Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 163: Chapter 161: Our Qibao Is the Greatest

Besides, they suddenly realized that a weak female like Shen Yue would have had a hard time surviving, giving birth all alone on Wilderness Mountain with no Beast Husband for protection.

Yet here the children were, all perfectly fine.

This meant that the bear must have been the one protecting Shen Yue during childbirth, allowing their cubs to survive.

Therefore, Si Muye’s place in Shen Yue’s heart was undoubtedly leagues above their own.

Looking down, they saw that even Sanbao—their little ice cube who rarely spoke—was uncharacteristically standing right in front of Si Muye.

His eyes were blinking, and he looked absolutely delighted.

At that moment, the men finally understood what they were up against.

They had absolutely no one on their side.

Even their own children were this close to the bear and favored him.

’So what were we so confident about just now?’

’It seems you really can’t just save any random man you find on the roadside out of kindness. We’ve brought home a huge problem.’

Down below, the little cubs stood excitedly to the side, watching the unconscious Si Muye.

Dabao was the first to speak.

”Female mother, what’s wrong with Ancient Bear Father?”

Er Bao also blinked his eyes anxiously.

”Female mother, is Ancient Bear Father hurt?”

Wubao and Liu Bao also looked incredibly worried.

”Yeah, when is he going to wake up?”

”Is he going to be okay?”

At that moment, all the cubs were deeply concerned for Si Muye’s well-being. The only exception was Little Qi, who didn’t know him and simply watched curiously as her brothers called the man ”Father.”

Shen Yue inserted the last silver needle into Si Muye’s finger.

”Don’t worry, don’t be scared. Ancient Bear Father will wake up soon. He was scratched by a Lizardman while he was coming back to find us, so he was poisoned by them too.”

”Female mother is already helping him with the poison.”

When the little ones heard this, they were relieved.

”That’s great! Ancient Bear Father is okay.”

”So Ancient Bear Father was coming back to find us?”

”But where has he been all this time? We missed Ancient Bear Father so much!”

Listening to them, Shen Yue’s lips curved into a gentle smile.

”Hmm... Female mother doesn’t know either. Why don’t you babies ask him yourselves when he wakes up?”

The little ones all nodded in unison.

Every one of them was overjoyed.

Meanwhile, the few warriors from the Ancient Bear Family standing not far away had been so shocked when the cubs ran out of the tent that their jaws had nearly hit the floor.

Seven cubs.

Miss A Yue gave birth to seven cubs?

This... Miss A Yue’s fertility is just terrifying, isn’t it?

But how could none of the cubs belong to their Third Young Master?

Does that mean all these children belong to those other men?

But the children seem closer to their Third Young Master, and they even call him Father.

After Shen Yue finished detoxifying Si Muye, she went into the tent to pack.

So when Si Muye woke up, he found seven adorable little cubs lying around him.

All of them were blinking their eyes and looking at him.

He froze for a moment, then groggily looked over the seven little ones, one by one.

He recognized Dabao, Sanbao, and Wubao.

”Dabao, Sanbao? Wubao?”

Seeing him open his eyes, Dabao immediately cheered with delight.

”Ancient Bear Father is awake!”

Er Bao clapped his hands happily too.

”Ancient Bear Father, you’re finally awake! Er Bao missed you so much!”

”Si Bao missed you too.”

”And Wubao.”

”Liu Bao too. We missed you so much!”

The little ones gathered around him, dancing with joy.

Si Muye slowly sat up, a look of surprise on his handsome face.

He looked at each of the little ones in turn and asked:

”Er Bao? Si Bao? Liu Bao?”

The three cubs who hadn’t transformed yet when he left all nodded.

”Mhm, mhm! Ancient Bear Father, it’s us!”

”Si Bao has transformed!”

”Liu Bao has transformed too!”

Listening to them, Si Muye’s face filled with delight.

The little ones had all transformed, and each was more beautiful than the last.

His voice was a little emotional.

”Ancient Bear Father missed you too. I haven’t seen you for a month, and you’ve all grown so much.”

As he spoke, he looked at the last little girl and froze for a second.

”Is this... Qibao?”

Little Qi blinked her bright, ice-blue eyes.

She nodded her head and said in a soft, sweet voice:

”Mhm, I’m Qibao.”

”Hello, Ancient Bear Father. Qibao has heard about you from my brothers.”

”Thank you, Ancient Bear Father, for protecting female mother, my brothers, and Qibao back then.”

The little girl spoke every word clearly in her soft, childish voice.

That, combined with her tender and adorable little face, completely melted Si Muye’s heart.

He opened his mouth, feeling emotional.

You see, when he had left, Qibao was the only one who hadn’t hatched from her shell yet.

So he had no idea what kind of Beast Clan she belonged to, or whether she was a boy or a girl.

He asked cautiously, deeply afraid of scaring the little girl.

”You’re welcome. When Ancient Bear Father left, you still hadn’t hatched.”

”I never thought you’d be able to transform in just one month. Father is so happy.”

Hearing this, Qibao smiled sweetly.

”Female mother said that the day Qibao hatched was the day Ancient Bear Father left, so you didn’t get to see me hatch!”

As she spoke, she tilted her little face up, like a precious daughter proudly sharing her joy with her father.

”Ancient Bear Father, let Little Qi tell you! Little Qi is a mermaid, and I could transform as soon as I hatched! Am I amazing?”

”Female mother said that besides my third brother, I’m the only one who could transform right after hatching. My fifth brother was even slower than me! Female mother also said I’m the most, most, most amazing fish baby!”

Listening from his hiding spot, Lan Cangyue’s eyes widened.

’Is this my proud daughter who never pays any attention to me?’

’And now, she’s saying such a long, adorable string of words to this bear.’

Hiding in the shadows, his heart was about to melt from her cuteness.

But the little girl wasn’t showing that cute, well-behaved expression to *him*...

As her father, he was simultaneously captivated by her cuteness and heartbroken by her actions!

Si Muye listened.

So Little Qi had hatched on the day he left.

And she was a mermaid who could transform right after hatching.

Although he wasn’t a man of many words, his heart softened completely just by looking at the little one.

She was just too adorable, like a little Elf.

’As expected of Shen Yue’s daughter. Anyone who saw her would feel the urge to cradle her in their hands and dote on her.’

He tried to soften his voice, but unaware, it came out in a strained, cutesy tone.

”Mhm, amazing! Little Qi is so, so amazing!”

”That’s wonderful! Ancient Bear Father thinks Little Qi is the best, best, best, too. It’s a shame Ancient Bear Father didn’t get to see it, or I would have definitely given Little Qi a round of applause.”

Shen Yue walked over, surprised that a little girl had coaxed Si Muye into putting on such a cutesy voice.

The corner of her mouth twitched.

The other cubs beside them also doted on Qibao and nodded in agreement.

”Mhm mhm, we think she’s amazing too!”

”Our Qibao is the most amazing!”

Er Bao added, ”That’s right! Qibao is more amazing than Er Bao. Er Bao was the last one to transform.”

Hearing this, Qibao’s bright eyes curved into little crescent moons as she smiled. Doted on by her brothers, she was the picture of happiness.

This was a scene that Huang Ziyue, Mu Silin, and the others had never witnessed before.

The little ones were with Si Muye as if there was no distance between them at all.

They laughed and chatted, and their intimacy amplified their affection and happiness many times over, creating an incredibly heartwarming scene.

The men hiding in the shadows would be lying if they said they weren’t jealous at that moment.

Their fists were clenched tight with jealousy.