Chapter 62
[Xize: I'm back from my business trip early. Can I pick you up? ]
Yael kept clicking in and out, and poked at the happy cat emoticon below.
He sat on a bench not far from the side door, with the ginkgo forest behind him.
At this time, the sky was already a little dim, and the glow in the distant sky was soft and colorful, fading little by little over time.
There is still half an hour before Cizek arrives.
The female insect originally told him to play for a while longer and she would send him a message when she arrived. Yael responded on the surface, but in fact, he had been waiting at the agreed side door long ago.
The situation just now was really a bit scary... Fortunately, a school teacher suddenly appeared and quickly dispersed the students on the pretext of deducting their comprehensive scores, saving him from the water and fire.
Adelaide wanted to take him directly to the principal and enroll him in the school immediately, but when he learned that the principal was busy, he had to give up with regret.
Nostin was even more difficult to deal with. He kept asking for a StarNet account, and only let go after Xu Nuo refused to delete him. The teacher took him away, and he kept looking back at him as he left.
After all this commotion, it was almost four or five in the afternoon, and Yael could already imagine the disastrous consequences of this farce fermenting in the forums.
The student who was forced to disperse tried hard to suppress his facial expression, but in fact he had already called out the computer and started typing frantically. In just these few short seconds, he had already been "ruined" at the speed of light.
Not daring to go out in public with that face anymore, Yael waited at the school gate early.
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A little bit of coolness fell on his face, and Yael raised his eyes in some confusion, and saw countless tiny snowflakes swaying and swirling down.
The light, velvety white falls on the tip of the nose, eyelashes and cheeks, and is melted into moist vapor by the warm skin, like kisses from the sky.
"It's snowing..."
He opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of mist, then he felt a slight chill.
“Beep beep—”
The sound of a horn from a suspended vehicle came from outside the door, and Yael suddenly came back to his senses.
The bright headlights broke through the ground at the school gate and stopped steadily beside the school gate.
He stood up immediately and trotted towards the school gate.
“?!”
Just as I closed the car door, a figure suddenly rushed into my arms, as if covered in snow, soft and cold, with a familiar breath and weight.
Xize took a step back with the force of the collision, his back against the car door.
He stretched out his hands to hug the waist and back of the male insect in his arms, lowered his eyes and smiled, "Hero, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Yael buried himself in the female insect's arms, took a deep breath, and tried hard to replenish his blood. He nodded without hesitation when he heard the words.
"Yes, I waited for a whole day and night."
It has been too long since I came home last night.
Xize was stunned for a moment, his eyes softened a little, and it seemed as if a piece of his chest had collapsed, feeling sore and soft.
He lowered his head and buried it in the down of the hood of Yell's down jacket. He restrained himself and rubbed the tip of his nose against the cold tip of the male insect's ear, and whispered.
"It's my fault for making the Lord wait so long."
The hot breath sprayed in his ears, and Yael felt a little itchy. He hugged the female insect's waist and leaned back, keeping some distance.
The moment he made eye contact with the female insect, his expression softened and he couldn't help but laugh, "I'm hungry."
He had only eaten one meal today. He had originally wanted to go to the cafeteria for lunch, but he missed the time because he was watching a game. Now his stomach was growling in protest.
"Okay, let's go eat now."
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and a thin layer of snow had already fallen on Yael's head. Cesar opened the car door and took the male insect in, then entered the destination and started the automatic driving.
The heater was on in the car, and the seats were covered with a soft blanket, completely blocking out the biting cold wind outside.
Just after getting in the car for a while, Yael became paralyzed as if he had melted.
Noticing that the destination was not home but an unfamiliar place, Yael asked in confusion, "Aren't you going home for dinner today?"
"There is a private restaurant in East District 12. The food is delicious and private. There will be a fireworks show tonight. I'll take you there to have some fun."
Xi Ze turned to look at the male insect, and suddenly realized something, and whispered in annoyance.
"Sorry, I forgot to ask if you have any other plans tonight. Will you be free later?"
The bottom line is that he has been in a high position for too long. Except for extremely urgent and unchangeable events, any notifications are issued directly, asking partners to put aside all matters and cooperate fully.
Such a tough style of doing things can be called efficient at work, but he is very cautious when dealing with male insects. Although the male insect in front of him has a surprisingly easy-going temperament, he does not want to make Yael feel troubled.
