Why Do All the Beasts Want Me?

Chapter 17

The still relatively dry sea breeze hardened the surface of the whale meat, making it tough on the outside and tender on the inside when bitten, giving it the sensation of eating jerky.

It had a unique flavor.

“Yes, jerky!” Qiao Qixi suddenly opened his round eyes wide, a bold idea forming in his mind.

“Since we can’t finish the whale meat, can’t we tear it into pieces, air-dry and sun-dry them, and make convenient, stored whale jerky?”

“Hmm, it seems feasible.”

Unlike the three polar bears, who were somewhat afraid to join the scramble for food, Qiao Qixi and Audiss were not afraid; their sheer determination to fight if challenged already overwhelmed many polar bears.

Even if some of the fatter ones observed them with unfriendly and probing gazes, that was all it was.

Audiss didn’t even bother to glance at the other polar bears; he occupied his previous eating spot and was responsible for passing meat chunks.

Because he wasn’t very hungry this time, he didn’t gobble down his food; Audiss’s eating manners were noticeably much more refined.

Mainly, he thought Qiao Qixi was hungry, which was why he had pestered him to come eat the meat.

“No, it’s not.”

Qiao Qixi used the little yellow bucket to transport chunks of whale meat, delivering them to a nearby flat rock to dry.

At this time, all the polar bears were gathered around the whale, so no thief would steal his private stash.

Under the drone’s camera, the Little Polar Bear’s round but agile figure was seen bustling back and forth on the Beach, exuding a particularly strong sense of effort, progress, and struggle for life.

When people saw the Little Polar Bear spreading the meat flat on Rock, they were somewhat shocked and disbelieving.

“This is a caching behavior, and according to research, polar bears do not exhibit such characteristics.”

In nature, of course, many animals possess the instinct to store food, such as squirrels, bees, and even alligators.

However, the polar bear is precisely not within this range; they do not store food for more than two days. Perhaps the private stash the Little Polar Bear is moving will be eaten within two days.

That would be considered normal then.

People decided to observe further.

Audiss’s appetite was unusually large; frankly, the food Qiao Qixi was transporting was truly insignificant.

He just wanted to make himself some snacks with a different flavor; he wasn’t even sure if Audiss would like them.

Speaking of Audiss, he also noticed the Little Polar Bear’s strange behavior; he, as always, didn’t understand, but as always, he offered no opinion.

Perhaps the Little Polar Bear had just invented a new game, and he was quite willing to cooperate, as long as Qiao Qixi was happy.

Anyway, he was idle, and besides eating and sleeping, Audiss’s time was free, just like when he was a bachelor before: full and well-rested, with ample time for daydreaming.

In winter, he would wander on the ice or find a high spot with a good view to nap and enjoy the wind, staying there for most of the day.

In summer, he disliked moving; if he could find a cool, shady place to hide, Audiss would generally not come out to be active.

Since having the Little Polar Bear, his life has changed quite a bit.

At least this summer there would be far fewer opportunities to be lazy; the kind of thing where three months passed in the blink of an eye was impossible.

The energetic and active Little Polar Bear could only maintain a few hours of sleep.

Audiss, full from eating, licked his sharp teeth, thinking, and continued to pull out meat until Qiao Qixi was tired of playing.

Playing with food was not allowed by Bear Mama; at least the neighboring polar bear cubs didn’t have such treatment; their mama would urge them to finish eating quickly and then take them to a safe place to rest.

Intimidated by the other polar bears, Bear Mama reluctantly brought her cubs to the spot occupied by Audiss.

A stronger, taller Male polar bear startled Bear Mama, filling her with great fear.

However, the next second, she saw the silly Qiao Qixi, who was holding a little yellow bucket in his mouth; he seemed to have been disturbed by their sudden appearance, his cheerful little steps frozen there as he turned his head to look at her.

“A little bear?”

Its body was round and plump, and its size was not small, but standing next to an adult polar bear, it still appeared young. It was indeed an immature little bear, that’s right.

“Are they together?”

“A male raising cubs?”

Bear Mama immediately fell into confusion and bewilderment.

But one thing was certain: the presence of a little bear here lowered Bear Mama’s guard by more than half.

“We are all broken-winged angels with cubs; why hurt each other, right?”

Qiao Qixi came to his senses and immediately guessed why Bear Mama had brought her children over. One must know that Audiss was very fierce, and other polar bears didn’t dare to approach. If she hadn’t been pushed to the brink, this Bear Mama probably wouldn’t have wanted to come over and be a nuisance.

“The little bear is so cute, peeking out from behind Bear Mama’s butt.”

