Chapter 95 - 97: Luan Ting’s Initiative
Chapter 95: Chapter 97: Luan Ting’s Initiative
Luan Ting’s sudden tug sent Su Luoluo sprawling onto the beast skin bedding.
Her soft, rounded body brushed against Luan Ting, and she felt his rock-hard chest muscles.
’I never would have thought... Luan Ting seems so gentle, but he’s this ripped.’
One moment, Su Luoluo’s imagination was running wild; the next, she felt her personal space shrink and become crowded.
The two beast skins were placed side by side, and now Luan Ting had lain down as well.
Lying next to each other like this, they looked just like a normal married couple.
And Luan Ting’s hand, resting on her body, hadn’t moved.
Su Luoluo’s breathing grew tense.
’This position... What is Luan Ting going to do?’
Su Luoluo pursed her lips, about to speak, when Luan Ting’s arm suddenly wrapped tightly around her waist, and his other hand moved toward her neck...
’Is he going to...’
Su Luoluo’s heart hammered in her chest, and her face flushed red.
’Why is Luan Ting suddenly being so forward?’
’What should I do?’
’Should I just go for it?’
Su Luoluo hesitated.
One of Luan Ting’s arms held Su Luoluo’s waist while the other pulled her in by the neck.
Then, he glared furiously at an approaching wild boar and unleashed the aura of his Beastification.
A ghostly green light flared around him. Held tightly in Luan Ting’s arms, all Su Luoluo could focus on was the intensely green light shining from above his head.
The scene struck Su Luoluo as utterly ridiculous. ’This looks way too much like he’s being cuckolded!’
She bit her lip, trying not to laugh, but in the next moment, she heard a loud squeal.
Then, it sounded as if something massive had glanced their way before stomping off with heavy footsteps.
Su Luoluo realized something was wrong and whispered to Luan Ting, "What was that?"
Luan Ting released her, rolled over, and said flatly, "Nothing. Just a wild boar."
"A wild boar?"
Su Luoluo’s face burned with embarrassment. So Luan Ting hadn’t pulled her close because he wanted to... but to save her.
’Thank goodness I didn’t make a move. That would have been completely mortifying.’
Su Luoluo took a moment to compose herself. Once her thoughts had settled, she looked at Luan Ting and asked, "Should we build a fire?"
In primitive societies, fire wasn’t just for cooking and warmth; it was also a vital tool for warding off wild animals.
Usually, if a fire was lit in an area, some animals would be wary of it.
"I already checked when I arrived. There are no tall trees around here, only a little kindling. It would be very difficult to start a fire."
The area was all shrubbery. Su Luoluo had almost forgotten until Luan Ting mentioned it again.
"Then what about..." Su Luoluo glanced sideways at Luan Ting’s back, unsure how to bring up their current sleeping arrangement.
While she was still hesitating, Luan Ting turned back toward her.
A pair of gentle, limpid eyes met hers, looking all the more tender in the bright moonlight.
He smiled softly, then reached out to stroke Su Luoluo’s dark hair. "Don’t worry," he said in a gentle voice. "I’ll be right here beside you. Nothing will happen to you."
’That classic head pat.’
Su Luoluo felt her heart pound like never before, like a frightened fawn.
THUMP... THUMP-THUMP.
Each beat was faster than the last.
It felt like something was about to burst out of her chest.
Out on the open plains, the wind howled. Amidst the whistling gusts, Su Luoluo felt her heart alternate between hot and cold.
After speaking, Luan Ting lowered his hand and closed his eyes.
Seeing he had closed his eyes, Su Luoluo felt it would be improper to keep staring. She rolled over, closing her eyes to sleep.
She couldn’t sleep facing him.
If she did, she was sure she wouldn’t get a wink of sleep.
After counting nine hundred and ninety-nine sheep, Su Luoluo finally drifted off.
Hearing the faint, even breaths of sleep beside him, Luan Ting’s eyelids fluttered open. He saw Su Luoluo’s hair stirring in the wind and the gentle curve of her body. Lowering his gaze for a moment, he then looked up at the moon.
The wind was gentle, the moon was bright, and a faint floral scent hung in the air. Su Luoluo slept soundly. She even found her fluffy toy—her Abeibei—and instinctively snuggled her face against it a few times.
It wasn’t until she felt the fur suddenly stiffen, no longer as fluffy as before, that Su Luoluo realized something was wrong.
Her eyes flew open, and she glanced at what she was holding.
Mortified, she instantly let go of the gray wolf tail in her hands.
’What on earth had she done?’
’To think she’d been grabbing Luan Ting’s wolf tail, hugging and nuzzling it in her sleep.’
’How utterly humiliating.’
’But the texture felt so much like her Abeibei wolf tail toy from the Post-apocalypse.’
Seeing Su Luoluo was awake, Luan Ting sat up as well.
Acting as if nothing had happened, Luan Ting greeted her with his usual gentleness. "You’re awake? I’m going to look for some wild fruit. Want to come with me?"
With Su Luoluo hugging and nuzzling his wolf tail, Luan Ting hadn’t slept well all night and had woken up early.
He had wanted to get up and find some wild fruit for breakfast, but seeing the indigo sky was still tinged with the black of night, he worried Su Luoluo would be scared if she woke up and couldn’t find him, so he decided to wait for her.
Still feeling awkward, Su Luoluo naturally jumped at his suggestion and agreed.
A change of scenery might help ease her embarrassment.
At her reply, Luan Ting got up, folded the beast skin bedding, and slung it onto his back.
Su Luoluo saw him folding his beast skin, quickly got off hers, folded it as well, and handed it to him.
Luan Ting took it, scanned their surroundings, and pointed in one direction. "Let’s go that way."
Su Luoluo followed him.
There were no tall trees in this area, but there were plenty of low shrubs and small plants. Their branches were covered in berries and small, round fruits—red, green, and blue—about the size of pearls.
As Su Luoluo followed Luan Ting, her morning embarrassment instantly vanished at the sight of so many colorful wild fruits, replaced by excitement.
There were snakeberries, raspberries, firethorns, and all sorts of other wild fruits everywhere.
Seeing all this, Su Luoluo felt a sudden urge to bake a cake. Such pretty, round, and adorable little fruits would look wonderful on top of a cake.
Su Luoluo didn’t often go berry picking, so Luan Ting had been planning to teach her how to distinguish the edible ones from the poisonous ones.
But to his surprise, the moment she saw the wild fruits, she was like a rabbit let loose, happily tasting one after another. She seemed more carefree and innocent than usual.
And she correctly identified every one. Seeing that Su Luoluo knew her wild fruits, Luan Ting didn’t disturb her and simply lowered his head to start picking them himself.
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