The female insect looked a little bewildered. Yael was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly, "Go ahead. It just so happens that I have nothing to do tonight."
"Next time, if you have any plans, please tell me in advance so we can discuss it."
He reached to the side and squeezed the female insect's hand, as if giving it an intimate comfort after noticing some uneasiness.
"By the way...did you make reservations at the restaurant in advance?"
Yael's eyes wandered away for a moment, and he coughed a little embarrassedly, "I suddenly feel like eating ice cream."
When it snowed just now, he had a strange idea. He thought it must be special to eat ice cream in the middle of winter with snow on his head... He didn't know which one was more sour and refreshing, eating ice cream or eating oranges while taking a bath.
"It's pre-ordered. We have all kinds of ice cream. You can order whatever you want from the menu."
The crisis was resolved, Xi Ze's brows relaxed, and he leaned over and kissed the male insect on the lips.
East District 12 is not far from the school. While they were talking, the floating car had already stopped in front of a private restaurant.
For safety reasons, Yael did not take off his disguise, but put on the knitted hat and scarf that the female insect brought him, and got out of the car fully armed.
“It’s so cold…”
As soon as he got off the car, he was attacked from all sides by the biting cold wind. Yael frowned slightly and buried the lower half of his face in his scarf. His desire for strawberry ice cream dropped sharply.
The private restaurant in front of me is brightly lit and looks very low-key from the outside, but once you go in, you will find that it has a grand layout and a different world.
The staggered retro buildings are exquisitely structured yet not cramped. Turning a corridor, you can see the spacious and beautiful snow scene. It's like a luxurious holiday villa built in a busy city.
The female insect held one of Yael's hands and put it into his coat pocket. He walked forward and observed the scenery.
The private room here is located on the outskirts of the villa, and from the corridor you can see a stretch of rolling light green mountains in the distance.
There is a small pine forest planted on the snow, and the leaves are hung with faintly twinkling star lights, which appear quiet and gentle in the night.
Rustle——
Yael caught a faint sound and turned to look, just in time to see a squirrel sneaking into the pine forest, leaving a trail of tiny paw prints in the snow.
He tugged at the female insect's hand and was about to point it out to him when he heard the sound of a door being pushed open.
The attendant bowed respectfully and went aside to wait.
"What's wrong?"
Xize did not rush in, but squeezed the male insect's hand in his pocket and asked in a low voice about the unusual movement just now.
"It's a squirrel."
Yael pointed at the claw marks and then shifted his attention to the private room following the aroma. His stomach growled in response.
Xi Ze's eyes curved slightly as he led the male insect into the private room, not forgetting to ask, "Do you like squirrels? I can ask the servants to catch one for you."
"No, just take a look at it. You don't have to hold it if you like it."
Yael said casually, not noticing the startled expression of the female insect behind him, and walked straight towards the steaming dinner not far away.
The floor of the private room feels clean and smooth, and exudes a soothing warmth, so you can walk on it without having to change into slippers.
Dinner was placed on the square low table in the center, and a pot of mellow wine was warming on the small stove next to it, giving off a slightly tipsy aroma.
The door of the box behind him was closed and the servant left quietly.
"Um..."
Yael sank into the thick cushion, scooped a mouthful of juicy rice and put it into his mouth, and his whole body relaxed.
"I thought everything was high-tech, but I didn't expect there was such a quiet and retro place. It's even somewhat similar to..."
He looked a little nostalgic, sighed vaguely, lowered his head and ate a few mouthfuls of rice.
However, he did not notice that the female insect opposite him was stunned for a moment, as if she wanted to ask something, but remained silent.
After filling his stomach quietly and quickly, Yael raised his head again with his eyes slightly shining when he remembered what the female insect had said before.
"When does the fireworks show start?"
Xize checked the time, pressed the call bell and asked the servant to take the things away.
"There's still half an hour left. This box is the best viewing spot. You can just go outside and see it."
The female insect stood up and opened the small door of the side compartment. Then Yael discovered that there was a wooden platform built outside the door. It was not very big, but it was big enough for the two insects to sit on and watch the fireworks.
He bent down and went out, thinking it would be very cold, but it seemed that because of the special location, there was no biting cold wind to blow on his face, only a comfortable coolness.
