"A few days ago? When he was sick?" Meixiu raised her eyebrows in a puzzling manner.
Chu Liuxiang nodded, "That's right. He was actually looking for you at that time, but you were away, so I stepped in to help. One thing led to another, and our bodies ended up intertwined with each other."
"I had my suspicions already at that time, but I confirmed it today. Anyways, now that we both know the truth, what are you going to do? I don't mind sharing him."
"…"
Meixiu didn't immediately respond, and the hesitation in her eyes were quite clear. Of course, she didn't have any problem with Chu Liuxiang being with Yuan, but she never thought that she would be 'sharing' a man with another woman.
"It's okay if you say no, but just so you know, I won't back down." Chu Liuxiang suddenly said.
"Just think about it. Someone like Yuan, he will never have an ordinary life, and I think that he will only have more partners in the future."
Meixiu sighed, "I know."
"I was trained to be nothing more than a bed warmer for Yuan. Even if I had feelings for him, I would not have a place beside him as an official partner— that's what I had prepared myself for."
"However, all of that changed when we left the Yu Family. I am no longer just a bed warmer, and I can stand beside him not as a mere servant, but as his partner."
She took a deep breath and continued, "If you truly do not mind sharing him, then I also have no problem sharing him. That is my decision."
Chu Liuxiang smiled and extended her hand to Meixiu.
"Then we'll be something like sisters after today."
"Sisters?" Meixiu raised her eyebrow.
"Yes. Since we're both going to be his wife in the future, we might as well treat each other like sisters. That's how my fathers' wives treat each other."
"So, nice to meet you, Sister Meixiu."
Seeing the wide smile on Chu Liuxiang's face, Meixiu couldn't help but smile as well, and she accepted the handshake.
"Let's go see Yuan together." Chu Liuxiang suddenly said.
"Okay."
They went to see Yuan in Meixiu's room shortly after.
"Yuan, we have an announcement to make." Chu Liuxiang said to him.
Yuan swallowed nervously and nodded, "I'm listening."
Chu Liuxiang suddenly grabbed Meixiu's hand and lifted their hands into the air.
"We have come to an agreement that we will both be your partner! Are you okay with that?"
"Both of you as my partners?" Yuan raised his eyebrows.
And then he said, "I thought you were already my partners. Why do you need to come to an agreement?"
Chu Liuxiang and Meixiu were left speechless by Yuan's reaction.
"O-Of course we have to come to an agreement! It's not really normal for one person to have multiple wives! If there's no agreement between the wives, it would be a chaotic and toxic family!" Chu Liuxiang explained.
"S-Sorry, I didn't know, and I just assumed everything would be fine…" Yuan sighed.
Due to his inexperience with relationships, he didn't know what was the norm and what was abnormal, not to mention his previous lives' memories, where it's very common for a person to have multiple partners.
Furthermore, everything flowed so naturally that he subconsciously thought everything was fine.
"Well, now you know." Chu Liuxiang said, and she continued, "And if you ever decide to accept more partners, you should consult us first. We need to make sure that she's worthy and won't bring disorder to the family— that's our responsibility as your current partner!"
Yuan nodded, "Okay."
"Good! Then to celebrate this moment, let's all sleep together tonight!" Chu Liuxiang suddenly suggested.
"What?!" Meixiu turned to look at her with wide eyes.
Chu Liuxiang realized what she'd just said and chuckled, "You misunderstood me. I mean we should just sleep on the same bed… normally. I may be okay with sharing him, I don't think I am ready to do that kind of stuff just yet."
"Oh…" Meixiu blushed when she realized her mistake.
"I don't mind." Yuan nodded.
"Then it's decided! We can sleep in this room since we're already here." Chu Liuxiang said.
Sometime later, they got onto the same bed and went to sleep.
Yuan slept in the middle of the bed while Chu Liuxiang and Meixiu slept right beside him on both sides.
"Good night." Yuan said to them.
"Good night." They both said.
The three of them quickly fell asleep.
The following morning, Qi Man looked around the training area but could not see Yuan or the other two.
"Have you seen Yuan? It's already time for training, but he's not here, and the ladies are missing too." He asked Qi Fang and the others, but they all shook their heads.
Of course, Yuan and the others had overslept due to feeling too comfortable from sleeping together.
"Qi Fang, can you go check up on them?" Qi Huan asked her.
"Why me?" She sighed, but she still went to check on their situation.
Qi Fang went to Yuan's living quarter first, but when she saw that his place was empty, she went to Chu Liuxiang's room.
"It's also empty? Where did they go?" Qi Fang frowned, feeling something was off.
She went to Meixiu's room last and subconsciously opened the door without knocking since the last two rooms were empty.
The door wasn't locked, allowing Qi Fang to walk right into Meixiu's room.
And to her absolute shock, Yuan and the other two were sleeping peacefully on the bed. When she witnessed this and realized the situation, her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
'T-This brat… I am speechless! Turns out that we were both right! He's actually in a relationship with both Meixiu and Chu Liuxiang!' Qi Fang cried inwardly.
'He's so young, yet he's already like this… I cannot imagine what he'll be like in the future when he's all grown up and mature…' She swallowed nervously.