For some reason, even though her mental strength had fully recovered, Yunyang still felt uncomfortable.
She had originally planned to skip choosing anyone tonight and get some rest, but the torment of that feeling of mental exhaustion was simply too much.
In the end, she chose Fu Shiyi—
Apart from Fu Shiyi, there was no one else she could choose this time anyway.
More importantly, Fu Shiyi was the most obedient of all her beast husbands in this regard. No one else came close.
Before entering the bathroom, Yunyang grabbed Fu Shiyi by the collar and reminded him, “We have to pick up Sister Zhiwei tomorrow morning.”
Sister Zhiwei hadn’t said exactly when she would be returning to Central Star, so Yunyang had just arranged with Lulu to wait for her at the spaceport tomorrow morning.
Fu Shiyi understood what she meant. “Then we’ll sleep a little?”
Yunyang and You Lu had agreed to meet at ten in the morning.
Blushing, she said, “We can sleep a little later too…”
“All right.”
Fu Shiyi set her down on a chair, removed his glasses, and stored them in his spatial ring before helping Yunyang run the bath.
The bathroom was unusually peaceful that day. Not even a drop of water splashed out of the tub.
Fu Shiyi simply held Yunyang tightly and soaked with her.
It looked proper enough, but in truth… all their wildness was hidden within their mental landscapes.
It took two more rounds before the feeling of mental exhaustion finally disappeared completely.
Yunyang withdrew from Fu Shiyi’s mental landscape and weakly hooked her arms around his neck. Her voice carried a hint of coquettishness. “What time is it?”
Fu Shiyi glanced at the time and answered honestly, “Half past eleven.”
Yunyang pressed her lips together slightly. With the strength of the little “sparrow,” if she went to sleep before one, there would be no chance of doing it again.
But they had only done it in the mental landscape tonight, and she was feeling a little greedy.
Yunyang had never been the coy type. Since she wanted it, she leaned forward and took the initiative to kiss Fu Shiyi on the lips.
“A-Shi…”
“Another time?”
It could hardly be called seduction, but just those two words—“A-Shi”—were enough to stir Fu Shiyi’s desire.
This was the first time his female master had called him so intimately.
“I’ll do whatever my female master wants.”
Though that was what he said, his hands were anything but hesitant.
To make cleaning up easier afterward, Yunyang couldn’t be bothered to lie down on the bed. She allowed the little “sparrow” to… carry on in the bathroom.
By the time they finished and took another shower, it was already half past two.
Yunyang was so sleepy that the moment she touched the bed, she closed her eyes. Even so, she forced herself to remind Fu Shiyi to wake her at eight in the morning.
She had to dress up to pick up Sister Zhiwei, not to mention eat breakfast and take care of a few other things.
All things considered, getting up at eight would keep her from having to rush.
Only after Fu Shiyi agreed did she sink into a deep sleep.
Looking at the peaceful sleeping face in his arms, Fu Shiyi gently kissed her between the brows and on the eyes before getting up and returning to the bathroom.
The cold water poured over his head, completely washing away the heat from before.
At eight the next morning, Fu Shiyi woke Yunyang right on time.
She hadn’t slept nearly long enough, and her entire mind was still hazy. Fu Shiyi handled everything for her, even washing her face and brushing her teeth.
Only after she had finished washing up did she become somewhat more awake, but she still clung to Fu Shiyi’s arms and didn’t want to move.
Fu Shiyi was more than happy to let her stay there, but he still said, “Female master, let’s eat first and then go back to sleep, all right?”
He could help her dress and take care of all those little matters, but he couldn’t feed her.
Yunyang buried her face in his chest and rubbed against him, her voice thick with sleepiness. “No.”
Fu Shiyi let out a muffled groan and suddenly fell silent.
At first, Yunyang didn’t notice anything. She closed her eyes like a spoiled child, taking the opportunity to catch up on some sleep.
