Free Web NovelChapter 10: Chapter 9: A Jealous Fight
Vaguely, Su Mo heard a door open. She felt a fleeting, icy touch, then lost consciousness completely.
A rustling sound filled the room for a moment before silence returned.
At that moment, on the mountain behind Su Mo’s house, Yue Ying, Fei Yan, and Mo Xiao stood in a tense standoff.
Mo Xiao threw the disheveled Yue Ying onto the grass, then quickly shifted into his human form, standing aside with a grim expression.
Yue Ying tied the sash of his long robe and spoke nonchalantly.
"Well now, what’s wrong with you two? Why are you awake in the middle of the night, staring at me?"
Fei Yan’s face was grim. He asked Yue Ying, "You’re not married yet. What were you doing sneaking into her room in the middle of the night?!"
"What do you think? I’m her fiancé, and she’s my future wife. Can’t I cultivate our relationship a little in advance?"
Fei Yan’s thin lips pressed into a line. He stepped forward and threw a punch, his cold gaze fixed on the fox across from him.
"This is completely improper! Don’t forget, you haven’t married her yet!"
Yue Ying wiped the blood from his mouth. He pulled out a feather fan and fanned himself lightly. "I’ll be marrying her sooner or later anyway. Why are you so angry, High Priest? This sort of thing isn’t exactly rare around here, is it?"
Mo Xiao said gravely, "That’s based on mutual affection, not on sneaky and dishonest behavior like yours!"
"Heh." The speed of Yue Ying’s fanning increased, and his tone was no longer as amicable. "You aren’t Momo. How would you know she doesn’t like me?!"
"And what about you two? Weren’t you both dead set on breaking the engagement? So what are you doing now, staying up all night to watch her house?!"
Fei Yan and Mo Xiao fell silent.
Yue Ying chuckled. "Since you don’t know your own hearts, don’t come ruin my fun! I’ll be hers sooner or later, one way or another!"
Fei Yan’s brows furrowed. "How is your behavior any different from that of a shameless scoundrel?!"
"Who cares?" Yue Ying’s gaze shifted as he stared at Fei Yan. "You want to be the high and mighty High Priest? That’s your business! I have my own ways of staying by her side!"
"And you, Mo Xiao. Don’t you dislike her? Why are you so angry? You can go right ahead and break the engagement. Momo is probably wishing you’d hurry up and do it. Once you’ve all called it off, maybe I’ll become her one and only, the rightful main husband."
Mo Xiao’s fists clenched slightly. "So this was part of your scheme all along?!"
"What do you mean, ’scheme’? If I don’t fight for it, how can I ensure I stay by her side? Should I just wait for her to come and break off our engagement? I have no intention of breaking it off now!"
With that, Yue Ying walked away quickly. "I’m tired. Going back to sleep. Do whatever you want!"
After he was gone, Fei Yan and Mo Xiao exchanged a look.
Both of them looked annoyed.
They didn’t even know what they were so angry about, but they were furious all the same!
A short while later, Fei Yan also returned to the thatched cottage, but after what had just happened, he couldn’t sleep a wink.
「The next morning.」
By the time Su Mo woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
She had just sat up in bed when she heard the system call out to her, "Host! Congratulations!"
"Hmm? What’s the good news so early in the morning?"
"Mo Xiao’s affection has increased. It’s now at -80. Fei Yan is at -35. And Yue Ying is at 10."
Su Mo was stunned. ’His affection score jumped by 74 points overnight?’
’That damn fox actually went from a negative number to a positive one just like that?!’
’Gaining affection points just by sleeping... This is incredible!’
Su Mo asked with a smile, "Are there any rewards?" fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"The System Mall is having a sale, so I’m gifting you six sedatives. I even made a special request to the System Administration Bureau for them, so don’t get too emotional!"
Su Mo was speechless. "...Couldn’t you have gotten me something useful?"
’I don’t go into heat, what the hell am I supposed to do with that crap?!’
"Er, Little Nine thought that if I like it, Host would definitely like it too..."
Su Mo didn’t want to argue with it anymore. It wasn’t like the system could exchange the prize for her anyway. She got out of bed and went outside.
