Meanwhile, Xiao Yi’s eyes were shining brighter than the sun in a way that was very dangerous.

The moment Hu Yan saw that expression, alarm bells rang inside his head because he knew that look...it was the one Xiao Yi made right before doing something incredibly stupid.

"Don’t," Hu Yan immediately said.

Xiao Yi blinked innocently and asked, "Don’t what?"

Hu Yan replied, "Whatever you’re thinking."

"I’m not thinking anything," Xiao Yi insisted.

"You’re definitely thinking something," Hu Yan countered.

Xiao Yi looked offended, but Hu Yan remained unmoved. The room fell silent for a moment, and then with a whoosh the little tiger suddenly transformed into his beast form.

A fluffy orange tiger cub appeared, and before anyone could react, the cub launched himself directly toward the window.

"XIAO YI!" Hu Yan shouted, but it was too late.

The little tiger successfully jumped through the open window, and for exactly one second everyone watched his heroic leap.

Then came the plop as the tiger disappeared completely, swallowed by the snow.

The room became silent as the cubs, Hu Yan, and Han Jue all stared at the spot where Xiao Yi had landed, which now looked completely normal with only a small bump in the snow and no tiger visible anymore.

Xiao San’s eyes widened as he said, "Elder Brother died," and the room exploded.

The lion cub immediately roared with teary eyes, the fox cub jumped onto the table, and the wolf twins started howling.

"We have to save him!" The lion cub rushed toward the window, but the fox cub immediately shouted, "No! It’s too dangerous!" He said it in his own fox language.

The lion cub looked touched for a moment, thinking his little brother cared, until the fox cub continued, "What if the snow eats me too?"

Xiao San was already dragging the incubator toward the window, declaring, "My little sister must witness this!"

Hu Yan felt a powerful headache coming on and commanded, "All of you stop moving!"

The room instantly froze as the cubs looked at him, then outside, then back at him, before all of them pointed toward the snow and said, "Father. Elder Brother is gone."

Hu Yan nearly cursed as he rolled up his sleeves. "That little brat... When I catch him, I’m definitely beating him."

Han Jue calmly stood up and said, "You stay here."

His eyes were fixed on the snow outside with a strange excitement hidden within them, for after all he was a snow wolf and this weather felt like home as the snow practically called his name.

Han Jue transformed and jumped outside. The moment his paws touched the snow, he looked significantly happier.

Meanwhile, inside the house the cubs crowded around the window, their little noses pressed against the window like a row of dumplings.

Han Jue didn’t even need to search...a tiger tail was sticking out of the snow while the rest of Xiao Yi remained buried underneath.

Han Jue stared, then sighed, thinking the little tiger had managed to survive less than ten seconds outside, which was truly impressive.

Grabbing the tail, he pulled, and a frozen tiger cub emerged from the snow. Xiao Yi’s whiskers, ears, and eyelashes were all covered in snow, making him look like a tiny snowman, yet his eyes were still sparkling as he exclaimed, "Father! It’s amazing!"

Han Jue was speechless at how this cub had learned absolutely nothing.

A moment later he carried the little tiger back and casually tossed him through the window.

Xiao Yi flew through the air and landed directly in Hu Yan’s arms. The room became silent as Xiao Yi slowly looked up at Hu Yan, who slowly smiled in a terrifying way. The cub immediately started trembling.

"Father," Xiao Yi said.

"Mm."

"I can explain."

"Mm."

"The snow attacked me."

"Mm."

"It wasn’t my fault."

"Mm."

Xiao Yi immediately ran, and Hu Yan immediately chased after him as the room exploded into chaos once more.

The cubs immediately covered their eyes. It is too tragic.

Meanwhile, two tiny wolf cubs were completely focused on something else. Their round eyes stared at the snow outside, full of longing and curiosity.

Han Jue immediately noticed them; his expression softened. The usually cold male crouched down.

"Do my daughters want to play in the snow?"

The two little wolf cubs instantly nodded.

"Awoo!"

"Awoo!"

Han Jue smiled faintly. Then he picked up both girls.

The elder twin was called Xiao Xue. The younger twin was called Xiao Shuang.

One meant Little Snow. The other meant Little Frost. The names suited them perfectly.

Both girls immediately wagged their tails excitedly.

Unlike Xiao Yi, Han Jue wasn’t worried because snow wolves were born for winter and the colder it became, the happier they were. Picking up both daughters, he carried them outside.

The moment their paws touched the snow, the twins froze, then squealed, "It’s cold! It’s fun!" The next moment they dove headfirst into the snow.

Unlike Xiao Yi, however, they didn’t disappear as the snow wolf cubs ran happily across the white ground, rolling, jumping, and tumbling through the snow as though they had finally returned home. Han Jue watched quietly, a faint smile appearing on his usually cold face.

Meanwhile, inside the house Hu Yan finally caught Xiao Yi, and the little tiger’s dramatic cries immediately echoed through the entire courtyard.

"Father! Mercy! I was young and ignorant! I was only curious!"

"You were curious ten minutes ago too!" Hu Yan replied.

Su Qinglan stirred slowly within the warm hide, her body heavy with the lingering comfort of deep sleep.

She instinctively snuggled closer to the source of heat beside her, pressing against a solid, warm chest that rose and fell in a steady rhythm.

A strong hand slid around her, gently pulling her deeper into the embrace, wrapping her securely in arms.

She sighed contentedly, rubbing her face against the bare chest beneath her cheek, savoring the familiar scent and the smooth warmth of skin that chased away the last traces of drowsiness.