The other five beastmen instinctively looked at Pei Wenye.
His expression had already turned cold, but out of respect for the female, he said nothing.
Seeing Pei Wenye’s expression, the other five understood at once.
This Lady Felicity must be Pei Qingyang’s female master.
Yunyang naturally realized it as well.
Yesterday, she had only caught a hurried glimpse of Pei Qingyang, who bore a striking resemblance to Pei Wenye, and had not noticed Felicity.
She simply didn’t know whether Felicity, as Pei Qingyang’s female master, was aware of what he had done before.
Until she could determine that, Yunyang refrained from saying anything harsh. That did not mean she would be particularly friendly, though.
Her expression turned cold.
“There’s no need for the flowers. My beastmen and I have other matters to attend to. Please excuse us.”
Felicity immediately sensed Yunyang’s detachment.
She opened her mouth, but had no grounds to ask about it. All she could do was curtsy once more.
“Please take care, Lady Yunyang.”
Only after Yunyang left with her six beastmen did Felicity turn to her own beastmen.
Parker, the one who had just been questioned, spoke up. “I’m sorry, my female master. I don’t know where Pei Qingyang went, either.”
Felicity frowned.
Just then, Pei Qingyang, who had disappeared moments ago, came walking over from somewhere.
His face was full of apology as he offered a reasonable explanation for his sudden disappearance. “My female master, my mother contacted me unexpectedly just now.”
Felicity stared at him.
Now that she thought about it, one of Lady Yunyang’s beastmen looked very much like Qingyang—and also very much like Qingyang’s mother.
“Qingyang, you never told me that you had a younger brother.”
Felicity was not from S28, and she had come here this time purely for a vacation.
As a result, she did not know much about the Pei family.
At her words, Pei Qingyang’s gentle expression cracked for a brief moment.
The area around the artificial lake was lit only by ambient lights, so it was hardly bright. Felicity did not notice the fleeting change.
Pei Qingyang quickly composed himself, an expression of regret appearing on his face.
“My female master, my younger brother has always been rather unruly. Mother already cast him out of the family.”
Unruly?
A trace of doubt flashed through Felicity’s eyes.
If he had truly been so unruly that he was expelled from his family, how could he have become one of Lady Yunyang’s beastmen?
She began to question the beastman she had once doted on.
Yesterday, when she had wanted to go over and greet Lady Yunyang, it had been Qingyang who stopped her.
And today, just as Lady Yunyang appeared, Qingyang had “happened” to receive a communication from his mother.
Could this really be a coincidence?
“Is that so?”
“Of course.” Pei Qingyang took Felicity’s hand. “My female master, if you like the XH312 imitation antique flowers, shall I contact the person in charge and have a few plants purchased for you?”
Felicity did not pursue the subject.
She did not necessarily need to ask the person involved in order to find out the truth.
She nodded, accepting Pei Qingyang’s offer.
·
There was a rest area specially prepared for females near the artificial lake.
Under Pei Wenye’s guidance, Yunyang entered the rest area and sat on a swing beneath an imitation ancient tree.
The swing moved automatically, but the beastmen still took turns pushing it for her.
None of the other five beastmen brought up what had just happened.
When it was Fu Shiyi’s turn to push the swing, Yunyang said, “Fu Shiyi, contact Lady Pei Fangying. We’ll visit the Pei family tomorrow morning.”
Pei Wenye, who had been standing nearby with the other beastmen, suddenly looked up.
Fu Shiyi nodded. “Female master, should we prepare a gift?”
“You decide what to bring.” Yunyang had little experience with this sort of thing.
She did not know many females, and had never visited a female’s family before.
Of course, if she were visiting Lulu or Sister Zhiwei, she would definitely prepare the gift herself and choose something suited to their tastes.
But visiting the Pei family…
Forget it.
Pei Fangying was not worth Yunyang’s effort after sentencing Pei Wenye based solely on Pei Qingyang’s side of the story.
“All right.”
Fu Shiyi thought for a moment and quickly decided what kind of gift to prepare.
Pei Wenye sidled up to Yunyang. “Female master, are we going back to yesterday’s lodgings tonight, or staying here?”
The imitation ancient botanical garden had accommodations as well, not far from the artificial lake. They were also exclusively for females.
Yunyang checked the time. “If it’s not too much trouble, let’s stay here.”
“It’s no trouble at all!”
Pei Wenye immediately went to contact the person in charge.
The procedure for staying at the imitation ancient botanical garden was very simple. After seeing the message, the person in charge authorized Pei Wenye to use a virtual key through his optical brain.
As for the cost, since the trip had been won through a lottery, the tourism bureau would naturally cover it in full.
Pei Wenye transferred the virtual key to Yunyang. “Female master, you can check in now.”
The virtual key came with navigation. After sitting on the swing for a while, Yunyang took her six beastmen to the accommodations.
The lodging area consisted of a series of small cabins.
The cabins were built from special materials—not actual wood, merely materials dyed to resemble wood and carved with a wood-grain pattern.
Yunyang randomly chose one.
From the outside, the cabin looked perfectly ordinary. But once Yunyang walked in, she discovered…
All four walls were one-way glass!
From inside the cabin, they could see everything outside with perfect clarity.
Yunyang: “…”
“Pei Wenye, can we switch to another one?”
Pei Wenye shook his head and opened the virtual key’s instructions for her.
Notice: Every cabin in the park has its own unique features. Holders of virtual keys may choose any cabin to stay in, but once a cabin has been selected, it cannot be changed within twenty-four hours. To request a second cabin, please contact the person in charge of the park.
After reading it, Yunyang gave up.
It wasn’t that she minded the trouble. She was mainly worried that the second cabin might come with an even bigger “surprise.”
One-way glass it was. Besides, it was her turn to rest tonight.
Yunyang moved into the cabin with her six beastmen.
The six beastmen split into three teams. Two helped Yunyang tidy the room, two went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and the remaining two sat with Yunyang on the sofa, ready to attend to her at any moment.
Yunyang connected her optical brain to the cabin’s intelligent system and activated the soundproofing system, air-circulation system, temperature-control system, and more, one after another.
Once everything was set up, she logged onto the Star Network and waited for dinner while scrolling through videos.
Qin Mo and Fuyuan were the ones sitting with her on the sofa.
Yunyang never bothered to activate the privacy filter on her optical brain while watching videos. As she went from one suggestive dance video to another, the two beastmen fell silent.
Was their female master dissatisfied with their looks and figures?
Qin Mo was relatively unfazed. After all, he was one of the “old-timers” at Yunyang’s side and knew that she usually enjoyed watching this sort of thing.
Fuyuan, however, was a “newcomer” and had not yet been marked by Yunyang.
As he watched Yunyang like a suggestive dance video, a sense of crisis began to rise within him.
“Female master, I can do this, too.” Fuyuan pointed at the video on the light screen.
“Hm?” Yunyang’s eyes lit up. “You can dance?”
Fuyuan nodded, his ears turning red.
Every merperson was skilled in singing and dancing.
“Would female master like to see?”
“Yes!”
Who would ever refuse something like that?
Yunyang certainly wouldn’t.
She shut off her optical brain and looked at Fuyuan expectantly.
His ears grew even redder.
He quickly stood up and walked over to Yunyang. Then he removed his shirt, revealing sharply defined abdominal muscles.
