The powerful leader was tough on the outside but soft on the inside; the aloof major general fell fo

When Cen Li opened his eyes, he was met with a pair of clear, amber eyes.

Cen Li:?

Soon, the owner of those eyes looked away, trying to cover up the truth.

"My lord, you're awake..."

Ashley felt regret.

He should have gone to work at the military headquarters the moment he woke up, instead of tracing the outline of the male ruler's face with his eyes and then getting caught.

"Spying on me again?"

Cen Li didn't let him off the hook, asking sharp questions.

Ashel answered guiltily, "No... Lord."

Avoiding the lord's clearly disbelieving gaze, Ash's heart tightened.

He thought he should go to work.

Ash, trying to escape, sat up, the blanket slipping down to reveal his body after a night of entanglement.

Yesterday, it was too late, so they went to bed quickly after taking a shower.

Ashel had no clothes on him.

Getting out of bed at this moment will inevitably lead to an extremely awkward situation.

The female insect suddenly stopped moving. Cen Li's gaze fell on his face, and Ashel was struggling with hesitation.

Cen Lineng could roughly guess Asher's thoughts.

A hint of interest appeared in his eyes as he stared at the female insect, without intending to say anything.

Not to mention, they avoided it.

Does Cen Li still need to avoid the female ruler?

Thinking this, Cen Li's gaze became increasingly frank, even carrying a hint of mockery.

The female insect will surely blush secretly, and then, like last night, tell him not to peek.

Cen Li only guessed the first half correctly.

Ash's movements were unnatural, but he forced himself to remain calm, lifted the blanket, and walked to the wardrobe to change his clothes.

Intentionally ignoring the intense gaze behind him, Ash took a light breath.

He saw the clothes scattered on the ground.

The once-clean military uniform had been soiled by the powerful ruler; he was supposed to be wearing it today.

Having no other choice, Ashley rummaged through the closet for a set of everyday clothes, intending to wear them after the general's uniform had been dry-cleaned.

Cen Li was completely unaware of his evil deeds. He raised an eyebrow and watched as the female insect quickly changed her clothes, then bent down like a thief to pick up the clothes from the ground, wrapped them tightly in a ball, stuffed them into her arms, and then slipped away.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say something.

"My lord, breakfast should be ready. Please remember to come down and eat."

The female soldier didn't turn around when she spoke.

It's a pity.

Cen Li wanted to see Ash's expression.

Perhaps due to Cen Lixiong's status, the insects hadn't started eating when he came downstairs; the table was full of breakfast, clearly waiting for him.

An insect saw Cen Li and greeted him, "Your Excellency, you're awake? Breakfast is ready."

It was a female insect with light golden hair, the color of which was somewhat similar to Ash's.

Cen Li had no recollection of it.

He nodded slightly, which was his way of responding.

With just a glance, Ethan's heart was stirred, rippling in circles.

The male insect's attitude was lukewarm, and Ethan was slightly disappointed for a moment.

Gene is at the age where he loves to eat, so today's breakfast was especially lavish.

He moved closer to the dining table, his eyes shining brightly.

Only after the fierce-looking male insect came down did the insects prepare to eat.

Gene instantly understood that it was because of this blue-eyed male insect that there were so many different kinds of food for breakfast today.

Gene sat down next to his female father, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave in to the delicious food.

Forget it, let's forgive that fierce male insect for making Uncle Ashel cry for now.

He wants to eat, eat, eat!

Gene's mouth was stuffed full, filled with all his favorite foods.

My head is spinning, I'm so happy I want to cry.

Looking up unintentionally, Gene saw Uncle Ashel serving food to the male insect.

Gene: ??!

Even a tiny insect like him doesn't need its female parent to serve him food.

The male insect has all its limbs intact, so why does it need other insects to serve it food...?

Uncle Ashel must have been bullied!

It must have been that male insect that forced Uncle Ashel to do that...

When Ashel saw the male ruler pull out the chair next to him and sit down, he inexplicably picked up a piece of meat and placed it in the male ruler's bowl.

A lone piece of meat appeared in the otherwise bare bowl, and Ashel belatedly realized what he had done.

The lord glanced at him sideways, and Ashel's breathing slowed.

A powerful ruler is not a little insect that needs to be served even for meals; it is possible that he dislikes actions that are taken on his own initiative.

Perhaps he should put that piece of meat back into his bowl.

Ashel moved.

Then, he was stunned again.

Staring blankly as the male ruler picked up the only piece of meat from the bowl and ate it.

Cen Li stared at Ashel with a strange look in his eyes, and at the chopsticks that Ashel was about to put into his bowl.

What are you doing?

Ash was about to put the piece of meat back in his hand?

If I put it in his bowl, it was for him, right? There's absolutely no possibility of putting it in the wrong bowl. It's absurd to then try to take it back.

Ashleigh realized what had happened and casually put the chopsticks away.

He added a natural question, "My lord, how does it taste?"

"good."

Ash breathed a sigh of relief as the stares from the side finally disappeared.

To avoid appearing too abrupt, Ash would fill the male's bowl with food whenever it was empty.

Fortunately, the powerful ruler did not refuse.

Cen Li found it strange.

This was the first time Ash had ever fed him; it was quite novel for a female soldier to do something so unexpected.

Gene's heart, bewitched by the delicious food, slowly started pounding again, his wandering gaze shifting between Uncle Ash and his lord.

Uncle Ashel was very kind to him and would give him good food.

Gene frowned; he didn't want to see Uncle Ashel being bullied.

And what I heard last night...

Gene tugged at Ash's clothes and whispered, "Uncle."

Ash looked at him, his eyes crinkling into a smile. "Little En, what's up?"

"It's...it's just..."

Gene hesitated and looked to Ash's right, where the male insect was located.

Ashel, confused, followed his gaze.

Cen Li paused in his eating as he was being watched by the two people, one big and one small.

The insect cub's wary gaze was so obvious that Cen Li was completely baffled.

Gene clearly wanted to say something that Cen Li couldn't hear.

He can't listen to what?

What could Cen Li not listen to when the female ruler spoke to him?

Cen Li pretended not to notice Gene's hostility and slowly began to eat his porridge, while his ears perked up.

He wanted to see what whispers the little bug wanted to tell his female lord.