"Mu Ge, we're here!"
Xiong Ruoyou transformed into her bear form. With one arm on each side, she was carrying Su and Yi Beixuan.
Her huge body made running quite heavy. Every step she took caused the ground to tremble slightly, shaking both Su and Yi Beixuan in her arms.
Both Su and Yi Beixuan wore expressions of utter boredom, clearly unimpressed by being carried by Xiong Ruoyou.
Finally reaching Mu Qingyun, Xiong Ruoyou slammed on the brakes—but because of her size and the fact she was carrying two people, she couldn't support herself and panicked, letting out a shout as she toppled toward Mu Qingyun.
"Move out of the way!"
Kazeer frowned and quietly warned, reaching out to pull Mu Qingyun aside to avoid being crushed by Xiong Ruoyou's heavy fall.
But his hand grasped nothing.
At the moment Xiong Ruoyou started to fall, Mu Qingyun had already sidestepped and grabbed Xiong Ruoyou's arm.
Still, the force was too strong. Mu Qingyun could only watch helplessly as Xiong Ruoyou crashed to the ground, flinging Su and Yi Beixuan out of her arms.
"Careful!" Mu Qingyun couldn't save Xiong Ruoyou but managed to catch Su in a princess carry.
"It's nothing," Su frowned, twisting easily out of her arms and landing steadily on the ground.
Though he was playing the coward, he was actually a muscular man standing 188 cm tall before transforming. Being carried like that felt awkward.
Before Mu Qingyun could react, Su had already landed firmly.
That move… quite impressive.
"Ow, ow, it hurts!" Xiong Ruoyou groaned, immediately transforming back into her human form.
A bright, beautiful face was marred by a raised, red, and swollen bump on her forehead, faintly streaked with blood—a comical contrast.
Her eyes welled with tears, ready to cry.
Mu Qingyun looked at her holding her head and wincing in pain, instinctively softening her voice. "Are you okay?"
But she immediately regretted asking—how could she be okay after that?
"Mu Ge, it hurts so much," Xiong Ruoyou sobbed.
At Mu Qingyun's soothing words, tears finally spilled from Xiong Ruoyou's eyes, and she hugged Mu Qingyun tightly, crying.
"Alright, alright, be more careful next time." Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow and patted her back gently.
Honestly, if Xiong Ruoyou weren't in such bad shape, Mu Qingyun might have teased her for somehow managing to fall so badly just by walking.
[Haha, Black Bear sister is so cute, I'm dying laughing.]
[Silly beauty, emphasis on silly. Absolutely love this silly beauty.]
[Mu Ge holding Black Bear sister—finally some sweet moments for my ship. The kids finally have some food!]
…
"Shh, quiet now. That snake finally fell asleep." Kazeer smiled wryly as he looked at Xiong Ruoyou, who was still clutching Mu Qingyun tightly.
"Huh? How did he fall asleep here?"
Xiong Ruoyou, still teary-eyed, peered through the gap near Mu Qingyun's neck to see Fan Xuanye sleeping on the ground, puzzled.
Why rest here instead of the cave? Strange habits.
"He didn't sleep well last night. Keep your voice down," Mu Qingyun whispered, then signaled Yi Beixuan to bring over the healing device.
"Okay." Though her forehead hurt and tears kept flowing, Xiong Ruoyou still tried to control her crying to avoid disturbing Fan Xuanye.
Mu Qingyun used the healing device on her forehead, which greatly eased the pain.
…
Meanwhile, in the office of the Xiong family's security company on the planet, three muscular men were staring intently at Xiong Ruoyou's livestream.
"Ah, our little princess… I feel so sorry for her. Maybe we should just quit and find another way to get her to meet the First Commander," Xiong Da sighed heavily, his eyes full of concern for Xiong Ruoyou.
"How can we quit now? She's representing not just herself, but the other three too," Xiong Er frowned, strongly disagreeing.
"Who cares about the others now? Look at her forehead! How could she get hurt like this?" Xiong Da argued heatedly, only caring about their little princess.
At that moment, the man seated at the front furrowed his brow.
He was troubled by the sight of his daughter injured and crying, and the bickering between Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
"Enough, stop arguing. What's there to argue about?" he said.
"Boss, don't you feel sorry for Xiao You?" Xiong Da couldn't help but say again, only to get a glare in return.
"She's my daughter. Do you think I don't care?" Xiong Lingfeng snorted lightly. "Xiong Er is right—she's not just herself anymore. If she's eliminated, what about the rest?"
Then he looked at Xiong Da. "Mu Qingyun treats Xiao You well. Their team is strong and could make it to the end. Besides, it's just a fall—no life-threatening injury. You're overreacting."
"Overreacting? I…" Xiong Da wanted to protest but stopped as both Xiong Lingfeng and Xiong Er stared coldly at him.
His words caught in his throat. He muttered a few words and fell silent.
"Xiong Er, prepare an invitation letter. Regardless of whether they pass the first stage or not, invite Mu Qingyun to our company," Xiong Lingfeng waved his hand.
He was very interested in Mu Qingyun and knew his daughter's feelings clearly. Whether it was before with the First Commander or now with Mu Qingyun, he understood it with just one look.
"No way. That Mu Qingyun is ugly and short. I think he's only about 1.7 meters tall and keeps taking advantage of Xiao You. I just don't like him," Xiong Da immediately objected.
"If you don't like him, it's useless," Xiong Er snorted and turned to leave to print the invitation letter.
Seeing that he couldn't change anyone's mind, Xiong Da sighed helplessly.
Hmph, whatever. A gentleman's revenge is never too late. When Mu Qingyun comes here, I'll make sure he pays for what he put me through today.
Thinking about how to deal with Mu Qingyun in the future, he finally relaxed a bit.
His little princess must not be taken by anyone else easily.