Chapter 117: Chapter 114: I Love You, and I Will Only Love You in This Life
Xuan Qing lifted his gaze, his eyes meeting Su Mo’s as if by chance.
The surprise in Su Mo’s eyes did not escape his notice.
’No way, are the First and Second Miss really trying to make Xuan Qing deliver my medicine? What kind of joke is this? Dealing with a human icicle like him would be exhausting!!’
Su Mo opened her mouth, about to say something.
But Little Nine, who loved to butt in, piped up again. "Host, Xuan Qing is perfect! It’s obvious he has no interest in you. If it were someone else, you might have to spend energy dealing with them, which would be so much trouble. Or... did you actually want to pick a suitor???"
"..."
Su Mo was stunned for a moment. "Are you nuts? Are you trying to use reverse psychology on me? I don’t want him to deliver it! I don’t want to look at his frozen face! And I definitely don’t want to listen to him lecture me!!!"
Hearing Su Mo’s inner thoughts, Mo Xiao and Fei Yan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Mo Xiao was about to speak when Xuan Qing’s crisp, cool voice cut in. "It’s no trouble. I am indeed an idle person."
At these words, Jin Yan, who was standing behind Xuan Qing, almost had his jaw drop to the floor.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Shuang laughed. "Then it’s settled! Miss Su, if you find him annoying, feel free to send him packing at any time!"
Su Mo: "..."
’Have they all gone mad...? Forget it, let them do what they want. I doubt that human icicle will last more than a few days anyway.’
And just like that, the matter was settled. Su Mo sat for a little while longer before making an excuse to leave.
Fei Yan and Mo Xiao followed her out.
Su Mo had just entered her room when Yue Ying arrived.
Noticing Mo Xiao’s and Fei Yan’s sour expressions, he asked what was wrong.
The answer angered him as well.
"That Second Miss, why does she have to be so unpredictable!"
Fei Yan said lightly, "She’s always one step ahead."
If Xuan Shuang had suggested foisting a Beast Husband on their wife, she would have refused outright.
But now, using the excuse of delivering medicine, she’s made it so someone will be running over to the North Wing every few days. Not only is it hard to refuse directly, but it also puts them in her debt.
"Forget it, forget it! We’ll just have to find an excuse to send him away when the time comes." Yue Ying asked, fanning himself, "Whose turn is it to accompany our wife tonight?"
"Mine."
Mo Xiao had just spoken.
When Su Mo’s voice came from inside the room, "Fei Yan, come to my room tonight. I have something to talk to you about."
’Why do they always get to decide who stays in my room? This time, I’m choosing for myself!’
"Alright!"
Fei Yan agreed, glancing at Mo Xiao’s grim face.
He called to the person in the room, "I’ll go prepare a bath for you, wife."
Yue Ying looked at Mo Xiao’s face, which was as black as charcoal, and said gloatingly, "What did you do to offend her this time?"
Mo Xiao shot him a fierce glare.
Unafraid of death, Yue Ying continued, "It seems our wife’s current favorite for the position of main husband is still Fei Yan."
Mo Xiao’s hands, which were hanging at his sides, suddenly clenched into fists. Then, he turned and left.
The hem of his robes stirred up a sharp gust of wind as he departed, a clear sign of how furious he was.
But Yue Ying couldn’t be bothered with him. ’The competition for the main husband position is already so intense, and that stupid snake is still actively provoking our wife. He’s purely digging his own grave!’
He couldn’t afford to be so foolish; after all, he still wanted to contend for the main husband position.
After Fei Yan helped Su Mo draw her bathwater, he went out to find Mo Xiao.
But the snake was too tight-lipped; he couldn’t get anything out of him at all.
Fei Yan could guess some of it. "I’ll try to coax her tonight."
Mo Xiao didn’t say anything. If he could, he would much rather be the one to comfort her. But their wife was still fuming. If he went over now, he was afraid it would only make her even angrier.
