After You Que returned home at night, he drank two large bottles of water to make his throat feel better. After taking a shower, he lay down on the bed to sleep as usual, but for some reason, the scene of the thief being dragged away by the bar thugs kept appearing in his mind.
You Que didn't know what happened to the thief. He only knew that people make mistakes and horses stumble. Maybe one day in the future he would be caught and his ending would not be much better than that of the other thief.
This kind of life that could be seen at a glance made him feel a little scared, just like a train running on the rails. He knew there was a dead end ahead, but he could not change his fate no matter what.
Stop it
But he had no money, and without money he would die.
Working
But even his identity was fake, and he didn't even dare to let the insects around him discover that he was a human.
You Que thought a lot, but he couldn't figure out anything. He cleared his throat in the dark, the sweet taste of syrup still lingering in his throat, forming a sharp contrast with the bitter and long night, and he frowned unconsciously.
The Kurite Bar closed after midnight. There were especially many customers tonight, and after they left, the floor was a mess, like a swarm of locusts. The cleaner was sweeping the place, and for a moment the only sounds in the huge bar were the rustling of the sweeping machine and the clatter of billiards.
"boom!"
There was another crisp sound, and the ball went into the hole.
Sanya was holding a club and playing with Feiwen and the others. He changed his position at the table, leaned over to aim, and was about to clear the table with one shot, but Kevin suddenly came out of the warehouse behind him and whispered in his ear: "Boss, the thief has confessed,
Looking in the direction he pointed, I saw two burly thugs dragging a female insect out of the warehouse. The insect was so badly beaten that her face was bruised and swollen that she didn't even have the strength to speak. She was dragged on the ground like a dead dog.
Sanya is pretty, and standing by the bar for so long, it's easy to attract attention. Section Chief Hayden is in charge of the marriage distribution in this area, and he probably wanted to matchmake.
Fei Wen sighed, "You know how strict the fertility rate is in the empire. You will have to go on a blind date sooner or later. You can't avoid it. If you don't go, he will come to your house in person the day after tomorrow to urge you."
Feiwen had no choice but to signal the two thugs: "Break his hands and throw him out."
Sanya: “…”
Kevin threw a pack of white pills on the table: "Not only did he steal things, he also sold the mihuan drug to those male insects privately. It has been about half a year."
From the thief's perspective, he seemed to see a group of demons from hell sitting around the dining table, discussing how to divide the prey, and he was just the poor ant on their plate, trembling even more violently.
Sanya withdrew his gaze, turned around and continued to aim at the ball on the table, without giving me another look: "Do you still need to ask me this kind of question?"
Sanya refused directly: "No, I'm not interested in blind dates."
Seeing that Sanya stayed in the bar every day and played basketball all day, Feiwen suddenly remembered something and took out a meal ticket from his jacket pocket and handed it to him: "Hey, when the bar was over just now, Chief Hayden from the matchmaking agency came over and gave you a meal ticket. I guess they want to arrange a blind date for you. You should go there when you have time."
"There are all kinds of people here, there are at least dozens of thieves, the local police don't care, they can't catch them all."
This kind of magic drug is specifically designed for female insects. After drinking it, you will feel dizzy and will not wake up until the next day. You will have no idea what happened the night before. It is definitely not a good thing.
The female insect was quickly dragged away and the screams gradually faded away, but the employees around seemed not to hear them and just kept their heads down doing their own work.
Sanya asked back, “Why don’t you go?”
If it was just stealing, the thief would at most be beaten and thrown out, but selling the mihuan drug privately was tantamount to crossing the bottom line. This kind of thing is quite despicable whether it is used on male or female insects.
So everyone knew that the game could not be played. Feiwen and the others gathered at the edge of the table, with the weak light from above pouring down, and some of it fell on them, but not only could it not illuminate their entire bodies, the flickering shadows made their faces look even more terrifying.
Section Chief Hayden has been scratching his head and getting annoyed recently. He has tried to get someone to marry him several times but all failed. Suddenly, he found such a beautiful female insect coming to the Kurit Bar, and of course he would not let her go.
Sanya held the club with his slender fingertips and tapped the ground lightly twice, each tap shaking the thief's heart, as if he was thinking about how to deal with the other party.
Finally, it was Feiwen who broke the silence: "Sangya, how do we deal with him?"
Most of the male insects are picky about their tastes. They don't want those who are not pretty or have no money. Sometimes, even when they are discussing marriage with female insects, they still have some experience with them.
