Chapter 108: I Won’t Allow You to Leave

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: I Won’t Allow You to Leave

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

His kiss was more lingering and gentle than before.

The light in the cave stretched their silhouettes long. As the light flickered, their shadows seemed to merge into one.

Bai Wanwan’s body grew weak from his kiss, and she had to cling to him to keep from falling.

His large palm caressed the skin of her neck. The ticklish sensation made her pull her neck in, and she couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.

The man’s gaze grew darker, and his scorching palm began to move slowly...

Her Beast Skin Skirt fell open, and Bai Wanwan shivered from a sudden chill, immediately pushing him away.

"You’re so cold..."

Though the weather had begun to warm, the nights were still chilly. Zhu Xiu’s body temperature had plummeted, making him feel like a giant block of ice.

Having been so close just a moment ago, Bai Wanwan was chilled to the bone, and her teeth started chattering.

Zhu Xiu quickly scooped up the blanket and covered her with it, while his own lips began to turn blue from the cold.

Bai Wanwan quickly recovered. When she looked up, she saw Zhu Xiu sitting beside her, looking frozen, with only a piece of beast skin loosely draped over him.

She quickly stuck her hand out from under the blanket. "Get under the covers! You’re already freezing, don’t just sit out there."

"I can handle it. Don’t worry about me."

Seeing him try to act tough, Bai Wanwan threw off the blanket and got up. She quickly wrapped her Beast Skin Skirt around herself, then draped the entire blanket over him.

But even so, the color didn’t return to Zhu Xiu’s face.

"You go to sleep. Don’t worry about me. It’ll get better in a little while."

He said it lightly, but Bai Wanwan could clearly see the veins bulging on his neck. He was obviously forcing himself to endure the immense discomfort.

She didn’t say anything more. Instead, she turned and exchanged for some heat packs in the System Mall.

She had plenty of Points now, so she could exchange for anything she wanted.

Once she had the heat packs, she quickly tore off the adhesive backing and stuck a circle of them onto his back.

"Do you feel any better?"

Zhu Xiu did feel some warmth from his back, but that little bit of heat was negligible when the Dark Curse was acting up.

Right now, it felt like his internal organs were submerged in ice. It was a severe cold that couldn’t be alleviated by ordinary warmth.

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

Bai Wanwan believed him at first and even let out a sigh of relief.

But after observing him for a moment, she noticed the color of his lips hadn’t improved, and the veins on his neck were still very prominent.

’Liar!’

She stood up without a word. Noticing this, Zhu Xiu watched her back and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I’m going to build a fire to warm up the cave."

"You don’t have to..." ’None of that will work.’

Bai Wanwan ignored him and brought the dry branches she had collected earlier over to the mattress. After piling them up, she stuffed some dry leaves into the hollow space underneath and lit them with a Fire Stone.

After bustling about for a while, the flames gradually grew larger.

She turned her head to look at Zhu Xiu again. He had already closed his eyes, his whole face tense.

’There was nothing else I could do, only what was within my power.’

’Looking at this poor, troubled soul before me. He was clearly a powerful King Cobra, but it seemed he’d been lonely his whole life.’

’He had to bear every hardship alone, with no one to dote on him, no one to love him.’

Resting her chin on her hand, she didn’t make a sound to disturb Zhu Xiu.

’He must be in so much pain right now.’

’If he had to deal with me on top of this, it would only make it worse.’

So she just sat quietly to one side, observing his condition.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Xiu finally opened his eyes again. He threw off the blanket; his previously pale skin was now flushed red.

Bai Wanwan got to her feet. "Getting hot again?"

"Mhm. Wanwan, you should rest. I’m going to step out for a bit."

Zhu Xiu knew that if he stayed here, Wanwan definitely wouldn’t be able to rest properly.

He had just turned to leave when Bai Wanwan grabbed his hand.

"Don’t go out. I’m not tired at all."

"You’ll be tired in a bit. I’ll disturb your rest if I stay here." He tried to pull his hand away forcefully.

Unexpectedly, Bai Wanwan gripped his hand even tighter. "You’re not allowed to leave! In the past, you could bear your burdens alone, but now we’re partners. I’m here. You don’t have to carry this by yourself. You can show me your weakness, your pain, your suffering... And I’ll help you in any way I can."

’I don’t consider myself a heartless person. I’d repay those who are unkind to me in kind, of course. But for those who are good to me, I want to be even better to them.’

’Zhu Xiu isn’t a kind male, either. In the eyes of other Beastmen, he might even be seen as vicious and cruel.’

’But he’s being good to me in the only way he knows how, and that’s enough.’

Zhu Xiu stared at her, no longer trying to pull his hand away.

"Stay here. I’ll be with you."

After an unknown amount of time, the tension in Zhu Xiu’s brow eased. "Alright. I’ll stay here."

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

"Come here and take off your skins."

Zhu Xiu looked at the stone basin in her hands and, without asking any questions, did as she asked and took off his skins.

Bai Wanwan bent over to wring out a linen cloth, then turned to face his lean, firm body.

Broad shoulders, narrow waist. His muscles weren’t the bulging kind, but a sleek, lean layer. Every line of his body was crafted to her exact preference.

Perhaps Zhu Xiu noticed she had been still for a while, as he turned his head to look.

"Wanwan?"

Only then did Bai Wanwan clear her throat, feigning composure as she placed the linen cloth on his neck and shoulders and began to wipe him down slowly.

Back and forth, again and again...

Zhu Xiu was already hot to begin with, and the rubbing of the linen cloth created a subtle, ticklish sensation.

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

’It’s even more unbearable than the sweltering heat.’

"Wanwan, I’ll do it myself."

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

After tending to him through a few cycles, Bai Wanwan was getting a little sleepy.

She didn’t notice anything unusual about Zhu Xiu.

After waiting a moment, she moved closer and touched his skin.

"You don’t seem as hot anymore. You can stop wiping."

As she spoke, she yawned.

Noticing this, Zhu Xiu tossed the linen cloth into the stone basin, bent down to scoop her up, and walked step by step toward the mattress.

"Sleepy?"

Bai Wanwan leaned against his chest. "Mhm, lie down with me for a while."

She didn’t even open her eyes as she said this.

When Zhu Xiu placed her on the bed, she tugged him down with her, so Zhu Xiu had no choice but to lie down as well.

Bai Wanwan shifted her body, found a comfortable position in his arms, and was fast asleep the moment she got settled.

"Wanwan..."

In a daze, she seemed to hear Zhu Xiu’s voice.

She mumbled a response.

The male’s arms tightened, locking the female’s soft, delicate body firmly in his embrace.

In the light of the fire, Zhu Xiu stared at Bai Wanwan’s sleeping face, his gaze growing deeper and deeper, tinged with a stubborn obsession.

"You’re the one who forced your way into my world, Bai Wanwan. I won’t 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.