Chapter 205: You’ve Come to Laugh at Me Too?

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: You’ve Come to Laugh at Me Too?

Yan Lie was so worried a sore broke out on his lip. "Wanwan, don’t worry about Zhu Xiu. He’s incredibly powerful. Even if he can’t trade for the Ghost Orchid Grass, he’ll definitely be able to escape any danger."

His rough fingers gently caressed Bai Wanwan’s pale cheek, his voice thick with worry.

But everyone knew the Super Tribe’s territory was no place to trespass lightly.

The odds were stacked against Zhu Xiu on this trip. Even Yan Lie couldn’t help but worry, though he couldn’t voice it.

"Mm, you’re right. Zhu Xiu is so powerful, he’ll be fine."

This was what Bai Wanwan kept telling herself.

Not long after, Xin Feng returned before sunset. Prey, still dripping blood, was slung over his shoulder, while his other hand carefully cradled wild fruits wrapped in a large leaf.

He had gone out of his way to pick the sweetest fruits for her, but the woman who used to adore them wouldn’t even give them a second look now.

The multi-colored fruits were piled in a corner, already beginning to emit the sweet fragrance of overripeness.

Even though she wasn’t eating, Xin Feng still brought fruits back for her every day.

Seeing her looking so listless, he put down his prey and the fruits, then walked over to sit beside her.

Bai Wanwan saw the solemn look in his eyes, and before he could speak, she managed a smile. "I’m fine. It’s just too hot. I don’t have much energy or an appetite."

The System-assisted pregnancies had activated a latent poison in her original body. As a result of the poison, she had been suffering from occasional dizzy spells for the past few days.

She hadn’t told them, not wanting to make them worry, but she truly had no control over her body and couldn’t muster any energy.

"Alright. Tell me if there’s anything you want to eat. But don’t force yourself if you don’t feel like it."

Xin Feng’s gaze flickered, the worry deep in his eyes unconcealed.

"Okay,"

Bai Wanwan said with a deliberately lighthearted smile.

Yan Lie had been with Bai Wanwan all day, so now that Xin Feng finally had a rare moment with her, he tactfully went aside to look after the cubs.

Xin Feng picked up a leaf from the table and began to gently fan her.

Lying in the recliner, Bai Wanwan fixed her shimmering eyes on the strikingly handsome face of the man before her.

’I have to pull through,’ she sighed to herself. ’If for no other reason than these handsome faces of theirs.’

’I have to endure this, get through this trial, and live a long, happy life with my Beast Husbands.’

Xin Feng noticed her staring. He reached out to stroke the back of her hand, checking to see if she was getting chilly.

Once he had checked her temperature, he relaxed, a smile finally touching his lips. "Why do you keep staring at me?"

"Because you’re handsome! Is it a crime to look at someone so good-looking?"

Bai Wanwan chuckled, and Xin Feng took her hand, gently caressing it. "Then look all you want. Once you’re better, you can look at me however you please."

"You said it! Just for that, I’ll make sure to get better fast. I’ll live to be a hundred! No, wait! Two hundred!"

Seeing her spirits lift, the tension in Xin Feng’s features finally eased.

"Sister..."

Shi Hua’s voice drifted in from the courtyard.

A moment later, a heavily pregnant Shi Hua came in.

Xin Feng naturally stood up to offer her his spot.

"I’ll let Shi Hua keep you company while I go make dinner."

"Mm-hm."

Shi Hua sat on the stone stool next to Bai Wanwan. "Sister, are you feeling any better?"

Bai Wanwan and her husbands hadn’t told Shi Hua or the others about the true nature of her condition.

So Shi Hua’s group had no idea just how serious things were.

She just assumed Bai Wanwan had been feeling under the weather for a couple of days.

"Much better. You’re due any day now, so it must be hard to get around. You should try not to walk around too much. There are a lot of steps in the house, so be careful not to trip."

"Don’t you worry, Sister. I’m as sturdy as they come. I won’t trip."

