Chapter 439 - 437: Scheming Fox

Chapter 439: Chapter 437: Scheming Fox

Bai Wanwan’s delivery hadn’t actually taken much effort, but she was already exhausted.

Her head tilted to the side, and she drifted off into a muddled sleep.

Jiao Yin and Hua Han stood guard by the bed, silently watching her sleeping face.

An indescribable sense of satisfaction and an even deeper, more profound desire to protect her spread through the two males’ hearts.

"Jiao Yin..." Hua Han’s voice snapped Jiao Yin out of his thoughts. He reluctantly tore his gaze from Bai Wanwan’s face and looked at the fox across from him.

"The way you protect her... you like her, don’t you?"

Hua Han had exposed the secret buried deep in his heart.

"I don’t dare to hope for too much..."

He was telling the truth. Jiao Yue was still in Jiao Ming’s hands, and Jiao Ming had colluded with the Crocodylus porosus. Reclaiming everything that was his would be an incredibly dangerous and difficult task.

Just being able to stay by her side for a while was a blessing to him.

"So you do want to..." Hua Han deliberately twisted his words, then said with a smile, "Let’s team up. I’ll help you deal with your enemies, and then you’ll team up with me to protect her and become her Beast Husbands."

Back in the Tiger Clan, he had learned that Bai Wanwan’s six Beast Husbands watched over her like she was the apple of their eye.

He had tried, but it was difficult to get close to her.

This time was a heaven-sent opportunity. He would risk his life to protect her and the cubs.

But at the same time, he had to fight for a chance to stay by her side.

He knew very well that the males around her were all powerful. It would be difficult for him to win a place by her side on his own.

So, he had to team up with Jiao Yin.

He believed that as long as they worked together against Bai Wanwan’s six Beast Husbands, and protected her through life and death...

...they would definitely be able to win the positions they desired.

Jiao Yin didn’t reply for a long time. Hua Han’s words had stirred the repressed desires deep in his heart, like a spark slowly igniting a wildfire.

"If you don’t agree, I’ll still fight for it on my own. It’s just that it would be easier if we worked together."

"I can’t give you an answer right now, because I have to get my revenge first."

"This isn’t something that can be rushed. For now, we just need to protect her. I just need you to promise me that after you succeed in your revenge, you’ll be willing to team up with me and fight for it."

Jiao Yin knew he shouldn’t, but a voice from the depths of his heart emerged, constantly tempting him:

’Jiao Yin, agree to it! Agree, and you might be able to be with Bai Wanwan forever.’

He admitted to himself that he didn’t know when he had fallen for her.

His gaze fell upon Bai Wanwan’s sleeping face. She looked so relaxed, a slight smile gracing the corners of her lips.

If he could see her like this for the rest of his life, he felt he would be immensely happy.

In the end, his greed won out.

He closed his eyes. "Alright, we’ll team up."

If he could save his people and survive, his greatest wish from then on would be to stay by the female’s side forever.

Bai Wanwan had no idea that while she slept, the two males had reached an agreement.

When she awoke, Jiao Yin was nowhere to be seen in the room. Only Hua Han was there, holding the cubs and playing with them.

"Wanwan, you’re awake?"

Seeing her awake, Hua Han’s fox-like eyes curved into a beautiful arc. He immediately carried the cubs over to her side. "Are you hungry? I’ll go cut some meat for you."

Bai Wanwan shook her head. "I can do it myself."

Giving birth hadn’t taken much out of her. Besides, she was a picky eater, and he wasn’t her Beast Husband. How could she keep troubling someone else to take care of her?

She pushed aside the warm animal-hide blanket, put her feet on the floor, and prepared to go deal with the smoked deer leg that the Lynx Clan had sent over.

"You can’t do that!" Hua Han’s voice suddenly rose. He shot forward in a single bound and pressed down on her shoulders without another word.

His movements were so fast that Bai Wanwan was caught off guard and pushed back into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.

"Wanwan, you just gave birth to the cubs. How can you get out of bed to work?" Hua Han wore a solemn expression, as if she were about to undertake some life-or-death task.

He leaned in close, so close that Bai Wanwan could clearly see his distinct eyelashes and the "sincere" worry in his eyes. His crisp, clean scent instantly enveloped her.

"You just rest. Tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll make it!"

"Hua Han, I’m really fine..." Pinned by his hands on her shoulders, Bai Wanwan tried to struggle free in exasperation.

The instant she tried to stand up again, Hua Han’s hands, whether intentionally or not, slid down her arms. In the ensuing struggle, he took the opportunity to pull her whole body into his embrace!

"Careful!"

Bai Wanwan felt the world spin as her nose bumped against a firm, warm chest. Hua Han’s scent, a mixture of sunlight and forest greenery, instantly overwhelmed her.

His arms were like iron bands, locked tightly around her waist and back.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Hua Han’s body clearly stiffened.

The soft, warm, and fragrant woman in his arms... The unique, sweet scent of a female filled his nostrils without reservation. Through the thin fabric of her clothes, he could even feel the curves of her body and her slightly elevated temperature.

A powerful impulse, born of primal male instinct, shot through him like an electric current. His arm muscles tightened subconsciously, as if he wanted to knead her soft warmth into his very bones.

His Adam’s apple bobbed. Those fox-like eyes, usually full of laughter, were now exceptionally deep and dark, swirling with unconcealed desire and possessiveness, like whirlpools threatening to pull a person in.

"Hua Han!"

He was holding her so tight it was uncomfortable. Bai Wanwan raised her hands and slapped at the arms clamped around her waist.

"Let go!"

Hua Han snapped out of it as if waking from a dream. The surging lust in his eyes was quickly concealed.

He quickly released her, taking half a step back as if he’d been burned. "I was afraid you’d fall, I just panicked... Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"

Bai Wanwan shot him an annoyed glare and walked past him.

Hua Han watched her back, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift as he recalled the soft, warm feeling of her in his arms just now.

In the next moment, he saw the female gathering firewood and starting a fire herself.

He hurried forward to help.

"No need, I can do it."

Bai Wanwan avoided him, quickly slicing and roasting the meat.

Hua Han wanted to help, but Bai Wanwan gave him no opportunity.

He could only stand by her side, handing her things at opportune moments.

But his fox-like eyes darted about, always landing back on her face.

It wasn’t that Bai Wanwan didn’t notice. She’d glared at him several times already, but he just kept watching her with a grin.

"Are you tired? Let me help."

With that, he started roasting all the remaining meat.

He looked after her until she finished eating, and he felt happy himself upon seeing the satisfied expression on the female’s face.

"You and the cubs go rest. I’ll take care of cleaning up."

After saying this to her, Hua Han took the initiative and started cleaning up.

But as he was tidying up, Hua Han suddenly clutched his head and cried out in pain.

His brows furrowed tightly, his face instantly turned "pale," and his body swayed as if he were in immense pain.