"Listen to yourself, what are you even talking about?"
"How could such words possibly come from your mouth, Mu Qingxue?"
His voice jolted Mu Qingxue to awareness, just as she was immersed in the atmosphere of confiding her feelings.
Mu Qingxue’s gaze shifted behind her and she was taken aback to see Xiao Ye standing there with a dark expression.
"Xiao Ye, you damned soul, why are you even here!?"
"Did you hear everything I said? I’m utterly embarrassed."
Her pretty face blushed a deep red, so intense it reached her ears. Her delicate toes curled together as she idly fidgeted with her foot, wanting to dig a hole and bury herself in it because of her embarrassment.
The words she had just spoken were the true feelings hidden beneath her prideful demeanor that she displayed on an ordinary day.
She could say those words to anyone, just not to Xiao Ye—for if he knew, who knows how he would mock her, using this information to bully her!
Liu Ya, Nangong Siyan, and Cheng Bingxi couldn’t help but snicker.
Mu Qingxue said indignantly: "Sisters, how could you do this to me, knowing he was listening and still letting me go on! You just want to see me make a fool of myself, huh."
The mature Sister Liu Ya’s lips curled with a smile, "Isn’t this even better, allowing everyone, and Xiao Ye, to understand your true feelings?"
"Otherwise, when would our misunderstanding about that agreement end?"
"Xue Er, after a thought like that, do you still think we’re here to laugh at you?"
Mu Qingxue’s eyes widened as she thought about it; indeed, her sisters weren’t there to laugh at her, but to help her unravel the misunderstanding.
"But this is just too embarrassing, that damned soul is going to make fun of me again!" She turned her head away, too scared to look at Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye’s mouth twitched as his face turned serious.
The three women stepped aside to give him space, and he walked over, placing his hands on Mu Qingxue’s shoulders, his voice low as he said: "Girl, look into my eyes, I have a question to ask you."
Mu Qingxue’s heart fluttered in panic, her beautiful eyes lifting to his, but the next moment she looked down again, her gaze evading his.
She was too shy to meet his gaze head-on.
Xiao Ye had no choice but to use one hand to lift her pure white chin, forcing her to meet his eyes, his expression stern as he said: "Do you seriously not want to cancel our contract?"
"Answer me seriously, you only have one chance!"
Mu Qingxue’s face reddened with anger; why did she have to say these embarrassing words again? Hadn’t she just expressed herself earlier?
As far as she was concerned, this bastard just wanted to see her make a fool of herself!
"Hmph!" Mu Qingxue snapped, "Damned soul, I’m going to cling to you for life, never to shake me off, to pester you forever!"
"Ah, this..." Xiao Ye let go of her, utterly astonished.
It seemed this arrogant girl truly had romantic feelings for him, wanting to be his true wife instead of breaking off their contract, which was simply...
The arrogant girl was a Time Attribute template—currently unique in this era of Beast Girls—and as he knew it, there wasn’t a second Time Attribute Beast Girl anywhere in the world.
Space is sovereign, but Time is supreme.
If he could upgrade the SSS Level Time Attribute template to a Mythical Level Time Attribute template, then Mu Qingxue’s Summoned Beast would unlock its fullest potential, bringing the true might of the Time Attribute into play.
Not just the two auxiliary Talent Skills like now.
[Time Freeze][Time Fast Forward][Time Rewind][Time Reset]
Xiao Ye remembered those awesome abilities from his past life, and he coveted them immensely.
Right, he didn’t want to cancel the contract with Mu Qingxue either, and it was absolutely not because he desired her body, absolutely not, he swore upon Mu Qingxue’s character!
"Cough cough, you think I’d believe that? Who knows if you’re not just lying through your teeth." Xiao Ye barely suppressed a smirk, harder to hold back than a cannon, and he hastily ran upstairs to the master bedroom.
This guy, after understanding Mu Qingxue’s intentions, decided to tease her. He was utterly incorrigible.
Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyan were dumbfounded, while Liu Ya’s eyes flashed with brilliance.
