Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef

Chapter 164: Chapter 163: Dragged into an Alley

Bai Su looked completely unfazed. "So? How was it?"

Bi Yue was still reeling from the warm, fragrant embraces. "I never knew there were so many kind and wonderful males in the world."

Bai Su nodded as if at a promising student. "Exactly. So, recognize your own status. You’re a high and mighty female. Don’t let a scumbag like Sai’er manipulate and use you with his PUA tactics."

"Actually, if we step away from the world of males, there’s so much more we can do."

"Look at Ayala and me. We’re busy running our own restaurant every day. There’s more to life than just males; so many wonderful and exciting things are waiting for us to try."

She found the relationships between males and females in this world to be very strange.

Although everyone treated females like rare, prized treasures, lavishing all societal resources, status, and prestige upon them.

This had, paradoxically, caused many females to lose their sense of self.

They didn’t have their own jobs or their own lives. They appeared to be supported by a flock of males, but in reality, they had become caged birds.

Caged birds that were technically free but had forgotten how to fly.

In her world, wealthy women were a dime a dozen. They could have billions in assets—more money than they could spend in several lifetimes—but they would still choose to go out and work, to do *something*.

It wasn’t because they were afraid of running out of money. It was because when you’re alive in this world, you need to have some kind of ambition.

Be it a hobby, a passion, or a goal—you have to have something.

Otherwise, your psyche will slowly become warped, and your inner world will wither.

It was a terrifying thought.

In this Beast World, even though females held a supreme status and possessed countless societal resources...

...what was the result? They were supported by males, seemingly living lives of abundance and leisure.

But in truth, they slowly lost the ability to care for themselves and, bit by bit, lost their sense of self.

Even among the many noble females, competition over males was still rampant.

They seemed glamorous on the surface, but deep down, they couldn’t shake the mindset of centering their lives around males.

Females didn’t truly occupy the high ground.

Wasn’t it true that even a piece of trash like Sai’er could bounce between different noble females, wrapping them all around his little finger?

Bi Yue looked a little lost. "Step away from the world of males?"

Bai Su nodded. "Yeah. Don’t you want to build a career of your own?"

Bi Yue shook her head. "Females don’t need their own careers. After we get married, we just need to find a few males to support us. We don’t have to worry about making a living."

Bai Su asked, "And after you’re being supported?"

Bi Yue replied, "We have children."

Bai Su pressed, "And then?"

Bi Yue faltered.

Bai Su continued, "Were you going to say that you’d take the males’ money and go have fun? That you wouldn’t have to worry about a thing and could just play all day?"

This was the biggest flaw in how the Federation managed its females. It seemed to place them on a pedestal, satisfying their every need.

But in reality, it completely ignored their mental health. Bai Su suspected this was why many females had shorter lifespans than males.

Bi Yue stared blankly at Bai Su. "I don’t completely understand what you’re saying, but it sounds a little scary."

Bai Su found this amusing. "All I said was not to tie your whole heart and soul to males. Is that so scary?"

Bi Yue said, "But I don’t know what else I could possibly do."

Bai Su asked, "Weren’t you a commander in the military before?"

Bi Yue answered, "That was to show that I was different from other females. It made it easier to attract more exceptional males..."

Bai Su was speechless. "...Right."

Bi Yue seemed to vaguely grasp what she was trying to say, but she couldn’t put it into words. "You..."

Bai Su said, "I think you should start by finding out what you’re genuinely interested in."

Bi Yue blurted out, "Can I come work at your restaurant?"

They had spoken at almost the same time.

Bai Su: "...?"

Bi Yue explained, "I want to see what I can do on my own, without my life revolving around males."

Bai Su said, "There are requirements for being a waiter at my restaurant."

"I just want to give it a try..." Bi Yue pleaded.

"Miss Bi Yue, do you think my restaurant is your personal backyard? A place you can just drop by and play in whenever you feel like it?"

Bi Yue’s face flushed, and she looked a little dejected. "Oh, okay then..."

Then she added in a small voice, "But thank you, anyway, for telling me about Sai’er."

"Don’t mention it," Bai Su said.

’She’d only done it because she didn’t want Bi Yue pestering her anymore.’

If she had known that her actions today would inspire a future tycoon of a borderline-illicit business empire, one wonders if she would have regretted it.

Bai Su glanced at the sky, then waved to her. "I’m heading out. Let’s both go home."

Bi Yue nodded shyly. "Thank you for today."

Bai Su got into the car. "You’re welcome."

The luxury car’s engine roared as it sped away.

In the back seat, Bai Su yawned, feeling utterly exhausted.

Kong Ji spoke as he drove, "Why were you so nice to her? You didn’t come home at all last night. Leader Lu and Doctor Yelias were furious."

He didn’t dare tell Bai Su that after Lu Tingyan found out yesterday that she and Yan Qingya had opened a bar, Yan Hongyi, the leader of the Lion Beastmen, had already blown up Lu Tingyan’s phone...

...wailing about how Miss Bai Su was being a bad influence on his female.

And how had Lu Tingyan responded?

With a dark expression, he had snapped, "My little rabbit is the sweetest thing alive! There’s no way she could be a bad influence on your lion!"

’Sigh...’

Bai Su waved her hand dismissively. "It’s fine..."

’Those two start fooling around the moment it gets dark. Making them go without for a night will teach them a lesson.’

’Besides, now there’s Li Chenlin at home too.’

’She had no idea what had possessed Lu Tingyan to bring the man home to live with them.’

’Every time Li Chenlin stared at her with that sinister gaze, she couldn’t help but feel the urge to turn and run...’

Suddenly, Bai Su’s eyes scanned the street and landed on a food market. They lit up. "Pull the car over. Come with me to buy groceries."

It had been a long time since she’d browsed a market. The early morning market was bustling and vibrant, and the ingredients were so fresh you could practically squeeze water from them.

No chef could ever resist picking out fresh ingredients!

Kong Ji nodded, got out, and opened the car door for her.

Bai Su put on a baseball cap and a mask, then slipped into the market with Kong Ji.

Today was the end of the month.

The three little cubs should be home early today, and they would have two days off.

Bai Su patiently selected fresh beef short ribs, shrimp, tomatoes, lemons, and more.

Kong Ji followed behind her, laden with bags of all sizes.

Under the rising sun, the bustling market had an indescribable, vibrant atmosphere.

Even Kong Ji was affected, a strange surge of vitality welling up inside him.

Bai Su was engrossed in picking out seafood at a stall when, suddenly, an arm grabbed her. Her vision went dark as she was dragged into a small alley.

Someone was trying to stuff her into a sack.

Bai Su immediately began to struggle, trying to scream for help. In the scuffle, she saw the "Medical Alliance" logo on her disguised attacker’s clothes.