Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

Liu Wenying stood at the entrance of the cave.

She rolled up her trouser legs high, revealing two sections of her fair calves, still damp with water droplets.

She was carrying two fish strung together with vines in one hand and holding a bundle of dry branches in the other.

Seeing that he was awake, she smiled and quickly walked in.

"Second Master is awake?"

She put down the fish and the dry branches, squatted down beside him, and reached out to touch his forehead.

"How are you feeling?"

Her palms were slightly cool, with the moist feel of the pool water.

He could feel her deep concern.

Just now, he thought she had left and abandoned him.

A wave of shame surged through Pei Zeyu, making him breathe rapidly.

"where have you been?"

"I'm going to catch fish. I used the arrows that fell earlier to poke them; it was easy to do."

Pei Zeyu's gaze fell on her wet trouser legs, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"You went to that pond again?"

"Yes, there are many fish in the pond. I was thinking of giving Second Master some nourishment."

"It's dangerous there. You went alone without telling me. What if something happens...?"

"I'm a very good swimmer, Second Master, don't worry."

Pei Zeyu's stern expression did not soften, so Liu Wenying had no choice but to add, "Second Master is right. I didn't think things through. I will definitely tell you before I go out next time."

She lowered her eyelashes meekly, and Pei Zeyu's emotions gradually calmed down.

He turned his face away, squeezed out a low, hoarse "hmm" from his throat, and considered the matter closed.

Seeing that he no longer cared, Liu Wenying added dry branches to the fire and carefully blew on the embers.

Once the flames reignited, she skewered the prepared fish onto sharpened branches and carefully grilled them over the fire.

As the fish skin gradually charred, the oil dripped into the fire, splattering into tiny sparks, and the aroma filled the cave.

Half an hour later, she took the golden-brown, crispy fish down, blew on it to cool it down, and handed it to Pei Zeyu.

"Second Master, eat it while it's hot to nourish your body."

The fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, steaming hot and with a wonderful aroma.

Pei Zeyu turned his face away, saying, "No need."

"Second Master, please eat something. You're sick; if you don't eat or drink, how can your body hold up?"

However, Pei Zeyu's reaction was unusually strong when it came to food and water.

He even turned cold and resisted fiercely.

I said it wasn't necessary.

Liu Wenying clearly remembered that when he was unconscious, she fed him water, and he drank it.

His lips would instinctively reach for the water source, constantly drawing it in.

But now that he is sober, his pride and stubbornness are fully revealed.

No one can force him to do anything unless he is willing to do it himself.

Liu Wenying sighed and stopped trying to persuade her.

He sat back down by the fire, picked up one of the fish, and silently began to eat it.

After solving her hunger problem, Liu Wenying threw the fish bones into the fire and sat down beside it, hugging her knees.

But her attention remained focused on Pei Zeyu.

The firelight reflected on her face, revealing a complex mix of emotions in her almond-shaped eyes, as if she had something to say.

Pei Zeyu felt uncomfortable under her gaze and couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to say?"

"Second Master, if you don't want to eat or drink, I won't force you, but you should at least wipe yourself down, otherwise the high fever won't go down and it could easily..."

She paused, carefully choosing her words: "It can easily damage your brain."

Having not bathed for several days, Pei Zeyu actually felt sticky and uncomfortable all over, and psychologically felt that his whole body was emitting a sour and rotten smell.

He was always very clean, and this situation was more unbearable for him than hunger.

He was silent for a moment, then finally spoke: "Bring a damp cloth."

Liu Wenying breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to go to the water's edge.

A short while later, she returned carrying a damp cloth.

The handkerchief was still the same one, though it had been used repeatedly, but she had washed it clean.

In the wilderness, having such conditions is already quite an achievement.

Pei Zeyu knew he had no right to be picky.

Liu Wenying handed him the handkerchief, waiting for him to take it himself.

"You wipe it for me."

Liu Wenying was stunned. When he was sick and unconscious, she had to wipe his body and apply compresses to his forehead. That was out of necessity.

But he's awake now...

"Second Master?" she called out uncertainly.

"I have no strength."

Indeed, he has not eaten or drunk anything since he fell off the cliff, and it is already difficult for him to speak.

But he wasn't completely disabled; he couldn't even wipe his body.

He just wanted to test how much this body could tolerate her touch.

The lack of resistance during a coma is not enough; the most accurate reaction is when the person is awake.

He wanted to know where the line was drawn between not being disgusted by her touch.

In the end, Liu Wenying agreed.

She took a deep breath and reached out to touch his belt.

It felt like the first time I'd ever done something like this, even though I'd done it just yesterday. I was so nervous my hands were trembling.

The outer garment was removed, revealing a moon-white inner garment.

Her inner garment was opened, and her inner garment gradually slipped off with her movements.

She had seen that body before.

Her skin was as white as jade, her shoulders were broad and her waist was strong, and her lines were as smooth as a finely carved jade artifact.

He looked down at her, his gaze like an invisible thread slowly wrapping around and tightening around her.

Liu Wenying forced herself to concentrate.

The wet cloth was cold, but my skin was burning hot.

In the instant that ice and fire clashed, she heard him let out a very soft gasp.

Upon first conscious contact, his body tensed, every muscle straining.

Close your eyes and feel the coolness of the damp handkerchief, starting from your collarbone, slowly moving down your chest and across your waist and abdomen.

As the handkerchief rubs against the skin, a cool sensation seeps in, relieving the burning sensation caused by the high heat.

Beneath that coolness, a different, more subtle heat arises.

Under her touch, his body gradually relaxed, and he slowly let down his guard.

I don't dislike, I don't hate, and I don't find it disgusting.

A clear understanding arose from the bottom of his heart, which he not only did not resist but even craved.

Like rain after a long drought, every inch of skin is silently clamoring for more.

"Second Master, it's done..."

Finally, the brushing was over, and Liu Wenying was about to get up and escape the suffocating atmosphere when her wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Immediately afterwards, she was pulled forward by the force and fell into a hot, naked chest.

She looked up in alarm and met Pei Zeyu's suddenly sharp eyes.

"Don't move."

Liu Wenying froze, following his gaze to the cave entrance.

A bluish-black snake was slowly sliding down from among the vines hanging from the cave ceiling.

The snake's body was as thick as a child's arm, and it flicked its scarlet tongue, its head swaying from side to side as it explored the cave.

It swam snaking toward them, its tongue hissing.

Pei Zeyu tightened his grip on her arm.

Her face was forced to be buried in his chest, her nose touching his skin, and her lips...

The sensation on her lips made her ears turn red.

But with her life hanging in the balance, she couldn't even care less about feeling ashamed; she just stared intently at the snake.

Fortunately, the snake was quite wary of the fire.

It stopped three feet away from the flames, raised its head, looked around, and finally turned around and swam out of the cave.

Pei Zeyu only released his arm when the bluish-black tinge had completely disappeared.

Liu Wenying hurriedly pulled away from his embrace. "Thank you for reminding me, Second Master."

"Um……"

Liu Wenying didn't forget to help him put on his clothes.

The inner garment, the middle garment, and the outer garment—just as you unbuttoned them, you put them back on now.

Once she was dressed properly, she returned to her seat, acting as if nothing had happened.

A blush crept onto her snowy cheeks, and her mind wandered.

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