Yang Shanshan had always been at odds with her and couldn't stand the original owner's poverty-stricken look. Especially since the original owner was dirt-poor, yet somehow had five Beast Husbands who were all exceptionally handsome and well-built!
Such handsome figures, yet covered in injuries. It was a terrible waste!
Bai Zhi didn't bother being pleasant to unfriendly people. She forced a smile and said, "Do you own this shop or something? Are you the only one allowed in, and no one else?"
"It's not strange for other people to be here, but for you, Bai Zhi, to show up? That's really something, like pigs flying. Absolutely jaw-dropping." As Yang Shanshan spoke, she looked past her. Hu Yan's face was simply exquisite. She couldn't help but click her tongue a few times. 'Sure enough, no matter how many times I see him, my heart still flutters.'
Yang Shanshan immediately abandoned her own Beast Husbands and walked over toward Hu Yan.
She draped herself over Hu Yan as if boneless, her hand going straight for his chest. She shot him a seductive glance. "Why don't you come with me? I'll make you my first Beast Husband, and I guarantee I'll treat you better than she does."
Hu Yan's expression instantly turned cold. Just as he was about to shove her away, Bai Zhi had already grabbed Yang Shanshan's arm and thrown her back toward her own Beast Husbands. Standing in front of Hu Yan like a mother hen, she snapped, "If you're going to be in heat, go do it with your own husbands!"
Caught by her own Beast Husband, Yang Shanshan sputtered in exasperation, "Bai Zhi! How dare you throw me!"
"You tried to seduce my Beast Husband right in front of my face, and you think I can't throw you?!" Bai Zhi retorted with a cold laugh. "Can't get a good look at yourself? There's always the toilet."
Yang Shanshan grew even angrier. "Are you insulting me?"
Bai Zhi scoffed. "Forget insulting you to your face. I'd carve it on your tombstone."
Yang Shanshan pointed a trembling finger at her. "You...!"
Bai Zhi frowned at the pointing finger. "I wouldn't point if I were you. Be careful with that hand. Right, Sang Mo?"
Sang Mo's face was dark and extremely intimidating. At the very least, it was enough to scare Yang Shanshan into retracting her hand.
But on second thought, 'All Bai Zhi has is a sharp tongue.' Thinking this, her anger subsided. She leaned seductively against her Beast Husband and returned to the previous topic.
She gave a bewitching smile. "Why don't you ask your Beast Husband? How do you know he isn't willing? He might be more than happy. If you hadn't dragged me away, we might have already sealed the deal!"
As she spoke, her gaze toward Hu Yan was practically burning. She couldn't resist licking her rosy lips.
Watching this display, Bai Zhi clicked her tongue.
'The people in this world are really bold!'
'If it weren't for her average looks and the way she dressed like a gaudy peacock, she might actually be quite charming.'
'After all, men are creatures who think with their lower halves. Who could resist being tempted by such blatant seduction?'
She could hit on anyone else and I wouldn't care, but!
These Beast Husbands of mine are tied to my very life—that's a line she can't cross!
Bai Zhi glanced at Hu Yan, who looked as composed as ever, and said, "He says you should get plastic surgery."
Her words nearly made Hu Yan crack a smile and successfully caused Yang Shanshan's face to twist with rage. "Are you calling me ugly?! What gives you the right to call me ugly?!"
Bai Zhi looked perfectly innocent. "I didn't say it, you did."
Knowing Bai Zhi was just trying to get a rise out of her, Yang Shanshan took a deep breath and smiled. "You're just putting on a brave front because you're afraid he'll leave with me. After all, you have nothing."
Bai Zhi gave her a look of profound pity. "...Did a donkey spend its entire day kicking you in the head? You should see a doctor. It's one thing to be ugly, but to have a broken brain on top of it? What a tragedy..."
Yang Shanshan was so angry she was speechless. Her Beast Husband supported her, asking worriedly, "Wife, are you okay?"
Shoving her Beast Husband aside, Yang Shanshan was now fighting for pride, not just the man. She was determined to get an answer. "Hu Yan, are you sure you won't come with me? I can guarantee you a new set of clothes and a piece of jewelry every month, plus 1,000 Star Coins for pocket money."
Bai Zhi's eyes shot wide open, and she whipped her head around to look at Hu Yan.
After witnessing Bai Zhi's verbal combat prowess, Hu Yan gave her a meaningful look and said, "Sorry, I'm not interested."
In the Alliance, a divorce requires the wife's consent. Otherwise, even filing for one is useless; the husband could even be sentenced for violating his marital duties.
Bai Zhi's eyebrows shot up. "Did you hear that?"
Rejected by Hu Yan, Yang Shanshan felt a flash of frustration. She turned to Bai Zhi with a sour tone, "You're here to shop? Do you even have money? It would be so embarrassing if you can't pay in a bit."
Bai Zhi gave a faint smile. "That's not something you need to worry about. Unless... were you offering to pay for me? If so, I suppose I could reluctantly accept your charity."
The words had barely left her mouth when a shop assistant emerged, carrying all the clothes Bai Zhi had picked out, neatly bagged.
Yang Shanshan's face fell. She immediately said, "She has no money! Can't you see her Beast Husbands can't even afford proper clothes? How dare you let people like her into the store? Aren't you worried something will go missing?"
Bai Zhi's fake smile was back. "Whether or not I have money isn't up to you. You talk so much, were you born with an extra tongue? But then again, if something did go missing, you'd be the prime suspect. After all, unlike you, I don't get handsy with everything I see."
Realizing Bai Zhi was mocking her for getting handsy with Hu Yan, Yang Shanshan turned angrily to the Sub-female assistant. "What are you gawking at? She claims she has money, right? Then hurry up and make her pay! Don't let her waste everyone's time."
The Sub-female had already been worried, and now they looked thoroughly on edge. They seized the opportunity to say, "Ma'am, your total is 19,680 Star Coins. How will you be paying?"
Without even glancing at the amount, Bai Zhi unhesitatingly paid with her card.
The shock on Yang Shanshan's face was palpable. She never expected Bai Zhi to actually be able to pay.
After all, she had just insisted Bai Zhi couldn't pay and had pressured the assistant to demand payment. The next second, Bai Zhi paid without batting an eye. It was a direct slap to her face!
Besides, how could Bai Zhi, who had been poor for so many years, suddenly have money?!
Yang Shanshan refused to believe that Bai Zhi truly had money. 'It must have come from somewhere else!'
At this thought, Yang Shanshan's arrogance returned. She declared, "Spit it out! Whose money did you steal?! There's no other way you could suddenly have this kind of money!"
Hearing this, Bai Zhi scoffed. "Why can't I have money? You think I stole it? Fine. Go report me to the Female Alliance. Have them come arrest me!"
She was so confident because the System had told her that all her funds had a legitimate source.
'After all, if the System couldn't even handle something like this, my large-scale spending would eventually attract the Alliance's attention anyway.'
Seeing Bai Zhi's confidence, Yang Shanshan's shock turned to suspicion. 'How could Bai Zhi possibly have money?'
'How did she suddenly get rich?'
'No, it's impossible! She can't have money!'
'How could *she* of all people have money?!'
Bai Zhi ignored her rival's meltdown, stuffing the large shopping bags into the arms of Sang Mo and Hu Yan. "Oh, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice dripping with false pity. "Not only do I have money for these clothes, but I can go on a shopping spree whenever I want. Are you jealous? Tee-hee, too bad! It's my money, and I'll spend it however I want, on whomever I want. Still coveting my Beast Husbands? Well, keep right on coveting!"