Free Web NovelChapter 55: Chapter 55: Is This the Feeling of Having a Wife?
In the opposite cell, Jiang Xia was mentally counting all the ways Shi Lan showed him special favor, unknowingly stinging the hearts of the other beasts in the prison.
He Hanshi had always known he couldn’t compare to Mu Tangfeng in Shi Lan’s heart. But now, he discovered he wasn’t as well-liked as Jiang Xia either.
Her tone always seemed gentlest when she was with Jiang Xia.
For the first time, he tasted jealousy. He, who had once been invincible, was now the one who narrowly lost, silently listening to another’s happiness from the sidelines.
It was the same for Mu Tangfeng.
He couldn’t help but recall the females on the Capital Star. There were always a few who compared him to Jiang Xia, saying that while he was beautiful, his beast form wasn’t as popular as Jiang Xia’s.
Back then, he had scoffed at the idea. ’How could a short-legged beast like Jiang Xia possibly compare to a noble Divine Bird like me?’
But now, the female who had captured his heart spent the most time in front of Jiang Xia, and she liked his beast form the best.
Mu Tangfeng felt it was unfair. ’Why does Shi Lan get to just say she’s pursuing us and then do this? I agreed to it, so why is she treating me this way?’
So, he started beating on the door with his wings—BANG! BANG!—using harsh words to mask his jealousy. "Shi Lan, what did you do? This watermelon juice is disgusting! I want grape juice."
Shi Lan had just taken a Space Twist out of her Space Bag and was about to give it to Jiang Xia. Hearing Mu Tangfeng, she could only soften her voice to soothe him. "Just a moment. You eat first. I’ll make it for you later." ƒгeewebnovёl.com
She was already used to Mu Tangfeng’s occasional tantrums. Besides, this was nothing; she wouldn’t get angry that easily.
Just as she had thought before, people are always more tolerant of fluffy things. Plus, Shi Lan could sense that Mu Tangfeng was actually a softie with a sharp tongue. Last time she was in trouble, Jiang Yan had told her everything—he had specifically asked his mom to make sure she was rescued.
She felt very grateful to him.
Mu Tangfeng was about to say something more, but her words instantly defeated him.
’Even though my tone was so awful, Shi Lan is still speaking to me so calmly.’
If it had been any of the females he’d met before, they would have either burst into tears in front of him or lost their composure and cursed him out the moment he rejected them. Not to mention, Shi Lan was a high-status female, yet she was willing to cook for them.
For once, Mu Tangfeng felt a pang of guilt. As if to punish himself, he pecked at the protective door with his sharp beak. Only after feeling the pain did he let out an "Oh" and quiet down.
Shi Lan was relieved to see him quiet down. She passed the Space Twist inside.
"Jiang Xia, this is what your mother asked me to bring you."
Jiang Xia’s mom had already told him about it. He nodded. "Then wait a moment."
As he spoke, he had a robot bring over the Space Twist, and then he dumped everything his mom had packed inside onto the snowy ground.
When he saw a red box fall out, he froze for a second. "Shi Lan, isn’t this the gift I gave you? Why didn’t you take it?"
Shi Lan peered inside. "Sorry, sorry, I forgot."
’Our relationship has grown closer, so I don’t mind accepting his gift. Leo is different; he’s more like a stranger.’
"So careless."
Jiang Xia muttered, then put the box back into the Space Twist and had the robot bring it to the window. "There, I’ve put it in the Space Twist for you. Take it back and don’t lose it again."
He looked at the Space Twist, then glanced at Shi Lan out of the corner of his eye and mumbled, ’How can someone as beautiful as Shi Lan use something so ugly? In the future, I’ll definitely buy her a beautiful Space Chain.’
’Things are different now. Shi Lan is my female, my future wife. Of course I can’t be stingy with her; otherwise, I would have just asked my mom to buy a Space Chain and send it to her back when I was on the Capital Star.’
’But a gift like this is more meaningful in person. It’s bound to move my female to tears.’
Jiang Xia imagined the scene for a moment, and his whiskers couldn’t help but twitch as he smiled. But in the next moment, Shi Lan’s voice pulled him out of his fantasy. "I can take the gift, but this Space Twist is too valuable. I can’t accept it."
Jiang Xia’s face fell, and he looked displeased. "Shi Lan, my mom sent this. It’s her first-meeting gift."
"I know your mother sent it, but it’s too expensive. I can’t accept this from her when we’re not related..."
"Oh, so that’s what you mean."
Jiang Xia’s mood instantly brightened, and his face flushed. "We don’t need to rush the ’status’ part. Just take it for now. It’s a gift from her, so I’m not taking it back."
"???"
Shi Lan’s mind was full of question marks.
"What do you mean?"
She blinked in confusion. Jiang Xia, embarrassed, buried his head in a snowdrift. His voice came out muffled, "Anyway, gifts from my mom can’t be returned. If you don’t want it, I’ll just throw it away."
Shi Lan didn’t expect him to be so forceful. It reminded her of Jiang Xia’s mother, who had said a few words, shoved the Space Twist into her hands, and left.
’This mother and son pair... they’re really alike...’
"Alright, then please thank your mother for me."
Having spent this time with him, Shi Lan had a rough understanding of his personality. Anything Jiang Xia gave away, he would never take back, and his threat to throw it away was no joke.
Worried that pushing it back and forth would just annoy him, she decided to accept it for now. Besides, her Space Bag was full, so having an extra Space Twist would be good.
She smiled. Jiang Xia’s face was still flushed and his eyes were a little misty. He didn’t dare look at her, simply pointing his tail in her direction and wagging it excitedly.
As a result, Shi Lan’s gaze remained glued to that big, fluffy tail for a long while before she reluctantly looked away.
She remembered that Mu Tangfeng wanted grape juice. Passing by his cell, she noticed he had finished the watermelon juice but didn’t say anything, simply heading for the kitchen.
She juiced a fresh cup of grape juice for him before returning to her office to enjoy her after-meal dessert in peace.
It was supposed to be slightly sour grape juice, but to Mu Tangfeng, it tasted as sweet as if it were full of sugar.
He couldn’t help but stare at Shi Lan’s name on his chip, thinking, ’Is this what it feels like to have a wife?’
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Because of Shi Lan’s sudden pursuit perfume, the hearts of the beasts, already moved by her, began to surge with emotion.
That night, after Shi Lan got off work, Jiang Xia suddenly asked, "So, which one of us will be Shi Lan’s primary husband?" freewebnoveℓ.com
Although a female could have many Beast Husbands and there was no official difference in status between them, the title of "primary husband" sounded better, and for many females, it designated their favorite.
Jiang Xia had posed a difficult question, and everyone except Yan Huoshui fell into deep thought.
When no one answered right away, Jiang Xia continued on his own, "Actually, I was the first person Shi Lan ever gave a gift to. She gave me a ball of yarn. And she always praises me for eating neatly and being cute. I think I should be her primary husband."
With every point he made, the others felt worse and worse.
He Hanshi didn’t speak, but his mouth moved silently. ’She cooked for me first...’
He felt that Shi Lan treated him differently too, but when he remembered how she had clearly smelled the perfume on him today and yet had no major reaction, he felt he was just being presumptuous.
He swallowed the unconvincing argument. Instead, it was Mu Tangfeng who sneered, "Short-legged beast, you’ve got some nerve."
