Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 165 - 164: Brainwashing Successful?

"The deer calls ’youyou’ while eating the wild apples," Si Shuo added with a light chuckle.

As if hearing their name, the cubs cried "youyou" twice, their voices milky yet clear and delicate.

Si Shuo found it amusing. She leaned against Xu Chi and peeked over.

The cubs were already in Gong You’s and Ji Liang’s arms. Both of them smiled and brought the babies closer for her to see.

The two little ones hadn’t opened their eyes yet. Their tiny hands were clenched into tight fists, which they brought to their mouths to suckle. They must have been terribly hungry; their brows were furrowed and their lips pursed, looking as if they were about to cry any second.

Si Shuo smiled and poked the male cub’s small deer antlers. "Your name is Xu Ye." She then touched the female cub’s cheek. "Xuyou. Little Youyou!"

The two little ones paused their sucking for a moment, then buried their heads and went back to earnestly gnawing on their fists.

"Youyou, Xuyou!"

The female cub’s delicate brow furrowed, and she let out a whimper. "Youyou!"

’Was that a hint of impatience?’

Si Shuo froze for a second, then burst out laughing, clinging to Xu Chi’s shoulder.

Ji Liang, on the other hand, called out with great interest, "Xu Ye?"

The male cub, who was happily sucking on his own fist, gave a perfunctory "you..." before going back to smacking his lips and gnawing on it.

Yimei watched the group of new Fathers and Mothers teasing the little ones and quickly said with a laugh, "They’re hungry. If you don’t feed them soon, they’re going to start crying."

Xiao Cheng took out the things Si Shuo had prepared long ago. Everyone had practiced this before. First, they poured thirty milliliters of warm water into glass baby bottles for the two little ones.

He gently touched the male cub’s cheek with the bottle’s nipple. The little one paused, then, with his eyes still closed, frantically turned his head to search for it. Once he found it, he began to drink with all his might, gulping it down.

Hearing the sound, the female cub urged them on with her tiny, milky voice, "Youyou..."

Xiao Cheng quickly passed her the other bottle.

After drinking the water, Gong You prepared formula for them. Fed, full, and with their diapers changed, the two little ones finally fell into a content and comfortable deep sleep.

Seeing the two little things looking so peaceful, the hearts of every Beastman present melted completely. These were the cubs born of their little female, a part of their family, and their responsibility!

They had put down roots in Guangshou City, and they were all filled with motivation. They had to work even harder, as more cubs would be joining the family one by one in the future.

"A Shuo, you should get some sleep too. I’ll watch over you. I’ll handle changing the cubs’ diapers and feeding them," Xu Chi said, nuzzling her forehead with a fond smile. "We’ve already discussed it. During the day, everyone will take turns looking after you. At night, I’ll watch over you and the two little ones. Once you’ve recovered, I’ll take care of the cubs at night."

Having suddenly "unloaded the cargo," Si Shuo wasn’t quite used to it yet. She didn’t feel sleepy at all; in fact, she was incredibly energized.

After everyone else had left, she pulled Xu Chi down to lie with her, smiling as she wrapped her arms around his waist. "So, does this mean I’ve finally tied Xu Chi down?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Xu Chi paused for a moment, then understood. Besides the Beast Mark, they were now also connected by the bloodline of their two cubs.

"I’ve always been tied down. After meeting A Shuo, even if you didn’t use a rope to tie me up, I would never leave your side."

"Now that we have the cubs, you can’t put all your attention on them!"

Xu Chi chuckled and nodded. "Of course not. I have to take care of our family’s kitten first."

Si Shuo smiled, pressing her lips together. "Xu Chi, you’re too good to me. I’d hate for the cubs to pull all your attention away. From now on, let’s take care of Youyou and Little Ye together and be a good Father and Mother."

"We definitely will. A Shuo is a good Mother," Xu Chi replied. He especially loved it when his little female showed her affection and reliance on him. His eyes, filled with inner joy, grew gentle. Gone was the coldness and indifference from before, when he was like a lofty god to whom nothing and no one mattered. Now, he had so many people he wanted to protect!

