Xue Lin embraced He Mei. "Mei Mei," he said, "I also think you look most beautiful with dark circles under your eyes. Don’t cry, Mei Mei, don’t cry."
Si Yan looked at her two foster parents. Although she didn’t feel much for them, she still thought— Wow, this couple really clicks!
"Si Yan, my face! Can my face still be restored?" the fluffy He Mei cried her eyes out.
Si Yan smiled gently. "I just applied some powder. It will wash right off."
He Mei immediately said, "Xue Lin, let’s go back!"
After Xue Lin and He Mei left, Si Yan encountered no competitors in bidding for the scar removal cream. Soon, she successfully acquired it for 2 Jin Jing.
The auction was crowded.
In a corner of the auction hall, Jie Ling, the fox female, had already transformed into a seductive adult. She had been watching from the shadows for a long time. Beside her, apart from Ying Zhao and Yuan Dingshan, there was now, unexpectedly, a Jin Jing Beastman lion male, as well as a young Black Tiger Beastman, Ming Yan.
Ming Yan leaned against a tree, his gaze drifting casually in Si Yan’s direction. After lingering for quite a while, he spotted She Wang.
That is probably her contracted Beast Husband. Si Yan... she only wants one male...
Ming Yan coolly collected himself.
He glanced again at the Snake Beastman.
Him and him. A battle is inevitable!
The Jin Jing Beastman licked his paws and asked, "Mistress, is that the female you dislike?"
Jie Ling’s smile dimmed slightly.
The Jin Jing Beastman, Shi He, smirked.
In another corner, a female in a red beast-skin skirt was looking in Wang’s direction with a bloodcurdling smile.
The female appeared unhinged, madness lurking in her eyes as she gazed at She Wang.
In that instant, the cold-blooded Snake Beastman suddenly felt a bone-chilling indifference.
He sharply lifted his head and looked over!
He saw the unhinged female, somewhat crudely, lifting Dongchi into her arms. She touched Dongchi’s small face and, still wearing that chilling smile, looked at She Wang.
Behind her, one male controlled Nan Mo, while several other males surrounded this female.
In an instant, Wang’s entire body trembled. He unexpectedly took two steps back.
That face! Though he had only seen it a few times, it sent chills down his spine! His birth mother! She had captured his two cubs!
He saw the female mouth five words.
"Son, you’re not dead."
The cold-blooded Snake Beastman’s eyes widened. In that moment, his already cold blood felt as if it had stopped flowing!
His mind was a complete mess.
Then, wave after wave of hatred surged through him!
Si Yan sensed something was wrong and looked in the direction he had been staring, but she saw nothing.
"What’s wrong with you?" Si Yan asked, a bit worried about him.
He didn’t speak for a long time.
"What’s wrong with you?" she pressed.
His eyes were bloodshot, his gaze ferocious!
Scene after scene flashed through his mind.
He was the cold-blooded Snake Beastman, the unloved cold-blooded Snake Beastman, the despised cold-blooded Snake Beastman. No one loved him, not even his Mistress.
"Let’s go home!" Si Yan said firmly.
The Snake Beastman was filled with a hostile aura; he pulled his hand from hers.
The hostility exuding from the Snake Beastman pricked Si Yan’s eyes. That sense of being utterly abandoned by the world made her heart ache.
Si Yan said softly, "Wang... Let’s go home."
For the first time, the cold-blooded Snake Beastman didn’t follow closely behind her.
Si Yan took a few more steps, then turned to look back. Wang was behind her, but not keeping up closely.
Yin Hong, accompanying Si Yan, also didn’t understand what was happening between them. He followed behind She Wang, but not too closely either.
The gecko emerged, turned its head to look at the cold-blooded Snake Beastman behind Si Yan, and said, "Kid, something’s off with him."
Si Yan remained silent.
The male Beastman slightly raised his head, flicked a glance at the gecko, but pretended not to see it.
"You should keep some distance from him," the gecko said.
The gecko replied with some seriousness, "Don’t forget, the most dangerous thing to you might not be the heavens, or even the world’s female protagonist. It might be the person closest to you. You call him the Great Demon King, don’t you? You know he’s not a good person. Kid, you need to be wary of this snake!"
The Great Demon King... not a good person? Be wary of... him?
The cold-blooded Snake Beastman lowered his head.
Scenes of discussions between the gecko and Si Yan replayed in his mind.
Liking, but not loving. Strategy, villain, distrust. Be wary of him...
They replayed in the Snake Beastman’s mind, scene by scene.
His vision blurred; he could hardly see or hear her.
In his daze, it was as if he saw Si Yan approach him.
"Great Demon King? Great Demon King?"
He spoke slowly, "Si Yan, what does ’Great Demon King’ mean?"
Si Yan paused, then said quietly, "You know... ’Great Demon King’ is a nickname."
Suddenly, Wang looked at her. "And ’villain’?"
Si Yan stopped abruptly.
The cold-blooded Snake Beastman said, "You’re trying to win me over, aren’t you? To use me for your cultivation, right? And... to be wary of me?"
"You..." Si Yan began, then stood up abruptly. "You know?"
The gecko was also very surprised. "How did he find out? Can you see and hear me?"
Wang glanced at him, then shifted his gaze away.
It was unclear since when, but Wang had become able to hear their conversations.
So, he had heard everything Si Yan and the gecko had discussed.
Si Yan became anxious. "It’s not like that!"
"Then what is it like?"
Si Yan paused again. It wasn’t like that, at least not entirely.
"Great Demon King, I admit I initially approached you for my cultivation and to save my life. But over this long time, I’ve been genuinely trying to build a relationship with you, treating you as my lifelong partner."
Si Yan lowered her head. She took a few steps forward and tugged at his little finger. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel⦿fire.net
In the Beast World, it was rare for a female to lower her head to a male.
"I’m sorry," Si Yan said.
He coldly shook off her hand.
Si Yan looked at her empty hand, a pang of pain in her heart.
The cold-blooded Snake Beastman said self-mockingly, "I was never wanted, not even as a child."
His birth hadn’t been anticipated; his own mother had wanted to kill him the moment he was born.
"And even after growing up, I’m still not wanted."
Wang said mockingly to himself, "I really don’t deserve to be loved."