Free Web NovelChapter 59: Chapter 57: Wife, I Won’t Like Anyone Else Again
Little Nine’s voice rang incessantly in her mind.
"If Host really gets it on with them, I wonder what kind of reward the System Administration Bureau will give out~ I’m so excited! What are you waiting for? You should seize this opportunity and conquer them all at once! Your lab might even get another upgrade~"
Su Mo was speechless. "Excited, my ass! Before you start enjoying the show, maybe you should consider whether this body of mine can even take it?"
’I’m starting to suspect this is how all his previous hosts met their end...’
Su Mo sighed. "But... those two are a bit too impulsive, aren’t they..."
Little Nine said, "This isn’t being impulsive, it just shows how invincible your charm is, Host! In their hearts, they’ve already decided you’re the one~"
Su Mo was speechless again. "Can you be realistic for a second? With this face? What do they even like about me? They used to loathe me, and now they’re suddenly in love? Not even a ghost would believe that!"
"Of course they like you for you~ Host is so cute, even Little Nine can’t resist your charm~ MWAH!!!"
Su Mo frowned in disgust. "Cut the sweet talk and give me something practical!"
Little Nine immediately stammered, "Um~ The higher-ups at the Bureau want me in a meeting. Little Nine is taking off now~"
"..."
In her head, Su Mo viciously cursed that shameless little thing again.
’I need to find a chance today to test out the power of the upgraded lab,’ she mused.
Su Mo’s gaze shifted, and she saw Fei Yan sitting up.
He was about to tie the sash of his inner robe. Perhaps because he was embarrassed with her here, he seemed a bit clumsy and flustered.
She glanced again at the marks on his body.
’Is it just my imagination? The more I look, the more they look like... hickeys... Did I really do that?’
’Oh, heavens, don’t tell me I’m actually a player whose body is more honest than her words...’
Fei Yan’s hands, in the middle of tying the sash, froze again. In truth, his wife hadn’t done anything too excessive to him last night... She was just a little forceful when she touched him, that’s all.
Su Mo looked again at the Tie Contract Secret Pattern on his left chest.
’He’s way too impulsive. People’s hearts are fickle; no one loves someone for a lifetime. What if... what if he falls for another Female in the future? With this contract, she wouldn’t want him...’
Fei Yan paused, lifting his gaze to the person before him, a hint of indescribable sorrow in his deep eyes.
"Wife, I will never love another."
Su Mo froze. ’Could it be... he has the Heart-reading Skill, too?’
She looked at the faint marks on Fei Yan’s chest and frowned. "You don’t have to pledge yourself to me just because I saved you. I don’t want you to feel burdened by this. Saving you was just a doctor’s instinct."
Other than that, Su Mo couldn’t think of any other reason.
Most Beastmen were actually quite simple-hearted. It wasn’t strange for them to want to pledge themselves to someone who saved their life.
But Su Mo hadn’t expected a Beastman like Fei Yan to be so simple as well.
Hearing this, a shadow flickered in Fei Yan’s eyes. "You saved me, wife. Was it truly just a doctor’s instinct, and nothing more?"
Su Mo was stunned for a long moment before she opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Fei Yan gently interrupted, "No matter what you think of me, wife, I only follow the truest thoughts of my own heart. You probably don’t know what a Beastman’s contract truly means. Perhaps other Beastmen would choose a partner out of gratitude for saving their life, but I will not."
"Ever since I was young, I knew what kind of wife I wanted, and I swore to only love the one I wished to love in this life. A Beastman will only choose to form a contract when they have truly fallen in love."
"I developed feelings for you that frightened even myself. I tried to restrain them, but it was futile. This is the best proof."
Fei Yan looked down, gently stroking the brilliant red pattern on his chest.
When he looked up again, his eyes held three parts tenderness and seven parts restraint.
His voice was slow and steady. "I didn’t want you to find out about this, wife, for fear of burdening you. Even more so, I didn’t want you to feel forced to keep us by your side because of it. Even if... you still want to break off the engagement in the end, I am willing to grant your heart’s desire. To me, your happiness is more important than my own."
