Ye Mu and Luo Qi walked hand in hand at the front, followed by the fathers of the two little cubs. In fact, this was likely the first time the two men had met.
Cecil’s lips curved into a faint smile, and he said with an unreadable expression, "Your son is taught very well."
Ye Yun’s eyes flickered, and he replied, "Your son is also very cute." kuAiδugg
Cecil beamed with pride, "Doesn't he? I think so too."
Ye Yun: "..."
Understood, you’re a child-obsessed parent.
Arriving at the kindergarten entrance, the Insect Race’s hovercar was not far away. Ye Yun’s car was parked a bit further. He stopped and smiled, saying, "In that case, I’ll be entrusting my son to you for the next two days. If he misbehaves, I ask for your understanding."
Cecil nodded slightly, "As long as he is Luo Luo’s friend, he can travel freely on the Insect Star."
Ye Yun watched his son and Luo Qi standing together, grinning foolishly, a completely different demeanor from usual. "He will."
Ye Mu and Luo Qi waved goodbye to Ye Yun and boarded the Insect Race’s hovercar one after another.
Ye Yun stood in place, watching their hovercar drive away before letting out a chuckle and dialing Madam Ye.
The call was answered immediately. Madam Ye, with a face mask on, asked curiously, "What’s going on? What’s going on? Did my precious son hit someone?"
Ye Yun was torn between laughter and tears. "It was that rascal Ye Mu and the Insect Race’s little crown prince. They beat up the son of a pirate group leader."
Madam Ye was taken aback. "The Insect Race’s little crown prince… that’s Little Luo Qi, right? Is Little Luo Qi okay? They are both good children. It must have been the son of that pirate group leader who did something wrong."
Ye Yun started walking towards his hovercar. "How can you be so biased towards your child? Anyway, the fight has been resolved.
However, I’m calling to tell you two pieces of news, one good and one bad."
Madam Ye removed her face mask and got up to check the soup simmering in the kitchen. As she watched, she said, "What nonsense is this? Tell me the bad news first."
Ye Yun said, "The bad news is, your son likes the little crown prince, and he’s going to visit their Insect Star this weekend."
Madam Ye’s stirring motion paused, then resumed naturally. She sat on the sofa and casually said, "It’s fine, visiting a friend’s house isn’t a bad thing. Why… why would you call it bad news?"
Ye Yun chuckled inwardly. No matter how indifferent Madam Ye appeared, this was the first time their son had been away from her for so long since he was little. How could she not miss him?
He cleared his throat and said, "There’s also good news, do you want to hear it?"
Madam Ye waved her hand dismissively, "If you have something to say, say it quickly."
Ye Yun chuckled, "Your precious son and the little crown prince have arranged for them to visit our home next weekend."
Madam Ye’s eyes lit up. "Really? Little Luo Qi is coming to our house? My son is so amazing!"
Madam Ye seemed to perk up instantly. Ye Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiling, "Your son isn’t that capable yet. Otherwise, he would have already kidnapped the other child to our home."
Madam Ye laughed and scolded, "What are you saying? Little Luo Qi hasn’t been home for so long, he must want to see his family first. Otherwise, how homesick would Little Luo Qi be?
But it’s okay, I’ll prepare something good to eat next week. Today was so rushed, what I prepared for Ye Mu was too crude. What if Little Luo Qi doesn’t like it…"
Ye Yun: "..." If one didn't know better, they'd think the other child was your biological son.
On the other side, after the initial excitement wore off, Ye Mu sat in the hovercar, and a sense of reality washed over him as they were heading to the Insect Star.
He was still a child of a few years old. Ye Mu sat in the hovercar seat. Although the seat beneath him was soft and comfortable, he felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
This was because… a group of Insect Race strongmen were staring at him.
After several months, Ye Mu, a human cub, and Luo Qi, a newly born Insect Race cub, felt a similar sensation.
The difference was that Luo Qi quickly felt the goodwill from the surrounding Insect Race members, while Ye Mu could only feel a faint sense of distance.
Aljer and Andrew, two Insects, huddled together and whispered. Andrew secretly glanced at Ye Mu and whispered:
"You say, this little cub, he’s about the same age as our little highness, why isn’t he as cute as our little highness?"
Aljer crossed his arms. "Of course. Our little highness is the unique cuteness in the entire universe."
Andrew deeply agreed. "Then why does our little highness like this little cub so much? What’s so special about him?"
Aljer shook his head. "How would I know?"
Andrew’s eyes darted around. "You say, he’s not a bad person, is he? He’s not one of us Insect Race after all. Should we be wary of him?"
Aljer frowned. "I advise you not to have any malicious intentions. He is the little highness's guest."
Andrew "tsk-ed." "Tsk, he’s so small, what could he possibly understand? We just need to speak quietly."
Ye Mu: "..." I may be small, but I’m not stupid. -_-#
Luo Qi finished talking with Cecil and walked over to Ye Mu. He said, "I just asked Dad. We’re going to have dinner at the villa on Bella Star first, and then we’ll return to the Insect Star later. Have you seen the interstellar night sky? It’s beautiful!"
As soon as Luo Qi arrived, Aljer and Andrew’s whispering stopped. Ye Mu smiled and pretended not to know anything, starting a conversation with him about something else.
Cecil gave Aljer and Andrew a warning glance and said, "Don’t you two have something to do? Get off."
The car drove to the villa entrance. Aljer and Andrew, busy with something, got off first, leaving only Luo Qi, Ye Mu, and Cecil to have dinner together.
*
Federal Chairman Sabuna had been having a very bad time lately. He had intended to use public opinion to incite war between the Insect Race and various races in the galaxy, but unexpectedly, he had shot himself in the foot.
He had wanted to hide quietly behind the scenes, and with Aji taking the lead, he had dared to act boldly. Who knew he would be outmaneuvered.
Aji had never considered him an ally. Otherwise, how could the Insect Race have so easily bypassed Aji and found him first?
Aji had clearly done it on purpose.
The entire Federal military force combined was not enough for even one legion of the Insect Race.
The Insect Race seemed to be intentionally tormenting him, not launching a full-scale invasion, but also not allowing Sabuna, and by extension the entire Federation, to have an easy time.
In just over a month, Sabuna had lost a lot of weight and become even more sinister. The Insect Race army was vigilantly guarding the star systems near the Federal Star. No one knew how they managed it, but no other races came to interfere.