Chapter 166 Stepping on the Fox's Tail 21 Flesh and Blood

With soft flesh and blood in her mouth, Yun Chiyi couldn't swallow it. Her stomach churned, and she turned her head and vomited.

I don't like the food...

She frantically wiped her lips, covering her face with blood.

She felt excruciating pain all over her body, as if ants were gnawing at her. The damned system's voice was like boiling water. Amidst the torment of pain inside and out, her ears twitched slightly, and she heard restrained breathing.

The chilling breath once again forcefully entered her nostrils. Yun Chiyi squinted her eyes and parted her lips slightly to suppress her breathing.

Lin Yuche was prepared for her to bite off half of his lips, but when she pressed them against his, he was once again at a loss for what to do.

His soft tongue slid nimbly into his mouth, mingling with his breath.

Lin Yuche felt a chill run down his spine. He pinched her chin with his long fingers, making her look at him with those hazy eyes.

"Yun Chiyi, can you tell who I am?"

His breath soothed all the discomfort in her body. Yun Chiyi could hear his voice. Her interest was interrupted, and she lowered her voice unhappily.

“Zhao Muqing…”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuche's hot blood instantly froze and cooled.

Yun Chiyi grunted and said again, "Qi Shu?"

She wasn't thinking about him at all?

The veins on the back of Lin Yuche's hand bulged, and his eyes flashed with bloodlust. He was already at his limit, and only by reason could he suppress the urge to transform into a demon. He knew very well that as long as he reverted to his inhuman form, she, who was exuding fragrance, would die at his hands.

"Yun Chiyi, stop talking..."

Yun Chiyi urgently sealed his words with her lips, pressing her thin lips together as she asked, "Lin Yuche, whose name do you want to hear from me?"

Lin Yuche's gaze froze, his body temperature returned to normal, and the burning sensation spread throughout his body.

Yun Chiyi wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling uncomfortable: "Kiss me. Can you?"

Her disdain ignited his competitive spirit, and in the blink of an eye, Yun Chiyi was pinned down on the soft blanket.

His burning lips pressed together roughly and haphazardly as Lin Yuche tried to take her hand, forcefully squeezing it between her fingers.

Now that things had come to this, Lin Yuche had a clear mind and thought of a way to keep both of them alive.

He whispered in her ear, his voice suppressed yet tender, as if he were speaking sweet nothings.

His words were very tactful. After listening, Yun Chiyi pondered for a few seconds, her fingers trembling involuntarily. She then directly unbuttoned his shirt.

She said, "Stop dawdling, I don't want to die."

She looked up and met a burning gaze. Startled, she quickly added, "If you hurt me, I'll get up in the middle of the night and kill you."

She underestimated Lin Yuche. As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't give her a moment's respite, let alone something like committing a crime in the middle of the night.

To be fair, Lin Yuche is a good student. He went from being unfamiliar with the subject to becoming proficient, and he did it too well.

At four in the morning, Qi Shu finished treating his severed tail injury and stood by the community fountain, his eyes wide with fury.

Yun Chiyi's room was illuminated by a warm, crimson light that only demons could see, creating an ambiguous and intimate atmosphere that fueled Qi Shu's murderous intent.

His momentary lapse in attention allowed Lin Yuche to seize the initiative.

He gritted his teeth, but couldn't take a step forward; he was injured and couldn't bring himself to die.

As dawn broke and more people began to stroll in the neighborhood, Qi Shu finally left to return to Lingdong to recuperate.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yun Chiyi, who had been dozing for an hour, threw her vibrating phone at the foot of the bed onto the wardrobe. She lay on the edge of the bed, one hand supporting her waist. When she turned over, her toe kicked a long, slender thigh. The body temperature of the person next to her made her slightly more awake.

The discomfort in her body still made her tremble. She remembered clearly that the sentence she said most last night was that if he dared to transform into a demon, she would perish with him. After all, if he became twice the size of Lin Yuche, her capacity to accommodate him was limited. If it really didn't work, she might as well just die.

The phone kept ringing incessantly; it was probably Li Aman making the call.

Yun Chiyi clutched her aching lower abdomen and reached for her phone.

Lin Yuche's slender fingers reached for the phone first, picked it up, and placed it in her palm. Lin Yuche looked a little embarrassed. Yun Chiyi smiled politely, wrapped herself in the blanket, and leaned to one side to answer the phone.

"Young Master Yun!"

Yun Chiyi had a headache; it was the first time she had heard Li Aman sound so anxious.

She replied, "Yes, go ahead."

Li Aman was slightly taken aback: "Why is your voice hoarse? Did you catch a cold? Xiao Yun, where have you been? The charity event starts in an hour!"

Yun Chiyi glanced at the time and her vision went black. How could it be afternoon already? She hadn't gone to sleep yet!

Her whole body ached, and she touched the demonic poison on her arm, which had turned into dark patterns. Qi Shu's aura had been completely covered by Lin Yuche.

She snapped out of her daze and said in a hoarse voice, "I can't go. I was bitten by a dog last night, and I just got a rabies shot."

Li Aman was even more frightened: "Are you alright? Which hospital are you in? I'm coming to find you now."

Yun Chiyi's arm was sore, and Lin Yuche kindly supported her elbow.

"No need, Lin Yuche is with me, I'll ask him for help if needed."

Li Aman was relieved and planned to report the matter to Yun Yizhou after hanging up the phone.

Yun Chiyi's leisurely voice came right away: "Don't tell my dad, or I'll fire you. It's almost a holiday, so I'll give you three extra days off."

Li Aman closed her eyes resignedly: "President Xiaoyun, you should rest well. I'll take care of the event."

