Chapter 111: Chapter 109: Hungry Wolf Pounces on Prey
The next day, Su Mo was awakened by a commotion outside.
The moment she opened her door, she saw them planted right in her doorway.
Their eyes all lit up when they saw her.
Su Mo subconsciously halted.
Yue Ying’s enamored gaze lingered on her face as he casually slung an arm around her. "Momo, you’re awake. Let me take you to breakfast. I made it for you myself this morning."
Su Mo sighed in resignation.
’This damn fox can’t even be bothered to hide the lust in his eyes anymore...’
When Xuan Shuang and the others came looking, they happened to see Yue Ying with his arm around Su Mo, heading for the kitchen.
So they decided not to rush over.
Xuan Wei said to her attendant, Jin Yan, "Take the medicinal soup to Miss Su. Have her drink it after she finishes breakfast."
The attendant nodded and left, carrying the medicinal soup.
After the attendant departed, Xuan Shuang looked at Su Mo’s fiancés and couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Miss Su has certainly found herself a handful of fiancés. Her life is about to get very interesting."
Both Xuan Shuang and Xuan Wei were experienced women; they could tell what was going on at a glance.
Xuan Shuang chuckled. "Just look at them. They wish they could keep their eyes glued to her every second. They probably wouldn’t be content unless they had her tied to their hip."
Xuan Wei laughed along. "They’re all adult Beastmen. It’s impressive they’ve been able to hold back for this long."
"What do you mean? Are you saying that until now, they still haven’t..." Xuan Shuang asked, her face alight with gossip as she looked at her companion.
"Yes. Miss Su’s constitution wasn’t suitable before," Xuan Wei explained.
Xuan Shuang raised an eyebrow. ’That really couldn’t have been easy.’ No wonder each and every one of them looked at Miss Su like a starving wolf about to pounce.
"What a pity."
Xuan Wei frowned at her. "What’s a pity?"
"It’s a pity I didn’t select a candidate sooner. If I had, a Beastman from our Tiger Clan might have had a shot at becoming her main husband!"
As she spoke, Xuan Shuang glanced out of the corner of her eye at Xuan Qing, who was approaching.
"Do you think there’s still time?"
Xuan Wei shook her head in exasperation. "You’re impossible! They’re already at each other’s throats. Don’t go starting more trouble. Miss Su has probably already chosen her main husband. You’d have better luck attending the wedding banquet than trying to get involved. Stop this nonsense."
Xuan Shuang chuckled. "It’s fine if he’s not the main husband. Third, fourth... sixth, or seventh husband would be fine too!"
Xuan Wei shot her a speechless look. She was about to reprimand her further but gave up when she saw Xuan Qing approaching.
「In the kitchen.」
Su Mo finished the breakfast Yue Ying had prepared, then frowned at the bowl of pitch-black medicine Xuan Wei had sent over.
’I can’t stomach a single drop of this bitter stuff...’
’Besides, my body will heal on its own now that the poison is gone. It just needs time.’
’My wife treats others, but she doesn’t want to take her own medicine?’ Yue Ying raised an eyebrow.
’Heal slowly?’
’How long would that take?’
’I can’t stand to wait another day. Any longer and I’ll go insane.’
Yue Ying pushed the bowl toward Su Mo. "Wife, drink up."
Su Mo blinked. "Don’t you have anything else to do? You can go and get busy now."
Yue Ying arched a brow. "I’ll leave after you drink your medicine."
Su Mo frowned.
’Now I need a babysitter just to drink my medicine?!’
Yue Ying narrowed his eyes at her. "You’re not trying to get out of drinking your medicine, are you, wife? Or would you prefer I feed it to you myself?"
As he spoke, he made to lift the bowl and take a sip. Su Mo hastily snatched it away. "I’ll do it myself!"
She took the bowl and downed the contents in one gulp.
Unconvinced, Yue Ying leaned in to inspect the empty bowl, then smiled with narrowed eyes. "Good girl."
Then, when the kitchen attendants weren’t looking, he leaned in and stole a kiss.
"Your reward!"
Fighting the bitter taste in her mouth, Su Mo shot him a speechless glare.
’He’s lost it! That fox has really lost his mind!’
Yue Ying leaned close to her ear, his eyes narrowed. "If you don’t get better soon, wife, I’ll really go crazy... from frustration..."
Su Mo quickly clapped a hand over his mouth, hissing a warning, "Shut up! Just shut up!"
’That damn fox will say anything, won’t he...’
Yue Ying gave a shameless grin, then took her hand and kissed the palm.
Su Mo felt a tickle in her palm. A blush crept up her cheeks as she instinctively tried to pull her hand away.
Good heavens, the sight of her slightly flushed face and flustered expression was utterly captivating.
He could barely resist her allure as it was; faced with that expression, Yue Ying felt he was about to lose his mind.
With a dark look in his eyes, he swept her into his arms, vanished in a blur, and reappeared on the rooftop.
Before Su Mo could even react, he had pulled her into his embrace and lowered his head to kiss her.
She didn’t dare struggle... she was terrified of making a scene and becoming a laughingstock...
All she could do was grip his collar and let him have his way.
Beneath the eaves, Fei Yan and Mo Xiao watched the two locked in a passionate kiss, their gazes dark and their temples throbbing.
Yue Ying couldn’t be bothered with them at this moment.
The woman in his arms was being so uncharacteristically docile. He wanted to be more forward, but then he remembered her complaints about Mo Xiao yesterday and decided against it.
’Better not be too reckless for now. If I scare her off, how long will I have to wait to marry her?’
’I’d better put on an act until we’re officially married...’
’I’ll endure!’
’I’ve waited this long, what’s another day or two?’
Yue Ying reluctantly released her, and before Su Mo could speak,
He immediately put on a pitiable act, like a wronged wife, and started apologizing. "I’m sorry, I just couldn’t help myself... You aren’t mad at me, are you, Momo?"
Leaning against his chest and still trying to catch her breath, Su Mo was completely unaware of the calculating glint in his eyes.
’He’s insane! He kissed me like he wanted to devour me... They’re all like starving wolves. Are they going to be the death of me later on???’
’Maybe I should put this whole marriage thing on hold... What kind of person gets married just to sign their own death warrant?’
Yue Ying: "!!!"
’I was clearly holding back as much as I could, okay?!’
Down below, the looks Fei Yan and Mo Xiao were giving him were anything but friendly.
’After all our waiting and praying, our wife was finally thinking about choosing a main husband, and this damned fox just had to go and screw it up by not controlling himself!’
’If we don’t get to marry her this time, we’re definitely going to skin this fox alive!’
Yue Ying’s eyes darted. He hugged her and whined pitifully, "Wife, you know how much I adore you. Other foxes my age have already sired several litters of cubs... And what about me? I haven’t even managed to get married off yet. If this keeps up, I won’t have the face to even show myself in the Fox Clan anymore."
Nestled in his arms, Su Mo raised an eyebrow. ’Trying to pressure me into marriage now? He promised he wouldn’t rush me... Figures. A man’s words are nothing but lies!’
Yue Ying gritted his teeth.
’This little vixen of a wife is just impossible to persuade.’
He said hesitantly, "If you don’t like all the fuss, wife, we can just go register with the Clan Leader and make it official. We can do it however you want, whatever makes you happy. It won’t change anything for you, really. Can’t we even do that?"
"People are already laughing at me, calling me an old fox who can’t even successfully court his own wife..."
’Anyway, as long as we’re registered, I’ll be her legitimate Beast Husband. Once I’ve satisfied her, I won’t have to worry about other strays trying to win her over.’
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