“You guys drink something, I’ll go place the order.”

Kāng Nà smiled politely, “Two cups of hot latte will be fine, thank you.”

Watching Shuǐ Mì Táo walk away, Lǎo Lā whispered, “What hot latte? I want a hazelnut latte, the kind with whipped cream!”

“That’s too expensive for you, it’s not appropriate.” Kāng Nà tried to soothe his friend’s emotions, “When we get back home, I’ll treat you to two cups.”

“What’s inappropriate about it? He’s the one who offered to treat us!”

Lǎo Lā huffed, casually picking up the brochure that Shuǐ Mì Táo had handed over. As she flipped to the first page, she saw a photo of Shuǐ Mì Táo in the center, with a line of small text below:
——”Chairman of Dream Pursuit Brokerage Company.”

Lǎo Lā gasped, unable to help but feel a sense of respect, and whispered in Kāng Nà’s ear, “This guy is actually the chairman? He doesn’t look like it, could he be a fraud?”

“Hard to say.” Kāng Nà kept his eyes on Shuǐ Mì Táo’s back, “It’s fine, we’ll just sit for a bit and then leave.”

While they were whispering, Shuǐ Mì Táo had already walked over with three cups of coffee. He extended his hand, “Let me introduce myself, Nán Xīng · Huò Pǔ Jīn Sī, Chairman, General Manager, and CEO of Dream Entertainment Company. You can call me Xiǎo Xīng.”

Kāng Nà smiled and shook his hand, “Nice to meet you, Chairman Xiǎo Xīng.”

Lǎo Lā couldn’t help but ask, “How does a chairman, general manager, and CEO personally come to sign a streamer? What’s the agent director doing?”

Nán Xīng paused for a moment, then awkwardly laughed, “Actually, I’m also the agent director.”

“What about the executive agent?”

“That’s me too.”

“…So your company is just you?”

“Who said that?” Nán Xīng huffed, hands on his hips, “My company still has a logistics department, okay?”

“Logistics department?”

Before Lǎo Lā could react, Kāng Nà interjected, “That’s just the part-time workers he hired.”

Nán Xīng’s eyes widened in surprise, exclaiming, “How did you know? Genius!”

Kāng Nà silently pushed the untouched coffee towards Nán Xīng, pulling Lǎo Lā to stand up, “…Thanks for the coffee, but we have things to do, we’ll be leaving now.”

“Wait a moment, you two.” Nán Xīng stood up from his seat, his playful expression gone, “If I say that I once interned at an outstanding company as a female bug graduate and was retained as an executive agent, bringing out a streamer with nearly ten million fans in the pet competition field, would Teacher Máng Guǒ be willing to give me a little more time?”

Kāng Nà paused, turning back, “What do you mean by that?”

“Pet streamer Mǐ Yà, do you know him?” Nán Xīng sighed, “Actually, he was the streamer I brought in at first, but after he became famous with the stray dog Pǐ Tè, my elder brother took over his management and sent me home to arrange a blind date, trying to get me to marry ten or eight female bugs to have kids, all while claiming that as a male bug, I don’t need to work and can just enjoy life.”

A hint of sympathy appeared in Kāng Nà’s eyes.

When he first came to the bug tribe, Kāng Nà was quite satisfied with his identity as a male bug. He didn’t have to work and could receive a high subsidy, with all kinds of wide-shouldered, narrow-waisted, long-legged female bugs lining up to be chosen. It was a life that many on Blue Star would envy.

However, after spending seven years in the bug tribe, he truly understood how uncomfortable it felt to be kept in captivity.

Lǎo Lā tilted her head, puzzled, “Your elder brother?”

“I forgot to tell you, my elder brother is the one you met, Ēn Zuǒ. The major shareholder of the outstanding company is my father. They want me to marry a congressman to become a female lord, but I’ve never even met him!” Nán Xīng gritted his teeth in anger, “I know that in the past, male bugs would marry a bunch of female servants and slaves, enjoying life. But hasn’t the ‘Male Bug Protection Law’ been revised? Isn’t there supposed to be gender equality now? Even the bug emperor is a male bug, so why can’t I compete with my elder brother for the position of agent director?”

A hint of shock flashed in Kāng Nà’s dark eyes, and he couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, seriously observing the male bug in front of him, “So this is your reason for wanting to collaborate with me?”

