Home of the Zerg

by Usui Takumii

not mine, exiledrebelsscanlations. Beware Bl.

4. 26 to 40

Over the weekend, Huan Xiu and Xi Ran helped Huan Ye with a final check of his suitcase and a few more items, before dropping him off at the meeting point with his Zerg classmates on Monday.

Huan Ye was a bit shy, as many of his classmates had already been there for a while, and it was his first time to go out, so he was worried that he would seem clueless. But when he arrived at the meeting place, he was a little proud that he was the only one who had been sent here by both of his fathers. The rest of his classmates were mostly sent by drivers from home, or a few were brought by their female fathers.

Many cubs couldn't help but stare at Huan Xiu with curiosity, even the female Zerg that came by couldn't help but glance at him a few times, they were very concerned about such a male Zerg appearing.

Xi Ran unhappily took a small step in front of Huan Xiu.

"Then we're leaving, I'll pick you up Friday afternoon." Huan Xiu touched Huan Ye's head, Huan Ye nodded and ran away to his classmates.

After he left the school, Xi Ran still looked a little concerned. "Master, you don't have to see Huan Ye off every time… I'll just follow if there's anything in the future."

"Why?" Huan Xiu asked knowingly.

Xi Ran hesitated and said honestly, "…They were all staring at you."

"It's good that they're staring at me because they envy you."

"I know that. But I get a little moody, I can't explain why." Xi Ran sighed.

"It's also good to want me for yourself." Huan Xiu smiled.

"It's not! No, it's not that I don't want to monopolize you at all. Maybe a little…" Xi Ran struggled with this for a while. He was still a little afraid of revealing his desire to monopolize Huan Xiu openly.

Huan Xiu didn't push him and waited for him to finish and confirm his words.

Everything went on as usual afterwards, Huan Xiu went to the institute and Xi Ran went to the military department. But there was one difference, Huan Xiu had made progress in making the ring today. The research institute has recently improved the latest mecha device, so besides text data and information, they also brought the old models and scrapped machines.

"This is a standard model used by the army last year. This one's pretty much broken, but it's good enough to experiment with. We can also take a closer look at the weakest point…" The Zerg, who was in charge of the project, started to assign tasks to his men.

Huan Xiu looked at the damaged mecha and couldn't help but imagine that Xi Ran was still at the front line last year. Was this the kind of model he used?

He might've had a more advanced one than this, because of his rank. Huan Xiu would like to see the armor that Xi Ran used in the past. He didn't know if he was still on the frontline or if it was just like this one, and had been decommissioned.

Huan Xiu touched the outer layer of the mecha, the metal under his hands was very cold. He suddenly wondered if he could find Xi Ran's old mecha and make a ring for him out of the materials on that machine. It would be best if he could get the actual mecha if it hasn't been retired yet, otherwise he would have to find a similar model. Huan Xiu's first ideas were starting to take shape, and although not as exquisite as gold and silver, the raw material of the mecha was actually a precious metal.

He thought it was possible to make a meaningful ring that matched Xi Ran, right?

After thinking about the problem for a while, Huan Xiu became very happy when he found a solution. The next thing he needed to do was to find out the model number of the mecha that Xi Ran used to fly, but that was not a difficult task.

After work, there was no need to pick up Xiao Ye, so Huan Xiu went home first. Every morning Xi Ran would order the ingredients for dinner and have them delivered directly to the house on time. Huan Xiu took the ingredients to the kitchen before and watched Xi Ran cooking for three days, so he learned a little bit. Today, he was in a good mood and decided to practice his knife skills.

When Xi Ran rushed home, he saw Huan Xiu in his apron.

"Why is Master in the kitchen again?" Xi Ran's voice was a bit grumbling, but he still stood by his side.

"Just practicing. I'm home early anyway."

"It would be nice if I got home earlier than Master every day." Xi Ran had never felt this kind of eagerness to return home before.

"Your military training is more important."

Huan Xiu was not ready to hand over the knife to Xi Ran, saying that it was better to finish the job than give it to someone else.

Xi Ran complimented sincerely, "Master has improved a lot since the last time."

"Once I try it, I'll do better a second time."

Xi Ran watched intently as Huan Xiu cut the vegetables, and he was absorbed in watching. Huan Xiu felt a bit helpless and he was a little nervous. Xi Ran smiled, but his tone was a little hesitant, "It's true that Master can do anything well if he wants to. With a little practice, you might be able to do better than me."

"Maybe? But it is very troublesome to practice, not to mention doing it every day." Huan Xiu leaned in and gave Xi Ran a kiss, "Thank you."

Xi Ran subconsciously refused to accept Huan Xiu's thanks, "Of course this is a female Zerg's job. It's not worth thanking."

"Don't say that, nothing at home is a job." Huan Xiu laughed.

It was the first time Xi Ran had heard such words. In his mind, Huan Xiu had already given him so much, which he had never dreamed of. Even so, Huan Xiu said 'thank you' to him, which made Xi Ran feel very ashamed. Compared to Huan Xiu, he really didn't feel that he had done anything.

"Thank you too," Xi Ran responded.

"Thank me for what?"

Xi Ran thought for a moment, but his words got stuck before he could say them. It was hard for him to express how he felt these days, so he replied clumsily, "…Many things."

"I'd rather have another kind of thank you from you," Huan Xiu joked. He didn't expect that after he said that, Xi Ran would look at him and then take his face in his hands and kiss him heavily.

Within a second after their lips met, Xi Ran retreated and looked at Huan Xiu nervously, as if he was afraid that he might have misunderstood.

Huan Xiu was stunned for a moment and couldn't conceal his surprise, "You actually understood what I meant."

Xi Ran breathed a sigh out, as if relieved. Then he reported to Huan Xiu, somewhat solemnly, "I am making progress."

Huan Xiu was aroused by his frank behavior and immediately remembered the 'routine exercise' of the last two nights. Because he tasted the sweetness of a Zerg in heat, he was as restless as an adolescent boy, and he had to go back to his room at least once or twice every night before he was somewhat satisfied.

He put down the barely chopped ingredients and sets things aside.

"Want me to continue cooking?"

"No," Huan Xiu took off his apron and tossed it aside, "I want to try something new."

[The kid is away and well… the title says it all.]

"?" Xi Ran showed a somewhat puzzled expression.

Huan Xiu moved the cutting board and knife to the far left of the table to make room for them.

Xi Ran thinks that by 'new thing', Huan Xiu meant trying something related to cooking, so he waited for him with a serious face.

The next thing he knew, he was kissed back by Huan Xiu.

"Oh, mn…"

Huan Xiu cupped Xi Ran's cheek in one hand and pressed against his waist with the other, pushing him somewhat forcibly against the table behind him. Xi Ran's legs pressed against the cupboard, unable to retreat, only his upper body fell backwards, and he was able to stabilize himself with his elbows.

"…Master." Xi Ran understood the meaning of Huan Xiu's words in hindsight. He felt a little embarrassed – he had just told Master that he was making progress and so on, and then he turned around and reacted half a beat slower.

"It's a good thing Xiao Ye isn't home, we can try something we've never tried before."

"Here?"

"Can't I?" Huan Xiu rested his chin on Xi Ran's shoulder.

"Of course you can!" Xi Ran replied positively.

Huan Xiu knew Xi Ran couldn't refuse. He smiled and came over to hug Xi Ran in an affectionate kiss.

Xi Ran enjoyed the kiss very much. He had never known that such an act could bring him such pleasure from the psychological aspect alone, and the feelings that Huan Xiu loved and cherished were transmitted through the kiss, and the mere thought of it made his heart softer than ever.

Xi Ran had never imagined that he would become so emotionally involved. After all, he had a bad impression of male Zerg, he never thought he would meet someone like Huan Xiu. And Huan Xiu even wanted only him.

"Mn…"

"You're very proactive." Huan Xiu joked when he saw Xi Ran actively unbuttoning his shirt. Xi Ran was usually aggressive, but today, he felt that he was even more passionate. Was it because he was in the kitchen?

"Does the Master like this? Or should I leave it to you to take off…" Xi Ran suddenly stopped, frustrated, "I forgot, Master said that taking off your clothes is also a love affair."

"Don't be so stubborn… continue." Huan Xiu said with amusement.

Even though Huan Ye was not there, Xi Ran was still not as straightforward as he usually was since he was in the living room. After unbuttoning Huan Xiu's buttons, he stopped. Maybe it was because he thought it was still a little weird to be naked in the kitchen.

Huan Xiu quickly unbuttoned both of their pants and pulled them down to fall around their ankles, leaving no room to change their minds. Huan Xiu quickly lowered his head to lick Xi Ran's chest through his shirt and reached his hand out to Xi Ran's back hole.

There was no discomfort, but Xi Ran grunted when his fingers entered.

"It's so wet." Huan Xiu was still amazed by the fact that his female Zerg had been in heat for the past few days. Female Zerg didn't get hurt easily compared to human men since they would secrete some body fluids, but in the last few days, Xi Ran had been so wet and slippery.

But it was amazing that he could even give birth to a child…

Huan Xiu withdrew his finger after two movements, just like he is used to doing. In fact, there was no need to expand now. Huan Xiu lifted one of Xi Ran's legs and made him bend it so that he could stand facing him before he could enter. Xi Ran propped himself up on the table with his elbow and his breath gradually became very heavy, "Master… Please come straight in."

It was hard to hold on after hearing that kind of language, but Huan Xiu was relentless in his attempts to get Xi Ran to gradually change his title, "Call me by name."

"…" Xi Ran has been asked to call his name several times in the past two days and he felt like Huan Xiu was doing it a little too much. But he was getting used to it because he didn't want to disappoint Huan Xiu.

"Huan… Huan Xiu…" He didn't dare to look Huan Xiu in the eye when he said his name, and only looked up when he was done.

"Can you repeat the last one as well? And don't add 'please'." Huan Xiu continued to make demands.

"…Come straight in."

"Connect the dots—"

He was so slow that Xi Ran also saw that Huan Xiu's smiling face was deliberately teasing him. Xi Ran pursed his lips and whispered, "Huan Xiu… come in quickly…"

Huan Xiu was finally satisfied.

"Mn! Ah…!" After being entered, Xi Ran was unsteady on his feet. The pleasure from the back and the ramming action of Huan Xiu made it difficult for him to keep his center of gravity on one leg. He tried to lean back on the table as much as possible, but his back was a little uncomfortable on the hard surface.

Making love in the same place where he normally cooked and washed the dishes did feel very different, a bit strange. Even though Huan Ye was not at home, Xi Ran was too familiar with the way Xiao Ye sat at the table in the dining room every morning and evening while he waited for food and did his homework, which made Xi Ran feel a bit restrained.

"Don't be nervous, Xiao Ye isn't here." Noticing Xi Ran unconsciously turning his head back to look at the table, Huan Xiu nibbled on his earlobe, indicating his lack of concentration.

"Sorry…" Xi Ran hugged Huan Xiu's neck to show that he wasn't inattentive.

His slight affectionate gesture made Huan Xiu very moved. It was a wonderful thing to have such a mature and independent man willing to devote himself to his lover wholeheartedly at home.

Xi Ran's front end was already hard without touching, resting on Huan Xiu's belly.

"My clothes will get dirty," Xi Ran worried.

"It's what you wear at home anyway. Besides, I'd love to get dirtied by you."

Xi Ran blushed.

Huan Xiu couldn't take it any longer. Xi Ran's insides were just as hot and wet as the previous days. Moreover, Xi Ran's genital tract was still open, and he could penetrate it with just a little bit of thrusting. Each thrust caused Xi Ran's tract to contract slightly, but it soon opened again instinctively to allow the male Zerg to release his seed.

"Ahhh…" Xi Ran let out a muffled moan. He used to hold his voice back, but Huan Xiu said as 'motivation' that it sounded good when he screamed, so Xi Ran tried to do it.

As long as it was something Huan Xiu liked, he would definitely do it.

"Mn, mn ah—!"

Huan Xiu's movements were getting faster and faster, and Xi Ran was shaking from the impact, standing shakily, so he could only hold on to Huan Xiu's neck as hard as he could. But he was worried that the weight would be too much for Huan Xiu, so he was in a dilemma.

Huan Xiu noticed Xi Ran's slightly bowed upper body, "Is this posture strenuous?"

Xi Ran was too embarrassed to voice his concerns, "Kind of… I can turn around."

"Okay." Huan Xiu lowered his head and kissed the tip of Xi Ran's nose, but of course he leaned down like this so he could go deeper.

Xi Ran gasped for a moment and nodded his head.

Then they changed positions, Xi Ran crawled on the marble table and was entered from behind by Huan Xiu. Since his clothes were unbuttoned, his chest was directly on the cool table, which instantly made his nipples hard.

Master didn't notice… Xi Ran thought to himself.

Huan Xiu remembered Xi Ran's resistance to rear-entry before, but it seemed that as long as he touched him more, got closer and said more, he didn't fear it. When he saw Xi Ran's shoulders shrink, Huan Xiu thought he was frozen by the marble table, so he wanted to reach out to him to help him with a cushion.

"Is it cold? Ah…" Huan Xiu laughed, "Your nipples are standing up."

"…" Xi Ran buried his face in the crook of his arm.

Huan Xiu rotated his fingers around the tip of Xi Ran's nipples as he moved his waist, occasionally pinching them in amusement.

"Uhhh, mn… Mn…" Xi Ran grunted, but he didn't ask Huan Xiu to stop.

Rubbing the tips of his breasts against the cool surface of the table and the skin of his fingers, which looked hot by comparison, Xi Ran's breath quickened and he became aware that his body was more sexual than he had imagined – or rather, more responsive to Huan Xiu's stimulations.

The sticky body fluid became white at the point of contact due to impact, and with the sound of entering and existing, it made a "ba-da ba-da" sound. Xi Ran inevitably thought of the way he prepared breakfast and dinner at this table, and now he was in the kitchen with Master in the same position.

Huan Xiu lightly touched Xi Ran's back, feeling the skin all the way up his spine, his fingers moving to the left, grazing the tiny crevice where his bone wings were tucked in.

"…! Ah, mn… ha…" Xi Ran tensed up, then suddenly lost his strength.

"Too sudden? Did it scare you?"

Huan Xiu lowered his body to touch Xi Ran's front, not realizing that the other had already ejaculated.

"Surprised… there's too much sensual stimulation there." Xi Ran pursed his lips.

Huan Xiu knew how sensitive a female Zerg's unique bone-wing was, and he looked it up and found that the inside was not suitable for touching. But at least he could touch around the crevice, where the skin was more sensitive than other parts. Of course, a female Zerg would also be nervous about being touched in an overly sensitive area.

"Don't reach in…" Xi Ran whispered hesitantly.

"No, I won't. I'll just touch the outside." Huan Xiu reassured him.

"…Mn." Xi Ran obeyed and raised his back slightly to touch Huan Xiu's front.

"You don't have to do that intentionally." Huan Xiu lost his smile. He rubbed his fingers carefully over the skin that was the most delicate part of a female Zerg with his rather rough and calloused fingertips, that were used to hold tools and were not as soft as most male Zerg's.

Xi Ran's reproductive tract contracted sharply as he was touched, continuously sucking Huan Xiu in.

"You're going to make me cum…"

Xi Ran hurriedly tried to relax a bit, "Master touched that place, and I almost came…"

"That was a compliment to you," Huan Xiu said helplessly, and began to speed up for the last time.

It was a compliment? Xi Ran felt relieved, but soon his mind went blank.

It was 9:30pm.

Maybe it was good to have Huan Ye here.

After all, that way they would be more restrained… After a quick glance at the clock, Huan Xiu looked at the ingredients, which were still intact and placed aside.

It's one thing to be aware of it, and another thing to do it. After all, their bodies were still in their twenties, and it was not often that Xi Ran's rut coincided with Huan Ye's absence, so they were ready to forget about it for a few days.

From the kitchen to the living room sofa, from the hallway to the corridor, the two of them were lost in their belated affair.

Huan Xiu was frustrated to find that, physically speaking, he did feel a bit tired…

Xi Ran was puzzled by Huan Xiu's insistence on getting a gym membership card, but he said, "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No need. You come from a military background, do you still need to go to the gym?" Although he was happy to see Xi Ran clinging to him, Huan Xiu did not want to take unnecessary personal time away from Xi Ran.

Xi Ran had no choice but to give up. He didn't want his Master to feel that he had to follow him in everything, but his heart was torn. There should be a lot of female Zerg in that place, right? In his heart, he was thinking about trusting the Master, but Xi Ran was still a little scared.

Naturally, Huan Xiu didn't think of such a small detail, but if he knew what Xi Ran was thinking, he would probably laugh and cry again.

