Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302: Chapter 302: Wang Mulan

"He only knows how to beat us up. If he’s so capable, why hasn’t he tamed that tyrant Lin Muyu yet? He’s been chasing her for years and hasn’t even gotten a smile!"

Another whispered back, "Exactly! He’s just a lonely guard dog. He’ll never get her to mate with him. He’s just as single as we are!"

The silence that followed was deafening.

Wang Mo felt his face burn with a level of embarrassment he hadn’t felt since he was a cub.

He stood there, stiff as a board, not daring to look Lin Muyu in the eye. The fierce warrior was suddenly reduced to a speechless, blushing mess.

Lin Muyu’s eyes narrowed. She walked toward the pile of beastmen, her footsteps heavy and deliberate.

The bachelors were stunned; now, did they not already leave? Why is she back? Being beaten by Brother Mo was acceptable, but being beaten by Lin Muyu, they couldn’t accept it.

So they immediately try to crawl away, but she ignored them. She stopped right in front of Wang Mo.

"A loser, huh?" she repeated in a low voice.

Wang Mo stood like a statue, his hands balled into fists, his heart sinking into his stomach at the sheer embarrassment of being called a "loser" in front of the female he had adored for years. He felt exposed, his long-standing devotion laid bare for everyone to mock.

Wang Mo looked down at his feet, his jaw tight. "Lin Muyu, I... ignore them. They’re just talking nonsense."

Suddenly, Lin Muyu reached out and grabbed his chin, forcing him to look at her. Her touch was firm but surprisingly warm. "And since when did you become a ’lonely guard dog’?"

Wang Mo’s breath hitched. His dark eyes met her fiery ones, and for a second, the entire village disappeared. "I... I just don’t like it when they speak ill of you."

Lin Muyu stared at him for a long beat, then she let out a short, sharp laugh. She turned back to the groaning pile of males on the ground.

"Listen up, you mangy pups!" she shouted, her voice ringing across the tribe. "If I find out you’ve been bad-mouthing Wang Mo for protecting me, I won’t just hit you...I’ll make sure you get beaten by all the females of the tribe. And as for ’taming’ me..."

She looked back at Wang Mo, a playful, dangerous glint in her eyes. "He doesn’t need to tame me. He just needs to keep up."

Without a word, she stepped into his personal space, closing the gap that usually stood between them.

Wang Mo’s breath hitched, his pupils dilating as she reached out and grabbed the front of his shoulders.

Slowly, Lin Muyu rose onto her tiptoes. Her eyes locked onto the wide-eyed, miserable bachelors before she turned her head and pressed her lips firmly against Wang Mo’s cheek.

The sound of collective gasps echoed through the path. The fox bachelors looked like they had been turned to stone.

Lin Muyu pulled back slowly, her thumb grazing his cheekbone where her warmth still lingered.

She turned her head toward the heap of foxes and flashed a smug, triumphant grin, the kind of look Su Qinglan usually gave when she’d won a battle.

"So," she said, her voice ringing with pride. "Now tell me... who exactly is the ’lonely dog’?"

The fox males scrambled backward, tripping over their own tails, unable to find their voices.

They had never seen Lin Muyu show affection to anyone other than Su Qinglan. To see her claim Wang Mo so publicly was like watching a mountain move.

Lan Yue let out a soft giggle, her eyes sparkling with delight as she followed her friend. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

His brow furrowed in confusion. "But... who is this? I don’t believe I have seen this female in our tribe before."

​Lin Muyu froze. Her mind raced. She had spent the last several days assuming that Lan Yue was a distant relative or a guest brought in by Su Mingxuan himself to help Su Qinglan.

Now, seeing the genuine confusion on the leader’s face, she realized she was wrong. Even the tribe leader didn’t know who this girl was!

​"I... well, Tribe Leader..." Lin Muyu stammered. She could handle a dozen rowdy beastmen with her fists, but standing before the highest authority of the tribe, she felt like a small cub again. "She is... she came with the young cubs. I thought you knew."

​Su Mingxuan didn’t seem to hear her. He stepped closer to Lan Yue, his eyes narrowing as he scanned her face.

There was something hauntingly familiar about the curve of her jaw and the way her eyes caught the light.

A memory he had buried deep in his heart for two decades began to claw its way to the surface. The more he looked at her, the more the world around him seemed to blur.

​"Wang Mulan?" he whispered, his voice trembling with a sudden emotion.

​Lan Yue’s breath hitched. Her eyes widened, and her heart skipped a beat at the sound of that name.

It was her mother’s name. "You... do you know my mother?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper but filled with excitement.

​The world seemed to come to a grinding halt for Su Mingxuan.

The blood drained from his face, leaving him deathly pale. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning. "You... you are her daughter?"