ARIWLBBC Chapter 74

Gu Gu sighed. Just one question, and his heart rate was unstable. If he had to discuss everything, the big cat might just die on the spot.

“How about enrolling me in a tutoring class?” Gu Gu said with a worried expression. “I feel like my foundation is a bit weak.”

In a thousand years, technology had reached new heights in exploring the universe, with many new laws discovered and the mysteries of the cosmos revealed. However, Gu Gu’s understanding of the universe still lingered at the level taught a thousand years ago in the classroom.

For issues like falling behind in learning, parents typically sent their children to tutoring classes.

Now, Gu Gu was actively requesting, hoping to enroll in a class to catch up as much as possible.

“Don’t stress so much,” Lie Beishuang said, lowering his head and placing his hand at his side, wanting to raise it but stopping himself.

“But I want to complete my credits within three months; cosmic studies is still a required course.” Gu Gu puffed out his cheeks, his eyes shifting.

“By the way, when you were fully in heat, I used your face to buy some things for you,” Gu Gu straightened up and sat opposite Lie Beishuang, looking serious. “Now that your heat period is over, I sold those items. How about we split the proceeds 50/50?”

With the candor of a staff member, Lie Beishuang quietly looked at the boy.

“You can also do a 60/40 split,” Gu Gu quickly calculated in his head, thinking any bit of profit was better than nothing.

“The medical team said I am very likely to go through another full heat cycle,” Lie Beishuang said slowly, his gaze softening as he looked at the boy.

“Oh.” Gu Gu sighed secretly, trying to hide his disappointment.

What could have earned him a hundred or two hundred thousand now turned into a pile of things he couldn’t sell at all.

It felt like a business failure, and Gu Gu was deeply disheartened, feeling as though he was back to being impoverished. He had to focus on his studies and didn’t have time for anything else. Poverty seemed to envelop him, no matter how much he tried to shake it off.

“I have one spot available.”

A gentle voice came from above. Gu Gu looked up, still feeling disheartened and not yet recovered from the recent huge loss.

“You can link your ID with mine.”

The man spoke cautiously, as if seeking Gu Gu’s opinion.

“Link?” Gu Gu scratched his head. “Why link? What are the benefits of linking?”

“Once our IDs are linked, you can enjoy my credit privileges, level privileges, and the same consumer benefits as the Alliance’s silver reserve,” Lie Beishuang explained as simply as possible.

“Consumer benefits?” Gu Gu knew there were advantages but wasn’t sure how significant they were.

Does this mean a discount on purchases?

Or earning points for shopping that can be exchanged for physical prizes?

“Unlimited credit.” Lie Beishuang said softly.

The room fell silent, and after a while, Gu Gu blinked.

He couldn’t have heard that right! Unlimited credit?

Does such a thing even exist? How could there be unlimited credit!

“Unlimited credit means I can spend billions of credit points, right?” Gu Gu felt it was a bit absurd, too good to be true, and seemed like there might be many loopholes.

“Yes,” Lie Beishuang nodded.

“Wait a minute.” Gu Gu quickly pulled out a calculator. “Is there any interest on this?”

“No interest within the repayment period.”

“So, can I spend ten million this month, then before the repayment period ends, withdraw ten million from it, repay that ten million, and continue this operation? Essentially, I wouldn’t have to repay that ten million!”

Gu Gu looked up eagerly at Lie Beishuang.

Before Lie Beishuang could nod, Gu Gu suddenly realized, “With unlimited credit, I could exchange this ten million for several billion or even tens of billions of credit points. I could spend that much credit without having to use my own money to repay it!”

“You could also buy a planet and then use the profits from the planet to repay the loan gradually, eventually clearing the debt and acquiring a planet that continuously provides you with credit points,” Lie Beishuang proposed another idea simply.

Gu Gu was stunned, his mouth agape as he looked at the man. Was this the ultimate secret of getting something for nothing?

Getting a planet for free—a planet with billions of inhabitants and abundant resources!

“Wait a minute.” Gu Gu tried to clear his mind. “Investments come with risks. What if I lose credit points? Also, could this unlimited credit be revoked?”

“If you agree to link our IDs, tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., I will have a professional from the Alliance Silver Reserve come to explain everything to you and complete the paperwork,” Lie Beishuang said, opening his holographic computer. “Your studies need assistance. I can arrange for a private tutor for you, scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Is that okay?”

“Yes, yes.” Gu Gu felt somewhat dazed.

“Alright.” Lie Beishuang quickly signed something on his holographic computer and pulled out a small toy from the drawer by the bed, handing it to Gu Gu.

“You need to relax and unwind. Let’s do that and go to bed in twenty minutes, okay?”

With a Rubik’s Cube handed to him, Gu Gu instinctively started twisting it. Seeing Lie Beishuang pick up a physical book, Gu Gu remembered his small gift and quickly took out two pairs of white plush socks, showing them to the big cat.

“Mi Mi, look, these are the plush socks I bought on StarNet. The bottom even has pink padding. The large pair is for you, and the small pair is for me.”

Gu Gu quickly put the large plush socks on the big cat and the small ones on himself. Sitting in the big cat’s lap, he could see the small socks on both sides.

With the two cottony small socks wobbling, Gu Gu leaned contentedly into the big cat’s embrace, lowering his head to play with the Rubik’s Cube.

If an adorable human was nestled in your arms, being able to read a book would be a miracle.

Lie Beishuang stared at a line of text for ten minutes, then slowly moved the book, revealing Gu Gu’s nape.

The boy was deeply focused on twisting the Rubik’s Cube, completely unaware of the man behind him. His pale, slender neck was beautiful, with a slightly rounded vertebra showing, and the loose collar revealed a smooth, curved shoulder and back. It looked tempting and… appetizing.

