"Then let's leave it at that," she said, feeling much more relaxed after speaking openly.
A black sedan pulled up slowly in front of them, its door opening automatically.
Cang Ling was in the driver's seat, glancing over at them.
"Big brother Cang Ling," Shang Xi gave a faint smile and nodded politely.
In the car.
Shang Xi sat furthest left by the window, looking outside.
Gu Wen sat to the right, gazing ahead with an aloof expression.
The two of them were like passengers sharing a ride, not exchanging a single word.
Glancing at them through the rearview mirror, Cang Ling slowly opened his mouth, "Shang Xi, for what happened tonight, I apologize on Gray Tail's behalf."
Shang Xi turned her eyes back.
"I didn't come to ask for your forgiveness. I only hope you can understand that we don't dislike you. Aside from him, our wolf pack welcomes you and is fond of you."
At the end, Cang Ling added, "Isn't that right, Master of the house?"
Shang Xi thought to herself, you really know how to put someone on the spot.
Gu Wen was one of only two wolfmen in the residence who disliked her.
Just when she assumed the man beside her would deny it with a sour face, she heard the low rumble of the man humming in agreement.
What?
Shang Xi thought something was wrong with her hearing.
Gu Wen had a grave expression. He was thinking that Gray Tail wouldn't have done something like this if not for his original attitude.
He never hid among the wolf pack his dislike for Shang Xi. He probably...gave Gray Tail the wrong idea, made him think he was suffering so badly and hated Shang Xi intensely.
From now on, he'd have to change his attitude in front of the wolf pack.
Just then, a huge "glug" sound rang out, followed closely by more, originating from...
Gu Wen lowered his eyes and glanced over.
The sounds came from the woman's stomach.
Shang Xi: "......"
Shang Xi's breath hitched. She was a little embarrassed.
She calmly said, "Big brother Cang Ling, stop by a late night snack shop."
"Alright."
Cang Ling spoke and soon came across a shop. He pulled over and opened the door. "What would you like? I'll go buy it for you. You two wait here a moment."
"No, I'll go buy it myself!" Shang Xi immediately declined.
It'd be too awkward for her to be alone in the car right now with Gu Wen!
The shop entrance read "[Barbecue, Chow Mein, Fried Rice, Dumplings]."
Shang Xi ordered dumplings and sat inside eating.
3 AM.
Shang Xi once again returned to Nanfeng Courtyard. After experiencing so much tonight, she was truly tired. She still had to take the kid to preschool tomorrow without much time left to sleep.
The three entered the residence one after another. Without a word she went upstairs to her room.
Gu Wen stood on the first floor, watching her disappear. Only then did he withdraw his gaze.
"Master, Gray Tail already left."
Gu Wen was silent for two seconds before grunting in acknowledgment without saying anything else. He strode forward, returning to his room.
Cang Ling sighed softly where he stood.
He wondered what the Master of the house was feeling. The wolfmen here were all his clansmen. He had always graciously taken in wolfmen who came down from the mountains. Gray Tail was also extremely loyal to the Master, like a human fanatically chasing celebrities.
But Gray Tail made a real mistake this time.
That was the mother of a cub.
The Master didn't lay a hand on him. That was showing face at the last moment.
...
Morning sunlight crept into the room, warmly embracing the little wolf cub in bed.
The little wolf cub's ears were exposed as he rubbed his eyes and sat up.
He looked at his mom sleeping with her back to him. His nose twitched, smelling something strange on his mom.
He crawled over, about to lean in and sniff.
Just then his exhausted mom randomly reached out and ruffled his hair, "Don't make noise. Let mom sleep a while longer."
"Oh," the little wolf cub nodded seriously without getting to see his mom's front, naturally missing the small piece of gauze on her forehead.
He touched his mom's head then carefully crawled out of bed himself, tiptoeing to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Next, sucking in his little face and pursing his lips, he began putting on his school uniform, head lowered as his little hands steadily did up one button after another.
He still wasn't very good with ties. He turned and glanced at his mom deep asleep in bed, clumsily tying one that was somewhat crooked.
He didn't want to wake his mom up and wanted her to sleep more.
Then he tiptoed out of the room on the soft carpet to go downstairs for breakfast.
After eating, he'd come up to wake his mom.
Sometimes when he fell asleep, his mom would do the same.
At the top of the stairs, the little wolf cub ran into his dad.
His father was dressed in black, his figure tall and eyes very dark as he stared at him. "Come here."
Baby Shang silently walked over. "Dad."
"Mm," the tall wolfman eyed his little cub, his gaze stopping on the crooked little tie.
"Don't know how to tie a tie?" He slowly crouched down, reaching out and calmly untying it to tie it properly.
"Your mom is still sleeping?" he softly asked.
Baby Shang nodded. "Yeah. After breakfast I'll go wake her up."
Gu Wen muttered under his breath, "Don't wake her, let her keep sleeping. I'll take you to school."
Baby Shang thought for a moment then seemed to understand, nodding. "Okay, mom is tired."
Gu Wen regarded his little cub. He was so small and fluffy, black tufts poking out from his head and big black eyes in his pale, tender face. His lips were a little thin like Gu Wen's.
It seemed he still didn't know about Shang Xi's injury.
Otherwise he wouldn't be this calm.
Privately, Gu Wen didn't want the little guy knowing about last night.
Wolf cubs protected their mothers fiercely. If he knew a wolfman attacked his mom he'd probably be wary of all wolfmen from then on. He'd finally started letting down his guard and allowing wolfmen to get near him.
He now saw this place as safe territory.
But Gu Wen didn't want to hide things from his cub. Despite being small, the cub was still an independent individual and should be treated equally, with open communication.
The little cub had a serious look on his little face but his big eyes gazed expectantly at Gu Wen. His body leaned closer to Gu Wen's side, indicating he was rather fond of his dad.
Gu Wen sighed. He decided to take his son to eat breakfast first before mentioning this matter.
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