[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd":3,"chapter-after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-chapter-162":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Giving Birth, All My Beast Ex-Husbands Suddenly Want Me Back",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},997476,1302,"Chapter 162: I’m not leaving!","after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-chapter-162",162,"\u003Cp>\"Is this the shabby tribe Lex is staying in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen sat astride a massive eagle, looking down from the sky at the cluster of stone houses below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lady,\" Lani replied respectfully. \"According to the sensing technique, he is indeed here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen’s gaze swept over the crude rows of stone dwellings. Her delicate brows knit together in displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dignified merfolk emperor—living in a place like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find his exact location,\" she ordered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dian and Jiro shared the same disdain. How could anyone live in such a place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lani activated a secret technique, guiding them toward the stone house where Nina resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Nina was taking her midday rest. And Lex was in the kitchen, struggling to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merfolk loathed fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clashed with their very nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lex had seen Nina’s mates—and even her suitors—prepare meals for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to stand among them... he had to learn. So despite his instincts rejecting the heat—despite the unfamiliar burn of flame—he forced himself to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone pot hissed with heat. Hot oil splattered. Another sharp burn struck his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex recoiled, summoning cool water to soothe the injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin flushed red instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grimaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is the pot so hot? Why does the oil keep splashing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is cooking so difficult...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Rosen arrived above the stone house. And saw everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression darkened instantly. Rage surged within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A noble ruler of the merfolk—reduced to lighting fires and cooking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merfolk and many sea races differed greatly from land dwellers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They disliked fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preferred raw food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their females favored fresh fish over cooked meals, finding roasted meat dry and unappealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cooking was something they neither needed nor respected. And yet, her son stood there, enduring burns for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen’s anger deepened. She couldn’t understand it. Why would someone of Lex’s status lower himself like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to descend, Ridan and the others shot into the sky, blocking her path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" he demanded sharply. \"State your purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move aside,\" Rosen snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady,\" Lani murmured, \"this is another tribe’s territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen restrained her temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are Lex’s kin,\" Lani said, pointing below. \"We’ve come to find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait here.\" Ridan turned and flew down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex had already sensed the disturbance. Looking up, his expression changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother... Father...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of foreboding settled in his chest. She must have come to take him back. There was no time to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ridan approached, Lex spoke quickly, \"They’re here for me. Let them come down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that if they were blocked for too long, his mother might lose her temper and cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridan relayed the message to Odian. \"My lord, those above are Lex’s family. Should we let them in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odian glanced upward. Among them, he noticed a female—likely Lex’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Lex was Mimi’s father, he relented. \"Let them in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridan and the others stepped aside. Rosen and her group descended into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex stepped forward. \"Mother. Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen immediately seized his injured hand. \"What were you doing just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex avoided her gaze. \"...Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still lying?\" she snapped. \"I saw everything.\" Her voice sharpened. \"Have you forgotten who you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flicked to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No bond mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even without forming a bond, he had already degraded himself this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shameful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your status as lord of Sea Blue City, how can you do something so low?\" Dian added, unable to hide the jealousy in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brother... was lowering himself for some unknown female? And even cooking for her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, stop interfering,\" Lex said, pulling his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he glanced at Dian. \"And you—since when do you get to meddle in my affairs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because of that wild female?\" Rosen demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lex froze. His gaze flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she find out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never allowed anyone to report anything about Nina—not even about Mimi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. I knew it.\" Rosen’s eyes burned with anger as her voice rose. \"Where is she? Bring her out to face me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dian began scanning the surroundings, eager to see the female who had made his brother abandon his city—and humble himself like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiro, meanwhile, was far less interested. He looked around curiously instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is what an inland tribe looks like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odian and the others heard Rosen’s words. Their expressions hardened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only held back from attacking her because she was a female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind your words,\" Odian said coldly. \"If you have something to say to your son, take it elsewhere. Do not disturb our lady’s rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sal and the others stood with equally unfriendly expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fish are insufferable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen turned toward the voice—and her eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These males... were strikingly handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their presence alone set them apart—even among the famously beautiful merfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bearing elevated them further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of interest flickered in her eyes. The bonded ones were a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the unclaimed ones... She studied Kith and the others with open curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she... take a few back with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her primary criterion for mates had always been beauty. And these men surpassed even her current ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dian saw the look in her eyes and sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His list of fathers was already long enough. There was no need to add more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lani could only shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother,\" Dian reminded, \"don’t forget why we’re here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosen snapped back to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priority was to take that unfilial son back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And deal with that so-called \"wild female.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lex,\" she said sharply, \"bring her out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, lower your voice,\" Lex urged, his tone tense. \"Nina is resting. Don’t disturb her. And she is not a ’wild female.’ Don’t speak of her that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Rosen’s arm, trying to pull her away. \"You should leave. I’m not going back with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ungrateful child!\" Rosen was furious. \"You dare speak to your mother like this—for a lowly female? Why should I lower my voice for her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to be obedient...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—before even forming a bond—he was already like this. If this continued, what would happen after?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would never allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, please... just leave,\" Lex said, his voice tight with helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want them disturbing Nina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rosen refused to budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go. I’m not leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, shehadto see what kind of female had changed her son so completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Nina stirred. The noise had reached her ears at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unknown female voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children woke as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina gathered Mimi and Shushu into her arms, steadying herself as she rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others trailed behind her sleepily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Odian heard movement. He lifted the curtain slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it outside?\" Nina asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice—soft and clear—carried from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard, every beastman turned toward the stone house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So she’s here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1159,"2026-06-03T08:29:56.682Z","2026-06-03T08:30:03.515Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7cecd792304fe9a8a933c52da8265a13906bab554b10db03fb95e598f9affce","after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-chapter-163","after-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-chapter-161",299,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-giving-birth-all-my-beast-ex-husbands-sudd-cover.jpg"]