Chapter 103 Ending
Wu Suowei stood in front of the heavy wooden door leading to the basement, like a nailed statue.
From the crack in the door came a faint smell, a unique mixture of soil, plants, and a certain cold fishy smell, typical of a reptile room.
Just by smelling the scent, the hairs on his body stood up involuntarily and his stomach churned reflexively.
He knew what was behind the door.
A huge, cold, entangled... yellow dragon.
Countless other reptiles of various shapes and forms.
That was the end of his death in his previous life and the source of his fear in this life.
His palms were instantly covered with cold sweat and his fingertips were icy cold.
He subconsciously took half a step back, his Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and his eyes stared at the door, full of resistance and fear.
He almost wanted to turn and run.
A warm and strong hand gently rested on Wu Suowei's tense shoulders.
Chi Cheng stood behind him without him knowing. His tall figure brought a familiar sense of oppression, but also like a solid wall.
He didn't urge her, but just stood there quietly, the warmth of his palm coming through the thin fabric.
The warmth on the shoulder relaxed Wu Suowei's tense nerves a little.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the urge to run.
Slowly, ever so slowly, he turned his head.
Chi Cheng was looking at him with his eyes lowered.
Those eyes were as deep as a dark pool, surging with the unquestionable possessiveness and obsession to control everything that Wu Suowei was already familiar with.
But at this moment, in the bottomless darkness, Wu Suowei clearly caught a trace of...the warmth of concentration?
An almost stubborn expectation?
It seems to be saying silently: Look at me, just look at me, trust me.
That look was like a faint but burning light, penetrating the thick fog of fear.
Do you hate his tyranny? Yes.
Are you afraid of those cold snakes? Terrified.
But... when these eyes looked at him so intently, Wu Suowei realized sadly and clearly that what he could not bear deep in his heart was the extinguishing of the light in these eyes, the collapse of this wall, and the disappearance of this powerful and crazy man... in his world.
That fear actually overwhelmed the fear of reptiles.
This realization frightened him, but also brought with it a sense of fate that everything had been settled.
He took a deep, deep breath, as if to draw all his courage into his lungs.
Then, he stopped looking at the door and fixed his gaze on Chi Cheng's eyes.
He raised his cold and trembling hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally, with a determination to burn his boats, he gently but firmly placed it on the warm big hand that Chi Cheng stretched out and was waiting for him.
The cold, trembling touch of his palm, yet the active grip, made Chi Cheng's pupils shrink almost imperceptibly.
The dark tide surging in his eyes instantly settled, turning into a deep calmness with a strange sense of satisfaction.
He closed his fingers and completely wrapped the cold hand into his hot palm, with a steady force and an unquestionable sense of protection.
He no longer looked at the door, his eyes always fixed on Wu Suowei's face who was trying to remain calm, and with his other hand he pushed open the heavy door.
The moment the door opened, a mixed, cold and damp smell hit me in the face!
Wu Suowei's body suddenly stiffened!
A huge sense of fear instantly gripped my heart!
He subconsciously wanted to close his eyes and step back, but Chi Cheng held his hand tightly, and the scorching heat nailed him to the spot like an anchor.
He forced himself to open his eyes.
In the huge space, various constant temperature ecological boxes are arranged in an orderly manner.
The lighting simulates natural sunlight.
In the box, snakes and lizards of various shapes live quietly.
What is eye-catching is the huge, specially designed ecological box in the center of the room, which looks like a small jungle.
The huge body of the golden python Huanglong was coiled on a thick branch, with its triangular head slightly raised. Its cold vertical pupils flashed with inorganic light under the light, and it was quietly "looking" at the direction of the door through the glass.
The moment he saw Huang Long, Wu Suowei's breathing suddenly stopped!
The blood seemed to solidify instantly!
The severe pain and suffocation from having my neck strangled in my previous life came flooding back!
He couldn't help but gasp, his body trembling violently, and the hand holding Chi Cheng tightened instantly, his nails almost digging into Chi Cheng's palm!
He clung to the hand tightly, like a drowning man grabbing a piece of driftwood, to prevent himself from collapsing. His face was as pale as paper.
Chi Cheng immediately felt Wu Suowei's violent trembling and the tremendous power coming from his hands.
