Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 716

Chapter 716: Chapter 716: A Mother’s Gentle Forgiveness

The heavy, dark atmosphere in the room lifted slightly. Everyone in the room quietly breathed out a sigh of relief. Hu Yan, who had been holding his breath and panicking all this time, finally relaxed his massive shoulders.

Supporting herself on Hu Yan’s arm, Su Qinglan also let out a deep breath, wiping a stray tear from her eye.

But... as she slowly stood up to her full height, the soft warmth in her eyes disappeared in an instant.

Her gaze slowly swept across the quiet room. It landed first on the two guilty, shivering tiger cubs sitting on the floor.

Then, her sharp eyes shifted and locked onto the equally guilty, sweating Mo Xiao Li, who was still trying to look invisible.

The room gradually became quiet again.

After crying and vomiting so much, the two little tiger cubs were completely exhausted.

Before long, Xiao Er fell asleep in Hu Yan’s arms, his tiny chest rising and falling softly.

Not long after, Xiao Yi also quietly drifted to sleep. Both little cubs were sleeping limply against their father, their tiny faces still a little pale from the ordeal.

Hu Yan carefully held them without moving an inch. His heart was still filled with lingering fear.

Looking at his sleeping sons, guilt slowly appeared in his dark eyes. He had been absolutely furious at the cubs just a moment ago.

But now... he was even angrier at himself. As their father, he had failed to notice them sneaking outside past the city gates. He had failed to protect them.

If something had truly happened to them today, he did not even dare to imagine the consequences.

The more he thought about it, the more guilty he became. He quietly lowered his head, unable to even look toward Su Qinglan.

Perhaps Lan Lan would definitely be angry with him. He could not even take proper care of their two cubs; how was he supposed to take care of their entire family in the future?

Thinking of this, Hu Yan remained entirely silent. He simply sat there like a stone statue, holding the sleeping cubs a little tighter to his chest.

Han Jue quietly walked over. He looked at Hu Yan’s guilty expression and immediately understood what his fellow mate was thinking.

Without saying much, he simply reached out and gently patted Hu Yan’s broad shoulder.

"There is nothing to blame yourself for," Han Jie murmured softly. "The important thing is that the cubs are safe."

Hu Yan remained silent for a moment before giving a small, heavy nod.

"...Mm."

He still did not say anything else, but his grip on the twins relaxed just a fraction.

Meanwhile, Su Qinglan slowly walked toward Mo Xiao Li. He instantly lowered his head, his shoulders slumping as he avoided her eyes.

Su Qinglan sighed softly, looking down at her younger brother.

"Why?" she gently asked.

"Why did you sneak so much food outside? It isn’t as if no one feeds you at home. I really don’t understand."

Mo Xiao Li’s face immediately turned bright red, and he scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

How was he supposed to answer that?

Should he admit that he simply loved eating until his belly popped?

Or that sneaking outside felt thrilling and exciting?

It wasn’t only about the food. He had honestly just wanted to take his little nephews on a grand adventure. He had never imagined things would turn so dangerous and serious.

Thinking of everything that had happened today, his guilt became even stronger. He lowered his head until his ears almost touched his cheeks.

"I’m sorry, Sister..." he whispered.

Su Qinglan looked at his guilty little face, and her heart softened.

She gently reached out and ruffled his messy hair. "Don’t keep saying sorry. Just don’t do something so reckless again. What if something had happened to you too? Have you ever thought about how worried your father and mother would have been?"

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