Chapter 25: Huo Zhanting Successfully Makes It Into Bed

After Yu Lan finished asking, she quickly felt that she was overthinking.
She must be crazy.
How could she have asked such a thing?
The big lion seemed very intelligent, which must be the result of proper training at the zoo.
If it could truly understand human speech, Yu Lan would have to suspect that the big lion was a male who had shapeshifted.
However...
Thinking of the lion sneaking into the bathroom just now, a trace of suspicion still flashed in Yu Lan's mind.
She walked toward the sofa, huffing. The golden lion followed her ingratiatingly, keeping its head low and eyes submissive, not daring to make any unnecessary noise.
Yu Lan sat on the sofa and tapped away on her phone.
#Is it normal for a pet to be so clingy that it follows me even into the bathroom?#
Yu Lan posted this question on the largest social platform on the Interstellar Network.
It was the time when countless night owls were starting their evening entertainment.
The question was quickly pushed to the relevant community, and several answers soon popped up.
[It's normal, perfectly normal. Some pets are just very clingy. My cat follows me even when I go to the restroom. If I shut the door, it just lies at the entrance and cries—it's a little clingy baby.]
[Is this your first time keeping a pet, OP? This is very normal. Pets being clingy means they consider you one of their own and trust you deeply.]
[Of course, it also depends on the pet's personality. Some are the cold-and-aloof type; no matter how much you coax them, they won't get close to their owner. I’m speaking of my cold cat, it drives me crazy! Your pet is clingy and lets you pet and hug it; you should be happy.]
[Very normal. Some little clingy ones don't just follow you everywhere; they even have to sleep pressed against you at night. With them, you won't be cold at night—they’re so warm.]
After reading several comments saying this behavior was normal, Yu Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Her face flushed involuntarily.
How could she use her own thoughts to suspect the innocent big lion?
She hurriedly reached out to stroke the lion's furry head and apologized sincerely.
"I'm sorry, baby, Mom misjudged you just now."
"Mommy loves you."
As she spoke, she gently kissed the lion’s furry head.
The beautiful female's delicate and lovely face was drawing closer, and a rich, warm fragrance wafted over.
The golden lion’s pupils widened in shock.
No one had ever kissed it like this before.
It—it—it wanted to run away on weak legs again.
But having had the experience once, this time the golden lion stood its ground and forced itself to stay.
If Yu Lan were more observant, she would have keenly noticed that the lion's strong, sturdy limbs planted on the floor were trembling slightly.
Its golden, murderous, and fierce beastly eyes were even slightly unfocused.
It looked completely dazed and enchanted.

Yu Lan, having just finished reading the posts, was only focused on hugging and nuzzling the furry lion and didn't notice any of this.
After the commotion, the time soon reached about 10:30 PM.
The night was deep.
The area outside the villa was silent, with only the sounds of the security team diligently patrolling.
Yu Lan gave a slight yawn.
"Alright, baby, it's very late now. Mommy has to go to work tomorrow, so let's go to sleep, okay?"
She opened the bedroom door, took a new blanket from the closet, and bunched it up on the floor to form a makeshift nest.
She patted it with her hand and gestured to the big lion:
"Baby, can you sleep here tonight?"
"The bed I bought for you won't arrive until tomorrow."
The big lion was too large—two or three meters tall—and since there was no stock on the Central Star, it had to be shipped from another planet.
"I'm sorry you have to settle for this for now."
Yu Lan's voice was soft, tinged with lazy sleepiness.
After saying this, she walked straight toward the big bed.
The golden lion standing on the floor tilted its head, its golden eyes reflecting the slender and soft back of the beautiful female.
It walked on its sturdy limbs to the makeshift nest Yu Lan had prepared.
It lowered its head and sniffed lightly.
It didn't smell like her at all.
It looked up at Yu Lan again.
The beautiful female was already lying under the covers.
Covered by the soft quilt, only her white, tender, cloud-like face was visible.
The faint fragrance in the air had also faded significantly.
A trace of confusion flashed in the golden lion’s eyes; it didn't know why things had turned out this way.
But an instinct within urged it forward—it didn't want to sleep alone in the cold, makeshift nest.
If it had to say, the space next to the beautiful female on the soft bed was just right for it.
The night was too cold.
The little female definitely couldn't get through it on her own.
But its belly was soft and warm, perfect for the little female to bury herself in.
Logic checked out.
The golden lion looked at the big bed with an eager expression.
The next second, it pushed off with its limbs and leaped onto the bed.

It deliberately lowered its weight, fearing it might wake the sleeping little female.
Yu Lan could only feel the space beside her sink slightly, and a warm breath drifted over.
Yu Lan opened her eyes slightly, her vision blurred and her face flushed, looking like the freshest, juiciest peach in spring.
The golden lion couldn't help but lean down and kiss her cheek.
"Baby, don't fuss."
"Go back to your own bed and sleep."
Yu Lan, in her dazed state, reached out and swatted at the lion's limbs.
Her other hand weakly patted the side of the bed to signal it to move.
Unlike the expectation that it would linger and require more of her energy to move, the big lion, having heard Yu Lan's command, obediently jumped off the bed.
But it stood by the bedside and didn't leave.
Its large, furry head rested aggrievedly on the edge of the bed, its golden beastly eyes fixed on Yu Lan.
It was silently acting cute.
As an owner, who could resist this scene?
Yu Lan, still half-asleep, recalled what the forum said about pets wanting to sleep on the same bed as their owners being a normal thing.
The baby’s behavior was perfectly normal.
Fine.
Yu Lan sighed softly.
Her heart melted.
She lifted a corner of the quilt and patted the space:
"You can sleep on the bed, but you must be a good boy and listen to me."
"Mommy has to go to work tomorrow, so don't you dare disturb my sleep, you hear?"
As a large predator, it would let out bursts of snoring while sleeping.
Yu Lan had already decided that if she were woken up in the middle of the night, she would sneak out and go sleep in another room.
Before the thought could fully settle, she was nudged by the lion’s furry head.
Then, it anthropomorphically extended a paw to rest on Yu Lan's back and patted her gently.
It was as if it were silently coaxing her to sleep.
Yu Lan buried her beautiful, pink-flushed face into the golden lion's soft, warm belly and fell fast asleep.