Chapter 58

Chapter 58

With a sudden bang, accompanied by the scorching images flashing through Kaisisen's mind, a wave of heat surged up from deep inside his body and spread outward in every direction.

Soon, feeling certain changes in his body, Kaisisen's face once again showed a mix of embarrassment, shame, and shock.

Once a female insect reached adulthood and entered the courtship period, the pull of the opposite sex and the budding of emotions always made a female's craving for males grow stronger.

But since Kaisisen reached adulthood, even during courtship periods, he'd never had any interest in males. He'd either brush off or give the cold shoulder to males who showed interest in him.

In this regard, Kaisisen had always been celibate in nature, with zero needs, and even downright cold.

Compared to the peers around him who were more or less drawn by hormones, Kaisisen was as cold as an emotionless robot bug.

Still groggy from being jolted awake from his dream earlier, the cold water had already suppressed his body's reaction before he could even process it.

But now...

Kaisisen genuinely felt a desire that felt almost foreign to him.

He was almost completely at a loss, flustered and panicked.

He'd actually—he'd actually gotten turned on by fantasizing about a male insect!

And that male was the one he treated so carefully—the insect of his heart.

Such an innocent, beautiful male—so flawless. And on top of that, he already had a female spouse!

How could he—how could he be so filthy, so low.

Kaisisen didn't hesitate to curse himself out with the most venomous words he could think of.

He clenched his jaw and squeezed his eyes shut, cranking up the water pressure on the shower.

Gradually, his body seemed to settle down a little, but the physical reaction still wouldn't go away.

"Drip, drip."

Forcing his mind blank, Kaisisen suddenly felt drops trickling from his nose.

On instinct, he reached up and wiped at it, only to see vivid, glaring blood washing off his fingertips along with the water from the shower.

Kaisisen's pupils shrank, stunned, as if frozen in place. Staring at his now-clean, pale fingertips, he couldn't stop himself from shuddering.

High-rank female insects had incredibly strong physiques and excellent control over their bodies.

Only low-rank females, who could never control themselves, would get nosebleeds when stimulated.

Kaisisen used to look at those mid- and low-rank females making fools of themselves over His Excellency with nothing but cold indifference and disgust.

How pathetic were insects who couldn't even control their own desires and bodies.

But now, he seemed no different from those females—maybe even worse...

All the color drained from Kaisisen's face. He dug his nails hard into his palm until his fingertips went white, completely bloodless.

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Kaisisen stood under the freezing water for a long, long time, until his body was almost numb from the chill. Only then did he drag his exhausted body out of the bathroom, his steps unsteady.

His usually silky, well-kept silver hair was now soaking wet and dripping, plastered messily to his face and shoulders.

But Kaisisen was in no mood to care. His face was pale, and a tangled mess of emotions churned inside him.

Kaisisen hesitated where he stood, his gaze landed on the soiled bedding on the floor. He pressed his lips together and stepped forward to pick it up, planning to bag it up and sneak it out tomorrow.

He didn't want any bug to find out about this.

Just as Kaisisen picked up the bedding from the floor, a faint noise came from the balcony off to the side.

Kaisisen's gaze sharpened, and he snapped his head toward the balcony, fully hidden behind the curtains.

But his sharp eyes still caught a vague, shadowy figure.

In an instant, every muscle in Kaisisen's body went taut.

Their family estate was heavily fortified and tightly guarded—there was no way an ordinary female could sneak in.

Kaisisen quickly dropped the bedding and quietly pulled a small blade from a table nearby.

At this close range, Kaisisen was confident he could take down the intruder the second they stepped in.

Just as Kaisisen gripped the weapon, poised to strike, the insect who opened the balcony door and stepped in made him freeze in shock.

The dagger he'd had raised high slowly lowered.

"Brother, why is it you?"

The black-haired female insect, startled out of his wits by Kaisisen's sudden reaction, was still in a panic.

It was none other than his second brother, O'Casey, who had been confined to his room.

"God, Xiao Sen, you nearly scared me to death! If you hadn't held back, I'd have died right here tonight. What are you doing up in the middle of the night?" O'Casey said in a hushed voice, patting his chest in half-exaggerated complaint.

Kaisisen set down the blade and pressed his lips together helplessly. "Sorry, brother. I thought it was an evil insect."

O'Casey stepped forward a few paces, speaking lightly, "Alright, Xiao Sen, have a little faith in our defenses. I climbed all the way from my balcony to yours in the dead of night because I have something to tell you... Hey, Xiao Sen, what's that? What is that?"

O'Casey trailed off mid-sentence as he looked at Kaisisen, who was radiating cold. He sucked in a breath and reached out to touch him. The moment his hand made contact, O'Casey shivered from the chill—Kaisisen was as cold as ice.

