Interstellar president (20): He’s on his honeymoon and won’t see anyone!

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao had been the center of attention lately.

At first, because of Zhou Jinhai’s intentional manipulation, people believed that Zhou Qinghao approached Gu Juntian to swap bodies with him.

Later, Zhou Qinghao was cleared of suspicion. Once it was confirmed he had nothing to do with that private laboratory, everyone thought he had been helping Gu Juntian all along.

At the time, many people were even concerned about their safety, fearing that the people behind that private lab would take revenge on them.

And the result? Zhou Qinghao and Gu Juntian went to get a marriage certificate.

“Wasn’t Zhou Qinghao diagnosed with Gene Collapse Syndrome? Why would he still get married?”

“There’s no rule that people with Gene Collapse Syndrome can’t get married!”

“Aren’t their generations out of alignment?”

“They’re not even related by blood!”

…

Netizens discussed it for a long time, and then someone brought up a point: “Everyone, Zhou Qinghao’s connection to that private lab has been clarified, but there are some things that haven’t been cleared up—like Zhou Qinghao leaving all his assets to Gu Juntian…”

“Gu Juntian has been living in Zhou Qinghao’s house this whole time. It’s said that at first, Zhou Qinghao told others he had a boyfriend…”

“Zhou Qinghao, a CEO, actually started working on trivial skincare projects after being diagnosed with Gene Collapse Syndrome. Why do you think that is?”

“Is it possible… these two have been in love all along? That it’s true love?”

Netizens: “…”

The more they thought about it, the more it seemed possible.

If that were the case, then the fact that they got married now wouldn’t be strange at all.

“Suddenly, I feel a bit sad.”

“They really must be in love… it’s just a pity Zhou Qinghao developed Gene Collapse Syndrome at such a young age and doesn’t have much time left.”

“No matter what, I wish them the best.”

“Hope they’ll be happy.”

…

At first, everyone was very sympathetic toward the two, but as time passed, opinions began to shift.

Some people started speaking badly about Gu Juntian.

“Zhou Qinghao truly loves Gu Juntian, but who knows if Gu Juntian feels the same way.”

“Look at the online posts from before—Gu Juntian used to have a boyfriend, and he wasn’t even the same type as Zhou Qinghao.”

“Sure, it was pitiful that Gu Juntian was schemed against by his biological father, but he’s not simple either. He actually managed to charm someone like Zhou Qinghao into leaving all his assets to him.”

“Zhou Qinghao is dying—that’s tragic. But Gu Juntian? Not pitiful at all. Once Zhou Qinghao dies, he becomes a rich man.”

…

After these kinds of comments spread, many people started thinking they made sense.

Marrying a rich person with Gene Collapse Syndrome—what better way to get rich?

Some people even intentionally approached patients, gave them emotional support, and used that as a way to make money.

Maybe Gu Juntian was doing the same.

But just then, everyone in the Human Alliance received a push notification.

A cure for Gene Collapse Syndrome had been developed—the gene therapy drug that could cure the condition was actually created by Gu Juntian.

Everyone who saw the message on their communication terminals was stunned.

At first, they thought maybe it was someone with the same name. But as they scrolled down, they saw a photo of Gu Juntian.

So—it really was him!

Gu Juntian, someone who had just graduated not long ago, had developed a cure for Gene Collapse Syndrome?!

People were still in shock when they noticed that every single post online defaming Gu Juntian had vanished.

It was clearly a cleanup operation carried out by artificial intelligence.

And rightly so!

How could someone who developed a cure for Gene Collapse Syndrome be slandered?

Following the initial announcement, the National Gene Research Institute released further materials—such as clinical trial results and lists of participants involved in the experiments.

Even Commander Qian, who had withdrawn from the public eye after falling ill, reappeared looking full of energy—his condition now better than it had been before he got sick!

People with sharp eyes also noticed Zhou Qinghao’s name on the list of clinical trial participants.

So Zhou Qinghao was cured—and then went to get the marriage certificate with Gu Juntian?

“People said Zhou Qinghao spent a lot of money on Gu Juntian before, but at the time Gu Juntian was building a lab. Zhou Qinghao’s money was actually going into the lab!”

“Gu Juntian was completely absorbed in his research—he didn’t buy luxury goods. There’s no way he was scamming Zhou Qinghao out of money.”

“Gu Juntian was researching Gene Collapse Syndrome—maybe it was for Zhou Qinghao.”

“What’s the point of overthinking it? They got married—they’re obviously in love.”

…

Zhou Qinghao truly loved Gu Juntian, and it was clear Gu Juntian truly loved Zhou Qinghao too.

So people should just enjoy the love story and offer their blessings—there was no need to worry about anything else.

At the same time, at the Zhou residence, the butler slowly finished reading all the news.

Just then, he finally saw Zhou Qinghao coming downstairs.

Zhou Qinghao wasn’t young anymore, and after falling ill, his overall condition had worsened significantly.

The butler remembered that previously, Zhou Qinghao had grown a lot of white hair, and fine lines had appeared around his eyes.

But now, there wasn’t a single wrinkle on Zhou Qinghao’s face. His skin was tender and smooth, and he looked just like a young man in his early twenties.

His rosy cheeks and lips alone showed that he had clearly been well “pampered.”

His young master’s health was clearly no longer an issue!

In that case, staying upstairs for several days wasn’t a problem at all!

The butler asked, “Young Master, why did you come downstairs?”

Zhou Qinghao replied, “I came down to get some fresh air.”

He was almost at his limit.

Gu Juntian had been wearing him out in new ways every day, and he was about to fall apart.

He couldn’t quite control his own strength, which had led to all kinds of chaos in the room.

