Chapter 66: Resisting Temptation
Although Su Muyao had a steady temperament and didn’t care much about her appearance, living in the Beast World with a disfigured face did pose some issues.
Some children in the tribe would call her an ugly monster when they saw her. Hearing such things was naturally uncomfortable. Everyone prefers beautiful things.
So, she felt she should detoxify herself and restore her looks.
She had checked; her face was actually quite beautiful, except for the half that was disfigured.
Su Muyaoās expression remained calm; she had only asked Hua Linye casually.
These Beast Husbands didn’t have her in their hearts anyway, so she didn’t care if they minded her appearance.
Hua Linye extended a long, jade-like, exquisite finger and gently touched the disfigured half of Su Muyaoās face. His movements were soft.
He whispered, “Itās not scary at all. I just feel heartache for you, Wife-master.”
“I used to think Wife-master was disfigured by accident. Only now do I know you were poisoned.”
“I don’t know who was so vicious as to poison Wife-master.”
“If I find out, I will definitely avenge you.”
Su Muyao looked up into Hua Linye’s eyes and found no trace of disgust or disdain.
It wasn’t like when she first transmigrated here, when every one of them looked at her with loathing.
She thought to herself that perhaps their time together recently had changed their opinion of her somewhat.
Hua Linye, Wen Nanxi, and Xiao Jihan likely wouldn’t kill her now.
Mei Qingchen was hard to say.
And there was still Shen Ci’an, who hadn’t shown his face yet. Shen Ci’anās hatred and murderous intent toward her were probably even more severe than Mei Qingchenās.
So she still couldn’t let her guard down. She had to gather strength and prepare early.
Su Muyao had suspects in mind, but her enemies were in the Beast Imperial City, so talking about it now was meaningless.
She smiled and said, “It’s fine. Just drink the medicine on time. Over time, the poison will be cleared.”
Hua Linye suddenly leaned close to Su Muyaoās ear and teased, “Oh, Wife-master, what should I do?”
“I hope Wife-masterās poison is cured, but at the same time, I don’t want your appearance to be restored.”
Su Muyao felt Hua Linyeās breath brush against her ear, creating a ticklish sensation as if a feather were strumming her heartstrings.
Moreover, as he leaned in, he carried a faint, pleasant, dark fragranceāmysterious and charming, easily capable of bewildering the heart.
Su Muyaoās eyelashes trembled violently. Instinctively, she asked, “Why?”
Hua Linyeās fox eyes smiled bewitchingly as he seduced, “Naturally, because I don’t want others to discover how good Wife-master is.”
As he spoke, Hua Linye deliberately bent down. His clothes hung loosely, revealing his exquisite collarbone, and if one looked down, they could even see his sexy chest.
But Su Muyao didn’t look sideways; she refused to look, determined not to be seduced.
Hua Linye felt a bit helpless, then slowly reached out, wanting to hug Su Muyao.
Feeling like she was about to be completely enveloped, Su Muyao quickly pushed him away. “Um, the river stones are very pretty. I’ll go work on the path first.”
Watching Su Muyao dodge quickly, Hua Linye felt a sense of defeat.
Was he not being obvious enough? Why was Wife-master still unwilling to be intimate with him?
Hua Linye gently rubbed the fingers that had just touched Su Muyaoās cheek, as if savoring something.
Xiao Jihan, who was weaving a wicker chair nearby, naturally saw this scene.
His clear, cold eyes shifted, and a strange feeling surged in his heart for reasons unknown.
Xiao Jihan couldn’t figure out what was wrong, so he suppressed the strange emotion and continued weaving the chair.
Su Muyao had said she wanted a stone table and wicker chairs in the yard so they could eat or drink tea there. She mentioned that next summer, she wanted to build a grape trellis so they could drink wine under it.
Grapes were a rare fruit that only the royal family could eat.
But since she said so, he would carve the stone table and weave the chairs.
Xiao Jihan didn’t know how to weave wicker chairs originally; he learned the craft from the beast husband of Sister Lin next door.
Xiao Jihanās fingers were well-defined, long, and elegant, like translucent white jade. He had never done this kind of weaving work before.
But as long as she wanted it, he would learn to do it.
At first, the weaving wasn’t very good, and he was unskilled. But now, Xiao Jihanās fingers were becoming more and more proficient at it.
He had even woven several baskets and vegetable washing colanders.
Su Muyao looked at the basket, preparing to take the stones out, and suddenly thought of Xiao Jihan.
This basket was woven by him.
She looked at Xiao Jihan and said, “Xiao Jihan, why don’t you take a break? We don’t need these urgently.”
Xiao Jihan had learned to weave in the last two days and had made quite a few things.
Looking at his exquisite fingers, she felt that using them for weaving was a bit of a waste, and she worried he might damage them since some vines were sharp.
In fact, Su Muyaoās opinion of Xiao Jihan had changed somewhat over these days.
He didn’t speak much, but he worked hard earnestly and was never idle all day.
Hearing Su Muyao speak, Xiao Jihanās cold brows rippled with a moonlight-like sheen. He said softly, “It’s fine. I’m not tired.”
“If Wife-master needs anything else woven, just tell me, and I will do it.”
Su Muyao felt Xiao Jihan was too honest. She felt that if she mentioned anything, he would definitely weave it.
So she simply stopped asking. “Nothing for now. These are enough.”
Actually, wanting that kind of woven wooden rattan chair was just a casual remark she made before. She had regretted that they didn’t have any here, never expecting he would go learn and actually make one.
His ability to take action was quite strong.
Since everyone was so supportive, she was willing to make delicious food for them in return.
Su Muyao proceeded to pave the path with the stones. Wen Nanxi stepped forward. “Wife-master, tell me how you want this path to look, and I’ll do it.”
Hua Linye also stepped up. “Wife-master, I’ll help too!”
Hua Linye restrained his seductive aura this time, afraid it would be counterproductive. He was ready to work seriously.
Su Muyao said, “Just pave this entire path with the stones so that we won’t get our shoes wet when walking here on rainy days.”
“Okay.”
Hua Linye and Wen Nanxi started working on it, while Su Muyao went into the kitchen in the front yard to make bread.
As Su Muyao busied herself, her expression was gentle. The afternoon sun spilled into the room, casting a moving halo over everything. Even Su Muyao seemed to be surrounded by a warm, soft aura.
After making the dough, she just needed to bake it.
But at that moment, Su Muyao suddenly felt the sunlight in the kitchen being blocked.
She looked up and instantly saw Mei Qingchen.
Reflexively, the smile on Su Muyao’s face vanished, and she instinctively took several steps back.
“Mei Qingchen?”
“It’s me!”
“Wait, why are you back?”
A dark, rippling light passed through Mei Qingchen’s cold, phoenix eyes. “It looks like Wife-master didn’t wish for me to return!”
Su Muyaoās eyelashes fluttered. She indeed hoped Mei Qingchen would never come back.
Seeing Su Muyaoās subtle expression, Mei Qingchen knew exactly what she was thinking. His lips curled into a cold, mocking arc, and he smiled lazily. “What to do? I can’t disappear. I am your Beast Husband, and this is my home. I still have to come back!”
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