Seeing Chu Xuan staring blankly in one direction with vacant eyes, Shen Lingjun thought she was still upset. He reached out and tapped her shoulder with a finger, saying:
“Female Master, don’t be unhappy anymore. Tomorrow I’ll give you a gift.”
Just as Chu Xuan finished browsing the System Shop, she heard Shen Lingjun’s words. She turned to look at him in surprise: “You’re giving me a gift? What is it?”
Jian Ze and Mo Jingxing also looked at Shen Lingjun in astonishment.
No wonder he had shut himself in his room ever since returning from the Mutual Market today – he must have been preparing a gift.
This damn leopard was really cunning! Not only did he compete with them for the Female Master’s attention during the day, but now he was secretly preparing a gift without telling them.
Shen Lingjun smiled. He was naturally handsome, usually serious and aloof, but when he smiled, it felt like a warm spring breeze, incredibly comforting. Chu Xuan couldn’t help but stare mesmerized.
“You’ll find out tomorrow.”
He kept it a mystery. Originally, he planned to let her know only when he gave her the gift tomorrow, but seeing her unhappy earlier made him want to tell her in advance to cheer her up.
Since Shen Lingjun wasn’t telling, Chu Xuan didn’t press further. She would find out tomorrow anyway – just one night’s sleep away.
She appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was itching with curiosity, desperately wanting to know what gift Shen Lingjun had prepared for her.
She still remembered how these Beast Husbands had looked at her when she first transmigrated here – as if they wanted to kill her. Yet now they were all living together harmoniously.
Chu Xuan truly couldn’t understand what the original host had been thinking. How could she have mistreated such wonderful Beast Husbands?
If she had treated them just a little better, the whole family could have lived happily together.
Preoccupied with thoughts of Shen Lingjun’s gift, Chu Xuan ate a few more grilled skewers before losing her appetite. She stood up: “I’m tired, going back to my room to rest. You all continue.”
After speaking, she walked back to her room with light, cheerful steps.
Watching her return to her room and close the door until her figure completely disappeared from sight, Jian Ze suddenly spoke: “The Female Master is really different from before.”
Shen Lingjun played with the wooden skewer in his hand, his tone calm: “So what? The Female Master will always be the Female Master.”
“Exactly.” Mo Jingxing chimed in: “No matter how the Female Master changes, she’ll always be our Female Master.”
Hearing this, Jian Ze smiled: “Yes, the relationship between the Female Master and us will never change.”
No matter what secrets the current Chu Xuan might hold, they would always be her Beast Husbands – this was an unchangeable fact.
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The next day, Chu Xuan was awakened by knocking.
“Female Master, are you awake?”
Although Chu Xuan had returned to her room early last night, she had been thinking about Shen Lingjun’s gift until late at night before finally falling asleep. Now hearing the knocking outside, she felt irritable from being woken up and didn’t respond.
“Female Master?”
The voice sounded again. This time Chu Xuan recognized it clearly – it was Shen Lingjun’s voice. She immediately jumped out of bed.
Any sleepiness vanished instantly.
Chu Xuan dressed at lightning speed and opened the door: “Lingjun.”
The newly awakened female carried an air of languidness in her demeanor. Her curved eyes gazed at Shen Lingjun, and the affection unintentionally revealed in them was nothing short of a fatal temptation to him.
Shen Lingjun’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he felt his throat go dry.
He lowered his gaze, took a moment to compose himself, then handed the item he had been hiding behind his back to Chu Xuan. “This is for you. Try it on to see if it fits. If not, I can make adjustments.”
Chu Xuan looked down and saw what Shen Lingjun held in his hands—it was the Jiao Silk obtained from Su Jin the previous day.
“You… made those Jiao Silk into a dress?”
She stared at Shen Lingjun in disbelief. Despite his usual aloof and ethereal demeanor, like an immortal descended to earth, he had actually crafted a dress for a female.
Shen Lingjun nodded and handed the dress to Chu Xuan. “Go try it on and see if it fits.”
“Alright.”
Chu Xuan happily accepted it and returned to her room to change.
Soon, she emerged from her room, having changed into the dress. Shen Lingjun was still waiting outside.
Chu Xuan twirled in front of him, her face beaming with a smile as she asked, “Does it look good?”
The morning sunlight shimmered on the Jiao Silk, casting a radiant glow. Paired with Chu Xuan’s stunningly beautiful face, it made Shen Lingjun’s breath catch for a moment.
After a long pause, under her expectant gaze, he finally managed to utter two words: “It’s beautiful.”
[Ding! Shen Lingjun’s favorability +20. Reward Points +20.]
Hearing about the reward Points, Chu Xuan grew even happier.
“Lingjun, I never expected you to know how to make dresses. This one is truly beautiful, and I love it,” Chu Xuan said.
Shen Lingjun’s hands were indeed skillful. Not only was the dress exquisitely made, but it also fit her perfectly. A row of pearls adorned the waist, accentuating her curves.
Chu Xuan’s figure was already flawless—curvaceous in all the right places, without an ounce of excess fat.
Since the dress was tailor-made for her by Shen Lingjun, she looked absolutely breathtaking in it.
When Jian Ze came to call her for breakfast and saw her wearing the dress, he was momentarily stunned, taking a while to regain his composure.
As Chu Xuan appeared before the others in the dress, even the straightforward Xie Xingwen couldn’t help but offer a few words of praise:
“Chu Xuan, that dress you’re wearing today is quite lovely.”
Hearing this, Chu Xuan lifted her chin proudly. “Lingjun made it himself.”
“By the way, we finished forging the sword last night. Come take a look after breakfast,” Xie Xingwen added.
During the meal, Mo Jingxing’s eyes kept shifting between Chu Xuan and Shen Lingjun.
So this was the gift Shen Lingjun had mentioned yesterday for the Female Master.
He had to admit, the Female Master looked exceptionally beautiful in the dress—so captivating that it was hard to look away.
For a moment, Mo Jingxing couldn’t help but feel disheartened. Shen Lingjun could make beautiful dresses for the Female Master, Jian Ze could cook, and Xie Xingwen and Yu Jinglan could forge swords for her. In this household, it seemed he was the most useless, unable to do anything for the Female Master.
Mo Jingxing lowered his gaze and pondered for a long time but still couldn’t figure out what he could do for the Female Master.
After the meal, he was the first to head into the mountains. Since he had no other skills, he would at least hunt more game.
Winter was approaching, and he needed to stockpile enough food to ensure the Female Master wouldn’t go hungry throughout the entire season.
Moreover, the extra prey could be exchanged for more beautiful Jiao Silk in the future, allowing Shen Lingjun to make several more sets of lovely clothes for the Female Master.
Since he possessed such skill, it shouldn’t go to waste.
Shen Lingjun remained unaware that Mo Jingxing had already set his sights on him. After the meal, he too went into the forest to hunt.
Today, all the Beast Husbands were going out to hunt in preparation for winter provisions.
As for Chu Xuan, she stayed home to continue practicing swordsmanship according to the manual Xie Xingwen had given her.