"Slow down... slow down!" Ivy Shen wailed in misery. These two poisonous snakes really weren’t human—no shred of compassion! Her legs were about to snap from all this walking!
"Look, there’s a bustling town up ahead." Just when Ivy was about to give up hope, Lucian Vane suddenly pointed forward, filling her with renewed hope.
"Wow, are we finally at the market?" Seeing the crowd ahead, Ivy instantly perked up.
Seeing this, Adrian Night mocked coldly, "If it weren’t for you dragging us back like a turtle, we’d have arrived ages ago."
"Hey, you..." Ivy’s mood had just started to improve, only to be instantly ruined by his words. This Iceberg really had it out for her—he was practically begging for a beating!
"Adrian, I don’t think that’s quite fair," Lucian Vane objected.
Hearing this, Ivy was stunned and quickly looked at Lucian—wait, was this guy actually sticking up for her now? His comment also made Adrian Night turn to look at him.
"Adrian, honestly, her speed isn’t turtle-level—it’s more like a snail, right, silly girl?" Lucian finished with a toothy grin, looking utterly mischievous.
"You jerk! You poisonous snake! You—you..." Ivy had thought he was defending her, only to realize his words were even worse. And Adrian Night actually nodded in agreement!
Taking a deep breath, Ivy forced down her anger, gave a slight smile, and walked up to them with sincere earnestness: "Honestly, I’m asking you to slow down for your own good—really, I mean it! If you two weren’t my husbands, I wouldn’t care at all!" She looked totally sincere as she said it.
"Oh? For our own good?!" Lucian Vane couldn’t help but ask, genuinely curious to see what she’d come up with.
Seeing both Lucian and Adrian Night waiting for her answer, Ivy’s grin turned sly. She enunciated each word deliberately: "Slow down, slow down—if you take steps that are too big, you might tear your balls!" She even raised her eyebrows and glanced at their crotches, then strutted off with a wicked smirk. Hmph, let’s see if they dare bully her again!
Hearing this, Adrian and Lucian exchanged a look, then both instinctively glanced at a certain spot on each other. The next second, their faces turned utterly dark.
Ivy, who’d just gotten her revenge—even if it was with a bit of crude humor—finally felt her anger had cleared up. No matter how she did it, venting felt great!
The two serpent men she’d teased now trailed after her with black faces. At this moment, both were thinking the same thing: Was this really the brainless, man-crazy Ivy Shen? No way—she was nothing like that!
"Brother—" Suddenly, as Ivy walked ahead, a girl in pink jumped out from the side and scared her half to death. The next second, the pink-clad girl latched onto Adrian Night like an octopus. Ivy was totally stunned. Who was this girl? She could actually cling to Iceberg like it was nothing—amazing!
"Clara?" Adrian Night frowned and called out softly.
"Brother, I missed you so much! How could you leave without saying anything? I searched everywhere for you!" Clara straightened up with a smile. "Luckily my informants are quick, or I’d have missed you again!"
"Stop making trouble and go home," Adrian said.
"No way, no way! I’m not going home—I want to stay with you, brother!" Clara protested. Then she suddenly spotted Lucian Vane and froze. "Brother, I can’t believe there’s another man in the world as handsome as you!"
Lucian Vane smiled slightly. "Thank you for the compliment, little sister."
"And who’s this?" Clara Night finally noticed Ivy staring at her and frowned.
"Oh, her? She’s your sister-in-law." Lucian Vane grinned wickedly. As soon as he finished, Clara Night shrieked, "It’s you! So you’re the ugly freak who stole my brother?!"
PS: More updates coming! There might be three chapters today, so don’t worry, everyone—Yiyi’s just a little slow at typing, lol~!