Interstellar Beast World: All My Husbands Are Powerful and Rich!
Chapter 379: Something I should explain myself
Nix looked completely bewildered.
"I didn’t do anything!"
He felt genuinely wronged.
Yuel was usually one of the most even-tempered people among them. If he was suddenly angry, there had to be a reason.
But what had Nix done to upset him?
Rory thought for a moment before asking, "Think carefully. Have you done anything recently that involved Yuel?"
Nix lowered his head and seriously considered it.
After a while, he answered hesitantly, "Could it be because I told my lab to move his orders farther back in the queue?"
Other than that, he honestly couldn’t think of anything.
Seeing the nervous look on his face, Rory gently patted his back.
"Don’t be scared. I’ll go with you."
She didn’t think Yuel was angry over an order.
Whatever Nix had done, it had clearly annoyed him.
Still, she doubted Yuel would actually punish him. At most, he’d probably scold him a little.
"No, it’s okay."
Nix immediately shook his head.
"I’ll go by myself."
There was no way he was going to drag Rory along to watch him get yelled at.
After quickly changing clothes, he left Rory’s room.
Yuel had already returned to his own quarters.
He sat on the sofa, a large holographic communicator screen floating before him.
Displayed prominently on the screen was the message about Rory wanting to experience Aren’s charm ability.
Yuel knew Rory too well.
There was absolutely no chance she would have said something like that to Nix herself.
The moment Nix stepped into the room and saw the message highlighted on the screen, his heart nearly stopped.
No way.
No way!
Had Yuel really figured it out from a single message?
"Close the door."
Yuel glanced at him from the sofa.
Nix didn’t dare argue.
He immediately turned around and obediently shut the door.
The instant it clicked closed, Nix spun back around and began defending himself.
"Yuel, listen to my explanation. Things aren’t what you think."
"Oh?"
Yuel raised an eyebrow.
"Then what exactly are they?"
His gaze settled on Nix’s guilty expression.
"Are you trying to tell me that Rory asked you to send that message?"
"Or that she sent it herself?"
His eyes narrowed.
"Did she go through all the groups on your communicator?"
Nix pressed his lips together and lowered his head.
He didn’t dare answer.
Yuel’s expression darkened.
"So she saw everything."
His voice carried a trace of frustration.
"And that message really was sent by Rory."
His gaze sharpened.
"Which means she also saw the group where I sent all those links, didn’t she?"
Even now, Yuel stubbornly clung to a tiny shred of hope.
Maybe Rory hadn’t seen that group.
He didn’t even want to imagine what she might think after seeing the things he’d shared there.
Nix wanted to deny it.
Unfortunately, he lacked the courage.
"When everyone started talking about how hard Rory’s life used to be, I was trying to comfort her."
His voice grew weaker.
"Then I accidentally let something slip, and she found the groups."
Yuel closed his eyes and drew a deep breath.
"And then you added her to the group?"
"Rory asked me to."
Nix quickly defended himself.
"If I refused, she would’ve been upset."
The explanation sounded increasingly weak even to his own ears.
"This is definitely my fault."
He straightened his back.
"If you want to punish someone, punish me."
After all, he was the one who had exposed everything.
Yuel ignored the topic of punishment entirely.
Instead, he asked quietly, "When Rory saw the group with those links, what did she say?"
"Nothing, really."
Nix blinked.
"She was surprised for a second, but that was it."
He scratched his head.
"She never said we weren’t allowed to watch them."
Then he added honestly, "We weren’t watching them for fun. We were trying to learn."
"So we could make Rory happy."
Nothing?
Yuel pressed his lips together.
For perhaps the first time, he couldn’t quite figure out what Rory was thinking.
After a long moment, he waved a hand dismissively.
"If Rory doesn’t want anyone to know, then don’t tell Vincent or the others about this yet."
"You can go."
Nix stared at him.
A look of pure shock spread across his face.
"You’re... not going to punish me?"
Yuel had certainly wanted to punish him.
The problem was that if he did, Rory would inevitably ask why.