「After nightfall」
Fei Yan bathed and went to Su Mo’s room.
He lay down on the outer edge of the bed and gently pulled her into his arms, but he didn’t make any improper advances.
Su Mo waited for a few minutes, feeling that something wasn’t right.
So she turned over to face him, only to see him gazing at her with gentle eyes.
She waved her hand in front of his face. "Am I that good-looking? Have you gone silly?"
Fei Yan reached out, caught her hand, and brought it to his lips, whispering softly, "You are. I could never get enough of looking at you."
Su Mo frowned and snorted lightly. "Have you also learned how to sweet-talk now?"
Fei Yan chuckled. "It’s not sweet-talk, it’s from the bottom of my heart."
Su Mo smiled, her eyes crinkling, then reached under her pillow, pulled something out, and handed it to him.
"A gift for you. Keep it safe!"
Fei Yan took it and looked. Was it a small boat folded from a leaf?
It wasn’t exactly exquisite, but this was the first gift his wife had ever given him, so of course, he was overjoyed.
Fei Yan put the gift away safely and gently pulled her into his embrace.
"I love it."
Leaning against his chest, Su Mo asked in a low voice, "Fei Yan, do you want to be the main husband?"
The man holding her froze for a second, then slowly spoke, "I do. But your happiness is what’s most important."
He had originally planned to be magnanimous and only say the second part, but the moment he opened his mouth, he realized he couldn’t do it.
He cared about this matter more than she imagined.
Su Mo tilted her head up to look at him, then leaned in and gave him a kiss.
Fei Yan wanted to deepen the kiss, but after seeing the redness at the corner of her lips, he stopped himself.
He gently brushed the corner of her lips and asked in a low voice, "Are you angry with Mo Xiao, wife? Did he force you to take your medicine?"
Su Mo frowned, not wanting to talk about it.
Fei Yan sighed. "He was only doing it for your own good. If you don’t get better soon, all of us will worry every day. Whether it’s me or them, we all just want you to be well. Do you understand, wife?"
Su Mo snuggled into his chest and only managed an "mhm" after a long while.
Fei Yan lowered his head and kissed her cheek. "Get some sleep. We have to set off for the North Wing tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
Su Mo subconsciously snuggled deeper into his embrace.
「The next day」
Fei Yan woke up very early to start preparing for the journey back.
When Su Mo groggily opened her eyes, she saw someone leaning over her bed.
The moment her gaze met those familiar, deep pupils, she was gently pulled into an embrace by the person at her bedside.
"Mo’er, are you still angry with me?"
Mo Xiao took the opportunity to sit on the edge of the bed, gently holding her in his arms. He rested his chin lightly on the top of her head, his next breath filled with the faint floral scent of her hair.
It soothed his anxious heart for a brief moment.
He said softly, "Don’t be angry, okay? I’m most afraid of you being angry. In the future, if you’re upset with me, you can hit me or scold me, just please don’t bottle it up all by yourself."
Mo Xiao took her hand and pressed it against his chest. "When you give me the silent treatment like this, how is it any different from carving out my heart with a knife? Tell me what I did wrong. I’ll change, I’ll change anything."
His tone grew more and more humble towards the end. "I’m just begging you, please don’t really abandon me."
Leaning against his chest, Su Mo mumbled, "I’m not angry anymore, and I won’t abandon you..."
"Mhm." He lowered his head and placed a light kiss on the crown of her head.
His voice trembled slightly as he said, "I love you."
As if afraid she hadn’t heard, he repeated softly, "I will only love you in this lifetime."
A sweet smile spread across Su Mo’s lips. She hugged him tighter as something quietly exploded in her heart.
His heartbeat thundered in her ears, deafening.
A string of numbers suddenly flashed through her mind.
Mo Xiao’s affection value on the virtual panel was jumping wildly, rocketing up from 91 and finally stopping at the critical point of 99...
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