“Mother, welcome to Rage Owl Star.”
Gu Hang’s voice roused Wang Qi from her stupor.
She saw Gu Hang with his arms open, walking towards her.
Subconsciously, she also opened her arms and embraced Gu Hang briefly.
But in her heart, she felt a strange sensation.
Something was off, very off.
Their embrace wasn’t tight, after a mere touch, Gu Hang released his hands.
He introduced her to the surroundings, “This place is Revival City.”
The landing spaceship touched down at the Revival City airport, an area dedicated for landing crafts.
From here, one could see the entire city.
Honestly, Revival City didn’t strike Wang Qi particularly. She had visited many worlds, and the urban construction of Revival City seemed average to her. Not to mention comparing it to the Star Sector Capital or Garden World Winged Star, even many ordinary second-tier cities on other planets seemed far more advanced than Revival City.
However, she hadn’t forgotten that this was originally a Wasteland World.
Now, at least from what she could see, there was no trace of the desolate wasteland.
It might not be pretty, but it was orderly and the streets were clean.
All these changes, had only happened in a year and a half, shaped by her own son.
Even for someone as worldly as Miss Wang Qi, she had to admit that this was an extraordinary feat.
Moreover, when she thought about the temperament that Gu Hang displayed, it was completely different from what she remembered.
Could this really be the same worthless son who had once enraged her for not being competitive, whom she had felt disgraced their and her late husband’s genes?
With complex emotions, Wang Qi followed Gu Hang aboard a Wind Falcon, and moments later, they arrived at the Alliance Building.
It was the tallest structure within Revival City, reconstructed from the old Alliance Council building. Currently, this eight-story building was both Gu Hang’s residence and his office.
The top floor was the council hall, now renamed the Governor’s Hall, reserved for large-scale working meetings of the Alliance.
On the same floor, Gu Hang had a more casual space set up, his office.
Generally speaking, this was where Gu Hang worked daily.
Dealing with documents, contemplating issues, meeting with visitors, holding some small-scale confidential meetings…
Connected to the office was a series of rooms in the back: a living room, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, and other living spaces, all designed for Gu Hang, of course.
The decor was not extravagant. Although everything necessary was there, it was clear Mr. Gu didn’t pursue luxury; comfort was enough.
After touring the whole place with her son, Wang Qi stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in Gu Hang’s office, gazing at the cityscape, her thoughts drifting far away.
In her mind, there were always ‘two’ sons.
One was the son in her memory, and the other was the son she was seeing now.
The son in her memories loved luxurious things, always dressed in expensive and intricate clothes, lived in a place that glimmered with gold and glamour, and liked to use these external things to cover up his inner weakness.
The son before her wore a neat military uniform, which accentuated his tall figure, without any extra decoration; even his living space was simple, casual, even the colors were subdued.
The son in her memories was cowardly, always full of resentment, haughty yet lackluster, without real skills but still pretentious.
But what she saw now was a son with accomplishment, yet calm and steady, commanding respect and full of dignity.
These two images appeared simultaneously in Wang Qi’s mind and yet could not overlap.
“What are you thinking about?” Gu Hang’s gentle voice echoed beside her, as he handed her a cup of hot tea, “I don’t have much to offer you, but this is a gift from my cousin from before.”
Taking the hot tea from her son, she tasted it, but couldn’t focus on the flavor.
She said to Gu Hang, “You never liked tea before.”
“Actually, I still don’t like tea,” Gu Hang laughed, “But I remembered you enjoy it.”
“You never used to care about these things.”
Gu Hang was silent for a moment, then said, “I’ve changed a lot, haven’t I.”
“Yes, can just under two years of experience result in such drastic changes? If I had known, I should have let you go out and temper yourself earlier.”
“Timing matters,” Gu Hang said, “I myself am surprised by my changes. In those few months on the way to Rage Owl Star, it’s like I suddenly understood many things. Maybe this is what some legends call a moment of epiphany.”
“Why couldn’t your epiphany have come earlier…”
Gu Hang was quite composed, “I think it was just in time. Without that period of complete disenchantment, and summoning the courage to push forward again, it’s unrealistic to have an epiphany out of nowhere. From this perspective, I should actually thank you, Mother.
That slap before I left and the reality that our family truly did not provide any support after arriving at Rage Owl Star, the pressure of dying if I didn’t succeed as the governor… without all this, where would the change come from?”
Hearing this, Wang Qi finally sensed something familiar: resentment.
Her son in her memories seemed always to be complaining. Complaining about not having enough money, complaining about people not listening to him, complaining that things didn’t progress as he wished…
This slight touch of familiarity unexpectedly made her blood pressure rise.