As she said this, a smile still lingered on her cold, beautiful face, but her invisible aura put immense pressure on the other women.
These women had each had their own merits. Each possessed strengths and advantages, but none held an absolute edge over the others, so they had all coexisted peacefully.
Today, however, a woman had appeared who subtly surpassed them in every respect. More fatally still, her personality was just as forceful and domineering.
It was like a great shark suddenly barging into a once-peaceful marine ecosystem. Whatever kind of fish you were, it would kill you all the same.
In all fairness, the woman before them truly carried herself like a Harem Mistress, but no woman wanted someone suddenly appearing above her to boss her around.
When it came to this sort of struggle, they still had to rely on Ya Fei and Yao Ye to hold the line.
Ya Fei paused briefly, then looked at Cai Lin with a faintly vulnerable expression and said softly, "It isn't that we refuse to welcome you, elder sister. It's just that we've all grown accustomed to living freely, and we truly don't want to be restrained."
"With someone as forceful as you becoming the Harem Mistress, I'm afraid none of us would have easy days ahead."
Her words were exceedingly tactful, but her refusal was unmistakable.
Even Xiao Yan had not expected the women to resist so fiercely. Just as he was about to speak, however, Cai Lin spoke first.
"That's fine. I only want the title. I won't interfere too much in your actual affairs."
Hearing this, the innocent Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian began to relax, while Ya Fei's and Yao Ye's expressions grew even uglier.
How could they not recognize someone painting a lavish feast