Lu Xia had underestimated the extent of favor and the physical stamina of male beastmen. As she sat up from the bed, supporting her waist, she didn’t even dare to look at the marks on her body.
Since it was the first time for both parties, and the submission contract required opening the spiritual sea, they had battled until dawn before the contract was finally established.
The man was no longer in the room, which inexplicably brought Lu Xia a sense of relief.
Getting up to head to the bathroom, Lu Xia stiffened, her face darkening, before she hurried into the bathroom.
In this world, the fertility of males also depended on the gene fusion rate. A high gene fusion rate corresponded to high fertility, while a low rate meant almost no fertility. Moreover, almost everyone was born through technological reproduction, as natural conception was extremely difficult for females here.
Males with low gene fusion rates didn’t even have the chance to participate in technological reproduction.
But what she hadn’t expected was that, for the sake of producing offspring, males still retained such instincts.
By the time she finally cleaned herself, an hour had already passed.
Walking on trembling legs, Lu Xia had to admit she felt a bit weak.
After changing her clothes and stepping out of the room, she found the missing man kneeling outside the door. He had changed out of the sheer outfit from the previous night and was now wearing a white shirt and military-green pants. Kneeling there, he gave off an air of restrained nobility and unapproachability.
However, Lu Xia knew very well that this was all a deceptive facade.
“Female Master, breakfast is ready. Please come downstairs to enjoy it.”
Hearing the word “enjoy” again, Lu Xia’s heart skipped a beat. She was practically afraid of that word now. “Get up. From now on, you don’t need to kneel when at home.”
She truly couldn’t stand someone kneeling before her first thing in the morning—it felt terribly unlucky!
The man on the floor stiffened, not expecting Lu Xia to make such a request. He checked the submission contract in his spiritual sea but found no signs of activation.
Realizing this wasn’t a mandatory command, Grace silently rose to his feet.
Lu Xia was indeed hungry. After all, she had done nothing but battle the entire previous night, so it was only natural.
Descending the stairs and navigating several turns, she finally reached the dining room. It had to be said, the house was enormous—just getting to a meal felt like an arduous journey.
The original owner certainly knew how to indulge herself. Why hadn’t she thought of getting an electric scooter to ride around the house?
Upon entering the dining room, the elderly butler standing nearby had already pulled out a chair for her. “Madam, breakfast was prepared by your Husband-Attendant Grace. Please taste and evaluate it.”
Hidden among the butler’s graying hair was a pair of fluffy sheep ears, which swayed slightly with the rhythm of his speech.
Lu Xia stared at the ears on his head for three seconds, then frowned unconsciously at his words. The lingering scent of feudal remnants had been pervasive from the moment she opened her eyes.
All she wanted was a simple breakfast, yet it was treated like a quality inspection, complete with tasting and evaluation. The Qing Dynasty had fallen ages ago, for goodness’ sake!
“Aren’t there chefs in the house? Leave such professional tasks to professionals from now on. Grace doesn’t need to do these things in the future.” Lu Xia didn’t want to have to evaluate three meals a day. She wasn’t a food critic—what was there to evaluate?
The pumpkin porridge before her looked utterly delicious, with a perfect temperature and just the right sweetness. Lu Xia took one bite and instantly loved it. Then she noticed that both the elderly butler and Grace were staring at her.
“…” No one could eat a meal with two gatekeepers standing beside them. “Grace, sit down and eat. Butler, do you have anything else to say? If not, you can either join us or go rest. Just don’t stand here, alright?”
“No, no, no, Madam, I’ve already eaten. How could I possibly deserve to share a table with you? I do have something else to say, ahem. Your other four Husband-Attendants are kneeling outside, hoping to pay their respects to you.”
If he hadn’t brought it up, she would have almost forgotten.
“Send them back. Let them do whatever they need to do. There’s no need for them to come running to me every day. I don’t want to see them for a while. Also, tell them I’ll clarify things with the male management agency on their behalf, so they should just focus on their own affairs.”
It would be best if they forgot about her entirely!
The old butler watched Lu Xia calmly finish speaking and then begin her meal, feeling as though he must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed today. Normally, Lu Xia would have called them in immediately to see them. Even if she couldn’t do anything else, touching and kissing would have been inevitable. Why was she acting so differently today?
While the old butler hesitated, Lu Xia was already growing impatient.
“Do I have to go out there myself?”
The old butler immediately moved. That was more like it.
Seeing the butler leave, she still had one person standing before her: “Have you eaten?”
“No,” Grace answered truthfully.
“Then why aren’t you sitting down to eat?”
“It’s not appropriate.”
“What’s not appropriate?”
“Husband-Attendants are not allowed at the table.”
As soon as Grace finished speaking, Lu Xia laughed. Listen to that—the lingering scent of feudal remnants. She knew it would come, sooner or later.
“Either sit down and eat, or get out of my sight!” Since reasoning with these people didn’t work, she’d simply stop reasoning.
Grace was surprised by Lu Xia’s words, but he couldn’t help feeling that Lu Xia seemed quite different from the rumors. He hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose to obey, even though Lu Xia hadn’t used the binding force of the contract to compel him.
Seeing Grace take his seat, Lu Xia felt a sense of helplessness. See? He wouldn’t listen when spoken to nicely, but he obeyed as soon as she changed her tone and attitude.
Just as Lu Xia thought she could finally enjoy her meal in peace, the old butler reappeared: “Madam, the people from the male management agency have arrived.”
Fine, it seemed this meal was doomed. Lu Xia picked up the napkin on the table and wiped her mouth. “Let them in.”
As she spoke, Grace, who had just sat down, stood up again.
Shortly after, three male beastmen in black uniforms walked in. At first glance, they all looked human-like, but upon closer inspection, there were always one or two oddities about them. One had a bright red feather stuck in the middle of his head, another had half a cat’s face, and the last one seemed normal until he stretched out his hand—revealing a pig’s trotter.
“Good day, esteemed Lady Lu Xia. We are here on orders to inspect the physical condition of your Husband-Attendants. We hope for your permission.”
“Fine, go ahead and inspect,” Lu Xia said, then turned her gaze to Grace, hoping to cleanse her eyes.
But she noticed the man’s body was tense, his expression stiff.
Just as she was wondering why Grace was so nervous, she heard the pig-trotter-handed leader speak: “Grace, please remove your clothes and kneel down for our inspection.”
What?
“Wait a moment, you intend to conduct the inspection like this?” Lu Xia hadn’t expected the so-called inspection to be so devoid of dignity.
To actually have someone strip naked in public, kneel down, and be manipulated at will?
Hearing Lu Xia’s question, the other party initially thought she was dissatisfied with their inspection being too ‘perfunctory,’ so they ingratiatingly replied, “If you are not satisfied, we can also hang them up for inspection, or however you wish us to proceed, we can follow your instructions.”
Seeing their accommodating demeanor, Lu Xia sneered, “In that case, let’s not conduct the inspection. I dislike my possessions being seen or touched by others. From now on, the status of the Husband-Attendants in my household will not trouble your male management agency. Steward, see the guests out!”