Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: She Would Rather Be Beautiful Enough to Anger Heaven and Earth, than Ugly Enough to Be Scorned by Everyone

Although Shen Yue had already accepted that she had given birth to six different species, she still found it a bit surreal at night when she looked at the little cubs clinging to her arms, legs, and even her neck as she slept.

Aside from Sanbao, the other five were all fluffy, and sleeping next to them made her break out in a sweat from the heat.

But Sanbao, the one in her arms, was like a block of ice, leaving her chest cold and her back hot.

In the middle of the night, Shen Yue was sleeping soundly when she groggily felt something blocking her mouth and nose, suffocating her to the point where she could barely breathe.

Her eyes flew open, only to find Wubao sprawled out on his back, fast asleep on her face.

His round little belly and fine fur were pressed firmly against her face, and his four paws were wrapped tightly around her head, just like a koala.

Shen Yue: ”...”

She nearly suffocated right then and there.

’Now this is true love. Love so strong it nearly smothered his old mother to death!’

Shen Yue tried to lift him off, but she found her arm was also being held tightly. Another cub was lying on her shoulder, and one was curled up on her thigh.

After finally managing to get Wubao off her, she prepared to go back to sleep.

But before long, the pack of little cubs had pushed her right off the straw mat.

She was so exhausted that she just slept on the ground.

But she had a dream. In the dream, her little cubs were playing in a forest. Wubao and Liu Bao were roughhousing together in a clearing.

Dabao and Si Bao were nearby. Suddenly, a boulder rolled down from the slope above. Wubao and Liu Bao didn’t have time to react before the massive rock crushed them.

Dabao and Si Bao, who had tried to save them, were also knocked unconscious by the boulder.

From that day on, she had lost Wubao and Liu Bao forever. Not even her Vitality Water could save them after they had been smashed into a pulp.

Dabao and Si Bao suffered injuries of varying degrees and remained unconscious for a full month before waking. Afterward, the two cubs were trapped in the shadow of Wubao’s and Liu Bao’s deaths, becoming unusually timid, and their spiritual power was damaged.

It took her a long time to restore the two cubs’ spiritual power, but the pain of losing Wubao and Liu Bao was something she could never forget.

When Shen Yue opened her eyes, her heart was still trembling with grief.

But when she looked, she saw that the little ones had followed her off the straw mat, and they were all sprawled out asleep beside her.

Shen Yue instantly breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a dream.

It had been a false alarm. She reached out, hugged Wubao and Liu Bao, and took a few deep breaths of their scent. Thank goodness they were all by her side. She couldn’t bear to lose any of these cute, fluffy little ones.

When she got up in the morning, Si Muye was already continuing his work, weaving straw mats.

His head was bowed, and he hadn’t yet noticed Shen Yue standing at the cave entrance. His powerful arms pulled taut on the hemp ropes he was weaving, and beads of sweat trickled down his slightly exposed chest, the sight bursting with raw tension.

Especially the way those drops of sweat slid down his firm pectoral muscles... so sexy, so manly...

’I can’t look. If I keep looking, I might commit a crime,’ Shen Yue thought, clearing her throat.

”Why are you up so early?”

She had no idea when he had woken up.

Hearing her voice, Si Muye looked up. His eyes met Shen Yue’s fair and flawless face, and his pupils instantly constricted as a blush crept across his cheeks.

Compared to yesterday, the A Yue of today was dazzlingly beautiful.

A single glance was enough to captivate anyone, making it impossible to look away. With the melanin and dark spots gone, her face was as clean and delicate as white porcelain. Her large eyes fluttered, and as her gaze shifted, the depths of her irises were as clear as water, gentle and full of emotion. A beauty mark rested at the corner of her eye, making her look exquisitely moving—a beauty that made the heart tremble.

Her red lips, in particular, were like a plump cherry, glistening in the morning light and making one desperately want to pounce and steal a kiss.

Si Muye’s Adam’s apple bobbed. For a long moment, he couldn’t find his voice.

It wasn’t until Shen Yue walked closer, the adoration in his eyes nearly spilling over, that he abruptly came to his senses.

He blushed and said in a raspy voice:

”Las... last night I saw you sleeping on the ground again. I wanted to weave a few more straw mats so you and the children would have enough space to sleep.”

He didn’t want her to catch a cold.

Hearing this, Shen Yue was surprised that Si Muye had woken up during the night.

The corners of her lips curved up into an exquisite smile.

”Thank you. Once you finish this mat, you can stop. After we eat, let’s go cut down some bamboo and build a bamboo house. Then we won’t have to sleep in the cave anymore.”

That smile hooked Si Muye, making his own lips curl up. He was completely mesmerized, a goofy grin spreading across his face.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Mu Silin was also dazzled by her smile, and even his breathing hitched for a moment.

’Damn this woman, how can she be so beautiful?’

’More beautiful every day.’

’It’s like, even if she just stands there without saying a word, you can’t help but want to pull her into an embrace, cherish her, hide her away, and spoil her rotten.’

Seeing Si Muye’s foolish grin, Mu Silin’s expression darkened.

”Have you taken care of the matter I assigned you? When is this bear finally going to leave?”

’It’s so annoying. He sticks to Shen Yue every day like a plague god. I really want him to get lost.’

The subordinate next to him, who had also been staring blankly, snapped back to attention.

”It’s been taken care of. It should be any day now.”

”I’ll give him three more days at most. If he doesn’t get lost after three days, I, the General, will not hesitate to take action myself.”

Hearing this, the subordinate’s mouth twitched.

’General, you’ve changed.’

’That’s not what you were saying a few days ago.’

’Now you’re in a hurry to prune the peach blossoms around Miss Shen Yue.’

Down below, Si Muye was so bewitched by Shen Yue that his mind had gone completely blank. He hadn’t even heard what she said, and just answered mechanically:

”If we don’t sleep in the cave, where will we sleep?”

”A bamboo house!”

Seeing his dazed expression, Shen Yue snapped her fingers.

”Did you not hear what I said? Hey, come back to earth!”

Si Muye stared at the hand waving in front of him and immediately snapped out of it. Blushing furiously, he nodded and said in a hoarse voice:

”Okay. Whatever you say, I’ll do.”

Shen Yue watched his bashful display, and her eyelid twitched.

’This face of mine is truly a menace.’

’Still, I’d rather be so beautiful it incurs the wrath of gods and men than so ugly that everyone wants to beat me up.’

’I’m not going to pretend anymore. I’m a total sucker for a pretty face.’

’I really do prefer this feeling of being so beautiful that I radiate confidence.’

As the children woke up one by one, Shen Yue finished making breakfast amidst a chorus of the cubs’ voices crying, ”Female mother is so pretty!” and ”Female mother is so beautiful!”

Because she was in a good mood after recovering her looks, she even went out of her way to make a tomato and egg drop soup.

Then she fried a few eggs, pan-fried some Basa fish, and roasted half of the wild goat Si Muye had caught yesterday.

Shen Yue skewered the half goat on a wooden stick, placed it on a rack over the hot embers left from the fire, and slathered it with all sorts of seasonings. It roasted until it was glistening with oil, and the aroma alone was enough to make one’s mouth water.

To say nothing of Mu Silin, who was still watching from the shadows and couldn’t stop swallowing his saliva.

The subordinate swallowed hard and asked, ”General, are you hungry?”

The words had barely left his mouth when Mu Silin’s stomach let out a GROWL.

Mu Silin was instantly embarrassed. ”What do you think?”

’It’s so obvious, do you even need to ask?’