“It’s so tiny, looks like it just left the den not long ago. It should eat more meat and get nice and plump.”

Qiao Qixi turned around and rubbed against the vigilant Audiss, even going so far as to shamelessly act cute, emitting endearing, spoiled sounds to soften the aggressive aura around him.

Normally, Qiao Qixi rarely acted this way, at most letting out two barks to express happiness, but today, besides happiness, there was also excitement.

Audiss licked the spoiled Little Polar Bear, and his attention was indeed quickly diverted by more than half, his entire aura involuntarily becoming softer.

His wariness towards that female bear was merely because he disliked strange polar bears approaching, and also for Qiao Qixi’s safety.

Now, seeing that Qiao Qixi wasn’t afraid of that female bear and was even quite happy, Audiss didn’t bother anymore, merely warning her with his eyes.

When the Male polar bear in front of her licked the Little Polar Bear, Bear Mama confirmed that they were together. A Male polar bear raising a Little Polar Bear—very good. Bear Mama, amidst her confusion, felt a sense of relief.

“We are all for our cubs.”

Once Bear Mama was sure she wouldn’t be driven away or harmed, she immediately began to tear at the whale skin impatiently.

The two little bears at her feet, just like Qiao Qixi before, stood up and held up their little paws, waiting to be fed.

And Qiao Qixi was much luckier than them, eating alone every meal and getting his fill.

The two little bear brothers could only snatch and share one piece of meat; the mother bear, focused on eating, was perhaps a novice mother and didn’t help tear it apart, enjoying her own meal with relish.

After admiring the little bear family of three for a while, Qiao Qixi continued to transport whale meat. Oh my goodness, he had delayed for a bit and hadn’t checked; he was worried that some polar bear might have taken his meat.

It turned out that no polar bear had taken his meat, but there was a bold sea pigeon eyeing it covetously, looking like a rogue waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Qiao Qixi wouldn’t give it a chance to succeed; after the last trip, he sat there and didn’t leave.

“Why should I surrender the territory I conquered to a pigeon?”

Audiss, waiting nearby, waited and waited for the Little Polar Bear to return, but couldn’t. He finally stood up, stretched his neck to look around, and saw the Little Polar Bear wrestling with a sea pigeon on Rock. He dropped everything and ran to help.

The sea pigeon heard the polar bear’s roar and immediately fled in a panic, vanishing without a trace.

For the rest of the time, the Little Polar Bear and the Big Bear lay together, guarding the territory they had conquered—oh no, the mountain of meat.

“Eat a piece when hungry?”

“No, no, no, when hungry, go back and eat the public food. Don’t eat the private stash yet; save it for later.”

Qiao Qixi’s little calculations clattered loudly, and he was so happy that he dreamed of a towering mountain of meat that he could never finish.

This was the nth time he had such a vivid dream. The Little Polar Bear suddenly wondered, “Does Audiss dream?”

“It seems so; scientists say animals also dream.”

Qiao Qixi couldn’t help but look at Audiss, who was dozing off, and routinely wondered what this pure wild polar bear was thinking, what would be in his dreams?

“What is his world like?”

“Besides eating, drinking, and sleeping, does he have any other pursuits?”

“I’m really curious.”

Days passed like this, about a week or so, and Qiao Qixi’s private stash grew larger and larger, while the stranded whale was eaten less and less.

The fat ones who followed the scent here arrived just in time for the last feast, but they also tasted the loneliness and emptiness that followed when the food ran out.

Without food, they would embark on another journey of searching, hoping for the next stroke of luck, whenever that might be.

During this time, of course, some polar bears also set their sights on Qiao Qixi’s private stash, but they were all chased away by Audiss.

Audiss was a big brother bear who had been shot, so he didn’t pay any mind to ordinary polar bears.

# The stranded whale has been eaten, and the polar bears on the coast are about to go their separate ways #

In the photo, the once enormous stranded whale was reduced to just a skeleton and a skull.

Over a dozen polar bears of varying shades departed in different directions, giving a sense of a party breaking up, leaving people with a touch of melancholy and a feeling of parting.

The patient Bear Mama, with her children, licked the last bits of meat from the whale’s skeleton, a scene that filled people with a hint of sadness.

“Where will they go next?”

“Will they ever encounter such a feast again?”

Finally, even Bear Mama left the Beach with her two Little Polar Bears. In an instant, only Qiao Qixi and Audiss remained on this once lively coast.

Qiao Qixi, who liked lively scenes, was somewhat affected by the departure and felt regret, while Audiss, who preferred to be alone, was completely unaffected and even enjoyed the quiet.

