Chapter 376: Three-Man Asura Field
Not another one!
’The first two males were already hard enough to handle, and now there’s the most troublesome one of all, Qin Muye...’
Jiang Qingli bit her lip in frustration. She first pushed Xie Youchen away, then wriggled out of Gu Nian’s arms before smiling at the scowling Prince. "What are you doing here?"
"If he can come, why can’t I?" Qin Muye glared at Gu Nian and sneered. "How did you get into the military district? What tricks did you pull? Report honestly!"
Having trained in the military district for some time, Qin Muye had a commanding presence. His scowl and interrogation carried an overwhelming pressure.
Gu Nian acted frightened and hid behind Jiang Qingli, clutching her fingers and pleading softly, "Sister... I don’t know what I did to make the Prince so angry... Can you help me calm him down...?"
For a moment, Jiang Qingli didn’t know how to explain.
It seemed Gu Nian had no intention of revealing his Space Ability, and she couldn’t just go against his wishes and tell the other Beast Husbands.
She could only point at Xie Youchen and pass the buck. "Um... Big Brother, how did you two end up coming together?"
"We ran into each other," Xie Youchen said succinctly.
"Ran into each other? You came from the First District to the Lower District and just happened to run into the Marshal?" Qin Muye obviously wasn’t so easy to fool. "What are you really up to? Trespassing in a military district is a serious crime! The minimum sentence is ten years!"
"I’m sorry, I just missed Sister so much... That’s why I begged Marshal Xie to bring me with him..."
Gu Nian lowered his eyes, his posture meek and cautious.
But his fingers brazenly slipped between the girl’s, interlocking with hers. He even tried to stuff their joined hands into his pocket.
Jiang Qingli tried to pull her hand back, but it wouldn’t budge.
Standing on her other side, Xie Youchen had already turned to look, his eyes dark and deep.
Qin Muye keenly spotted Gu Nian’s little move and grew even angrier, saying with disdain, "Hiding behind a female whenever there’s trouble. What kind of man are you!"
He frowned at Xie Youchen. "Big Brother, you’re a Marshal. How could you just bring an outsider into the military district?"
Gu Nian glanced at Xie Youchen and said softly, "Prince, I feel I should remind you that of the four of us here, only Marshal Xie is the ’outsider’."
At these words, Qin Muye scoffed out loud.
What a joke.
Xie Youchen was Jiang Qingli’s family, so naturally, he was his family too.
By any logic, Gu Nian was the real "outsider"!
Seeing that Qin Muye didn’t take him seriously at all, Gu Nian raised an eyebrow.
Seeing the situation was about to explode, Jiang Qingli quickly intervened. "Hey, they came to see me. Don’t be angry."
She turned, opened her bedroom door, and pushed both Gu Nian and Xie Youchen inside before turning back to face Qin Muye.
"What are you looking at me for?" Qin Muye huffed, turning his head away. "You seemed to be having a great time holding hands with that rabbit."
His tone hardened when he mentioned his love rival.
He was grinding his teeth, wishing they were in a primitive society so he could use his predator status to physically eliminate his rival.
Then he’d never have the chance to act all feverish and whiny in front of Jiang Qingli ever again!
"Don’t be angry," Jiang Qingli said, softening her voice. "You have to get your shot this morning. Did you sneak out? Don’t get caught."
She reached up to ruffle Qin Muye’s hair, then caressed his face. "You’re a little warm. Did you run all the way here? You worked hard, my little puppy."
"I knew my little puppy would miss his owner the most."
"You’re the best to me."
Her words rained down on him, and Qin Muye’s brimming frustration instantly dissipated, replaced by the feeling of soft cotton candy, sweet and fluffy.
The Prince hummed lightly, suppressing the upward curl of his lips. "It’s good that you know."
"You’re my little puppy, of course I know you best." Jiang Qingli marveled again at how easy her puppy was to coax. She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned in, and pecked him on the lips.
As her soft lips touched his, Qin Muye’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He subconsciously reached to grab her waist and kiss her back, but Jiang Qingli had already straightened up.
He looked at her in confusion.
All Qin Muye wanted was to be close, but Jiang Qingli had far more to consider.
The two males in the bedroom behind her were the biggest problem.
Jiang Qingli took a small step back. Her slender fingers traced down from his shoulder to his waist, and just as she was about to hug him for a moment, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Don’t touch me."
The snow leopard youth turned his face away, his expression uncomfortable.
Jiang Qingli didn’t get it. "What’s wrong?"
’Can’t I even hug you? He wasn’t this conservative before.’
The tips of Qin Muye’s ears were bright red. He paused for a few seconds before his voice came out, suspiciously hoarse. "If you keep touching me, I’m gonna..."
Having not seen Jiang Qingli for months, he simply couldn’t handle such close contact.
Jiang Qingli: "..."
She took a step back, but Qin Muye pulled her back with a firm grip.
The distance between them closed abruptly.
Qin Muye pinned her against the door, his knee pressing between her legs as he lowered his head to kiss her again.
With his hand cupping the back of her head, Jiang Qingli was forced to tilt her face up. In her peripheral vision, she saw the red light of a surveillance camera flash and pan toward them, and her heart leaped in shock.
’Damn it!’
’How could I forget there was a snake spying on us!’
Jiang Qingli hurriedly shoved Qin Muye. The moment she touched him, a piercing ringtone went off.
Qin Muye didn’t want to answer, but the terminal was annoyingly loud.
He casually answered it. Before he could even say "hello," a furious roar came from the other end. "Qin Muye! Where the hell did you run off to?! Get your ass back here for your shot! If you don’t, I’ll have someone install a camera in your ward right now and livestream it to His Majesty the Emperor’s terminal!"
Qin Shu took a deep breath. "Put it on speaker."
Qin Muye finally found a chance to speak. "What is it?"
"Hurry up," Qin Shu said coldly.
Qin Muye reluctantly turned on the speaker.
The next second, Qin Shu’s voice came through. "Qingli, I’m sending this little brat back to his ward now. You get some rest. If he bothers you again, you tell me."
Then, without waiting for Qin Muye to reply, she hung up.
The empty hallway fell silent.
Qin Muye: "..."
Being scolded by his own sister in front of his beloved female was truly awkward. Qin Muye’s face flushed red with embarrassment.
Jiang Qingli, however, didn’t make fun of him.
"Just like you were worried about me and came to find me, Sister Shu is worried about you. The most important thing for you right now is to get your treatment." She held Qin Muye’s face and gave him a kiss. "Go on. I’ll come find you after I wake up."
"You promised," Qin Muye said, holding her hand. He couldn’t help but mutter, "Don’t hang out with those shameless males."
"Especially... the kind that has no official status and loves to throw himself at you..." Qin Muye paused. "You know who I’m talking about, right?"
Jiang Qingli froze for a second.
’Qin Muye already knows about me and Xie Youchen?’
’How can he be so calm about it?’
’Did the battlefield really temper his personality?’
’It seems... like he’s not that opposed to it?’
Jiang Qingli ruffled Qin Muye’s hair. "I know, I know. We’ll talk after you get better."
When the time comes, she would have them all properly introduced to clear up the misunderstanding.
After sending Qin Muye off, Jiang Qingli heaved a sigh of relief and opened her bedroom door.
The room was empty.
Just as Jiang Qingli was feeling puzzled, the door was shut by someone.
With a CLICK, someone approached from behind and pinned her against the wall.
A trail of soft kisses landed by her ear, spreading downwards...