Yunyang had no idea what the person in charge had reported to the higher-ups.
A few days later, however, she received a huge package from the Ancient-Style Botanical Garden.
It was filled with all kinds of ancient-style plants, several of each variety. There were even some species she had never seen during her last visit.
Yunyang was stunned and sent the person in charge a row of question marks.
As if he had been waiting for her message, the person in charge replied at once.
[Lady Yunyang, these are gifts from Director Chen. Please be sure to accept them.]
[In addition, Director Chen would like to purchase some LZ047 ancient-style plants from you. You may name any price you wish.]
Yunyang: “…”
She knew Director Chen. She was the director of the S28 Star Tourism Bureau—and the mother of her own beast-husband.
When Yunyang accepted Chen Yueli, Director Chen had already given her quite a few ancient-style plants, so she could understand that.
But what was this business about buying rosemary from her?
Her rosemary had all been sent by the Ancient-Style Botanical Garden.
Yunyang was utterly baffled. She reasonably suspected that Chen Yueli had said something to his mother, and that Director Chen was trying to give her money through this roundabout method.
Yunyang: [What about the garden’s LZ047?]
Person in charge: [Well, the garden’s LZ047 ancient-style plants reproduce very slowly. They can only produce a few more plants each year…]
The person in charge did not need to finish. Yunyang could guess the rest.
For a moment, she had no idea what to say.
The rosemary at the Ancient-Style Botanical Garden definitely received better treatment than the rosemary at her home. At the very least, it was not used as seasoning. And yet it still reproduced more slowly than hers.
Hmm?
Wait a second.
[Then the plants you sent me are also meant for me to cultivate and propagate?]
Person in charge: [Of course not. They are gifts from us to you.]
[However, if you take good care of them and help them reproduce, you may also sell them back to the botanical garden. You may name any price you like.]
Yunyang: “…”
She knew it.
Last time, getting even a few sprigs of rosemary had been difficult. This time, the botanical garden had sent her a huge pile of ancient-style plants. Sure enough, they had ulterior motives.
Still, many of these ancient-style plants were ones she had known in her previous life, and she was happy to accept them.
As for whether she could propagate them, she would worry about that later.
Yunyang replied with an “agree” emoji, then told the person in charge that she could send ten rosemary plants to the Ancient-Style Botanical Garden. After that, she shut off her wrist terminal and went to eat with her beast-husbands.
·
The day after Yunyang offered to donate the rosemary, the Ancient-Style Botanical Garden sent a special team to transplant it.
A large crowd poured out of the aircraft. Their reception was no less grand than one given to a female.
After the ten rosemary plants had been moved, a small patch of empty ground remained in front of the villa.
The more Yunyang looked at it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Then she thought about all the ancient-style plants the botanical garden had sent. In the end, she simply instructed her beast-husbands to enlarge the vacant area, reclaiming half an acre on each side of the path specifically for the plants.
Naturally, the ten beast-husbands handled the planting. But once all the ancient-style plants had been settled into the ground, Yunyang suddenly became interested.
Whenever she had free time, she watered the plants and used her wrist terminal to record their condition.
In her previous life, Yunyang had thought growing flowers and plants was tedious and boring.
But now, for some reason, she suddenly found it enjoyable.
What was this called?
Had her “plant-loving nation” heritage awakened?
Whatever. Wasn’t the point of living to be happy?
Yunyang tended to the plants with tireless enthusiasm every day. To care for them, she even cut down on the time she spent with her beast-husbands in bed.
The beast-husbands had begun to feel jealous of the ancient-style plants.
Nuo Xiao, in particular, had only one thing to say—
He wanted to experience that feeling too.
Although his token had been given to him by his female master, he had not gotten a turn in the previous round, and then Yunyang’s cycle had arrived.
He had moved in nearly a month ago, yet he still had not managed to be marked by his female master.
Nuo Xiao was suffering in silence.
When it was time to draw tokens again, he secretly placed his own token in the easiest position to pick.
After Yunyang opened her eyes, he kept sending her meaningful glances.
Only he, Rong Jin, and Cang Zhuonian remained in this round. His two rivals had also gone many days without being favored, so there was no chance they would willingly give this opportunity to him.
Rong Jin immediately raised his hand. “Female master, Nuo Xiao is trying to cheat!”
Nuo Xiao glared at him. “Rong Jin, what proof do you have that I’m trying to cheat?”
He had merely given his female master a few meaningful looks. He could easily claim that his eye had been twitching. Besides, he had not actually cheated.
Rong Jin knew that, of course, so he decisively jabbed Cang Zhuonian with his elbow.
The two beast-husbands simultaneously revealed their ears and tails.
“Female master, whose token do you want to draw today?”
Was this bullying him because he had no ears or tail?
Nuo Xiao immediately transformed into his beast form. With a body covered in soft, fluffy white feathers, he burrowed straight into Yunyang’s arms.
Unwilling to be outdone, Rong Jin and Cang Zhuonian transformed into their beast forms as well.
The corners of Yunyang’s lips rose uncontrollably. But after thoroughly petting all three beast-husbands, she still ruthlessly pushed them away.
“If you interfere with me drawing a token, I’ll choose one of the other beast-husbands tonight.”
The beast-husbands whose tokens had already been drawn: !
There was such a good thing?
Qin Mo and Xuan Yu sat down on either side of Yunyang.
“They’re being childish, female master. Why don’t I accompany you to rest?”
“Female master, I bought a new bite guard. Would you like to take a look?”
The three members of the rivalry group immediately stopped fighting. They returned to human form and lined up beside the coffee table.
Only then did Yunyang reach out and casually turn over one of the jade tokens.
The image on it was a snowy owl.
Nuo Xiao’s eyes lit up instantly.
Thank the Beast God! He was finally going to be marked by his female master!
He squeezed his way back in front of Yunyang, looking as excited as a puppy that had just received a reward from its owner.
“Female master, shall we rest now? Or would you like to do something else?”
Yunyang felt that if Nuo Xiao had a tail, it would surely be spinning like a propeller.
She smiled and held out her hand. “Let’s go back to the room first.”
“Understood!”
Nuo Xiao eagerly scooped her up and hurried into his room.
“Female master, allow me to bathe you.”
Yunyang wrapped her arms around his neck, her luminous eyes curving into crescents. “Permission granted.”
For the first time, Nuo Xiao did not choose the bathroom.
He properly helped Yunyang bathe, carried her to the bed, and then went into the bathroom to wash himself.
Yunyang assumed he simply disliked the bathroom. After all, flying beastmen were not particularly fond of being in water.
She did not think much of it. Sitting on the bed, she began browsing the Star Network.
Before long, however, her attention was drawn to the shadow on the bathroom door.
The bathroom door that came with the villa had originally been made of frosted glass. It blocked the light completely, allowing only a vague shadow to show through.
But at some point, Nuo Xiao had replaced the door. After the steam from the shower settled on the glass, it became semi-transparent.
Through it, Yunyang could now make out the scene inside the bathroom.
Water from the shower fell over Nuo Xiao’s body, leaving him completely drenched—even that part of him…
Yunyang swallowed, realizing that Nuo Xiao was deliberately trying to seduce her!
The worst part was that she was completely susceptible to this sort of temptation. She could not tear her eyes away.
It was perfectly legal. If she wanted to look, then she would look!
Yunyang not only watched—she also used her wrist terminal to record the scene, deciding to savor it properly later.
Noticing what she was doing, Nuo Xiao revealed a satisfied smile inside the bathroom and deliberately slowed his movements as he showered.
