“Master, I was worried about you!” Xue Xi said angrily. “Mo Fuqing, stop talking nonsense! You came into her room at night and did this—you should be punished!”
“I am the Princess’s mate. Taking care of her is my duty,” Mo Fuqing replied calmly.
“You—!” Xue Xi was angry.
“Enough,” Xi Qingqing said coldly. “Xue Xi, you were too careless.”
“Are you talking about me?” Xue Xi asked in disbelief.
Before, he was the one closest to her. Hearing this, he suddenly remembered how she used to treat him differently because of Shen Feng.
Was everything going back to how it was before?
The system spoke:
[Host, these two men are very strong-willed. It may be hard to keep them balanced.]
Xi Qingqing paused. Strong-willed?
She looked at Xue Xi and saw the cold killing intent in his eyes when he looked at Mo Fuqing. But when she looked at him, he quickly hid it.
Maybe not just strong-willed—but very possessive.
She sighed softly. But seeing his sad and hurt expression, she felt a little soft-hearted.
Fine. Handsome men had special treatment with her.
She stepped forward and held his chin. Xue Xi was surprised and looked at her with teary eyes.
She leaned closer and gently kissed his eyelid.
“Alright. Why are you so worried? You care about me—don’t you think I care about you too? Staying up all night like this must be tiring.”
She touched his face gently. His heart trembled.
She kissed him.
He raised his eyebrows proudly toward Mo Fuqing.
Mo Fuqing stood straight and looked at him coldly.
After sending them away, Xi Qingqing finally relaxed.
“Having too many men is really tiring…” she said.
Before she finished, the system suddenly warned:
[Host, be quiet. Jiang Fei is outside your window listening!]
Xi Qingqing: “…”
Why were they all acting so crazy?!
She got out of bed, opened the window, and said coldly:
“Get up here.”
Jiang Fei didn’t move.
“1… 2…”
Before she said “3,” he quickly climbed up.
He stood straight, like a tree, with cold air around him.
She didn’t understand. The other two were noisy, but Jiang Fei was usually cold and proud. Why was he acting like this?
“Sorry,” he said.
“At least you know you’re wrong,” she replied. “What were you trying to do? Assassinate me?”
“No!”
“Then why listen outside my window in the middle of the night?”
He stayed silent.
She got a little annoyed. “If you don’t want to sleep, then stand here and guard. Don’t move unless I tell you.”
He looked at her.
She ignored him and went to sleep. She had things to do tomorrow.
In the dark, Jiang Fei kept looking at her.
He didn’t understand himself.
He didn’t like her… so why did he do that?
The next morning—
“Princess! We made a statue for you! Please come to the square and see it!”
Xue Xi made breakfast. As she sat down, Mo Fuqing brought some villagers inside.
They were excited and happy.
“Another statue?” she asked. “Isn’t that too much?”
She didn’t know that the previous statue was not of her, but someone else.
The man leading them said, “We can remove the old one. You can call me Hua Yun.”
She looked at his waist for a moment. Today he wore a black outfit that made him look slim.
“Nice name,” she said.
He felt a bit shy. “Before, I misunderstood you. I thought you came back to harm us.”
She understood. The original owner had a bad reputation.
She wondered why they wanted to make a new statue.
“Why remake the statue?” she asked.
“You saved over a hundred villagers,” Hua Yun said. “Everyone decided to honor you.”
“That makes sense,” she said. “Let me finish my porridge first.”
Hua Yun noticed the simple food on the table—porridge and green vegetables mixed with sour and spicy flavor.
His eyes lit up. “You like cucumber salad too?”
“Too?” she asked.
Most people in this world drink nutrition liquid instead of cooking.
“You like it too?” she asked.
“Yes!” he said proudly. “My panda family has many old recipes. I can make cucumber salad, bamboo salad, and wild vegetables!”
Her eyes lit up.
A panda?!
She looked at him more closely. He looked neat and handsome today.
“Have you eaten? Join us,” she invited.
He wanted to, but said politely, “I already ate.”
She smiled. “We’ll go to the square after I finish.”
They talked happily, but the other three men exchanged looks full of caution.
Mo Fuqing suddenly said, “Princess, after last night… Don’t you need rest?”
They only kissed a little—what rest?
Xue Xi added, “You used a lot of energy helping people. You should sleep more.”
She felt full of energy.
Jiang Fei said awkwardly, “You promised to go to the office with me today.”
She paused.
Hua Yun quickly added, “I can also make vinegar and soy sauce. I can bring them to you.”
Her eyes lit up.
“Let’s just take a quick look at the statue,” she said. “Then we’ll go.”
Jiang Fei pressed his lips together.
She turned to Hua Yun and said, “Soy sauce isn’t that important… but please bring it.”
Hua Yun held her arm gently and said firmly:
“As much as you want—I’ll bring it all.”