Zhu Hao's eyes lit up, her round eyes filled with joy, and she poked his thigh with the tip of her pen as if urging him on.
A series of soft hissing sounds echoed in the living room, and all the wolves with their eyes lowered couldn't help but turn their gazes to Zhu Hao, filled with worry.
They knew how terrifying Tang Song was when he was angry, and they were afraid that Zhu Hao would also be implicated in Tang Song's rage.
But the next instant, the row of wolves standing in front suddenly felt the oppressive feeling of the wolf king hanging above their heads disappear, and the air was filled with ease and joy.
"Let's go have dinner." Tang Song stood up first, picked up his drawing board, and subtly shook his leg.
[Waaaaah... The little one just poked me with the tip of a pen!! It's numb!! Shake it! Shake it, it feels much better!]
[Awooo~ Time to eat! Time to eat! I can't let my cubs go hungry!]
As soon as Tang Song finished speaking, he shoved the drawing board back into Zhu Hao's hands, took her little hand, and walked towards the dining room.
Zhu Hao smiled, his eyes crinkling with laughter, and followed behind Tang Song while winking at the dumbfounded row of wolves.
Only the row of bewildered wolves remained in the living room.
Tang Xi watched Tang Song and Zhu Hao's retreating figures, her cool brows twitching slightly. She hesitated before asking, "Did the Wolf Lord mean... that he's not going to pursue this?"
Tang Miao gasped for breath, quickly knelt down, and pulled the trembling Xiaoxue into her arms, whispering comfortingly, "It's alright...it's alright..."
Xiaoxue buried her face in her neck and whimpered. The little wolf's ears trembled and pressed tightly against its scalp, clearly frightened.
Tang Ting shook her remaining arm, her whole body trembling. Her tense expression eased slightly, and her gaze fell behind Tang Shi. "Xiao Ye! Xiao Yan! Come here!"
The two wolf cubs immediately jumped into his arms, nervously clutching his large hand.
"Dad, I just saw what Zhu Hao wrote on the drawing board."
"I saw it too!"
Tang Chuyi paused, squatted down, and pulled Xiaoyan along, asking, "What did you write in your greetings just now?"
Xiao Yan stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her neck, seeking a sense of security. "Mom, Zhu Hao kept saying she was hungry and wanted to eat, and then Uncle Wolf said he was going to eat. Does that mean he won't punish Xiao Xue?"
Xiao Ye wrapped one arm around Tang Ting's waist and gently patted Xiao Yan's head with the other. "Silly girl! Zhu Hao is changing the subject. She wants to save Xiao Xue! When have you ever seen Uncle Wolf Lord interrupt his wolf clan affairs for other reasons? This is the first time I've ever seen it!"
As soon as Xiao Ye finished speaking, the wolves present fell silent, exchanging glances that were both dense and shocking.
Tang Shi sighed, looking at Tang Miao and Xiao Xue who were hugging each other and sobbing, and said softly, "Alright, it's already a great thing that the Wolf Lord isn't pursuing this. Get up and go eat, and don't anger the Wolf Lord anymore."
After saying that, Tang Shi led the wolf cubs toward the dining hall.
The wolves in the living room left one after another, and even Tang Miao and Xiao Xue left.
Standing in the far corner, Tang Qiao looked resentfully towards the dining room. She could no longer see Tang Song and Zhu Hao. Her hands, hanging by her sides, gradually clenched.
Tang Yue lowered his eyes, his lips pressed tightly together, and suddenly grabbed her fist with one hand, pulling it back slightly, his eyes warning her.
Tang Qiao glared at him sideways, angrily shook off his hand, and stormed out of the manor.
Tang Yue frowned and followed after them with a limp.
*
The atmosphere at dinner wasn't exactly harmonious, but it wasn't tense either.
At least, except for Zhu Hao and Tang Song, all the wolves' fur stood on end, as if afraid that Tang Song would suddenly get angry.
However, the truth is that Tang Song only noticed how many crystal dumplings Zhu ate throughout the entire meal, and whether he even ate a big chicken leg...
[Wow! The cub ate more than usual today! Looks like it's really hungry! Good, good! Eat more! Grow up!]
Zhu Hao's cheeks were bulging, her eyes darting left and right as she looked at the group of wolves on the table who were more reserved than usual, and she ate even faster.
After finishing his meal, Zhu immediately stood up and quickly gestured in sign language, "I ate too much, I'll go to the back garden to digest first."
The lingering image of Zhu Hao's gesture seemed to remain in the air, but Zhu Hao and Tang Song were no longer on the table.
When Zhu left, she casually tugged at Tang Song's sleeve and took him with her.
The wolves, who had barely eaten anything, looked at each other in bewilderment.
Even Tang Ting, who is usually slow to think, sensed something was amiss. He subtly tugged at Tang Chuyi's sleeve. "Is that rumor that's been circulating in the manor lately... true?"
Tang Chuyi slapped his one-armed arm in disbelief, cursing inwardly, "You think you have too much with only one arm? You want to lose a leg too?!"
Tang Ting lowered her eyes, staring at her arm that was bruised and red. She shook it shakily, her lips slightly pursed. She looked up at Xiaoxue, who was crying with red, swollen eyes, and put her index finger to her lips, "Shh..."
"Hiccup..." Xiaoxue hiccuped, her mouth full of half a piece of mutton.
Tang Miao sniffed and looked towards the back garden. "The Wolf Lord and Zhu Hao have gone far away."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the table seemed to melt away like ice, instantly returning to its usual lively state.
Zhu Hao stood in the small pavilion in the back garden, tiptoeing and looking southwest. From there, he could see the wolf pack in the dining room through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Seeing the lively wolf pack, Zhu Hao breathed a sigh of relief and turned her gaze to Tang Song, who was sitting upright.
【What should I do? What should I do? I'm alone with the cub!! Why do I feel so awkward!!? This never happened before! What's going on!! And what's with this heat on my body!? It's just me and the cub in the backyard, right?! Why am I getting so worked up! It's not like we've never been alone together before!】
[Calm down!! Calm down!! I need to set a good example for the cubs! I can't always be so unsteady!]
Zhu Hao lowered his eyes, staring at the tip of Tang Song's tail, which was jumping up and down anxiously, and chuckled softly.
steady?
Is this word really related to the Tang Song?
[Huh? The cub laughed!? Why did it suddenly laugh? Was it because I almost tripped on my own shoe when I followed her here? Is the cub laughing at me? Waaaaah... So embarrassing!! I recovered quickly! Did she still notice?]
Zhu Hao paused, recalling what had just happened. She only felt Tang Song's body tense for a moment, but she didn't really notice if he almost fell.
Tang Song's inner thoughts were still raging and whimsical when Zhu Hao glanced at the painting board in the pavilion, walked over, picked it up, held it in her arms, and sat opposite Tang Song.
Tang Song clenched his fists on his knees, met Zhu Hao's gaze, and a hint of nervousness flashed across his face. "Didn't you say you felt unwell after eating too much? Don't you want to go for a walk?"
Zhu Hao shook her head, wrote a few words on the drawing board, and pushed it in front of him, "Have you thought about what kind of partner you want in the future?"
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