Free Web NovelChapter 70: Chapter 68: The Counter-Routine Free-Range Chicken
By the time Su Mo returned, the fish was stewed and Yue Ying had finished stir-frying the rabbit meat.
Yue Ying’s sharp, fox-like eyes spotted a red mark on Su Mo’s neck, and he immediately gritted his teeth in silent rage.
Then, looking at the deep-eyed Mo Xiao behind Su Mo, the flames of jealousy in Yue Ying’s heart burned even hotter.
’That shameless, stinking snake! The moment he gets our wife alone, he tries every trick in the book to seduce her!’
Fei Yan simply smiled and walked over, taking the shrimp from Su Mo’s hands. "How would our wife like to cook these? What do we need to prepare?"
"I’ll do it myself."
Su Mo pulled out some seasonings she had redeemed from the System Space and quickly cooked the shrimp. The garlic flavor was especially intoxicating.
The others looked on as if they’d discovered a new world. ’So you can eat them like this?’
Su Mo ate while thinking to herself.
’A few bottles of beer would make this absolutely perfect.’
’Next time, I’ve got to get Little Nine to hook me up with a few bottles!’
After the meal, Fei Yan and the others cleaned up the trash, packed everything up, and continued on their way.
Su Mo took a short nap. When she woke up, she saw Fei Yan crouching in the carriage, organizing the gifts Long Yan had given her.
He was sorting them into piles, one by one.
The moment Su Mo shifted, she heard him chuckle. "Our wife is awake? I’ve already sent Cang Lan ahead to clean up the mess in the courtyard."
After all, they had been gone for many days, and hadn’t had a chance to clean up the disarray.
"Mmm..." Su Mo responded lazily, stretching like a cat as she sat up.
Fei Yan picked up a wild fruit from nearby and handed it to her. "I picked these as we were passing through the mountains earlier."
Su Mo took one and bit into it.
The sweetness held a faint hint of sour, which was just perfect.
She nodded with her eyes narrowed in pleasure. "Delicious."
With that, she picked up another fruit and held it to Fei Yan’s lips. "You try one, too."
Fei Yan had already tasted them; he’d only picked them because he guessed she would like them.
Still, it was an offer too kind to refuse, and he didn’t mind tasting another.
He glanced down at the fruit she offered, a gentle warmth rippling through his gaze.
The look made Su Mo’s heart flutter. She was about to pull her hand back when he caught her by the wrist...
Fei Yan took the half-eaten fruit she was holding and popped it into his own mouth.
A tingling sensation shot through Su Mo’s fingertips. A faint blush crept onto her cheeks as she stared at him, stunned.
Fei Yan chewed and swallowed slowly, his prominent Adam’s apple bobbing with the movement. His voice was bewitching as he said, "Yours is tastier."
Su Mo was speechless.
’I suspect he’s teasing me on purpose, but I have no proof... Honestly, these guys are going to be the death of me. How did they all suddenly learn Yue Ying’s Fox Charm Technique?!’
’Do they think I’m some kind of saint? How dare they try to seduce me so casually?!’
Hearing Su Mo’s inner thoughts, a flicker of amusement appeared in Fei Yan’s eyes. "How about you feed me another?"
In that instant, Mo Xiao and Yue Ying, who were outside, exchanged a look.
Yue Ying gritted his teeth. ’I knew that free-range chicken was up to no good! Saying he was going in to help our wife organize her things... So he was just trying to seduce her too!’
’Every last one of them is a hypocrite who says one thing and does another. They all pretend to be perfect gentlemen, but behind her back, they use every trick in the book to seduce our wife.’
Mo Xiao quickly composed himself, masking the emotion in his eyes and trying to convince himself that this would be the new normal.
But the hand holding the reins still tightened uncontrollably.
Furious, Yue Ying yanked hard on the reins, causing the horse to bolt forward, slightly out of control.
The sudden lurch startled Su Mo inside the carriage, throwing her off balance.
The next second, she was caught by the man in front of her. Fei Yan held her, spun around lightly, and sat down on the carriage’s wooden bed platform.
Su Mo found herself sitting on his lap. She tilted her face up to look at him.
