Volume One, Chapter 49: A Husband’s Obligations

"Hello?" Her voice was thick with congestion and the roughness of someone just waking from sleep.

"Tell me what I want to know first. After I hear it, I'll decide whether to tell you what you want." Lily spoke imperiously; whether in games or real life, that was her nature.

"Is it a head? I thought it was a ball!" Su Nuannuan flung aside Duan Chengyu's hand and continued her task.

"You... Mu Yuzhi, you will find happiness, but He Qingqing is not a good choice. Take care of yourself." Xia Xiaoxiao sighed softly. Though they still worked at the same company, they were now strangers, destined to remain so.

After tidying up nearly twenty guest rooms in one go, Yang Xiruo felt a dull ache in her waist. Back home, she was always too lazy to clean, and now she found herself doing it for others. When she first started, it actually felt fun, but now fatigue was setting in.

Listening to Lucifer of the Dark Path, Lily suddenly felt happy, because he didn't love her dazzling, flamboyant side—he loved even the ordinary her.

She realized she could no longer hesitate. Qiao San had already walked far ahead. Gritting her teeth, she cursed inwardly: What a fake man! When I leave the mountain, I'll settle accounts with you. After serving you for days, you just dump me and run off alone.

"Ke'er, I love you. I will never leave you, and I will never let you leave me," Li Yi said.

Ye Junyi was set down, watching as he struck a match and lit two large oil lamps on the wall.

"Xiaoxiao, Yening, there'll be food soon. Have some juice first." In a flash, a waiter handed over drinks—fresh lemonade, her favorite flavor.

"Mummy—" Nannan drooped her head and called to Xia Xiaoxiao pitifully. At once, Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't bring herself to scold her.

Everyone turned their eyes to Li Haonan for judgement. In truth, Li Haonan had never played this kind of game and didn't know the rules here, but seeing Chen Shuang present, he couldn't let Chen Jiaqiang and Sister Hong be so embarrassed. He nodded; they'd passed.

Yet happy times always pass in the blink of an eye. Unnoticed, everyone had played madly until eleven at night and had to part ways.

What Lin Feng was about to announce clearly related to his origins and the Four Great Families, so he had to consider it carefully. Old Chen could know, and naturally Cao Shuijing, but Boss Xie and Zhou Yi 'Bo' could not.

"Of course I'm taking you home!" Xian Zhiming smiled, his gentle tone chilling to the bone.

Liang Dong understood his implication—so the Solar True Fire he condensed was his Golden Core? If so, did the crystallized spiritual power count?

Perhaps it was because her master had now become king of the beasts, and she was also guessing at the relationship between Jade Wushuang and her master. Plus, Bi He told her many stories about beasts to make her less afraid.

This bold flirtation made Beidou raise her brows. What intrigued her most was his final remark, for Ouyang Xiao, usually indifferent, was visibly clouded over after hearing those last words.

"It's nothing to worry about. Remember when you were pregnant with Li Yi? It was the same—it's normal and will pass soon." Gu Xiaobei, worn out from these days of struggle, didn't have the strength to argue anymore and tried to dismiss him with a single sentence.