Chapter 40: Chapter 40: You Slept with Ming Ye for One Night, and You’ve Already Developed Feelings?

At her words, looks of disbelief instantly spread across the three men’s faces. Si Xie, in particular, completely forgot about Ming Ye and stared at her in utter astonishment.

"Damn woman, are you possessed?"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’See? This is why you can’t be too nice to these bastards!’

"You’re the one who’s possessed! I bought the stuff, so if any of you don’t want it, just let me know. I’ll send it back."

’Hmph. Anyway, I’ve made the gesture. They can take it or leave it. It’d be even better if they don’t want it; I didn’t want to spend money on them in the first place.’

"Who said anything about not wanting them? I want them!"

Hearing that, Si Xie couldn’t care less about anything else. He snapped back to his senses, shot up from the sofa, and hurried outside.

’The woman who used to endlessly exploit them is actually buying them things?’

Even now, Si Xie felt it was completely surreal. He had to go and see for himself if this woman had really bought them something.

A few minutes later, the delivery was inspected and signed for.

Tearing open the delivery boxes and seeing the contents, the three of them froze. It was all men’s pajamas. Were they really for them?

’But why did she buy so many?’

’I heard this brand is really expensive—a single set costs several thousand Star Coins. This woman was actually willing to buy them something so expensive? Are we sure she’s not possessed?’

"They’re all the same size. Each of you take ten sets. The rest are for Ming Ye."

"Why do we get ten sets while Ming Ye gets eleven? Why are you playing favorites?"

Si Xie was indignant. He had counted them—forty-one sets in all. Why did Ming Ye get an extra one?

Jiang Yunnuan: "..." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

’If this counts as playing favorites, then what about the fact that I originally only planned to get something for Ming Ye as an apology and had no intention of buying them anything at all?’

"Because you all have Ming Ye to thank for these!"

"Damn woman, make yourself clear! What do you mean we have Ming Ye to thank? You mean you were mainly buying for Ming Ye, and we were just an afterthought? What, you slept with Ming Ye for one night and now you’ve developed feelings for him?"

Si Xie sneered, his eyes narrowing as he gave her a sinister look.

’What the hell happened between this damn woman and Ming Ye to make a bloodsucking parasite who only knows how to exploit others bleed like this, buying them so many expensive pajamas?’

’Something must have happened between them.’

The more Si Xie thought about it, the darker his expression grew. A strange, indefinable rage began to bubble up inside him.

"If you don’t want them, then give them back. What’s with all the talk?"

Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t be bothered to deal with him. She picked up the pile intended for Ming Ye and went back upstairs.

Si Xie: "..."

Staring at the boxes before him, he turned to Fu Yuan and Jun Yao, a sour taste in his mouth as he asked, "What do you guys think is going on between her and Ming Ye?"

Jun Yao ignored him, but Fu Yuan chuckled.

"Si Xie, you’re in danger!"

Si Xie: "???"

He frowned impatiently. "What’s that supposed to mean? Stop talking in riddles."

"Don’t you think you’ve been paying a little too much attention to her these past few days?"

"Isn’t it perfectly normal for me to be paying close attention to her?"

"We haven’t had the Contract Termination yet, and that damn woman is still our Contract Master. Who else would I pay attention to but her?" Si Xie retorted, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Sigh, figure it out for yourself!"

Fu Yuan patted his shoulder, picked up his things, and turned to leave.

His words were baffling, and Si Xie couldn’t make heads or tails of them. He turned to look at Jun Yao, but before he could even open his mouth, Jun Yao—seemingly knowing what was coming—also got up and left.

Si Xie: "..."

’What’s with these guys? Why is every single one of them acting so crazy?’