"Whoa, why do you have so many fruits in here?"

Shi Hua stared, stunned, at the several large baskets of fruit in the room. "If you leave them here, they’ll attract bugs."

Bai Wanwan sat up. Looking at the fruit, she agreed it was a shame.

Feeling a sudden burst of energy, she announced, "In that case, I’ll sort out the ones that are about to spoil and make some juice."

Shi Hua offered to help, but Bai Wanwan stopped her.

"You just stay seated and chat with me. I’ll handle the sorting."

Bai Wanwan worked quickly, and before long, she had sorted out and discarded the spoiled fruit.

The remainder she separated into two piles: overripe and still fresh.

She put all the overripe ones together and began mashing them with a stone pestle...

Shi Hua watched, dumbfounded. "Sister, what are you doing?"

Shi Hua was aghast. "Sister, the fruit is perfectly good! Why are you smashing it?"

Bai Wanwan just smiled. "You’ll see in a bit."

There were simply too many fruits for her to eat them all raw.

And since the weather was hot, making juice was a great way to quickly use up the overripe ones.

Shi Hua, completely mystified, just watched as Bai Wanwan mashed the fruits one by one. Gradually, the juice level in the stone bowl rose until it was completely full.

Bai Wanwan scooped up a little with a spoon to taste it. It was sweet and sour, and the flavor was surprisingly good.

’It would be perfect with some ice and milk.’

Previously, Bai Wanwan would have been reluctant to spend her Points.

But now, Points couldn’t help Zhu Xiu, and her own condition was precarious.

She decided to indulge herself for once, spending several dozen Points in the System Mall to redeem a milk block and a can of Sprite.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Hua saw Bai Wanwan produce two very strange objects.

"Sister, what are those?"

After tearing open the packaging, Bai Wanwan casually tossed it into the System’s recycling bin, then went back to using the stone pestle to break the milk block into large chunks.

Shi Hua watched her tinker with this and that until she finally poured the concoction into two bowls. She handed one to Shi Hua. "Here, try it."

Shi Hua was already parched with anticipation. She knew that her sister rarely prepared food, but when she did, it was always exquisite.

But even though she had prepared herself, when she lifted the bowl and took a small sip, the taste still shocked her so much that her eyes squeezed shut in delight.

’This is good! This is so good!’

Shi Hua took several more big gulps before she remembered she should save some for her Beast Husband.

She sheepishly pulled the bowl away from her lips. Having drunk so fast, she let out a little hiccup.

"Sister, this is amazing! I’ve never tasted any kind of drink this good before!"

Bai Wanwan also took a sip from her bowl. The flavor was indeed rich and delicious.

’Savor it while I can...’ she thought. ’I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to earn more Points.’

With a sigh, she took only a couple of small sips before getting to her feet.

"Shi Hua, you sit here for a bit."

After instructing her, Bai Wanwan rose and walked over to her two Beast Husbands.

Yan Lie was dressing the day’s hunt, with the cubs yelping beside him, eager for a taste of meat.

Xin Feng, meanwhile, was preparing dinner.

She carried over the large bowl of juice and poured some into the cubs’ stone water basin.

When the cubs saw this, they scrambled over eagerly. After the first taste, they began to growl possessively over the treat.

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It had only taken Zhuo Ling two days to give the male, Jin Xi, a taste of what she offered, and now he was utterly devoted to her.

Carrying a basket of fruit, she headed to the home of a female she was friendly with.

Before she even got close, she was hit by an unbearable stench.

The smell was familiar, and she couldn’t stop herself from turning aside and dry-heaving.

The female inside the stone house heard the retching. She flung the door open and glared at Zhuo Ling. "Are you here to mock me, too?"

Zhuo Ling fought back the urge to vomit and forced a smile. "If I were here to laugh at you, why would I have come at all? Don’t be angry. I’m not the one who put you in this state."

"It was... It was Bai Wanwan!" the female hissed, spitting out Bai Wanwan’s name through clenched teeth.