Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off Chapter 697: An Unforgettable First Meeting

Just then, Yin Chen could no longer control his primitive instincts. His hands moved entirely on their own. He reached out and carefully, gently scooped up one of the little wolf cub into his arms.

The tiny cub blinked her big, beautiful blue eyes, staring at the unfamiliar teenage beastman. She wasn’t scared at all; she was just deeply curious, tilting her head.

Yin Chen’s heart instantly melted into a puddle of sweetness.

"So soft..." he whimpered, gently hugging her against his chest.

The little wolf cub felt like a warm, fluffy white cloud. He couldn’t help but give her a tiny, affectionate squeeze.

"So squishy... so warm... so cute..." He felt completely enchanted, a goofy smile spreading across his face.

His eyes then landed on a tiny, beautiful pink flower neatly tied beside her little ear. It made the already adorable cub look a thousand times cuter.

"So pretty..." Yin Chen whispered, staring at the flower.

"Who made this? It’s so beautiful." He admired it for a long moment before finally looking up at Lan Yue, his voice trembling with awe.

"Second Sister..." He pointed carefully at the little wolf cub in his arms.

"Is... is she a female cub?"

Lan Yue smiled brightly and nodded her head.

"That’s right," she confirmed with a soft chuckle. "She’s a female cub."

As she spoke, she leaned forward and carefully handed each of the eager cubs a sweet winter fruit from her bag.

The little lion cub happily grabbed his fruit with both of his chubby paws, immediately taking a huge bite.

The wolf twins contentedly nibbled away at theirs. Even the tiny fox carefully took delicate, tiny bites, his elegant manners making everyone in the hall smile warmly at him.

Yin Chen looked down at the little wolf cub resting in his arms, his eyes shining with pure adoration.

"So she’s a little girl..." he murmured softly. "No wonder she’s so exceptionally pretty."

He gently traced the edge of the tiny pink flower tied beside her fluffy ear with the tip of his finger. "This flower really suits her perfectly."

The little wolf cub blinked her big, innocent blue eyes up at him before happily continuing to chew on her sweet fruit, completely untroubled by her new admirer.

Yin Chen’s heart almost melted right into his chest.

’So cute...’ his inner voice whimpered. ’How can a living creature possibly be this cute...’

Just then...

Creak...

The door to the second bedroom slowly groaned open.

Everyone in the main hall subconsciously turned their heads to look over.

A thoroughly sleepy figure walked out into the light, lazily rubbing his eyes with one hand. It was Rong Ye. He had clearly just woken up from a deep slumber; his wild hair was completely messy and sticking out in every direction.

He let out a loud, unrestrained yawn.

"Haaah..."

His eyes were still half-closed, and his mind was completely blank from sleep.

Without thinking about it at all, he casually walked straight into the middle of the hall.

Because he had just rolled out of bed, he was only wearing a single, loose piece of cloth tied securely around his waist, leaving his broad, heavily muscled upper body completely bare to the room.

He scratched his head lazily, his voice thick with sleep. "I wonder if breakfast is re..."

His voice suddenly stopped dead in his throat.

Absolute silence fell over the hall.

Rong Ye slowly blinked his eyes. His sleepy vision finally focused, and his jaw froze.

"..."

The main hall was completely packed with people. Lan Yue. Mo Xiao Li. Three entirely unfamiliar young teenage beastmen. Four fluffy cubs. And every single one of them... was staring directly at his bare chest.

The three triplets also froze solid in their seats.

"..."

Yin Chen’s eyes slowly traveled upward from the floor, completely mesmerized. ’What... incredibly big muscles...’

Yin Shen swallowed hard, his throat going entirely dry. ’This... this brother-in-law is even stronger than the first one...’

Yin Lie nodded blankly, his mind boggling. ’How powerful is he? I can sense his overwhelming presence.’

Rong Ye’s brain finally registered the situation, waking up with a violent jolt.

"..."

"...Ah."

"...AH!!"

His handsome face instantly turned a brilliant, scorching shade of cherry red. Without uttering another single word...

Whoosh!

He spun around on his heel so fast that his body turned into a literal afterimage.

BANG!

The bedroom door slammed shut so hard the walls rattled.

The entire hall became dead silent once more.

A few seconds passed in absolute stillness before Mo Xiao Li tilted his head, breaking the quiet in a sweet, confused voice. "Did Brother Rong just fly?"

Inside the bedroom, Rong Ye was completely horrified. He covered his burning face with both hands, groaning in sheer agony.

"Ah... I’m finished... I didn’t even know there were guests!"

If he had been fully awake, he definitely would have worn proper clothes before stepping a single foot out of the room.

But he had just rolled out of bed. His head had still been dizzy, his stomach had been growling from hunger, and all he wanted was to locate breakfast.

Who could have guessed that a whole crowd of guests would be sitting in the hall? The more he thought about it, the more utterly embarrassed he became.

"I’ve made such a terrible first impression. They’ll definitely think I’m some strange, uncultivated beastman."

With a thoroughly miserable face, Rong Ye threw himself onto the bed. Flop! He buried his face deep into the blanket.

A moment later, he rolled over and crawled closer to Su Qinglan, who was still sleeping soundly, completely oblivious to the chaos outside.

Rong Ye carefully leaned close to her ear and whispered softly, "Lanlan... Lanlan... your younger sister is here. And there are three more young beastmen with her. Do you think they’re your relatives?"

Su Qinglan frowned slightly in her sleep. "Mm... Rong Ye... let me sleep..." Without even opening her eyes, she swatted his chatting mouth away from her ear.

Rong Ye blinked. Before he could try again, another hand reached over.

This time it belonged to Shi Feng.

Without opening his eyes, the lion beastman gently pushed Rong Ye’s face even farther away and muttered lazily, "So what if there are guests? Let Lanlan sleep. She was tired yesterday."

Rong Ye instantly felt a wave of guilt.

"...Right." Lanlan had only fallen asleep halfway through the night, and now he had gone and disturbed her again.

He scratched his head awkwardly.

"But... I already embarrassed myself outside. It’s not like beastmen care about showing their upper body, but they’re Lanlan’s family. I wanted to leave a good impression. What if they think I’m unreliable or shameless?"