Wen Li hadn’t expected Xin Yuan to actively ask her to stay.
Zhu Yan had even less expected Xin Yuan to ask Wen Li to stay.
The three fell into an awkward silence again.
Wen Li subconsciously glanced at Zhu Yan and noticed his expression had darkened considerably.
She inwardly thought, “This is bad. Zhu Yan will suspect me of using some trick again.”
Heaven knows.
It was Xin Yuan who noticed Wen Li’s inadvertent glance and quickly understood the core of the problem.
He looked at Zhu Yan and said, “Brother, Wen Li is my beast wife. Is there a problem with her staying with me?”
Wen Li was shocked.
She hadn’t expected Xin Yuan to go this far for food.
She had underestimated Xin Yuan.
He had actually admitted she was his beast wife.
Zhu Yan’s expression became very strange. He looked at Xin Yuan, finding him utterly unfamiliar.
Could this kid Xin Yuan really have feelings for Wen Li… Was he crazy?
“Brother?”
Since Zhu Yan remained silent, Xin Yuan called out to him again.
“…”
Zhu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to expose Wen Li’s true nature.
He believed Xin Yuan must have been deceived by Wen Li’s facade. This female was indeed not simple.
Forcibly taking Wen Li away would only make things stranger.
Besides, Zhu Yan didn’t want to damage his relationship with Xin Yuan.
With this in mind, Zhu Yan said, “She can stay here, but I assume you don’t mind me staying here either?”
Since that was the case, he would let things unfold naturally and then intervene.
“Of course,” Xin Yuan agreed readily. “But my cave is too small to fit three people.”
Zhu Yan was silent for a moment. Was Xin Yuan rejecting him?
He glanced at Wen Li and sneered inwardly. How could he let this female have her way!
Zhu Yan said, “Since it’s too small, let Wen Li go home, and you can stay with me.”
As Wen Li’s beast wife, her cave was the largest, and it was adjacent to Zhu Yan’s cave.
It was convenient. Moreover, if Xin Yuan stayed with him, it would prevent further contact with Wen Li.
Xin Yuan had been to their caves before and knew they were next door. He quickly agreed.
“Okay, then I’ll move over.”
After settling on the arrangement, Xin Yuan began to pack.
He didn’t bring much, only picking out pots, pans, and utensils that Zhu Yan didn’t have at home, including the ingredients they had found that day.
Wen Li found it amusing. She knew what Xin Yuan meant by bringing these things.
But that was good. It seemed her “gourmet strategy” was having some effect.
Xin Yuan’s reaction was the best proof.
In no time, the three returned to Wen Li’s cave.
Wen Li had left in such a hurry last time that she hadn’t had a chance to see her home.
At that time, she was only focused on escaping for her life, fearing Zhu Yan would kill her.
Upon seeing it now, she realized her living space was much more luxurious than Xin Yuan’s cave.
The front yard of the cave was clean and tidy, spacious, with a small stone table and chairs.
There was a well nearby, so Wen Li could directly use water here.
Wen Li entered her cave first.
This was her first time here.
Lifting the curtain at the cave entrance and lighting the grass lamp, the scene inside the cave came into view.
The interior of the cave was clean and tidy, well-ventilated and spacious, with a faint fragrance.
Inside were many stone furniture pieces: a stone bed, a stone table, stone chairs, and even wooden shelves with various animal skins hanging on them.
Wen Li felt a strange sense of familiarity.
She toured the cave and smelled no odor, nor did she see any garbage.
The original owner was a clean female who kept her cave very tidy, perfuming it with herbs everywhere.
From this cave, it was evident that the original owner’s mother doted on her, otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen such a place for her.
After touring the cave, Wen Li walked out.
Outside, no one was around. The light was on in Zhu Yan’s cave, meaning they had already gone in.
As for the pots and pans Xin Yuan had brought, they were placed in the small kitchen in the front yard.
The small kitchen was built by Zhu Yan, where he used to prepare three meals a day for Wen Li.
Wen Li checked the small kitchen and found it clean, well-maintained by whoever had used it.
The wild chicken, potatoes, and other food items brought by the two were also placed on the shelves in the small kitchen.
Wen Li’s heart leaped with joy. This was great. If she were to make breakfast tomorrow, she wouldn’t disturb them.
Next, Wen Li went to the well to fetch a bucket of water to wash her hands and feet before returning to her cave.
On the stone bed in the cave, dried grass and animal skins were specially laid out, making it much softer to sleep on than Xin Yuan’s bed.
Wen Li turned over, smelling the faint scent of herbs on the bed, feeling both familiar and secure.
Lying on the bed, Wen Li began to recall her experiences of the day, believing she had performed well.
“I must have gained a lot of favor today,” she mumbled. Wen Li opened the system store.
Seeing the accumulated points below, Wen Li sat up abruptly!
“So much!!”
Wen Li had already used up yesterday’s points, but now there were an additional thirty-six points.
Wen Li had never been so financially well-off. She was ecstatic.
[This is the combined favorability from Xin Yuan and Zhu Yan.]
The system suddenly appeared to explain.
“Are there any specific numbers?” Wen Li was still curious.
[Please wait.]
After the system finished speaking, a panel appeared before Wen Li’s eyes.
It showed the changes in Zhu Yan’s and Xin Yuan’s favorability towards her.
[Xin Yuan: 2 – 7 – 25]
[Points gained today: 18]
Xin Yuan’s favorability towards her had increased from the initial two points to twenty-five points.
It was worth all the delicious food she made today, healing him, and donating half a bowl of blood.
Wen Li burst into tears.
Looking at Zhu Yan’s favorability changes, Wen Li was even more startled.
[Zhu Yan: -80 – -60]
[Points gained today: 20]
Wen Li was dumbfounded.
What was going on with Zhu Yan??
Was her “talking skill” of acting pitiful so effective?
His favorability had increased by a full twenty points!!
A whole twenty points!!
Was Zhu Yan that easy to appease?
“Could it be that the lower the favorability, the easier the conquest?” Wen Li muttered.
The system did not answer her.
Wen Li’s attention quickly shifted to the system store.
With so many points now, she needed to fix her appearance.
Wen Li looked around and continued to exchange for weight loss cards.
Each weight loss card cost five points. This time, Wen Li directly exchanged for two, which would result in a loss of twenty pounds after use.
In total, she had lost thirty pounds. Although her figure wasn’t particularly slender, it had returned to normal human levels.
Thirty-six points remained, with twenty-six left.
Wen Li spent another ten points on a teeth-straightening card.
This card was more practical, providing a one-time solution.
After using it, Wen Li’s crooked teeth disappeared, replaced by straight, white ones.
With sixteen points remaining, Wen Li set her sights on a skin card.
Exchanging for one cost ten points. It was a great value, with very powerful effects.
After use, the closed comedones and acne on Wen Li’s face disappeared, instantly making her skin clean and refreshed.
Wen Li didn’t keep the remaining six points either. She exchanged them for some seasonings and tools for cooking, and also, a mirror.
Her meager points were wiped out again.
As night deepened, Wen Li quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, the first thing Wen Li did was take out the exchanged mirror.