Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off Chapter 580: Mother and Daughter’s Painful Truth (02)

Su Qinglan gave a small, stiff smile filled with sadness.

"In my first life, my soul could never fully reunite. The connection was broken. I lived a miserable sixty years. Hu Yan left me in grief. Father perished with unfulfilled wishes. My second husband Han Jue died protecting me. Rong Ye was killed by his own brother’s men. Xuan Long disappeared...most likely captured and confined. I became like a mindless person, unable to do anything. I was tortured every single day by Mu Lihua and her people."

Wang Mulan burst into loud tears. She covered her mouth, but her shoulders shook violently. How could her daughter have suffered so much?

Su Qinglan’s face was already drenched with tears, but her voice stayed calm.

"In the end, I found An Mo. I don’t know who he really was, but Xuan Long had entrusted my safety to him. An Mo discovered that my soul was split. That was why I lived such a tormented life. He gave me a blessing to start a new life. That is how I returned and began again."

When Su Qinglan finished speaking, the room fell into heavy silence. Only the sound of Wang Mulan’s heartbroken sobbing could be heard.

"How... how could this happen to you?" Wang Mulan cried bitterly. "My poor daughter... you suffered so much. Mother is sorry... Mother is so sorry!"

She pulled Su Qinglan into her arms again, crying uncontrollably.

Outside the house, the five men stood frozen in place like statues. Every single word Su Qinglan spoke had reached their ears clearly due to their powerful beastman senses. The longer they listened, the heavier the silence became.

Hu Yan’s mind went completely blank at first. Then a violent storm of emotions exploded inside his chest. His breathing turned ragged. His hands clenched into fists so tight that his knuckles turned white and his nails dug into his palms, drawing blood.

Second life...? She suffered for sixty years in her previous life? I left her...? I abandoned my own female in grief?

He remembered the angry yet sometimes cold Su Qinglan he had first met in this life. Now he understood everything.

The emptiness in her eyes, the hidden scars, the moments she would suddenly fall silent...everything made sense. His eyes turned bloodshot, and a low, painful growl escaped from deep in his throat.

Regret and self-blame nearly drowned him. He wanted to tear his own heart out for failing her in that previous life.

Shi Feng’s tall body trembled uncontrollably. The usually fierce and proud lion beastman felt as if someone had stabbed him repeatedly in the chest. His sharp eyes turned scarlet, and killing intent surged around him like a violent storm.

She was tortured every day... treated like an animal... and I wasn’t even there to protect her? In this life, I finally found her, yet I knew nothing about her pain.

His heart twisted violently. He had always been proud of being strong, yet he had failed to shield his mate from such misery across lifetimes.

Xuan Long’s emerald eyes, usually lazy and calm, darkened until they looked almost black. His face turned frighteningly pale. A storm of guilt and heartache raged inside him.

An Mo... I entrusted her to him... She endured all that alone because her soul was split. I disappeared and left her behind...

Han Jue stood completely still, his face drained of all color. His mind kept repeating Su Qinglan’s words. The responsible man felt like the world had collapsed around him.

She fought zombies alone for twenty-five years... She was abused and driven almost insane in her first life here... And we knew nothing. We laughed, teased, and loved her while carrying such heavy pain alone.

Guilt crushed him. He had always tried to be the steady one, the one who protected her daily needs, yet he had failed to see the deepest wounds in her heart. His eyes reddened, and his chest heaved with suppressed sobs. He felt utterly useless as her mate.

Su Mingxuan, her father, was in the worst state. His powerful body swayed slightly.

As a father, the guilt was unbearable. He had failed his daughter not once, but across two lifetimes. His eyes were blood-red, and tears finally slipped down his stern face.

He hated himself deeply for not noticing Mu Lihua’s schemes earlier.

None of them doubted Su Qinglan’s words for even a single second.

They could not stay outside any longer.

Hu Yan moved first. With red eyes and a face full of pain, he pushed open the door and strode inside. The others followed right behind him, their heavy footsteps filled with urgency and emotion.

When they entered, they saw Wang Mulan and Su Qinglan still tightly embracing each other, both crying.

The sight broke their hearts even further.

"Lan Lan..." Hu Yan’s voice cracked as he stepped forward.

The five men surrounded the mother and daughter. Su Mingxuan pulled his mate and daughter into his arms first, holding them protectively. After a long moment, when they slowly separated, the husbands could no longer hold back.

They enveloped Su Qinglan in a big, warm group hug. Their tall, strong bodies completely surrounded her smaller frame, shielding her from the world. The scent of her mates enveloped her, bringing her safety and comfort.

"Lan Lan... I’m so sorry," Hu Yan whispered hoarsely, his voice trembling. He buried his face in her hair, his large body shaking.

"In your last life, I failed you. I left you alone... I will never forgive myself. But in this life, I swear I will never leave your side again. Never."

Shi Feng held her from the other side, his arms like steel yet incredibly gentle. His voice was low and rough with emotion.

"I wasn’t there when you needed me most. I hate myself for it. But from now on, anyone who wants to hurt you will have to step over my dead body first. You are my everything, Lan Lan."

Xuan Long cupped her tear-stained face with both hands, his emerald eyes filled with deep love and pain. He kissed her forehead repeatedly, his voice soft but filled with determination.

"You carried all that pain alone for so long. I disappeared and left you behind... I don’t deserve you. But I will spend every single day of this life making it up to you. Your pain is my pain. Your tears are my tears."

Han Jue held her hand tightly, pressing it against his chest so she could feel his racing heartbeat. Tears finally fell from his eyes.

"I thought I was protecting you well... but I was so blind. You were fighting alone in another world, suffering in silence here... I’m sorry, Lan Lan. I’m so sorry. I will never let you feel lonely again. Never."

Su Qinglan cried harder inside their warm embrace. Her voice was soft and broken as she replied, "It’s not your fault... None of you. In my previous life, I was the one who pushed you away. But you still stayed and sacrificed everything for me. In this life, I finally have all of you. That’s enough. That’s more than enough."

Wang Mulan watched them with tears streaming down her face, feeling both heartbroken and comforted. Su Mingxuan stood close, one arm around his mate, gently placing his other hand on his daughter’s head.

Su Qinglan felt truly light. The heavy secrets she had carried alone for so long had finally been shared.

Surrounded by the love of her parents and her devoted husbands, she whispered with a trembling but hopeful voice:

"In this life... let’s be happy together. All of us."