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

Lanze couldn't describe how he felt at that moment.

He stared blankly at Lu Yao, his eyes filled with unfamiliarity.

When Lu Yao saw Lan Ze looking at him coldly, he panicked and dropped the whip, calling out "Brother" helplessly.

This time, calling out "brother" did not receive the same gentle and doting response as before.

Lan Ze stood there, the astonished expression on his face disappearing, replaced by a blank expression. It was as if he had seen Lu Yao in a new light. His cold gaze only fell on Lu Yao for a moment before he casually looked away.

Lan Ze turned and left, as if he hadn't come to find Lu Yao in the first place, but just happened to see this scene.

Lu Yao panicked. He didn't even understand what had happened. He only knew that Lan Ze was very angry and might never talk to him again.

Lu Yao wanted to chase after him, but Lan Ze's figure disappeared from his sight in an instant.

After that, Lan Ze began to distance himself from Lu Yao.

He suddenly realized that Lu Yao was no different from the other male insects he knew. It was just that Lu Yao probably still considered him his older brother, which was why he defended him in front of Lu Min.

But apart from himself, he viewed female insects no differently than other male insects. In his eyes, female insects were also lowly, and could be whipped, hurt, and amused at will.

The air was still.

After Lanze finished reminiscing, he could no longer speak.

He kept his head down in silence, his face hidden in shadow, making him appear dull and lifeless.

Yan Mo gently brushed a strand of hair behind Lan Ze's ear and asked softly, "Are you still sad?"

Lan Ze paused for a moment, then shook his head, as if he had already let it go.

Yan Mo, however, exposed the facade of peace he had created.

He took Lanze's hand and placed it on his chest.

"You're lying, I can tell."

Lan Ze forced a smile and lowered his eyes to avoid Yan Mo's gaze.

"For a long time afterward, I believed that this was the nature of male insects. Even though Lu Yao had never done anything to hurt me, as a female insect, every time I saw Lu Yao, I would think that he was hurting female insects like me in places I couldn't see, and I couldn't face him with a clear conscience."

Lanze said these words with a sense of defeat, but then his tone became hesitant and uncertain.

"But then I met you."

Lan Ze looked at Yan Mo.

Yan Mo had been sitting quietly beside him since he began to tell his story, listening attentively without the slightest impatience. When he saw Lan Ze looking at him, his eyes were full of tolerance, as if he could accept everything about him and would always be by his side, accompanying him through any moment of sadness, joy, depression, or high spirits.

Yan Mo changed all his previous understanding of male insects.

He was good to Lan Ze, but not only because Lan Ze was the partner he had decided to spend his life with.

Even when he first met Lan Ze, Yan Mo had given Lan Ze enough respect.

Of course, Yan Mo is not absolutely perfect, nor is he without joy or anger.

He would show clear likes and dislikes towards the male and female insects he knew, and his criteria for judgment were never male or female insects.

Therefore, whether it was a female insect like Bai Ye or a male insect like Xin Feng, when he felt that they might have offended Lan Ze, he expressed his displeasure in the same way.

His coldness towards Bai Ye was to protect Lan Ze, not because Bai Ye was a female insect.

He saw Xin Feng's malice towards Lan Ze, but he didn't side with Xin Feng just because Xin Feng was a male insect. Instead, he made no attempt to hide his disgust for Xin Feng.

Lanze was pleased that the male lord who had been with her for life was a male insect who respected female insects.

So he sometimes has doubts.

"If I hadn't turned away in disappointment, but instead sat down and told Lu Yao what was right and what was wrong, would everything have been different?"

Yan Mo felt sorry for Lan Ze, who was so confused and helpless, and he hugged Lan Ze.

He comforted him, saying, "What you're saying is just a possibility. Lu Yao has lived in an environment where he's always been pampered since he was a child. All the male and female insects around him have been telling him the difference between male and female insects. Whether he can recognize the right and wrong of things is ultimately up to him to figure it out."

Yan Mo picked up Lan Ze and said gently, "Let's not talk about that little brat. If you don't like him, just don't let him come over anymore."

Lan Ze exclaimed in surprise, hugged Yan Mo's neck, and said awkwardly, "No, I know he has always thought about me all these years, but I just don't know how to face him."

Yan Mo thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Alright then, if he comes again, I'll let him in."

As he spoke, Yan Mo laughed and said, "But I angered him to the point of turning him into a pufferfish today. Given Lu Yao's young master's temperament, he probably won't come looking for trouble."

Lan Ze smiled wryly, thinking of Lu Yao leaving with a frustrated look on his face. Although it was a bit unpleasant, it was indeed quite funny.

However, they were all wrong this time.

Lu Yao, who thought he had suffered a setback here, rang the doorbell of the Lan family manor with his head held high and chest out like a little rooster early the next morning.

Yan Mo was wearing slippers, his hair was messy, and his bathrobe was half open, revealing a smooth chest. You could vaguely see a few red marks on his well-defined abdominal muscles under the bathrobe.

He glanced at the energetic Lu Yao.

I didn't expect him to recover from the blow so quickly and come over so early in the morning, not affected at all by Yan Mo's unwelcoming attitude yesterday.

Yan Mo irritably ran a hand through his hair, his brows furrowed with impatience at being disturbed.

"Why are you here again?"

Lan Ze finally had a day off today. He held the person in his arms and took a nap, planning to enjoy some time alone with the two of them, when this little bug disturbed him.

Yan Mo is now full of resentment.

We should have kicked that little brat out yesterday, so he wouldn't be clinging to his brother all the time.

Lu Yao took a deep breath, pretended not to hear Yan Mo's words, and went into the house to look around.

"Where's my brother? Did he go to the military headquarters? Why is he here so early?"

He was even thinking about whether he could have breakfast with Lan Ze before he went to the military headquarters!

Yan Mo laughed in exasperation.

"You know it's early? What time is it?"

Yan Mo ignored Lu Yao and planned to go back to her room to wash up.

Lu Yao followed Yan Mo closely to the door of the room, but Yan Mo stopped him.

Yan Mo said helplessly, "You're not a child anymore. Don't be like a clingy bug, always sticking to your brother. Remember to keep a distance between men and women!"

Lu Yao was taken aback.

"Has my brother not gotten up yet?"

What do you think, Yan Mo's eyes are full of ink?

Lu Yao suddenly looked at Yan Mo's open collar, as if he had just realized what was happening. His face turned red, and he covered his eyes and ran away.

Yan Mo cursed under his breath, "You little bastard!"

He pushed open the door, pulled Lan Ze into his arms, pressed him down, and tried to kiss him.

Lan Ze, her cheeks flushed, gently pushed him away, saying shyly, "Stop fooling around, get up quickly."

Yan Mo gave Lan Ze a light bite on the shoulder, making Lan Ze's newly changed clothes a little wrinkled.

Lan Ze was off today, and instead of wearing his usual uniform, he wore a light-colored casual outfit, which softened his otherwise cold and hard demeanor and made him look somewhat gentle.

Yan Mo hugged Lan Ze and said sullenly, "Let him go!"

Lan Ze found it somewhat amusing, lowered his head, and whispered something in Yan Mo's ear.

Yan Mo's eyes lit up: "Really!"

Lan Ze turned his head away somewhat embarrassedly, not daring to look into Yan Mo's eyes, which were filled with desire, but nodded slightly.