Qiao Xi paused when she saw him like this, her naturally smiling expression instantly stiffening.
Was she a shrew?
He left as soon as she sat there, what did that mean?
If it weren't for the butterfly effect from her rebirth, Mo Ye would already be a useless person without any psychic power!
Qiao Xi's expression soured. Qiao Mother noticed.
Now, both daughters were SSS-class, and it seemed the elder daughter was more formidable. She had been too good to Qiao Xi lately, neglecting Qiao Ci, and felt a little guilty.
Moreover, with so many empty seats, Qiao Xi insisted on sitting next to Mo Ye, revealing her intentions all too clearly.
Mo Ye clearly respected and cherished Qiao Ci, which was why he avoided Qiao Xi's approach so much.
Alas, it seemed she needed to rein Qiao Xi in.
So, she sternly said to Qiao Xi, "Don't you know General Mo has mysophobia? And you're still crowding him. Come sit here. Don't disturb your sister and brother-in-law's meal."
Sister? Brother-in-law?
Qiao Xi looked bewildered.
When did Mo Ye become her brother-in-law, Qiao Ci's boyfriend?
In her previous life, these two had no intersection. In this life, they had only met once, and now they were instantly in love and a couple?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Qiao Xi, with a look of apology on her face, turned to Mo Ye and smiled, "General Mo, I trust you are well. We met briefly when I was supporting on the front lines. I didn't expect to see you again and find you as my brother-in-law. Sister and brother-in-law, I wish you a speedy marriage."
Then she got up and sat opposite, directly facing Mo Ye's position, looking up at him from time to time.
For some reason, hearing her call him brother-in-law made Mo Ye feel nauseous. Moreover, her words implied a certain intimacy between them, which made Mo Ye even more disgusted.
He was not one to suffer humiliation and frankly told Qiao Xi, "I apologize, but I didn't notice you on the front lines. Secondly, Qiao Ci and I have our own matters. You should continue to call me General Mo."
Qiao Xi: ...Calling him brother-in-law, was she even flattering him correctly?
Damn it, such a blockhead actually has a girlfriend? How did Qiao Ci hook him, and even bring him home!
In her previous life, she had harbored fantasies about Mo Ye, but his status was too high, and he was not close to women. She never even had a chance to meet him.
Later, he became a cripple without psychic power and simply disappeared from public view.
In this life, Qiao Xi had everything. Yet, she felt that Mo Ye, who would inevitably become a cripple, was not worthy of her, so she hadn't even paid attention to him.
Instead, she had become interested in Long Mieshi, who could transform into a devilishly handsome man.
She would be the strongest woman in this world and deserved the strongest man.
She hadn't expected Mo Ye to not become a cripple.
Thinking of the dusty, silent, and un-transformed Long Mieshi in the room, and then looking at the heroic and extraordinary Mo Ye, Qiao Xi began to waver...
Although she didn't know how he became Qiao Ci's boyfriend, it didn't stop her from fighting for him. Anyway, she wanted to snatch anything that belonged to Qiao Ci – talent, parents, boyfriend. Wasn't this also interesting?
With her mind made up, Qiao Xi said smoothly, "General Mo."
The meal soon concluded.
Mo Ye left the Qiao residence.
Father Qiao had already returned to his study. Mother Qiao looked at Qiao Ci, suddenly realizing she was perfect in every way and that she had neglected Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi gazed resentfully at Qiao Ci, who directly ignored her dagger-like gaze and gracefully returned to her room.
Qiao Xi had intended to say a few words to Qiao Ci, but Mother Qiao was still there, even escorting Qiao Ci upstairs.
Hatingly returning to her bedroom, Qiao Xi's face was gloomy.
Although Long Mieshi still looked dark and miserable, he had actually recovered considerably; at least he could speak perfectly fine.
Seeing Qiao Xi leave excitedly and return with a sullen face, he couldn't help but feel concerned.
After a long period of interaction, he had developed different feelings for Qiao Xi, wanting to lure her into his hive and make her his queen.
Recalling how Qiao Xi had subtly shown pity for the ravaged insect world during a live broadcast and a hidden admiration for the Insect Emperor, Long Mieshi decided to reveal his identity to her.
"Woman, who bullied you?"
Long Mieshi tried his best to speak to Qiao Xi in the most gentle and dominant tone.
Qiao Xi's gloomy gaze instantly brightened.
Long Mieshi was speaking to her? Had he finally trusted her?
She feigned surprise and looked at the little black bug, "Was that you speaking? Good heavens, you can speak! Are you a gifted bug baby?"
"Silly woman, do I sound like a baby when I speak?" Long Mieshi found Qiao Xi endearingly foolish. His voice was equivalent to that of an adult human male, yet she called him a bug baby.
Qiao Xi's eyes were filled with curiosity, "This is so magical, you actually speak our human language."
"I can do more than that," Long Mieshi's tone was quite domineering.
"I, the Emperor?" Qiao Xi looked at him warily, "You are the Emperor of the Insect race? Impossible!"
"Heh, woman, you don't believe me?" Long Mieshi intentionally lowered his voice, making it sound magnetic.
"I heard the Insect Emperor can transform into human form. Can you?" Qiao Xi deliberately provoked him. She was now desperate to see Long Mieshi transform, as his human form was comparable to Mo Ye's.
"Of course, I can. However, after seeing my human form, you must become my woman. Are you sure you still want to see?" Long Mieshi cajoled.
Qiao Xi's eyes flickered. The bait had taken.
She pretended to be proud and said, "What if you're an ugly monster?"
Long Mieshi was very annoyed by the darkening of his insect body. Hearing her say that about himself instantly displeased him, "Whether you look or not!"
"I'll look, I'll look. Who says I won't look?" Qiao Xi was unwilling to miss this opportunity and quickly said.
"You don't mind if I'm an ugly monster anymore?" Long Mieshi's insect eyes slanted, making the entire bug look even uglier.
...
Little Spoon relayed the situation on Qiao Xi's end to Qiao Ci, asking if she wanted to intervene. Qiao Ci's eyes shifted slightly, "No need."
"Ah? Didn't Host want to stop it from transforming into human form?" Little Spoon was not very understanding.
Qiao Ci smiled, "To make something perish, you must first make it go mad. If she doesn't fall in love with Long Mieshi first, how will she know if she likes Long Mieshi's appearance and background, or him as a person?"
Little Spoon still didn't quite understand. Fearing the Host would call it stupid, it didn't ask further.
It just needed to watch, hee hee, anyway, it was all within the Host's grand plan!
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In his current state, Long Mieshi found it a bit difficult to transform into human form because it required energy.