75: Chapter 75 Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Tang Ruan: ...

If she said no, would that count as a roundabout rejection of Hu Che?

So, was he currently confessing to her in a roundabout way?

Tang Ruan pursed her lips and said nervously, "It's not that I can't."

Hu Che turned around abruptly.

He scooped her into his arms.

He buried his head in her shoulder, greedily breathing in her scent.

"How about this?"

"It... it's also okay."

Tang Ruan's heart pounded wildly.

She really got nervous when facing Hu Che.

"And what about this?"

Hu Che tightened his arms around her waist and gently bit her shoulder.

Tang Ruan: !!!

Tang Ruan was completely bewildered. What was he trying to do?

If he took the next step, how should she respond?

If they mated before concluding the contract, he would be hit with a Curse, right!

Tang Ruan's imagination ran wild...

No, she had to control herself; she absolutely could not respond.

"I missed you so much..."

Hu Che's voice, dragging with a lazy tail, came muffled from her shoulder.

"Every time I thought of you, I scratched a mark on the wall..."

Tang Ruan raised her head again and looked at the wall.

There were at least several hundred scratch marks on the wall.

"But I've only been gone for a few days..."

"Yeah, so I've been thinking about you the whole time."

Tang Ruan's heart softened completely.

She finally confirmed Hu Che's feelings.

So, as long as she asked him, he should agree to be her Beast Husband, right?

Hu Che was different from Yan Qing.

Not many beastmen dared to provoke Yan Qing.

But Hu Che was too beautiful, easygoing, and had average abilities.

He was like a beautiful girl without a background from her original world, very easily targeted by bad men.

Therefore, there were always Female Beastmen who wanted to make a move on him.

Even if they knew "Tang Ruan is his Mistress."

She had still encountered it several times, being asked if she could trade Hu Che for a crystal or a Beast Husband.

Therefore, she had to secure him while he was infatuated with her!

Tang Ruan silently clenched her fists.

Just as she was about to speak.

Hu Che suddenly twitched his nose, "What did you bring? It smells so good..."

He stood up and walked toward the food.

Tang Ruan: ...

Watching him eat with such relish, Tang Ruan felt very happy inside.

"Which one do you think tastes the best?" Tang Ruan asked expectantly.

"This one." Hu Che pointed to the meat bun in his hand.

"This was made by Yan Qing..."

Hu Che put down the meat bun and picked up a slice of pizza.

"This one tastes even better."

"This was also made by Yan Qing."

Hu Che: ...

Hu Che narrowed his eyes and looked at Tang Ruan, "Don't tell me all of these were made by that Stinky Snake!"

Tang Ruan chuckled.

"Aren't they all delicious? Hu Che, don't you think Yan Qing is particularly capable and powerful? With him around, both of us can be very safe."

She wanted Hu Che to accept Yan Qing.

In her dreams, everyone's feelings for her had come true.

Therefore, they would have to accept each other sooner or later.

She wasn't worried about Yan Qing at all because Yan Qing was strong enough and confident enough.

He seemed not to care about Hu Che at all, nor did he care if she had other Beast Husbands.

Tang Ruan was more worried about Hu Che.

She actually didn't understand him. She only knew that he was all alone, waiting for someone in Wan Shou City.

But he had never said who he was waiting for.

Could it be that he was waiting for someone he liked, which was why he wouldn't accept her? Or maybe it was something else...

Tang Ruan suddenly remembered that she had seen one of his tribesmen.

Seeing Hu Che with his head down, arms crossed, sulking and not speaking, she took the initiative to change the subject.

"Hu Che, I suddenly remembered. When I was in Dongdong Valley, I also saw someone from the Red Fox Tribe."

"Dongdong Valley?" Hu Che suddenly raised his head.

He seemed to have heard the name, but he wasn't sure. "Where is Dongdong Valley?" Hu Che pressed.

Tang Ruan thought for a moment, not knowing how to describe that place.

"There is a volcano above Dongdong Valley, and inside the volcano is a hot spring. It was because I fell into the hot spring that I was washed to Wan Shou City..."

Hu Che grabbed her shoulders. "You said you saw someone from the Red Fox Tribe? What was his name? What did he look like?"

"His name was Hu Mo, and he... looked a lot like you..." Tang Ruan recalled Hu Mo's appearance.

Could it be that all members of the Red Fox Tribe looked like this? Chi Ling had a Red Fox Tribe Beast Husband before, but she hadn't paid attention.

"Where is he now?" Hu Che's eyes widened, his breathing heavy with excitement.

Tang Ruan's shoulders were hurting from his grip. "He... he died. He was killed by the monster in Dongdong Valley."

Hu Che's breathing stopped abruptly. The strength in his hands, however, did not lighten. He stared at Tang Ruan with wide, terrified eyes.

"What did you say?"

"Hu Che, you're hurting me..."

"How did he die?"

"He went with the Lion Clan to the place in Dongdong Valley where the monster was sealed. The Lion Clan opened the monster's Seal, and he was bitten to death by the monster. My Beast Husband also lost contact with me while chasing the monster."

"Dead... How could he be dead?" Hu Che couldn't believe it.

To him, his older brother was not just family. He was his spiritual pillar, the future of the Red Fox Tribe!

He had actually died, died a long time ago... But he had told him to wait for him...

How could he lie to him? His older brother never lied...

Hu Che lowered his eyes, and tears slid from the corners of his eyes down to his chin...

This was the first time Tang Ruan had seen him cry. No matter how sad he had been before, he would always hold it back. He seemed to think that crying in front of her was a shameful thing.

But this time, he didn't care about that anymore. It was clear that he was in extreme grief.

"Hu Che, is the person you were waiting for Hu Mo?" Tang Ruan asked, unsure.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner..."

Tang Ruan: ...

At first, her mind was entirely focused on finding Lang Lie; she hadn't connected these two things at all.

Later, when she thought of it, she never had the chance to say it. Moreover, he himself had never said who he was waiting for...

She also hadn't expected such a coincidence. Dongdong Valley was such a secluded place, and the only Red Fox Tribe member who went there happened to be the person Hu Che was waiting for.

Tang Ruan was also filled with guilt.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't think about it that much. I should have told you sooner..."

Hu Che sneered.

In order to be with her, he had been lying to himself every day, saying that once his older brother returned, he could just hand over the future of the Red Fox Tribe to him!

He didn't have that ability; he just wanted to be with the person he loved. He just had to listen to his older brother and wait for him!

And now, she was telling him that his older brother had died a long time ago...

Hu Che looked at Tang Ruan with sorrow.

This was the Beast God punishing him. Punishing him for his selfishness, for abandoning the entire Red Fox Tribe just to be with the one he loved.

Therefore, the Beast God had personally cut off his retreat. If he didn't step up, the Red Fox Tribe would have no way out!

"Hu Che, don't scare me. Hu Che, I was wrong. I should have told you sooner..."

Tang Ruan clumsily wiped his tears.

Hu Che turned his face away, dodging her hand.

Tang Ruan: ...

"Go away... I want to be alone for a while."

"Hu Che... can't I stay by your side? I won't make a sound."

"Go away..."

"Hu Che..."

"Go!" Hu Che shouted.