IHNMSL Chapter 13
by VolareChapter 13 You Understand What a Honey Trap Is
The news of Yao’s return home was kept low-key. The Duke had already ordered the news about his kidnapping to be cleared from the Star Network.
As a wealthy, high-quality tourist star, Beta Star doesn’t have the complex factions of Central Star. It has good public security and a strong artistic atmosphere, attracting a large number of Male Bugs to settle here every year.
When Yao was young, the Duke was very concerned about his education. Yao was interested in piano and painting, so Will went around every year, pulling strings to find masters in these fields to teach him.
“A music exchange?” Yao, who was washing up in the morning, splashed a handful of clear water on his face and picked up the invitation handed over by the robot butler with a puzzled expression.
“It was arranged for you by the Duke. He hopes you have fun, young master.”
Having been home for more than a month, Yao had thought that his elopement would be met with strong criticism from his male parent, but Will seemed to have completely forgotten about the unpleasant event.
The original engagement ceremony was canceled by Hevia, and it was expected that his male parent would not interfere in his marriage and love life in the short term.
But he miscalculated. Looking at the group of elite Female Bugs with different styles in front of him, the stiff fake smile on Yao’s face was about to fail.
A good music exchange was forcibly turned into a blind date banquet. A group of bugs, under the guise of “appreciating music,” were secretly emitting pheromones in front of Yao.
Not knowing if the Duke had ordered it in advance, these Female Bugs were quite orderly. They didn’t swarm up to harass him, and those who were rejected by Yao didn’t continue to pester him.
Sitting in his seat, Yao was almost numb from refusing.
“Pfft! Hahahaha… Don’t tell me you just sat there watching Female Bugs flirt with you all night?”
Aibei, who had rushed over to save Yao, was holding his stomach and almost convulsing with laughter.
More than that… he also received a thick stack of room cards…
“Had enough laughing?” Yao rested his chin on the table, his big glass-like eyes resentfully looking at his schadenfreude buddy.
The little Male Bug inadvertently put his hand into his pocket, and suddenly a large-scale, explicit private photo lightly fell out.
“What’s this?”
“Oh~” Aibei deliberately dragged out his tone in a teasing way, winking, “So our little Yao Yao has this kind of hobby…”
“That’s not it!” The little Male Bug was about to cry, his eyes widened as he retorted, reaching out to cover Aibei’s increasingly outrageous mouth.
Just as the two bugs were fooling around, another mosaic photo slipped out of Yao’s clothing interlayer, coincidentally covering Aibei’s flushed face.
Cough cough…
The scene fell into a long silence…
“Cough cough… I heard you want to apply to a university on Central Star, will Uncle Will agree?”
Aibei sat on the stool, sipped the honey water in his cup, and changed the subject while swinging his legs.
“Your female parent isn’t on Central Star for two months out of the year, and the Duke certainly won’t go back either. Wouldn’t you be lonely there by yourself?”
“No, you don’t understand…” Yao’s ears were a little hot.
“Don’t understand what?” Aibei suspected that Yao had taken the wrong medicine, suddenly determined to go to university on Central Star.
Not to mention the complicated transfer procedures, Central Star is 100% military academies, each more strict than the last. Male Bugs usually attend art schools, so which parent would be willing to send their little Male Bug to a military academy to suffer?
Intelligence tests, endurance tests, speed tests, agility tests…
After a round of tests, people are numb.
Aibei felt a headache just looking at it. There were actually universities in this world that you had to test into, which simply broke Aibei’s understanding.
Isn’t university something you can attend if you want to?
“So how are you going to get your male parent to agree? The Duke won’t easily let you go to university on Central Star alone.”
Naive! Aibei couldn’t bear to burst Yao’s delusion.
“Still thinking…” The little Male Bug was as worried as a bitter gourd bun.
……
“Will, what are you looking at?” The Female Bug quietly approached from behind, startling the Duke, who was secretly peeking through the crack in the door.
“Shh… quiet!!”
“What’s wrong?” Hevia was slightly stunned, looking at the nervous male consort with a smile.
The Duke, who was caught peeking at the door, looked a little embarrassed, quickly straightened his expression, and restored his noble and aloof appearance.
“Yao Yao has something on his mind lately. Hevia, do you know what’s wrong with this child?”
In order to repair the precarious father-son relationship, the Duke spent a lot of effort carefully preparing the exchange meeting, and even invited the band that the child had liked since he was a child.
Will originally wanted to gradually cultivate Yao’s goodwill towards Female Bugs, but he didn’t expect that those lustful idiots would scare Yao.
Once the little Male Bug’s problems are involved, the Duke is always particularly anxious and apprehensive.
Hevia’s fingertip gently rubbed the edge of the jewel ring. He had put in a lot of effort to gain Will’s trust, and the key to maintaining this fragile trust was Yao.
Hevia had a knack for teaching the little Male Bug. Yao’s nearly 100% perfect report card almost never bothered the Duke.
“Yao Yao looks like his eyes are swollen, and he didn’t eat much breakfast. Is he not feeling well?” Will asked in a panic.
The Duke’s worries were soon verified…
Because he was well taken care of, Yao had hardly been sick since he was five years old. When he was groggily carried out of the quilt by the robot butler, Yao’s cheeks were already flushed, and his forehead was covered with wet sweat.
“Yao Yao, baby, where does it hurt?” As soon as the little Male Bug woke up, Will hurriedly leaned over the hospital bed to ask.
“I’m fine, Dad.” Yao shook his head, with an IV tube stuck in his hand, and the whole bug was a little wilted.
Outside the ward…
“What?”
“You said Yao wants to apply to a university on Central Star? Impossible!”
“Will, don’t be so agitated.” Hevia said helplessly, “Central Star isn’t a dragon’s den or a tiger’s lair. Yao has been so well-behaved since he was a child, are you willing to see him always looking so unhappy?”
“Besides, I will have someone take good care of Yao Yao. It’s just changing places to go to school, it’s not a big deal. Little Yao is already an adult. Didn’t Will want him to be independent sooner?”
“But I hope Yao Yao can find a Female Consort to take care of him sooner. Why not get married first and then transfer to school together…”
Three sentences cannot leave the topic of marriage, encouraging Yao to marry a Female Consort seems to have become the Duke’s obsession.
“Will, marriage can’t be rushed. Yao Yao is still young, and feelings need to be cultivated slowly. The child just came back, don’t scare him away again.”
“But he’s not even willing to interact with Female Bugs now, how can we cultivate that?”
“Like this first…” Hevia gently leaned closer, and whispered in the Duke’s ear, “At that time, let Yao Yao pick the most satisfactory one from among them.”
“Will that work?” Will was dubious, “Military academies are so tough, can our baby handle it?”
“Male consort, don’t worry, I will have someone protect little Yao.”
Unlike Duke Klink, who resigned from his substantive position and only had his father and brother’s inheritance left, even if Hevia didn’t participate in the Central Star factional struggles, his family could still have a say in top military academy circles.
Since Hevia guaranteed it, then he would definitely do his best to take responsibility for Yao’s safety.
Despite being reluctant, looking at the increasingly thin child, the Duke gritted his teeth and agreed.
“Faking illness is so useful?”
“Really… really settled?” Yao hid behind the curtain, received Hevia’s raised eyebrow, and was dumbfounded. Sure enough, his stepfather understood his male parent better.
In order to go to Central Star, Yao agreed to live in the main family of his stepfather Hevia’s family.
Since Yao didn’t want to get married for the time being, the Duke could only choose the slow and steady approach, letting Yao interact more with the Female Bugs of the Hevia family, maybe one day love would blossom.