Chapter 1124 — Valentine's Day Special: Xiao Ning's Story, Part 9
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Wei Zhao set Yu Ning down on the ground. Though she clung to his neck and would not let go, he simply crouched there, showing not the slightest intention of holding her any longer.
Yu Ning was not about to yield either, and stayed frozen on him just like that. For an ordinary person, holding such a half-crouch was no easy thing; within moments the legs would ache. But for Wei Zhao it was nothing, far easier than the horse stances he had held as a boy.
In the end, Yu Ning could hold out no longer and was the first to give in, sliding down from him. "You're heartless!" she complained.
Wei Zhao said nothing. He turned and went to deal with the wolf carcasses in the cave, piling them together.
"I... I need to relieve myself..." Yu Ning said suddenly.
"Oh. Then I'll go out." Wei Zhao turned and headed for the mouth of the cave.
"No, I want to go outside. This is where we live," Yu Ning said.
"Oh. Then you go out, and I'll stay inside and not come out." Wei Zhao turned and walked back into the cave.
"But I'm scared. Come with me!" Yu Ning's state of mind was much like that of any girl in her rebellious teens. The more Wei Zhao avoided her, the more unwilling she became to let it go, and the less she cared about anything else, growing bolder by the moment.
"It's fine. You can just gouge out their eyeballs and pop them under your feet." Wei Zhao could not resist a teasing remark.
"Huh?" Yu Ning was stunned for a moment, then recalled her own bold declaration. She had not expected that the words she had muttered to herself so softly had actually reached Wei Zhao's ears. She felt a flush of embarrassment, but on second thought, so what if he had heard? She had been forward and bold enough already; she was not afraid of what he might think. So she said, "I meant you kill them first, and then I'll pop them."
"..." Wei Zhao was speechless. There was sometimes no reasoning with a girl. "Then let's go. I won't look at you."
Yu Ning frowned and said nothing. She rather wished he would steal a glance at her. It would be embarrassing, yes, but at least it would prove he was interested in her.
Once outside the cave, Yu Ning found a spot beneath a tree root, undid her trousers, and relieved herself. The trickling sound made her blush. She glanced sidelong at Wei Zhao not far off, only to find him staring fixedly in the opposite direction...
This left Yu Ning somewhat disappointed. Did he truly feel nothing for her at all?
In truth, it was not that Wei Zhao felt nothing, but that he felt a great deal. The sounds Yu Ning made in particular set his heart racing. He wanted to turn and look, but he could not.