Zerg: After being rescued by the Major General, I pledged myself to him.

"Just because everyone does it this way, does that mean it's right?"

Yan Mo retorted, "Besides, why does a male insect have to be surrounded by a bunch of female insects to take care of him? Now that intelligent mechanical insects are so advanced, if I don't want to cook or do housework, the mechanical insects can do it for me. Lan Ze doesn't have to give up his ideals and stay by my side all day."

"When we were together, we loved and took care of each other. When he went to the military, he was pursuing his ideals, but he also missed me. I did the same; I would think of him while doing what I liked. Isn't that a kind of happiness?"

Lu Yao blinked at Yan Mo, seemingly unable to understand.

Yan Mo didn't say anything more, turning back to continue what he was doing, only sighing softly, "You're not young anymore. Putting aside love, you should at least think about whether the abuse and trampling of female insects by most male insects is really right?"

For the rest of the time, Yan Mo and Lu Yao remained silent.

Lu Yao frowned and pursed his lips, but he did not refuse any of the things Yan Mo asked him to do.

After working for a while, Yan Mo prepared a table full of dishes, because Lu Yao was staying for dinner, so he cooked more dishes than usual.

Lu Yao stared incredulously at the delicious-looking food on the table, instantly forgetting all his worries and only feeling amazed.

"I didn't expect you to be so capable."

Seeing that Lu Yao's eyes were practically glued to the table, and he was swallowing his saliva incessantly, Yan Mo felt satisfied.

It seems my cooking skills haven't deteriorated.

He pushed Lu Yao into the living room.

"Wait a little longer, Lanze will be back soon."

Lu Yao reluctantly left the dining table. He had washed all the vegetables, and he deserved credit for it. Thinking of this, Lu Yao felt that the food on the table tasted even better.

But when he heard Yan Mo say that Lan Ze was coming back, Lu Yao immediately quieted down and sat on the sofa, staring longingly at the door.

So when Lan Ze returned, the first thing he met was Lu Yao's expectant gaze.

Lan Ze was taken aback at first.

I never expected Lu Yao to be here.

He looked at Yan Mo, who shrugged at him.

Seeing that Yan Mo didn't seem unhappy and was in a peaceful mood, Lan Ze knew that they were getting along well and there hadn't been any conflicts.

Lan Ze then stopped looking at Lu Yao.

Seeing that Lan Ze was ignoring him, Lu Yao's excitement level dropped.

Yan Mo stepped forward, hugged Lan Ze, and kissed him on the cheek, his voice full of laughter: "You're back, go eat!"

He led Lan Ze to the restaurant, then turned around and saw Lu Yao standing there blankly.

Yan Mo sighed. After all, he was just a child.

"Aren't you coming over? Didn't you just say you were hungry?"

Lu Yao's eyes lit up as he looked at Lan Ze expectantly.

Yan Mo secretly squeezed Lan Ze's palm. Lan Ze paused for a moment, then finally said, "Let's eat."

"Um."

Lu Yao immediately ran into the restaurant and sat down opposite Lan Ze.

The lunch ended relatively peacefully. Lu Yao left on his own initiative, but before leaving, he glanced at Lan Ze furtively and asked Yan Mo, "Can I come again tomorrow?"

Yan Mo clicked his tongue.

"No, I don't have time to play house with these little bugs."

Lu Yao glared at Yan Mo, but because Lan Ze was nearby, he didn't dare say anything unpleasant to Yan Mo.

She glanced at Lan Ze with a wronged expression, and seeing that Lan Ze had no intention of saying anything, she could only slink away.

"Sir, what is Lu Yao doing here?"

Lan Ze leaned against Yan Mo's chest and finally couldn't help but ask.

Yan Mo smoothed the stray hairs from Lan Ze's forehead and said with a smile, "He came here by himself."

Lan Ze frowned, his voice somewhat cold: "Did Lu Yao give you any trouble?"

Yan Mo shook his head: "What can a little bug like him do to me?"

Lan Ze's expression did not improve: "Lu Yao is spoiled and capricious..."

"Wait, Lanze."

Yan Mo looked into Lan Ze's eyes: "Don't you like Lu Yao?"

Considering Lan Ze and General Lan's situation in the Lu family, Yan Mo felt that if Lan Ze disliked this younger brother who, although related by blood, was not born to the same father, he would understand.

However, Yan Mo felt that this was probably not the main reason.

Lu Yao's closeness to Lan Ze didn't seem feigned. He was arrogant, and if Lan Ze had shown dislike for Lu Yao from the beginning, Lu Yao certainly wouldn't have been close to her.

Something seemed to have happened during this time.

Thinking of the little bug's adoring and expectant expression every time he mentioned Lan Ze, Yan Mo couldn't help but soften.

Never mind, I'll just consider it a thank you for helping me cook today, and I'll only say a nice thing to him this once.

Yan Mo rubbed Lan Ze's shoulder and said gently, "I think Lu Yao cares about you a lot as his older brother. He was quite well-behaved today. He washed all the vegetables for lunch, so he deserves some credit."

"He even helps wash the vegetables?"

Lanze was somewhat surprised.

He lowered his eyes, his gaze somewhat complicated.

"He was raised in the Lu family with a lot of pampering since he was a child, I never thought he would be willing to listen to you."

Yan Mo wanted to say that Lu Yao listened to him because he was the powerful ruler of Lanze, but after saying that he would only say one sentence for Lu Yao, he really didn't say anything more.

The matter between Lu Yao and Lan Ze is ultimately Lan Ze's decision. It wouldn't be fair to Lan Ze if I kept trying to persuade her to accept her younger brother.

Besides, Lan Ze is his lover, so of course he's on Lan Ze's side.

Lan Ze, however, had the urge to speak out.

"When Lu Yao was little, I took care of him for a period of time as he grew up. He was very cute and well-behaved as a child..."

Lanze was lost in memories.

He was quite young at that time, and the oppressive atmosphere at home made him feel suffocated. However, after Lu Yao was born, Lu Min did not lose her temper or beat or scold the female ruler and servants for a long time.

So that period in Lanze was one of the few relatively happy times he had.

He also really liked this newborn male insect brother.

As Lu Yao grew up, his closest relatives were not his father and mother, but his older brother Lan Ze.

Lanze was also very happy and treated Lu Yao especially well. He felt that Lu Yao was different, his male insect brother. He did not bully female insects like other male insects. He was good to Lu Yao, and Lu Yao was also good to his older brother. He would protect his older brother when the male father was about to hit him.

Until one day, the Lu family held a banquet and invited insects from various families on the capital planet to attend.

At that banquet, many female and male insects of the same age as Lu Yao were brought to participate.

Lan Ze was assigned by General Lan to receive the guest insects, so he didn't have time to pay attention to Lu Yao. He only knew that Lu Yao had gone to play with insects of the same age.

When Lan Ze finished her work, she remembered to look for her younger brother and found Lu Yao in the garden.

At that time, Lu Yao had several male and female insects of similar age around him.

When Lan Ze saw Lu Yao, he was holding a whip and lashing a female insect larva kneeling on the ground.

Lan Ze stared wide-eyed at Lu Yao in disbelief.

He discovered that the whip Lu Yao was holding was almost identical to the one Lu Min often used to whip the female ruler and her servants.