Chapter 7: Riding the Flying Shuttle to Pick Stars

The woman on the screen was someone Su An found both familiar and strange.

She looked a lot like Ye Rufeng, her childhood friend who was tomboyish on the surface but gentle at heart.

But it wasn’t her; she had crisp, short hair and wore professional attire similar to a racing suit.

Compared to her wife’s soft beauty, she was more handsome, perhaps because of the short hair and her temperament.

‘She’s Xiao Xue!’

Su An was certain; this was a bond of blood, her intuition!

‘Flying Shuttle?’

Knowing Xiao Xue was doing well and had even become some kind of Three-Crown Queen, Su An suddenly became interested in the so-called Flying Shuttle and began searching for related science videos.

‘Oh, I see,’ Su An thought, feeling pensive.

Future technology included Suspended Cars, though they weren’t allowed to drive inside the city.

Suspended Cars, also known as Flying Shuttles, had a theoretical top speed much faster than the supercars of decades ago.

Flying Shuttles used to be allowed in the city center, but they had been banned since a terrible incident where terrorists used unrestricted Flying Shuttles to crash into two buildings.

However, in the suburbs and other areas, Flying Shuttles were extremely popular.

[The popularity of Flying Shuttles among the public has surpassed the king of traditional sports — football! The viewership for the Flying Shuttle Global Finals has reached another record high!]

It was an old news report.

“Huh?”

Su An was shocked.

When people said the Flying Shuttle was popular, she thought it was something like car racing.

But what did it mean to surpass the king of traditional sports?

The Flying Shuttle Global Finals were comparable to the World Cup?

‘Wow!

That’s amazing!’

Su An’s eyes widened, and at the same time, she felt a mix of emotions.

Her daughter had become a superstar; that was incredible.

But because she hadn’t been part of her daughter’s life, she felt an inexplicable sadness.

Phew!

Su An took a deep breath.

It would be easy now that her daughter was a celebrity; information about famous people was easy to find.

[Su Ruxue’s mother]

Click, search.

[The touching story between Flying Shuttle Queen Su Ruxue and her mother.]

“…Having lost her father, Su Ruxue looked up and asked, ‘Mom, where did Daddy go?'”

Ye Rufeng held back tears and said, “Daddy turned into the brightest star in the night sky, and he is watching over us.”

Little Su Ruxue’s eyes sparkled as she gazed at the starry sky and said firmly, “Then, Mom, when I grow up, I’m going to ride the fastest Flying Shuttle to the edge of the galaxy and bring Daddy back!”

“Bast — bastard, how can they include artistic embellishments!”

Su An tried to hold back her sobs, but in the end, she couldn’t help it and started crying uncontrollably.

An’an’s inherent fragility, the canary-like setup, and her hypersensitivity…

The touching music of the video itself and the actor’s award-winning performance…

Along with Su An’s own deep emotions and her intense immersion…

These three parts created the current Su An, who was crying like a rain-drenched pear blossom.

Waaah~

Most importantly, Su An saw the cruel truth behind the film.

After losing Su An, the pillar of the family, life became difficult, and all sorts of troubles came knocking at the door.

Her daughter and wife had to depend on each other, and they overcame obstacles bit by bit.

‘It’s all my fault! My fault! If only I hadn’t crossed that road that day.’

Su An burst into tears.

Just then, Gu Yu finished her work and was about to look at her little pet to relieve her fatigue.

Then she saw her little pet crying.

Gu Yu: ???

“What happened?

What is she watching?”

Gu Yu frowned; her little pet couldn’t be having issues, could she?

Jing Jing explained, “Ms. An’an seems to have been moved to tears by the plot of the movie Ride the Shuttle to Pluck the Stars.”

“Huh?

What is she browsing?”

Gu Yu stood up and walked light-footedly to the first floor, standing behind An’an.

For some reason, she felt a thrill from peeking at her little pet.

Sob sob~

Unless it was deliberate acting, most people didn’t look good when they cried.

