Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

"......." So fast?

Jiang Xu grabbed a bath towel from the side, wrapped it around himself again, opened the door, and knocked on it.

There were no bugs, but there was a bag by the door.

He picked it up, opened it, and saw that it contained two sets of clothes.

Jiang Xu glanced at the price tag; it really was a new outfit.

Just as I was marveling at how quickly the other party had responded, the communicator received another message.

"Kid, it's good that I prepared two sets of clothes for you after you came last time. We didn't need them last time, but this time it's just in time."

Jiang Xu had just finished reading it when another comment followed: "Tsk, how come you're so fair-skinned? Can this stuff be inherited across generations?"

"..." Jiang Xu, who was standing at the door, quickly picked up his clothes and closed the door.

As he closed the door, he glanced in the only direction from which he might be seen through the narrow crack in the door, and sure enough, a head of gray-blue hair was still behind the wall.

Lin An sat in the corner and peeked out from behind the wall when he heard the door close: "Tsk, stingy."

He didn't see anything he shouldn't have seen; he only caught a glimpse of his pale, cold skin.

That outfit looks pretty much the same as when it first came out of the egg.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and walked down the stairs.

After taking a few steps, he quietly took a few steps back, peeked out, and looked towards Jiang Xu's room.

"........"silence.

"Hehe, still not asleep?" He straightened up and asked Jiang Xu, who was standing in the middle of the door crack.

"Aren't you asleep yet, old man?" Jiang Xu was already dressed and caught the insect in his helmet.

"Hey, I just couldn't sleep." Lin An, completely oblivious to being caught, glanced at Jiang Xu's clothes and said, "Since you're all dressed, how about we go for a walk together?"

Jiang Xu looked towards the window at the end of the corridor: "At this hour?"

"Hey." Lin An stepped forward and pulled Jiang Xu downstairs: "At this time of day, night owls are out and about. Uncle will take you out for a stroll and let you see some new things."

As Jiang Xu walked down the stairs, he glanced at the room door to make sure it was closed before following Lin An's lead down the stairs.

........

"Is this what you call fresh stuff?" Jiang Xu looked at the plate of stir-fried seafood on the table in front of him.

"What? Not fresh enough?" Lin An sat on the other side of the table and pointed at the plate of food with his chopsticks.

The shop owner standing nearby didn't hear what they were saying, but he heard the word "fresh," and chimed in, "Very fresh, just caught from the sea near the harbor this evening."

As he spoke, his hands didn't slow down at all: "We don't sell anything that's not fresh. It's all about word of mouth."

"......." Jiang Xu looked at the two insects and said, "Fine."

This is the first time he's come out to eat in the middle of the night after eating Zerg for so long.

He looked at both ends of the street; there were far more withered leaves blown by the wind than insects on the road. "Boss, do you have many customers at night?"

"Not much." The owner skillfully sprinkled seasonings into the pot. "After you finish eating, I'll be closing up shop."

Generally, after 9 p.m., the insects all go home.

I guess I've finally closed up shop for the night.

After saying that, he plated the food from the pot and served it to the table: "Please enjoy your meal."

"Thank you for your help." Jiang Xu nodded slightly to the boss.

After the shop owner left to pack up his stall equipment, Jiang Xu turned his gaze to Lin An across the street: "Old man, do you often come out to eat in the middle of the night?"

"No," Lin An put a bite in his mouth and found that the taste was indeed quite good: "Eat, the taste is really good."

Sure enough, Old Jia's mouth has tasted good food before.

"?" Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow and looked at him. "First time out?"

"Wow, you could even tell that?" Lin An looked at him with surprise.

"Just guessing." Jiang Xu casually put down his chopsticks and asked jokingly, "Uncle Jiang still hasn't forgiven you?"

Lin An's eyes flickered, and he clicked his tongue. His guess was spot on. He thought for a moment, then put down his chopsticks and asked Jiang Xu, "Tell me, I didn't say anything, so why has he been angry for so long this time?"

That's really strange.

"If you didn't say anything, then what did you do?"

"?" Lin An rolled his eyes at Jiang Xu: "What can I do? Do you think I'm like you?"

"......." Jiang Xu looked at him speechlessly, feeling a sense of frustration as if he had been caught red-handed.

"It's strange, but lately I keep dreaming about my childhood, about how your Uncle Jiang and I followed behind your grandfather. We were such a strong trio."

Later, your maternal grandfather got involved and took your paternal grandfather away from us.

Lin An spoke with a hint of resentment, his teeth clenched.

"You really like my great-grandfather?"

"Nonsense, ask those employees, which one of them doesn't like your great-grandfather? They've all wiped the photos on the wall spotless."

Realizing something after saying that, she suddenly whispered to Jiang Xu, "Pretend I never said that. Don't tell your great-grandfather."

Those photos were originally not allowed to be touched except by Zoran, but those insects would often look at Jiang Mian and occasionally go up to take a look.

It happens very rarely.

But the sheer number of insects was overwhelming.

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Jiang Xu was staring at him without saying anything, and realized that the "like" the other person was talking about was not the same as the "like" he thought he had.

"You little brat, get rid of the garbage in your head. My affection for your male father is the kind that comes with respect, and," he looked at Jiang Xu speechlessly, "don't I look like a male? I'm a straight male, don't slander me."

"........." Jiang Xu reached out and picked up a fallen leaf that had been blown onto the table: "I'm just curious, since you have no problem with your orientation, why haven't you gotten married all these years?"

Besides, Uncle Jiang has also stayed with you without getting married. Aren't you curious about that?

"What's wrong with that?" Lin An said matter-of-factly, "Your Uncle Jiang and I have never been apart since we were little, so it's normal that we didn't get married."

As the saying goes, we share the same thoughts and actions, and that's what forged our friendship, isn't it?

Well, Jiang Xu gave in and asked bluntly, "Did you ask him what he thought?"

"Uh..." This question stumped Lin An, as he had never asked this question before.

He scratched his chin, tilted his head to look at Jiang Xu, and frowned slightly: "Then, when should I ask?"

Jiang Xu didn't seem to care: "However, I advise you not to be too blunt."

If not, that would be very awkward.

"Okay, I get it. I asked him why he wouldn't get married, but I didn't ask anything else. What's he afraid of?" Lin An picked up his chopsticks again and put a bite of food in his mouth.

The two insects finished two portions of food while talking and eating.

The owner had already finished cleaning up and was waiting for them to finish eating before clearing the table and going home.

Jiang Xu watched as Lin An had just finished paying, and the boss had already packed all the tables and chairs into the aircraft.

"Gentlemen, please come again next time." The owner waved to them, closed the door of the aircraft, and disappeared in a flash.

Jiang Xu and Lin An were left standing there, enveloped in the cold wind, with many withered leaves inside.

Jiang Xu reached out and pinched a leaf floating in the air. It was a brownish-yellow withered leaf, already dry and curled up.

It would break at the slightest touch.

Winter is here.