Choose Me - chapter 3

After a few days of recuperation, Bai Chuan had already regained his human form, and had grown a bit taller.

As expected, Beastfolk grow quickly.

That day, my father came to me and said that a highly skilled Beastfolk healer had recently arrived in the city-a member of the merfolk clan.

Her name is Meng Xi. She can treat Beastfolk as well as humans.

Father told me to take Bai Chuan to see her.

The merfolk are born with powerful healing abilities. Whether it’s psychological wounds or physical injuries, anyone treated by them will recover as good as new.

Father was about to leave after speaking, so I hurriedly voiced my own doubts.

“Father, the status of Beastfolk and ours is not equal. Why must our clan insist on us forming partnerships with Beastfolk?”

Father sighed at my words. “Cheng Yi, remember this: the loyalty of Beastfolk is unmatched by anyone.”

“Whether you can make him loyal to you depends entirely on your own ability.”

He waved his hand, saying no more.

Of course, I knew how rare the loyalty of Beastfolk was.

But in the current situation, how could loyalty come so easily?

Isn’t this just gambling with our lives?

I watched my father leave, then turned around, went back to my room to call Bai Chuan, and took him to find Meng Xi.

It was Bai Chuan’s first time out, and he was extremely curious about everything on the streets.

“Master, what’s that?”

“Ice cream.”

I bought one for him.

“Master, what’s that!”

“Amusement park.”

“Master…”

I was getting a little annoyed. “I’ll teach you to read when we get home. You’ll know then.”

“Okay.”

Bai Chuan’s eyes curved in a smile, following closely behind me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at him. He ate the ice cream absentmindedly, clearly not enjoying it, and his eyes darted quickly around, scanning his surroundings.

The careful disguise he’d always worn showed a slight crack.

He didn’t trust or rely on me as much as he pretended to-in fact, he was wary of me.

More than that, he wanted to use me.

Should I say, he really is who he is?

Soon, we arrived at the place my father had mentioned.

I thought it would be a tall, luxurious building-after all, capable Beastfolk are both feared and respected by humans.

But what lay before me was an ordinary, unremarkable courtyard. If it weren’t for the crowd inside, I wouldn’t have believed this was the place.

After entering, I actually saw Pei Lang.

He was weakly leaning against a girl’s arms, barely breathing.

Sensing something, Pei Lang opened his eyes and immediately saw me.

That look was filled with endless grievance.

He struggled to stand up straight from the girl’s embrace, his eyes rimmed red, gazing at me pitifully.

The next second, a hand covered my eyes, cutting off my gaze from Pei Lang.

Bai Chuan’s cold voice carried a hint of anger: “Don’t look at him, you fox charmer.”

I couldn’t help but laugh, raising my hand to remove Bai Chuan’s.

“Let’s go line up.”

Of course I knew Pei Lang was using his Fox Charm Art.

But now, I wouldn’t be bewitched.

First, I only felt hatred and wariness toward him; second, his Fox Charm Art was still immature.

Bai Chuan glanced at me uneasily a couple of times before finally going to line up.

I turned and walked to a shady spot to rest, taking out my phone to ask my bodyguard what had happened to Pei Lang.

The bodyguard replied quickly, saying that on Pei Lang’s first day at the Black Market arena, he’d charmed a girl who took a liking to him. That girl’s father was a business partner of my own father. Her name was Tang Xue.

Seeing Tang Xue truly wanted to buy Pei Lang, the Black Market deliberately raised the price. Tang Xue didn’t have enough money, so she went home to gather funds for a few days.

During those days, under the bodyguard’s instructions, Pei Lang’s opponents were all extremely vicious Beastfolk.

On the verge of death, Tang Xue rushed back and bought him.

I understood now. Pei Lang must have been seriously injured, so Tang Xue brought him here for treatment.

I couldn’t help but take a closer look at Tang Xue-rosy cheeks, pure and adorable, seemingly without any scheming.

No wonder she was bewitched by Pei Lang.

He really hasn’t changed his ways!