108: Chapter 108 You Can't Leave

Chapter 18: Will Not Allow You To Leave

Bai Wanwan still wanted to tease him, but Zhu Xiu suddenly lowered his head and captured her just-opened lips.

His kiss held a bit more lingering tenderness than before.

The light in the cave stretched their figures long; as the light flickered, their shadows seemed to merge together.

Bai Wanwan felt her body go weak from his kiss, forced to cling to him lest she fall.

His large palm stroked the skin of her neck, making her ticklish enough to shrink her neck and let out a laugh involuntarily.

The Male's gaze grew darker, and his hand, carrying a scorching heat, slowly moved...

The beast skin skirt opened, and Bai Wanwan suddenly shivered from the cold. She immediately reached out to push the Male away.

"You are so cold..."

Although the weather had started to warm up, the temperature at night was still quite cold. Zhu Xiu's sudden drop in body temperature made him feel like a giant block of ice.

Having been so close just moments ago, Bai Wanwan was instantly chilled to the bone, her teeth beginning to chatter.

Zhu Xiu quickly grabbed the quilt and covered her with it, while he himself was so cold his lips were beginning to turn blue.

Bai Wanwan quickly recovered. When she looked up, she saw Zhu Xiu sitting beside her, frozen stiff, only loosely draped in beast skin.

She quickly stuck her hand out from under the quilt, "Hurry and get in. You are already so cold, and you are still freezing outside."

"I can manage. Don't worry about me."

Seeing him trying to act tough, Bai Wanwan immediately threw off the quilt, got up, quickly wrapped herself in the beast skin skirt, and then covered him completely with the quilt.

But even so, Zhu Xiu's complexion had not improved.

"You sleep first. Don't worry about me. It will ease up after a while."

He said it easily, but Bai Wanwan could clearly see the bulging blue veins on his neck, indicating he was clearly enduring great discomfort.

She said no more, turned around, and exchanged for a hand warmer in the System Mall.

Now that she had plenty of points, she could exchange for whatever she wanted.

After receiving the hand warmer, she quickly tore off the sticker and placed a circle of them on his back.

"Do you feel better?"

Zhu Xiu did feel some warmth coming from his back, but this little bit of warmth was insignificant when the dark curse acted up.

His internal organs felt as if they were soaked in ice blocks; the severe cold could simply not be improved by ordinary temperatures.

But he didn't want her to worry, so he deliberately showed her a smile, "Much better."

Bai Wanwan almost believed him and let out a sigh of relief.

However, after observing for a while, she noticed the color of his lips hadn't improved at all, and the blue veins on his neck were still very obvious.

Liar!

She got up without a word. When Zhu Xiu noticed, he looked at her retreating figure and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm making a big fire to warm up the cave a bit."

"No need..." None of that would help.

Bai Wanwan ignored him, brought the dry branches she had collected near the mattress, piled them up, stuffed some dry leaves into the hollow space underneath, and lit them with flint.

After half a day of busy work, the flames finally grew larger.

She turned to look at Zhu Xiu again; he had already closed his eyes, his entire face tense.

She couldn't do anything else; she could only do what was within her power.

Looking at the little bitter gourd before her—though he was a powerful King Cobra—it seemed he had been lonely since childhood.

He had to carry any hardship he encountered by himself; no one loved or cared for him.

Resting her chin on her hand, she didn't speak and disturb Zhu Xiu.

In this situation, he must be very uncomfortable.

If he also had to deal with her, it would surely be even more uncomfortable.

She just sat quietly on the side, observing his condition.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Xiu finally opened his eyes again. He threw off the quilt, and his originally pale skin flushed red again.

Bai Wanwan stood up with him, "Is it hot again?"

"Mm, Wan Wan, you go rest. I need to step out for a moment."

Zhu Xiu knew that if he stayed, Wan Wan definitely wouldn't be able to rest well.

Just as he turned, his hand was grasped by Bai Wanwan.

"Don't go out. I'm not sleepy at all."

"You'll get sleepy in a bit. Me being here will affect your rest." He tried to pull his hand away forcefully.

Unexpectedly, Bai Wanwan gripped tighter, "You are not allowed to leave! In the past, you could carry everything alone when something happened, but now we are mates. I am here; you don't have to carry it alone. You can show me your weakness, pain, and discomfort... I will also help you to the best of my ability."

She considered herself not someone completely heartless. For those who were not good to her, she would naturally repay them doubly. But for those who were good to her, she also wanted to be even better to them.

Zhu Xiu was not a kind Male either; in the eyes of other beastmen, he might even be vicious and cruel.

But he was being good to her in the way he knew how, and that was enough.

Zhu Xiu stared at her, and his hand stopped exerting force.

"Stay here, I'll stay with you."

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Xiu's expression relaxed, "Okay, I'll stay here."

Only then did Bai Wanwan smile and let go, turning to fetch water.

"Come here, take off the beast skin."

Zhu Xiu looked at the stone basin in her hand and didn't ask further questions, removing the beast skin as she requested.

Bai Wanwan bent down to wring out the linen cloth and turned to face his lean physique.

Broad shoulders and a narrow waist; the muscles weren't bulging, just a thin layer. Every line on his body appealed to her aesthetic sense.

Perhaps sensing her silence for a long time, Zhu Xiu turned to look.

"Wan Wan?"

Bai Wanwan then coughed lightly, feigning composure as she covered his neck and shoulders with the linen cloth, slowly wiping him down.

Back and forth, time after time...

Zhu Xiu was already very hot, and the linen cloth brought a slight itch as it passed over him.

Occasionally, her soft hand would also brush against his skin, and Zhu Xiu found himself getting even hotter.

It was even more unbearable than the intense heat.

"Wan Wan, I'll do it myself."

Unable to bear it any longer, Zhu Xiu reached out, took the cloth from her hand, and moved away from her fingers.

After caring for him a few times, Bai Wanwan felt a bit sleepy.

She hadn't noticed Zhu Xiu's abnormality.

After waiting a while, she approached again and touched his skin.

"It doesn't seem that hot anymore. No need to wipe."

Saying that, she let out a yawn.

When Zhu Xiu noticed, he threw the linen cloth into the stone basin, bent down, picked her up, and walked step by step toward the mattress.

"Sleepy?"

Bai Wanwan leaned against him, "Mm, stay and lie down with me for a bit."

She didn't even open her eyes when she said this.

After Zhu Xiu placed her on the bed, she also tugged at him, so Zhu Xiu had no choice but to lie down with her.

Bai Wanwan twisted her body, found a comfortable position in his arms, and as soon as she settled down, she drifted off to meet the Duke of Dreams (fell asleep).

"Wan Wan..."

Fuzzily, she seemed to hear Zhu Xiu's voice.

She responded vaguely.

The Male's arm tightened, locking the Female's soft body firmly in his embrace.

Under the light, Zhu Xiu stared at Bai Wanwan's sleeping face, his gaze growing deeper, carrying a stubbornness.

"You forcibly barged into my world yourself, Bai Wanwan. I will not allow you to leave again."

The Female in his arms showed no reaction. Zhu Xiu lowered his head and pressed a forceful kiss onto her lips.