Chapter 147: Caught Between Men

Qiao Suisui's back pressed against the cold wall, her heartbeat accelerating involuntarily.

She wanted to avoid the man's gaze, but as she turned her face, her nose tip happened to touch his wrist.

Zongfang let out a low laugh from his chest, watching her panic like a little white rabbit, her eyes darting left and right, but refusing to look at him. He pinched her chin with his other hand, forcing her to meet his gaze.

"Qiaoqiao, what are you panicking about?"

"I'm not..."

Her words lacked any persuasiveness; at this moment, her delicate little face was flushed crimson, inviting all sorts of wild thoughts.

Zongfang's eyes darkened, his voice turning hoarse. "You're lying."

Qiao Suisui raised her hand to push him, lowering her head and closing her eyes: "I... I'm tired, I want to sleep!"

She thought he wouldn't let her go, but to her surprise, Zongfang only took her hand to his lips, kissed her palm, and stroked her head, saying: "Alright, sleep."

Huh? He really isn't one of Kui Shou's puppets???

How did he become so easy to talk to???????? Qiao Suisui was still full of question marks as she lay in the sleep pod, trying hard not to recall that tiny, fleeting disappointment she couldn't catch.

Zongfang tucked her in, adjusted the temperature of the sleep pod, and before closing the hatch, pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Goodnight, I'll come to wake you tomorrow."

The hatch closed, and Qiao Suisui fell into darkness. The holes in the sleep pod slowly released gas for calming and sleep. She kept her eyelids open, thinking about things, but the more she thought, the sleepier she became, and she gradually drifted off.

Outside the sleep pod, Zongfang guarded her for a while, and seeing that the desire beneath him showed no signs of subsiding, he got up to take a cold shower.

Ka'er happened to return at this moment. He had just finished exercising, his face and body covered in sweat. A bead of sweat slid down his mermaid line and into his pants. He wiped his face and brushed past Zongfang, who had just walked out of the washroom.

"You're done, right? It's my turn." Ka'er walked in with a towel draped over his shoulder.

Zongfang stopped at the door and said to him: "I hope you won't indulge her without principles in the future."

Ka'er frowned and turned around: "What do you mean?"

"She wanted to come, so you brought her? Did you evaluate the risks? Did you consider the consequences? What if something happened to her..." Zongfang seemed to think of something terrifying; he was extremely avoidant of the possibility of her having an accident, to the point where he didn't even want to say it, so he gritted his teeth and shut his mouth.

Ka'er's face was gloomy, but then he thought of something, sneered, and looked at him provocatively: "Do you think she came for you?"

"What did you say?"

Ka'er stepped forward, not fearing his pressure at all, and met his gaze. Neither man would yield.

"Guess why she is so insistent on finding out the truth of that year, and for whom?"

Zongfang's fury shattered the mirror in the washroom. He clenched his fists, and at the thought of that Wolf Clan youth, his temple throbbed.

Ka'er raised his chin, a rebellious, playful smile on his handsome face. "I can accept the few males around her; what about you?"

Ka'er thought very clearly. In terms of who came first, he couldn't compete with Sikesaisi and Laiboli. In terms of emotional intensity, he couldn't compete with Zongfang, and the relationship between him and Sui Sui still needed time to cultivate. So rather than saying he could accept other males, it was more that if he wanted to be with her, he had to accept sharing her love with others. But what the hell was up with that kid? How did a wolf cub who had just reached adulthood pop out of nowhere while he wasn't paying attention? Ka'er's strategy was to let Zongfang deal with that kid, while he himself enjoyed the quiet life, not fighting or grabbing.

Isn't it just acting? Who can't do that? If I can't be her white moonlight, I'll be a white lotus! Ka'er thought to himself.

But the man opposite suddenly sneered, not only suppressing his fury but even withdrawing his pressure.

"Want to use me?" Zongfang hooked his lips in a disdainful smile and said: "Some things, if I miss them once, I won't miss them a second time."

He would absolutely never be separated from her again. Forget about any first spouse; as long as he lived for one day, he would occupy her for one day.

The next day, it was nearly noon when Qiao Suisui was woken up.

She rubbed her eyes, not fully awake yet, but Zongfang had already carried her to the washroom to freshen up.

These past few days had been too tiring, and she had been on edge every day, having to guard against the fake Zongfang that Kui Shou had transformed into. She hadn't dared to relax for a moment. Now that the crisis was resolved and the truth was found, she had slept very deeply. So much so that she was still a bit dazed while holding a fork at the dining table.

"Qiaoqiao, did you hear what I just said?"

"What?" Qiao Suisui came back to her senses and looked at Zongfang sluggishly.

Zongfang sighed and said: "There are no fresh ingredients here, your nutrition won't keep up. After eating, drink this."

Qiao Suisui looked at the table and saw a green nutrient solution. She reflexively gagged, her little face wrinkling like a bitter melon.

"No, no."

She hated the taste of this nutrient solution the most.

"I've eaten, why do I still have to drink this stuff?"

Zongfang looked at the meal on her plate, of which she had only eaten a quarter. The meat was synthetic, and the vegetables were not fresh enough, taken from the space. It was a world of difference from the meals he used to prepare for her at the research center. In Zongfang's eyes, this could barely be considered edible.

"The nutrients in this match your body. You only ate this much; I'm worried it's not enough."

"It's enough, enough, enough." Qiao Suisui didn't want to drink the green juice and hurriedly shoveled two mouthfuls of coarse grain rice.

Zongfang watched her without a word, but his expression clearly said: If you don't drink it, I'll feed it to you.

Qiao Suisui lowered her head and then looked at Ka'er, who was sitting on the other side of the table, for help, secretly tugging at the corner of his clothes under the table.

Ka'er winked and smiled at her, then coughed twice pretentiously and said: "Be obedient, we'll drink it in a while, right?"

Qiao Suisui nodded in cooperation.

After that, none of the three spoke. Zongfang supervised her eating, but was suddenly called away by an urgent call. As soon as he left, Qiao Suisui and Ka'er were in a flurry, making panicked, silent mouth movements.

Qiao Suisui wanted to pour the nutrient solution into the sink, but Ka'er hurriedly stopped her, mouthing: "It has a smell, don't pour it, he'll find out."

Then Qiao Suisui watched him pour the nutrient solution in his hand directly into his mouth. After gulping it down, his face also wrinkled like a bitter melon.

When Zongfang returned, he saw the two sitting quietly at the dining table. Qiao Suisui was holding the empty nutrient solution in her hand, smiling obediently. Ka'er was sitting with his legs crossed, looking lazy, looking around, tapping the table, and fiddling with the chair.

"Finished drinking?"

"Mm-hmm, finished." Qiao Suisui's eyes blinked and blinked, her smile sweet and crafty.

Zongfang frowned, his eyes full of suspicion. But seeing her little head tilted, waiting for praise, his heart melted instantly, and he reached out to pinch her earlobe.

"Good girl, Qiaoqiao, I'll give you a reward later."

Under the table, Ka'er and Qiao Suisui secretly bumped fists.

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