Luo An was reborn, but there seems to be something off about his reincarnation. His vision adjusted to a small, dark room, and his body felt... strange. He touched his head—there was a pair of small horns. Then, he reached behind him—a tail. Taking a deep breath as a highly probable non-human, Luo An called out: "Is anyone there—" "Owoooooo—!" "...?" What kind of profound alien language is this??? To figure out his situation, Luo An tried violently breaking out of the tiny dark room. Fortunately, though the room looked solid, the walls were thin and fragile, shaking with a single kick. But his joy was short-lived. Through a small crack, he glimpsed a group of giants sitting in a circle... Then, with a snap, the crack was sealed shut from the outside. Luo An: "..." I must have opened it the wrong way. --- Xie Shiyin appears to be a corporate tycoon, but those close to him know the truth—his biggest obsession is... eggs. Because the great Xie harbors an egg, palm-sized, carrying it everywhere he goes. The egg’s basket is woven from the freshest bamboo, and even the cushion inside is handcrafted by specialists. But over time, people grew suspicious of how ridiculously pampered this egg was compared to humans. That egg... doesn’t look like it’s ever going to hatch. Xie Shiyin, of course, knows the truth—because this isn’t just any egg. It’s a dragon egg, assigned to him as a mate by the Dragon Nest. Dragons take time to hatch—anywhere from three years to three centuries. Xie Shiyin eagerly waits day after day, even taking the egg on trips across the human world in hopes of speeding up the process. But by the time he ascended from merchant to CEO, his little dragon egg had yet to stir. --- No one else knew this was Xie’s ultra-long incubation project. They assumed it was just his stubborn refusal to accept reality. Until one day, during a meeting, the egg he had carried for years suddenly wobbled—its pristine shell cracking with a visible fissure. Everyone’s eyes widened. This damn iron egg was actually hatching?! Xie Shiyin, sitting at the head of the table, immediately clasped the restless egg and asked coldly: "How many years has it been since the founding of the nation?" "Th-Three hundred and... one day...?" --- 【Mini Theater】 Luo An never expected his second life would turn him into a non-human. But at least he had a powerful non-human (Xie Shiyin) as his patron. This great dragon loved reading, often flipping through "Raising and Teaching Your Dragonlet" and "Daily Fashion Guide for Little Dragonfolk." Pleased with this arrangement, Luo An felt he had latched onto the right golden thigh. But as he grew rapidly, the books Xie Shiyin read... changed. Now they were "The Professional Ethics of a Top Dragon," "100 Q&A for Dragon Couples," and even one titled "Love’s Metamorphosis: From Egg to Spouse." Luo An: "..." Is it too late to crawl back into the shell? Asking for a friend. Urgent.