The small stove was also moved out and placed in the middle of the platform. The mellow aroma of wine quickly spread out, and the whole body suddenly felt warm.
Yael took his ice cream from the female insect, took a bite of the strawberry on it, and his face immediately wrinkled from the cold.
"It's so cold... Why can't I taste it...?"
After finally getting over it, he tried to savor the feeling, but his tongue was so cold that he had no sense of taste, not even the sweet and sour taste of the strawberry.
"Hero Lord."
The female insect's voice came from behind him. Yael turned his head in confusion, and his chin was pinched by fingers.
The next second, a touch of warmth was felt on the frozen lower lip.
He slightly widened his eyes, and in the bright starry night, he looked into the female insect's slightly lowered eyes.
The light shimmered in the revolving kiss, like a lake filled with falling stars.
The faint sound of the stove, the cold wind blowing around, and the pine forest with rustling snow, all sounds disappeared, and the only sounds in the ears were each other's rapid breathing and the secret sound of water between their lips and tongues.
The frozen taste buds gradually warmed up, and I finally tasted the milky aroma of the ice cream and the sour and sweet taste of the strawberries. However, the sweetness gradually disappeared in the sticky sucking.
Caesar lowered his eyes, wiped the ice cream off Yael's lips with his fingertips, then lowered his head and kissed the male insect's red ear tip, and laughed hoarsely.
“This way you can taste the flavor…”
"Um……"
Yael blinked slowly, looked at the ice cream in his hand, and found that it had melted a little. He didn't know how long they kissed.
He turned his head a little dizzy, grabbed a handful of snow, and used his cold fingers to cool his cheeks.
"The ice cream melted into water after two more times... Strawberry ice cream is not part of our play!"
But the slightly melted ice cream was like a smoothie milkshake, much more delicious than at the beginning. Yael quickly forgave the female insect's attack and began to enjoy the taste of ice cream on a snowy day.
The small stove next to them was moved away, and Cézar sat down next to Yael. The military coat was taken off and draped over their shoulders like a cloak, forming a warm corner.
A steady stream of warmth came from the close place, and Yael unconsciously moved closer to the female insect.
He bit the small spoon of ice cream in a daze, staring at the vast and boundless starry sky.
"Hero Lord."
He heard the female insect's voice overhead, and he hummed lazily. He didn't hear the follow-up immediately, nor was he in a hurry.
"I……"
Xi Ze didn't look at the starry sky above his head. His eyes were focused on the snow under the platform. The pure white was mixed with dirty soil and leaves, which made him frown slightly.
“I used to…”
He opened his mouth and hesitated several times, and finally remained silent under the male insect's puzzled gaze.
Yael put down the ice cream and stood up. He looked at the female insect and asked, "What happened to you before?"
The previous mental link has not completely disappeared yet, and I can vaguely feel the low mood coming from the other end, vaguely, like standing alone in the snow for a long time, and being covered in the cold.
Xi Ze held his hand, interlaced his fingertips and embedded them in the gaps between his fingers, and sighed silently.
Those things may be like the male insect's own secrets. Now is not the time to speak them out. It is better to let nature take its course.
"I used to think fireworks were beautiful when I saw other kids playing with them, but I was too busy with schoolwork to have time to play with them. Then I joined the military and went to the battlefield, and I had even less time."
The female insect suddenly stood up and went back to the private room. When she came out, she was holding a bulging bag in her hand.
Yael opened the bag and saw all kinds of fireworks. They didn't have that unique smell of gunpowder, but they were all flashy and had a touch of intimacy.
With a crisp click, the burning flames broke through the light night, and crackling warm sparks gushed out powerfully, blooming the lush and beautiful branches and leaves, like a tree of light that grew and fell in an instant.
"When you were a kid? You said before that you stayed on a fringe planet similar to Etal for a long time. Was that the time?"
Yael held the female insect's military coat, sat back, and stared intently at the fireworks in front of him.
"No, I grew up on the main star. Before I broke with my family, I was the only female child of the current duke."
After thinking for a while, Xi Ze continued speaking.
"The current distribution of power in the empire is a three-way balance of power between the royal family, the military, and the nobility, with the Duke of Reims at the head of the nobility."
"In addition to me, the Duke of Lance also has a super A-level male named Ganuo, who is the leader of the male insects of the main star nobles."
