Chapter 70: I Already Gave You a Chance, but You

Is this a Beast‑taming Ring?

After Bai Qingxia's reminder,

Ye Xiuxiu widened her eyes,

her face full of surprise as she carefully examined the mysterious ring before her,

it took her a good while to come to her senses and confirm that it was indeed a Beast‑taming Ring!

Since this Beast‑taming Ring does not belong to her,

it could not possibly be that the clever yet mischievous Jinhua Cat Xiao Jin happened to find it on its own and obediently slipped it onto its head;

Likewise, it could not possibly be that Bai Qingxia voluntarily put it on Xiao Jin.

Thus, the truth of the matter is about to be revealed,

At this moment, whether human or cat,

their gazes all simultaneously focused on Ye Ruyan.

Ye Ruyan's delicate body suddenly shivered,

as if caught red‑handed like a thief,

a flash of panic instantly appeared on her face.

Her lips trembled slightly, and her voice, a little stammering, said: "M… Madam, Xi… Xiuxiu, you two don't get angry yet, listen… listen to my explanation."

She paused briefly, took a deep breath,

as if trying to calm herself,

but those slightly trembling hands still betrayed her inner nervousness,

"I really didn't know this was a Beast‑taming Ring; at the time I just thought the thing looked uniquely shaped and especially pretty,"

"So on a whim I wanted to wear it as an ornament on Xiao Jin's cute little head, with absolutely no other ill intent!"

Hearing this, Bai Qingxia couldn't help but snort coldly, a mocking smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she said:

"Hmph, this thing is indeed quite pretty! Fortunately, Xiuxiu had already successfully signed a contract with Xiao Jin earlier, establishing a deep bond."

"Otherwise, if it were someone else in this situation,"

"perhaps Xiao Jin would already have been forced to recognize you as master by now!"

Finishing, she fixed her sharp gaze on Ye Ruyan,

her face full of mockery.

Bai Qingxia has never been one to speak harsh words, but this time she truly couldn't hold back.

Ye Ruyan, flustered to the point of blushing, waved her hands incessantly,

repeatedly arguing aloud:

"No, it could never be like that!"

"I'm not that kind of person!"

Yet deep inside, she muttered to herself:

"Actually, I really want to do that,"

"Unfortunately, that cunning Jinhua Cat just now already sensed my intention."

"Even though it hasn't yet signed a contract with Ye Xiuxiu, given the circumstances then, I could never have succeeded."

Thinking of that, Ye Ruyan couldn't help but curse fiercely:

"Hmph, this damned vile beast!"

"I should have reacted just now."

At this very moment,

the creature called Jinhua Cat was leisurely enjoying the delicious Jinhua Peach that Ye Ruyan had brought,

occasionally emitting a chomp‑chomp chewing sound.

That crisp sound entered Ye Ruyan's ears,

as if turning into relentless mockery, making her feel deeply embarrassed.

The Jinhua Cat sighed inwardly,

"Alas, foolish humans,"

"I already gave you a chance just now, but you're useless!"

Ye Ruyan cautiously probed, saying:

"Xiuxiu…"

"Since we all know this thing is a Beast‑taming Ring…"

"How about you return it to me?"

"I was still hoping to use it to search for a suitable spirit beast and forge a contract with it."

Having said that, she looked toward Ye Xiuxiu with hopeful anticipation.

Ye Xiuxiu was seen tightly gripping the silver‑glinting Beast‑taming Ring in her hand,

after a brief hesitation,

she unhesitatingly placed it onto the head of the nearby Xiao Jin.

Then,

she responded with an innocent expression:

"Wasn't this originally a gift prepared for Xiao Jin?"

"Sister Ruyan, why do you suddenly want it back now?"

Then, Ye Xiuxiu, as if recalling something important,

Smiling, they said to Ye Ruyan:

"All right, Ruyan sis, the food's getting cold—we should hurry up and eat."

"If there's nothing else, you might as well go home first."

After saying that,

Only saw Ye Xiuxiu quickly hug Xiao Jin,

and quickly walk into the room.

As she and Bai Qingsha entered the room,

only heard a crisp "pa" sound,

the originally open door was slammed shut.

At this moment, Ye Ruyan, standing outside, trembled with anger,

her face took on a strange hue,

the left cheek turned ashen like a sky overcast with dark clouds,

while the right cheek flushed red like a ripe apple,

the two contrasting colors intertwined,

making her look both furious and disheveled.

This time, she could be said to have lost the chicken and the rice,

not only failing to achieve her goal,

but instead ended up in this predicament,

truly a case of losing the wife and losing the troops!

Meanwhile, inside the room, Ye Xiuxiu was lowering her head to gaze at the Beast Taming Ring in her hand,

while gently stroking Xiao Jin's soft fur.

She murmured to herself:

"Originally, this Ye Ruyan has been scheming, trying every way to force Xiao Jin to acknowledge her as master."

"Hmph, I never expected her to be so sneaky and deceitful."

"All these days, she's actually been fixated on my Xiao Jin—she's just a thief who won't give up!"

Thinking this, Ye Xiuxiu couldn't help but curse a few times.

At that moment, Bai Qingsha beside her reached out,

gently rubbing Ye Xiuxiu's head, comforting her, saying:

"Don't be angry."

"After your father finishes his seclusion and comes out,"

"we'll go complain to him and have him give them a good dressing-down."

"Then we'll see if she dares to keep doing this."

"And the compensation for you must be fully in place."

Regarding Ye Ruyan's attempt to kill Ye Xiuxiu and her plot to force Xiao Jin to acknowledge her as master,

whether it be Ye Xiuxiu herself or Bai Qingsha,

both have decided for now not to tell anyone else.

Especially not to tell the grandparents,

because once the elders find out in advance and intervene,

then when Ye Qingping steps in to resolve the matter,

the punishment they impose might be greatly reduced.

So they decided to wait for a suitable opportunity,

and directly pour out their grievances to Ye Qingping.

When the time comes,

it will be a three-sided attack,

which has long been planned.

"Eat, eat!"

Ye Ruyan dragged her weary body back to the small courtyard she shares with Liu Yuesong.

As she just stepped through the gate,

Liu Yuesong, who had been anxiously waiting inside, immediately saw Ye Ruyan's cheek swollen like a huge steamed bun.

"Ruyan, what on earth happened? Who beat you up like this?"

Liu Yuesong's heart tightened, his eyes widening instantly,

full of concern and urgency, he rushed to Ye Ruyan's side,

extending both hands to carefully examine her injuries,

the more he looked, the more his heart ached,

they had already beaten her to the point of disfigurement.

(End of chapter)