Chapter 117: A Surprising Morning

“Oh, okay then.”
Tong Sui wasn’t very familiar with hotel rooms.
To him, as long as the room was comfortable, that was enough; it was even better if the system was willing to handle everything.
“What are you looking at?”
Suddenly, a voice approached, and Tong Sui hurriedly shut off his light brain, “Nothing, nothing.”
He hoped the other person hadn’t seen his search history.
Fortunately, Bai Xingluo did not pursue this topic any further; instead, he picked him up and took him home in the mech.
After taking a shower, Bai Xingluo went to the study next door to handle some documents.
After a long time, he left Tong Sui alone in the bedroom.
If it were in the past, at this time, he would have been extremely sleepy.
However, today he felt completely awake.
Hmm…
It felt like something was missing.
The system also felt a bit strange, lamenting: [There are no mosaics to watch today.]
Yes.
Tong Sui remembered something was missing, and he shook his head, trying to push the strange thought aside.
He opened his light brain and began selecting other venues for tomorrow.
Bai Xingluo finished going through all the documents he had missed during this time.
When he returned, it was already late at night.
As the bedroom door opened, a faint light extended into the room, illuminating the slight rise on the bed. Bai Xingluo quietly closed the door.
Habitually, he sat on the edge of the bed and turned his head to look at Tong Sui, who was wrapped tightly in the duvet.
Tong Sui was bundled up snugly, a thin layer of sweat forming on his forehead from the heat.
Bai Xingluo reached out to tug at the duvet, causing the already restless Tong Sui to lift his eyelashes.
“…You finally came back.”
His voice was gently fragile; he extended a warm hand from the duvet, embracing Bai Xingluo and expertly crawling into his arms.
Bai Xingluo held onto his shoulder and kissed the beads of sweat on Tong Sui’s forehead.
“Next time, you can sleep first, no need to wait for me.”
“I can’t sleep…” Tong Sui replied, “I’m used to you holding me to sleep. When you’re not around, it feels so strange.”
He had grown accustomed to being tightly embraced by Bai Xingluo, and when their skin touched, he could hear the strong heartbeat, giving him infinite sense of security.
Tong Sui tried to replace that sense of security with the way he wrapped himself up, but it clearly failed.
“I understand,” Bai Xingluo held him tightly; the almost pitiful tone of Tong Sui nearly melted his heart.
He leaned down and gently kissed Tong Sui, comforting him with words, “It won’t happen again; I’ll come back earlier next time.”
“Okay.”
Bai Xingluo’s gentleness allowed Tong Sui to take the initiative.
He playfully bit at Bai Xingluo’s lips, brushing against his teeth and palate, and after a while, perhaps tired from kissing, he gradually fell silent.
Tong Sui allowed him to hold him and soon fell fast asleep.
His breathing became steady, and his long eyelashes fell softly, completely unguarded, looking obedient and peaceful.
Bai Xingluo gazed at him deeply, then softly leaned closer to his ear and murmured, “Goodnight, sweet dreams, my dear Xiong Zhu.”
When Tong Sui woke up the next day, he had already forgotten what he said yesterday, and was startled to find Bai Xingluo holding him.
“You’re awake.”
Tong Sui stared at Bai Xingluo for a moment before slowly recalling what he said yesterday.
He thought it had all been a dream, but to his surprise, it was real.
Tong Sui’s gaze shifted to Bai Xingluo’s thin lips.
Although there were no clear signs left, he remembered biting and nibbling on those lips and eventually dozing off while kissing.
Noticing Tong Sui’s gaze, Bai Xingluo touched his lips.
“Do you want to kiss again?”
“I-I don’t need to.”
Tong Sui struggled to rise from his embrace, flustered as he almost forgot to put on his slippers and hurried into the bathroom, his ears feeling embarrassingly warm.
Their interactions were quite strange.
Though he fulfilled Bai Xingluo’s wishes entirely, he was always in a passive role, including when kissing; he had always gone along with it without any improvement after so many times.
At most, he would softly hum or push Bai Xingluo when he couldn’t take it anymore.
But then, when it came to initiating things himself, Tong Sui felt somewhat reluctant.
He didn’t have much initiative.
Many times, if it weren’t for Bai Xingluo’s unrelenting enthusiasm, Tong Sui would have probably completely given in.
After breakfast, Bai Xingluo asked, “Are we going out?”
“Mm-hmm.”
They were in a discreet small starship with only two seats.
The starship had an automatic pilot function.
Tong Sui entered the destination, and it automatically started navigation.
Though the starship was small, it was fast, and soon they arrived at their destination.
After getting out, Bai Xingluo looked at the building before them.
The grand structure was labeled — Imperial Marriage Office.
Tong Sui took his hand and walked inside, while Bai Xingluo stood still in surprise.
“Xiong Zhu, what are you doing here?”
“Forget? I told you before that I want to change my female servant to a female ruler.”
“But it hasn’t been a year yet.”
The empire stipulated that only those with female servants could appoint a female ruler to protect the scarcity of male insects; otherwise, one would have to wait a year before reapplying.
“I discussed this requirement with Lu Yunyao yesterday, and he agreed to change the regulation, so we don’t need to wait a year.”
So that was what the Xiong Zhu had been talking about with Lu Yunyao on the terrace yesterday.
Seeing Bai Xingluo still in a daze, Tong Sui shook his hand, “Come on, we need to celebrate after we finish the changes!”
The service staff at the marriage office were chatting behind the counter about the new regulations released by the empire yesterday.
“Will insects really come to change this?”