Graces’s feelings were sowhat complicated. From his very first day in the First Military District, Admiral Snop had always looked out for him.
If he chose to walk down a different path, Admiral Snop would beco his adversary.
Sensing Graces’s montary distraction, Admiral Snop picked up on it sharply. "What’s wrong? Did Her Majesty Queen say anything else?"
"She didn’t say anything else. Don’t worry. Everything went smoothly this ti. If that’s all, I’m going to write my report."
"That’s good. Go on, then." After saying this, Admiral Snop seed to suddenly rember sothing. "Oh, wait. The Chief asked to pass on a ssage to you. He said his Secretary General was out of line and made a mistake. He apologizes and will keep a tighter rein on his people in the future. What was that all about?"
Admiral Snop was still a little confused. He had received a sudden call from the Chief asking him to relay the ssage, but the Chief hadn’t elaborated, only saying that Graces would know what it was about.
Upon hearing this, Graces understood. The Chief must have learned about Her Majesty Queen’s punishnt for Victoria and Lady Dain. He must have also realized his own Secretary General was involved, which was why he had specifically asked Admiral Snop to act as an interdiary.
"The Chief doesn’t need to go to such lengths. Secretary General Levin has already approached about it, and I haven’t taken it to heart. Please tell the Chief not to make things difficult for Secretary General Levin. As for the matter itself, it’s better that you don’t know."
Admiral Snop laughed in exasperation. "Fine! So you all use as a ssenger, but none of you will tell what’s going on, is that it?"
Graces simply smiled without a word.
Admiral Snop knew Graces was likely keeping quiet for his own good. "As long as it’s been handled, that’s what matters. You get back to your work. I’m heading out."
As Graces watched Admiral Snop leave, his adjutant sidled up to him. "Don’t you have leave, sir? I thought you’d be resting for a few days. I was hoping I could get a break along with you!"
Graces shot him a look. "You think I don’t want to? Can a summons from Her Majesty Queen be declined? Besides, if I didn’t co in, were you going to write the report for ?"
"What about after you finish the report, sir?"
"Then I’m going ho, of course!"
The adjutant broke into a grin. "I knew it! You’re not the sa Colonel Grace you used to be!"
"Then who am I?"
"You are my respected Major General Grace!"
Graces gave him a speechless look. ’Is he trying to play word gas with ?’
An hour later, Graces submitted his mission report for A11 Star. Shortly after he left the First Military District, C56 Star, a planet in the Border Star Domain, suffered an unknown attack. The planet, one of the Empire’s mining stars, was occupied.
Her Majesty Queen was furious!
anwhile, Graces was already ho, cooking in the kitchen.
Since he had already applied for leave, he would not be notified, even if war broke out on the front lines.
*
Slian’s condition had stabilized, so Lu Xia arranged for him to get an injection to increase his gene fusion degree at the No.2 Institute that afternoon.
They were much more experienced with this kind of injection compared to the last ti.
Just as they were preparing for Slian’s procedure, Graces arrived with a homade lunch to visit Lu Xia at work.
Graces wasn’t particularly surprised to see Slian there.
Lu Xia, however, was quite surprised. "What are you doing here? Aren’t you working today?"
"We get a three-day rest period after completing a mission. I’m on leave for the next few days."
Hearing this, Lu Xia thought the military was quite considerate of its officers. "That’s perfect. Slian is about to get his gene fusion injection. You can tell him about your experience to help him prepare ntally."
"Okay. You go eat." After handing the food container to Lu Xia, Graces stepped aside with Slian.
Almost all the staff at the research institute knew that these two n belonged to Lu Xia. Seeing them interacting so amicably, they couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
After all, males, even those who shared the sa Female Master, rarely had such a harmonious relationship. More often than not, even in front of their Female Master, they would be vying for attention and trying to embarrass one another. It was truly rare to see a pair chatting together so peacefully.
But then again, anything involving Duke Lu Xia always seed to have a touch of the extraordinary.
One of the bolder staff mbers approached Lu Xia. "Your two n... is this how they normally interact?"
Lu Xia didn’t quite understand what they were getting at. "Is there sothing wrong with how they’re interacting?"
"It’s just... they seem to be on good terms?"
"Yes, they get along quite well." Lu Xia nodded, confirming it. The man’s expression imdiately beca eager. "So, how do you manage it? At ho, I feel like I keep a really low profile, but one of the others always likes to provoke . My Female Master has talked to him about it, but... well, now he doesn’t dare do it to my face, but he’s always being passive-aggressive behind my back. It’s so annoying."
Lu Xia blinked, finally understanding why he was suddenly telling her all this.
She thought for a mont before asking, "Does the other man have his own job? Or, what does he do for a living?"
"He’s not very old. Like , he’s one of our Female Master’s secondary husbands. He owns a flower shop, but he mostly leaves it for others to manage and spends most of his ti at ho. Why do you ask?"
"I just think he’s probably bothering you because he has too much ti on his hands. If he were busier, he wouldn’t have ti to think about these things." Lu Xia packed up the empty food container. "I’m going to step out now."
"Oh, okay. Thank you! I think you’re right!" ’He must just have too much free ti.’
’When I get ho from here every day, all I want to do is rest. Who has the energy to think about other things?’
’Duke Lu Xia’s two males both clearly have their own careers. That must be why they get along so well.’
’Maybe I should talk to my Female Master about finding sothing for him to do, to give him a distraction?’
When Lu Xia ca out of the break room, Graces and Slian had finished their conversation. Noticing her, they both turned to look at her in unison.
The two males had completely different presences, but it was undeniable that each was appealing in his own way.
Lu Xia walked over with a smile. "Graces, you should co watch when Slian gets his injection. You don’t mind, do you, Slian?"
"Okay."
"I don’t mind. Graces just told a lot, so I’m ntally prepared."
"Good, that’s great. You can go on in. I’m going to get the agent. Graces, you can wait for in the next room." After sending them on their way, Lu Xia went to retrieve the gene fusion agent, then headed straight back in to find Slian.
Slian had already taken off his jacket and unfastened his shirt cuffs, and was sitting in a chair waiting for Lu Xia to return.
"Don’t be nervous," Lu Xia murmured as she prepared the injection for Slian. "We’ve made improvents to this agent to increase its stability. The success rate is a bit higher than before."
Slian knew she was just saying that to ease his fears. ’She was always so thoughtful.’
A smile touched Slian’s eyes. "I know. Don’t worry. I’m actually quite confident."
Lu Xia smiled and nodded at him. "Okay. I’ll be right next door. The whole ti."
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