The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 287: Three-Way Standoff

Su Heyuan even said, "Get up and follow me."

Duan Mengjun propped himself up and stood, following Su Heyuan.

"Third Brother, are you coming back with me or...?"

Su Heyuan looked at Cheng Qingye and asked.

Cheng Qingye toyed with the Energy Stone in his hand and asked, "Do you know where my sister is?"

"She’s with me," Su Heyuan replied.

Cheng Qingye put the Energy Stone away, "Then I’ll go with you."

Su Heyuan nodded.

The three returned to Su Heyuan’s temporary residence.

It was just dawn, very faint, and both Su Ruan and Lu Shinian were still asleep.

When Cheng Qingye realized that his sister was sleeping in the same room as Lu Shinian, his expression briefly changed.

"Are they planning to have babies?" Cheng Qingye asked.

Su Heyuan shook his head, "I don’t think they have that plan for now."

Duan Mengjun had gone to the Medical Pod for treatment, leaving the long-separated brothers alone in the living room.

Although they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, the brothers seemed to have little to say.

The only topic they could discuss centered around Su Ruan.

Su Heyuan was inherently a reserved person and didn’t talk much even ordinarily; although he had many questions he wanted to ask Cheng Qingye, considering they just reunited, he refrained from bringing those up.

Cheng Qingye, having a mindset different from most people, didn’t see any need for inquiries, nor did he premeditate matters.

He believed that if a problem arose, they would address it, instead of anticipating it beforehand.

Therefore, neither spoke much about their own affairs, placing more focus on conversations about Su Ruan.

"How far have my sister and Lu Shinian progressed?" Cheng Qingye was the first to ask.

Su Heyuan remained silent for a few seconds. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He didn’t really know much about the couple’s private matters.

Caught off guard by the question, he was unsure how to respond.

After contemplating, he finally answered, "They’ve likely done everything a couple would do."

"Specifically, what do you mean?" Cheng Qingye pursued, "Have they mated?"

Su Heyuan: ....

Su Heyuan’s silence was observed by Cheng Qingye, who frowned slightly, "If they’ve reached this stage, doesn’t that mean they’re planning to have babies?"

The Insect Race’s reproduction was straightforward — mating naturally leads to pregnancy and childbirth.

Thus, in Cheng Qingye’s view, reaching this stage naturally suggests having babies next.

He completely overlooked humanity’s low birth rates.

Su Heyuan coughed lightly and explained, "Humans find it difficult to conceive; it’ll likely be some time before my sister can have babies."

Based on current birth rates, the most optimistic scenario involves her conceiving ten years from now.

Cheng Qingye responded, "Oh, well that’s good, I haven’t prepared a gift for the babies."

"Mm," Su Heyuan responded.

The living room fell into silence once more.

An intangible awkwardness permeated the air.

Until footsteps could be heard coming from the second floor.

Su Heyuan and Cheng Qingye simultaneously turned their heads toward the staircase.

In a few seconds, a figure appeared at the top of the stairs.

It was Lu Shinian.

Standing at the head of the stairs, the natural height disparity lent Lu Shinian an imposing air.

At a glance, he saw that alluring androgynous man, identical to the one from his dream, except more real.

Lu Shinian placed one hand on the banister, his voice deep, "Cheng Qingye."

Cheng Qingye rose, tilting his head slightly to look at him.

"Lu Shinian."

For a brief moment, both seemed to return to the dream.

Lu Shinian stood like a king on a throne while Cheng Qingye appeared below in the grand hall, invisible ripples emanating from both.

Beside them, Su Heyuan’s pupils shrank as he swiftly rose and retreated a few steps.

His spiritual power was only 2S, unaware of what the two were doing, but a reptilian intuition sensed danger close by, prompting him to brace himself.

Lu Shinian’s spiritual power surged outward, clashing mid-air with Cheng Qingye’s.

The vase on the side was instantly pulverized, and the powder raised by the spiritual power formed a tiny whirlwind.

The powder seemed to testify to Su Heyuan’s hunch.

The powder was repeatedly ground until it was imperceptible in the end.

Su Heyuan frowned, observing the two unmoving figures, and had a faint guess.

As it looked like the two would continue to stand still, Su Heyuan lightly coughed and proactively said, "My sister will be waking up any moment now."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shinian and Cheng Qingye withdrew their spiritual powers simultaneously.

Cheng Qingye sat back down as if nothing occurred.

Lu Shinian descended the stairs, taking a seat opposite Cheng Qingye.

Su Heyuan seated himself elsewhere, forming a triangular configuration.

"Do you know each other?" Su Heyuan again initiated the conversation.

"We do," Cheng Qingye replied to Su Heyuan, "Second Brother, this is the comrade I once mentioned to you."

Su Heyuan was a bit taken aback, taking two seconds to recall Cheng Qingye mentioning ten years ago that he spent some time in the military.

He once said he met a great comrade, someone he’d trust with his back.

He never imagined this comrade would be Lu Shinian.

Compared to Cheng Qingye’s response, Lu Shinian’s answer puzzled Su Heyuan even further.

"Met in a dream," Lu Shinian replied.

Su Heyuan’s mouth twitched, assuming he meant as comrades, once dreaming about the supposedly deceased third brother.

However, Cheng Qingye understood Lu Shinian’s response; he slightly raised his brow, finally showing a hint of interest on his usually stoic face.

"Your spiritual power seems strong."

The Insect Queen’s Insect Crystal in Lu Shinian’s Spiritual Sea didn’t destroy his Spiritual Sea, which was quite a marvel.

Thinking back, last time, Lu Shinian actively drew him into the dream; it seemed he used the Insect Crystal’s capability.

Yet, he hadn’t anticipated Lu Shinian to be clever enough to harness the Insect Crystal’s power.

"A smart man,"

Cheng Qingye randomly stated.

Lu Shinian responded in a deep voice, "Not as wise as you."

Their words, void of logic, left Su Heyuan increasingly confused.

He glanced at Cheng Qingye to his left, then at Lu Shinian to his right, his lips twitching slightly.

Feeling as though the two were secretly playing charades with him.

A vague yet formidable aura emanated simultaneously from Lu Shinian and Cheng Qingye, signaling combat seemed imminent.

Just then, footsteps sounded from the stairway again.

The three men lifted their heads simultaneously.

Su Ruan emerged from the hallway, rubbing her eyes and sensing the quiet ambiance; she took a closer look and noticed the three men seated below.

She knew all of them.

Upon spotting a familiar figure, Su Ruan’s eyes brightened, and she called out:

"Third Brother!"