Chapter 27 Teaching Gifts

Chapter 27: A Teaching Gift

Sexia's gaze flickered; he found it almost impossible to meet the flushed, spring-like face before him. The human's clean breath, close to his lips, felt like a scorching brand, trapping him with no escape, no room to retreat.

Xierlan registered the tremor in Sexia's eyes but showed little reaction. Instead, he slowly closed his own, awaiting Sexia's initiative.

Sexia reached out, gently placing a hand on Xierlan's shoulder, his ear tips burning with an incredible heat. He lifted his chin and leaned in for a kiss.

His heart rate surged, his ears still feverish. Xierlan took his wrist, guiding Sexia's hand to his own cheek, coaxing him to make the first move. The intimate, knowing smile in Xierlan's eyes held a hint of…

Though Sexia initiated, Xierlan quickly took the lead. Sexia hadn't expected to be so utterly passive, so completely at Xierlan's mercy. The cold wall behind him pressed against his back, occasionally bumping him during their kisses. All the oxygen seemed to be plundered from his lungs. Sexia's skin flushed crimson from the intensity, his throat subtly rising and falling with each swallow.

The human's arm wrapped around his waist.

Sexia was drawn into a warm embrace, his body softened and pliant from the kisses. Just as he anticipated Xierlan deepening their intimacy, Xierlan paused, his lips hovering mere inches from Sexia's eyes.

"Can Sexia help me put on my glasses?"

Xierlan lowered his gaze, Sexia's hand still resting on his cheek. The question, delivered in such a manner, felt like an unspoken plea for affection, instantly turning Sexia into a dazed, female bug.

Xierlan's seduction was overt, yet the earnestness and tenderness in his eyes conveyed a pure, genuine sincerity.

Sexia finally registered the request. He quickly lowered his eyes, picked up the glasses from beside him, and raised his hand to place them on the human.

Xierlan cooperatively lowered his head. Once the glasses were on, he curved his lips into a smile. "Thank you for the gift, baby. I truly love it."

He seemed born for such an appearance—his demeanor composed and gentle, radiating youthful vitality. When he looked down at Sexia, the fragmented light filtering through the lenses from his pupils was so tender and subtly captivating that it was impossible to resist.

Xierlan instinctively adjusted his glasses. Seeing Sexia unchanged from before, the activated state displayed basic information, such as analyzing the material of the female bug's clothing.

It was truly advanced.

Xierlan logged into his account through the glasses. Suddenly recalling that the starship had been stationary all this time, he belatedly said, "Should we head back home first?"

Sexia also realized they had lingered too long. Embarrassed, he set the course, and they returned home together.

Since the journey wouldn't take much time, Xierlan quickly grasped how to use the device under Sexia's guidance.

He loved the gift. Upon arriving home, he removed the flower that had been clipped behind his ear and placed it in a vase. After washing his hands and tying on an apron, he headed to the kitchen to cook.

Biscuit watched him go straight to the kitchen, circling several times in place. It had been processing its next commands when it saw Sexia, who had initially headed to the study, turn back and approach it. Softly, Sexia said, "Biscuit, go to the study and activate the holographic pod I prepared. Use this identity data."

Biscuit rolled away on its wheels. Sexia had specifically modified the holographic pod previously bought for the male bug. Originally, it could only log in with one identity, but now it could log in with two without restrictions. A holographic pod could only be bound to one identity—a measure to prevent the resale of pods with registered identification codes. Manufacturers had wisely limited this possibility, making resale transactions an act of conscience.

Sexia lowered his gaze. The vase on the dining table held the flower that had been clipped behind the human's ear, visible at a glance.

He reached out with his fingertip, gently touching it. The soft petals brushed against his finger, leaving a slightly damp sensation.

As if his heart had been touched, Sexia pulled back his finger as if burned, then quietly went to the kitchen to assist Xierlan.

Dinner was prepared quickly. By the time they finished eating, it was already 8:30 PM. They separated to shower, with Xierlan emerging faster and using the glasses to study.

It was incredibly convenient—from the outside, it merely looked like he was daydreaming.

After watching for a while, Xierlan couldn't help but say, "99, are you there?"

99 appeared. "I'm here, I'm here."

It curiously examined the glasses on Xierlan's face, very interested in the bug race's high technology. "They seem really handy. I'd like to try them too. Can I, host?"

Xierlan blinked, took off the glasses, and handed them over. "Of course."

99 landed steadily on the coffee table, careful not to let the glasses slip off its round body and shatter. It opened its electronic eyes wide, looking around, occasionally emitting amazed exclamations.

