Chapter 38 I Don't Want to Hurt You
Xiao Chong took Shu Ning's hand and got up to go back.
Shu Ning looked at him holding her hand. Although it wasn't the first time he had held her hand, she still felt her face flush and her heart race.
She looked up at Xiao Chong beside her. When he wasn't speaking, his face looked incredibly sinister and cold, and the two-centimeter-long scar on his lower right side added to his already icy appearance.
If she hadn't known him, she really felt that if she crossed him, she would never have a good ending.
"Xiao Chong." She suddenly wanted to break his current cold expression.
"Hmm?" His cold eyes softened instantly when he heard her call him.
Xiao Chong looked at her with a puzzled expression in his handsome dark gray eyes, waiting for her to say the next thing.
"hey-hey…"
Seeing that his expression had really changed, Shu Ning found it very interesting.
"Nothing, I just wanted to call you."
Shu Ning leaned on his shoulder as she spoke.
"Hehe." Xiao Chong's lips curled up slightly, and he chuckled softly in a deep, magnetic voice.
"Naughty, but... Ningning can make as many noises as she wants, I like it."
Hearing this, Shu Ning felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
...
Soon they arrived at the entrance to Shu Ning's cave.
"Go back and get some rest."
"good."
Xiao Chong kissed her forehead and then left.
Shu Ning watched his departing figure, feeling a deep sense of reluctance.
"Brother Xiao Chong." She wanted to call out to him, but after calling out, she chased after him.
She suddenly had a thought: weren't they partners? Why did they still have to live separately?
Most werewolf orcs live with their partners, and some even live in groups.
Why wouldn't he do that? Is he hiding something from her?
He stopped when he heard her call him and turned to meet her.
"What's wrong?" he asked in a deep, magnetic voice.
"I want to ask you a question." Shu Ning looked at him somewhat shyly.
"What question does Ningning want to ask?" he asked earnestly, naturally pulling her into his arms.
"Aren't we partners? Then why..."
She found it difficult to speak.
Xiao Chong immediately understood what she meant.
"I don't want to hurt you, understand?" he answered, looking earnestly into her eyes.
Upon hearing his reply, Shu Ning's ears turned red, and she buried her head in his chest, saying, "Brother Xiao Chong, you're so kind."
"Okay." Xiao Chong patted her head.
"Go back quickly."
"Mmm." She reluctantly parted from Xiao Chong once again.
After returning to the cave, Shu Ning was extremely satisfied with the bottles and jars she had carefully crafted.
She can't wait to use them to make all sorts of delicious dishes.
Hot pot, stir-fries, fried eggs, soups...
However, she's already been fed a good meal by all the beastmen, so she'll have to put those cooking ideas into practice later.
Thinking of her beast husbands, Shu Ning suddenly wanted to see if their feelings for her had changed.
"007, help me check the favorability ratings of each beastman."
"Okay," 007 replied.
Xuan Lin: -60 (Dislike)
Xuanmo: 15 (No feeling)
Yi Yuan: -30 (Dislike)
Mo Li: 5 (No feeling)
Jin Tong: -55 (Dislike)
Xiao Chong: Hide.
Looking at this string of numbers, what surprised Shu Ning the most was that Xuan Lin's numbers had actually increased.
She remembered it used to be -80, but now it's -60.
Could it be because she wasn't sitting next to him tonight?
The key to winning him over in the early stages was to stay away from him and show that you had no interest in him.
Xuanmo's favorability also increased. It was 10 in the afternoon, an increase of 5 favorability points. Why? Did he say he was worried about him in public?
It seems there will be a way to win over Xuanmo in the future.
Yi Yuan hasn't changed.
I wonder how Yiyuan is doing lately?
Alas, all her husbands either despise her or leave her.
The road to winning back my husband is long and arduous.
When she saw Mo Li, she looked at his affection level towards her in disbelief.
She didn't expect that Mo Li's favorability had dropped, leaving her with only 5 points of affection.
She remembered that she didn't do anything with him that night.
He even came over to feed her and sat down next to her.
This man is so unpredictable.
Could it be because she hugged Xiao Chong but not him earlier?
That should be the case.
Sigh, I'll have to pay more attention to him next time and not neglect him.
Otherwise, once she finishes losing weight and fat, she'll have very few affection points left.
Jin Tong's eyes also grew a little. Just now, their interaction... she remembered that when A Ting came, she praised him in public from the side for saving A Ting.
I see. Looks like I need to praise him more to win him over.
Speaking of weight, Shu Ning felt that she couldn't waste the teleportation ability.
She opened the encyclopedia to find food and water within the range of her current level's teleportation ability.
Now that we have basins and pots, we can store some water. [1]
Then some more bird eggs were moved. [2]
The Sichuan peppercorns from last time are also included in this range. [3]
Don't forget the fruit either. [4]
There were a few fish left. She had swum across most of the river last time, and couldn't possibly eat them all at once, so she'd move about a dozen to make preserved fish. [5]
After using the teleportation technique, Shu Ning immediately felt incredibly relaxed.
The chubby look on my face is gone.
She looked down at her figure; the "spare tire" around her stomach that she used to have was gone.
My thick arms and biceps have become much thinner.
Even her fingers have become much thinner.
She jumped up excitedly as she watched all these changes in her body.
Then, they happily tidied up the things that had just been moved back to the ground.
"007, how much do I weigh now?" Shu Ning asked while tidying up.
"Host, you have just used teleportation five times, and your current weight is 103 jin."
She knew that the discrepancy might be due to increased physical activity leading to some fat loss.
In addition, she only ate one meal today.
Moreover, she didn't eat much just now. Apart from the food that Xuanmo, Moli, and Xiaochong fed her, she didn't eat anything herself.
She decided to use teleportation twice more tomorrow and then stop using fat as energy for teleportation.
Do I really have to keep trying to increase my affection level before I can use teleportation?
How long will it take to win her over? Unless she doesn't use teleportation anymore.
But on this continent, how could a weak woman like her, who had no power to even kill a chicken, possibly contend with these beastmen?
She remembers almost being attacked by a black bear on her very first day there.
There's a saying in the martial arts world: if you can win, fight; if you can't, run.
She couldn't beat them, so she had to run away, and teleportation was her best way to escape.
However, she also needs to keep her body in good shape, otherwise it will be troublesome if she runs out of teleportation attempts or encounters other unknown situations.
"007, does using teleportation really decrease favorability points? Are there any other methods?"
"Unless their favorability ratings are all 100, then we won't need to consume any more favorability points," 007 replied.
"Why? Isn't energy supposed to be conserved?"
"All the beastmen's favorability is now 100, which means the mission is complete. As a reward, the energy consumed by teleporting will be deducted from the system headquarters' resources."
"I see."
It seems she needs to do some serious research.
"So, when using teleportation, can we specify whose favorability points will be consumed?"
"Can."
Surprisingly, it actually works.
Upon hearing this news, Shu Ning immediately regained her confidence.
The next mission shouldn't be too far off, so I need to raise my favorability with the beastmen tomorrow.
Let's start with Xuanmo this time, as his favorability is easier to increase.
Whenever Shu Ning thought of Xuan Mo, she would recall the scene of him kissing her earlier that day.
I still find it hard to face him right now.
Never mind, I have to face it eventually, and besides, the kiss even increased his affection level.
If I want to keep growing on him, should I... kiss him again?
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