"I'll take you!" Xue Qinfeng said immediately when he saw that she didn't want to stay there, looking eager to help.
"No need, thank you." Geng Ying refused decisively, not giving him any chance.
"Let's go back together later." Zhu Hao pulled Geng Ying, subtly hiding her behind her, her protective intent quite obvious.
【Ahhh!! The little one is so protective of Geng Ying! Waaaaah!! I'm so jealous!! So jealous! But I can't say anything! After all, she's the little one's good friend, and I can't let the little one feel like I'm interfering with her friendships. What if the little one rebels? Awooo~ Awooo~】
Zhu Hao's thick bangs tumbled loosely across her forehead. She raised her hand to press them down, looked up at Tang Song, and softened her voice, "Shall we see Geng Ying off together later?"
【Good, good, good! Good, good!】
[The cubs are being adorable, what could be worse?! Everything's perfect!!]
Tang Song didn't show it on his face, but his heart was churning with emotion. "Mmm."
Zhu Hao suppressed a smile, a faint blush creeping onto her face.
Geng Ying patted Song Shang, who was peeking out from her arms, stared at Zhu Hao and Tang Song's clasped hands, and subtly nudged her with her shoulder.
Zhu Hao felt Geng Ying's teasing gaze and pursed her lips, remaining silent.
"That works too!" Xue Qinfeng quickly replied, "Shall we play for a while before going back?"
He showed no embarrassment at being rejected multiple times; on the contrary, his interest grew.
Zhu Hao frowned slightly, looked up at Tang Song, and said, "I want to talk to Geng Ying for a while."
"No way." Tang Song refused decisively.
[Never leave the cubs alone!!!]
"I won't be too far from you, I'll be within your sight," Zhu Hao assured her earnestly.
Tang Song stared into her bright, dark eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "One meter away."
We can't go any further!!
Zhu Hao tugged at his sleeve and shook him gently.
"Two meters." Tang Song said expressionlessly, shifting his gaze from Zhu Hao's face.
[The cub is cheating! It's been begging for affection so many times today!!! Aww~ Aww~ So cute! So cute!!]
Zhu Hao's eyes flickered slightly as she tugged at his sleeve, applying a little more force.
"Five meters!" Tang Song's face darkened. "There's no room for negotiation."
[Awooo~ Awooo~ That's foul!!! How can she be so cute!!!? I'm going to die! I'm going to die!!!]
Zhu Hao smiled slightly, released Tang Song, and pulled Geng Ying towards the rest area.
[Awooo!! The cub is running too fast! It'll fall!!! Slow down!!!]
I wish you well, though your steps have slowed down a bit.
[Aww~ Aww~ The cub is so cute~ Hahaha! Mine...]
As the distance grew, Tang Song's heartfelt words faded from Zhu Hao's ears.
Geng Ying glanced meaningfully at Tang Song behind her.
She held Song Shang in her arms and sat next to Zhu Hao on the soft seat, lowering her voice, "What did you pull me over here for?"
"It's nothing." Zhu Hao shook her head, picked up a glass of juice, placed it in front of Geng Ying, and secretly glanced at Xue Qinfeng not far away. "Don't get too close to that person, he's not a good person!"
"Hahaha..." Geng Ying chuckled, looking at her serious expression, and couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh on her face. "My little Zhu Hao can recognize people now? And she can even protect me!"
Her tone was gratified, like the joy of a mother watching her child grow up.
Zhu Hao puffed out her cheeks and obediently stretched her face forward so that Geng Ying could pinch her cheeks.
Geng Ying became increasingly unrestrained, wishing she could use both hands to pinch Zhu Hao's little face, but considering Song Shang who was always trying to escape from her arms, she didn't dare to let go, and only used one hand to pinch the soft flesh on Zhu Hao's face.
Tang Song, standing five meters away, watched Geng Ying "ravage" his cub, his brow furrowed tightly, radiating a low-pressure atmosphere.
Xue Qinfeng felt a cool breeze beside him, shivered, glanced at him sideways, and sighed softly, "Are you serious?"
Tang Song pursed her lips and glanced at him sideways.
Xue Qinfeng glanced at Zhu Hao, who was chatting happily with Geng Ying, and stated directly, "You want to become partners with Zhu Hao, is that right?"
Tang Song's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent, tacitly agreeing.
Xue Qinfeng: "Do you know what I just heard?"
When Tang Song saw Zhu Hao looking in his direction, he deliberately took a step to the side, keeping a distance from Xue Qinfeng.
Xue Qinfeng's eyebrows twitched, but he followed recklessly, even patting him on the shoulder, "Those people said you should take good care of yourself."
“Yes,” Tang Song finally spoke up.
He's raising kids right now, that's for sure.
"You!" Xue Qinfeng looked at Tang Song with a look of utter disappointment, and angrily poked Tang Song's shoulder.
"We don't mean 'raising' in the same way!" Xue Qinfeng lowered his voice. "It's not about your wolf clan raising cubs! It's about human men raising women!! Being kept!! Being kept!!"
As he continued, Xue Qinfeng became so angry that he jumped up and down.
Tang Song looked at his comical appearance, his lips tightened into a straight line, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
"You didn't realize that, did you?" Xue Qinfeng stared at Tang Song with a strange look. "Humans are different from you wolves."
Have you ever admitted to her or in public that you two are in a romantic relationship?
Tang Song shook his head subtly.
Xue Qinfeng rolled his eyes. "Have you ever expressed your feelings for her?"
Looking at Tang Song's serious features, he added, "It's not affection for cubs, it's a man's affection for a woman! A female's affection for a male!"
Tang Song continued to shake his head.
Xue Qinfeng was speechless. "Then what makes you think Zhu Hao will agree to become your partner in the future?"
Tang Song glared at Xue Qinfeng with a sharp look.
Xue Qinfeng swallowed hard and muttered softly, "That's true."
"There's a process involved in a relationship between a human and a girl: confessing, dating, proposing, getting married..."
"It's not like your wolf clan, where two wolves lay out their conditions, and if they're satisfied with each other, they become partners, have cubs, raise cubs, and are purely partners."
“Not entirely,” Tang Song finally spoke up, offering a rebuttal.
Xue Qinfeng mocked him, "How many couples in your tribe can you find who don't consider each other's physical condition at all?"
Tang Song frowned and disagreed, saying, "If the two sides are not evenly matched, it is not suitable for them to reproduce or raise cubs together."
"So you and Zhu Hao are evenly matched?" Xue Qinfeng sneered, speaking the truth that the wolf clan dared not utter aloud. "Could the wolf king's offspring be born to a human girl? Could that convince the people?"
"Besides, isn't your wolf clan usually united within the pack? It's rare for them to form mates with humans. Have you forgotten Meng Yuan? His mate was a human girl. To this day, that girl still suffers excruciating pain on the night of the full moon because she can't bear the soul belonging to Meng Yuan inside her body."
Tang Song lowered his eyelashes, and the air pressure around him grew increasingly low.
“Zhu Hao looks so weak, how can he bear your soul as the Wolf King?” Xue Qinfeng pointed out this fatal problem.
"There will be a way," Tang Song said in a low voice, his voice filled with anger.
Xue Qinfeng's throat tightened, and his tone softened, "Why do you insist on becoming Zhu Hao's partner? Is it really because of a man's attraction to a woman? Or is there another reason? Don't you treat her like a cub?"
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