After Pampering Her 5 Beast Husbands, the Villainess Struck It Rich

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: How to Arrange the Bedchamber Duties

Lang Qiu glanced at them. "All right. None of you rested well last night, so go get some sleep. We might be leaving tonight. As for what you want to know, just wait for Hu Yan to come out."

Hearing this, Sang Mo was the first to head back to his room, moving with a lazy air. He’d actually slept fine last night, but that didn’t stop his curiosity about whether Bai Zhi’s superpower could truly enhance their own.

’If that’s the case...’

’Keeping her around might not be such a bad idea.’

Yan Yichen saw that Yue Junxiao was in low spirits and nudged him with his shoulder. "What’s wrong with you?"

Yue Junxiao shook his head and retreated to his own room. He would have to sort through his feelings on his own.

Yan Yichen found it very strange. It seemed that ever since Yue Junxiao’s spiritual power had collapsed, he’d often been this weird.

’Could it be that when his spiritual power collapsed, it scrambled his brains too?’

They thought Hu Yan would need some time before coming out, but unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before Hu Yan walked out of Bai Zhi’s room.

Lang Qiu heard the movement and looked over, his eyes meeting Hu Yan’s. His gaze drifted down and immediately noticed the marks on his neck. He silently looked away.

Yan Yichen’s eyes went wide. He pointed at Hu Yan’s neck in astonishment. "Hu Yan, you... your neck..."

Hu Yan raised an index finger to his lips, signaling for him to be quiet. Seeing Yan Yichen press his lips together, he then reached up to adjust his collar.

Lang Qiu looked at him and asked, "Did your spiritual power really increase?"

Hu Yan nodded seriously and replied, "Yes, it went up a little."

Yan Yichen’s eyes widened in excitement. "It really went up!!"

He pressed on, "How did it go up? Was it through... you know...?"

Bai Zhi heard the sound of Hu Yan leaving, followed by the chatter outside. She poked one ear out from under the covers. After a moment... she couldn’t hear clearly, so she poked her whole head out.

When she heard what they were talking about, she pounded the blanket in shame and fury, letting out a frantic, muffled scream. "AHHHH!!"

’I can’t face anyone ever again!!’

Although Bai Zhi’s voice wasn’t very loud, Beastmen have sensitive hearing. Moreover, she was both screaming and pounding, so the few men standing outside all turned their gazes toward the source of the sound.

Yan Yichen waggled his eyebrows in the direction of the sound and said in a low voice, "Is My Lady feeling shy?"

Just from the sound, Hu Yan couldn’t help but picture Bai Zhi pounding the blanket in a fit of embarrassed anger. A hint of a smile flashed in his light blue eyes. "I’m heading back to my room," he said.

Bai Zhi, remembering how he had seen her completely naked that morning, dawdled in her room until noon. Only when Hu Yan knocked on the door to say that the meal was ready did she reluctantly emerge.

The moment she stepped out, five pairs of eyes instantly turned to look at her in unison.

Startled, Bai Zhi, whose body still felt a bit sore and weak, immediately pulled her foot back from the doorway.

Yan Yichen’s eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "My Lady, you’re up!"

Yue Junxiao and Hu Yan also stood up at once. Yue Junxiao’s eyes instantly turned into puppy-dog eyes as he gazed at her pitifully.

He said nothing, yet it felt as if he had said a thousand words.

For a second, it made Bai Zhi feel like she was some heartless woman who had done something terrible to him.

Bai Zhi swallowed hard. "Uh, you guys... please don’t look at me like that. I’m feeling a little pressured."

Hearing her words, Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao obediently sat back down.

Hu Yan got up and went to the kitchen, returning with a bowl of soup. "Have some soup. It’ll warm you up."

Lang Qiu didn’t bother with any pleasantries and got straight to the point. "Hu Yan said his superpower has increased. We might be leaving tonight. You should take this time to think about how to arrange the schedule."

His words left Bai Zhi completely baffled. "Arrange what?"

Lang Qiu: "The bedding."

His audacious word made Bai Zhi choke on her own saliva. "PUH-COUGH COUGH COUGH—"

Bai Zhi’s eyes widened in shock. "??!!!"

’The bedding!!’

’What kind of brazen word is that?!’

Bai Zhi looked helplessly at Hu Yan, expecting him to intervene. Instead, Hu Yan said, "The faster we can increase our spiritual power, the more security we’ll have. Of course, if you’re unwilling, or if you feel the intervals are too short, we can also extend the time between each person."

Hearing Hu Yan’s words, Bai Zhi instantly understood. They had clearly already discussed this among themselves and were just waiting for her to agree.

’Even though I was the one who brought it up, now...’

Bai Zhi’s gaze swept across the five men’s faces...

Without exception, they were all handsome, each in his own unique way.

Bai Zhi looked at Sang Mo expectantly. ’He despises me, so he’s sure to object, right?’

But instead, a faint, noncommittal smile touched the corners of Sang Mo’s lips. "My Lady had better arrange the schedule soon. Don’t waste it."

Bai Zhi: "..."

’Doesn’t Sang Mo hate me the most?!’

’How could he agree so easily?!’

’Is increasing his superpower really that appealing?!’

’Even Sang Mo, who’s always disliked me, has accepted it!’

Unwilling to give up, Bai Zhi asked, "Do you... really know what’s involved?"

Sang Mo raised his eyes. "Even that idiot Yan Yichen knows. Do you think I wouldn’t?"

Bai Zhi: "..."

Yan Yichen: "...!!"

He roared in anger, "How am I an idiot!!"

"It doesn’t matter." Sang Mo didn’t even glance at him, his critical gaze raking over Bai Zhi. "Her face is passable. A bit annoying, but it’s not like I can’t do it with the lights off."

Hearing his humiliating words, Bai Zhi’s anger flared. She shot back with a cold smile, "Oh, thank you so much!"

’That’s it! I’ve decided! He gets the fewest turns! The once-a-month kind!!!’

Sang Mo’s lips curved, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. "You’re welcome."

Bai Zhi announced with a beaming smile, "Alright then, let’s do it this way. Monday, Hu Yan. Tuesday, Lang Qiu. Wednesday, Yue Junxiao. Thursday, Yan Yichen. Friday... Sang Mo can have one Friday a month. I’m taking the weekends off. It’s settled."

Hearing this arrangement, the others were slightly taken aback and subconsciously glanced at Sang Mo.

Yue Junxiao had been feeling a bit down, but now, seeing that Sang Mo was only getting one turn a month, he suddenly felt a surge of fighting spirit.

’Sang Mo’s Friday... if I work hard, maybe I can claim it!’

Sang Mo didn’t know what Yue Junxiao was thinking. If he had, he probably would have exploded with rage.

Because Sang Mo’s face was currently glacial, his eyes radiating a chill as he stared at Bai Zhi. "Why am I the only one who gets just one Friday a month?"

When Bai Zhi had first arrived, she had seen with her own eyes the state the original owner had tortured Sang Mo into, and she had felt a bit sorry for him. But now that she thought about it, there was a reason he got tortured!!

’I may be in the original owner’s body now, but I’m not the one who hurt him like that!’

’If he’s got a problem, he should take it up with the original owner!’

’I’m done putting up with this!’

Bai Zhi stared back at him. "Because I couldn’t stomach it even with the lights off! And since you aren’t happy about it either, this arrangement is perfect."

Their gazes locked, and the air crackled with tension, ready to erupt.