Connor hadn’t reacted yet when the tail hook coiled around his waist slipped out from his pajamas, skillfully wrapping itself around the powerful waist and abdomen of the female bug.

He watched as his fingers extended, lingering on Garrett’s back, finally resting on the shoulder blade of the female bug. If one looked closely, they would notice a pair of narrow gaps above, with the unique wings of the female bug below.

“Master, please don’t…” Garrett, who had been allowing his master to do as he pleased, suddenly knelt down, looking earnestly at Connor. “We have a mission the day after tomorrow, and Garrett’s wings can’t be injured. I beg you…”

Connor’s head buzzed, and he stared blankly at the female bug in front of him. It finally dawned on him that the one kneeling before him wasn’t the female companion he had shared seven years with, but rather the executioner who was about to poison him.

The tail hook, which had just been lively, now drooped back dejectedly. Connor lowered his head, his long, thick eyelashes casting a shadow over his eyes.

“I understand, sleep now.”

He turned over, facing away from Garrett.

The female bug bit her lip in distress, took out a brand-new whip from the bedside table, got off the bed, knelt in front of Connor, and raised the whip with both hands. “Master, Garrett was wrong. Please punish me.”

A mocking smile crept onto Connor’s lips.

Punish? With a mission coming up the day after tomorrow, he couldn’t even touch the wing pouch. If he really punished Garrett with the whip, it was likely that she would send him off with a cup of poison the next day.

Besides, ever since they got married, had he ever used the whip?

Looking at the golden hair of the female bug, Connor really wished he could take the whip and give it a couple of hard cracks.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, and replaced it with the gentle and serene smile he always wore. “It’s fine, work is important. I was the one being abrupt. How about we skip it tonight? I can help you with some mental guidance instead.”

Although the female bug was physically strong, her mental state was unstable and required regular mental guidance from the male bugs. The higher the level of the female bug, the more frequent the guidance sessions needed to be. For a rare 3S-level female bug like Garrett, she needed to have mental guidance at least once a week. If there was a mission, she would take the soothing agent made from Connor’s mental energy with her.

A wave of sweetness surged in the female bug’s heart.

Her master truly loved her dearly.

“Thank you, Master.”

Garrett knelt beside Connor’s legs, gently resting her forehead on his thigh. Connor closed his eyes and lightly placed his hand on the female bug’s forehead. In the next moment, the mental sea of the female bug appeared before him.

The images that appeared in the mental sea were usually the most profound memories of the female bug. For instance, right now, Garrett’s mental sea was showcasing the award ceremony from six months ago when she was promoted to General.

As expected, this female bug only had thoughts of rising in rank and wealth.

A bug version of Chen Shimei.

Heh.

Connor hastily tidied up Garrett’s disheveled mental threads and withdrew from her mental sea.

If he looked for one more second, he feared he wouldn’t be able to hold back his passionate outburst.

“Alright, there are still soothing agents in the cabinet. Don’t forget to take them with you when you go on your mission.” Connor pushed Garrett away, turned back to the bed, and said lightly, “Good night.”

The female bug slowly stood up from the floor, looking at the male bug who seemed to have already fallen into a dream, blinking her eyes in confusion.

So, her master wasn’t angry, right?

Hmm, he must just be tired.

She gazed at the beautiful male bug’s serene sleeping face, her light-colored lips involuntarily curving into a delicate arc. After watching for a while, she finally felt satisfied and went to bed to sleep.

• The next morning, as Connor watched Garrett leave, he silently subtracted a day in his heart.

There were 59 days left until the Marshal’s conferment ceremony and 89 days until the deadline for death.

Time was of the essence; he needed to start looking for a job!

Connor walked to the cloakroom, leisurely spraying his hair with hairspray, putting on a shiny white top hat, changing into a luxurious white suit with silver trim, and pinning on a diamond-studded lightning brooch. He stepped out of the house, shining like a bug covered in bling.

As soon as he pushed open the big door, two military females immediately knelt on one knee.

“Good day, Your Excellency. May I ask where you are headed?”

Connor raised a gentle smile. “The General isn’t home, so I want to go find Laura to play.”

Laura was the male bug friend that the original owner had made when he first arrived, and she was the only bug he could trust now.

Captain Andrew hurried over, kneeling on one knee. “The General instructed that it’s not safe for you to go out alone. Please allow us to escort you.”

Connor’s smile became even warmer. “Alright, then I’ll trouble you.”

Connor sat in the back seat of the starship, with the cockpit and co-pilot seat occupied by military females under Garrett’s command, closely followed by two military starships.

A mocking smile crept onto the male bug’s lips.

Even escorting a criminal bug didn’t require such a grand display, right?

Through the gap in the front seat, Connor could vaguely see Andrew sending a message to Garrett. Just as he was thinking, Andrew turned around and said seriously, “Your Excellency, the General instructed that the food outside is not safe. Please return home before lunch, or I can have the maid bug bring you food.”

The food outside isn’t safe?

This Chen Shimei actually had the nerve to say that the food outside isn’t safe?

Who knows who poisoned him.

Ha!

Connor looked at the flocks of red-billed sparrows outside and said lightly, “I understand.”

• “Hey, isn’t this the beloved male bug of the General? What a rare guest.” In a two-story duplex, a charming male bug lounged on the sofa in disarray, with two beautiful sub-females on either side of him. “Why are you dressed so grandly? Did you know I have pretty sub-female brothers here?”

