Two and a half days later, Ah Yin and Liu Erlong arrived at the door of the room.
Liu Erlong looked a bit strange as she said, "Still not out? Damn… our husband really doesn't know how to be gentle. Does he think everyone can be like us, getting ravaged by him every day?"
Ah Yin shrugged nonchalantly. "You know his nature. You get used to it over time. I just hope Sister Xiao Rou doesn't end up traumatized by our husband's 'dedication.'"
"Ugh… as if we didn't end up traumatized ourselves. Among us sisters, not a single one escaped unscathed after being dealt with by our husband."
Liu Erlong let out a light sigh, silently cursing that damn system for giving her husband such a ridiculously monstrous physique.
Just then, Xiao Wu walked over with Tang Wutong.
"Auntie Yin'er, Mama Long'er, where's my mom? I haven't seen her in days. And what about Brother Ling?"
Tang Wutong also looked up at Ah Yin and Liu Erlong curiously and asked in an inquiring tone, "Yeah, where did Brother Ling go? We haven't seen him these past two days. I miss him."
Cough, cough…
Ah Yin and Liu Erlong both coughed several times. No wonder Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong didn't know what happened between Xiao Rou and Zhao Ling.
After all, during these two and a half days, not a single sound had come from the room, as if no one was in there at all.
Even Ah Yin and Liu Erlong found it puzzling. What they didn't know was that Zhao Ling had activated the Heaven's Net Domain to completely isolate the room, preventing any sound from leaking out.
After all, little Tang Wutong was around, and even Xiao Wu was in her newly formed sixteen-year-old human form. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to overhear any… unfiltered activity.
So even though they often passed by the room, they had no idea what was going on inside.
Just then, the door creaked open. Zhao Ling walked out stretching, his face filled with a satisfied smile as he muttered to himself,
"A woman who's trained in flexibility arts for years… dual cultivation with her is just too…"
His expression froze mid-sentence as he suddenly noticed four pairs of eyes fixed on him. The awkwardness hit him like a hammer.
Seeing him emerge, Xiao Wu rushed forward in three quick steps and dove into his arms.
"Brother Ling, so you were home! Grandma thought you'd disappeared like Mom!"
Wait… Xiao Wu suddenly froze. She slipped out of Zhao Ling's arms and scampered into the room, only to find Xiao Rou sound asleep on the bed, deep in slumber. A guess slowly formed in her mind.
After all, Zhao Ling often complained in his diary about eyeing both her and her mom. Now that he had eaten up her mom…
Yet he still hadn't made any move on her. It always had to be her making the first move to jump into his arms. So unfair.
Her cheeks puffed up in frustration. She came back out and glared at Zhao Ling.
The look of dissatisfaction on her face made Zhao Ling cringe with embarrassment. He never expected to be caught red-handed by Xiao Wu like this.
With a sheepish smile, Zhao Ling said, "Uh… Xiao Wu, it's not what you think…"
Before he could finish, Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips and spoke in a spoiled tone:
"Brother Ling, you tell me—when is it going to be my turn?"
"Huh? What do you mean??" Zhao Ling was completely confused. What did she mean by "her turn"?
"Don't play dumb. You gave me that weird pill that skipped the infant stage and turned me into a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. You obviously had plans for me.
Don't tell me that pill was just for speeding up my growth—I don't buy it."
"Ugh…" Zhao Ling tugged at the corner of his mouth awkwardly. Was his interest in Xiao Wu really that obvious?
He thought he'd shown tremendous restraint. He never even made a move to hug her or anything.
Zhao Ling pulled Ah Yin and Liu Erlong aside and whispered to them, probing:
"Yin'er, Long'er… do you think I've been too obvious about having thoughts toward Xiao Wu? I have been holding back, haven't I?"
Ah Yin and Liu Erlong exchanged helpless glances. Please… sure, he acted restrained on the surface.
But that damn system of his exposed all his diary entries to them. Every little desire written down in vivid detail.
And this idiot still had no clue.
Seeing Zhao Ling's eager expression, both women sighed and nodded simultaneously.
"Very obvious. Extremely obvious. So obvious that even Xiao Qi can probably tell you're interested in her. In fact, she might've known all along."
Damn… Zhao Ling was completely stunned. Was his acting really that bad? They all knew?
Wait a second—did Xiao Rou know all along too? That he'd been harboring those thoughts? Ugh… what a mess.
Zhao Ling turned around to face Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong with a stiff smile.
Xiao Wu walked up to him again, pointing at herself as she said in a spoiled tone, "Brother Ling, I'm giving you one more chance—hurry up and coax me. If you don't, I'll get mad."
Zhao Ling knew that if he dodged again, she really might throw a tantrum. So he leaned down and kissed her forehead lightly, then gently patted her head.
"Xiao Wu, is that enough?"
"Nope. Definitely not. You think a kiss on the forehead is enough to heal my wounded heart? Think again. Here—"
She pointed at her red lips, her tone leaving no room for argument.
Welp… Zhao Ling reluctantly kissed her on the lips. He thought a quick peck would be enough, but unexpectedly, the girl wrapped her arms around his neck and locked him in a long kiss.
After what felt like suffocating forever, Zhao Ling was finally released.
Xiao Wu licked her lips contentedly and said with a happy expression:
"Back when I hadn't taken human form yet, I could never understand why Auntie Yin'er and Mama Long'er liked kissing Brother Ling so much. Now… it's all starting to make sense."
Tang Wutong, not wanting to be left behind, also jumped in front of Zhao Ling, calling out, "Me too! Xiao Qi wants a turn too!"
Before she could finish, Xiao Wu grabbed the collar of her shirt and pulled her back, scolding in a serious tone:
"Xiao Qi, you're still a kid. Go play somewhere else. If you keep messing around, watch out—Mom's gonna spank you…"
Tang Wutong immediately looked aggrieved. Her mom was still so annoyingly two-faced.
She only skipped the infant stage thanks to that weird pill. Without it, her newly transformed form would look even younger than Xiao Wu's.
But now her mom kept insisting she was still "just a child," always pulling the I'm your mother card and threatening to spank her if she didn't behave.
So unfair… so infuriating…