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Fanlan leaned lazily on the sofa, allowing the handsome female insect in front of him to toss the decorations in front of him back and forth with a cautious attitude as if studying tactics.

The latter helped him tie the bow tie, looked at it for a moment, then frowned and untied it with dissatisfaction, and changed it for the fifth time - from a royal blue bow tie to a dark purple silk ribbon.

When the hands that were known for their decisiveness in killing but now seemed to be suffering from indecisiveness were about to act for the sixth time, Fanlan finally raised his hand, pressed Lester's wrist, moved it away, then tore off the dark purple ribbon, and then unbuttoned two of the shirt collar buttons that were originally buttoned to the top.

His movements were casual, revealing his slender, white neck and well-defined collarbone. The snake-like pattern at the end of his left collarbone was half-hidden and half-visible, and his originally dignified and elegant style instantly added a bit of nonchalant ruffian air, making people want to look deeper under his collar, or simply indulge in the shadow cast by the curved collarbone.

Fanlan raised his eyebrows at Lester: "How about this?"

The heir of the Chiraso family had not yet taken his eyes away from Fanlan's collar, and decisively threw away the pile of valuable neckwear at hand.

After trying on the outfits for tomorrow's birthday party, the two left Vanlan's fashion room together and went to the Situlaya Restaurant to dine with Admiral Raphael and his lord, Mr. Came.

Yes, Vanlan’s fashion room.

There were regularly changing fashionable clothes, shoes and hats provided by the servants, or customized according to Vanlan's size, as well as various luxury accessories that Lester improvised online purchases.

Fanlan not only has a fashion room in the Chiraso family, but also a painting studio, a study, a playroom, a biological garden, etc. If he had not refused sternly at the beginning, he would even have a toy house that would make all ten-year-old insect cubs envious.

And if he had not been a sane adult, it would be hard to imagine what kind of arrogant and extravagant rich kid he would have grown up to be under such upbringing.

Admiral Raphael truly treated him as his own son, not only because he was a male insect - to be honest, although the overall social atmosphere on the Insect Star can be described as males being superior and females being inferior, this kind of "respect" is more similar to the "ladies first" on Earth, which is a preferential treatment for vulnerable groups, or rare groups, while the real upper-level power is mostly in the hands of powerful female insects with military power.

The male-female hierarchy of the Zerg may be true among the general public. Most civilian female Zergs do look forward to winning the lottery, hoping to meet a male Zerg and develop a relationship that other Zergs envy.

However, for the female insects who stand at the top of the power hierarchy, male insects are not that rare. Although it is inevitable for female insects to chase male insects, they still generally look up to male insects. But there is never a shortage of male insects around females from aristocratic families. On the contrary, beautiful male insects from ordinary backgrounds often target female insects from high-class families. Perhaps this can be considered a kind of "marrying" into a wealthy family, right?

Therefore, Admiral Raphael treated him like his own son, not because of his identity as a male insect, but more because of the fate of his father - his female father, the admiral's former adjutant, died on the battlefield indirectly while saving the admiral.

Leaving aside the stories of the older generation, when Vanlan and Lester arrived at the Situlanya Restaurant, the admiral and his wife were already sitting in the main seat waiting.

The Chiraso family is powerful and has many members, but only the admiral, who is the head of the family, lives in the main house all year round. When he reached the position of admiral, Mr. Kame, who had a marriage contract with him, had some female servants and female slaves under his name, but they all lived in the other two side houses or their own mansions. Rather than being wives, they were more like servants, personnel, business partners of Chiraso-related industries, etc. The offspring born by the female servants and female slaves did not belong to the Chiraso family. They basically took Mr. Kame's surname, but some of them also served or worked for the Chiraso family due to their abilities and connections.

Lester has only one biological brother, his big female insect sister Ryan, a mysterious insect that spends most of the year in the research institute and is rarely seen. She is a scientist who is expected to win the Lobel Prize. Fanlan has seen him only a handful of times in the past ten years. In his impression, he is very different from the arrogant Lester, and seems to be always silent and absent-minded.

Therefore, there were only four of them at the dinner, and the atmosphere at the table was very relaxed. They basically talked about some daily matters. The general was concerned about his recent situation, studies, future plans, and as usual, reminded him to come home often when he had nothing to do.

"In the blink of an eye, Alan will become an adult."

Mr. Came sighed softly and looked at him lovingly with his aqua blue eyes, as if he was looking at a male cub that had just hatched and was about to take off.

Fanlan glanced at Lester who was chewing non-stop - the latter shrugged and gave him a helpless look - he had to skillfully put on a good boy's smile, half amused and half helpless to deal with another round of care from the elders. Mr. Kame is a... to use the description in Fanlan's mind, a male insect with full maternal nature. It must be admitted that during the time when he just woke up and lived in the Chiraso family, Mr. Kame's existence played a part of the role of a mother. Unlike the arrogant and spoiled temperament of most male insects on the insect star, Kame has a gentle temperament like water. Perhaps it is because of this character that he attracted the strong and cold Admiral Raphael, who was said to be not close to male colors.

"Are there any female insects you like? After turning 20, it's almost time to reach the social stage. I don't know which female cub is so lucky to be favored by our Alan..."

The social period is one of the social security systems. Although today's Zerg society no longer enforces marriage matching like in ancient times, in order to promote the probability of union between males and females, unmarried adult males have a certain obligation to regularly accept dating applications from females.

Lester didn't like this topic, so he finally put down his knife and fork, and spoke for him with a click of the tongue: "Father, you don't have to worry about this guy. The female insects who like him are lined up from the capital planet to Dema planet. He likes it? ...Ha."

Came shook her head: "It's different, that's because Alan hasn't grown up yet. It will be different after he turns 20."

"Seeking｜Is that the thing about hormone growth? Come on, why don't I have it?"

"You are the exception. Like father, like son. Like wood, like wood... hehe."

“…”

Admiral Raphael, who was caught in the crossfire, froze in his face. Vanlan couldn't help laughing and kicked Lester under the table, telling him to stop arguing with Cam.

The meal was a pleasant one. Before the end, the admiral raised his glass and said happy birthday to Vanlan, then to Mr. Cameron, and finally to Lester. The four cups collided with each other, making a clanging sound, as if knocking on an unknown door.

"Cheers to our soon-to-be-adult Alan - your life as an insect has just begun."