Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 176: Chapter 174: Wouldn’t It Be Better If He Died?

Shen Yue’s heart trembled at his sudden embrace.

Pressed against his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat and feeling the cooler-than-normal temperature of his body, she didn’t feel cold at all.

Instead, it made her feel secure, like she had someone to lean on.

After he spoke, it was as if a hot spring had been poured into her heart, its warmth spreading through every fiber of her being.

She felt a warmth and care she had never experienced before.

She slowly reached out her arms and wrapped them around him, returning his embrace.

Huang Ziyue’s tall frame stiffened. This was the first time Shen Yue had ever hugged him back willingly.

Her soft body, the warm touch—it all felt so unreal to him.

It was as if, at this very moment, he finally, truly possessed her.

’She’s finally willing to accept me.’

’She’s finally willing to open her heart and let me in.’

In that instant, his heart felt as if it had been completely filled.

For the first time in his five hundred years of existence, he felt this satisfied and happy.

He held her tightly.

In his arms, Shen Yue felt as if she had finally found a safe harbor. She had been so tired all these years.

So tired that she lived in constant fear, even afraid that someone would come to kill her in her sleep.

But now, she felt she could finally let her guard down.

At least in this man’s arms, her heart was at peace.

Thinking of this, she held onto Huang Ziyue and asked the crucial question:

”If I told you that I was the one who set you up back in Beastification City, that I used certain means to make you sleep with me, would you still believe me?”

’Would he still think I’m the best?’

’Would he still care about me?’

’Would he still stand behind me so firmly?’

Huang Ziyue listened.

He suddenly recalled what happened three months ago. He had been fine in Ancient Dragon Castle when he received an urgent letter from a general in Beastification City, saying there were urgent matters to discuss.

So he had left Ancient Dragon Castle and rushed to Beastification City. But as soon as he arrived, he was suddenly overcome by a wave of passion and went straight into the Isolation Room.

The moment he entered the Isolation Room, he lost control.

Especially when he smelled that irresistible fragrance, he completely forgot where he was, sinking into a desire more intense than any he had ever known.

At the time, he only remembered a soft, warm body suddenly slipping into his arms.

He felt five hundred years of pent-up desire ready to be unleashed upon her in that single moment.

He wanted to possess the person in his arms with fierce abandon.

After it happened, although he couldn’t remember the details, he could never forget the feeling.

Later, when he discovered he had children...

He had thought about it carefully. How could it be such a coincidence that he went to Beastification City, that he was so coincidentally overcome with passion, and that he so coincidentally met a woman in the Isolation Room?

It all felt as if someone had meticulously arranged it from behind the scenes.

As if an omnipotent hand was controlling everything.

He had been suspicious, even investigating it in secret.

But when he found out that the person he had been with that day was Shen Yue, he felt the arrangement was simply too perfect.

So now, when Shen Yue said she was the one who set him up...

In that moment, not only was he not angry, he was secretly delighted and pleasantly surprised.

’So, everything that happened between us wasn’t a mistake. It was intentional on her part, something she wanted.’

That meant their union that day wasn’t some muddle-headed accident, but a perfect, premeditated plan.

His heart leaped with excitement, and he hugged Shen Yue even tighter.

”If you really were the one who set me up, then I hope you’ll set me up some more. In fact, you should plan my entire future into your life.”

Hearing this, Shen Yue looked up at him in surprise.

She didn’t think this was something Huang Ziyue would say.

”Are you... whispering sweet nothings to me?”

Cold on the outside, warm on the inside—the phrase perfectly described Huang Ziyue at this moment.

He stroked her head dotingly, letting her thick hair run through his long, broad fingers.

”I’m telling the truth.”

”Being set up by you is my honor. I’m glad I was someone you were willing to go to such great lengths for.”

As he spoke, he looked down at her, his eyes filled with a deep affection she had never seen before.

”Shen Yue, no matter what you do, I will believe you and protect you.”

Looking at her upturned face, he slowly kissed her forehead, as if making a promise.

”You can do whatever you want, boldly and without worry. I will always be behind you.”

Shen Yue felt his cool lips and listened to his vow-like promise, and ripples spread through her heart.

In the past, she had never dared to get too close to him. Although she knew she had developed feelings, she always felt the original owner of her body stood between them.

But now, she knew it had been her from the very beginning.

She was the one who had been with him.

Only now did she truly feel that his body and soul had belonged to her from the start, and never to anyone else.

That lingering, uncomfortable feeling in her heart, that hurdle she couldn’t seem to overcome, finally dissipated.

At this thought, she didn’t hesitate. She stood on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

With this proactive kiss, she responded to Huang Ziyue’s deep affection.

When Huang Ziyue felt her sweet lips press against his, he jolted slightly.

His heartbeat quickened.

Then, he swept Shen Yue into his arms and deepened the kiss.

At this moment, their feelings truly merged.

Heart to heart, they drew close.

The kiss wasn’t long.

But Huang Ziyue kissed her with such deep, enchanting passion. His previously clumsy and domineering kissing technique was now so skilled and gentle that it stirred Shen Yue’s desires.

She was left breathless, and her body even began to react.

However, she knew this wasn’t the right time.

She still had someone to save, and she needed to get back to her children.

So, just as her passion was flaring, she slowly pushed Huang Ziyue away.

She rested her charming forehead against the tip of his nose, her voice breathy, husky, and alluring.

”We can’t continue. We have to get back to the children. I miss them.”

”Also, when the men in black abducted me, they gravely injured Bai Chaosi. He fell to the bottom of a cliff. I have to go save him.”

Huang Ziyue, of course, knew this was not the time to be lovey-dovey.

After all, as he was chasing after her, he had seen with his own eyes the Lizardmen appearing everywhere in broad daylight.

He was actually worried about the children, too.

So, he planned to let her go for now and... have a deeper exchange with her later.

But when he heard the second half of Shen Yue’s sentence, he changed his mind.

He instantly pulled her even tighter, his lips peppering soft kisses on her forehead and hair.

It was as if he was teasing her.

His voice was deep and husky, laced with a cool jealousy and sourness.

”Bai Chaosi? That fox?”

”Wouldn’t it be better to just let him die?”

Shen Yue’s heart sank.

Knowing her words had provoked Huang Ziyue’s possessiveness, she quickly explained:

”He doesn’t actually owe me anything. In fact, I’m the one who owes him. I don’t want to be in his debt like that; otherwise, I’ll feel guilty.”

”Besides, I don’t want Liu Bao to grow up without a father.”