Ugly, Fat, and Vicious? My Five Beast Husbands Are Obsessed Anyway

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Upgraded to a Filter Brain

After eating the fish, Su Luoluo returned to the cave where she lived.

The evening sun was a soft pink, which lifted one’s spirits considerably.

Su Luoluo didn’t have a chance to admire it before she saw the Beast Skin Skirt drying in front of her cave entrance.

She remembered that Luan Ting had hung it out to dry for her before he left.

After baking in the hot sun all day, the beast skin was now completely dry.

Su Luoluo stood on her tiptoes to take it down. She could still smell the faint, clean scent of soapberries on it.

’He must have washed this Beast Skin Skirt very carefully for it to even have a fragrance.’

’Too bad. Even someone this nice was driven away by the original owner’s ridiculous antics today.’

Su Luoluo shook her head and entered the cave, holding the beast skin in her hands.

The inside of the cave was pitch-black. Su Luoluo picked up two stones and, after some effort, managed to strike a spark to light the bundle of dry kindling in the middle.

The dark cave was instantly illuminated. With the fire, Su Luoluo felt the night was much brighter.

Looking at the empty cave and then considering this society that didn’t even have lamps, Su Luoluo sighed and began to calm down and think about her future.

There were currently two difficult tasks before her.

First, get beautiful.

Second, tackle that damn love-obsessed romance system.

For the former, she looked down at her obese body and her skin, so dark it almost shone, and felt she could only take it one step at a time.

’I’ll have to check in daily for weight loss and work on a skin-whitening regimen.’

The latter, Su Luoluo felt, would not be easy at all.

The original owner had five Beastmen.

So far, she had seen four of them.

’The first, Mo Xuan, is ice-cold and looks at me with utter disgust. Trying to win him over will be incredibly difficult.’

’The second, Xiao Ye, has a foul temper. The first thing he did upon seeing me was to tell me to get lost. He doesn’t seem easy to get along with either.’

’The third, Luan Ting, is a bit better than the first two.’ Su Luoluo touched the Beast Skin Skirt she was wearing. ’Although he dislikes me too, at least he would help the original owner wash her Beast Skin Skirt when she was on her period.’

’But "she" just deceived him today. I don’t know if he’ll even talk to me.’

’As for the fourth, Fu Feng, his attitude is hard to read. But from the way he tossed the meat, it’s clear his impression of the original owner isn’t very good either. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have just given her some raw meat to get rid of her.’

’The fifth one... I haven’t met him yet. He’s supposedly away on a long journey and won’t be back anytime soon, so I don’t even have to consider him for now.’

After carefully considering the four of them, Luan Ting was the most approachable of all her Beastmen.

’So, I’ll start by winning him over!’

’The target is chosen, but how to win him over is another headache.’

The most basic and simple method, seduction, was out of the question for her.

’Even if this stupid book wasn’t going to give a side character the status of a peerless beauty, it could have at least made her look a little delicate. That way, I could at least pretend to be gentle.’

’However, my arms are flabby, and with this broad, brawny build... forget gentle, I’m lucky people don’t think I’m some kind of heavyweight.’

’I can’t rely on my looks, and I don’t know if my inner beauty will be of any help either.’

She didn’t expect him to fall in love with her, but she hoped for at least a tiny bit of goodwill.

Maybe that would be enough to upgrade that Stone Brain.

’It seems I’ll have to find a way to apologize tomorrow and get Luan Ting to forgive me.’

Having made up her mind, Su Luoluo pulled a blanket over herself and fell asleep on a bed made of beast skins.

She slept soundly through the night.

When the sun rose, Su Luoluo woke up.

She stretched, forced herself through a few stretching exercises, and then walked out of her cave.

Then she started jogging along the river. There was no special secret to losing weight; you just had to watch what you eat and get moving.

The moment she started, Su Luoluo felt stiff all over. Just loosening up her muscles was a challenge.

She gritted her teeth and ran a few steps, but she was already exhausted and panting.

’Back in the post-apocalypse, I’d have already finished a full lap by now.’

’The original owner’s constitution is just too poor.’

Su Luoluo gasped for breath as she forced her legs to move. Her chubby thighs jiggled with the motion, sweat streamed down her body, and she quickly became sticky all over.

Besides, overweight people have more active sweat glands. She hadn’t run far before she started to smell of sweat.

Beads of sweat from her forehead kept dripping into her eyes. With no towel, she could only wipe them away with her hand. ’I need to get myself a towel.’

Her plan for the day had been to run five laps, but considering the original owner’s physical condition, Su Luoluo ended up running only three.

’You can’t be too ambitious with exercise. I have to take it one step at a time.’

After her run, her entire body was sticky with sweat.

So Su Luoluo walked to the riverbank, cupped some water in her hands, and washed her face.

The cool water was refreshing, and she was just thinking about whether she should take a bath.

Suddenly, she heard a "PLOP" sound. Su Luoluo looked up and saw Luan Ting not far ahead, fetching water with a wooden bucket.

Su Luoluo had been wondering how she could find a chance to talk to Luan Ting, and now she had run into him just like that.

"Luan Ting, are you fetching water? Let me help you." Su Luoluo walked over and reached out to help.

Luan Ting ignored her. After filling one wooden bucket, he tossed another one into the water.

Su Luoluo knew he was still angry with her. She carefully edged closer. Seeing he was having trouble holding the bucket with one hand, she grabbed it for him. "That other bucket is floating away! I’ll hold this one, you go get it!"

The bucket he had just thrown into the water had hit a swift current and was suddenly drifting away.

The situation was urgent, so Luan Ting didn’t hesitate. He stepped into the water and pulled the bucket back.

By this time, Su Luoluo had already lifted the filled bucket onto the bank. After retrieving the other bucket, Luan Ting didn’t say a word and just started filling it with water.

Su Luoluo felt this was a good opportunity to talk. After a moment’s hesitation, she said, "Um, Luan Ting, there’s something I want to tell you."

Luan Ting frowned. "I have nothing to say to you."

"I know you’re angry about yesterday, and I want to apologize. I shouldn’t have lied to you."

Luan Ting’s expression remained indifferent upon hearing this. "If that’s all you wanted to say, I already know."

"I know you probably don’t believe me anymore, but I still want to tell you this. I promise I will never do that again."

’Just saying sorry isn’t enough to get an apology accepted. You have to soften their heart.’

Su Luoluo paused, then continued explaining in a small voice, "The reason I did that... was because the other females in the tribe said I was ugly and that’s why my Beastmen ignore me. So... so I resorted to that desperate measure... to have... have you wash my clothes, to show them that you... you’re good to me too."

"I know now that I shouldn’t have had such a crooked thought, but I just couldn’t help it. After my father found me and brought me here, no one likes me. Everyone hates me."

After she finished speaking, Su Luoluo couldn’t even lift her head.

This was the first time she had ever acted like such a White Lotus. Although there was an element of performance, what she said was the truth of the original owner’s situation.

The original owner didn’t know how to show vulnerability, but Su Luoluo knew she had to.

However, after she finished speaking, there was no reaction from him at all.

’Looks like this can only be taken one step at a time.’ She didn’t expect him to forgive her so easily.

After offering her apology, Su Luoluo turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, as Luan Ting passed by her carrying the water on a shoulder pole, he said in a low, flat voice, "I don’t. I don’t hate you."

Su Luoluo’s eyes lit up at his words, but before she could happily ask him anything else...

The system suddenly lit up.

"DING! Congratulations, Host, for successfully winning over Luan Ting. He has been upgraded from Stone Brain to Level 1 Filter Brain."