When Finn returned home, he was surprised to smell the aroma of food.

Hearing the noise, Xu Ran came out and stood at the kitchen door, holding a spatula and smiling at the major general: "You're back."

Finn's heart was suddenly scalded, and then he saw Xu Ran's expression change, and she suddenly turned around and went into the kitchen.

His vegetables are almost burnt!

Finn followed him upstairs, watching the male insect skillfully cooking in the kitchen, unsure whether to go in or not.

"Master, this is the female's task." Finn said with a hint of helplessness; no male insect would go into the kitchen.

Xu Ran raised an eyebrow. It's true that male insects can't cook... but what does that have to do with him? He's an excellent cook!

When the last dish was finished cooking, Xu Ran gestured for Finn to take the plate out, and he said with a smile, "Then you wash the dishes."

They have always had a clear division of labor.

Actually, there's a dishwasher at home... Finn looked into the lord's smiling eyes and silently swallowed those words.

The houses on the main planet are filled with fully intelligent furniture. Not to mention washing dishes, even cooking only requires setting up a program. However, the food produced may not suit the picky male insects' tastes, which is why cooking is a required course for female insects.

Before Xu Ran came here, Finn had never cooked before. He wasn't picky, and the food made by the machine was enough to satisfy him.

Finn brought the food to the dining table in the living room, thinking that the dishwasher might not necessarily need to be used.

After all, washing two sets of dishes isn't a hassle.

Finn is very serious about everything he does, and the way he's eating well at this moment looks rather well-behaved.

Xu Ran calmly swatted away the resentful system beside her and asked gently, "Was the trip to the military headquarters all right?"

Finn nodded, his misty gray eyes no longer showing their initial indifference, but instead appearing strangely soft: "Don't worry."

The female soldiers of the Third Army have always respected him as their commander, and even though he has been away for several months, it has not affected his prestige.

Finn looked up at him, his eyes sparkling: "My lord, I'm just a little short of being promoted to lieutenant general with all the merits I've accumulated."

If he hadn't been gone for the past few months, he might already be a lieutenant general, the youngest lieutenant general in the empire!

Xu Ran couldn't help but ruffle the smooth blue hair and laughed, "That amazing?"

Finn frowned slightly, recalling the post he'd seen earlier that day, looking both troubled and proud: "You have no idea how popular you are."

"If you go out, most of the single female insects on the street will be unable to resist coming up to chat you up."

Finn's blue hair drooped down, making him look somewhat pitiful.

Xu Ran chuckled and coaxed him softly, "Then I won't go out, I'll just wait for you at home?"

Any female insect would be tempted by such a suggestion, but Finn hesitated for a moment before resolutely refusing: "I'm going to the military headquarters. You'll be bored at home alone. You can go shopping, eat at a restaurant... but please don't go to the entertainment club, okay?"

  

The female insect earnestly promised, "I'll get promoted soon."

Once he becomes a general—no, a marshal—no one will dare to question his exclusive possession of an S-rank official.

Xu Ran wanted to say that he wouldn't be bored at home; he could watch movies or tease the system from time to time. But looking at the young major general's serious expression, he just smiled and gently agreed to every word he said.

*

The Insect Emperor's mental state deteriorated further and further. He had no intention of washing away the mark and finding another male ruler, so all he could do was wait for death.

The affairs of the empire have now been largely handed over to Prince Noyce, who is even more capable than his father was in his youth.

After finishing his official business, Noyce did not open his personal account until nightfall, and was surprised to find a message from Major General Finn of the Third Army.

He opened it with some doubt, and then his expression gradually became serious.

[Noyce: Go ahead and do it. I grant you the highest authority. The Empire will remember the Third Army's achievements.]

At that moment, Finn was sitting on the bed waiting for Xu Ran to finish taking a shower.

He glanced at the information on his personal terminal; His Highness the Crown Prince had indeed not disappointed him.

Xu Ran emerged wrapped in a bathrobe, her wet black hair draped over her forehead: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

The lord didn't notice that his bathrobe wasn't properly wrapped... Finn's ears burned. He picked up the hairdryer from the bedside table and whispered, "I'll dry your hair for you."

Xu Ran glanced at his still-damp, ice-blue hair and subconsciously asked, "Why don't you blow-dry it yourself?"

Finn stepped forward and pulled Xu Ran to sit down: "My lord, the female soldiers have excellent physical qualities."

Xu Ran thought to himself that his physical fitness was also excellent, no less than Finn's.

The hairdryer's hot air temperature was comfortable, and Finn's hand stroking his hair was gentle. Xu Ran squinted comfortably and didn't stop him.

In the palace, Noyce looked somewhat wearily at the messages on the personal terminal belonging to another male insect. His Excellency Simon seemed determined to have this noble prince, and had sent a number of private messages in succession.

The male insect's arrogant attitude disgusted Noyce, while Simon's message, though seemingly affectionate, was actually filled with an air of certainty, which made the insect nauseous.

Noyce suddenly felt a little unwilling, so he clicked back into his chat with Major General Finn.

[Major General Finn, your ex-fiancé is really difficult to deal with.]

As a rare A-grade male insect, and born into the illustrious Abner family, Noyce couldn't even directly blacklist him.

...The royal family's position was not so secure, and the Abner family was extremely prestigious among all the noble families.

Finn was stroking Xu Ran's hair when his personal computer lit up, reflecting in his dark pupils.

Xu Ran held down Finn's restless hand, pulled him down to sit, and asked, "Whose message is this?"

Finn opened the chat page without any precautions. After seeing the content, he paused for a moment, seemingly intending to shut down the personal terminal, but Xu Ran stopped him.

Xu Ran tapped a few keys on the keyboard, replying on behalf of Finn: "Your Highness, you also know it's 'former'."

Noyce pursed his lips and turned off the personal terminal without expression.

Finn said softly, "My lord, this makes me seem disrespectful to His Highness."

Xu Ran shrugged indifferently. Although they had only met briefly, it was clear that His Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire was not a petty person.

He was simply puzzled: "How did you get in touch with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Finn hesitated for a moment. This wasn't exactly a secret. "The Third Army was attacked by a bird-like mutant."

Xu Ran asked, seemingly out of pure curiosity, "Oh? What kind of mutant?"

Without giving it any further thought, Finn showed Xu Ran the pictures taken from the combat log and added, "You need to be careful if you go out; the main planet isn't absolutely safe."

Xu Ran looked at the peculiar bird and sighed softly, "Finn, I know this bird."

The hidden storyline of this world is actually closely related to his identity.

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