Starving to death is a small matter; losing one's integrity is a great one!
No, absolutely not! I'll hold out for one more night, and tomorrow I can go home and have a big meal!
What Yun Suiwan didn't know was that the heavy rain had been falling for a whole week.
"Oh, thank you, I won't eat it."
"Aren't you hungry?"
Yun Suiwan said defiantly, "I'm not hungry!"
"Oh, okay."
Yun Suiwan sat cross-legged to one side, while Lu Dongjue sat opposite her, with grilled fish and some wild fruits beside him.
He ate grilled fish and wild fruits at the same time, looking incredibly carefree.
Yun Suiwan looked at him with her little face puffed up, muttering to herself, "I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry at all."
However, when people are hungry, they can't stand seeing others eating.
The grilled fish, which smelled strongly of fish, somehow became a delicacy in her eyes.
Watching Lu Dongjue eat, Yun Suiwan couldn't help but drool.
Lu Dongjue looked up at her, and Yun Suiwan immediately composed herself.
Lu Dongjue smiled faintly, and continued eating without saying a word.
Going to bed hungry makes the night harder to endure, especially as it gets deeper.
It was raining heavily outside, and inside the cave, listening to the crackling sound of burning firewood, she should have been getting a good night's sleep.
But she was hungry, so hungry that her stomach felt like it had been emptied out.
Looking at Lu Dongjue again, he was already asleep and was even snoring softly.
Hmph, carefree people all have high-quality sleep.
Yun Suiwan lay there, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Finally, she probably fainted from hunger and fell asleep.
The next day, seeing the torrential rain outside, Yun Suiwan felt completely numb.
Why is it still raining?
On the third day, the torrential rain continued, showing no signs of stopping.
Yun Suiwan, who was originally determined to fight Lu Dongjue to the death, has now obediently eaten fish and stopped talking.
Stubborn people die young.
As Lu Dongjue looked at the fish piled up at the entrance of the cave when he went to bed that night, he said, "There are only enough fish left to last for one day. If the rain continues, we'll have trouble surviving."
Yun Suiwan lay on her side looking at him, a hint of worry in her eyes.
Then Lu Dongjue added, "We still have plenty of wild fruits, which can also fill our stomachs."
"Um."
"Go to sleep." Lu Dongjue lay down beside her.
Just then, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed outside, followed by a thunderclap that seemed to split the heavens and the earth.
Boom!
"Ah!" Yun Suiwan screamed in fright and immediately threw herself into Lu Dongjue's arms.
Lu Dongjue wasn't frightened by the thunder, but he was startled by her.
Thunder rumbled incessantly, and Yun Suiwan covered her ears tightly, trembling with fear.
Whenever there is a thunderstorm, she is reminded of the time when her own mother locked her in a dark room.
Yun Wanqing was afraid of thunder, so her mother would hold her and coax her to sleep.
She was also afraid of thunder, and her mother locked her in a dark room because she thought she was noisy.
Boom—rumble—
"Ah! Mom, I'll be good and don't lock Wanwan up here, I'm scared..." Yun Suiwan hugged Lu Dongjue tightly and cried out in a choked voice.
Hearing her words, Lu Dongjue frowned and slowly reached out to hug her.
He pressed her head into his arms with his large hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, no one will lock you up."
Hearing his words, Yun Suiwan burst into tears.
Her little hands gripped his coat tightly; back then, Yun Wanqing had taken away her mother's love.
Now, Gu Fanyan is about to steal her lover's affections.
Yun Suiwan opened her eyes, her gaze clear and bright, filled with ruthlessness.
She bit her lip and said in a sobbing voice, "I'm so scared... Don't push me away, Mommy, please don't..."
Lu Dongjue held her in his arms tenderly and whispered to comfort her, "Wanwan, it's alright."
When she heard him call her "Wanwan", Yun Suiwan's grievances instantly reached their peak.
Her body trembled as she cried, and she looked extremely pitiful.
Lu Dongjue gently stroked her back. At this moment, the thunder outside subsided, and Yun Suiwan knew she could no longer pretend.
If you overdo it, you're likely to suffer a backlash.
She sat up in Lu Dongjue's arms, looking at him with teary eyes.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
After saying that, she turned and lay down with her back to him.
She was curled up, and she looked so small.
Lu Dongjue's heart suddenly ached.
“Miss Yun, between you and your mother…” Lu Dongjue instinctively wanted to comfort her.
Yun Suiwan didn't hide anything either.
She then recounted her family relationships and the conflicts she had with her parents and Yun Wanqing.
Lu Dongjue frowned the whole time because he had never heard of such an absurd thing—biological parents disliking their own child but favoring their adopted daughter.
And then there was the little boy Yun Suiwan mentioned. From her description, he could hear her affection and attachment to that little boy.
"That boy..." Lu Dongjue couldn't help but ask.
Yun Suiwan didn't answer for a long time this time. After a while, she said, "I'm sleepy."
"Um."
Their conversation ended, but Lu Dongjue then realized that Yun Suiwan had someone in her heart, so there was no question of her seducing him at all.
He was just being overly sensitive a few days ago.
But for some reason, when he learned that Yun Suiwan had no romantic feelings for him, he suddenly felt a mix of emotions, both unsettling and unpleasant.
After Lu Dongjue lay down, he was wide awake. His mind was filled with Yun Suiwan's childhood experiences and the little boy who helped her.
"Um……"
Just then, Yun Suiwan, who was about to go to sleep, suddenly let out a painful cry.
Her body was curled up tightly, her hands pressed against her chest, and she was groaning in pain.
Lu Dongjue sat up abruptly. "Miss Yun, what's wrong?"
Yun Suiwan turned around, her face flushed, her lips dry, and her eyes full of allure.
She slowly raised her hand towards him; he knew there was a red birthmark on her palm.
What happened to your hand?
“Mr. Lu, I…I’m poisoned. There’s no cure for the poison in my body, the only way is…the only way is to have sex with men…” Yun Suiwan said with a hint of embarrassment.
After she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face.
She knew it was embarrassing, but this time her body was reacting strongly; if she remembered correctly, today should be the night of the full moon.
Lu Dongjue was so shocked by her words that he remained silent for a long time.
Because he found it utterly absurd.
How could she have been poisoned when she was perfectly fine?
Seeing Lu Dongjue's indifferent expression, Yun Suiwan revealed a self-deprecating smile.
She endured countless nights alone without him.
Her body involuntarily moved back; she didn't want to touch him, and she didn't want him to misunderstand her.
Finally, her gaze fell on the bonfire not far away.
Just as Lu Dongjue was wondering, he saw Yun Suiwan climb to the fire and pick out a burning twig.
Then, she blew out the stick, stretched out her arm, and was about to use the stick to burn herself.
"Miss Yun!"
It was too late when Lu Dongjue tried to stop him.
With a "sizzle," the sound of the wooden stick burning the skin.
Lu Dongjue snatched the wooden branch away and shouted angrily, "Yun Suiwan, have you gone mad!"
A hint of relief appeared on Yun Suiwan's face. She looked at him weakly, her dry lips moving slightly. "Give it to me, burn it again, and I'll be fine."
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