Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 93: Chapter 93: So, They Have a Chance

The weather was clearly getting colder, yet for the past few days, she often felt that her palms and soles were unreasonably hot. She felt sweltering when she slept at night, and it was as if a fire was hidden in her chest.

It had been even worse today—the sight of a man had made her blood surge, and she had fainted. When had she become so lacking in self-control? Or was there something wrong with her body?

She pondered this in her room, while outside, the five men found themselves parched with thirst, enticed by the fragrance wafting from her body.

They had sensed her heat was approaching several days ago, but they hadn’t expected it this soon.

Now that her scent was overflowing from the room, the men all stood in the courtyard, keeping a motionless vigil.

Each man was lost in his own thoughts, hoping to be the fortunate one she would choose this time.

Though her attitude toward them these past few days had been indifferent, they could at least tell she was no longer averse to them. This meant they had a chance.

This was precisely why they had been going all out for the past few days, each flaunting his own charm and trying to flirt with her at every turn, all in an effort to catch her attention. Their goal was to be chosen during this heat and become the first Beast Husband she officially approved of, allowing them to move into the bamboo house in broad daylight. Then they would never have to sleep in the trees again.

Shen Yue truly couldn’t bear the heat any longer. She stood up, deciding to go outside to cool down.

But who would have thought that the moment she pushed open the door, she would see the five of them standing stock-still in the courtyard like a row of Night Rakshasas.

The moment she pushed open the door, the men’s eyes locked onto her, their gazes laced with a faint, unreadable intent.

She froze.

”Why are you all standing out here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?”

They each let out a cough and remained silent, but the look in their eyes was full of unspoken drama.

Shen Yue gave them a strange look.

”Well? Say something!”

Mu Silin considered for a moment, then said, a little bashfully, ”You’re feeling very uncomfortable, aren’t you? Can’t sleep?”

Shen Yue froze. How did he know?

Mu Silin’s voice was deep and husky.

”I can keep you company!”

Keep her company?

To stay up all night with her?

At that, Ye Lüqi, who was standing beside him, retorted:

”You think you’re the only one who wants to keep her company? We’re all standing right here.”

Lan Cangyue looked at Shen Yue.

”We can all keep you company. If it’s truly unbearable, just choose one of us.”

Shen Yue grew more and more confused.

”Choose one? For what?”

Bai Chaosi listened, his eyes as gentle as tranquil water.

”I stand by what I’ve said before. I’ll accept whoever you choose, as long as you’re the one to choose him. All that matters is that he can make you comfortable.”

Shen Yue: ”???”

Huh? Make her comfortable?

Huang Ziyue looked at her and spat out two ice-cold words:

”Choose me.”

Mu Silin shot him a sharp look.

”You damn Flood Dragon, have you no shame!”

*Can’t you be a little more subtle?* he thought. *Do you have to be so blunt? You can’t just bully your way into this!*

Bai Chaosi added, ”The right to choose is hers. How can you be so domineering?”

The more she heard, the less she understood. Just then, she felt her body heat up even more. As she looked at the men, she found them more and more pleasing to the eye. An involuntary urge to get closer to them surfaced.

She frowned, and then it hit her.

*Oh, crap! This feeling... Don’t tell me this body’s heat has finally arrived. I’m in heat?*

She snapped her gaze toward them and finally noticed that all their bodies were tensed, their gazes searing her. It was as if a sensitive nerve had been struck.

The penny finally dropped for Shen Yue. So, when they told her to ”choose one,” they meant choose one to sleep with?

And to pick one that could ”make her comfortable”?

Were these things that a civilized person would say?

How was she supposed to know which of them could make her comfortable?

She cleared her throat, her eyes flickered, and she asked meekly, ”And... what happens if I don’t choose?”

The disappointment on their faces was palpable.

Bai Chaosi:

”You don’t have to choose, but you would have to endure it on your own. It would be very hard on your body. The explosive surge of hormones will drive you to the point of losing your reason, scorching your body from the inside. It lasts three days at minimum, seven at most. Can you handle that?”

Shen Yue’s lip twitched.

