Chapter 107: The Little Airplane Icon

At this moment, battered with teeth marks all over his body, Xue Tian’ai could never have imagined that the illustrious God of Assassins, Phantom Butterfly, would one day obediently kneel before two women like this... Just like a docile little kitten, his submissiveness was almost beyond description... And even he himself was somewhat puzzled as to why he was being punished by having to kneel.

Wasn’t that supposed to be his bedroom? His bathroom? Then why were his wife and sister-in-law completely naked, bathing there?

What troubled Xue Tian’ai the most at this moment was the oppressive silence hanging heavily in the room. Qin Mengxue’s face was slightly flushed, her arms crossed firmly over her chest, her gaze sharp and accusatory as she glared down at Xue Tian’ai, who appeared smaller and diminished as he knelt.

Cen An’an’s youthful face, however, was not so stern. From behind Qin Mengxue, she shyly peeked out, blushing as she looked at Xue Tian’ai. Although Cen An’an often fancied herself knowledgeable about such matters, in truth she was a complete novice, untouched by romance or experience.

Not to mention exposing herself before the opposite sex, or even witnessing such unabashed nudity...

Cen An’an’s eyes were now somewhat dazed, lost in infatuation. One could only wonder if Qin Mengxue, knowing what kind of thoughts were running through Cen An’an’s mind right now, hiding behind her, would punish her to kneel alongside her brother-in-law.

Outside, the sun was slowly sinking towards the horizon as time passed, yet the silence inside Xue Tian’ai’s bedroom lingered stubbornly.

Finally, unable to bear the stillness and the growing questions in his mind, Xue Tian’ai spoke up, “Well, darling, let’s not even get into why I’m inexplicably kneeling here, but honestly, those bites you just gave me were a bit harsh…”

“Xue Tian’ai! Is that all you have to say?” Qin Mengxue, who expected a sincere apology, was taken aback by his carefree complaint. Her anger flared anew as she glared fiercely at him.

“Uh, I guess I should also say...” Xue Tian’ai was momentarily stunned by her question but then seemed to remember something. Mimicking a gesture he had seen before from Shigomi Yuzuki, he knelt and bowed slightly to Qin Mengxue, “Thank you for the treat! Both you and my sister-in-law have absolutely incredible figures!”

Feeling that perhaps the sentiment lacked a certain essence, he repeated in Japanese, “ごちそうさまでした...”

Qin Mengxue’s face, already pale with fury at his initial words, felt as if her chest might burst upon hearing him repeat it in Japanese.

Yet, her remaining reason subdued the blaze within her. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Xue Tian’ai, I can’t believe you! Knowing that An’an and I were bathing, you still barged in completely naked! I’m so disappointed!”

“Come on, darling, it’s not fair... How was I supposed to know you and An’an would be in there? Besides, isn’t that my bedroom? Why are you both bathing in my bathroom?” Xue Tian’ai immediately put on a pitiful face.

Wasn’t that the question he should be asking? He came back to his own bedroom, entered his own bathroom, only to witness such a scene, get bitten hard, and then forced to kneel here. Nothing about this felt right.

Besides, had he known Qin Mengxue and Cen An’an would be bathing in his bathroom, he certainly wouldn’t have walked in! At most, he might have found a good vantage point and seized an opportunity to peek. Watching for a moment versus observing the entire event—anyone could tell which was more worthwhile.

“I clearly sent you a text! The faucet in my bedroom bathtub broke, so An’an and I came to your room to bathe! I even asked you to check the faucet in my bathroom! And then I saw you...” Qin Mengxue’s cheeks flushed crimson, too shy to say more.

Most importantly, not only did she see Xue Tian’ai completely naked, but he also saw her in the same state... filled with both fury and shame.

On top of that, Xue Tian’ai had not only seen her but also Cen An’an unclothed—completely unforgivable!

“Tell me, was this on purpose?” Qin Mengxue’s face darkened as she shouted, then turned to pull Cen An’an forward. “And you, An’an, say something! You can’t just let this lecherous scoundrel get away with it!”

“Uh, ah, um... sis... brother-in-law, you’re so bad, so perverted, a big lecher...” Cen An’an’s mind was still replaying the flawless muscles of Xue Tian’ai, so her scolding was half-hearted and perfunctory.

“You sent a text? When?” Xue Tian’ai suddenly looked up, surprised. “I never got any text.”

“Xue Tian’ai, even now you’re pretending! Don’t be so unreasonable!” Qin Mengxue growled, like an angry, ruffled cat.

“I’m not pretending... I really didn’t get any text. Don’t believe me? I’ll show you.” Xue Tian’ai pulled out his phone, unlocked it, opened the messages, and stood in front of Qin Mengxue, thrusting the screen toward her. “Look, my inbox is completely empty. There’s no message from you.”

Qin Mengxue was momentarily stunned at his indignant expression and the clean message list. Did she really not send the text? She quickly checked her own phone and saw the message she had sent just moments ago, her anger flaring once more.

“Xue Tian’ai, you dared to delete the message I sent you!”

“Hey, darling, I never even received it. How could I delete it?”

“Look carefully! It clearly shows I sent you a message!” Qin Mengxue also held her phone up to him.

Xue Tian’ai stared at the message, confused. The number was correct—his number. So why hadn’t he received it?

“But I honestly didn’t get it!” he replied innocently, then added, “By the way, why did you change my contact name to ‘Tian’ai’? I remember you first saved me as ‘Bastard’...”

“...” Qin Mengxue blushed deeply at his question. As Xue Tian’ai gradually penetrated her heart, she had naturally changed the contact to something more affectionate. But that wasn’t the point now!

“Names don’t matter,” Qin Mengxue dodged the topic. “The question is, why are you still pretending?”

“I’m not! I said I didn’t get it!” Xue Tian’ai protested stubbornly.

“Um, sis, brother-in-law, can I say something...” Cen An’an, who had been quietly watching, suddenly spoke up.

“An’an, don’t hold back. Today, go ahead and scold this lecherous bastard! I’ll take the blame for you,” Qin Mengxue said angrily, though her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Xue Tian’ai.

“An’an, you have to believe your brother-in-law is innocent...” Xue Tian’ai’s tone was pitiful, but his gaze locked with Qin Mengxue’s was unyielding.

“Sis, brother-in-law, calm down... Brother-in-law, check your phone. Isn’t it possible you accidentally turned on airplane mode?” Cen An’an hesitated before pointing out something she had noticed on Xue Tian’ai’s screen—a small airplane icon.

Xue Tian’ai’s expression changed abruptly. He hurriedly took back his phone, and upon seeing the airplane icon, his face instantly turned pale.

Qin Mengxue leaned in closely and saw the airplane mode symbol on his phone as well.

Xue Tian’ai gently swiped to turn off airplane mode. Within two seconds, his phone found a signal. As it connected, a new message arrived, accompanied by a pleasant ringtone—undoubtedly the text Qin Mengxue had sent earlier.

“Uh, darling...” Xue Tian’ai was speechless, unsure what to say. When had his phone been set to airplane mode? Could it be...

Suddenly, he recalled that during dinner, Ye Hairuo had taken his phone under the pretext of checking for illicit videos... Oh no...

Qin Mengxue nodded knowingly, fully understanding the situation. Yet, she wasn’t sure what to say next.

An awkward silence settled over the bedroom once again—until, suddenly, the doorbell rang downstairs!