Done Breeding: Now I Rule the Beastworld

The men exchanged a look, each understanding what the others were thinking.

"Since our Female Master has invited us, we won’t stand on ceremony," Feng Qiwu said, the first to accept.

Xiong Xianhui scratched his head, a blush creeping up his cheeks. He coughed into his fist and said, "Then let us handle lunch. You just need to wait to eat, Female Master."

Chu Liangyu agreed with a smile, breathing a sigh of relief.

’Thank goodness they didn’t dwell on the subject of Hu Qiumu. Otherwise, things would have gotten really awkward.’

Chu Liangyu pushed open the door to her room and went inside. Out in the courtyard, the men were bustling about and chatting, bringing life to the once cold and quiet space.

"Female Master, it’s cold out. How about hot pot for lunch?"

It was Chu Liangyu who had first introduced them to this meal. Ever since, they had been craving it, and now that they had some free time, it was the first thing on their minds.

Following Jinling’s question, all the men turned their gazes toward the room.

Chu Liangyu took a light sip of her scalding tea while stroking the fire-red fox’s fur. She set down her cup, and just as she was about to answer, she suddenly noticed the sensation in her palm felt different.

It was no longer the soft smoothness of fur, but something sleek, delicate, and coolly warm.

Suddenly, Feng Qiwu cried out in alarm, "Hu Qiumu, you’re shameless!"

As it turned out, Hu Qiumu’s time in his beast form had ended. Clothes didn’t carry over in the transformation, so he was completely naked now that he had changed back.

Chu Liangyu’s hand was still frozen in the motion of stroking his thigh. She was too stunned to react, and so were the men outside.

The men outside reacted faster than she did. They all rushed in at once and yanked the man from Chu Liangyu’s lap.

Chu Liangyu looked down at her empty hands and smacked her lips. ’Surprisingly, I’m a little disappointed it’s over.’

’Hu Qiumu’s physique was undeniably excellent, but she couldn’t just say that. It was broad daylight, after all. A lady had to be demure.’

Like the others, the duration of Hu Qiumu’s transformation wasn’t fixed. This was why Chu Liangyu had told him to come back early.

But she had momentarily forgotten, which led to this whole scene. Thankfully, everyone knew each other well, so Hu Qiumu’s dignity remained more or less intact.

"Be honest, did you do that on purpose!" Feng Qiwu demanded through gritted teeth, glaring fiercely at the fire-red fox on the ground.

Hu Qiumu was more than happy for his Female Master to see his body, but that didn’t mean these three oafs could. So, the moment he realized what was happening, he had immediately changed back into a fox.

"You’re overthinking things. The timing of my transformation isn’t fixed. How could I have known I’d change back right when I was in our Female Master’s lap?"

As he spoke, his deep violet eyes flickered. He seemed to finally understand what Chu Liangyu had meant about him going home early. Subconsciously, he glanced through a gap in the men surrounding him toward her.

Chu Liangyu’s senses were sharp, and she noticed his gaze instantly. The hand holding her teacup paused, then she raised the cup slightly in his direction, a mischievous smile playing on her lips.

Giving him a look that said, ’You’re on your own,’ Chu Liangyu calmly went back to sipping her tea.

Despite being surrounded, Hu Qiumu showed no panic. He said slowly, word by word, "It’s getting late. If you keep delaying, when will our Female Master get to eat?"

"Are you sure you want to make our Female Master go hungry over something so trivial?"

The men’s furious expressions faltered, and they hesitated.

"If you all insist on making a scene and refuse to give me time to get dressed, then I don’t mind letting our Female Master have a longer look. I’m quite confident in my physique, you see. And I have a feeling she’ll like what she sees."

His words hitting a little too close to home, Chu Liangyu choked and sprayed a mouthful of tea. "Don’t be absurd!" she sputtered. "Am I the kind of person who only cares about looks?"

’Doesn’t he understand the concept of not calling someone out? This guy really makes me want to sew his mouth shut.’

"Don’t drag our Female Master into this. I’ll let it go for now." Xiong Xianhui, knowing exactly what his friend was up to, quickly intervened to stop their conversation. "You said you needed to change, right? Our Female Master has nothing for you to wear here. So, please head back. We won’t see you out."

The path Xiong Xianhui cleared was wide enough for Hu Qiumu to leave, but the others, worried he might try to linger, simply stepped aside and watched his every move intently.

Hu Qiumu had, in fact, been trying to provoke them. He couldn’t stay in his beast form forever; it was too inconvenient for getting anything done.

True to his word, he left Chu Liangyu’s courtyard. However, her Beast Husbands’ courtyards were all built around hers, so they weren’t far. A round trip would only take five or six minutes.

Once he was gone, the tense atmosphere immediately dissipated. Soon, the delicious aroma of food began to drift over, finally soothing Chu Liangyu’s rumbling stomach.

Hu Qiumu didn’t join them for the meal, perhaps aware that he had already stirred up enough trouble for one day.

But this was a trivial matter she didn’t dwell on. With the task of finding those people from the Wood Spirit Clan on her mind, Chu Liangyu had no interest in sitting around to digest her food.

"I’ll leave the cleanup to you all. I have some business to attend to."

They had hearty appetites; Chu Liangyu had already been resting for a good while, and they were still eating. Hearing her, they all nodded. Feng Qiwu said, "Alright. You can count on us to handle this."

Full and content, Chu Liangyu was in a fine mood. She even had a slight smile on her face as she stepped out—until she saw Chi Yizhong in the distance. The smile vanished.

"What are you doing here?"

Even Chu Liangyu could hear the coldness in her own voice, so Chi Yizhong certainly must have.

His hands at his sides tightened. He instinctively lowered his gaze, trying to hide the hurt in his eyes.

He pressed his lips together, his voice coming out a little hoarse. "I brought you some chestnut chicken, but... it looks like you don’t need it anymore."

Chu Liangyu froze for a moment. Her gaze instinctively fell to his hand, and sure enough, he was holding a dish of freshly prepared chestnut chicken.

For some reason, Chu Liangyu felt a pang in her heart. Her tone softened apologetically. "I’ve already eaten, so I really don’t need it. You... if you haven’t eaten yet, you can eat with them."

"No, that’s alright. I’m not hungry. Where are you going? I’ll come with you."

Chi Yizhong had always liked to stick to her side, so she wasn’t surprised by his request. The only problem was, she didn’t want him to know about her plans.

"Can’t I?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Chu Liangyu saw him gripping the chestnut chicken so tightly that the dish was starting to look misshapen. His nails were about to dig into the meat itself.

’If he weren’t clenching that dish of chicken,’ she thought, ’his palm would probably be bleeding by now.’

Chu Liangyu looked up suddenly, about to tell him not to ruin the food, but she was met with his eyes—eyes that were trying to feign indifference but were filled with sorrow.

She sighed to herself and swallowed the refusal on the tip of her tongue. "If you want to," she said, "then come along."

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