Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

"Huh?" Cheng Bingxi paused, holding the chamber pot, just about to begin.

Xiao Ye smirked, "Bingxi, did you hear me clearly? I need to take a dump. Surely you won't be coming for that, right?"

"Hurry up and unbind me, or I'm gonna crap my pants, quick!"

Cheng Bingxi nodded her little head in a daze, "I'll unbind you."

Nangong Siyao chimed in, "I'll help too."

The reason it's called a chamber pot is because it was meant for peeing, after all.

Liu Ya's beautiful eyes sparkled with a sly light. She wasn't as naive as the other two. She didn't trust Xiao Ye that easily. Take last time for example—Xiao Ye said he was going to help the needy, but actually just went to get a foot massage.

"Heh." Liu Ya stopped the other two girls again, grabbed the chamber pot, and went all in, "Bingxi, doesn't matter if it's number one or two, let me do it!"

Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao were stunned.

Xiao Ye was dumbfounded, his voice trembling, "Sister Liu Ya, you're ruthless!"

Liu Ya laughed, "You still need to poop or not?"

Xiao Ye shook his head, "You scared it back in. I don't need to anymore."

Liu Ya's expression darkened, "Another one of your tricks. Bingxi, Siyao, see? This bastard is really scheming!"

Cheng Bingxi huffed, "Wow, Xiao Ye, you actually dared to trick us. All our trust in you, wasted.'

Nangong Siyao was a little angry too, "Just for that vixen, you lied to us? You obviously wanted to run, pretending to go to the bathroom."

The two girls were actually mad, lips pouting super high—like you could hang an IV bag from them.

*Oh crap...* Xiao Ye started panicking, a few beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead, *Guilt crept up on him for no apparent reason.*

*He and Mu Qingxue never had any real feelings. Was he really going to let this so-called wedding make him betray and lie to these three girls?*

Thinking it over, Xiao Ye figured he could shove Mu Qingxue aside. If these three beast girls didn't agree, he just wouldn't go to the City Lord's Mansion. Let Mu Qingxue deal with it by herself.

"Siyao, he's sweating. Go wipe him off." Cheng Bingxi pulled out a cute, decorative handkerchief from her pocket and tossed it at Nangong Siyao.

Nangong Siyao huffed, tossed the handkerchief in Liu Ya's hand, "I'm not going, Sister Liu Ya, you do it."

Liu Ya: "..."

She snorted with laughter, a fragrant breeze trailing behind as she walked over and carefully wiped the cold sweat from Xiao Ye's forehead. As she wiped him, she joked,

"What's wrong, you nervous now? I'm telling you, this is the first time I've seen Bingxi and Siyao so mad. If you don't do something, you're screwed!"

Xiao Ye looked over at the two girls.

"Hmph!" Cheng Bingxi turned her face away.

"Hmph!" Nangong Siyao turned her head too.

"Uh..." Xiao Ye's mouth twitched. *Now he was really screwed.*

He took a deep breath, his face growing calm. With a gentle smile, he said, "Untie me, I've decided not to be the groom anymore. Without your consent, I won't contract any new beast girls—including Mu Qingxue—from this day on."

Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao exchanged glances. The stuffiness in both their hearts vanished completely, happy smiles spreading across their faces.

The two girls pounced at Xiao Ye, grinning,

"Xiao Ye, you mean it?"

"Promise you won't lie again."

Xiao Ye nodded, "If I lie to you, may I never have kids!"

Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao froze at that, quickly covering his mouth and scolding, "If you never have kids, doesn't that mean we don't have kids either? Make a different oath!"

Liu Ya glared too, "Xiao Ye, that's brutal. You want our bloodline to just end like that?"

Xiao Ye's expression turned dark, "That was only if I lied to you. I said I won't lie anymore."

All three girls said in unison, "We don't believe you."

"Yeah, maybe this time it's true, but who knows, accidents happen."

"Exactly, nobody knows the future."

Xiao Ye broke down, "What kind of logic is that? I said I'll keep my word!"

Hearing how serious he sounded, the three girls were stunned, falling quiet.

