The two entered the back mountain. Qin Li grabbed Chen Tan's wrist without saying anything and led them deeper into the mountain.

In the shady areas of the mountains, the snow had not melted yet, making it extremely slippery to walk on.

Especially when entering the deep mountainous areas where ordinary people dare not enter, the mountain roads become narrow paths that can only accommodate one person.

Deep in the woods, there were suddenly the howls of wolves and the strange cries of owls.

Chen Tan's legs felt weak as she walked. She went from being led by someone to holding Qin Li's arm tightly, and finally she was sticking directly to his left side.

"What are you looking at?"

Qin Li found it funny and cute to see her looking around warily as she walked.

"Wolf." Chen Tan blurted out.

She wasn't that scared, after all, she could use space to save her life at critical moments.

But since it was her first time in such a dangerous environment, her body and mind instinctively felt fear.

"Don't worry, wolves don't dare to come out of my territory," Qin Li pinched her nose jokingly, "the one you should be afraid of is me."

"You don't eat people, why should I be afraid of you?"

"How do you know I don't eat people?"

Qin Li suddenly stopped, pressed his palms on a thick tree trunk beside the road, circled the sandalwood between him and the tree, and sprayed his alcoholic breath on her forehead.

His arm, which she had held all the way with him, was still pressed tightly against her chest. In addition, he had drunk some wine at noon, so he felt a burning sensation all over his body during the walk.

He stared at her lips, his tone unable to conceal his irritability, "You forgot, I want to be your man."

Chen Tan leaned against the tree trunk, looked up at his dark eyes, and was inexplicably expecting something in his heart.

Qin Li finally suppressed the impulse in his heart, turned his head, lowered his body, and carried the person on his back. "It's still a long way to go. You can sleep on my shoulder for a while."

Chen Tan opened her mouth in surprise. She thought he was going to force love on her.

She lay on his shoulder, her arms around his shoulders, her thoughts going back to the first time they met. His disgust and rebellious demeanor were still clear in her mind.

At that time, she was not worried that she would be bullied by Qin Li, but she felt that a man like him would not fall in love with her even if he was blind.

I never thought that the two of them would come to this point.

Qin Li suddenly said, "Don't worry, I won't bully you."

Chen Tan retracted his thoughts, "Why do you like me?"

"Peace of mind."

In the past, he didn't take his life seriously in order to get what he needed.

Whether he was hunting in the mountains or going to the black market, he was not afraid of hardship or pain and always fought to the death.

Now he doesn't dare anymore. He is afraid of getting hurt, afraid of having an accident, afraid of coming back late. She cries out of worry for herself.

Therefore, every time he came back from going out and saw her, his heart felt calm, settled, and comfortable.

This may be the power of women and the feeling of home.

"Xiao Tan, I don't have any great abilities, so I can't give you a life of luxury. But having enough food and clothing is not a problem.

By the end of next year, I'll build you a big yard and let you be the most beautiful bride, okay?"

Qin Li thought about this confession all the way.

No matter what the result is, he will accept it. If she really looks down on him and doesn't want to be his wife, he won't bother her anymore.

From now on, we will really just be brother and sister.

Chen Tan pursed her lips, looking shy. When Wei Xiao asked her to think about it carefully, she thought it through.

As long as Qin Li leaves with her, she will marry him.

But it would be too early to be a bride at the end of next year. She plans to get married and have children after graduating from university.

Qin Li was disappointed when he didn't hear her response. "Don't worry, you can take your time to think about it."

"Okay, I'll give you an answer in a year." Chen Tan chuckled.

It can be considered as a period of growth for the relationship between the two.

Qin Li stopped abruptly when he heard this, his heart pounding. He was willing to consider it, but he didn't refuse.

That means I like him.

"Hahaha, okay, I'll wait for you."

Chen Tan leaned on his shoulder and looked at his red ears, "You really didn't see that girl from the city?"

"No, I didn't even go... Hey, hey, are you jealous of me?"

Qin Li felt as if his Ren and Du meridians were suddenly opened. This girl was angry with him today just because he said he was going on a blind date the day before yesterday and didn't come back for two days, so she was angry.

It turns out that she cares about it.

"No," Chen Tan snorted stubbornly, "You can find whoever you want."

But when Qin Li heard these words, he was more certain that they were the tone of her jealousy.

"Okay, you're not jealous, I'm the one who is. Now, I, Qin Li, swear to you that I will only love Chen Tan in this life. We will be together in life and in death. I will never let you down."

"Brother, look, there's a sow climbing a tree over there!"

"Impossible, how can a pig climb a tree?"

Qin Li looked in the direction she pointed, but didn't see it after looking around. Suddenly he realized that Chen Tan was teasing him.

He slapped the person behind him on the buttocks with his backhand and threatened coldly, "Next time you tease me, I will be a hooligan to you."

Chen Tan, who was lying on him trying to hold back her laughter, was hit on the buttocks, neither lightly nor heavily, and her whole body became hot. How could he hit her... buttocks?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Looking at his drooping earlobe, she gently pinched it and twisted it, "Don't hit me!"

boom!

Qin Li felt dizzy and as if the place where she pinched him was inexplicably itchy, spreading throughout his body and converging in his lower abdomen.

At this moment, he was like a master in the book. There was a vigorous force surging in his dantian, and he wanted to vent it out for no reason.

He quickened his pace and ran forward like a clever monkey to alleviate the strange feeling in his body.

Chen Tan was feeling uncomfortable and deliberately angered him, "Even if there's no city girl, what about Fang Yuting? Were you two having an affair before?"

"Nonsense!" Qin Li slowed down his pace again. "Secretary Fang wanted to marry her to me, but I didn't like her, and she didn't like me either. Her eldest brother took her away to study in the province. Last night, I told her father that I only want you in this life."

Chen Tan thought of what was written in the book, that Fang Yuting never married for the sake of the white moonlight in her heart, and felt very sad.

"The rumors in the village say you're fierce and cruel, but I didn't expect you to be so lucky in love."

"Girl, you still know about peach blossom luck. Brother is telling you, my peach blossom luck is you. All those bad reputations I have outside are because I have kept my virginity for you."

"Tsk, brother-in-law, don't forget that you wanted to marry Chen Yinhua."

"Don't call me brother-in-law!"

Qin Li heard her call him brother-in-law again, and the numbness that he had just suppressed swept over his body again.

He turned his head to stare at her, lust hidden in his eyes, and his voice was hoarse, "Be careful or I will do something rude to you."

After Chen Tan looked at him, she lowered her head instantly, and the tips of her ears turned red.

How could she forget that they were in the deep mountains and using ambiguous words might irritate him?

Qin Li felt uncomfortable because of the heat, so he had to put her down and lead her away.

After walking for more than an hour, a group of black guys appeared in front of us.

"Brother, there are wolves ahead!"

Chen Tan's voice trembled with fear.

That's definitely not Heizi, it's wolves, thirteen of them, big and small.