When Beauty Meets Beasts

Chapter 21-25

Chapter 21: They’re Finally Back!

Shuang Yun was gone for a full three days.

Lin Huanhuan was restless every day. Whenever she was free, she would run to the cave’s entrance and wait for them to return.

Lang Zhu had tried to persuade her several times but would fail each time. In the end, he had no choice but to wait with her at the cave’s entrance.

Lin Huanhuan slowly curled up under the animal hide, her eyes staring blankly at the vast snow in front of her.

‘They’ll be back, won’t they?’

Lang Zhu’s heart ached at the sight of her frozen face. “They’ll be back for sure, because you’re still at home waiting for them. They can’t bear to leave you behind.”

When Lin Huanhuan heard this, she felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.

“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t given them wine, Bai Di wouldn’t have lost control of his emotions and his and Shuang Yun’s lives wouldn’t be at risk. It’s all my fault!”

Lang Zhu patted her shoulder and comforted her. “Don’t blame yourself too much. You didn’t do anything wrong. They left the rock mountain knowing it’s dangerous because they want to protect you.”

“I’m not worthy of their kindness!” Lin Huanhuan finally couldn’t help but cover her face and cry. “Shuang Yun is right. I’m stupid and useless. I can’t do anything. They shouldn’t be risking their lives for me!”

It was so cold that when her tears came streaming down, they were quickly frozen. Her face quickly frosted over.

Lang Zhu hurriedly pulled her into the cave and helped her remove the ice on her face. He said helplessly, “Shuang Yun is just bad with his words, but his heart is not bad. Don’t take those words he said in the past to heart.”

Lin Huanhuan sobbed softly. “He was telling the truth. I don’t blame him.”

“What truth? He doesn’t mean what he says. He says he hates you, but he really wants to be your mate.”

Lin Huanhuan was very surprised. “That’s impossible, right? How could he want to be my mate? Doesn’t he hate females?”

“There’s actually a reason why Shuang Yun hates females. Since I have nothing to do now, I’ll tell you the story.”

Lang Zhu stroked his big white beard and said slowly, “When Shuang Yun was very young, his father was killed by his mate.”

Lin Huanhuan was stunned. “Isn’t his father’s mate his mother?”

“That’s right. Shuang Yun’s mother was once the best-looking female in the wolf race and there were a lot of male suitors surrounding her. Shuang Yun’s father was very good to her. Knowing that she liked to eat Fire Dragon Bird’s eggs, he took the risk to find eggs for her. Unfortunately, he was bitten by an adult Fire Dragon Bird. Later, that female despised Shuang Yun’s father for being too useless and abandoned him mercilessly. Shuang Yun’s father was so traumatized that he didn’t survive it and died.”

Lin Huanhuan was puzzled. “Even if he was abandoned by a female, Shuang Yun’s father wouldn’t have given up hope of surviving because of this, right? Didn’t he still have Shuang Yun? He had to hold on for his son!”

Lang Zhu looked at her strangely. “Don’t you know? Every male beast can only have one female mate in his lifetime. If he’s abandoned by the female, the male will suffer the backlash of the mate contract. That extreme pain is unimaginable to ordinary people.”