With legs weak, the sickly stable boy became a mad regent.

Ah Chao's fingers paused for a moment.

He looked up at her.

At this moment, her nightgown had been torn to shreds by him, and her undergarments were nowhere to be seen, having been carelessly tossed aside.

Her shoulders were fair and smooth.

Although she covered up her exposed skin with the blanket,

But the spot where he bit it was in a very...

It was as if he could see it if he simply pulled down slightly...

"No, no." He suppressed the surging desire in his heart, his voice hoarse.

"Liar," Shen Nannan said coquettishly. She lacked the shyness of a young lady from a sheltered family, but it wasn't that she wasn't afraid, even though they hadn't done anything yet.

But in his past life, this same person before him had seen every inch of her body in bed...

Although... he...

Shen Nannan pulled the quilt up a little higher.

Ah Chao took her hand, lowered his head, and gently blew on the tooth mark again. The cool breath made Shen Nannan shiver, and the quilt almost slipped down.

"Don't pull, I've applied medicine."

He looked at the scenery before him, his eyes reddening.

Inside burned something familiar to her—obsession, madness, and a possessiveness that was suppressed to the extreme and about to overflow.

He whispered in her ear

"This servant did indeed intend to lock you up just now."

"I'll lock you up in a place only I know about. No one can see you. No one is allowed to touch you."

Shen Nannan's pupils contracted slightly.

"you--"

"Scared?"

He tilted his head, a slight smile playing on his lips, a smile that held a hint of madness.

"Didn't you say you weren't afraid of me, Miss?"

Shen Nannan looked at him,

"I'm not afraid."

she says,

"My Ah Chao, he won't hurt me."

He didn't say anything, but simply took her hand and kissed it.

Looking up at her, I saw a surge of obsessive and intense emotions in her eyes.

"Miss, this servant..."

He paused, his voice lowering.

"I really want to eat you up."

Shen Nannan's heart skipped a beat.

"But this servant cannot bear to part with him."

He buried his face in her palms.

"I can't bear to see you in pain, I can't bear to see you cry, I can't bear to see you afraid of me."

His lips pressed against her palm, gently rubbing it again and again, as if he were being affectionate, or perhaps confessing.

"So, Miss, don't be afraid of your servant."

His eyes were red and wet.

"Your servant will never really hurt you. Never."

Shen Nannan stared at him for a while, then suddenly reached out and flicked his forehead.

"Remember what you said."

Ah Chao blinked as she flicked him, then smiled and said, "I'll remember that."

"What are you laughing at?" she glared at him. "I haven't forgiven you yet."

"What will it take for Miss to forgive this servant?"

Shen Nannan thought for a moment, then pointed to the medicine bottle from which she had just applied the medicine: "If you drink this medicine, I will forgive you."

Ah Chao glanced at the bowl of medicine, then at her: "That's medicine for Miss to apply."

"I don't care." She lifted her chin. "Are you going to drink or not?"

Without hesitation, Ah Chao picked it up and put it in his mouth.

Before Shen Nannan could stop him, the man had already swallowed the ointment.

The ointment was cool, with a bitter taste and a minty spiciness.

"Alright." He put down the bowl. "Has Miss forgiven this servant?"

Shen Nannan looked at the little bit of green ointment on the corner of his mouth.

She reached out and wiped the corner of his mouth with her thumb.

"Fool, that's for external use only."

He took her hand, put her thumb in his mouth, and licked it.

Shen Nannan's face flushed red.

"you--!"

"It's so bitter." He looked completely innocent. "I need something sweet."

"Who told you to actually drink it!" She pulled her hand back, wiped it on the blanket, her heart pounding.

"Why do you lick everything?"

Ah Chao glanced at her flushed ears, a slight smile playing on his lips. He got up and went to the closet to take out a new nightgown.

"This servant will help Miss change her clothes."

Shen Nannan sighed.

"I just can't do anything with you..."

She opened her arms, and Ah Chao carefully put the gloves on her, but as he touched her smooth skin, he suddenly hugged her again.

Shen Nannan was suffocating from his tightness and pushed him away, saying, "Loosen up, I'm suffocating."

He loosened it a little, but not completely.

"Miss."

"Um."

