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

After ending the call, Rhine thought of Lu Yuan's somewhat incredulous yet pitiful expression before the call ended, and couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

Indeed, teasing one's own male master is a delightful thing for an insect.

Rhine had deliberately steered the conversation off-topic; he didn't really want to discuss the cubs with Lu Yuan.

Although there was a time when he really wanted to have one or more cubs in his family, he secretly tried many folk remedies for this purpose.

However, he had this thought partly because of the female insect's instinct to reproduce, and partly because at that time he was still uneasy and worried that Lu Yuan would change in the future, so he wanted to use the cubs to make himself more important in Lu Yuan's heart.

But now, he no longer felt any unease. Lu Yuan's wholehearted treatment and companionship over such a long period of time made him absolutely certain that Lu Yuan would never leave him, so whether or not there were cubs was not so important.

Moreover, judging from Lu Yuan's concern for the children in the orphanage, Rhine could easily conclude that Lu Yuan was a child lover.

This means that once there are cubs in the family, Lu Yuan will definitely take good care of them.

Their sweet and harmonious life as two insects would be interrupted by the noise and commotion of their young.

Moreover, there is a high probability that the cubs will draw a significant amount of attention away from the pups, which is something Rhine is not happy to see.

Rhine dislikes any insect that might steal Lu Yuan's attention in his life, and he can't help but feel jealous even of his own offspring.

How to put it? This should be considered as Rhine's possessiveness towards Lu Yuan overpowering his reproductive instincts as a female insect.

So when Rhine heard Lu Yuan mention the cubs, alarm bells went off in his mind. He was worried that Lu Yuan would hold this matter in mind from then on.

Rhine couldn't directly tell Lu Yuan that he didn't really want the cubs, because he didn't want to see the disappointment in Lu Yuan's eyes.

He could only deliberately talk about irrelevant topics to divert Lu Yuan's attention.

However, I didn't expect to get some benefits in bed as a bonus, which was an unexpected surprise.

Of course, although Rhine is now somewhat averse to the cubs, he hasn't actually taken any measures.

After all, just the thought of having a cub with the face of Lu Yuan in his childhood, sweetly calling him "father" inevitably stirred a touch of affection in Rhine's heart.

So Rhine decided to let nature take its course regarding the cubs. After all, it's rare for high-level females and low-level males to have eggs, and it's highly likely that his reproductive cavity will never serve any purpose in his life.

Of course, if the insect eggs still arrive one day, Rhine will still raise the cubs well. And if the cubs are lucky enough to look like Lu Yuan, Rhine might love them even more.

However, Rhine's parenting will only end when the child reaches adulthood. Once the child is an adult, Rhine will immediately kick the child out of the house, forbidding the child from continuing to disturb his and Lu Yuan's world of two insects.

If the insect egg never comes, that's fine for Rhine too. For him, having Lu Yuan by his side for the rest of his life is enough.

……

Rhine stood up from his chair and stretched.

I got really into teasing Lu Yuan today, and we chatted for a bit longer than usual. By the time I hung up, it was already 12:30 AM, time to go to sleep.

At this moment, Rhein was in a one-bedroom dormitory uniformly assigned to him by the 10th Army, or more precisely, in the bedroom of the dormitory.

Normally, military dormitories are decorated with a uniform template, following a simple and clean style, but this bedroom in Rhein is quite different.

The walls were covered with light blue wallpaper. This was a self-adhesive wallpaper that Lu Yuan bought for Rhine, because Lu Yuan found online that light blue could shorten the time it takes for insects to fall asleep by fifteen minutes.

On the bedside tables on either side of the bed, there was a photo of Lu Yuan and Rhine on one side, as well as an aromatherapy diffuser. Needless to say, the aromatherapy diffuser was bought by Lu Yuan.

The aroma diffuser was humming and puffing out white smoke, filling the bedroom with a light and refreshing fragrance that was very soothing and said to help with sleep.

On the other bedside table were dried sunflowers that Lu Yuan and Rhine had made together before.

The mattress and pillows on the bed were also newly bought by Lu Yuan, and they all claimed to have a strong sleep-aiding effect.

The bed was covered with a light green four-piece bedding set that I brought from home.

These things were all set up on the first day Rhine arrived.

When Rhine arrived at the room, before even opening his suitcase, he immediately called Lu Yuan. As they chatted, Lu Yuan started urging Rhine to quickly lay out all the things he had bought for him and start using them.

Then Rhine gave Lu Yuan a live stream of how she renovated her bedroom, during which Lu Yuan offered a lot of suggestions remotely.

Surprisingly, Rhine's sleep quality was noticeably better in this bedroom than before, though she didn't know which object had the effect.

Rhine changed into her pajamas, lifted the covers and got into bed. On the other side of the bed, Lu Yuan No. 2 was lying straight.

Lu Yuan No. 2 was also dressed neatly in a set of pajamas, the style of which was clearly a matching couple's outfit with the one Rhine was wearing.

Rhein turned off the light, plunging the bedroom into darkness. He hugged Lu Yuan No. 2 tightly and quickly fell asleep.

Rhine had a dream in which a five-headed cub that looked exactly like Lu Yuan ran towards him, calling out "Father" in a childish voice as it ran.

Rhine, still fast asleep, raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a gentle smile, a smile that was exceptionally pure.

When Rhein woke up the next morning, he had forgotten the contents of his dream; he just felt inexplicably good that day.

After washing up and changing his clothes, Rhine left the dormitory and headed to his office.

Rhein didn't notice that while he was in the bedroom, his aura was still soft, but from the moment he left the bedroom, his aura gradually became cold and icy. By the time he stepped into the office, he had reverted to the person his subordinates knew.

As soon as Rhine sat down, Fred excitedly knocked on the door and came in.

"Commander, that's great! The official notification from the capital planet has finally arrived. Our 10th Army can now independently recruit high-level female insects."

But then Fred's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"But Commander, where are we going to recruit? There aren't any good military academies around here."

"Recruit from the Corinville Military Academy," Rhein said with certainty.