Mu Sihan looked down and leveled his well-defined and handsome face with Nan Zhi's pet.i.te one .

Although they could not see each other's expressions clearly, they could feel the warmth of each others breath combine and dissipate in the cool darkness . There was an unspeakable ambiguous feeling in the quiet night .

Nan Zhi leaned her head back . However, Mu Sihan seemed to have seen her movement and his large palm stretched out to press at the back of her head .

His thin lips moved forward by an inch . They were so close they almost touched her, yet they did not . The intimate position they were in made her heart speed up .

“Mu Sihan, if you want to talk, let's just talk . Can you not be so close to me?”

“No . ”

Mu Sihan looked down and bit her lip . His voice was hoa.r.s.e and magnetic . “I did almost fall down the abyss, though I escaped the danger with my agility . At the time, I was thinking if you would run after me after you knew that the lucky b.u.t.ton was mine . What would your reaction be if you chased me and saw that something had happened to me? I really wanted to know . ”

He seemed to be in a good mood . A deep, low laughter rumbled from the depths of his throat and it stirred at her heart and she found she couldn't turn away from him . “When I saw that you cried for me, I felt that it's really not too bad . Maybe I didn't save the wrong person after all . ”

He had wrapped his arms around Nan Zhi and she felt some difficulty in breathing . Lifting both her hands, she placed them flat onto his chest to prevent herself from being pressed too intimately against him .

Although they were separated by several layers of clothing, she could still feel his chest, wide and muscular under her touch . His heart beat was strong and stable .

Her long and dense eyelashes fluttered as she looked down . Taking a deep breath, she decided to stop questioning him about lying to her, and changed the subject . It made her uncomfortable to remember how she had cried . She asked the question she had in her heart, “Then… why did I see Brother Gu Sheng instead when I woke up?”

Mu Sihan pursed his lips . “I left you in a cave to draw away the kidnappers because I got injured when I saved you . Let's not forget that you had a high fever and was also rather heavy . After I managed to draw them away, I went back to look for you, but you were gone . ”

After she heard his words, Nan Zhi finally understood the situation all those years ago .

After he drew away the kidnappers, Brother Gu Sheng happened to pa.s.s by the cave and must have spotted her . That was when he brought her home .

She remembered that the family that adopted Brother Gu Sheng were hunters and he would often go hunting in the mountains with his grandfather .

“I didn't think that the ugly girl back then would become like this . ” Mu Sihan's long fingers lifted Nan Zhi's pet.i.te chin . He had an unreadable smile, yet it did not really look like one, seeming especially cynical . “How about you sleep with me to repay me for saving your life?”

Nan Zhi stared at the man with a complicated expression . She felt all sorts of emotions dwelling in her heart . Shock that he was actually her life-savior, yet she was also sad that he had abandoned her once more .

Nothing had changed .

The most important thing that she could not forgive, was that he had another woman in his heart . All she was to him was a replacement for someone he couldn't have .

“And if I'm not willing?”

Why was he so persistent? Didn't he only want her for her body?

Mu Sihan tightened his hold on her chin . “You won't be able to run away from me . Do you think I won't force myself on you? Let me ask you again, are you willing?”

Mu Sihan thought that he would not be able to get an answer from her . He did not expect for her to reply after a long silence, “I've always remembered my life savior after that kidnapping nine years ago . If you think that I can return that favor by using my body, then take it . ”

It wasn't as though she was a clean slate, she was no longer a virgin . She was not against sleeping with him, despite the wariness and resentment she held towards him .

Did he not also want to sleep with her when he forced her to sign that contract initially?

Mu Sihan's breathing tightened as his handsome face leaned towards hers . “You really want to give yourself to me?”

Nan Zhi could feel his breathing get heavier . A sour and bitter feeling spread in her chest . As expected, he only wanted her body .

“With your personality, you will never give up until you've slept with me!” Nan Zhi bit her lips as her long eyelashes covered the dejection flas.h.i.+ng in her almond-shaped eyes . “Since that's the case, I'll give myself to you . After you do, you can let go of me, and also yourself . ”