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

"Knock knock—"

Hemis heard the knocking and frowned almost imperceptibly. No insects had come to the house for the past few days. Who could it be?

He walked towards the door.

As the door opened, a male insect with black hair and black eyes rushed into the depths of his eye.

Hermes' pupils contracted sharply, and she almost stood there stunned.

"Hermes!"

When Gu Heng saw the female insect he had longed for, his eyes lit up. He stepped forward and hugged the insect tightly in his arms.

Heamis was still in shock; this really wasn't his imagination... Had the lord truly returned?

Thinking this, Heamis asked aloud, muttering to himself, "My lord, am I really not dreaming?"

Gu Heng loosened his grip on Heemis's arm. Hearing the female insect's hesitant voice, he felt a pang of unease. "Of course not, it's true."

Gu Heng held Heemis's hand and pressed it against his cheek. "If you don't believe me, pinch it."

Heemis did not pinch the male lord's flesh; he merely gently rubbed the male lord's cheek with his knuckles.

The warmth cannot be faked.

Heamis now truly realized one fact: his lord had indeed returned.

He said, "That's great."

Gu Heng reached out and touched his waist. "You've lost so much weight. Haven't you been eating properly?"

Now that he had some free time, Gu Heng began to carefully observe the insect in front of him.

Her face had thinned considerably, and her waist was practically devoid of fat.

It's a little uncomfortable to hold.

Upon hearing this, Heemis instinctively touched his face, wondering if he had become too thin and unrecognizable.

He hadn't paid much attention to these things before, and he rarely looked in the mirror.

Heemis put aside her complicated thoughts, opened her lips slightly, and said, "My lord, I have been eating properly."

Gu Heng asked, puzzled, "Then why...?"

He stopped abruptly mid-sentence, looking at the female insect's belly as if realizing something. "Is it because of the baby insects?"

The female insect's abdomen bulged noticeably, making her clothes around her waist look full.

Before Heemis could answer the previous question, Gu Heng suddenly pressed on urgently, "How long has it been since I disappeared?"

"Two months and twenty-eight days."

Hemis uttered a muffled sound, which he remembered very clearly.

Although he didn't know why the male ruler would suddenly ask this question, he still answered truthfully.

Doesn't that mean it's been almost three months?

Gu Heng's expression changed several times. He stared at the female insect's abdomen and had a general idea in his mind.

Gu Heng suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked, "Have you had dinner?"

Heamis shook her head. "Not yet, we're just about to eat."

Gu Heng took the female insect's hand and walked towards the restaurant. "Let's eat first."

Heamis stared at the male lord's profile for a long time, only slowly turning his gaze away when the male lord pulled out a stool for him.

During the meal, Gu Heng kept putting food on the plate of the insect opposite him. Hemires glanced at him several times, and finally couldn't help but say, "My lord, I can't finish this much."

Hermes' bowl was overflowing with food. He held his chopsticks, hesitating for a long time, not knowing where to start.

Gu Heng then realized that he had taken too much food. He turned his chopsticks and put the star beast meat on top into his own bowl.

Heemis breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this and lowered her head to begin eating.

The atmosphere quieted down, with only the occasional soft clinking of bowls and chopsticks.

As Heamis put down her chopsticks, Gu Heng, who had finished eating first, asked, "Are you full?"

Heamis nodded and hummed in agreement.

Gu Heng slightly bent his knuckles and rubbed the ring on his hand. He slowly said, "Go take a shower."

Hermes paused for a moment, then stood up and replied, "Yes, my lord."

Heamis's steps faltered as he walked away, his mind racing with thoughts that seemed impossible to stop.

Gu Heng watched the female insect's retreating figure disappear completely before going to another bathroom to take a shower.

Gu Heng was the first to finish washing up. He walked to the bedside and sat down. He picked up a small bottle that was placed next to him and looked at it for a few moments.

What is this?

Gu Heng was puzzled until he saw the words printed on the bottle, and his expression slowly faded.

There was also a piece of paper next to him, which Gu Heng picked up and glanced at.

A moment later, Heemis pushed open the door and entered. As soon as she entered, her eyes met those of the lord. She instinctively called out, "Lord."

But the next second, Heamis's expression changed; he saw what the lord was holding.

Gu Heng stared at the female insect standing frozen at the doorway for a long time. He patted the spot next to him and said, "Come here."

Heemis then walked over, but her steps were somewhat slow.

After getting into bed, his gaze subtly fell on the small bottle in the male master's hand and the examination report he had brought back from the hospital.

He forgot to put them away.

Gu Heng held up the medicine bottle in his hand and asked, "Have you been sleeping poorly lately?"

The function and effect listed above is to promote sleep.

Heamis nodded silently, without denying it.

After a while, he added, "It has no effect on the larvae."

He asked the doctor to prescribe medication that would have no side effects on the insects.

"I'm sorry, I made you worry," Hemires said, but Gu Heng roughly knew what had happened.

"I've looked at the medical report... You've worked hard these past few days."

Gu Heng ran his fingers through Heamis's silvery-white hair, feeling that the female insect's hair had grown longer.

Heemis lowered her eyes. "It's alright, it's good that the lord is back."

He had thought that the powerful ruler had really encountered some misfortune, and he was already very satisfied with the current situation.

Gu Heng kissed his cheek, staring into Hermes' beautiful eyes, wanting only to make up for it in some way.

Wet kisses fell one after another.

Hemires hadn't smelled the scent of a male pheromone for a long time, and now, with only a tiny bit of pheromone floating in the air, his eyes turned slightly red.

Soft sobs also escaped from his mouth.

But it was quickly blocked again.

Gu Heng was mindful of Heemis's belly, so he moved very carefully and gently.

He leaned down and whispered in the female insect's ear, "How about I make up for all the pheromones I owe you these past few days?"

Hermes shrank back and moved away as hot breath sprayed on her ear.

But they were quickly pulled back...