You have to take responsibility for me!

"Ow... it hurts, it hurts..." Wang Dong'er's collision had done nothing to Lin Xuanchen. Instead, she had hurt herself again and immediately burst into aggrieved tears.

Watching Wang Dong'er nearly make herself cry again, Lin Xuanchen did not know whether to laugh or cry. But how could he laugh in a situation like this? He easily kept a straight face.

"Wang Dong'er, don't be angry anymore. I'll make it up to you." Lin Xuanchen smiled gently, tapped his Storage Ring with a finger, and took out a roomy robe, draping it over Wang Dong'er.

"Make it up to me? That's all you ever say, you bastard!" Wang Dong'er bit her soft pink lower lip. "You pervert! You big pervert! You've been bullying me since my very first day at Shrek!"

"First you beat me up when I arrived, and now you treat me like this... you're always bullying me..."

"..."

The more Wang Dong'er spoke, the more wronged she felt, and the quieter her voice became. Gradually, her body softened in Lin Xuanchen's arms, and even her aggrieved voice turned soft and sweet.

"Wang Dong'er." Carrying her to her bed, Lin Xuanchen sat down and gently gathered her into his arms. With a tender smile, he asked, "Have you cooled down? Want to bite me again?"

"Bastard..." Wang Dong'er pouted, her curse coming out softly.

The night passed without another word...

The next morning, at dawn.

Warm sunlight streamed through the dormitory window, spilling freely over Lin Xuanchen's and Wang Dong'er's faces.

Lin Xuanchen's eyelashes fluttered, and he woke first. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Wang Dong'er curled up in his arms.

Her pretty face was flushed, her breathing steady and deep, making for a cozy sight. The bath towel she had wrapped around herself the night before had long since vanished without a trace...

A moment later, as though sensing Lin Xuanchen's gaze, Wang Dong'er's lovely, butterfly-like lashes fluttered slightly, but she did not open her eyes.

"Mmm..." Wang Dong'er instinctively nestled deeper into that gentle embrace, letting out a low murmur.

Only after quite a while did she slowly open her beautiful pink-and-blue eyes. Then she lifted her head and saw Lin Xuanchen's handsome but rather haggard face.

Lin Xuanchen had not slept a wink all night. Wang Dong'er had kept tossing and turning in his arms and had even dislodged her bath towel. It had truly been an enormous temptation for him.

If he had wanted to, he could have devoured Wang Dong'er last night, without having to worry in the slightest about any safeguards Tang San might have left on her.

After all, before running off, the system had given him one chance to break any restriction. Wouldn't breaking the restrictions Tang San had placed on Wang Dong'er have been a breeze?

Still, he had held back.

He felt that his relationship with Wang Dong'er had not reached that stage yet. If he devoured her while she was unaware of what was happening, there was no telling what outrageous thing the girl might do upon waking.

After all, merely seeing her naked yesterday had sent her into an endless fit of tears. She had cried from three or four in the afternoon until seven or eight in the evening, only then stopping and falling asleep.

"Lin... Lin Xuanchen?" Looking at his handsome face, Wang Dong'er instinctively called his name.

"Mm-hmm." Lin Xuanchen nodded in acknowledgment. After releasing Wang Dong'er from his arms, he got off her bed.

"Y-you... why were you in my bed?!" Only now did Wang Dong'er belatedly register his presence, crying out in alarm.

"Who was clinging to my arm yesterday, begging me not to leave? Have you forgotten?" Lin Xuanchen raised his eyebrows.

"Huh?" Wang Dong'er froze slightly at his words. Then everything that had happened yesterday came surging back like a tide.

As she recalled all of yesterday's events, her pretty face instantly turned scarlet, and even her ears took on a faint red tint.

Just as Wang Dong'er was about to say something, she felt a chill against her body. Looking down, she found herself without a stitch of clothing.

"Aaaah!!!!" Wang Dong'er screamed, hurriedly pulling the blanket over herself and wrapping herself up tightly.

"Lin Xuanchen! What... what did you do to me last night?! It's over... it's over... boohoo... my innocence is completely gone." Wang Dong'er shot him an embarrassed, angry glare. As she spoke, tears once again spilled helplessly from her beautiful pink-and-blue eyes.

"I swear..." Lin Xuanchen looked at her speechlessly. "If I'd really done anything to you, you wouldn't have the strength to sit here talking nonsense with me right now."

Hearing his explanation, Wang Dong'er stopped crying and looked at him through tear-filled eyes. "R-really? Nothing happened?"

"Judging by your tone, why do you sound a little disappointed?" Lin Xuanchen asked, speechless.

Wang Dong'er checked how her body felt, then looked over the bed. Only when she failed to find the red stain she had expected did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"I don't care! You have to take responsibility for me!" Wang Dong'er suddenly shouted fiercely at Lin Xuanchen.

"Responsibility for what? No thanks. I'm leaving." Lin Xuanchen shook his head and made to leave.

"Boohoo... Lin Xuanchen, are you even a man?! You treated me like that yesterday, and now you want to dust off your backside and walk away? Boohoo..." Seeing him about to leave, Wang Dong'er immediately panicked and burst into loud sobs again.

"All right, how do you want me to take responsibility?" The corner of Lin Xuanchen's mouth twitched. He turned back and sat on Wang Dong'er's bed.

"Boohoo... you have to..."

"Mmph!"

Wang Dong'er's red lips parted slightly. Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Xuanchen suddenly leaned forward and lowered his head, kissing her soft red lips and sealing off the rest of her words.

"Mmph, mmph..."

Wang Dong'er could only let out a few muffled whimpers. Her hands instinctively pressed against Lin Xuanchen's chest, trying to push him away, but she found that her entire body had gone weak, leaving her unable to muster any strength.

Only after a long while, when Wang Dong'er was almost out of breath, did Lin Xuanchen finally pull away, still wanting more.

At the same time, a silver thread quietly stretched between their lips before breaking.

"Well? Does that count as taking responsibility?" Lin Xuanchen smiled slightly, raising a hand to gently wipe the moisture from Wang Dong'er's wet red lips as he asked with a wicked grin.

"Y-you... bad guy..." Looking at Lin Xuanchen, Wang Dong'er's beautiful pink-and-blue eyes grew hazy. In a soft, sweet voice, she said, "All... all you ever do is bully me..."