After he was done eating, Damien went into the mountains to beat up a tiger, then sent it to Harvey as payment for the medical treatment and medicinal herbs. When he returned, he saw his female obediently sitting in the house, which instantly relieved him of all his fatigue.

“Female, I’m home!” Damien purposedly said in a loud voice. When he saw Irina look up at the sound of his voice, he suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction that came with having a family of his own.

“Oh.” Irina responded softly, then continued taking stock of the things in her backpack. She had brought some daily necessities with her as she had prepared to stay the night at the foot of the mountain with her friends prior to transmigrating. They were very useful now.

She had toothbrushes, some toothpaste, a wooden comb, a square-shaped towel to wash her face with, a clean set of underwear, a key holder, and various odds and ends.

“Female, what are you doing?” Damien crouched down beside Irina. He then curiously held up a toothbrush and even sniffed it.

Irina noticed Damien’s actions out of the corner of her eye and immediately snatched back her toothbrush. “I already said to call me Irina. Don’t call me ‘female’. Just call me Irina.”

“Irina…” Damien carefully ruminated over those two words and then chuckled. “I think ‘Baibai’ suits you more. You’re even fairer than the females of the three main species in the City of Beastmen. But I like the name ‘Irina’ too, Irina.”

Irina’s words caught in her throat as she looked at the sweat on Damien’s face. Knowing that he beat up a tiger for her, she felt grateful and decided not to bicker with him.

“What’s the City of Beastmen?” Irina asked casually.

Damien’s expression became blank and the joy faded from his face. “The City of Beastmen is the largest beastman settlement in our area.”

Irina glanced at Damien. Did this guy have any painful memories about the City of Beastmen? With this guess in mind, Irina didn’t ask further.

From the animal skin he’d stored, Damien picked out a thin and soft piece of cowhide and passed it to Irina, saying, “Here, you can sew clothes with this. Your clothes are too strange. They’re probably meant for attracting the attention of males. You’re my female now, so you can’t wear weird-looking clothes.”

The corners of Irina’s mouth twitched as she took the cowhide. “I don’t know… how to sew clothes.”

“You’re so stupid.” Although Damien said that, he was neither angry nor surprised as he’d already deduced that Irina was pampered growing up. “I’ll sew them for you.”

Irina was surprised. “You know how to sew clothes?”

“Of course!” Damien raised his chin. “Get up. I’ll take your measurements.”

“Okay.” Irina immediately stood up and spread out her arms to let Damien take her chest measurements.

Damien held the cowhide as his eyes landed on Irina’s full chest. Before taking her measurements, he used his hands to squeeze it.

“Ah!” Irina automatically stepped back and wrapped her arms around her chest. She glared at Damien angrily. “What are you doing?”

Damien was shocked by Irina’s violent reaction. With an indifferent look on his face, as if it was natural for him to do that, he said, “You’re my female. What’s wrong with me squeezing your chest?”

“You hooligan!”

“What’s a hooligan? I’m a leopard,” Damien replied in a baffled manner. He walked closer to Irina as he continued, “Quickly let me take your measurements.”

Irina continued to step backward with her arms still wrapped around her chest. “Go away! I… I don’t want to have clothes made for me anymore.”

Seeing Irina all tensed up, Damien knew that he’d scared her and immediately softened his voice. “Okay, okay. I won’t squeeze your chest anymore.”

Irina remained where she was and stared at Damien with slightly downturned eyes. Despite exuding innocence, she looked as wary as a small beast. Feeling like his heart was about to melt, Damien reached out and pinched her face. “So timid. I meant it when I said I won’t squeeze you.”

Damien eventually finished taking her measurements. He then sat on his grass nest and sewed a top using a needle made of fishbone with a serious and focused look on his face. His round, furry leopard ears on top of his head of brown hair would shake in the wind every now and then.

Irina thought Damien was reliable since he seemed like he actually knew how to sew.

The clothes were finished within half an hour. Irina was full of anticipation as she took them, but her facial expression stiffened when she actually saw them.

F*ck!

Was he embroidering a centipede at the seam? Or was that an irregular-shaped S?

Irina instantly felt like she’d been tricked. His workmanship was so bad that she couldn’t help but wonder if Damien had done it on purpose. She couldn’t help but grab Damien’s skirt and look at it. When she moved the fur on his skirt away, she realized that the stitches on Damien’s clothes were even more unsightly. They were several times sparser, so much so that she could see the skin underneath.

At least the stitches on hers were very tight.

Damien’s face turned red and snatched away the clothes from Irina. “If you think they’re sewn badly, you can sew the clothes yourself.”

He was extremely regretful that he only learned such skills after leaving his original tribe, and even then, he didn’t do a proper job of learning them. Had he known earlier, he would have practiced sewing clothes more.

Knowing that Damien had painstakingly made the clothes for her, Irina felt guilty about her reaction. “No, it’s pretty good. The stitches are very tight.”

Damien’s eyes instantly lit up, as if they were lightbulbs with increased voltage. “Really?”

“Yeah.” Irina nodded sincerely. “I’ll put it on after taking a shower.”

The sun was setting at this point, and the sky above Camel Hump Valley first turned dark. The temperature dropped rapidly.

The beastmen quickly went down to the river to take a shower while the water in the river was still warm. The males were at the north end of the river, while the females were at the south end of the river. Both groups bathed separately.

Damien didn’t allow Irina to bathe at the south end of the river as he didn’t want her appearance to be exposed. He borrowed a large stone basin from the village’s doctor, filled it with water, and got her to bathe in the house. The water was already muddy after Irina washed her face, but Damien didn’t mind. He ran to the river and filled it with clean water without a second word.

Irina wet the towel and wordlessly looked at Damien again and again. Seeing that he was still in the house, she said, “I’m going to shower. Please step outside for a bit.”

Unsatisfied, Damien immediately protested. “Don’t you have any self-awareness? We’re mates now! Mates! Who kicks out their mate during a shower?”

Irina’s face flushed angrily. She didn’t want to marry at such a young age! But… she wasn’t sure if she could defend herself against the group of beastmen outside. Hence, she bottled up her anger and didn’t refute what Damien said about them being mates.

“That won’t do either. Get out, get out!” Irina walked over and pushed Damien towards the door.

When Damien reached the door, he reached out and closed it.

It immediately became dark in the house. Irina couldn’t see anything as her eyes hadn’t adjusted to the light.

“What are you doing?” Irina’s heart was in her mouth as she nervously stepped away from Damien.

Damien replied, “I closed the door so that other males won’t peep at you. Quickly go shower. You’ll catch a cold if you shower when it’s cold outside.”

So that was what Damien was trying to do. She thought he was going to force himself on her.

Irina let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t dare to provoke Damien either. It was dark inside the house, and Damien probably wouldn’t be able to see anyway. Hence, she felt her way to the stone basin and faced away from Damien as she took off her clothes and washed up.

Mmm! Taking a shower felt so comfortable after sweating so much.

Damien, on the other hand, was stunned the moment he saw Irina’s nude body. His vertical pupils dilated, allowing his eyes to absorb as much light as possible and take in the beautiful scenery in the house.