92: Chapter 92 You're after my body?

"Huh?!!!"

Hearing Xia Li's teasing words, Lu Yuan didn't blush or shrink back like some innocent schoolboy; instead, he raised an eyebrow with keen interest.

"Oh? Payment in flesh?"

Lu Yuan tossed the calculator aside, slammed his hands onto the bed frame on either side of Xia Li's head with a sharp clap, and loomed over her like a hunting leopard.

The space on the narrow folding bed instantly became incredibly cramped.

A strong, masculine scent of hormones rushed toward her, and Lu Yuan's scorching breath sprayed directly onto her sensitive ear and the crook of her neck without obstruction.

Xia Li, who had originally just wanted to tease Lu Yuan with some lip service, instantly panicked.

Being stared at by Lu Yuan's deep, dark eyes, Xia Li felt her whole body go limp; her usual aura of a decisive female war god vanished completely.

Like a startled little rabbit, she scrambled backward in a panic.

Lu Yuan didn't give an inch, pressing forward with his knees against the edge of the bed.

It wasn't until her back hit the cold metal wall with a thud that Xia Li realized she was completely trapped between him and the wall.

There was nowhere left to retreat.

Looking at that face so close at hand—sword-like brows, starry eyes, a high nose bridge, with a wild, roguish aura amidst his cold intensity.

Xia Li's heart hammered against her chest like a drum.

This guy, while money-grubbing and infuriating, had to be admitted: he was truly masculine.

At this moment, their bodies were almost pressed together, and she could even feel the heat radiating from Lu Yuan's chest.

An unprecedented wave of heat rose from Xia Li's lower abdomen, instantly sweeping through her entire body.

In this apocalyptic world where one's life was constantly at stake, what did reserve or aloofness matter?

If she had to find a man to vent the pressure of this apocalypse, this guy before her—who had saved her life several times, was powerful, and mysterious—was simply the perfect standard for a partner.

I want to sleep with him...

Once this absurd and bold thought popped up, it could no longer be suppressed.

The instinct to be conquered made her even anticipate Lu Yuan's next rough move.

Screw it! Just consider it a reward for herself!

Xia Li's long eyelashes trembled violently; she steeled herself and obediently closed her eyes.

She tilted her long, snow-white neck slightly, like a docile swan waiting to be caressed, looking enticing and ready to be plucked.

She felt Lu Yuan's face drawing closer.

His scorching breath was already spraying onto her lips.

Xia Li's whole body tensed up, her toes curled, anticipating the storm of aggression to follow.

One second, two seconds... just as she thought Lu Yuan's lips were about to press down.

Lu Yuan slowly extended his right hand, his thumb pressing hard against his middle finger, charging up, aiming.

"Pop!" A crisp, loud flick landed squarely on Xia Li's smooth forehead.

"Ouch!!!"

All her romantic fantasies shattered in an instant.

Xia Li winced in pain, snapped her eyes open, and covered her reddened forehead with both hands, two tears of involuntary pain even pricking at the corners of her eyes.

She looked at the man in front of her in utter disbelief.

Lu Yuan had already pulled back and stood up straight, arms crossed over his chest, looking at her with a face full of righteous indignation, as if he weren't the same aggressive man from a moment ago.

"Well, well, Xia Li, I saved your life out of the kindness of my heart, and you're actually after my body?!"

Lu Yuan accused her righteously.

"Trying to seduce me this way? No way!"

"Let me tell you, beauty is just a passing cloud; beautiful women only slow down the speed of my blade!"

The more Lu Yuan spoke, the more he felt he was right; he even rubbed his chin and eyed Xia Li up and down with a look of intense wariness.

"Honestly confess, are you trying to use this method to [maliciously settle the account]?"

"I'm warning you, this kind of free-loading behavior is absolutely not allowed in our Red Wolf Guild!"

Xia Li, covering her reddened forehead, was stunned by this outrageous, straight-man speech.

Shame, anger, disappointment—all sorts of emotions intertwined.

She pouted angrily, her chest heaving violently, and squeezed three words through gritted teeth:

"You! Straight! Man!"

"You deserve to be single for the rest of your life!!!"

Lu Yuan shrugged indifferently and picked up the calculator that had fallen onto the bed.

"Call me whatever you want, but even close brothers settle accounts clearly."

"But..."

Lu Yuan's lips curled into a wicked smile, deliberately drawing out the end of his sentence, "You want to sleep with me? It's not impossible."

"As long as the points are enough and the price is right, you can sleep with me however you want. I, Lu Yuan, will absolutely cooperate!"

Xia Li rolled her eyes so hard they almost disappeared; she really didn't want to deal with this money-grubbing jerk anymore.

"It's just points! Do you think this young lady is short of that little bit of money?!"

Although this breakout after being ambushed had consumed a large amount of the guild's supplies.

But before she lost her reason, she had at least killed quite a few Red Name pursuers, so she definitely had the few thousand points needed to pay the medical fees.

She testily pulled up her system panel, ready to smash the points right into this miser's face.

"Show me your payment code..."

Xia Li's words hadn't finished before her voice came to an abrupt halt.

She stared fixedly at the numbers on her system panel, her pupils contracting sharply, her face wearing an expression as if she had seen a ghost.

"This... how is this possible..." Xia Li's breathing even stalled.

Seeing her ghost-seeing expression, Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Holy crap, you didn't actually go bankrupt, did you?!"

He hurriedly leaned forward, stretching his neck to look at Xia Li's system panel.

With one look.

The calculator in Lu Yuan's hand went "clatter" and fell straight to the floor.

The two stared at each other, and the entire bedroom fell into a deathly silence.

Lu Yuan pointed at the numbers on the screen with a trembling finger, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"Ho... holy crap!!!"

"Units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands..."

"Five hundred thousand??!!"

"Just how much slaughter did you commit on the road, you maniac!!"