Chapter 160: Chapter 113: I Won’t Touch You, and You’re Not Allowed to Let Him Touch You Either
The pleasant, milky scent tickled his nose. Si Xie tried to reach out and take it, but his hands were shaking so violently he couldn’t control them, making it impossible to hold the cup.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan quickly brought the milk tea to his lips. He struggled to open his mouth, but his jaw was clenched so tight it wouldn’t budge. His whole body convulsed, and he couldn’t drink a single drop.
"Never mind. I’ll feed you."
Jiang Yunnuan took a sip, then leaned in and gently pressed her lips to his.
The sweet milk tea flowed from her mouth into his, trickling down his throat. The flavor was rich and fragrant with milk—delicious beyond words. Si Xie couldn’t help but swallow a few times.
As the milk tea entered his system, it carried the miraculous power of the Innate Spirit Water, which coursed through his entire body, repairing his injuries and genetic defects.
Si Xie felt a warmth spread through him. The side effects of his withdrawal were gradually fading, and his body slowly began to recover.
His gaze fell upon the milk tea cup, and he wheedled in a hoarse voice.
"I want more. Nuannuan, feed me~"
Seeing his condition had clearly improved, Jiang Yunnuan breathed an inward sigh of relief. ’Looks like the Innate Spirit Water really does work on his symptoms.’
’As long as it works, that’s all that matters.’
She brought the milk tea to his lips and said softly, "Go on, drink. There’s plenty left. I’ll give you some every day from now on."
"Nn, I don’t want to drink it like this. I want Nuannuan to feed me like before, pleeease~?"
He shook his head, looking at the cup with disgust. His voice trailed off in a whine. Despite being over one-point-nine meters tall, he was acting like a giant toddler.
Jiang Yunnuan was speechless.
’How did I never realize this guy loved to whine so much?’
’Still, it’s pretty cute!’
"Alright, I’ll feed you!"
Jiang Yunnuan took another sip to feed him. They repeated this again and again until the milk tea was gone. But this time, he caught her tongue with his and wouldn’t let go, deepening the kiss with passionate, lingering intensity.
His large, dry, scorching hand traveled up her leg, sliding restlessly under her skirt. His fingertips deftly hooked the edge of her panties.
Jiang Yunnuan’s whole body shuddered. She snapped her eyes open, glaring at him angrily as she clamped down on his rogue hand.
’Stop! We’re outside! Is this really the time or place to get horny?’
Si Xie blinked innocently, released her lips, and panted, "Then let’s go back to our room right now."
"Heh..."
Jiang Yunnuan let out a dry laugh. "Since the Innate Spirit Water works on you, there’s no need to keep you tied up anymore. Therefore, our previous agreement is canceled."
Hearing this, Si Xie felt his world collapse. He stared at her in disbelief before crying out plaintively.
"Canceled or not, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m going to sleep with you. Come on, let’s hurry back to the room."
With that, he bent down to lift her into his arms, but she stopped him by placing a hand on his head.
"You can, but we have to set some rules. You are not to lose your mind when I’m intimate with Fu Yuan. If you act like you did before, then to be fair, you’ll have to restrain yourself and not touch me either."
Jiang Yunnuan seized the chance to lay down some new terms.
Her words were like a bucket of ice water dumped over Si Xie’s head, instantly extinguishing the fire of desire that had been raging through him.
He gritted his teeth and said through them, "Fine. I won’t touch you. But you can’t let him touch you either."
He still wasn’t ready to share her with Fu Yuan.
Even though Fu Yuan was also her Contractor, the mere thought of them being intimate—of them doing *that*—was enough to make him feel like he would explode.
He could suppress his own desires, but he absolutely could not stand Fu Yuan touching her.
This was no surprise to Jiang Yunnuan. She just raised an eyebrow and gave a small, knowing smile.
"Alright. Then you’d better hold back and not get grabby with me. Otherwise, you’ll be the one suffering in the end. Come on, let’s go back to the room so I can apply your medicine."
Just as the two of them turned, they saw a tall, slender figure standing silently in the shadows by the steps. There was no telling how long he had been standing there, watching them.
Jiang Yunnuan immediately ran to him and took his hand.
"Fu Yuan, what are you doing out here?"
"Mm, I finished cleaning the kitchen and saw you two weren’t inside, so I came to have a look."
He lowered his head, his voice soft and his gaze gentle yet deep.
’He must have been out here for a while, then. He probably heard my conversation with Si Xie.’ Jiang Yunnuan planted a kiss on his cheek and explained softly.
"I just had to take care of something out here. It’s done now. Let’s go back inside."
"Alright."
Seeing their hands clasped together, Si Xie felt that familiar bitterness rise in his chest. His eyes began to sting, and he fought an uncontrollable urge to lash out.
He clenched his jaw, filled with an overwhelming sense of self-loathing.
’I can’t even stand her holding hands with Fu Yuan. How am I supposed to accept sharing her with him? How will I ever accept her taking on other Contractors in the future?’
’I’m not a worthy Contractor.’
「Inside the villa.」
Before Si Xie came back inside, Jiang Yunnuan pulled Fu Yuan aside and spoke softly.
"I’m sorry, Fu Yuan. While Si Xie was missing, he went through some terrible things. He suffered a great deal, and it’s left him with severe physical and emotional trauma..."
"He’s very fragile right now and needs a lot of care, so most of my attention will be on him for the time being. I’ll inevitably neglect you a bit, and I hope you won’t be upset."
"I know his trauma isn’t your fault, and his fragility has nothing to do with you. You shouldn’t have to accommodate him, and it’s completely unfair to you to be neglected because of him. But my energy is limited, so I hope you can understand."
Fu Yuan still didn’t know what Si Xie had been through—about being captured and thrown into the Beast Fighting Arena.
Hearing Jiang Yunnuan’s words, a flicker of curiosity arose in him, but it was obviously not the right time to ask questions.
He simply nodded and said, "Alright."
’The fact that she’s telling me this proves that she has me in her heart and cares about my feelings. For now, that’s enough.’
’As for everything else... there’s always tomorrow.’
When Si Xie came inside, he was exceptionally quiet and dejected.
Jiang Yunnuan immediately noticed his unusual mood but didn’t comment on it. She just urged him into the room for his medicine. Fu Yuan followed them in, leaning against the wall to watch.
Once his shirt was off, the dense, crisscrossing network of scars covering Si Xie’s body was laid bare. From his chest to his back, not a single inch of skin was unscathed. The sight was both grotesque and horrifying.
Fu Yuan’s brow twitched. A flash of shock darted through his deep eyes as Jiang Yunnuan’s earlier words replayed in his mind.
’So, the guy really did go through something inhuman. No wonder Jiang Yunnuan’s heart aches for him so much.’
’Even I can’t help but feel a pang of sympathy.’
"I’ll be as gentle as I can. If it hurts, just say so."
Looking at the bite marks and chunks of missing flesh, Jiang Yunnuan could almost picture the horrific scene of him being mauled by an Evil Beast. Her eyes began to sting, and her heart ached with a mixture of rage and regret.
’He must have been in so much pain then... so helpless and afraid!’
’The lesson I taught the Mei Family was far too light. That damn, inhuman family... they should be utterly destroyed!’
Jiang Yunnuan dabbed the ointment and, with her head lowered, began to gently apply it to his scars. Afraid she would hurt him, she gently blew on each wound as she worked.
"It’s okay. Just apply it, don’t worry... I’m not afraid of pain..."
HISS!
Not long after the words left his mouth, he suddenly let out a muffled groan... but it wasn’t from pain.