In the male’s broad, warm embrace, Si Shuo’s eyelids grew heavy, and she drifted off to sleep.

The two little ones were quite well-behaved. They only whimpered twice during the night. Xu Chi would gently shush them, and they would open their eyes and wait quietly.

Xu Chi would smile, quickly get up to change their diapers one by one, and then go prepare their formula.

The formula was specially provided by the System. The cubs’ talent was so good that they grew too quickly and required a lot of nutrition. Si Shuo’s milk supply couldn’t keep up at all. So, from the very beginning, they fed the cubs formula, supplementing it with cow’s milk, goat’s milk, and rice cereal.

Si Shuo slept until the afternoon of the next day. She felt so comfortable all over that her eyes crinkled into crescents. Before she even opened them, she heard two tender "youyou" cries from beside her.

She turned her head and met two pairs of beautiful, dewy brown eyes.

Only a night and half a day had passed, but the two little ones’ skin was no longer pale and wrinkled from soaking in amniotic fluid for so long. They had flaxen hair, fair skin, and small, already exquisite features. They just watched her obediently.

"Little Ye, Youyou, good morning!" ’I don’t feel the emotional rush of a new mother like you see in novels and on TV,’ Si Shuo thought. ’It just feels so magical that I’m the one who created these two little guys.’

Xiao Cheng was propped on his elbow, lying on his side and watching the mother and her two children. He smiled and said:

"You’re still sleepy, Sister. It’s not morning anymore, it’s evening.

Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?

Brother Xu Chi has been busy ever since he got up. He’s made you rice porridge and chicken soup, fried a bunch of oil pancakes, and boiled some eggs. It’s all being kept warm in his space.

He just stepped out to wash the cubs’ diapers."

"I want to get up and take a bath first," she said. She felt sticky all over, as if her pores were clogged. It was extremely uncomfortable.

Xiao Cheng sighed helplessly. "I know you like to be clean, Sister. We’ve already prepared warm water for you. Brother Yin Jiang heated up some stones, and we’ll put them next to the bathtub for you in a bit.

Just take a quick rinse, Sister. Don’t wash your hair yet; wait a few more days. A female’s body is weak right after giving birth, so you’ll have to make do for now, Sister...

Do you need my help with your bath, Sister?"

Si Shuo smiled, nodding then shaking her head. "I know. No, thank you. Moving around on my own will be good for my recovery."

Xiao Cheng gave her a peck on the cheek and then shot up with a carp-like flip, earning appreciative "youyou" cries from the cubs.

"Once your Mother has recovered, Father Xiao Cheng will take you out to play, okay?" he said with a smile before heading out.

Si Shuo smiled, her lips pressed together. ’Having lived in the Beast World for so long, I’ve come to understand, more or less, that while females need the protection of their males and they look like one big family, in reality, whichever male fathers a cub is the one who’s responsible for its wholehearted care.

’The other males will, at most, lend a hand, but their emotional connection is rather distant. Cubs who don’t share the same den and father aren’t particularly close either.

’It’s like with Yu Jiao and her back then. For example, Liwa and Zhi Le are half-brothers with the same mother but different fathers. Or take Zhu Bang and Yin Jiang—a Father and cub from the same household with no blood relation.

’Forget affection—not tripping each other up is already considered a gesture of goodwill for having shared a cave. There’s no shortage of life-or-death plotting and scheming behind the scenes either.

’I used to worry that the males in my family wouldn’t like the cubs. During my pregnancy, I spent a lot of time drilling the idea of ’one happy family’ into them.

’Last night, the males were all fighting to hold the cubs, and their adoration wasn’t fake. Just now, Xiao Cheng’s interaction with the cubs was so natural and affectionate, and Xu Chi trusted him enough to watch over me and the little ones... Did my brainwashing actually work?’