He stepped sideways and used his body to block Wu Suowei and Huang Long, blocking the cold gaze.
He held Wu Suowei's hand without letting go, but instead squeezed it back hard, conveying silent strength.
His voice rang in Wu Suowei's ears, low and steady, with a strange soothing magic: "It can't get out. Look at me."
Chi Cheng's voice and the figure standing in front of him were like a barrier, separating him from the most direct source of fear.
Wu Suowei gasped for breath and forced himself to look away from the huge ecological box and instead look at Chi Cheng who was nearby.
Chi Cheng's eyes were calm and focused. There was no joking in them, only an almost solemn assurance.
Chi Cheng pulled the still stiff and trembling Wu Suowei and slowly walked to the eco-box, stopping at a safe distance.
He released Wu Suowei's hand and picked up the long tweezers and a box containing thawed baby rats on the table next to him.
He did not feed the baby immediately, but looked at Wu Suowei with a questioning and silent encouragement in his eyes.
Looking at the tweezers and the baby mouse in Chi Cheng's hands, Wu Suowei's stomach churned again.
He knew what Chi Cheng wanted him to do. Feed the yellow dragon together?
This is pure torture! He is terrified!
But... when his gaze met Chi Cheng's calm eyes again, there was no coercion, only waiting.
Waiting for him to take this step. Wu Suowei was torn between his conscience and his desires.
The wave of fear almost drowned him. But stronger than the fear was Chi Cheng's silent declaration and the lingering warmth in his palm.
He is terrified of snakes.
But he was more afraid of... losing this madman who gave him warmth and this twisted sense of "security".
He bit his lower lip hard, tasting blood, and barely suppressed the scream in his throat.
He stretched out his still trembling hand, and very slowly, with a tragic and heroic attitude of being ready to die, took the box containing the baby rat from Chi Cheng.
The cold touch almost made him throw the box away!
Chi Cheng looked at Wu Suowei's pale face and trembling hands as he took the box. A trace of heartache flashed in the depths of his eyes, but more of it was a strong possessiveness and satisfaction that was almost overflowing.
His little sun is helping him overcome his deepest fears.
He took a step forward and approached Wu Suowei from behind, his solid chest pressed against Wu Suowei's stiff back. One arm naturally wrapped around Wu Suowei's waist, half holding him in his arms.
This is a protective posture.
The scorching temperature and firm touch on my back seemed to inject a weak power.
Wu Suowei's tense body relaxed slightly, although his hands were still shaking.
Chi Cheng's chin rubbed Wu Suowei's ear gently, and his hot breath sprayed on his sensitive skin.
He held Wu Suowei's hand holding the box, guided him, and handed the box to a special feeding port above the ecological box.
At the same time, he picked up a baby mouse with a pair of long tweezers in his other hand.
His voice rang out beside Wu Suowei's ears, low and full of malicious ridicule, yet strangely wrapped in a kind of doting: "Look, how well behaved it is."
He controlled Wu Suowei's hand, poured the baby rats in the box into the feeding port, and at the same time used tweezers to feed the baby rats accurately.
Seeing the suckling mouse fall, Huang Long's huge body slowly squirmed, his cold vertical pupils locked onto the food, and he opened his huge mouth... Wu Suowei was so frightened that he suddenly closed his eyes, shrank back tightly into Chi Cheng's arms, and let out a short scream: "Ah!"
But the hand holding the box was tightly wrapped by Chi Cheng and did not let go.
Chi Cheng laughed softly, and the vibration of his chest was clearly transmitted to Wu Suowei's back.
He tightened his arms around Wu Suowei's waist, hugged him tighter, rested his chin on the top of his head, and said in a soothing voice: "Okay, I'm done feeding him. He's busy eating and has no time to pay attention to you."
Wu Suowei opened his eyes in shock and saw Huang Long swallowing his food quietly without looking in his direction. His tense nerves relaxed slightly, and then a wave of shame and anger at being teased surged over him.
He elbowed Chi Cheng's hard chest and rolled his eyes. His voice was filled with fear and dissatisfaction: "Be good ass! Stay away from me! You scared me to death!"
However, his body leaned back very honestly, sinking deeper into Chi Cheng's warm and solid embrace, absorbing the sense of security that dispelled his fear.
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