It had to be said that Yin Zhi had a natural talent for being a lovesick fool. He completely missed Ling Xuan's point and asked with a cold face, "What do you mean? You're going to fight me for her too?"
"Never! I wouldn't dare!" An oppressive aura suddenly descended, and Ling Xuan waved his hands frantically. Once Yin Zhi had calmed down a little, he added, "Young Master, I just think she doesn't love you at all..."
His Werewolf brothers had told him before: if a relationship makes you feel doubt or a sense of crisis, then it isn't love! She was already living with the Young Master, yet she was still getting into another man's car at night…
'Could it be that the Young Master's love is unrequited?'
"???"
"Do you have a death wish, Ling Xuan?" Yin Zhi's expression was utterly foul. Gritting his teeth, he unleashed a tirade. "She doesn't love me? Then does she love you?"
Ling Xuan was at a loss.
Yin Zhi continued, "Other beasts can't hold their shape, but you're just plain blind? She lets me live in her house, bathes me, holds me when she sleeps—if that isn't love, what is?"
"She's madly in love with me."
Ling Xuan was silent.
"She even grooms my fur! If she didn't love me, would she groom my fur? Why doesn't she groom your fur? Why doesn't she groom that damned snake from the Gu Family?"
Ling Xuan was silent.
Ling Xuan was left dumbstruck by the tirade. It took him a long moment to process it.
'What does he mean, "why doesn't she groom my fur"? I don't even know Wen Qian!'
'And what's this about grooming the Gu Family's snake... Since when the hell do snakes have fur?!'
"Young Master, I just remembered there are still some details regarding the South City affair that need to be handled..." Swallowing hard, Ling Xuan decided that a strategic retreat was his best option.
"South City? What's the problem now?"
"It's that Wolf Beastman who was sold to a nightclub by his wife. He hasn't given up and wants to see his female one more time..." Ling Xuan felt his hint was obvious enough. 'Surely the Young Master can't be this dense.'
"You go deal with it." Yin Zhi frowned. As he turned away, he added under his breath, "How did the Wolf Clan produce such a lovesick fool?"
The corner of Ling Xuan's eye twitched. 'He doesn't really think that guy is the only lovesick fool in the Wolf Clan, does he?'
'He should really think about what he just said!!'
...
He turned and went upstairs.
Yin Zhi stood at the door, his brows knitted together tightly. The door wasn't locked; in fact, it was cracked open.
Yin Zhi was annoyed. If it hadn't been him coming upstairs, wouldn't someone else have been able to walk right into the apartment?
Once inside, Yin Zhi's expression darkened even more. He found that Wen Qian wasn't in the living room. She was... in the shower.
He sat on the sofa with a grim face, closing his eyes in irritation.
After some time, the cloyingly sweet scent of shower gel drifted through the air. Yin Zhi slowly opened his eyes to see Wen Qian standing in the bathroom doorway, drying her hair. She was wearing a set of teddy bear pajamas.
Her back was to him, revealing the alluring nape of her neck. After just one glance, Yin Zhi unhappily turned his head away. The bite mark he'd left had already faded. Wen Qian was a fragile human, after all; he couldn't bear to bite her that hard.
But the Snake Clan was different. Their saliva contained a neurotoxin that numbed the nerves, so even if they bit hard, their target wouldn't feel any pain. The bite mark he'd left would probably take a week to disappear.
At this thought, a chill spread from the depths of Yin Zhi's eyes. He got up, walked behind Wen Qian, and wrapped his arms tightly around her before she could speak.
"Hey, I still need to dry my hair..." Wen Qian hadn't even plugged in the hair dryer before Yin Zhi pressed her into his arms and gave the back of her neck a heavy lick.
Of course, he knew this wouldn't remove the scent Gu Mian had left on her; he was just throwing a tantrum. The more she struggled and tried to pull away, the more he wanted to hold her tight.
Yin Zhi's tongue had barbs that he could retract in his human form. But for some reason, he'd lost control and was continuously licking the back of her neck with his barbed tongue. The sensation made Wen Qian's scalp tingle, and her face grew as hot as a hard-boiled egg.
'Does he even know what he's doing?!'
"Yin Zhi! That's enough..." In a fluster, she reached out and pinched one of his ears, which were naturally exposed. When he didn't react, she gave his tail a firm stroke.
He let out a contented whimper. Realizing what he'd done, the man immediately grabbed her "mischievous" hand. The corners of his eyes were red, and his amber pupils looked wet and glistening, as if he had been terribly bullied.
Wen Qian was dumbfounded. She was the one being held and licked, so why did he look like the one who had been wronged?
'Still, he's so handsome. I could stare at this all day...'
Noticing that the blush on her face had faded and was replaced by an excited stare, Yin Zhi was suddenly at a loss for words. It had felt too good to hold the little female in his arms; he had lost control for a moment and let his tail pop out...
"Hehe," Wen Qian chuckled, no longer in a hurry to dry her hair. She lifted her head and turned the tables. "I want to touch your tail again..."
Yin Zhi was speechless.
Humming a little tune, Wen Qian stood at the sink drying her hair, a look of delight on her face. She kept sneaking glances at Yin Zhi on the sofa, her eyes curving into crescents.
Although she hadn't gotten to stroke his tail again, at least it had made Yin Zhi quiet down for a bit. As long as she could finish drying her hair, she was happy.
Yin Zhi didn't know what Wen Qian was thinking; he just felt somewhat dejected. He had originally planned to warn this little female not to let other Beastmen bite her neck and not to leave the door unlocked when she showered. But in the end... she was the one who had him completely figured out.
"Yin Zhi, have you eaten dinner?" Seeing that he was still silent, Wen Qian finished drying her hair and sat down next to him.
"Yeah," he mumbled, his head down, answering distractedly.
Perhaps she hadn't expected the usually "fluffy" man to react so coldly. Wen Qian was taken aback for a moment.
She carefully wracked her brain, trying to recall if she had done something to offend him. Other than stroking his tail just now, it must be because she came home so late today. 'He's been eating bread all day; he must be in a bad mood.'
Wen Qian said, "I lost my notebook today. It took me some extra time to find it."
Hearing Wen Qian offer an explanation voluntarily, Yin Zhi's expression softened slightly. But then he turned his head, his gaze fell upon her neck, and his face immediately grew cold again. "Why did you let another Beastman bite you there..."
He sulkily turned his head to the side. Heaven knew how furious he was. If they weren't on Blue Star, he would have charged over and ripped out that damned snake's fangs.
Wen Qian froze for a second, taking a moment to realize what Yin Zhi was referring to. She wanted to cry but had no tears. 'Did he think I wanted that to happen? I couldn't refuse, okay?!'
Wen Qian said, "The situation was a bit... special..."
"Special?" Yin Zhi looked up.
"In any case, I didn't want it to happen, but at the time... the other party was a Beastman." Wen Qian looked up at the ceiling, speechless. How could she have expected to run into two Beastmen in two days? Now she was almost afraid to look at the cats and dogs on the street, terrified they might suddenly transform into a beautiful woman or a handsome man.
"You didn't want it?" Yin Zhi's eyes lit up.