Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef

The live stream instantly exploded with activity.

[Alright, alright. So this is how you rich people play.]

[So exciting! Finally, some males are fighting it out in the boss lady’s stream.]

[I knew this day would come!]

Yelias scoffed. With a flick of his fingers, he sent 1,000 Carnivals, adding a comment: [The Federation Leader sure has a lot of free time.]

Lu Tingyan sent 1,000 Carnivals: [Not at all. I just can’t stand seeing someone bored and stirring up trouble in my fiancée’s stream.]

Bai Su blinked and asked timidly, "I have to ask, how much money do I get from one Carnival?"

Stream Comments: [BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The boss lady is stunned by all the gifts.]

[Seriously, I’m dying. If she doesn’t know something, she really isn’t afraid to ask.]

[One Carnival is ten thousand credits, and the streamer gets half.]

Bai Su saw the last comment and finally understood.

’One Carnival gets me 5,000. They’ve sent a total of 2,111 Carnivals in the stream, which means... 10,555,000?!’

’Over ten million?!’

Suddenly rich, Bai Su was completely dumbfounded.

’I have money to raise the kids now?’

Although her diner had made a decent amount of money, it was a drop in the ocean, completely dwarfed by the ten million she had just received in a matter of minutes.

Bai Su watched the two men continue to argue in her stream, tossing Carnivals as if they were free.

Because of this, her stream shot to the top of the charts and became a trending topic.

The trending hashtag was: #TycoonsSplurgeMillionsOnAncientCuisineStream!

When Bai Su saw the trending topic, she thought for a moment and pinned the video about her search for her children.

’Can’t let free publicity go to waste.’

’Hopefully, this will help me find the other children sooner.’

Immediately after, a second news item also shot to the top of the trending list.

#FederationLeadersPublicCourtship

Bai Su froze. Before she could even click on the video, she heard a clamor of noise from outside.

In the sky, avian Beastmen pulled along floral arrangements, forming a procession.

It was only when she stepped outside that she discovered Lu Tingyan had arrived with a massive entourage to propose. The ground outside was covered in fresh flowers, and at some point, every guest had also produced a bouquet of their own.

She stood stunned, watching as Lu Tingyan approached with a bouquet, knelt before her, and asked, "Beautiful female, Miss Bai Su, will you marry me?"

Bai Su cleared her throat, unsure of how to react.

’Should I act more surprised?’

’Although, in her past life, she had been through plenty of these proposal ceremonies...’

’But at least Lu Tingyan was willing to put in the time and effort to plan this. That’s a good thing.’

Lu Tingyan gazed at her affectionately and took her hand. "Susu, even though you already agreed to be my wife, I felt I still owed you a proper proposal ceremony."

Upstairs, a flicker of mockery crossed Yelias’s eyes.

’No wonder he had time to bicker with me on the stream. Turns out he was busy with this frivolous nonsense all day.’

He found it rather strange. Lu Tingyan was the one most affected by that incident years ago, yet here he was, able to ignore the past and be so utterly captivated by Bai Su.

Was it because Bai Su’s methods were too sophisticated, or was Lu Tingyan, the leader of the Wolf Clan, becoming more and more foolish?

Yelias pressed his lips together, unable to comprehend Lu Tingyan’s feelings for Bai Su from the bottom of his heart.

He swept the last of the fried silkworm pupae into his mouth, a hint of hostility in his eyes.

’I would never be as foolish as Lu Tingyan, completely spellbound by a female with such a devious mind and despicable methods.’

Downstairs.

Bai Su had already accepted Lu Tingyan’s proposal, and the entire crowd erupted in good-natured cheers and laughter.

The news of Lu Tingyan proposing to Bai Su quickly went viral, spreading throughout the entire Federation.

「Inside the police station.」

Officers were gathered around a hovering screen showing the live broadcast, excitedly watching the replay of Lu Tingyan’s proposal.

Behind them, in a holding cell, Bai Xue’s eyes widened in disbelief. She clung to the bars and shouted, "Major General Lu proposed to Bai Su? That’s impossible!"

Two officers looked at Bai Xue as if she were an idiot. "What’s so impossible about it? Was he supposed to marry you instead of Miss Bai Su?"

Bai Xue just shook her head frantically. "It’s impossible! There’s no way Lu Tingyan could fall for her!"

"I was the only one who cared about him when he was at his lowest! The only one who still wanted him! How could he not remember my devotion?"

"Bai Su is fat and ugly! She only knows how to cook a couple of dishes for clout! What does Major General Lu even like about her?"

An officer looked at her with disdain. "You think you can compare to Miss Bai Su? Miss Bai Su is now a Level 4 female who has awakened a superpower in the Federation!"

As if that wasn’t enough to sting, another officer snorted coldly and looked at her scornfully. "Miss Bai Su’s Healing Superpower cured the Federation Leader’s spiritual power, benefiting the entire Federation. What do you have that can possibly compare to her?"

Hearing this, Bai Xue collapsed to the floor, staring in disbelief at the sweet couple embracing on the hovering screen.

She finally understood why Lu Tingyan kept going to the orphanage on the mountain back then.

’So when Bai Su said she had awakened a Healing Ability, it was true...’

’That’s how Major General Lu recovered his spiritual power.’

’My foreknowledge told me Lu Tingyan would become Federation Leader again... but the person pulling the strings behind it was actually Bai Su?!’

’No wonder Major General Lu protected her time and time again...’

Bai Xue suddenly burst into crazed laughter. She felt like a total clown.

’And here I really thought Major General Lu was only going to Bai Su for the food.’

’Turns out, he was after Bai Su’s Healing Ability all along.’

On the live broadcast, the little wolf cub was helping hold the flowers, a grumpy look on his face.

Bai Xue stared at the little one’s face. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and she violently clutched her stomach.

’Now that Bai Su has hooked up with Lu Tingyan and is about to become the Federation Leader’s wife, what if she finds out what happened back then? What if she finds out about my stomach...’

Bai Xue scrambled to her feet and turned to shake Rachel, who was sleeping on the bed. "Mom! Mom! We have to find a way to escape! We can’t stay here!"

’I’m still a female of the Bai family, and I have a superpower!’

’This is my ticket to survival.’

Although she knew exposing her foreknowledge ability might have negative consequences, this was her chance to save her own life, and she had to take it!

*

Bai Su and Lu Tingyan were successfully engaged. They set their wedding date for December 16th, the day before the Beast God’s birthday.

The entire Federation now knew the story of how the Leader and Bai Su had saved each other.

One was an exiled female, the other a former Federation Leader whose spiritual power had been destroyed.

The young female awakened a Healing Superpower and cured the Wolf Clan’s leader. The leader then reclaimed his power, repaid the young female by rescuing her from the exile border, and gave her a romantic proposal.

It was like a real-life fairy tale, and the entire populace was going crazy shipping them.

Except...

Li Chenlin.

It was the day after the proposal when Bai Su received the notification that his favorability score had dropped.

Early in the morning, she was busy with preparations before opening her diner.

The system cried out in distress: [Why did his favorability drop so much? What’s wrong with Li Chenlin?!]

Bai Su had a pretty good idea: [He probably found out that I’m *that* Bai Su, the female he despised all those years ago.]