Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef
Chapter 138 - 137: Wen Lan’s Disgust
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Everything was finally crystal clear.
At the International Alliance.
The exceedingly sharp and beautiful Lizard Beastman folded his arms, staring at the web updates on the hover-screen.
The surrounding officers were all in a heated discussion about everything related to "Bai Su."
"Oh my god! That poor little female!"
"How could she be bullied so badly in Snow Country!"
"That’s just how cyberbullying is these days. People believe any rumor they hear. That poor female. The truth is finally out."
"She helped rescue over a hundred females! That kind of military merit would earn a first-class honor in our department, right, Boss?"
Someone nudged the expressionless Wen Lan.
His lizard tail, which usually hung languidly to the side, resembled a Bone Whip forged from rare Cold Silver Metal. Flexible mortise joints connected each vertebra, making it exceptionally nimble.
Countless people had died under this Bone Whip, and it had since acquired a murderous aura. He usually kept it coiled up, wrapped around his waistband like a decorative belt.
Wen Lan snorted, his whip lashing out and striking the ground with a powerful impact. "Got a lot of free time? Looking for some extra drills?"
Terrified, the crowd shrank back, unsure what had set the boss off this time.
The whip striking the ground was a prelude to his rage, a sign that he was in a very bad mood.
The team members exchanged glances and quickly scattered like startled birds.
Wen Lan stared at the hover-screen, at the image of Bai Su being worshiped like a goddess, and the disgust and hostility in his eyes grew heavier.
’So what if she’s innocent?’
’So what if she isn’t?’
’The damage has already been done. Even if she’s a victim, that doesn’t stop me from hating her to the bone.’
’The fact that she dares to search for her child so openly already means we are irreconcilable enemies.’
’There’s no way I’m sending the child back.’
’If she pushes me too far, I’ll just kill her without anyone ever knowing.’
*
Bai Su’s online reputation reversed at lightning speed, and her account gained nearly ten million followers as a result.
Besides people from the Snow Country Federation, there were also plenty of international onlookers enjoying the drama.
Upon learning that such a beautiful little Rabbit Beastman had been misunderstood and cyberbullied by the people of Snow Country, international netizens couldn’t sit still. They felt a wave of sympathy, followed her account, and rallied to her defense.
Bai Xue’s death became an internet joke. Netizens would perform a "three-lash salute" whenever her name was mentioned—a digital desecration of her memory.
When Bai Junlan saw the news online at home, she knew it was all over.
She stared blankly at the Female Protection Institution president’s brooch on her desk, her mind buzzing.
’It’s not just the Bai family that’s finished,’ she thought. ’The Female Protection Institution will become a joke, too.’
The Federation’s verdict was delivered swiftly.
Rachel was found guilty of harming the interests of females and colluding with the Medical Alliance. She was sentenced to death by firing squad, to be carried out in three days.
All members of the Bai family were arrested and imprisoned to face interrogation by both Snow Country and the International Federation, to ensure no collaborators with the Medical Alliance slipped through the cracks.
Because Bai Junlan had backed the wrong side in this incident, the Female Protection Institution was suspected of agitating females’ emotions and maliciously inciting cyberbullying. The institution’s operations were suspended, with its potential dissolution still under discussion.
The Bai family had completely fallen. Even the noble families who had once sought to curry favor with them, relying on the Bai family’s bloodline to extend their own lineages, rushed to draw a line. They stopped just short of kicking the Bai family while they were down to prove how distinct their own positions were.
But they had no time for that now, as there were more important matters to attend to. Lu Tingyan and Yelias stood around Bai Xiao Zhu, their expressions grave.
Beside them, Bai Su excitedly grabbed his hand. "You mean a little female who looks a lot like me is the one who shot you down from the helicopter? Could it be..."
’Could it be her fourth child?’
’Bai Xiao Zhu said she was a Lop-eared Rabbit, and about the same age as them.’
’But... in the original owner’s memory, the fourth, abused child was a little female lizard.’
’And in the original novel’s plot, only Bai Xiao Zhu ended up at the Medical Alliance.’
’If that’s the case, who is this mysterious little female?’
Bai Xiao Zhu shook his head. "I don’t think it was my sister..."
Bai Xiaolang also chimed in to comfort her, "Mom, don’t worry. Our sister is a little lizard."
Hearing this, Bai Su quickly calmed down.
’It’s true,’ she thought. ’The fourth child in my memories is a little lizard.’
’A fierce little lizard, at that—the only child who dared to fight back against the original owner.’
Bai Xiao Zhu thought for a moment, then said, "I heard them call her ’Boss.’ If, like you said, she came in a scarlet helicopter, then she might be the Medical Alliance’s second-in-command, Miss Leia."
"Leia?" Lu Tingyan and Yelias frowned in unison.
’The world’s most wanted female assassin, the one person no one ever wants to meet?’
