353: Chapter 29 "You feel sorry for me?"

Yun Tiankai packed the medium-rare pork chop into a storage box and went to find Tang Longyan.

Tang Longyan's cave was a twenty-minute walk from here.

Just like before, his living quarters maintained a certain distance from the Female Beastmen.

He was usually a beastman who knew very well how to keep his distance from Female Beastmen.

He was completely different from the Male Beastmen in the Beast World stories Yun Tiankai had read, who would try to pounce on the female lead right from the start.

This was also what Yun Tiankai appreciated about him.

Yun Tiankai had to admit that, in matters of the heart, she was sometimes a bit masochistic.

For example, when she was in college, she once had a crush on a senior.

The senior was a serious top student who publicly claimed he liked women who were knowledgeable.

Yun Tiankai had been working at a game advertising company for years, and her grades every year had barely scraped by the passing line.

She considered herself not his type.

So, she silently had a crush on him for three years.

It wasn't that she was truly insecure; given her personality, even if she were rejected, she wouldn't be sad for long.

But she simply enjoyed the feeling of gradually adding an aura to the other person because she couldn't have him.

Because she couldn't have him, he became more and more perfect in her heart.

This perfection lasted until the senior was about to graduate and suddenly confessed to her.

And his reason for liking her was—he thought she was pretty.

At that moment, all the pink bubbles surrounding the senior burst.

That feeling was like a waterfall that had suddenly lost its water, losing all its passion and beauty.

Yun Tiankai immediately rejected the senior and walked away, cursing under her breath.

She thought at the time, if only he could have never confessed and remained that unique senior in her heart who only liked knowledgeable women, how good that would have been.

Therefore, Yun Tiankai now also enjoyed the way she approached Tang Longyan and was then "kept at a distance" by him.

But if one day he were to fall in love with her, would she lose this feeling?

Thinking of this, Yun Tiankai's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

She looked up and realized she had already arrived at his cave entrance.

Unlike the last time she saw it, a stone partition had been added to the entrance.

His cave now faced the caves of the Female Beastmen; although the distance was far enough, adding this partition gave it even more privacy.

Yun Tiankai took a deep breath.

This damn sense of distance of his, she loved it so much.

If Tang Longyan were to fall in love with her, she would definitely—

A wave of joy rushed into Yun Tiankai's heart, and she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

Suddenly, Yun Tiankai's smile froze.

No!

Why would she feel happy?

Ever since the incident with the senior, whenever it came to any male she had a crush on, or even game characters.

Once she imagined the other person also liking her and wanting to be with her, Yun Tiankai couldn't feel happy anymore.

She shook her head, shaking off this "strange" emotion.

"Tang Longyan, may I come in?" standing at the entrance, Yun Tiankai called out.

With his permission, Yun Tiankai walked into the cave.

She found him studying the planning map on the wall.

This planning map was the one she had given him, a one-to-one replica of her own.

He just stood there alone, not saying a word.

His tall and upright figure, muscular build, handsome face, and domineering red eyes.

Could be described with the four words "invincible and heroic."

Even if he were a villain, he would definitely be the type to live until the final episode, wipe out the protagonist, and establish a demonic empire.

Yet this Male Beastman, the look in his eyes when he turned to face her, was so pure and harmless.

And even carried a hint of dorky cuteness.

It made Yun Tiankai unable to help but exclaim in her heart—so cute!

Sure enough, contrast is the ultimate killer move for making one's heart flutter.

Yun Tiankai took the pork chop out of the storage box and placed it on Tang Longyan's table.

His room was kept very clean, basically replicating the layout of his previous cave.

Tang Longyan's gaze was immediately drawn to the bright red meat.

Tang Longyan: ...

"You haven't eaten yet, right? I roasted some meat for you," Yun Tiankai said with a grin.

Inside, she was already looking forward to Tang Longyan taking a bite and showering her with praise.

Tang Longyan didn't answer; he stared at that piece of meat, whose level of suspicion for being unpalatable had reached one hundred percent, his brain spinning rapidly.

Finally, he let his gaze fall on Yun Tiankai's face.

"Have you eaten? Do you want to eat together?"

Yun Tiankai raised her hand, subconsciously wanting to refuse, but thinking that this was a rare opportunity to spend time with him.

She sat down without standing on ceremony.

"Okay!"

As her voice fell, she saw Tang Longyan take two long, thin bottles out of his space with one hand.

And in the other, he held two pairs of chopsticks and a small knife.

Yun Tiankai: So he had planned all along to have her stay here to eat?

Now, it was Yun Tiankai's turn to feel nervous.

The honest guy wouldn't have suddenly become enlightened, would he?

She saw Tang Longyan place one of the long, thin bottles with a wooden stopper in front of Yun Tiankai.

He used the small knife and chopsticks to cut the meat into uniform, small pieces.

He cut with great focus, so much so that Yun Tiankai felt he seemed a bit nervous.

Because the look in his eyes as he stared at the meat—was extremely grave.

Tang Longyan held his breath and finished cutting the meat.

He raised his hand.

"You eat first."

Yun Tiankai didn't stand on ceremony either; she picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, and chewed it with relish.

The sound of chewing raw meat resonated between her lips and teeth.

Two minutes later...

Yun Tiankai swallowed.

She looked at Tang Longyan with bright eyes.

"You eat too! Don't be polite!"

Tang Longyan: ...

Mother said that there is no perfect beastman in the world.

Nickname grows so pretty, it seems normal for her to have no sense of taste.

Tang Longyan seemed to be in slow motion as he picked up a piece of pork that was still dripping blood, then stuffed it into his mouth at eight times the speed.

He swallowed it with a "gulp."

Although the beastmen of the Barren Continent still fed on raw meat.

But in the Central City where he grew up, beastmen had long stopped eating raw meat.

Even if they did, it was marinated with various seasonings.

Therefore, the wild boar meat, full of gamey stench, was even more unbearable to Tang Longyan than being beaten by his father.

He immediately picked up the bottle on the table, opened the wooden stopper, and took a big gulp, "glug, glug."

Yun Tiankai: Pork chops with wine, quite sophisticated.

She raised her chopsticks, intending to taste it again.

She felt that the meat today could still be improved.

Suddenly, a pair of chopsticks appeared underneath her own.

"Nickname, what do you think of the taste of this meat?"

The look in Tang Longyan's eyes was full of pity.

Yun Tiankai: ...

Was he moved?

Yun Tiankai gave a light cough, "I think it's alright! I only used fifty percent of my cooking skills."

She grinned and held up five fingers.

"Nickname..." Tang Longyan called her name very seriously again, his tone carrying a trace of pity, "Actually, you don't need to cook.

In my hometown, it is always the Male Beastmen who cook for the Female Beastmen.

After our Tribe is built and the Male Beastmen move in, I will arrange for a specific Male Beastman to be responsible for this work, so you won't have to cook."

Tang Longyan finished speaking in one breath and looked into Yun Tiankai's eyes.

Immediately after, he became nervous.

Was his tone a bit bad?

Did she hear the complaint in his words?

Would she be angry?

"Are you feeling sorry for me?"