Chapter 249 Half-open collar

Zhuo Ling stood outside the door, her fingertips digging deeply into her palms, but she couldn't resist and stepped inside.

She lowered her eyes to hide the surging jealousy within them, and when she looked up again, her usual gentle demeanor was revealed.

"Jin Yi, I've come to see you."

She spoke softly, putting down the basket in her hands, her fingertips gently tracing the rim of the basket, "This is a leather coat that I sewed myself. Try it on later to see if it fits."

Before she could finish speaking, her gaze fell on his half-open shirt, where those hideous scars came into view.

A layer of mist instantly welled up in Zhuo Ling's eyes, and her voice trembled slightly: "You were so badly injured? Why didn't you tell me?"

She stepped forward and reached out to touch his wound, but he subtly avoided her.

Jin Yi pulled his clothes tighter, his expression indifferent: "No need, the injury has already healed."

His indifference was like a thorn, piercing Zhuo Ling's heart.

She bit her lip, then suddenly looked up at him, her voice weak and soft: "Jin Yi...do you hate me?"

Jin Yi had already turned around, but upon hearing this, he paused and turned back to look at her: "Why would I hate you? You saved me, and I only feel gratitude towards you."

"But now you don't even want to see me."

Zhuo Ling's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was filled with grievance, "Seeing you is harder than climbing to heaven..."

"Zhuo Ling".

He interrupted her, his voice low, "You're already in a relationship, I can't contact you so often."

"You can't come to me... but you can think about Bai Wanwan all the time, is that right?"

These words slipped out so sharply that even she herself was stunned.

She rarely acts so impulsively.

Jin Yi frowned: "I didn't have any designs on her."

Tears welled up in Zhuo Ling's eyes. "You're not fully healed yet, and you're already worried about her feeling hot, so you had someone send her ice. What about me? I feel hot too, don't you ever think about me?"

The more she talked, the more flustered she became.

Bai Wanwan was like a thorn, digging deep into her flesh.

She has to pull this thorn out and throw it far away.

She couldn't understand what magic Bai Wanwan possessed that could make one powerful male after another fall for her.

"I was planning to have someone send it to you," Jin Yi said calmly.

He had never shortchanged Zhuo Ling in terms of supplies, but she arrived before he could even give any instructions.

Zhuo Ling's eyes lit up. "So... in your heart, I'm still more important than her, right?"

Jin Yi frowned even more: "Zhuo Ling, what's between you and me has nothing to do with her."

Irrelevant?

Zhuo Ling didn't believe a single word of it.

But she knows when to stop while she's ahead.

As long as Bai Wanwan hasn't surpassed her place in Jin Yi's heart, she still has a chance.

Thinking of this, she suppressed the surging anger.

She had initially thought Bai Wanwan was doomed, and although she was worried about Jin Yi during this time, she was also secretly delighted.

How could a weak female possibly survive a beast tide?
But surprisingly, Bai Wanwan not only returned alive, but was also completely unharmed!
Zhuo Ling was furious.

She went to great lengths, even risking exposing her beastly husband, but it all came to nothing.

Now, she must hurry.

Before Jin Yi falls for Bai Wanwan, let that annoying female disappear completely!
“Jin Yi…” she suddenly softened her voice, her eyes pleading, “I have never asked you for anything in all this time. Now, I want to ask you for a favor.”

Jin Yi looked at her calmly, as if he had already anticipated her intentions: "What is it?" Zhuo Ling gazed at his handsome and aloof profile and slowly spoke: "Bai Wanwan and I have a history of enmity back in the Black Dog Tribe. She is ruthless, and I am really afraid that she might harm me one day. Jin Yi, can you help me... drive her out of the Golden Lion Tribe?"

Her voice was soft, yet it spoke words that left no room for retreat.

Jin Yi remained silent for a moment, simply watching her quietly.

Zhuo Ling felt a little guilty. "Jin Yi? Can you help me?"

This time, Jin Yi refused outright: "I can't help you with this. Bai Wanwan is the clan leader's honored guest, and I have no right to decide her fate."

Zhuo Ling really wanted to ask him if he didn't have the right to decide, or if he didn't want to decide.

But she held back, softening her tone as she said, "Can't you really do me a favor just this once?"

*******
During the sweltering heat of summer, Bai Wanwan, who had just become pregnant, became increasingly lethargic, unwilling to even move a finger all day.

Under a crooked tree in the courtyard, Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua sat together, talking in hushed tones.

Their silver needles darted about, and yarn swirled around their fingertips, quickly knitting a sweater.

Since she had nothing else to do, she taught Shihua how to knit sweaters. Wearing sweaters during the snowy season would keep her much warmer.

"Let's knit a few more so we won't be cold during the snowy season."

She recalled the days when she and Xin Feng spent the winter curled up in bed with Xin Feng in the cat tribe.

There was no heater, no air conditioning, and they relied solely on a few animal skins for warmth.

There wasn't much time to prepare back then, but this time, she will be fully prepared and won't let herself get even a little bit cold.

Her knitting wasn't very skillful; the stitches were sometimes sparse and sometimes dense.

I learned it from an older woman in the office when I was bored during my free time.

Anyway, you only wear sweaters during the snow season, and they're worn underneath the body, so it doesn't matter if they look good or not, as long as they keep you warm.

As for those gorgeous ready-to-wear clothes, she glanced at the dazzling fashions in the system store and secretly suppressed the idea of ​​buying them.

The priority should be to accumulate points to help Zhuxiu break the Dark Curse.

Once the curse on Zhu Xiu is lifted, we'll have points to use.

She will definitely not make herself and her family suffer anymore, and she can eat and buy whatever she wants.

"Sister, I heard from the females of the Golden Lion tribe that the harvest festival is coming up soon,"

Shi Hua suddenly stopped what she was doing, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "I heard it's very lively!"

"Harvest Festival?"

Bai Wanwan paused, her hand twisting the yarn, unable to find any relevant fragments in her memory.

“Harvest Festival is usually only celebrated by large and medium-sized tribes,” Shihua leaned closer, her voice filled with longing. “I’ve never celebrated Harvest Festival before, it must be so much fun.”

In the past few days, Shihua has heard a lot of news about the Harvest Festival, and she counts on her fingers every day how many days are left until the festival.

Shi Hua grew increasingly excited. "That day, all the females will be dressed up beautifully, and many males will be courting in public!"

Bai Wanwan lowered her head to string the thread, a smile playing on her lips. "Now that you mention it, I'm curious to see how fun the Harvest Festival is."

"It's not only fun, but there's also lots of delicious food."

Shi Hua kept chattering away, but Bai Wanwan didn't mind her talking too much. She listened quietly while continuing to knit.

As she knitted, she habitually turned to look at her babies.

"Hey, where's the baby?"

Upon hearing Bai Wanwan's question, Shi Hua immediately fell silent.

"It was just here a moment ago!"

Bai Wanwan put down her needlework. "I'll go inside and take a look."

She stepped over the threshold, about to call for her children, when her gaze suddenly fixed on a certain spot...


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