Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef

Chapter 168: Chapter 166: Wen Lan Brings His Child Back to Settle Down

*

Bai Su arrived at the restaurant early in the morning in high spirits. She started her live stream and greeted everyone.

After Li Chenlin apologized to her yesterday, the two of them had finally cleared the air.

In any case, she was happy to see Li Chenlin sincerely promise to change his foul temper. She had agreed to give him a chance for them to coexist peacefully.

Right now, Li Chenlin and Hua Hua were still living at her place.

The mansion was a little livelier again, which made her very happy.

Composing herself, Bai Su started the stream. She never expected that the moment fans started showing up, someone would send her a massive gift.

She froze for a second. "Thank you, Mysterious Person, for the 1,000 Carnivals. Thanks, whale."

Although she had earned quite a lot, she still wasn’t quite used to this kind of spending from whales.

Mysterious Person: [You’re welcome! I’m coming to Snow Country in a few days. Can I have a meal personally cooked by you?] Sent with 1,000 Carnivals.

The money was thrown around with extraordinary extravagance.

Bai Su: "If you come early enough, it should be possible..."

She didn’t know who this person was, so she didn’t make any rash promises.

Mysterious Person: [Woohoo! That’s great! Wait for me, Susu! I’ll come visit you in a few days! I’m looking forward to meeting you! Mwah!]

Bai Su found this very strange. Just as she was about to speak, the screen exploded with special effects again.

[Get lost. Stay away from her.] A bullet comment from Lu Tingyan, accompanied by one hundred thousand Carnivals.

In an instant, Bai Su’s channel shot to number one in popularity on the platform. A small, simple cooking stream had forcibly crushed the popularity of all the top channels in the beauty, gaming, and singing-and-dancing sections.

[Whoa! Leader Lu may be late, but he always arrives!]

[The ever-protective Leader Lu must have smelled something and came running!]

[As expected of Leader Lu, he’s so generous when he makes a move!]

[So cool! I’ve now witnessed a small goal of a hundred million!]

[WAHHH, I’ve never seen so much money in my entire life!]

Bai Su’s expression instantly darkened. "Lu Tingyan."

Lu Tingyan: [Susu, he was hitting on you...]

His words sounded surprisingly aggrieved, as if he were afraid Bai Su would scold him for showing off.

Bai Su: "Your salary card is with me. Where did you get the money to send me gifts?"

[AHAHAHAHAHA, I’m dying! So Leader Lu hands over his salary too!]

[So down-to-earth! I’ve finally found something I have in common with Leader Lu!]

Bai Su was starting to feel helpless.

If this man didn’t spend all his free time camping in her stream and spamming gifts, she wouldn’t have made him hand over his income.

’We’re family. If he has this kind of money, why not just give it to me directly? Does he have to let the platform take half?’

’Is the money burning a hole in his pocket?’

Bai Su gritted her teeth, deciding to teach Lu Tingyan a lesson when she got back that night.

She began to focus on her work, preparing the ingredients.

Not even two minutes later, another huge wave of special effects exploded across the screen.

Bullet Comment: [Another whale has arrived?]

[Leader Lu didn’t leave?]

Li Chenlin: [Susu, good morning!]

The corner of Bai Su’s mouth twitched. "Good morning. You don’t need to send gifts."

Hearing this, Li Chenlin’s mouse, which had been hovering over the gift button, froze in place.

He sent a nervous bullet comment: [Did I make you unhappy again? Susu, I was wrong...]

Bai Su said helplessly, "It’s nothing. I just don’t want you to waste your money."

Only then did Li Chenlin breathe a sigh of relief: [(*^▽^*) It’s fine! I earn money to spend it on Susu!]

The bullet comments went wild.

[Is this Li Chenlin the same one from the Baidu Encyclopedia article?]

[Is this the Li Chenlin who massacred the Southern Country Royal Family and crowned himself king last month?]

[Definitely not. I saw that Li Chenlin once from a distance, and he was terrifying! He opens his bloody maw and can swallow three or four people in one go!]

[It’s definitely some crazy fan of Li Chenlin who changed their ID to his name.]

[Terrifying, sure, but he’s also handsome as hell, okay?]

Li Chenlin: [Thanks for the compliment.]

Bullet Comments: [??]

