The reprimand reached Lu Ye's lips, but he forcibly swallowed it back. With a soft, fragrant body in his arms, feeling Yiyi's lingering terror and fright, he hurriedly patted her shoulder. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. It's all right now."
"Wuwuwu, that was so scary." The sobbing in Yiyi's voice grew thicker, and her body shook even harder, though not a single tear appeared.
It took quite a while to comfort her before Yiyi gradually calmed down. Beside them, Amber licked his paws, his tiger eyes full of speechless exasperation.
Yiyi was still curled up in Lu Ye's arms. Lu Ye reached out, grasped her shoulders, and turned her to face him, his expression stern. "Now you know how dangerous it is out there, right?"
Yiyi wiped at the nonexistent tears in the corners of her eyes, nodding like a chicken pecking at grain, looking utterly aggrieved. "I know!"
Lu Ye had been about to say that, since she knew, she should obediently go back! They had not left the Myriad Phenomena Sea for long, and if he sent Yiyi back, it would only take a few days.
But before he could speak, Yiyi continued, "Don't worry, Lu Ye. I'll definitely stay close to you!"
As she spoke, she happily hooked her arm around Lu Ye's, looking as though she had no intention of leaving his side.
Lu Ye's eye twitched... Why did something feel off?
He had known all along that Yiyi was following behind him. Otherwise, he would not have been moving so slowly. If he truly wanted to shake her off, all he had to do was pick up a little speed—Amber could not keep up with him at all.
He had thought this dangerous encounter would change Yiyi's mind. Who would have thought it would