"Ninth Master~ Are you awake?"
Hearing Lin Xuxu's voice, Old Wood suddenly stiffened all over, his eyes full of astonishment as he muttered in shock, "It was her..."
As he murmured, waves of guilty remorse surfaced on his face.
He thought of how Lin Xuxu had only bared her feelings last night, saying she was willing to serve by his side to repay the debt of saving her life, yet he had taken advantage of his drunkenness to do something so absurd.
For a moment, Old Wood felt utterly ashamed, with nowhere to hide his face.
How was this any different from exploiting a favor for repayment?
No wonder he had not sensed much resistance from that woman last night.
After tidying up his clothes a little, Old Wood suppressed the guilt in his heart and called toward the tent, "Come in." As the words left his mouth, his gaze abruptly became resolute, as though he had made some decision.
Since things had come to this, rather than regret and blame himself, he ought to take responsibility.
Looking at Lin Xuxu as she walked into the camp tent with a somewhat flattered, overwhelmed expression...
Old Wood gave a low cough and said, "About last night..."
Before he could finish, Lin Xuxu cut him off, her face flushing red. "What happened last night was Xuxu's wishful thinking alone. Ninth Master need not pay it any mind."
Instinctively, she assumed Old Wood was referring to what she had said when she sought him out last night—the matter of serving him to repay his kindness.
It matches!
Old Wood's heart skipped a beat. Hearing Lin Xuxu's response, he confirmed the identity of the woman from last night.
Little did either of them know, they were talking about entirely different matters.
When Lin Xuxu