Gu Gu felt a slight itch on the back of his neck and moved his shoulder. The sound of rapidly flipping book pages came from behind. Soon, the area under his neck began to itch again, as if it were being lightly brushed by someone, just out of reach.

Gu Gu leaned back, pressing firmly against the big cat, rubbing his back as if against tree bark. He didn’t need to turn his head to hear the big cat’s heavy heartbeat.

Still fast, seemingly even faster than when discussing the topic, and louder.

After thinking it over, Gu Gu couldn’t help but turn his head. The book was almost hastily flipped to a new page, like a student caught off guard in class, not keeping up with the lesson and distracted.

“Mi Mi,” Gu Gu said earnestly, “is your heart not in good condition?”

Hearing the boy’s voice, Lie Beishuang slowly moved the book aside and looked seriously at Gu Gu.

“I’ll get it checked when I have time.”

Seeing the big cat’s serious demeanor, Gu Gu was puzzled and touched the back of his neck. He had thought the big cat might be playing with him, but judging by his expression, it seemed he might have misunderstood.

After washing up, Gu Gu lay on the big bed, watching the big cat stand stiffly by the bed with a somewhat complicated expression.

“Mi Mi, don’t you want to sleep with me?” Gu Gu noticed the big cat’s tension and discomfort and got up, feeling somewhat puzzled.

“I almost forgot you don’t remember what happened during your full heat period,” Gu Gu sighed. Even though they had been so close and had comforted each other’s little frost and little Gu, now that the big cat was clear-headed, he was unwilling to sleep with him.

“I’ll sleep in another room,” Gu Gu said with a feigned sense of regret, picking up a pillow and getting up. After taking a few steps, he saw the man quickly stride over, turn his back, and shut the door behind him.

Gu Gu suppressed a laugh, cleared his throat, and looked up at the tall man who had turned around, with a look of confusion.

“Mi Mi?”

Lie Beishuang looked down, seeming to have thought deeply before facing Gu Gu.

“I need to take responsibility.”

“I know, you were in your full heat period, and you couldn’t control yourself. I can’t completely blame you for what happened yesterday,” Gu Gu said, looking down at his toes so the big cat wouldn’t see his expression.

“Yes,” the big cat didn’t refute, accepting the blame as if it were being delivered on a silver platter.

Gu Gu took a deep breath, resisting the urge to punch the man in front of him.

Can’t fight him now; revenge is a dish best served cold.

“I couldn’t control myself,” the big cat’s voice was gentle.

“I couldn’t control myself and ended up liking you.”

Looking up in confusion, Gu Gu’s clenched fists instantly softened.

Couldn’t you speak without gasping for air? One punch from me, and you might end up with a black eye!

“There is something you need to be blamed for,” the big cat continued.

Gu Gu silently tightened his fists again.

“You spoiled me too much,” Lie Beishuang said, picking up Gu Gu and sitting him on the edge of the bed.

The big cat crouched down to meet Gu Gu’s eyes directly.

“So many beastmen like you, yet you allowed a beastman eighteen years older than you to enter your life, bringing you trouble and confusion. You even let me, who dismantled your home and coveted your body.”

“If you continue to indulge me, this beastman might monopolize all your attention, become your legal spouse, and the father of your offspring, until the end of time.”

Lie Beishuang gently took Gu Gu’s hand and placed a kiss on its back. “Are you still willing to continue indulging me?”

The big cat’s breathy speech made Gu Gu’s fists alternately harden and soften.

“I’m not willing,” Gu Gu decided to respond to the leopard’s way in kind.

The man’s expression momentarily stiffened. Gu Gu saw the big cat’s eyes blink blankly a few times, then quickly redden, becoming teary but still trying to maintain composure.

“Why?”

Seeing the big cat’s eyes red, Gu Gu’s heart tightened, and he realized that the big cat’s breathing was becoming more labored.

Gu Gu reached out and wiped the corner of the big cat’s eye.

“According to the rules of our home planet Earth, once you take in a pet, you can’t abandon it. You must care for it until I send you away or you send me away.”

“But now that you like me, the situation changes. You need to prepare a ring and flowers, propose to me, and be mentally ready to indulge me for a lifetime.”

The big cat pulled the youth into his arms. Gu Gu patted the big cat’s back, thinking that he must have really scared the leopard.

See, I told you not to speak while gasping for breath.

Perhaps he had really frightened the leopard; Gu Gu was held tightly all night. The next morning, after just one class, an Alliance Silver Reserve staff member came by, asking Gu Gu to sign an association agreement.

During the process, the staff member, with a beaming smile, asked about the relationship with the associated person. Gu Gu answered without hesitation, “Future spouse.”

The staff member explained in detail what an unlimited credit limit entailed. Only eight people in the entire Alliance had this qualification. Every ten years, the Alliance Silver Reserve would evaluate these people’s assets and credit to decide whether to reduce the limit.

In short, Gu Gu now had what was essentially an unlimited credit card. If the credit limit was reduced and Gu Gu couldn’t repay it, the big cat would cover the costs. Having this card meant countless opportunities and possibilities.

After the staff member left, Gu Gu started thinking about how to use the unlimited credit to earn credit points. By the afternoon, Ness brought a young girl and introduced her to Gu Gu. “Young Master, this is your new tutor.”

“Ah, you must be the Chief’s child, right?”

The coarse voice made Gu Gu pause. The girl’s voice and appearance were so different that Gu Gu didn’t notice the question in her words.

“I’m Ding Haitu. You can call me Teacher Tu. I’m a beastman, a sea hare by origin, the kind that is hermaphroditic.”

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