For example, he accidentally broke the bathroom door while “taking a shower,” and even broke the headboard while “sleeping.”

Because of this, last night when Gu Juntian was doing this and that to him, he kept holding down his hands the whole time…

Just thinking about those scenes was enough to make someone blush.

He didn’t dislike it, but spending several days doing nothing but eating and sleeping—well, it made him feel a bit shameless.

Either way, he needed a break.

The butler said, “Young Master, you can get fresh air upstairs too. I can turn on the air circulation system for you.”

Zhou Qinghao didn’t react right away.

The butler added, “Young Master Gu is still upstairs. Aren’t you going to keep him company?”

Previously, the butler thought Gu Juntian should let Zhou Qinghao rest a bit.

But now, seeing how great Zhou Qinghao looked… the butler thought it was fine for the two of them to just stay upstairs.

He fully supported it!

Zhou Qinghao: “…” Was his butler trying to push him into a wolf’s den? No—into a fox’s den!

Gu Juntian was a seductive little fox!

Just then, Gu Juntian came downstairs too.

He hadn’t come down earlier because he had been cleaning up the room.

Now, Gu Juntian had already cleared out or cleaned all the things he didn’t want others to see. As for what remained…

Gu Juntian looked at the butler a bit awkwardly and said that many things in their room were broken and needed to be repaired.

The butler smiled and agreed, saying he’d call someone right away to fix them.

But once he walked into the room and saw the condition it was in, he fell silent.

How intense had it been?

If his young master hadn’t looked completely fine, he would’ve thought the two of them had fought.

The butler quietly called people to tidy up the room and replace the broken furniture.

At the same time, he found time to ask Zhou Qinghao, “Young Master, has your illness been cured?”

“It has,” Zhou Qinghao said with a smile.

“That’s wonderful,” the butler replied.

Zhou Qinghao added, “But now I have a small side effect.”

The butler looked at him with concern. Zhou Qinghao, right in front of the butler, snapped a stainless steel dinner knife in half: “My strength is a bit much now.”

Since the room had been trashed, he had to give the butler some sort of explanation.

The butler was silent for a moment, then said, “Young Master, you must control your strength when you’re with Young Master Gu!”

If Young Master Gu got his arm broken by accident, that would be terrible!

Zhou Qinghao: “…”

No matter what was happening outside, life for Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao remained unchanged.

Though, there was one thing Zhou Qinghao felt very helpless about—

Gu Juntian kept trying every day to “satisfy” him…

He was already very satisfied!

Really, there was no need to keep going!

While Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao lived sweetly and lovingly, others were not so fortunate.

Ning Jianuo stared blankly at the online news.

So Gu Juntian was actually that capable? If he’d known earlier, he never would have broken up with Gu Juntian—or at least not in such an ugly way.

If things had gone differently, he could’ve been by Gu Juntian’s side now, basking in applause and praise.

As for Zhou Yan, he found everything unbelievable.

In his eyes, Gu Juntian was just his father’s illegitimate child. He’d always been wary of him, but never really took him seriously.

However, everything that had happened recently completely blindsided him.

First, his father got arrested.

While he was investigating why his father had been taken, he learned that the private lab conducting human experiments had been funded by his father.

Then he found out his father had so many illegitimate children in order to choose a suitable body from among them.

At that moment, Zhou Yan was immensely relieved that his own genetic stability was low.

Otherwise, he would’ve been the first one his father targeted!

His father was terrifying!

Zhou Yan even began to feel a bit sorry for Gu Juntian. It was around then that he learned Gu Juntian had developed a drug to treat Gene Collapse Syndrome.

Zhou Yan: “…” His father went through all that effort, only to end up a joke.

If his father hadn’t tried so hard to suppress Gu Juntian, maybe Gu Juntian would’ve developed the gene therapy long ago. And with that drug, his father wouldn’t have needed to swap bodies at all!

Body swapping experiments were incredibly risky! One wrong move, and his father could’ve died on the operating table.

Even if it succeeded, the one left alive would technically be “Gu Juntian” with his father’s memories.

In fact, the entire experiment might’ve been a scam from the start.

Zhou Yan even felt the urge to go laugh at his father.

He had always had a bad relationship with him—his father had betrayed his mother early on… Zhou Yan hated him.

Unfortunately, his father had committed serious crimes, and Zhou Yan couldn’t see him now.

But surely someone else would tell his father about what Gu Juntian had done.

And Zhou Yan was right.

Someone had already informed Zhou Jinhai about Gu Juntian’s achievements.

“You are truly beyond redemption—not just because of the human experiments, but because you kept suppressing Gu Juntian. If you hadn’t sabotaged him repeatedly, he might have developed the cure for Gene Collapse Syndrome long ago.”

Zhou Jinhai listened in silence, filled with endless regret.

He had indeed deliberately fathered some illegitimate children, but when Gu Juntian was born, he hadn’t started conducting human experiments yet.

Back then, he just disliked Zhou Yan’s low genetic stability and had sweet-talked Gu Juntian’s mother into having a child with better genes.

If he hadn’t developed evil intentions later, he could now be basking in fame and fortune as Gu Juntian’s father, living a long and prosperous life!

But he had chosen the wrong path.

Zhou Jinhai repeatedly asked to see Gu Juntian, but Gu Juntian refused.

He was on his honeymoon—he wasn’t seeing anyone!

So while Gu Juntian was the focus of the entire internet, he never made a public appearance. All related activities, such as livestreams explaining the gene therapy, were hosted by the much older Director Zhang.

The public: “…” Why hasn’t Gu Juntian shown up at all? Could it be… he has social anxiety?

They really wanted to see an interview with Gu Juntian, to see the man himself. Where was he?