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The little female's voice was soft, and she was incredibly docile in his arms, as if she were truly frightened.

Fox Jiu stared at her for a moment, then curled his fingers that were hanging by his side, slowly raised them and placed them on the back of her head, gently rubbing them.

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

[Ding dong, congratulations host, the task of Fox Jiu actively touching has been completed, and health points have increased by one hour.]

Xu Wan lowered her head, unable to suppress the wildly upturned corners of her mouth.

Afraid that she would be discovered if she laughed too loudly, she tightened her grip on Hu Jiu even more.

Unexpectedly, he thought she was still shaken.

The hand that was on the back of the head slid down to the back and patted it a few times, a little stiffly.

"Mistress, it's alright now, don't be afraid."

Xu Wan forcefully pressed her lips down, and when she looked up again, the lingering fear on her face made Hu Jiu's heart tighten.

"Yes, with you here, I'm not afraid anymore."

Before she could say anything more, she had already pulled away from his embrace.

She handed herself the grilled meat, saying, "Try it quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

If you're already this scared, why would you care whether he's eaten or not?

His heart felt as if something had scratched it, leaving a slightly itchy sensation.

Looking at the still fragrant roasted meat in his hand, he lowered his head and took a bite.

The fresh, fragrant, and crispy flavor exploded in his mouth, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it.

"It tastes delicious, doesn't it?"

"Mmm, delicious."

"Then you'll come out and eat with us from now on, okay?"

The atmosphere inside the cave suddenly froze.

Fox Jiu looked down at Xu Wan, the upward curve of his lips remained unchanged, but his eyes turned cold.

"Get out? Do you want me to be laughed at for this face, or do you want everyone to know that I'm a rejected male, Mistress?"

"No, no, I..."

He interrupted Xu Wan's explanation, turned away, and stopped looking at her, his words clearly implying that he wanted her to leave.

"My lady, it's time for you to go back to sleep."

[Host, let's go, otherwise Fox Jiu's favorability will drop.]

The system had already issued a warning, so Xu Wan had no choice but to give up trying to explain.

"All right."

But when she reached the cave entrance, she turned back and looked at Fox Jiu sitting in the corner.

If his face can't be healed, and he's left sitting alone in the dark... how pitiful!

"Then I'll come in and have dinner with you from now on~"

Her voice was clear and bright, making his heart skip a beat and his mind go blank for a moment.

Not receiving a reply, Xu Wan didn't mind. She walked briskly out of the cave, reminding Hu Jiu to finish the roasted meat.

Looking at her remaining 19 hours and 30 minutes of health, Xu Wan couldn't help but want to shout.

Heaven knows that these days, she doesn't even dare to sleep too soundly, for fear that if she wakes up, she will be taken away by the Black and White Impermanence and gone forever.

She stretched, "Finally, I can get a good night's sleep tonight! Let's go take a bath in the river while it's still dark."

Inside the cave, she looked at the two animal skin dresses on the bed and sighed softly.

"If only we had a sewing machine, we could alter the animal skin skirt."

After taking the beauty and health pills, the fat on her body is slowly disappearing, and her current size is no longer suitable for her.

Wearing loose-fitting clothes, Xu Wan didn't want to risk exposing herself at any moment.

"And underwear and panties..."

"Does Wanwan want to wear new clothes?"

Zhu You's voice startled her. She turned around and her gaze was drawn to what he was holding.

Unlike the heavy and stuffy animal skin skirt, that thing looked light and breathable. If it were made into clothes, it would definitely be very comfortable to wear.

"What is this?"

"Snake skin." He stepped forward and placed the snake skin in front of her.

"The snake-kin beastmen shed their skins after the cold season, and we will process them to make clothes for the future queen."

As he spoke, he pushed his shed snake skin forward, his expression somewhat tense.

"If Wanwan likes it, can she accept it?"

Xu Wan touched the smooth, soft snake skin, remained silent for a few seconds, and shook her head in refusal, "Zhu You, this is not appropriate."

"Why? Aren't you my mistress?"

"It's different." She looked at him, opened her mouth and then closed it again, as if considering how to answer his question.

"You were all forced by me back then. If it weren't for me, you would have followed your own heart and found a female master. That's the one you should have given your snake skin to."

A hint of confusion flashed in Zhu You's eyes. "Wanwan, I don't understand..."

She sighed and tried to explain it as plainly as possible.

"What I mean is, I promised to break the bond with you and heal your wounds; these are all ways of making amends to you."

"But making amends is not the same as liking someone. We don't have a relationship where we like each other, so I can't accept your molted snake skin."

Not at least not now.

She didn't say it aloud.

Zhu You lowered her head, her voice filled with disappointment, "So...you don't like me?"

"Yes," she replied quickly, but after a slight pause, she added, "At least I don't like it now."

Strangely enough, when she was with Chen Shuang and Hu Jiu, she would subconsciously try to appear harmless.

But only in front of Zhu You could she always speak her mind.

Only when facing him do I feel something different, beyond making amends.

The cave was unusually quiet for a moment.

Xu Wan was not used to dealing with this kind of occasion, so she grabbed a change of animal skin skirt and was about to leave when Zhu You stopped her.

"Wanwan, you don't like Chen Shuang or Hu Jiu either?"

Those blue eyes were full of determination, as if he would keep waiting until she gave him an answer.

She didn't answer, but instead asked, "Is my answer important to you?"

"important."

Zhu You stood up and looked down at her. "I want to know if I still have a chance with you."

He didn't understand what he meant by "like," but she was the only good person he had ever felt, and he didn't want to give up like that.

Xu Wan withdrew her hand, but her tone softened slightly. "Zhu You, opportunities aren't given by others; they're earned through your own efforts."

The implication is that if you want me to accept you, you need to prove it with your actions.

Zhu You understood, and her tense expression turned to joy. "I will! Wanwan, I will make you accept me!"

"...Hmm, depending on your performance, I'm going to take a bath in the river."

Watching her retreating figure, Zhu You followed after her. "Wanwan, I'll keep watch for you."

Thinking of the embarrassment she felt that night, Xu Wan blushed. "Don't get too close to me."

"But what if there's danger..."

"Don't speak!" She glared at him. "Say it again and I'll break the contract."

Zhu You immediately made a gesture to cover her mouth, and followed behind Xu Wan at a leisurely pace, her eyes full of smiles.

He didn't tell her just now that even if she said she had no chance and only liked the other two who didn't like him, he still wanted to stay by her side.

[Host, Zhu You's favorability rating has increased by five points, and is now -40.]

Seeing that Xu Wan didn't respond, the system asked another question.

[Host, you said those things on purpose, didn't you? After all, Zhuyou falls for that kind of thing.]

Xu Wan paused slightly, but quickly resumed her normal pace.

【……I have no idea.】

【Host? 】

I really don't know.

She sighed as she listened to Zhu You's footsteps behind her.

[What I said is true, but now... I'm not sure myself.]

The system didn't ask any further questions; instead, Xu Wan joked first.

Why don't you take a guess? If you guess right, you'll know!