Chapter 155: Ignore Him, Won

After Su Mo returned, she went to the quarantine zone to take a look again.

The list of severe cases increased, so Su Mo adjusted the prescription and then went back with Fei Yan.

Lunch was prepared by Fei Yan and Xuan Qing; Su Mo lay on the bed and rested for a while.

She also chatted with Xiao Jiu for a bit: "How can I quickly upgrade my Totem's power?"

"At present, accumulating points still seems a good option. Passerby Affection Level, Beast Husband Affection Level are both counted. Items sold in the shop also count."

Xiao Jiu paused briefly and said, "The Totem has innate power, but it consumes some of your stamina. Your body must be nurtured quickly."

Su Mo nodded, "Hmm, got it."

"That Jiang Wu is really strange. This time she completely skipped the idea of adding Mo Xiao and a few others to her harem and instead is determined to kill them? Moreover, the Beast Husbands she's looking for now aren't the ones the original book assigned to her. I get the feeling she's deliberately avoiding something."

Xiao Jiu frowned, "Host, I've told you before… I really don't know what storyline you're referring to. To Xiao Jiu, this is just a parallel world."

Su Mo frowned, "I'm just a bit suspicious of her identity. She's the author's own daughter; her Golden Finger and the Beast Husbands she forcibly took back are the strongest in the original work. Yet she now refuses all of them? Don't you think her character design has a huge problem?"

Xiao Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I've actually been cramming some novels lately~ From what you say, she isn't a Reincarnated Person, right?!"

Su Mo considered and shook her head, "Doesn't seem like it. If the heroine were reincarnated, she'd be unstoppable, so there'd be no room for me."

After a moment of silence she added, "Could it be that she only awakened her memories halfway?"

Xiao Jiu: "It's not impossible, ha~"

Su Mo frowned, "The poison in me wasn't placed by her, was it?"

Xiao Jiu shook his head, "I'm not sure~"

Su Mo sighed, "I shot a Beast Husband of hers today, so we're now mortal enemies. I still need to find a way to quickly upgrade and deal with her, so I can live peacefully in the Beast World."

Xiao Jiu, excited, "Host, it's great that you have such resolve~ Rest assured this system will help you! I'll first give you a few Strengthening Pills; taking them together with Xuan Qing's medicine yields the best effect!"

Su Mo frowned, "Why must I take them with medicine brewed by Xuan Qing?"

Xiao Jiu evaded, "He's a Level 8 Beastman, his magic is boundless! In short, follow my advice and you can definitely accelerate and extend the Totem's power duration!"

Su Mo yawned, too lazy to argue further, turned over and fell asleep.

In the kitchen.

Fei Yan had already heard Su Mo and Xiao Jiu's words crystal clear; although he didn't know exactly what Xiao Jiu said, he could infer something from Su Mo's remarks.

It seems that lately, this Third Young Master still cannot leave the North Wing.

He'll later check the "Prophecy of the Gods" for the heroine's identity.

Fei Yan calmly looked at Xuan Qing, who was chopping vegetables, thinking the Third Young Master is hiding too well; he still couldn't spot any clue.

When they finished the meal, those few people outside also returned together.

Mo Xiao went upstairs first to wake Su Mo.

"Wife Master."

Mo Xiao crouched by her bedside and called her softly.

Su Mo frowned, still looking dazed.

Her jet‑black, glossy hair hung messily over her face; her eyes still closed, she muttered while gesturing with her hand, "I won't take the medicine… Xuan Qing~ Let's discuss, I don't want you to warm the bed, and you shouldn't give me any medicine, okay…?"

A faint glow suddenly flashed in Mo Xiao's eyes: Warm the bed? She had Xuan Qing warm the bed for her?!

His thin lips twitched, and a spark of fire flared in his heart.

He frowned at the person on the bed and asked coldly, "Mo'er, what did you just say? Say it again."

A familiar voice sounded, and Su Mo instantly lost her drowsiness, suddenly opening her eyes.

"Mo… Mo Xiao, you're back?"

Mo Xiao extended his clearly jointed fingers, brushed aside the hair on her face, and lifted her to lean against the headboard.

His dim eyes fixed on her, dangerously close: "Wife Master, what did you just say? I didn't catch it, say it again?"

Su Mo's mind raced.

