Sinkhole, Bottomless Pit

Early morning!

The rising sun cast its bright rays across a cloudless blue sky. Golden light, brimming with vitality, spilled over the earth and drove away the darkness of night.

The grass and trees smelled fragrant, and crystalline dewdrops still clung to the lotus flowers in the pond.

Three women sat around a round table, looking at one another as a somewhat heavy atmosphere hung in the air.

Three women made a show.

And when three peerless beauties gathered together, it became a visual feast.

Among them, the White-Robed Woman was as poetic and picturesque as a celestial maiden from the Ninth Heaven.

She had a tall, slender figure, with silver-white hair cascading all the way to the ground like a waterfall. Her eyes seemed capable of seeing through every disguise in the world.

The golden morning sunlight fell across her jade-like fair profile, giving off a shimmering glow and lending her a dreamlike beauty.

Across from her, the woman in black had equally exquisite, flawless features. Though she was not as tall as the White-Robed Woman, the proportions of her body seemed heaven-made, perfect and without blemish. Her beauty was inferior to no one's.

She had light pink, wavy curls, and her perfect face was utterly calm. After observing the two women across from her for a while, her gaze shifted into the distance. Her pupils dilated, her eyes hollow. No one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

The last woman wore a long emerald-green robe. Her beauty was one in ten thousand, and she possessed the wild temperament of a Queen. Her tall, slender, perfect figure allowed her to rival any woman.

These three were none other than the Snow Empress, Bibi Dong, and the Ice Empress.

After the three women sat in silence for a long while, the Snow Empress looked at the unfocused Bibi Dong and suddenly asked casually, "Dong'er, how did you meet Xiao Han?"

"Hm? Are you talking to me?"

Bibi Dong slowly came back to her senses. Her dilated pupils gradually focused, and an aristocratic aura like that of a Queen inadvertently radiated from her.

The Snow Empress narrowed her eyes slightly. A blade-like glint of cold light instantly tore through the air, creating a terrifying pressure that descended directly upon Bibi Dong, who was using the alias Dong'er.

Bibi Dong had always appeared gentle on the outside while being strong within. Her two tragic experiences had made her impervious to both soft and hard tactics, stubborn and opinionated in both conduct and action.

Faced with the Snow Empress's oppression, Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes flashed, and she directly met her aura head-on.

"Someone like you cannot be an unknown nobody. Who exactly are you?" the Snow Empress asked coldly.

Though she had always been calm as still water, and even gentle in front of Ye Han, those familiar with her knew that the Heavenly Snow Woman was proud and aloof by nature. It could be said that very few people ever caught her eye.

From the very first moment she saw Bibi Dong, she had disliked her.

But because she cared for what Ye Han cared for, and since Ye Han had brought her back, he must have already accepted her to some extent. The Snow Empress did not want to put Ye Han in a difficult position, so she had not shown her displeasure.

But now, Ye Han was not here. In this home, she was the one in charge.

"Hehe, my name is Dong'er. As for my identity, you can ask Ye Han. I believe he will give you a satisfactory answer. I'm tired. Is there a room where I can rest?" Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Her aura slowly withdrew, and her tone was indifferent, as she did not want things to become too tense with the Snow Empress.

However, even the Snow Empress was angered by her indifferent attitude.

Taking a deep breath, the Snow Empress was about to speak.

With a creak, a door not far away opened, and Ye Han's tall, slender figure appeared before everyone in the morning sun.

"What are you all talking about?"

Ye Han looked at the three women, a harmless, warm smile on his face as he spoke while walking over.

"I'm tired," Bibi Dong said as she stood.

"Uh!"

Ye Han was slightly embarrassed. The estate was large, but there was only one room suitable for living in.

But when he considered that they were all his women, Ye Han quickly got over it.

He stepped aside and pointed at the door behind him. "There's only this one room."

Bibi Dong raised a delicate brow slightly, her face cold. Then, without another word, she walked straight over.

Ye Han rubbed his nose, looking somewhat awkward as he came over and sat beside the Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

"Hmph!"

The Ice Empress snorted coldly and ignored him.

Clearly, Bibi Dong's attitude had made her unhappy.

"What's wrong?" Ye Han asked, puzzled.

"Dong'er gives me a very wrong feeling. Do you know who she is?" the Snow Empress asked bluntly.

There was no need for them to beat around the bush with each other.

"Mm, she's an Elder of Spirit Hall. Why does she feel wrong? Can you be more specific?" Ye Han asked with a smile as he walked behind the Snow Empress and gently began massaging her shoulders.

"Mmm!"

The Snow Empress involuntarily let out a comfortable sound. She closed her eyes and lightly leaned against Ye Han before finally speaking.

"She's too powerful. Even I cannot guarantee that I would win against her. Of course, I'm not questioning your charm. I'm simply uneasy. I don't know why, but I keep feeling that the way she looks at you is dangerous, like a venomous snake waiting for an opportunity to strike," the Snow Empress said.

Ye Han had always known that his eldest wife had an ability to see through people's hearts, but he had not expected her senses to be so sharp as well.

