Seated in the dim bar, Mo Chen gazed intently at the figure shimmering under the spotlight on stage, utterly mesmerized.

Today was January 3rd, and the official Interstellar holiday period had not yet ended.

Everyone was out and about, traveling and having fun as if to make up for lost time, and bars were the top choice for entertainment.

So, to attract more customers to the Night Bar, Jiang Qin had specifically chosen today to come back and perform for a bit.

At that moment, she was on stage playing the piano, dressed in a pure white turtleneck sweater, a coat, and jeans.

"Feel the fingertips that pause at the ends of my hair

How in a flash, they freeze all of time

Remember the determined eyes that gaze upon me

Perhaps there is no tomorrow..."

All the lights in the room converged on her.

The twinkling specks of light were like stars, creating a dreamlike, ethereal scene.

Having been away for so long, Jiang Qin’s heart was also churning with emotion. It had been a long time since she had sung joyfully in the center of a stage.

So, when the chorus arrived, she sang with exceptional passion.

"For you, I can be crazy enough

To face mountains crumbling and oceans raging

Without you, I have no desire to escape

My mind..."

A rendition of "Beyond Light Years" completely ignited the passion of everyone in the bar.

"AHHH!! Qin Bao!!"

"Qin Bao, we missed you so much!!"

"Happy New Year, Qin Bao!!"

As the song ended, the fans couldn’t wait any longer and burst into screams, cheers, and shouts.

Jiang Qin waved back at them. "Happy New Year, everyone. I hope all your wishes come true and everything goes your way in the new year."

"Qin Bao, may all your wishes come true and everything go your way too!!!"

"Qinqin, you have to be happy!!"

"Thank you for your well wishes.

This next song is called ’One Thousand and One Wishes.’"

A gentle melody began to play.

"Tomorrow is like a box of chocolates

What kind of flavor will it be

It’s full of imagination

...

There are so many dreams in my heart

The future is just about to start shining bright

...

LA~LA~LA..."

The genuine smile on Jiang Qin’s face on stage warmed the hearts of everyone in the audience.

Yun Xie and the others, sitting in the same booth as Mo Chen, felt an intense love swelling in their hearts that they couldn’t express.

Lan Yuyan felt his eyes growing moist.

When he was forced to retire from the battlefield and return home to take over the family company, he had never imagined his future would turn out like this.

He was able to end up with the female who had captured his heart, and they even had a daughter together.

Sometimes, he truly felt like a male who had been blessed by some mysterious power.

How else could he be this happy?

He truly couldn’t believe that a female as wonderful as Qinqin, one who could drive any male wild, was actually his female master.

Yun Xie stared at Jiang Qin with even more obsession, not blinking for a single second.

The same went for Long Hao; he had only ever had eyes for one person.

To this day, he still couldn’t understand how he had lost his heart on such a ridiculous dating show.

’Even the director probably couldn’t figure it out.’

If even those who didn’t understand music were so captivated, how much more so for Cang Hong, who loved music just as much?

He loved Jiang Qin, and he loved music.

Seeing Jiang Qin singing on stage, he was so overwhelmed with love he couldn’t control himself, and his entire body grew hot.

Yuan Ling, who was closest to him, was the first to notice something was off and, with practiced calm, gave him an injection in the arm.

Ever since joining this family, he’d added several boxes of Inhibitors to his Space Button.

After all, the males in the family were all prone to entering their heat cycles, so he had no choice but to give them injections.

The ones who got the shots were all used to it, and would even thank Yuan Ling afterward.

Hearing Cang Hong’s thanks, Yuan Ling’s expression remained neutral as he reminded him coolly, "Control yourself when we’re out. Don’t embarrass Qinqin."

"I know..." Cang Hong blushed.

’What could he do? He was just too in love!’

*

The fact that it was impossible to get a seat at Night Bar made many other bar owners green with envy.

"Tsk, tsk. Every time Miss Jiang Qing shows up, Night Bar is packed. That punk Zhu Yongkang sure is lucky."

"Hmph, he just got lucky. He’s not the real owner of the bar."

"If he were the owner, Night Bar would have been driven out of business by us long ago. They’ve only survived because they have a powerful backer."

After all, You Wei’s family held considerable influence in the Federation.

His father was the Planet Leader of Farle Star, a First-class Planet next to the Main Star, and his mother was the Chief Star Officer of the Farle Star branch of the Female Protection Association.

Furthermore, their family was well-connected in the Federation, with their influence spanning many of its planets.

If he weren’t such an untamable free spirit by nature, he probably would have become a high-ranking Federation official long ago.

Unfortunately, he had no ambition for a career in politics or law, so he spent many years living a carefree life on his own terms.

But that was all in the past. Now, You Wei had long since accepted his father’s arrangements and was currently undergoing training.

This was also the reason why Night Bar had managed to secure a spot on Central City’s bar street.

Otherwise, a small bar from a Second-class planet would have been pushed out by their joint efforts long ago.

"Sigh, how come we weren’t lucky enough to run into Miss Jiang Qing back when she was down on her luck?"

If they had met her first, it would be their bars that were packed to the rafters right now.

"She wasn’t even on the Main Star. How were we supposed to meet her?"

"Forget it. Instead of thinking about that, we should be thinking about whether we should hire a few celebrities for some promotion."

"I’ll see if I can hire a few singers from Tianwen tomorrow to draw a crowd."

"I think that could work. Those customers who can’t get into Night Bar might just take a detour over to our places if they know we have singers who can perform Miss Jiang Qing’s songs."

The bar owners’ thinking was on the right track.

The next day, after they hired singers from Tianwen Entertainment, many fans who couldn’t get into Night Bar chose to go to these other bars to listen to music instead.

Usually, they would have just gone home disappointed to watch livestreams from people who managed to get inside.

But these few days were the liveliest time of the year in the Interstellar region, and no one wanted to go home with their spirits dampened.

Having a second-best option was still pretty good under the circumstances.

The bar owners were happy, too. It was like they had managed to get a taste of the profits, and the fees for hiring the singers hadn’t gone to waste.

...

Jiang Qin only went to Night Bar for two days, then spent a day at the hospital. She spent the rest of her time traveling with her partners to other cities on the Main Star.

Zhaozhao was a very well-behaved baby. She spent her days either sleeping or eating, and rarely ever cried.

So, traveling with her wasn’t any trouble at all.

Everyone had a blast for the entire holiday, and when it ended, they all returned to their own lives.

Jiang Qin and the rest of the family saw Mo Chen off, having prepared a large pile of food and supplies for him.

She watched him board the spaceship that would take him back to that Prison Star.

She was worried and her heart ached for him, but more than anything, she understood.

She understood the beliefs, responsibilities, and ambitions he held in his heart.

"Let’s go. Time to head home." Jiang Qin said, taking one partner’s hand in each of her own as they started to walk back.

Partings were just a prelude to the next reunion.