’And she’s just a half-grown child?’
’But Leia has had her reputation on the international stage for ten years... ’
Bai Xiao Zhu nodded. "Yes, she’s also a Dutch Lop-eared Rabbit, and she looks a lot like Mom... I was wondering, could she be related to Mom’s family?"
During the cyberbullying incident, Bai Ruyan had personally admitted that Bai Su was an adopted child of the Bai family.
After the incident subsided, Yelias also took Bai Su’s DNA and compared it with the Bai family’s. They were indeed not related.
So, the identity of Bai Su’s real family remained a mystery.
Bai Su was taken aback. "My real family?"
She wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about finding her birth family.
After all, she now had her lover and her children by her side. They were about to form a new family.
She would have a little family of her own.
Lu Tingyan thought for a moment, then ruffled Bai Su’s hair. "How about I look into this for you secretly?"
Bai Su blinked blankly, not yet having made up her mind.
Lu Tingyan gently laid out his reasoning for her. "I’ll only investigate secretly, without alerting anyone. If I find out your family members are good people and are also looking for you, then having a few more loving relatives wouldn’t be a bad thing for you."
"If your birth family turns out to be the same kind of trash as the Bai family, we can just avoid them without letting them know we’re aware of them. We’ll have no contact and avoid getting entangled, so you won’t be put in a passive position."
"What do you think?"
’Most importantly,’ Lu Tingyan thought, ’if Bai Su is biologically related to the world’s number one assassin, Leia, I must take precautions to ensure she isn’t dragged into the bloody war between the International Alliance and the Medical Alliance.’
A warmth spread through Bai Su’s heart, and she nodded obediently. "Okay! I’ll listen to you."
’Lu Tingyan is always like this,’ she thought. ’He always puts me first and considers everything for me, but he never overly interferes with my decisions. He respects my wishes completely.’
She didn’t dwell on the matter of Leia.
’In the novel’s plot, Leia barely existed. She probably doesn’t have much to do with the main characters.’
’There’s definitely more than one Dutch Lop-eared Rabbit Beastman in the world.’
’It’s most likely a coincidence.’
Yelias stood quietly to the side for a moment, not saying a word.
’He had previously taken Bai Su’s genes to study them, wanting to know why the Medical Alliance was so obsessed with her.’
’In his latest research, he had discovered a type of fission gene in Bai Su’s DNA.’
’This gene was extremely rare, having appeared only once in medical history.’
’It was a bloodline inheritance of immense talent, rumored to be passed down only through the female line.’
’A female born with it would undergo genetic fission around the age of three or four, giving birth to a new, identical female life form—in other words, a twin.’
’The newly born twin would then rapidly grow to the same height and weight as her older sister in a short period.’
’But this bloodline was too ancient; historical records stated it was extinct... ’
Lu Tingyan’s lips curved into a slight smile as he watched the obedient little rabbit, his eyes darkening a fraction.
’Things have been so chaotic lately. It’s been ages since I’ve gotten to be properly intimate with Bai Su.’
’After her Level-up, the little rabbit had become much softer and more fragrant than before.’
’Moreover, the higher a female’s Level, the greater her natural attraction to males becomes.’
’Bai Su had been hospitalized for the past few days, and although Lu Tingyan had posted guards, the number of male nurses passing by her room had been steadily increasing.’
’Many low-Level males who caught just a fleeting glimpse of Bai Su through the crack in the door would end up waiting outside her room for days, completely bewitched.’
’And that bastard Yelias was always using his position as a doctor to monopolize Bai Su.’
This intensified Lu Tingyan’s sense of crisis.
’His little rabbit! He hadn’t had nearly enough of her for himself!’
He was eager to get close to her, but the little ones were all present.
’Tsk...’
’I’ll have to see when I can send these little third wheels away.’
’I can’t get rid of the pompous doctor, but surely I can get rid of a few little brats?’
Bai Xiaolang and Bai Xiao Zhu, sensing something was amiss, turned their heads in unison to look at Lu Tingyan with wary eyes.
Lu Tingyan lowered his gaze, avoiding their stares, and asked Bai Su again, "There’s someone else outside. I was wondering if you’d like to see them?"
Bai Su paused. "Who is it?"
Lu Tingyan: "Li Chenlin."
Bai Su froze. "Him?"
Lu Tingyan nodded and told her how Li Chenlin had been secretly helping her all this time.
He knew that even if he didn’t say anything, Li Chenlin would find a way to meet with Bai Su privately and tell her himself.
Since that was the case, it was better for him to bring it up first.
When Bai Su heard that he had been secretly helping her, she furrowed her brow slightly. "Well... alright, then."
She really hadn’t expected to have any more dealings with Li Chenlin.
After they parted ways on the cruise ship, she had thought that a proud underworld boss like Li Chenlin, whose pride she had trampled, would rather die than actively seek her out again.