Fei Yan was outside chopping firewood. He gave Su Mo a slight nod when she came out.
Su Mo gave an awkward smile and headed for the kitchen.
’I’m going to lose my mind. That fox, Yue Ying, is already a big enough headache, hanging around and refusing to leave. Now Fei Yan is doing the same thing! What on earth do they want?!’
’As soon as I’m done healing that dragon, I’m out of here. I’ll run away and see how long they stick around then. That’s the plan!’
She was so lost in thought that she almost ran into Yue Ying as he was coming out of the kitchen.
Su Mo instinctively stopped in her tracks, but she never expected the fox to run right into her.
"Oof~"
She stumbled, and in the next second, Yue Ying’s arm was wrapped around her slender waist.
Yue Ying looked down, his face a mask of concern. "My dear wife, are you hurt? Let me see."
Su Mo looked up and met his gentle, faintly smiling fox-like eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
"I’m fine, I’m fine..." She turned and walked away.
Yue Ying smiled, secretly clenching the hand that had just been on her waist.
’My dear wife’s waist... it’s so slender.’
Su Mo seethed inwardly. ’That damn fox dared to... to... touch my waist! He didn’t do that on purpose just to take advantage of me, did he?!’
Outside, Fei Yan’s chopping motions paused. He glared at Yue Ying as he walked out of the kitchen.
Yue Ying knew why he was angry. It was because he’d heard his dear wife’s thoughts, wasn’t it?
He sauntered over with a smile. "No need to look at me like that, High Priest. I’m just shameless. I said it last night: you can all be noble. I, for one, enjoy fighting for what I want."
THUD. Fei Yan angrily tossed the axe in his hand aside.
Yue Ying waved his fan and let out an indifferent little laugh.
’Who cares if he’s angry? All that matters is my own happiness.’
During breakfast, Yue Ying deliberately sat down next to Su Mo.
He hadn’t taken more than a few bites when he suddenly yelped, "Ouch!"
Su Mo looked over with suspicion and saw the bruise on his left cheek.
She frowned. "What happened to your face?"
Across from them, Fei Yan froze. His heavy gaze swept over Yue Ying, his eyes holding a clear warning.
Yue Ying ignored his gaze, turning to Su Mo with a pitiful expression. "I don’t know which shameless person was jealous of my incomparably handsome face, but they punched me in my sleep~" freewebnσvel.cѳm
"Pfft~" Su Mo couldn’t help but laugh.
She didn’t believe a word of his nonsense.
He was a Level Five Male Beastman; there was no way an ordinary person could even get close to him.
"You’re still laughing? Look, the corner of my mouth is so swollen I can barely eat."
"I’ll put a compress on it for you after we eat."
"Thank you, Momo~" Yue Ying nuzzled against Su Mo’s shoulder.
Startled, Su Mo instinctively pulled away, looking at him in horror.
’This damn fox is getting weirder and weirder. He’s not actually going into heat, is he? I really need to find a way to kick him out in the next couple of days!!!’
Yue Ying was speechless. "..."
Across the table, Fei Yan let out a barely audible laugh and shot Yue Ying a look that said, *serves you right*.
Then he looked at Su Mo and asked, "Wife, did you sleep well last night? Did you notice anything out of the ordinary?"
Su Mo was taken aback. "I slept fine. Did something happen?"
Fei Yan’s cool gaze swept over Yue Ying as he said flatly, "A thief broke in last night. You should check if you’re missing anything."
"Is that so?"
Su Mo frowned in surprise. ’What, was the thief blind? Coming to my place to steal things? No, wait... it must have been a womanizing thief?!’
"PFFT!"
Yue Ying almost choked on his food. His wife was truly clueless about her own ’beauty.’ With her plain looks, a womanizing thief...
’A womanizing thief... He must have been after Yue Ying and Fei Yan! What a shame he didn’t manage to carry them off. So unprofessional!’
"COUGH!"
This time, both Yue Ying and Fei Yan actually choked.
Su Mo shot them a suspicious glance. ’Why are these two acting so strange this morning?’
