Being a Dad in the Animal World
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Jason cast a dark shadow over Bai Yi's life. He simply dreamt of the goddess he admired during his school days, but this rogue had already beaten him to it, Bai Yi felt that he was no longer pure.
At last, after Bai Yi drove Jason and his allied lions away, they disappeared into the night, easing his mind just a little.
The three cubs ran toward him anxiously, rubbing and nuzzling against him. Only then did Bai Yi’s tainted mood begin to improve.
Life wasn't just about dealing with perverts and fools, there was also the future and Isa.
Seeking comfort, he found a new place to rest, pulled Isa into his front paws, and gently groomed her head.
Isa responded to him in kind. The little lioness didn’t understand Bai Yi’s feelings, but she knew he was good to her.
Gathering the three cubs around him, Bai Yi made a silent vow, he never wanted to see Jason again in this lifetime.
He had treated Jason like a cub, yet Jason had humiliated him.
This was the second time. Once was enough, twice was too much and there would be no third!
He couldn't help but think back to that beautiful dream.
The things he longed for were always out of reach, while the things he didn’t want were shoved right in his face.
Whether it was his life as a human or as a lion, Bai Yi was filled with helplessness.
Back in university, he had a crush on the department's beauty. She wasn’t just stunning, she was also an excellent student. Despite being someone who never actively approached girls, Bai Yi had done his fair share of foolish things just for her.
She loved spending time at the library, while he, who had a deep-seated aversion to libraries, forced himself to stay there all day just to catch a glimpse of her.
Wherever she sat, he would shamelessly find a way to sit nearby. She didn’t know who he was, but that didn’t stop him from boldly chasing after her.
In the end, she remained completely unaware of his existence.
He still remembered winning an award in a photography competition, it was quite a prestigious one, earning him cheers from the entire school.
On top of that, he was a taekwondo athlete and a national grand slam champion. At school, he was practically a celebrity, even the teachers greeted him first when they saw him.
Bai Yi had thought that surely by now, he had left an impression on his goddess. So, the next time he saw her at the library, he dressed up meticulously, making sure he looked unbelievably handsome.
At least, he thought he looked handsome. Whether others agreed or not was irrelevant, what mattered was leaving a good impression on his goddess.
Well, he certainly made a lasting impression on her that day.
However, the outcome was a little different from what he expected.
He planned to walk down the stairs and have a fateful encounter with the goddess of his dreams, just like in a classic romance drama. But in his excitement, he missed a step and tumbled down the stairs.
The tuxedo he had rented for thirty bucks to impress her wasn’t exactly high quality, and it tore apart on impact. Both pant legs split evenly, exposing his well-toned thighs and the deep red underwear beneath.
At that moment, it was too late to cover anything, so Bai Yi could only clutch his handsome face in embarrassment, enduring the pain.
A crowd of younger students quickly gathered around him, gasping in concern.
"Bai Yi, are you okay?"
Bai Yi: "…"
Were they trying to make sure she knew his name or what?
That was the first time Bai Yi truly understood what it meant to suffer social death.
But the most painful part wasn’t the embarrassment, it was that she didn’t even remember him.
The next time Bai Yi ran into the campus beauty, he took the initiative to greet her. However, she just looked at him with a confused expression and asked.
"Do we know each other? What’s your name?"
Bai Yi: "…"
Of course, as a devoted admirer, he wouldn’t be discouraged just because his goddess didn’t remember him. Instead, he started thinking about how to leave a lasting impression on her.
He kept showing up, over and over again, until finally, by their senior year, she remembered his name.
That alone was worth celebrating.
That same day, he got his best friend to help arrange a meeting with her, he wanted to confess his feelings.
His friend did help, but as always, things didn’t go as planned.
It was a Sunday. Bai Yi, unsure of what to say, kept drinking to ease his nerves. To find common ground with her, he brought up famous photographers and well-known works.
The conversation flowed easily, and they both drank a lot. But since she was a girl, she didn’t drink as much as Bai Yi did.
At the very least, she still had full awareness of what was happening. Bai Yi, on the other hand, was completely wasted, so much so that he insisted on forming a sworn sibling bond with her.
After that, he had no memory of what happened. When he woke up, it was already the next day.
He was in his dorm room. Once he gathered his thoughts, he immediately called to apologize, but she didn’t pick up.
Not long after, his best friend came back. Bai Yi asked "I didn’t do anything… terrible to her last night, did I?"
He had never been this drunk before, and he had heard that drunk men could act like beasts.
That thought terrified him.
He was scared he might have hurt her.
His friend gave him a grave look and said, "You did something unforgivable."
Bai Yi’s mind went blank. It was as if his brain had completely shut down. In a daze, he asked "I did?"
His friend nodded. "You did. Bai Yi, this time, you really crossed the line."
