Chapter 127: Renovation Begins

Lin Zhi Jing's hands at his sides clenched into fists; from gripping too hard, his bones rubbed together, making a creaking sound.

He silently cursed Bao Jing in his heart: "Damn green-tea bitch!"

Ye Xi'an calmed down, seeing the pillow she had smashed on the floor and Lin Zhi Jing's disheveled state, feeling a bit guilty, she said to Bao Jing: "You two go out first; I have something to say to Lin Zhi Jing."

"If I leave, what if he makes you angry again?" Bao Jing grabbed Ye Xi'an's hand; he hadn't seen her in seven days, and having finally come in, he didn't want to leave her again.

"Don't worry." Ye Xi'an would not let Lin Zhi Jing deceive her again.

Ji Jiangci also patted Bao Jing, signaling with his eyes that he was overacting: "Bao Jing, the wife told us to go out, so let's go out first."

Bao Jing stayed silent for a moment, then finally let go of Ye Xi'an's hand and left.

After everyone left, Ye Xi'an softly asked: "Does it hurt?"

Lin Zhi Jing instinctively shook his head; he really wasn't in pain, but thinking of how angry Ye Xi'an was, he felt he should appear weaker, yet he couldn't lie to her anymore.

He honestly said: "It doesn't hurt, but I'm scared."

"Scared of what?"

"I don't know either." Maybe he was afraid Ye Xi'an would be sad, or maybe afraid she wouldn't want him.

Ye Xi'an glanced away: "Do you know why I'm so angry?"

Lin Zhi Jing pressed his lips, his nearly 1.9‑meter male head drooping, a sourness rising to the tip of his nose, his bangs covering his slightly reddened eye corners and nose: "Mm, you're angry because we mated."

"Not at all."

Lin Zhi Jing startled, then quickly lifted his head, his phoenix eyes looking at Ye Xi'an with some expectation.

As long as Ye Xi'an isn't angry because we mated, anything can be discussed.

Ye Xi'an opened her slightly swollen lips: "If you talk to me properly, as your future wife, I will definitely help you."

"But you shouldn't deceive me with the threat of your own death. You don't value yourself, and you don't value me either."

Lin Zhi Jing could no longer hold back, rushing forward to hug Ye Xi'an, burying his face in her shoulder like a kitten, his whole heart feeling like it would melt.

"Wife, I was wrong."

Ye Xi'an had wanted to push Lin Zhi Jing away, but suddenly felt wetness at her collarbone; she startled, realizing Lin Zhi Jing was crying.

"He wouldn't have hit me, would he?"

Ye Xi'an was at a loss for a moment; she had never comforted anyone before, let alone a crying male beastman.

She tentatively raised her hand and patted the male's back, softening her tone: "You don't need to blame yourself too much; I'm not angry anymore, as long as you don't lie to me again."

"I will never lie to you again." Lin Zhi Jing's tears flowed like a broken dam, streaming into Ye Xi'an's hair.

After they talked things out, the matter was considered settled; Ye Xi'an and Lin Zhi Jing began designing their own room, especially Ye Xi'an, whose focus on the room's design had reached the point of forgetting sleep and food.

Even while eating, she had to stare at the images on the Light Brain.

Finally, after two days, Ye Xi'an's house was completely renovated.

Looking at the house, Ye Xi'an grew happier the more she saw it; even the somewhat coarse rice in her mouth tasted sweeter, for she would finally have her own home.

"Lin Zhi Jing, what's the next step?"

Lin Zhi Jing picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and gave it to Ye Xi'an.

"There's a settlement downstairs; once it's settled, someone will come to do the renovation. Then we'll move out, leaving a door for the workers; when they finish, they'll naturally notify you."

Ye Xi'an clicked the settlement button with a grin, but the moment she saw the amount, she stopped grinning.

The settlement came to twelve million?

"What did we buy that costs this much?!" Ye Xi'an incredulously opened the order details, which listed the price of each item.

Yi Yang curiously leaned in and happened to see the items in his room; everything was expensive—for example, the bone chair he casually picked cost 50,000, frightening him so he hastily pulled his head back, pretending not to have seen it and started shoveling rice.

His face was almost buried in the bowl, afraid Ye Xi'an would see what he had chosen and get angry, then refuse to buy it for him; he truly liked that bone chair.

All the bone‑shaped items made from skeletons were described as must‑buys for any female who loves canine‑type beastmen.

Since the wife loves him so much, we definitely have to buy it.

Lin Zhi Jing also came over to look, giving an objective analysis: "Actually it's already quite a discount; ordinary renovation wouldn't be this expensive, but many of these items have energy‑stone attributes, providing protection and nourishment, so they naturally cost more."

He flipped to Ye Xi'an's room and saw she had chosen only ordinary items: "Wife, why doesn't your room use energy‑stone items? The home needs nourishment most for you."

"Nourish what?" Ye Xi'an, faced with the exorbitant renovation cost, slumped over the table in distress, not even wanting to eat: "It's ridiculously expensive."

"How much money do we have left?" Ji Jiangci weighed it: "If it's really not enough, we can cancel the items in my room and redecorate later when we have money."

"My room can wait too. An'an, you don't need to feel too much pressure."

Yi Yang lifted his face from the bowl, glanced at Bao Jing then at Ji Jiangci, and reluctantly said: "Then I won't renovate either."

"You don't have to do that." Ye Xi'an showed everyone her savings: "Actually we still have enough; it's just that after renovating our home we'll have four million left."

"Um," Yi Yang asked, not understanding: "Is four million a lot?" Anyway, he had never saved four million before, but now that his wife had that much, it amounted to him having that much as well.

"Not little." Ji Jiangci comforted Ye Xi'an: "This is enough for us to live on, and besides, we'll keep earning; contribution points are inexhaustible."

"However, we don't need those attribute items in my room; just put them in yours."

Ye Xi'an turned her face to look at Ji Jiangci: "What is the nourishment effect of these attribute items?"

"Just some minor effects."

"For females, it can promote hair‑follicle growth, make the skin smoother and whiter, improve physical condition, and help expel bodily waste."

"For males, it can promote the evolution of abilities, bring the physique closer to perfection, increase bone density, and raise body‑fat percentage."

"Wait." Ye Xi'an felt it was unfair: "Why is this nourishment so useful for males but so lacking for females?"

In a world where females are superior and males inferior, shouldn't we be enhancing females' abilities and making males more beautiful like flowers?