As for the way Dong'er looked at him, Ye Han had only suddenly noticed it after spending two days with her. Yet the Snow Empress had seen through it after meeting her only once.

Perhaps this was what it meant to see things more clearly from the outside.

"I know she has ill intentions toward me. She might even want to kill me," Ye Han said.

Before he could finish, the Ice Empress interrupted him. "Then why did you let her go into the room alone with Qingxin? Did a donkey kick you in the head?"

The Ice Empress abruptly rose to her feet and was about to rush toward the room, but Ye Han grabbed her.

"Didn't I say it? She has ill intentions toward me, but they are only ill intentions. Before she accomplishes her goal, she definitely will not make a move against the people around me." Ye Han held back the swift and decisive Ice Empress helplessly.

Ye Han was certain about this.

If she truly intended to strike at him or those around him regardless of the consequences, she had plenty of opportunities. There was no need to put herself on the line and take such a huge detour.

The reason Ye Han had brought her back was precisely because he had recognized this point. At the same time, he wanted to place this potential threat right under the Snow Empress and Ice Empress's noses.

With these two women around, not only would Dong'er be unable to stir up any trouble, but she would instead give Ye Han an opportunity to sleep her into submission.

Poor Her Holiness the Pope. Though she had known from the start that Ye Han was black-hearted, she could never have imagined that he was a bottomless sinkhole, a black hole—and that she had foolishly stepped right into it.

The Snow Empress was intelligent and perceptive. Upon hearing that, she immediately rolled her eyes at Ye Han and asked, "Do you like her?"

Ye Han paused, then nodded. "I do. How could I not like such a beautiful woman?"

Her husband's honesty was so straightforward and sincere that the Snow Empress narrowed her large eyes slightly, her gaze filled with amusement.

She understood.

Her husband did like that woman, but liking was not love—at least, not yet.

When facing a powerful enemy, rather than thinking of killing the opponent first, he instead wanted to sleep her into submission. Apart from Ye Han, there was probably no second person like that in the world.

The Snow Empress sighed helplessly. What else could she do after ending up with such an unreliable husband?

Of course, she could only spoil him!~

"Xue Er, Bing'er, I'll have to trouble you both from now on," Ye Han said with a smile.

"Hmph! Now you remember me? Too late."

The Ice Empress turned her face to the side, pouting with an expression that clearly said, I'm angry. Come coax me.

Ye Han and the Snow Empress looked at each other, then smiled.

Then Ye Han quietly walked over to the Ice Empress and pulled her into his arms. He nuzzled close to her and spoke to her softly. Before long, the Ice Empress could no longer keep up her act and burst into clear laughter.

Laughter continued without pause on Ye Han's side, and the atmosphere was relaxed and warm.

But inside the room, it was a completely different scene.

The mother and daughter sat facing each other without a word, mainly because Bibi Dong's estrangement and coldness stood between them.

After a long while, Ye Qingxin finally parted her red lips and spoke a form of address Bibi Dong had nearly forgotten.

"Mom!"

Bibi Dong's body trembled slightly. Looking at the woman on the bed, she recalled that when this girl had called her Mom in the past, she had seemed to be only a little girl who had just learned to walk. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, she had already become a mother herself?

At that thought, a cold light abruptly flashed in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes. "Who allowed you to call me that?"

Ye Qingxin—no, she should now be called Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue's nose could not help but sting at those words.

Having only just become a mother herself, she understood how much courage it took for a mother to refuse to acknowledge her own child.

At this moment, she no longer doubted the truth of the story Ye Han had told her all those years ago.

"Mom, I'm sorry. I can understand why you refuse to acknowledge me, but no matter what, you are still my mother!" A longing smile appeared on Qian Renxue's pale face.

She too wanted to be like other children, to have a mother's affection and a father's love. Sadly, that would likely remain nothing more than a dream for the rest of her life.

Bibi Dong's body trembled even more violently, and she almost did not dare meet her daughter's gaze.

Her daughter had apologized to her.

But what had she done wrong?

If anyone was wrong, it was that beast from back then.

And it was also her own fault. She was the one who had brought her into this world!

Bibi Dong tremblingly reached out, wanting to touch Qian Renxue's head.

Just then, a loud cry suddenly rang out. Bibi Dong's outstretched hand recoiled instantly as if shocked by electricity.

"Chen'er, don't cry. Be good, Chen'er. There, there, there!~"

Qian Renxue fumbled in panic, but the child only cried louder and louder.

"He's hungry."

Bibi Dong stood to one side. Unable to bear watching any longer, she could only remind her.

"Ah! Then, then what should I do? Ye Han—Mom, can you go call Ye Han for me?" Qian Renxue hurriedly asked, looking at Bibi Dong pleadingly.

Bibi Dong's pretty face darkened. Your son is hungry, so why are you looking for that brat?

Does he have milk?

"Feed him." Bibi Dong kept a cold face as she spoke in exasperation.

It was the first time she had seen her daughter, who had always gone against her, reveal such a foolishly adorable side.

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