Mu Qingxue took Xiao Ye’s words seriously, her eyes reddened, and tears began to swirl in her eyes.
She had let down her proud defenses and revealed her true feelings to him, yet he didn’t believe her! He even accused her of lying.
Mu Qingxue felt extremely wronged, even more so than before, and proactively buried her head in the comfort of Liu Ya’s embrace, sobbing in the warmth of her arms.
"Big sisters, what should I do? That guy still wants to break our pact," she said, her heart filled with anxiety and fear of being abandoned.
Having seen Xiao Ye’s barely suppressed laughter as he had headed upstairs, Liu Ya knew he was just teasing.
With a sly smile, Liu Ya patted Mu Qingxue’s back and said, "It’s alright, we accept you, and that guy’s opinions don’t matter."
Since Nangong Siyan and Cheng Bingxi had accepted Mu Qingxue, they would treat her as their own sister and comforted her together:
"Right, he wouldn’t even think about breaking the pact without our consent."
"Exactly, Xiao Ye shouldn’t get his hopes up thinking he can easily make or break pacts with a new Beast Girl, without asking for our agreement."
Mu Qingxue felt a warming sense of acceptance in her heart and fully embraced the caring warmth of the Third Madam, Second Madam, and First Madam.
Although she was 22 years old, four years older than Nangong Siyan and Cheng Bingxi, she would have to address all three as ’sisters’ in this Beast Girl family.
"Thank you," said Mu Qingxue gratefully.
However, Mu Qingxue couldn’t help but feel distressed again and asked, "But what can I do if the jerk won’t believe me? How can I convince him?"
She glanced down at her flat chest, resembling an airport runway, and then at her not-so-long legs, with a bitter expression:
"That jerk really has a point. Compared to you guys, I have no advantages in terms of my figure, no wonder he doesn’t spare me a second glance even when he walks in on me taking a bath."
"Why won’t they grow? I’ve been trying so hard by eating papayas."
Mu Qingxue resented her ’airport’ figure for not growing into a bountiful orchard without her having to try.
Suddenly, she recalled what Xiao Ye said about seeking advice from Dean Kunpeng Yun Xi, hoping she could impart her experience.
Dean Kunpeng was known for educating and nurturing students on normal days; surely if she asked for guidance, the Dean would enlighten her, wouldn’t she?
Watching Mu Qingxue frustratedly wishing her ’airport’ to transform into a fuller figure, Liu Ya, Nangong Siyan, and Cheng Bingxi were left speechless.
Liu Ya chuckled and said, "You can’t force these things, but if you want Xiao Ye to accept you, I have a plan."
Mu Qingxue’s eyes lit up, "What’s the plan?"
Liu Ya leaned in and whispered a few words into her ear, and instantly Mu Qingxue’s face flushed red with shy embarrassment.
"I-I really have to do that?" she asked, fidgeting.
"But it’s so embarrassing."
Liu Ya pulled out a bottle of blue liquor, smiling and saying, "The signature drink of the Maid Tavern, one cup is all it takes to knock you out."
Mu Qingxue nodded, determined to go through with it, her gaze resolute as she twisted open the bottle cap.
With a "pop," the cap flew off from a finger flick, and she tilted her head back to gulp down the contents.
"Burp~~" After finishing the whole bottle in one go, she burped and her vision began to blur. Staggering, she said, "Sister, help me over, I’m getting drunk."
Liu Ya escorted her into Xiao Ye’s spacious master bedroom and intentionally locked the door from the outside.
Clapping her hands, she grinned, "Done!"
Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyan frowned, "Sister Liu Ya, can this really make Xiao Ye believe her?"
Liu Ya chuckled, "Xiao Ye never doubted her; he was just playing around."
"That guy can just enjoy his sneakiness!"
Having realized this, Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyan thought Xiao Ye was quite naughty.
However, they didn’t see anything excessive in Liu Ya’s idea, since the two inside the master bedroom had already formed a pact, and it was quite normal for newlyweds to enter their marital chamber.
After all, they were newly married.