[How could someone like Li Chenlin be a simp? Sure, our Susu is amazing enough to make anyone a simp, but how could a wild beast like him, who only knows how to live dangerously and chase people down to bite them, possibly handle a delicacy like Susu?]

[The person above sounds like Li Chenlin’s number one hater. Not sure, let’s wait and see.]

Li Chenlin’s face darkened. To stop people from doubting him, and to prove that he *could* handle a delicacy like Susu...

He dropped another 1,000 Carnivals: [I am Li Chenlin himself, and I am Susu’s simp.]

Bai Su was speechless. "...You don’t have to go that far."

The chat was even more disbelieving: [Yeah, but still... you cringey netizen, you better watch your back.]

[We get that you like Susu, but don’t do it with Li Chenlin’s name! Don’t bring our Susu any hate!]

Who didn’t know that Li Chenlin had massacred the Southern Country Royal Family recently, causing a global sensation?

That massacre of the Royal Family was huge news, reported all over the world.

After that incident, the nightlife across the entire Beast World was cut in half.

Even the number of people out on the streets at night dwindled.

Everyone said Li Chenlin was like a demon crawled out of hell—deranged, insane, and vicious as they come.

Seeing the screen full of people who didn’t believe he was Li Chenlin and were righteously telling him not to drag Bai Su down, Li Chenlin felt a bit suffocated with frustration.

’Since when do I have to prove I’m myself?’

Bai Su saw the chat’s exaggerated comments and couldn’t help the twitch at her lips. She recalled the big-headed snake from last night’s dinner at her house. He had accidentally eaten an insanely spicy pepper and looked like he wanted to tear the house down, but was stopped by a single glare from her, leaving him looking pitiful and teary-eyed.

’Maybe Li Chenlin used to be that terrifying, but now... it seems like he’s turned over a new leaf?’

Bai Su ignored the boisterous bullet comments and began to focus on cooking for the stream.

She only cooked during her midday stream, signing off promptly at 2 PM.

She took off her apron and headed upstairs, editing the live stream video into a cooking tutorial to upload to her account as she walked.

Suddenly, a private message popped up on her account, written in an incredibly arrogant tone.

[Hey, how do you make spicy crayfish?]

Bai Su paid it no mind. She closed the message, returned to her private lounge to wash away the smell of cooking fumes, and changed into a fresh set of clothes before having someone bring her afternoon tea.

Carrying her tea, she sat down by the lounge’s floor-to-ceiling window. When she saw the general store that had opened across from her restaurant, she couldn’t help but stare.

’When did a general store open across the street?’

Suddenly, a little one ran out of the shop, catching Bai Su’s attention.

A little Drooping Ear Rabbit was squatting at the entrance of the general store, her hands cupping her cheeks, gazing wistfully at the interior of Bai Su’s restaurant.

Bai Su remembered this little one. She had seen her on her wedding day. ’Was she brought by Wen Lan?’

On impulse, before her mind could even process it, she was already heading downstairs with an untouched slice of Black Forest cake. She crossed the street and, under the little one’s increasingly bright gaze, crouched down with a warm smile.

"Pretty Auntie!" the little Drooping Ear Rabbit called out in a clear, crisp voice, her big eyes blinking.

Bai Su felt her heart melt.

Perhaps it was because the little one looked so much like herself, or perhaps it was because seeing this little rabbit made her think of her own lost daughter.

In any case, Bai Su was completely unable to resist this little rabbit, who was squatting by the store entrance looking as sweet as a cream puff. She held out the Black Forest cake in her hand. "Want a bite?"

Wen Xiaobao swallowed, her big eyes curving into crescents. "Yes!"

Bai Su gave a sly smile. "Let Auntie give you a big kiss, and the cake is all yours, okay?"

Hearing this, Wen Xiaobao blinked her eyes, hesitating.

’Daddy and Big Sister said I’m not allowed to let strangers kiss my cheeks.’

’Especially males...’

’But... Auntie gave me yummy food before, and she’s really pretty!’

’Mhm, she’s not a stranger, and she’s not a male.’

"Okay!" she agreed crisply, her sweet, childish voice unbearably cute.

A triumphant smile appeared on Bai Su’s face as she leaned in.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over them.

The little one was yanked backward.

Bai Su couldn’t stop in time, and her enthusiastic kiss landed squarely on Wen Lan’s palm.

Bai Su: "..."

Wen Lan: "..."

Wen Xiaobao: "?"