“I heard your conversation with my elder brother, and I completely agree with your ideas. I also want to collaborate with you.” The young male bug’s spirited eyes revealed a serious expression, “I want to prove that male bugs can provide more than just sperm and mental strength; we can also excel as executive agents, just like you want to prove that male bug streamers can succeed based on content, not just relying on the gender advantage of being a male bug to gain fans.”

Nán Xīng looked at Kāng Nà eagerly, “I wonder when Teacher Máng Guǒ has time, could you come to our company for a visit? Although it’s a startup, we have operations and business, and if you’re willing, we can discuss the collaboration plan in detail.”

“No need.”

Nán Xīng’s smile faltered, his eyelashes drooping as he tried to hide the disappointment in his eyes, “Oh, I see, that’s fine, I…”

Kāng Nà smiled gently, interrupting him, “Let’s find a time to sign the contract.”

“Huh?” Nán Xīng was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses, stammering, “You really want to join our company? That’s great! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely do my best to make you a streamer with ten million fans!”

As Nán Xīng spoke, he scratched his head, “I was wondering why I got pulled into a mess as soon as I stepped out today; turns out something good is happening.”

Lǎo Lā looked at the flocks of red-billed sparrows flying by outside the window and couldn’t help but sigh, “I originally thought there were a lot of red-billed sparrows on Bug Star, but I didn’t expect there to be even more on Ant Star. They’re so noisy that I can’t sleep well at night.”

“That’s right, you guys don’t know, right? Because there are too many red-billed sparrows and they reproduce too quickly, every autumn, they line up to jump into the sea.”

“Jump into the sea?” Kāng Nà’s eyes flashed with surprise, “Red-billed sparrows actually jump into the sea?”

“There are videos online, let me find one for you.” Nán Xīng tapped a few times on his smart brain, “Look, this was recorded by an ant tribe photographer, it’s super shocking.”

In the video, flocks of red-billed sparrows formed a fiery red cloud, neatly lined up on the cliff by the sea, then one after another jumped into the water. The area of the fiery red cloud gradually decreased, and in less than ten minutes, all the red-billed sparrows had jumped into the sea, and the cliff returned to its usual dull color.

The whole scene was smooth yet eerie, and Kāng Nà couldn’t help but shiver. He remembered that there seemed to be a type of rodent on Blue Star that also jumped into the sea due to overpopulation, and he didn’t expect to encounter a similar situation in the bug tribe.

On the other side, Lǎo Lā had already started shouting, “What is this? Turn it off, it’s so disgusting.”

Nán Xīng chuckled and closed the smart brain, “I understand Teacher Máng Guǒ’s thoughts. I’ll go back and organize it, and quickly come up with a live streaming plan. If it’s convenient for you two, let’s sign the contract at our company next Monday at ten in the morning, and we’ll meet again.”

• Meanwhile, Jiā Lè Tè had already arrived at the entrance of the Sky Hotel. He adjusted his suit while touching the mini camera pinned to his collar before walking into the luxurious suite on the top floor.

At exactly eight o’clock, Huò ěr walked into the room holding a bouquet of fiery red roses.

“Marshal, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Kāng Nà stood up from his seat, “I’ve met Your Highness.”

Huò ěr swept past the sofa and directly sat on the pink big bed, resting his chin on his hand, his eyes filled with deep affection.

“I heard that Lord Kāng Nà is going to divorce the marshal, what a pity. The marshal is such a good female bug, how could Lord Kāng Nà not cherish him?” The third prince’s eyes flicked, and he chuckled lightly, “But actually, this is a good thing. After all, the marshal deserves a better partner. I wonder if the marshal has agreed to divorce Lord Kāng Nà?”

Jiā Lè Tè felt a wave of nausea in his heart but still had to maintain a smile, pulling up the divorce record from his smart brain, “Since there’s no love, divorce isn’t a bad choice.”

“The marshal is indeed open-minded.” Huò ěr poured two glasses of red wine, “Why are you sitting so far away? You have to lean in a bit to talk to me.”

Jiā Lè Tè frowned in annoyance but quickly suppressed his emotions, obediently standing up from the sofa and sitting next to Huò ěr. He took the red wine but didn’t drink it.

