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

Cen Li was initially quite embarrassed, but seeing that Ash was even more embarrassed than him, the awkwardness of being misunderstood as listening to such a childish bedtime story instantly disappeared.

They even found it interesting to watch Gene pester Ashleigh, leaving him helpless and paralyzed.

"Alright, Gene, I should go now." Ashel looked at the little bug with bright eyes, who seemed about to say something, and said this impatiently.

Gene closed his little mouth and nodded obediently, "Mmm!"

Ashel breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the lord one last time before turning away.

Ethan stood beside the male master, turning his head and opening and closing his lips as if saying something.

What are you saying...?

The lord's gaze also fell on Ethan, but he didn't see him leaving.

Ash stopped in his tracks, the sight of the two insects staring at each other making him inexplicably uncomfortable.

Whether it was his imagination or not, Ash felt that his younger brother Ethan, who rarely spoke to him, often appeared beside his lord.

For example, right now, when Ashel is about to leave.

After a long while, there was no sound of the door opening or closing.

Cen Li glanced towards the door.

It turned out that Ashel hadn't left yet; he was standing there motionless, staring at him.

Why are you staring at him instead of going to work?

Perhaps, the female soldier has something else she wants to say to him?

The male lord suddenly looked over, and those blue eyes now only saw him, an insect. Ash's sullen heart instantly came alive again.

"My lord, see you tonight."

You just stood there at the door just to say this?

Meeting the expectant look in the female insect's eyes, Cen Li said cooperatively, "See you tonight."

The male insect's attention was so easily captured.

Ethan was forced to stop speaking before he could finish, his lips stiffening.

The door closed, and the female soldier disappeared from sight.

Cen Li withdrew his gaze and looked at the female insect beside him. "Is there anything else?"

"Uh...no," Ethan said curtly.

He caused such a scene at the dinner table that everyone was temporarily unable to eat breakfast. Worried that the male insects might have a bad impression of him, Ethan immediately came over to try and salvage his image in the male insects' eyes when Ash was about to leave.

The male insect turned to leave without looking back.

Upon seeing this, Ethan hurriedly said, "Sir, I'm so sorry that you couldn't have your meal on time."

Cen Li glanced at the female insect that had been appearing frequently in front of him recently. Since the other party was Ash'er's nominal younger brother, he didn't say anything, only gave a faint reply.

Ethan watched the male insect's retreating figure and bit his lip.

Even though he tried every means to contact the male insect, Cen Li remained indifferent throughout, and Ethan even felt that the male insect hadn't remembered his name.

This is very frustrating for the insect, as it doesn't know how to proceed with the next step.

Two days later, the military apparently found traces of Frithy.

Ashel told Cen Li the news when he returned.

"My lord, it shouldn't be long before you're able to go home."

The conditions here are far worse than where the lord used to live, and Ashel felt somewhat guilty about it.

Cen Li also wanted to tell him something: "Father-in-law said that we should go and stay at the Duke's mansion for a while."

Derek had actually mentioned it several times before, and today he asked Cen Li about it again via video call.

Since Ashel had tied himself to his marriage, he had rarely been home. Ashel offered to let him stay for a few days, and Cen Li agreed.

But it wasn't good to stay at Ash's house all the time, so when his mother called to ask him to go back and stay for a while, Cen Li didn't refuse.

Ash blinked. This was indeed a better choice for the ruler. "My lord, I will listen to you."

The female insect's answer was as expected, and Cen Li decided, "Then let's go back first thing tomorrow morning."

Ash hesitated for a moment, "Tomorrow... is Father's birthday."

"My lord, if it's not time, I'll take you to the Duke's mansion first, and I'll return later tonight."

Ashel finished get off work close to dusk, and according to his plan, he would have to come back again in the evening, which would take up a lot of time.

Cen Li said, "Then let's go back a day later, the day after tomorrow."

Ashel was taken aback. "My lord, tomorrow is fine too..."

Did the male master change the date because he heard that tomorrow was the female father's birthday?

"The day after tomorrow."

The lord's voice brooked no refusal, and Ashel instinctively responded.

The master turned off the lights again, and Ash's question, "Are you accommodating me?" remained unspoken, stuck in his throat as the room darkened.

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"Wow--"

"So much stuff!"

Gene peered into the doorway, tugged at Gaponi's sleeve, and asked curiously, "Father, who bought all this stuff?"

Outside the door, there was a pile of boxes of all sizes and various gift bags, as well as several female insects carrying things out of the aircraft.

Gaponi also had no idea what was going on.

He stopped one of the female insects and asked, "Is there a mistake? We don't have any insects that bought so many things."

The only special thing about today is that it's his father-in-law Palos's birthday, but there's never been such a commotion at this time of year before.

It couldn't be a gift from some other insect; Gapini knew very well that Palos didn't have any friends who were that generous.

These items were clearly very valuable, far beyond what Palos's usual friends could afford.

The only possibility is that these female insects made a mistake.

The female insect that was called to looked surprised. "No way, Lord Cen Li asked us to send these over."

Cen Li?

Gapuni hadn't considered this possibility, or rather, he had thought of it but subconsciously blocked out the possibility.

"How could that be?"

The female insect gave Gapuni a strange look. "It is indeed Lord Cen Li. The receipts are all here."

The female insect then produced a long, thin receipt.

Gaponi was startled and took it.

Gene picked up the piece that was dragging on the ground and whispered, "It's so long, it's taller than the female father."

Gapuni was also shocked by the length; just how much had the male insect bought?

Upon closer inspection, the order was indeed signed by Cen Li.

Gaponi glanced down.

There were all sorts of ingredients, including some he'd never heard of, and some drinks, which was somewhat normal. But why were there also a few toys and model airplanes mixed in?

A set of expensive but fancy-named cups; the latest mobile terminal; a robot vacuum cleaner; a dishwasher... Indoor heating installation unsatisfactory? We offer replacement service...

"Why is there heating being installed?" Gapuni murmured.

The female insect immediately chimed in, "You said the heating here isn't very effective, so let us install the best heating system on the market, along with an exhaust system, so that the pheromones can dissipate quickly."

Gapuni muttered to himself, "Isn't the male insect leaving tomorrow? Why do we have to replace all the facilities here?"

Finally, when Gapini saw the total amount, his hand trembled as he counted how many zeros there were.

He was startled and immediately shoved the receipts back into the female insect's hand, saying, "We don't want these things."