I'm Not Staying to Keep You Company!

Eastsea City, forging workshop.

"Gu Yue, you..."

"You're not going back?"

Tang Wulin looked in Gu Yue's direction. Seeing the beauty leaning against the sofa, he could not help but ask.

"I'm not going back."

Hearing that, Gu Yue immediately shook her head and replied.

"I heard Xie Xie's message too. This massive typhoon is going to last a whole week. If I went outside, wouldn't the wind just blow me away?"

"You want to drive me away?"

She sat quietly on the sofa and continued.

By the end, she blinked and stared at him, as though asking whether that was truly what he meant.

"Well..."

"Of course not."

Faced with this situation, Tang Wulin hesitated slightly, suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness. He clearly had not expected this.

He naturally knew that a typhoon would occur at this point in the timeline. In the original story, it was also at this time that the protagonist opened the first of the eighteen Golden Dragon King seals.

It could be said that this was entirely a scenario arranged to give the protagonist time to prepare for defeating the Class Promotion Tournament. Though it did not help him much, he did not want to stay at school either, so he had long since made preparations and headed for the workshop.

Before that, he had already cleaned the workshop until it was spotless, so that he would be in a better mood while doing things.

As for what he did, there were only two possibilities: meditation and forging.

Of course, he also had to cook for himself during this period, so the workshop kitchen had been stocked with plenty of food.

Yet Gu Yue's appearance had truly caught him off guard. He admitted that she was his future wife, and he had indeed regarded her as his future girlfriend in his heart...

But staying here now really was not very appropriate. It was not that he disliked her, only...

A lone man and woman sharing a room—he was still the Golden Dragon King. Was she not afraid that his blood might suddenly boil and he might hit her?

"What, you don't want me here?"

As though noticing Tang Wulin's gaze, Gu Yue looked at him sharply and spoke in a tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

"No."

"How could that be?"

Tang Wulin hurriedly shook his head and said with conviction.

How could he possibly dislike her? That was simply impossible!

"Although it really was a little sudden."

"How could I not want you here?"

He said frankly.

"That's more like it!"

Gu Yue glanced at him, her mood improving somewhat as she spoke.

"You'd better truly mean that. If you don't want me here..."

"I came out with you and got trapped here without blaming you for anything. If you still don't want me here, then we shouldn't be friends anymore!"

As she spoke, she silently rolled her eyes at him. After imperceptibly pursing her lips, she lowered her gaze to the floor and stopped speaking.

She felt that she had been too nice to this guy. She needed to return to her true self—the cold and aloof Silver Dragon King. From now on, she absolutely would not give this bad human even the slightest smile!

And for the moment, she did not intend to speak to him either!

"I understand."

"Thank you, Gu Yue."

Seeing her slightly angry appearance, Tang Wulin found it very cute. A faint smile hung on his face as he spoke.

"What are you thanking me for? We're friends."

"Besides, I was simply trapped here and had no choice but to keep you company. It's not like... I came here on purpose."

Gu Yue shook her head. After thinking for a moment, she continued.

She definitely had not stayed behind because of him. What a joke—how could she possibly do something like that?

"Yes, yes."

"Everything you say is right."

Hearing Gu Yue's words, Tang Wulin immediately responded with a smile, though inwardly he was already laughing happily.

Trapped here?

With her control over multiple elements, this mere typhoon could not affect her in the slightest. Even a hurricane probably would not be able to move her at all.

"If you wanted to stay here with me, just say so."

"Why aren't you willing to admit it?"

Tang Wulin wore an uncontrollable smile as he looked in her direction. Although he said nothing, it was as though he had said everything.

"You..."

Seeing that he did not seem to believe her at all, Gu Yue froze slightly and immediately prepared to say something. In the end, however, she decided not to continue.

She had the feeling that no matter how craftily... she meant, no matter how she explained the facts, he would not believe her.

But she had clearly been telling the truth.

"Well, let's not talk about that for now."

"You came here to practice forging? I didn't expect you to know how to forge."

At that moment, Gu Yue changed the subject. Looking around at the surroundings, she immediately asked.

Although he had never mentioned forging to her, with all the forging materials stored nearby and the forging platform in plain sight, it would have been strange if she still could not recognize it.

However, it was not quite right for her to say that she did not know he could forge. When she had first arrived here, the information Na'er gave her had already mentioned that he knew how to forge.

As for how skilled he was, she did not know.

"I do know a little forging."

"But I didn't come here specifically to practice forging. Since you followed me here too, I only came to get something."

Tang Wulin shook his head and replied.

Still, he had not expected that she did not know he could forge. Had Na'er not told her, or had she simply not cared?

"Is that so?"

"Then it really is quite a coincidence. We can hide from the typhoon here."

Although she was only half-convinced, Gu Yue still nodded and responded.

"Then shall we..."

"Meditate?"

She looked at him and asked.

"Of course."

Tang Wulin chuckled and naturally agreed.

Originally, he had planned to spend the entire week meditating. Although he would have been bored alone, he truly had nothing else to do.

Now that Gu Yue was here, she could keep him company. It could only be said—this was awesome!

As he spoke, Tang Wulin silently sat down beside Gu Yue and slowly closed his eyes, already preparing to meditate.

"You're sitting so close..."

Faced with such a close distance, Gu Yue could not help but freeze slightly. Looking at the face so close to hers, even with her cold temperament, a faint blush quietly appeared on her cheeks.

How could this human be so handsome?

"..."

"Gu Yue, although I'm very happy to be with you."

"If you're here, I might not be able to meditate properly."

At that moment, Tang Wulin, whose eyes were closed, suddenly said this.

"Why do you say that?"

Gu Yue was immediately stunned, clearly not expecting him to say such a thing.

"With such a beauty beside me, how could I focus on cultivation?"

Tang Wulin opened his eyes, looked at Gu Yue, who was staring at him, and said with a smile.

"Have you looked enough?"

"What, is this your first day seeing me?"

His smile was bright, and at that moment, in Gu Yue's eyes, he seemed especially handsome and captivating...