Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 215 - 159: Don’t Lose Her Again This Time

The little cub suddenly woke up and began to cry, its wails soft and weak. Afraid of waking Sang Luo, Si Ye quickly walked over, lifted it from the small wooden bed into his arms, and soothed it gently. "Don’t cry, don’t cry. Daddy’s here."

Fei Yuan’s gaze softened as he looked at the child, a reminiscent look in his eyes. "You were this small when you were just born. I held you just like this..."

Goosebumps rose on Si Ye’s skin. "Are you talking about when you planned to sneak me back to the Central region when no one was looking?"

"How could that female, Si Jing, tell you even that?"

"She didn’t. I guessed."

"..."

Si Ye shot Fei Yuan a cold glare. ’This old Phoenix has been coveting my Phoenix Body for a long time. He’s definitely capable of something as despicable as kidnapping a child.’

"Is she uncomfortable? Why does she keep crying?" Si Ye rocked the little cub, trying to lull her to sleep, but his movements were clumsy, and his daughter only cried harder. He glanced at Sang Luo, who was stirring on the bed, and quickly carried the baby outside. He sat on the railing of the long corridor, letting the night breeze wash over them.

Fei Yuan followed him out. After a moment of thought, he said, "The child is probably hungry."

"But Sang Luo just fed her. How could she be hungry again?" Si Ye asked Fei Yuan, "Do you have any formula for cubs in your palace?"

Fei Yuan didn’t even have children, so where would he get formula? He summoned a Beastman to go buy some. The Beastman returned quickly with several hundred cans of the highest quality cub formula on the continent. It was made from the dried milk of a domesticated King Rank Star Beast and fortified with countless powdered Spiritual Materials and Beast Crystals, certainly enough nutrition for a cub’s first year of growth and development.

With one arm, Si Ye held the wailing, hungry cub, while with the other, he twisted open the cap of a baby bottle and added water.

These were hands that could wield heavy armored weapons weighing hundreds of pounds without a tremor, yet now, he nearly spilled the water.

"The book said the ratio of formula to water is one to seven, and the water temperature should be forty-five degrees... Is this water a little too hot? I’ll blow on it some more."

Watching him fumbling about, Fei Yuan said, "If you ever get tired of raising her, you can give her to me. I’ll raise her."

"Get lost! I can raise her myself!"

After the cub was fed, she finally stopped crying and fell asleep.

Si Ye breathed a huge sigh of relief. He carried her back to the small wooden bed and, guessing when she might wake up hungry again, prepared another bottle of formula in advance.

...

Sang Luo was unconscious for a full day and night before she woke up.

When she awoke, her spiritual power was fully restored, and her whole body felt much more comfortable. She opened her eyes to see that both Fei Yuan and Si Ye were there.

Si Ye was sitting in a large armchair by the bed, engrossed in a book.

Fei Yuan was holding a bowl of medicine, gently stirring it with a small, jade-inlaid golden spoon carved with a phoenix. Hearing movement from the bed, he looked over and smiled.

"Little Luoruo, you’re finally awake. If you hadn’t woken up soon, I was going to wake you myself."

Sang Luo took the medicine bowl from him and drank it down in one gulp. It was bitter, but with a hint of sweetness.

She had drunk so many medicinal soups recently that she had grown used to the bitter taste.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?" Si Ye asked, looking up from his book.

"No." Sang Luo’s gaze fell on the little cub sleeping soundly in the small wooden bed. Then, remembering something, she asked hurriedly, "Right, how long was I asleep?"

Outside the window, the sky was dim, making it hard to tell if it was morning or evening.

Si Ye replied, "Exactly a full day. It’s now evening, around 5 p.m."

"I slept that long?" Sang Luo said urgently. "Quick, bring me the baby. She must be starving! She hasn’t fainted from hunger, has she? I need to feed her!"

She remembered how fussy the Wolf Pups had been after they were born. She had to feed them about ten times a day, and if they weren’t full, they would cry incessantly. All three cubs crying at once had given her a massive headache. After breastfeeding them for two days, she had decided to give up and let Lan Cang raise them on formula.

"No need, I just finished feeding her formula." Si Ye was a rookie dad, but he was a fast learner.

