Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Unusual

Lu Xiao had assumed that after she’d annoyed the caller, they wouldn’t try again. She was surprised when another voice call came through just as she finished her shower and was about to head downstairs to make dinner.

“Lu Xiao, I get it now! Was someone there with you? Is that why it was a bad time? Ah, I understand. Marriage is such a pain, I tell you. I really don’t get why you took on a side husband so early. Now you’re not free anymore. Charles just sent me several photos, and the new talent is seriously top-notch. Want me to send them over for you to see?”

The person on the other end rambled on, even coming up with an excuse for Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You’ve misunderstood. I formatted my terminal a while back and lost a lot of my contacts. I honestly couldn’t recognize your voice. Could you please tell me who this is?”

The other side went quiet for a moment. Just as Lu Xiao was wondering if they would hang up again, the person spoke in a huff, “It’s Yuna! Yuna! You don’t even recognize me anymore? We’ve been getting into trouble together since we were kids!”

The moment she said her name, Lu Xiao remembered. The original owner of this body did indeed have a close female friend she’d grown up with.

The two of them had gotten into plenty of trouble together.

“Alright, Yuna, I’ll remember. I won’t fail to recognize your voice again. But I think I’ll pass. You have fun.” As she said this, Lu Xiao moved to end the call. Having heard Charles’s name from Yuna a few times, she didn’t need to ask to guess his identity—he was probably a manager at a nightclub, the “papa-san” type.

For some reason, the phrase “Lonely Little Lamb” popped into her head again, and Lu Xiao couldn’t help but shiver.

“No way, Lu Xiao! You got one side husband and now you won’t come out to play anymore? What’s the deal? Is he the jealous type? Won’t let you go out? That’s not okay, Lu Xiao! As the female head of the house, how can you spoil him like that? What’s next? When you find a main husband or take another husband, is he going to control you then too? That’s just outrageous!”

“It’s not him, it’s me. I don’t want to go out. I just got home from work and I’m tired. I’m hanging up now. You have fun.” This time, Lu Xiao didn’t say any more and just disconnected the call.

Lu Xiao was well aware that she couldn’t frequent such places if she wanted a peaceful family, and she had no intention of shattering the harmonious atmosphere she currently had at home.

’Besides, I have no intention of taking on any other males. I can barely handle Ares as it is. Bringing in more? Not a chance!’

Fortunately, Yuna didn’t call again. Otherwise, Lu Xiao really would have lost her temper.

After Lu Xiao went downstairs, she received a list that Ares had prepared.

“What’s this?” Lu Xiao took it, looking suspicious.

“The ingredients for the dinner party. See if there’s anything you want to add. I’ll have the supermarket deliver everything together in a bit.”

Hearing this, Lu Xiao’s lips curled into a smile. She hadn’t even started preparing, yet Ares had already taken her words to heart and begun to get things ready.

Ares was always like this, quietly taking to heart everything she said. These small details really got to her.

“Nothing’s missing. Let’s just go with this list. Thank you for your hard work, Ares.”

“It’s no trouble.” Lu Xiao would never know how much he enjoyed doing these things for her. It made him feel that he was useful to her.

After dinner, Lu Xiao compiled the expenses from handling Lu Huan’s affair and sent them to Earl Lu Ge Wei.

The Earl responded immediately with a voice call. Lu Xiao answered and heard an indignant Lu Ge Wei on the other end. “Lu Xiao, what is the meaning of this?”

“It’s an invoice. Can’t you tell, Mother? I don’t mind helping you deal with Lu Huan’s messes, but surely you don’t expect me to pay for it out of my own pocket, do you? I mean, I could, but if that’s the case, you’d better solve your own problems next time. I’m really under no obligation to handle my sisters’ affairs.”

Lu Ge Wei hadn’t expected such a long, and rather reasonable, tirade from Lu Xiao after she had only said a single sentence.

“It’s just a little bit of money. Is it really worth haggling over? Is this how I raised you?”

“Did you ever raise me, Mother? I don’t recall. But since it’s just a little bit of money, then you can just reimburse me. Oh, and by the way, there’s also a fee for my trouble. You can decide on the amount. You wouldn’t make me help for free, would you, Mother?”

Lu Ge Wei was left speechless. After her last few interactions with Lu Xiao, she just felt that her daughter had changed a lot. Her skin had gotten much thicker. “I know, I won’t shortchange you. Your father is coming back. Find some time to come home for a visit.”

Hearing the word “father,” Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow. She hadn’t forgotten that the original owner’s father was an Admiral, but he was permanently stationed at the front lines and rarely came home.

And because of his distinguished military record, he wasn’t subject to Lu Ge Wei’s control, so their relationship was not good.

As for his relationship with the original Lu Xiao?

Well, there wasn’t much to say about that either.

In the Empire, the familial bonds between Beastmen were generally weak.

“Got it, Mother. Don’t forget to send the money.” Just before the call disconnected, Lu Xiao didn’t forget to remind Lu Ge Wei not to delay.

It made Lu Ge Wei absolutely furious.

After hanging up, she transferred the money to Lu Xiao, as if afraid she’d be bothered again.

After receiving the money, Lu Xiao even sent a very polite reply to Lu Ge Wei: “Thank you, Mother. Love you~”

It almost made Lu Ge Wei cringe to death.

When Ares came out of the bathroom after his shower, he saw the little female lying on her stomach on the bed, her pale feet kicked up in the air and a radiant smile on her face.

Hearing the sound, Lu Xiao turned to look at him. “Ares, Earl Ge Wei just sent the money. I made a nice little profit. Mother really is a generous person.”

She then held up the screen, showing the amount to Ares.

Ares looked at the brilliant smile on the little female’s face and felt his freshly showered body start to heat up again. He raised a hand to touch his neck and gave an affirmative reply, “Yes, very generous.”

“Right? We can pay for the dinner party with this.” As she spoke, Lu Xiao sat up on the bed and patted the pillow beside her, gesturing for Ares to lie down. It was time for their daily Spiritual Soothing.

Today, however, Ares seemed a bit hesitant.

Noticing something was off, Lu Xiao blinked. “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

Ares met the little female’s confused and questioning gaze and shook his head. “It’s nothing.”

He then cleared his mind and lay down, but his body remained somewhat tense.

His heat was approaching, but Lu Xiao was clearly unaware.

And he wasn’t sure if Lu Xiao would be willing to spend his heat with him.

After all, the two of them were still sleeping in separate rooms.

Ever since their wedding night, Lu Xiao hadn’t made any more intimate moves toward him.

He honestly wasn’t sure if Lu Xiao had come to dislike his body.

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