Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 210 - As if he was greedy for more closeness (3)
Bei Nuan turned off the lamp and brought two knives with her into bed. She tossed and turned in the dark. She couldn't fall asleep and kept recollecting scenes from horror movies. She gave up, opened her eyes, and knocked on the wall.
Lu Xingchi had said she could knock on the wall if she needed him to come over. She had heard him thinking he was willing to share a bed with her at any time.
However, there was no sound from the other side of the wall. This was absolutely abnormal.
Lu Xingchi always appeared as soon as possible when she needed his help. Could a ghost have dragged him away? He was so handsome. A ghost might have fallen in love with him and kidnapped him to be a groom.
Bei Nuan quietly opened her door to go check up on him.
The lights in the hallway had also been dimmed.
Bei Nuan tiptoed next door and lightly knocked on Lu Xingchi's door. She turned the doorknob. Surprisingly, it wasn't locked. The light was on in his room, but there was no one on the bed.
Bei Nuan left the room. She hesitated for a moment before walking down the hallway, still barefoot. She wanted to go downstairs to look for him.
Right after she had turned and reached the corner with the staircase and wanted to poke her head out to look downstairs, someone suddenly grabbed her arm and pressed her against the corner wall.
"Why are you sneaking around?" Lu Xingchi narrowed his eyes and asked her in a lowered voice.
Ah, so he hadn't been kidnapped to be a ghost's groom.
Bei Nuan quietly retorted, "You're the one that's sneaking around. What are you doing?"
"We're taking turns tonight to keep guard to find that thief."
They were at the corner of the stairs. There was a large potted plant there. Although the plant probably hadn't been watered in a while, it hadn't withered yet. They could see downstairs through the gaps in the huge leaves. There was a stack of baked cassava chips left on the coffee table as bait.
The guys must have talked it over amongst themselves to take turns to keep watch tonight when she wasn't around. They probably didn't include her because they wanted her to have a good rest.
He was still pressing her against the wall. His beautiful, light brown eyes were staring at her. His expression was unfathomable, but even so, she could make an accurate guess of what he was thinking. After an evening of listening to his thoughts yesterday, she had gained a thorough understanding of him and knew his thoughts had gone to the gutter again.
Bei Nuan's guess was right.
Like a hunter that had caught his prey, Lu Xingchi was a bit reluctant to let her go.
Bei Nuan had crawled out of her blanket without putting on more clothes. She was wearing a tight-fitting white t-shirt and sports shorts that she only wore for sleeping. Her legs and feet were bare.
It was rare for him to see her wearing so little clothing. Although she was petite and slender, her figure was exquisite and interesting. Her exposed skin was fair and flawless. She was like a small doll made of glutinous rice. He wanted to devour her.
He quietly said, "Bei Nuan, last time didn't count. It's time for you to make up my third wish."
Bei Nuan protested, "I never agreed to make up for that."
Lu Xingchi raised his eyebrow. "Didn't you?"
Bei Nuan shook her head. "Absolutely not."
Lu Xingchi quirked his lips. "That's not how business works, Bei Nuan."
What did he mean?
"A fair transaction is needed so that everyone is happy with working together, and there will be a next time," Lu Xingchi leisurely said while still pressing her against the wall, "You're satisfied that you took advantage of me last time, but are you sure that you'll never need me to help you fulfill another wish that needs to be completed under time constraints?"
Bei Nuan didn't refute anymore.
He was absolutely right. He had been merciful and lenient that time and let her off at the last second. He had done her a big favor so that she could smoothly complete her task. She had to satisfy and reward him so that he would be willing to help her next time.
With how weird the system tasks were, she might want his assistance again. He was clever and good at understanding others, which made him an ideal target for tasks.
Lu Xingchi discerned from her body language that she had softened her stance. He smiled and didn't say anymore. He lowered his head and kissed her.
Bei Nuan was very well-behaved. Although she didn't initiate the kissing, her degree of cooperation was quite high. She felt kind of bad. Although the kissing counted as payment, this wasn't any different from taking advantage of him.
However, she could sense that something was different about him tonight. He seemed a bit anxious and unsatisfied as if no matter how they kissed, there was something wrong. He had been holding her wrist, but his fingers were now tightly interlaced with hers as if he was greedy for more closeness.