He put down his book, took out two boxes of sweet, flaky pastries, and moved to sit on the edge of the bed. "I went to the dining hall at noon to buy these. You must be hungry after sleeping for a whole day. Here, eat something to fill your stomach."

Sang Luo picked a pale yellow pastry wrapped in oil paper from the wooden box and took a bite. The outer shell was so flaky it crumbled, sprinkled with fragrant white sesame seeds. The inside was filled with a sweet paste. It tasted a bit like a sweetheart cake, but its sweetness was balanced with a savory aroma, so it wasn’t cloying even if you ate a lot.

’Si Ye had once forced her to go out for a walk, and every time they passed that food stall, she would order a box of these pastries. But they were so popular that they were often sold out. Si Ye must have gone there early specifically to wait for them.’

Afraid she might choke, Si Ye poured her a glass of milk. "To wet your throat."

After Sang Luo had eaten her fill, she held the baby for a while as the sky grew darker.

Fei Yuan returned to his own chambers to rest.

Si Ye stayed in the side hall to accompany her.

Having slept the entire day, Sang Luo was full of energy. Seeing the trace of exhaustion on his handsome face, she figured the little cub must have given him quite a bit of trouble today.

She shifted deeper into the bed, making space on the outer edge. Patting the soft mattress, she said with a soft laugh, "Ah Ye, come here."

Si Ye glanced at the bed, then at her, his face flushing slightly. "I haven’t finished this book yet. I... I’ll read a little longer..."

’Even though they already had a child, they had only been together once. Seeing her body and smelling her fragrance when he got close still made his heart pound and his face flush, his mind racing with uncontrollable thoughts...’

He was, after all, a young Male Beast in his prime.

Sang Luo pouted. "But I want to hold you for a while~" The end of her sentence was drawn out with a seductive charm.

Si Ye’s Adam’s apple bobbed. How could he possibly resist that? He climbed into bed, gathered her in his arms, and bent down to give her a deep, lingering kiss...

It was only a kiss, though. He didn’t dare do anything more.

Sang Luo had just wanted him to come to bed and rest, not expecting to arouse him instead.

Throughout the latter half of the night, the cub would wake up hungry from time to time. Si Ye didn’t get a wink of sleep.

Two days later, Si Ye received another message via paper crane. He said to Sang Luo, "Luoluo, I have to step out for a bit."

"Okay. Come back soon."

Just as Si Ye stepped outside the hall, he saw Si Jing arriving in person.

He was stunned. "What are you doing here?"

"You rotten brat, how dare you ask? I told you to bring my granddaughter back to the ancestral lands, and how many days has it been? I haven’t even seen my precious grandchild’s face yet! I’ve been so anxious I can’t even eat. I had no choice but to put aside my duties and come here myself."

Si Jing was well aware of Fei Yuan’s tendency to snatch children. The longer her granddaughter stayed in the Phoenix Palace, the greater the chance she would be spirited away.

Si Jing looked around. "Where is Luo’er? I only just received the news a few days ago. I didn’t expect her to give birth so soon, and I wasn’t able to be by her side. I brought some restorative gifts to help her recover."

"She’s resting in the hall. She and the baby are both there."

Si Ye led Si Jing inside.

When Sang Luo saw Si Jing, her eyes crinkled with a smile. "Beast Mother, what brings you here?"

"I missed you and my precious grandchild dearly, so I came to see you."

Si Jing placed large and small brocade boxes on the table. She had brought so many things that they nearly filled the room, let alone the table. She put the items back into a Space Ring and placed it on Sang Luo’s hand.

She gently stroked Sang Luo’s slightly gaunt cheek. "You’ve worked so hard, Luo’er. Look how thin your face has gotten. Why didn’t you return to the clan lands to give birth? That fellow Fei Yuan brought you to the Imperial Palace and didn’t let a single word out. It was only a few days ago that I heard a report about an auspicious celestial phenomenon appearing at the Phoenix Palace, as if a new Abandoned Divine King Beast cub was about to be born. I sent someone to investigate and only then learned you had already delivered."

"An auspicious sign?" Sang Luo looked at Si Ye. "What auspicious sign? How come I don’t know anything about it?"