Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health

Chapter 759: Chapter 296: Sleeping Beauty in the Sunlight

Jiang Sha covered her mouth and laughed, "Truly a shy child."

Fan Wubing replied discontentedly, "Stop calling me a child. Even though I know you’re used to saying it, really, stop it."

"Don’t like it? I’ve always thought it’s endearing to call you that. Besides, compared to my age, you really are a child," Jiang Sha said.

Fan Wubing turned his back to her and said,

"The one who needs taking care of is you... you’re the child."

As soon as he said it, he realized it was inappropriate and quickly turned around to look at her, wanting to explain he meant no harm.

But he saw Jiang Sha looking at him with a smile,

"Then take care of me like I’m a child. I don’t mind being seen as a child by you."

In the sunlight, every strand of Jiang Sha’s hair seemed to glow, and her perfectly-sized eyes had never been so bright and clear, like an innocent young girl. Her smile, her gentle and soft words... everything seemed like an invisible hand tightly grasping Fan Wubing’s heart, swaying his very soul.

Until this moment...

Fan Wubing finally realized that during the previous "cold war," he was the one sulking. His departure wasn’t forced by Jiang Sha’s cold violence but was an escape from facing the truth.

And that truth was...

As a man, he had become dependent on Jiang Sha. This dependency had now sprouted into an indescribable emotion, causing his heart to flutter.

"But... she only sees me as a child, a junior... Maybe, in her eyes, I’m no different from Pei Weiyi, An An, or Liu Qingqing," Fan Wubing thought, quickly suppressing the flutter in his heart.

He said nonchalantly,

"Who would see a scheming Demoness as a child? I haven’t forgotten what the Rot Demon Lord said to me before dying."

"What did she say to you?"

Fan Wubing spoke bluntly, "She told me not to become your puppet."

Jiang Sha laughed and said, "What’s your thought on that?"

"Does that even need asking!" Fan Wubing said, "Anyway, you can no longer treat me the way you used to."

"How did I treat you before?" Jiang Sha asked with a playful tone.

"Whatever you did, you never considered my thoughts, never cared if I accepted it or not, you always just did whatever you wanted," Fan Wubing said, "You only trust yourself, unwilling to rely on others. You always need everything to be under control, only then do you feel safe and able to sleep at night."

Saying this, Fan Wubing felt a bit proud,

"Humph, without me by your side this past year, you must have had many restless nights, a lot of insomnia, huh."

To Fan Wubing’s surprise, Jiang Sha openly admitted,

"Yes. Without you to help me bathe and dress, I often couldn’t sleep, and even when I did, I had nightmares."

Thinking he had the upper hand, Fan Wubing was immediately defeated by Jiang Sha’s honesty, and he stubbornly said,

"I told you! You can’t live without me!"

"Yes." Jiang Sha smiled.

Fan Wubing blushed slightly, feeling too embarrassed to stay any longer, waved his hand and said,

"I’m leaving!"

"Aren’t you going to see Xiaonu?" Jiang Sha asked.

"Isn’t she in seclusion?"

Jiang Sha said, "She has already finished her seclusion, but her personality seems a bit different from before. Could it be that she’s missed you too much, becoming sick with longing? Qingqing and I couldn’t make sense of it. Why don’t you go give her a little sunshine?"

Fan Wubing realized she was blatantly teasing him!

"I’m not her babysitter! Why should I care about her!"

Annoyed, he shouted, then turned and walked toward Anger Demon Lord An An’s courtyard.