Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Once I’m the Only One in the Female Master’s Heart, He Will Naturally Disappear

"Li’er, you haven’t come to see your Female Mother in so long."

Mo Yan was a little unhappy, but seeing her own zaizai made everything better. She quickly called Han Li over to eat with them, and the family enjoyed a happy meal together.

Han Fengyun’s gaze never left Mo Yan. After dinner, he said dotingly, "A Yuan, from now on, Li’er will stay by your side. You won’t be separated again."

Mo Yan froze for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly, "Really? That’s wonderful! I miss Li’er every day!"

Han Li stared blankly at the two of them. His instincts told him he couldn’t stay, but a voice deep in his mind told him he had to.

"I miss my Female Mother too," he said, his tone flat and emotionless. "I will stay and keep her company." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

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The barbecue ingredients they had prepared sold out quickly. Yu An rubbed her sore wrists and told the others to pack up and go home.

Mo Yan’s heart ached seeing this. He took her hand and began to massage it. "An’an, I’ll practice hard when we get back so I can grill with you next time."

"Besides, you have us at home. You don’t need to work so hard to support the family. That’s our job."

Among the four of them, everyone except Ao Wu had a family to back them up. Even though Mo Yan’s family had been wiped out, their fortune hadn’t been taken.

He just needed to make one trip home, and he could hand over a lifetime’s worth of wealth to Yu An.

"Of course supporting the family is your responsibility," Yu An said with a grin. "But I’m earning money for another reason. My superpower needs to absorb energy from gold and silver to level up."

The higher the Superpower Level, the more gold and silver it required. It had taken fifty thousand Gold Coins just to barely reach Level 4.

Besides, she had only recovered one fragment of the Origin Core, so she couldn’t upgrade any further.

"So that’s how it is," Mo Yan said, suddenly understanding. "An’an, let’s go to my hometown when we have time. I’ll convert all my family’s assets into Gold Coins."

Although it was his home, he no longer had any relatives there.

Seeing the fleeting sadness on Mo Yan’s face, Yu An remembered the things he had told her.

She took his hand and placed it gently on her lower abdomen. "Don’t be sad. You still have us. In just over two months, our little snake zaizai will be born."

’That’s right, I have a home again. Wherever Yu An and our zaizai are, that’s my home.’

"COUGH COUGH COUGH! An’an, everything’s packed. Let’s go home."

Ao Wu had coughed loudly on purpose, taking the spot on Yu An’s other side and trying to draw her attention to himself.

Not to be outdone, Mo Yan started discussing what to have for dinner with Yu An.

Da Hu and Xiao Yu glanced at each other, then simultaneously looked at their respective Beast Fathers.

"Sigh!"

Feng Xuan held a drowsy Xiao Hu, his thoughts unreadable. As he watched the happy trio in front, Lan Ying also had a conflicted look on his face.

After they returned home, he seemed to have made up his mind. Before Yu An could even say she was thirsty, he beat everyone to it, pouring a glass of water and handing it to her.

Yu An was a little surprised, while Mo Yan and Ao Wu were instantly on guard.

’Being this attentive for no reason means you’re up to no good. What is this dead fish trying to do?’

Lan Ying ignored them and smoothly sat down beside Yu An. "Female Master, can we talk alone?"

"COUGH COUGH COUGH!"

Yu An nearly choked. "You... COUGH COUGH... What did you call me?"

Lan Ying wanted to pat her back, but Ao Wu beat him to it. He could only say innocently, "Does the Female Master not like this title? Then I’ll call you An’an."

"I have some private matters I only want to discuss with you. Is that okay?"

Yu An looked like she had seen a ghost. After a moment of thought, she pointed to her room. "Let’s go."

Mo Yan looked at her disapprovingly. "An’an, what if he..."

"It’s fine," Yu An said, patting his hand with a sly smile. "It’s not like I can’t protect myself. Besides, you’ll all be right outside."

She shooed Mo Yan off to cook dinner. Ao Wu wanted to follow, but Yu An refused him too. The two of them entered the room, one after the other.

Lan Ying subtly surveyed the room. Yu An had decorated it to be especially cozy. In a small vase by the bed sat a few brightly colored little flowers.

The light pink bed curtains were tied back with ribbons of the same color, and a small bell hung from them, tinkling as the wind blew.

Yu An sat on the edge of the bed and casually scooped up a panda doll, hugging it to her chest. "Alright, spit it out. What is it?"

Lan Ying glanced at the panda doll, suddenly feeling a bit envious that it could be held in Yu An’s arms.

"It’s nothing much," he said, slowly kneeling and looking up at Yu An, his posture humble. "I’ve just come to understand. You are my Female Master, and I shouldn’t have teamed up with outsiders against you."

"Can the Female Master forgive me and accept me?"

After speaking, he took Yu An’s hand and placed a kiss upon it.

"Whatever the Female Master wants, I can give..."

His words were ambiguous, but Yu An pulled her hand back.

"Talk normally. And get up. Don’t be like this."

’He’s making me sound like some unforgivable slave driver.’

Lan Ying pretended not to hear, pressing his cheek against Yu An’s leg. "Female Master, you know, I’ve never been liked or loved since I was a child. The one the clansmen always liked was Lan Yin."

As he spoke, his voice grew choked with emotion. "I don’t care about any of that. All that matters is that my Female Master likes me."

"An’an, I know we’ve only known each other for a few days, and I didn’t even make a good impression when we first met. I know I was wrong. Can you give me a chance for us to start over?"

Yu An opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

’To be fair, Lan Ying’s situation was indeed pitiful. They were two souls in one body, and he had just as much right to it as Lan Yin, yet he had been forced to sleep for so many years.’

Seeing her silence, Lan Ying said in a muffled voice, "Is that a no? I knew it. He’s so much more likable than I am."

"Forget it. You all like him anyway. I’ll just stop being a nuisance..."

He stood up to leave, but Yu An stopped him. "Why are you telling me all this? I don’t think just a few days together is enough to make you change so quickly."

Lan Ying lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "If I said I’ve genuinely fallen for you, would you believe me?"

Yu An paused. "Not really."

"Alright," Lan Ying said with a shrug. He turned back to Yu An, half-squatting in front of her and speaking earnestly, "I do like you. But half of it is because of Lan Yin’s influence. His feelings for you affect me."

"The other half comes from my own feelings. Yu An, to be honest, it’s impossible for a female like you not to be liked."

"Of course, the most important point is that I want to compete with Lan Yin and see which of us weighs more heavily in your heart."

Yu An didn’t understand his last sentence. "What do you mean?"

"I mean," Lan Ying said, pulling her hand to press against his cheek enticingly, "we share the same body. Anything he can give you, I can give you too."

"Once the Female Master has only me in her heart, he will naturally be forgotten. He will disappear."

Disappear completely, not just fall asleep.