Have You Been Lusting After My Body All Along?

"Didn't I tell you that a long time ago?"

An Yi put on a serious face and began expounding on his grand life goals. "My greatest dream in this life is to use this handsome face of mine to find a whole bunch of devastatingly beautiful wives! Then I'll find some secluded paradise with lovely scenery and no one to disturb us, and live out my retirement eating, sleeping, sleeping, and eating every day without a shred of shame!"

An Yi leaned a little closer, his blue eyes full of teasing.

"If I hadn't poured my heart out to you from the very beginning and bombarded you with the highest-grade sugar-coated shells until you were completely dizzy and devoted to me..."

"Then what if one day, I accidentally hooked up with some other pretty older sister or younger girl, and you caught me red-handed? What if you got angry and poisoned me to death on the spot?"

"But things are different now! I've treated you so well that I'd even risk my life for you. Even if you catch me cheating in the future, you surely won't have the heart to poison me to death, right? That's called absolute risk control through emotional investment, get it?"

After hearing that earth-shattering, utterly shameless scumbag logic...

Little Fairy was so furious she nearly spat blood. Her earlier gratitude and guilt were instantly burned away by rage! Embarrassed and angry, she cursed,

"An Yi!! You bastard! Shameless!"

"How is that shameless?" An Yi reached out and gently wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, smiling as he said, "You haven't seen the truly shameless, truly filthy side of me yet. Want to see it now?"

"I'll bite you to death!"

Completely enraged, Little Fairy grabbed the hand An Yi had used to wipe her tears away, opened her little mouth, bared her pearly teeth, and viciously bit down without hesitation!

However... Ten minutes later.

"Hiss—ha—"

Little Fairy released his hand, covered her slightly aching cheeks, and panted heavily.

Even after using all her strength, to the point that saliva had run down from the corner of her mouth, An Yi's long, fair hand had only been left with a row of faint teeth marks. Not even the skin had been broken!

Seeing her adorably furious appearance, An Yi laughed as he pulled his hand back and casually waved it in front of her.

"Miss, save your strength. Even the fangs of an ordinary Second-Order Magical Beast can't break through this body of mine. With those tiny teeth of yours, even if you bite until they shatter, it'll be a waste of effort."

An Yi pointed at her chin and kindly reminded her, "Also, you're drooling. Watch your image, little fairy."

Little Fairy's face instantly turned scarlet. She hurriedly let go of him, turned around, and clumsily wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.

A moment later, Little Fairy took a deep breath, and her emotions finally calmed down.

She slowly turned back. Her beautiful eyes, clear as autumn water, stared steadily at An Yi, and a trace of tragic resolve entered her voice.

"But... An Yi, what if... what if the transformation really fails? What if I... die?"

"That old man in black said it too. Fusing the blood essence of a magical beast into a human body is extremely dangerous. One slight mistake, and the body could explode."

An Yi's smile faded. "If he really is that incompetent and kills you through some mistake, then even if I have to chase him to the ends of the earth, I'll twist off his head and make him accompany you in death."

"I... I didn't mean that." Little Fairy's cheeks reddened slightly as she gently shook her head.

"Then what did you mean?" An Yi asked, puzzled.

Little Fairy did not answer immediately. She took a deep breath, as if gathering courage for herself.

Then, she stepped forward again, narrowing the distance between them.

Under An Yi's somewhat surprised gaze.

Little Fairy raised her slightly trembling, fair little hands and gently cupped An Yi's cheeks.

She slowly closed her eyes and pressed her soft red lips, carrying a faint scent of medicinal herbs, against his. Clumsy, yet incomparably resolute...

An Yi's body suddenly stiffened, and his eyes widened slightly. A moment later...

Little Fairy slowly let go of him and stood still again.

At that moment, her entire face, even her slender neck, had turned red like a fully cooked shrimp.

She lowered her head, tightly twisting her hands together. Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, yet it carried a stubbornness that made one's heart ache.

"I mean... if I really die, after you paid such a huge price... wouldn't you suffer a terrible loss?"

An Yi froze for a full three seconds after hearing that. How could he not understand what this foolish girl meant?

She was afraid she would not make it past that gate of death.

So... she wanted to give herself to him in advance before she died.

An Yi suddenly stretched out his arm, wrapped it around Little Fairy's slender waist, and gave a sharp tug!

"Ah!"

With Little Fairy's startled cry, An Yi pulled her directly into his arms. Then, holding her close, he rolled over, and the two of them fell onto the soft bed together.

Little Fairy was pinned beneath An Yi, her heart pounding like a drum. She tightly shut her eyes and gripped the bedsheets with both hands, looking as though she were offering herself up to be plucked at will.

But her violently trembling eyelashes and ragged breathing mercilessly exposed the extreme tension and fear deep in her heart.

Yet the storm-like violation she had expected never came.

An Yi did not paw at her like some beast.

He merely cupped Little Fairy's burning cheeks with both hands, then lowered his head and gently pressed his forehead against hers.

Their breaths mingled.

"Don't be afraid."

An Yi's deep voice, carrying an absolute power that put people at ease, sounded softly beside Little Fairy's ear. "With me here, nothing will happen to you. I promise."

Little Fairy stared blankly for a moment.

When she slowly opened her eyes and met those blue eyes so close to hers, clear as water yet filled with deep affection...

The tears at the corners of her eyes finally fell soundlessly like a breached flood, soaking the white pillow.

"You..." Little Fairy choked out, her voice carrying a trace of grievance even she had not noticed. "You really don't plan to take me? Maybe... maybe this really is the last chance."

An Yi rolled his eyes and lay down beside her with a helpless turn, saying irritably,

"Miss, if you really were lusting after my body and couldn't control yourself, wanting to do something with me... then I, An Yi, might actually show off my noble character of helping others and serve you properly for once."

"But look at you now! You look like you're marching off to your execution, and out of the kindness of your heart, you decided to let me have a good time before you die!"

An Yi looked deeply wounded as he protested, "Please! I may be a little shameless with my words, but I'm still a man with principles, all right? Do you really think I could take advantage of you in a situation like this?"

An Yi reached out and firmly tapped the tip of her nose with one finger.

"This isn't you offering yourself to me. You're mercilessly torturing what little conscience I have left!"

"Pfft..." Little Fairy was amused by his bizarre words, though tears still hung on her face.

An Yi suddenly looked at her suspiciously and narrowed his eyes.

"Confess! Have you actually been drooling over this perfect body of mine for a long time, but as an unmarried young lady, you were too embarrassed to say it? So you deliberately used this stupid life-and-death excuse to trick me?!"

Embarrassed and angry, Little Fairy punched An Yi's sturdy chest. "Pervert! Shameless! Filthy! Who's lusting after your body?! Is there really nothing else in that brain of yours?!"

An Yi took the chance to grab her soft little hand. With a slight pull, he forcibly pressed her head into his broad, warm embrace.

"Don't worry. Even if I really do act like a pervert toward you, shameless and filthy..."

"That will be something we do slowly every night in the future, when we find some beautiful place to live out our retirement."

"Absolutely not now."

An Yi gently rubbed his chin against the top of Little Fairy's head and patted her back.

"All right, stop overthinking. Be good and go to sleep."