I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game-Chapter 124: Under the Wife’s Thumb

"Do you still remember when you first escaped from Soter to the Royal Family?"

"Are you talking about your pairing ceremony back then?"

Ruka, somewhat unnaturally coughed at her statement, clasped her fingertips with his, and kissed the corner of her lips. "That time doesn't count."

He slowly said, "Back then, as a part of the deal to rescue Ellie, Leberli had Evon do something, which was to lead Zong Fang away. Evon knew that by doing so, it'd be difficult for him to survive, so he asked Leberli to look after his sister, exchanging his life for a future of safety and peace for his sister. He wrote all this in a letter and put it in the safe at home along with his savings. It was Angsi whom I sent to investigate, and he found out the ins and outs from his letters."

"So Evon really died back then?"

"Yes."

Qiao Suisui fell silent, her eyes downcast. In the past, she treated this place as a game world, thus automatically blocking out her feelings about the deaths of others. However, as time went on, she realized she could no longer see the people around her as mere figures or virtual images, especially after hearing about Ellie's ordeal, she didn't know how to judge Zong Fang's attitude of treating lives as worthless.

Ruka noticed her complex mood, touched her head, and continued, "It's all in the past. What's important now is that you're fully capable of helping Ellie."

He knew that Suisui's initial intention in establishing Freedom was to allow the weak to unite and seek refuge, and Ellie was a perfect example. She needed an event to accumulate prestige to convey her beliefs to everyone truly. Ruka included Ellie's name in the list precisely for this reason.

"Aren't all females supposed to be under the protection of the Female Protection Association? Why did no one take care of Ellie?" Qiao Suisui asked.

"Ideally, the Female Protection Association should intervene, but these past two years, due to the influx of inferior Artificial Females, the Association hasn't been very attentive," Ruka said, putting it mildly. He didn't tell her just how filthy the outside world was. But Qiao Suisui understood; on deeper reflection, it was clear – genetically inferior females were not considered by males for breeding, and with their incomplete intelligence or various other issues, they held little value to males, leading to females like Ellie potentially becoming objects of gratification.

"Ellie is likely not an isolated case," Qiao Suisui said with determination in her eyes. "I have to find a way to change their situation."

Ruka concurred, gazing at her tenderly, pride shimmering in his eyes as he looked at her. His hand rested on her back, tracing her prominent shoulder blades. He often thought of Suisui as magical; even though she appeared frail and delicate, it seemed like there was an enormous energy housed within her petite frame.

Qiao Suisui, lost in thought, suddenly asked, "Since Ash agreed to Evon's terms, why then did Ellie end up in such a situation?"

Ruka paused for two seconds and said, "He indeed fulfilled the promise he made back then."

But only in the most time- and effort-saving manner. At the time, he ordered a substantial severance payment for Ellie and then never concerned himself with her again. He knew mentioning Ellie's situation would inevitably drag Leberli into it, and covering for his old friend now seemed pointless, considering he had many other tactics to compete for favor.

Indeed, as Ruka expected, Qiao Suisui was somewhat surprised at Leberli's ruthlessness.

To know that this man always acted so tenderly in front of her, expert at coaxing and insisting, even subtly seducing her without a sound, he didn't show any of the demeanor of a power holder. This almost made her forget that Leberli was someone who had emerged victorious from a struggle for power. Such a person seldom harbors sympathy; decisiveness and execution are their true nature.

The implications of this matter extended into the evening.

Qiao Suisui's palace was divided into an outer hall and an inner hall; the latter was where she usually stayed. That evening, having worked all day, Leberli stood in front of the inner hall's door and gently called out.

"Suisui, let me in. I was supposed to be with you tonight, wasn't I?"

Qiao Suisui, sitting on her bed with her arms crossed, said to him through the door, "Can't I change my mind? I just want to sleep alone tonight."

Leberli, standing by the door, silently went over his actions of the past few days in the quiet seconds, confirming he hadn't done anything to anger her.

"Baby, I was wrong." When it comes to any problem, it never hurts to admit fault first.

"What did you do wrong?"

"I did everything wrong."

"..."

Qiao Suisui was left speechless. She ran over barefoot, yanked the door open with force, and upon seeing the man's smile-filled face, she couldn't find a place to vent her anger.

"You admit your mistakes quickly, but you don't even know what you did wrong."

Leberli took her small hand that was angrily pointing at him and kissed it gently, saying, "Alright, then tell me, where did I go wrong? I promise it won't happen again."

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So Qiao Suisui told him about Ellie's situation. Leberli twirled her hair around his fingertip, his attention drifting away, his eyes fixed on her jade-like white skin. Finally, after she struggled to finish, he first uttered an "Oh," then slowly looked up and asked, "Remind me, who is Ellie?"

Qiao Suisui took a deep breath and slammed the door shut.

"You can sleep by yourself tonight!"

No matter how the man tried to coax her from the doorway, she ignored him and just buried her head under the covers and slept deeply.

The next day, the Sun of the Auslan Empire, who had been snubbed, had an extremely low pressure during the entire Council meeting.

"...That's roughly the situation this year, and in the future, we... will have new breakthroughs. Sun, do you have any instructions?" someone respectfully asked, and after a long wait, a faint voice finally came from above.

"Elder, I hear you and your spouse are quite loving?"

The person was stunned, not understanding the relevance to the report, but still cautiously replied, "Ah, yes, that's right."

Leberli leaned forward and asked, "Any tips?"

"Ah? Just... females are delicate, just indulge them more. When she throws a tantrum, listen more, talk less, and you certainly can't go wrong."

Leberli thought what terrible advice it was, having done just that the night before, and he didn't even get through the door. "So, what if she then talks to you about another female, should you remember or not?"

The Elder was baffled. Managing the country was never this difficult. After hemming and hawing a while, Leberli, seeing no constructive advice, quickly ended the meeting. He then ordered his subordinates to investigate all the females named 'Ellie,' brainstormed and finally realized the root of the problem.

Leberli, holding the photo provided by his subordinate, saw Angsi entering and leaving Ellie's house and what else was there to understand? He swirled the ice cubes in his glass, laughing out of frustration.

So he had been 'backstabbed' by his brother.

Leberli, with a sweep of his pen, assigned the entire year's workload to the Military Department in one go. He didn't believe Sikoses would still have time to accompany her this month.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Qiao Suisui had people watch Ellie's house in secret and detain any Brown Bear Beastman that appeared. She herself used an Illusion Pill to transform into Ellie's appearance. With the foolish look gone and added to Qiao Suisui's unique vivaciousness, this 'Ellie' truly became a beauty.

Qiao Suisui planned to infiltrate the Female Protection Association, yet she was followed halfway there.