Mai Shiranui, Feng Qing'er, and the Peerless Beauty Group's Women All Called Him Worse Than a Beast

Lu Jiuyuan looked at her, waiting.

"First, you're not allowed to touch Jin Ping'er again."

Lu Jiuyuan fell silent for a moment.

He didn't answer right away because he didn't want to lie to her.

Lu Xueqi looked up at his silence, a complicated look flashing through her eyes.

"Forget it." She turned her gaze away. "You can't do that."

"Xueqi!"

"Second." Lu Xueqi cut him off. "Wherever you go from now on, you have to take me with you."

"Okay." Lu Jiuyuan nodded.

"Third." She paused, her voice dropping. "You're not allowed to make me cry again."

Looking at her reddened eyes, Lu Jiuyuan felt as if something had clenched painfully around his heart.

He stepped forward and pulled her back into his arms, holding her so tightly he could feel their heartbeats.

"Okay." Lu Jiuyuan's voice was a little hoarse. "I promise to keep all three of those conditions."

Lu Xueqi buried her face against his chest and mumbled, "You're lying. There's no way you can keep the first one."

Lu Jiuyuan fell silent for a moment, then lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair.

"I promise I won't let you suffer because of her."

Lu Xueqi said nothing, but slowly wrapped her arms around his waist and gripped the fabric at his back.

Suddenly, a crisp notification rang in Lu Jiuyuan's mind.

[Ding—The Peerless Beauty Group has over a thousand messages mentioning the group owner. Read them?]

The corner of Lu Jiuyuan's mouth twitched.

A thousand messages?

Did these women think he was some kind of monkey?

"What's wrong?" Lu Xueqi noticed his odd expression and looked up at him.

"Nothing." Lu Jiuyuan kept a straight face.

Lu Xueqi didn't press him. She just gave a soft "Mm," released his waist, and stepped back, lowering her head to straighten the collar he'd rumpled.

Lu Jiuyuan opened the Peerless Beauty Group.

Messages flooded in like a tide. The screen was packed with mentions of Lu Jiuyuan, and the dense cluster of red notification dots made his scalp tingle.

[Yan Lingji: @Lu Jiuyuan Where's the group owner? Why hasn't he shown up yet?]

[Feng Qing'er: @Lu Jiuyuan Is he still asleep?]

[Mai Shiranui: @Lu Jiuyuan Group owner?]

[Zi Nu: @Lu Jiuyuan Stop hiding and come out!]

[Yun Yun: @Lu Jiuyuan...]

[Medusa: @Lu Jiuyuan...]

[Bibi Dong: @Lu Jiuyuan I've been waiting a long time.]

Lu Jiuyuan checked the number of unread messages: 1,347.

These women really had endless energy.

As soon as he opened the group chat, another notification chimed.

[Yan Lingji: The group owner's online!!!]

[Feng Qing'er: He finally showed up! @Lu Jiuyuan Did you have fun last night?]

[Mai Shiranui: Good morning, group owner~ So... um... did you have fun last night?]

[Zi Nu: Group owner, we all heard that voice message last night, you know!]

[Yun Yun: Mm.]

[Medusa: +1]

[Bibi Dong: Tell us what happened.]

Looking at all the questions filling the screen, Lu Jiuyuan's lips curled slightly.

[Lu Jiuyuan: It was very satisfying.]

[Yan Lingji: !!!]

[Feng Qing'er: Tell us the details!]

[Mai Shiranui: How satisfying?]

[Zi Nu: Don't leave us hanging, group owner!]

[Lu Jiuyuan: We fought until dawn.]

The group fell quiet for a moment.

Then it exploded.

[Yan Lingji: I don't believe you!]

[Feng Qing'er: I don't believe it either!]

[Mai Shiranui: Uh, I'm not so sure I believe it either!!!]

[Zi Nu: Group owner, you have to make up a better story than that!]

[Yun Yun: Hmph.]

[Medusa: Where's the proof?]

[Bibi Dong: Show us proof.]

Lu Jiuyuan raised an eyebrow.

Proof?

He glanced down at Lu Xueqi in his arms, a barely noticeable smile tugging at his lips. Then he quietly moved his hand to her waist and gave it a gentle pinch.

Caught completely off guard, Lu Xueqi shuddered, a soft moan escaping her lips. "Mm—"

It was faint and brief, tinged with a flustered sweetness. She immediately realized what had happened, blushed, and thumped him on the chest. "What are you doing?"

Lu Jiuyuan had already tapped the voice-message button.

"Is that proof enough?"

Three seconds. Just three seconds.

But in those three seconds were Lu Xueqi's startled moan, the soft rustle of fabric as she blushed and thumped his chest, and Lu Jiuyuan's low, amused voice.

The group fell dead silent for a full five seconds after he sent the voice message.

Then...

[Yan Lingji: Aaaaaah!!!]

[Feng Qing'er: Lu Jiuyuan!!! You're awful!!!]

[Mai Shiranui: Group owner!!! How could you do that!!!]

[Zi Nu: Group owner, you really are worse than a beast...]

[Yun Yun: Worse than a beast.]

[Medusa: Worse than a beast +1]

[Bibi Dong: Worse than a beast +2]

Looking at the screen full of "worse than a beast," Lu Jiuyuan's mouth twitched.

[Lu Jiuyuan: You asked for proof.]

[Yan Lingji: And you sent us that?!]

[Feng Qing'er: Exactly! You're shameless, group owner!]

[Mai Shiranui: Group owner, you... you've gone too far...]

[Zi Nu: We did ask you to send proof, but I didn't think you'd actually do it...]

Lu Jiuyuan was about to reply when a message from Yun Yun popped up.

[Yun Yun: Wait.]

[Yun Yun: Has anyone noticed something?]

[Yan Lingji: What?]

[Yun Yun: The voice message from last night and the one just now don't sound quite the same.]

The group fell silent for a moment.

[Yun Yun: The voice last night was softer and more seductive, like... how should I put it? Like someone deliberately lowering her voice. This one sounds cooler, more... crisp. Like the sound of a spring tinkling.]

[Yun Yun: @Lu Jiuyuan Group owner, did you switch partners?]

The group went completely silent. Then it erupted like a volcano.

[Yan Lingji: What??? You switched partners???]

[Feng Qing'er: Yun Yun, what do you mean? The group owner wasn't with the same person last night and just now?]

[Mai Shiranui: Wait, wait, wait... I went back to listen, and they really do sound different...]

[Zi Nu: I listened too. Last night's voice sounded lazier, and this one's cooler. They really are different people.]

[Medusa: Group owner.]

[Bibi Dong: Explain.]

[Yan Lingji: @Lu Jiuyuan Group owner! How many women do you have?!]

[Feng Qing'er: Hurry up and tell us! I want to see just how capable you are!]

[Mai Shiranui: Group owner... you're way too popular with women...]

[Zi Nu: A different woman every day? What kind of constitution do you have?]

[Yun Yun: Group owner, please answer.]

Lu Jiuyuan stared at the screen, a vein twitching at his temple.

How were these women's ears so sharp?

[Lu Jiuyuan: Not many, not many.]

[Lu Jiuyuan: Just three thousand beauties in my harem.]

The group fell silent for a full three seconds.

Then it exploded.

``` [Yan Lingji: Shameless!!!]

[Feng Qing'er: As if you deserve them!!!]

[Mai Shiranui: Group owner, you!!!]

[Zi Nu: Three thousand? Aren't you afraid you'll become impotent?]

[Yun Yun: Hmph. Men.]

[Medusa: Shameless.]

[Bibi Dong: Shameless +1.] ]