Oops! My Beast Mates Can Hear My Inner Voice

As Su Mo turned, she saw Fei Yan walking toward her.

He seemed to walk on moonlight, his robes fluttering, bathed in its cool, silver glow. Before he even drew near, Su Mo could clearly see the gentle smile in his eyes, as warm as a spring breeze.

"Wife, Miss Ah Nuan."

Fei Yan stopped and greeted them politely.

Ah Nuan nodded and said to Su Mo with a smile, "Since your Beast Husband is here to pick you up, I won’t walk you out."

"That’s all right. Get some rest. I’m heading back."

After saying goodbye to Ah Nuan, Fei Yan took Su Mo’s hand, and they started walking back.

On the way back, Su Mo asked about Long Yan. Fei Yan explained, "He did leave in a hurry, but he didn’t say what it was about."

Su Mo frowned but said nothing.

Fei Yan squeezed her hand a little tighter. "If you’re worried, wife, we can find some time for me to accompany you to the Dragon Clan for a visit."

"We’ll see."

’If the Dragon Clan were really in trouble, Long Yan would have come to find me, right?’

"Alright."

Fei Yan agreed softly, then bent down and squatted in front of her. "Mo’er, hop on. I’ll carry you back."

Su Mo paused for a moment, then climbed onto his back with a wide smile.

After he had carried her for a while, she realized they were going in the wrong direction.

Su Mo leaned close to his ear and asked, "Aren’t we going back?"

Fei Yan’s low, gentle voice drifted into her ear. "There’s no rush. I want to spend a little more time with you, Mo’er."

There were so many people at home; moments alone like this were few and far between.

An indescribable joy instantly lit up Su Mo’s eyes. She hugged him tighter.

Then, she reached out with a slender finger and pinched his earlobe.

As if to tease him, her finger then traced a path down to his Adam’s apple, drawing little circles.

Fei Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. "Mo’er, stop messing around~" he said, his voice laced with helplessness.

Su Mo chuckled, leaned in to plant a light kiss on his cheek, and then said with a mischievous grin, "But I want to mess around."

Her roguish expression clearly dared him: ’What are you going to do about it?’

Fei Yan took a deep breath, then laughed helplessly.

Su Mo frowned. "What are you laughing at?" she asked curiously.

"At myself."

"Hmm?"

"My lips tell you to stop, but deep down, I’m desperately hoping you’ll continue. This side of me—so duplicitous, so utterly hypocritical—it’s me, too."

Su Mo’s eyes widened in realization. ’So he likes this, huh?’

’Well, that’s easy enough!’

She leaned in again, kissing his chin and his neck.

Fei Yan’s breathing grew heavy.

In a flash, he spun around and pinned her against an ancient tree.

"I don’t want to do anything with you tonight," he said, his voice hoarse. "Don’t tempt me again."

Su Mo wrapped her arms around him and said with a smile, "Alright. Let’s see how long you can hold out."

The light in Fei Yan’s eyes dimmed. His voice was taut with restraint. "I don’t want to hold back for another moment, not even a second. But you were so tired yesterday... I can’t bear to put you through my... entanglements again tonight. More than that, I don’t want to give you a bad experience. So, I can wait. I can bear it."

’Even if I can’t become her main husband, I still hope to be the one and only person in her heart.’

Su Mo leaned against his chest and murmured, "I always break my promises to you. Will you..."

"Never. I’ll never be angry with you, Mo’er, and I could never resent you."

’This is for the best,’ he even thought. ’Maybe this way, she’ll feel a sliver of guilt toward me?’

’With that guilt,’ he hoped desperately, ’perhaps I’ll hold a different place in her heart than the others.’

Su Mo hugged him tightly and said with a beaming smile, "You’re the best."

「The next day.」

When Su Mo woke up, Fei Yan and Ye Yuan had already gotten everything ready.

All the items she had taken from the System Space last night were packed up as well.

