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

Heamis glanced at him. "Speak."

Rhett looked conflicted, torn between whether or not he should say it, but what if it wasn't what he thought?

Meeting Heemis's oppressive gaze, Rett finally stammered, "I just saw His Majesty Gu Heng leave the military headquarters..."

Heamis's pen veered to one side. He frowned and looked down, seeing that the name he was about to sign had been ruined by the extra stroke.

It's very bright.

Rhett's words did indeed startle Heamis. Had the lord gone home first? Without waiting for him?

Rhee's unfinished words reflected the same thoughts as Heamis.

The general's expression did change, and Rhett suddenly regretted telling the general about it.

Rhett thought to himself, "General, you're the one who asked to hear this."

Rhett's words made Heemis realize that she had become accustomed to the lord knocking on her office door after get off work and calling her to go home together.

"My lord, perhaps there's something else going on..."

It was as if he was explaining to Rett on the other side, or as if he was talking to himself.

Seeing the general looking like he'd lost his soul, completely devoid of his usual dignified demeanor, Rhett silently shook his head inwardly and thought, "That love-struck female insect is gone."

Little did Gu Heng know that his being seen by insects as soon as he stepped outside would lead to an unpleasant misunderstanding.

When he rushed back to the military headquarters, he happened to see Heemis opening the hatch of the aircraft and preparing to board.

Gu Heng glanced down at the time and realized that it was already seven minutes past the military's closing time.

He was immediately annoyed. He should have arrived a little earlier; if he had been any later, he would have really missed Hemires.

Seeing Heamis lift her leg to board the flying vehicle, Gu Heng jogged behind her for a moment, his expression slightly anxious. He called out, "Heamis!"

After Heemis finished get off work, he felt inexplicably down on his way home.

Hemir's thin lips pursed slightly, perhaps because the lord's intimate actions towards him this morning had made him somewhat craving the lord's scent.

The aloofness of the powerful ruler filled him with uncertainty.

Heemis lowered her head, preparing to leave, when suddenly, a very familiar voice came from behind her.

He is a powerful ruler!

Heemis didn't turn around, yet he already knew the answer. His face was full of shock. He turned his head and, sure enough, he saw the figure of the lord running towards him.

But didn't Rett say that the lord had left the military? Why is he back now?

At this moment, Heemis was filled with countless doubts.

Gu Heng had already stopped in front of him, panting slightly, as he had just run too fast.

Gu Heng murmured softly, his voice tinged with joy, "Luckily, I arrived just in time."

"I thought you went home first?"

"Hmm?" Gu Heng tilted his head slightly in confusion. "If I were working at the military headquarters, wouldn't we usually leave work together?"

This was indeed something they both tacitly understood.

Heemis opened her mouth, wanting to ask what the powerful ruler had gone out of the military headquarters to do.

But when he looked behind the male ruler, he frowned slightly in confusion. The male ruler's right hand was always behind his back, as if he was hiding something.

When Gu Heng saw the female insect looking over with a probing gaze, he gently curved his lips, flicked his wrist, and suddenly took out something hidden behind his back, handing it to Heemis.

His voice rose slowly at the end.

"My Queen,"

"These are flowers for you."

A bright and beautiful flower suddenly appeared in Heamis's line of sight.

It is beautiful and fragrant.

His expression betrayed his surprise, and he even missed a beat of breathing.

Heemis looked up at her lord, her voice inscrutable, "My lord, so, you just went to buy me flowers?"

"Hmm." Gu Heng nodded, neither confirming nor denying.

More than half an hour ago.

Gu Heng piloted the aircraft himself to a flower shop in the central square.

He checked on the StarNet and found that the Empire store had the most varieties of flowers.

Buz looked up and saw a male insect walk into the shop, a look of surprise flashing across his eyes.

"Hello, sir. How can I help you?"

Booz assumed the male insect had encountered some trouble; subconsciously, he didn't believe the male insect would come to buy flowers.

It's only possible that the female insect buys flowers for the male insect; Buz wouldn't believe it if it were the other way around.

The next second, he heard the male insect say, "I've come to buy a bouquet of flowers."

Upon hearing this, Buz froze in place. What? The male insect really came to buy flowers?!

While Buz was still in a daze, Gu Heng had already started looking at the flowers in the shop. There were indeed many kinds of flowers here, red, white, yellow and purple, and Gu Heng was a little dazzled by the choices.

Buz was a beat slow to react. After regaining his senses, he walked up to Gu Heng and asked, "Sir, may I ask who you bought this for? I can recommend someone."

"I bought it for my queen."

?

What?

Was it bought for the female insect?

In all his years in the business, this was the first time Buz had ever seen a male insect come to buy flowers for a female.

This female insect is incredibly lucky...

Buz couldn't help but glance at Gu Heng a few more times, and then he recommended some of the best-selling flowers to Gu Heng.

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"How do you like it?"

After watching Heemis accept the flowers, she remained silent for a long while, so Gu Heng couldn't help but ask.

Gu Heng did indeed reject the flowers recommended by the shop assistant and chose the ones he saw at first glance.

However, the female insect remained silent for a long time, making Gu Heng somewhat uneasy. Could it be that Heamis didn't like the flowers he had given her?

Did he step on a landmine?

"I like you, my lord." Heemis's answer soothed Gu Heng's inner turmoil and unease.

Heemis simply never expected that the lord would send him flowers.

Gu Heng felt a little relieved; as long as the female insect was happy, that was fine.

Heemis held the flower in his arms, gazing down at it. The flower was undoubtedly beautiful, but…

Gu Heng noticed that the female insect was looking at him, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Gu Heng asked, "What's wrong?"

Heamis's gaze lingered on the flowers for a while before he composed himself, "The flowers are beautiful, but this color seems rather uncommon."

Gu Heng said ambiguously, "It's not common, but... General, doesn't it seem familiar?"

Ok?

Hemir was taken aback for a moment by Gu Heng's question. He looked down at Hua again and then shook his head.

He didn't realize it.

Gu Heng's eyes suddenly curved into a smile. "General, how could I not see it? Don't you think it's very similar to your eye color?"

What?!

It turns out... it's very similar to the color of his eyes?

Heamis's head buzzed.

When Gu Heng entered the store, he was immediately drawn to this bouquet of flowers.

It was intense and dazzling, even more splendid than the most brilliant sun.

At this moment, as Heamis held the bouquet of flowers in her hands, Gu Heng felt that something seemed to be missing.

They just don't have the beauty of Heami's crystal-clear golden eyes.

Heemis felt a secret joy; so this was the meaning behind the king's gift of the golden flower.

He muttered under his breath, "If that's the case, then it doesn't seem to matter that the flower isn't red."

"Um?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing the female insect's words.

Although Heemis's voice was soft, he heard it clearly.

Heemis had been a little distracted and hadn't expected that she would unconsciously blurt out what was on her mind.

"Why does it have to be a red flower?"

Heemis was caught red-handed. He looked embarrassed, but still whispered, "I heard that close insect friends usually exchange red flowers..."

The female insect spoke cryptically.

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow. "General, you mean to say that red symbolizes love, right?"