On Thursday, Huan Xiu went to the academy as usual to report on the new model, and was told by the head of the armor research department that he would go to the site to check out the armor currently in use for the improvement of the new model.

Of course, Huan Xiu was curious and asked to go with him, but when he got the schedule, he found that their destination was the military department.

Huan Xiu had never been to the military headquarters or training camp before, but he knew it was a big place, so it was unrealistic to run into Xi Ran by chance. However, if possible, he wanted to stay there after the research and wait for his partner.

There weren't many Zerg at the institute, but only five males decided to go with the director to the military department for research, and Kaczki, who knew Huan Xiu quite well, was also one of them.

The precious male Zerg appeared in a group, which was only common in academic institutions like the Graduate School. When the line of Zerg arrived at their destination, there was a stark contrast between the military section, which was made up almost entirely of female Zerg, and the males.

Even though the soldiers were very careful, there were still many female Zerg in the corridor. It was not often that a group of male Zerg appeared at the same time … especially when they were all highly educated males who were here to check out the armor. As a soldier, there were few who didn't like the armor, so more female Zerg were interested in this group of researchers.

Considering their identities, they were still doing their business, at least they didn't show any emotion on their faces.

"The atmosphere in the military department is really serious…" Huan Xiu whispered to Kaczki. To be honest, this kind of military atmosphere was not something ordinary people could get used to. He couldn't help but shiver at the cold and unheated building and interior decoration of the military headquarters.

"Most female Zerg are pretty serious in private as well, alright. Or rather uninteresting." Kaczki shrugged.

"My Xi Ran isn't."

"Okay, okay. You'll have more time later, just go and see him. Leave the good life to us." Kaczki was deaf to Huan Xiu's praise of his man.

Huan Xiu laughed and said, "A good life? What more do you want from me? By the way, you've already got two females."

"Not too many," Kaczki whispered, "and the Zerg in the military are always with female Zerg, and many of them have never touched a male Zerg in their lives. They know we have a special charm"

You think it's a set card game? …Huan Xiu spat inwardly.

"And I heard that military females have good body quality and are more likely to conceive."

Huan Xiu clearly saw the female Zerg who was leading the way had an embarrassed expression on his blank face. The pile of male Zerg beside him had no intention of avoiding suspicion at all, and gave their opinions to the military female right in front of him.

"Ahem. We're almost there, so you guys prepare the papers first." After a while, seeing as the conversation was heading in an increasingly strange direction, the director walking in front of him cleared his throat and signaled for them to finish their points and prioritize work first.

Kaczki raised his eyebrows and kept his mouth shut. Huan Xiu knew that he was always complaining about the fact that he has only had one child from his wife, an inferior female, since he has been married for many years, so Kaczki was always nagging him about this. The other male Zerg were more or less interested in these topics too.

Huan Xiu was relieved when the conversation was cut short. He didn't have the pointless hobby of competing with his colleagues over who has more children and who was more successful. …

Although they were a little bit of gossips, this group of Zerg was still very decent when it came to serious work. What they did was very basic, which was to observe the current model in use in the warehouse, and then let the Zerg test it on the spot, and collect the feedback information they sent before. The research and experiments were done in the yard.

"Okay, let's go over to the drill area."

The crowd packed up and followed the director to move their positions.

The females were very cooperative and the work progressed very fast. The director looked at the time and saw that it was faster than expected, so he decided to go to the barracks again. He said it was another place, but in fact it was right next to the drill field, only a five-minute walk away.

"Wow, now we're really going to have to go find your man," Kaczki boasted.

The director cleared his throat, "We are still working, let's talk about private business later."

Huan Xiu said, "I'm working hard," but he didn't say anything.

Huan Xiu felt that his marriage had no privacy at all, the whole institute knew the gossip. Although it didn't start out in a good sense, as people's perception of him changed, and as he took Xi Ran's words and actions seriously, the gossip gradually became less malicious.

Huan Xiu thought he would wait for Xi Ran at the barracks after work, but it was a coincidence that Xi Ran was among the group of Zerg who were practicing when they arrived there.

Xi Ran and another female Zerg, who looked like a superior, came over to receive them.

"…" The moment their eyes met, Huan Xiu made a short 'ah' sound.

"Ma, Master." Xi Ran's eyes widened in surprise, and he didn't expect to see him in a workplace. Then he remembered that he was still in the army, so he shouldn't be too rude.

The new recruits behind him all looked a little curious and surprised, but tried to refrain from doing so due to their status, but their eyes couldn't help but glance at Huan Xiu.

"Then please follow me this way. Xi Ran, you can take care of this first. Just take a break and continue the practice later."

"Yes."

Another older female Zerg, who seemed to be Xi Ran's fellow instructor, was in charge of receiving the male Zergs from the academy. Xi Ran stayed behind and continued to direct the newcomers.

Huan Xiu quickly smiled at Xi Ran and silently gestured, 'Wait for me.'

Xi Ran was stunned, knowing that his expression must have been completely devoid of his usual dignity in front of the new recruits. His eyes couldn't help but keep gazing at Huan Xiu as his eyes were involuntarily drawn over to his Master's silhouette.

Xi Ran returned to his senses and announced, "Ahem. Dismissed. Assemble in ten minutes."

A recruit came up boldly and asked curiously, "Instructor, is that your Master…?"

"Yes. Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, just curious … he looks like he loves you." The still very young military female Zerg was a little embarrassed.

"Mn… he … might." Xi Ran said vaguely. His mind drifted to Huan Xiu, he didn't expect Master to appear here, and he was stunned. Now that he thought about it, his manners just now were really terrible. After standing outside for half a day and training with the new recruits for some time, his training uniform was soaked with sweat and his hair was not very tidy.

However, Huan Xiu's reaction, I think he doesn't mind very much …?

Xi Ran thought apprehensively.

"Instructor's master is a male Zerg of the research institute, amazing."

"Is he a researcher for armor?"

"Does Instructor's master inspect your armor exclusively?"

Since it was break time and Xi Ran was the youngest of the instructors, many new recruits came to ask him questions, invariably about Huan Xiu.

"No, we only met after I got out of the army."

"Ah, so it's just the last few months, then?"

Xi Ran had probably briefed them on his background when he arrived to take up his post, but he hadn't specifically mentioned his marital status, that was all. "Right."

The young female Zerg looked envious and wished Xi Ran a happy marriage, commenting on how good his Master looked.

When he heard 'Happy Wedding,' Xi Ran subconsciously retorted, "You've got it all wrong, I'm his concubine."

"Oh." The soldiers were embarrassed by the fact that there was no wedding ceremony and it was still debatable whether it was a 'new marriage' or not. They saw the male Zerg smiling so gently at the instructor in front of an audience, which was rare, so they didn't think that the instructor was a concubine.

Of course they didn't know the exact reason, but when Xi Ran saw the embarrassed and pitying looks on their faces, his heart was stuffy and he had an unexplainable urge to be silent for a few seconds.

"Really?"

"What did I tell you? You guys seem to be really close."

"Then invite us to the wedding ceremony!"

"Ah, well…" Xi Ran's mind was in turmoil – what's he saying to his recruits? Isn't this something that hasn't been finalized yet? He thought it was a moment of vanity and desire for exclusivity, and was suddenly plunged into a deep sense of guilt.

Despite his mixed emotions, Xi Ran returned his attention to work after the break. Since Huan Xiu was nearby, he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

Huan Xiu's co-workers couldn't help but say, "Once he looked at you, it was like he couldn't wait to glue himself to your body… Haven't you only not seen him for half a day? Not half a year?"

"It shows that I still have charm." Huan Xiu half-joked.

"That's true. A male Zerg like you obviously has great qualities"

Huan Xiu smiled but gave no response. All the Zerg knew that he was determined to marry this one, and they were both impressed and sighed with regret.

After their work was over, Huan Xiu asked the director to let him stay here and wait for Xi Ran, and after confirming that there was no problem, all the male Zerg from the institute left first.

The female Zerg, who seemed to be Xi Ran's predecessor, welcomed Huan Xiu and sat him down in the lounge. He became much more attentive after leaving the workplace. After all, Huan Xiu was the master of the junior he cares a lot about, so he doesn't dare to be negligent.

"We only have mineral water here…"

Seeing the embarrassment from the other side, Huan Xiu even said he didn't need anything to drink and would just wait here.

"The new instructor will be here after this shift is over."

"Oh, do you guys do day and night shifts?"

"I'm in charge of the training at night, but I'm a full-time employee. I don't think it's a good idea to have no one to watch the group of kids for a single moment." The instructor smiled. It seemed that the recruits were very lively. Most of the recruits were still in the third stage. Strictly speaking, they were still kids.

"Mn," Huan Xiu looked at the time, there should be more than an hour before Xi Ran's side finished, "Can I go watch the training?"

The instructor looked troubled, the precious male Zerg's request was hard for him to refuse, but training was not allowed to be visited by outsiders if it wasn't requested from above.

"I was just curious to see my family member, it's understandable if it's inconvenient, don't be embarrassed." Huan Xiu gave up on his own initiative, knowingly.

The instructor was relieved, "Thank you for your understanding… Xi Ran is very dedicated. He has done a great job since he came here. We are all honored that an officer of his caliber retired from the front lines and was willing to come back as an instructor."

"I know that he is very conscientious and responsible in everything he does." Huan Xiu didn't hide his approval of Xi Ran.

"Yes, he is. But there is still some time before the end of the day and you will be bored here. I can ask Xi Ran to leave early if needed."

"No, don't disturb him." Huan Xiu refused.

"I've heard him mentioning you occasionally… I've heard that you love him very much. Now I see that it is true."

"Really? What did he say about me?" Huan Xiu pricked up his ears immediately.

"For example, when he was getting changed after training, Xi Ran always acted very fast and said that his Master was waiting for him at home and that he would go home early to cook dinner… things like that"

Huan Xiu couldn't help but laugh at the thought of such an anxious Xi Ran, he felt it was very sweet.

It was a good time to ask about the ring materials.

Huan Xiu thought about it and asked if the instructor knew anything about Xi Ran's old mecha and explained his plan to make a ring.

The instructor had an incredulous look on his face, "I know the mecha he used to use here, but I don't know if he used this model on the front line. After all, the real front line has a lot of special models and advanced ones that aren't available here."

"Well then, I'll check again. If you can, can you ask for me? But it's best not to let him know I'm doing the ring thing, I still want to surprise him."

"Well, I'll try… That's a really big surprise. He'll be very, very touched."

"Right?" Huan Xiu could imagine.

The instructor's expression was still a little stupefied. He had seen more pampering than he could have imagined.

"Then please let me know if you have any news. He seems to trust you, so you should be able to find out easily." Huan Xiu took out his communicator and exchanged contact information with the instructor.

The instructor was hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

"No, how can I put it… I would be very guilty of exchanging contacts in secret like this behind Xi Ran's back…" said the instructor, hesitating. Although this was for the surprise for Xi Ran, he had mixed feelings, this was after all the cherished Master of another Zerg.

Huan Xiu saw that the other party was also concerned and stated straightforwardly, "I'll give you my work number only. Don't worry, I definitely won't fall for you."

"…" The instructor's mood became even more complicated.

While waiting, Huan Xiu went to book a restaurant outside, thinking that he and Xi Ran could go out for some delicious food today. When it was over, Xi Ran practically ran all the way here.

"Master!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Huan Xiu hurriedly stood up.

"I kept you waiting too long…"

"No, I'm not tired of sitting here. Why don't you sit down and rest for a while?"

Xi Ran's forehead was still dripping with sweat, "No, I'll take a shower first and then change my clothes."

"Mn, don't catch a cold."

The lockers and bathrooms were located after passing through the lounge. The soldiers still had their next training and group accommodation, but the rest of the instructors didn't come in either, so Huan Xiu was still a bit bored.

Did Xi Ran finish early?

Huan Xiu glanced strangely at the door—

He saw a group of female Zerg waiting in a neat line outside.

"…Do you guys have to line up one at a time to use the lounge?"

"No… you're inside… and we're not at liberty to disturb, ah." The female Zerg outside the door held his red face.

"…" Huan Xiu felt really wronged. He didn't mean to do anything in there at all.

Even if he had done something, he wouldn't be able to go back to it after he saw all the female Zerg outside. Huan Xiu thanked them awkwardly and silently shrank back. Was this why this group of Zerg decided to drag Xi Ran back early?

"I still don't know much about the Zerg customs…"

"…?" Xi Ran came out and looked confused as he heard Huan Xiu whispering to himself.

"It's okay, let's go, I've booked a restaurant outside today, let's go eat together."

The good thing about having short hair was that it dried quickly, Xi Ran had already taken a shower and was ready to leave. Xi Ran was nervous about the time when he heard that Huan Xiu had booked a restaurant. Huan Xiu told him to relax, showing that he had taken this into consideration when booking.

"As expected of Master."

Huan Xiu was almost used to being complimented on even such small details. He grabbed Xi Ran's waist affectionately and hugged him as he walked out.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, the group of female soldiers' eyes darted around all over the place.

"…Then I'm leaving first." Xi Ran was at a loss as to what to do and said a brief goodbye to his colleagues. He felt that he was being a bit high-profile, as no male Zerg had ever come into the barracks to pick up someone from work, let alone in such an intimate manner. But at the same time, there was a certain satisfaction in his mind.

When he was in this mood, Xi Ran remembered that he had been talking to his new recruits about the female monarch matter, and agreed to invite them to his wedding ceremony…

"What's the matter? You don't look well." Huan Xiu asked in a small voice, "Surely the previous training wasn't too tiring?"

"No, it wasn't. But there's something…" Thinking of Huan Xiu saying that he had already booked a restaurant, Xi Ran looked at the time and continued, "Wait until the restaurant."

"Okay." Huan Xiu was puzzled. Xi Ran was still fine in the morning, what could be going on?

Upon arrival at the restaurant, Huan Xiu was stunned by Xi Ran's first words.

"I'm very sorry, Master."

"Huh? What happened?"

Xi Ran had a torn expression and decided to take the initiative and admit his mistake. He described to Huan Xiu about how he was asked by the other Zerg after he left, and how he made a boastful speech that he was about to become his partner's monarch.

"It's the truth anyway. I thought it was a big deal, don't scare me." Huan Xiu let out a sigh of relief.

"And they said… that if there was a wedding, they wanted to attend… and I even agreed to let them come…" Xi Ran sighed deeply, as if regretting his impulsive remarks.

"Sure. It's the truth anyway." Huan Xiu laughed.

"Really, so this is also… Hm? Master, you said…" Xi Ran looked at Huan Xiu in surprise and stopped.

Huan Xiu looked at him smilingly and remembered that he had never mentioned the wedding before. Xi Ran was really shocked when he suddenly brought it up under such circumstances.

Xi Ran was more than shocked. He pressed his hand against his chest, as if this would help to ease his violently beating heart, and confirmed once again, "Does that mean we – you and me – will have a wedding…?"

"Who else would it be?" Huan Xiu asked him rhetorically.

"You never mentioned…."

"Because it's not ready yet."

"Master's getting something ready?" Xi Ran was in a state of confusion. Without his knowledge, was Master worrying about things like that? But he didn't even know anything about it.

Huan Xiu shook his hand, "Don't ask yet, just wait. I'll make the arrangements."

Xi Ran calmed down a bit. How could he wait in peace? He couldn't even hold back a smile after hearing it.

"Happy?"

Xi Ran had difficulty expressing his feelings, "Of course. It feels like… it's fake."

Huan Xiu thought to himself before saying, "I'm afraid you'll be so happy that you'll cry."

While thinking about it, he realized he was really looking forward to it. Huan Xiu felt he was actually quite mischievous.

After dinner and on their way home, Xi Ran looked a little dizzy. Huan Xiu was really worried that Xi Ran might bump into the wall. Huan Xiu teased, "Did you drink too much?"

"No, it's just a little unbelievable…" Xi Ran confessed, rubbing his fingers subconsciously back and forth against his palm, and anyone could tell he was a little anxious.

"Relax. I meant to make you happy, wouldn't I lose more than I gain if you got stressed out over it instead?"

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I knew it…" Huan Xiu sighed, if he didn't let Xi Ran do his part, he would probably be restless until the day of the wedding ceremony.

"I'm still looking for wedding sites and the destination for our honeymoon, but it doesn't look like we have jobs where we can take time off whenever we want."

"Yes, indeed…" Xi Ran forced himself to hide his inner turmoil – a honeymoon?

Huan Xiu smiled inwardly when he saw Xi Ran's eyes wandering suspiciously. "After looking at all the aspects, I think autumn is more suitable. But I haven't decided on our clothes yet, so I'll leave this to you."

Xi Ran immediately asked with a dignified look, "What kind of clothes does Master like?"