"I’m telling you this just to let you know that the choice has always been in your hands. I am in love with you, but you don’t have to return my feelings. You can continue to be the unfettered wind, and I will be the silent tree. It will be enough for me to provide you a moment’s shade and shelter when you pass through my branches."
Because of her, the person he had imagined in his heart since childhood now had a living, breathing form. From then on, her every frown and smile was seared into his mind. No one else could ever catch his eye again. No matter how wonderful other women might be, there would never be a second person who could make his heart stir like this.
Surprise and shyness flashed across Su Mo’s face. It seemed that every recent event was more unexpected than the last.
The plot now was completely different from the original book.
’When on earth did this divergence begin?!’
Before she could figure it out, a commotion erupted outside.
It sounded like Long Yan’s two Little Dragons had arrived. They were outside, calling out in anxious tones, as if they wanted her to treat someone.
Mo Xiao was speaking with them.
Su Mo snapped back to reality and began to straighten her clothes. Just as she was about to bend down to find her shoes, she saw Fei Yan crouching in front of her, holding her shoes, ready to help her put them on.
Su Mo’s face reddened. She ducked her head and quickly slipped them on herself.
"I’ll... I’ll go take a look outside..."
Then she practically fled the room.
Fei Yan stood up. Seeing her hair, which she hadn’t had time to arrange, he couldn’t help but let out a soft, resigned chuckle.
Then he picked up a nearby hairpin and followed her out.
Su Mo was just about to turn back to look for her hairpin when she saw him come out with it.
With a slight blush, she reached out, took it, and quickly pinned up her hair before turning to walk toward the two Little Dragons outside.
Nannan rushed over, a look of panic on his face. "Sister Mo, can you please go check on Lord Lan Ling’s injuries?"
Su Mo paused. She had forgotten that the Commander had also been injured yesterday.
"Where is he?"
The Little Dragon said anxiously, "Right outside."
"Then hurry up and bring him in!"
Hearing this, Dongdong shot out like a gust of wind.
A moment later, Su Mo saw members of the Dragon Clan carrying Lan Ling over. He was already unconscious, his face a dark, bruised color.
Su Mo stepped forward and checked his pulse. It was very weak.
The Dragon Clan’s Witch Doctor stood to the side, sweating profusely with anxiety.
Behind them, the Think Tank and Long Yan, who must have heard the commotion, also rushed over with worried expressions.
"Miss Su, please take a look at Lord Lan Ling! I used this prescription on him yesterday, and he was getting better, but when he woke up this morning, he was like this."
Su Mo took his prescription and glanced at it. The herbs used were correct, but they only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.
She also hadn’t expected that man in black from yesterday to be so devious.
The poison smeared on each of the weapons used by him and his subordinates was different. It was rare to see someone so calculating.
Su Mo took out a silver needle, planning to draw some of Lan Ling’s blood to analyze in the System.
Beside her, Fei Yan, Mo Xiao, Yue Ying, and Cang Lan cried out in unison, "Wife!"
Mo Xiao, who was closest, reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Wife, you mustn’t harm yourself again for the sake of others!"
Su Mo blinked. "I just want to take some of his blood to study it..."
’The fact that I’m a human poison kit isn’t something I can let too many people know, of course.’
Last night, it was because Fei Yan’s situation was so serious that she, in her desperation, hadn’t been able to worry about such things.
"Oh."
Mo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her hand.
After drawing the blood, Su Mo took a Detoxification Pill from her System Space and had the Witch Doctor give it to Lan Ling to stabilize his condition.
Then she took Lan Ling’s blood and walked toward her room.
The Dragon Clan’s Witch Doctor, the Think Tank, and the others were about to follow, but Mo Xiao blocked them at the door with an outstretched arm.
"Sorry, our wife doesn’t like to be disturbed at times like this."
The Think Tank frowned and glanced at Long Yan, but seeing that the Lord Major General had no intention of speaking, he stepped back. freēwēbnovel.com
Fei Yan and the others agreed with Mo Xiao’s actions. After all, when it came to their wife’s secrets, the fewer people who knew, the better.
