Cheng Chu has not seen Arungus since that spacecraft crash.

Because Arungus had taken Cheng Chu out of the Nine Stars Villa without permission and almost lost him, Mikel was very reluctant to mention him. After returning with Mikel, Cheng Chu didn't deliberately inquire about him.

Mikel handled the follow-up with the working insects of the Male Insect Protection Association. After learning that Arungus was only injured and not in mortal danger, he stopped paying attention.

Not far ahead in the corridor, around the corner, three female insects dressed in white work clothes and wearing masks surrounded Arungus, pushing and shoving each other while hurling insults.

"Tsk tsk! Arungus, why are you running away? Come and talk to us." The red-haired, blue-eyed female insect pushed Arungus against the wall with a fierce expression.

"Yes, Arengus. We heard your wing broke off. Let us see it. We've never seen a broken wing before. Is this how it broke? Tell us about it." The female insect with the blue ponytail teased Arengus, poking at his sore spot.

The white-haired, short-haired female insect crossed her arms and scoffed, "How could it be broken? He's not a military female, so he definitely wasn't injured on the battlefield. Maybe he tried to seduce a male insect with a female mate and got interrupted."

Arungus's face flushed red, his back pressed against the wall, his body shrinking as he weakly protested, "No...no, I...I didn't..."

The female insect with the blue ponytail reached out and grabbed Arungus's hair, her eyes scanning his features. She chuckled and said to her companion, "Hey, you know what, this slut's face is actually quite pretty. No wonder she's trying to seduce males."

A sharp pain shot through his scalp, forcing Arungus to tilt his head back, his eyes quickly welling with tears. He struggled, slapping at the ponytail-wearing female insect's arm, his voice timid as he pleaded, "Let go... let me go, what... what do you want to do?"

The female insect with the ponytail tightened her grip and yanked hard. She growled menacingly, "You slut, don't move!"

"Ah!" Arungus immediately cried out in pain.

"Oh dear, he's actually crying!" The red-haired, blue-eyed female insect looked on with curiosity, placing one hand on Arungus's shoulder and slapping his face repeatedly with her other hand. She said dismissively, "We're not male insects; crying like this won't do us any good."

"Yeah, that's disgusting!"

"Hahaha..." The three female insects threw their heads back and laughed.

Arungus gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with humiliation. He was surrounded by three female insects and couldn't escape.

Just as he was pondering how to escape, he caught a glimpse of Cheng Chu passing by out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes lit up. He called out loudly, "Lord Cheng Chu!"

When Cheng Chu encountered such bullying, his first instinct was to go to the security guard's office to find those overworked employees for help. Unexpectedly, he was stopped just as he was about to turn around.

Cheng Chu had no choice but to stop and meet the gazes of the female insects in the corner.

The three arrogant female insects looked unusually embarrassed when facing Cheng Chu.

Their expressions changed instantly. They simultaneously released Arungus, forcing smiles: "Haha... Good day, Lord Chengchu."

Cheng Chu stood still, staring at them, expressionless, without uttering a word.

An awkward atmosphere spread, and the corridor was unusually quiet.

The three female insects lowered their heads and exchanged a furtive glance. Finally, the white-haired, short-haired female insect spoke, her tone extremely awkward: "Lord Chengchu, I...we'll be going now. Goodbye."

After saying that, he lowered his head and hurriedly left. The other two female insects followed closely behind, bypassing Cheng Chu and jogging away.

Arungus raised his hand to tidy his messy hair, wiped his face, and then walked up to Cheng Chu.

He bowed deeply and said, "Lord Chengchu, thank you for saving me."

"Uh..." Faced with Arungus's generous greeting, Cheng Chu took a step back somewhat awkwardly. He waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, I didn't do anything, they left on their own."

It wasn't too far from the gatehouse, and Cheng Chu had originally intended to find a job. Right now, he hadn't done anything, so Arungus didn't need to thank him.

Arungs bowed again at a ninety-degree angle, his tone very sincere: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Chengchu."

Cheng Chu was flattered and surprised: "You...you..."

"Lord Chengchu, I have always wanted to apologize for the trouble I caused you before. I just haven't had the chance, but today I sincerely apologize to you. Lord Chengchu, I'm sorry." Arungus maintained his bow and said, "I'm sorry that my feelings for you have caused you trouble. I'm sorry that I spoke ill of General Mikel to you because of jealousy. I'm sorry that I almost hurt you when I took you out."

Arungus's repeated apologies were resounding and heartfelt.

Cheng Chu's feelings were complicated. Logically speaking, since the other party had apologized so sincerely, he shouldn't be so petty. But whenever he thought of how Arungus had sown discord between him and Mikel, the words "forgive him" stuck in his throat and he couldn't bring himself to say them.

Moreover, Cheng Chu felt morally blackmailed by the way Arungus bowed to him and wouldn't get up until he forgave him.

He pursed his lips, but ultimately said nothing, and turned to leave.

"Lord Chengchu, I'm truly sorry!" Arungus straightened up and shouted at Chengchu's retreating figure, "Lord Chengchu, it's alright if you don't want to forgive me, I will show you my sincerity..."

Cheng Chu was so embarrassed by having his name called out so loudly. He quickened his pace, almost running, trying to leave the sound behind him far behind until it was no longer audible.

After leaving the breeding base and boarding the aircraft to go home, Cheng Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

call!

Fortunately, Arungus did not catch up.

That guy, Arungs, seems to have some mental issues too. Cheng Chu decided that from now on, if she encounters him, she'll run far away.

Ideally, I'd never see it again!

Subconsciously, Cheng Chu turned on his personal terminal, wanting to complain to Mikel about what had just happened. But then he remembered that Mikel was still at work, so he decided to wait until he got home that evening.

He opened his chat with Mikel and sent him a message.

Cheng Chu: [Wife, I'm already on my way home.]

Mikel was probably looking at the quantum computer at the time, and he replied very quickly.

Mikel: [Yes, my lord, be careful.]

Cheng Chu: [Okay.]

Mikel seemed to be busy again and stopped replying to messages.

When Cheng Chu got home, he went straight to bed and fell fast asleep, sleeping until the afternoon.

After attending two lessons with his tutor, he and 0123 sat in the lobby, glued to their personal computers, chatting with Mikel, a netizen on the StarNet, while waiting for Mikel to come home.

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