Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: No. 8

Mu Silin was grinning like a silly leopard.

His earlier disappointment and the bitter feeling of losing to the Flood Dragon instantly vanished.

Shen Yue looked at his tight grip on her hand and his love-struck eyes, then cleared her throat.

”Well, I’m glad you understand.”

Mu Silin nodded hurriedly.

”I understand, of course I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll never ask you a question like that again.”

Mu Silin shot to his feet, completely pumped up.

”Okay, you wait here in the courtyard. I’m going to check that cliff now. I swear I’ll bring them back.”

Shen Yue nodded.

”Be careful, and don’t venture underground. If you encounter any danger, come straight back!”

”Okay. I’ll do whatever you say.”

Ye Lüqi, carrying a bucket of water, had just returned when he ran into an ecstatic Mu Silin on his way out.

Their eyes met, and Mu Silin shot him a triumphant look.

Then he disappeared beyond the courtyard gate.

Provoked by the look, Ye Lüqi turned to Shen Yue in confusion.

”What was that look for? Did something good happen to him?”

Shen Yue replied with a perfectly straight face:

”He’s probably just in a good mood!”

”A good mood? Don’t tell me he found a gold nugget or went into heat? He was so cocky his tail was practically scraping the sky!”

He added with a disdainful grumble,

”I can’t stand his attitude. An outsider would think he’d beaten me to become your first Beast Husband!”

’Did this Golden Lion King overhear my conversation with Mu Silin?’ Shen Yue almost choked.

She immediately said,

”I sent him to check on that cliff.”

Ye Lüqi scoffed. ”Just for that? Look how smug he got.”

Not to be outdone, he immediately declared,

”Then what is there for me to do? Just tell me. I’ll definitely do it better and faster than him!”

Seeing him jump at the chance to score points, Shen Yue didn’t hold back.

”Alright, then pour out the water first. I’ll heat it up for the children’s bath later.”

”Then continue plastering on that yellow mud. While the weather’s good, once it dries, the house will be insulated for winter!”

Ye Lüqi immediately grinned.

”Great. With that silly leopard gone, I’m full of energy. How about I help you bathe the children later?”

Then, he added,

”And while I’m at it, I can help you bathe, too!”

Shen Yue looked at him in shock.

’What kind of shameless talk is this?’

’He wants to help me bathe just because the other guy isn’t here?’

’Didn’t that escalate quickly?’

Ye Lüqi’s neck turned red from her stare.

”Don’t misunderstand. I mean, if you want to bathe, I can help you scrub your back. My back-scrubbing skills are top-notch. I’ll definitely leave you satisfied.”

Shen Yue stared at him.

In that instant, she could only see Ye Lüqi transforming into a burly bathhouse attendant in overalls, bare-chested, twirling a towel in his hand as he walked toward her step by step.

’The great king of a clan actually has a fetish for scrubbing people’s backs!’

’What kind of king is he, anyway?’

’And he’s even bragging that his skills are top-notch?’

’That must mean he’s done it for a lot of people before!’

She cleared her throat.

”I should give you a new name!”

Ye Lüqi: ”Huh??”

’Why a new name all of a sudden?’

Shen Yue: ”From now on, you’ll be called Technician Number Eight! This name suits you!”

Ye Lüqi was a little confused.

”Technician Number Eight? What does that mean?”

”It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a special pet name for you. Remember, when I call out ’Number Eight’, I’m calling you.”

”This name is yours and yours alone. It’s unique, just for you!”

’A pet name?’

’Just for me?’

Ye Lüqi’s eyes lit up!

’I have a unique pet name that no one else has?’

This was an immense surprise for him!

His eyes flashed with excitement as he looked at Shen Yue.

”You... you gave me a pet name? This is my pet name?”

”Alright, Number Eight. I’ll be Number Eight. From now on, that’s my name, and only you are allowed to call me that.”

His face took on the flushed excitement and indescribable thrill of a young man in love.

’I’ve been honored with a pet name!’

’I’m so happy!’

Ye Lüqi was on the verge of dancing with joy. He felt he had received Shen Yue’s unique love.

Then he seized Shen Yue’s hand, his eyes filled with stars.

”Rest assured, I will never betray this unique love of yours! I have felt your concern for me, and I understand your heart. I will go and work now. Whatever you ask of me, I will do it!!”

Shen Yue glanced at her hand, which he was holding...

Her mouth twitched.

’I haven’t even really done anything, and I’ve already got this Golden Lion King wagging his tail for me?’

This...

’Is Ye Lüqi the type who falls in love all by himself?’

She cleared her throat.

”Mm, it’s good that you understand. Go on and work now. We need to build a happy, wonderful, and warm home for the children together.”

”So, the construction of this home is up to you.”

Ye Lüqi stood up as if he had just received a reward.

”Alright! I’m on my way!”

After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and walked toward the pile of yellow mud, full of vigor.

Shen Yue watched his retreating back.

Her eyelid twitched.

When Lan Cangyue returned with a bundle of firewood, he saw Ye Lüqi smugly picking up a mud scraper and lifting his chin at him with a proud and arrogant expression.

He even winked at Shen Yue, as if trying to send sparks flying.

Lan Cangyue was displeased.

”Have you gone mad, Lion? What’s with that creepy look on your face?”

’And he thinks he can use that to seduce Shen Yue?’

Ye Lüqi sneered at him.

”What the hell would a fish like you know? This is an exchange of affection between Shen Yue and me.”

Shen Yue: ”...”

Lan Cangyue placed the firewood in his hands in front of Shen Yue and mocked,

”An exchange of affection? Why don’t you take a look in a mirror? Does she have any affection for you?”

Ye Lüqi was instantly indignant.

”Why wouldn’t there be affection? I’ll have you know, I am her one and only...”

”Hey. Um, Number Eight.”

Shen Yue immediately interrupted him.

”Don’t talk about other things while you’re working. Be serious. I see that spot over there isn’t plastered. Move a little to the left and plaster it on tight. That’s how you’ll make the plastering on this house one-of-a-kind!”

’So Shen Yue just wanted him to make a one-of-a-kind wall?’ Lan Cangyue thought.

’And here I thought he was talking about something else being one-of-a-kind!’

Tch!

Hardly impressive.

Ye Lüqi listened to Shen Yue’s instructions and warned him,

”I can’t be bothered talking to a fish like you. I have work to do, so stop distracting me!”

After speaking, he quickly moved to the left and obediently plastered on a little more yellow mud.

He vowed to be one-of-a-kind, even in plastering walls.

Lan Cangyue couldn’t be bothered with him.

Seeing this, Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

...

After Shen Yue finished heating the water,

the little cubs also woke up from their nap inside the house.

As soon as they came out, the little ones heard it was time for a bath and clapped their hands happily.

”Er Bao loves bath time the most!”

”Si Bao likes it too! Si Bao likes the body wash and soap that female mother used last time. It smells so good!”

”Wubao wants to smell good too!”

”Xi Xi too!”

Lan Cangyue listened.

’Body wash?’

’What’s that?’