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Chapter 104 Thank you

When Wen Li heard Xin Yuan's voice, which was trembling with tears, she thought she had misheard.

Is Xin Yuan crying?
because of her?
"I'm here." Wen Li gently patted Xin Yuan's hand, soothing him softly.

She hadn't expected Xin Yuan to choke up because of her.

It was somewhat unexpected for her.

Does he really care about her that much?
To be honest, I was quite touched.

Because her back was to Xin Yuan, Wen Li wasn't sure if he had cried or not, so she remained in her original position without making any movement.

"Are you alright?" Wen Li asked.

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Li felt a head resting against her shoulder.

"Hmm," Xin Yuan's muffled voice rang out.

"I'm fine, I'm back now."

"Ah."

Although Xin Yuan responded, Wen Li could clearly feel that his arms around her waist tightened considerably.

"Okay, I'll turn on the light. Let's sit down and talk."

Wen Li stood there with Xin Yuan for a long time, but she couldn't stand it any longer and finally broke free.

Xin Yuan was exceptionally cooperative this time.

Wen Li lit the grass lamp in the dark, and its pale yellow light illuminated the room.

She turned around and was able to see Xin Yuan's face at that moment.

Xin Yuan hadn't changed much in the past two weeks, but because he was often away from home, he looked quite unkempt.

He looked a little tired, but his face was still handsome, and he had gained a more wild charm.

Wen Li gently touched Xin Yuan's face, and he did not pull away from her; in fact, he moved closer to her.

"Have you been out all this time?" Wen Li asked with concern.

Thinking about how the other person had traveled back and forth in the freezing cold for so long to find her, and how much trouble they had gone through, Wen Li couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

"Hmm." Xin Yuan's amber eyes stared intently at her, as if trying to see right through her. "When did you get back?"

“A few days ago,” Wen Li explained.

Her cool fingers gently brushed against Xin Yuan's hair, which had grown long enough to cover his eyes.

With this slight movement, Wen Li saw Xin Yuan's moist amber eyes, with even a slight redness around the eyes.

Sure enough... she cried.

To be honest, she's probably a pervert; she finds Xin Yuan's red-eyed look rather appealing.

The main reason is that Xin Yuan is beautiful. Her red eyes give her a more vulnerable look, making her even more beautiful.

"Did you cry?" Wen Li's fingertips gently stroked the corner of Xin Yuan's eye.

That area of ​​skin was very delicate, and even though she didn't apply much pressure, it appeared even redder.

Xin Yuan did not answer her directly, but only let out a muffled groan that was unclear in meaning.

Wen Li's gaze softened as she looked at him, and she said softly, "...I'm sorry to have worried you."

For some reason, those words struck a nerve with Xin Yuan. He reached out and hugged her again, almost trapping her in his arms and preventing her from escaping.

Wen Li was startled, but after regaining her senses, she hugged him back.

"It's alright, it's alright now."

Xin Yuan seems unusually vulnerable today, Wen Li thought.

Xin Yuan held her tightly, refusing to let go, until Zhu Yan reminded him from outside.

Zhu Yan has already prepared the meal.

Wen Li responded, but to her surprise, the next second, Zhu Yan lifted the curtain and entered Wen Li's room.

Seeing the two huddled together, Zhu Yan was taken aback. "You're back."

These words were spoken to Xin Yuan.

Zhu Yan came in, and Xin Yuan felt embarrassed and let go of Wen Li.

"It's good you're back. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's go eat first," Zhu Yan said.

Wen Li stood up, and Xin Yuan pulled her up as well.

Zhu Yan had already brought the food over.

Bai Yanci is hibernating and does not need to eat.

Shen Yihe didn't eat with them; he didn't have the habit of eating lunch and instead rested in his room.

Zhu Yan delivered the heated medicine to him in advance, and also brought an extra bowl and chopsticks to serve Xin Yuan rice.

After sitting down, Zhu Yan patted Xin Yuan and said, "I've already boiled the water for you. It'll be ready in a bit. After you finish eating, go take a hot bath."

Xin Yuan looked at Zhu Yan with teary eyes, his face full of emotion.

Even Wen Li couldn't help but take another look at Zhu Yan. How come she hadn't noticed how thoughtful he was before?

Zhu Yan steamed white rice today, stir-fried a few dishes of cured pork, and stewed potatoes as vegetables.

It's simple, but tastes good, and the aroma fills the room; it's just that the presentation isn't great.

The three of them ate and chatted.

