After dealing with the mess left behind by the original host, Zhou Yuan was overwhelmed by a sense of guilt that he could only describe as a guilty conscience.
Even though these were the actions of the original host, Zhou Yuan now found himself in that role, and he couldn’t shake the feeling of owing Asta an apology.
Moreover, the breakup fee he had just sent out was still Asta’s money…
He typed out a message in the chat interface, only to delete it. He wanted to tell Asta about the things the original host had done behind his back, apologize sincerely, and vow to change for the better.
But in the end, he felt that apologizing in person would show more sincerity.
So, he spent half an hour typing and deleting messages on the interface, eventually sending just one sentence:
[Dixia: Will you still be at the military base tomorrow?]
As a marshal, Asta’s whereabouts were not casually disclosed by the media, and Zhou Yuan didn’t know where Asta was. So, he had to confirm the location with Asta first.
At the same time, Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit complicated seeing this prefix.
Half an hour passed, but Asta didn’t reply, not even marking the message as read.
Zhou Yuan had to put down his device and do something else.
Coincidentally, he hadn’t finished reading the book he started yesterday. It was placed on a small shelf beside the coffee table. Zhou Yuan picked it up and continued reading.
Zhou Yuan loved reading physical books. Through these thin and fragile pages, he could understand how the world’s rules had evolved and how the knowledge here differed from what he knew.
Coincidentally, there was a study in this villa filled with five bookshelves of physical books. Before he could access the light brain, Zhou Yuan spent his time in the study.
At first, he thought it was left by the original host, but knowing the original host’s nature now, he was sure that this study must have been left by Asta.
Each book in the study had traces of being opened, but it was evident that the person who opened them was careful; there were no creases on the pages, only a few sharp annotations and insights.
These small details left Zhou Yuan with a favorable impression of Asta, despite never having met him.
It wasn’t until dinner time that Zhou Yuan received a reply from Asta.
Asta replied with just one word: “Hmm.”
It was brief and somewhat indifferent.
Zhou Yuan quickly responded, “Okay, I’ll visit around noon tomorrow. There are some things I need to discuss with you.”
After a moment, Asta replied again: “Hmm.”
He really was a conversation terminator.
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Zhou Yuan muttered to himself for a moment but quickly returned to the enticing dinner.
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Let Zhou Yuan deliver these, as I feel like they’re lacking a certain taste.
So, Zhou Yuan decided to personally cook some traditional dishes from Hua Nation for Asta, giving him a taste of the rich culinary culture spanning five millennia.
If he was going to cook, he had to make his best and most widely known dishes.
First, a sweet and sour pork ribs, followed by tender and savory braised pork, then a plate of spicy and flavorful dry pot potatoes, and finally a creamy and fragrant stew of tofu and crucian carp.
Two meat dishes, one vegetarian, and a soup, paired perfectly with two bowls of white rice!
When Zhou Yuan was almost done cooking, the part-time maid, a sub-female from the household service, arrived just in time to clean for Zhou Yuan.
The sub-female who came to do housekeeping for Zhou Yuan was already over two hundred years old, and had seen quite a bit in his lifetime, but the faint aroma of food in the air was something he had never smelled before in his life.
He couldn’t help but let out a small rumble from his stomach, even though he had already eaten the nutrient solution on the spacecraft. He quickly patted his stomach; this area was mostly inhabited by noble males, and losing composure in front of them could cost him his job.
After a brief discussion with his stomach at the door to ensure it wouldn’t make any more noise, he rang the doorbell.
Someone from inside the villa quickly came to open the door.
“Respected sir…” As soon as the door opened, the previously faint aroma of food suddenly became much stronger, carrying with it a surge of momentum that rushed into the old sub-female’s nose like waves crashing. His stomach couldn’t help but let out a rumble, interrupting the sub-female before he could finish his sentence.
The sub-female was taken aback at first, then his face quickly turned red and then white. Lowering his head in embarrassment, he apologized, “I-I’m very sorry, sir, I…”
He stammered for a while, unable to come up with any justifiable words, so he could only lower his head deeply, the wrinkles of age on his face sagging with it, looking quite at a loss.
Zhou Yuan was also taken aback by the sound for a moment, but quickly recovered, smiling kindly, “It’s okay, haven’t you eaten yet? The food in my house has just been cooked. Why don’t you join me?”
In Hua Nation, kindness towards others was usually expressed through the question “Have you eaten?” Although Zhou Yuan was now in a different environment, he still instinctively expressed this goodwill.
The old sub-female didn’t expect his employer to say such a thing. Hearing this, he raised his head somewhat bewilderedly, still not fully recovered from his surprise, and followed Zhou Yuan into the villa in a daze.
When the steaming hot rice was handed to him, he finally came to his senses, feeling somewhat panicked but not daring to refuse.
God knows, even though he had lived for so long, this was the first time he had encountered such a gentle zerg. Not to mention, the other party was a noble male!
Noble males had always been synonymous with cruelty and harshness. If it were his previous employer, not only would he lose his job, but he might also have a few more broken bones.
In his blank mind, only one sentence played back repeatedly: “If other females knew about such a kind sir, he would surely trend on the Star Network for seven days and seven nights.”
Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan was unaware of what was going through the old sub-female‘s mind. He was busy packing the cooked lunch to apologize to Asta.
By the time Zhou Yuan finished packing and started eating his own lunch, the old sub-female had already finished every last bite in his bowl and was busy with his cleaning duties.
Since Zhou Yuan arrived, the villa had been kept exceptionally clean, and the old sub-female quickly finished cleaning and bid farewell to Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan didn’t linger either. After finishing his meal, he tidied up and sent a message to Asta: “I’m heading out.”
