Chapter 203 - 177: Severing the Relationship (Part 3)

Fu Ying sighed. "Even if Jin Tong is special to her, Jiang Wu is a completely different kind of person from you. Someone as cold and ruthless as her would never do anything to endanger herself for Jin Tong’s sake."

Su Mo shook her head. "I’m not trying to use Jin Tong to control her. I’m just wondering if he could be an opening."

"That’s worth considering, but right now, we should be focusing on how to help you and the others successfully dissolve your contracts. Almost all your cards are on the table for Jiang Wu to see. If she can control you, she can control them, and that’s not good at all."

Little Nine said worriedly, "Forming a contract isn’t easy in the first place. Once it’s successful, it’s very difficult to dissolve. You can divorce a husband, but it’s almost impossible to dissolve the contract! That’s why most Beastmen are unwilling to form a contract with their wife."

Fu Ying frowned. "That’s why we need to find a solution! Otherwise, this will be a ticking time bomb the next time a fight breaks out. Simply divorcing them won’t change a thing. Besides, what a waste it would be to divorce such good Beast Husbands. Not only should you not divorce them, you should marry a few more~ Should we go for Xuan Qing first, or Long Yan? I adore both of my future sons-in-law!"

Su Mo stared at her, speechless. "Could you maybe consider the feelings of the person actually involved?"

Fu Ying put on a straight face. "Marriage is a serious matter, to be decided by your parents and a matchmaker! Your opinion is not important."

"..."

’She sure switches roles fast. One moment she’s my best friend, the next she’s an elder? These people... they’re even more shameless than I am!’

Little Nine cackled madly. "Mother~ I just love you so much!!!"

Fu Ying laughed. "Little Nine, next time you can have a cameo in my book, I’ll definitely let you take human form. You have to experience this kind of joy for yourself!"

Little Nine’s cheeks flushed red. "Th-th-that’s not appropriate... I’m so embarrassed... but so excited!"

Su Mo looked at the two lunatics and frowned. "Can we have a normal conversation? Can we please talk about something serious???"

"Isn’t what I’m talking about serious? You only live once, so you should live each day to the fullest, right?" Fu Ying laughed. "And I say, why pick a date when you can act today? I’ll go make the betrothal arrangements tomorrow! The sooner, the better!"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow, resting her chin on her hand as she spoke in a nonchalant tone. "Sure, go ahead. It’d be best if they all successfully form contracts, then Jiang Wu can wipe them all out in one fell swoop without lifting a finger."

Little Nine fell silent.

Fu Ying also fell silent.

After a moment, Little Nine hesitated. "What if they... form a unilateral contract on their own? Long Yan’s affection level is about to break one hundred percent..."

After all, there was precedent for this kind of thing.

Fu Ying let out a long sigh. "Then we’ll just have to let nature take its course~ Fate is beyond our control."

She then asked Little Nine, "Oh right, what kind of data do you have? Pull it out so we can look for useful information."

’I almost forgot about this. This was the main reason I came over today.’

"Okay!"

With a THUD, THUD, THUD, a pile of books tumbled down.

Fu Ying looked down and flipped through them, then said in pleasant surprise, "Huh? What in the world is this? Little Nine, you actually have this kind of top-tier private stash? I knew I wasn’t wrong about you!!!"

Little Nine instantly flushed red and shrieked, "AHHHH! I sent the wrong one~ No peeking!"

The room instantly became lively again.

Su Mo was getting a headache from their noise. She frowned and asked, "Honorable Mother, may I ask if you plan on staying the night?"

"Kicking me out already? I suppose you’re right. I am interrupting your precious time together." Fu Ying gathered up a few books as she spoke. "I’m leaving now. I’m not one for eavesdropping."

Su Mo gritted her teeth. "Hurry up and leave. I won’t see you out!"

’Having an unhinged system was one thing, but now I’ve got Fu Ying, who’s even more bonkers... Having two unreliable helpers like this is so stressful.’

As the two of them came out of the house, they saw several figures standing not far away.

Mo Xiao quickly walked over. "Mother, are you heading back? I’ll escort you."

Fu Ying shook her head. "No need, it’s not far."

Her gaze swept over each of them, lingering on Xuan Qing for a moment. Then she pulled a book from her clothes and tossed it to him. "Here, you guys can borrow this to read!"

’Only a fool wouldn’t use the people available to them.’

Xuan Qing reached out and caught it.

Fu Ying turned around, clutching the other books, and said, "After you’re done, you can come to my place to exchange it for another."

After returning with that pile of books, Fu Ying disappeared for a few days.

After that, Su Mo and Xuan Qing saw each other less often. He seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, either going to Fu Ying’s place to exchange books or heading out to hunt.

Su Mo staked out the area for several days but never ran into him.

This evening, she finally ran into him at the foot of the mountain as he was returning from chopping firewood. She felt that some things couldn’t be put off any longer.