Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef
Chapter 49: Male Leads #2 and #3 Appear
In the Federation, almost no female had to work so hard just to raise her cubs and earn a living.
For the first time, he felt such a strong desire to take care of someone—to marry her at once, provide for her as his treasured wife, so that all she would have to do each day was play carefree in his private garden like a cute little bunny.
The smile on Bai Su’s face faded a little. "Why do you get to decide whether I need a career or not? I love my work and my dreams."
Lu Tingyan asked, "Your dream is to keep yourself busy every single day?"
Bai Su’s expression turned completely cold. "This has nothing to do with you, does it? You’re not my anything yet. You have no right to control what I should or shouldn’t do with my future."
She decisively ended the video call.
Lu Tingyan tugged irritably at his bow tie, not understanding what had gone wrong.
In his mind, a female so beautiful, kind, and gentle was a treasure of the Federation—his treasure.
She shouldn’t have to suffer like this.
She deserved to live in the Chief’s most luxurious garden, carefree and attended to by servants. Her only concerns should be what to eat, what to play with, and where to go each day—not what meals to cook, how much money to earn, or how many cubs to raise.
「The next day.」
Bai Su contacted a construction crew from down the mountain herself, deciding it was time to find someone to draw up blueprints and begin work.
But before she could even head down the mountain, her cubs ran into trouble one after another.
First, Bai Xiaoshe’s whole body grew hot and feverish. Then, Bai Xiaolang became drowsy and lost consciousness.
Terrified, she immediately called for an ambulance.
Bai Su subconsciously wanted to call Lu Tingyan, but the memory of last night’s video call made her expression turn cold, and she put away her smart bracelet.
The two little ones were rushed to the hospital.
Bai Su followed alongside them, frantic with worry.
Seeing how anxious she was, the doctor couldn’t help but smile. "You’re a wonderful mother, but don’t worry. It’s likely nothing serious. Their spiritual power is very abundant."
Usually, females were only responsible for childbirth. After the young Beastmen were born, their fathers took care of their food, shelter, and daily lives.
That was why a female needed several Beast Husbands to divide the labor. Some would go out to earn money while others raised the children and cared for the female, or they would work in shifts.
A female like Bai Su bringing two cubs to the hospital by herself was an extremely rare sight.
Only then did Bai Su realize that the pediatrics department she was in was filled with males bringing their children in for treatment.
The males were looking at her with curiosity and envy. Their gazes were exceptionally friendly, even a little... paternal.
After the examination, the doctor came out and told Bai Su, "Don’t worry. They are about to have a spiritual power breakthrough, which caused their temperatures to rise and their consciousness to fall into a temporary slumber. They will wake up in about three hours."
Bai Su breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s good. Thank you, Doctor."
She sat down in the waiting area, and the surrounding whispers soon reached her ears.
"This is the first time I’ve ever seen a female bring her children in herself. And her temperament is so good! What a divine female!"
"Her Beast Husband must be a real piece of work. An irresponsible male like that would get flamed to death if he were exposed online."
"This little female is so beautiful. How could she be doing a rough task like bringing her kids to the hospital?"
"Hospitals are so dirty, full of germs. What if the little female gets infected and falls ill? Is her Beast Husband dead or something?"
Bai Su found their comments rather unbelievable.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure hurry past.
Bai Su froze for a moment, then quickly stood up to greet him. "Grandpa!"
Yarko was startled and quickly stopped in his tracks.
Bai Su asked with concern, "What are you doing at the hospital? Are you alone? Are you not feeling well?"
Yarko stared at her, his expression strange, as if he didn’t recognize her.
Bai Su waved a hand in front of his face. "Grandpa? What’s wrong?"
Yarko’s gaze fell on the ring on her middle finger, and his eyes flickered. "Ah... It’s nothing. I’m here to visit an old friend. I should get going..."
Bai Su felt there was something indescribably odd about his behavior, but seeing him in such a rush, she had no choice but to let him go.
Yarko walked around the corner, pressed his bracelet, and deactivated his disguise, revealing a handsome, youthful, and stunningly beautiful appearance.
He quirked his lips, his long, jade-like fingers touching the miniature listening device hidden in his ear. "I’ve found it. Retreat. I’ll act alone."
The man was tall and slender, possessing a sharp, gem-like beauty.
He smiled faintly at his reflection in a mirror, a hint of bewitching, playful danger in his expression, and reapplied the Yarko disguise.
"Let me come and meet you properly, my cute little rabbit."
「In the observation room.」
The two little ones were burning hot, enveloped in a dense aura of spiritual power. The medical staff beside them couldn’t help but whisper to each other in envy.
"Incredible. To have such powerful spiritual power at such a young age."
"They’re only four years old and are already about to break through to Level 6 and Level 7. They must be children from some major family, right?"
The spiritual power around the two little ones gradually coalesced above their bodies, taking on bestial forms.
A Snow Wolf and a white snake roared within the spiritual power.
Far away, Lu Tingyan, who was in a meeting at the military headquarters, suddenly felt the call of his bloodline and shot to his feet.
Everyone was startled and hurriedly stood up as well.
"Ch-Chief?"
Lu Tingyan’s expression darkened. "Yodel, you take over the meeting."
Yodel nodded calmly and watched Lu Tingyan leave.
Hearing the sound of hurried and frantic footsteps, the others couldn’t help but stare in a daze.
’This is the first time we’ve ever seen the Chief so flustered. What happened?’
Yodel looked at the group. "From now on, do not bring up the matter of selecting a female for the Chief. He has his own pace."
One of the clan elders looked troubled. "But the Snow Wolf Clan’s bloodline is already dwindling. As the only male of the direct lineage, it is essential for the Chief to have an heir. His superpower is the strongest among all the Beastmen in our family."
The more powerful the superpower, the lower the probability of it being inherited.
Only by finding a female with a higher Level and stronger fertility for the Chief is there a chance of passing his powerful superpower down to the next generation.
The debate here continued endlessly.
Far away in the Southern Country, at a chamber of commerce event for the criminal underworld, the gloomy Snake King also shot abruptly to his feet.
"President Li?"
His assistant beside him was confused.
Li Chenlin’s cold, bloodthirsty golden serpent eyes suddenly narrowed into vertical slits.
The crowd panicked, backing away subtly, wondering who had offended this titan.
Li Chenlin was the uncrowned king of the underworld. Within his territory, no one dared to cross him or his family.
Despite his exceptionally handsome face, with silver hair and golden eyes that made him look like a holy angel, he was a terrifying Snake Beastman whose spiritual power would go berserk three or four times a month, causing him to randomly devour a Beastman near him alive.
Li Chenlin’s golden serpent eyes locked precisely onto a direction to the north, a look of disbelief in their depths.
From that direction, his own bloodline was calling to him?!
’How is this possible?’
’I was born with a defect. I’m sterile.’
’Where would a bloodline come from?’
’That year, I only spent one wild night at the Bai family’s estate because I was set up...’
’It couldn’t be that lowly, filthy little female, could it? She couldn’t have gotten pregnant with my cub, right?’
The call of the bloodline was extremely strong; it was undoubtedly his own blood resonating with his spiritual power.
Snake scales had even started to appear on his arm because of it.
Only an heir who had inherited one hundred percent of his bloodline and superpower could cause such a reaction.
’It seems the Snow Country is hiding some secrets...’
Li Chenlin set down his wine glass and turned back toward his presidential suite’s lounge.
His perceptive assistant followed him in. "President, you..."
Li Chenlin’s face was grim. "I’m going to the Snow Country. Arrange a flight path and get everyone else off the ship."