"Isn't that right... honey?"
Mitian pretended not to see Bo Yi's murderous glare and seized the opportunity to stubbornly address him by the endearment he had wanted to use for so long.
But anyone watching closely would have noticed a slight contortion beneath his stubborn expression. As for what caused it-
"Of course..."
Bo Yi gave him a very "gentle" smile and leaned meekly against Mitian's chest. Out of the two players' sight, however, the hand he had placed on Mitian's back ruthlessly pinched his waist.
"You're absolutely right..." He slowly twisted the hand pinching Mitian's waist. "Hubby..."
The moment those words left Bo Yi's mouth-words Mitian had never heard from him and had never even hoped to hear-Mitian forgot all about the exquisite agony at his waist. His entire divine being felt as though it were floating.
Dazed, he lowered his head to look at Bo Yi, who appeared especially meek and obedient in front of the two players. Just then, Bo Yi happened to look up as well, though for an entirely different reason-he only wanted to see... whether Mitian's face was contorted (with pain).
To the two new players hoping to take advantage of them, however, it looked as though the pair had begun gazing "lovingly" into each other's eyes after exchanging affectionate calls of "hubby" and "honey."
Their expressions immediately turned ugly, but with Mitian's top-ranked abilities hanging over them, they ultimately dared not say anything to his face. They merely spat a loud, mental Pah! and scorned the "shameless pair" for leaving them no opening whatsoever before slinking away with dark expressions-they needed to hurry and find other players with points, to see whether they could find a kindhearted soul (a sucker) willing to pay for their room for the night.
Once the two had