Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef

Bai Ruyan snorted, as arrogant as ever. "What is there to say? She’s my daughter. It’s always the daughter who fawns over the father, never the other way around."

"If she dares to disown me as her father in front of all these people, then I’ll admit she’s got some real nerve!"

In his memory, Bai Su had always been a timid, meek thing who never dared to speak loudly. She was like a little mouse from the shadows, completely unpresentable.

If she was asked to introduce herself in public, she would get so nervous she’d stutter and stammer, embarrassing him.

She was nothing like his second daughter, Bai Xue, who was composed, calm, and gracefully poised—clearly an aristocratic female raised in a great family.

"Bai Ruyan," Bai Ruxin reminded him in a low voice, "I heard that when Rachel went to find her, she couldn’t even bring her back to the Bai family. Are you sure?"

Bai Ruyan sneered. "She just thinks she’s found a backer, so now she can put on airs in front of us. Deep down, she’s still that same unpresentable mess. What can she possibly amount to? Look at her, head down, hiding and dodging. She’s a disgrace to the Bai family!"

"If Xue’er were the one standing by the Leader’s side right now, she’d be far more poised and graceful. That’s how a daughter of the Bai family should be!"

Bai Su was indeed keeping her head down, trying to hide. The head full of kindergarten-style braids made her want to keep her head down.

Still annoyed, she secretly reached out and pinched Lu Tingyan’s side.

Lu Tingyan’s expression didn’t change. He gave her a doting look and offered her his arm to hold.

’This feeling of personally dressing up my own little figurine (not really) and bringing her out to show her off is simply intoxicating.’

Bai Su took a deep breath and linked her arm through Lu Tingyan’s.

The luxury car slowly drove away from the red carpet.

Only then did the crowd get a clear look at Bai Su’s hairstyle. "...?"

’What’s with all those messy braids in her hair?’

’And are those butterfly clips in that garish hot pink?’

’If they aren’t mistaken, isn’t Bai Su wearing the one-of-a-kind, custom-made Warm Glow Gown?’

The warm-toned gown looked strapless, but it actually had a transparent, skin-like gossamer covering her shoulders, neck, and arms.

At a glance, it looked as if starlight was slowly cascading down and pooling at the hem of her skirt.

The surface of the gown was also covered with a layer of transparent gauze, like gentle currents of water enveloping her body. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It was a fantastically beautiful, dream-like gown, yet it clashed horribly with her messy little braids.

Quite a few of Bai Su’s fans flooded the live stream, and they couldn’t help but laugh out loud when they saw her hairstyle.

[What’s up with the Lady Boss today? HAHAHAHAHA Did a bird build a nest in her hair?]

[What are you saying? On an important occasion like this, we should be calling her the Leader’s Wife!]

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA The Leader’s Wife’s hair today is seriously hilarious.]

[Look at how proud the Leader looks. Don’t tell me that hairstyle is his masterpiece?]

[Hiss... I’m losing it.]

[Damn girl, you’re spoiling him rotten!]

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...]

The live stream comments erupted in a flurry of activity.

The on-site media outlet usually broadcasted political news and policy updates, which hardly anyone watched. They had never seen such a massive, swarming online crowd.

After watching the comments for a good while, they finally realized they were all Bai Su’s fans. Growing more and more excited, they aimed their cameras right at Bai Su and Lu Tingyan.

When Bai Ruyan saw her getup, he snorted again, feeling she was utterly disgraceful.

But when he saw the Yan Family eagerly trying to go up and greet them, he couldn’t resist and pushed past them to get there first.

’What a joke. Even if she is an embarrassment, she’s still a female of my Bai family! She’s my daughter!’

’If anyone is going to leverage this connection, it certainly won’t be someone else cutting in front of me.’

Bai Ruyan walked forward and gave Lu Tingyan an obsequious nod. "Leader, a pleasure to meet you for the first time."

Then he turned to Bai Su, the smile on his face fading slightly as he put on the air of an elder. "Bai Su, be mindful of your behavior by the Leader’s side tonight. Don’t embarrass him, understand?"

With that, he turned back and fawningly extended his right hand to Lu Tingyan. "It must have been a lot of trouble for you, bringing her to this banquet."

A shrewd glint flashed in his eyes. If he could shake hands with Lu Tingyan in front of so many people, not only his own but his entire Bai family’s status would soar among the aristocratic circles of the Imperial City!

Lu Tingyan did not extend his hand.

The smile on Bai Ruyan’s face froze. "Leader?"

’If he’s going to use my daughter to build his ’doting husband’ persona, he should at least give me some face, right?’

’At the very least, I’m... I’m Lu Tingyan’s future father-in-law!’

Lu Tingyan paused for a moment, his long, narrow eyes glancing down at him coolly. "And you are?"

Bai Ruyan was mortified, but with so many people watching, he had to smooth things over.

He feigned a relaxed tone and joked, "You don’t know who I am? Why don’t you take a look at Bai Su right here?"

Bai Su, suddenly cued, looked completely lost.

’Huh? Me?’

She stared at him tentatively. "Mister, you are...?"

’He looks a little familiar, but I can’t remember.’

Bai Ruyan’s face instantly turned black as night. "..."

[LMAO, I’ve seen clout-chasers, but never one this shameless and brazen.]

[The Lady Boss’s confused little expression is so cute, I wanna squish her little bunny cheeks!]

[How dare you! That’s the Leader’s bunny!]

[Who is this old guy? He’s acting like he’s super close with the Lady Boss. Most people wouldn’t dare to just go up and impose like that, right? Isn’t he afraid the Leader will tear him apart without batting an eye?]

The Yan Family, who were already dark-faced and annoyed at having been cut off, took this opportunity to push him aside and step forward. "Leader, please don’t mind the chaos. It’s crowded and disorderly today since everyone heard you were coming."

Only when Lu Tingyan saw Yan Hongyi did he give a slight nod. "Mm, handle security properly. Don’t let just any riffraff in."

Yan Hongyi nodded hurriedly, then turned his head to shoot a glare at his eldest son, Yan Tai, who was standing nearby.

’It’s all this kid’s fault. He’s got money on the brain. As soon as he heard Lu Tingyan was coming, every family started making inquiries.’

’The kid went behind his back and started selling tickets—a million per head to attend the Yan Family’s birthday banquet tonight.’

’And how many of the Imperial City’s aristocrats are short on cash?’

’The invitations were originally for one person each, but this brat let them all bring their entire families.’

’By the time he found out, many people had already entered, and it wouldn’t be right to kick them out.’

Bai Ruyan was subtly pushed to the side by the Yan Family.

The other aristocrats watched his clownish behavior as if he were a joke.

Bai Ruyan’s face burned with humiliation, but he still wanted to push his way forward again.

Bai Junlan couldn’t bear to watch any longer and had Bai Ruxin pull him back.

Bai Ruyan flew into a rage. "Did you see that girl’s attitude?"

"How dare she? I’m her father! How dare she humiliate me in front of all these people?"

"With an attitude like that, she wants to return to the Bai family and be the eldest daughter? Over my dead body!"