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

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Shall We Make Our Move

Xing Fan and Xiao Yu looked over in surprise. Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Why? Isn’t a bigger shop always better?"

Bai Zhi explained, "Because I want to do fast food—the kind without a dine-in option. That way, as long as I have enough staff, there can be a steady flow of customers who just buy their food and leave."

The moment she heard this, Xiang Ling understood what Bai Zhi meant.

If that was the case, then they really didn’t need such a large shop.

Xiao Yu nodded, though she didn’t seem to fully grasp the concept. She didn’t really understand what "fast food" was, but judging from the literal meaning of the words and Bai Zhi’s explanation, it must mean getting your food quickly and taking it to go.

’If it’s something like the barbecue we ate today, that could definitely be sold as takeout.’

After looking around, Xing Fan felt even more clueless. If Bai Zhi had wanted some high-end restaurant, she could have designed one in minutes. But she didn’t quite understand what Bai Zhi was going for with this idea, so she decided to discuss it with her later.

Xiao Yu asked, "Should we look at other places? The locations might not be as good as this one, though. My uncle was saving this spot to open his own shop, but I managed to get it from him."

Bai Zhi said, "Let’s go with this one."

Seeing that Bai Zhi had agreed, Xiang Ling added, "Then this is the place."

She then turned to Xiao Yu and Xing Fan. "What do you two want to do? Head back, or keep looking around?"

Xiao Yu was just about to say they should keep looking around when she suddenly spotted a familiar figure and immediately ducked behind Xiang Ling.

Xiang Ling turned to her in confusion. "What are you doing?"

Noticing this, Xing Fan looked in the same direction and saw a tall Beastman walking toward them.

The tall, handsome Beastman suddenly called out, "Xiao Yu."

Xiao Yu’s body trembled at the sound of his voice.

Hearing the call, both Xiang Ling and Bai Zhi turned to look.

Xiang Ling then lowered her voice and asked Xiao Yu, who was hiding behind her, "You know him?"

Xiao Yu whispered back, "My fiancé."

Li Mo approached with a smile. "Hello, everyone. I’m Xiao Yu’s fiancé, Li Mo. Sorry to interrupt your get-together, but I’m here to take her home."

"Smiling fox," Xiao Yu muttered under her breath, scoffing, "As if I need you to pick me up."

The smile on Li Mo’s face stiffened for a moment. He gave her a helpless look. "I can hear you."

Bai Zhi sized up Li Mo with curiosity. ’Xing Fan was underselling him last time. This guy has it all—looks, power, and family background—and he’s completely devoted to Xiao Yu!’

’Still, for him to know their get-together was over and to find them here so easily... his possessiveness is on another level!’

’No wonder Xiao Yu acts like a rabbit that’s just seen a wolf whenever he’s around.’

Sensing her stare, Li Mo glanced over at her and gave a slight nod before extending his hand to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu hesitated for a few seconds before slowly placing her hand in his palm. A searing heat instantly spread from her hand through her entire body, bringing a faint blush to her cheeks.

Bai Zhi watched this unfold, a knowing smile in her eyes.

’So that’s how it is...’

Holding Xiao Yu’s hand, Li Mo nodded to the others. "I’ll be taking Xiao Yu now. We’ll see you another time."

Xiao Yu turned back and asked, "Xing Fan, do you want to come with us?"

Xing Fan shook her head. She had no desire to be a third wheel. "No, it’s fine. You two go on ahead."

Xiao Yu waved to the other three. "I’m heading out then. Message you later~"

They had barely walked away when suddenly, the beast-form marks of all of Bai Zhi’s Beast Husbands began to glow and grow intensely hot on her body.

Bai Zhi touched the marks on her body, her expression changing drastically. ’They’re... injured?!’

’Didn’t they say Zone B only has low-level beasts?’

’How could all of them have gotten hurt?’

’They didn’t... croak, did they?!’

’If they die, will I be wiped out along with them?!’

At this thought, the color drained from Bai Zhi’s face.

Xing Fan, being the closest, was the first to notice that something was wrong with her expression. "What’s the matter?" she asked.

Xiang Ling looked over as well. "What is it?"

Then, Xiang Ling noticed faint lights glowing from several places on Bai Zhi’s arms and body, visible even through her clothes.

Those were the marks of her Beast Husbands.

Bai Zhi didn’t know what to say. ’I can’t just tell them I’m afraid that if my Beast Husbands die, I’ll die too, can I?’

’From what I understand, even if a Beast Husband dies, the female only suffers a bit of damage to her spiritual power. She doesn’t die.’

But seeing that they were both waiting for an answer, Bai Zhi had no choice but to purse her lips and say, "My Beast Husbands... I think they’re injured."

Hearing this, Xiang Ling immediately understood why Bai Zhi looked so distraught. If her own Beast Husband were injured, she wouldn’t be in a good mood either. She tried to be reassuring. "My Beast Husband said they were going to Zone B this time. There are no high-level beasts there, so it should be fine. Try not to worry too much."

In truth, she wasn’t so sure herself. There was clearly more than one glowing spot on Bai Zhi’s body, which meant more than one of her Beast Husbands had been hurt.

’For all of them to be injured at once, it was either sabotage by others, or a High-level beast has appeared in Zone B.’

After a moment’s thought, she said, "If you’re really worried, I can have my Beast Husband go check on them. My company developed a new type of Light Computer that can send messages even in areas with no signal."

Bai Zhi considered it for a moment, then nodded. "Thank you, I’d appreciate that."

Xiang Ling tapped her Light Computer a few times, sent the message, then said reassuringly, "Okay, I’ve left him a message. Don’t worry too much."

Bai Zhi shook her head. "I bought them plenty of medicine for injuries, so they should be okay. I just have this uneasy feeling."

She thought for a moment and asked the system in her mind, ’System, can you detect what happened to Hu Yan and the others?’

The system replied calmly, "Apologies, Host. I can only detect the Host’s physical condition."

Bai Zhi shot back, ’Aren’t you afraid that if they die, we’re all done for?’

’Based on what she’d discovered recently, this Godly Rich System had some kind of murky, hard-to-define relationship with her five Beast Husbands.’

’Never mind the whole spending-money-on-them part. Most of the time, whenever one of her Beast Husbands was bullied, the system would issue a related task. And if she bossed them around a bit, there was a random chance to get a huge cash bonus.’

’Even the top-tier Elixirs were meant for them to upgrade themselves.’

’The most crucial part was, Hu Yan and the others were gone today, and the system hadn’t issued a single task!!’

’So, there was no way she’d believe the system didn’t know what was happening to them!’

’This system was probably more scared of them croaking than she was!’

The system’s voice remained completely flat. "There is no need to bait me, Host. I truly do not know."

Tsk~

’Although she didn’t get any information, the system’s composure meant that they weren’t in any life-threatening danger, at the very least.’

’If their lives aren’t in danger, then the supplies I prepared for them should be enough.’

With that in mind, Bai Zhi wasn’t nearly as worried anymore.

She dismissed the lingering unease, attributing it to her initial fear that they might have died.

Seeing Lila Grey leave, Lao Si immediately rubbed his hands together in excitement. "Boss, that Miss Grey is gone! Should we make our move?!"