Chapter 124 - 121: Practice on That Snake
A moment later, Mo Xiao came upstairs.
He glanced at Su Mo, who was lying on her side in bed, and the red mark on her neck. His expression remained calm and undisturbed.
Just as Fei Yan was about to speak, he heard Mo Xiao say, "I was just worried, so I came to check. Since you’re both fine, I’ll head back. Don’t rush to wake her tomorrow morning. Let her sleep in."
Fei Yan replied softly, "Alright."
Having said his piece, Mo Xiao turned and left.
Su Mo was fast asleep. The gentle moonlight from the window fell on the side of her face, outlining her soft features.
The next morning, Fei Yan wasn’t in the room when she woke up.
Little Nine’s cheerful voice rang out in her mind, "Host, you’re finally awake!"
Su Mo mumbled groggily, "Hmm?"
"Fei Yan’s favorability rating broke one hundred! The laboratory and the Spiritual Spring Space have both been upgraded."
"What?" Su Mo was suddenly wide awake. She pulled up the system panel. Sure enough, everything had been upgraded. Both the Spiritual Spring Space and the System Laboratory were larger.
After the laboratory upgrade, she could research more refined items, and the functions of her products would also be enhanced.
Medicine with the same formula, when produced from the System Space, would have its effects become better and more potent.
She also received many plant seeds, including wheat and even rice.
However, this wasn’t the right season for planting in the Beast World, so she would have to wait.
Su Mo took out some of the plant seeds and planted the rest in the Spiritual Spring Space.
Things grew quickly in the Spiritual Spring Space. Once some of the plants matured, she would be able to harvest a large batch of new seeds.
She also took out some of the medicinal pills she had researched before.
Su Mo asked in confusion, "Didn’t you say that to break one hundred percent, we had to... you know? What... happened last night?"
Little Nine raised an eyebrow. "If you don’t remember yourself, how would I know?"
"Stop playing dumb with me! You love to peek!"
Little Nine cried, "I’ve been wronged! At the critical moment, my view was blocked by a mosaic and the sound was muted. How would I know what happened between you two? All I know is that at the beginning, you were the one who kissed him!"
"Me?!..."
Su Mo was about to ask something else when Fei Yan suddenly pushed the door open and came in.
His gentle gaze landed on her face. "Wife is awake. Wash up and I’ll take you to eat."
Su Mo nodded, secretly sizing him up.
Fei Yan’s expression was normal; she couldn’t see anything unusual about him at all.
’Nothing should have happened last night, right? I was so drunk and confused. How am I going to explain this to that snake? I already promised him I’d wait until our wedding day...’
Fei Yan’s brow twitched slightly, and he was about to offer an explanation.
’No, no, that’s not right. Nothing could have happened. Otherwise, why don’t I feel anything? Fei Yan... he shouldn’t be that... weak... ’
Hearing her inner thoughts, Fei Yan didn’t know whether to be angry or amused.
He pulled her down to sit before the copper mirror. "Let me comb my wife’s hair."
The copper mirror was blurry, but Su Mo could vaguely make out the shocking red mark on her neck.
She froze and pulled at her collar...
’Oh, heavens! Even if I was the one who initiated it, he didn’t have to be so rough... Could I really have been so drunk that I forgot everything?’
’Will that snake be angry when I go back like this? I really can’t just drink recklessly. I should drink less next time... Or maybe I can try to coax him when I get back???’
Fei Yan’s lips curled into a faint smile. It was rare to see a guilty conscience on his wife, that little vixen’s, face.
But the thought of her coaxing Mo Xiao made his heart ache with bitterness.
’It’s fine,’ he thought. ’There will be a time when she has to coax me, too.’
’For now, I’ll just let her practice on that snake.’
Fei Yan finished inserting the wooden hairpin and said softly, "There."
Su Mo glanced at it. The hairstyle he’d done was surprisingly good.
They ate breakfast.
Su Mo dragged him to find the worker from yesterday, urging him to hurry up and finish the things she had ordered.
Then, the two of them returned to the village.
When they got home, Yue Ying and Ye Yuan were preparing lunch.
Seeing Su Mo return, Ye Yuan ran over at once.
"Wife, you’re back!"
Su Mo nodded with narrowed eyes, and the next second, he pulled her into an embrace.
"Wife, I missed you so much."
Ye Yuan held her even tighter, greedily drinking in her scent.
He was supposed to be the one taking care of his wife last night, but she hadn’t come back.
He had wanted to hold her like this for a long time, but ever since they came to the village, his wife was always busy, and he could never find a chance to speak with her alone.
Ever since he woke up this morning, he had been thinking about how to let her know how much he missed her.
But upon seeing her, all the words he had been mulling over for so long were instantly forgotten.
Ye Yuan asked, full of expectation, "Did you miss me, Wife?"
"Yes, I did."
That one simple sentence made Ye Yuan’s eyes light up with a smile.
Yue Ying came out of the kitchen, glanced at Ye Yuan, who was practically hanging off their wife, and snorted unhappily.
When his gaze swept over the mark on Su Mo’s neck, his brow furrowed.
He had really underestimated that bird. Snatching food from a tiger’s mouth—he was getting quite ruthless with it now.
All that talk about being prim and proper was just nonsense to deceive others and himself.
But on second thought, Yue Ying felt something was off.
When Mo Xiao came back last night, his expression had been perfectly calm.
Could it be that nothing substantial had actually happened between Fei Yan and their wife last night?
Yue Ying raised an eyebrow. That free-range chicken had shown mercy after all.
After a good while, Ye Yuan finally let Su Mo go, and Cang Lan walked over, his eyes shining.
He looked at Su Mo with anticipation. "Wife, I want a hug too."
Yue Ying quickly walked over and blocked his outstretched hand. "A hug? You’re covered in sweat! Aren’t you afraid of stinking up our wife?"
Then he added shamelessly, "Let me hug her instead."
Before he could get close, Su Mo raised two fingers, poked him in the forehead, and pushed him away.
Then she turned and retreated to Fei Yan’s side, watching the fox warily.
’Once he starts hugging, he never stops. I’m not letting him hug me!’
Yue Ying laughed in exasperation. "You avoid me all day long like I’m the plague! It’s not like I’m going to eat you, is it? Why don’t you just rip out my heart and stomp on it a few times?"
Su Mo frowned.
’Damn fox. His skin is getting thicker and thicker.’
Yue Ying raised an eyebrow. ’He was her legitimate Beast Husband now. What was wrong with a little hug?!’
’If he hadn’t been so thick-skinned, would he have been able to successfully fight for this position?!’
’When it’s time to be shameless, you have to be shameless. Look at this room full of people—not a single one of them is a pushover.’
’Besides, he was a fox. What use did he have for face?’
Su Mo looked around and asked with a frown, "Where’s Mo Xiao?"
Yue Ying explained, "He went back to the Snake Clan to handle some things. He should be back in a bit."
"Oh," Su Mo replied, then subconsciously touched her neck, feeling guilty.
’Should I get some foundation from the System Mall to cover this up before he gets back?’
’Just the thought of having to coax that snake makes my heart pound... He doesn’t look like an easy snake to coax~’
The other men couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows slightly. Their wife could feel guilty? How rare!
’She has to coax the snake? Fine!’
’However she coaxes that snake now, that’s how she’ll have to coax them in the future!’
’No need to rush. We’ll just watch the show.’
Su Mo turned around and met their gazes. She frowned. ’Why are they all looking at me so strangely?’
Just as she turned, she saw Mo Xiao standing not far behind her. She didn’t know when he had gotten there.
His deep, calm gaze fell upon her, then settled on her neck.