Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 466

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: Between Friendship and Family

Su Qinglan watched the bickering pair with a tilted head. She had always known An Mo was Duo Duo’s uncle, but the way he and Xuan Long acted was different. Like they knew each other beforehand.

She reached out, grabbed Xuan Long’s arm, and pulled him a few steps away from the noisy group.

"Xuan Long, wait," she whispered, her green eyes searching his. "Do you actually know him? I mean, really know him?"

Xuan Long stayed still for a moment, his gaze drifting toward An Mo, who was currently making silly faces at the baby snake. He took a calm, deep breath before leaning down to whisper in her ear.

"Yeah," he admitted softly. "He and I... we grew up together."

Su Qinglan’s eyes widened. "What? You were childhood friends?"

Xuan Long looked a bit distant as he explained.

"From childhood, I never really knew my father or my mother. I was raised by the clan elders, but they didn’t really care about me."

"They just made sure I didn’t die. I had to grow myself up. An Mo was the same. He lost his family at a very young age too. We lived a very short distance from each other, so we ended up... being there."

Su Qinglan’s heart melted. She knew Xuan Long had always been lonely, but finding out there was someone who had accompanied him through those dark, cold years made her day brighten instantly.

"So he’s your best friend!" she whispered excitedly, her face lighting up. "Then I definitely need to treat him better! We should take care of him better."

Xuan Long let out a dry cough. "Lanlan, don’t waste your kindness. Even if you kicked him, that thick-skinned idiot wouldn’t mind at all."

Despite his words, Xuan Long looked at An Mo and Xiao San with a softening gaze.

He knew exactly why his son was so close to this man.

An Mo had given the cub a powerful blessing that boosted his strength.

Since Xiao San had absorbed An Mo’s energy, he naturally felt a deep, soul-level connection to him. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Whatever, Xuan Long thought, his eyes suddenly twinkling with a mischievous thought. Let him play with the cubs. I’ll just work harder with Lan Lan to give birth to more babies so he’s too busy to bother me.

Suddenly, he scooped Su Qinglan up into his arms, surprising her. "Lanlan, don’t stand in the sand. It’s getting hot; you’ll burn your feet."

As he held her, his gaze accidentally fell on her stomach. His expression shifted instantly. He reached out a large hand and gently touched her belly, his fingers trembling just a little.

"Lanlan..." he murmured.

"What is it?" she asked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Xuan Long opened his mouth, then closed it. He wanted to ask, "Are you pregnant again?" But he remembered how Han Jue had blurted it out once and made her annoyed. He didn’t want to get hit by her sandals for giving her fake hope.

He tried to be subtle. He leaned in, pretending to nuzzle her neck, but he was actually trying to sniff her deeply.

He was searching for that tiny, faint scent of a new life.

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