After casting a glance at the bright skies outside the window, Curtis asked, feeling strange, âSleeping so early today?â
âMm.â Bai Qingqing had wrapped herself firmly, lest Curtis saw the traces on her body.
Due to her fondness for sleeping, Curtis didnât read too much into it. He shook his snakeâs tail and perched it upright. âIâm going off to hunt. Have a good sleep, see you tomorrow.â
âSee you tomorrow,â Bai Qingqing said with a smile.
After watching him leave, she hurriedly rolled up her blanket and ran to Muirâs nest.
Muir had just finished cleaning up the kitchen and was walking into the bedroom. Bai Qingqing hurriedly said, âQuick, help me move the animal skin blanket over. Iâll sleep with you tonight.â
Muir was ecstatic to hear that. Though he knew that Qingqing merely didnât wish for Parker and Winston to be upset, this knowledge didnât dissipate any bit of his happiness.
Just as they finished preparing, Parker returned with todayâs food for the entire family.
Roar! He first let out a roar, before entering the kitchen with his prey.
Muir covered Bai Qingqing with the blanket properly, then, suppressing the reluctance in his heart, caressed her head and said, âIâll go help him out.â
âMm, go ahead.â Bai Qingqing started feeling drowsy the moment she laid down. Right now, she was having difficulty keeping her eyes open.
Muir pecked on his mateâs forehead before getting up.
In the kitchen, Parker was selecting the most tender part of the prey to prepare for Qingqing separately, when he unexpectedly heard Muir say, âNo need to cook for Qingqing. Sheâs already eaten.â
Parker halted in his actions, following which he resumed handling the prey, this time in a casual manner.
âYou guys are getting chummier by the day, huh.â Parkerâs words reeked of jealousy. And this was him trying to play it cool. There was a choked feeling in his heart.
To think that Qingqing went out with Muir to play for an entire day and didnât even come back for lunch and dinner. Back then it was very rare for him to be so close with her.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Was Muir Qingqingâs favorite mate now?
The more Parker thought about it, the more he panicked. He sized up Muir from his peripheral vision.
Hmph, heâs not all that. Heâs not as good-looking as me
(even though Parker couldnât see his own face). Moreover, he has a dull personality. The bubbly Qingqing wouldnât enjoy playing with someone like that. Even if... even if she likes him a little bit, her fondness for him surely wouldnât exceed her fondness for me.
As though he was trying to convince himself, Parker declared in an affirmative tone inwardly. With this thought, he indeed didnât feel as worried anymore.
After he casually roasted the food and finished preparing dinner, Winston returned with Anâan in his arms.
The three males shared the roasted animal, before going into the bedroom one after the other.
Only then did the skies start darkening. Bai Qingqing was feeling sleepy originally, but because she had moved to Muirâs side from Parker and Winstonâs nest, she didnât want to face them, so she desperately tried to fall asleep.
In the end... she was all the more unable to fall asleep.
Hearing the footsteps approaching, Bai Qingqing hurriedly steadied her breathing and pretended to be sleeping.
âQingqing?â
Parkerâs astonished voice rang in the bedroom. As he had felt panic earlier on, right now, seeing that Bai Qingqing had already shifted to Muirâs nest, Parkerâs heart started to bleed.
Bai Qingqing felt that even if she had truly fallen asleep, she would have been woken by his voice.
She was merely switching to a different spot to sleep. Back then she had frequently moved to Curtisâs side to sleep too. Did Parker need to react so strongly?
Bai Qingqing decided to follow through on her sleeping act.
However, Parkerâs footsteps grew increasingly near, until they finally stopped beside her.
Bai Qingqingâs eyelids started trembling against her will. What was this fellow trying to do? Had he seen through her pretense? That would be awkward.
The very next moment, Bai Qingqing could feel her body being lifted.
Parker gently lifted her together with her blanket and carried her back to his nest.