Andrew saluted Connor and quietly reminded him, “Your Excellency, don’t forget to contact us before lunch.”

“I know.”

Watching Andrew lead his subordinates away, Connor suddenly slammed the door shut and quickly walked over to Laura, saying directly, “Laura, something happened at home, and you’re the only one who can help me now.”

“What could happen at home when you have Garrett?” Laura joked, her beautiful fox-like eyes rolling. “It can’t be that you want to find a female attendant, and your General disagrees and is causing a scene, right?”

Connor didn’t speak, just fixed his gaze on the two sub-females beside Laura.

“What’s the matter? Can’t you just say it directly?” Laura rolled her eyes and finally waved her hand to send the two sub-females away.

“Now can I say it?” Laura took a sip of her coffee.

Connor nodded seriously. “I want to leave Garrett, and you’re the only one who can help me.”

Before he finished speaking, Laura sprayed her coffee all over Connor’s white suit.

“I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.” Laura hurriedly wiped Connor’s clothes, “But what do you mean you want to leave Garrett? Are you getting a divorce?”

“Not a divorce, but escaping for my life.”

“Are you serious?” Laura couldn’t help but drop her playful demeanor. “If it really comes to that, what about a divorce?”

Connor shook his head with a bitter smile.

Garrett had pretended to be a loving partner for so many years. If they divorced and she married a prince, it wouldn’t sound good. So in his past life, he never thought about divorce; he was directly poisoned with a cup of poison.

“In Garrett’s dictionary, there’s no divorce, only widowhood.”

“So serious! I told you back then that Garrett had too strong a controlling desire and advised you not to marry, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what’s happened!” Laura complained, giving Connor a couple of light slaps. “You should run away quickly; I’ll lend you money.”

“No matter where I run, as long as I don’t leave Bug Star, Garrett can find me. So I must leave Bug Star. The nearest Ant Star is a hundred thousand star coins for a spaceship ticket. Can you lend me that?”

Laura, who was also an orphan and lived on a monthly allowance of twenty thousand star coins from the Male Bug Support Association, was immediately dumbfounded.

“A hundred thousand star coins? Even if I don’t eat or drink, it would take me half a year to save that!”

Wait for half a year?

By then, he’d probably be a corpse…

“Actually, the best way is to donate mental energy. The subsidies for that are quite high. For an S-level male bug like you, if you donate a bit more, you could save up a hundred thousand star coins in a month. Unlike me, my level isn’t high enough, and just meeting the requirements of the Male Bug Support Association is already very tough.”

In the bug world, there were many more female bugs than male bugs, leading to a large number of single female bugs without male partners. To solve their mental energy turmoil, the empire encouraged male bugs with abundant mental energy to donate and offered high subsidies, which were then sold to single female bugs.

So many male bugs who weren’t financially well-off would go donate mental energy.

Connor sneered, “Do you think if I go donate mental energy now, Garrett wouldn’t rush over to smash the donation station this afternoon?”

“Oh right, with the General’s temper, what will you do then?”

“Just sitting here, star coins won’t fall from the sky.” Connor clapped his hands and stood up. “I’ll borrow your cloakroom for a bit.”

Laura nodded in a daze, and in less than ten minutes, a male bug dressed in sportswear, wearing a sun hat and a dust mask, appeared before him.

Laura stared for several seconds before suddenly exclaiming, “Connor! What on earth have you done to yourself?”

“Naturally, it’s to shake off that tail on the street.” A cold glint flashed in Connor’s eyes. “I’m leaving now. Thank you for today; I’ll return the clothes.”

Laura looked confused. “Wait, you’re not taking me with you to shop?”

“You? You need to help me act out this scene at home.”

As Connor spoke, he sent a message to Andrew.

— Please have lunch delivered to Laura’s house. Thank you.

“Wow, you really are my dear friend.” Laura rolled her eyes and waved her hand impatiently. “Alright, go ahead. When your tail comes, I’ll just say you fell into the toilet and are climbing out!”

“Wait, there’s one more thing.” Connor held out his hand. “Give me some change.”

Laura: …

Leaving the smart brain with a positioning system at Laura’s house, Connor slipped out of the room with just a few coins.

Taking the elevator out of the unit, Connor swaggered past the two military starships.

Inside the military ship, the two military females on duty were staring wide-eyed at the entrance of the unit.

“Hey, did you see that bug just now? From the back, it looked a bit like our Excellency.”

“Impossible, our Excellency never runs.”

“True, the outfit our Excellency wore today was reflecting light under the sun, easy to recognize.”

The two military females murmured for a bit before they relaxed and started munching on pancakes.

• Connor turned a corner, confirming that no little tail was following him, and then began to run like crazy.

He ran for two kilometers as if his life depended on it before gradually slowing down, his throat burning and his thighs and calves aching.

It was all Garrett’s fault that he was in such a mess!

As Connor walked, he pondered about job opportunities.

This job must be one that doesn’t require showing his face, can be done online, and pays well enough for him to save at least a hundred thousand star coins within three months.

Did such a perfect job really exist in the world?

Connor exhaled, raised his head, and just then, a beverage shop appeared in front of him.

Forget it, let’s buy a bottle of water first; he was dying of thirst.

He walked quickly over, just about to push open the door when suddenly, he caught sight of two familiar faces through the glass window of the beverage shop.

In an instant, Connor felt as if his blood had frozen.

Sitting in the booth by the glass window were none other than Garrett and that bug prince!