[Zerg] After being reborn as a male Zergling, he refused to be a kept man.

Unlike human pregnancy, female insects need their male hosts to provide ample nourishment and pheromones for the eggs to grow healthily after conception.

Qiao Sheng failed to achieve the two most important points mentioned above.

The insect egg in Zhuiqi's arms was grayish-brown. When it was with Qiaosheng, it could roll around nimbly a couple of times, but after Zhuiqi stole it back and took it away from Qiaosheng, it couldn't move at all.

It was only when Zhuang Nian and Fei were in the cabin last time that their pheromones leaked out, illuminating the eggshell insect patterns, that Zhui Qi belatedly realized...

Zhuang Nian's SSS-level pheromones are incredibly powerful; perhaps they can help his insect eggs hatch, just like they did when he awakened the two cubs.

However, pheromones are a very private matter, and no matter how much she thought about it, she was too embarrassed to speak up.

He secretly carried his insect eggs with him, hoping to get some of Zhuang Nian's pheromones while discussing business with him, but Zhuang Nian was far too cautious.

The male insect never takes off its pheromone-suppressing bracelet. Even when it is with a pregnant insect, it will always keep the room open for protection and not allow any outside insects to get close.

Today, Qi had come to report to Zhuang Nian about his work, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, he smelled a faint, cool fragrance. Seizing the opportunity, he couldn't resist…

Zhuoqi clung to a tile on the eaves, holding his insect eggs and hanging outside the study window, like a masked knight-errant leaping across rooftops.

Seeing that Fei had noticed him, he awkwardly climbed in through the window, head down, and said, "I... I wanted to give the bug egg some pheromones..."

Fei touched her belly without saying anything, Zhuang Nian patted the pregnant insect's bottom, got up and left them alone.

After he left...

Zhuang Nian saw Fei standing by the window, seemingly lost in thought.

Hearing the sound, the pregnant insect reached out and pulled at the sunshade curtain, asking abruptly, "My lord, am I being petty?"

Zhuang Nian paused slightly, then walked over and hugged Fei, who was playing with the gauze curtain, from behind, kissing his cheek and saying, "You rejected Qi Qi?"

Fei nodded, then shook her head slightly: "I said I'd talk about it after I give birth..."

Zhuang Nian: "Then why would you think you're stingy?"

Fei looked conflicted and remained silent for a long time before finally saying:

"I have many pheromone orbs, helping them will be a piece of cake. Your pheromones are also very strong, so it's fine to keep that insect egg by your side."

"But I don't know why, the thought of sharing your pheromones is unbearable, I really don't want to. So, my lord, do you think I'm being too stingy?"

Zhuang Nian took the pregnant insect in his arms and sat down at the table. He poured a cup of tea, cooled it down, and fed it to the insect. He suggested, "Why don't you ask other pregnant insects if they are willing to let their males help incubate the eggs?"

Fei shook his head hurriedly: "Pheromone represents possession and recognition. No female insect would willingly share her male's pheromones. If I ask this, it will be seen as a provocation and seduction, and I'll definitely get beaten up."

Zhuang Nian: "That settles it. Since everyone else can't accept it, why force yourself to be generous?"

Fei pursed her lips: "But that's Qi Qi."

Zhuang Nian: "So you didn't directly reject him, did you? You said you'd talk about it after the birth, which was practically a yes, right?"

Fei shook his head: "My agreement doesn't count; you have to approve it too."

Zhuang Nian raised an eyebrow: "So, do you want me to nod, or do you want me to shake my head?"

Fei: "Will you do as I wish?"

Zhuang Nian: "When have I ever not done what you wanted?"

Fei pursed her lips, rubbed her bottom against her master's lap, and said with a sly look in her eyes, "That's because I'm pregnant. Who knows how you'll treat me after the baby is born?"

Zhuang Qingnian scoffed, tapping Fei's chest and saying, "You should speak with conscience. You have no conscience."

Fei chuckled, nestled in her master's broad and warm embrace, and said in a soft, coquettish voice, "Master, the insect eggs are hungry, please feed them."

Zhuang Nian pinched the lecherous insect's face: "Speak properly, who's hungry?"

Fei glanced at his master, drew circles on his chest with his finger, and shook his head, denying it. "Anyway, it wasn't me."

Zhuang Nian patted the lecherous insect's head to stop fooling around and get back to work.

"Planet Fall" records the history of the Empire over the past few thousand years and all the planets that have appeared, interspersed with various important information such as war, history, culture, politics, and economy, but notably does not include Earth, which Zhuang Nian wanted.

Fei looked at the contents and marveled, repeatedly saying:

"It is clearly a treasure of the empire, belonging to all insects, but it has been seized by those insects who are involved in politics, who have taken it for themselves and used it as a bargaining chip in negotiations."

"They always say we don't understand anything, that we're vulgar and barbaric, and that we're not as refined and cultured as those intellectuals. But you tell me, my lord, they don't even let us read books, how can we understand anything? How can we be cultured?"

The female soldier couldn't help but act coquettishly again, tugging at her male master's shirt sleeve and asking, "Do you think what I said is right?"

Zhuang Nian nodded slightly: "It's just a difference in perspective."

Fei: "Do you think what I said is wrong?"

Zhuang Nian: "Does the military share special materials?"