Then, he boarded the spacecraft and, following the instructions provided by the Star Network, located the military base’s position and activated the autopilot mode.
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Back at Asta’s place.
Asta was puzzled and confused by the male zerg’s decision to come visit, even thinking that it might just be a casual remark.
After all, he had been married to Dixia for two years, and his male lord had always been disdainful of him. Similarly, Asta disliked Dixia as well. On their wedding night, he had returned to the military base under the pretext of work and had never returned to that “home.”
Thinking about this, Asta only felt that the male zerg was probably just joking around. After all, such a thing had never happened in the zerg race before, so he just responded with a cold “Hmm” and resumed his work.
But he didn’t expect to receive a message from the male zerg saying he was heading out the next day at noon.
Asta furrowed his eyebrows slightly. There was a fleeting trace of surprise in his originally indifferent purple eyes, which quickly turned into an icy coldness like a winter lake gradually freezing over.
Asta didn’t feel surprised; instead, he felt a bit troubled because he couldn’t figure out what this male zerg wanted, which made him feel annoyed.
He coldly stared at the light brain for a long time, then simply replied with “Okay” and informed his adjutant, Yuo, of this message.
Yuo was also surprised to hear this news, but he quickly suppressed his astonishment and began to make arrangements.
When Zhou Yuan stepped off the spacecraft, he saw a blonde-haired, blue-eyed female zerg in a serious white military uniform standing in front of him. he saluted him seriously and said:
“Good afternoon, Lord Dixia. I am Asta’s adjutant, Yuo.”
“Hello.” Zhou Yuan nodded in acknowledgment.
Yuo had been curious about this male zerg since yesterday and couldn’t help but steal a few glances at him now.
Yuo had attended Asta’s wedding, and back then, Dixia had bangs covering his eyes, a slightly hunched back, and an overall gloomy and irritable appearance.
But now, Dixia’s brown hair was cut short, revealing a pair of clear and bright blue eyes like the sky. His slightly longer hair at the back was tied into a ponytail with a black hair tie. He stood tall and straight, with an elegant and casual posture, completely different from before.
Yuo also noticed that the male zerg was carrying a five-layered large box in his hand and asked, “What’s in your hand, sir? Do you need me to carry it for you?”
“This is the lunch I made for Asta. I’ll carry it myself.”
Zhou Yuan didn’t think the lunch box was heavy and didn’t want to trouble Yuo. However, he didn’t notice the serious cracks on Yuo’s face after hearing this.
Yuo felt like he was dreaming.
What did he just hear??
The male zerg cooked lunch for the female zerg and even brought it over to him?!!
Yuo suddenly felt so jealous, his eyes turned red with envy.
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The military base was structured like a mouth, and upon passing through the main gate, a large white office building stood directly in front, with two black buildings on either side.
The two black buildings on the left and right were the training grounds, cafeteria, and meeting halls of the military base.
Only the white building in the middle was where all the zergs conducted their daily office work.
Asta’s office was on the middle floor of this building, the 16th floor.
Perhaps because it was noon, there weren’t many females inside the white building.
When the two arrived at Asta’s floor, Yuo didn’t take Zhou Yuan directly to Asta’s office but instead led him to the lounge first before going to report to Asta’s office.
Asta was working in his office when he heard two heavy knocks on the door, and then his adjutant entered with a twisted expression on his face.
“Asta, did you do this on purpose?” Yuo asked as soon as he entered the room.
“What’s wrong?” Asta’s beautiful purple eyes glanced at Yuo briefly before returning to his documents.
“Do you know what your male lord did? He actually brought you lunch, and he cooked it himself!!” Yuo’s words were practically dripping with resentment, and his normally emerald eyes seemed like they might turn into rabbit eyes from jealousy.
Asta’s fingers, which had been processing documents, paused for a moment, and he finally withdrew his thoughts from the documents, focusing on what Yuo had just said.
His transparent and icy purple eyes blinked, and his silver-white hair fell from his shoulders as he looked up, covering the golden epaulets that represented his marshal status. His expression remained blank, but the slight widening of his eyes betrayed a hint of shock as he asked:
“What did you just say?”
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[T/n:] Yup, cooking for your partner is a nice thing any day. ♡
P.S Seems like there are some discrepancies in some details. Like, in the initial description, Yuo is introduced with “金发碧眼，面容认真严肃,” which translates to “blond-haired and blue-eyed, with a serious and stern face.” Later, Yuo’s eyes are described with the phrase “原本碧绿色的眼睛” which translates to “originally green eyes.”
However, that’s what is written in the raw and I am going to keep it as it is.
These type of Zerg stories are really growing on me.
Thanks for the translation, you are doing great! 😊
+1 😍
Ahh I love how Zhou Yuan is taking responsibility even tho all the scum behavior wasn’t actually his doing! He’s so sincere ;-;
The way a person’s heart is through their stomach.. heh
[In hua natiNationdness…]
Is it “In hua nation Fondness…”
[Zhou yuan stepped out…he saw a blonde haired BLUE eyed female zerg….]
[Yuo’s eyes were dripping with… and his normally EMERALD eyes….]
What IS Yuo’s eye color??? :0
Maybe mixed??
Thank you for the translation!!
Yes, it’s Hua Nation. I meant in Chinese culture.
In the initial description, Yuo is introduced with “金发碧眼，面容认真严肃,” which translates to “blond-haired and blue-eyed, with a serious and stern face.”
Later, Yuo’s eyes are described with the phrase “原本碧绿色的眼睛” which translates to “originally green eyes.”
So, his eyes can be whatever you want. shrug
I see!!learned a new thing!! 😝 Maybe his eyes are green with envy ¯\( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)/¯
I’ll just imagine it as him having Heterochromia