Chapter 14: Buying a Few Bottles of Hair Care Oil

The fox sat upright on the chair, grooming his fur with his paws. On the surface, he appeared indifferent to Yun Fu’s arrival, but his eyes involuntarily glanced toward the door.

As footsteps drew near, Lu Shiling lowered his paws and calmly looked outside, yet saw no sign of Yun Fu.

Following behind Warren was a man with golden hair and golden eyes. At that moment, his gaze faltered.

He thought Warren had brought the wrong person. Considering Yun Fu’s delicate and fragile appearance, he probably wouldn’t dare to enter alone. Immediately, his eyes held a hint of reproach toward Warren.

“What are you doing, Warren? You didn’t go to meet Yun Fu, and you brought a male here instead.”

Warren knew that Lu Shiling was eagerly awaiting the female master’s visit. Now that she hadn’t come, Lu Shiling would likely be very disappointed.

But since Yun Fu hadn’t arrived, he couldn’t forcibly bring a female over. He could only endure Lu Shiling’s accusing gaze and say,

“Sir, this is Miss Yun’s bionic butler. He’s here to deliver something on her behalf.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Shiling’s tail drooped.

It seemed that Yun Fu had indeed spent quite a few star coins buying a bionic human—this must be the one.

Hmph, females are so shallow, even when buying a bionic human, they have to pick one who looks good.

“If she’s not coming, then she’s not. Who cares to see her? Females’ words are nothing but deceit, not worth a thing.”

Lu Shiling snorted coldly, lowering his gaze to continue grooming his fur as if unconcerned, though only he knew the grievance in his heart.

Warren hesitated, unsure whether Lu Shiling was angry and whether he should comfort him.

01 didn’t overthink and simply took the items out of the spatial knot, handing them to Warren to place inside the confinement room.

Lu Shiling, initially listless, didn’t pay attention. But when Warren noticed a boxed meal, he asked,

“There’s a boxed meal too? Did Miss Yun prepare it?”

Lu Shiling’s furry ears twitched, and he leapt over to the protective wall, snatching the boxed meal from Warren’s hand. He placed it on the ground and carefully bit it open.

Seeing the meal inside—vegetables and meat, nutritious and complete, along with a cup of vegetable juice—Lu Shiling’s face beneath his fur warmed.

Perhaps Yun Fu hadn’t deliberately stood him up; maybe something urgent had kept her away.

As a strong male, he ought to be magnanimous and not fuss over such trivial matters with a female.

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Warren also believed the meal was made by Yun Fu and gazed at his superior with envy.

“Miss Yun is really good to you, sir. She even personally cooked for you and prepared everything so thoroughly. I wish I could find such a wonderful female master.”

Given the interstellar technological level and the status of females, neither of them truly thought Yun Fu cooked the meal herself. It was just that she operated the machines, which already showed great regard for the male.

It was the kind of treatment countless males in the empire dreamed of.

Proud from being envied, Lu Shiling lifted his head arrogantly and guarded the boxed meal behind him, unwilling to let Warren covet it.

Warren: “...”

No, he was just taking a few more glances—is that not allowed?

01, who had placed the items down and was about to leave for the research institute to pick up Yun Fu, overheard their conversation. He took a step forward but then turned back, fixing his gaze on the fox whose tail wagged excitedly like a favored male. His eyes narrowed slightly, wearing a well-measured smile as he said politely,

“Apologies, Mr. Lu, but there seems to be a misunderstanding.”

“All these items, including the boxed meal, were prepared by me. Madam is delicate and not suited to such chores.”

“As Madam’s beast husband, Mr. Lu, you should take care of her consciously, not let her take care of you.”

01 didn’t mention that the boxed meal contained leftovers from Yun Fu; he feared the fox would fantasize joyfully again.

After finishing, seeing the fox freeze and bare his teeth as if about to overturn the meal box, 01 withdrew his gaze, nodded at the stunned Warren, and left the inspection station.

The boxed meal was made by this bionic human!

The fox’s tail, which had been wagging happily, drooped down, and his deep brown eyes dimmed.

[Fox: If you don’t want to say it, don’t! Don’t force me to slap you when I’m happiest!]

[Why does this bionic human seem to say things on purpose? I saw him leave, then come back to add those words stabbing the fox.]

[Fox, cheer up. Although the meal wasn’t made by the secondary female, it was eaten by her, so you indirectly kissed her. Doesn’t that make you feel better?]

Hearing the bionic human’s words, the entire fox, already in a bad mood, trembled at the last sentence.

He hastily withdrew his paw, which was about to overturn the boxed meal, and swallowed several large mouthfuls. Perhaps it was psychological, but he seemed to smell a certain sweet fragrance.

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A blush flickered in the fox’s eyes, but since the boxed meal had been brought, it would be wasteful not to eat it.

Warren saw Lu Shiling eating heartily and thought he was venting his anger through the meal. He comforted him,

“Sir, if you don’t want to eat it, don’t force yourself. I’ll help dispose of it and get you a fresh portion from the cafeteria, packed full of meat. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!”

Warren felt proud of his thoughtfulness; males were usually so rough, who else was as considerate as him?

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Warren’s words, Lu Shiling shot him a glare as if he wanted to snatch the boxed meal away. He then hastened and finished all the food inside in a few bites.

Lu Shiling took a cloth from the spatial knot, wiped his mouth and the fur around it clean, then nonchalantly disposed of the empty box in front of the oblivious Warren.

“You don’t understand. That bionic human is just a machine. Without Yun Fu’s orders, would he do all this by himself?”

“You don’t have a female master; you don’t understand anything. Learn more in the future, so you can find a female to marry.”

Warren suddenly understood, “Ah, so looking at it that way, although Miss Yun didn’t come, she still cares about you, sir.”

Lu Shiling gave him a confirming look.

As he groomed his fur, a few red strands fell. Lu Shiling recalled Yun Fu mentioning his shedding, and the scheming mermaid who followed Yun Fu.

That fish looked pretty good too. Instantly, a sense of crisis overwhelmed Lu Shiling, and he instructed Warren,

“Buy me a few bottles of hair care oil.”

Then he added,

“Buy them secretly. Don’t let anyone know.”

He was a dignified 3S beastman, the chief executive of the empire’s inspection station. If other beasts found out he bought hair care oil, what kind of image would that be? What authority would he have left?

Seeing Warren shocked and speechless, Lu Shiling calmly said,

“My mental health is collapsing, and my fur isn’t as good as before. Isn’t it reasonable for me to use some hair care oil?”

Seeing Lu Shiling, who was mentally broken and confined in the inspection station after being injured protecting them from the insect queen’s attack, Warren’s eyes reddened with emotion.

He said nothing more and immediately bought ten bottles of hair care oil for his superior.