Fei Wen: "Who said I won't go? I've been to the show seven or eight times, and there's another one tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Sanya leaned against the pool table. Because of the angle, half of his face fell into the shadow, but it was not difficult to hear the chill in his voice: "He has been selling things in your bar for half a year. Didn't you find out once?"
Sanya has never been interested in blind dates, but he has already planned to spend the rest of his life in this small town, so blind dates and marriage seem to be a necessary process.
However, the blind date that Section Chief Hayden arranged for Sanya was obviously more than just picky, otherwise he would not have not found a suitable female monarch in half a year.
February is the rainy season in Saint-Riez, but this morning was a rare sunny day. Sanya sat in the booth of Chino Restaurant with his eyes downcast, still wearing simple, washed-out clothes. He greeted the naked gaze of the male insect across the table, and his hand under the table was holding a thin blade. His eyes were dazzled as his fingertips flew, and he unconsciously revealed a bit of impatience.
The male insect who came for the blind date was obviously very satisfied with Sanya's pretty face. He stared at him with an almost obscene look, leaning forward slightly. He looked like a sex-hungry ghost: "My name is Jerry, and my blood purity is 34%."
This cheap blood of such purity is not even achievable in the imperial capital, but in the small town of Saint-Riez it has become a source of pride.
Sanya never gave the other person a single glance from beginning to end: "Nice to meet you, sir."
Jerry noticed the shabby clothes on Sanya and frowned unconsciously: "How much is your current savings? Do you have a property in Saint-Riez?"
Sanya smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have any savings or property. I'm currently working at the Kurite Bar, and I get free food and accommodation."
Male insects are supported by female insects after marriage, and Sanya's conditions are obviously not bad enough. Jerry almost turned around and wanted to leave after hearing this. He never expected that Section Chief Hayden would introduce him to such a poor female insect. However, looking at Sanya's pretty face, he still reluctantly asked, "What's the salary?"
Sanya deliberately reported a very low number: "Two thousand five hundred star coins a month."
Jerry couldn't help but exclaimed, "It costs me three thousand star coins to buy a shirt outside!"
Hearing this, Sanya lazily lifted her eyelids and looked at him, not knowing what emotions were mixed in. He was like a gorgeous rose, fragrant but with thorns, and like crystal clear ice and snow, cold to the bone.
It cannot be climbed or broken, nor can it be occupied by force.
"Sir, it seems that I cannot meet your requirements."
There is a kind of pretentious regret in the voice.
But the male insect didn't hear it, and thought Sanya was really disappointed: "Your conditions may not allow you to marry me as a female monarch, but you can still be a female servant."
Sanya raised his eyebrows expressionlessly: "Really?" Jerry raised his hand to adjust his tie, frowning like he was reluctant: "But after marriage you must find a high-paying job. The monthly salary must be at least 8,000 star coins, otherwise you won't be able to afford my expenses. After I marry the female monarch, you will be responsible for raising the insect cubs. I hate jealous female insects, so you'd better not have conflicts with the female monarch. Houses in the town of Saint-Riez are relatively cheap. Try to buy one within five years and transfer it to my name..."
“Click—”
Suddenly, there was a slight crisp sound from under the table, like the sound of a knife breaking.
Jerry stopped talking when he heard the sound and asked subconsciously, "What's that sound?"
Sanya lowered his eyes, threw away the broken blade in his hand, and took out two tissues to wrap his fingertips. He pulled out the chair and stood up, thinking that if he continued to chat with this idiot, he might be unable to help but go to jail again: "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, his silver-gray high ponytail hanging quietly to his waist, and his thin and slender figure easily aroused the male insect's desire to conquer him.
Jerry couldn't help swallowing when he saw this. He looked around and saw that no bugs noticed here. He couldn't help but quietly got up and followed.
The restaurant was quiet in the morning, with only one waiter dozing off at the cash register, and the bathroom was even emptier. Sanya went to the sink to wash the blood between his fingers, but suddenly heard footsteps approaching. Looking back, he found Jerry following him.
Sanya easily guessed what the male insect was up to. He leaned against the sink, lowered his eyes and sucked the blood off his fingertips. He asked without emotion, "Sir, if I remember correctly, this seems to be the female insect bathroom?"
Jerry didn't notice the hidden danger in Sanya's voice. He locked the door and said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? There are no other bugs now. If you don't want to be in the bathroom, you can go to the hotel next door..."
