Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 314

Chapter 314: Chapter 314: The little snake cub

Su Qinglan held the tiny snake cub against her cheek, her heart overflowing with love.

The little one was so small, but its energy was vibrant. Xuan Long watched them, his emerald eyes soft with an affection so deep it made the surrounding air feel warm.

"He just hatched today," Xuan Long whispered, his voice still a bit shaky from the beating. "As soon as he broke the shell, I brought him straight to you."

He explained that snake eggs usually take about two weeks to incubate.

However, two weeks had already passed in Su Qinglan’s domain. So he had been so desperate for the cub to meet Su Qinglan that he had traveled to a much lower domain, a place where time moved differently.

In that realm, two weeks had passed, allowing the cub to hatch and gain strength, while in the Fox Tribe’s domain, only two days had gone by.

And most importantly, he had to get away from An Mo. That man is clingy and dangerous. That’s why Xuan Long changed routes through several different domains to shake him off so he couldn’t track him back here. He had to keep his mate and the cub safe from An Mo’s clutches.

Xuan Long sighed, remembering the man he called a "demon born in an angelic race."

He and An Mo had been the only children of two massive, powerful clans. Neither had ever seen their mothers, and their lives were so similar that they had sworn a brotherhood at one point in their lives.

They had even promised that everything they owned would be shared and what belonged to one...belonged to the other. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

But that was long before Xuan Long found Su Qinglan. Now that he had a mate and a cub of his own, he couldn’t let An Mo near them.

And An Mo would never sit silently while Xuan Long had a family he doesn’t have.

Xuan Long looked back at Su Qinglan, his gaze melting with tenderness. He ignored the three husbands and leaned down, gently pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Lan Lan... I am so happy you believed in me," he murmured. "Even when I couldn’t speak, you trusted me."

When he had left the day of birth, he had already swallowed the egg, so he couldn’t explain to them the reason because they wouldn’t understand his snake language.

Then, his expression shifted. He turned his head slightly to look at Han Jue, Hu Yan, and Rong Ye, who were standing there looking like kicked puppies.

"Unlike some people," Xuan Long said loudly, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Some people who claim to be ’brothers’ but start throwing punches before even asking a question. If I hadn’t protected the egg with my own body, their ’teaching a lesson’ might have hurt the baby."

He turned back to Su Qinglan, shamelessly badmouthing the others.

"Lan Lan, you should be careful. These three are far too impulsive. They almost made our son an orphan before he even met his mother. They have no patience, no trust, and clearly, their brains are smaller than this cub’s tail."

Han Jue’s face went from red to purple. He opened his mouth to argue, but then he looked at the tiny snake cub with Su Qinglan’s eyes and the bruises on Xuan Long’s face. He felt so guilty he couldn’t find any words.

Hu Yan and Rong Ye also looked down at their feet, unable to meet Su Qinglan’s gaze. They had been completely wrong, and now Xuan Long was making sure they felt every bit of that shame.

Su Qinglan looked at her three guilty husbands and then at the smug, yet battered, Xuan Long. She knew he was milking the situation for all it was worth, but she couldn’t blame him.

"You three," she said, her voice stern but her eyes twinkling with a bit of relief. "You owe Xuan Long a very, very big apology. And some high-quality meat for his recovery."

He reached out, thinking he needed to help her produce the milk manually, his face full of innocent helpfulness.

Su Qinglan’s face turned bright red. She swatted his hand away before he could get any closer to her chest. "Stop! What are you doing? I don’t need help with that!"

Xuan Long blinked, looking confused. "But... where did all that milk in that strange thing come from?

Did you already know I was coming back today? Did you stay awake all night preparing that just for him?"

He was deeply moved, thinking Su Qinglan had some sort of magical premonition and had spent hours preparing a feast for their son.

Su Qinglan looked at the bottle, then at Xuan Long’s emotional face, and then at her three other husbands who were peeking through the doorway. She couldn’t tell him about the system or the modern formula powder.

"Yes... let’s just say I knew you’d bring him home hungry," she said, choosing the easiest lie.

Xuan Long smiled, looking at her with even more adoration.

"Lan Lan, you are the best mother in the world. You even prepared a special thing that doesn’t need a bowl. You are so knowledgeable!"

"It’s a feeding bottle, okay."

Rong Ye standing by the door, let out a loud snort. "Knowledgeable? She just has a lot of secrets, you scaly man. Now sit down and let her feed the baby in peace!"