Model Male Zerg of the Zerg Clan

Chapter 10

Lu Xi was bored, so he took out his communicator. Although it was a self-study class, and he had nothing to do, openly playing with his phone under the teacher’s nose was not a good idea. He secretly opened Xia Baiyuan’s chat box, despite knowing it was a bit risky. They had exchanged contact information when they first met. His profile picture was a selfie, while Xia Baiyuan’s was a default avatar, which he changed after Lu Xi arrived. Xia Baiyuan’s new profile picture was a white dandelion.

Lu Xi changed Xia Baiyuan’s nickname to “Xia Shen” (Xia God), intending to send a message, but he discovered something else. There was a trend of using emoticons in this era, different from the mainstream emoji of his time, these emoticons seemed to be… cuter. After typing certain specific words, emoticons would automatically appear. Lu Xi felt like he had discovered a new world and had fun experimenting with it.

By the time he came back to his senses, class was almost over.

He quickly sent a message to Xia Baiyuan: “Lu Xi: I’m almost done with class.”

In the top left corner of the screen, it showed: “The other party is typing…”

Xia Baiyuan soon replied: “Xia Shen: I’m downstairs from your building.”

Huh? Lu Xi was stunned, quickly put down his phone, and looked out of the window—he was sitting by the window—making sure no one was paying attention to him, he opened it slightly and looked down. Xia Baiyuan was indeed standing downstairs, just happened to look up.

It was late autumn evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the whole world warm red, with golden leaves falling all over the ground. The silver-haired female zerg was wearing a black and gold uniform, outlining his slender figure. He stood there in this golden-red world, bathed in the slanting sunlight, quietly lifting his head to look at Lu Xi. The evening breeze lifted his silver hair, and Lu Xi saw him squinting slightly.

Lu Xi regretted not studying harder back then; now, he could only curse silently in his heart. Xia Baiyuan also saw Lu Xi and lowered his head to type on the communicator. Then Lu Xi’s communicator vibrated slightly.

He looked down to read the message. “Xia Shen: What do you like to eat?”

“Lu Xi: Anything… I don’t like vegetables, but I can eat them XD.”

Xia Baiyuan paused for a moment after seeing the “XD” and then continued typing. “Xia Baiyuan: Do you drink alcohol?”

“Boss Twenty-Three: Yes (^-^), I can drink a lot.”
“Boss Twenty-Three: (*^▽^*)”

“Xia Baiyuan: I’ll treat you tonight, a dust-washing feast.”

“Boss Twenty-Three: Okay.”

Xiq Baiyuan put the communicator back into his pocket, then took it out again after some thought and changed Lu Xi’s nickname.

Changed it to [Lu XD].

After a few minutes, the bell rang, and students poured out of the teaching building. Lu Xi followed the crowd downstairs. With his tall stature, black hair, and red eyes, he was striking among the other students, and many glanced at him.

There was something special about him, setting him apart from the other zergs. Despite his few expressions—most of the time, he had an impassive face—he never seemed distant or aloof. He… was like a flourishing plant, growing toward the light, warm and vibrant.

Despite his physical disability—
he was more complete than other females.

The black-haired zerg turned his head, locking eyes with Xia Baiyuan. Xia Baiyuan clearly saw Lu Xi, who had been expressionless just moments ago, now showing a faint smile—his eyes were not narrow, but rather large, it’s just that his eye shape was delicate, making it hard to notice.

Though his smile was subtle, behind it seemed to appear a background of rotating little flowers.

Hmm…

He recalled Lao Yu’s evaluation from before.

“This child must be quite attractive to male zergs.”

Xia Baiyuan sincerely agreed; Lu Xi was indeed very well-made.

Lu Xi approached quickly. “Where are we going to eat?”

Xia Baiyuan dispersed the illusion of those little flowers. “There’s a small restaurant I often go to. It’s the meat-eating season.”

—

Lu Xi was curious about what they ate in this era. The food on the starship was hard to identify the ingredients and had an unappealing taste. Besides, he had been struggling to adapt to this era, so he hadn’t had a proper meal.

This was actually his first time having a real meal.

When Xia Baiyuan said “small restaurant,” he meant it. It was no better than a fly restaurant, with not even a signboard. The small room could only accommodate two tables.

Lu Xi admired it. “Is this the kind of place found in every city, a culinary paradise known only to top gourmets?”

The owner brought over a dish and said with a friendly smile filled with business acumen, “That’s because we specialize in takeout services.”

Lu Xi: “…”

Xia Baiyuan subtly turned his head away.

