She also needs to be protected and cared for.
"Aren't you scared?" Ye Zhiyu stared intently at his reaction.
Lu Chen smiled and shook his head.
She's just a cute little girl, what's there to be afraid of? He's really worried that one day she'll be tricked and taken away.
Ye Zhiyu pouted and muttered awkwardly, "Nobody would believe you. If you weren't scared, why did you disappear for so long?"
He broke free from Lu Chen's grasp and refused to treat the remaining two wounds on his arm, lest it arouse suspicion.
Lu Chen then understood why Ye Zhiyu had been giving him the cold shoulder today, and quickly explained what he had been doing these past two days.
"I really wasn't scared. I left in a hurry, and it was the middle of the night, so I didn't tell you."
Afraid that she was still angry, he added, "I brought you a gift."
"Really?" Ye Zhiyu, who wasn't so angry to begin with, suddenly became happy.
"Okay, I'll get it for you later."
Lu Chen sighed. How could someone be so frightening? So easy to coax.
"By the way, you still haven't told me what price you'll pay for healing my injuries? Your skill level?"
Lu Chen thought for a long time before coming up with this word.
He just felt that no matter what she sacrificed, it wasn't worth it for him to suffer such a small injury; it would be fine in a few days.
"You want to know?"
Ye Zhiyu glanced at his thin lips.
She remembered the day she kissed the bear in order to subdue it, and her cheeks flushed red.
Lu Chen had a strong sense of perception and even wondered if he had seen wrong.
At this moment, the man and woman were alone; he was shirtless, and she was shy and timid, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
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