Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands-Chapter 142: Reunion is Like a First Encounter

The familiar light clung to Xiao Jinsheng and made her figure fade increasingly from Shi Xie’s perspective.

It resembled the beam that had lit up out of nowhere and shone into his arms on the beach yesterday.

And as the warm light condensed and formed, what appeared in his embrace was Xiao Jinsheng.

"Wasn’t it supposed to be 48 hours?" Shi Xie stared at Xiao Jinsheng’s already semi-transparent figure amid the glow, his voice trembling in panic.

Xiao Jinsheng looked down at her fading form and thought of Bai Yan.

According to the timeline told by the Insect Brain to Bai Yan, she should still have over twenty hours left in this timeline.

Evidently, the Insect Brain could take Bai Yan back seven years.

It also had the ability to send Bai Yan back prematurely.

With Bai Yan’s personality, her aim this time was Shi Xie. She wouldn’t return before achieving her goal; surely, she wouldn’t give up so easily.

But now that she was leaving ahead of schedule, something unexpected had clearly happened.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jinsheng almost burst out laughing in schadenfreude.

Just as the corners of her lips curled upward, she met Shi Xie’s hurt-filled gaze.

"You’re leaving, and you’re happy about it?" Shi Xie hesitated.

"No, sweetheart, listen to me," Xiao Jinsheng hurriedly explained, "I was laughing because an enemy of mine is in misfortune."

"Shi Xie, do you trust me?" Xiao Jinsheng was anxious.

She could especially feel the flow of time accelerating, like a fast-forward button pressing her toward the future.

She could only utter a few parting words:

"I’m so sorry; we’ve only just met, yet I already have to say goodbye."

"When the Ice Sea Flower blooms, we will meet again."

Reunion is the first meeting.

The first meeting is a reunion.

Listening to Xiao Jinsheng’s words, Shi Xie was now entirely certain that Xiao Jinsheng came from the future.

At the very least, for their future reencounter to happen, she had to leave.

But the time between their meeting and departure was far too short.

So short that it lasted only seven hours.

"I trust you." Pressing his hand against the Contractual Totem glowing on his chest, Shi Xie’s icy gaze was filled with fragility.

All he could do was helplessly watch Xiao Jinsheng’s figure, beneath the dazzling brilliance of the Coral Forest on the seabed, turn into fragments and dissipate before his eyes.

Even the Contractual Totem that originally glowed from his chest fully vanished along with Xiao Jinsheng’s departure.

It seemed as though everything that had occurred was just a dream, nothing but the hallucinations of a dying man.

Shi Xie lowered his gaze, his eyes reddening, his fingertips brushing over his chest. All he felt was a wrenching pain deep inside.

From that moment on, the Contractual Totem would no longer shine.

Bound by the rules of this world, Shi Xie knew that certain words could never be successfully spoken aloud.

It was Xiao Jinsheng herself who had entered his world and landed in his arms.

It was also Xiao Jinsheng herself who had said that he was her destined Beast Husband from the future.

So, even if the future remains uncertain, I’ll find you—my Female Master.

I will... wait for the flowers to bloom.

"Female Master, the flowers have bloomed." A familiar voice echoed beside her ear as Xiao Jinsheng opened her tightly shut, star-struck eyes.

A single Ice Sea Flower, crafted from the superpower of icy waters, trailed snowflakes and frost as it bloomed dreamily before her.

"Shi Xie!" Xiao Jinsheng called out.

The loose snow-colored robe, its collar partially hiding the kiss marks on the familiar chest, struck a chord within Xiao Jinsheng.

She fixed her gaze on his face, now free of youthful immaturity, brimming with delight.

"Wake up." Shi Xie lightly pinched Xiao Jinsheng’s cheek, smiling as he asked, "After making the trip back to the past, are you so unfamiliar with my face now?"

"Or perhaps..."

Shi Xie leaned closer, his already loose robe sliding completely off his shoulder.

Pressing Xiao Jinsheng down on the soft pillow, his fingertips roved across the side of her neck as he teasingly asked, "I have a question that needs answering from my Female Master."