As he spoke, he could no longer resist stretching out his hand towards Sanya's face. His heart was itchy as if ants were gnawing at it, and he couldn't wait to have a kiss on her. However, the next second he felt a sudden strong force on the back of his neck, and his vision was spinning around, and he hit the mirror on the sink with a bang.
“Crack!”
A crack appeared on the mirror, and then quickly spread to the surroundings, turning into a dense spider web pattern, and the bloodstains on it were even more glaring.
Finally, Sanya couldn't help himself and took action. He grabbed Jerry's throat and slammed his head against the mirror. He wanted to know if this male insect's head was filled with paste, so he coldly spat out two words: "Idiot!"
Jerry was knocked dizzy and felt a stream of hot, sticky blood flowing down his forehead. He tried to open his mouth to ask for help, but he couldn't make a sound. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw bloodshot.
Sanya pressed the male insect into the sink with one hand and let the faucet flush it crazily. He glanced at the shattered mirror, slowly wiped the blood that had just splashed on his face with a tissue, and said with a half-smile:
"You are just a piece of trash who can only rely on female insects for food. You are even worse than the maggots growing from a rotting corpse. You should find another female insect to be your female servant. I am afraid I am not worthy of you."
Jerry struggled continuously, choked on water several times, and passed out.
Seeing this, Sanya threw him to the ground with a dull sound, without any fear or panic of the male insect. He sent a message to Feiwen using the terminal, asking them to come and deal with the "garbage" on the ground, and then opened the door and went out.
As luck would have it, You Que was also on a blind date in this restaurant, but he was sitting in a private room and did not notice Sang Ya's presence.
This blind date was even shorter than the previous three because when the waiter came to take the order, You Que accidentally took off his mask. When the female insect saw his face, she was so scared that she ran away, as if there was a ghost chasing her.
You Que had come so many times that the waiter knew him. Seeing this, he asked cautiously, "Sir, would you like to continue ordering?"
You Que was happy to save some money: "No, please cancel the box for me, thank you."
He put on his mask again and went to the cashier to pay for the table and tea. He glanced around and suddenly found a job posting on the corner of the table. He asked, "Are you hiring waiters?"
The cashier subconsciously glanced at the corner of the table: "Yes, sir, one of our employees went home to visit his family, and the quantity is a little insufficient."
You Que suddenly asked, "Collect the male insects?"
"Uh..." The cashier was obviously embarrassed when he heard this. He secretly glanced at the mask on You Que's face, then quickly looked away and politely refused: "Sir, I'm sorry, we only accept female insects."
Even if you are recruiting a male insect, you have to recruit one with a handsome appearance. You Que's appearance is obviously not suitable for the service industry and will scare away customers.
You Que also felt that his question was a bit stupid, so he gave up the idea that just came to his mind: "Thank you, let's pay the bill."
He was in a hurry to take his ID photo in the afternoon and had no time to stay here. After paying the bill, he hurried out the door. Unexpectedly, he bumped into a female insect when he turned the corner:
"boom-"
You Que took two steps back and said subconsciously: "Sorry, I didn't see..."
He didn't finish his words. When he saw the female insect opposite him clearly, he stopped talking unconsciously, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "It's you?"
Sanya didn't expect to meet You Que here, and was obviously stunned for a moment. He came to his senses, hid his bleeding right hand behind his back without leaving a trace, and blocked the bathroom door: "Sir, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Sangya felt a little embarrassed when he thought about the cocktail he made that day.
You Que obviously also remembered the cup of syrup. His eyes fell on Sang Ya and suddenly found some bloodstains on his collar. He paused and asked, "You came here to eat?"
Sanya: “Yes.”
You Que frowned: "Are you sure?"
Sang Ya didn't understand why You Que said this: "Why do you ask that?"
You Que said nothing, but raised his left hand. His fingertips were longer and stronger than those of ordinary people, and every inch of his bones and flesh seemed like a work carefully carved by God. The dim corridor lights poured down, covering this bony hand with a layer of warm jade-like color, which was breathtakingly beautiful.
it's beautiful…
Sanya couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he still didn't understand what Youque meant: "What do you want to say?"
You Que asked back, "Can't you see it?"
His slender fingertips turned slightly in the light and shadow, causing the cuffs of his suit to slide down halfway. This simple action inexplicably revealed a bit of abstinence, and there was a trace of scarlet blood between his fingers.
Seeing this, Sanya's heart sank and he subconsciously clenched his right hand.
You Que seemed to have discovered something: "Are you injured?"
Sanya: “…”
(End of this chapter)