Lu Xi picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks—fortunately, this thing hadn’t changed from ancient times, so he knew how to use it. He picked up a bottle of alcohol, placed the chopstick head on the bottle cap, using his finger joints as a fulcrum, gently pried it open, and the bottle cap easily came off.

The pale yellow liquid poured out of the bottle into the soft plastic cup, emitting a faint fragrance. Lu Xi lowered his head to smell it but could hardly detect any alcohol scent. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, “Oh, I have something to ask you.”

Xia Baiyuan was about to put a piece of green vegetable into his mouth; this kind of vegetable was hard to chew, and after chewing, it turned into inedible residue, leaving only a special sweetness. He looked up, gesturing with his eyes to indicate that Lu Xi could ask.

“It’s…,” Lu Xi tilted his head back and gulped down the entire cup of alcohol.

Xia Baiyuan: “…Are you sure you’re okay?”

Lu Xi waved his hand confidently, “I’ve… told you, I can hold my liquor!”

Hmmph, back in the day, I was known as the unbeatable drinker, undefeated among male zergs! Whether it’s yellow, white, red, or green, mixing them together is completely fine XD. With something that doesn’t even taste like alcohol, isn’t he basically drinking water?

Lu Xi put down the cup and blinked.

Xia Baiyuan reached out his hand in front of him. “How many fingers?”

Lu Xi chuckled. To prove that he was really okay, he confidently made a judgment.

“These are fingers.”

Xia Baiyuan stopped chewing.

Under his gaze, Lu Xi flashed him a bewildered smile, then “thud” went down, knocking his head solidly on the table.

Xia Baiyuan: “…”

He can hold his liquor?

Ah… the boring competitive nature of female zergs…

Tsk.

The owner heard the noise and rushed out, seeing the scene, his face turned green, thinking there was something wrong with his food.

Xia Baiyuan shrugged helplessly. “Boss, pack it up. My friend here is drunk.”

The owner’s gaze slowly moved to the bottle, which was now missing about a small cup’s worth of alcohol, conveying a clear message.

[Is that it?]

Lu Xi hadn’t expected the stark difference between the alcohol of three thousand years ago and that of later eras.

—

Carrying a bunch of takeout while dragging a drunk was quite inconvenient. Xia Baiyuan finally managed to bring Lu Xi back to the dormitory.

He reluctantly turned on the light with his hand. Lu Xi’s head was buried in his shoulder, his voice muffled like cotton.

“Xia… Xia Baiyuan…”

“Yeah.”

“Xia Baiyuan!”

“…Yeah?”

“Xia Baiyuan… Hehehe… Xia, Xia Baiyuan… Hehehe…”

“…”

“Wuwuwu… Xia Baiyuan, don’t die!!”

Lu Xi suddenly burst into tears, struggling on Xia Baiyuan’s back. With a physique not much different from Xia Baiyuan’s and unaware of his own strength due to intoxication, Xia Baiyuan stumbled forward a few steps, and with a trip over something, they both fell onto the bed in a sorry state.

It was fortunate that Xia Baiyuan had put the takeout on the cabinet first—

Lu Xi’s face was buried in the quilt, shaking uncontrollably. “Xia Baiyuan, do you know… do you know…”

Afraid he might suffocate, Xia Baiyuan quickly turned him around to reveal Lu Xi’s face.

He wasn’t crying after all.

The eyebrows flying into the temples were tightly furrowed, the corners of his mouth drooping, and he looked so sad that he couldn’t control himself.

QAQ

Xia Baiyuan—

Xia Baiyuan burst into laughter.

His smile was so warm and radiant that if Lu Xi saw it, he would definitely write a thousand-word essay in his mind again.

“On Why My Idol Is So Handsome”

Unfortunately, he couldn’t see it. He was just a drunken zerg now.

After making sure Lu Xi was safe and sound, wrapped up in a ball in the blanket, Xia Baiyuan went to the bathroom.

The black-gold uniform jacket was taken off, and the white shirt was soaked with cold water, revealing some patterns faintly.

Xia Baiyuan stared at himself in the mirror expressionlessly.

The smile receded like the ebb tide, quickly disappearing from his face, leaving no trace.

In its place, some dark and heavy emotions surged from his blue-green eyes.

Disgust, sarcasm, pain… these murky feelings intertwined, making his face look stormy even in the lamplight.

Xia Baiyuan unbuttoned his shirt, refusing to look at the mirror. On his fair chest, there was a swath of red patterns— at first glance, it looked like a decaying flower.

This was the characteristic of a sub-female.

Sub-females were a very special species.