Caesar briefly explained to Yael that he had been busy stabilizing the situation during this period, and in the chaos, he could only protect the male insects in a thick cover.
But Yer is an S-rank male insect, and his status is even more noble than that of the current Majesty. The news cannot be kept secret for long, and he will eventually stand in front of the public one day.
"I have a rough idea, are there any more details... Can you talk about these things in depth?"
When Yael heard the female insect talk about these things for the first time, he felt a little strange, as if he had truly begun to step into a bizarre world that was once open to him but then closed again.
Xi Ze raised his eyes and stared at the outline of the male insect through the flickering fireworks, his expression gloomy.
"There's nothing to hide, even though I don't want you to know."
Yael was stunned for a moment.
The empire is now as dirty as a garbage bin with sewage flowing everywhere. The aristocrats who have been entrenched for a long time are like stubborn dirt that has been left there for decades. The stench is simply beyond words.
He didn't want the moon in his arms to be covered with dust, nor did he want the clean little male insect in front of him to be stained with even a little bit of dirt. Those things would pollute his ears even if he just heard about them.
The way to protect a rose is not to put it in a cover and feed it expensive fertilizer or water, but to let it receive the rain and breeze outside so that it can thrive.
Xize closed his eyes, hiding a trace of fatigue in his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, his expression became quietly determined.
"What does the Lord want to know?"
but--
At least when he was alive, the rose could control every gust of wind that passed through it and could stretch its petals little by little according to its own growth rhythm.
It was too painful to struggle for a new life after being completely devastated, and he couldn't bear to let Yael go through this.
Crackling, crackling... sizzling...
The beautiful fireworks were fleeting, and the night that had been pierced by them fell heavily again, even quieter and colder than before.
"It's too dangerous, isn't it?"
Yael suddenly said, raising his eyes to look at the female insect in front of him.
"Even if I were an S-rank male insect, I would probably be stuck in a quagmire and unable to escape, facing countless injuries, malice, and attacks."
He saw the pain in the female insect's eyes. It was the worry and pain that cut into her heart like a soft knife, tormenting every nerve in her body day and night, making it impossible for the female insect to sleep peacefully.
Xi Ze pursed his lips and said nothing.
"But I don't want to be so ignorant and live a life of naive drunkenness and dreamlessness."
He did not want to hide under the female insect's wings, burying his head to avoid the biting wind and snow, but let the female insect be beaten until it was covered in blood and exhausted.
This is not the future he wants, nor is this the way he loves.
Yael looked at the ashes left after the fire was completely burned, reached out and grabbed a handful and handed it to Xi Ze, saying seriously.
"It doesn't matter. Even if I end up in pieces and turn into ashes one day, at least I have burned brightly and passionately. There is nothing to regret."
"I don't live to exist forever, I live for countless wonderful moments, just like you -"
He opened his hands, and the light ash was blown into the air by the cold wind, gradually disappearing, leaving only a mess of cruelty.
But we cannot say that the life of this firework is meaningless.
"Xize, I am not afraid of pain. I am only afraid that after finally having a new life, I will waste it in vain because of my hesitation and hesitation."
The female insect's eyes turned slightly red. She patted the dirt off his hands, opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. In the end, she could only hold Yael's hand in silence.
"I am like this, so I know you are like this too."
Yael pulled his hand away, took out new fireworks from the bag and lit them.
"So, don't worry so much. You've finally come back after five years, so just go for it and do something big. Don't always think about how to protect me."
"I am an S-class after all. I can destroy a starship with my mental power alone. I shouldn't be a burden no matter how you think about it."
He jumped into the snow, took a few steps back with the firework stick in his hand, gestured to the half-kneeling female insect, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Forget it, there's no rush to talk about that. The atmosphere is so good right now, let's play for a while first."
Xi Ze woke up from his trance of staring at the male insect and covered his face tightly to hide the wolf's gaffe.
He took a few deep breaths before adjusting his expression and said in a hoarse voice, "...coming."
There was new snow on the ground, a thick and soft layer. Every time you stepped on it, it left a footprint, and if you walked backwards, you could leave a big pit in the shape of a letter "L".
"Help... Ugh!"
Yael was accidentally buried in the snow, with only a firework stick stubbornly sticking out.
Just as he was struggling to get up, his hand was suddenly grabbed -
Then his waist tightened, a great force came, and he immediately broke through the snow.
