Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Romance Reality Show?
In the pitch-black room, the curtains were drawn tight, blocking out the hazy light of dusk.
The only illumination came from the faint light in the hallway.
Yu Zhizhi fumbled her way slowly to the bedside and saw a young man sitting with his back against the bed, bandaging his own abdomen.
In the darkness, his jaw was clenched and his green eyes were tinged with red. Rage practically threatened to burst from his chest.
Lou caught the scent of the little turtle—a faint, fresh fragrance like raindrops on leaves after a shower.
"Get out!" he growled, his voice hoarse.
He was gravely injured and needed to lick his wounds alone in a corner.
His very biology rejected the proximity of any other living creature.
Especially this little female he had already resolved to abandon!
Hearing the words Lou spat out, a small smile played on Ai Li’s lips.
She knew this would be the result.
Over a million viewers flooded into the livestream. Everyone was watching the two figures in the room; the camera angle provided an exceptionally clear view.
Yu Zhizhi faltered for a moment. Seeing the gash torn across Lou’s chest, her heart clenched, and she quickened her pace.
"I’m of the Healing System..." she reminded him in a small voice.
’Let me treat him.’
Lou’s hands didn’t pause for a second. He shot Yu Zhizhi a cold glance, his tone dripping with irritation. "You got a death wish?"
Yu Zhizhi knew what Lou meant.
He was telling her to leave.
Lou was exceptionally cold today.
Yu Zhizhi looked at the bloody claw marks on his chest. The bandage was quickly soaked through with blood. ’Bandaging it so roughly must hurt so much.’
Her eyes suddenly reddened.
The Louis of the past would have shielded her from any danger without a moment’s hesitation.
That’s why, now, Yu Zhizhi had to stay, no matter what.
’Louis.’
’I won’t abandon you.’
Yu Zhizhi could sense that Lou was more violent than usual, as if he could snap at any moment.
She slowly drew closer.
From the doorway, Ai Li stared intently at her, as the number of comments in the livestream exploded.
"Is this female from the Turtle Clan not afraid of death??"
"She’s still getting closer! Lord 91 is no saint. One swing of his blade, and I’m afraid her head will be gone!"
Lou’s psyche was severely traumatized, and waves of aggressiveness surged through his body. He looked up to find his entire vision stained blood-red.
And within that crimson haze, a petite figure appeared, glowing with a faint light like a firefly in the dead of night.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
’...Go away.’
’Don’t come near me!’
But the little female’s scent drew ever closer. She stood before him with her head bowed, looking as if she were about to cry.
The aggressiveness in Lou’s eyes lessened for a moment. He stared fixedly at her and ground out, "What are you doing?"
’Running over here to cry in front of me?’
’Who’s this act for?’
Lou had seen too much of people’s true nature—that laughable kindness, a flimsy disguise torn away at the first sign of opportunity.
He had only just reclaimed his body, and it still retained Louis’s "habits."
It was always making him do incomprehensible things.
For instance, his desire to keep a little turtle was definitely a reaction spurred by Louis.
Lou wanted to retaliate viciously against Louis.
He wanted to prove that anyone would do; it didn’t have to be that little rabbit.
Louis’s "affection" was incredibly cheap.
But he had come to a realization—
’Why bother?’
’Getting serious with Louis, keeping this little thing around just to piss myself off... it’s not worth it.’
Tears streamed down Yu Zhizhi’s face.
Now that she was closer, she could see the wound more clearly. It was a mess of mangled flesh, the claw marks distinct. She could only imagine how fierce the battle today must have been.
But Lou wouldn’t let her heal him.
"Didn’t you say before... that you wanted to make a deal...?" Yu Zhizhi said through her tears.
"I can... do many things for you."
"I’m willing..."
Lou’s thin lips pressed into a line. He hadn’t expected the little female to bring this up herself.
’That was just a passing whim.’
Yu Zhizhi moved a little closer.
She sat on the edge of the bed and lifted her tear-blurred gaze to the young man before her. She gently took his cold wrist in both her hands. "...Let me heal you."
Yu Zhizhi was truly, deeply worried.
’If the wound gets worse... if something really happens to Louis, what will I do?’
At that, Lou’s tense body relaxed slightly. He kept his eyes fixed on the young woman’s face. It was filled with worry, not a single trace of fear.
’...Is she really not afraid of death?’
He’d been testing her all day, deliberately ignoring her to see how she’d react.
During the day, she had seemed perfectly happy playing by herself.
But now she was here, crying in front of him, begging to heal him.
’—She’s worried about me?’
Though Lou’s expression remained stern, the aggressiveness radiating from him had faded considerably. He allowed the young woman to hold his wrist, feeling the warmth of her fingers.
"Crying now, are you?"
There was a hint of smug laughter in the young man’s voice. "Weren’t you so good at pissing me off last night? Go on, keep it up."
’Disobedient little thing.’
Hearing Lou’s suggestive words, Ai Li’s expression changed abruptly, and the livestream comments exploded in shock.
"What’s going on? They have a history!?"
"What happened last night?"
"AHHHH! I ship it so hard! Are they having a lovers’ quarrel?"
"Someone tell me what the hell happened last night!!"
Everyone had expected to see the little female from the Turtle Clan get violently thrown out, maybe even ending up in a pool of her own blood.
And yet—
Lord 91’s initial attitude had been terrifying, but his last few words held a faint, almost doting tone.
Yu Zhizhi averted her gaze, feeling a little guilty.
Just as she was trying to think of something to say that would make Lou drop the subject of last night, she felt his hand twitch.
A moment later, Lou gripped her wrist, pulling her in front of him. His emerald eyes bored into hers. "Just this once, I’ll allow you to lie to me."
Did she understand his meaning?
Lou would not press her about the things she wanted to hide.
"AHHH! I’m swooning!!"
"Is this Paradise Battle Royale? I think I’m in the wrong channel. This is obviously a dating show!"
"PSA—She’s Number 13! Her stream has the best angle, in HD!"
The brilliant golden comment was particularly eye-catching.
In an instant, hordes of viewers switched streams.
They wanted to watch the dating show from the best angle!!
By the time Ai Li realized her fans were leaving in droves, it was too late to shut down the stream...
Her face went pale as she watched her viewer count plummet from over a million to just a hundred thousand or so.
A full eight hundred thousand viewers had all flooded into Number 13’s stream!
Yu Zhizhi had completely forgotten about the livestream.
Her mind was entirely focused on Lou.
She nodded lightly in response to his words.
Lou gazed at the young woman, who was now so close. Her dark pupils were exceptionally beautiful, more so than those of any other female he had ever seen.
The thought that this was *his* little turtle swept away his gloomy mood completely.
His thumb gently caressed the little female’s delicate wrist, and his voice was a low rasp. "The deal is still on."
Lou’s emerald eyes shone like green gemstones in the dark, mysterious and bewitching. "Now, you will carry out your first order."
"What?" Yu Zhizhi stared at him, stunned.
’Is Lou going to send me on a mission?’
The young man leaned in closer, his tone leaving no room for refusal.
"—Kiss me."
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