C96 Part1

Translated by An Edited by An

“If you wish for love, entreat your partner with sincerity, be consistent and unwavering in action, and underlie your principles with integrity.” — Ling Yue, «The Law of Hunting a Wife»

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Sure enough, those were the words he had been waiting for a long time.

“Again, QiQi.” There was a slight tremble in his voice. He dug out her little face from his arms and held it in his palms as if he was holding a treasure. He gazed into her eyes. “Say it again, QiQi.”

Yang QiQi’s big, round eyes curved up like the misty and alluring moon on the horizon.

“Ling Yue, be my male beast.”

She spoke slowly but when each one of her words came to his ears, they seemed to have the power to bloom the flower buds in his heart until the garden was full of fragrance.

“ Wu …” Yang QiQi, whose mouth was suddenly blocked by Ling Yue, glared at him till her crescent moon-like eyes turned into two full moons. Alright, when she confessed to him, she could already predict that she would most likely be kissed by him. ‘But… Ai~ Ling Yue, aren’t you a graceful swan? Why does this Sister feel that you are actually an eagle? But even if you are an eagle, this Sister is not a little chick that you can just eat up, alright?!’

“Really and truly,” Xiang BuChen knocked on the side of the cupboard to stifle Ling Yue’s moment of happiness. A dim light flashed in his eyes as he spoke up, “scorched.”

The smell of something burning was indeed in the air as thick smoke was coming from the wok atop the stove. Ling Yue was stunned; he hurriedly went to turn off the fire. Although it was quite awful to waste food, it wasn’t enough to dampen his mood. Looking at the little female’s swollen lips, he regretted being too excited and losing his sense of propriety.

“QiQi, go and wait in the living room. I’ll be done cooking in a while.” After saying this, he licked and kissed her lips again without any shame and patted her head.

Huh?! Not too long ago, she was the one who kindly stroked his head. But now that he had just been promoted to be her Guardian Beast, their positions were switched?

When the aggrieved Yang QiQi saw her swollen lips and broken tongue in the mirror, she became even more so. No matter how elegant, steady, and mature Ling Yue was on the outside, he was still a silly little brat on the inside ah. Did he chew this Sister’s tongue like candy?

Sighing, she recalled that since she had decided to accept Ling Yue as one of her men, it would be her responsibility to improve his kissing skills in the future. Such a sweet realization ah!

“Let me see. Is the skin broken?”

Since she just came to take a look at her tongue, Yang QiQi simply didn’t close the bathroom door. As a result, her actions were all seen by Xiang BuChen, who tailed her in. Without waiting for her response, he clasped her chin and turned her face towards himself.

“Open your mouth and let me see.”

Yang QiQi wanted to tell him that, as her apprentice, speaking to her, his master, in such an imperative tone was ‘offensive’~ But, in reality? She opened her mouth and obediently stuck out her tongue, blinking her large, round eyes with a bit of grievance.

Xiang BuChen lowered his head and blew lightly on her wound. Then, he fished out a medicine bottle and scooped some of the medicine before smearing it on the wound.

She felt a slight tingling pain when the medicine was first applied, but then it just felt refreshingly cool.

“Don’t be so gluttonous in the future……” He smiled wickedly, “Keep your mouth open for ten minutes. Don’t let the medicine be washed away by your saliva.”

Yang QiQi understood that his ‘gluttonous’ was referring to the matter of her accepting Ling Yue, so she flushed despite trying hard not to. But when she heard the last sentence, she couldn’t help but grumble in her heart.

Ten minutes seemed a short time, but it was enough to make one’s mouth flood with saliva.

Yang QiQi looked at herself in the mirror, widening her mouth and stretching out her tongue further. She even took a handkerchief and held it near her chin in an attempt to wipe the overflowing saliva. She regretted letting Xiang BuChen apply this medicine.

This leopard wasn’t trying to mess with her, was he?!

Luckily, she somehow survived those excruciatingly slow ten minutes of torture before breakfast. While sitting at the table and enjoying the delicacies carefully prepared by Ling Yue, she secretly thanked Xiang BuChen. Oh, whatever his intentions were, at least it turned out to be a good thing for her. Because of the medicine, she no longer felt any pain and had absolutely no discomfort while eating.

“QiQi, drink the soup first.” Ling Yue sat on her immediate left and pulled back the cup of medicinal soup that she had pushed away before. “I prepared this medicinal soup after exploring a lot of ancient recipes. It is rather beneficial for your body. Be good, drink it.”

Yang QiQi, who was nibbling on the almond pancake, seemed to be electrified by his ‘ be good ‘ and almost choked.

Xiang BuChen glanced at the two of them and continued eating calmly.

Xu sighed; he knew that Ling Yue had finally attained his wish. Thinking that he still had a long way left to court her, he couldn’t help but secretly envy Ling Yue and the others.

Tu Jin held a big bone in his hand and bit off the meat on it while watching the interaction between Ling Yue and Yang QiQi in surprise.

Did something happen? Why did he feel that the gazes and tone of Ling Yue and Yang QiQi were different from before? To describe it more accurately…… Although those two were close before, an invisible layer always seemed to exist between them. But now, that layer was gone and they seemed truly close. He could also feel this sense of intimacy when Yang QiQi was with Zheng Shou or Nian JiMo. Then… Ling Yue was truly acknowledged by her!

How could he not believe it? Ling Yue’s doting gaze was no longer concealed; his expression was so sweet that it was almost dripping with honey. Yang QiQi was also blushing and obediently drinking that cup of black decoction. Furthermore, when Ling Yue carefully wiped off the soup stains from her lips, she looked back affectionately.

Tu Jin suddenly felt that the meat in his mouth had lost its previous taste. His mood was a little complicated. On one hand, Tu Jin felt happy for his friend and partner who took great care of him while growing up in the Nursery Hall. On the other hand, he felt jealous. There was no need to explain the reason for his jealousy. Any male beast would be jealous if he saw the little female he liked be so affectionate with other male beasts.

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