They were as weak as male zergs but lacked the mental strength of female zergs. At the same time, their reproductive ability was extremely low. It could be said that they were a failed branch of the zerg race in the process of evolution.

But such failures did not perish because they evolved another special function.

They are the best toys for male zergs.

Compared to female zergs, they have an extra passage in their bodies, which some immature male zergs jokingly refer to as the “path to paradise.”

Compared to the firm-bodied female zergs, sub-females are so soft that they tremble all over with just a light touch, crying and begging male zergs with tears in their eyes.

Weak male zergs gain unprecedented control over them.

What’s more, once a sub-female accepts a certain male zerg, she can never be touched by another male zerg again.

“It’s like they were born to be played with.”

“What? You have one too?”

“No, you have wings. You’re neither a female nor a sub-female. What are you exactly?”

“You’re a monster!”

“So what if it’s a monster? Monsters can be played with too. Come on, little thing, open up and let me see if you have that passage~ Damn, he bit me! Beat him to death!”

“He ran away!! Quickly, chase him!”

Memories surged like tidal waves, and Xia Baiyuan’s face turned ashen.

Cannot be discovered.

This, absolutely cannot be discovered.

He gripped the edge of the sink tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand.

Those memories were like lingering nightmares, ready to drag him into the depths of the sea at any moment.

But then, something different appeared.

A face suddenly appeared in Xia Baiyuan’s mind. The black-haired zerg covered his eyes with a tie and softly said to him, “Look, I can’t see anything now.”

He took a step forward stumblingly, emitting a muffled groan as if he had bumped into something.

Xia Baiyuan couldn’t remember what he was thinking at that moment. All he remembered was reaching out and hugging Lu Xi.

“Huff… huff…”

Xia Baiyuan lowered his head, propping himself up on the sink. Sweat gathered on the tip of his nose, slowly falling down.

He was especially grateful now that Lu Xi hadn’t seen him.

If Lu Xi had seen him, it would have been very troublesome, but if Lu Xi had seen him, Xia Baiyuan… would have regretted it deeply.

Just the thought of the possible surprise, disgust, or even disdain on Lu Xi’s face made Xia Baiyuan reluctant to imagine further.

He longed for Lu Xi’s enthusiasm, something he had never had.

Lost in his thoughts, Xia Baiyuan was so absorbed that he didn’t even hear the faint footsteps outside the bathroom.

“Xia Baiyuan—where are you—”

Xia Baiyuan was startled. When he realized the source of the voice, his face turned pale.

The bathroom door was suddenly pulled open, and the young zerg with black hair and red eyes stood at the doorway, staring at him intently.

At that moment, Xia Baiyuan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He was—seen.

He didn’t even have the strength to lift his hand to cover his face.

All he could do was awkwardly turn his head, unwilling to meet Lu Xi’s gaze.

It was as if nothing had happened as long as he stayed like this.

“Xia Baiyuan…”

Xia Baiyuan clenched his teeth, guessing what Lu Xi would say.

Those words he had heard many times before.

Monster.

Disgusting.

Go die.

There was a moment when he wanted to cover his ears.

But he just stood there stiffly, unable to move.

“So beautiful…”

“…”

“…”

It seemed like an entire century had passed before Xia Baiyuan finally understood what Lu Xi was saying.

His eyes widened slightly, staring up at Lu Xi’s face intently.

Those red eyes shone like iridescent agate under the light, without a hint of darkness.

None of the things Xia Baiyuan was familiar with—none at all.

Lu Xi seemed more like he had discovered something extraordinary. He leaned against the wall and stepped into the bathroom, coming to stand in front of Xia Baiyuan.

“So beautiful, Xia Baiyuan.”

Lu Xi’s eyes curved, whispering softly as if in a dream, “What is this? I’ve never seen it before.”

Xia Baiyuan stared at him blankly, a sourness rising in his eyes.

Lu Xi looked at him, somewhat flustered. “Huh? Did I say something? You don’t—”

He reached out, as if to touch the corner of Xia Baiyuan’s eye.

But halfway through, Lu Xi made a sound and closed his eyes, then collapsed.

Xia Baiyuan held him, their chests pressed together through a thin layer of shirts. He couldn’t tell whose heart was beating so fiercely.

Lu Xi was still drunk.

Xia Baiyuan held Lu Xi, and the two of them sat on the damp floor. He gazed at Lu Xi’s sleeping face, his muddled brain finally quieting down.

Would he remember tomorrow…?

And himself, did he want Lu Xi to remember? Or forget?

After thinking for a long time, Xia Baiyuan couldn’t figure it out. He could only tighten his arms around Lu Xi and lean lightly against his shoulder, closing his eyes.