"Master, I have a new function!" Dora didn't notice the change in its master's emotions. After all, he was just an artificial intelligence, not a real human, and couldn't understand the complex emotions of humans.

"It can connect your heartbeat with His Highness's, so that even if you are thousands of miles apart, it will feel as if His Highness is by your side." This was a small function that his creator had casually added during this inspection, and he confidently assured his master and His Highness that they would be very happy to know about this function.

Doraemon excitedly told its owner about the new feature, wanting to show off its accomplishment, but to its surprise, Joey wasn't interested at all.

Qiao You walked out of the bedchamber and encountered a maid waiting at the door. "Hello, where is His Highness?"

The maidservant replied respectfully, "His Highness and Guard Lin left in a hurry."

"When did they leave?" Qiao You continued to press. The fact that his brother and Lin Zhong left in such a hurry indicated that the matter was complicated and serious.

The maid paused for a moment to recall, then replied, "About three hours ago."

Qiao You nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Your Highness, would you like your meal served?" the maid asked. The prince's meals were always personally overseen by the prince and handled by a designated person.

"No need, I'm not hungry right now." Qiao You continued walking out, with Dora following beside him, chattering away.

The maid followed at a distance. Qiao You wandered around the Wuxin Palace, but there was nothing interesting to do, and he was completely listless.

"Dora, can I call my brother?" Qiao You sat down on the lawn in the courtyard of Wuxin Palace, facing Doraemon.

At this moment, Qiao You felt really annoying. In the morning, he had advised his brother not to always put him first, but in the afternoon, he wanted to go back on his word...

Even though he knew his brother had important business to attend to, he still wanted to go find someone.

Dora's voice rang out, "Of course, little master, would you like me to help you connect to His Highness's personal terminal?"

Just before Doraemon was about to act, Qiao You stopped him, saying, "Never mind."

"I'd better not bother my brother."

In the end, Qiao You's rationality prevailed, and he sat on the lawn basking in the sun.

Seeing Qiao You sit down on the grass, the maid quickly had someone bring a recliner and some snacks. After arranging the items, she retreated to a short distance away to wait, just as she had done at the beginning.

Qiao You leaned back in her recliner, gently stroking her belly with her right hand. Upon closer inspection, one could see a significant change; it appeared to have swollen a bit.

"Is this the baby?" Qiao You muttered to himself, pressing his palm against his belly, awkwardly telling a little story, just like he had seen in cartoons.

Doraemon's big head screen, with its squinty eyes, was also listening with great interest.

However, telling short stories did not make Qiao You forget Helian Jue; on the contrary, he missed him even more.

The sun was about to set on the capital star, and the golden rays of the setting sun shone on the magnificent palace, making it even more dazzling and eye-catching.

The first star appeared on the horizon, heralding the approach of night.

Qiao You forced herself to relax, looked at the sky, and let her thoughts wander.

I don't know how much time passed; it could have been a few minutes, or it could have been longer.

"Your Highness, His Highness is on the phone." A maidservant ran towards Qiao You, holding up a personal terminal.

Qiao You snapped out of her reverie and longing, "Is it my brother?"

The maid smiled and nodded at Qiao You.

"elder brother."

The word "brother" revealed Xiaoyu's grievances. Qiao You's eyes stung, and he wanted to cry, but he had to hold back, because it wasn't good for his little one if he kept crying.

“Baby, your brother is here.” Helian Jue felt extremely guilty and responded to Qiao You’s call in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, baby." Helian Jue calculated the time and thought that it would take him at most three or four hours to make this trip, which coincided with Xiaoyu's sleeping time. So he decided not to tell Qiao You, afraid that she would overthink things.

Unexpectedly, he ended up doing something wrong. Xiaoyu's dependence on him was something he had spoiled her with and was the result of his indulgence.

Knowing this all along, he still left the little fish behind by himself at this moment.

"Brother, where are you?" Qiao You squatted on the ground, pulling at the weeds on the lawn. He just wanted to know where his brother was...

Helian Jue looked at the darkness outside and said, "My brother is in the outer circle of the capital star. He probably won't be back until tonight."

"I'm sorry, baby."

Qiao You remained silent, listening to Helian Jue's apology on the phone.

“Brother, I’ll wait for you to come back,” Qiao You replied obediently.

Helian Jue coaxed her for a while before hanging up the phone several minutes later.

Shen Yangxin and Adrian, who were sitting next to Helian Jue, along with the other officers in the army, stared at Helian Jue in disbelief.

The string of "baby," "baby," shocked everyone.

Is this... still the ruthless and decisive Crown Prince?

Unbelievable...

Although I had seen similar comments on StarNet before, people are like that; they automatically lower their trust in things they haven't witnessed with their own eyes.

"Continue!" Helian Jue's cold and steady voice came, instantly pulling everyone back to reality.

That's right, this is the Crown Prince they know!

The major general, whose speech had just been interrupted, continued his work report.

When Helian Jue failed to prepare to return at the scheduled time, he kept trying to contact Qiao You.

However, Shen Yangxin and Adrian cut off communications in order to intercept the Alliance's enemy forces. The relevant technicians have been working hard to repair them, but it will take some time to restore them.

During the meeting, Helian Jue kept trying to contact Qiao You, but the call kept failing. When he finally got through, he was in a hurry to explain to Qiao You, so he didn't care whether a meeting was in progress or not.

Adrian's eyes were practically rolling to the sky, but under Helian Jue's imposing presence, he had no choice but to lower his head, feeling incredibly stifled.

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