"You’ll find out once the baby is born."
"..." She was speechless. He’d piqued her curiosity, only to leave her hanging.
"Heh. Just focus on carrying this child to term. You’re still in the early stages of your pregnancy. Later on, the child will require an imnse amount of energy. If Little Ye can’t provide for you, I can."
Sang Luo shot him a look. His attentiveness was a complete reversal of his usual behavior. Fei Yuan had shown so interest in her before, but his gaze had always been teasing and dismissive, as if sizing up so curious little object. Now, however, it burned with possessiveness.
’Could I be pregnant with a Little Phoenix? Is that why he’s so excited?’
Sang Luo, wary of Fei Yuan, retorted sarcastically, "In your dreams. Si Ye isn’t going to let you steal his child."
Fei Yuan gently rubbed her belly and smiled. "Then how about you give one of my own?"
A female with such powerful Fertility would drive any Male Beast mad, stirring a primal urge—to imprison her, hide her away, and have her bear him a few litters of his own cubs.
Sang Luo didn’t answer right away.
She neither agreed nor refused.
Fei Yuan’s handso face, his physique, his unfathomable power... under normal circumstances, he would have been the perfect target for her to pursue. But...
He chuckled. "Does your silence an you agree?"
"I never agreed to anything!"
"But you didn’t refuse , which ans you’re interested." Fei Yuan’s voice was low and lodic, as if coaxing her. "Little Luoruo, don’t suppress your true nature. I can see the desire for in your eyes."
"..." Sang Luo turned her face away. "How did you get here?"
"The last ti we t, I was worried you might run off, so I left a mark on you."
"A Soul mark?" Emperor Rank Beastn could use Soul marks to summon others. Sang Luo imdiately scanned her body with her spiritual power but found nothing. The difference in their strength was too vast; it would be ridiculously easy for him to hide the mark. She had no way to remove it.
"Not a Soul mark, just a tracking mark," Fei Yuan said aningfully. "Once you’re carrying my child, then I’ll give you my Soul mark."
Sang Luo wasn’t surprised. ’Old foxes like him who have lived for so long are the most calculating,’ she thought. If Fei Yuan had given her his Soul mark that easily, she would have suspected a trap.
She waved her hand dismissively. "All right, your poison is neutralized for now, and you owe a favor. I’m heading back."
Fei Yuan said nothing, nor did he stop her. But suddenly, his expression shifted. He wrapped an arm around her waist, his pale fingertips gently tracing her soft, red lips. His eyes darkened.
"Before you go... how about letting have another taste?"
"Fei Yuan!"
An enraged shout beat him to it.
Sang Luo was pulled into the arms of Si Ye, who had just arrived, his entire presence radiating an icy aura.
Si Ye clutched her tightly, the veins on his arms standing out. "If you dare to touch her, then the bond between us as uncle and nephew is over. Don’t bla for what happens next!"
"..."
Fei Yuan watched them leave, then turned and returned to his palace.
’So things are bound to co to light sooner or later. It’s better to figure them out now.’
...
Si Ye was silent the entire way back. Only after they returned to the manor did he finally speak.
"Luoluo... just now, why didn’t you refuse Fei Yuan?"
His voice was raw and hoarse.
What angered and hurt him the most wasn’t Fei Yuan’s deliberate attempt at intimacy with Sang Luo in front of him. It was the fact that she hadn’t refused him.
She was his partner, carrying his child, yet she was interested in another Male Beast.
Sang Luo sighed internally. ’So he did hear us.’ She opened her mouth but couldn’t give him the answer he wanted.
’To be honest, with Fei Yuan’s talent, he’s the perfect target to help advance in rank. He’s incredibly attractive to . In the past, I never would have refused him.’
The uncle-nephew relationship complicated things, but deep down, Sang Luo was genuinely tempted by Fei Yuan’s talent and strength.
’Even if I don’t partner with Fei Yuan, I’ll find other Male Beasts. Si Ye will find out sooner or later. I’m not the wonderful person he imagines to be.’
’I’m selfish and promiscuous.’
’The kind of female he despises.’
Seeing her silence, Si Ye gripped her shoulders, his arms trembling slightly. "Luoluo, I know females are drawn to the strong. You think my uncle is more powerful, don’t you? But my talent is just as good as his! I’ll reach Emperor Rank soon. Just give a hundred years, and I swear I’ll surpass him!"
His voice was full of pleading and pain. "I’m all you need. I’ll protect you, I’ll take care of you and our child. You don’t need to find any other Male Beasts..."
Sang Luo sighed. "Ah Ye, I don’t want to lie to you. This ti... I’m afraid I can’t promise you that."
Si Ye froze. After a mont of stunned silence, he slowly lowered his hands, and his figure vanished.
Sang Luo stood in the doorway as gusts of cold wind whipped her hair and clothes. An unknown amount of ti passed before the faint roll of thunder echoed in the distance. The sky grew dark, threatening rain.
’It’s better that Si Ye knows,’ she thought. ’We should have laid our cards on the table long ago. At least I don’t have to agonize over how to bring it up anymore.’
A clap of thunder cracked, and the night rain began to fall.
A Red Kite Oil Umbrella opened, tilting over her head to block the downpour.
Sang Luo looked up. "What are you doing here?"
Fei Yuan said, "That noble female from the Northern Bian Clan, Yao Nannan, has never been able to forget Little Ye. When she heard he had co to the Central region, she followed him. Her birthday banquet is in three days. She ca to find Si Ye in person today to deliver an invitation."
Sang Luo stated, "You want to leave Si Ye so he can be matched with soone else."
"I practically watched Little Ye grow up. I know his temperant better than anyone. You are not the right person for him." Fei Yuan looked at Sang Luo.
Sang Luo lowered her head, not responding. He was absolutely right. After a mont of silence, she asked, "Did Si Ye accept the invitation?"
"Yes. Little Ye accepted it and promised he would attend."
’...’ ’I can’t give him what he wants. Yao Nannan, with her gentle and faithful nature, is the right one for him.’
’If I hadn’t co along and interfered, Si Jing would have already arranged their marriage. Si Ye and Yao Nannan have the exact temperants that they each admire most. They would have a stable, peaceful life together. That’s the kind of partnership Si Ye truly desires, and he wouldn’t be tornted by heartbreak anymore.’
But the month she’d spent with Si Ye hadn’t been a lie, and Sang Luo wasn’t heartless. Si Ye’s love and protection had been genuine. Her heart ached, but she wouldn’t try to win him back.
She would only end up hurting him more.
"I’ve let him down."
"You’re carrying his precious child. You have nothing to be sorry for. He’s the one who can’t get over this ntal block. Just leave him after the baby is born."
"Okay." Sang Luo nodded. "I’m going to go rest. And you... don’t co looking for for a while, either."
Fei Yuan’s gaze lingered on her for a mont. He placed the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, then vanished.
Sang Luo didn’t see Si Ye for the next several days.
「Three days later.」
She went to the old butler of the manor to ask where Si Ye had gone.
The old butler replied, "The Young Master has gone to a banquet today. He may be back late. Does Madam wish to go and join him?"
"No, I won’t."
’There’s no way Yao Nannan would invite him to her birthday banquet for no reason. Sothing is bound to happen. If I go, I’ll just be in the way.’
From her ti with Si Ye, Sang Luo could tell he liked gentle, quiet females. ’Perhaps after spending ti together at the banquet, sothing might spark between them. They could beco a happy couple.’
’Then, after I give birth, I’ll be able to leave with a clear conscience.’
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