Chapter 220: Babysitting 23
The deep and cold eyes so close to her seemed to drown her. Yu Ke opened her eyes wide in confusion and her breathing became much lighter.
She felt the raging heat beneath her body, her little head was burned into a daze, and her reactions became increasingly slow.
What is she afraid of?
Zhou Shengze's attention was no longer on the problem. His eyes fell on the rosy and plump lips of the person in his arms, which were squeezed out to an even softer touch due to the tension.
It tempted him to get closer and closer, wanting to taste it carefully to see if it was as beautiful as he imagined.
Unable to suppress the thirst, the man's body tensed, his Adam's apple rolled, and the lines of his jaw were as sharp and hard as if they were cut by a knife or an axe.
Yu Ke was vaguely aware that the other person's breath was sinking. Her accurate premonition of this kind of danger made her raise her hand first to block the point where the burning gaze fell.
Zhou Shengze's thin lips only touched the soft and tender back of the hand. He raised his eyes dissatisfiedly and looked into the clear and bright eyes.
When he saw this, he paused and his pupils moved slightly downward.
The skin under her eyes, which should have been fair and white, now had a faint blue tint, which was obviously caused by not getting enough rest.
He frowned, loosened his hands that were clamped on her cheeks, and instead gently stroked her eye sockets.
"...Didn't you sleep well?" His voice was still hoarse.
The skin under her eyes was very sensitive. Even though Zhou Shengze's movements were gentle enough, Yu Ke couldn't help but flutter her eyelashes twice.
He just felt as if his fingertips were brushed by a feather, and his hard heart softened in an instant.
In the end, he couldn't bear to continue the frivolous and beautiful thoughts in his mind, so he sighed and put her on the sofa beside him, giving her a safe distance.
The pervasive powerful aura was removed, finally allowing Yu Ke's confused little head to regain the ability to think.
She fiddled with the soft sofa under her hands and answered his two questions one by one in a stammering voice.
"I don't know... I just didn't sleep well."
Everyone stayed up all night last night. Although she fell asleep in the second half of the night, it was not as sound as sleeping in bed.
They didn't sleep for long before getting up and running around again. As it was getting close to noon, everyone crowded into the young master's room to take a nap.
The inability to get enough and comfortable sleep inevitably made her look haggard.
Other players have gone through so many dungeons, and each time they encountered such difficult conditions, they have long since adapted to them.
But Yu Ke has not suffered much since entering the game, and her body still retains its delicate characteristics.
It’s not good to eat poorly, sleep poorly, or be in a bad mood.
But she should have.
She is a flower growing in a greenhouse, protected from wind and rain, and pampered to become a dazzling beauty.
A sudden natural disaster destroyed the greenhouse. The flower grower didn't want to be separated from the flowers, so he took the flowers to a world that was not suitable for them to survive.
So the flower growers created a piece of pure land in this dark and bloody world, allowing this delicate and bright flower to bloom again.
This is the responsibility of a flower grower, he should not let the flowers suffer.
Zhou Shengze was silent for a moment, then reached out and touched Yu Ke's little head, trying to make his voice as gentle as if he was coaxing a child.
"Are you hungry?"
Before Yu Ke could say anything, her stomach protested and told her the answer.
Her face turned red and she covered her belly in embarrassment, not daring to look up at Zhou Shengze's expression for fear of being laughed at.
There was indeed a fleeting smile in Zhou Shengze's eyes, but it was not mocking at all. He just told her, "Someone will bring supper over later."
During the waiting time, he restrained all his strong attitude and spoke to her with an unprecedented gentleness.
It was all unimportant small talk, but it worked well.
Yu Ke's fear of him gradually dissipated in the casual conversation. She was no longer nervous, her brows relaxed, and her courage grew a lot.
After finishing the midnight snack brought by the maid, she squinted her eyes contentedly, and sleepiness filled her.
But when she thought of her teammates and the unfinished tasks, she forced her eyelids open and wanted to say goodbye and go back to do her tasks.
However, Zhou Shengze changed his obedient attitude and asked her to go back to her room and have a good sleep.
Yu Ke recalled her teammates' warnings and shook her head firmly to refuse.
A person will be targeted by monsters! She doesn't want it!
It’s just that she can’t sleep well. She will get through it if she endures it. After she passes the level, she can sleep in her personal space for three days. She is not in a hurry.
Zhou Shengze saw through her concerns at a glance and promised in a low voice: "Be obedient and go back to sleep. Nothing will happen tonight."
His voice was gentle and melodious, as if it had its own hypnotic effect. Yu Ke's eyelids became heavier and she was overwhelmed by sleepiness.
She couldn't fight it, and in her last conscious moment, she grabbed Zhou Shengze's sleeve and confirmed with him: "What about my companions? Are they okay?"
Especially for Shi Caijun, who was alone like her, she showed special care for him.
Zhou Shengze: "...They will be fine."
In fact, he had no idea what the other players were doing. He didn't care about the lives of others. To him, the only important person was her.
But since I promised her, I have to do it.
After receiving a positive answer, Xiao Piaoliang stopped trying, closed her eyes, and let herself fall asleep.
*
Shi Caijun was taken to a reception room. It was not very big and there was nothing in the room except a table and chairs.
After the maid brought him in, she closed the door and left, leaving him alone in the silent room, feeling uneasy.
Obviously nothing happened in reality, but he had tried various ways of dying in his fantasy, and scared himself into a cold sweat.
When sweat soaked the clothes on his back, Shi Caijun finally couldn't sit still anymore.
Even though he knew the boss might show up at any time, he couldn't help but quietly move to the door, try to turn the doorknob, and look outside.
——It was empty outside the door, not a single person in sight.
This made him start to think about other things and he wondered whether he should run away.
After hesitating for a while, under the threat of the boss, Shi Caijun gave up this dangerous idea in disappointment and prepared to close the door and go back to wait obediently.
At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking in the corridor outside the door.
He opened the door wider with his eyes wide open, stuck his head out to observe carefully, and found that the figure walking past was indeed Yu Ke!
What's going on? Is she going back?
Shi Caijun panicked and thought about chasing her to ask her what was going on, so he walked out of the room.
For fear of attracting the maid's attention, he dared not shout out loud, and could only silently quicken his pace, trying to catch up with the slender figure in front of him.
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