Endure it? For three to seven days?

But she didn’t feel like she was on the verge of losing her mind yet.

Just as she thought that, she felt her body temperature suddenly spike several degrees higher. An itch bloomed in her chest.

This feeling... wasn’t this just like that day in the underground palace when the Lizardman had scratched her, when she’d been poisoned?

That had only lasted a single hour, and she’d pounced on Mu Silin on sight. Never mind trying to tough it out for three days. By then, she’d probably tackle a bull if she saw one.

She thought for a moment and decided her own well-being was more important.

As for men... well, if you don’t use them, they’re just for decoration!

With that, she scanned the five men in the courtyard.

”So, uh... in your own opinions, which of you thinks you can make me the most comfortable?”

Upon hearing this, all five men instantly flushed beet-red.

But Ye Lüqi wasn’t about to miss this golden opportunity. He jumped forward.

”That would have to be me! I can’t make any other promises, but this physique of mine... you saw it today, didn’t you? What you see on the outside is strong, but the inside is even stronger!”

Shen Yue recalled the sight of him earlier that day, shirtless, his muscles flexing as he lifted two buckets of water... and her body involuntarily grew hotter. Her face flushed as she nodded.

”You are indeed quite impressive.”

Ye Lüqi was instantly ecstatic.

Mu Silin, unconvinced, stepped forward.

”I have the same kind of physique he does! Besides, I’ve led troops in battle for years. As the strongest Great General of the Black Panther Clan, I have strength in spades—I’m a hundred times stronger than him.”

The moment Shen Yue heard the word ”strength,” her mind flashed to the scene in the Mist Cave, where she had pinned him down and straddled his waist.

She cleared her throat.

”Mm, you’re not bad either.”

The corners of Mu Silin’s lips instantly curled up.

Lan Cangyue listened to this, then dropped a bombshell.

”I don’t even need to say how capable I am, do I? Master, do you remember the dream you had the other night? You must remember how gentle I was to you, how excited I made you feel, right?”

*Gasp!*

Shen Yue sucked in a sharp breath.

Beside them, Mu Silin and Ye Lüqi stared at him, wide-eyed.

”Have you no shame? You’re even calling her ’Master’?”

”What dream? You’re just spouting nonsense because you’re scared you’ll lose to us!”

Shen Yue’s scalp prickled.

*That dream!*

She knew it! It had felt too real to be just a dream.

So it had been this man’s doing.

But... he was calling her Master. What could she possibly do?

Who could say no to a handsome merman who called her Master...?

Besides, in the dream that night, the way he had whispered ”my treasure” was enough to make her bones melt.

She quickly spoke, her voice carefully neutral, ”Mm, you’re not bad either.”

Seeing his chance, Bai Chaosi looked at her, his gaze gentle.

”My White Fox Clan has studied secret techniques and the Hundred Techniques from a young age. As for the arts of lovemaking, I am versed in over a hundred different kinds.”

His tone was slow and methodical.

”There are a great many positions and endlessly variable techniques. I will most certainly make you comfortable!”

Shen Yue’s eyes went wide.

She couldn’t believe that Bai Chaosi, with that face as pure as a saint from a snowy mountain, could say something so utterly indecent.

His words were enough to make even a tough girl like her blush to the roots of her hair! And yet, he wasn’t even red in the face, his heart not skipping a beat!

The three men beside him looked as if their eyeballs were about to fall out.

Even Huang Ziyue was staring at him in utter shock.

They were one step away from tearing off their own sullied ears, throwing them in Bai Chaosi’s face, and demanding he pay to have them cleaned!

Shen Yue’s face alternated between pale and crimson. If she wasn’t doing this for her own physical well-being, she really wouldn’t be able to handle this.

Wild. He was absolutely wild!

Saying the wildest things with the most innocent face.

Finally, under Bai Chaosi’s seductive gaze, she still gave him a fair assessment:

”Mm, that little presentation of yours really scored you some major points.”

Huang Ziyue’s face immediately darkened, but he remained silent.

And so, all five men waited for Shen Yue to make her final choice.