Huan Xiu didn't think much of it, "If I have to give an example… a traditional white suit is very good, the kind that matches when worn by two people."

Xi Ran nodded, "Traditional suits ah… I'll take note."

"Don't take my words too seriously. Since you're doing it, just pick what you think is right for you."

"I also think traditional suits are good. Master will look good in anything."

After discussing the wedding, Huan Xiu went upstairs to take a shower first. Since they had a few drinks together at dinner, Xi Ran, who had already taken a shower, went to the kitchen to make some tea for Huan Xiu. When it came to tea, black tea and flower tea were popular among the Zerg, especially among the nobles. But Huan Xiu mentioned once that he preferred green tea. On the Zerg home planet, the green tea was not very good, so Xi Ran bought some imported tea from other planets and asked his friend Lan Ji to bring some back when he was on a mission on his home planet.

He remembered his best friend's reluctant expression through the light screen.

"Your male Zerg is so pampered, and has to drink that… Can he not just drink water?"

"He didn't ask for it, I wanted to buy it for him. If it's troublesome, forget it, I was just saying it in passing."

Seeing his friend's sincere smile, Lan Ji sighed and frowned, "Okay, okay, I get it."

Xi Ran was helpless, Lan Ji really didn't have a good impression of male Zerg, even though he had seen how Huan Xiu treated him, he still felt uneasy all day long.

Now that Master was going to hold a wedding, Xi Ran was filled with joy and hoped that Lan Ji would come to the wedding. He was younger than him, but Lan Ji worried like a mother all the time and this would help him feel relieved.

Wedding…

Xi Ran imagined the scene and didn't know what to do. If he was really there, how should he behave so as not to lose Master's face?

Let's practice first, Xi Ran thought, and then decided he should start investigating suits first. He didn't know much about clothing and he didn't really care much either. The number of times he wore a suit were few and far between, for example when he was an officer and before his first marriage, when he attended a few parties. Including an old one that didn't fit him anymore, that he rented several times since then.

He felt like that was a long time ago.

Xi Ran turned off the kettle and skillfully made tea. He hardly thought about his the previous few years of his life, he just found it a bit unbelievable. In his previous marriage he was just an object to be used when his owner felt like it and discarded when he didn't. He even thought that maybe that was how most Zerg marriages were, so he faced it all coldly, like many female Zerg behaved, like a dead tree.

He would never have thought that he would one day feel warm and sour from the bottom of his heart just because he was making Master's favorite tea in the kitchen.

When Huan Xiu came out of the bathroom, he saw the teacup on the bedside table, and when he went to pick up the cup, the temperature was just right.

"Thank you."

"No, it's not something to be thanked for…" Xi Ran, who was sitting on the side of the bed, immediately replied. But Huan Xiu laughed and ignored his words. Every time he said that, Huan Xiu ignored him and continued to thank him the next time, like a silent protest to Xi Ran's attitude.

Xi Ran was aware of his small problems, so he took the initiative to change the subject, "For a custom suit, I need Master's size."

Huan Xiu sat beside Xi Ran on the bed, "You're looking into it so soon?"

"The custom suit shops are busy too, so it's better to have a few extra days."

"Size…" Huan Xiu only had a towel on, and he still had water droplets on his body. It was obvious that he was using the same body wash, but Xi Ran felt that Huan Xiu's body smelled better than his own after a shower.

Huan Xiu's hot breath sprayed onto Xi Ran's ear and trailed off, "—would you like to measure it yourself?"

Xi Ran was stunned, not quite sure how to respond. However, although his mouth was a bit clumsy, his behavior was not delayed. As soon as Huan Xiu expressed his desire, Xi Ran took the initiative to wrap his arms around Huan Xiu's neck and kissed him.

"Mn, mn…"

Huan Xiu was aggressive with his advances, and it was very rewarding to make a man like Xi Ran go limp from a kiss.

And Xi Ran seemed to enjoy it too.

However, there was something unexpected today, after kissing for a while, just when Huan Xiu was about to push Xi Ran down, Xi Ran didn't move.

"What's wrong?" Huan Xiu was surprised since Xi Ran rarely didn't do what he wanted in bed. But if the other asked for something in bed, he would be happy, as it would be a rare improvement.

"I can help you with…" Xi Ran looked confused, as he was not very good at expressing himself verbally. He struggled for two seconds, simply stood up, then quickly got down on one knee between his legs, his head facing Huan Xiu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Hey, Xi… oh…" Huan Xiu stopped mid-sentence as Xi Ran took his half-hard penis into his mouth.

On their first night together, Xi Ran had started with oral sex, but he was on a mission then. His attitude was completely different now. After all, Huan Xiu hardly ever let Xi Ran do it to him. He has been teaching him all kinds of pleasures in bed, so he had put aside the more service-oriented behavior.

Today, he didn't know what kind of wind was blowing to make Xi Ran offer to help him.

"Oh, oh… mn, mn… good…" Soon Huan Xiu was completely hard and Xi Ran was sucking hard on his rod, making lewd noises in his mouth, mixing his precum with saliva. Compared with the first time, Xir Ran's technique was much better. While doing it, Xi Ran recalled what Huan Xiu had done to him and tried to mimic it.

Xi Ran's palm was a little bigger than Huan Xiu's and the tightness of his grip on the base of the shaft made it a very different experience for Huan Xiu. After swallowing the whole thing for a while, Xi Ran tried to rub his finger over the bottom half of the penis again and stroked it up and down, then opened his lips slightly and stretched out his tongue to lick the tip like an animal licking its food.

As he was vigorously licking, Xi Ran looked up to see Huan Xiu's reaction, wanting to confirm the results.

Huan Xiu's interest was heightened by the way Xi Ran looked up at him from down there.

"What's wrong with you today? So… mn… suddenly. "

Xi Ran stopped for a moment and replied, "Because Master said, 'would you like to measure it yourself?'"

Huan Xiu was stunned.

His original intention was to do it so that Xi Ran could get his hands on him – although Xi Ran wouldn't be able to do it either. But Huan Xiu didn't expect Xi Ran to understand the meaning to this extent.

"…So, I'm measuring Master's… size." After Xi Ran said that, he lowered his head again, not daring to look directly at Huan Xiu, but he was not sloppy at all, and slowly swallowed the whole member into his mouth as if he was 'measuring' it with his tongue.

Huan Xiu was really amazed. He never expected that he would be the one to be subjected to Xi Ran's dirty jokes one day.

But, of course, Huan Xiu was happy to have it happen. Compared to the first time, Xi Ran's mood was not so much of a servant who thought he was inferior to him, but rather full of the desire to make him comfortable and to see him happy.

Of course, there was no reason for him to stop him, right?

…

The two of them had a wild time deep into the night, and after the affair, Huan Xiu was lazy as he thought about getting up early for work tomorrow. Xiao Ye was returning home, and although he missed him a bit, he had to admit that with the kid at home, most of the exercise sessions were restricted to the bed.

So, raising a child had its good and bad points.

Huan Xiu laughed helplessly.

Huan Xiu's eyelids started to droop when he was lying on the bed, because his energy level was consumed a great deal and unlike the female Zerg with a bug constitution, he could not recover after a while. Huan Xiu lay on the bed and had a fight with his eyelids for a while.

Xi Ran, who went to the bathroom to clean up, went back to the bed and was pulled into the quilt by Huan Xiu. Xi Ran knew that he was really tired.

"Sorry, I was a little slow… I was thinking about the wedding ceremony."

"Looking forward to it? I'm going to have to do better then…" said Huan Xiu with his eyes closed.

Xi Ran moved closer to Huan Xiu, sticking close to him. He knew he should let Master sleep now, otherwise he would be very tired in the morning, but he was in a happy mood and wanted to talk a bit more. "Mn. Is Master looking forward to it too?"

"Of course. It's been a dream of mine for many years to be able to stand in front of everyone and get married openly… Or a fantasy… or something."

Xi Ran said, "Ah."

So Master was looking forward to it too. He had forgotten that in Master's original world, he was 'homosexual'. Not to mention the public, it was hard enough to maintain a relationship that even one's parents and best friends may not understand, let alone having a big wedding.

"I'm sleepy. I can't… I'm going to sleep. I'll talk to you in the morning…" Huan Xiu was already yawning heavily.

"Mn, ah, Master, go to sleep."

"Together."

"I'll sleep too." Xi Ran gently placed his hand on Huan Xiu's.

A short week of being alone together was soon over, and it was time for Huan Ye to come home.

For the first time, Huan Ye was able to properly integrate into the school's activities, and since the trip consisted of the whole school assembly, he inevitably ran into some of his former classmates. However, Huan Ye's mindset was now completely different. Without stirring up trouble or showing his shyness, the kids could only stare at him from a distance and then be ignored.

During the week, Huan Xiu took the time to take his driving test. Driving a "car" on the Zerg planet was much easier than on Earth. He had gone to driving school on and off over the week and passed the written test with ease. Today, considering that Huan Xiu had to pick up Huan Ye and had to carry the boy's suitcase, Xi Ran left his car at the academy and took a taxi to the training camp by himself.

When Huan Xiu arrived at the entrance of the primary school, Huan Ye had already been waiting for a while.

"Did you have a good trip?"

"Father, I was not on a trip, I went to study and exchange." Huan Ye frowned and corrected Huan Xiu, he was serious about studying and practicing so he didn't want Huan Xiu to think he had gone for a week of fun.

"Once in a while, you need to relax too." Huan Xiu touched Huan Ye's head.

He thought it was just like a spring outing for primary school students, but when he heard Huan Ye's descriptions on the way back, he realized that the so-called exchange was really learning, even including the most basic physical training. The young male Zerg and inferior females could participate in some of the activities selectively, while the young female Zerg must participate in all of them.

"You are still very young. Aren't you too tired working so hard?"

"I'm not young anymore! It's going to be in my secondary phase soon." Huan Ye puffed out his chest. Although the week of training wasn't visible physically, he had the illusion that he was getting stronger. Huan Ye, perhaps after a week away from home and with excellent grades in his training, looked excited and his eyes sparkled. "I want to be a very strong Zerg just like my female father in the future."

Huan Xiu was a little surprised when Huan Ye mentioned his future goal for the first time, "Do you want to join the army too?"

"Mn… Mn!" Huan Ye nodded fiercely, "I… want to be a more powerful soldier than my female father!… This might be a little hard… I'm too whimsical…"

His voice weakened as he spoke, apparently a little less confident at the thought of his female father's figure.

"Isn't it fine? Try it out. You see, your female father has retired anyway, so there's no room for improvement from now on, and you're still young, so you'll have plenty of time to catch up with him in the future." Sorry to say this about you, Huan Xiu apologized to Xi Ran silently in his heart.

"Male father, do you think female father will not want me to join the army?"

"Why do you think so?"

Huan Ye himself couldn't explain it clearly, "It's just… it's just… it feels like female father didn't specifically mention it, but I always felt like he wasn't happy in the military, didn't come home much before he retired, and didn't laugh as often as he does now…"

Huan Xiu sighed, "Maybe a little bit. But it's not all because of the army…"

"Hm?" Huan Ye turned his head to look at his driving male father and made a confused sound.

"No, it's nothing. No matter what he thinks of the military department, as long as you truly want it that much, he'll support you. And so will I."

"…Mn!" Huan Ye had a big smile on his face. "…You won't go back on it, right? You promise, right?"

"Ah, yeah… I'll keep my word…"

During the meal, Huan Xiu took the initiative to bring up Huan Ye's dream. Huan Ye, who was full of confidence just now, was tentative when he faced his female father. How dare he say 'I want to surpass you' in front of his female father?

"If you can't even compete with me, you'll lose face," Xi Ran said flatly.

Huan Ye whispered in a stubborn voice, very impudently, "I won't…"

"Then after you finish primary school, I'll contact some people I know to help." Xi Ran looked as usual, and didn't seem to have any opinion about Huan Ye's choice.

Huan Xiu gave Huan Ye a 'see what I mean' look across the table.

After dinner, Xiao Ye went back to his room. Huan Xiu leaned against the kitchen table and watched Xi Ran wash the dishes while talking to him about Xiao Ye, "Even though I know you won't have an opinion in the end, I'm still curious, do you really have no thoughts about it in your heart?"

"There's definitely some. It's hard to be a soldier, and there are many inconveniences. I couldn't even go to school when I came out of the orphanage, so I had no other way out. Xiao Ye is different and he has other choices. But… even so he still chose this path, maybe there really is some bloodline of some sort. I didn't teach him anything good about the military."

"Are you saying that Xiao Ye is just as gifted at this as you are?" Huan Xiu asked.

It was a little embarrassing for Xi Ran to admit this, "Maybe a little bit. Ah, but I'm not really gifted. Cough, cough, I mean, at least compared to me, now he has a systematic education and parents who support him… so I want him to choose what he likes to do."

"You're too modest." Huan Xiu laughed, hugging Xi Ran's waist from behind, openly disturbing the other man's progress in doing his chores.

Xi Ran was indeed too modest. When his good friend Lan Ji came to visit him occasionally, whenever he talked about the past at the dinner table, he would inevitably exaggerate and describe the great work that Xi Ran had done in the past. The purpose of telling the truth was obvious – he just wanted to tell Huan Xiu that 'Xi Ran is a great female soldier and you have to be nice to him'. Xi Ran couldn't sit still and he would embarrassingly interrupt Lan Ji repeatedly.

However, what Lan Ji said was true.

Huan Xiu's thinking was on a different level.

Lan Ji's display of hostility was really overwhelming. When he thought of that Zerg and Xi Ran, he thought of the fact that, although he didn't say anything, he trusted Xi Ran like a big brother in his heart…

Could he be a love rival?

"Master, the dishes are done, do you want to go to our room?"

Huan Xiu withdrew from his chaotic thoughts. Whether or not Lan Ji had thoughts about Xi Ran that went beyond friendship, at least Xi Ran knew nothing about it and had no feelings for the other Zerg.

Besides, the person was his now.

Huan Xiu looked at Xi Ran, who was asking for his opinion in a serious manner and patiently waiting for his response, and left the sense of crisis in the back of his mind, "Ah. Let's go upstairs then."

"Is there something wrong, Master? "

"Nothing, just thought I'd better hurry up and put the ring on you."

"The ring…" Xi Ran's expression became unnatural for a moment, a look of panic and unconcealed joy spreading on his face.

He's so easy to read, Huan Xiu smiled inwardly.

Coincidentally, Huan Xiu while still thinking about the ring, a few days later he got a message from Xi Ran's boss, who investigated the model of the mecha Xi Ran used in the past. Probably because he thought that a male Zerg like Huan Xiu was rare and valuable and wanted to do more for his subordinates, the other party had researched the information in detail and was about to give him the location to get the materials.

Huan Xiu couldn't help but feel that the other's positive attitude was like he was the one who was getting married.

"It's so unrealistic," he said. "…But something like this is happening right now, and I want to help. It's definitely a romance that belongs only to military females." Because it was still confidential, Xi Ran's supervisor could only hold it back from his co-workers. But he really wanted to share it with the people around him.

Huan Xiu was lucky to have such a teammate. He started to think of a place to present the ring to Xi Ran. Although he enjoyed his life with Xiao Ye and Xi Ran as a cozy family of three, he thought it would be better to do the proposal somewhere with just the two of them.

Not very good at making things flashy and exaggerated, Huan Xiu only hoped that he could find a suitable and meaningful setting.

"Master."

"Hm? "Huan Xiu looked up from his phone.

"…Do you want something to eat tomorrow morning?" Xi Ran sensed that Huan Xiu was thinking of something else, so he wasn't concentrating.

Huan Xiu had barely texted anyone before. He didn't have much contact with his colleagues in his personal time, and he only sent emails about work matters. But Xi Ran was sure that what he had just glimpsed in his peripheral vision was the interface of a communication message. But he hesitated and didn't ask, 'who are you messaging?' He would seem too petty if he did so.

But he felt that Huan Xiu was in a good mood when he received the text. That's why Xi Ran cared so much.

"It's fine as usual."

"Okay." Xi Ran answered.

It shouldn't be that bad, right? The other day we were talking about the wedding, Xi Ran thought and glanced at Huan Xiu who was lying beside him looking at his phone. They haven't done it for a few days… Is it because I haven't worked hard enough lately?

Although his face didn't change, Xi Ran decided to ask Master what he was looking at. Xi Ran practiced his natural voice several times in his mind.

Just when Xi Ran was about to ask, Huan Xiu put down his phone, "Shall we sleep?"

"…Ah, okay." Xi Ran had been dawdling for a long time and missed the opportunity to ask the question, so he had to keep his doubts to himself.