But An’an was different; her designer had intended to include all the best parts of humanity from the start, including a heart-wrenchingly beautiful crying face.

Not to mention that An’an’s own looks were extremely high, balancing beauty and cuteness.

This combination truly epitomized the phrase “a sight that evokes pity.”

Gu Yu still had some lingering caution toward Androids, but that one look made her heart nearly melt.

Caution, doubt, and childish mockery — all of it vanished.

She simply wanted to pull this incredibly cute little thing into her arms and comfort her.

Ah!

An’an, the prey captured suddenly by the hunter, let out a pleasant scream.

She turned around and saw her Master, Gu Yu.

Her nervousness subsided, and with a slightly complaining expression, her finger lightly tapped Gu Yu’s collarbone.

“Master, you scared me.”

“What are you watching?”

“A movie.

They’re so pitiable.”

Gu Yu’s expression turned complicated.

“Su Ruxue, huh…”

Then she asked in confusion, “Why are you watching this movie?”

“Because — because Su Ruxue is so amazing. I got absorbed while watching,” An’an said, lightly scratching her cheek.

Gu Yu’s face darkened.

“She isn’t that great.”

“Eh?”

An’an’s expression changed.

She carefully watched Gu Yu’s flickering expression and lightly tugged on Gu Yu’s clothes.

“Master doesn’t like Su Ruxue?”

“Her character isn’t good… Fine, let’s not talk about it. Skip this topic; I don’t want to discuss her.”

Gu Yu looked slightly irritable.

After Su An suppressed her sadness, she felt speechless.

‘So Ms. Gu is a hater of my daughter?’

‘My daughter is so amazing, everyone is praising her, but you have to be special. You’re trying to be the “voice of reason,” saying her character is bad. Just say you’re jealous!’

Su An was incredibly proud inside, as if her daughter’s glory was her own.

Because Ms.

Gu slandered her daughter, Su An’s Affection Level toward Ms.

Gu decreased ↓.

“Stop watching. Let’s go; it’s time to eat.”

“Okay, Master.”

Despite Su An’s rich inner thoughts, on the surface, she remained Gu Yu’s sweet little companion.

With every sweet “Master,” anyone would get dazed.

They arrived at the exquisite dining table.

An egg-shaped eight-legged robot, the same model as the delivery person Yuanyuan, was busy in the kitchen.

Then it brought out plate after plate of home-cooked dishes that smelled and looked delicious.

Braised pork, sliced cold pork with garlic sauce, tomato and scrambled eggs, and shredded pork with green peppers…

There were also some she didn’t recognize, but they looked tasty as well.

“It looks like it’ll go so well with rice…”

Su An subconsciously swallowed her saliva.

Gu Yu was amused by An’an’s adorable foodie behavior.

“Eat. Help yourself.”

“Can I?”

“Of course.”

Su An actually wanted to ask if it was really okay for an Android to eat human food instead of charging, but since Gu Yu said it was fine, she naturally had no objection.

It shouldn’t break, right?

‘Is it really okay to eat? What if I get an upset stomach?’ Su An hinted subtly.

Gu Yu caught her meaning and was amused.

“An’an, you’re not like the others. Naturally, you won’t get an upset stomach.”

“And…”

Gu Yu said with a deep look, “didn’t An’an say she was a human?”

Su An was shocked.

When did she let it slip?

“How did you know?”

An’an was startled.

“Well, fine. Since it’s come to this, I won’t hide it from you anymore. I really am a human! A real, genuine human!”

Su An said this solemnly.

Since things had reached this point, she might as well speak openly.

“Haha, you emphasized it when you were changing clothes earlier, didn’t you?”

Gu Yu giggled, covering her mouth.

If An’an persistently and repeatedly insisted she was human, Gu Yu would only think the program was set that way.

However, the feeling An’an gave her now was that of a silly and cute human playing the role of an Android pretending to be human.

That sense of vitality was too human-like, too full of spirit.

Gu Yu couldn’t help but sigh again:

You get what you pay for.