And when that happened, he had absolutely no idea how he was supposed to explain.
"If you don’t leave right now, I really will punish you."
Yuel lifted an eyebrow.
"How about banning you from accompanying Rory for a year?"
"Wait, wait, wait! No need for that. I’m leaving right now."
Nix practically fled.
What a joke.
There was no way he was accepting that kind of punishment.
The moment he opened the door, he found Jasper standing outside.
Nix froze.
"..."
Jasper smiled at him.
"Relax. Yuel used his spiritual energy to isolate the room. I didn’t hear anything."
He paused.
"I’m here for something else."
Only then did Nix finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Then I’m leaving."
As soon as Nix disappeared down the corridor, Jasper stepped into Yuel’s room and quietly shut the door behind him.
"I already know."
He looked at Yuel.
"Nix added Rory to the group."
Yuel sat on the sofa and pressed his fingers against his temple.
"Since you never said anything in there that Rory shouldn’t know about, what are you worried about?"
Jasper himself wasn’t worried.
If anything, he felt a little embarrassed on Yuel’s behalf.
There had been so many links.
Who knew what Rory would think after seeing them?
Judging by Yuel’s headache, that was probably what was bothering him most.
After a moment of hesitation, Jasper asked, "Would you like me to explain things to Rory for you?"
Yuel shook his head.
"I appreciate the offer."
A faint sigh escaped him.
"But this is something I should explain myself."
What he feared most was Rory deciding he was some kind of pervert and becoming disgusted with him.
It wasn’t that he doubted her feelings for him.
It was simply...
The entire situation was unbearably embarrassing.
Jasper studied Yuel’s troubled expression and chose not to say anything further.
After a brief nod, he left the room.
The man who was always calculating three steps ahead, who could strategize with flawless precision and control every variable on the battlefield, had finally encountered something that frightened him.
Feelings.
According to the schedule, today should have been Yuel’s day with Rory.
Since Aren had returned, however, Yuel had voluntarily given up his daytime slot.
Not directly to Aren.
Rather, whoever managed to win the opportunity could spend time with Rory.
By lunchtime, Yuel still hadn’t emerged from his room.
Seated at the dining table, Rory glanced toward the empty chair beside her.
"Why hasn’t Yuel come out to eat?"
Xarion answered, "I called him."
He shrugged.
"He said he wasn’t hungry and was skipping lunch."
Rory frowned slightly.
Skipping meals wasn’t acceptable.
She picked up a clean bowl, filled it with rice, added several of his favorite dishes, and set it aside.
"We’ll eat first."
She looked around the table.
"I’ll bring it to him afterward."
Everyone nodded and resumed eating.
Lian watched Rory quietly before lowering his gaze with a faint smile.
She truly paid attention to everyone’s feelings.
She hadn’t insisted that everyone wait for Yuel.
Nor had she forced him to come out and eat.
Instead, she simply intended to finish quickly and check on him herself.
Rory ate noticeably faster than usual.
By the time she finished, the food she had prepared for Yuel was still warm.
Picking up the tray, she looked at the others.
"You all keep eating."
Then she stood and headed toward Yuel’s room.
Meanwhile, Yuel remained trapped in his own thoughts.
How was he supposed to explain any of this to Rory?
Sharing those kinds of materials with the males in the household.
Teaching them methods to gain favor.
No male would willingly do something like that.
Every male wanted his Female Master’s affection.
If they possessed any useful tricks, they kept them hidden rather than sharing them.
Yet he had done exactly that.
Not because he was particularly noble.
He had simply worried that Nix and the others knew too little.
If they handled things poorly, Rory might end up uncomfortable.
Among themselves, those discussions had seemed harmless enough.
But now Rory had discovered everything.
Every time Yuel thought about it, he felt another wave of despair.
A soft knock interrupted his thoughts.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Outside the door, Rory stood holding the tray.
"Yuel?"
Her gentle voice filtered through the door.
"May I come in?"
The moment he heard her voice, Yuel’s entire body stiffened.