The cubs never figured out how old Ren Yunying lived to be in the end.
Xavier was unwilling to reveal too much about that to them and quickly changed the subject.
In fact, there wasn't much for the father and daughter to talk about. It wasn't that their relationship was distant, but rather they had bickered with each other so many times that it had become a habit.
Whenever they were together, they would argue, rarely saying a few words of mutual concern.
Like now.
Chloe: "It's been so long since we last met. Father, you seem to have lost quite a bit of weight."
Xavier: "I'm fine, but it looks like your dark eye circles are even more pronounced. Haven't been resting well lately? Well, it's only natural since you're not in the Vampire Territory anymore, so life must not be going as smoothly."
Chloe: "......"
A low mocking laughter came from behind her.
Chloe glared at them one by one, about to hang up the call, when her gaze inadvertently stopped on Xavier's background.
She vaguely felt a sense of familiarity:
"I wanted to ask from the beginning, where are you?"
Xavier paused for a moment, his lips unnaturally pursed as he tried to avoid the topic: "Anything else you want to say? If not, then I'll..."
"You're at a human airport," Chloe cut him off directly. "To come to the Barren Planet, you have to transfer at a human airport, so you rushed over here after receiving my location, didn't you?"
"So quickly?"
Chloe blinked her eyes: "You were so worried about me? I can't believe it, Xavier, you..."
Before she could finish, Xavier abruptly stood up and walked away in the opposite direction.
Chloe called out to him with interest:
"Hey, where are you going?"
Xavier's voice was cold and expressionless: "Booking a return ticket."
With that, he hung up the call decisively.
Chloe pursed her lips: "Look at him, caring about me yet still insisting on bickering with me. What kind of father is he?"
She was about to close the terminal when suddenly a "ding" sound came from inside.
Chloe looked down and saw that it was a transfer from Xavier.
Note: Don't gamble away all your money, leaving you begging for food on the streets.
Chloe: "......"
Was she that kind of person?
As Chloe pondered this, she accepted the transfer without a second thought, then sent back:
[Suggest sending more, I've already lost everything.]
The other side fell silent for a while, showing that they were typing.
Chloe held her breath in anticipation.
Daniel, Katherine, and the others also gathered around Chloe, waiting earnestly.
Xavier sent a string of numbers.
[Bank account number, password is xxxxxx, use it.]
After a moment of silence.
Daniel's eyes turned green with envy as he grabbed Chloe's clothes and asked:
"Is there any chance that I'm actually your father's daughter too?"
As he spoke, he compared a dress he had bought from the black market against his own body.
Chloe felt a little speechless as she pushed him away:
"There's no need for that."
Katherine commented: "You're being too forceful."
Qin Huaibei agreed: "How embarrassing for you."
Suffering multiple blows, the dejected Daniel finally turned his gaze to Anderson, who had once unconditionally supported him.
Anderson looked at him for a moment, then earnestly suggested:
"Gender reassignment surgery is quite advanced these days. If a dress can't turn you into a girl, you could try getting the surgery."
Qin Huaibei laughed: "Well, that's one way to go about it, a clean cut without looking back."
Daniel: "......"
He said gloomily: "I hate you all."
In the end, Daniel stubbornly went to a public restroom to change into the dress.
When he came out, he sadly told everyone that he had been deceived by the unscrupulous merchant.
Chloe looked at the pink and frilly princess dress he was wearing, slightly raising her eyebrows and smiling gently:
"It's okay, you look very beautiful like this, just like a real girl."
Hearing this, Daniel felt a little shy: "Really?"
Katherine's gaze swept over the slight bulge of muscles on his arms, then nodded seriously: "That's right."
Daniel immediately cheered up, happily linking arms with his companions while wearing the princess dress.
To a certain extent, Daniel was a very simple person.
He got angry easily, but was also easy to please.
A strange little dress was enough to make him happy.
Chloe found this wolfman quite interesting. If Daniel liked it, she could buy him many more little dresses.
......
When they returned to their residence, Ren Yunying was discussing business with Hurst.
As she turned her head, Ren Yunying saw Daniel striding past her in a flamboyant manner, lifting his dress.
Ren Yunying: "......"
Daniel was very proud, his demeanor exceedingly graceful. As his gaze met Ren Yunying's, he politely curtsied to her.
Ren Yunying felt suffocated.
"Pfft."
Hurst burst into laughter beside her, nodding in admiration:
"Look, that's a true lady."
What a lady alright.
Ren Yunying struggled to suppress her anger and called Chloe over.
Chloe walked up with an innocent expression:
"Did the instructor need something?"
Ren Yunying pointed at Daniel: "Was it you who persuaded him to dress like that?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Chloe's eyes widened in disbelief:
"How unjust! We never said anything like that."
Qin Huaibei chimed in: "Yeah, we really didn't do anything!"
"He insisted on wearing it himself," Katherine said calmly.
Ren Yunying said doubtfully: "Really?"
Everyone nodded frantically.
Ren Yunying silently turned her head to look at Daniel.
He was pouring himself tea with his pinky raised, while Hurst watched him with an amused gaze.
This scene seemed strangely harmonious.
Ren Yunying felt a chill run down her spine.
She couldn't stand it anymore and grabbed Daniel by the collar:
"Now, immediately, go change your clothes!"
Daniel looked up in bewilderment, then with a pitiful expression:
"Why? Instructor Ren, I like this outfit."
Hurst slyly fanned the flames from the side: "Freedom of dress, Miss Ren."
Ren Yunying didn't know whether dress was freedom or not, but the only thing she knew now was that Daniel's outfit was burning her eyes.
The werewolf tribe develops rapidly, and Daniel even more so. At the same age of twelve or thirteen, Daniel was taller than Qin Huaibei and the others by a fair bit. His muscles were already starting to show their outlines, and his tousled red hair was short and sticking out everywhere. When he put on a dress, he looked like a little terracotta warrior, a completely mismatched picture.
Ren Yunying didn't directly point out that the boy was an eyesore. After racking her brain, she used Qin Huaibei as an example and put it gently:
"If it was Qin Huaibei who dressed up as a girl, I wouldn't find it so repulsive. Do you understand what I mean?"
Daniel felt wronged:
"See, I knew you were biased, coach. In your heart, I'll never weigh as much as Chloe and Qin Huaibei."
Ren Yunying: "..."
This accusation of bias had suddenly landed on her head.
She resigned herself:
"That's not what I meant. If you want to wear it, then wear it. I won't object."
Actually, if you looked closely, Daniel didn't look too bad in that dress.
You can't discourage children's interests and hobbies.
This book was published on the Tomatovine platform, and then many Tomatovine readers were berating it. Since I can't go on there in person to explain, I'll tell you all here.
1. I set this as a romance novel from the start. With a female lead, there's naturally also a male lead. Whether you think the male lead is trash or the female lead has been dumbed down, that fact won't change.
2. What I'm writing is a mutually cherished relationship. The male and female leads grew up together from childhood, relying on each other, and both give the other preferential treatment that's different from how they treat others. Why does this become the female lead being dumbed down when encountering the male lead in your eyes?
3. If you don't like it, don't read it. Those people leaving warnings under 5-star reviews urging others not to read it don't need to do that. If you don't like it, there are plenty who do. Let's respect each other.
4. I know what I'm writing isn't great and has many shortcomings. I'm seeing the issues you've pointed out, and I'll make improvements. But I still can't accept the male lead being insulted like this.
5. Next, I'll give the male lead more screen time, at least so everyone can see his charm.
6. To those insulting my book, I sincerely thank you. Thank you for making my mental fortitude stronger.
