Home Invasion

"Get up and have dinner."

Wang Tao patted Han Rui's hand.

Han Rui slowly woke up. She still seemed not to have slept enough, her eyes somewhat unfocused. When she saw an unfamiliar man standing by the bed, she jolted awake, only then realizing that it was Wang Tao.

"Wang Tao—ow!"

Han Rui climbed out of bed, suddenly feeling pain in her waist and nearly falling over. Wang Tao quickly reached out and supported her by the waist.

Han Rui was wearing Wang Tao's loose pajamas. They did not look like much on her, but once Wang Tao held her, he could clearly feel her slender, graceful figure.

"Uh... I suddenly feel sore all over..."

Han Rui's face reddened slightly with embarrassment.

When she had been outside before, she had felt that her body was in pretty good shape. But after getting a proper night's sleep, she felt pain everywhere, especially in both arms, which were sore and aching.

"That's normal. You overexerted yourself before. You were holding on entirely through willpower and adrenaline. Your body had already reached its limit... Need help?"

Though he asked, Wang Tao had already reached beneath her legs and scooped her up in a princess carry.

"Don't—I can do it myself! I'm fine!"

Han Rui instinctively wrapped her arms around Wang Tao's neck. At that moment, she could no longer feel the pain in her body. All she could feel was the heat in her face and body.

She was a very strong-willed person. If it were just the two of them at home, it would have been one thing, but there were other people here. Being carried out like this would be far too embarrassing.

"Alright."

Wang Tao did not deliberately make things difficult for her.

After that interruption, Han Rui felt as