Lin Jingheng's constant struggle with his unlucky fate while pulling himself out of death's grip every time. You could say that he built his own plot shield. Lu Bixing's character development from a playful optimist that dreams of a better future, to a hardened leader, shell of his former self, pulling the 8th galaxy along by himself. His constant hatred for what he had become, and reminder to not cross the boundary of no return. With Lin Jingheng’s help, he starts to slowly recover what was left of himself, and healing his wounds.

The almost love story of Lin Wei and Laura Gordon was absolutely heartbreaking, I'll need one of those miracle medical capsules to fix my shattered heart

I really love their wedding night from the extras. It was one of the most heartwarming and heartbreaking moments when the dead meet the living and the past and present collide. I have to give it to Lu Bixing to formulate such a wedding that just perfectly fit the 2 of them...

I won't ask anything from you as long as you let me love you unconditionally in my own way; I don't need anything in return, I don't need any promises, and I don't even need a future.— Lin Jingheng (Book 5, ch 137). In the early stage, you can see Lu Bixing pursuing our MC while our MC is not very expressive. But throughout the novel, you can feel MC's strong love for ML.

The man thought, Why would I wait another hundred or two hundred years to give you something I can deliver now?— Lin Jingheng (Extra Ch 202). Such boundless and accommodating love provides a strong contrast to MC's cold personality that makes him so much hotter! This melts my heart. They are so right for each other.

Both MC and ML have heavy duties placed on their shoulder, and they didn't let their love be a hindrance. Instead, they use their love for each other as fuel to outdone their best to stay alive and fight against fate to get back to each other. The 16 years of separation are heartbreaking and ML's character growth and change are well done. He changes from a happy-go-lucky guy to a mature and powerful prime minister but he never lost that inner smile once MC comes back. There is an innuendo at one point about how ML has some aspect similar to Woolf and he (ML) may have turned out that way, but luckily his Jingheng comes back. There is an obvious sign of his struggle against his inner demon of wanting to monopolize Jingheng. He doesn't want to be selfish and turn his love for Jingheng into something so ugly. I really applaud this moment. Lu Bixing is a gem in this novel, both MC and ML are.

The one I love is you, my one and only guardian of the galaxy, not the me that wants to chain you down with my own hands.—Lu Bixing (Book 6, Ch 152)

Family. This is a big theme in the novel.

He let out a sigh, turned his head slightly to exchange a glance with Lu Xin, then finally turned his whole body around in defeat and grabbed that virtual hand. The realistic touch brushed against his skin, almost making him feel as if he really was holding the hand of Lu Xin himself. That man before him stood proudly with broad shoulders; a few little strands of hair stuck out from the back of his head as he led the young man out the door with his large silhouette and said the last recorded line. "Dad's here, there's nothing to be afraid of."

The door at the end of the slide tunnel opened up and let in the light from outside. Lu Bixing stood bewildered as the touch to his hand and the projection before him both disappeared; he subconsciously turned around while still gripping that warmness from the hand earlier..... There was nothing left.

Lin Jingheng waited by the elevator for him. It was breaking dawn outside as the light of the Woltorian sun cast brightly over his shoulders. Lin Jingheng stood a few steps away and looked quietly at Lu Bixing.

Across timespace, all feelings merged and moved a cold heart.

Lu Bixing's smooth talk, smooth words, had all malfunctioned at that moment as he stared in awe at the man before him, unable to even make a sound.

He truly had known this man before he was born. (Book 6, Ch 163)

I cried at this moment. There is so much love contained in this small section. There is parental love from Lu Xin, ML's mom, and Jingheng which you can feel from the house and the playground. Then there's love between MC and ML, how fated they are. It was really a magical moment.

"Who are you?"

"I'm your dad."

".... Dad?"

"A dad is someone who will take care of you and protect you until you grow up."

"What about after I grow up?"

"Your dad will love you forever above all else in the world, even more than he loves himself." (Extra: Patron)

I cried a river myself when I read this extra. Reading about what Lu Bixing experienced in his childhood and how he turned out to have such a bubbly personality that just feed chicken soup for souls is a wonder. To experience such inhuman hardship and remains an angel is really... Priest has done a good job building the two main characters and portraying the familial relationship. I'm glad that both Jingheng and Bixing got to experience fatherly love. They deserve so much more. I have to say that Monoeyed Hawk is a sweet character and his love for ML is boundless. It is unfortunate that he passed away.

Lu Bixing actually seems like a teacher. Also I find him really charismatic and really happy that he has actual abilities and you see that he actually has worth.

Lin Jingheng I really was expecting the standard cold, yandere, OP, arrogant ML well he is OP but I actually think it's not overdone since he's been in the military for a few decades, has the experience plus yeah I guess you could say talent? (Also he trains like a madman so he is rightfully authorised to be an OP character not to mention that he does make his mistakes). His character is also 'funny' and he appears as a capable character during battles, also getting injured because his tactics are crazy (and he does sometimes brush it off but if you think about it he is sometimes really seriously injured).