Lin Yuan noticed that Huo Chen was very quiet in his arms, as if he fell asleep. Finally he had room to think of other things, for example, he had only wiped half of Huo Chen's body, and his pajamas were still open. It would be bad if he got a cold.
Lin Yuan released his arms and was about to get up when he met a pair of narrow and dark eyes. There was no trace of the previous void, but it was still deep and dark, hiding something unknown.
"Baby, you're awake!!" Lin Yuan was really happy, happy enough to jump up in joy and turn in circles to celebrate. He didn't notice that because of his form of address, Huo Chen's pupils darkened and expressed a difficult emotion.
Lin Yuan got used to calling him baby, just like calling him husband.
"How are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere? Should we call the doctor?" Lin Yuan asked nervously. He was really scared just now.
Huo Chen's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and a few wisps of his bands were stuck to his pale skin, like dark brush strokes drawn by a painter, emitting an indescribable charm.
He stared at Lin Yuan motionlessly, and after a while, he half pretended while saying: "My whole body is uncomfortable, it hurts. Lin Yuan, I might die soon, and you're about to become a widow. Soon, you will find a new husband, are you happy?"
Lin Yuan subconsciously shook his head and didn't make a sound.
Huo Chen's expression was casual and lazy, and his eyes were half-way shut, slightly covering the emotions in his eyes: "Does shaking your head mean you're unhappy? You're not happy even with a new husband, why are you so difficult to please?"
Lin Yuan just looked at Huo Chen and saw that the other's hair was messy and the teeth marks that were left when he bit his own lips were now red and swollen.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and gently touch Huo Chen's lips, as if to appease his wounds.
Huo Chen's breath stagnated and then it became heavier. He looked at Lin Yuan with red eyes like a beast: "Why aren't you saying anything? Tell me, are you happy to get a new husband?"
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and told him truthfully: "I won't have a new husband. My husband is you, only you. If you die, I will also die."
Within the specified time of the task, if Huo Chen died, then his task would fail, and the body used in this world would quickly end his life in an unexpected way. As the host and task taker, he would leave the world sensibly.
So it wasn't wrong for Lin Yuan to say this. If Huo Chen died, then he would also die.
They not only have a relationship between savior and someone to be saved, but their life and death were also connected.
Lin Yuan's light words heavily hit Huo Chen's heart. He stared at the handsome and soft young man under the light. His damp fingers touched him, and the temperature of the other party spread over without a hindrance.
"If I die.." Huo Chen repeated to himself, "You will also die…"
If he died, Lin Yuan would die too.
Huo Chen suddenly felt an indescribable sense of calm. He held Lin Yuan's face, pressing their foreheads together, the tips of their noses touched each other, and their breaths intermingled: "Lin Yuan, you speak so well. What should I do if I believe you? Tell me, Lin Yuan, what should I do? Teach me, okay?"
"Teach me, Lin Yuan..."
Lin Yuan didn't quite understand what Huo Chen meant. He felt the chill from Huo Chen's cold hands, but his breath was so hot that it almost burned, and Lin Yuan couldn't help but be nervous. His heart pounded and he fidgeted with his fingers.
He didn't dare look at Huo Chen, so he lowered his eyes and muttered: "You... What do you want me to teach you?"
Huo Chen's fingers brushed his delicate eyelashes and asked gently: "Tell me, why when I die, you'll also die?"
Lin Yuan said matter-of-factly: "No reason, it will just be that way."
Huo Chen stared into his clean and pure eyes. For the first time, he felt warm inside. He hugged Lin Yuan in his arms very tightly, as if to merge Lin Yuan into his body.
His life seemed to be different from before. With Lin Yuan in his life, Huo Chen was at a loss.
Lin Yuan's heartbeat was still fast, and Huo Chen's strength made him a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want to move at all, as if he was under a spell.
After a while, Lin Yuan looked up at Huo Chen's sexy Adam's apple, and reached out and touched it. Feeling a slight itch, the man lowered his head and whispered next to his ear: "What are you doing?"
"Nothing." Lin Yuan bent his eyes with a smile and reached out to hug Huo Chen.
Huo Chen was not like the crazy and dark villain that the plot described. He was just a victim of constant persecution, he was scarred, fragmented, and bleeding.
Lin Yuan thought to himself, I will definitely save you. I definitely won't let you walk into the dark whirlpool of fate and be swallowed by the shadows.
I will save you, save your life and body.
I will pull out your pain and wounds from your body and soul and throw them all behind you into the distance that can never hurt you again.
In the night, a cold mechanical sound notified silently.
[Di! The villain's blackening value was decreased to 50%. Please continue to work hard! Work hard! Work hard!]
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The next morning, when Lin Yuan woke up, he saw the man sleeping next to him.
Huo Chen slept deeply. His lips were redder, more swollen and bright. His eyelashes were thick and slender and slightly curled like hooks and were tempting to touch. His pale and handsome face was not any ruddier, but he faintly looked more full of vitality than ever before.
Seeing Huo Chen sleep so soundly, Lin Yuan didn't dare move at all. He hoped that Huo Chen could sleep a little longer, maybe even sleep until tomorrow morning.
521 sensed that Lin Yuan was in a good mood and laid on his shoulder, saying carefully: "...Senior, I'm sorry. 521 shouldn't have disturbed you last night."Lin Yuan quickly said: "I'm also in the wrong. Last night Huo Chen was really scary, and I was too anxious at the time, I'm sorry!"
521 said with hope: "Then Senior, have we made up?"
Lin Yuan nodded: "En, we've made up."
521 immediately rubbed him and Lin Yuan also rubbed back. Although his movements were small, Huo Chen seemed to feel something in his sleep and his eyelashes trembled. Seeing this, Lin Yuan immediately stopped moving.
In Huo Chen's memory, he had never slept so comfortably. When he woke up, it was already bright outside. With half-closed eyes, he hugged the person in his arms tighter, rubbing him like a satisfied beast.
Lin Yuan was awake much earlier, but then he fell back into a shallow sleep. Huo Chen's movement woke him up, and he hummed softly.
Huo Chen felt his heart soften and he reached out to gently pinch his chin to calculate the accounts: "Lin Yuan, when I was sick last night, I wasn't fully conscious. Who called me baby and unbuttoned my clothes? Who was it? You say."