"Huh?!!"
Upon hearing Gu Xiyan's words, Mu Jinyu was a bit confused about what she really meant.
What does it mean that playing landlord with three people at home is boring and that with one more person they could play mahjong?
Mu Jinyu spoke helplessly, "If you want to play mahjong, why not just call them over? There's no need for this, right?"
Gu Xiyan said, "It's not the same. If you refuse to accept Qiaoxia, she'll eventually marry someone else, right? When that time comes and she marries off somewhere else, how could we call her over to play mahjong whenever we want?"
Mu Jinyu replied, "Couldn't I just call my mom? Isn't she also at home with nothing much to do?"
"Sigh..."
Gu Xiyan heard Mu Jinyu's words and really felt an urge to hit him.
She was obviously giving him an excuse to accept Lin Qiaoxia, while also showing she didn't mind him having more women.
But why can't he catch on?
He still stubbornly had to argue with her, insisting that even if he didn't accept Lin Qiaoxia, they could still gather a full table for mahjong.
Is mahjong really the point?
It's just an excuse!!
Gu Xiyan, holding back the impulse to smack Mu Jinyu, said impatiently, "In the future, my mom will have to take care of our children, so of course, that's not possible."
"I..." Mu Jinyu wanted to say something else.
But Gu Xiyan grabbed his ear, leaned in, and spoke in a low voice:
"Stop your yammering. Actually, my real purpose is to make my cultivation speed faster. Didn't we test it last time? When two people cultivate together, the speed is faster, but now you've become too formidable. Sister Mei, Wen Rou, and I can't keep up, so that's why I want you to find more sisters. Don't act all coy after getting a bargain!"
"Had it not been for the fact that the stronger you are, the more True Yuan you can give back to us, making my cultivation speed faster, how could I possibly agree to you taking more wives!"
"I don't feel the slightest bit wronged because Qiaoxia, Linglong, and Qingya, we all know each other well, and we get along nicely!"
"You don't have to worry about me feeling wronged and doing something extreme, like finding another man to cheat on you. Rest assured, I acknowledge only you as my man!"
"Don't go pretending to be all pure and devoted anymore. Weren't you going to marry the three of us at once, anyway? What's the difference now if you take a few more wives? You no longer have the right to say you're sorry for letting us down, so from now on, you should try not to let down Qiaoxia and Linglong anymore, instead of still thinking about how you've wronged us..."
"..."
Gu Xiyan said a lot all at once, feeling that Mu Jinyu's reluctance to accept Lin Qiaoxia's pursuit was out of consideration for them. In the end, she thought, hey, actually, having Linglong and the others become sisters has quite a few benefits!
Mu Jinyu listened to Gu Xiyan's words and looking into her and Wen Rou's eyes, he felt even more guilty and tender.
Gu Xiyan could say these things to him, carrying such courage and affection. Yet, he was just a bastard, so fickle-hearted from the very beginning, having let them down.
If he had started with just Wen Rou, or Gu Xiyan, or Mei Yinxue as his sole woman, then facing the current situation, he could've definitely remained steadfast and only loved one among them.
But unfortunately, he was no longer qualified to talk about purity or devotion. The only thing he could do was not to fail Gu Xiyan and the others anymore, and to not provoke any more women.
"I... thank you... I'm sorry..."
Mu Jinyu looked at Gu Xiyan, truly at a loss for words, feeling both moved and remorseful.
Gu Xiyan made a stopping gesture and said, "Don't give me that nonsense. Go and coax Qiaoxia and the others."
After that, Gu Xiyan, with Wen Rou and Mei Yinxue in tow, quietly walked towards the door.
Then they closed the security door behind them.
After closing the door, Gu Xiyan looked at Wen Rou and Mei Yinxue and sighed softly, "It feels so strange, to actually be the ones pushing our own husband toward someone else."
Wen Rou kept her head lowered without saying a word, her cheeks slightly flushed, seeming somewhat embarrassed.
But she didn't regret it, nor did she feel particularly jealous.
After all, Lin Qiaoxia and the others, were really very close to her, the only difference between them and Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue might be that they had never served Mu Jinyu together.
Mei Yinxue chuckled lightly, feeling it was indeed quite peculiar in her heart.
However, just as she had said earlier, Mu Jinyu was practically snatched from the hands of Wen Rou and Gu Xiyan by her, and as long as Gu Xiyan and the others had no objections, she naturally wouldn't either.
She even thought, with more sisters, there might be even more varieties of fun in the future.
Afterward, the three of them walked towards Su Zijin and the others who had been standing at the door all along.
...
Turning around, Mu Jinyu realized that, unknowingly, only Lin Qiaoxia, Yu Linglong, and Xu Qingya were left in the hall.
The others had left at some point, taking advantage of when he had been somewhat distracted.
"Bang!"
A heavy door closing sounded, and when Mu Jinyu looked back again,
He saw that Gu Xiyan and the other two women had also left and closed the door behind them.
"Uh..."
Mu Jinyu watched this scene, then turned back to face the three stunningly beautiful women, cheeks red and glowing, unsure of what to say.
After a moment's hesitation, Mu Jinyu reached for Lin Qiaoxia's hand, then looked towards Yu Linglong and Xu Qingya, asking, "Have you... really decided to be with me?"
Lin Qiaoxia nodded without a moment's hesitation.
While Yu Linglong and Xu Qingya, not having thrown caution to the wind like Lin Qiaoxia just had, and with thinner skins, just pursed their lips and nodded slightly, their voices soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"Hmm..."
After their response, their cheeks flushed even redder, whether from the effects of the alcohol or shyness.
"You don't regret it?" Mu Jinyu looked at them, sighed softly, and said, "I do have feelings for you, I won't deny that, but due to less interaction, certainly not as much as with Xiyan and the others, which is why when the dark upheaval occurred, I rushed back to find Xiyan and the others first, without specially going back to River City to find you..."
"Only after Capital City was somewhat stabilized did I ask you to come over!"
"So I am not really a good man, and I'm sorry for not living up to your deep affection, you should think it over for yourselves."
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Yu Linglong and Xu Qingya both looked up at him and shook their heads together saying,
"We won't regret it, our only regret is not telling you our feelings earlier, until the dark upheaval happened, that's when we truly understood our fondness for you..."
"You didn't rush back to find us at that time, and we understand that, we won't blame you!"
"We don't expect you to treat us as well as you treat Sister Xiyan and the others, but as long as you can keep a little place for us in your heart, we'll be content."
Seeing their humble and timid expressions, Mu Jinyu sighed deeply.
He felt some regret for having entangled with them, then not taking care of them afterward.
Mu Jinyu held Lin Qiaoxia's hand and then walked towards Yu Linglong and the others, drawing them into his embrace, murmuring, "Sorry, for keeping you waiting so long..."