I controlled the entire Zerg race with my superb culinary skills.

Throughout the afternoon, Shen Nanxi was absent-minded and dazed, her hand constantly reaching into her pocket to touch the promotional leaflet.

Thinking back to the promise I made to him after I was injured, I never expected that when I saw him again, it would be in this situation.

"Dr. Shen, are you feeling unwell? You don't seem to have much energy."

Xu Lu made a point of asking when he passed by.

"Ah, no...it's nothing, I'm fine."

Shen Nanxi looked up, forced a smile, and took her hand out of her pocket and placed it on the desk.

As if he had thought of something, Xu Lu revealed a cryptic smile, stood up, patted his shoulder, and whispered something in his ear.

"We can't rush things about Dr. Shen's pregnancy with worm eggs. We need to relax and let nature take its course. Of course, we also need to work harder every night."

Shen Nanxi, who had been preoccupied, blushed slightly and playfully slapped the hand that was resting on her shoulder.

"Thank you for the reminder, Dr. Xu!"

When Chu Yang got home that evening, he noticed that Shen Nanxi seemed to have something on her mind, as she ate less than a bowl of rice.

Instead of asking him directly, Chu Yang waited until the robot butler finished tidying up the kitchen before taking an apple out of the kitchen, peeling it, cutting it into pieces, and serving it to him.

"Eat up, eat more fruit, it can help you say goodbye to all your troubles."

Shen Nanxi looked at Chu Yang's close face with some surprise, her eyes darting away, still hesitant in her heart.

She forked a piece of apple and fed it to Shen Nanxi, smiling gently.

"Isn't it sweet?"

"Yeah, very sweet."

For some reason, Zhang San's miserable appearance lingered in my mind. Perhaps it was because I had been hung up and beaten all over when I was young, or perhaps it was because I had almost been sold to the black market. At this moment, tears welled up in my eyes.

Her lips twitched uncontrollably a few times, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly.

"Oh, what's wrong? Did you suffer some injustice?"

Chu Yang hurriedly put down the plate in his hand, hugged the heartbroken Shen Nanxi in his arms, and kept stroking his hair to comfort him.

"Brother~ Waaah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have kept it from you, waaah..."

Chu Yang didn't quite understand what he meant. What secrets could a simple, crybaby possibly keep?

"It's okay, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Every insect has its own little secrets. It's okay, don't cry."

Hearing Chu Yang's words, Shen Nanxi cried even harder, feeling that he had been too selfish.

She had drunk so many fruit-flavored nutritional drinks that Zhang San had bought, and she had even agreed to let him in. It was all her fault for not saying so sooner, which led to him becoming like this. Thinking of this, she nestled in Chu Yang's arms and cried even more sadly.

She cried for a while, and finally, choking back tears, she took out the promotional leaflet.

"I'm sorry, bro, I saw this in the trash can today and I've been hesitating about whether to tell you."

Chu Yang stared in shock at the image of Zhang San on the promotional page, his skin torn and bleeding from the beating. His pupils trembled slightly, unable to believe that the insect on the image was him.

"It's okay, don't cry. Maybe this bug just looks like him."

Holding Shen Nanxi, Chu Yang sat on the sofa, staring intently at the pink-haired, dark-skinned insect above him.

Finally, he raised his wrist, found Pan Cheng in the personal terminal, and made a phone call.

"Hey boss, I'm checking out some aircraft for you. Don't worry, I guarantee they're high-quality and cheap..."

"Pan Cheng, take me to the black market."

Pan Cheng on the other end of the phone was taken aback, then his tone became excited.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you there."

After hanging up the phone, Chu Yang changed his clothes, and soon after, Pan Cheng arrived.

The black market was bustling with activity at night, with roadside stalls selling weapons, gems, and many other things that you couldn't find in shopping malls.

"Boss, the auction for the insect slaves ended yesterday. The one you had your eye on has probably already been bought."

Pan Cheng led Chu Yang and Shen Nanxi through the swarm of insects to the basement of a bar.

“Ah Le”.

Pan Cheng strode over with a grin, put his arm around his shoulder, and began to introduce the man.

"This is my boss, Chu Yang, and this is his empress, Dr. Shen Nanxi."

Xu Le was somewhat surprised, as the male insect in front of him was not like other male insects, which had big heads and ears.

Noticing his short black hair, her eyes lit up, and she took a step forward and reached out her hand.

"I have long heard of Lord Chu Yang's great name. Meeting you today, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary. My name is Xu Le, and I am the owner of this bar."

Chu Yang politely shook hands with him and smiled calmly.

"I've heard Pan Cheng mention you often. I didn't get a chance to properly thank you last time I sold the aircraft. I'll have to trouble you again this time."

"It's nothing, Your Excellency Chu Yang. Please wait a moment while I call the auction house to inquire."

Pan Cheng led Chu Yang to sit on the sofa and then asked the other servants to bring over two glasses of fruit wine.

A short while later, Xu Le returned from outside with a smile on his face.

Seeing him return, Chu Yang stood up, feeling very uneasy.

"I just asked, and some of the insect slaves auctioned yesterday didn't sell, including the one you're looking for."

Hearing this news, Chu Yang finally felt relieved.

"only…"

As Xu Le's words took a turn, my heart, which had just settled down, started to pound again.

"The insect slaves that are not sold will be sent to casinos in the red-light district to work as prostitutes."

"What? Those who go there are all perverts with peculiar fetishes."

Upon hearing that it was the casino in Flower Street, Pan Cheng jumped up excitedly, looking at Xu Le with a serious expression. It wasn't just male insects who went there, but also female insects; they were all a bunch of perverts.

"Can you take me to find him?"

Chu Yang looked at Xu Le with a serious expression. They were both black market spies; Xu Le should have a way to lead him to Zhang San.

Sure enough, Xu Le pushed up his glasses, nodded, and then led them to the casino on Flower Street.

"Hey, what brings Brother Le here?"

Inside the casino, a female insect wearing a red eye patch jokingly said something, but upon seeing Chu Yang behind her, she immediately lowered her eyebrows, giving him a knowing look.

"So you brought Mr. Xiongzi with you, huh? Hehe, Mr. Xiongzi, what type of man do you like?"

Ignoring Xu Le, the one-eyed female insect went straight to Chu Yang, and like a madam in a TV drama, she eagerly opened her personal terminal to introduce him.

"I want this worm."

Chu Yang took out a brochure and pointed to Zhang San on it.

"I mean, buy."

The one-eyed female insect was taken aback at first, then smiled even more enthusiastically. Yesterday's auction had failed to sell this black-skinned insect slave, resulting in a loss of money. She hadn't expected that there would actually be an insect that liked this type.

"Hehe, no problem, no problem, let's go inside and talk."

"We need to meet him before we can talk."

Xu Le stood in front of Chu Yang, sneering. Other insects might not know this place, but he knew it very well.

Most of the unsold insect slaves are lost money. If they are not trained properly, they will be beaten to death, or at least have their arms or legs broken.

"Hehe, Brother Le, don't you trust me?"

The one-eyed female insect covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Alright, alright, then I'll take you to see it."

Despite the laughter, I was secretly relieved that I had been too busy to train those insect slaves yesterday.

Leading them to a private room, the one-eyed female insect squinted at Chu Yang and said.

"Sir, the insect you requested is inside."

After he finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open a little. The inside was dark and the lights were off.

Chu Yang reached out and placed his hand on the doorknob, glanced at Shen Nanxi, and after receiving his confirmation, pushed the door open and entered.

After watching Chu Yang go inside, Shen Nanxi and the others did not follow him in. Instead, they found a quiet place to sit down.