Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: I Meant No Offense or Disrespect

Perhaps Shen Yue’s gaze was too piercing, because the air around Huang Ziyue instantly froze.

He knew that if she saw his scar-covered body, she would surely find him repulsive.

He was even prepared for her to throw him out.

But he never expected that he could barely withstand her gaze alone.

He was even afraid to hear the words she was about to speak.

’She must find it disgusting!’

Huang Ziyue waited silently for her to speak.

Shen Yue said, "Turn around."

His fists tightened, and the air around him grew colder still.

Then, he obediently turned around.

When the dense web of scars was revealed to Shen Yue, she froze completely.

’What on earth has this man been through?’

’How could he have so many scars?’

These scars looked to be at least several decades old.

There were at least a dozen scars, crisscrossing each other, large and small, long and short. Not a single inch of his back was unmarred. It was a horrifying sight.

She couldn’t quite describe the feeling in her heart.

’Beneath this man’s icy exterior,’ she thought, ’must lie a brutal past I know nothing about!’

Huang Ziyue stood with his back to her, utterly silent.

He listened to the slightest sound from behind him, feeling his own heart pound as he awaited her judgment.

He could feel her walking toward him...

Until...

...a pair of small, feverishly hot hands rested on his back, her fingers pressing against the very scars that made him sick to his stomach.

His body trembled almost uncontrollably.

The soft pads of her fingers traced the crisscrossing network of scars on his back.

With his back still to her, his pupils constricted. The expression on his face shifted several times before...

...he whipped around.

He grabbed her hand, staring deeply into her eyes.

Startled by his sudden movement, Shen Yue looked up, only to meet his bottomless gaze.

She saw a look in them she’d never seen before: hesitation and helplessness, mixed with an obscure darkness, like something hidden in the depths of an abyss.

She opened her mouth to ask, "What’s wrong?"

Huang Ziyue’s eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving as if he were trying to suppress a powerful emotion.

He stared at her intently, as if trying to see right through her.

Shen Yue thought he must be upset that she had touched his scars.

"Uh, I didn’t mean to touch you."

"I didn’t mean any offense or disrespect!"

"I was gauging the size and scale of your scars, trying to figure out how much medicine would be needed to heal them!"

’To be precise,’ she was calculating, ’how many drops of Vitality Water it would take to heal him.’

As Huang Ziyue listened, his pupils constricted violently, and a storm erupted within him.

’What did she say?’

’She wants to heal them?’

’She isn’t disgusted by me? She doesn’t find me repulsive... but instead wants to heal my scars?’

In that instant, a powerful echo resounded in his heart. The reverberation, like a raging tidal wave, swept through his mind.

It made him forget how to think, leaving only her reflection in his eyes.

In a hundred years, no one had ever treated him this way.

The touch of his skin against hers where he held her hand made her mouth go dry.

The fire inside her began to flare uncontrollably.

It felt like a corrupting heat had entered her body and burrowed into her very bones, making her uncomfortable.

She looked at him.

"What’s with that expression?"

’Does he not like people touching his scars?’

"Relax. I can heal these scars for you. Consider it my way of thanking you for your generous contribution tonight. I don’t sleep with people for free!"

’I don’t sleep with people for free, so I’ll heal his scars!’

Just as she was thinking this...

...his large, cold hand cupped the back of her head.

Before she could react, he lowered his head and kissed her.

Her burning heat met his icy lips, and a pleasurable sensation shot through her entire body like an electric current.

’So it’s starting already?’ she thought, her heart trembling.

The next second, he locked an arm around her waist, deepening the kiss.

Shen Yue was completely enveloped by his towering frame, pressed tightly against his firm, cold chest.

His kiss was both commanding and scorching hot.

Just like the man himself, it was unyielding and relentless, aggressively seeking to dominate.

He left her no room to breathe, no chance to catch her breath, seeking to devour her completely.

The fire in Shen Yue’s body began to spread to Huang Ziyue.

Her body grew progressively weaker...

She was held up only by the strength of his arm clamped around her waist.

Just as she felt she might faint from his kiss...

...Huang Ziyue suddenly released her. He watched her small, flushed face, her cherry-red lips parting as she gasped for air.

The corners of his eyes, sharp and unrestrained, were tinged with scarlet.

With one arm, he lifted her to sit on his forearm, and a startled Shen Yue instinctively threw her arms around his neck.

Huang Ziyue looked down at her, his other hand tracing her lips before stroking her cheek and her small, delicate earlobe.

Shen Yue’s heart pounded at the intimate caress of his large hand.

She couldn’t help but meet his gaze, only to see her own flushed and alluring reflection mirrored in his crimson-tinged eyes.

Her magnificent, lovely face was reflected in his eyes—so beautiful, so tempting.

An overwhelming wave of possessiveness nearly tore his reason to shreds.

The scent wafting from her body was enough to make him lose all control.

His breathing grew heavy. Cupping her face, he nipped at her lip. The alternating pressure was a display of extreme tenderness and possession, an expression of inexpressible desire and love.

He continued this path of gentle bites down her jaw, to her neck, and finally to her earlobe.

Shen Yue had completely lost the strength to resist.

Every move this man made seemed to target her most sensitive nerves.

He nibbled gently on her ear.

Then he whispered words that made her blood surge:

"Let me be your man."

Shen Yue’s pupils contracted as she tilted her head back slightly.

He had already buried his face in the crook of her neck, and as he moved lower, her breath hitched...

The temperature in the room climbed abruptly.

Not even the chill emanating from the century-old iceberg of a man could suppress the rising heat...

Suddenly...

BANG!!

A loud crash came from outside.

The two were instantly interrupted.

「Outside.」

After Huang Ziyue had followed Shen Yue into the house, the remaining four men stood under the moonlight with downcast eyes.

Their four lonely, slender figures looked utterly dejected.

Just as the four of them were wrestling with their own misery...

...something in the wind felt off.

The ears of all four men twitched simultaneously.

The next second, a terrifying force shot toward them.

They dodged to the side in unison, a reflexive action that saved them from the blow.

But the powerful attack appeared out of thin air and vanished just as quickly.

Horrified, the four men exchanged a look and scanned their surroundings warily.

Ye Lüqi asked, "What was that?"

Bai Chaosi answered, "It has no aura, and I couldn’t get a clear look!"

Just then, a black shadow shot out of the void like a phantom, launching another simultaneous attack on all four of them.

Mu Silin shouted, "Watch out!"

The black shadow flashed past, and a single light touch was enough to slash Lan Cangyue’s arm.

However, before they could react...

...four more black shadows shot out from different directions, engaging each of them.

The four were shocked. These phantom-like things were completely undetectable, giving off no aura whatsoever.

They hadn’t even sensed their approach!

Focusing their spiritual power, the four men shifted positions and instantly engaged the shadows in combat.

In no time at all, the entire courtyard was nearly razed to the ground!

Yet they couldn’t land a single blow on the shadows, nor could they figure out what the creatures were.

By focusing their spiritual power, they were just barely able to hold the things at bay, keeping them outside the bamboo house.

But the shadows suddenly split, multiplying like a black mist.

They began to pour into the bamboo house in wispy clumps.

Mu Silin cried out in horror,

"Don’t let them get inside!"

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