Wen Li’s expression suddenly changed.
She could imagine that once Xin Yuan knew about this, her conquest difficulty would skyrocket.
After all, her actions towards Zhu Yan were no different from those of a rapist. How could Xin Yuan accept her?
At that point, no matter what she did, it would seem malicious.
The only thing she could do now was to try her best to persuade Zhu Yan.
She couldn’t resort to threats or bribes.
Realizing this, Wen Li began to play the victim.
From the original owner’s memories, she knew that Zhu Yan was outwardly cold but inwardly warm. Although he could be fierce at times, he was actually easy to talk to, and playing the victim was most effective with him.
Wen Li knew she was ugly now, so she kept her head down and spoke with a trembling voice.
“Zhu Yan, I had no choice but to do that, but I know I was wrong now, and I’ll never do it again…”
Wen Li’s voice choked.
Although her body was ugly, her voice was quite pleasant. With its sweet and clear tone, it could easily charm a large number of people in online dating.
The light was dim now, and Wen Li kept her head down, covering her face. Judging by her voice alone, she sounded quite pitiful.
Zhu Yan remained unmoved, only staring at her with a cold sneer, “No choice? Are you kidding me? Did someone hold a knife to your neck and force you?”
The original owner did have her own difficulties. Wen Li defended herself with tears streaming down her face:
“Wuwu… Although you are my beast husbands… I know you don’t like me. When the marriage contract expires in three months, you will all find a way to leave… What will I do then…”
Zhu Yan’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed slightly, but his voice remained cold and stern, “So you resorted to such tactics?”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, but I couldn’t think of any other way… Wuwuwu… Mother is gone, and no one is backing me up anymore. I know I’m ugly… and I have no other strengths… No one will marry me… Without the protection of a beast husband, I will die soon…”
Wen Li’s crying became more and more moving. At this moment, she also understood the original owner’s helplessness.
When she first transmigrated, Wen Li had naively thought that having a beast husband or not didn’t matter as long as she became stronger.
Her recent experience with stray beasts had completely overturned Wen Li’s understanding.
This was no longer a matter of becoming stronger.
The physical differences between females and males were vast. She couldn’t even clearly see the details of their fights.
How hard would she have to work to reach Xin Yuan’s level?
How many points would it cost?
Wen Li didn’t know.
The only thing she could confirm was that in the short term, she wouldn’t reach that level.
Therefore, she could only accept the rules of this world.
Wen Li cried heartbrokenly.
She had initially been faking her tears, but her body seemed to be under some strange spell, crying more and more vigorously, unable to stop.
Wen Li wondered if the original owner’s feelings of grievance were still lingering in this body.
Zhu Yan’s stern expression gradually softened due to Wen Li’s crying.
He was well aware of Wen Li’s current predicament and knew she wasn’t lying.
Without her mother, Wen Li had lost her greatest support.
Furthermore, her mother’s sudden death had also taken away the other beast husbands.
Wen Li only had two older brothers above her, but they had disappeared years ago after getting married.
She was now no different from an orphan.
After they left, she truly had no one to rely on.
In the end, Wen Li was also a pitiable person.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yan’s frozen eyes began to melt.
But Zhu Yan still couldn’t accept her repeated attempts to frame him, let alone drugging him and trying to force herself on him.
“Even so, you still shouldn’t have deliberately framed me! In the end, you are still a malicious female!”
These schemes were too insidious for Zhu Yan to accept.
If she had been more forthright, he might have admired her.
Zhu Yan’s heart hardened again, and he had only one thought:
He absolutely could not let such a female approach Xin Yuan!
“I, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong.”
Wen Li completely immersed herself in the role of the original owner, apologizing while crying, “I really didn’t know what else to do. I just wanted you to like me… I’m sorry…”
Zhu Yan’s tone was cold, “Is framing me your way of making people like you? That’s ridiculous!”
“Clang.” A string in Wen Li’s mind snapped completely because of this sentence.
Her tears burst forth, and she cried, gasping for breath, filled with despair and sadness, “But no matter what I do, you won’t like me!”
The various actions the original owner had taken flashed wildly in Wen Li’s mind.
Her (proactive approach), her enthusiasm, her kindness… each time she was rejected because of her ugly face.
They refused to get close to her, resisted her.
Ironically, the only time they were willing to get close to her was because of her schemes.
Wen Li lowered her head and murmured, “An Yuan is beautiful. Even if she does nothing, you will still like her. But I am ugly. No matter how much I do, you won’t even glance back at me.”
The prerequisite for being loved was still beauty.
Zhu Yan seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on his face stiffened.
“Stop crying.”
His attitude towards Wen Li was no longer as resistant and hostile as it was at the beginning.
Wen Li responded dully, wiping the tears from her cheeks.
She had calmed down now and felt much better, “I was too impulsive about that matter. I’m sorry… I’ve thought it through now. Forcing you to stay is meaningless.”
“I will fulfill the promise I made to you. In three months, I will let you all go.”
Zhu Yan looked at her in surprise, not expecting her to bring this up again.
Wen Li continued, “As for that matter… I still hope you won’t tell Xin Yuan. He’s currently cursed and needs my blood to help heal him. During this time, I hope to get along well with him.”
Zhu Yan’s expression changed, “Curse? What did you do to Xin Yuan??”
Zhu Yan’s relationship with Xin Yuan was different from the shared misfortune of the other beast husbands.
They had come to the tribe together, and Xin Yuan had once saved Zhu Yan, so Zhu Yan had always taken care of him.
Furthermore, Xin Yuan was a few years younger than Zhu Yan, so Zhu Yan had always treated Xin Yuan like a younger brother.
Wen Li’s expression froze abruptly at Zhu Yan’s words.
Zhu Yan’s instinctive reaction still made her feel a chill.
She glanced at him lightly and said word by word, “We encountered stray beasts.”
Zhu Yan knew better than anyone the danger of stray beasts.
Once those insane creatures encountered a female, they would definitely capture her and force her to give birth to their offspring.
If the female didn’t comply, they would tear her apart.
This was also the reason for the stray beasts’ notorious reputation.
Even with a hundred times the courage, Wen Li wouldn’t dare to provoke stray beasts intentionally, so this incident was likely a coincidence.
Realizing he had misunderstood Wen Li, Zhu Yan’s expression became slightly awkward.
He cleared his throat and said stiffly, “Sorry.”