Chapter 367 - The Peacock’s Fickle Heart (2/2)

“She’s pregnant. Someone, bring her to the shore!”

Everyone sounded anxious and worried.

Alva pressed Bai Qingqing’s face to his chest instantly. When Bai Qingqing struggled to break free of him, he said in a hushed voice, “Do you wish for everyone to see your true appearance?”

Bai Qingqing froze and touched her own face.

Right now, she was no longer in the mood to disguise herself as an ugly duckling and didn’t really care if her true appearance was exposed. However, she didn’t reject Alva’s offer to shield her from the others and only sobbed while enduring all this.

With Bai Qingqing in his arms, Alva brought her to the shore. The minute they got out of the water, Bai Qingqing felt a scorching sensation at her ankle, which made her feel panicked for some reason.

“Let go of me.”

Alva held Bai Qingqing even more tightly. “It was my fault, I shouldn’t have treated you that way.”

“Alva?”

Bella widened her eyes, unable to believe what she was seeing.

The surrounding beastmen all looked baffled as well. But one thing was certain—the female Alva was pursuing now was the female in his arms. That was because males would only speak in such a subservient tone in front of the female they fancied.

With more than ten pairs of peacock beastmen’s eyes on her, Bella felt as though someone had given her a tight slap, bringing about a fiery sensation to her face. With a loud “Hmph!”, she turned around and ran away.

Unable to break free of Alva, as the unease in her heart intensified, Bai Qingqing showed more resistance towards Alva in her tone. “Scram!”

Since they had already reached the shore, and Bai Qingqing appeared to be fine, Alva could only set her down on the ground as he didn’t have an excuse to keep holding her.

The minute Bai Qingqing landed on the ground, she sat by the river and soaked her feet into the water.

Sensing the cool water against her feet, Bai Qingqing felt more at ease. As she cried, she revealed a faint smile.

Curtis liked water very much. Would he be able to sense that she was soaking his spousal mark in the water?

As the beastmen gradually dispersed, with her back facing them, no one could clearly see her true appearance.

Only Alva stood by the shore in a dazed manner, his expression a mix of panic and regret.