When several men in the hideout who already had children saw his depressed expression, they gently patted his shoulders to comfort him.
"So… is it because of muscles?" Qiong Xing suddenly muttered. "Is it because I don't have muscles that Cari refuses to recognize me as his mama?"
At this point, even Qiong Xing himself had no idea what he was talking about anymore.
"Calm down," Elias said with a sigh. "If you were a beastman, maybe that would matter. But for humans, the person who is usually called 'Mama' doesn't need muscles."
"But! But Cari said he doesn't want a mama who doesn't have muscles—!"
"He never said that," Elias interrupted firmly. "Just calm down. Cari never once said he disliked you, did he?"
Did he…?
Qiong Xing paused and tilted his head in confusion.
Had Cari actually said that?
Whe he saw Qiong Xing confused expression, Elias gave a helpless smile.