The vision turned from darkness to clarity. Yael shook off the snow on his head and found that he was being held steadily in mid-air. Even the firework stick in his hand had been replaced with a new one.
It was as if he was being held like a child, and he felt quite embarrassed.
He released his legs that were subconsciously gripping the female insect's waist, kicked a few times, and coughed softly, "Put me down."
Whoosh—bang!!!
Before he finished speaking, there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air, followed by a loud noise loud enough to shake the snow.
The sky above suddenly brightened, and suddenly thousands of trees burst into an incomparably grand sparkle.
The location here is indeed the best, the fireworks are almost blooming in the sky directly above, with no obstruction at all.
Yael widened his eyes slightly and looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him intently.
Whoosh—bang! Crack!
Bang bang bang bang...! ! !
Continuous fireworks shot high into the sky and suddenly dispersed at the highest point, like colorful and brilliant meteors, emitting dazzling light at the moment of explosion.
Yael held his breath, immersed in this all-round fireworks feast, and forgot the posture of himself and the female insect for a moment, patting the female insect's shoulder from time to time to make him look up.
"nice."
Xi Ze looked intently at the male insect's profile, watching the ceremony through the reflection of his eyes, tracing the clean outline in the dim light, and whispered after a long time.
"Really. Very beautiful."
…
By the time they both fell on the platform, their outer clothes were already a little wet. The melted ice had seeped in, making their shirts stick to their bodies, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.
Yael let go of the female insect's shoulders and rolled over to lie flat on his back, belatedly noticing the long-forgotten sake.
"I almost forgot about this. It's been hot for a long time. Does it matter?"
He took a sip and almost choked himself, "Ahem... it's sweet."
But the aftereffects of the alcohol soon took effect, and a warm feeling surged up from the stomach, swirling around the chest, quickly dispelling the chill that permeated the body.
Xi Ze pulled over a blanket and wrapped the wet male insect in it, "Go in first, don't catch a cold."
He placed the male insect on the soft cushion, turned around to close the door of the box, and rubbed his hair with the spare towel. In just a short while, Yael drank half a bottle of wine.
When Caesar turned around to pick up Yael, he found that the male insect, which was wrapped like a spring roll with only its head exposed, had a red face and its entire head was almost cooked.
"This place is quite thoughtful. Remember to prepare some wine to ward off the cold... Xi Ze, you should drink a little too, but don't drink too much, or you'll feel dizzy..."
The male insect was grumbling softly as he was writhing on the bed, and it was obvious that he was very drunk.
Xize looked at the wine bottle beside him suspiciously, picked it up and took two sips... It tasted like plain water, with no taste of alcohol at all.
The male insect's alcohol tolerance is surprisingly low.
He was a little amused and reached out to hug Yael who was squirming on the bed, but was glared at suddenly.
"What's wrong, Lord?"
After getting over the initial dizziness, Yael felt extremely sober and did not need to be carried around at all, which was really unworthy of a super S-level pet elf!
"What elf...?"
Hearing the female insect's confused voice, Yael got up from the quilt and mumbled the general setting of the only cartoon he watched as a child by climbing onto the door of his neighbor's house.
He caught a glimpse of the female insect's empty hands, and suddenly became angry. "You want to catch me without a Pokémon Ball? You wish! I want the kind that bulingbuling..."
After playing for a while, Yael shifted his attention and began to complain about being hot and thirsty, claiming that he wanted to eat a five-ball ice cream tower.
"This time I want to eat it myself! I won't eat what's in your mouth!"
The male insect had some inexplicable resentment about this, but soon began to mutter about other things, and his talkativeness increased several times more than before he got drunk.
“Okay, okay…”
Caesar tried to find a gap to help him wipe his hair, laughing and sighing at the same time, wondering how there could be such a cute bug in the world.
After a lot of hard work, Yael was finally exhausted and fell into a deep sleep wrapped in the quilt.
Xi Ze took the opportunity to change him into clean clothes, and after cleaning everything up, he peeled the male insect out of the quilt.
After contacting Bai Lang to come and pick him up, he wrapped the male insect tightly in his military coat, leaving only a small gap for breathing, then opened the door of the box and strode out.
The sky outside was already turning white.
The author has something to say:
Yeah Yeah (woke up the next day): ...Don't laugh, this is what happens after one glass of wine (dead fish eyes)
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