"Welcome to our store! Please feel free to browse. We hope you enjoy your shopping."

The automated receptionist at the store entrance began to speak.

Cheng Chu entered the shop, arm in arm with Mikel. It was a flower shop. The shop was quiet; it was still early, and there weren't many customers yet.

Besides the two employees who were arranging flowers, there were only two customers in the shop: Cheng Chu and Mikel.

The flowers for sale were almost ready, and two female shop assistants were cleaning up the last bits of trash. The sound of the welcome message at the door drew their attention.

Two female insects wearing black masks entered through the door. They were tall and long-legged, dressed in the simplest casual clothes, yet their unique aura was undeniable. Although their facial features were obscured, they were impossible to ignore simply by standing there.

Upon seeing a guest, the red-haired female insect put down what she was doing and went forward to greet her with a smile.

"Welcome, gentlemen. What would you like to order?"

It wasn't until the red-haired female insect approached that he realized the tallest one appeared to be a male. His neck was smooth and white, without any visible markings.

Male insects are always shorter than female insects, but these two were so tall that he assumed they were two female insects.

That's why he only just realized that the shorter one with golden hair was a female insect, while the taller one wearing a brown hat was actually a male insect.

"Male Insect, welcome in and feel free to browse. What kind of flower would you like to buy?" The red-haired female insect bowed and gestured for Cheng Chu to enter, smiling warmly at her. "I wonder what kind of flower you prefer, Male Insect? We have many newly arrived bionic flowers in our shop today; they are very beautiful. Would you like to come and take a look?"

The blue-haired female insect was also surprised to find that the tallest of the two customers was actually a male insect.

He had never encountered such a tall male insect before.

He pushed his way through the red-haired female insect, rushing to the front with an excited smile: "Respected male insect, welcome! What would you like to order? I can tell you. I know all the flowers in the shop; just tell me your requirements, and I'll serve you with all my heart..."

The red-haired female insect, who had been pushed aside, was a little angry and glared at the blue-haired female insect.

Although he was angry, he hadn't lost his temper, so he didn't start arguing in front of the male insect.

The flower shop is quite large, with all sorts of lifelike artificial flowers neatly arranged on the shelves for customers to choose from.

The two female insects were so enthusiastic that Cheng Chu felt very uncomfortable, so he hid behind Mikel beside him.

Mikel blocked the overly enthusiastic shop assistants and warned them coldly, "You're scaring my master. Stay away."

The male insect was blocked behind Mikel, who was wearing a hat and a mask and was completely covered up. The two female insects could not get close to the male insect at all, and they were somewhat unwilling.

The male insect was completely covered up, wearing a mask and a hat, revealing only its eyes. And because the male insect always kept its head down, its eyes were also obscured. Although the two female insect employees couldn't see the male insect's face, their curiosity was piqued by its height and build.

They exchanged a glance, then bowed deeply: "Excuse me, Mr. Male Insect. Please don't be afraid, we meant no harm, we just wanted to introduce you to the bouquets in our shop."

He said sorry, but his eyes kept darting around Cheng Chu, clearly indicating that he had other ulterior motives.

"Yes, Your Excellency, I am truly sorry to have made you uncomfortable."

Mikel refused them, suggesting they explore on their own.

"You all go down, we'll see for ourselves."

The two female shop assistants looked at each other with difficulty, "This... is not in accordance with the rules."

The store's rule is that male insect customers must be personally served by the staff, while only female insect customers can be served without being served or by a robot.

If the boss finds out they don't personally receive male insects, they'll be reprimanded and have their wages docked; in serious cases, they might even be fired.

The red-haired female insect wanted to try again, but before he could speak, he was interrupted.

It was Cheng Chu who grabbed Mikel's arm, pointed in a direction, and tried to pull him there.

"Female Lord." Cheng Chu spotted a flower that looked very familiar, and he was eager to go and take a look.

Mikel followed the male insect's pull to a flower stand.

The sign had the flower's number and some information written on it: "N407J".

The Zerg's bionic flowers are named with numbers because they are artificial. Only real flowers and plants have their own names.

N407J looks a lot like an Earth rose, and because it's a biomimetic flower, it comes in a variety of colors. However, the yellow N407J is clearly more popular, while the red one is rare, with only a few scattered in a corner.

Cheng Chu picked up a red N407J cigarette, lowered his head and smelled it; it had a very faint fragrance.

Just right.

Seeing this, the blue-haired female insect thought her chance had come. She said, "Sir, this red N407J has been here for a long time, and its fragrance has faded. These yellow and white ones just arrived today, please take a look."

The blue-haired female insect eagerly twirled a yellow N407J and a white N407J, ready to hand them to Cheng Chuwen.

"Achoo!"

The fragrance of flowers suddenly became so strong that Cheng Chu's nose tingled, and she couldn't help but turn her head and sneeze.

"My lord." Mikel waved away the flowers in front of Cheng Chu.

The blue-haired female insect realized the trouble she had caused and her face turned pale. She stammered, "I'm sorry."

The red-haired female insect standing to the side was glad she hadn't rushed up earlier.

Cheng Chu put his hand to his ear, as if to remove his mask. He paused, then looked at Mikel and asked for his opinion: "Female Lord."

So dirty.

Could he please take off his mask?

When Cheng Chu sneezed while wearing a mask, she felt that the mask was dirty.

But Mikel made him wear the mask, and Mikel explained to him why he needed to wear a mask when going out. That's why Cheng Chu wanted to ask Mikel if he could take off the mask.

Mikel: "Take it off, my lord, it's alright."

Cheng Chu obeyed and quickly took off his mask. He pinched the mask strap with two fingers and stretched his arm out far.

Mikel found it somewhat amusing to see the male insect's disgusted look, so he took it and threw it into the trash can next to him.

Finally, the male insect's face was revealed, and its eyes were surprisingly black. It was indeed very handsome, but the blue-haired female insect did not seem pleased.

Because of his recklessness, he offended the male insect, and he was uneasy about being blamed by the male insect next.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Male Insect." The blue-haired female insect bowed to Cheng Chu again in apology.

Cheng Chu didn't think it was a big deal; the flowers were just too fragrant, it wasn't a big deal. He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

"Female ruler." Cheng Chu wanted Mikel to translate it for him.

Mikel took a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped Cheng Chu's cheeks and mouth before slowly saying, "My lord said it's alright, he won't hold it against you." Then he turned to Cheng Chu and asked, "Is that right, my lord?"

Cheng Chu smiled at Mikel and said, "Mm."

"Female Queen, I want this one." Cheng Chu picked up the red N407J that had been used at the beginning.

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