Chapter 225: Leopard Hug

Qiao Suisui hurriedly pulled a blanket to cover Ka'er's lower body and explained, "It's not that I'm abandoning you, nor am I leaving; it's that I'm returning from here to one of the nodes we once shared."

Ka'er wouldn't have it: "Then take me back with you."

"Wouldn't that mess up the timeline?"

"Then you stay here."

Qiao Suisui couldn't win the argument, so she turned to look at Zongfang.

Zongfang lowered his eyes and asked, "Can you not go back?"

She knew that leaving again just after waking up was cruel to them, but she was unwilling to accept the deaths of Luka, Ashi, and Anubis without even trying.

Qiao Suisui bit her lip in thought, wondering how to persuade them, when Ka'er suddenly hugged her entire body from behind. He didn't know when he had draped the blanket over his back, but now he used his hands to pull the blanket, wrapping Qiao Suisui into his embrace, his two arms overlapping with the blanket across her chest, his chin resting lightly on the top of her head.

"I'm a sticky bug. Don't even think about shaking me off."

Qiao Suisui felt the scorching chest pressed tightly against her back and the powerful heartbeat coming from within it, and she couldn't help but laugh helplessly.

"It's not shaking you off; it's me going back to find the past versions of you."

She explained until her mouth was dry, but the two men remained unmoved. Seeing no response, Qiao Suisui looked at Zongfang, unwilling to give up, and rubbed her foot against his lower leg in a coaxing manner.

She asked him, "What do you think?"

Zongfang grabbed her ankle; her skin was as white as mutton-fat jade, and it had been distracting him since just a moment ago.

He suddenly didn't want to discuss the issue of going back with her anymore.

The man's thumb caressed her ankle bone, causing waves of ticklish sensations.

Qiao Suisui wanted to pull her foot back, but it was already too late. Zongfang took her foot and placed it against that spot—it was a warning, and also a way to change the subject.

"Do you think your current state is suitable for discussing these things?"

Qiao Suisui stiffened. Feeling the erection there, she dodged his gaze, subconsciously retreating in shyness.

This retreat caused her to bump into the hard, solid chest of the man behind her.

Ka'er's hand had already wrapped around her waist under the blanket.

He held her, a bit annoyed, and said, "I'll say this once: you can go wherever you want, but you must take me with you."

Qiao Suisui couldn't handle these two men, so she had to stall: "Alright, alright, let me go first. We'll discuss it later."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was picked up directly by Zongfang and placed on the bed.

He glanced at Ka'er, signaling him to leave. Ka'er laughed in anger and returned to his usual defiant and unruly self: "Why should I? I was here first."

Zongfang narrowed his eyes, the coldness around him spreading bit by bit.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not quite right, Qiao Suisui hurriedly said, "You both go out; I'm going to sleep."

Ka'er was full of anger, but unwilling to vent it in front of her, he stood up abruptly. Just as Zongfang and Qiao Suisui thought he was leaving, Ka'er rolled onto the bed with a rogue's movement.

"This is my house, so what if I sleep here?"

Zongfang stared at him unhappily, ignored him, pulled Qiao Suisui, who was lying in the middle, into his arms, and slept on her right side.

Qiao Suisui felt a bit unfamiliar with the current situation.

One on the left, one on the right.

She was in the middle, finding it hard to act. Zongfang was hugging her waist, and Ka'er was hooking her leg.

She had never tried sleeping in the same bed with two men at the same time, but fortunately, the bed was big enough.

Wait, that didn't seem to be the point.

Qiao Suisui thought about all sorts of messy things, which actually diluted some of her sadness for a moment.

Zongfang knew her habits and was currently gently kneading the back of her neck with his hand. Ka'er knew his body temperature was high; every time he hugged her to sleep, she would complain about the heat, so he fanned her gently.

Qiao Suisui originally had no sleepiness, but being massaged so comfortably by Zongfang, her body gradually relaxed, and before long, she drifted off to sleep.