After turning off the lights, Huan Xiu's arm was hugging Xi Ran as tightly as usual, and Xi Ran felt relieved, but once doubts grew, they were hard to erase until they were answered.

I should have asked earlier. Xi Ran thought but he felt that he was asking for trouble by dragging his feet.

This 'asking for trouble' turned into real trouble the next morning.

Xi Ran woke up early, went downstairs to make coffee as usual, and when he returned to their bedroom to wake Huan Xiu up, his eyes were unconsciously drawn to the cell phone screen on the other side of the nightstand, which happened to be lit up. Or rather, for a female Zerg's excellent attention span, he was blind not to see it.

Xi Ran was sure it was a notification from someone, not a push from an email or some other software. He glanced at Huan Xiu, who was still sleeping, and couldn't stop himself from wanting to take a look.

Sneaking a look at a male Zerg's communicator was something that should never be done. Xi Ran felt guilty and wanted to stop several times when he saw Huan Xiu's sleeping face on the other side of the bedside table. But in the end, he still quietly walked over to the other side.

The screen was still on, so a glance was not considered as touching the Master's phone, Xi Ran warned himself.

He was shocked by the glance.

[I've asked about yesterday's incident, it should be fine. But it might be done this weekend.]

That was the message. And the contact was his boss's name.

Yesterday? This weekend? Wait, when did Master ever exchange contact with another female Zerg? Xi Ran's mind was filled with 10,000 guesses until there was not even a single one left. He was a bit confused.

The communicator screen went dark on its own after a while. Xi Ran never knew the password of Huan Xiu's communicator, and a glance at the screen was already the limit of what he could do, so it was already too much for him to see Master's text in secret.

"…Mn… time to get up?"

Xi Ran just stood there, and Huan Xiu seemed to be aware of his presence while he was half asleep. Maybe it was just a now every day habit, so he knew it was time to get up. Although he had set an alarm clock, Xi Ran woke up half an hour earlier than the clock to wake him up a little earlier.

Huan Xiu didn't even open his eyes, but Xi Ran had already taken a quick step aside out of guilt and pulled open the curtain.

"Morning." Huan Xiu frowned and turned around, his eyes were a little uncomfortable with the sunlight, but he squinted and smiled and said good morning to Xi Ran.

Xi Ran's heart warmed up, but he couldn't get over the message he had just read, and was deeply conflicted. If Huan Xiu found out about this misunderstanding, and Xi Ran kept it to himself, he would probably collapse and go back to bed right away.

Since Huan Xiu got his driver's license, the daily process in the morning from Xi Ran detour to send two people to school and then to the military headquarters has changed into two routes, saving a lot of time. But today, Xi Ran didn't want to go out on his own, especially in this situation.

After Huan Xiu finished his breakfast, he turned on his cell phone and saw the message. The story was very simple: after learning about Xi Ran's favorite mecha model, he wondered if he should go directly to find the material or see if there was any scrap macha that he could reuse.

When Xi Ran's boss heard his idea, he immediately went to work on it. The result was that there was the same model of mecha that was scrapped by the military department, and normally it wouldn't be possible to contact Zerg outside the military department. But since Huan Xiu was working at the research institute, in a sense he could be considered a related party, and as long as several parties communicated, this matter didn't seem impossible. As for the specific result, Huan Xiu would have to go there personally on the weekend to find out.

[Okay. Thank you.] After Huan Xiu replied politely, he immediately thought that this matter would soon be spread within the institute and he would become a subject of joke for that group of Zerg again…

In Xi Ran's eyes, it became 'Master picks up the phone, Master returns the message, Master is thinking about the phone.'

Huan Ye looked over at Xi Ran and asked a little worriedly, "Father, aren't you leaving? Won't you be late?"

Xi Ran reluctantly smiled at Xiao Ye, "I'm going. Master just leave dishes, I'll do them tonight…"

Huan Xiu turned off his communicator then stood up and gave Xi Ran a very natural parting kiss that was just right for the morning, "I'll wash them before I leave. Have a safe trip."

Xi Ran was a little flattered by the kiss. Huan Xiu was still as gentle as before. He couldn't imagine such a Master turning around and looking for another female Zerg.

Xi Ran's emotions were really complicated right now.

After arriving at the training camp, Xi Ran received a half month's notice for an upcoming trip. A new group of soldiers currently in training under him would soon undergo a drill test, and those who passed the test would be officially accepted into the army. Although Xi Ran had come in halfway and hadn't accompanied the new recruits from the beginning, he was quite popular and the Zerg under his command all respected him, so he was included in the list of those who would assess the drill.

"Do I need to do anything?" The news was a bit sudden, and Xi Ran tried to recall his memories of taking the assessment when he was young, and it seemed to him that the instructor didn't really do much.

"There's nothing to do," his mentor said. "We just need to bring the team over, give them encouragement and a few words of advice after they get settled."

"I see." Xi Ran looked down at the schedule again, and saw that he was going away for three days. It wasn't that long by any means, but he'd been a little uneasy since morning, filled with thoughts of whether or not Master would do this and that sort of thing when he wasn't home.

"Instructor?"

"…Hm?"

"Instructor, sprint training is over." The new squad leader, who was leading a group of Zerg back to the starting point, reported to Xi Ran. It was not often that Xi Ran was distracted.

Xi Ran then came back to his senses and hurriedly gave the next instructions.

"Is Instructor not feeling well?"

"I'm fine. Thanks for your concern. It's up to you guys, go for it on the next test." Xi Ran was facing a group of young kids, and he was too embarrassed to tell them that he was thinking about his family, so he changed the subject to them.

The young Zerg were all looking forward to the test and many of them were nervous and asked Xi Ran how his test went. However, nothing special happened at that time and it was a long time ago, so Xi Ran couldn't remember anything special that needed attention, so he could only encourage everyone to relax and perform as usual and not to stress about it.

The young Zerg were all very energetic and wanted to do their best. During the lunch break, Xi Ran was able to catch his breath from the bombardment.

After fetching food from the cafeteria, Xi Ran took it to a corner table, not in the mood to chat with his colleagues today. He was repeatedly thinking about the morning's events, and he looked unconsciously absent-minded.

Xi Ran knew very little about how to maintain a relationship between a couple. He was confused for a while. In the beginning of his relationship with Huan Xiu, Xi Ran thought that he should always be the passive one, and the only thing he could do was to do housework and take care of his male Zerg in bed. Hua Xu is very easy to get along with and always helps himself in turn. As a result, Xi ran gets used to such a relaxed and happy life.

When he thought about it, he was worried that he was too lax and that his life was really a straight line, focusing on the trivial things at home. Although Master said that he likes the warm sense of home, will it not be boring in the long run?

He couldn't talk to a Zerg he was familiar with, because if it was a misunderstanding, it would be awkward afterward. As for his best friend Lan Ji, Xi Ran has no doubt that he would start yelling at Huan Xiu and reach the final conclusion that his male Zerg was no good and would not help him think of a solution.

Yes, Xi Ran has unconsciously made up his mind from the very beginning that even if Huan Xiu was really related to another Zerg… he had to 'steal' Huan Xiu back.

Flooded with ideas, Xi Ran chose an approach he would never have tried before… and decided to go online to see if he could find a topic with a similar problem.

When he first browsed the forums on gender issues, Xi Ran thought that most of them were probably made up, and that if he really had a bitter heart, he would just keep it to himself. Now it was a real slap in the face.

Xi Ran finished his lunch as fast as he could, and read several posts during the rest of the break. Most of them were not very good, and he was forced to accept them all, which was probably a typical case of scaring himself.

There were no male Zerg reading this forum, and to be frank, there was not much to discuss, it was just a place for female Zerg and inferior females to vent their emotions.

Xi Ran hesitated, but still managed to sign up for a new account and posted his situation on the site. Of course, his situation might be a bit special, and it would be easy for the Zerg to guess if he described it honestly. That was why he omitted the remarriage and his child and didn't mention his background as a military female who retired with injuries. He hadn't made any such forum posts, so he just described the general situation in a nutshell.

There were quite a few unhealthy responses soon after.

[It feels so dangerous, this situation…]

[Mn, I don't want to say something that would be offensive to OP, but I think that this… is a good place to start.]

[Your rival is your boss? Isn't that hot?]

Although he sent the content out himself, Xi Ran's heart was a bit reluctant to see the responses going sideways.

[But there's no evidence that he's really thinking this way.] he wrote.

The following responses were basically this:

[We all understand the reluctance to face the reality of the situation. This is quite common. Let him marry, it will make a better impression for your male Zerg. But if he competes with you for the position of monarch, fight.]

Huan Xiu is different from any common case… Xi Ran subconsciously argued with himself. It was like he was holding a fire in his heart and couldn't spit it out.

Finally, there was an objective comment.

[It doesn't look like he is marrying a new female. According to OP, the male Zerg is at home every night, and he doesn't smell like other Zerg, so there's no need to start scaremongering so soon.]

Finally, Xi Ran was relieved to have gotten an optimistic opinion.

The comment then went on to say, [But I can't say it's all right. There might be a hint of a problem now, but there is still a chance to nip it in the bud.]

[How?] Xi Ran honestly asked a simple question of his own.

The comment seemed to be from an inferior female with a resentful tone, [Oh my God! Are all female Zerg's heads made of wood? Go on, please, pester him so that he doesn't have the energy to do anything else!]

There is another inferior female response at the bottom, [You can tell by the tone of OP's post that he is a typical steel female Zerg. The boring kind…]

Was he really boring? Xi Ran was a bit sensitive to this word at the moment and returned to reading his own post. He just described the situation and his confusion in the best possible language within the limited time available.

The post was starting to turn into a brawl again. The female Zerg were very unhappy with the attitude and comments of the inferior females, the inferior females also had their own reasons, although they could easily get a male Zerg's preference, but in the end, they could not have offspring, so they were basically not challenging a monarch's position. While on the other hand the female Zerg had what they wanted the most, and they seem to not appreciate that, making the inferior females more or less jealous and a little bit angry.

But at the end of the day, they were all worried and agitated by the actions of the male Zerg, and they were not that different from each other.

Xi Ran ignored this, politely replied [Thank you] to the person who gave the advice, and decided to give it a try.

As the female user put it, 'pester him so that he doesn't have the energy to do anything else', which was easy to say, but when it comes to Xi Ran, he has no idea how to do it.

The inferior female netizen just now knew that his tone was a bit bad, and was embarrassed by Xi Ran's polite response, so he sent a friendly private message to him with a link to a post titled, "How to make male Zerg unable to stop wanting you". The title may seem like a cheap and unorthodox novel, but the poster has written a lot of serious words and the following replies indicated that it was very informative.

The lunch hour was over, so Xi Ran saved this post for later to study it in detail when he had time.

As soon as he finished training, Xi Ran took a shower and changed into his clothes, he received a message from Huan Xiu, and he felt like he was instantly confronted by an enemy.

[Can you go pick up Xiao Ye today? I'm going downtown for a walk. I'll be home late.]

[Will you be back for dinner?]

[You can eat first, don't wait for me.]

Today Huan Xiu was going to a metal and jewelry shop. Unaware of the huge misunderstanding between them, Huan Xiu sent the message and pulled out the design sketch he drew earlier again, feeling good.

It seemed that diamonds were not popular among the Zerg, so Huan Xiu decided to go for a simpler design after looking at the various wedding rings with different gemstones. The only difference was that he planned to cut a small, irregular groove along the ring to melt and pour the material of the mecha into it. The mecha material was not suitable for prolonged contact with the skin, but it was suitable for the adornment of a white gold ring.

At home, Huan Ye's father frowned anxiously in the kitchen, staring at the rice cooker. He looked up from his homework, "Father, is there something troubling you?"

"It's nothing… just, hm, Lan Ji's birthday is coming up and I was thinking of sending him some kind of birthday present." Xi Ran made an excuse, his birthday wasn't a lie, but he didn't worry about it.

"I see, I'll think of something for father too," Huan Ye replied.

Xi Ran thought to himself that he had made Xiao Ye worry, and adjusted his expression. Xi Ran's heart was in suspense after a rare dinner with only Huan Ye. When he got to his bedroom, he opened the post that he did not have time to check at noon.

[The first thing is the world for two. The first thing you want to do is to create a time to be alone. Find an excuse to bring the male Zerg to your room, or even go outside. Don't be jealous and don't mention the other females. For example, this kind of talk is taboo.]

Xi Ran looked at it and felt a little bit opposite of his situation. It was already just the two of them every night…

[When faced with a rare opportunity, you must take the initiative! Show that you want the other person desperately, never be silent, and don't keep bringing up work and family matters.]

Xi Ran's heart 'chuckled'. Their daily life consisted of reading their own books, their chat content was about work and Xiao Ye…

[If the female Zerg is in heat then that goes without saying. If you're not in heat, you can use external assistance such as aromatherapy, lighting, sexy pajamas and panties. To avoid the suspicion of advertising, I will not send a link, but show a few general pictures… Congenital conditions are different, do not completely follow the lesson from inferior females. You can learn and, in short, do not go too far."

"…" Xi Ran repeatedly looked at the examples of 'sexy pajamas' and rationalized that Huan Xiu should not like this type of thing…

This is hard.

Xi Ran sat on the bed and looked around the bedroom without Huan Xiu. He lay down, his cup and pillow surrounded by Huan Xiu's warm scent, and kept on reading.

[As for posture, statistics show that rear entry is number one. But each male Zerg has his own preference, so it's hard to judge. But let's clarify one thing, male Zerg definitely don't hate being mounted! They just hate the female Zerg's expressionless, business-like riding style, and while physically overwhelming, female Zerg should 'pretend' to be mentally disadvantaged.]

…It's so hard.

Xi Ran's head hurt from reading this, and he had no idea so many female Zerg were willing to rack their brains over these things. In the past, he didn't think it was necessary to please a male Zerg, and that he would be better off not doing it for the rest of his life. But when he met Huan Xiu, he started to care, and hoped that he would always care about him.

Xi Ran had never been the type to back down when things got tough. On the contrary, once he made a decision, he wouldn't change his mind even if it broke a wall. So even though he found it difficult, Xi Ran decided to try the 'tricks' taught by the post.

It was around 9 p.m. when Huan Xiu came home. Huan Ye was nestling on the sofa, watching children's programs. He usually didn't watch TV very much. Especially in front of Huan Xiu, he will try his best not to watch 'childish' things, to appear more mature and sensible. When Huan Xiu walked in, he was so startled that he switched the TV to the news channel.

"Male father is back," Xiao Ye meekly called out.

Huan Xiu laughed and said, "I saw it all, stop pretending. There's nothing to hide. You're just a kid watching a cartoon."

Huan Ye's face turned red, "I was just, just casually looking, I should go wash up…"

"Okay," said Huan Xiu, looking at the time, "Where's your female father? Why didn't he send you to bed today?"

"Father seemed a bit tired today, so he went to the supermarket earlier and then went back to his room. Oh yeah, he said he left food in the fridge."

"I ate out, I'll save the stuff for tomorrow morning. I'm going upstairs then, it's okay to watch cartoons, but you have to be in bed by ten, okay?"

"I'm getting ready to go to bed right now!" Huan Ye had 'please don't talk about the cartoons anymore' written all over his face.

Huan Xiu laughed at Xiao Ye's back as he ran back upstairs, took off his jacket and hung it up, then went to the kitchen to see what Xi Ran had saved for him. When he opened the refrigerator, Huan Xiu was surprised to find several dishes that were all 'sobering dishes' in small portions and obviously not leftovers from dinner.

Maybe Xi Ran thought that he had gone out drinking with his colleagues? He had never seen Xi Ran cooking these dishes before, so it was obvious that it was an impromptu effort. It was a small misunderstanding, but Huan Xiu also felt warmed by it.

"Xi Ran, I'm back." Huan Xiu called out from outside his room in a happy mood. "I heard from Xiao Ye that you look a bit tired? How…"

When Huan Xiu opened the door, he noticed that it was dark in the room and there was no light on. He immediately lowered his voice, thinking that Xi Ran was already asleep. However, when Huan Xiu took a closer look in the room, he realized that Xi Ran was not on the bed. The dim light in the room came from a few electrified fake candles placed on the bedside table.

Did Xi Ran put these there? No wonder he felt an unfamiliar scent when he entered the house. Huan Xiu was a little suspicious about the effectiveness of these small items, Xi Ran should be a standard pragmatist, so why did he go out to buy them today?

"Xi Ran?"

"…Master."

Huan Xiu turned his head and Xi Ran came out of the bathroom wearing only his underwear.

Only underwear, no problem. But Huan Xiu froze for a moment – because he didn't understand why Xi Ran was wearing a thong.

Xi Ran, of course, was uncomfortable, he took a glance at Huan Xiu, but it seemed that he was not going to come over, but looked at him with surprise.

