Oops! My Beast Mates Can Hear My Inner Voice

After Su Mo went back, she visited the quarantine zone again.

The list of critical patients had grown, so Su Mo adjusted the prescriptions before heading back with Fei Yan.

Fei Yan and Xuan Qing prepared lunch together while Su Mo rested on her bed for a bit.

She took the opportunity to chat with Little Nine. "How can I level up my Totem’s power quickly?"

"For now, accumulating points is still your best bet. This includes favorability from passersby and your Beast Husbands. Items sold from the store also count."

Little Nine paused for a moment before saying, "The Totem has its own innate power, but using it consumes some of your physical energy. You need to build up your strength as soon as possible."

Su Mo nodded. "Okay, I get it."

"That Jiang Wu is so strange. This time, she completely skipped the part where she’s supposed to add Mo Xiao and the others to her harem and just wants to kill them instead? And the Beast Husbands she’s found aren’t the ones the original book set her up with. I feel like she’s deliberately avoiding something."

Little Nine frowned. "Host, I’ve told you before... I really don’t know what plotline you’re referring to. As far as I’m concerned, this is just a Parallel World."

Su Mo frowned. "I’m just a bit suspicious about her identity. She’s the author’s darling, the ’Mary Sue’ of the story. Her Golden Finger and the Beast Husbands she abducted were supposed to be the most powerful ones in the original book. But now she doesn’t want any of them? Don’t you think there’s a huge problem with her characterization?"

Little Nine mulled it over for a moment. "Actually, I’ve been catching up on some novels recently~ From the sounds of it, do you think she could be a Reincarnator?!"

Su Mo thought about it and shook her head. "It doesn’t seem likely. If the protagonist were a Reincarnator, she’d be completely unstoppable. What would there be left for me to do?"

After a moment of silence, she added, "Unless... she only awakened her memories partway through?"

Little Nine: "That’s not impossible, I guess~"

Su Mo frowned. "The poison... you don’t think she’s the one who poisoned me, do you?"

Little Nine shook its head. "I’m not sure~"

Su Mo sighed. "I killed one of her Beast Husbands today. We’re sworn enemies now. I have to find a way to level up and deal with her as soon as possible. Only then can I live peacefully in this Beast World."

Little Nine’s voice grew excited. "It’s great that you’ve come to this realization, Host~ Don’t worry, this system will help you! I’ll send you a few Body Strengthening Pills to start. They’re most effective when taken with Xuan Qing’s medicine!"

Su Mo frowned. "Why do I have to take them with the medicine Xuan Qing brews?"

Little Nine dodged the question. "He’s a Level Eight Beastman with boundless Mana! Just listen to me, and it will definitely speed up the process and extend the duration of your Totem’s power!"

Su Mo yawned, too lazy to argue with it any further. She just rolled over and went to sleep.

「In the kitchen.」

Fei Yan had heard every word of Su Mo’s conversation with Little Nine. Although he couldn’t hear what Little Nine was saying, he could piece things together from Su Mo’s side of the conversation.

’It seems this Third Young Master can’t be allowed to leave North Wing just yet.’

’As for the protagonist’s identity, I’ll have to look into the ’God’s Prophecy’ later.’

Fei Yan glanced impassively at Xuan Qing, who was chopping vegetables beside him. This Third Young Master was an enigma; Fei Yan still couldn’t get a read on him at all.

By the time they finished cooking, the others had returned as well.

Mo Xiao went upstairs ahead of the others to wake Su Mo.

"Wife."

Mo Xiao knelt by her bed, calling her name softly.

Su Mo’s brows furrowed, still lost in a sleepy haze.

Her beautiful, glossy black hair was a mess across her face. Without even opening her eyes, she waved a hand and mumbled, "I don’t want the medicine... Xuan Qing~ let’s make a deal. I won’t ask you to warm my bed if you stop making me drink medicine, okay..."

A dangerous glint flashed in the depths of Mo Xiao’s eyes. ’Warm the bed? She asked Xuan Qing to warm her bed?!’

His thin lips pressed into a tight line as a spark of anger ignited in his heart.

He frowned at the woman on the bed and asked in a cold voice, "Mo’er, what did you just say? Say it again."

The familiar voice instantly chased away all of Su Mo’s drowsiness. Her eyes flew open.

"Mo... Mo Xiao? You’re back?"

Mo Xiao reached out with his slender, well-defined fingers, brushing the strands of hair from her face. Then he lifted her into a sitting position, propping her against the headboard.

His dark eyes were fixed on her as he leaned in menacingly. "Wife, what did you say just now? I didn’t quite hear you. Say it again."

Su Mo’s mind raced.

