Marriage partner is suddenly a hundred years younger

Synopsis

In a distant future where humanity has migrated to the White Star following the destruction of Earth, breeders represent a vanishingly small fraction of the population. Fu Han enters a desperate arrangement to secure a cure for his sister's illness, agreeing to bear a child for a man rumored to be over a century old. Expecting a geriatric partner, he is instead confronted by Lan Xiu, a silver-haired youth whose rare condition grants him eternal youth and striking beauty. Lan Xiu, driven by the threat of losing his ancestral fortune if he fails to produce an heir, views the arrangement as a mere transaction. However, the dynamic shifts when Fu Han's initial confusion leads to a clash of expectations. The prose maintains a light, saccharine quality, focusing more on the romantic friction and domestic tension than the bleakness of their interstellar setting. It rewards those who enjoy power imbalances and possessive dynamics, though the focus on a singular, narrow goal may frustrate those seeking broader world-building.