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

After hearing the lord's words, Heemis raised his head, but his expression clearly showed disbelief. He seemed determined to get a definite answer from Gu Heng.

Gu Heng took in the female insect's pleading expression and sighed softly, "General, of course I like you."

"Really?" Hermes' eyes lit up; the words spoken by the lord himself filled him with surprise and delight.

"Absolutely true." Gu Heng nodded affirmatively, looking at the female insect's cheeks, which were slightly flushed with joy. He didn't mind making Heemis even happier.

Heemis felt an uncontrollable surge of joy, but then, caught in a moment of confusion and frustration, he asked, "Then why... don't you sleep with me?"

That damned Curtis, knowing that he and the male master slept in separate rooms, actually tried to take advantage of the situation.

He absolutely would not allow this to happen.

"Uh," Gu Heng couldn't very well say that he felt things were progressing too fast.

On Earth, you always have to fall in love first, then things naturally progress, and then you get married and have children.

However, their current situation clearly cannot be defined by common sense, after all, Gu Heng already had a wife at the beginning.

This can be considered a major leap forward in the life of insects.

Heemis certainly couldn't understand Gu Heng's thoughts. The Zerg have open customs; it's not impossible for a male and female Zerg to fall in love and end up in bed together the next second.

Gu Heng thought for a while before saying, "I think... isn't this a bit too early for us?"

Admittedly, as a local insect, Heemis's brows furrowed with gloom after hearing Gu Heng's words. How could it be early? They had already confirmed their marital relationship several months ago.

If this were placed in another insect's home, the baby insects would almost be pregnant by now.

But his master hadn't even touched him yet.

This made Heamis think a lot.

Gu Heng noticed that the female insect's complexion hadn't improved; in fact, it had gotten worse.

Gu Heng touched his nose. Had he said something wrong?

"My lord, prove it to me."

"Proof... that you like me."

Gu Heng was stunned by the female insect's barrage of words. The female insect pursed her lips, appearing somewhat stubborn under the indoor light.

Gu Heng sighed, reached out and hugged the female insect's waist, his palm burning against her bare skin.

He tightened his knuckles slightly, and with a forceful pull, he brought the insect toward himself.

Without any preparation, Hemiros staggered a few steps toward Gu Heng, and when he regained his composure, he met Gu Heng's deep eyes.

They were almost touching, their warm breaths were so distinct between them.

Then Heemis heard the lord say, "General, what do you require of me?"

His hand lightly caressed the female insect's waist, almost imperceptibly, as if issuing a warning.

Gu Heng did this on purpose; he wanted Hermes to back down.

However, it turned out that he was wrong.

Gu Heng watched helplessly as the female insect placed her hand on his chest.

Although Heemis's ears were red, her tone was firm: "My lord, I said I would not refuse any of your requests."

"You can do anything to me..."

With a loud bang, Gu Heng's mind went blank for a moment. Both the scene in front of him and the hot words just spoken by the female insect made Gu Heng temporarily lose his ability to think.

How... how could they be so tempting?

Gu Heng spoke each word clearly, his voice sounding like it was being squeezed out through clenched teeth, "General, are you sure you won't regret this?"

"I will not regret it, my lord."

Gu Heng could feel the female insect's heartbeat was very fast, as if it was about to jump out of her chest at any moment.

The lord's eyes seemed to have changed. Just when Hemirus thought the lord was about to do something to him, the hand under his palm was suddenly pulled away, and then he saw the lord turn his back to him and leave.

"General, it's best not to think about such things in the middle of the night."

Heamis stared blankly at the disappearing figure around the corner, then lowered her head in defeat.

Why?

Why would a powerful ruler be unwilling...?

Gu Heng's footsteps as he left revealed a hint of panic.

After returning to his bedroom, he leaned against the door, patted his pounding chest, and the scene from just now was still flashing through his mind.

Oh dear, he almost couldn't hold back.

It's the middle of the night, so let's take care of our health.

Gu Heng was afraid of dying suddenly.

The next day.

The first light of dawn was breaking.

Gu Heng opened his eyes, which were clear and bright, showing no sign of drowsiness.

Gu Heng scratched his hair in frustration, threw off the blanket, and looked in the mirror. Goodness, he had huge dark circles under his eyes.

After returning to his bedroom yesterday, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep at all.

When Hemires came downstairs, he was stunned when he saw Gu Heng's figure on the sofa. Why was the lord up earlier than him today?

This seems to be the first time.

As he approached, he noticed the dark circles under the king's eyes and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, did you not sleep well last night?"

When Gu Heng saw the culprit, he felt a surge of anger. It was all the female insect's fault for being so restless last night. After he lay down yesterday, his mind was filled with images of the female insect.

But Gu Heng hesitated for a moment, then finally said casually, "I had insomnia."

Hera frowned upon hearing this. "I can go and buy you some calming incense."

Gu Heng shook his head. He was too embarrassed to tell the female insect that this wasn't a problem with insomnia.

Heemis disagreed with her lord's refusal, knowing that severe insomnia would certainly be bad for his health.

……

Ever since Bourne told Gu Heng that he was determined to be friends with him, Gu Heng seems to see Bourne frequently in the infirmary.

Gu Heng asked him suspiciously, "Haven't you finished your quota for this month yet?"

"Ah," Bourne's eyes darted away when he met Gu Heng's gaze. He had actually finished his share long ago, but he smiled and dodged the question, "I was bored at home, so I came to visit you."

His reasoning was so lame that Gu Heng's lips twitched after hearing it. He didn't believe their relationship was that good anymore.

"Tell me honestly, did you come here to see Sith?" Gu Heng had already guessed this, and seeing Byrne's obviously guilty look, Gu Heng felt more and more that he had discovered the truth.

Gu Heng had indeed guessed correctly. Seeing this, Byrne no longer tried to hide it. He seemed annoyed, "But... Sith has started avoiding me again for some reason. He was fine yesterday."

As Bourne spoke, he glanced at Gu Heng and then said, "Do you know what's going on here? Are female insects really that hard to understand?"

Gu Heng blinked slowly, not understanding why Bourne suddenly asked him.

As if knowing his inner thoughts, Byrne spoke softly, with a hint of bitterness in his voice, "Last time you were kidnapped by the insects from the South, the General was so worried about you. You must have some tricks up your sleeve to make the General care about you so much."

"ah,"

Bourne's sudden request for advice from Gu Heng completely baffled him.

"You wouldn't be thinking of keeping it from me, would you?"

Gu Heng: ?

Caught in this predicament, Gu Heng had no choice but to offer Bourne a suggestion: "Why don't you just go and ask him directly? And then... send him something he likes?"

Byrne's expression was somewhat inscrutable. He swallowed, then asked again, "Taking shortcuts is fine too, but what do you think female insects would like?"

"Mecha? The latest version of a flying machine? Or...?"

Gu Heng's gaze drifted into the distance. "Red flowers."