"Granted." Xiao Jinsheng raised her chin slightly.

"The me from seven years ago, and the me now."

"Which one does the Female Master prefer?"

Xiao Jinsheng’s smile froze instantly.

What kind of question was that?

They’re clearly the same person! How could he even ask such a thing?

"Hmm?" Shi Xie chuckled gently, his voice lingering, "Is this question truly so difficult for the Female Master to answer?"

"Is this question even necessary?" Xiao Jinsheng avoided his gaze.

"Of course, it is," Shi Xie replied. "To you, the first time you saw me, I was twenty-three."

"But to me, the first time I saw you, I was sixteen."

"So, Female Master, which version of me do you like better?"

Xiao Jinsheng panicked internally, her mind racing to formulate the right answer.

Though she liked both versions, answering either one was bound to invite more trouble.

But suddenly, Xiao Jinsheng realized something was off.

She raised her eyes and caught Shi Xie with the smug expression of a poorly concealed chuckle.

"Oh, you’re messing with me!" Xiao Jinsheng feigned anger.

"Whether it’s the sixteen-year-old you or the twenty-three-year-old you, if I had to choose, no matter the version, my feelings for you remain the same."

"Yes, I like you too, my Female Master," Shi Xie replied with a smile.

He untied the waist belt that was restricting his robe and pressed his lips onto Xiao Jinsheng’s.

Under the glittering night sky with stars twinkling, dawn’s light had yet to break.

Xiao Jinsheng knew this would be a sleepless night.

The next morning, Shi Xie was in high spirits.

According to the schedule, he wasn’t the one tasked with preparing breakfast today.

But he still made a table full of dishes and set the tableware down at every seat.

In this household...

A Family Head.

Seven Beast Husbands.

Plus one temporary lodger.

Despite there being nine seats at the dining table, Shi Xie placed a single Ice Sea Flower at only three of them.

When everyone arrived to take their seats, Shi Xie barred them from sitting in the spots where the flowers were placed.

"Do you have some sort of illness this early in the morning?" Li commented upon seeing the remaining three available seats.

All three of which had Ice Sea Flowers placed upon them—none of which Shi Xie allowed anyone else to take.

Out of the seven Beast Husbands, six were forced away by Shi Xie’s obstruction.

Shi Xie’s interference naturally made Li try to push back.

He maneuvered around Shi Xie, heading straight for one of the seats with an Ice Sea Flower, scoffing, "Others may let you off, but not me."

"I’m the main husband—I’ll sit wherever I please."

"You’ve misunderstood. This spot was reserved for you," Shi Xie replied with a smile.

At these words, the dining room fell into an eerie silence.

Yu Yunxiao’s curious gaze turned toward them.

Su Ye retracted the hand that had been secretly twirling Xiao Jinsheng’s hair.

Que Zelian lowered his teacup, his puzzled eyes narrowing toward them.

Huaiqing pulled out a chair and calmly took a seat.

Mo Jiao’s violet eyes narrowed in suspicion, casting glances between Li and Shi Xie.

Xiao Jinsheng looked utterly baffled.

She remembered that among her seven Beast Husbands, the relationships between each pair varied greatly.

Especially between Li and the other six Beast Husbands—none of them got along.

And in the case of Li versus Shi Xie, they had been bitter rivals for years.

Now, Shi Xie was preparing breakfast and even giving preferential treatment to Li?

"As the main husband, it’s only proper for you to leave me a spot," Li nodded in satisfaction, pulling Xiao Jinsheng over to sit beside him, taking the seat on her left.

"An Ice Sea Flower?" Li eyed the three flowers on the table, his suspicion growing as he turned to Shi Xie, "Are you trying to bribe me?"

"No, it’s a token of gratitude," Shi Xie replied smoothly.

"Gratitude?" Li seemed even more perplexed.

Xiao Jinsheng stared at the three Ice Sea Flowers with a sudden sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, Shi Xie smiled and said, "Thank you for bringing my Female Master and me together sooner."

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