Noticing her breathing becoming even, the two men looked at each other, both seeing the relief in the other's eyes.

They had no other way now but to try their best to attract and divert her attention, so she wouldn't keep sinking into that sad mood.

Zongfang checked her breathing before he finally relaxed completely.

He kissed her brow, the deep affection and guilt in his eyes fully exposed.

Ka'er stared blankly at the ceiling and asked in a low voice, "Do we really have to let her go back?"

Zongfang tucked the quilt around her and gently stroked her forehead with his finger, saying in a low voice, "If we don't let her try, she won't be able to let go."

The next day, Qiao Suisui planned to go to the Xuyan to find Lanze first, and then slowly persuade Zongfang and Ka'er about the time rewind, but she was held up before she could even leave.

Zongfang held his light brain and said to her, "It's from the school; they say Hawisi is bullying classmates."

Qiao Suisui was dazed for a moment, "Hawisi?"

"Naonao. He's older now and doesn't like others using his baby name."

Put that way, Qiao Suisui matched the name. She herself was just a child who had just grown up, and it was truly too early for her to take on the role of a mother. However, she believed she should still fulfill her obligations, so she changed her plan and said, "Then I'll go with you."

Ka'er used the breaking-through device to take them to the school. Zongfang had attended parent-teacher meetings for Qiao Xiya and the others before, so he was familiar with the route. The three of them went straight to the principal's office.

On the way, Zongfang explained the situation of the younglings to her. Because Qiao Xiya and the others had been left to Zong Yan's care all these years, they had always attended schools directly under the Lian Bang Zhong Yang, which was the one they were at now. As for Hawisi and the other four, along with the six from the Laiboli royal family, they had been attending the Aosilan Diguo Royal School for the past few years. It was only after the incident with the Laiboli family that Zongfang transferred them to the Lian Bang Zhong Yang School.

As soon as Qiao Suisui entered the principal's office, she saw a row of young boys standing against the wall, their faces and arms covered in bruises, each with an expression of indignation.

The other party's parents had arrived long ago, waiting to settle the score. At this moment, they said quite impolitely, "Let's settle this privately; it doesn't look good if it gets blown out of proportion. We aren't short on money; just have these useless kids apologize to my child."

"The matter hasn't even been clarified, what is there to apologize for?" Qiao Suisui felt it was inexplicable.

As soon as she spoke, the boys standing in punishment against the wall all looked over. At first, their eyes were dazed, but a few seconds later, each one was filled with disbelief.

"Mom..."

One boy's eyes were already red, and he stared fixedly at Qiao Suisui, crying out.

Qiao Suisui blinked. Looking at these big boys who looked like middle schoolers, she couldn't match any of them to the fluffy little lions from their childhood. Any creature was cute when young, and Qiao Suisui might have had a surge of maternal love, but with the 'younglings' grown up and a gap of more than ten years in their time together, she really couldn't switch identities for a moment.

Ka'er was even more so; he just stood idly by, holding Qiao Suisui's hand and playing with her fingers. Looking at the group of half-grown lads in front of him, he remembered his own experience of fighting at school and felt there was nothing to it—it was all a necessary path. And to call the parents over for every little thing? Truly boring.

The family members of the student beaten by Hawisi would never have guessed that among these three people, only Zongfang was a real parent.

Zongfang used his aura to directly shock the questioning parents opposite. He glanced lightly at the injuries on the child's face and body, then turned to ask one of the members standing in punishment against the wall: "Hawisi Sikesaisi, explain."

The brown-haired boy in the middle raised his head, the fear of being called by his full name making his body stiffen subconsciously.

But he quickly reacted, pointing at the boy with a face full of anger, saying, "He was the one who provoked it first!"

On the last day of August, give all your votes to me, and let's hold hands and enter the refreshing September! ~(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 226 =====