Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Fed by 2
Mr. Jiang suspected he was hearing things. He rubbed his ears. "Who did you say?"
"Admiral He and the Eldest Prince..."
Jiang Xia repeated their names, puzzled.
"It’s alright, son. You..."
Mr. Jiang patted Jiang Xia’s shoulder, but for a long moment, he couldn’t bring himself to offer any words of encouragement. Finally, he just said, "Son, I wish you good luck."
Jiang Xia gave himself a pep talk. "Hmph. They might be impressive, but Lanlan definitely loves me the most. She even gave me a gift."
He waved the little cat-themed red string on his wrist again. Mr. Jiang decided not to crush his son’s confidence and mused for a moment before saying, "I don’t know much about Admiral He, but as for the Eldest Prince, the Monarch would never let him choose his wife casually."
As the heir, the Eldest Prince must choose a female who is at least A-level. Even if it means marrying later, he wouldn’t be allowed to marry a ’waste female’.
Mr. Jiang’s knowledge of Shi Lan was still based on the old rumors from the Capital Star School. Since his son liked her, he had, of course, looked into her a little.
Jiang Xia’s eyes lit up. One less competitor was one less competitor.
Even if Lanlan took a fifth Beast Husband in the future, as long as that person was weaker than him, his competitive edge would only grow stronger.
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Shi Lan had no idea that Jiang Xia was already analyzing his competition with his father and strategizing how to win the position of primary husband.
Not long after she saw Jiang Xia off, Interstellar Mansion received two more guests.
It turned out Mu Tangfeng and Yan Huoshui had run into each other on the way over.
Yan Huoshui had come after class, and Mu Tangfeng had just finished a visit with his relatives.
Rivals in love often see red, but in this world, having multiple Beast Husbands was common. So, although both were inwardly annoyed by the inconvenient third wheel, they maintained a friendly facade.
The moment Mu Tangfeng saw Shi Lan, he couldn’t bring himself to be as forward as Jiang Xia and just go in for a kiss. Still, he awkwardly reached out to take her hand, his eyes fixed on her lips, hinting at what he wanted.
However, Yan Huoshui, who was standing to the side, glanced at her wrist, his expression darkening as his gaze locked onto Shi Lan. Shi Lan, feeling too embarrassed to kiss Mu Tangfeng in front of someone else, pretended not to understand his hint.
The three of them sat down awkwardly. Shi Lan brought out the fruit she had just bought to serve her guests.
"Have some fruit."
As she spoke, she couldn’t help but start eating some herself. She had bought strawberries and grapes, two of her favorite fruits.
While Mu Tangfeng was still sulking about not getting a kiss from Shi Lan, Yan Huoshui had already washed his hands and was deftly peeling a grape for her.
"Lanlan, eat this."
He said, offering it to her mouth.
Shi Lan’s gaze swept over his fingers. His hands were large with well-defined knuckles, and the pads of his fingers had faint calluses. Yet, the skin of his hands had a healthy pink hue, and his neatly trimmed fingernails were perfectly clean, without a speck of dirt.
She hesitated for a few seconds before leaning down and taking the grape he held between his fingers, her tongue curling slightly as she chewed naturally.
Yan Huoshui felt a soft, wet warmth brush against his fingertip. His fingers trembled slightly. As he lowered his gaze to continue peeling another grape, he subtly rubbed his thumb and forefinger together.
Mu Tangfeng, who had been watching from the side, saw this, and his face immediately darkened.
He couldn’t help but follow suit, washing his hands thoroughly before picking up a strawberry, pulling off its leaves, and offering it to her. "Lanlan, eat."
Shi Lan paused. ’I just ate the one from Yan Huoshui,’ she thought. ’I should treat them equally.’ So, she didn’t resist and opened her mouth.
The strawberries she bought weren’t especially large, just the right size for a single bite. Still, her cheeks puffed out a little as she ate, making her look like a greedy little squirrel. Her round, almond-shaped eyes had a hint of dazed cuteness.
