The male insect adores it! The female general, envious, begs for a kiss.

"Where is Dr. Bap?"

Gu Heng frowned and asked, "When I called earlier, the other party said they would wait for me downstairs."

The female insect, who was being questioned, was clearly taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Dr. Bap has been scheduled for surgery and definitely can't make it in time."

Seeing this, Gu Heng stopped hesitating. He gently placed the female insect in his arms on the medical stretcher they had brought, and then told them the details of the situation.

"Yes, Your Excellency, please don't worry, we will give your female lord a full examination right away." The female insect nodded to Gu Heng, indicating that she understood the situation.

As the stretcher was wheeled into the examination room, Gu Heng could still clearly see beads of sweat sliding down Heamis's forehead the moment the door closed, suggesting that his pain was only increasing.

But Gu Heng could do nothing but wait outside the door.

His profile was hidden in the shadows of the corner, making the whole insect appear inexplicably melancholy.

The lights in the room stayed on for a long time, but Gu Heng didn't see any insects come out.

His brow furrowed deeper and tighter, perhaps Hermes' condition was even worse than he had imagined.

A moment later, the door opened, and bright light poured into the room, from which several insects emerged.

Gu Heng quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is my queen?"

The long and uncertain wait left his mind in turmoil.

The doctor said, "Your female is not seriously injured. It's just that the medicine she took will promote cell regeneration and repair. And since the general's injury is in the uterus, which is an exceptionally vulnerable place, the pain during healing will be more pronounced."

"We have injected your female mate with a soothing agent."

Gu Heng's heart finally settled down. After the doctor finished explaining the precautions, he walked step by step into the ward.

Gu Heng noticed the insect lying on the hospital bed.

Heemis's complexion had indeed improved considerably, but she was still haggard, and her lips were very pale.

Gu Heng walked to the bedside and sat down, touching the female insect's exposed hand, only to find it was ice-cold to the touch.

"Why is it so cold?" Gu Heng stared at Hermione's reaction, as if to confirm whether the soothing agent had taken effect.

The lord's murmur reached Heemis's ears clearly, and he instinctively tried to pull his hand back.

After Gu Heng noticed this, he remained silent, only tightening his grip on Hermes's cold hand.

Heamis thought that his hands were indeed very cold, because by comparison, the warmth covering the back of his hands seemed scalding hot.

Gu Heng gently rubbed the hand beneath his palm, seemingly trying to warm Heemis's hand.

He asked, "Are you still feeling unwell? I heard they gave you an injection of a stimulant; did it help?"

Admittedly, soothing agents can only alleviate some of the pain; most of it still depends on the female insect enduring it on her own.

Under the gaze of the powerful lord, Heemis gently shook her head. "Much better now, my lord."

It is indeed much better than at the beginning.

As Heamis thought this, her hand unconsciously went to her abdomen, where the female insect's reproductive cavity was located.

Heemis thought that if she could conceive a male insect offspring in the future, the current discomfort and pain would be negligible.

The female insect suddenly lost focus for a moment, a sight that was all too obvious to Gu Heng.

Gu Heng asked, "General, what are you thinking about?"

Suddenly called by the male lord, Heemis snapped back to his senses. He lowered his hand, which hung at his sides, trying to cover up his confusion, but his fingertips tugged at the blanket with a hint of unease.

The female insect's guilty look clearly indicates that something is amiss.

But Heemis shook her head.

"Hmm?" Gu Heng looked at Heamis with a probing gaze, clearly not believing the female insect's behavior.

The sun shone brightly outside the window, and Hemirus could feel its intense heat even inside, as if it were trying to wrap him up in layers, making him completely suffocated.

Heemis slowly withdrew her gaze, lowered her long eyelashes, and then said softly, "I was wondering if I could become pregnant with your insect offspring in the future."

Gu Heng was momentarily stunned; he hadn't expected the female insect to be so persistent about carrying his offspring.

If this were on Earth, it wouldn't be too late for a couple to have children several years after getting married.

But now we're in the Zerg territory, and things definitely seem different here.

The lord remained silent for a while, which made Hemirs uneasy. He looked up to observe the lord's expression.

Gu Heng caught Heamis's gaze and saw the unease in his eyes.

Finally, under that gaze, Gu Heng whispered, "General, we will have insect offspring."

"Our two little bugs."

Hermes felt as if she had been burned by a certain word; her heart contracted, and then she felt a hot, throbbing sensation in her chest.

He responded, his voice soft but firm.