Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off Chapter 716: A Mother’s Gentle Forgiveness

The heavy, dark atmosphere in the room lifted slightly. Everyone in the room quietly breathed out a sigh of relief. Hu Yan, who had been holding his breath and panicking all this time, finally relaxed his massive shoulders.

Supporting herself on Hu Yan’s arm, Su Qinglan also let out a deep breath, wiping a stray tear from her eye.

But... as she slowly stood up to her full height, the soft warmth in her eyes disappeared in an instant.

Her gaze slowly swept across the quiet room. It landed first on the two guilty, shivering tiger cubs sitting on the floor.

Then, her sharp eyes shifted and locked onto the equally guilty, sweating Mo Xiao Li, who was still trying to look invisible.

The room gradually became quiet again.

After crying and vomiting so much, the two little tiger cubs were completely exhausted.

Before long, Xiao Er fell asleep in Hu Yan’s arms, his tiny chest rising and falling softly.

Not long after, Xiao Yi also quietly drifted to sleep. Both little cubs were sleeping limply against their father, their tiny faces still a little pale from the ordeal.

Hu Yan carefully held them without moving an inch. His heart was still filled with lingering fear.

Looking at his sleeping sons, guilt slowly appeared in his dark eyes. He had been absolutely furious at the cubs just a moment ago.

But now... he was even angrier at himself. As their father, he had failed to notice them sneaking outside past the city gates. He had failed to protect them.

If something had truly happened to them today, he did not even dare to imagine the consequences.

The more he thought about it, the more guilty he became. He quietly lowered his head, unable to even look toward Su Qinglan.

Perhaps Lan Lan would definitely be angry with him. He could not even take proper care of their two cubs; how was he supposed to take care of their entire family in the future?

Thinking of this, Hu Yan remained entirely silent. He simply sat there like a stone statue, holding the sleeping cubs a little tighter to his chest.

Han Jue quietly walked over. He looked at Hu Yan’s guilty expression and immediately understood what his fellow mate was thinking.

Without saying much, he simply reached out and gently patted Hu Yan’s broad shoulder.

"There is nothing to blame yourself for," Han Jie murmured softly. "The important thing is that the cubs are safe."

Hu Yan remained silent for a moment before giving a small, heavy nod.

"...Mm."

He still did not say anything else, but his grip on the twins relaxed just a fraction.

Meanwhile, Su Qinglan slowly walked toward Mo Xiao Li. He instantly lowered his head, his shoulders slumping as he avoided her eyes.

Su Qinglan sighed softly, looking down at her younger brother.

"Why?" she gently asked.

"Why did you sneak so much food outside? It isn’t as if no one feeds you at home. I really don’t understand."

Mo Xiao Li’s face immediately turned bright red, and he scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

How was he supposed to answer that?

Should he admit that he simply loved eating until his belly popped?

Or that sneaking outside felt thrilling and exciting?

It wasn’t only about the food. He had honestly just wanted to take his little nephews on a grand adventure. He had never imagined things would turn so dangerous and serious.

Thinking of everything that had happened today, his guilt became even stronger. He lowered his head until his ears almost touched his cheeks.

"I’m sorry, Sister..." he whispered.

Su Qinglan looked at his guilty little face, and her heart softened.

She gently reached out and ruffled his messy hair. "Don’t keep saying sorry. Just don’t do something so reckless again. What if something had happened to you too? Have you ever thought about how worried your father and mother would have been?"

Mo Xiao Li quietly nodded, his throat tight. "...I understand."

Not far away, Wang Mulan’s eyes had already become slightly red. She looked at her youngest son with lingering fear.

Although Mo Xiao Li was already five years old and could transform, he was still just a cub in her eyes.

He was also the only son of City Lord Mo Qingli, and naturally, he had always been the most pampered child in the family. Just imagining something terrible happening to him made her heart tremble.

Seeing his mother’s deeply worried expression, Mo Xiao Li became even more ashamed of his actions. He quietly walked over, and before anyone realized it, he wrapped his little arms tightly around Wang Mulan’s waist.

"I’m sorry, Mother... I won’t do it again."

Wang Mulan immediately hugged him back tightly, her eyes still a little wet.

Su Qinglan smiled softly as she looked at the two of them. She stepped forward and gently held her mother’s arm. "It’s alright, Mother."

Wang Mulan immediately shook her head, looking at her daughter with a serious expression.

"No. It was my son’s fault for taking Xiao Yi and Xiao Er outside the walls. I’ll definitely teach him a proper lesson later."

Su Qinglan chuckled helplessly, gently squeezing her mother’s hand.

"Don’t be too harsh on him. They’re still children. It’s completely normal for cubs to become curious and sneak outside. We just have to watch them more carefully next time."

She smiled warmly before continuing, "Besides... It wasn’t only the cubs’ fault. We adults also failed to notice them."

Hearing those reasonable words, the tense atmosphere in the room finally relaxed, and everyone quietly nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everything had finally settled down, Wang Mulan smiled warmly at the large gathering. "Since everyone is already here... why don’t you all stay and have dinner before leaving?"

Su Qinglan smiled apologetically and shook her head.

"Not today, Mother. We should head back. It’ll be too much trouble if we stay any longer with so many cubs to feed."

Wang Mulan looked a bit disappointed, but she did not persuade them further. After all, she understood the nature of beastmen very well.

Once males grew up, they rarely stayed anywhere except their own homes. Even after reaching adulthood, they usually left their parent’s house to build and protect families of their own.

She didn’t want to make things difficult for them. She knew her sons-in-law wouldn’t stay here for dinner, so she didn’t force them.

Still... looking at her adorable grandchildren packed into the carrying baskets once again, she simply couldn’t bear to part with them.

One was cuter than the next, and her heart completely melted. She immediately walked over to the baskets and planted a loving kiss on every single little cub’s forehead.

"Mwah. My precious little grandchildren."

The little cubs sleepily accepted their grandmother’s kisses, tilting their heads without even opening their eyes. Everyone couldn’t help but smile at the heartwarming sight.

Soon, Su Qinglan’s family bid everyone farewell.

With Shi Feng and Han Jue carrying the heavy baskets, and Rong Ye and Xuan Long guarding the perimeter, they slowly made their way back to their own home.

Meanwhile...

Lan Yue and the three little triplets had absolutely no idea what kind of chaotic commotion had happened that afternoon.

The four of them were still happily lazing around inside Lan Yue’s cozy house.

After enjoying a massive, delicious meal at their eldest sister’s house earlier, they were now comfortably resting at their second sister’s place.

The three little triplets lay side by side on the warm, thick bed with completely full stomachs, looking utterly satisfied.

One of them even happily patted his little round belly, letting out a soft sigh of contentment.

"Life is so good," he mumbled sleepily.

The other two triplets immediately nodded their heads in complete agreement.

Today’s treatment had simply been wonderful. They had eaten well, played well, and now they could lazily rest under the warm covers without a single worry in the world.

To them, life truly couldn’t get any more perfect than this.