Chapter 30: Mind if I Hold You While Sleeping?

Chapter 30 Mind if I Sleep Holding You?

Seeing Bai Yeye pick up the dagger, Wu Shao's smile grew even wider, almost to the point of madness.

The next moment, the dagger brushed past his cheek and pierced the tree behind him.

Bai Yeye's handsome face was icy: "I'm sparing your life for my brother's sake. If you try anything like that again, I'll really turn against you."

He didn't want to understand what Wu Shao was driving at. Did he have some grudge against Shen Yu? Why would he say such things in front of him?

If it had been anyone else, Shen Yu would have truly died here.

Wu Shao pressed on: "What, have you taken a liking to him?"

"None of your damn business."

Whether he had or not, Bai Yeye would never take advantage of someone in such a vulnerable state.

Wu Shao's eyes blazed with anger and jealousy as he cursed viciously: "As brainless as your brother! I'll be watching when you're stuck under someone else's thumb!"

Bai Yeye stood up and grabbed his collar: "You don't need to worry about whether I'll live under someone else's thumb. What you need to do now is help me take him back."

"Why should I help you?"

"Because you're partly responsible for him ending up like this."

"What can you do to me if I don't help? Go ahead and kill me if you have the guts." Wu Shao was utterly unafraid of Bai Yeye's threats.

Bai Yeye smiled, let go of his collar, and even smoothed out the wrinkles on it: "Why would I kill you? I'll strip you naked and hang you on the city wall. Then the respected Divine Doctor's reputation will be ruined. Don't come crying, throwing a fit, or threatening suicide."

"You're despicable!" No one had ever threatened him like this before.

"Thanks for the compliment. Now hurry up, or I'll start by pulling off your pants first, then your shirt." Bai Yeye slapped him with his fish tail.

Wu Shao gritted his teeth and had no choice but to do as he said.

He could risk his life, but not his reputation.

Just you wait, Bai Yeye!

Together they carried Shen Yu back. Bai Yeye shifted into a Samoyed and curled up next to Shen Yu, his tail drooping.

He'd used up all the medicine. Why wasn't he awake yet?

Bai Yeye was terrified that Shen Yu might have internal injuries. He didn't understand medicine, and Bai Ruoshui wouldn't get here anytime soon. Wu Shao certainly wouldn't help. What was he gonna do then?

When the sun had completely set and Shen Yu still showed no signs of waking, Bai Yeye was beside himself with worry. He pressed his head against Shen Yu's neck.

"Why aren't you waking up? Shen Yu, don't scare me." Bai Yeye's voice shook as he spoke.

"Shen Yu, Shen Yu." He didn't know what to do, helplessly calling out Shen Yu's name.

In his coma, Shen Yu furrowed his brow as consciousness slowly returned. After a moment of struggle, his eyes fluttered open.

The first thing he saw was Bai Yeye, who seemed on the verge of tears. Shen Yu smirked slightly and reached up to ruffle Bai Yeye's hair: "What are you crying for? I'm not that easy to kill."

Bai Yeye let out a woof and burst into tears, throwing himself onto him: "Then why did you stay unconscious for so long!"

Shen Yu nearly got crushed under his weight and nearly passed out again: "You... get up first, or I'm gonna pass out again."

Bai Yeye blushed and turned away, throwing him a glare. "Can't even take such a light touch? Useless, hmph."

Shen Yu didn't bother to argue with him. He pushed himself up on the bed and touched his back. The wound had healed, leaving not even a scar.

"Did you use that whole jar of medicine on me?"

"What else? You think Wu Shao would be kind enough to give you medicine?" Bai Yeye said, then felt a pang of regret—not because he was reluctant to give the medicine to Shen Yu, but because he felt bad for Bai Ruoshui wasting so much time on just that tiny bit of medicine.

Shen Yu ruffled his hair again. "Thank you."

Bai Yeye lowered his head. "What's there to thank? I should be the one apologizing. If I hadn't exposed your identity, you wouldn't have been hurt."

Shen Yu gave a soft laugh. "It has nothing to do with you."

"You don't need to comfort me. I know it's my fault this time." Bai Yeye was feeling down. The trouble he used to stir up by acting spoiled had been minor, but this time hurting Shen Yu was a big deal.