【I just dreamed, dreaming that Xuan Qing came again with medicine… It seemed I was telling him not to give me medicine, and I don't want him to warm the bed…?!!!】

【I can't have said it all out loud, and that Stinky Snake heard it, right?!】

Mo Xiao's dangerous gaze fixed on her, "Speak, why did you stop?"

Su Mo forced calm, "I forgot. Even if I really said something… it was just dream talk, how could I remember?!"

"Mo'er, is it that you truly don't remember, or you're afraid to tell me?" He narrowed his eyes, lifted a hand to her corner of the mouth, raised an eyebrow slightly, "How about I help you recall?"

Su Mo bit her teeth.

【Seeing him like this, he definitely heard it! If he heard it and pretends, can he die without pretending? He's constantly eating endless sour vinegar, like a ghost… Auntie this time will ignore him and won't coax him again!】

Su Mo frowned, putting on an unhappy expression: "Even if I really wanted him to warm the bed, so what? He's now my fiancé, my request isn't unreasonable. I chose you as Right Husband to manage the household, not to be coaxed! Why does finding someone to warm the bed need your approval? Tell me, who is the head of the family?"

【Who's being scared? Day after day, as if I'm terrified by him? I give him a little… and he thinks I'm easy to bully?】

【It's downright defying the heavens, must be because I've been too agreeable lately, letting them run amok!】

Mo Xiao's hand placed on the bed tightened slightly, his eye color deepening a bit.

Xiao Jiu wailed in Su Mo's mind, "Host, why do you bother a Stinky Snake that's already jealous? You know how black his heart is; isn't this just asking for trouble?"

Su Mo retorted, "Who would be afraid of him! If I back down this time, he'll think this trick works, and later he'll keep using it, won't he?"

Xiao Jiu: "All you have left is a sharp tongue… I think you truly forgot how, on the third night of your marriage, you begged that snake for mercy… He really does go mad, you know~"

Mo Xiao's chest rose and fell as he stared steadily at her.

Su Mo felt a bit guilty under his gaze, silently thinking to Xiao Jiu, "I… I'm not in a position right now, he—he wouldn't dare!"

Xiao Jiu hummed, "There's always a time that's convenient for you~"

Su Mo: "!!!"

She lifted the blanket off her legs, poised to get down.

But the person in front of her forcefully pulled her into his arms; Su Mo instinctively widened her eyes and covered her mouth.

Stinky Snake always likes to forcibly kiss her when he gets angry; she has already developed a conditioned reflex.

But this time…

His kiss did not land.

Mo Xiao merely leaned lightly against her neck, helplessly saying: "I really… have no way with you at all. Knowing I'm angry and jealous, you just refuse to coax me. With your stubborn donkey-like temperament, are you trying to wear me to death?"

He felt more and more wronged: "Mo'er is the head of the household; you can look for whoever you want to warm the bed, and even if I'm jealous I'll just endure it. But… can't you coax me a little? You clearly know that as long as you coax me, even just a sentence, I can convince myself to tolerate his existence."

Su Mo helplessly said: "It's just sleep talk; I used that to scare him. I don't want him to warm the bed—cold as a block of ice—how could my Xiao Xiao be good?"

She reached out and hugged his waist, burying herself in his chest: "I like you the most~ Don't be angry, okay? ~ Next time I won't randomly dream or speak nonsense!"

Mo Xiao was amused by her teasing; although he didn't know how sincere her words were, he was truly delighted to hear them.

Then he saw the person in his arms looking at him with curved eyes, leaning in to kiss him.

Mo Xiao lowered his head to rest against her forehead, murmuring: "I still want to be kissed by Mo'er."

Su Mo lifted her head, her eyes sparkling like flowing light as she looked at him and leaned in.

Just as her lips touched his, he grabbed the back of her neck.

He made her breathless from the kiss, his warm fingertips slowly rubbing her scarlet cheeks, hoarsely whispering: "Don't casually use such words to scare people next time; Third Young Master…… isn't someone who'd back down from such words. But hearing them makes me jealous."

"Mm~"

Su Mo's watery eyes met his wolf-like gaze, and she nodded obediently.

Mo Xiao buried his face in her neck again, messing around for a moment, then he panted helplessly: "What should I do? Sometimes… I really just want to sell off everyone in the household."