Qiao Xixi lowered her eyes and opened the leaf-wrapped bundle, her expression noncommittal.
"This is a lot of meat. I can't finish it all."
"Eat more. You've gotten thin."
After he spoke, Qiao Xixi said no more, simply picking up a piece of roasted meat from the bundle and eating it slowly and deliberately.
Meanwhile, the cubs who had witnessed Qiao Xixi being taken by Kunlin were frantic with worry.
Fortunately, the commotion alerted the patrol team, who immediately intercepted the cubs.
When Feili returned and learned what had happened, he was filled with self-blame.
Upon getting the news, Feiyan checked Qiao Xixi's location and immediately led a party in pursuit.
Back in the inner city, the cubs were on pins and needles, even late into the night.
"Cubs, come and eat first. If your mother comes back and finds out you haven't been eating, she'll surely be sad."
Qiao Qiao's eyes were red-rimmed, her voice choked with sobs. "Grandfather, Mother will be okay, right?"