Li Aman's intuition told her that Yun Chiyi was definitely not bitten by a dog. Since she was not allowed to pursue the matter, she would just turn a blind eye.

Yun Chiyi hung up the phone and turned around to see Lin Yuche getting dressed. Her narrow waist flashed by, and there wasn't a single scratch on her skin. The monster's self-healing ability was extremely strong, and all the wounds she had bitten had disappeared.

She lay face down on the bed, her smooth back and shoulder blades slightly arched.

"What are you doing, pulling up your pants and leaving?"

Lin Yuche turned around, his gaze averting at the same moment it touched her shoulder.

"I'll cook you some rice."

Yun Chiyi nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it."

Lin Yuche picked up the clothes scattered on the ground, folded them, hung them on his arm, and turned to ask her expressionlessly, "What do you want to eat? Would you like some fruit first?"

He spoke slowly, his tone gentle and intriguing.

Yun Chiyi scoffed: "Lin Yuche, you don't need to feel pressured. Just treat me like you used to."

She rolled out of bed, covering herself with a corner of the blanket, and opened the wardrobe with one hand to take out a ruffled, off-the-shoulder nightgown, her pale skin bathed in a warm orange hue. After putting on the nightgown, she sat barefoot on the edge of the bed, her arms crossed and her back slightly hunched because of some discomfort in her lower abdomen.

This slightly defensive yet languid posture, even the tone of his voice, was so nonchalant.

"I don't know what your customs are in the demon realm, but this is perfectly normal in the human world."

"And this situation is not fixed or unique, so don't worry, I won't restrict your freedom."

The more she spoke, the deeper Lin Yuche's eyes became.

Yun Chiyi consciously fell silent.

Lin Yuche slowly asked, "President Yun, have you seen the demonic tattoo on your arm?"

Yun Chiyi looked down and glanced at it again: "At first glance, it looks like a butterfly, it's quite pretty."

Lin Yuche said, "The demonic poison in your body hasn't disappeared; it's just that I can control it better now. It will flare up again in the short term, and it will also flare up irregularly in the future. Once my demonic power is fully restored, I will detoxify you."

Memories of last night flooded her mind without warning. Yun Chiyi frowned and shook her still numb calves.

She took a deep breath: "No, you have to find a way to detoxify me quickly."

Lin Yu-che: "I will."

He went out with his dirty clothes, but stopped at the door, his back to Yun Chiyi.

"But I need Yun Zong's help to restore my demonic power, just like last night."

Yun Chiyi grabbed a pillow and threw it at him, it lightly hit his back. She said coldly, "You think of another way!"

Lin Yuche mimicked her tone and asked, "Isn't this just an ordinary meal for President Yun? Why is it not allowed now?"

Yun Chiyi remained silent.

At this moment, she was concerned about her reputation. She was just a mortal, how could she bear the demands of a monster?

Lin Yuche closed the door, and Yun Chiyi was so angry she wanted to bite him.

An hour later, Yun Chiyi sat in front of a table full of delicious food but had no appetite.

This is the consequence of overeating.

She ate a few bites of food and went back to her room to curl up in bed and sleep.

Lin Yuche didn't need to rest. He washed the blood-stained bed sheet he had taken off and neatly hung it out to dry on the balcony.

Looking at the bed sheets fluttering in the wind, he remembered Yun Chiyi's words.

She said, "Don't be surprised, not just anyone can get into my bed."

He wasn't concerned about that; rather, he noticed the sudden loss of color in her lips and wanted to ask her if she was in pain.

There were messy footprints in the living room, and everything was in a mess, so he cleaned up all the traces.

Yun Chiyi lay down to sleep. In the evening, she squinted her eyes. The room was dimly lit. She caught a glimpse of Lin Yuche sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, but she didn't pay much attention and continued to sleep.

Until 10 o'clock the next day, Yun Chiyi was full of energy, stretching her snow-white arms out of the quilt.

Lin Yuche maintained the same sitting posture as yesterday, having already read the last few pages of the dictionary-thick book.

Yun Chiyi turned over, her back to him, and muttered, "Why have you been watching over me all this time?"

Lin Yuche said, "Qi Shu will not let this go. President Yun, you have no power to fight back. I think it's better for me to keep an eye on you."

Yun Chiyi turned back over, chuckled, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Don't be so stubborn. Can you stay with me every single moment?"

Lin Yuche lowered his eyes, pondering her hypothesis.

Yun Chiyi kicked him in the waist: "When it's time to join the crew, go and make some money for me."

She kicked him right in his weak spot; she had once kicked him so hard he lost consciousness. Lin Yuche, acting on instinct, reached out and grabbed her ankle.

Yun Chiyi pulled her foot away; he was holding it very tightly.

"Let go."

Lin Yuche immediately let go of her hand.

Yun Chiyi felt as if she had punched a cotton ball, and could only swallow her anger. She got up, ate some porridge, and packed away the clothes she had collected over two days and one night.

"I want to go home for the Dragon Boat Festival."

Lin Yuche also got up from the sofa and followed closely behind.

Yun Chiyi asked, "Are you going with me?"

Lin Yuche's expression was stern: "I won't go inside; I'll stay within my sight."

Yun Chiyi nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right. Qi Shu might sneak into my house and kidnap me."

Lin Yuche knew she was being sarcastic, so he didn't respond.

"Have you ever eaten zongzi?" Yun Chiyi suddenly asked him.

Lin Yuche looked blank. He had often heard of it, but had never had the chance or the interest to try it.

He can play the piano and violin, but he's never eaten a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)? Yun Chiyi pursed her lips, feeling like she was bullying him. She handed him her bag.

"Take it and go get the car."