Chapter 125 - 122: The Eve of the Wedding
Su Mo was unaware that Mo Xiao had gone to her room later.
In fact, when he had personally witnessed Fei Yan carrying her into her room the previous night, he had already mentally prepared himself.
If something had really happened between her and Fei Yan, he would be jealous at most, but he wouldn’t truly be angry with her over it.
Although he longed to be her first Beast Husband, if she truly chose someone else, he could only respect her decision.
But now, hearing her say she was going to coax him, he was genuinely starting to feel expectant.
She had never coaxed him before.
Su Mo, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. A flicker of guilt appeared in her eyes.
Mo Xiao suddenly strode toward her, then reached out and stroked her slender neck.
The pad of his finger gently caressed the marks on her neck.
In a voice devoid of emotion, he asked, "Wife, did you have fun last night?"
Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened slightly.
’Is he trying to set a trap for me?! If I say I had fun, wouldn’t he be even angrier? But if I say I didn’t, then Fei Yan would be the one who’s angry...’
Mo Xiao deliberately added, "If you don’t say anything, that means you had fun."
"Uh, well... I had a little to drink last night, I don’t really remember..."
"Is that so?"
Mo Xiao tossed out those two words meaningfully, then turned and walked away.
Su Mo frowned, watching his retreating back.
’Is he really angry?’
’It’s not like I did it on purpose... I just drank too much~’
Little Nine: "Host, you should go and coax him~"
Su Mo gritted her teeth, conflicted for a moment, then frowned and huffed, "I’m not going to coax him. That’ll just spoil him! He dares to give me attitude right after becoming my main husband! What’ll happen in the future?"
Up ahead, Mo Xiao’s figure stiffened. ’Just as I expected,’ he thought. ’I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up.’
He hesitated, wondering if he should turn around and go back to her.
Little Nine: "...If you’re this stubborn, you’re going to suffer later~ Don’t forget, you two are getting married in a couple of days~ You know what that snake is like when he goes crazy, tsk~"
"...Am I supposed to be afraid of him?! You unreliable thing, stop trying to scare me!"
Su Mo frowned and continued, "In the modern era, women can get divorced after getting married. Why does the Beast World have to be a ’til death do us part’ kind of deal!"
Little Nine: "Er... divorcing a husband is a huge hassle..."
"Where there’s a will, there’s a way!"
Mo Xiao’s hands suddenly clenched into fists, and his temples began to throb.
’We just registered, and she’s already daring to think about this stuff. She’ll be the death of me!’
He desperately wanted to turn around, grab her, and forcefully shut that mouth of hers.
Before he could turn back, the rustle of footsteps came from behind him. Su Mo jogged over and grabbed his wrist, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled fawningly.
"Xiaoxiao, where are you going~? Let me go with you, okay~?"
Little Nine: "Where’s your backbone? Did you forget all that brave talk from just a second ago??"
Su Mo: "Shut up, you saboteur!"
The gloom in Mo Xiao’s eyes instantly brightened.
He fought to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up, deliberately giving her an emotionless glance before continuing forward.
Su Mo frowned. ’What does he mean by that? Is he playing hard to get? That’s going too far!’
Little Nine thought to itself, ’Tsk, letting that damned snake feel so smug again! His grin is so wide, not even an AK-47 could suppress it.’
Little Nine: "Host, please continue to maintain your powerful and majestic dignity! You should be stomping your feet, warning him to recognize his place!!! Give him the cold shoulder for a few days and see if he behaves!!!"
Su Mo frowned. "Shut up! Stop trying to get me killed!"
She jogged to catch up, grabbing Mo Xiao’s hand and asking with a smile in her eyes, "What do you want for lunch~? I’ll make it for you, okay?"
Mo Xiao shot her a sidelong glance. "Not eating. I’m full of anger."
’Thinking of divorcing me right after we registered. She must want me dead.’
"Oh, don’t be angry~ Here, have some candy!"
As she spoke, she popped the unwrapped candy into his mouth.
Mo Xiao compliantly opened his mouth, then, catching her off guard, he lowered his head and kissed her.
He mumbled indistinctly, "Let’s eat it together."
Then he carried her to a nearby tree, trapping her completely in his embrace and doing as he pleased.
After a long moment, Su Mo struggled to escape his entanglement.
His low chuckle sounded by her ear. "From now on, if you want to apologize, wife, you should do it like this. Understand?"
Su Mo had no energy to answer him.
She only heard him ask with another low laugh, "Have you learned? If not, I can teach you again."
Su Mo pressed her tingling lips together, gave him a push, and turned to leave.
