Beauty and the Beasts

Although the taste was peculiar, the little leopard cubs were extremely fond of it. The ten plus basins of fish were finished by Parker, Winston, and the cubs. Thanks to the males’ strong digestive systems, nothing happened to them after eating all this nonsense.

While it hadn’t gone completely dark outside, inside the tree hole was already pitch dark.

Bai Qingqing hung the wooden block mounted with luminous balls on the wall and continued to sew the baby clothes.

If it was a female baby, she would be born in the cold season. Therefore, she had to prepare more clothing.

While Bai Qingqing was meticulously sewing the baby clothes, suddenly, the lighting in the tree hole dimmed, causing her to raise her head. A smile appeared on her face at what she saw. “Winston.”

A damp Winston entered the tree hole. When he looked at her sitting on the bed, his gaze instantly turned gentle.

“Like to eat fish lately?”

“Mm.” Bai Qingqing said apologetically, “Sorry you guys have to eat so many strange fish dishes.”

Winston immediately said, “I like to eat fish.”

“Nonsense, us leopards are the fondest of eating fish!” An agitated voice sounded from outside the tree hole, and right after, Parker climbed in.

Plopping down on his butt next to Bai Qingqing, he caressed her clearly bulged-up abdomen from sitting down. His expression turned gentle. “The female baby must be mine.”

This storm of jealousy made Bai Qingqing feel uncomfortable. Ah! She still wasn’t used to this!

“Female baby?” Winston was busy with work every day and had no understanding of Bai Qingqing’s estrous cycle at all. Upon hearing that, his countenance changed.

Bai Qingqing said, “Mm. I only found out today that the pregnancy of a female baby lasts nearly a year. I’m at least two months into the pregnancy now, but the bulge still isn’t obvious. It must be a female baby.”

Parker, who thought that Winston wanted to claim the female baby in Qingqing’s stomach to be his, became alert. Glaring at him, he said, “It must be mine.”

“Mm.” Gazing at Bai Qingqing’s tummy, Winston clenched his fists, his tone abnormally deep. “It must be a leopard female.”

Roar? Parker looked up at him. Although he had no idea why Winston relented, nonetheless, he felt very happy to hear that.

“Qingqing, I’ll go and catch a big fish tomorrow. Didn’t you say you wanted to eat fish head? The head of a big fish will definitely be enough food for you.”

Bai Qingqing looked towards Winston gratefully and said, “Mm.”

…

As Bai Qingqing had been eating too little recently, the males in the family were anxious over this.

The next day, Winston didn’t go out to work but went with Parker to the river to catch fish instead. Curtis also decided to bring forward his plans to head back to the vicinity of the City of Beastmen to retrieve the food hidden there.

All of a sudden, Bai Qingqing and the three young leopard cubs were the only ones left in the house.

In charge of protecting their mommy, every one of the little cubs became more matured and steady. They followed closely by their mommy’s side, and the slightest movement would bring them to their highest alert state.

Amused by her little ones, Bai Qingqing bent over and flicked a finger against the tip of Third’s ear. “Thankfully, you three don’t stink as much now. Unlike those past few days—Mommy nearly fainted from your stench.”

Roar! Third ran away a few steps out of embarrassment.

The deep and ethereal screech of a peacock rang from the skies. Bai Qingqing raised her head and admired the peacock flying up there with his wings completely spread open.

Alva called out to Bai Qingqing excitedly. However, after that joy came sadness, as he collided head-on with the tree trunk of Bai Qingqing’s home.

Gah!

Letting out an agonizing cry, the peacock fell noisily and barely escaped the fate of plummeting to the ground by getting caught in the tree branches of a lush and luxuriant tree.

“Pff!” Bai Qingqing sputtered with laughter.

Alva steadied his body and squirmed into the tree hole underneath that tree branch. A moment later, he transformed into a gorgeous youth and came out.