The third prince immediately frowned, “What’s wrong? Does the marshal dislike my wine?”

“No, Your Highness’s wine is naturally the best.” Jiā Lè Tè pursed his lips, raised the wine glass, and drank it all in one go, “It really is good wine.”

Huò ěr suddenly laughed, pulling up the bed curtain and reaching to touch Jiā Lè Tè’s collar, pulling down a black mini camera, “The marshal really doesn’t trust me, huh? You even brought a camera, are you planning to expose the identity of the lizard tribe and support the first prince to rise to power? What a pity, you shouldn’t have drunk my red wine.”

Jiā Lè Tè sat on the bed, his golden eyes flashing with anger, “Did you drug my wine?”

“Of course, how could I dare to meet the marshal without taking precautions?” Huò ěr loosened the belt around his waist, “But I really like you. Once I turn you into a lizard, we’ll be our own bugs. At that time, you’ll be the marshal, and I’ll be the bug emperor, and we’ll deal with those old geezers in the council. The whole Bug Star will be ours.”

Jiā Lè Tè gritted his teeth, “You wish!”

“Whether you wish or not, it’s up to me now.”

The bug tribe and the lizard tribe have a longstanding feud. Once Jiā Lè Tè becomes a lizard, even if he was once the marshal of the bug tribe, he would be expelled or even killed by the bug tribe. He would have no choice but to rely on the lizard tribe.

Huò ěr smiled lightly, revealing the thick tail hook that belonged to the lizard tribe. The tail hook, with its fine barbs, stabbed fiercely into Jiā Lè Tè’s waist.

However, in the next moment, Jiā Lè Tè, who was originally unable to move due to the anesthetic, suddenly leaped up, dodging Huò ěr’s tail hook while grabbing the wine bottle from the bedside table and smashing it against the floor-to-ceiling window.

With a loud crash, as the glass shattered, a team of military female bugs led by Lái Yīn flew in through the window, pouncing on Huò ěr, who was still sitting on the bed.

The third prince’s face changed drastically, and without caring about anything else, he dodged Lái Yīn’s wings, and the tail hook stabbed fiercely at Lái Yīn.

“Damn!”

The young military female bug was caught off guard and almost got hit by the tail hook.

Jiā Lè Tè leaned weakly against the bed, shouting at the military female bugs, “Be careful of the barbs on the tail hook, don’t get hurt!”

Although the military female bugs were fierce, they were cautious, afraid of being turned into lizards, and didn’t dare to move forward. The third prince sneered a couple of times, taking advantage of the military female bugs dodging the tail hook to rush towards the broken window, leaping down and disappearing into the vast night.

“Marshal!” Lái Yīn suddenly pounced towards Jiā Lè Tè, “Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“I’m fine, just need to rest for a bit.”

The golden eyes no longer showed the previous anger, replaced by a calmness that suggested he was in control.

Huò ěr had still underestimated the strength of a 3S-level female bug. When he took that glass of red wine, he had already smelled the drug in it. If it were an ordinary female bug, they would definitely be immobilized after drinking it, but he was different. Even after drinking, he could still muster all his strength to dodge Huò ěr’s attack. That’s why he took the risk of drinking the wine, hoping to expose Huò ěr quickly.

“I’m fine. You arrange for the military female bugs to search for him at all costs. We must not let Huò ěr leave Bug Star.” Jiā Lè Tè said, pulling out another mini camera from his suit pocket, “Also, give this to the first prince; it contains all the recordings from tonight.”

“Yes!”

Lái Yīn responded and left.

Jiā Lè Tè sat on the bed for a while, sending a video request to Ān Dé Lǔ.

“How is it? Has the male lord got any news?”

“There is.”

Jiā Lè Tè’s expression changed, the calmness in his eyes disappearing, replaced by tension and anticipation, “Where is the male lord? I’ve finished everything here, I’m heading over now!”

“This… Marshal, I don’t know Lord Kāng Nà’s exact location for now.”

Jiā Lè Tè frowned, “What do you mean? If you don’t know the exact location, how can you say there’s news?”

Ān Dé Lǔ hesitated for a long time before tentatively revealing the truth, “One of my subordinates matched with Lord Kāng Nà on the Bug Marriage APP. Once the blind date invitation comes through, we’ll be able to find Lord Kāng Nà.”