After a while, Liu Ya's eyes sparkled as she carefully weighed things out. Then, under Xiao Ye's bewildered stare, she unbound him.

Xiao Ye landed on the ground, all restraints gone. Incredulously, he asked, "You're not afraid I'll run off?"

Liu Ya shook her head.

Xiao Ye glanced at Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao, "What about you two? Not scared I'll trick you again and try to run?"

The two girls shook their heads.

Xiao Ye laid his cards on the table, "All right, honestly, I never really intended to trick you. If I did, I'd have no kids, after all."

He didn't bring up anything about the Mu Family, or tomorrow; instead, he grinned,

"Bingxi, Siyao, ever since we came from Wilderness Base City to Devil City, we haven't really gone out exploring together. Since we've got the time today, let's make up for all the missed fun and outings."

"And after wandering around, we'll definitely get dusty, so let's hit the hot springs tonight for some beauty rejuvenation."

"Hell yes!" "Awesome!" The faces of Cheng Bingxi and Nangong Siyao lit up with excitement. They hugged him, one on each side, "Let's go right now!"

Liu Ya pouted. "Xiao Ye, what about me? What am I supposed to do?"

Xiao Ye pondered, leaned close, and whispered a few words in her ear, then grinned, "So, what do you think?"

Liu Ya blushed, twisting bashfully, "You're too bad."

Xiao Ye asked, "Come on, do you like it or not?"

Liu Ya nodded heavily, her eyes full of hope, "I really like it!"

Xiao Ye replied, "Mm-hmm, we'll do that tonight. For now, let's go hit the streets, have some fun, soak in the hot springs."

And so, with Liu Ya acting as tour guide, Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi, and Nangong Siyao traipsed through every street of Shanghai Base City, saw all sorts of city sights, bought all kinds of clothes and stuff, and sampled every local Devil City delicacy on the block.

The whole thing cost less than one Great Venerable Crystal Core.

Finally, with the receptionist at the Hot Spring Club looking on in envy, Xiao Ye and the three girls settled into the presidential suite for a hot spring adventure.

The girls all wore revealing outfits, way hotter than Mu Qingxue could ever dream to be.

The pool was filled with laughter, giggles, and playful voices.

Xiao Ye leaned against the edge, watching them splash and play, a smile creeping across his face.

After soaking for a while, he drifted off to sleep, head tilting to the side.

The three girls noticed, huddled together and whispered, glancing at him every now and then. Seeing that he didn't hear anything, they all let out a sigh of relief. The original source is M|V|L5EMPYR.

In the end, it seemed like the three had come to an agreement—their eyes became determined, as if they had resolved on something big.

"Mmm! Where is this?"

When Xiao Ye woke up, it was already early the next morning.

He glanced around the room.

To his surprise, he discovered he was at home, in the bedroom of Villa No. 10, Third Lakeview Estate.

And he was the only one in the bed.

"Groom, wake up!" "Hurry up, we need to be at the banquet!" "If you don't get up, the sun'll burn your butt!"

The bedroom door burst open. The three girls swept in, and before Xiao Ye could react, they hauled him up, brought him to the bathroom, and handed him a toothbrush already loaded with toothpaste and a cup full of water.

After a hurried wash, the three dragged him to the living room. On the dining table was an exquisitely prepared breakfast all set for him.

Xiao Ye was still confused, "What about your breakfast?"

Cheng Bingxi giggled, "You eat. We're saving up for the wedding feast!"

Wedding feast? Xiao Ye asked, puzzled, "Are you guys going to mess up the wedding? And, you've agreed to me being the groom now?"

Nangong Siyao shook her head, then nodded, "Mess up the wedding? Hell no, we plan to eat at the banquet—if we fill up now, we won't have room later."

Liu Ya huffed, "Yeah, after a top-secret meeting, it's three to zero. We've decided not to stop you from contracting new beast girls."

Xiao Ye was overjoyed.

Just like that, the three girls excitedly led the way, Xiao Ye trailing behind with a weird expression, all of them heading straight for the City Lord's Mansion.

*Why does it feel like you three are more excited than me? Who's the actual groom here?! Wait, this reeks of a setup!*