’I really fell for his trick... I’m not learning this. If I learn, he’ll only get more outrageous!’
Watching her retreating back, Mo Xiao couldn’t help but grin.
He turned and shamelessly chased after her. "Mo’er, if you didn’t like that method, we can try another one."
Su Mo, her face slightly flushed, glared at him. "Shut up!"
Mo Xiao laughed softly.
「The next morning.」
Su Mo prepared some simple gifts and headed to the Snake Clan with Mo Xiao.
When Su Mo and Mo Xiao were first engaged, the people of the Snake Clan hadn’t been optimistic. They didn’t take it seriously at all, always feeling that the Young Master Snake would sooner or later break off the marriage with this Female named Su Mo.
They just never expected that in the blink of an eye, the two would actually be getting married.
They’d heard that the little Female had recently been cured of her poison and had become very beautiful. Could that be the reason their Young Master was so determined to marry her?
They really wanted to see for themselves just how beautiful this Su Mo was, to have bewitched their usually calm Young Master so completely.
Therefore, when the elders and stewards of the Snake Clan heard Su Mo was coming, they all gathered at the main house early in the morning.
Mo Xiao and Su Mo arrived neither too early nor too late, just when the morning sun was at its most gentle and brilliant.
The moment their two figures appeared in the courtyard, they immediately captured everyone’s attention.
Although they had mentally prepared themselves, they couldn’t hide their astonishment when they saw Su Mo’s face as it was now.
Could a person’s appearance really change so drastically in such a short time?
Mo Xiao held her hand and stopped at the entrance, introducing everyone to her one by one.
His mother was named Mo Li. The clanspeople called her Steward Li, and she naturally exuded an air of authority. Mo Xiao’s father was one of his mother’s several Beast Husbands and had a gentler demeanor.
When he looked at Su Mo, his gaze was incredibly kind.
It seemed Mo Xiao’s temperament was mostly inherited from his mother; there were many similarities in the eyes of the mother and son.
’Even though we’ve registered, we haven’t had the wedding yet,’ Su Mo mused. ’I should probably still call her "Steward Li".’
But to her surprise, Mo Li was the first to speak. "Since you’ve already registered, you should call me Mother, just like Xiao’er does."
Su Mo nodded and politely greeted her.
Quite a few people had come today—Mo Xiao’s cousins... all sorts of relatives were there.
Long before Su Mo’s arrival, Mo Li had secretly sent people to inquire about her.
She had a decent understanding of their recent activities in the various tribes.
Naturally, she was also aware of the incident a few days prior when Mo Xiao and those others had competed for the position of main husband in Su Mo’s courtyard.
She had never thought that her son, Mo Li’s son, would one day have to fight someone for a position. Fortunately, the boy had managed to win it in the end. Otherwise, it would have been a true disgrace.
Mo Li was puzzled. Seeing Su Mo again this time, her impression was completely different from before.
’Can a person really change so much in a short period of time?’
However, her doubts were quickly dispelled during their subsequent conversation.
The Su Mo of today was no longer the same person she was before; one could even say they were worlds apart. No wonder all those men were flocking to her.
Su Mo and Mo Xiao had lunch with the Snake Clan. Afterward, Mo Li pulled Su Mo into a room to show her the wedding attire she had prepared for them.
The craftsmanship in the Beast World wasn’t intricate, but it was certainly festive.
"The wedding clothes are prepared by the main husband’s family. It’s tradition. Take them with you today, and if anything is missing, just let me know."
Su Mo nodded. "Thank you, Mother and Father."
After chatting for a while, Mo Xiao and Su Mo took their leave.
Watching their retreating figures, Mo Xiao’s father spoke with a gentle expression, "Xiao’er certainly has good taste in choosing a wife, just like me."
Mo Li let out a soft laugh, turned, and went back inside, not bothering to respond to him.
As Su Mo and Mo Xiao were leaving the Snake Clan’s territory, she couldn’t help but pause as they passed by their water source.
Mo Xiao was surprised. "What’s wrong?"
Su Mo squatted down and tasted the water.
’That’s strange. It has a weird smell, but why does it taste like nothing?’
Mo Xiao also squatted down to taste it, then frowned. "There’s nothing wrong. It’s always tasted like this."
Su Mo frowned. "Maybe I’m just overthinking it."
Nevertheless, she collected a sample of the water, thinking she would send it to a lab for testing when she had time.
「The night before the wedding,」
Long Yan arrived at North Wing with the two Little Dragons.
Besides them, Lan Ling and the Think Tank had also come.
The two Little Dragons spotted Su Mo in the crowd at once and came flying toward her.
"Sister Mo!"
