Zhu Hao's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked down at Xiao Xue, who was beaming with excitement. He quickly covered her mouth with his hand, then looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see any other wolves.
Xiaoxue's chubby little face was squeezed together by Zhu Hao. She shook her head, her wolf ears flapping back and forth, and struggled to break free from Zhu Hao's grasp.
Zhu Hao stared at her, nervously pressing his index finger to his lips, "Shh..."
Xiaoxue tilted her head, blinked, and then obediently imitated her gesture, "Shh..."
Zhu Hao quickly stepped forward, pulled Xiao Xue to Wu Lang's back garden, took out his phone, and switched to text-to-speech mode. "Xiao Xue, you can't say these unfounded things anymore. It's wrong."
The cold, mechanical voice carried an inexplicable hint of shyness.
Xiaoxue tilted her head in confusion and asked doubtfully, "But that's what everyone's saying. All the wolves in the whole manor know it."
Zhu Hao froze, and his phone fell to the ground with a thud.
Xiaoxue's tail bristled with fright. She took two steps back, staring in astonishment at the shattered screen of her phone. Then she quickly looked at Zhuhao with a worried expression, "Zhuhao, Zhuhao, are you alright?"
Zhu Hao slowly turned his pupils, opened his lips, but found that his throat was blocked and he could not make a sound.
Xiaoxue bent down to pick up the phone and handed it to Zhuhao, saying, "Zhuhao, Zhuhao?"
Zhu Hao gripped his phone tightly, his lips pressed together, his ears flushed, and he shook his head repeatedly to indicate that he was fine.
She glanced down at the cracked screen of her phone, bit her lip, and opened it again. "Why does everyone say that?"
"Because Uncle Wolf was with you during his heat cycle!" Xiaoxue's voice rose at the end, as if she had discovered something incredible. "A wolf without a mate takes a month to get through its heat cycle alone, but Uncle Wolf got through it in just one night!"
Xiaoxue suddenly frowned her pretty brows and shook her head in a panic, "No, no! Not all night. Mom said Uncle Wolf Lord only lasted five minutes... um..."
Zhu Hao felt a gust of wind blow past her side, a flash of white light, and Xiao Xue's mouth was covered.
Tang Xi stood behind Xiao Xue, her usually cool face flushing slightly. She gave Zhu Hao an awkward twitch of her lips and said, "This little wolf cub really can't control his mouth."
Xiaoxue struggled and whimpered, trying to defend herself.
The next instant, Tang Xi picked up Xiao Xue and ran out of the garden at an extremely fast speed, like a gust of wind.
Before Zhu Hao could react, not a single wolf hair was left in front of her. Only her bangs, blown by the wind, swayed in the air before falling limply down, revealing her smooth, fair forehead.
Zhu Hao stood there stunned, processing what Xiao Xue had just said. She felt her cheeks getting hotter and hotter, and her whole body felt like it was on fire.
Why are wolves so gossipy?!
In just one week, all the thousands of wolves in the entire manor knew about Tang Song and her that night!
Why are wolves' mouths so big?!?
Zhu Hao finally understood why the wolves in the manor had been looking at her and Tang Song strangely these past few days, and why they had inexplicably shown her so much respect.
She had initially thought it was because Tang Song had made a pact with these wolves, but it turns out he was treating her like the future wife of the wolf lord!
Zhu Hao lowered her head and hurriedly ran upstairs to her bedroom. A wolf who passed by tried to greet her, but she ignored him completely.
Tang Shi, wearing a tattered apron, was coming out of the kitchen when he saw Zhu Hao fleeing in panic. He wiped the water off his hands in confusion, glanced at the few wolf cubs stealing food in the kitchen, and carefully counted them. One of them, Xiao Xue, was missing.
His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately walked in the direction where Zhu Hao had disappeared.
Whoosh~
Tang Xi suddenly appeared in front of him, released Xiao Xue from her hand, and pushed her in front of Tang Shi, saying, "Even delicious food can't stop the little wolf cub's mouth."
Tang Xi was indirectly blaming Tang Shi for not keeping a good eye on the little wolf cub.
Teacher Tang looked at Xiaoxue's clean lips, his eyebrows twitched, and his face became serious. "Xiaoxue! Did you say something to Zhuhao?"
The little snow wolf's ears were pressed tightly against its head, its tail drooped down and was tightly wrapped around its calves, its round eyes darted around, and it stammered.
Tang Shi closed his eyes, a burning feeling in his chest, and then exhaled deeply. He originally wanted to scold Xiaoxue, but in the end he could only sigh softly, "Never mind, Xiaoxue, go to the kitchen and eat with the other wolf cubs."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiaoxue vanished in a flash.
Tang Xi glanced at Tang Shi and said coldly, "The Wolf Lord previously instructed that such rumors are not allowed to appear in the manor again, and even less allowed to be known by Zhu Hao. Anyone who violates this rule will have to stay in the cave in the back mountain for three days."
Tang Shi opened his mouth in silence, tugged at the apron strap, turned to look at the little wolf cub eating with relish, and sighed, "Xiao Xue is still a cub."
Tang Xi's face tightened. "Cubs are wolves too, and they must obey the wolf lord's orders."
"Sigh~ I'll go talk to the Wolf Lord." Tang Shi took off his fringed apron and walked upstairs to the study, muttering to himself, "If the cubs are thrown into the cave in the back mountain, they'll die within a day."
Tang Xi pursed her lips, said nothing, her dark eyes fixed on Xiao Xue happily eating in the kitchen, her brows furrowed.
*
After returning to her bedroom, Zhu Hao locked the door behind her, leaned against it, and felt her heart pounding.
She raised her hand to cover her left chest, feeling her erratic heartbeat.
Tang Song's attitude towards those gossipy wolves during this period flashed through my mind.
He usually just gives a cold glance, a warning in the form of a warning, but neither stops him nor provides a formal explanation.
Zhu Hao didn't know what Tang Song meant, and coupled with Tang Song's feelings during this period, she was even more confused.
Without a word, she asked, "Is Tang Song starting to like me?"
As soon as the idea popped into her head, Zhu Hao couldn't help but let her thoughts wander, trying to find evidence that Tang Song liked her from every little thing they had done together during this time.
Aside from those inner thoughts, Tang Song's behavior remained unchanged.
The only difference is the gossip of the wolf pack.
However, Tang Song neither explained nor stopped the gossip about the wolf pack.
Perhaps Tang Song simply didn't care, which is why he didn't bother.
Zhu Hao's heart, which had just been in her throat, settled back down.
Her hand, which had been covering her chest, fell limply to her side, and strands of hair fell down, obscuring her profile.
My excitement and high spirits just moments ago instantly plummeted.
He muttered dismissively, "What are you thinking? How could Tang Song possibly like a deaf-mute? At most, he might like a cub."
Zhu Hao gave a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of his mouth, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the shattered screen.
[I'm so angry! So angry! Who dared to tattle in front of my cub?! Telling the whole wolf clan knows what happened that night?! Have they forgotten what I said a few nights ago?! No more spreading such rumors!! Anyone who does will be sent to the cave in the back mountains!! My cub finally moved on from that night and isn't angry with me anymore, and now you're bringing it up again? Do you want my cub to hate me?!]
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