I'm transported to the Zerg world, and my female Zerg wife loves me so much.

Mikel paused for a moment when this was mentioned.

Birthday...

It feels like it was a long time ago.

"My lord, why do you ask that?" Mikel awkwardly turned his head away, tidying up the plates in front of him.

"I didn't even know it was your birthday, honey." Cheng Chu rested her elbows on the table, her chin on her hands, and looked at him with bright eyes.

Cheng Chu's family never celebrates birthdays. His parents don't celebrate birthdays either, and they never celebrate his. Although his maternal grandmother loves him, she is just an old woman from the countryside, busy every day, and she wouldn't think of celebrating his birthday.

Cheng Chu always felt envious when he saw his classmates and friends celebrating their birthdays and being surrounded by a bunch of people wishing them well.

He secretly thought that if he could get married in the future, he would definitely celebrate his partner's and their children's birthdays every year, preparing birthday cakes, flowers, and gifts for them.

All the necessary rituals must be performed; not one should be omitted!

"cough!"

Mikel suddenly coughed, stood up, and calmly said, "Today."

Then, very quickly, he said, "My lord, I'm going to the military headquarters."

Cheng Chu's eyes widened, and she blurted out, "Huh?"

Before the male insect could react, Mikel hurriedly walked outside.

From behind came Cheng Chu's surprised voice: "Ah, wife, wife. Wait a minute..."

Cheng Chu jogged after him, his eyes sparkling with laughter, and said, "Happy birthday, my wife!"

Mikel stopped at the doorway and said, "Yes, thank you, Master."

"I'm so sorry, honey, I didn't even know it was your birthday. I didn't prepare anything in advance." Cheng Chu held Mikel's fair and slender hand, her expression full of regret, her tone tinged with reproach. "I almost missed your birthday."

"It's alright, it has nothing to do with the male." Mikel looked at the male insect, trying to make his tone sound natural: "I just didn't remember. If the male hadn't asked about it today, I would have forgotten too. Besides, I don't celebrate my birthday."

In this world, only Grimias, Mikel's stepfather, celebrates Mikel's birthday.

After Grimias' death, Mikel never celebrated his birthday again.

"No way!" Cheng Chu exclaimed excitedly, shaking Mikel's arm. "It's a birthday celebration, everyone in our family celebrates birthdays. I want to celebrate your birthday, okay?"

Mikel couldn't resist the male insect's enthusiasm, pursed her lips, and after two seconds said, "Okay."

As if thinking Mikel was afraid of trouble, Cheng Chu assured him, "It won't be much trouble. You go to work, and I'll prepare at home. After you get off work, we'll celebrate your birthday, okay?"

Outside, a silver aircraft was parked at the gate, and Elijah was already in position two minutes early.

From afar, he could see the general and Lord Cheng Chu arguing at the entrance. Elijah looked up at the sky, then down at the time on his personal terminal.

Well, thankfully, there's still enough time; they shouldn't be late.

"Okay, okay~" Mikel said, holding down the male insect's waving hand.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, my lord. I'll be looking forward to it."

Cheng Chu smiled happily and said, "I will definitely prepare well. You should go home early after get off work."

Mikel smiled and said, "Okay."

Having grown accustomed to a solitary life for many years, Mikel thought he was able to calmly face loneliness and indifference. Yet, when faced with this sudden warmth, he was somewhat at a loss.

Mikel couldn't help but feel a little self-deprecating when he thought about his recent escape.

His expression turned serious as he said, "My lord, I will return soon."

"Hmm." Cheng Chu glanced at Elijah next to the aircraft and noticed that he wasn't looking this way. He quickly touched Mikel's lips and then stood up straight again.

Happy birthday, my love!

"Thank you, my lord."

Mikel looked at the male insect with a smile in his eyes.

…………

The aircraft quickly departed from the Nine Stars Wilderness villa complex. Inside, Mikel sat in the back seat, looking at the data on the screen.

Elijah spoke respectfully, "General, I received a last-minute notice from the Marshal, ordering you to assist the X5 Legion in investigating Paters' case."

Mikel swiped his index finger across the data on the screen without looking up. He asked, "Who in the X5 Legion is in charge of this Paters matter?"

Elijah replied, "It is Admiral Asvida."

After saying this, Elijah secretly observed Mikel's expression, afraid that he would show any dissatisfaction, but he only saw a faint smile on Mikel's lips.

The general is in a good mood today, Elijah concluded.

"Time," Mikel asked, looking intently.

"Huh? Time..." Elijah snapped out of his thoughts and stammered, "Oh, General, the time... the time is in half an hour. Each legion needs to send a representative to participate."

Mikel replied calmly, "Okay, I understand."

After a moment of silence inside the aircraft, Elijah asked, genuinely curious, "General, I don't understand. What do you mean by the X5 Legion? Regarding the Paters matter, Marshal Ralph said the day before yesterday that their legion would catch the murderer as soon as possible and strongly forbade other legions from interfering. Yet today they've summoned the female officers of each legion to a meeting. What are they planning to do?"

Elijah thought that Marshal Ralph felt ashamed about the incident and wanted to catch the murderer in order to regain his lost face.

Even if the murderer can't be caught, it's only been two days. Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry to ask other legions for help?

Elijah grew increasingly uneasy. "General," he said, "don't you think they might be plotting something?"

Mikel looked away from the screen, gave Elijah a calm look, and praised him, "Elijah, you are very intelligent and have a rich imagination."

"Huh?" Elijah was clearly taken aback for a moment, then his eyes crinkled into a smile. "Haha, General, why are you suddenly praising me?"

Their general rarely praised insects, and Elijah didn't immediately grasp Mikel's true meaning.

Elijah's silly appearance was almost unbearable to look at. Mikel quietly watched Elijah, wondering what courses or training he should enroll him in to make him smarter.

Well, even the most oblivious female soldier should realize, upon seeing Mikel's cold gaze, that his words just now weren't a genuine compliment.

Elijah realized what was happening and immediately stopped smiling.

With his head bowed, he said timidly in a low voice, "General, I was wrong."

Mikel stopped paying attention to Elijah and lowered his head to immerse himself again in the documents on the screen.

Although he wasn't reprimanded by the general, probably because he was in a good mood today, Elijah felt that it would have been better to be reprimanded by the general; at least that would have put his mind at ease.

Fortunately, the insect god still favored Elijah, and the strange atmosphere did not last long before they arrived at their destination.

Elijah breathed a sigh of relief after disembarking from the flying vehicle.