It was mostly Zhu Yan who spoke up, asking about Pei Yu.

Xin Yuan was originally going out with Pei Yu. The two were going to a very far place, and going together would allow them to look after each other.

This time, however, only Xin Yuan returned, which made it hard for Zhu Yan not to care.

“Brother Pei Yu has gone home,” Xin Yuan said.

Zhu Yan and Wen Li paused simultaneously.

Xin Yuan continued to explain, "We separated on the third day, and we haven't been able to find Wen Li since."

Xin Yuan glanced at Wen Li, who was looking at him, and their eyes met.

“Brother Pei Yu said that continuing to search like this is not a solution. Their tribe has a method for finding people, so he went back to think of a way.”

After telling Xin Yuan about this, Pei Yu packed her things, and the two parted ways.

After splitting up, Xin Yuan searched the vicinity for a long time but still couldn't find any trace of Wen Li, so he had no choice but to return.

Originally, I just wanted to replenish supplies and think of other solutions with the others, but I didn't expect Wen Li to have already returned.

The moment he saw Wen Li, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.

Zhu Yan remained silent for a while.

"We can only wait until Pei Yu comes back before we can discuss it further."

There was no way to contact them in the Beast World Continent, and the beastmen didn't even know the exact location of Pei Yu's tribe.

The news of Wen Li's return could not be conveyed in time; for now, all we can do is wait for Pei Yu to return home on his own.

If their tribe's secret technique really works, he'll soon find out that Wen Li is at home.

We'll get it back then.

The three of them quickly finished their lunch.

Wen Li went back to her room to rest.

Since returning from her disappearance, Wen Li has lived a life of ease, with everything done for her.

Zhu Yan almost never let her do any trivial tasks.

Wen Li also enjoys this lazy lifestyle.

Xin Yuan went to take a bath.

During his time away from home, he didn't take care of himself much. Although he didn't smell bad, he was quite dirty and unkempt.

Xin Yuan also disliked himself like this, so he quickly finished his meal and went to take a shower without stopping.

After taking a bath, Xin Yuan finally felt like he had come back to life.

The days spent traveling back and forth were not pleasant, especially with the worry that Wen Li might be in trouble.

He was constantly on edge and couldn't sleep.

Now, I finally feel much better.

After taking a shower, Xin Yuan tidied himself up a bit so as not to look too sloppy.

He then went to Wen Li's room.

There are still many things I haven't clarified while we were eating.

For example, why Wen Li disappeared, where she went during that time, and how she returned. Most of the conversation at the dinner table revolved around his affairs.

Xin Yuan was eager to find out.

"Wen Li." Standing at the door, Xin Yuan called out.

"Come in," Wen Li said.

Then, the curtain was lifted, and Xin Yuan walked in.

He had just taken a shower; his hair was still wet, and he was only wearing a coat.

Wen Li waved to him, gesturing for him to come and sit down.

She had long anticipated that Xin Yuan would come looking for her, and had been waiting here.

"Please sit down, let me dry your hair."

Xin Yuan sat down in the chair, and Wen Li took out a towel from her space, covered Xin Yuan's wet head, and rubbed it.

It had been so long since I'd seen him, and Xin Yuan's hair had grown quite a bit. His brown curly hair had reached his shoulders and was softly clinging to his scalp and cheeks.

"What do you want to ask?" Wen Li asked as she dried his hair.

Xin Yuan sat upright, his body tense. After Wen Li said those words, he couldn't wait to ask, "Where have you been all this time?"

Wen Li calmly replied, "They were captured by a stray beast."

After being brought up so many times, Wen Li is now very calm when repeating this matter, and she is no longer as nervous and unwilling to recall it as she was at the beginning.

She has probably moved on from her trauma.

Wen Li remained calm, but Xin Yuan was the one who lost his composure.

Although he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, he felt very complicated when he heard Wen Li say it so calmly.

"Did he... have he..."

Xin Yuan hesitated, unsure whether he should ask the question, but he still blurted it out unconsciously.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine now, aren't I?" Wen Li said with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.

After all, Xin Yuan's tone sounded too heavy, and she wasn't used to it.

"Besides, I have healing abilities, so even if I get injured, I can heal myself. It's not a big problem." Wen Li's intention was to reassure Xin Yuan.

But after saying this, Xin Yuan's body trembled violently.

Wen Li thought she had hurt him, so she loosened her grip: "Are you alright? I didn't mean to."

"No...no." Xin Yuan's voice was muffled and hoarse, sounding somewhat strange.

