Why Is the Male Bug Like This?

As the only A-rank male bug on Third Star, Xi Yao is tall, elegant, and beautiful, the dream husband of countless female bugs.

But he has a dream in which he's in love with a female bug who doesn't love him back, spending his days heartbroken and secretly in tears.

Xi Yao wakes up in the middle of the night, furious. How could he possibly be that kind of male bug?

Then, in a blink, he sees the female bug from his dream getting close with another male bug.

Xi Yao is even angrier!

"Jiang Zhouli, be my primary consort."

If he's going to be lovesick and miserable later, he might as well make the first move now.

Xi Yao is pleased with himself, convinced this is a brilliant plan.

Jiang Zhouli, who has just had happiness drop out of the sky: ...

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In the year 2406 of the Insect Calendar, the border planet is attacked by unknown creatures. At first, no bugs pay much attention.

A few months later, black holes appear around several of the Federation's major planets, and unknown creatures crash down onto the planets.

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Xi Yao has been reborn, but not entirely. He shares a body with the silly, sweet version of himself from his previous life.

After a battle to exterminate the alien creatures, the soldiers take time to rest on their own.

In the command room, Jiang Zhouli is pinned against the wall, unable to move, while the male bug's eyes blaze with fury.

"You were so happy smiling at that idiot during the day, but now you're giving me the cold shoulder."

Jiang Zhouli: ...

Seeking advice: What do I do when my primary consort has two sides to him, and they hate each other?

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P.S. The setting is fictional, with some original worldbuilding.

Theme: Treasure the present and live well.