18 – The Second Male Lead Schemes Against the Third Master to Win Love
Having convinced himself, he sneakily glanced at his mother and said, “If Mother really owes someone, then… then Tuantuan can help Mother repay it a little! It’s not good to owe debts and not pay them—”
That uncle was a good person; he felt they shouldn’t take advantage of him. Since Mother owed him something, she should repay it and not default!
Su Jiaojiao curled her lips, teasing the little cub, “Really? Even if the creditor wants to forcibly take Tuantuan away from Mother to settle the debt, Tuantuan would still be willing?”
Tuantuan widened his eyes again in shock!
So startled that the chicken leg in his paw fell!
He hurriedly ran to his mother’s feet, circling around them anxiously, “Why would he want to take Tuantuan away? Is he Tuantuan’s father, so he wants to fight Mother for Tuantuan?”
He scrambled up his mother’s pant leg and into her arms, squatting there with an especially expectant look, “Mother, did you owe him a baby, so he wants to take Tuantuan away?”
“Uh…” Su Jiaojiao’s expression instantly stiffened.
Oh no!
He guessed it?
How did this little cub become so sharp?
Truly worthy of being her, Su Jiaojiao’s, son—both proud and a headache!
“Mother? Is the person you owe Tuantuan’s father?”
Seeing his mother remain silent, Su Tuantuan reached out his little paw to tug at her sleeve, shaking it with teary eyes, “Mother, Tuantuan wants a father!”
Su Jiaojiao raised her hand to her forehead.
Her son was growing up.
She could no longer tease him carelessly as before.
One slip and it could all go wrong!
She hugged the teary-eyed little one, using her old lie to brush him off, “Why do you still want a father? Didn’t Mother tell you? You don’t have a father; you were born by Mother alone.”
The little bunny shook his head in disbelief, “Mother is lying to Tuantuan. They all say it takes two people to make a baby.”
Su Jiaojiao earnestly fibbed, “That’s only for humans—they need two people to have a baby. But we demons don’t.”
She gave an example, “Look at Sister Flower on Cuiping Mountain. Didn’t she produce seeds all by herself, and when the seeds fell to the ground, they turned into babies? Mother is even more capable than Sister Flower. What’s strange about giving birth to our Tuantuan alone?”
Su Tuantuan, with tears hanging at the corners of his eyes, looked at her pitifully, “Then, Mother, tell me, why would your creditor want to take Tuantuan away?”
Su Jiaojiao continued to fool the little cub, “Because Mother took his most precious thing, so naturally he wants Mother to give him her most precious thing to settle the debt!”
She kissed the little cub, “And Mother’s most precious thing is Tuantuan. Tuantuan is Mother’s baby, the one Mother can’t bear to part with. If he comes to collect the debt, he’ll definitely take Mother’s Tuantuan away.”
“Really?” Tuantuan was half-convinced, half-doubting.
Su Jiaojiao nodded, “Really, Mother doesn’t lie.”
Mother lies to fox cubs.
Unaware of Su Jiaojiao’s unspoken words, Su Tuantuan leaned against his mother’s chest with a disappointed look, “So disappointing… Tuantuan thought he had a father…”
Su Jiaojiao gently coaxed him.
Watching the little bunny fall asleep in her arms with tears in his eyes, Su Jiaojiao sighed.
Little cub, like Mother, you have a lifespan of several thousand years, but your father is short-lived. Even if you were to meet him, you would lose him after just a few decades together.Since he has already reincarnated and lost his memories, it’s best for us not to provoke him.
If you don’t acknowledge him, you won’t have to grieve for him when he dies in the future. Isn’t that better?
…
As the lights came on and night fell, Su Jiaojiao sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, absorbing the essence of moonlight to cultivate.
The sleeping little one was placed on her lap, so that when the moonlight essence she drew in overflowed and scattered, it could be absorbed by the little one.
At the same moment, in another luxurious villa complex, Shang Lu sat on the terrace of his villa’s second floor, savoring fine wine and enjoying a moonbath.
“Ding dong—”
A notification sounded from his phone, and Shang Lu looked down.
On the lit screen was a group he had set as a special notification, named—
Non-Human Communication Group.
It was the group owner, Yu Yuyu, who had just sent a message.
[All members, shall we cultivate together tonight?]
As soon as the message was sent, some little demons eagerly replied with “Yes.”
Shang Lu curled his lips into a smile.
He leisurely picked up his phone, aimed it at the bruise on his collarbone, took a photo, and uploaded it to the group.
[Not tonight. This afternoon, the ancestor summoned me to the hotel to accompany her, but she wasn’t very gentle. It hurt so much, and I need to rest and recuperate tonight.]
“Ugh…” Everyone who held their phones and opened the image fell silent.
Damn it, those bruises clearly look like they were from a beating!
How did he manage to make it sound so ambiguous and impure?
Why doesn’t he just drown in his own shamelessness!
After silently cursing, the group chat became lively again.
Yu Yuyu: “The ancestor has already descended the mountain? I thought it would be a few more days! Is she at your hotel right now? Wait for me, I’m crossing oceans to see the ancestor!”
Zhu Shen: “The ancestor is descending the mountain, and no one even notified me? That’s not very brotherly! I’m ditching this stupid summit and flying back home right now!”
Qin Xi: “I have a night shoot tonight, but I’ll go pay my respects to the ancestor at the hotel as soon as it’s done. Shang Lu, give me the room number.”
Niu Dali: “Shang Lu, I’m arranging for the freshest organic vegetables from the farm to be airlifted to your hotel. Remember to receive them! Our ancestor definitely can’t stand those low-quality foods. I, Old Niu, must give the ancestor the best!”
Su Ying: “Oh my god, our ancestor has descended the mountain? Has my little ancestor Tuantuan come too? I wonder if the ancestor and the little ancestor would like to be on TV? I’ve been invited to join ‘Where Are We Going, Mom?’, but I don’t have a baby! If Little Ancestor Tuantuan wants to be on TV, I’ll serve her with all my heart!”
…
After less than a minute of silence, the entire group exploded, with new messages flooding the screen.
Shang Lu watched everyone’s excited discussions and proudly lifted his chin.
A bunch of trash!
I’ve already had intimate contact with the ancestor, and you all are just finding out she’s descended the mountain?
Still trying to compete with me for the ancestor’s attention? Go find somewhere else to cool off!
Just as he was feeling proud, he suddenly recalled the strange reaction the ancestor and Little Tuantuan had when they saw Fu Shangbai in the elevator earlier.
He frowned.
Any male creature suspected of being a rival must be treated with caution!
Better to kill by mistake than to let one slip away!
Thinking of this, he curled his lips into a smile and leisurely sent a new message.【You all are so excited, it’s almost like when our ancestor and little Tuantuan first saw Fu Shangbai. Speaking of which, what kind of luck did Fu Shangbai have? Not only did our ancestor want to sleep with him, but she also said she’d give him a wild ginseng root each time! That’s a price of two million per session—even top-tier male escorts don’t get that much!】
As soon as this message appeared, the group chat fell silent again, with no new messages popping up.
People from all corners of the world, holding their phones, changed their expressions!