Regret hit him hard. Holding his phone, Bai Yi muttered "She won’t answer my calls. She must hate me now."
His friend nodded again. "Not only does she hate you, she never wants to see you again."
Bai Yi demanded to know what had happened. And when he finally heard the full story, he dropped to his knees on the bed.
It turned out that night, it was already late, and the dorms were on lockdown. She suggested they stay at a hotel.
Bai Yi, with an air of righteousness, refused outright. He even scolded her: "A girl going to a hotel in the middle of the night? That’s too dangerous! You can’t go! If anyone’s going, it should be me!"
She was baffled and asked if Bai Yi didn’t like her. Bai Yi responded without hesitation, "I really like you! That’s why I want us to be sworn siblings!"
Her: "…"
Bai Yi: "I feel like we share the same ideals, really, we click perfectly."
The goddess: "Then let's go to a hotel, I'll take you, I've had too much to drink and can't walk far."
Bai Yi: "Even though we've become sworn siblings, we're still man and woman. Be good, don't mess around, I'll take you back to school."
Then Bai Yi called his good buddy and asked him to come out. In order to leave the school, his good buddy had to go through a lot of trouble with the gatekeeper.
The goddess's behavior was already very obvious, any man would follow her lead, this was a very good opportunity.
Bai Yi ended up completely ruining that chance, inadvertently helping his buddy.
While he was sleeping soundly, the goddess was sobbing in someone else's arms.
So afterwards, the goddess ended up with his buddy and never even looked at him properly again.
This is a sad story. Later, Li Ronghao's lyrics kept flashing in Bai Yi's mind: If I could start over...
If I could start over, he definitely wouldn't have dragged the goddess into a sworn bond; he would have demonstrated his true prowess and made the goddess admire him wholeheartedly...
Bah, what's the use of thinking about it now? He and the goddess will never meet again.
I guess the goddess has probably already married his buddy.
After graduation, he went abroad for graduate studies and never contacted them again.
Other people's lives went smoothly, with their loved ones by their side.
His life was already miserable and lonely, but then, in the blink of an eye, he found himself transmigrated into an animal.
Could it possibly get any more outrageous?
Even worse... absurd and preposterous, with perversion coming in pairs.
That's the difference, a definite gap.
Jason's departure eased his heart a bit. Not having to see that face that made him uneasy, Bai Yi felt he could manage to get by.
Raising cubs is a tough job, especially for a lion. When Jason was around, he could at least bolster the courage of the entire family, as two male lions always looked more intimidating.
Once Jason left, it seemed as though something was missing.
Bai Yi couldn't quite put his finger on it.
After all, sooner or later one has to leave him; whether early or late, it’s all the same.
Jason did not go far from him; he simply maintained a relatively safe distance from Bai Yi, neither getting too close nor drifting away.
He appeared to understand that if Bai Yi caught his scent, he would become agitated, so he chose to stick with his allied brothers behind Bai Yi. Whenever he sensed Bai Yi's smell, he quickly moved away.
Because he could smell Bai Yi, Bai Yi was certain to smell him as well.
This phenomenon puzzled both the filming crew and the audience. They had no idea what had happened that night, so they were baffled by their actions.
Jason kept his distance from Bai Yi, and his screen time naturally decreased. When the audience saw only Bai Yi and the three cubs on screen, they were full of questions.
Especially the SonBai fans, who were the first to ask questions:
"Why isn't Jason with Bai Yi anymore? Weren't they fine just a couple of days ago? What about that allied male lion? Jason didn't run off with him, did he?"
"No way, has the CP I support been split up so easily? Was love snatched away?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Bai Yi looks better than any other male lion, after all. He is so neat, I haven't seen a male lion cleaner than him."
Some sensible viewers offered an explanation:
"Perhaps Bai Yi also thought that Jason should leave him to seek his own happiness. He's nearly an adult; he can't keep following Bai Yi forever without venturing out to make a living."
"Will the grassland bandits disband like this?"Can Jason leaving Bai Yi help correct his hunting methods? If so, leaving might be a good thing; Bai Yi would only lead him astray, and he can't live his whole life by stealing, can he?"
"I agree with the previous comment. All these events show that Bai Yi's sexual orientation is not in question. First, he rejected Dilai and left the pride, and then he drove Jason away. CP supporters can go find a corner to cry in."
"This proves he's not gay. With that in mind, there's only one possibility, Bai Yi is truly sexually impotent, ahhh! Don't you think those lionesses are unlucky? Not being able to inherit Bai Yi's genes is the great regret of every lioness on the prairie!"
The host remarked: "There is a very strange phenomenon: Jason hasn't gone far from Bai Yi. Surprisingly, he has always kept a relatively safe distance from Bai Yi. Why is that?"
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