Last night, the military suddenly held an emergency meeting, and both Zhe Ye and Shi Jue left in the middle of the night and haven’t returned yet. The little fox lay on the sofa, smoothing its fur. After waiting a while longer, with the surroundings utterly quiet, and having confirmed that there was no possibility of anyone else appearing, he leisurely transformed into human form. Xu Mo tidied his slightly disheveled clothes and went to the bathroom to open his mouth in front of the mirror. His favorite fang had been chipped! That damned beast... There’s definitely something wrong with him. Although the appearance is almost identical, the scent is subtly different. Xu Mo moved lightly and swiftly to the Bai’e Gate, retrieved a bugging device from the Space Hub, placed it at the door, and put on the matching earphones. "Who told you to come here on your own?" "If I didn’t come, you might be bullied even more! Huh, that woman deliberately neglects you. I’ve clearly seen it these days; she cuddles the fox, kisses the mermaid, but what about you! How many times has she paid attention to you in the past five or six days? ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel-fire.ɴet Stop defending her. As her first Beast Husband, she actually doesn’t... want to warm the bed with a stinky lion!" "Brother, you might as well leave with me. That woman doesn’t care about you anyway." "Enough, don’t talk nonsense anymore. I don’t want to argue with you." "You! You’re actually angry with me over a woman? Fine, fine, are you coming with me or not?" "At worst, I’ll tie her up and leave with you!" "Bai Ci, do you know something?" The bug abruptly stopped... The door suddenly opened, revealing a pair of gloomy and indifferent white eyes. The little fox licked its paw at Ruan Li’s door, then politely raised a front paw to knock. Bai Ci poked out half a face, coldly looking at the red fox. The little fox turned its head in confusion, its red eyes so clear they were reflective. After noticing the gaze move away, it squatted at the door a while longer. Only after hearing the door close did it run downstairs and hide on the sofa. Ruan Li’s sleep was anything but restful; within a short hour, she experienced a dream within a dream. In her dream, "Ruan Li" screamed at her in terror to "run quickly." When she awoke, she opened her eyes to see Ruan Ying’s enlarged face tenderly watching over her. Yet her gaze was strange, as if she weren’t looking at a living being, and she kept muttering to return to her side, calling her a good child... Damn, what awful nightmares... Still in a state of shock, Ruan Li felt a cold sweat all over her after sleeping. She glanced at the Smart Brain—it was now half-past nine. Fortunately, it was just a dream. The sky outside was overcast; it looked like a rainy day. Ruan Li felt her heart pounding, hesitated for a long time, and then used the Smart Brain to send messages to Shi Jue and Zhe Ye. [Ruan Li: Are you there?] [Shi Jue: I’m here, I’ve been thinking about you, did you just wake up? Have you had breakfast yet?] [Zhe Ye: I’m here, just finished the meeting, I’ll be home soon.] After replying to both, Ruan Li got up and changed into a water-blue bubble dress, tied a high-spirited ponytail, and applied a fresh light makeup. Going downstairs, she didn’t see Xu Mo around, but Ruan Li didn’t think much of it. The little fox might have gone somewhere to play; sometimes he couldn’t be found, which was normal. Bai He should be in his room. With this thought, Ruan Li went to the courtyard to find Xi Han. The pool was extremely calm, and Ruan Li’s heart began to grow slightly tense. The water’s surface slowly rippled in widening circles, and the mermaid emerged, a look of joy in his eyes: "Ruan Li!" Most of the mermaid features on Xi Han’s cheeks had disappeared, and his ice-blue beast eyes had turned into normal human pupils, except for the fish tail that still couldn’t revert back. Ruan Li didn’t expect Xi Han to recover this much in such a short time in the morning, "Xi Han, do you think you’ll soon be able to turn back into human form?" Xi Han nodded, "If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to by tonight." He propped himself up on one hand by the shore, sitting on the edge with his body sideways, his shimmering blue fish tail gently swaying with the water’s wave, his upper body well-defined, the thin abdominal muscles shapely but not exaggerated, and the deep mermaid lines extending downward, covered at the deeper part by blue scales. Ruan Li sat next to him, "Does your body feel uncomfortable?" After all, this morning Bai He was rather weak, and Ruan Li worried whether all Beastmen suffered similarly after undergoing the beast transformation. Xi Han’s expression was bland, "No." Thinking of this morning’s events, he swung the fish tail with an irritable look, like fluttering butterfly wings on the water, splashing layers of water, almost drenching Ruan Li. "Your tail is splashing water on me," Ruan Li didn’t understand why he seemed displeased. She shook off her dress—thankfully, it was only a little bit wet. Xi Han pursed his lips, his light blue eyelashes quivering slightly, his eyes staring fixedly at Ruan Li, showing a hint of grievance. But who could bully Xi Han? Mermaids are fierce; logically, nobody should take advantage of him. Ruan Li’s gaze slowly shifted to the black metallic Suppression Ring on his cold white neck. Was it because he didn’t like wearing this thing? Ruan Li thought, and asked if he wanted to take off the Suppression Ring. But Xi Han coldly glanced back, "You really don’t want me to wear it, do you?" "If you don’t like wearing it, then take it off." Xi Han pursed his lips, seeing Ruan Li closing in to help untie it, suddenly lowered his head, raised his hand, and pinched her soft cheeks with his right thumb and forefinger. Ruan Li hummed in confusion. The man stared at her, his gaze aggrieved, his voice cold and resentful, "Last night, you left me alone in the bathtub, would rather look at the Smart Brain yourself, didn’t even want to talk to me." It seemed like there was indeed such a thing... Ruan Li tried to explain, but her cheeks were pinched, and her speech came out muffled, making it hard to understand anything she was saying. "This morning, you brought another man into the room, hugging and cuddling." You even had the robot throw him out! Xi Han’s long phoenix eyes widened a bit in extreme grievance. Ruan Li, unable to move, blinked her eyes innocently. Xi Han, originally full of complaints and anger, suddenly found it dissipating more than he expected, but he couldn’t let Ruan Li know how easily he could be coaxed, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, how do you plan on making it up to me?" "Something something muffled something" She mumbled something unintelligible, her soft little mouth smacking like a fluffy treat. Xi Han’s crow-like lashes cast a half-shadow below, his breaths gradually deepening, lowering his head, and sealing that chattering mouth with his. The whole world fell silent in an instant, leaving only the sound of the wind stirring the ripples on the water’s surface. The vast ocean was intoxicated by the ripe cherry fragrance.