"No. If I want to win, I'll do it through my own efforts!" Ye Ruan said firmly.
Gu Cheng sighed. "I know you're competitive, but you need to look after yourself first, no matter what. Ruanruan..."
Gu Cheng gently stroked Ye Ruan's cheek.
"I love you very much. Wherever you go, whatever you do, I'll be right here waiting for you."
Ye Ruan's eyes grew hot. He obediently murmured his agreement, spread his arms, and said softly:
"Hold me, Gu Cheng."
"Oh, getting clingy again?" Gu Cheng smiled until his eyes were nearly closed.
"Of course. I could hold you for the rest of my life."
For breakfast, Ye Ruan ate the porridge Gu Cheng had cooked.
The exhausted little rabbit, whose ears had been drooping all this time, shook them and regained his energy.
Hands on his hips, he narrowed his red eyes at the big, bushy-tailed wolf who had become so docile before him.
"Gu Cheng, once I eliminate Jingjing and Fang, I'm coming for you!"
Gu Cheng leaned back casually.
"Sure. I'll be waiting for you to ravage me. Have your way with me."
"You're shameless!" Ye Ruan pounced, tipped his head up, and bit the Big Gray Wolf's chin.
Gu Cheng slipped an arm around Ye Ruan's waist and rolled over, pinning him to the sleeping bag and kissing him for quite a while longer.
"Be careful. Once we get back tonight, we'll go grocery shopping with Mom."
Ye Ruan squeezed Gu Cheng's wolf ears between his fingers.
"Okay. I'm going."
"Go on. I'll find Fang and the others. See you in a bit."
They dawdled beneath the tree, looking back with every few steps.
Ye Ruan rubbed his cheeks and waved at Gu Cheng, then steeled himself, turned, and ran off in a flash.
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