"Even if I weren't Shen Yu, did you really think they'd just hand over the herbs?"

"Didn't they say themselves that whoever wins gets to take them?"

"If they were the type to keep their word, why would they come to a lawless place to set up a ring?"

People who come here are not good people at all. There's no way they'd keep their promises. So Shen Yu never trusted them to begin with. He only went along because he had to get the Dragon Scale Grass.

"Don't just make up excuses to comfort me, okay?"

"I'm not making excuses. I'm just telling the truth."

Shen Yu looked serious, and Bai Yeye immediately went from downcast to puffing out his chest.

"Hehe, I knew it wasn't my fault. That old coot tricked me! I'm gonna go pee in his herb garden tonight!" Bai Yeye threatened.

Shen Yu didn't respond to that, because another thought occurred to him. "When I was about to pass out, I think I saw your master."

He didn't know if it was an illusion or real, but that scene kept replaying in his mind.

Bai Yeye guiltily looked away. "You must have seen wrong. How could my master be here? They say in books that people near death hallucinate. It must be a hallucination!"

Shen Yu remained silent. Was it really a hallucination? But it felt so real. A beautiful merman had caught him when he was about to collapse, and it seemed... he had kissed him.

"It didn't seem like a hallucination. It seemed like he kissed me," Shen Yu said seriously.

Bai Yeye's hair stood on end. "What do you mean, 'kissed you'? That was mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! I was afraid you'd drown!"

His reaction made Shen Yu even more certain that something had happened. "You said he wasn't here before, and now you're saying he gave you mouth-to-mouth?"

"Because I was the one who gave you mouth-to-mouth! Doggy breathing! Got a problem with that?" Bai Yeye looked at him proudly.

Shen Yu's expression cracked. "How did you do that?"

"You have a mouth, and I have one too. Why wouldn't it work? What, you're disgusted by me? I haven't even complained about you—my pure first kiss!" Bai Yeye pouted at him angrily.

Shen Yu pinched the bridge of his nose and asked, "Then how did you bring me back?" Bai Yeye couldn't have dragged him, could he?

"Wu Shao came later, and I threatened him into helping me bring you back. Oh, I get it. You're unhappy because it wasn't a beauty who kissed you, right? You stinky alphas are all the same! I hate you!" Bai Yeye jumped off the bed to leave, but Shen Yu pulled him back.

Shen Yu explained, "I didn't mean it that way. It's just that the sensation was so real, so I had doubts."

"Then are you disgusted by me?"

"I don't dislike you either. Thank you for saving me. You must have worked hard."

Bai Yeye was now satisfied: "Hey, do you feel any other discomfort? If not, I'm going to sleep too!"

"No, you rest. Do you want me to make you something to eat?" Shen Yu lifted the blanket.

Bai Yeye bit the corner of the blanket and covered Shen Yu back with it.

"No need, I'm full from the cookies. You have some cookies too, then rest a bit more."

There was only one bed, but luckily it was big enough, so lying on one side wasn't a problem.

Bai Yeye turned his back to Shen Yu, and his little head suddenly wondered about something he shouldn't have.

Would Shen Yu be attracted to his looks and just fall for him like other alphas?

Everyone has a love for beauty; it's normal. But Bai Yeye felt a bit uncomfortable. He wished Shen Yu would be attracted to him for other reasons, not just his looks, such as values, character, abilities, and so on.

But it seemed those qualities of his weren't that impressive either—not enough to win Shen Yu over.

The usually confident Yeye was feeling down, not even wagging his tail.

Shen Yu noticed him sighing several times, so he came over and hugged him: "Is it too cold?"

Bai Yeye casually replied: "Mm."

He pulled him closer into his arms: "Would you mind if I held you while we sleep?"

It would be warmer if they slept together.

Shen Yu's shirt had been blown to shreds, and Bai Yeye had just helped him tear it off, so now he was bare-chested.

When their skin touched, Bai Yeye could faintly smell his pheromones.

With this scene, little Yeye's heart raced—he found it hard to say no.

But he still said no: "No need, I'm afraid I'll be a pervert."

"...You're afraid I'll be a pervert with you?" "No, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and end up molesting you."

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