"From now on, you are only allowed to call me 'servant'."

"it is good."

"Even in my dreams, I can only call you a slave."

"it is good."

"You're not allowed to look at other men."

"it is good."

"You're not allowed to talk to other men."

Shen Nannan lifted her head from his embrace and looked at him: "That's enough. Not even my brother?"

He paused for a moment, then said, "Young Master, you can."

"My dad's coming back soon after the war is over."

"……Can."

"Where is He Jinzhi?"

His face darkened: "No way."

Shen Nannan laughed and pinched his cheek: "Lord He has helped us so much, and you won't even let him see you?"

"No." He grabbed her hand that was pinching his cheek. "The way he looked at the young lady was strange."

"What kind of look is that?"

"They want to steal it."

Shen Nannan was stunned for a moment, then laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

Why was He Jinzhi looking at her strange? That person's mind is full of cases, he looks at everyone like they're in a case file, what's wrong with that?

"Ah Chao," she wiped away the tears of laughter from the corner of her eyes, "do you feel like you want to steal everyone from them?"

He didn't answer, but his eyes were full of seriousness.

Shen Nannan looked at him like that,

It's funny.

"Okay, I'll only call you."

Her voice was soft.

"I only call your name in my dreams. I don't look at anyone else, and I don't talk to anyone else."

She looked into his eyes and said, word by word, "Are you satisfied?"

He stared at her, something about to burst forth in his eyes.

Shen Nannan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, so she pulled the blanket up to cover half of her face, leaving only her eyes showing as she glared at him.

"Alright, you've pledged your loyalty. You can leave now," she said. "I'm going to sleep."

Ah Chao didn't move.

I said I wanted to sleep.

He still didn't move.

Are you coming or not?

"I won't leave." He sat down on the edge of the bed. "This servant will stay and watch over Miss."

"Who asked you to guard me? I need to sleep; I can't sleep with you here."

Why?

"Because of you..." she blushed.

"How can I sleep if you keep staring at me?"

He smiled slightly, then reached out and pulled down the curtain, blocking out the moonlight.

It got dark inside the tent, and only their silhouettes could be seen.

"You can't see it now," he said.

"Miss, go to sleep."

Shen Nannan stared at his blurry shadow in the darkness, her heart pounding.

"Turn around."

He smiled, turned around, and faced away from her.

"Don't look back."

"No turning back."

Shen Nannan watched his retreating figure.

Broad shoulders, narrow waist, and a straight back.

The moonlight fell on him, outlining his silhouette with a cold, white edge.

She lay down, pulled the blanket up to her chin, and closed her eyes. But she couldn't fall asleep; all she could think about was his image from earlier—his red eyes and pitiful expression.

She opened her eyes and looked at his back.

"Ah Chao," she called him.

"Um."

"Come here."

He turned around and looked at her.

"Sit closer," she said.

He moved forward a little.

"Closer."

He moved closer, now very close to her, close enough that she could see the curve of his eyelashes.

Shen Nannan reached out and took his hand, their fingers intertwined.

"Okay," she said, closing her eyes. "Go to sleep."

Ah Chao looked down at their clasped hands. Her hand was small and soft, nestled in his palm, like a warm, hopping little bird.

He dared not grip tightly, nor dared he loosen his grip.

Too tired, Shen Nannan drifted off to sleep.

Ah Chao just sat there, watching her sleeping face.

The moonlight fell on her face, making her eyelashes stand out clearly.

She looked completely different when she was asleep than when she was awake—less guarded, less complicated, and without those emotions that he couldn't understand.

His brows were slightly relaxed, his eyelashes drooped quietly, and his breathing was long and even.

Like a curled-up, soft cat.

He reached out and gently touched the teeth mark on her chest, not daring to use force through the fabric.

Under the moonlight, the mark was still faintly visible, red, imprinted on her fair skin.

He withdrew his hand and pulled the blanket up to cover her shoulders.

"My little girl."

He called her name softly, his voice so low it was as if he were afraid of disturbing something.

"You are mine."

"It can only be...mine."

The rabbit woke up.

Peeking his head out from under the covers,

His red eyes darted around, trying to get closer to Shen Nannan.

Ah Chao glanced down at it.

The rabbit shrank back inside.