Chapter 75: Everyone Has Their Own Assumptions

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Everyone Has Their Own Assumptions

Shi Lingfeng felt a heavy tightness in his chest.

It should have been his turn a long time ago! It was all because Lorenzo had said something that day, which allowed Zhan Heng to beat him to the punch and take the lead. And look how that turned out—the Female Master barely even noticed him anymore!

If this was how things were going to be, before a primary Beast Husband could be chosen to discipline the rest, no one could blame him for using every trick in the book to monopolize her!

Lorenzo stared at Shi Lingfeng’s back, sensing that a feud had inexplicably formed between them. However, if anyone thought they could steal the Female Master’s favor from him, they were dead wrong. He wouldn’t yield an inch!

Shen Mianzhou finished his chores and went straight back to the villa to cook. He knew his own strength was weak. Moving forward, he didn’t plan on staying at the villa to fight for her affection. Instead, he intended to join the Hunting Team and seriously participate in their missions. He wanted to raise his Beast Rank as quickly as possible and become someone truly useful.

While Gu Weilan ate dinner after taking a shower, she kept her eyes glued to the data recorded on a transparent tablet made of a special material.

Unable to hold back any longer, Xuanshuo finally spoke up. "Gu Yaoqing wanted me to get a strand of hair or some blood from you, Female Master. He even gave me a few methods to do it. He’s been desperate to figure out your relationship with the Gu family."

Gu Weilan calmly put the tablet away. Before the matter was settled, she didn’t want any of her Beast Husbands to know that the reason she had applied for the potion patent was so that, after terminating her match with Xuanshuo, he wouldn’t be able to casually discuss a single word about her anymore.

She nodded at Xuanshuo. "Thank you."

Xuanshuo pursed his lips. He had to admit that Gu Weilan’s deliberate politeness stirred his emotions. It made him feel rather uncomfortable. She didn’t act this way with the other Beast Husbands; only with him did she seem to keep him at arm’s length.

He wondered if this was some new way of playing hard to get. It was quite refreshing. It seemed she was actually willing to put some thought into him! Thinking this, a sudden, sweet joy welled up inside him.

Of course, Gu Weilan’s intentions were nothing like what Xuanshuo imagined. She simply felt there was no need to keep pretending with him anymore.

Part of the reason she hadn’t directly proposed terminating the match at first was because the two brothers, Mo Jincuan and Zhan Heng, had whetted her appetite with large sums of Star Coins. She had been a little greedy at the time. She figured that since they had absolutely zero affection for each other, Xuanshuo would inevitably be the one to propose canceling the match. When that happened, wouldn’t she be able to snag some benefits by chance?

But in the end, this guy hadn’t done a single thing that impressed her. She had kept him around as a stepping stone—a test to see if any of the Beast Husbands currently staying by her side would be swayed by him and choose to leave, or if they were staying with ulterior motives.

Now, she felt there was no need to keep this test subject around any longer. She had already tested the Beast Husbands around her. For the time being, those who had stayed seemed decent enough. It was time for Xuanshuo to safely exit her life.

Her politeness toward him was exactly that—just plain politeness.

Xuanshuo was dismayed to see not only Gu Weilan’s lackluster reaction, but also how little her other Beast Husbands seemed to care. Could it be that they already knew about Gu Yaoqing? If that was the case, he had to bring out some truly shocking bargaining chips! Otherwise, these Beast Husbands would definitely never accept him as the primary Beast Husband in the future!

"Gu Yaoqing mentioned that the Female Master looks incredibly similar to his older sister, Gu Weiran," Xuanshuo dropped a bombshell, closely observing everyone’s expressions. "His sister also had a childhood sweetheart—her first love. It seems that for the sake of Gu Weiran as a female, he even rejected the Female Master matched to him by the Beast God System."

Lorenzo, Zhan Heng, Shi Lingfeng, and Shen Mianzhou couldn’t help but steal a glance at Gu Weilan.

Xie Jing, slow on the uptake, first looked at everyone’s expressions before turning to Xuanshuo. "You don’t honestly think the Female Master is Gu Yaoqing’s sister, do you? Does he not have a photo of her? Why would he need to use such a bizarre method to find his own sister?"

Seeing that no one was focusing on the Female Master’s supposed childhood sweetheart, Xuanshuo spread his hands and addressed only the issue regarding Gu Yaoqing.

"I asked him about that, and I could tell from his tone that their family must have done something to wrong the female, Gu Weiran. I just wanted to warn the Female Master. There’s a male out there, along with his pathetic little Beast Clan, who is coveting and spying on our Female Master.

"If they’re plotting against her, shouldn’t we make plans to guard against them in advance?"

The Beast Husbands felt Xuanshuo made a valid point. They should start sabotaging the Gu family from every possible angle; these people were turning out to be quite a nuisance. However, they still needed the Female Master’s permission first.

"Can we sabotage them?" Lorenzo asked, stepping up first.

Gu Weilan didn’t even speak; she simply made a hand gesture that looked like a peacock. It was actually meant to be an OK sign. Seeing that everyone had fallen silent in confusion, she quickly added, "Yes, you can."

But in reality, Lorenzo and Zhan Heng were much more curious about that legendary first love. Who exactly was he? They wanted to see what kind of attitude the Female Master would exhibit if they deliberately avoided mentioning that male.

Gu Weilan contentedly set down her bowl and chopsticks, having eaten her fill this time. She couldn’t care less about some first love or childhood sweetheart! Stay the hell away from her! The soul inside this body had already been swapped out, for heaven’s sake! Therefore, she maintained a stance of absolute silence regarding the original body’s first love.

What Gu Weilan didn’t realize was that, in Zhan Heng and Lorenzo’s eyes, her refusal to speak about him meant one thing: she was protecting him!

The Female Master actually didn’t want them to know about that Beastman’s existence. She was probably trying to cover for him so they wouldn’t target him. Well, they refused to play along! Why shouldn’t they see exactly what kind of male he was? She was guarding him so fiercely. Could she be planning to bring him back as her primary Beast Husband?

Zhan Heng lowered his eyes. Lorenzo’s usually boyish face briefly darkened, his brow furrowing as a cold, aggressive sneer tugged at his lips.

Shi Lingfeng hid the storm brewing in his eyes and the jealousy running rampant in his heart. It had been so many days since he and the Female Master had formed a bond, yet he hadn’t even been allowed near her bed. What was this? Was a newcomer about to join them? And a male she was protecting so fiercely under the guise of feigned ignorance, no less?

Shen Mianzhou frowned slightly. He couldn’t shake the feeling that the Female Master was genuinely ignoring that so-called childhood sweetheart. He felt that the Female Master’s heart belonged to another beast entirely.

How could Gu Weilan know that her Beast Husbands were still stuck on the previous topic?

She simply turned around to express her gratitude to Xuanshuo once more before looking over at Xie Jing. After staring at him for a long time, she ultimately decided to turn her attention to Shi Lingfeng instead. "I should continue your soothing treatment. You paid for it, and I haven’t finished yet!"

Xie Jing’s phoenix eyes widened slightly. He had clearly sensed that Gu Weilan was about to choose him just a moment ago!

Why? Why did she suddenly change her mind?