"Even our systems aren't this advanced!"

They just used systems until they broke down—otherwise, data uploads wouldn't have failed from the start!

How vexing!

Xierlan took the glasses back, examining them seriously. Very naturally, he added, "By the way, 99, can you replicate its technology? Later, when I return to Earth, I'll submit it to the state. It wouldn't be right to time-travel without bringing something back home."

99 laughed at the phrase "back home," shaking its head regretfully and shyly saying, "Host, my functions are actually quite limited."

Xierlan couldn't help laughing.

While chatting with the system, sounds came from the bathroom door.

Xierlan immediately sat up straight, though he wasn't sure why—perhaps there was a strange sense of being caught by his husband sending things back to his family...

The identification was just too strong.

Xierlan found this state quite amusing but didn't dwell on it.

When he saw Sexia approaching, his eyes lit up. He patted the spot beside him, signaling for Sexia to sit down next to him.

Sexia had originally intended to get hot water for both himself and Xierlan, but upon seeing the gesture, he directly sat down beside him.

"Primary male..."

Before he could finish, he felt a sense of weightlessness and then found himself lying with his head on Xierlan's lap.

Sexia rested his head there, somewhat bewildered as he looked back, only to see the human's smiling eyes.

"Actually, I really like this position," Xierlan said, leaning slightly against the cushion behind him. As the female bug lay on his lap, he gently brushed aside the stray hairs on Sexia's face, tidying them bit by bit before placing them behind his head. "When I was little, I often saw my dad holding my mom. Sometimes when our family went out, if it was crowded, he'd let my mom ride on his shoulders."

Xierlan loved simply being together, doing nothing but chatting, lying close. "Where was I? Right beside them. My dad would put a rubber band on my wrist and say it was my special cuff—once it was on, I couldn't run around."

After finishing, Xierlan couldn't resist poking Sexia's cheek. "Actually, do you know what that means?"

Sexia's cheek indented softly under the poke. He shook his head earnestly. "No."

Xierlan sighed lightly. "Hmph, it was just to make me a mobile rubber band holder."

"The reason I like this position is that it feels a bit like holding a treasure."

A grown insect couldn't be held in his arms like a small gift, but becoming a wife or spouse could.

Of course, it could also be husband or hubby—the title didn't matter. But his adorable Sexia really resembled a little wife—so cute! Although the husband image was also endearing, currently the adorably naive Sexia suited being called "wife" more!

Just thinking this made Xierlan melt from cuteness. He couldn't help gently rubbing Sexia's soft cheeks.

So adorable. Seeing Sexia's confused expression, Xierlan was utterly charmed.

Sexia, with reddened ears, let him rub away. As if remembering something, he turned over to face Xierlan.

"I also prepared something for you."

Xierlan was surprised; he felt anticipation rising in him unconsciously, even his ears turning red, "How... how could there be another gift?"

There was no helping it now.

He was going to repay him with his whole being!

Thinking this, Sexia had already stood up and took him to the study.

The holographic pod inside looked quite familiar. Xierlan widened his eyes, "Baby, you brought the holographic pod over?"

And there were two!!!

Sexia gave a soft 'mm' in response. He glanced at Xierlan, not entirely sure if his decision was correct, but he couldn’t help but act on it.

"I want to personally teach you some things."

From childhood to adulthood, Sexia had learned countless skills—mecha, scientific research, medicine, production, and the repair of various instruments.

The glasses were his research product, though still a prototype. Some materials could only be obtained on the black market, so he could only develop it to this stage.

This included the medical research Xierlan wanted to pursue.

He wasn’t proficient in this area; his expertise lay in mecha and weapons. But he hadn’t forgotten his medical knowledge—in fact, he remembered it even vividly.

The new identity data he'd obtained was borrowed from a doctor friend. They had an internal identification code that could access specialized training modules, offering vast models for both theoretical and practical learning.

If he could master all of this within this period, the assessment wouldn’t be a problem.

As Sexia pondered this, Xierlan was completely surprised—he hadn’t anticipated any of it at all.

It turned out he still knew far too little about Sexia.

Xierlan felt a bit embarrassed, but he was even more curious about what Sexia must have gone through to achieve such accomplishments.

It must have been really tough, without a doubt.

Xierlan sighed, but he was also looking forward to it. He didn’t hold back his praise:

"Well, Sexia, you really, truly are amazing."

Honestly, the fact that he’s been completely captivated by Sexia has just been said over and over.

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Author’s note: Next chapter, Xierlan will call Sexia "husband."

Being husband and wife is an attitude [please][please][please].