Wen Li quietly tossed the hair she had accidentally pulled from Xin Yuan's head behind her.

She feels very guilty right now.

She thought she had accidentally pulled out Xin Yuan's hair and hurt him, completely unaware of his awkward voice.

"Then... then how did you get back?" Xin Yuan asked again, his voice still muffled and hoarse, clearly restraining something.

“We were rescued,” Wen Li said. “But because of the blizzard, we’re trapped and can’t come back.”

"Who is that person?" Xin Yuan asked impatiently.

The person who rescued Wen Li from the stray beasts is most likely a male.

An indescribable sour feeling lingered in Xin Yuan's chest.

She was both relieved that the other party had saved Wen Li and annoyed that she hadn't protected her well.

A complex mix of emotions overwhelmed Xin Yuan.

Wen Li gave a brief introduction to He Yan, but did not directly tell Xin Yuan that she wanted He Yan to be her beast husband.

In fact, Wen Li couldn't guarantee that He Yan would definitely come back.

Xin Yuan's hair was already half-dry.

"It's almost dry at the back, turn around now."

Xin Yuan's hair was still wet in the front, and Wen Li wanted to continue wiping it for him.

Xin Yuan simply shook his head and remained silent.

"What's wrong?" Wen Li asked, puzzled.

Xin Yuan forced out two words: "It's nothing."

Wen Li noticed the sob in Xin Yuan's voice and paused for a moment.

Then it dawned on me—he seemed to be crying?
Wait, why?

Wen Li quickly bypassed Xin Yuan and came to him, but Xin Yuan didn't want her to see him, so he lowered his head and covered his face.

"Are you crying?" Wen Li asked hesitantly.

Xin Yuan kept his head down and didn't say anything, only stubbornly shaking his head.

Wen Li squatted down in front of him and tried to pry open his fingers that were covering his cheek.

Xin Yuan was very stubborn and refused.

However, Wen Li could clearly see liquid seeping out from between his fingers.

Did I do something to upset you?

Wen Li wasn't sure if it was because of her that Xin Yuan was crying here.

She didn't seem to have done anything, did she?
What exactly is Xin Yuan crying about?
Wen Li was completely bewildered; she wasn't good at handling this situation either.

"……do not Cry."

After holding it in for a long time, Wen Li could only utter this one dry sentence.

"Did I do something to upset you? You can just tell me," Wen Li said.

"No." Xin Yuan's voice trembled slightly.

Wen Li was completely baffled.

"Then please stop crying, okay?" Wen Li coaxed gently.

Finally, Shin Won removed his hand from his cheek.

This guy is indeed dropping small pearls, and quite a lot of them.

Its eyes were bright red, just like a rabbit's.

Her bright eyes were wet with tears, looking both radiant and pitiful.

Wen Li felt a softening in her heart as he looked at her with those moist eyes, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Alright, stop crying. What's wrong?" Wen Li asked gently.

The gentler she was, the redder Xin Yuan's eyes became. With each blink of his long eyelashes, tears slid down his cheeks, dripping onto the ground and leaving a trail.

It's really heartbreaking to see them like that.

Xin Yuan pursed his lips, feeling extremely pathetic.

But the thought of Wen Li being abused by stray beasts made him feel sad as he left.

Wen Li had no idea how Xin Yuan had interpreted her casual remark.

In Xin Yuan's imagination, Wen Li was kidnapped by a stray beast and suffered violent abuse from it.

The thought of Wen Li endlessly going through the cycle of being abused—healed—abused—healed, and so on, made Xin Yuan feel extremely distressed.

When you feel this pain, you can't control your tears.

Xin Yuan had always considered himself a person who didn't cry easily, but this time he had embarrassed himself so badly.

"I'm sorry." Xin Yuan suddenly grabbed Wen Li's hand.

His palms were damp with tears, yet his body temperature remained high.

Wen Li stared at him blankly, "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"

Xin Yuan's eyelashes trembled, and tears that had been hanging on his lashes slid down his cheeks again, accompanied by his choked voice:

"It's all my fault for not protecting you... I let you get bullied by those stray beasts..."

When Wen Li heard these words, her heart felt as if it had been struck hard by something, leaving her with a sour and numb sensation.

So he cried for so long just because of this?
Is it because you feel he didn't protect her well?
Wen Li's feelings were quite complicated at this moment.

But she was in a very good mood, so good that she felt dizzy.

Wen Li liked the feeling of being cared for and appreciated.

She reached out and hugged Xin Yuan, placing a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you."