Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Novel

“Yes, sir. At first, I couldn’t sleep through the night. I’d wake up and find it hard to fall back asleep. But I slept soundly all through last night, which is why I came for a danger level assessment today.”

If he didn’t know Ares fairly well, Kula Peng would have thought he was humblebragging.

’Listen to this guy. “At first, I couldn’t sleep through the whole night”? Being able to sleep at all is a blessing, and he’s getting picky!’

Kula Peng felt like he’d just taken ten thousand points of damage.

“That’s something you need to sort out. Go home and talk to her tonight. You’re B- now, so you can reduce the frequency of Spiritual Soothing. Let your matron get some more rest.” At this, Kula Peng seemed to recall something else. “Since your matron doesn’t seem to have any intention of finding a main husband right now, you should hurry up. It would be best to have her promote you. Best to avoid any future complications.”

At this, Ares suddenly smiled, looking a little shy. “Sir, my matron said she won’t be looking for any other male partners.”

“What does that mean? She only wants you? Then why not make you the main husband instead of keeping you as a side husband? Ares, don’t be too quick to trust females. Some of them are all talk. They just want to trick you into opening up your heart, and once you do, they’ll abandon you!”

Although Kula Peng had a good relationship with his own matron and held the status of main husband, that didn’t mean there weren’t other males in his household.

“I know, but I’m willing to trust her.” Before, he might have had his doubts about Lu Xiao, but after they cleared the air last night, he found himself wanting to believe her.

’If Lu Xiao really did end up deceiving him, he would accept it.’

Kula Peng sighed. ’This matron of his is really something else. Daily Spiritual Soothing… what male wouldn’t be completely smitten?’ “Fine, have it your way. You can go.”

Ares was undoubtedly fortunate. Just as his Spirit Sea’s danger level was about to reach S-Class, he met a matron like Lu Xiao.

But his situation was not something that could be replicated.

A female willing to perform Spiritual Soothing every single day? You probably couldn’t find another one in the entire Empire.

Kula Peng would be lying if he said he wasn’t envious.

“That kid… he’s really got some good luck.”

At that moment, although Kula Peng was surprised by the drop in Ares’s Spirit Sea danger level, he didn’t give it much thought. He just assumed the daily Spiritual Soothing was working its magic.

But since this kind of situation couldn’t be replicated or popularized, it was ultimately meaningless.

As soon as Ares left Kula Peng’s office, he checked his terminal. Sure enough, there was a message from Lu Xiao congratulating him.

He told Lu Xiao about being called in by his superior for questioning.

Lu Xiao wasn’t surprised. A drop in Ares’s Spirit Sea danger level was a good thing, so it was perfectly normal for him to be called in for a few questions.

When Teacher Ai Li heard her say that Ares’s Spirit Sea danger level had dropped to B-, she exclaimed in surprise, “It actually dropped? You’ve been performing Spiritual Soothing for him every day? For how many days, and for how long each time?”

“For almost two weeks now. An hour every day. I’ve been keeping a log.” Lu Xiao didn’t hide anything and told her the truth.

“It only took two weeks to get him from A-Class to B-Class? Isn’t that a little *too* effective?” Teacher Sherry leaned in as well. “But aren’t you exhausted? That adds up to two hours of Spiritual Soothing a day!”

“Haven’t you seen the dark circles under her eyes? It’s insane. I’ve never seen a female so reckless with her own health,” Teacher Ai Li said, her face a mask of disapproval.

Lu Xiao stuck her tongue out playfully. She couldn’t very well tell them her dark circles weren’t from the exhausting Spiritual Soothing, but from staying up all night writing her novel.

She had published the first ten thousand characters of her story on a popular red-themed fiction site in the Empire yesterday, and she had no idea how it was being received.

With that in mind, Lu Xiao took advantage of a lull to log in to the site. The moment she was on, a notification popped up: she had a comment.

For a novice writer like Lu Xiao, this was a wonderful surprise. She clicked on it immediately and saw the comment—

“As a female who’s been there, let me tell you, you really can’t spoil males. Otherwise, they’ll just take a mile for every inch you give them and ask for more. It’s so annoying! I completely understand how frustrated the matron in the story is. I totally relate! Tipped 100 gold coins. Hope the author writes more. Love it, want more, muah~”

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’I hope she still likes it when she gets to the later parts,’ Lu Xiao thought, a smile playing on her lips. After all, her novel was, in the truest sense of the term, a “Win-Back-the-Husband Crematorium” story.

The more heart-wrenching the beginning, the more intense the “crematorium” later on.

The plot just hadn’t unfolded enough for that to be apparent yet. But she had clearly tagged it in the synopsis: “This is a ’Win-Back-the-Husband Crematorium’ novel.” Anyone who dived in without reading the tags was bound to get blindsided.

Lu Xiao cackled inwardly. According to her outline, she only needed to write for another three days. Once she hit the thirty-thousand-character mark, the initial “husband-chasing” phase would begin.

Lu Xiao felt completely energized.

“Reading a novel, dear? What’s it called? You have to recommend it to me!” Teacher Sherry suddenly leaned in, startling Lu Xiao.

“It’s a new one, only ten thousand characters so far.” Lu Xiao expected her to be disappointed by how short it was, but instead, Teacher Sherry grinned. “Oh, is that right? That’s perfect! I love following a story as it’s released. Quick, recommend it to me!”

’…’ ’Don’t most people prefer to wait for more Chapters to pile up before reading?’ “It’s called *After the Main Husband Runaway*.”

After blurting out the title, Lu Xiao tried to backtrack. “I think the author is a total rookie, so maybe…”

“New authors are the best! You get to support them and watch them grow from the very beginning! Besides, that title sounds interesting. *After the Main Husband Runaway*… If he’s already the main husband, why would he run away? I’m going to check it out!”

Seeing that Teacher Sherry, far from losing interest, was now even more intrigued, Lu Xiao was momentarily at a loss for words.

In no time, all four teachers in the office had added the book to their virtual bookshelves, saying they would start reading it soon.

“…” Lu Xiao’s conscience pricked her. She felt compelled to warn them. “I just saw the synopsis says it’s a ’Win-Back-the-Husband Crematorium’ story. That probably means it’s going to be angsty for the matron, right?”

“Angsty for the matron? What does that mean?” Teacher Sherry didn’t understand. The others also looked at Lu Xiao, confused.

Lu Xiao braced herself and explained, “It means… the main husband wants to leave, but the matron doesn’t want him to, so she has to try and win him back.”

’I’ve explained it as clearly as I can,’ she thought. ’If they still insist on reading it, they can’t blame me for the pain that’s coming.’

Lu Xiao knew perfectly well that the story she was writing didn’t cater to the typical female audience.

That was why she had put the tag in the synopsis ahead of time. If female readers still came in after that… well, they couldn’t blame her!

’Hee hee~’

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