The post said that it was normal to be surprised, after all most male Zerg had never seen their female Zerg in such a seductive manner before.

"What day is today?" Huan Xiu questioned. Of course, he welcomed the surprise, but this kind of surprise was not like Xi Ran.

Xi Ran was already a bit nervous, but now he couldn't answer. So he simply skipped over Huan Xiu's question and walked forward quickly to hug Huan Xiu, "Master, I've missed you every day recently…"

The post taught him to speak weakly and gently pull the male Zerg towards the bed – the OP said it worked wonders.

Xi Ran couldn't help but sniff Huan Xiu's body during this process – there was no smell of other Zerg. It didn't even smell like alcohol. This made him relieved.

…? Didn't we just separate this morning? Huan Xiu, who was thrown down on the bed, thought to himself with a confused face.

Huan Xiu lay on his back and watched his female Zerg begin to remove his belt with a determined look on his face. They did do it riding style, but only when they were halfway through and wanted to change positions. This was the first time Xi Ran had ever pushed him down and rode him in such a 'fierce' manner..

Huan Xiu was certain that Xi Ran was not acting right today. But in terms of results, he didn't think it was a bad thing…

When Huan Xiu looked at the face of a man who was trying to be 'seductive' but looked a bit fierce because his expression was a bit stiff, Huan Xiu thought it was better not to discourage his lover's rare passion and ask what was going on later.

Xi Ran rolled up Huan Xiu's shirt, and after exercising, Huan Xiu's body, which was originally a bit thin and weak, has developed some muscles. Xi Ran touched Huan Xiu's abdomen, where a faint trace of abdominal muscles could be felt.

Suddenly, Xi Ran thought that his Master was contacting the boss of the gym he was going to? It was really too dangerous to leave a male Zerg alone in a place surrounded by females.

Huan Xiu was lying on his back, he felt Xi Ran's palm on his skin suddenly stop, and when he looked up, the other party looked stunned. He looked at his abdomen and realized, "You see, the recent exercise was not in vain. You didn't expect the effect to be so significant, right?" Huan Xiu thought to himself, I've been so busy lately that I forgot to show off my achievements with Xi Ran.

"…" Xi Ran was a little unhappy, "Am I the first one to see it?"

"Of course." Do I have to lift up half of my clothes to show them to others at the gym…? Huan Xiu thought.

After saying that Xi Ran looked a little better, the corners of his mouth stretched a little and he continued the action with his roving hands.

"What's wrong today?" Huan Xiu reached out and touched Xi Ran's naked thigh in amusement.

Xi Ran didn't want to lie, but couldn't say the real reason and fidgeted for a long time, "Does Master like this?"

The question was thrown back at him, and Huan Xiu replied, "You're so assertive, I like it." If there were no electric candles, he would have liked it more.

Xi Ran nodded inwardly, the post was indeed correct.

Huan Xiu's pants were only unzipped and unbuckled, and he tried to take them off himself, but Xi Ran held him down in a panic, "No, Master, I'll do it."

"…So the gist of today is leave it all to you and I'm in charge of lying down?"

"Yes." Xi Ran nodded solemnly. His movements were a bit tense as he kept thinking back to the tutorial and was filled with remorse for all the little details he accidentally forgot to do.

Huan Xiu would have undressed himself in about thirty seconds but Xi Ran slowed down and took two minutes. There were a lot of deliberate small gestures, as the post said: 'anytime you pass by their skin, gently caress it with your fingertips'. Xi Ran's interpretation clearly didn't reach Huan Xiu. He only felt that Xi Ran was rubbing his palm against his skin and misinterpreted it as a different kind of 'flirting'.

"You're leaving me hanging on purpose." Huan Xiu looked like he was laughing and crying. His Xi Ran was so smart that he now knew how to play tricks.

Xi Ran was shocked. The post said that the target would enjoy this kind of affection, but why was his Master anxious and frustrated? When the situation was different from what he expected, he couldn't go online to seek help, so he had no choice but to pretend that this step was over.

Huan Xiu only saw Xi Ran ignore his words, standing up on his knees, placing one hand on his chest with careful and controlled force, and reaching behind him to hold the semi-hard spot. Without the obstruction of the back of his underwear, Huan Xiu quickly became fully hard after the intimate contact with Xi Ran's tight, muscular buttocks.

Xi Ran quickly ended the stroking, lifted his waist, and sat down slowly supporting himself with his hands. Apparently he had prepared himself a little in the bathroom, and the inside was so wet and slippery that Huan Xiu did not feel any hindrance before he slowly became fully engorged.

Feeling that Xi Ran's hands on his chest were only supporting him, and that his body weight was not sitting on him at all, Huan Xiu suggested, "You can relax a little, I won't be crushed by you. You won't be able to move without sitting down completely."

"I'm heavy." Xi Ran was still worried, but since Huan Xiu had said so, he naturally chose to listen and carefully lowered his weight. As his muscles tightened, the gesture caused Huan Xiu to go deeper.

Xi Ran asked for full control, and Huan Xiu let him, without lifting his arm against the bed sheet, wanting to see what kind of game Xi Ran wanted to play.

"Mn…" Xi Ran panted heavily and slowly moved up and down. But by doing this Xi Ran couldn't concentrate on what to do next to please Huan Xiu, and his body was getting more and more in tune with Huan Xiu's and he was going to cum soon.

What did it say in the post? You should gaze at the male Zerg? [The action should be gentle and seductive, and the hand should continue to caress the chest of male Zerg… If the male Zerg does not respond, guide his hand to hold your ankle or wrist, as this is a more controlling position when a female Zerg is kneeling on the male's body. A lean and toned waist is more attractive and in control…]

A lot of information was clogging up his mind, gradually melting into a blank.

The muddled look on his face, coupled with his uncharacteristic behavior today, although Huan Xiu didn't understand the cause and effect, made him think that Xi Ran must have learned something from the internet or some other unreliable female Zerg. Of course, in his opinion, even the 'hard Xi Ran' was a thousand times more wonderful than the 'seductive female Zerg'. Or maybe the usual Xi Ran was tempting enough for him.

"I don't know why you're different today, but I like the surprise you gave me." Huan Xiu reached out and took Xi Ran's fingers in his hand, pulling them in front of him for a kiss. Although the other man was a bit clumsy, Huan Xiu knew Xi Ran's feelings quite well.

When Xi Ran looked into Huan Xiu's eyes, seeing his eyes filled with lust towards him and a sense of anticipation, that alone made Xi Ran forget what the post taught.

Does Master really like this? Xi Ran frowned slightly. Huan Xiu understood his body, and Xi Ran was getting to know his lover. He knew that Huan Xiu liked to penetrate deep and then be 'clamped', he liked to stroke his nipples, and he liked to hear his voice. Rather than following some Zerg's summary from memory, wasn't it better to do it from his own experience? With this in mind, Xi Ran decided to do it his way.

I'm sorry to the many enthusiastic netizens, Xi Ran apologized, sure enough, he was still not romantic enough.

"…! Mn, ah…" Xi Ran opened his mouth halfway and unabashedly let out the sound that was smothering his throat. His powerful waist was strong enough to support him as he rotated around vigorously. Although his movements were simple and brutal, just straight up and down, the pleasure was almost immediate. With the frequency of thrusts, Xi Ran's buttocks and Huan Xiu's thighs were violently hitting one another, issuing a 'pa' sound.

Xi Ran's pectoral muscles on his powerful body looked very firm as he was moving up and down. Huan Xiu wanted to reach out to touch Xi Ran's chest, but was once again stopped by Xi Ran in panic.

"Do you want to do this yourself too?" Huan Xiu was in tears.

Because of the promise that he would do everything and Huan Xiu just had to enjoy, Xi Ran nodded in the affirmative and said that he had to use his own hands to do this for him.

Huan Xiu was only responsible for being comfortable and watching. What else could Huan Xiu say? Sometimes, this person was really too hard on himself.

So Huan Xiu had to drop his hands and slide them down to Xi Ran's butt, holding it with his two hands and rubbing them. It was lucky that his Xi Ran didn't shout at him to stop, or else Huan Xiu would have really protested.

"Uh, mn—"

Xi Ran tried to pinch his nipples with his finger. He had never fondled himself before, and it was very uncomfortable compared to Huan Xiu's fingers, rubbing his nipples back and forth awkwardly, but the mere sight of Huan Xiu's eyes was enough to make him react.

Of course, Huan Xiu's eyes were staring at Xi Ran. Forget about the aesthetics of the room layout, but at the very least Xi Ran's posture was hard to look away from now. Just imagine, a perfect figure and slightly youthful male sitting on your body, while holding his chest, rubbing the tip of his breast, who could stand this.

"Mn, ah… Mn…!" Xi Ran was violently thrust into by Huan Xiu, "Master, I said…"

"You do your thing. It's okay for me to move like this." Huan Xiu responded.

Xi Ran hesitated and decided to do as Huan Xiu said.

With the accumulated pleasure in his back, Xi Ran's two points on the chest and the soft penis stood up together. His penis, which was originally tucked away in the thong, swelled so much that it soaked the cloth and 'drilled' out over the low waistband. Huan Xu reached out to touch it and rubbed his belly against the tip. The small hole, which was already wet, immediately twitched, soon leaking out more transparent fluid.

"Haa… haa…!"

Huan Xiu's behavior was not really service, but just casual 'teasing', rubbing against him every once in a while, causing Xi Ran's muscles to tense up and his thighs to get sore for a while. Sweat droplets appeared on his face, dripping down his forehead and the bridge of his nose. It was hard for him to maintain such fast and powerful movements without any other support for his arms.

Seeing the nipples on Xi Ran's chest had perked up, Huan Xiu couldn't help but reach out and poke them.

"Checking out the results."

Huan Xiu's words with a smile made Xi Ran stop what he was going to say. His hands stopped in mid-air and his wheat-colored skin was slightly red due to the lust and excitement.

"Hn, Master… ah… ah…"

Huan Xiu felt his fingertips just lightly touching Xi Ran's chest, as the other cried out with a frown and his back hole was so tight that he almost shuddered and came. After seeing Xi Ran's nipples, which were already very hard and sensitive, and such a violent reaction, Huan Xiu said, "You are too careless. Do you really think you can make yourself swollen?"

"I want to make Master happy…" Xi Ran was a little annoyed, but he still pushed out his chest, indicating that Huan Xiu could touch him, and he was fine with that. Huan Xiu pressed his chest with his palm instead, rubbed it there, soothing it, and laughed helplessly at how he couldn't do anything about this.

"Master…" Xi Ran looked at Huan Xiu, his chest heated, "Huan… Huan Xiu."

This was his Huan Xiu.

"Mn." Huan Xiu looked at the guy who once again took the initiative to call him by his first name. Usually, a first name basis was the easiest and only calling 'husband' would be embarrassing. In his case, the other guy was calling him 'Master' every day, but when it came to his name, he was shy.

Xi Ran leaned down and thought of all the things that Huan Xiu had taught him, closed his eyes tightly and repeated Huan Xiu's name again. Then, without waiting for Huan Xiu's answer, bowed his head and kissed him willfully.

Huan Xiu couldn't help laughing while he deepened the kiss, My Xi Ran is so cute to say the least.

Xi Ran had no idea that he was defined as 'cute' in Huan Xiu's mind. Halfway through, Xi Ran lost sight of his purpose and leaned over to cuddle Huan Xiu to feel the warmth of his partner's skin and this… seemed to be no different from their previous sexual encounters.

After finishing, Huan Xiu went to take a shower while Xi Ran's mind gradually woke up from being embraced in his Master's warmth.

Can this be considered proactive? Will Master be ' so pestered that he didn't have the energy to care about other Zerg'? Xi Ran was not sure. His eyes steal a glance at Huan Xiu's communicator on his bedside table. Was there any contact between Master and his boss after that? What did they talk about?

All sorts of worries bubbled up and Xi Ran felt that he had to 'keep up his efforts'.

Taking advantage of Hua Xu's bath time, Xi Ran again opened his own question post and described the situation so far.

[The poster appeared, so there is really a follow-up.]

[This follow-up had no twists.]

[Isn't it normal for male Zerg to be away from home, and besides, isn't it true that he came back after dinner and didn't smell like any other Zerg?]

[And the sex was harmonious? I'm starting to wonder if this poster is here to show some love.]

[Don't be so dark hearted, upstairs.]

…

Xi Ran didn't realize that many people had bookmarked his post. He didn't find his own help-writing interesting, so he attributed that to the fact that everyone on the forum was very helpful.

He went in to politely reply to the friendly people, but soon tiredness set in. A day long outdoor training drill was quite hard and he woke up early in the morning, usually almost asleep by this time of the day, but today he came back from picking up Xiao Ye and went shopping again. Even as a female Zerg, he felt exhausted.

Especially when he was in a warm bed, he could hear the sound of water through the bathroom door, which made Xi Ran feel at ease. He took the communicator and drifted off to sleep.

After washing and wearing a bath towel, Huan Xu came out to this scene.

It was true that Xi Ran was working very hard today, but this was the first time that he slept with his communicator in his hand. Usually, the other person read idle books before going to bed.

Huan Xiu gently walked to the bedside, sat down with the bath towel around his waist, wiped his hair with another towel and looked at Xi Ran's sleeping face. Xi Ran's communicator screen lit up and several forum " " messages popped up.

[ xrxrr OP, are you asleep?! No replies.]

[ xrxrr So is the problem solved yet?]

Huan Xiu didn't care at first, and at most made a mental comment to ask Xi Ran. His name looked like a nickname from an advertisement. Apparently, the initials 'xr' and 'xrxr' had been used, so he had resorted to repeated extensions.

But then again, he was surprised that the reticent Xi ran liked to visit forums and chat with netizens. It seemed that he still had a lot to learn about his lover.

"Xi Ran…" Huan Xiu called softly. Xi Ran would catch a cold at night lying on top of the quilt like this, otherwise he wouldn't wake his lover up.

Xi Ran was shocked awake and realized that he had fallen asleep, immediately opening his eyes, "Sorry, I fell asleep…"

"It's time to go to bed. Come on, sleep in the quilt."

When he noticed that his communicator was lit up and saw that it was the forum's reply, Xi Ran immediately pressed the lock screen, set it to no-disturb mode and put it to his side of the bedside cabinet in a frenzied manner.

Huan Xiu's observation of Xi Ran's movements and demeanor let him know in a second that he was hiding something. Huan Xiu didn't ask, turned off the light and got into the bed. After lying down again, Xi Ran had already fallen back to sleep.

What was on the forum? After thinking about Xi Ran's guilty conscience, the abnormal behavior in bed tonight, and the meaning of those two messages, Huan Xiu came to a plausible but completely wrong conclusion – Xi Ran probably went to a forum to ask for advice on how to get pregnant.

To him, this made sense. He said he didn't need to worry about it, but Xi Ran still couldn't let it go. The doctor said it was just a matter of time, so Xi Ran went online to consult with online friends about any possible remedy… Huan Xiu wondered if there was anything he could do to help.

However, he still wanted to know how Xi Ran described it, especially if he had mentioned him. Out of curiosity, Huan Xiu took out his low brightness communicator, turned his back and found the same forum.

He knew that this forum, being one of the largest used by the Zerg, contained a great deal of board content. He also had it on his communicator, but he didn't have an account, he only used it as a visitor to check the news and technology sections occasionally. Huan Xiu had never been in the tri-sex section… he corrected, not a bi-sexual forum, but tri-sexual. Forgive him, he was an Earth person, and always forgot this.

He didn't realize that there was a more detailed sub-category system in the internal section. Huan Xiu was confused and browsed the 'pregnancy' homepage for a while, but he couldn't find Xi Ran at all. He had to register as a user, since only registered users could use the screen name search function.

xrxrr… right?

After entering the name into the user search, Huan Xiu found his account. The registration date was only a few days ago, the avatar and profile information was blank, and the post count was 1. Obviously, this was a deliberate registration to post this question.

Huan Xiu noticed that the post was not in the 'pregnancy' section, but in the 'emotional entanglement' section, with the title 'Recently, Master has been in contact with my boss, a female Zerg, how to deal with it?'

Huan Xiu was suddenly confused. Did he search this name incorrectly? He hurriedly clicked in and quickly started reading. As he read, Huan Xiu finally realized. It was all a misunderstanding.

Huan Xiu thought that he should find a way to make Xi Ran understand that he was innocent with his boss, but at the same time, he still treated the ring as a surprise. Besides, the occasion of the proposal should also be considered.

Huan Xiu thought about it and fiddled with his communicator for a long time before falling asleep.

The next morning, Xi Ran's biological clock woke him up as usual, but Huan Xiu was still sleeping heavily.