’I was dreaming. I dreamt that Xuan Qing brought me that medicine again... I think I was trying to bargain with him. I’d refuse to have him warm my bed if he stopped making me drink the medicine...?!!!’

Su Mo eyed the man before her suspiciously. ’I didn’t actually say all that out loud, did I? Did this damn snake hear me?!’

Mo Xiao’s dangerous gaze remained fixed on her. "Go on. Why did you stop?"

Su Mo forced herself to remain calm. "I forgot. Even if I did say something... it was just sleep-talking. How am I supposed to remember what I said in my sleep?!"

"Do you really not remember, Mo’er, or are you just afraid to tell me?" He narrowed his eyes, his hand rising to trace the corner of her lips. He raised a brow slightly. "Why don’t I help you recall?"

Su Mo gritted her teeth.

’He’s obviously heard me! He heard me and he’s still playing dumb. Would it kill him to just admit it? Getting jealous over every little thing, all day long... He’s haunting me... Fine. I’m not dealing with him this time. I’m not going to coddle him!’

Su Mo frowned and put on an unhappy expression. "So what if I did ask him to warm my bed? He’s my fiancé now. It’s not an unreasonable request. I made you my main husband to manage the household, not so I could spend all my time placating you! What, do I need to get your permission to find someone to warm my bed? Tell me, who’s the head of this family!"

’Who does he think he’s scaring? Does he think I’m that easily intimidated? I give him an inch... and he thinks he can walk all over me!’

’This is outrageous! I must have been too nice lately, spoiling them rotten until they’ve become so brazen!’

Mo Xiao’s hand, resting on the bed, clenched slightly, and his eyes darkened a shade.

Little Nine wailed in her mind, "Host~ Why are you arguing with a jealous snake? You know how twisted he can be. Aren’t you just asking for trouble?"

Su Mo retorted defiantly in her thoughts, ’Who’s afraid of him! If I back down now, he’ll think this tactic works and he’ll just keep using it!’

Little Nine replied, ’The only tough thing about you right now is your mouth... I think you’ve really forgotten how you begged that snake for mercy on the third night of your marriage... He really can go crazy, you know~’

Mo Xiao’s chest rose and fell, his gaze fixed on her.

His stare made Su Mo feel a little flustered. She silently replied to Little Nine in her mind, ’I... It’s not a good time of the month for me right now. He... he wouldn’t dare!’

Little Nine huffed. ’There’ll be a time when you *are* available, you know~’

Su Mo: "!!!"

She threw back the blanket over her legs and made to get out of bed.

But the man before her pulled her forcefully into his arms. Su Mo’s eyes widened instinctively, and she slapped a hand over her mouth.

’That damn snake always forces a kiss on me when he’s angry. It’s become a conditioned reflex.’

But this time...

His kiss never came.

Mo Xiao just rested his head gently against her neck and said with a sigh of resignation, "I really... don’t know what to do with you. You know I’m angry, you know I’m jealous, but you just refuse to placate me. With that stubborn-as-a-mule personality of yours, are you trying to torture me to death?"

His voice grew more and more aggrieved. "Mo’er is the head of the family. You can ask whoever you want to warm your bed, and even if I’m jealous, I’ll just have to endure it. But... can’t you just placate me a little? You know that if you just say one nice thing to me, I’ll convince myself to tolerate his existence."

Su Mo sighed. "It was just sleep-talk. I was just trying to scare him off. I don’t want him to warm my bed. He’s cold as a block of ice. He’s not nearly as good as my Xiaoxiao~"

She wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, burying her face in his chest. "I like you the best~ Don’t be angry, okay? I won’t have any more bad dreams, and I won’t say such silly things again!"

Her words made Mo Xiao laugh. He didn’t know how much of what she said was genuine, but he was truly delighted to hear it.

Then he saw the woman in his arms looking up at him, her eyes curving into crescents as she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss.

Mo Xiao lowered his head, resting his forehead against hers. "I want Mo’er to kiss me again," he murmured.

Su Mo tilted her head back, her dazzling, expressive eyes meeting his, and leaned in closer.

The moment her lips brushed against his, he clasped the back of her neck.

He kissed her until she was breathless. The slightly warm pads of his fingers slowly caressed her flushed cheeks as he whispered hoarsely in her ear, "Don’t use words like that to scare people off next time. The Third Young Master... he isn’t the type to be frightened away by such things. But when I hear them, I get jealous."

"Mmm~"

Su Mo’s shimmering eyes met his predatory gaze, and she nodded obediently.

Mo Xiao buried his face in the crook of her neck again, his breath hitching after a moment of torment. He panted, a mixture of frustration and helplessness in his voice. "What am I going to do? Sometimes... I really just want to sell off all the others in the house."