Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Visiting the Restless Bai Ling

Su Qinglan had barely finished packing her herbs when Hu Yan quietly wrapped a leaf raincoat over her shoulders.

"You really want to go to Bai Ling’s place?" Hu Yan asked, though his voice held no objection at all.

Su Qinglan nodded immediately. "She must be bored out of her mind. And she’s my friend. Let’s go."

Hu Yan didn’t stop her. He knew Bai Ling was one of the few females Su Qinglan trusted and felt close to. So the two of them walked together through the slippery path, careful not to step on the wet stones scattered around the tree houses.

Inside her tree house, Bai Ling was sprawled on a fur mat like a lifeless fox rug.

She had been trapped indoors for almost a full week. Her belly was already round and heavy, so big that squatting felt like a battle and sitting down required planning. Her husband refused to let her step outside because the rain made the ground too slippery.

What if she fell?

What if she hurt herself?

What if something happened to the cub?

So Bai Ling had obediently stayed home... eating... sleeping... staring at the ceiling... and eating again.

Basically, she was losing her mind.

So when she heard footsteps outside her door, she shot up like someone had lit a fire under her tail.

The moment Su Qinglan and Hu Yan stepped inside the entrance, Bai Ling practically flew toward them despite her round belly.

"Qinglan jie! You are finally here!" she cried out dramatically. "If you didn’t come today, I swear I would have died from boredom!"

Her eyes sparkled like she had seen the sun after seven days of darkness and then they sparkled even more when she spotted Su Qinglan and Hu Yan’s leaf raincoats.

"Qinglan jie, what is this! Did you go out and also make this? Teach me! I’m so bored these days, I have nothing to do!"

Su Qinglan patted her cheeks softly with both hands.

"Why are you so energetic? Calm down! Stop bouncing! Breathe!"

She was genuinely terrified the overly excited Bai Ling would throw herself into her arms and knock herself off balance.

Once they took off their raincoats, Bai Ling hurried to fetch a soft dried hide. She wiped Su Qinglan’s face and hands with gentle devotion, like a female pampering her elder sister for good food.

Su Qinglan smiled without shyness. Only Bai Ling could fuss over her like this.

They sat on the fur mats with crossed legs and Bai Ling immediately clasped Su Qinglan’s hand.

"How many days left?" Su Qinglan asked.

Bai Ling puffed her cheeks dramatically. "Three."

"Three?" Su Qinglan’s eyes widened until they looked like full moons. "Only three days? Then why were you running just now? Sit down! Don’t move! What if something happens!"

Su Qinglan could fight monsters and heal anyone... but childbirth was something she had never handled. And in their tribe the job always belonged to the older lady, who was Lin Muyu’s mother, who had seen more births than stars in the sky.

Bai Ling giggled. "I already went to her. She said probably three or four days the pain will start. Then poof... baby."

"Poof?" Su Qinglan gasped. "That’s not how birth works!"

"It will be fine, Qinglan jie." Bai Ling squeezed her hand. "When the pain starts, I will call you immediately, okay?"

Su Qinglan nodded firmly. "You must. Don’t give birth without me."

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