Just as O'Casey was alarmed, his gaze inadvertently drifted to the bedding on the floor not far away.

His mind went blank for a moment, and he instinctively blurted out the question.

But the moment the words left his mouth, he regretted it.

The bedding thrown on the floor, the younger brother radiating cold—what he had gotten up for in the middle of the night was obvious.

O'Casey understood in an instant.

If it had been the O'Casey of the past, he naturally wouldn't have believed it and would have been deeply skeptical.

But his brother had even had a child already—what was there to be surprised about?

Kaisisen's expression shifted, and he kicked out with his foot. The not-insubstantial bedding was sent flying all the way under a table in the far corner.

Kaisisen said stiffly, "It's nothing."

Seeing his younger brother's face darkening, O'Casey, who had been about to lean in and tease him a bit, sheepishly rubbed his nose to cover his embarrassment.

Oh right, he almost forgot.

This amnesiac little bro still thinks he's a lone bachelor bug.

For a moment, an awkward atmosphere spread between the two bugs, gradually thickening with tension.

Luckily, Kaisisen quickly broke the tension and asked directly, "Brother, what brings you here?"

"Oh, yeah, so here's the thing, Xiao Sen. I wanted to ask you—didn't the hospital say your head injury hasn't fully healed, and they told you to go for treatment every week?" O'Casey's previously lighthearted expression was gone in an instant as he looked at Kaisisen with utmost seriousness.

Having been locked in his room for a long time, his communication device confiscated, unable to contact the outside world, and left to pass the time playing single-player games every day, his restlessness kept building.

Unable to stand it anymore, he'd been trying to sneak out these past few days, but the butler bug stationed outside his door like a statue guarding it kept watching him, refusing to budge no matter how he begged and pleaded.

This made O'Casey, who had still harbored a sliver of hope, sink into total despair.

Perhaps his words last time had truly hurt his female parent, or maybe his female parent was worried he'd spill the whole story to Xiao Sen.

Either way, unlike before, when it was all bark and no bite, his female parent was serious this time—she really meant to keep him locked up!

But O'Casey, a jewelry designer, still had a ton of backed-up work to finish.

His female parent might not care, but there was no way he was staying cooped up at home.

In the following days, O'Casey did a complete 180 from his restless, anxious self. As if he had given up entirely, he acted exceptionally obedient and docile.

This seemed to ease the butler's guard at the door, and finally, in the dead of night, he stopped standing watch.

Making a snap decision to escape, O'Casey took nothing with him and climbed out over the balcony.

But just before leaving, a thought struck him—he remembered his younger brother, who was completely in the dark. O'Casey hesitated for a moment, then decisively changed direction and made his way to Xiao Sen's room.

At his second brother's question, Kaisisen was confused, but seeing his brother's expression so different from usual, he answered honestly, "Yeah, second brother, I go three times a week. What's wrong?"

O'Casey's face fell. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath.

Three times a week—his female parent was trying to wipe out all of his little brother's memories!

At that frequency, the strain on an already injured brain would be enormous.

His little brother's brain really had been hurt!

At this rate, wouldn't his brother end up with messed-up memories and splitting headaches?

His female parent—she'd really lost it!

At that moment, only one chilling thought filled O'Casey's mind.

He snapped his eyes open, seized Kaisisen by the shoulders, and said with utmost gravity, "Xiao Sen, don't go back to that hospital. Trust me—the injury to your head from three years ago has already healed! Our female parent and that doctor bug are in cahoots to trick you!"

O'Casey spoke heatedly.

"W-what?!" Kaisisen stared at his second brother in shock, his brain felt fried, struggling to process what his brother had just said.

What did he mean his brain injury had already healed? What did he mean their female parent and the doctor bug were working together to fool him?

"Second brother, what do you mean?" Kaisisen's heart clenched, and he instinctively pushed for an answer.

Just as O'Casey was about to speak, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

O'Casey whipped his head toward the door, his face going pale. "No way—I've only been out for a minute and they already found me?!"

Hearing the footsteps getting closer, O'Casey panicked. He spoke quickly, "Little bro, trust me—your second brother wouldn't lie to you. Go see your friend privately and get them to give you a thorough check-up. Then you'll see the truth."

With that, O'Casey hurried to the balcony, hopped onto the railing, and spread his wings. Just before leaving, he quickly threw out one last line.

"Xiao Sen, if you don't want to regret this forever, do exactly as I said. And remember—don't tell any bug I was here tonight. Just act like you don't know anything."

The moment those words left his mouth, O'Casey didn't wait for Kaisisen's reply. With one leap, he was gone.

Leaving Kaisisen standing there, frozen and completely bewildered.

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Author's note: I'll try to do double updates on the weekend to make up for the missed nutrient support.

Thanks so much for your support—I'll keep at it!