The Little Polar Bear stood on Rock and looked down; the whale’s massive skeleton and the empty, silent Beach were enough to compose a desolate elegy.

However, Qiao Qixi was not some artistic big shot; when he saw this scene, he would only blow in the wind and hum, “Ah, the food is gone.”

Fortunately, he still had a pile of jerky behind him, enough for them to stay here for several days before having to look for food.

In contrast, Audiss clearly didn’t have as many thoughts; once the surroundings became quiet, he lay on Rock, wriggling his body, rubbing his itchy back, and basking in the sun.

“What a carefree big sweetheart.”

Besides rolling on the ground, polar bears also have a famous scene: finding a protruding rock to rub their bottoms.

“Hiss, how embarrassing.”

All bears are the same; this is an indispensable after-dinner activity.

Qiao Qixi would occasionally see Audiss rubbing his butt, and even when the handsome, charming, and adorable Audiss did this action, it inevitably exuded a strong, lewd vibe.

“No way, this action is just too vulgar!”

If Qiao Qixi were still human, he might have let out a snorting laugh.

But he was a bear, so he swore he would never do that, even if no humans were watching.

“No, a bunch of humans are watching them.”

There was even a forum that constantly updated their daily lives.

The territory Qiao Qixi thought he had protected so well had long since been exposed to public view in the form of photographs.

“Look, the prematurely melting ice caps are forcing polar bears to develop high intelligence.”

“OMG, it can actually store food, hahaha.”

“Still the same old saying, tie me up and let him go to school; Tsinghua should have a place for him.”

“Alexander is amazing; it makes one wonder if he’s a transmigrator.”

“Hahaha, what an imagination! Do you think this is a fantasy world? Transmigration?”

“Speaking of Alexander’s bear skin, there must be a delicate boy living underneath, a clean boy.”

“If that’s the case, Audiss is also a transmigrator. Did they both transmigrate together?”

“Speaking of which, Audiss is so good to Alexander. Ahhh, I’m screaming! I could write a 100,000-word romance novel about this interaction; it’s too doting.”

“Upstairs, I must remind you, both of them are males. Even if it’s a novel, you can’t post it in the romance section. You can only post it on some gay websites and forums.”

“Gay websites and forums would be crazy to watch two Male polar bears fall in love.”

“Don’t fantasize casually, okay? Audiss and Alexander clearly have a pure brotherly bond. Only you humans have such impure thoughts, bah!”

“The person upstairs must have studied to no avail; there are so many gay animals in the animal kingdom, okay?”

“There are so many gay animals in the animal kingdom +1.”

“When it comes to impurity, humans don’t even rank. Do I need to tell you how many bed partners dolphins have?”

“Dolphins do that for pleasure and excitement~”

“What does a dolphin’s promiscuity have to do with our polar bears? polar bears, just by looking at their faces, you know they are very pure and proper, without a single evil thought.”

Audiss, considered very proper and pure, always stayed close to the Little Polar Bear he had picked up.

The temperature had risen by two or three degrees recently, and it was no longer as cool; it was a temperature Audiss disliked.

He hoped this summer would pass quickly.

However, Audiss still liked to hug the Little Polar Bear to sleep; the Little Polar Bear’s nose was cool, its round nose tip always slightly moist, its body soft, and its fluffy white fur emitted a pleasant scent.

When Qiao Qixi slept, Audiss remained somewhat awake, multitasking to guard the meat pile for him.

To be honest, with two polar bears lying side by side here, even if the sea pigeon were bolder, it wouldn’t dare to approach.

When Qiao Qixi woke up, rubbing his sleepy eyes and yawning, Audiss, who was feeling very hot, temporarily left him to take a bath in the sea and cool off.

If it were last year, he would have soaked in the sea longer, but now he couldn’t; he would worry about other carnivores attacking the Little Polar Bear.

Bathing became a luxury; after only a brief cool-down, Audiss emerged from the sea.

He skillfully rolled on the grass, quickly drying himself, and then returned to Qiao Qixi’s side.

As soon as Audiss returned, Qiao Qixi picked up a piece of jerky and fed it to him, because that was the only way Audiss would eat it.

It was truly frustrating yet touching.

It was as if it was tacitly agreed that the jerky was Qiao Qixi’s food; Audiss never touched it, but if the Little Polar Bear held it to his mouth, he wouldn’t refuse.

It seemed not to be for sustenance, but merely to make Qiao Qixi happy.

Such a gentle Audiss cast a romantic filter over this summer.

Author’s Note: Audiss is truly a diamond bachelor.