Long Mieshi glanced at Qiao Xi, his eyes narrowing: ...
Damn it, weren't they supposed to introduce only surnames and not given names? Why was she so nosy?
Did she lose control upon seeing Mo Ye?
Could such a foolish woman be kept?
After Qiao Xi finished speaking, she also realized she had said the wrong thing. Although no one had heard of the name "Emperor of the Insect Race," such a name would clearly attract attention.
Qiao Xi's expression turned awkward, and she tried to save face by saying, "General Mo, you misheard. It's not 'world' (shìjiè), it's the 'shì' in persimmon. Because when he was a child, he nearly died from an allergic reaction after eating a persimmon, so his grandfather changed his name, hoping he would never eat persimmons again."
Long Mieshi: I thank you for coming, I eat everything, I am fearless.
However, Mo Ye was not so easily fooled. He looked sharply at Long Mieshi and repeated, "Which family, and ID number."
Long Mieshi was almost driven mad. Was there no end to this!
At this moment, Mother Qiao stepped forward: "Xiao..." Ye.
Looking at Mo Ye's stern face, Mother Qiao couldn't bring herself to say the name "Ye," so she followed Qiao Xi and said, "General Mo, this is a family dinner. How about we eat first?"
Then, she signaled Father Qiao with her eyes, asking him to help persuade Mo Ye.
Father Qiao kept his eyes on his own nose and his nose on his heart. He could only try to curry favor with this son-in-law, how could he criticize his actions.
The atmosphere in the entire living room became somewhat tense. Qiao Ci then squeezed Mo Ye's hand and said with a smile, "No rush, let's eat first."
The moment Qiao Ci held his hand, Mo Ye's earlobes quickly turned red. After a while, his expression remained serious, but his tone was somewhat uneasy: "Then let's eat first."
Qiao Xi watched Qiao Ci holding Mo Ye's hand, a deep glint in her eyes.
She was truly an eyesore.
During the meal, the six people had different expressions.
Although Mo Ye was a general, he ate with the elegance of a young master from a noble family. As he ate, he suddenly remembered that he had a girlfriend.
So, he picked up his chopsticks and placed a piece of pork rib on Qiao Ci's plate: "You're too thin, eat more." kuAiδugg
Qiao Ci's eyes immediately curved into a smile, and then she also put some of his favorite food on Mo Ye's plate: "You too, you're too thin."
Their affection for each other was very satisfying to Father and Mother Qiao.
To Long Mieshi and Qiao Xi, it was quite an eyesore!
Qiao Xi looked eagerly at Long Mieshi, who was engrossed in eating again, thinking what a blockhead he was, not taking care of his girlfriend.
Insects were indeed insects; their etiquette was incomparable to humans.
Long Mieshi really enjoyed human food. Seeing Qiao Xi constantly kicking his foot, the disturbed Insect Emperor frowned and looked at her, "Why do you keep kicking me? Isn't the food good?"
Qiao Xi lowered her head expressionlessly, becoming even more disappointed in Long Mieshi.
During the meal, Qiao Xi pretended to be angry and dragged Long Mieshi out, as if she were going to discipline him.
After a long while, Qiao Xi returned, throwing things around.
Father Qiao frowned and reprimanded, "What's with all this smashing and banging?"
Qiao Xi's eyes reddened: "Long Mieshi and I broke up. Such an inconsiderate boyfriend should just get lost!"
Saying this, she covered her face and headed upstairs.
"Wait." Mo Ye spoke at this moment.
Qiao Xi suddenly turned back, looking at Mo Ye pitifully, thinking he was going to comfort her.
Mo Ye seemed to intensely dislike women showing such emotions. His tone was serious and cold: "Which family does your ex-boyfriend belong to? How did you meet? I think there's something wrong with him."
Qiao Xi: ... I'm breaking up and crying, and you're here interrogating me about my ex-boyfriend?
Seeing her just looking at him and silently shedding tears, Mo Ye's gaze became sharper: "Do I need to ask a second time?"
Qiao Ci's sister and her sister's boyfriend both seem to have poor hearing.
Qiao Xi had thought of a reason before entering. Seeing that he insisted on asking, she said, "I don't know which family he's from. We met at a bar, and he didn't mention his family. He just said he was out experiencing life."
This explanation was flawless. Even if Mo Ye found out later that Long Mieshi was the Emperor of the Insect Race, it wouldn't matter, as she claimed to know nothing.
Mo Ye didn't believe her words but didn't press further. After all, it was at Qiao Ci's house, and being too serious wouldn't be good.
After the meal, Qiao Ci walked Mo Ye to the door.
"Do you think there's something wrong with that Long Mieshi today? I always feel something is off about him." Mo Ye was usually a man of few words and didn't say sweet nothings. Thinking about today's events, he brought it up as a topic to chat with Qiao Ci.
"What's off?" She had to admit that her darling's insight was quite sharp.
"I can't quite put my finger on it..." Mo Ye frowned, as if trying hard to think. "It's just... he doesn't feel quite human."
"Pfft~" This remark, which cursed neither a human nor an insect, successfully amused Qiao Ci.
"I'm serious!" Seeing Qiao Ci smile, Mo Ye felt a little happy, but he still emphasized that he wasn't joking.
"I believe you." Qiao Ci nodded affirmatively, "I also think he doesn't seem human. He's more like someone who has just transformed into a human."
Qiao Ci didn't tell Mo Ye about Long Mieshi's true identity because she planned to do more fun things later, and she couldn't do it without Long Mieshi's participation.
However, she still needed to remind her darling. If he could react in time and catch Long Mieshi, then there was no point in playing this game.
Mo Ye pondered.
Qiao Ci returned to the Starfleet Academy and began to focus on modifying her mecha. This time, she wanted to create a behemoth.
To cultivate her relationship with Long Mieshi, Qiao Xi did not return to the academy. Instead, she took a month's leave, claiming to be unwell. The academy was very concerned about Qiao Xi, an SSS-rank elite, and her homeroom teacher even paid a special home visit to express their concern.
"Little Longy, are you still angry?" Qiao Xi locked the door and looked smilingly at Long Mieshi, who had transformed back into his handsome and devilishly charming human form.
"Heh." Long Mieshi had lost so much face in front of his enemy Qiao Ci and his rival Mo Ye that day, and he had been in a bad mood ever since.
Qiao Xi had specifically taken leave to stay at home so that he could put aside his grievances and reconcile with her.
As for the completely straight man Mo Ye, she had no expectations. The only one who could compare with him in terms of being a 'fang shi neng' (a term possibly referring to being socially awkward or dense) was Long Mieshi, and even then, Long Mieshi's status was even higher than Mo Ye's.
"Alright, wasn't it just a temporary measure? You are, after all, an insect. What if Mo Ye found out? I wouldn't want my new insect boyfriend to be captured. Can you not be angry anymore?" Qiao Xi cajoled.
"Him? Do you think he can catch me?" Long Mieshi dared to stay in the human world for so long, he must have had his confidence. He wasn't a simple love-struck fool; love was important, but his life was even more important.
Hearing this, Qiao Xi's eyes darkened. As expected, Long Mieshi was definitely not as simple as he appeared. She suddenly looked forward to the day he would defeat Qiao Ci's boyfriend, Mo Ye.