give him a little credit, and he'll take advantage of you. If it weren't for the fact that he's also a powerful figure, I'd just crush him.

Jiang Si's lips twitched slightly: "You plan to have these two get married, making them the first registered same-sex couple in the Troia Empire in 200 years?"

A glint flashed in Bo Jichen's eyes: "You're right, I also think I'm the chosen one, a perfect male lead."

"I just posted about the legalization of same-sex marriage last night, and this happened today. This is the treatment of the chosen one, the leading man."

"So, in order to get the public to accept more quickly that same-sex relationships are legal and that it's about two people loving each other regardless of gender, I've notified the marriage registry. They've sent someone over, and I want them to get married right here."

Their decades-long bond is as strong as iron; this is the first shot fired to put same-sex marriage on the right track.

He wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip by; he had to seize it and make them get married on the spot.

Tsk tsk!

Jiang Si clicked her tongue twice, giving Bo Jichen a thumbs up, and then took advantage of the situation to make money: "Daddy, let me remind you, if Mr. Zong Mingxun wants to stay sober and marry Tang Nian on the spot, you'll have to pay more."

Bo Jichen glared at him, "You can't just raise the price like this. It's a total of 180,000 star diamonds, and you've already taken 90,000. Now you want to raise the price again? So you're the leading lady, the lucky charm, the darling of the group, and I'm just a supporting second male lead?"

Jiang Si chuckled silently, then exaggeratedly covered her mouth with her hand. Her bright, clear eyes gleamed, and her words were sharp and cutting: "Who do you think you are, the supporting second male lead? In my female-centric drama, you're just a heartless, useless male extra..."

"Stop talking nonsense, you heartless male noob, are you going to ask for more money or not?"

The emotionless man, Bo Jichen, took a deep breath, clenched his fist and waved it in front of her, grinding his back teeth as he said, "You just wait, don't fall into my hands, or I'll make sure you go bankrupt."

Jiang Si didn't take his threats seriously and gave him a haughty snort.

Outside the door, Zong Hao was taken away by the police.

The police also retrieved the hospital's surveillance footage and recorded the statements of onlookers. With such conclusive evidence, the police said that this heinous crime, which occurred on the capital planet, could be sentenced within 10 days at the latest. After the sentencing, Zong Hao would be exiled to a desolate planet to reclaim wasteland, never to return.

Agares entered from outside, and the crying in the room gradually subsided. Tang Nian was particularly reserved, his eyes red, standing by the hospital bed, holding Zong Mingxun's hand tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, he would be dreaming.

However, to his utter surprise, not long after their marshal entered the room, two people from the marriage registration center arrived.

Having already learned a bit about the situation, and with the marshal and general present, the two people from the marriage registration center became even more serious.

One of them entered Zong Mingxun and Tang Nian's information and, with a hint of difficulty, said weakly to Bo Jichen, "General, the two of them can register their marriage, but Mr. Zong Mingxun's information shows that he is physically and mentally incapable of performing his duties."

Bo Jichen's gaze sharpened. "The information shows that he lacks the capacity to act, so is it enough for me to prove that he does?"

The staff at the marriage registry nodded eagerly: "Yes, as long as a therapist of level 5 or above can prove that he or she is physically and mentally capable of performing actions, they can register for marriage."

“That’s easy!” Bo Jichen raised an eyebrow, looked at his precious eldest daughter, and called out, “Sweetie, come here and show me your identity!”