Fei: "Of course not."

Zhuang Nian: "You see, special materials are also the common property of insects, but for some reason, they've been monopolized by the military. So what's the difference between you and those politicians who appropriate valuable knowledge for themselves?"

"..." Fei: "Why are you always able to see things so objectively?"

Zhuang Nian: "Because it has nothing to do with me."

Fei: "Your detached attitude seems a bit...cold."

"I'm not as good as you, always so passionate." Zhuang Nian whispered in his ear, his voice low and slightly teasing.

Fei blushed and lightly punched her master's shoulder with her fist: "Master, you're so mean, you're bullying me again."

Zhuang Nian raised an eyebrow, wrapped his arms around the pregnant man's slightly protruding waist, and touched his belly: "What's wrong?"

Fei pursed her lips: "It's bad in every way."

Zhuang Nian: "Oh?"

Fei couldn't stand his master speaking to him in that tone, the rising intonation at the end making him feel so aroused that he really wanted to swallow the male insect whole.

"But I like it when you're bad." Fei hooked his arm around Zhuang Nian's neck, looked into his eyes, and said with a smug look, "You can only be bad to me."

Zhuang Nian looked at him meaningfully: "Anything can be bad?"

Fei said shyly, "Of course."

Zhuang Nian picked him up: "No regrets?"

Fei affirmed, "I've never known what regret is."

afterwards……

Fei buried herself in the blanket, hugging her pillow and sobbing pitifully, "Waaah~ The male lord is so mean~ I regret it so much~~"

He was about to give birth, with only a few days left until the doctor's due date.

Zhuang Nian handed over the business on Blue Star to Zhui Qi to manage, and took Fei back to the Red Mansion on the main star to focus on accompanying him during his pregnancy.

Perhaps it was because they had been together for a long time and experienced a lot that they developed trust. After becoming pregnant this time, Fei didn't experience any strong pregnancy symptoms in the early stages, and she didn't become suspicious or paranoid due to a lack of security.

Although she still couldn't help wanting to act coquettishly with Zhuang Nian, those were just little moments of fun in their married life. She no longer had the emotional control she had during pregnancy and didn't act out like that.

This made Zhuang Nian breathe a huge sigh of relief.

The pregnant insect, wearing soft slippers and loose loungewear, cradled her belly with one hand and poured the male insect a cup of tea with the other, asking softly, "Master, do you have time this afternoon?"

Zhuang Nian was video chatting with Zhui Qi about important business and gestured for him to wait a moment. After finishing, he ended the call and asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Fei, eating durian with a spoon, nodded and said, "When I visited the elders yesterday, we talked about the book 'Planet Fall.' They were all very interested in the contents of the book and asked me many questions, which I couldn't answer..."

Zhuang Nian: "Just give them the book. If they want to know something, they can just flip through it."

Fei bit her spoon, her gaze slightly unfocused: "You know, most female soldiers don't like reading. Those densely packed words give me a headache just looking at them, and the books are so thick..."

Zhuang Nian raised an eyebrow: "So?"

"So, could you come with me?"

Fei shuffled over to sit next to Zhuang Nian, leaning closer and closer, first feeding his master a bite of durian, then saying somewhat shyly:

"You have a photographic memory, you must remember everything in the book, right? I've already made that promise, you have to come with me. Otherwise, the elders will definitely think I'm lying to them."

Zhuang Nian: "..."

Fei: "My lord~ please~ please?"

The Red Building is located within the security perimeter of the military sanatorium. It's about a half-hour walk from there, along the river in front of the building.

The elders had long heard of this SSS-class male insect, a rare sight in the empire, but when they saw Zhuang Nian himself, they truly understood what it meant to see something in person rather than just hear about it.

The male was tall and handsome, spoke eloquently and humbly, and was polite and charming, which refreshed the elders' preconceived notions about male insects.

He praised him highly: "Zhuang Nian is a man of exceptional talent and ability, a true gem of the empire."

Fei sat to the side, rubbing his belly and laughing, his eyebrows and eyes beaming with pride.

Zhuang Nian was tired of hearing these words, not only in the Zerg race but also before his transmigration. After thanking him politely, he steered the conversation back on track.

The elders asked many questions, which were quite varied, but Zhuang Nian could answer any of them that were in the book. He was incredibly skilled.

When Fei previously claimed that male insects had photographic memories, the elders were somewhat skeptical. Now, having witnessed it firsthand, they couldn't help but sigh in astonishment: "How can insects be so different?"

Later, Fei gave the elders a copy of "Planet Fall" that Zhuang Nian had printed from memory as a gift, which the elders then passed on to the marshal.

On the day the marshal came to visit, Fei Zheng nestled in his master's arms like a cat and took a nap.

Zhuang Nian only vaguely heard a little bit of what it said: the marshal had found the lair of the strange beasts and wanted Fei to do something, but Fei refused outright...

at night.

Fei, clutching her throbbing stomach from the insect eggs, shook the sleeping Zhuang Nian awake and said in a trembling voice, "My Lord, My Lord... I want to give birth!"

Zhuang Nian was still half asleep and subconsciously replied, "It's not my due date yet, let's wait a little longer."

Fei, doubting whether she had misheard, was left with a blank stare: "???"

Zhuang Nian, suddenly snapping out of his daze: "!!!"