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When Mira returned, she was taken aback when she saw the little female still squatting on the ground washing herbs.

"Why are you still here?"

"What?" Xu Wan pouted, her hands still moving. "Are you trying to kick me out?"

"Of course..." Seeing her staring intently at him, as if she would make a scene if he dared to say yes.

Mira smiled and stepped forward, reaching out to ruffle her hair.

"No. With you doing the work for me, I even have time to go out."

She gave a soft hum, and couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile. "Then tonight I want to eat..."

"If you want to eat it, have your beast husband make it for you."

Mira gestured with her chin towards the window. "I wanted you to stay, but if you don't go back soon, that wolf cub will probably keep an eye on you."

She was tidying up the herbs in her hands when she heard Mira say that, and subconsciously glanced outside.

He muttered casually, "What wolf..."

Before she could finish speaking, her gaze met a pair of icy blue eyes that were perched on the windowsill.

Chen Shuang didn't know how long she stayed there.

He gripped the windowsill with both hands, his chin obscured, only his eyes visible, staring intently at her.

Xu Wan was so startled by him that she trembled and lost her grip on the herbs, falling to her bottom.

"W-when did you appear?!"

Seeing her like this, the furry head outside moved, its ears drooped down again, and it slowly disappeared below the window.

His muffled voice drifted in from outside, "Wanwan, don't send me away..."

He saw Zhu You come to see her today.

He hid in the tree, and when he heard Wanwan crying, he almost couldn't resist going down and punching Zhuyou twice.

That wicked snake, he hasn't settled the score with him for losing Wanwan in the forest.

After returning home, Wanwan didn't smile once, and her eyes were swollen from crying.

Although Wanwan hasn't gone home these past few days and is constantly being ordered around by the witch doctor, the smile she shows here isn't fake.

But he was conflicted; he hoped that Zhuyou would explain things to him clearly.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew that Wanwan's favorite thing was this bad snake.

If Zhuyou can get her forgiveness, maybe the little female won't break the bond with him.

But as soon as Zhu You spoke, Wanwan stepped out of his arms, her face still wet with tears.

"Zhu You, I will heal your reverse scale and Hu Jiu's face. As for the rest... they won't matter after the contract is broken."

When he heard this, he felt himself freeze.

She still wanted to break the contract, whether it was with her favorite Zhu You, or with him and Hu Jiu, she didn't want them anymore.

"Wanwan..."

Zhu You wanted to say something more, but she took a step back.

He couldn't see her expression from the tree, but he heard her say, "Zhuyou, please go back, I'm begging you."

The wicked snake left, and he watched her standing there, staring at Zhuyou's back for a long time, wiping away tears several times.

He wanted to jump down and comfort her, but when his fingers loosened their grip on the branch, he gripped it back.

He was afraid, afraid that if she saw him, she would let him go.

He could only follow her quietly.

I watched her walk back to the stone house and finish picking up the herbs that hadn't been sorted.

Watch as she poured the freshly picked herbs into the water and squatted down to wash them, one by one.

She didn't say a word until Mira returned.

He leaned against the window, watching her wash for as long as she did.

Wanwan wasn't like this before; she used to love to laugh and tease them.

She says she wants peace and quiet, but when someone is with her, she's happier than anyone else.

But now, she is like a tree that has been drained of its nutrients. She looks no different from usual on the outside, but there is no life inside.

He suddenly wanted to make some noise, even if she would find out and chase him away, as long as she could show some expression.

Even if you're angry and hit him, or like she bit Zhu You, it's fine; he can take a beating.

But when she saw him, her face showed only shock, and there was no surprise in her eyes.

Sure enough, she didn't want to see anyone.

She was truly determined not to want anyone anymore.

"Chen Shuang?"

When he heard her voice, he was stunned for a moment, squatted down and looked up at her.

"Wanwan..."

Seeing his dejected appearance, Xu Wan sighed.

This can't go on; her avoidance is tormenting not only herself.

After hesitating for a moment, she reached out her hand to him and said, "Get up."

Chen Shuang's eyes lit up, and she quickly reached out to hold her hand, afraid that if she hesitated even for a second, she would change her mind.

"Wanwan, are you not going to kick me out?"

She didn't answer, but took his hand and led him outside. "Chen Shuang, walk with me for a while."

"good!"

He held her hand, not daring to use too much force, yet afraid she would let go. The strength in his hand tightened and loosened repeatedly.

Xu Wan let him do as he pleased, and kept leading him back.

As they were nearing the cave, she stopped, looked down at her hand, and gestured for Chen Shuang to let go.

"Wanwan."

He pretended not to see her, took her hand and shook it, trying to use his best trick of acting cute to get himself to hold her hand a little longer.

"Let's walk around some more. I'll go with you wherever you want to go."

That's enough for now.

The road has come to this point, and so has the relationship.

Knowing he wouldn't think too much about it, she didn't say anything more.

She pulled her hand back and glanced in the direction of the cave.

"Chen Shuang, I know you only came back with me because of the prophecy, but I've already said it before, I'm not the savior."

"Wanwan..."

"Let me finish."

She interrupted him, "After we break our pact, you can go find the female from the prophecy again, instead of being trapped by my side."

She looked at the bond mark on his shoulder.

"I can release you from this contract right now. You will be free after ten sunrises."

"I don't want to!"

Chen Shuang refused without even thinking, and he took her hand again.

"Wanwan, I admit I had ulterior motives at first, but ever since you became a better person, I've never thought about breaking off our contract."

"I no longer care about prophecies; I only want you to be my mistress. I love you, not that savior."

The boy's gaze was so sincere and pure that she didn't know how to meet it.

How honest could she really be with them?

She kept many things hidden, but none of them could be told.

The very act of gaining life points through contact with them inherently means that this relationship will always have a transactional nature.

If it were truly just about using her, perhaps she wouldn't be so conflicted.

It's just a matter of mutual benefit; she won't give her heart away.

But things are different now. She has feelings for them, and now she's the one who's been using them from beginning to end.

She couldn't be as honest as Chen Shuang, nor could she give him pure affection.

She looked into his eyes, paused for a moment, and then asked.

"Chen Shuang, have you ever considered that my kindness to you is also for a purpose?"