Bizarre
In a split second, several ideas flashed through Wei Shao's mind, such as secretly stuffing the ashtray under the table, or stuffing the half-smoked cigarette in his hand into the hand of Shen He, who was watching his nose and his heart, or simply admitting his mistake honestly.
But he did nothing.
He suddenly realized that his attitude towards Philo seemed a little strange.
If they were friends, he shouldn't have compromised and restrained himself without limits just because of Philo's likes and dislikes. If he regarded Philo as his brother, he shouldn't have always thought about teasing him.
Because he has unclear boundaries and positions, he has inappropriate and unreasonable thoughts.
Wei Shao rubbed it lightly with his fingertips and pretended to be calm as he threw the remaining half of the cigarette into the ashtray.
Philo looked at him silently, as if waiting for his explanation.
Among them, Wei Shao always spoke first.
So Wei Shao cleared his throat and asked calmly, "Why did you come back so early today?"
Philo said nothing.
Wei Shao immediately regretted his words, as if he didn't welcome Fei Luo to come. Just as he was about to make amends, he saw Fei Luo lower his head and smiled: "Come and get it..."
The voice faded away, and Wei Shao didn't know whether he didn't finish speaking or his voice was too soft for him to hear clearly.
Philo turned and went into the escort room.
Wei Shao felt a sudden panic in his heart.
He wanted to follow in, but Philo's movements were much faster than his injured self.
"I'm fine." Fei Luo walked out of the nursing room, holding something in his hand, and said calmly, "Pay attention to the wound, don't let it burst."
Wei Shao nodded quickly and wanted to say something, but Shen He stood up and greeted Fei Luo politely: "Good day, General."
The look in Philo's eyes when he looked at him was much softer than when they first met. Chen He knew that it was because he helped to make the announcement that day.
Philo nodded: "Good day to you too."
Seeing that he did not blame him for smuggling cigarettes to Wei Shao, Chen He was relieved and said with a smile: "I have visited Wei Shao well, so I will not bother you for now. Goodbye, General."
Philo didn't say yes or no, but asked him, "Are you busy with schoolwork today?"
Shen He shook his head: "I'm not busy. If I were busy, I wouldn't come."
"Then stay with him for a while. The army still has things to do, so it's not convenient for me to stay long." Fei Luo glanced at Wei Shao, turned and left.
Wei Shao: "Fei..."
Fei Luo walked out of the ward with steady steps, even closing the door behind him. Wei Shao's unfinished voice and the choking smell of smoke were isolated on the other side of the door.
The nurse passing by the ward door saw Philo in military uniform and greeted him timidly and in awe.
"Hello, Admiral—Ah!" The nurse opened her eyes wide and looked at the blood oozing from Philo's fingers, "Your hand is bleeding."
There was nothing in that hand except for scars caused by something unknown.
"It's okay, I was accidentally scratched by something," Filo said calmly, looking at the blood drop on the ground, "Sorry, please have your people clean it up."
The nurse responded with a little fear.
In the ward.
Shen He vaguely felt that something was not right between Fei Luo and Wei Shao, but he couldn't tell what the problem was: "Is the general angry?"
Wei Shao shook his head: "I don't know."
Chen He felt that Wei Shao was also not right today: "What's wrong with you... You've been acting weird since you called me."
"I have a friend--" Wei Shao twirled the buttons of his hospital gown, replaying Philo's cold behavior frame by frame in his mind.
"He used to think he liked the opposite sex, but one day, he suddenly had some...inappropriate thoughts about his best friend of the same sex."
Shen He's eyes widened: "You...! Do you know that male homosexuality is illegal?!"
Wei Shao: "...I'm talking about my friend."
"Let's just say he's your friend." Chen He frowned. "Wei Shao, you're so smart, you should know that there's a reason why the empire treats male insects so well. A male insect who likes the same sex is worse than the lowest female insect. And... I want to remind you that although it's not uncommon for a male insect to have a group of female kings and female servants, Fei Luo... is different. Since you're involved with him, it's best not to think about anything else."
"He and I are not that kind of relationship." For the first time, Wei Shao felt that Chen He's misunderstanding was so harsh. He turned his head and said, "But what do you mean by that? How is he different?"
Chen He was a little embarrassed. Seeing Wei Shao's determined look, he slowly said, "Fei Luo crawled out from an abandoned planet on the border of the empire. The residents of the empire could not imagine what kind of place it was, but I saw it with my own eyes. Wei Shao, do you know? It was surrounded by garbage and abandoned buildings, and there were hungry insects everywhere. When they saw me and my female father, they wanted to pounce on us and tear our flesh. There were very few male insects on the entire planet, and they could only be occupied and kept in captivity by the bandit leader who monopolized a place, crawling on the ground like dogs every day."
With every word he spoke, Wei Shao's brows furrowed deeper, and his dark pupils were filled with strong emotions.
Shen He waited for him to speak.
Wei Shao couldn't imagine that scene, and said in a hoarse voice: "...Was his life so difficult before?"
Chen He: "..."
"Is this the point?" Chen He was so angry that he almost fainted. "Nine out of ten bugs from that planet were sent to prison after being recruited. The crime rate is as high as 90%. Can you be more careful?"
Wei Shao understood the meaning of his words, frowned and retorted: "Fei Luo is different from them."
"No matter what he thinks in his heart, he won't do anything excessive with the government around him," Shen He said in a serious tone, "but it would be wishful thinking if you expect him to be in awe of you like other female insects."
Wei Shao asked in return: "Why should I want him to be in awe of me?"
"...Forget it," Chen He murmured, holding his forehead, "Looking at your silly look, he shouldn't be able to be angry with you."
Wei Shao ignored him.
