Su Yu, who had run out with the cubs to welcome them, felt her lips twitch. Her face darkened with exasperation. "What nonsense are you spouting? I haven't brought any new males home."
As for that lion, she had made her move. *He* was the one who rejected her; *she* had never turned him away.
Qi Bai followed Lan Qi inside, a bouquet of flowers in his hand. His eyes narrowed slightly. "That's Chelms's scent. Yu Yu, did he come to cause trouble for you again?"
"No." Su Yu shook her head and pointed at Chelms, who was tied up by Little Green in the corner. "He didn't come to cause trouble. I don't know what happened to him, but he snuck in covered in injuries. He gave me quite a scare."
Ren Qing and Huai Xu also walked in. They were carrying the already-cleaned Wild Beast meat for their meal, a few bundles of green vegetables, and a bamboo basket of spices.
