D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Dorian's experience sounded quite tragic, but unfortunately, Rhine wasn't too moved, since his relationship with Dorian wasn't that close.

Moreover, if Rhine were to give his opinion, he would think that Dorian was utterly stupid, and that his current predicament was largely due to Dorian's own actions.

Dorian had worked in the military for many years and had risen to the rank of general, yet he still followed his family's arrangements in everything and did not cultivate his own power base or leave himself any trump cards.

This is why he was completely powerless to fight back when he had disagreements with his family and confronted them.

Without any trump cards, they naively and foolishly tried to achieve their goals by relying on the most elusive kinship among the nobility.

Furthermore, he overestimated his importance in the family and actually hoped that the family would accept his decision to marry a C-grade male insect.

It's important to know that the Stuart family is not the Hatton family. The female insects in the Stuart family are all of very high quality, and Dorian is not the only A-level female insect in the family.

The reason we focused on developing and supporting Dorian before was simply because he was the most obedient.

And if Dorian ever disobeys, the Stuart family can easily switch to another insect for breeding.

Even an outsider like him could see this clearly, but Dorian, the one caught in the middle, was trapped in the illusion of kinship woven for him by the Stuart family, unable to see the truth of the matter, and naively believed that he was living in a loving family.

That's why they'd be foolish enough to immediately confess everything to their family, exposing their weaknesses to them.

If the protagonist of this story were Rhine, without the strength to challenge his family, no matter how much he liked that C-grade male insect, he would first hide it in a safe place to prevent it from becoming his weakness.

Then, pretending nothing had happened, she returned to her family and tried to delay the marriage with the A-grade male insect.

Then, they secretly accumulate power, find incriminating evidence against the family, and once they are strong enough, they negotiate with the family.

This is the best way to protect yourself and the male insect you like.

However, Rhine naturally wouldn't tell Dorian these things. Since things had already come to this, there was no point in talking about hypothetical scenarios anymore.

And as I said before, the two insects' friendship isn't really that close.

"So what exactly did you call me here for today? You didn't just come to complain, did you?" Rhine asked.

Dorian picked up his teacup, took a sip, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke with a slightly uneasy expression.

"There's something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Rhine gestured for Dorian to continue.

"I'm about to die, I have at most three to five years left," Dorian said.

Rhine's expression didn't change much when he heard Dorian's words. After all, anyone with eyes could see that Dorian was weak, and it wasn't hard to guess that Dorian was about to die.

"I would like to trouble you with the task of looking after my death, while you are still the commander of the Tenth Army Group. I don't need to do anything much, just let him live peacefully on Golan Star."

Dorian's tone was pleading and bitter.

Rhein raised an eyebrow.

"Dorian, you've ruined yourself like this for that male insect. You're almost dead and you're still thinking about his future. Are you his queen or his father?"

Dorian looked into Rhine's eyes and said.

"Rhine, I thought you could understand my thoughts now. You also married a D-class male insect. Our situations are so similar, except I went before you. If one day you end up in my situation, wouldn't you want to make arrangements for your male master's future?"

Rhein answered without hesitation.

"I won't. If one day I am about to die, I will hope that my lord will go with me, and that we will continue to be together in the kingdom of the dead."

Dorian shook his head in disapproval.

"Rhine, what you're doing isn't love, it's just possessiveness. To love an insect is to want it to be happy, even if you're gone, you still want it to live peacefully and smoothly."

Rhein scoffed.

"Dorian, I'm not as foolish as you. If I love an insect, I'll give him everything. I'll find a way to get him whatever he wants. I only have one request: that he stays with me forever, no matter what."

"If I were to die, I would hope that he would come with me; similarly, if he were to die, I would not hesitate to go with him."

Dorian still doesn't quite agree with the love that Rhein describes.

However, he will not argue with Rhine.

If it were the proud Dorian who was still in the military, he would definitely stick to his own ideas and have a good debate with Rhein.

Years of wandering had worn down his edges. Since his strength declined due to the inability to soothe his mind, he had learned to bow his head when necessary so that he and Fis could live a better life.

So Dorian skipped the topic.

"Rhine, can you help me? You're the only insect I know on Golan Star now. I still hope that my lord, Fes, can be taken care of by an insect after I die."

Rhine didn't answer immediately. He slowly finished his dessert and then drank his milk tea.

Looking at the time, he had been out for an hour and forty minutes. It was about time to go back. There was a clingy male master waiting for him at home. If he went back late, Lu Yuan would look at him with accusing eyes again.

"Dorian, I can't answer you right away. Let me think about it and I'll get back to you in a few days."

It sounds simple to look after the powerful lords of Doria.

Dorian's past identity is always a problem; who knows what kind of pitfalls await him?

Rhein needs to go back and consider everything carefully before making a decision.

Moreover, he doesn't like helping other insects for nothing. He also needs time to think about whether he or Lu Yuan can gain some benefits from this.

"Okay, thank you, Rhine," Dorian said gratefully.

The fact that Rhine didn't directly refuse was already a great comfort to Dorian.

Rhine stood up and walked out of the private room. After settling the bill, he flew home in his aircraft.

When he got home, exactly two hours had passed since he left, not a minute more or less.

Upon seeing him return, Lu Yuan immediately jumped up from the sofa, revealing a smile as bright as the sun.

……

Rhine had thought that his conversation with Dorian today would not have any impact on him, but that was not the case.