Chapter 88: Chapter 88: The Best Candidate for the Main Husband

"AWOO—"

The little guy in her arms let out two aggrieved cries. His front paws clutched Yu An’s collar, while his back paws unceremoniously kicked Mo Yan twice.

"Han Li, you’re awake!"

Yu An’s eyes lit up, and she quickly lifted him up.

Han Li was so tiny right now that he was completely hidden in the clothes on her chest. In his haste to pull her into the room, Mo Yan had forgotten to take Han Li out.

For the past two days, Han Li had been a permanent fixture on her leg. She had been casually using her superpower to heal him. Han Li had a strong sense of self, which was why he recovered so quickly.

Mo Yan was a bit more trouble. She had been under Han Fengyun’s hypnosis for decades. She still had some sense of self, but not much.

"Mhm," Han Li nuzzled her chin and said in a soft voice, "An’an, I missed you so much."

Mo Yan’s expression, however, was not pleased. The Female Master was his tonight, and he didn’t want anyone to disturb them!

"An’an, how about I take Han Li to his room, or let him enter the space?"

Mo Yan suggested, "Auntie must be dying to see him. She can also catch him up on what’s happened lately."

Yu An agreed. "Into the space it is. Han Li, I’ll send you in now..."

"I don’t want to go," Han Li’s form grew larger, and he hooked his tail around her wrist. "An’an, I could hear what was happening outside while I was asleep. I know the whole story."

Finding out that Han Fengyun wasn’t his biological father, but was in fact his father’s murderer, was certainly heartbreaking, but he’d had enough time to grieve while he was asleep.

Now...

Han Li shot a subtle glance at Mo Yan and whined playfully to Yu An, "I heard everything you said today. You said tonight is our wedding night~"

A moment ago, Mo Yan had been worried about Han Li’s condition. Seeing that he had the energy to vie for her affection, he figured he must be fine.

So, he unceremoniously picked Han Li up and tossed him onto the floor. "An’an is mine tonight. You can either go back to your room or go into the space."

Han Li protested, "But An’an said..."

"That was just to fool Han Fengyun," Yu An scratched his chin, coaxing him. "According to the schedule, your turn is tomorrow."

Han Li let out a comfortable hum. He knew he was being unreasonable, so it was only natural for Yu An to say no.

So, he said obediently, "Okay, An’an. I’ll go into the space, then."

He was just a little anxious. After all, out of the five males, he was the only one who wasn’t Yu An’s Beast Husband.

When they were finally the only two left in the room, Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked up and saw Yu An’s eyes curving into a smile. "What, were you afraid I’d say yes to Han Li?"

"Mhm," Mo Yan swept her up into a princess carry. "I was terrified. After all, a new love can easily replace an old one. To An’an, he’s still new, while I’m already old news."

Yu An wrapped her arms around his neck and burst out laughing. "The way you say that, what am I, some kind of player?"

"An’an isn’t a player at all."

Gently placing her on the bed, Mo Yan leaned over her, their foreheads touching.

"I’m just afraid you’ll lose interest in me, and eventually, you won’t even want to touch me."

"You’re overthinking again," Yu An reached up and tugged his ear, feigning seriousness. "Let out your tail."

Mo Yan obediently let it out, and his black snake tail instantly took up half the bed.

Yu An grabbed the tip of his tail and started coiling it. "Yes, this is the feeling. I could play with this for a hundred years and never get tired of it!"

Mo Yan found it both funny and touching. "You only like playing with my tail?"

"Of course not," Yu An poked his abs with her other hand. "Let this out too. Let me see if you’ve been slacking off lately."

Mo Yan readily complied, undressing and letting her poke and prod him wherever she pleased. Her sliding fingertips sent shivers through him.

Suppressing the desire stirring within him, Mo Yan grabbed her hand and pulled the covers over them. "It’s late. Let’s sleep."

Yu An was a little dumbfounded. "Huh?"

’You took off your clothes just to show me this?’

Mo Yan pinched her cheek. "Yes, sleep. You haven’t been resting well these past few nights, have you?"

It was true. For the past few days, she had been staying up all night and sleeping during the day. Yu An was finally experiencing what people called a "sweet burden."

"I’m fine," she said, twiddling her fingers. "I have a lot of stamina, plus my superpower for recovery."

"That’s not good enough," Mo Yan mercilessly rejected her hint. "You definitely won’t be able to sleep tomorrow night, so get a good rest tonight."

"Alright, alright."

Yu An threw up her hands. "Mo Yan, I’ve discovered you have the potential to be a great main husband."

After a female has multiple Beast Husbands, she will usually choose a main husband to help manage the others.

The main husband must be magnanimous and not get overly jealous, lest he use the authority granted by the Female Master to vie for favor and stir up trouble, causing turmoil in the household.

"I don’t want to be the main husband," Mo Yan kissed her forehead, his arms carefully avoiding her lower abdomen as he held her. "The main husband has to be magnanimous, but if An’an neglects me for someone else, I’ll be heartbroken."

His heart ached for Yu An, who had to run a stall during the day and then deal with the petty jealousies of the other males at night. That’s why he pretended to be more generous, so he wouldn’t add to her troubles.

"But if An’an wants me to be the main husband, I won’t refuse."

Yu An yawned. "I was actually considering it. If any of the other four were the main husband, the house would probably be in chaos. After thinking it over, you’re the most suitable one."

Mo Yan tucked the corner of her blanket in. "Okay."

The sound of steady breathing filled the air. He opened his eyes, an inextinguishable obsession swirling within them.

And a trace of gloom.

He sometimes missed those early days when they first arrived in the exiled land. It was just him, Yu An, and the Zaizai.

He and Yu An spent their days and nights together, with only each other for company. But now, Yu An no longer belonged to him alone.

’I really want to get rid of those four eyesores. I want An’an to belong only to me...’

"Milk tea tastes better with thirty percent sugar..."

Yu An unconsciously snuggled deeper into his arms and mumbled some sleep-talk. Mo Yan gave a helpless smile and replied, "Okay."

’Oh well,’ he thought. ’This is pretty good too.’

...

For once, Yu An woke up early. During the meal, the other four men kept looking at her.

Han Li had changed back into his human form. Da Hu and the others hadn’t seen him in a long time and all crowded around him, which made Feng Xuan and Lan Yin quite jealous.

"Alright, alright, just eat. Stop staring at me."

Yu An put on a stern face. "I’m holding a meeting after the meal to announce something."

Suppressing their curiosity, the men finally lowered their heads and began eating faster.

"An’an, what is it?"

After the meal, Ao Wu was the first to claim the spot to Yu An’s left. With the Zaizai on her right, the others had no choice but to sit elsewhere.

Han Li was a little annoyed. ’If only I’d been faster,’ he thought.

Yu An cleared her throat. "I’m going to announce our family’s main husband. From now on, all the small matters in the house will be handled by the main husband."

Ao Wu’s eyes lit up. He looked at Yu An, his eyes screaming, ’Is it me? Is it me? Is it me?’

Feng Xuan and the other two exchanged a glance. Hearing the sound of Mo Yan washing dishes in the kitchen, they had a vague idea of what was coming.

Xiao Hu rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Female Mother, who is the main husband? Xiao Hu wants to sleep after the meeting."

Xiao Yu pinched his chubby cheek. "No more sleeping. Go play with your big brother."

Xiao Hu was reluctant and looked to Da Hu for help. Unexpectedly, Da Hu was even more firm than Xiao Yu. "That’s right, no more sleeping! Female Mother, Xiao Hu sleeps and sleeps, he’s about to turn into Sleeping Beauty!"