Chapter Five: Rongrong’s Tenderness

After the beggars left, Ning Rongrong saw Gu Chen lying on the ground, barely clinging to life. She immediately knelt beside him. That single motion almost made Gu Chen, who was pretending to be gravely injured, lose his composure.

In the Five Animal Frolics, there is a bird technique that allows one to regulate their breathing, enabling someone to easily slow their breath to a near-death state.

Since this opportunity had presented itself, if she didn’t show a bit of blood on her face, would he still be Gu Chen?

Gu Chen struggled to open one eye, weakly trying to sit up, but as soon as he exerted effort, he collapsed back down.

“Don’t move yet! These beggars have gone too far—this was close to killing someone!”

“This is a restorative sausage. Eat it; it can heal your wounds.”

“Tha… thank… cough cough… fairy…”

“Don’t speak yet. Your injuries are severe. Eat this first.”

Ning Rongrong’s slender, fair hand extended a large sausage toward him. Gu Chen reached out to take it, but his hand fell weakly halfway.

“Don’t move, I’ll feed you.”

Seeing Gu Chen’s embarrassed and helpless look, Ning Rongrong felt a moment of pity and sympathy, forgetting even that she was chasing after him. She bent down, lifted Gu Chen’s body, resting his head against the inside of her thigh, and fed the sausage into his mouth.

Gu Chen ate the sausage slowly and steadily, feeling the breath of spring and the smoothness restoring his strength little by little. His eyes then glanced at another sausage.

Ning Rongrong hesitated briefly before offering the other sausage to him.

After eating the second restorative sausage, the injuries Gu Chen had just suffered, as well as those that hadn’t fully healed before, were now completely cured.

“Thank you, fairy, for saving my life.”

“Gurgle, gurgle…”

Suddenly, Gu Chen’s stomach growled loudly, making him extremely embarrassed.

“You must be hungry, right?”

“Here, take this and buy something delicious.”

Ning Rongrong handed him some copper soul coins, but Gu Chen shook his head in refusal. “No, this is too valuable. I can’t accept it.”

“Take it. You just healed from your injuries and need to replenish your nutrition. Use this money to buy some nourishing food.”

“Thank you, fairy. I won’t be polite—I will repay your great kindness many times over.”

At that moment, Ning Rongrong suddenly furrowed her brow. She saw two familiar figures approaching—Meng Yiran and Chu Yanqi.

It turned out they hadn’t left just now. After Oscar and Ning Rongrong departed, Chu Yanqi sighed and said to Meng Yiran,

“Phew... you scared me. I honestly thought you’d actually tell them about Young Master Gu’s whereabouts.”

“Yanqi, what do you take me for? Oscar wanted to use my feelings for Tang San to manipulate me. Did he really think I was stupid enough not to see through it?”

“I know Tang San’s character best. Outwardly courteous and kind, but behind the scenes, he’s cunning—like a monster who’s lived for decades!”

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