Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong left Sea God Lake beneath the envious gazes of the crowd.
However, the moment they were out of everyone's sight and reached an empty corner, Huo Yutong said to Tang Wulin:
"Let go of my hand."
Tang Wulin did not comply. Instead, he tightened his grip on her hand and asked:
"Why?"
"Because I don't know you."
Huo Yutong answered flatly. She looked elsewhere, stubbornly refusing to look at Tang Wulin.
Tang Wulin's heart ached.
Not because Huo Yutong was being stubborn and unwilling to accept him. The moment she had been willing to leave with him during Sea God's Fate, none of that had mattered anymore.
What hurt him was Huo Yutong's hoarse, quiet voice, which laid her vulnerability completely bare.
He sighed and let go of her hand.
Huo Yutong's expression shifted ever so slightly, as if she was reluctant to part with it, but in the end, she hardened her heart and her gaze became resolute.
Yet what she had not expected was that after Tang Wulin released her hand, he spread his arms and pulled her into his embrace.
Huo Yutong was stunned.
She had not expected that although Tang Wulin had let go of her hand, he would switch to an even more intimate way of touching her.
She immediately struggled and snapped furiously:
"Didn't I tell you to let go?!"
Tang Wulin chuckled.
"Yeah. Didn't I let go of your hand?"
"Then let go of my body too!"
"I refuse." Tang Wulin said calmly, "What's wrong with hugging my own girlfriend?"
"When did I become your girlfriend? I told you, I don't know you!"
"Just now. Under the watchful eyes of all the Inner Court Disciples and teachers, you admitted that you were willing to be with me."
Tang