Chen He advised: "Either you forget about that male insect and live an honest life with the general, or stay away from him as soon as possible."
Wei Shao couldn't make sense to him, and he didn't bother to explain: "I know my limits."
He and Philo do not belong to the same world, and one day they will be separated.
Besides, Philo didn't like people like him.
Shen He's worries are simply impossible to become a reality.
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Philo didn't return to the hospital that night, probably because he was really busy.
The doctor performed a routine check on the injuries, and Wei Shao listened absentmindedly.
"Your stamina is better than most males. You will recover quickly and be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow."
"Is tomorrow okay?" Wei Shao raised his eyes and asked.
The doctor looked a little embarrassed: "This... you are a precious male, it would be safer for you to stay a few more days..."
"Okay, let's do it tomorrow," Wei Shao said politely, "Thank you, doctor."
"..." The doctor suggested, "Then remember to ask your family member to contact me, and I will tell him some things to pay attention to when taking care of you."
Wei Shao: “…Yeah.”
The next day, the doctor looked at the empty bed and the silent terminal account and clenched his fists silently.
He hates every patient who doesn't follow the doctor's orders equally! Regardless of gender!
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The locker room was filled with suppressed and painful gasps.
In the corner huddled a half-human, half-ghost fellow, with bloodshot eyes and eerie insect patterns emerging from his collar, extending from the sides of his neck to his cheeks, corners of his eyes, and temples.
The hideous clawed fingers tightly grasped an empty syringe of inhibitor, and the fabric at the butterfly bone on the back was slightly undulating, which was where the female insect's wings were hidden.
This appearance is enough to make any male insect fear and disgust, but fortunately, there are no male insects here.
Ludel witnessed everything and finally couldn't help but pull the arm of the miserable guy.
"Come with me to the black market."
In the gray area between the Satyad Empire and other small federal countries, in addition to the rampant pirates, there are also black market traders who specialize in taking advantage of people's misfortunes. Many of them provide special services to female insects.
"Ludel!" Hearing this, Philo suddenly raised his eyes and shouted, but due to the side effects of the inhibitor, his face quickly turned pale again, and he could only say in a hoarse and indifferent voice, "I don't need it."
"Then go get married!" Ludel's cheeks were almost as red as his hair. "There are so many male insects, isn't there any one you like?"
Fei Luo released his strength, raised his head and leaned against the wall: "I don't want to."
"Don't want to? Look at yourself!" Ludel pulled his collar and forced him to look at the mirror, snatched the syringe from his hand and threw it to the ground, "Don't you know the consequences of injecting too much of this stuff? What did you say when you recruited me to join the army? 'Even if a soldier dies, he should die on the battlefield'! What are you doing now?"
Philo closed his eyes, and the light passed through his thick eyelashes, leaving a small shadow under his eyes.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
Ludel was stunned for a moment, his eyes slowly turned red, he turned his face away and said viciously: "If I didn't owe you a life, I wouldn't bother with you."
There was still a little blood on the corner of Philo's lips, and he smiled when he heard it.
"I'll just ask you one question, and you answer me honestly." Ludel turned his head and stared at him again, emphasizing each word, "Are you in love with him?"
He was not the fool that Wei Shao was. Of course he could see that Fei Luo was deliberately delaying and avoiding getting married.
Philo knew Ludel too well, and he almost immediately figured out what was going on. He frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Tie him to your bed, or kill him," Ludel said stiffly.
Philo said coldly: "You dare."
"Why?" Ludel said angrily, "Do you really want to be like those stupid guys and drive yourself to death for a male insect?"
Philo closed his eyes and said, "Ludel, as your superior, I order you not to interfere in my private affairs."
Here it is again.
Ludel was so angry that he left.
Three minutes later, Admiral Otto, who was far away on another planet, received a communication.
Major General Ludel from the 19th Army Corps.
Otto's expression froze and he answered the call immediately.
As a result, Ludel in the projection looked at the adjutants around him, but was slow to speak and his eyes twitched.
Otto frowned: "What happened? Are your eyes injured?"
Ludel gave up the hint out of exhaustion and said directly: "...I'll come to you for a private matter."
Otto was startled.
Even though this kid was once a soldier under his command, he was always rebellious and only listened to Philo's words. Today he even used a respectful title to address him.
Even someone as serious as Otto felt a little curious.
After he set the communication projection to be visible only to himself, he dismissed the adjutant beside him.
"Go ahead."
Ludel explained his purpose in detail.
He knew that Otto was like a teacher and a father to Philo: "He respects you very much. I hope you can persuade him."
Otto pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "The hero you are talking about is called Wei Shao, right?"
Ludel was slightly startled: "Do you remember him?"
Otto nodded. "Not only do I remember it, I'm impressed by it."
Ludel frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Ludel, no one can persuade him about this matter. We can only wait for him to figure it out." Otto said slowly, "The status of a military female is high in name but low in reality. Do you know why Philo chose to join the army?"
Ludel didn't know why he asked that, but he answered truthfully: "He told me that year that it was to avenge his brother."
"Yes, but not entirely." Otto shook his head. "I saw that child when I was in a bad situation and forced to land on an abandoned planet. He was a male insect. He and Philo were not brothers, but they had a very, very good relationship, which even brothers might not be able to compare to."
The fact that the stern-spoken Otto could use the word "very" twice in a row and that Philo could join the army for eighteen years showed that this was definitely a very profound relationship.
"You mean, Philo and that male insect are..." Ludel heard the hidden meaning of Otto's words, but still didn't understand, "But what does this have to do with Wei Shao?"
Otto sighed, "Yes."
"Wei Shao and him... are so similar. When we first saw each other at the palace banquet, even I was stunned for a while, let alone Fei Luo."
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