When he looked at his sleeping Master, his heart went soft. Yesterday, he was too 'negligent', and didn't even cuddle after they did it, and didn't ask Huan Xiu how he did. Putting on his shirt, Xi Ran left the bedroom quietly. He went into the kitchen to make some coffee, then turned on his communicator to see what else netizens had said on his post.

To his surprise, one of the comments was from a 'self-proclaimed' male Zerg.

[Cong Mu: I'm a male Zerg myself, so I think what I'm saying is still reasonable. I'm sure he won't understand what you're trying to say. Why don't you just be a little more direct and ask him who he's talking to next time you see him send a message and see how he responds? He seems to like you a lot, so he won't mind such a small thing.]

Many late night readers said [Sshocked, we still have live male Zerg on this board?] and [The male Zerg who came to this board to hang out is definitely the exception, the poster must not be impulsive!]

Xi Ran thought about how Huan Xiu had always told him that he should express himself more, and was pensive for a while. He almost forgot to make breakfast, and was a little later than usual.

Huan Xiu, who woke up naturally, picked up his communicator, he didn't allow the forum message pop-up, so he needed to click in to check the new message. Since he exposed himself as a male Zerg, many Zerg replied to him and followed him. But he only saw the latest alert from his family's Xi Ran.

[xrxrr: Cong Mu Thanks for the advice. I'm not much of a talker, but I'll give it a try.]

Huan Xiu smiled at the thought of Xi Ran's serious expression as he replied. He kept smiling like that until he went downstairs.

"Master, sorry I'm a bit late today, I didn't come up to wake you." When Xi Ran heard footsteps, he looked up just in time to see Huan Xiu coming down the stairs.

"That's okay. It's hard to make breakfast." Huan Xiu went to the coffee machine and poured himself a cup of coffee, then poured Xi Ran's share and handed it to him.

"No." Xi Ran hurriedly shook his head.

The toast had already been put into the toaster, and Xi Ran was just staring at the pan over the fire, waiting for the bacon to be added. He saw Huan Xiu sitting at the table, picking up his communicator, as if he was typing something.

Xi Ran's heart was startled. He didn't expect an opportunity to present itself so soon.

Maybe he is just sending emails…

Huan Xiu pretended not to see Xi Ran's tussle and calmly sipped his coffee.

"Huan… Master."

"Hm?" Huan Xiu looked up.

"That… Master seems to be messaging a lot lately."

This was a statement. Huan Xiu nodded his head, "A little more than usual, why?"

"…" Xi Ran thought to himself, I've already made up my mind, so let's just ask, "Is it… another female Zerg?"

"Oh, you could say that. It's that boss of yours."

Xi Ran froze in his tracks. He'd been thinking about how to introduce the topic for a long time, but why did he get to the point right away?

"How does Master know him…?"

"The last time I picked you up from the army, I took the time to add his contact information. Because there were some questions I needed to ask him."

"Questions?"

"Yes, about you."

"About me? Master can come and ask me. I'll tell you everything."

Huan Xiu smiled, "I know, but this is a surprise I prepared for you, so it's meaningless to ask you."

Xi Ran reacted and mechanically repeated, "Surprise…"

"Just as you prepared a surprise for me last night, I also have a surprise for you. But it's going to take a little while before I can give it to you. Until then, don't ask me what it is, okay?"

Xi Ran immediately nodded, "…Okay."

In this way, the misunderstanding was solved with a lot of efforts. Xi Ran didn't doubt Huan Xiu's words, and since Huan Xiu said so, it must be the truth. When he learned that the truth was not what he thought it was, Xi Ran felt guilty for having doubted Huan Xiu, and also his boss, who was always so kind to him.

The surprise was still unknown, and the unknown made Xi Ran a little nervous, but when the misunderstanding was cleared up, it made him feel relieved. At noon, Xi Ran ate an extra meal or two in the canteen.

During the lunch break, Xi Ran went to the forum and described the development of the matter to the netizens who cared about him. He especially thanked the male Zerg, named 'Cong Mu' for his advice.

The matter in the post should have concluded with this, but the users were intrigued by the OP's supposed surprise and were leaving him messages, begging Xi Ran not to disappear and keep updating, or at least let them know what the surprises were. As a matter of fact, Xi Ran was not particularly accustomed to sharing his life with netizens, and this time he only posted in order to answer his question. But this group of stranger Zerg gave him advice, and he felt very warm, so he promised them.

[Although the poster said it was a misunderstanding, some experiences can still be shared.]

[Did that previous post mention if the sex tips worked well?]

[The Master of OP seems to be the straightforward type, which is rare! It's a pity that the poster seems a little bit woody… To strike while the iron is hot, take the initiative to ask him out on a date or something to warm up your relationship! Although nothing has happened this time, you still need to take precautions, right?]

Xi Ran was really open to suggestions and immediately said he was willing to try, but didn't know where to go on a date. The two had only been to the cinema before, but it felt like they were too boring going to the movies every time.

[Wow I mentioned that and now the OP is anxious ah! What is this feeling,? It makes the passers-by anxious…]

[Quick, at the male Zerg that showed up earlier and ask him where male Zerg like to go on dates?]

Most of the female Zerg and inferior females in the post only had theoretical answers, but in reality, many of them were not married, or their relationship with their male Zerg was just mediocre, or even bad.

Therefore, Huan Xiu thought the incident was over, but that night, he found a group of Zerg calling him with " ", he thought he had fallen off his horse.

After reading the question, Huan Xiu suddenly had the idea that this date might be the right time to propose.

Cong Mu: [ xrxrr I think you can consider a place that's meaningful to both of you. First of all, it has to be a place that you like, otherwise your partner's feelings won't be elevated.]

Huan Xiu was curious about what Xi Ran would like. At this moment, he really thought that this forum… was pretty useful.

Xi Ran saw the response and pondered. A place that was meaningful to both of them? Where would that be?

After contemplating for a long time, Xi Ran realized that most of their memories basically took place at home. This made him feel some self-blame. Huan Xiu came from another world, and although he had memories, he hadn't been to many places. But he himself hadn't accompanied Huan Xiu to visit anywhere else, which made him feel unqualified.

"Huan Xiu, why are you smiling?"

"It looks very unpleasant."

"That's not true." Huan Xiu saved his smile to avoid being spat at by his colleagues. It felt so good to give advice as a netizen. He hoped Xi Ran wouldn't get angry when he learned the truth.

When he went home for dinner, he helped Xi Ran wash the dishes together and waited for the invitation for their date.

"I can do it myself."

"Let's move around a bit after dinner, just to take the edge off."

Taking a quick glance at Huan Xiu, Xi Ran cleared his throat, "…Master."

"What's wrong?" Huan Xiu asked knowingly.

"You've come to this world, but you haven't had a chance to explore yet, have you? How about we take a walk when we have time?"

Huan Xiu smiled, "Is it an invitation for a date?"

"Yes." Xi Ran nodded with a straight face.

"Mn, I'll leave it all to you. You're a 'local' after all."

Xi Ran immediately replied slightly tensely, "Leave it to me." After cleaning his bowl in silence for a moment, he added, "Sorry, not only did I never ask you out before, but I always made you pick Xiao Ye up…" Xi Ran regretted this.

"This kind of life is pretty good." Huan Xiu touched the back of Xi Ran's hand and said, "Of course, I'm also happy that you asked me out. How about next Monday? It happens to be a holiday and a break. Are you guys off too?"

Xi Ran answered with, "Mn."

The army hardly ever has any holidays, however, there were still some official holidays for training camps. Huan Xiu considered that it was better not to schedule an activity on Friday night, considering that he might have to spend two days in the laboratory making their rings over the weekend.

"I'll make arrangements then," Xi Ran raised his volume, vowing assurance.

"Don't be so nervous." Huan Xiu was torn. He had a feeling that Xi Ran was going to take this very seriously, and although he was happy about it, he didn't want to put too much pressure on him.

Huan Xiu told him in passing that he had something to do over the weekend. Xi Ran didn't ask him what he was going to do, he just said, "I know," and asked him if he would be home for dinner.

Huan Xiu could only say, "I'm not sure yet," because he didn't know what time he would be working until. However, Xi Ran did not show any curiosity or anxiety at all, probably because Huan Xiu said he had no relations with his boss and was preparing a surprise for him, so Xi Ran had no doubts about it.

In a way, Xi Ran was really 'easy to coax'.

Later on, the two of them talked about how Xi Ran was going to follow the new recruits to the field and how Xiao Ye needed to prepare for the new school year. The time passed quickly.

The next morning when Huan Xiu woke up, he received a cup of coffee and a piece of paper from Xi Ran as soon as he walked downstairs. On the paper was Xi Ran's list of Monday's date ideas.

Huan Xiu wondered how long Xi Ran had stayed awake last night to make such a thing.

On the paper, there was a simple list of departure times, the time it took to reach the aquarium, the time it would take to move from the aquarium to the central park, and information about the flower show from morning to night, including the restaurant's opening hours.

Seeing Huan Xiu's complex expression, Xi Ran was a little unsure, "Are… these not the right places? I don't know how it's usually arranged, but these places online seem to be more popular… and I've never been there myself, so I wrote it down. I can take it back and change it…"

"I think it's great, I've never been to these places either."

It looked like a report, but it was definitely Xi Ran's style. Huan Xiu carefully read the items one-by-one, and Xi Ran turned to the toaster with a bit of apprehension, but his eyes kept glancing at Huan Xiu.

The so-called hot dating spots were actually not much different from the ones on Earth. Huan Xiu keenly noticed that Xi Ran had written about a riverboat ride to the West Side in the evening, and he remembered that it was the place where he had 'jumped into the river' and where they had met.

Huan Xiu couldn't help but smile. Although he seemed indifferent on the surface, Xi Ran had a very emotional side.

When Xi Ran glanced at Huan Xiu's smile, he felt that he was satisfied and let go of his anxiety. Online recommendations all said that when dating, one should say something sweet that they would not normally say. Xi Ran doesn't know what was considered 'sweet', but he thought carefully about how to express his gratitude and love for Huan Xiu, and kept making plans in his mind.

Xi Ran tried to challenge his own weakness, words. Huan Xiu, on the other hand, was taking action by pouring his love into the ring. He remembered making metal objects, such as shelves and boxes, as a hobby when he was in university. But this was the first time he had ever made jewellery. So he contacted the shop and asked them to rent him some space and tools.

On Saturday morning, Huan Xiu went to the military reserve, and Xi Ran's superiors contacted the people they knew and found the people Xi Ran used to work with in the military. He explained that he wanted a piece of mecha, and from a scrapped one that Xi Ran used to operate at that. It was an unbelievable request, but after hearing Huan Xiu's reason, these enthusiastic female Zerg were impressed and helped him with the approval procedures, then went to look for the mecha, which took a long time.

The backup personnel in charge helped to take some metal materials and gave them to Huan Xiu. Huan Xiu bowed and thanked them, because he knew it was not their job to do so, "This is too much trouble."

"No, no, no, it's decommissioned and has been in the back for a long time. We're glad we could put it to good use." The chief waved, and the other female soldiers did the same. They rarely saw any male Zerg treat them so politely.

When leaving, the Zerg in charge also inquired curiously about the wedding date and expressed the wish to witness it with his own eyes. Huan Xiu said yes, of course, after all the help he had received. He just didn't expect that someone would come to 'book' a wedding invitation even before the ring was delivered.

The material used to make the ring would not affect the integrity of the mecha metal. Before leaving, Huan Xiu got a closer look at Xi Ran's formerly beloved machine. Apparently it was once a great machine, but it was damaged by the explosion and now it has lost its former glory. Because the wear and tear was too severe, the cost of repairing was cheaper than just replacing it with a newer, superior model, so it was retired forever, just like its owner.

But the good news was that both it and Xi Ran now had a good home.

Since he didn't have much time, Huan Xiu was so busy that he went straight from getting his stuff in the morning to starting work in the shop until the evening, without even having time to catch his breath.

"Mr. Huan, we are going out to buy dinner, may I ask if you want anything?" An assistant peeked his head through the crack of the door outside the workshop.

Huan Xiu was stunned and looked at the time, not realizing it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. "That's troublesome, just get me the same thing as yours."

The shop was closed today, since after receiving Huan Xiu's request, they specially sent an employee to open the door and stay to answer his questions. Huan Xiu felt a bit bad about it. However, the inferior female didn't seem to mind, he even said that he heard that Huan Xiu was going to make the ring himself, so he was very curious and was very excited to have a chance to see it.

In half a day's time, Huan Xiu had already made two plain rings. Their finger size was not that different, so the two silver plain rings were identical, except for the thin 'groove' carved into the body of one of the rings, which made it different from the other. His own ring was almost finished, and Xi Ran's ring still needed to have the melted mecha material filled into the crack.

It was a troublesome and error-prone task. The material used for mecha had a high melting point and solidified quickly as it cooled, and it was rare for this model to be handled manually during the production process. He may need to heat it up for a few moments, then in a split second, he'd have to pour and rotate the ring so that it flowed and solidified in a symmetrical fashion.

Huan Xiu intended to finish the job today, but he'd already had a long day and was worried not having enough concentration, so he spent the rest of the day polishing the two plain rings.

When the inferior female who bought the takeaway came back to the shop, he saw that Huan Xiu's posture was almost unchanged since the morning, his eyes were so focused that the assistant couldn't help but feel impressed and was also a bit embarrassed to ask Huan Xiu to come and get the food.

He was very envious of Huan Xiu's partner and wondered what kind of female Zerg could make Huan Xiu give him such a caringly handmade ring. Even though Huan Xiu looked outstanding, he didn't dare to fantasize about him, after all, how could a male Zerg like this be interested in any other Zerg?

Huan Xiu didn't have the heart or the power to look at other Zerg.

It was already midnight when he got home, during the day he was strongly concentrating on making the ring, and he had to get up early the next day to continue the ring. So he took a shower hurriedly and fell asleep.

The next morning, when he went downstairs, he noticed that the coffee that Xi Ran gave him was a bit stronger than usual.

"Did Master go to work?" Xi Ran deliberately asked. He didn't want to look like he was probing Huan Xiu's secret, but when he saw his tired face and the smell of metal on his hands, he thought he went to the research institute to work overtime. Since that was a confidential matter, it was not convenient for Huan Xiu to disclose it.

Huan Xiu didn't know that female Zerg's sense of smell would be so keen that he could smell the residual metallic scent even after washing his hands. It was a good thing Xi Ran was a Zerg with a one-track mind, otherwise he might be able to figure out what Huan Xiu was doing by linking it to topics like surprises.

"Mn… It is indeed for work." Huan Xiu elaborated in a different way.

Xi Ran was worried and asked Huan Xiu if he wanted to postpone their date on Monday.

"No, it'll be nice to go out and relax tomorrow." Huan Xiu laughed, "And I certainly can't postpone my date with you."

Xi Ran hesitated for a moment and didn't try to persuade him, for he too treasured his rare vacation, which he rarely had during the year. Thinking that Huan Xiu had to work overtime, Xi Ran made the sandwiches for breakfast twice as thick as usual.

"Is male father going out today too?" Huan Ye asked a question from the side.

Huan Xiu nodded his head. Huan Ye had been studying very hard lately as his goal was to become a female Zerg like his father, even though he couldn't do too much physical training yet before his second evolution. So Huan Ye could only work hard to do well in his academics so that he could spend more time on physical training in the future.

Xi Ran was glad that Xiao Ye was such a worry-free child. He couldn't help him too much, because when they were young, there was no need for academics in the military, as long as they could fight. The army had started to recruit more and more children from the academy system. If they did the same in his time, he might not have had a chance to leave the orphanage in the past. The three of them chatted happily for a while, but Huan Xiu looked at the time and didn't dare to stay too long, so he gave the child and his lover a kiss on the head on his way out.

After Huan Xiu left, Xi Ran was in a daze for a while and went online to confirm the date notes and other things that he had actually read over yesterday, but he just couldn't calm down until the real deal arrived.

These two days, Xi Ran still took a look at the post occasionally. After he said that he had asked for a date and got a positive answer, the Zerg watching the excitement in the post were as happy as if they were going on a date, so they began to give him some advice. One cannot avoid armchair strategists if one did not have confidence in oneself.

[Is this a one day trip? It's too much walking, I'm afraid your male Zerg is going to die of exhaustion halfway through.]

Xi Ran pondered, he hadn't walked with Huan Xiu for very long, but with… his physical strength in bed, he felt he still had an accurate estimate of Huan Xiu.

[xrxr: It should be okay… my Master works out regularly.]

[…A male Zerg going to the gym to work out? So rare.]

[OP is really too careless ahhh! You're just going to throw him into a pile of female Zerg?! Hurry up and catch your male Zerg, will you!]

