"What do you want, Chen Kaixuan?" She glared at him, her voice rising, sharp.
Chen Kaixuan raised his eyebrows. "That’s not a way to talk to your fiance, Su Yining."
She scrunched her face, her patience slowly thinning. "I have no time for your nonsense. Go ahead and say what you want to say."
The man clicked his tongue, eyeing her from head to toe, making an imperceptible flicker of disgust to cross her eyes. However, upon thinking about what Han Zhicong was about to do, she restrained her temper.
Chen Kaixuan fell into a momentary trance when he saw her smile. However, he soon recovered and scolded her. What a bewitching enchantress.
Her smooth skin and silky hair combined with a small, tender face was undoubtedly more beautiful than Su Roulan. Even so, a beautiful face alone didn’t matter. Su Yining who was akin to an orphan and had no backer on her side was useless.
She wouldn’t be able to help him.
"You keep avoiding me." He pinched the bridge of his nose, a little frustrated. Although he had no intention of marrying her, the lack of regard she had shown him was annoying.
"You want me to stop avoiding you?" Su Yining raised her eyebrows.
"Yes." His answer was blunt. "Don’t ignore my messages."
Originally, he wanted to continue to use the hard method to force her. However, when he saw her expression, his heart softened. He decided to relent and gave her another chance.
Perhaps he could still coax her slowly and make her lower her guard. Once she believed him, he would tell her to give up on her grandparents’ inheritance. It was a long game and he had to be patient.
He couldn’t afford to lose his money!
In order to help Su Ruolan and her mother to escape the temporary disaster, he had lent most of his savings to them. In order to get his money back, he had to work hard...
It was like killing two birds with one stone if he could marry Su Ruolan once break off his engagement. Not only will he gain additional money Su Ruolan had promised him, he could even use the Su family’s influence.
"Fine. I won’t ignore your message. Can you not message me when I am resting?" Su Yining put on an annoyed look, her lips pressed into a thin line.
"So, you are annoyed because of that?" Chen Kaixuan’s lips curled up into a smirk. "Fine then."
He stepped forward and was about to grab Su Yining slender and fair’s fingers, but the latter evaded him. He froze, and soon he stared at her with a cold gaze.
A look of awkwardness crossed Su Yining’s face. "I am not used to it..."
Chen Kaixuan took a deep breath, and in a split second, he already smiled again. "Fine. But make sure to reply to my messages. I will call you tonight."
Su Yining bit her lip and nodded. Only then did he turn around and leave. A minute later, she finally snapped back to her senses, inhaling and exhaling deeply.
She unlocked the door to her house and locked it again, rubbing her chest in relief. After she cleaned herself from her thin makeup and took a bath, she jumped to her comfortable bed.
The softness brought her some comfort. Soon, as a blanket covered her body, she could feel some warmth too.
In such a comfortable position, she took her phone and began to check the progress of her farming game again. As expected, her diligent Yuanyuan already had some rice harvested.
A total of 42 portions. She did it like before, leaving six portions for him and selling the rest. She didn’t think much of the missing six portions from before, assuming that Xie Ziyuan had shared it with others.
Now, she has 268 gold coins.
Of course, Su Yining didn’t forget to remind Han Zhicong about what Chen Kaixuan was about to do. Let him think of a countermeasure since the trouble was now on that man’s head.
She subconsciously hugged the pillow tighter, a little happy. Still, she couldn’t help but worry as she thought about the voice calling her when she was buying street food.
It was him.
He would no longer be able to contact her. It would also apply to her...
Su Yining shook her head and sighed. Why should she think of such a complicated problem now? The weekend was a time to relax after a week slaving by herself working.
As such, she went back into the game, finding Xie Ziyuan sitting in a chair inside the watchtower in a daze. She poked him.
"What?" Xie Ziyuan grumbled, noticing the ghostly woman’s presence. He rubbed his cheek in annoyance.
Su Yining blinked. Her Yuanyuan was annoyed, hmm? Because of it... she poked him again. Then again, and again.
Her mood improved considerably as she watched Xie Ziyuan rubbing his cheek furiously. His cute little face was filled with annoyance.
She giggled and decided to leave him for now. Her finger moved the screen to other places in the castle. She wanted to get to know all her castle’s residents!
At this time, the beastmen were busy picking a room for themselves. Each of the rooms has numbers on the door, making it easier to remember their rooms.
The quality of the room was different. Some had facilities that other rooms didn’t have. For example, some rooms have bathrooms while others have to share them with others. There were also wide rooms for beastmen with family, consisting of a few beds and small furniture.
Ma Yongcheng and Leng Chuan didn’t choose any room for the time being.
"Yuyao, save the biggest rooms for us both!" Ma Yongcheng joked at the cat girl.
Lin Yuyao lifted her eyebrows, giggling. "Of course, Uncle Ma. I will save two family rooms for you and Elder Brother Leng."
The two were visibly worried, because they didn’t know whether their family members were still alive. Lin Yu’an seemed to notice their mood.
"Don’t worry, Uncle Ma and Elder Brother Leng. You will be able to bring your families back here." Lin Yu’an tried to console them.
"Thank you, Yu’an. We hope so. With Master Xie, we will be safer." Leng Chuan sighed. He patted the younger boy’s shoulder. "You prepare yourself. I will set off early tomorrow, after all."
Lin Yuyao said some words to comfort them before she went to talk to the other beastmen.
Su Yining stared at the conversation thoughtfully. Her Yuanyuan was going away again? She wondered whether a mission would pop-up again soon.
Unfortunately, she had used up all her messages quota for today, so she couldn’t ask Xie Ziyuan. She could only piece together what was going on through the three beastmen’s conversation: Ma Yongcheng, Leng Chuan, and Lin Yu’an.
After a while, she understood what was going on. Her diligent Yuanyuan really took her message to heart and was going to recruit more members for her?
The cute otter and doggy had families somewhere. Soon, her base might be filled with people from more various ages. Seeing the dog’s cute tail wagging, she became curious.
If she touches them, will they react the same way as her Yuanyuan does? With that thought in mind, she poked the dog beastman’s tail.