As Mu Tangfeng watched, his heart inexplicably softened, and an irrepressible fondness bubbled up inside him.
However, he also noticed the bracelet on Shi Lan’s wrist. After she finished the strawberry, he couldn’t help but ask, "Lanlan, is that a new bracelet?"
Before Shi Lan could reply, Yan Huoshui smoothly fed her another grape. While her mouth was full, he answered for her, "Yes. I gave it to her."
He didn’t look at Mu Tangfeng, his eyes fixed only on Shi Lan.
Perhaps because she had just eaten a strawberry, a faint, pinkish sheen of juice remained on her lips, making them look even fuller and redder.
A dark glint flashed in his crimson eyes, and he couldn’t resist lightly caressing her lips with his fingertip.
’They really are soft.’
Shi Lan was so startled she didn’t even dare to chew the grape in her mouth, staring at him nervously.
Yan Huoshui’s expression remained perfectly normal. With a look of earnest gentleness, he carefully wiped the juice from her mouth and explained softly, "You had some strawberry juice there."
After saying that, he took a tissue and methodically wiped his warm, damp fingertip clean, one slow stroke at a time.
Mu Tangfeng’s face instantly turned as black as coal.
He ground his teeth. As a fellow male, how could he not see through that sly fox Yan Huoshui’s intentions?
’He clearly wants to kiss Lanlan and is just finding excuses to touch her!’
Mu Tangfeng stared at Shi Lan’s lips, which were now even redder after being wiped, as if they’d been painted with a layer of vibrant red lipstick, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
In a rush of blood to the head, while Shi Lan was still stunned, he leaned in and kissed her directly, then extended his tongue to lick away the remaining strawberry juice from the corner of her mouth.
’So sweet.’
It wasn’t just the taste of strawberry, but also the sweet and tart aroma of grape. For a moment, he found himself reluctant to pull away, lingering on her lips. Just as he was lost in thought, wondering if the inside of her mouth tasted just as fragrant, Yan Huoshui forcefully shoved him away.
Mu Tangfeng snapped back to his senses and glared at him furiously. "What are you doing?"
Yan Huoshui suppressed the coldness in his eyes. He leaned back on the sofa, lazily crossing his legs, and mocked him in a cool tone, "What, you like the taste of my fingers that much?"
"I just wiped her lips with them. Can’t get enough? If you really want a taste, I can be merciful and let you lick the tissue I just used to wipe my hand."
"Blech."
Mu Tangfeng nearly threw up his lunch. For once, he was at a loss for words. After a long moment, he finally spat out a single word through clenched teeth: "Pervert."
Shi Lan, sitting on the sofa, was rendered speechless for a moment.
’Weren’t we just eating fruit?’
’How did it escalate to wiping mouths and kissing so suddenly? And now it looks like they’re about to start a fight...’
To prevent them from actually fighting and destroying Ye Ming’s house, she quickly changed the subject. "I want to eat more grapes and strawberries. Aren’t you going to keep feeding me?"
Hearing this, the two men temporarily concealed the coldness in their eyes. One fed her grapes, the other fed her strawberries, and a fragile peace was maintained.
Shi Lan busily accepted their offerings. ’This isn’t going to work,’ she thought. ’It would be best if they all came at different times. That would make things easier for me.’
Soon, the strawberries and grapes were almost gone.
Shi Lan was too stuffed to eat any more. She shook her head and then said, "Don’t you two have anything to do?"
Mu Tangfeng said, "I don’t have anything important. Lanlan, are you trying to get rid of me?"
Yan Huoshui also put on a downcast expression. "Lanlan, do you find my presence bothersome?"
Shi Lan’s mouth twitched. She wiped her lips clean, and when she saw a hint of disappointment in their eyes, she wiped her mouth even more thoroughly before explaining, "That’s not what I meant. I was just thinking, maybe you two should come at separate times next time?"
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