But soon, sensing that something was wrong with Fu Shiyi, her drowsiness vanished in an instant.
“I’m not sleepy anymore. Quickly, go get my clothes.”
If she kept sleeping, things might soon slip beyond her control.
Fu Shiyi didn’t move. He only lowered his eyes and gazed deeply at her. After a long moment, he leaned close to her ear and murmured something suggestive.
Yunyang was completely awake now. “No, I have plans to meet Lulu at ten.”
Fu Shiyi gently clasped her wrist. “What if we use… that? Would that be all right?”
There was a hint of grievance in his eyes, and the dark-gold wolf ears he had put on first thing that morning drooped listlessly.
Yunyang realized that it was indeed her own lack of restraint that had caused this. Embarrassed, she nodded.
…
More than half an hour later, Yunyang shook her sore, aching wrist.
She glared accusingly at Fu Shiyi.
Ten minutes, he’d said.
Who was he kidding?
Knowing he was in the wrong, Fu Shiyi served Yunyang breakfast before helping her change clothes.
Today, Yunyang chose a pink-and-white dress. Her skin was already fair, and the pink made her look even more delicate and lovely.
Since she was going to pick up Chu Zhiwei, Yunyang had taken a little extra care with her appearance. The moment she stepped out, several of her beast husbands stared at her, completely mesmerized.
“Female master, you’re so beautiful.”
Yunyang accepted their praise without hesitation. She was beautiful to begin with, so why be modest?
She even took hold of the upper part of her skirt and spun around once in front of them.
The dress she was wearing today had been sewn by Fuyuan himself from mermaid silk. After showing it off, Yunyang rewarded him with a kiss.
The other beast husbands were envious, but they knew they didn’t possess that kind of skill and could only admire him in silence.
Meeting the jealous gazes of his rivals, Fuyuan’s eyes were filled with smugness.
If merfolk had tails, his would probably have been held high in the air by now.
Before leaving, Yunyang sent a message to the group chat through her photobrain.
Yunyang: Lulu, I’m ready. What about you?
You Lu: I’m almost ready too. Yangyang, why don’t you come to my place first?
Yunyang: All right.
After closing the photobrain, Yunyang smoothed out the fine folds in her dress and left with her eight beast husbands.
You Lu’s home was nearby, so Yunyang walked there directly.
By the time she arrived, You Lu and her beast husbands were already waiting at the gate.
“Yangyang, over here!”
You Lu waved at her and then jogged over, with her beast husbands hurrying after her.
Today, You Lu was wearing a pale-purple off-the-shoulder top paired with an ivory mermaid-cut skirt. Her outfit was just as fresh and youthful, and it complemented Yunyang’s dress perfectly.
You Lu clearly noticed that as well. She blinked and offered a sincere compliment. “Yangyang, you look beautiful today!”
Compliments from a close girlfriend were simply more pleasing than praise from beast husbands.
Yunyang’s eyes curved into a smile. “You look beautiful too, Lulu!”
The two girls traded compliments, one after another, until they both burst out laughing.
“All right, it’s getting late. Let’s hurry to the spaceport.”
“Okay.”
The aircraft had been prepared long ago. The two females boarded first, followed by their beast husbands.
With no outsiders to interrupt them today, Qin Mo and one of You Lu’s beast husbands, River, piloted the aircraft.
The other beast husbands sat beside their respective female masters, but they had no way of inserting themselves into the atmosphere between the two girls.
Yunyang and You Lu chatted about everything under the sun. One moment they were discussing the fabric of their clothes, the next they were comparing the cosmetics they had used that day, and they even made time to gossip about things they had seen online.
The men knew very little about any of it.
Fortunately, the journey wasn’t very long. Before long, the aircraft arrived at the spaceport.
You Lu was still reluctant to end their conversation, but the thought of seeing Chu Zhiwei soon had her happily linking arms with Yunyang as they disembarked.
Almost at the same time, a large aircraft descended nearby.
