Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off-Chapter 439: Shi Feng’s Tragic Morning

He slowly walked inside the cave and sat down on the edge of the stone bed. His shoulders drooped heavily, and his entire expression was filled with regret.

If regret could be turned into medicine, he would have swallowed ten bottles already.

Unfortunately...

There was no medicine for regret.

Shi Feng stared blankly at his sleeping female. Inside his head, countless thoughts ran wildly.

Why did I drink so much?

Why did I think I could handle it?

Why did that kid keep filling my cup?!

His hand slowly clenched into a fist.

"That brat..."

For a brief moment, he truly wanted to go find that cheerful boy and shake him violently.

Why did you give me that drink?!

Why was it so strong?!

But after thinking for two seconds, Shi Feng sighed heavily.

"...Actually, it’s my fault."

No one had forced him to drink. He had happily accepted every single cup.

Because it tasted good. Because he liked drinking. And now look at the result. He had missed the most important night.

Shi Feng lowered his head and groaned painfully.

"I’m such an idiot..."

Su Qinglan suddenly felt something strange... an odd, uncomfortable sensation that slowly pulled her out of sleep. It felt as if someone was staring at her.

Not just a casual glance, but a very intense stare, the kind of gaze that felt like someone had just lost a lucky draw worth one million.

Her eyelids moved slightly. Her sleep had already completed its natural cycle, so she woke up without much effort. After blinking a few times, she slowly opened her eyes.

And the very first thing she saw was a face.

Very close.

Very miserable.

Shi Feng was sitting beside the bed, staring at her with teary eyes filled with grievance and regret. His expression looked as if his entire life had collapsed overnight.

Su Qinglan blinked slowly.

"...?"

Her brain was still a little foggy from sleep. She pushed herself up slightly and rubbed her eyes before looking at him again.

"What happened, Shi Feng?" she asked softly, her voice still sleepy. "Why are you looking like you’ve been crying?"

As she spoke, she casually reached out and ruffled his golden hair. It was sticking in every direction, looking as though he had fought a violent storm in his sleep.

Shi Feng looked at her with even stranger eyes. His lips trembled slightly before he finally spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I slept all night."

He paused for a moment, then looked at her with an even more pitiful expression.

"Did... you wait for me?"

Su Qinglan froze.

For a moment, she didn’t understand what he meant. But then suddenly it clicked.

Oh! Right!!

The midnight meeting.

She had asked him to come meet her. But the silly man had drunk too much fermented palm sap and slept like a dead log the entire night.

A smile almost escaped her lips.

But she quickly forced it back down.

Instead, she crossed her arms and glared at him, deliberately putting on an angry expression.

"Of course I waited!" she said seriously. "I waited for a very long time!"

Shi Feng’s eyes widened in horror.

Su Qinglan continued with a stern face. "I even tried to wake you up. But you didn’t move at all. You even told me to go away so you could sleep."

Shi Feng’s face immediately turned pale.

"...I did WHAT?"

He looked as if he had just heard the most unbelievable thing in the world.

Su Qinglan nodded firmly. "Yes. You waved your hand and said, ’Go away... let me sleep.’"

Shi Feng looked completely shattered.

His expression became even more pitiful, like someone had stabbed his heart with a spoon.

Su Qinglan almost burst out laughing at the sight. She quickly bit her lip to hold it back.

Looking at his devastated face, she felt a tiny bit guilty, so she reached forward and pinched his cheeks lightly.

"You are such a big man," she said with a sigh. "Why are you making a face like a child? Nothing even happened. You just slept like a log the entire night. What is there to cry about?"

Shi Feng stared at her, his voice sounding extremely tragic.

"But... the mating... You invited me. And I missed it."

Su Qinglan quickly stood up from the bed before the noise woke everyone else. She carefully moved the tiger cubs, who had somehow rolled over to Rong Ye’s side and Xuan Long’s side after she woke up.

After making sure they were comfortable, she quietly stepped down from the bed.

"Come outside," she said to Shi Feng. "Let’s get some fresh air."

Shi Feng immediately followed her like a lost puppy.

The two of them walked out of the cave together. The morning air outside was cool and refreshing.

But before Shi Feng could even say anything...

BAM!

Su Qinglan suddenly pushed him back against the cave wall.

Shi Feng froze on the spot.

She grabbed his shoulders tightly. Because he was way taller than her, she had to stand on her tiptoes just to glare at him properly.

Her expression was extremely fierce.

"You silly man!" she snapped. "Do you know how long I waited for you?! You actually slept like that!"

Shi Feng’s face instantly turned pale.

His heart felt like it had dropped straight to the ground. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Now you have to pay the price!" she continued angrily.

Shi Feng looked like he was already on the verge of tears.

"Please don’t be angry!" he blurted out immediately. "Please don’t kick me out of the nest! I really didn’t want to sleep!"

His voice sounded extremely desperate, like a man begging for his life.

Inside his mind, a terrifying thought suddenly appeared.

She’s really angry. She’s going to kick me out.

I haven’t even properly mated yet!

My life is over! His eyes actually started to grow wet.

Su Qinglan stared at him silently for a moment. Then she suddenly realized something.

This man...did he really believed she was going to throw him away?