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Inside the Che family’s living room.

Che Baiyuan had just finished soothing the two little fox cubs to sleep when she stepped out into the living room and saw Cang Qian walking in.

Cang Qian immediately handed over a carefully wrapped bundle and smiled, “Sister Baiyuan, may you give birth and raise many children every year like the aardvark beast, and may the little fox cubs be safe and sound year after year!”

Hearing blessings from the one who saved her life, Che Baiyuan happily accepted the gift, then cheerfully pulled Cang Qian down onto the long wooden armchair beside her. “Thank you, little Qian sister. Come, sit here.”

“Once Naiwa and Quangang finish cooking the wedding soup, we’ll go out together to distribute it to the clan.”

“Oh, they’re already cooking? Then I’ll go help,” she said, rising to head toward the kitchen.

Che Baiyuan immediately stopped her. “You’re our family’s lifesaving benefactor beast. How could I possibly let you do such rough work? That’s definitely the job for my two beast husbands.”

“If you want to learn how to make wedding soup, I’ll have Naiwa teach your Banai another day. Such tough labor isn’t for us little females.”

Cang Qian asked, “So, we don’t have to do any cooking at all?”

“Of course not!” Che Baiyuan answered matter-of-factly.

“Dirty work, tiring work, heavy work—all naturally fall to the male beastmen. Did you cook dinner last night?” She looked at Cang Qian in disbelief.

“Uh…” Cang Qian scratched her head and then nodded slightly.

At that moment, Quangang came out of the kitchen and said, “Little female Cang Qian, did Brother Banai force you to do it because of his leg? Tell us, and we’ll persuade him for you.”

Before Cang Qian could answer, Che Baiyuan scolded, “Get back to cooking your wedding soup quickly. Don’t come out here causing a fuss!”

Naiwa came out and pulled Quangang back into the kitchen.

Che Baiyuan glanced at Cang Qian apologetically. “Little Qian, Quangang is rather blunt. He didn’t mean it like that. Don’t take it to heart.”

Cang Qian smiled and shook her head. “No, Sister, Banai didn’t force me to do anything. I cooked dinner on my own accord. It has nothing to do with him.”

Che Baiyuan linked arms with her comfortingly. “No need to hide things from me. If you’re ever unhappy, you can always talk to me. I’m more than willing to listen.”

Since yesterday, when Cang Qian saved her and the two little beast cubs, Che Baiyuan had completely taken her as a sister in her heart.

Previously, no matter what the villagers said—calling her a wicked female—Che Baiyuan only knew that Cang Qian never harmed her and had sincerely saved her and the cubs.

Hearing Che Baiyuan’s words, Cang Qian smiled and waved her hand. “Sister, you misunderstand. I’m not aggrieved at all. Banai treats me quite well!”

She thought, aside from the initial choking incident, everything else had been fine.

“Really?” Che Baiyuan looked at her somewhat incredulously.

Cang Qian smiled firmly. “Really!”

Seeing the earnest look in her eyes, Che Baiyuan finally relaxed and patted the back of her hand. “That’s good!”

Then Cang Qian remembered the clan members gathered outside and said, “Sister Baiyuan, something strange happened. When I came in just now, the way the clan members at the door looked at me suddenly changed.”

“Before, they were full of dislike and disdain, but just now, their gazes turned curious, joyful, and full of inquiry. It felt so strange.”

Che Baiyuan laughed. “What’s so strange about that? Before you came, everyone came to visit and offer blessings. I told them all about how you saved me yesterday, so naturally, they changed their minds about you.”

“Ah? Sister, you spread the news about yesterday?”

Cang Qian’s eyes widened as she looked at Che Baiyuan.

Though her original character had been a wicked female, and now she had taken over that identity, she had considered clearing her name for her own sake.

But she didn’t want to do that, because if everyone found out she had healing abilities, it wouldn’t be good!

Just as she was thinking about her healing powers, Che Baiyuan leaned close to her ear and said, “Don’t worry, I haven’t told them about your healing abilities.”

“I only said that you used a special method to correct the fetal position, which allowed me to give birth naturally.”

Hearing the words “healing ability,” Cang Qian looked at her in surprise. “How… how did you know?”

Che Baiyuan whispered, “When you stopped my bleeding, I was unconscious but still aware enough to feel what you were doing, so I guessed.”

“And the pill you gave me—after taking it, I felt my energy instantly restored, and I could feel the two little cubs inside my belly slowly repositioning. It was incredible! Did you make that pill yourself?”

Cang Qian felt a bit guilty but said, “Sort of.”

She couldn’t reveal that she had a system, so she could only admit to making the pill herself.

Che Baiyuan’s face lit up with joy. “Little Qian, I didn’t expect you to be so amazing—not only do you have healing powers, but you can also make medicine.”

“I’ll tell you, at the clan meeting back then, Sang Yingying told everyone she had awakened healing abilities, and she even emphasized that you did not. I thought that was strange.”

“How would she know if others had healing abilities? Besides, why would she be the one to announce it? Does she think she’s the clan leader?”

Judging by Che Baiyuan’s tone, she wasn’t very fond of Sang Yingying.

Cang Qian asked, “Sister, do you dislike Sang Yingying?”

Che Baiyuan nodded. “Although she’s your cousin, to be honest, I don’t really like her. Everyone used to say you were a wicked female, but I only heard it from others—I never saw you do anything bad myself.”

“But Sang Yingying only hears praise about herself. Yet I’ve caught her several times acting arrogantly behind people’s backs, and she always speaks with hidden meanings that make me uncomfortable.”

Cang Qian didn’t expect Sister Baiyuan to have such keen insight into who was a true innocent and who was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Then she thought of Banai’s broken leg incident and wondered if Che Baiyuan knew anything about it.

“Sister Baiyuan, did you know anything about Banai’s leg back then?” Cang Qian asked.

Che Baiyuan thought for a moment and said, “I only heard about it from others. Banai is the strongest young male beastman in our clan, so naturally, news about him spreads quickly.”

“But I noticed that many people only heard rumors; no one actually saw it happen, and there was no evidence proving it was you.”

“The strange thing is, a few leading clan members seemed stirred up and just assumed it was you. But since I wasn’t close to you then, I found it odd but didn’t investigate.”

Cang Qian caught onto a key point and frowned. “You mean a few clan members led the charge?”

Che Baiyuan nodded. “Yes, and later I observed that whenever bad news about you came out, those same leaders would start stirring things up.”

“Usually, Sang Yingying would start with some superficially nice but actually disparaging remarks, and then those others would follow, guiding the clan’s opinion against you.”

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