Hearing his name, the orc flashed a hearty smile, complementing perfectly with his golden short hair, like warm sunshine.
"Shan Zaizai, do you remember me? I’m Brother Ge Tai!"
Ji Nuan took a liking to this orc with a warm smile, shaking her head with a smile: "I don’t remember, I’ve been sick recently and have forgotten a lot of things.
But I know now, the strong orc with a beautiful smile is Brother Ge Tai."
The orc raised his jutting sword-like eyebrows in surprise, was this soft and adorable little cub the grey and thin little creature from his memory?
But receiving the praises of the little female lifted Ge Tai’s spirits, his smile becoming even more radiant: "Ha ha! Thanks for the praise, Shan Zaizai. I’ll go gather some Stinky Fruits now."
Ji Nuan nodded her head with a smile, watching the towering orc leave.
"Eh~ Shan Zaizai, what do you think of my brother?" Ge Ye poked Ji Nuan with his finger, a mischievous grin on his face.
Ji Nuan brushed off the chubby paw that was poking her arm, completely exasperated: "Little Ye Zi, you know my situation, I’m not going to find a mate!"
Ge Ye shrugged nonchalantly at that: "What’s the big deal? So you can’t have cubs, not all the sound females in the tribe can give birth to cubs. A lot of orc families go their whole lives without having cubs, it’s quite common!
And moreover, some strong and proud orcs don’t want to share a female with other orcs, so they mate with equally strong orcs. Lord Beast God also agrees!"
"Ka-da!" It sounded as though Ji Nuan’s jaw had dropped onto the ground.
Orc Continent’s homosexual relations are acknowledged by their highest faith!!!
Ji Nuan rubbed her stiff cheeks, looking at Ge Ye with an awkward smile: "Lord Beast God is indeed magnanimous and benevolence!"
Ge Ye nodded seriously: "That’s right!"
"So Shan Zaizai, would you consider my brother? He is quite awesome. Among the adult orcs of the tribe, besides Brother Xiu Yan..." Ge Ye was speaking excitedly before suddenly pausing, cautiously glancing at Ji Nuan.
Upon hearing this familiar name, Ji Nuan was stunned. The image of a wolf-eyed, well-built, and aloof figure appeared in her mind. Such a strong and cold orc...
Ji Nuan’s longing for and sorrowful expression was so obvious, Ge Ye cursed herself for not knowing when to hold her tongue. Despite this, she couldn’t help herself and asked in a low voice: "Um! Shan Zaizai, do you like Brother Xiu Yan?"
Ji Nuan was taken aback by Ge Ye’s sudden question. She hadn’t spent much time with Xiu Yan. Her feelings for him were more gratitude for saving her life, guilt for him losing his life due to injuries while saving her, and sorrow for the loss of a powerful orc. There wasn’t any intention of wanting to become his mate.
However, it might be nice to let this little girl think that way so as to prevent her from promoting Ge Tai to her in the future.
"How could I not like a powerful orc like Brother Xiu Yan!" Ji Nuan’s tone carried a hint of melancholy, which flustered the naive Ge Ye.
"Alright, alright, Shan Zaizai, don’t be sad. I won’t mention Brother Xiu Yan again, you don’t need to be...
Uh...
Uncle Xiu Li, Aunt Ge Rou..." Ge Ye’s voice abruptly stopped when she glimpsed two figures behind Ji Nuan.
Following her gaze, Ji Nuan turned around. Upon seeing the two figures, her face flushed red, and she became extremely awkward.
If there was anything more embarrassing than lying and being overhead by the parents of the person one was lying about
Seeing Ji Nuan’s embarrassed expression, Ge Rou softened her gaze and stepped forward to pat her on the head: "Shan Zaizai, you are doing so well now and have contributed so much to the tribe. If Brother Xiu Yan knew that the little female cub he saved was doing so well, he would definitely be pleased."
Having said that, she also patted Ge Ye on the head and was then led away by Uncle Xiu Li.
Only when the two of them had gone far did Ji Nuan recover from her embarrassment. She turned and looked at Ge Ye, who was displaying an expression of fear, and pretended to be ferocious: "Little Ye Zi, if you ever discuss mating again, I won’t hang out with you! Hmph~"
Upon hearing Ji Nuan call her "Little Ye Zi", Ge Ye knew that she wasn’t actually angry. The fragile Ji Nuan was pulled by Ge Ye towards the Stinky Fruit Forest: "Okay, okay, I got it. Let’s go! I will get Brother to pick for you the biggest Stinky Fruit from the treetop!"
The warmth coming from the arm Ge Ye was holding softened Ji Nuan’s gaze, a white wave of warmth flowing through her heart.
In her past life, she had very few friends because of her health.
Her best friend, who had grown up with her in the orphanage, had her own small family now and they rarely met. It had been a long time since she had felt such pure and passionate friendship.
Unbeknownst to her, somewhere not far away, a blonde orc had been dazzled by her radiant smile.