Chapter 104 Barrier
It took Zongfang a while to break free from his memories and find his own voice.

His chest felt so choked up and he wanted to ask her if she liked that pretty boy, but the words stopped at his lips. He knew that if he asked this, they would have another argument, which would make her sad, and he would be even more unhappy if she was sad, so he swallowed his breath back.

"Qiao Qiao, I was wrong. I didn't do the right thing. I shouldn't have left you alone, no matter what the reason. I shouldn't have ignored you. What can I do to make you forgive me?"

Qiao Susu closed her eyes tiredly and gently pulled her hand out of his.

"You don't have to do this. We don't trust each other enough. If you didn't do the press conference, then tell Soter not to interfere with my freedom. I can stay wherever I want. Also, I will not go back to the research center to be used as a specimen for research. Never."

Zong Fang looked at his empty hand, the sourness in his heart spread all the way to his mouth. In the end, he said nothing, stroked her head, said "OK", and stopped disturbing her rest.

Because the nine snake eggs were premature, they could only be incubated in an incubator.

Qiao Suisui was in better spirits. She went to see them once, but they were just ordinary eggs. She couldn't find which one had two heads, so she gave up. She told Zongfang that it was okay if he wanted to take all the snake cubs away. After hearing this, Zongfang looked at her in silence, suppressed the dull pain in his chest, lowered his eyes and said, "I will leave when you feel better. If you don't want to see me, I will try to appear in front of you as little as possible."

In fact, Qiao Sui Sui just didn't like snakes, and was even afraid of them. She never cared about the cubs and left them to men. But after this quarrel, she had no motivation to explain to Zong Fang, and even no desire to share.

Luka and Liberi obviously noticed that there was something wrong between the two of them, and found that even when they were together, they were silent most of the time. Liberi was happy to see this happen, so he put more effort into attracting her attention, mainly using beauty to seduce her. Luka chose not to interfere, but would often tell Qiao Suisui about the cubs' situation, such as who fought with whom today, who bullied whom, who was picky about food, and would show her videos recording the cubs' cute moments.

After a while, even if Qiao Sui Sui didn't care, she began to remember who was the boss, who had what personality, who was naughty and who was obedient. After all, no one can resist a fluffy little animal looking at you with its big eyes.

The four little lions were also brought to the royal court. Now that they were a little older, they could chase each other around. They loved to stick to Qiao Susu’s feet when they had nothing to do. It was the natural attachment of the cubs to their mother.

Nao Nao was the most domineering. He would always hold her calves with his fat paws and would not allow his brothers and sisters to get close to their mother. The little lions began to grow nails. One time, Nao Nao was pestering Qiao Sui Sui to play. She asked the servants to make a cat teaser specifically for them. The little lions watched the feathers of the cat teaser go up and down, staring at it and jumping on it. Nao Nao supported himself with his two hind legs, stood up and used his paws to reach the feathers, but he lost his balance and fell on her feet.

Qiao Susu likes to go barefoot. Liberi knows her habit, so the entire palace was covered with soft carpets for her. She didn't wear shoes either, and as a result, Nao Nao's claws scratched a thin cut on the sole of her foot, and blood oozed from the wound.

She didn't care and didn't use her talent. She just wiped it with a tissue and continued playing with them.

After taking a shower and getting ready to go to bed, she felt a little dizzy, and thought she was tired during the day, so she went to bed early. Luka came to see her after work in the evening, and he touched her head out of habit, but he found that she had a fever.

"How come this happened suddenly?"

Libery looked at the medical team with dissatisfaction, which put them under great pressure.

A doctor wiped his sweat and said, "After a careful examination, Miss Qiao's incision healed very well, and there is not even a scar left. Maybe... maybe she just gave birth and is still weak, so she caught a cold?"

The more he spoke, the less confident he became. The temperature of the entire imperial court had been reinstalled. Libery even hired a central control team to specifically adjust the temperature. Several places where Qiao Susu often stayed, such as the greenhouse, garden, greenhouse, her palace, etc., were all controlled by specialists. Even the weather could be chosen to ensure that she would not catch a cold or get sick.

Libery laughed in anger at this answer, but he did not embarrass anyone in person. He just asked the medical team to leave, and then said to his secretary: "What a bunch of useless people, just treat them all. Find the best doctor for me immediately, and name your own price."

After finishing the business here, he returned to the inner hall and saw Luka holding her ankle and looking at something, while Zongfang was examining her. The last quarrel was not without benefits. Although Zongfang and Luka Labri still had nothing to say, they were able to live in harmony more than before. At least he no longer looked for trouble at every turn, and the three men now maintained a delicate superficial harmony.

Libery approached and asked, "Is the fever gone?"

"I took the medicine, but I'm still sweating." Luka put her feet back into the quilt and tucked her back. "I'm leaving for a while. Even if she wants ice water when she wakes up, don't give it to her." Liberi thought that this fever was related to her wanting to stay cool these days, so she nodded. Little did she know that Luka had gone back to take care of the kids.

He walked to the cub's room, motioned to the servants to leave, then pulled up a chair and sat down.

Although the four little lions have not transformed and cannot speak, they have already become intelligent. Seeing that their father is in a bad mood, they all lined up and squatted down very tactfully.

"I'm only asking once, who scratched my mother's feet? Now stand up and admit it."

The three little lions looked at each other, blinking their innocent big eyes, not knowing anything. The one who usually made the most noise and loved to stand out was unusually quiet today, with his little head down, squatting there obediently.

Luka solved the case quickly. He frowned and called out Naonao's name. The little guy was startled and dared not move.

"Still not coming over?"

Naonao walked over slowly, and the other three little ones couldn't help but get nervous for him.

Luka thought he was walking too slowly, so he just scooped up the little lion in his hands and placed his palms against his belly, leaving his four paws hanging down without any strength.

'Snapped--'

An extremely loud sound echoed in the room.

The other three were stunned.

Naonao let out a cry and his eyes were filled with tears.

Luka slapped him on the butt again and said, "You still have the nerve to shout? Shut up."

"woooooo"

Naonao scratched with his four paws, unable to break free, like a little turtle.

Luka scolded him twice more and threw him to the ground. The little lion had already mastered jumping and balance. Nao Nao landed lightly and quickly hid behind his big brother.

Luka crossed his arms and said to the four cubs, "Learn to sharpen your claws tomorrow. When you play with your mother in the future, don't be too rough."

The four little ones nodded in unison.

"Also, roll around in front of your mother more often, turn over on your belly, and rub your tail. Whoever does well will get a reward."

The four little ones nodded again.

(End of this chapter)