[Anonymous: I'm getting more and more convinced that this post is made up.]

Xi Ran replied back with a righteous tone, [No, it's true.]

[Anonymous: …]

The crowd at the bottom of the post laughed wildly, and some of them had doubts. However, it was just a fun event, and they didn't mind if it was real or not.

Seeing that Xi Ran finally arranged to have dinner at a restaurant by the river, many Zerg enthusiastically suggested to him to prepare a gift that would go well with the candlelight dinner.

Unlike the last time when he prepared a 'surprise night', Xi Ran had enough time to choose, so shortly after Huan Xiu left, Xi Ran went to the mall.

He originally wanted to check out the latest models of communication devices, men's backpacks, watches and so on, but he couldn't help stopping at the high end suit shop on the first floor. He had already contacted them via email and started to customize the wedding suits, a task that was given by Huan Xiu and one that Xi Ran was very excited about. The suits were still in the making, but Xi Ran had already seen the designs, so when he passed by the window of the store, he caught a glimpse of matching ties on display and his first thought was, This tie would look great on Huan Xiu.

When he came to his senses, he was already inside the store.

The shop assistant greeted him warmly and asked him if there was something he was interested in.

"The one on display in the front window… can I see it?"

As a female Zerg from the military, Xi Ran didn't know anything about ties. Huan Xiu was in the research institute and was actually a science and engineering person, not a civil servant. There was generally no requirement of wearing a tie at work. Xi Ran wondered whether a tie would be a good gift.

"This silver gray one suits you very well. It's matte, but it has subtle streaks from different angles, and it's the material of the fabric itself," the salesman recommended. He saw that Xi Ran looked confused and didn't know much about ties, so he figured that he didn't need one for his daily work, and continued, "It might be a little high-profile to wear normally, but it's perfect for a dance or banquet."

"…Actually I'm giving it as a present."

The salesman suddenly realized, "Is it for the male Zerg you like? Or are you married and want to give it to your Master?"

Xi Ran didn't want to explain the situation so he simply said, "Getting married."

The shopkeeper was very good at reading people, and he could immediately see that he and the future Master were very close, so there should be a wedding, "Is the wedding attire white? That would be a good match."

Xi Ran nodded his head, but his heart was still hesitant. There was no specific date for their wedding or anything else on the agenda, so if he gave out such a gift tomorrow, would it feel like he was rushing Huan Xiu?

"And this one also comes with a bow tie made of the same fabric, so you're free to choose the same tie or pair it with a bow tie for a great effect," The shop assistant continued.

Xi Ran, who had hardly ever shopped in shopping malls and was not as eloquent as the professional staff, quickly put his doubts behind him and bought a tie and a bow tie after the staff's praise and blessing.

Before leaving, the shopkeeper said, "I wish you a happy marriage in advance."

He had planned a whole day's shopping, but it was over after only visiting the first floor of the mall…

Xi Ran was a little restless when he got home, thinking that the tie should be given out at the end of the meal, so he took the packed bag to the car first and put it in the front seat glove compartment, ready to take it out before dinner.

"I'm going out for the day tomorrow after breakfast with your male father, so I'll pre-set the food for you. Do you want to come see if there's anything you want to eat?" Xi Ran entered the house and went up to the second floor to find Xiao Ye who was reading a book.

"Okay," Xiao Ye nodded his head and jumped down from the chair, with a proud expression of 'I can take care of myself'.

Elsewhere, Huan Xiu was locked in a bitter battle.

The polished plain ring was already shining brightly, but a small mistake in the last step would be enough to ruin everything. He spent the morning practicing with the rest of the trimmings to get the feel before doing the ring, but then his hand shook during the actual pouring, and there was a slight stain on the outer layer where it didn't spread evenly, Huan Xiu picked up the finished product after it cooled and looked at it. This small technical hiccup was difficult to remedy, but it could be made up for in the future. It was the one that was going to be presented tomorrow that mattered.

The shop assistant, who came to open the store as usual, was a bit anxious and asked if he wanted him to do the last step himself, and the shop wouldn't charge for the extra processing fee.

Huan Xiu struggled for a while, but declined, as he believed it important to do the work himself from start to finish, since even if it was slightly flawed, it would be more meaningful.

So he went back to his morning routine, practicing with discarded materials. At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, when he was a little sleepy, he went out to get some fresh air and to move his body a little before returning to do the last step again. If he messed it up again, he would either have to work all night and start all over again, or give up on delivering the ring tomorrow.

Putting all these thoughts aside, Huan Xiu focused his attention on the small ring in front of him. The shop assistant on the other side was afraid that they would make him nervous, so they snuck out of the room long ago.

Huan Xiu took a deep breath, steadied his hand, bent down and started heating up the mecha metal. Xi Ran should be very happy with whatever he made. But that was why he wanted to do his best. Thinking about Xi Ran's face, Huan Xiu felt relaxed

…

About half an hour later, the curious inferior female employee outside the door finally heard the sound of the faucet being turned on in the workshop, and stood up from the chair in the front desk with a whoosh. He cautiously pushed open the door and confirmed that Huan Xiu was already cleaning the ring before he walked in and said, "Is it… done?"

Huan Xiu turned off the water, shook it off, squeezed the ring and lifted it a little, spinning it around, "It doesn't look like there was an issue."

The ring was perfectly connected to the metal, and the dark metal had a subtle luster flowing through it as the ring was turned, like a slowly moving nebula.

"Looks like I'll have to make mine later, I don't really have the energy for it today." Huan Xiu sighed.

"It's already excellent! You can come and work for us straight away! Won't you think about it? It's okay to work part-time." The inferior female exclaimed sincerely.

Huan Xiu laughed twice and told him that he was working in a research institute, and was considered a civil servant, so he couldn't come to work here.

The inferior female smiled awkwardly and closed his mouth, not expecting Huan Xiu to be a real technician. But such an outstanding male Zerg's career must be promising, how would he be pried into a corner by a small company?

"Won't you wish me well in my proposal?" Huan Xiu joked to lighten the mood.

"How could it not go well? Is there any Zerg in the world who will not accept such a heartfelt ring?" The inferior female confessed, "I'm a little jealous."

Generally speaking, it was fine if a male Zerg was willing to add a wedding ring option when filling out a wedding application, but it was rare to have a custom-made ring made in a shop and there were even fewer Zerg who made one themselves.

When Huan Xiu left the shop to return home, it was already dark. When he saw the warm light coming from the windows, he didn't rush into the house, but put the ring in a small box he had prepared beforehand and opened the door of Xi Ran's car with his family identification.

It was a surprise, so he decided to take it out last.

The first thing Huan Xiu saw when he got into the front seat and opened the glove compartment was a nice white paper bag with the top opening taped up, obviously a gift. He froze for a moment, then picked it up to examine it. He didn't remember this when he was riding in Xi Ran's car to work, and it didn't look like something Xi Ran would buy himself.

He took a curious look inside and found a long, beautifully wrapped box with a card under the ribbon that read [To Huan Xiu].

It was a gift card written in Xi Ran's own handwriting. He originally wanted to write [To: Master] on the blank card given to him by the store clerk, but Huan Xiu was always nagging that he liked to hear Xi Ran call him by his first name, not Master, so he called him by his first name in writing for the first time.

When he accidentally learned that Xi Ran had prepared a surprise for him, Huan Xiu was greatly amused, he even hid his gifts in the same place.

But Huan Xiu didn't open the box, to at least leave himself a surprise. He took out the small box with the ring in it, deliberated for a minute, then dropped it through the gap of this present without removing the tape in the middle.

Thinking of tomorrow's date, Huan Xiu couldn't help but smile, so he nimbly returned the bag to its original place, pretending that nothing had happened and entered the house.

"Master, I didn't know you were coming back for dinner today." Xi Ran, having just had dinner with Huan Ye, was sitting on the sofa, resting, but immediately stood up when he saw Huan Xiu return.

"I'll have some if there's a bite left, but if not, I'll just order something."

"I can't let you do that. I don't have anything to do. It's quick to make something," Xi Ran said and went to the kitchen.

"You don't have to…" Huan Xiu had no choice but to follow him, but he also knew he couldn't change Xi Ran's stubborn streak at this point.

Huan Ye glanced at the two of them, quietly turned off the TV and slipped upstairs.

"Xiao Ye is helping us to create a world for two." Huan Xiu wrapped his arms around Xi Ran from behind, his voice full of laughter as he bit his ear.

The whispering air puffs on his ear made Xi Ran's temperature rise as he was preparing his food. Huan Xiu purposely picked this topic and asked, "What did you do today?"

"No-nothing special. Read a book…" Xi Ran cleared his throat, but the potatoes in his hand made a circle on the cutting board. He hurriedly pressed it back as if it had slipped, not daring to look back at Huan Xiu's face. Although it was for a gift, hiding something from Master made him feel uneasy inside.

"Alright." Huan Xiu smiled and didn't ask any more questions. Xi Ran's heart was tense, so he spoke less, lest he said the wrong things. Huan Xiu knew he was nervous, but he couldn't help teasing him, wanting to see his reaction again. As a result, it was only when he was about to go to sleep that Xi Ran calmed down.

Monday was a public holiday and it was a beautifully sunny day. The weather had been cloudy and rainy since the beginning of autumn, but it was unusually bright today, and the sun was shining on the bed even before the curtains were opened.

Surprisingly, Huan Xiu woke up earlier than Xi Ran. Xi Ran opened his eyes as soon as he pulled open the curtain, and the sunlight poured in.

"Am I up late?"

Seeing his tense expression, Huan Xiu hurriedly said, "No, no, I got up a little early today. The time is perfect."

Xi Ran sat up sharply in bed and glanced at the time, which put his mind at ease.

After having a quick breakfast at home, Xi Ran left Xiao Ye's share on the table, and they left the house. Xiao Ye knew that his male father and father had to leave early in the morning and he was the only one at home, so he slept in and didn't get up at all.

"It's such a nice day today," Huan Xiu said. His tone revealed his satisfaction as he took a look out the car window.

"Let's go to the aquarium first as planned." Xi Ran explained the itinerary in a serious manner, to which Huan Xiu replied, "We'll do as you say."

Although he said he got the dating recommendations from the internet, Xi Ran had never been to these places before. In the beginning, he had the host spirit of taking Huan Xiu on a tour, but when he arrived at the place, his mood gradually surged up.

In the dimly lit aquarium tunnel, Huan Xiu took two steps and noticed that Xi Ran did not follow him. As he looked back, he saw Xi Ran with his hands on the glass and his face glued to it, looking mesmerized. Huan Xiu walked back to him without making a sound. He thought that Xi Ran had never had such experiences before, seeing the cubs who came with their parents and the young Zergs who came with their friends. He thought that Xi Ran had probably never had such experience since he was a child. Perhaps without knowing it, his poor childhood was now finally over.

"Ah, excuse me," Xi Ran suddenly woke up with a start, taking a step back and withdrawing his hand with some embarrassment, "Were you waiting for me?"

"It's all right, don't worry about me."

"That's not okay. I wanted to show Master around, but it turns out I'm the only one looking around." Xi Ran said with mild remorse.

Huan Xiu went to take Xi Ran's hand and intertwined their fingers together. Xi Ran looked up at Huan Xiu's face in surprise, as he had never been so 'bold' outdoors before.

"This is how a date should be." Xi Ran opened his mouth, and just as he was about to say something, Huan Xiu followed up with, "At least this is what ours should be like."

Xi Ran didn't know what he wanted to say, but he just nodded his head and just went along with Huan Xiu. As they paced slowly, Xi Ran quietly asked, "Master, is there such a place in your original world?"

Huan Xiu honestly replied, "There's something like this."

"Have you ever been there?"

"Mn. But I've only been there once or twice when I was very young."

The only person who has never been to such a place is me. Xi Ran sighed inwardly.

But when he saw Huan Xiu smiling happily, Xi Ran wasn't too disappointed. But he was slightly worried. Huan Xiu told him that he just wanted to have a quiet, stable life and a family, and he was satisfied with that. But Xi Ran wanted to give him more, it was an almost instinctive urge, but he felt like Huan Xiu had everything, and he didn't know what to do, so he always acted clumsily.

Huan Xiu and Xi Ran whispered fun stories about their childhood, occasionally stopping to stare at a tank for a while, then drifting back to everyday topics such as work or Xiao Ye, and although the atmosphere was not ambiguous, it had the warmth of an old married couple.

"Tell me about the old days in the army," Huan Xiu suggested casually. Xi Ran didn't like to talk about the past, so he didn't ask too many questions.

"There doesn't seem to be anything particularly interesting, everyone in the military department lives quite… similarly." Xi Ran really thought that things in the military section should be boring and dull for Huan Xiu, living every day with set rules, following orders and accomplishing goals, basically that was most of his Zerg life.

"But the scenery in the universe is beautiful. Hasn't Master seen that before?"

"Indeed, the original owner was also born and raised on this planet and has never left it. In my world, for the general public, it was impossible to go to space."

"The next time we can travel to another planet, we will be able to see the universe," Xi Ran hastened to suggest, as if he had finally found something he could do for Huan Xiu.

Honeymoon trip?… Huan Xiu made a mental note to do so.

"Speaking of which, it's a bit like here. It's also dark… but not as blue, it's a deep color. The bright lights are from the planet, not as harsh as the lights here, but from a distance, like one sparkling piece at a time." Xi Ran tried to remember, describing it to Huan Xiu. The memory of flying through the universe seemed to be a lifetime ago, his military career ended too suddenly and too early.

Xi Ran seemed to be talking a bit more about the universe. He also mentioned to Huan Xiu about his old favorite mecha, saying that he was sorry that it was scrapped, or he would have had the chance to show it to Huan Xiu.

"We didn't have that in my old world."

"Right," Xi Ran sounded a bit sad.

"Do you like your mecha?"

"To say that I like it… of course I still quite like it, after all, it had been with me for a long time, from the first promotion to the last battle." Xi Ran explained to Huan Xiu that although the military had updated their models, for some Zerg with a bit of rank, they were willing to directly modify and upgrade their original machines. Zerg still valued mecha-soldier compatibility more.

Huan Xiu knew a little bit about this, but he was in charge of the research and development of new models in the research institute, so he didn't know much about what the technicians in the military did.

"It's a pity that it's scrapped."

Xi Ran laughed bitterly, "I can't help it, it was badly damaged. Other Zerg's have their own accustomed mecha, so there was probably no need to spend time and energy to repair mine. After more than half a year, I don't care anymore, that is… even if I can take you to see it, it's probably disassembled by now."

Huan Xiu, of course, didn't mention that he had actually gone to see it and had taken some of it to make a ring. But he was glad that it seemed to be the right material to choose, and he was looking forward to Xi Ran's expression when he told him about it later.

At noon, they bought some light lunch from the food truck next to the aquarium and went to the park to see the flower exhibition. Actually, they were not the type of people who were interested in flowers and plants, but it was fun to walk around the park holding hands. Their affectionate gestures drew a lot of curious and envious glances from Zerg passers-by.

While chatting, Xi Ran mentioned Huan Xiu's visits to the gym, which was a bit hard to put into words, thinking that the forum's response to his big heart made him worry.

"What's wrong? Can you tell I'm getting fitr?" Huan Xiu deliberately pulled Xi Ran's hand and pressed it on his abdomen so that he could feel the results of his workout, although not as good as his counterpart, but it was rare for a male Zerg to have muscles.

"Can you take me with you next time…?" Xi Ran said, embarrassed.

"Are you worried about me getting hit on by other female Zerg?" Someone who had been diving the forums these past few days to read Xi Ran's posts chuckled.

"Mn. I know Master won't, but I still want to go with you." Xi Ran said bluntly.

Huan Xiu, of course, readily accepted, "Then let's go together."

The afternoon was very leisurely. In the evening, they drove to the west side of the city to take a sightseeing boat. As they boarded the boat, the sun began to set, and the sky turned orange, darkening slowly.

"This… is a very important place for me." After taking a seat on the deck, Xi Ran suddenly began to speak, his voice a little tense. He had practiced it many times in his mind, trying to convey his feelings to Huan Xiu. "Does Master remember? This is the first place we first met."

"Of course. But I wasn't familiar with my surroundings at the time, and I wasn't quite awake… It must be a little further downstream, right?"

"Mn. Further down, there's a bridge somewhere. The boat will turn around and come back once it reaches that side. The riverbank below is very cold, so there aren't many tourists or passing Zerg."

"No wonder the original owner went there to jump, he was really bent on seeking death…" Huan Xiu sighed quietly. Although if the original owner didn't want to die, he wouldn't have the chance to live another life, he still felt a bit angry when he thought about the reason.

