The Villainess Redeems Herself, The Beast Husbands are in a Daily Love Battle-Chapter 121: Feeling Wronged

This remark gave Zane a fierce jolt in his heart.

He said softly, "But I can’t be with you all the time. You are a Beastman of the land, born to run beneath the sun and stand atop high mountains, not be trapped in these deep waters."

His voice grew softer and softer, nearly a whisper.

"They are the ones who can truly protect you, but I... am just a presence of the undercurrents and abyss."

"So you’re just going to leave me?"

She lifted her eyes, her gaze full of grievance.

"You don’t want to stay with me at all? Not even a little bit of a thought?"

Zane’s heart nearly split apart.

The pain was not a sharp stab, but the dull cutting of flesh.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, a thin layer of mist had formed in them.

"Female Master..."

He called her softly, his voice so hoarse it was barely audible.

"It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just that thinking of someone else standing openly by your side, holding your hand, accompanying you through the seasons, makes me... makes me almost go crazy."

He paused, his fingertips lightly clenched.

"But I can’t be so selfish. You have your own life, your own path to follow. And I... can’t become the shackle in your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Selene Kane abruptly turned her head.

Then, her warm lips lightly touched his strong chest.

Zane froze, his mind going blank.

He even forgot to breathe, as if his heart had stopped beating.

Yet his blood was rushing wildly throughout his body.

He stood there dazed, still holding her in his arms.

But he had lost all ability to react.

When he finally came to his senses, his face was embarrassingly red.

His fingers trembled slightly, wanting to push her away, but he couldn’t bear to move.

Meanwhile, the originally shimmering blue fish tail in the water had paled somewhat.

The luster on the scales had softened, even tinged with a faint pink hue.

"You, why do you keep doing this! This kind of thing... this is a pool, not a private place, what if someone sees!"

He stammered, the redness on his face gradually spreading to his ears.

"How about... chasing Caleb Shaw away, he’s always lurking nearby, I can’t rest easy. I’d rather move back to the bedroom, better than being on edge here."

His careful thoughts were all written on his face, furrowed brows, evasive eyes, and slightly flushed cheeks.

Selene let out a chuckle, her laughter spreading like ripples in spring water.

"Don’t you love this pool? I remember you used to love swimming in the water, like a free fish. Caleb specially had people bring in real seawater from the sea overnight, and adjusted the temperature just right. In the afternoon, you can swim freely in a familiar environment, doesn’t that make you happy?"

"In the whole territory, only he could mobilize so many pure sea resources so quickly, even precisely measure the proportion of sea salt to the millimeter. Don’t you think... you should thank him? He’s only looking out for you too."

Zane’s expression darkened, the warmth in his eyes suddenly turned cold.

"I am the Female Master’s fish, only yours alone. For him to do things for me is his honor; I don’t need to thank him. My everything exists solely for you."

"Pfft—"

Selene laughed out loud, her shoulders shaking with mirth.

"You’re still so direct, haven’t changed a bit. You don’t care what others say, your eyes and heart only have me. But the more you are like this, the more adorable I find you."

"Yes, you are my fish."

"My Beast Husband."

With these words, Zane instantly forgot his earlier displeasure over Caleb, his chest suddenly warming.

He lowered his head, his fingers unconsciously tracing the water’s surface.

The water rippled slightly, reflecting his flustered expression.

Yet, inside, he felt a sweet tremor.

"You are my husband."

Selene tenderly repeated.

Zane suddenly let go of her, jerking away, darting swiftly across the pool, water splashing, until he stopped abruptly at the farthest corner, turning his back to her, his tail flicking restlessly.

After a few seconds, he stole a glance back, quietly peeking out half of his face from the water.

"Why did you suddenly say that? I won’t listen! Don’t—don’t say it again!"

He put on a brave face, but his voice trembled noticeably.

Actually... he wasn’t unprepared.

He had been ready for a long time, waiting for these words day and night.

So, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and plunged into the water.

A few seconds later, he resurfaced in front of her, his hair wet, sticking to his forehead.

"Female Master, please... Please continue."

Selene sighed, reaching out to gently stroke his head.

"We’re family, it shouldn’t always be you accommodating me. You always being in the water, while I can only watch from afar, what kind of life is that? If I’m always afraid of the water, too scared to approach you, surely you wouldn’t feel good about it, right?"

To be honest, if Zane could not leave the water, could not walk beside her on land, could not hold her hand, eat, talk, or stroll together.

She probably couldn’t truly regard him as a lifetime companion.

That kind of relationship, ultimately, had an insurmountable barrier.

"No."

"You saved me, that’s the most important favor in my life, and you are the master I have acknowledged from the bottom of my heart."

"Wherever you go, there will be my home, just following you is enough."

These words warmed Selene’s heart.

A man ought to have this attitude.

Neither fighting nor striving, but hiding all deep affection in actions.

And then there’s the few restless ones, always causing trouble, running around.

Sigh, they really worry her, the road ahead is still long.

She really doesn’t know if she can keep them in line in the future.

"I will eventually have to bring you back to see my family."

She suddenly blurted out, casually.

Zane’s smile froze abruptly, his mouth still holding the curve from a moment ago, but his eyes were stunned.

His eyes instantly reddened, as if something had hit him hard.

A sour and swelling emotion surged from his chest straight to his nose.

He looked at the female in front of him, his heart aching with warmth and pain.

It was an unprecedented, almost overwhelming excitement.

He was just a nameless Beast Husband, with a lowly status.

His name wasn’t even in the genealogy; being able to stay by her side, cherished, was already a blessing he dared not dream of.

As for having children or such, he didn’t even dare to think about it, for fear that greed would invite divine retribution.

Yet now, she actually took the initiative to propose to bring him home to meet the family.

That was acknowledgment, treating him as family.

Selene hurriedly reached out to catch the falling tears.

"Oh dear, why are you suddenly crying?"

She fumbled nervously with her hands.

But the tears kept falling, and her palms were quickly soaked.

"Just hold back for now, hang on."

She stood on tiptoe caringly, trying to wipe the moisture from the corner of his eye.

"How about you stand aside? If this continues, the tears will fall into the pool and will be hard to retrieve."

Zane stopped his tears, sniffed, gave her a sideways glance with a bit of grievance.

But the disdain couldn’t hide the tenderness, as if making some decision, flicked his tail and turned away.

Selene quickly reached out to stop him, her fingertips just touching his hem, he quickened his pace again.

She felt hurt too.