She saw that Fei Yan’s face was flushed, his whole body tense.
Su Mo’s interest was suddenly piqued. ’That’s strange. Wasn’t he the one teasing me? How is he more nervous than I am?’
’Wow, his ears are so red. It’s kind of cute!’
’Even his neck is red now~ When this free-range chicken isn’t acting all aloof, he actually looks pretty easy to bully~’
’His Adam’s apple looks so kissable! I wonder how he’d react if I just suddenly bit it... Seriously, being this illegally handsome should be a crime. It makes a person want to misbehave, you know?!’
Hearing her thoughts, Fei Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he tilted his chin up slightly.
Su Mo bit her lip. Just as she was about to impulsively lean in, a horse neighed outside.
’What a sin, what a sin~ My thoughts are so wicked right now~ How could I defile such a pure person with such filthy ideas... ’
Fei Yan’s arm around her waist tightened unconsciously.
He lowered his gaze slightly, his unreadable eyes fixed on the woman in his arms, whose thoughts were running wild. For a fleeting moment, he truly wanted to tell her.
He wasn’t pure at all. At the very least, his thoughts about her had long since stopped being pure...
Self-restraint and propriety—that was just how others saw him. He wasn’t that noble.
Fei Yan pulled her a little tighter against his chest, resting his chin gently on the top of her head.
His voice was husky. "Wife... you can do whatever you want. At least with me, you can."
"Oh? Really?"
"I’ve told you before, your happiness is my top priority."
Su Mo pressed against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Fei Yan, you’re the best!"
"In that case, can I feel your abs?"
"Yes."
Almost the instant Su Mo’s hands descended, the man above her couldn’t suppress a muffled groan.
Su Mo was too busy enjoying herself to notice the fire that had suddenly kindled in Fei Yan’s eyes.
’I was sleeping so soundly that night, I didn’t get to properly appreciate the feeling. Today, I’m definitely getting my fill!’
’He’s much more generous than that stinking snake! Who would have thought? The aloof High Priest is actually such a good boy!’ free𝑤ebnovel.com
’Wow, his face is so red! For a second, I feel like some wicked madam forcing an innocent man into depravity... What am I to do? The more he’s like this, the more I want to bully him relentlessly!’
After a long moment, Fei Yan closed his eyes. His voice was laced with temptation as he asked, "Wife, is there anything else you’d like to do?"
Su Mo’s eyes lit up, and she stared at his Adam’s apple. "I also want to..."
’Never mind, never mind. I can’t be too excessive. I have to maintain my noble image...’
The next second, the man in front of her pulled her tighter. Fei Yan looked down at her, hiding the turbulent waves surging within him.
He continued to tempt her, "I told you, our wife can do whatever she wants."
Su Mo swallowed hard. ’If you’re going to tempt me like this... then I really won’t hold back!’
She tilted her head up and kissed him.
It was a kiss as light as a dragonfly skimming water, but for Fei Yan, it was like a boulder crashing into a calm lake, instantly sending out countless ripples.
He closed his eyes, reached out to cup her slender neck, and said softly, "Our wife is done kissing. Now, it’s my turn..."
"..."
Outside the carriage, the expressions on the other two men’s faces were not pretty.
Yue Ying was grinding his back teeth to dust. ’That shameless free-range chicken! He actually knows how to turn the tables?!’
’I really underestimated him!’
But on second thought, it dawned on Yue Ying: how many people who could attain the position of High Priest were ever truly naive?
The most brilliant thing about that free-range chicken was that he didn’t make their wife feel like he was taking advantage of her. Instead, he made her feel like *she* was the one taking advantage of *him*.
’This rival has too many tricks up his sleeve. It’s impossible to guard against him!’
Mo Xiao’s already dark eyes grew even darker. freёweɓnovel.com
He narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to touch his own Adam’s apple. She had never kissed him there...
Every time he managed to coax and trick a kiss out of her, she would just stare at him with the eyes of a frightened fawn. If he wanted to trick her into a second one, he’d have to coax her for ages, which always made him feel like he was about to eat her alive.
But with Fei Yan, it was completely different. To say he wasn’t the least bit jealous would be pure self-deception.