Xi Ran looked out over the water, which was rippling with waves as the boat set out, and recalled, "I was sitting by the river, just wandering. It was a very stressful time for me. I felt like life was not going my way, like I was crashing into all the bad things. Then I saw what looked like a corpse floating by in the distance, motionless. I didn't think anything at the time, and my body moved on its own."

Huan Xiu looked at the side of Xi Ran's face as he silently narrated, but he didn't know that Xi Ran's wounds weren't healed yet. Based on the time between his accident at the front line and when he saved him, it was likely that Xi Ran's wounds were inflamed again.

"But I was quite happy," he said. "Just like saving my subordinates on the front line, I knew I could still save someone even if I retired and became a regular citizen."

The situation was urgent, so Xi Ran couldn't remember what Huan Xiu looked like at the time. Huan Xiu did have an idea of what his rescuer looked like, but he had a headache and couldn't take it into account. In retrospect, their first encounter was quite short and hurried, and it was a good thing they bumped into each other again, or they might have missed this life.

"So I'm sure now that good deeds will still be rewarded. Otherwise, how would I have met you?" Xi Ran turned his head and looked straight into Huan Xiu's eyes with a determined gaze. "Sometimes I think that maybe all the bad things I've been through before are because I was able to meet you afterward. It makes sense to think of it that way. Thinking that way, even if it was hard, it was worth it."

Huan Xiu smiled very softly, "Don't be silly, it won't be hard anymore." He took Xi Ran's fingers and rubbed them together, asserting, "I promise, you will live a happy and stable life in this life, and you will never face any difficulties again."

To put it mildly, Huan Xiu's promise was unfounded, but Xi Ran believed in it. He always believed everything Huan Xiu said, and Huan Xiu said he was his savior, but in Xi Ran's opinion, it was Huan Xiu who saved him.

They had gotten married in a hurry and their relationship was not so warm and fuzzy at first. Love and affection grew vaguely together in an indescribable state, but the roots had grown deep.

Xi Ran moved closer to Huan Xiu, staying close to him. The two of them were sitting in a corner and there were not many people on the deck, so Huan Xiu generously reached out and grabbed Xi Ran's waist, allowing him to lean in and snuggle close to him. He was very happy that Xi Ran was willing to be so open and honest. The repressed Xi Ran from the very beginning of their relationship has gradually disappeared and was becoming more and more vivid and cute in front of him.

The two people were silent but surrounded by a warm atmosphere and sat in the blowing wind for a while, Xi Ran began to become dizzy. Huan Xiu immediately noticed that he looked pale, "I didn't know you still get seasick. Let's go inside to rest."

"Sorry… I never used to get dizzy or anything, it's probably been too long since I have had systematic training." Xi Ran's eyebrows furrowed slightly, feeling that he had ruined a rare good mood. It was a shame that an ex-army Zerg, who was a frequent flyer, got seasick. "It's not serious, it's fine."

"Don't try to be strong, I'm getting a little headache from the wind. You can see the scenery even if you go in." Huan Xiu pulled Xi Ran to get up.

As a matter of fact, after chatting for a long time, the sightseeing boat had already returned home. Huan Xiu looked through the window at the bridge where he had jumped into the river, but he didn't feel anything. After all, he only had a vague memory, and the act had not been done by him. To him it had been a 'previous life'.

When the boat docked, Xi Ran seemed to be well enough.

"Master, you can go to the restaurant first."

"And you?" Huan Xiu asked knowingly.

"I'm going to get something."

"I'll go with you."

"No, no. Master, go to the restaurant first." Xi Ran had already brought out his strongest tone.

"Oh… more surprises?"

"…" Xi Ran had a look on his face that spoke for itself but he didn't openly admit it.

Huan Xiu finally stopped teasing him, "Okay, okay, I'm going to the restaurant, come over quickly, don't keep me waiting." It was better to make Xi Ran feel a little nervous, so he didn't have time to check the bag.

Xi Ran nodded nervously, "I'll be right over."

Totally caught in the 'trap' laid by Huan Xiu, Xi Ran ran all the way, thinking that he couldn't let Master sit alone in the restaurant. He took the paper bag, which looked like it was in its original packaging, and ran back to the restaurant without even glancing at it.

Huan Xiu was escorted by the waiter and sat down in the window seat with the river view. The dishes were not ordered yet when Xi Ran arrived.

"Is that for me?" Huan Xiu glanced at the bag he had already seen yesterday, knowingly and silently awarding himself a small golden star inwardly.

"Mn. I picked it out for you, and I don't know if it's suitable." Xi Ran saw Huan Xiu looking at the menu, so he put the bag next to his chair.

The view from the window was wonderful. Although Xi Ran never knew how to enjoy himself, he had taken into account the information on the internet to arrange this date and really wanted to make Huan Xiu feel good, even though it was a bit simple and rough.

As usual, Huan Xiu finished ordering and told Xi Ran what he had ordered. Xi Ran listened attentively, he had no food he couldn't eat and he thought he did not have high taste in food, so he left the decision to Huan Xiu.

"Do you want to give me a present now?"

"Oh, mn. Sure." Xi Ran froze and bent over to pick up the bag and put it on his lap.

"You actually went out and bought this yesterday, right?"

Xi Ran thought, 'my excuse for reading yesterday was a bit clumsy'. Xi Ran picked up the paper bag and handed it to Huan Xiu, but he didn't receive it with joy as he expected. Xi Ran quickly added, without any confidence, "I just suddenly felt like I should get something for the date. I am not very good at buying things so see whether it is appropriate or not. If you don't like it, you can return it…"

Huan Xiu, who was sitting across the table was laughing and crying, even if he really didn't like it, who would return a gift received on a date, "Please open it for me."

Xi Ran thought it was a bit strange, weren't gifts supposed to be personally opened by the recipient? But he certainly gave his consent to the demands of his Huan Xiu, which Xi Ran attributed to 'the customs of Earth people'.

"Oh, okay…" Xi Ran took the bag back with surprising care and carefully tore off the tape, and then froze.

"Hm?" Xi Ran's first reaction was to take a look at the bag, then reach in and look for the piece of paper he had written, as if to make sure he had grabbed the right thing.

Huan Xiu sat across the table with his mouth slowly rising, he covered his mouth with his arms propped up on the table, making his smile less obvious.

"What's wrong? What's the problem?" Huan Xiu asked.

"…It has an item in the bag that I didn't buy. I don't think it was there when the shopkeeper wrapped it up," Xi Ran answered honestly.

"Open it and see?"

Confused, Xi Ran pulled out that little velvet white box and opened it.

"Hm? What is it?"

"It's a ring?"

"A ring?" Huan Xiu propped himself, walked around Xi Ran's seat and said, "Let me see?" in all seriousness.

Xi Ran's brain was overwhelmed, thinking that Huan Xiu was really curious and he was wondering what was going on so he handed the box to him. Huan Xiu took the box, put it on his palm smoothly, and adjusted to face Xi Ran.

"Please marry me."

Immediately after that, Huan Xiu crouched down to keep a level look with him.

At this moment, the Zerg from the next table was already looking over to him in surprise.

Huan Xiu smiled, took out the ring he polished yesterday from the box, and reached out to hold Xi Ran's hand. Xi Ran didn't respond yet, but his hand was shaking a bit.

"I'll consider it a tacit admission." Huan Xiu forcefully and directly put the ring on Xi Ran's finger, the size was just right and he was relieved.

"What… is going on?" Xi Ran's voice was a little choked up.

Seeing Xi Ran's silly look, Huan Xiu finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I made the ring for you myself. It's the surprise I told you about a while ago. How is it, shocked?"

Xi Ran nodded his head, and then lowered his head deeply, looking like he couldn't control his emotions for a moment.

Huan Xiu knew Xi Ran would be very excited, but unexpectedly he couldn't even say a word. He stretched out his hand to pat the back of his hand, "Shouldn't you be happy? Smile."

Xi Ran very twistedly gave a smile as he shed tears as he laughed a little, his appearance was horrifying. Quickly wiping the lower corner of his eye, Xi Ran tilted his head, choking up, "Master, don't look…" He did not shed tears easily, and this was the first time in his life that he cried in public.

"That's why I'm here in front of you, to block," Huan Xiu joked.

Even though he knew that Huan Xiu promised to make him his monarch and he was going to be the only one, receiving the ring from Master himself made Xi Ran so excited that he couldn't speak.

Xi Ran brought his hand up to the ring and looked at it carefully, asserting that it was the most exquisite and beautiful thing he had ever seen in his life. Although the restaurant was dimly lit, a thin strip of metal in the ring emitted a wonderful glow in such a soft light, as well as an aura that he felt incredibly familiar with.

"…" Xi Ran incredulously moved his hand close enough to almost paste it on his face for a closer look and reached out to touch it with his other hand.

Huan Xiu knew he could tell, and decided to give Xi Ran some more time to digest his emotions, so he quietly walked back to his seat across the table.

"How did Master know about…?"

"I've been asking around," Huan Xiu brushed the process off, dropping an even heavier bomb, "and what's in the ring now is material taken from the mecha you used to own. Don't worry, I only used a little bit, about the size of a finger."

Xi Ran looked up at Huan Xiu.

"It's handsome, and it's worthy of you. I think if it can accompany you in this way, it will feel relieved even when it's scrapped."

When Huan Xiu said that, Xi Ran's shoulders trembled again and he turned his head, insisting that he didn't want Huan Xiu to see his tears, but he was out of breath.

"You've done too much for me…" Xi Ran said, his voice trembling, choked and weak.

"Because you've done a lot for me, too. In fact, you usually do more." Although it was routine and not romantic, Xi Ran knew only too well how he gave him everything that was good, including himself. It was just that Xi Ran never knew this, always felt unworthy, not enough to deserve anything.

Huan Xiu silently waited for him to calm down, his heart was sweet and sour at the same time.

In the distance, the waiter who was supposed to serve the appetizer was very good at reading the atmosphere and delayed their table and the chef for a while. Then he saw that Xi Ran looked normal again and started talking to Huan Xiu before serving the cold dishes.

"I shouldn't have given you such a big scare before the meal, should I? The rice might be too much to eat."

"No… I'm fine." Xi Ran shook his head, his voice still shaking a little, but it was much better than when he couldn't speak. After arranging a date like this, he would make sure to make it end smoothly, including the matter of dinner.

Xi Ran took a sip of ice water. His head, which was so hot it was on the verge of exploding, seemed to have calmed down a bit, but his hands were still shaking, and the ice cubes in his glass kept clinking. He felt a bit like he was in a drunken state, his head was dizzy and his mouth was very dry.

"I'm sorry, I'm embarrassed I lost my nerve in a public place like this…" Xi Ran whispered to Huan Xiu, he knew that all the Zerg in the front and back of the table must have been looking at him, a female Zerg over 1.8 meters crying like this.

"Isn't it because I'm a bit of a jerk?" Huan Xiu took the initiative to take responsibility. He did know about the gift bag beforehand and deliberately put it in to see Xi Ran's reaction and enjoyed it.

"Why is the box in my bag? Did Master find out I was going to give you a gift yesterday?"

"Mn. I found it last night and wanted to tease you a bit." Huan Xiu admitted laughingly and told Xi Ran about how he also wanted to hide his gift yesterday and ended up bumping into his hiding place with his gift.

"By the way, what did you get me? I've only looked at the box, I haven't opened it yet."

After receiving such a majestic and innovative gift as a ring, Xi Ran suddenly felt his store-bought item was not good enough, his cheeks burning, and he didn't really want to take it out.

"Give it to me. I'm curious," Huan Xiu insisted.

"…It's a tie." Xi Ran lowered his head and whispered, taking the box out of the bag and passing it to Huan Xiu across the table.

"When I saw it, I remembered the white suit and thought it would look good on you, so I bought it… It is not something valuable, and I didn't make it myself."

Huan Xiu opened the box right away, remembering that Xi Ran was the one who ordered the suit and he never asked about it. He also knew from the look of the tie that Xi Ran was not good at this, but he has done a lot of homework and the wedding would be great.

"Don't say that, I like it very much. Besides, don't you usually make a lot of things for me?"

"Hm? "Xi Ran was confused.

"Don't you make all three meals a day? Add it all up and the double digits aren't enough. That's the only thing I gave you."

"Those don't count."

"Those do." Huan Xiu insisted in a rascal-like tone.

Huan Xiu relaxed his tone and joked as he ate, and Xi Ran's turbulent emotions gradually subsided. However, after dinner, he couldn't stop glancing at his finger even when he was walking and driving, and Huan Xiu couldn't help reminding him to watch where he was going.

When he got home, Xi Ran sat on the edge of the bed and started to stare at the ring again.

"It's almost time to relax, isn't it?"

"It still feels like a dream. I don't know what to do." Xi Ran honestly confided his feelings to Huan Xiu, while giving a rare, smirk-like expression that made Huan Xiu laugh as well.

"It's good to 'exercise' a bit at times like this and then get a good night's sleep." Huan Xiu kissed Xi Ran and embraced him on the soft bed.

…

It was 12am and after a long day, a lot of events, and a lot of dizziness, Xi Ran finally went to bed.

He didn't get any notifications from his silent mode communicator, but there were a lot of messages on the forum asking for updates and whether the date went well. A group of people with little fun in life remembered the day of the date, and wanted to know what had happened. They themselves felt rather sad with no responses.

[ xrxrr I'm not sure if the date went well, but I hope it did.]

[No news to be seen. Was it a failure?]

[It probably went well, but then he went home, made out well and forgot about us single Zerg…]

[+1]

[So that date itinerary was pretty solid, huh? Need to remember that.]

…

After half an hour or so, the post seemed to realize that the poster wasn't going to come out today, and it slowly cooled down.

[Cong Mu: ? Here's a picture. Sorry, a lot has happened today, your poster is tired and has fallen asleep.]

The picture was of a dimly lit bedside lamp that only captured Huan Xiu in his pajamas from his chin down, his face not visible, pointing to a sleeping Xi Ran's hand, where there was a shiny new ring.

The post quickly exploded.

[What's going on?]

[?]

[Has the rightful Master appeared?]

[A ring? You mean today? Wait a minute, doesn't he have a Master already?]

[Wait a minute, the id of this rightful master looks a bit familiar…] A user with a good memory pointed out, [Isn't this the same one that was scheming as a self-proclaimed male Zerg before…]

[What! Is! This! Fucking! Love! Play!]

[Poster's love play with his male Zerg?]

[Why do I get the feeling this poster doesn't know about this…]

Huan Xiu couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from rising and replied, [Mn, he doesn't know, I found out by accident.]

[Is it really not self-directed?]

[It's all in the pictures.]

[I don't know how I feel right now, but on the one hand I feel so sweet, and on the other hand I feel so angry.]

[The OP's male Zerg is too sinister (positively). The scheme is a bit scary.]

[I'm sure the OP will want to die when he wakes up tomorrow morning.]

[Let's sit and wait.]

…

Actually Huan Xiu was also curious about Xi Ran's reaction. Although this forum was a way to get to know Xi Ran, it was not a good idea to keep it a secret, so he chose to reveal himself in a high profile manner.

The next morning, he woke up earlier than Xi Ran, so he went downstairs to make coffee and toast. Huan Xiu was a little worried, because Xi Ran had been seasick since yesterday, then was a little dizzy again when he got home, and this morning he was still too tired to get out of bed.

Then he waited, and waited, and even Xiao Ye came down to eat, but Xi Ran still didn't come down. Huan Xiu looked at the time, the alarm should've gone off at this point.

"Male father, what's wrong with father?"

"Probably tired from yesterday's trip out, I'll go take a look." Huan Xiu patted Xiao Ye's head.

Back on the second floor, Huan Xiu knocked on the door, "Xi Ran?"

Huan Xiu couldn't hear any movement, so he had no choice but to open the door and walk in. When he saw Xi Ran's communicator was tossed to the side and his whole body was covered by the blanket, he knew that Xi Ran was already awake.

He walked over to the bed and said in amusement, "Get up if you're awake."

"…"

Huan Xiu rushed to pull down the blanket, only to see Xi Ran's face embarrassed and his ears burning red. When they looked at each other, Xi Ran's face was even more embarrassed. "I didn't even know…"

"I also found out by accident," said Huan Xiu, who couldn't help smiling. "What's wrong, I think it's very interesting and cute."

Xi Ran didn't know many times Huan Xiu had used the word 'cute' to describe him, since he didn't think he was cute at all. He felt that he had lost face in front of his Master.

But Huan Xiu was really amused and even kissed Xi Ran several times and couldn't help laughing after the kiss.

"Come downstairs for breakfast."

"…" Xi Ran took a deep breath, at least he felt a little comforted to see the Master so happy.