A Shui choked, and if the other party didn't believe him, he really couldn't do anything about it.
He put away his flippant expression and said seriously, "Jiaojiao, I truly like you and want to be your mate. I will treat you with all my heart. If you really want three mates, how will you divide your love among them?"
"And what about that matter, how will you allocate it? You can't even handle one male."
Jiaojiao fell into thought. It was true...
When her father played with her mother, it lasted at least all night.
In her impression, they rarely went to bed separately. If she had three mates, what would she do?
Jiaojiao, who had never thought about this aspect, was bewildered. If both day and night were occupied by males, wouldn't she be miserable?
No, she had to go ask the females with many mates how they managed!
Seeing her silence, A Shui itched to touch her with his finger, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiaojiao snapped back to reality and inadvertently saw something, her face flushing slightly...
She shyly averted her gaze, "Nothing, I wasn't thinking about anything. A Shui, please take me back. My father and the others will worry if they don't see me."
A Shui was reluctant to let her go and pleaded, "You just arrived, stay with me a little longer? Let's talk."
"..." Jiaojiao was in a dilemma. Reason told her she should leave, but her heart wanted to stay and look carefully.
A Shui gently tugged at her animal hide, his intention to keep her obvious.
"Alright, alright, I'll stay and talk with you for a bit longer." Jiaojiao pushed his hand away, feigning reluctance.
"Jiaojiao, you're so good." A Shui grinned happily.
His happiness instantly drew Jiaojiao's gaze.
A Shui chuckled, "I really like you, will you consider me?"
Jiaojiao replied, "Let's talk about it later."
She was just a little curious, "Can I take a look?"
"Of course."
Jiaojiao vaguely felt this was not good, but couldn't resist her curiosity.
"It looks a bit dirty." she offered sincerely.
A Shui's expression was strange, "It's not dirty, there's no mud."
Jiaojiao found there was indeed no mud, but she had observed enough and wanted to leave.
However, A Shui's large hand pressed down on hers, "Jiaojiao~"
"..."
...
The red moon hung high in the sky, casting a bloody hue over the land, a color that excited the beastmen.
Jiaojiao walked out of the cave and stared at her hands, wondering if it was the moonlight or something else that made them red. She felt tonight's moonlight was exceptionally enchanting.
A Shui had offered to wash her animal hide skirt, but she politely declined.
"You can take it to wash tomorrow. I need to go back now!" Whoever dirtied it should wash it, that was only fair.
"Okay, I'll take you back." A Shui still looked somewhat excited. It was his first time!
When he escorted the female back to her cave, as expected... A Shui was beaten. Hong Chun nervously looked her precious daughter up and down. Seeing that she was only wearing a dirty outfit, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hmph! It seemed that A Shui boy had some sense!
"Jiaojiao, do you fancy A Shui?"
Jiaojiao fidgeted, picking at her fingers, "I don't know."
Hong Chun was a little anxious, "You've gone this far with A Shui, and you still don't know?"
Jiaojiao's face turned even redder.
"Mother, maybe him..." her voice was so low it was almost inaudible.
"What?" Hong Chun indeed hadn't heard clearly.
Jiaojiao blushed and said, "Mother, don't ask. Let me think about it. A Shui is also a strong beastman, he is worthy of me."
After speaking, Jiaojiao patted her face, remembering she hadn't washed her hands, and quickly went to get water to wash them.
Hong Chun looked at her worriedly. This child was truly a handful!
However, if Jiaojiao was truly willing, A Shui seemed not bad, but his physique...
Hong Chun became even more worried. As someone who had been through it, she knew how arduous it would be to have a beastman of that physique as a mate. Should she prepare some white flowers for Jiaojiao?
The old mother in the cave worried about her daughter's body not being able to withstand it.
Outside the cave, Hu Qing chased A Shui and beat him soundly. Being beaten twice in one day was unheard of.
However, judging by A Shui's upturned lips, it was clear that the person being beaten was actually quite happy.
Hu Qing got tired of hitting and began his father-in-law-like warning, "If you dare to bully Jiaojiao before you mate, I won't let you off!"
A Shui, with a bruised face, promised, "Uncle Hu Qing, don't worry, I won't do anything to Jiaojiao before we mate!"
Hu Qing snorted heavily, "And you call that not doing anything? Is that not enough?"
A Shui felt guilty for a second. He did have the suspicion of doing it on purpose...
"Uncle, I truly like Jiaojiao, it's normal to be unable to resist." he said as if it were a matter of course.
Hu Qing's eye twitched. They were all males, who didn't understand whom!
"Get lost quickly!" But if the object was his own daughter, the mood would be different.
"Okay, Uncle, I'm leaving now." A Shui scurried away.
If he didn't run, he'd get beaten again. A Shui knew that well.
He grew up with Wen Te and the others, and in some aspects, they were the same, like being shameless in pursuing females...
Hu Qing watched the person disappear in the blink of an eye, his mouth twitching violently. How had he not noticed how shameless this A Shui boy was before?
Then, remembering something, he returned with a darkened face.
...
A Shui returned with a body full of bruises and emitting pink bubbles, while a certain cave emitted sour bubbles.
Shu Yue found it both amusing and exasperating that Wen Te, this beastman, was sulking with her.
"Wen Te, what's wrong?"
Wen Te's lips turned downwards, as if he had just realized a fact, "Yue Yue, do you like furry beasts?"
Shu Yue looked at the tablet, thinking he was referring to the little cats and dogs drawn on it.
She nodded, "Yes, I like them. They're so cute and fluffy~" If it weren't for her mother's dislike of pets, she would have gotten a cat long ago.
Upon hearing this answer, the beastman became even unhappier, his whole demeanor somewhat depressed.
Shu Yue was baffled. She sat beside him and asked, "What's wrong? Aren't they cute?"
Wen Te said without hesitation, "They're not cute, little dragon beasts are the cutest!"
"..."
Shu Yue seemed to understand the reason for his sulking and couldn't help but feel speechless, "These are all fake, why are you competing with drawings!"
Unexpectedly, Wen Te turned to face her and said hurtfully, "It's not about these drawings. You said A Shui's beast form was cute today. Do you like him?"
"...!"
Several black lines appeared on Shu Yue's forehead, "You got jealous over a casual remark?"
"Alright, I forgot, you're the King of Jealousy!"
Wen Te's jaw remained tight as he simply watched her.
After a few seconds of stalemate, Shu Yue sighed and began to appease him, "Okay, I was wrong, I shouldn't have said A Shui's beast form was cute. In my heart, you are the most handsome!"
After saying that, she even took the initiative to nibble him. There was nothing that a kiss, a hug, or being lifted up couldn't solve.
As expected, the topic of A Shui was dropped, and another tug-of-war began. The two contestants were evenly matched, with no clear advantage. As for the ultimate victor, it would be revealed at dawn.