Free Web NovelChapter 102: Chapter 102: Ye Ming’s Sudden Action
Shi Lan saw him staring at his own tails, lost in thought.
She took the opportunity to pet them a few more times.
’It’d be a waste not to, after all. He’s the one who offered them up.’
Perhaps sensing her relaxation, the two tails around her ankles grew bolder and got carried away. They had originally behaved, only lingering around her ankles. But now, they slowly slipped into the gap of her pant leg, silently inching their way upward.
Shi Lan was so startled she quickly retreated a few steps, shaking off the tails, her face flushing crimson.
Yan Huoshui’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he shot the two tails a warning look.
’Idiots.’
’Such a perfect opportunity to get close to Lanlan.’
The tails drooped slightly as he withdrew them.
In reality, Yan Huoshui couldn’t completely control his tails. Sometimes, they seemed to have a mind of their own. Or perhaps, influenced by their master’s mood, they would automatically make some audacious moves.
Although Shi Lan was disappointed the tails were gone, she still breathed a sigh of relief.
’Such rogue tails, daring to worm their way into anything. A little higher and they would have reached the top of my thigh.’
At that thought, she subconsciously glared at Yan Huoshui.
He pressed his lips together, looking somewhat innocent. He truly hadn’t ordered them to do that. Even if he did have designs on Lanlan, he wouldn’t be so reckless as to offend her when the outcome was uncertain.
That would only be counterproductive, and he wasn’t that stupid.
But he had to take the blame for his own tails’ actions.
He apologized again in a soft voice.
Shi Lan’s gaze swept over the increasingly vivid vermilion mole between his eyebrows. Looking at his originally sharp, angular features, now adorned with a blush that lent a seductive charm to the corners of his eyes, his face was more delicate than a flower. Her anger completely dissipated.
’Maybe everyone has a hidden weakness for pretty faces.’
Looking at such a pleasing face, she didn’t have the heart to argue about anything.
"Yes, let’s continue tomorrow."
She proposed faintly.
Yan Huoshui had no room to refuse and could only say regretfully, "Alright."
Hearing this, Shi Lan finally left Prison Cell Five.
The moment she stepped out of the prison cell, the rushing heat in her body seemed to find an outlet, and her temperature slowly returned to normal.
Shi Lan rolled her sleeves down. Looking at the creases in the fabric, for some reason, the feeling of the pads of Yan Huoshui’s fingers brushing against her arm flashed through her mind again.
His fingers had faint, fine calluses, but each one was well-defined. When they touched her, it felt as if they instantly dispelled the heat inside her, like chilled jelly. In short, it was very comfortable.
Realizing what she was thinking, she quickly shook her head.
Thinking about how Jiang Xia had just transformed today, she glanced over as she passed Prison Cell Four. The Snowfall Device in the room was on again. He probably couldn’t maintain his human form for long yet, so Jiang Xia had reverted to his beast form.
He was probably very happy about transforming today. He was lying with his fluffy belly up, contentedly playing in the snow, occasionally scooping up a pawful and placing it on his stomach.
The snow on his belly slowly piled higher. He added another pawful, but the little mound collapsed and slid off. The cool snow slid down his thick fur, and the sight made him laugh at himself, kicking his paws joyfully in the air.
Seeing this, Shi Lan felt as if she had been healed. All her worries were swept away.
She stopped without realizing it, watching him play.
Jiang Xia noticed Shi Lan’s gaze. He subconsciously covered his belly with his tail, then turned onto his side, looking at her shyly with his round, golden eyes. "Lanlan."
His tail was still pinned under his body. He thought with a guilty conscience, ’My fur is so thick, I probably didn’t expose anything I shouldn’t have.’
In the past, Jiang Xia was always careful not to lie with his belly up, but today he was just too happy.
As he piled up snow, he was calculating the days until he could leave the prison.
His life now had something to look forward to, and his mind was completely filled with thoughts of when he could become Lanlan’s Beast Husband. It was why he didn’t notice Shi Lan outside the cell for quite a while.
Shi Lan nodded. Disappointed she could no longer see such an amusing scene, she couldn’t help but say, "Don’t mind me, you can keep playing."
Jiang Xia’s tail shot out from under his belly. He shook the snow particles from it, wondering what Lanlan meant by that.
’But by the looks of it, I probably didn’t expose anything.’
Jiang Xia secretly sighed in relief. His excitement returned, and he scrambled up from the ground. He shook his ears to get the snow off and bounded toward the barrier door.
"Lanlan, are you feeling okay? You didn’t get too cold, did you?"
He looked at her with concern. Shi Lan shook her head, her heart warmed by his words.
’How could anyone not love such a cute and considerate Pallas’s cat?’
"I’m fine. I’m not so weak that I’d catch a cold from a little chill."
"That’s good."
Jiang Xia beamed.
Shi Lan thought for a moment, then said, "Do you have clothes to wear? Should I buy some for you?"
There were indeed clothes among the things Jiang Xia’s mother had sent. His mom had packed up his usual daily necessities so he would be more comfortable in prison, and the clothes were mainly new items for the current season.
But how could she know her precious son had already learned to live rough? Besides, he couldn’t use most of the things without transforming, so he hadn’t touched the majority of it.
He blinked his round eyes and lied with perfect conviction, "No."
’The clothes Mom bought don’t count. Besides, Lanlan bought clothes for the others, so I want some too.’
"Alright. Pick what you want later and send it to me. I’ll place the order for you."
Shi Lan nodded. Jiang Xia laughed out loud with joy. "Okay, thank you, Lanlan!" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Seeing this, she smiled too before leaving the front of Prison Cell Four.
Ye Ming’s green eyes darkened slightly. His gaze swept across cells Four and Five, and he suddenly called out to stop Shi Lan.
"Lanlan, wait a moment."
Ye Ming rarely initiated conversation with her. Curious, Shi Lan walked over. "What is it?"
He looked across the way and saw Jiang Xia staring intently at him. Feeling a little embarrassed, he bent his knees, reverted to his beast form, and did a few somersaults on the ground.
Shi Lan’s eyes immediately widened. Ye Ming’s tail pressed nervously against his abdomen. He realized that doing somersaults might have been inappropriate.
’Lanlan and I aren’t married yet. Exposing my belly like that while somersaulting is too revealing.’
’It could easily give Lanlan a bad impression of me. It would be counterproductive and only make her dislike me.’
Ye Ming stopped at once. His ears drooped in dejection, and he didn’t dare look at Shi Lan’s face for any sign of disgust. He somewhat wanted to hide himself in the darkness again.
He kept his head down until Shi Lan, after a delayed reaction, began to clap and praised him, "Lord Ye, that was very well done! So smooth and flowing, it looked great."
’After seeing cats do somersaults online, who would have thought that one day I’d get to see a leopard do them too?’
A cat’s somersault was rather comical, but Ye Ming possessed an innate noble air. Even though his movements were a bit restrained, you could still see they were fluid, with each somersault transitioning naturally into the next.
Despite his large size, his every move was light and nimble, not at all clumsy.
It was just that she had never expected Ye Ming to do somersaults for her, which was why she had been stunned for so long.
Ye Ming’s ears twitched slightly, and a light appeared in his eyes.
