What Plan?

As a wild little female dragon, Zi Ji had barely interacted with humans due to the pride of the dragon race, let alone eaten food made by humans. She had basically lived on raw meat and blood.

Now, for the first time, she was eating human-cooked food—and it had been made by Dan Heng.

She pointed at the food in her mouth, gesticulating wildly and making muffled noises.

"..." Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting beside her, quietly shifted away.

Master's Wife's younger sister really was strange. She was nothing like a normal person!

Several lines appeared on Gu Yuena's forehead. She glanced at Zi Ji and said coldly, "Stop making such faces!"

Zi Ji hurriedly stopped, swallowed the food in her mouth, and looked at Dan Heng with bright, fervent eyes. "It's so delicious! What is this?! I've never eaten anything this delicious before!"

Dan Heng looked at Zi Ji in surprise. He knew that she, too, was a dragon rather than a human.

Could the dragons of this world really be living so miserably?

Could even ordinary food be considered a delicacy?

"If you like it, eat more." Dan Heng nodded.

"Brother-in-law! You... you're such a good person!"

Zi Ji cried loudly.

Inwardly, she added that at least for today, she would no longer call Dan Heng Old Pervert!

All because of this delicious food!

What did Di Tian's mission matter compared to satisfying her appetite?

Zi Ji kept staring at the dishes, her chopsticks moving even more often than Gu Yuena's. Her cherry lips seemed never to close as she eagerly devoured the food like a whirlwind sweeping through the clouds.

Gu Yuena shook her head helplessly. Why were her subordinates so unreliable?

She had clearly told Zi Ji to win over Dai Mubai, yet she had run to her home to compete with her for food?

Just as Gu Yuena extended her chopsticks to pick up a piece of chicken, Zi Ji snatched it first.

"..." Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes and looked up at Zi Ji.

Zi Ji's little lips gleamed with oil, and her seductive face had puffed cheeks like a little hamster. It diluted her charm and instead made her rather adorably amusing.

"Zi Ji! Mind your manners! This isn't your home," Gu Yuena reminded her mildly.

Zi Ji licked her lips, bit down on her chopsticks, and looked innocently at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena said seriously, "When you eat, you should look like you're eating. Is that what you call eating? You're wolfing it down. You're about to finish all the dishes—are the rest of us supposed to eat or not?"

Dan Heng calmly watched Gu Yuena. Before Zi Ji had arrived, Gu Yuena's table manners had indeed been elegant, but she had not been any slower than Zi Ji.

Gu Yuena looked up at Dan Heng, and their eyes met.

A blush appeared on her cheeks, as though she had guessed what Dan Heng was thinking.

"Husband, I'm educating Zi Ji. She'll have to marry someday, so she can't be so unruly. She needs to eat more slowly and act a little more ladylike..."

Zi Ji looked at Gu Yuena with a wronged expression. If she ate slowly, how long would it take?

If not for her lord being here, she would have dumped every dish straight into her mouth!

Old Pervert might not be much as a person, but his cooking was truly incredible!

She even wanted to become an evil dragon and snatch Old Pervert away, making him cook exclusively for her dragon self from then on.

Of course, she also knew that Old Pervert might be stronger even than her lord, which made him all the more impossible for a little female dragon like her to handle.

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head without saying a word, silently swallowing plain white rice.

Weak, pitiful, and helpless.

The four of them returned to eating peacefully, while Gu Yuena deliberately slowed down.

Yet among the four of them, she used her chopsticks most frequently.

Zi Ji glared at Dan Heng while following Gu Yuena's lead in picking up food.

She did not blame her lord for scolding her. If anyone was to blame, it was Dan Heng, that Old Pervert!

It was all his fault anyway!

"..." Dan Heng had not eaten much before leaving the table.

He could no longer endure Zi Ji's resentment-filled stare.

He became even more convinced that Zi Ji was mentally unstable.

When dealing with a mentally ill person, he should be more patient and not lower himself to her level.

Evening.

Zi Ji was arranged to sleep with Zhu Zhuqing.

Dan Heng did not want too much contact with this "sister-in-law." She was a troublesome person.

Once he got involved with her, she would certainly shatter his peaceful life. She might even prove as difficult to deal with as Blade.

He returned to the bedroom and saw a booklet on the table by the window.

Three-Year Plan was written on the cover.

"What plan?" Dan Heng paused slightly. At that moment, a fragrant breeze came from behind him. Gu Yuena hurried over, took the booklet from the table, then turned back and gave him a dazzling smile.

"I just wrote it for fun when I had nothing to do."

Gu Yuena said this guiltily.

She was certain that Dan Heng was someone who liked peace and quiet. If he learned that she had an ambitious plan, he might become wary of her, and that would be terribly bad.

Gu Yuena returned to the bed and slipped beneath the covers, revealing her beautiful face as she looked at Dan Heng expectantly.

What Zi Ji had done today had made her very unhappy.

At the same time, it had reminded her that her relationship with her husband was not close enough.

They were already married, yet even holding hands in daily life was a rare occurrence.

Let alone anything else.

So, she had to try changing things and deepen their intimacy.

Dan Heng looked at Gu Yuena in confusion. From that exquisite little face, he seemed to discern something.

"You..."

Gu Yuena blinked. "Husband, it seems that ever since we got married, we've never really talked at night, have we?"

"My... sister came today, and I want to talk with you more. There's still a sense of unfamiliarity between us. Well, I want us to become a little... closer."

As she spoke, Gu Yuena smiled shyly, though her eyes remained bright.

"..." Dan Heng fell silent for a moment, then got into bed with his back to Gu Yuena and shook his head. "It's time for bed. I don't stay up late. Sweet dreams."

"???"

Gu Yuena watched helplessly as Dan Heng turned his back on her. Before long, his breathing became steady and deep, clearly indicating that he had fallen asleep.

That fast?!

Her expression stiffened. Gu Yuena pushed Dan Heng's shoulder. "Wake up, Husband. Wake up. Then let's talk about Zhu Zhuqing. When she reaches level thirty, I'll teach her instead..."

Dan Heng remained unresponsive.

Gu Yuena puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and clenched her delicate fists, wanting badly to knock Dan Heng on the head.

She gestured over his head twice, but ultimately could not bring herself to do it. She gave a soft huff.

"Bad husband..."

Meanwhile, atop the city wall not far from the Small Courtyard, Di Tian was looking in this direction. When he saw all the lights in the rooms go out, curiosity appeared on his face.

"Did Zi Ji help ease my lord's worries?"

Di Tian sighed softly. All he felt now was a deep sense of frustration.

It was still because he was not strong enough that he had to curry favor with Dan Heng.

Starlight glittered overhead as Di Tian stood quietly, gazing toward the Small Courtyard and imagining just how powerful Dan Heng had to be for his lord to make such a sacrifice.