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

"Hmm, tell me quickly." Jiang Xu picked up the tea in front of him with a normal expression, took a sip, and said.

His words only fueled Bernd's arrogance, making him look like a victorious rooster.

"Of course, no matter how much you dislike it in your heart, you can't show the slightest disgust on your face. If you lower your stance a little, those female insects will immediately cling to you."

Bernd answered casually, but his eyes kept glancing at Jiang Xu and Zoe.

Zoe exclaimed "Oh!" as if suddenly realizing something, and looked at him, saying, "I see. Impressive. It seems I've been placing myself too high."

I need to practice this skill when I get back.

"Eh—" Jiang Xu looked at him in confusion and asked, puzzled, "If you go back and there are no female insects at home, how will you train?"

Unlike His Excellency Bernd, who has a female ruler at home, other insects can quickly adapt by simply practicing with General Lan.

You can't do it.

After Jiang Xu finished speaking, Bernd saw Zoe's regretful look and his smile widened: "It's not that you can't practice, just marry a female insect."

At your age, you should have married a female insect long ago.

"......." Zoe suddenly felt she had miscalculated, as the other party used a reason to lecture her.

He turned to look at Jiang Xu beside him and saw his smile that he couldn't take back in time.

He instantly understood, but before he could question him, Jiang Xu said, "Fortunately, I married the female ruler, so I have insects to practice with."

"......." Nothing is more sorrowful than a broken heart; that's how Zoe feels right now.

However, he quickly realized something was amiss and frowned slightly: "Female ruler? Who?"

"Huh?" Bernd, after hearing Zoe's words, realized what she meant and looked puzzled. "When did you marry your queen?"

He turned his head to look at the two female insects on the sofa behind Jiang Xu. He recognized Fei and knew her status and position.

Then... his gaze naturally shifted to Wenxi beside him.

Never seen it before!

She's alright looking, but compared to Fei next to her, she's far inferior.

So he looked away and stated his conclusion to Jiang Xu: "Your eyesight is poor."

"......." Jiang Xu looked at him in bewilderment. If he wasn't perceptive enough, what did the other person mean by trying to take Fei from him earlier?

Don't think he doesn't know what that bet was all about.

Even if he's slow on the uptake, he should have realized it long ago after all this time, okay!

Zoeby Bernd's guess was direct; he had just glanced at Wensey behind him and asked, "The Empress you're talking about, is it him?"

He thought to himself, "That's why the other person is usually so busy. How come they suddenly have time today? Turns out they're preparing to introduce this to me."

Wenxi was already annoyed by the scrutinizing gazes cast at her by the two male insects, and now, hearing what they said, she became even more displeased.

He held his breath and looked calmly and respectfully at the other two insects on the table: "You two gentlemen, please don't try to matchmake me with someone else."

I am not acquainted with Lord Jiang Xu!

Uh--

Jiang Xu then realized what the two insects had misunderstood. He silently looked at the two male insects, and after a few seconds asked, "What are you thinking?"

His forehead was covered in black lines. He reached out to Fei behind him and pulled him to sit down beside him: "This is my female ruler."

He thought for a moment, then added, "Um... a week later."

Zoe was taken aback at first, then quickly realized: "You submitted an application to become a female lord instead of a female servant?"

"Otherwise what?" Jiang Xu raised his eyebrows: "If I were to marry another female insect, not only would my Major General Fei not forgive me, but my great-grandfather would probably skin me alive."

Bernd inexplicably thought of that pool of blood again, and the thought of what might happen to Jiang Xuzhen if he were to marry another female insect sent a chill down his spine.

He shuddered, looked at Jiang Xu, his eyes filled with sympathy.

"........." The gaze was too obvious. Jiang Xu met his gaze, speechless.

I really don't know what the other person was thinking, that they would look at me like that.

"That's true." Zoe thought about it and felt that Jiang Xu was right, and that was the Jiang family's family rule.

If Jiang Xu and Fei hadn't progressed to this point, perhaps there would have been other possibilities.

The road is now blocked.

His gaze fell on Fei beside him, and he sincerely congratulated her, saying, "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Fei felt a pleasant, itchy sensation in his heart. His attention was still lingering on Jiang Xu's words, "Don't say our Major General Fei won't let me off the hook," and his ears were red as he thought:

How could I be so fierce?

He pursed his lips, sat down next to Jiang Xu, and looked at him without saying a word.

The gaze was too obvious. Jiang Xu turned his head and saw that the other person's ears were slightly red. He chuckled, handed him the teacup, then leaned forward and whispered in his ear:

"Are you shy?"

Instead of Fei's words, he was met with a loud crash from the opposite table.

Jiang Xu turned his head and saw water spilled around the edge of Bernd's cup, followed by the sight of Bernd frantically rubbing his arms.

"........." Jiang Xu.

Bernd, noticing the look in his eyes, complained, "That's enough!"

The sticky feeling gave him goosebumps all over his body.

After thinking for a moment, he glanced at Jiang Xu sideways, then looked at the communicator on his wrist and sent a message.

Half an hour is neither a long nor a short time, and by this time there was already an additional female insect in the private room.

After Lan Chaojiang and Zoe finished their greetings, they were pulled aside by Bain to sit down.

Bain said in a displeased tone, "Why bother bowing to them?"

Lan looked at Bernd with a helpless expression and whispered beside him, "You two are your friends, so it is only right that I bow to them."

Moreover, the other party seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Xu and Zoe were both male insects, and that he should salute them regardless of the reason.

Bernd clicked his tongue lazily.

It had been a long time since he had allowed this female insect to bow to him.

When Bernd first got involved in the family business, he was actually quite uncomfortable, especially with the female insects.

Although the female insects all treated him with great respect, he could clearly feel a sense of distance.

But when he thought of Jiang Xu and Zoe, he felt a surge of anger. After thinking for a long time, he decided to start with those around him.

So, in order to improve the distance between himself and the female insect, he recalled the way Jiang Xu and Fei got along, the Jiang family that the female insect recognized and was most willing to cooperate with, and began to imitate them.

He originally just wanted to give it a try, but over time, it actually had some effect.

It was for this reason that he came into contact with more and more female insects and gradually discovered that not all female insects were bad, nor did all female insects deserve to die.

Seeing Bernd's appearance, Jiang Xu couldn't quite put his finger on what he was thinking, only that this insect had actually begun to save itself.

He couldn't help but think of an old saying: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black."

This phrase is quite fitting when applied to the male insect on the other side.

"Did General Lan just arrive from the military headquarters?" Jiang Xu asked the female insect opposite him, who had sat up straight again.

"Yes, Your Excellency," Lan replied respectfully, looking at Jiang Xu.

He felt somewhat grateful to Jiang Xu. In fact, he had known Jiang Xu for a long time, although they hadn't had much contact. Most of his understanding of Jiang Xu came from Bernd.

But ever since Jiang Xu and Fei Cheng got married, he has gradually sensed changes in Bernd.

As time goes on, this change becomes more and more obvious.

Two months ago, when Bernd learned that Jiang Xu had started his own company, their relationship became even more complicated.

"May I inquire about your approach to dealing with the alien beasts?" Jiang Xu asked the female insect general opposite him with a slight smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two male insects next to him were stunned.

They all stared at Jiang Xu in disbelief, trying to find a joking expression on his face.

But no?!

"A strange beast?" Zoe frowned, looking at Jiang Xu with a serious expression, and asked, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"