After breakfast, the three of them headed out.

By the time they arrived at the shop, Ah Nuan and the other two clerks had already been there for a while.

Seeing Su Mo and the others arrive, Ah Nuan quickly brought her staff over to help organize the merchandise.

She was so organized, which saved Su Mo a lot of trouble.

During her lunch break, Su Mo opened the system’s store for a look.

Her points had been increasing rapidly lately.

Right now, aside from Ye Yuan’s affinity, which was stuck at 92, her other Beast Husbands’ affinity levels had all reached the maximum score.

The Spiritual Spring Space had leveled up. This time, not only had it expanded, but she could also cultivate special plants herself—for example, nourishing new poisons with venom.

This was great news for Su Mo.

Su Mo’s gaze swept over the bottom row.

Passerby A: Affinity 80.

Passerby B: -70.

Su Mo frowned. She didn’t care about Jin Tong’s affinity, but seeing that number was still disgusting.

’This is just bizarre. I haven’t even seen that creep in the last two days. A negative affinity score is just ridiculous!’

Then she looked at the very last entry.

Xuan Qing: Encrypted.

Su Mo was speechless.

She called out Little Nine. "Can you please be useful for once? It’s been so many days, and it’s still encrypted?!"

Little Nine replied, "Didn’t you say you don’t care about his affinity~? Why are you so worked up?"

Su Mo shot back, "Me not caring and you being useless are two completely different things!"

Little Nine went into full-on slacker mode. "Hmph~ Everyone says I’m useless, and it just so happens I’m the biggest disappointment. No one’s there to help me reach for the stars, and it just so happens I can’t fly... I’m just that kind of system! So deal with it~"

Su Mo was speechless again. "...Can we have a normal conversation?"

Little Nine said with a straight face, "I’m being perfectly normal. Any other system would’ve quit on you by now~ A handsome man is served up on a silver platter, and you don’t even dare take a bite. Tsk tsk, I’d say those guys have you completely wrapped around their little fingers!"

Su Mo bared her teeth. "Say that again, I dare you! Don’t think I won’t actually have those guys destroy you without a trace!"

Little Nine stammered, "...Uh~ I have to go to a meeting! Bye!"

Before Su Mo could even react, he vanished.

Fuming, Su Mo cursed that damn system up and down before jolting upright in bed.

Before she could even slip on her outer robe, Ye Yuan knocked and came in, carrying a bowl of warm water.

"Wife, have some water."

Su Mo took it, drank a few sips, and set it aside.

Then she noticed Ye Yuan sit down beside her, his ears flushed red.

"Wife, could you wait a little before going downstairs?"

Su Mo paused. "Is something wrong?"

Sitting so close, she could smell his familiar, unique scent of light sea salt. Su Mo’s brow furrowed. ’Strange, why is there a hint of sweetness mixed in?’

Ye Yuan nodded, a shy blush creeping up his cheeks, but then he shook his head. "I just... wanted to be alone with you for a little while, wife."

Seeing his hesitant expression, Su Mo’s eyes curved into a smile. "Alright!"

Ye Yuan tugged on the sleeve of her inner robe and said in a low voice, "Wife, the others have all formed their contracts now... I’m the only one..."

Although Fei Yan hadn’t had his turn yet either, he had formed his contract long ago, so in Ye Yuan’s mind, Fei Yan didn’t count.

’I’m the only one left! I’m getting really anxious!’

Su Mo stared curiously at the sparkling, light-blue scales that had appeared at the corners of his eyes.

’Wow~ They’re so sparkly and beautiful!’

She couldn’t resist reaching out to touch them. They were smooth and delicate under her fingers. As she traced them, each scale shimmered with a dazzling, light-blue glow.

’My little merman really is gorgeous~’

Just as a satisfied Su Mo was about to pull her hand away, he suddenly grabbed her wrist. The next second, he pulled her forcefully into his arms.