Oops! My Beast Mates Can Hear My Inner Voice

Su Mo and her companions went to say their goodbyes to Xuan Wei and her siblings, after which Xuan Shuang had servants load their carriage with the many bags, large and small, that had been prepared for them.

It was hard to refuse such kindness, so Su Mo accepted.

Fortunately, she had also prepared gifts for them.

Su Mo took out several books and handed them to Xuan Wei.

"The top two are for you, the third is for Xuan Shuang, and the fourth... well, that’s for Xuan Qing."

Xuan Wei glanced at the cover of the top book and instantly knew it was a medical text, just the kind she liked.

Hugging the books, she said, "On behalf of my siblings and myself, thank you, Miss Su."

Su Mo’s eyes crinkled into a smile. "You’re all welcome to visit me in the North Wing."

Xuan Shuang raised an eyebrow. "But of course! We’ll definitely be there for the wedding feast with you and your Beast Husbands!"

After a short farewell, Su Mo boarded the carriage and departed from the Tiger Clan.

The moment the carriage was out of sight, Xuan Shuang eagerly snatched her book from Xuan Wei!

Opening it up, she exclaimed in delight, "That girl really gets me! She knew I’d love this!"

Xuan Wei leaned over for a look at the table of contents. It seemed to be the story of an empress and her methods of rule.

Xuan Shuang’s curiosity was piqued. "Quick, let’s see what she gave Xuan Qing!"

Just as Xuan Wei was about to pick up his book, Xuan Qing snatched it from her side.

"It was given to me, so it’s mine," he said in his cool, detached voice. "No peeking without my permission."

"So stingy! What’s wrong with letting your sister have a peek?"

Xuan Shuang postured as if to snatch it, but Xuan Qing gave her no opening.

Annoyed, Xuan Shuang put her hands on her hips. "You ungrateful brat!"

Watching them, Xuan Wei sighed in resignation. "You two... You’re all grown up, yet you still act so childish!"

Xuan Shuang shot a look at Xuan Qing’s retreating back and huffed. Turning to Xuan Wei, she said, "Fine, I won’t look. Knowing Miss Su’s personality, it’d be weirder if she *didn’t* use this chance to mess with him."

Xuan Wei chuckled at that.

’Actually, I did catch a glimpse of the cover... and it seems she’s right.’

"Looks to me like Miss Su doesn’t want him going to the North Wing to deliver her medicine. She probably hopes this will piss him off."

Xuan Shuang snorted. "Then I’m afraid she’s going to get the opposite of what she wants."

Xuan Wei smiled. "Oh? You seem to know our little brother’s heart like the back of your hand."

"You’ve been traveling with your master since you were a child, Big Sis, so of course you don’t know him that well," Xuan Shuang said, raising an eyebrow. "And your Beast Husbands were all arranged by our parents. You wouldn’t understand. You can meet some people a thousand times and feel nothing, but with others, three times is all it takes. Falling for someone happens in an instant."

「Inside Xuan Qing’s study.」

He stared at the cover, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.

When he flipped to the table of contents, his brow twitched uncontrollably.

He flipped open to a random page. His eyes scanned a line of text, and he was so infuriated he actually laughed.

Nearly losing control, he hurled the book aside!

THUD—

It nearly hit Jin Yan, who was just walking in with some tea.

Jin Yan froze, looking sheepish. He was just about to bend over and pick up the book.

But he heard his master say through clenched teeth, "Don’t pick it up!"

Startled, he quickly retracted his hand.

Xuan Qing turned, picked up the book, and locked it away in a drawer.

Jin Yan snuck a peek at his master’s face but didn’t dare utter a word.

’I don’t know what’s gotten into the master lately. He’s usually so mild-mannered, but he’s been acting so strangely...’

「Inside the carriage.」

Su Mo was in the middle of a poker game with Yue Ying and Fei Yan. She’d been winning easily at first, but her luck was starting to run out.

She lost again!

A paper strip was stuck to Su Mo’s face, and to add insult to injury, that damn fox stole a kiss.

Her cheeks puffed with indignation, she glared at the smug fox and yelled toward the front of the carriage, "Mo Xiao, get in here and switch with him!"

Yue Ying immediately whined, "No, Momo, don’t make me leave! I still haven’t gotten the hang of it~"

Su Mo gritted her teeth. ’He won six out of ten games, and Fei Yan won three...’

’And he calls that "not getting the hang of it"? They’re just trying to drive me crazy!’

’How could I, a person from the modern world, lose to a Beastman? How humiliating would it be if word got out?’

Mo Xiao came in and nudged Yue Ying out of the way.

He’d been listening to his wife’s complaints from outside for some time.

He knew what to do. He sat down and immediately started throwing the game. He couldn’t afford to get thrown out too quickly.

After winning several games in a row, Su Mo started to feel that something wasn’t right.

’Mo Xiao is being way too obvious about losing. I bet he and Fei Yan are working together to let me win.’

Hearing her thought, the two men across from her froze.

They exchanged a look and immediately crushed her in the next game.

After losing two games in a row, Su Mo grew sullen again.

In a huff, she threw her cards down. "I’m done! I’m going to bed!"

She called out to Little Nine in her mind. ’We’re not even married yet, and they’re already ganging up on me! Who’s going to listen to me once we are?!’

Little Nine replied, ’Host... if you suck, just practice more! You’re going to be the head of the family, they wouldn’t dare disobey you! Relax~’

Su Mo gave an exasperated laugh. ’How could I possibly suck?! I always win when I play against Cang Lan!’

Little Nine was speechless. ’Cang Lan is completely straightforward,’ it thought. ’How could he compare to the cunning minds of these others?’

It tried to comfort her. ’Maybe you’ve just had a run of bad luck?’

Su Mo frowned. ’I hope that’s all it is. If they’re really this smart, that’s frankly terrifying.’

Little Nine snickered. ’Scary? You bet,’ it thought. ’But if you’re only figuring that out now, it’s a bit late in the game, don’t you think?’

When they arrived at the North Wing Market, Yue Ying stopped the carriage, and they all got out for a quick meal.

Su Mo wasn’t in a rush to get home. She took a walk around the North Wing Market, mostly to look for a suitable storefront.

As she passed the entrance to the Bai Hua Pavilion, she couldn’t help but shoot it a curious glance.

The style seemed to have changed again. She frowned. "Did this place change owners recently?"

Yue Ying flicked his fan open and declared shamelessly, "You’re looking at the owner!"

Su Mo was stunned. "You?"

’You have got to be kidding me! This is supposed to be the heroine’s intelligence network later in the story!’

"It’s profitable, so I took it over," Yue Ying said with a shameless, crinkly-eyed smile. "This fox is going to have a wife soon, so I need to make more money to support our family~"

Seeing him pucker up and lean in for another kiss, Su Mo yelped and scrambled away.

’That damn fox is always trying to kiss me! He has no sense of public decency...’

Yue Ying laughed and reached for her sleeve, only to watch her stumble right into Fei Yan’s embrace.

He strode over, gripping his fan tightly, his eyes burning with jealousy as he stared at the woman hiding in Fei Yan’s arms.

"You little heartbreaker. You always know just how to get under my skin!"

Fei Yan chuckled, his arm still around Su Mo’s waist. "Shall we get going?"

The three turned and headed for the carriage, completely unaware of a pair of sinister eyes watching them from an upper-floor window of the Bai Hua Pavilion.

Ultimately, that dark and malevolent gaze settled on Su Mo.

The man’s lips curled into a faint smirk. "Her looks have returned so soon? How interesting!"