Lin Qinghe frowned, unable to stand You Rong's questioning gaze. She forcefully pushed his hand away and said coldly, "What business is it of yours!"
Lin Qinghe thought self-mockingly... Right, recalling what happened half a month ago, in You Rong's eyes, she, as a blood race, could not control her body's instincts towards anyone, seeing everyone as food!
The more Lin Qinghe thought about it, the angrier she became, so angry that she didn't notice You Rong's increasingly somber expression. She continued impatiently, "If you've come to the Elder Council to talk about this, then go back. I have things to do."
Still had things to do?
She had said on the phone earlier that she had things to do, and what was the result?!
The result was that the matter was feeding? And feeding on the blood of a spirit fox clan member!
Then why was she so angry when she drank his blood? Su Dan Novel Network
Didn't she say herself that taking him back was like raising food? He was fully aware of his role as food, so what was she dissatisfied with?!
Was it that his blood tasted bad? Did she not like it?
But she had clearly liked it that night!
For some reason, You Rong felt as if a piece of his chest had been hollowed out. Thinking of Lin Qinghe being with another spirit fox clan member day and night for half a month, and not even returning, felt like his most cherished possession had been snatched away when he was a child.
You Rong was angrier than ever, especially seeing the impatience appear on Lin Qinghe's face.
Seeing You Rong standing there motionless, Lin Qinghe's frown deepened. "What? Do you have anything else?"
You Rong's eyes darkened. He suddenly lunged forward, grabbing Lin Qinghe's wrists firmly, pressing her onto the sofa. He leaned over, looking down at her, staring intently into her eyes, suppressing his anger, and asked word by word, "What exactly do you want me to do? Why did you bring me back back then? You let me follow you, you said you were raising me as food, and that I'd be more delicious when I grew up, you said that!"
In the last sentence, Lin Qinghe could almost hear You Rong grinding his teeth.
Lin Qinghe stared at the furious You Rong, stunned.
You Rong stared at her and said again, "Speak! What do you want me to do?"
Lin Qinghe never imagined that the casual words she had spoken to amuse You Rong years ago, he had kept in his heart.
After all these years, with all her actions, she truly hadn't expected You Rong to still take those jokes so seriously.
Lin Qinghe's thoughts were a little chaotic. Her red lips moved, and some words reached her lips, but thinking that You Rong was still a minor, she couldn't bring herself to say them.
After pondering for a while, Lin Qinghe sighed and asked in return, "You Rong, after all these years, what do you see me as? You tell me first."
You Rong thought seriously. After a while, he shook his head a little confusedly, "...I don't know. After my parents and siblings were killed, only you could give me a sense of peace."
This was dependence, or perhaps an emotion mixed with familial affection.
Lin Qinghe followed You Rong's words and asked, "Do you see me as your family?"
You Rong still shook his head, his eyes lost.
"Then let me ask in a different way, have you ever thought about living with me forever? Like... living together with your parents and siblings."
You Rong thought about it carefully. The thought of living with Lin Qinghe forever didn't make him feel averse. After all, he had no family left in this world.
You Rong nodded and replied, "Yes."
Lin Qinghe said, "That's right. You see me as family, and I... actually feel the same way. I've protected you so much these past few years, trained you with all my might, watched you grow, and worried constantly about you being eaten by some reckless blood race. I can say I've given you my heart and soul. Even so, you still think I'm raising you as food. If you were me... wouldn't you be angry? Hmm?"
Under Lin Qinghe's gaze, You Rong suddenly released her hand and instead hugged her, bending over and burying his face in her neck, saying in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have thought that way. Don't be angry. From now on... you are my only family, the dearest person!"
Hearing the boy's apologetic voice, Lin Qinghe raised her hand and stroked the back of his head, feeling a mix of emotions.
Because she couldn't bring herself to act on a minor, she could only first admit that her feelings for him were like family. After this year, if she told You Rong it was actually love, she didn't know what he would think.
For now, she wouldn't worry about it. Admitting it was family affection clearly brought them closer.
After letting You Rong hug her for a while, Lin Qinghe pushed him away, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "So... you came to the Elder Council so late at night to find me? Or..."
You Rong clasped Lin Qinghe's hand tightly and, without hiding anything, nodded heavily, "Yes, I came to find you."
"Why? I haven't been back for over ten days? Were you afraid I'd be angry?"
You Rong hesitated for a moment, then nodded, admitting it.
Lin Qinghe's eyes immediately curved into a smile, "There was some trouble in the blood race, and I went to a city in the east. I only returned these past couple of days. While I was upset about not returning, it wasn't entirely the reason. I've been very busy lately."
You Rong caught the key point in Lin Qinghe's words. "You... you weren't at the Elder Council for the past half month? That spirit fox clan member wasn't with you the whole time?"
Lin Qinghe gave You Rong an exasperated eye roll, "Of course not! He owed a favor to the Grand Elder, so he wanted to repay it. The Grand Elder saw that I hadn't been feeding and that you'd been with me for so many years, thinking I liked drinking beastmen's blood, so he specifically sent him over... But I never drank his blood. Just now, he accidentally cut his own neck, and the blood got on my face. I was about to throw him out when you arrived."
That person was acting as if she was insatiably hungry and eager to feed on anyone she found.
For some reason, the discomfort You Rong felt in his heart instantly vanished upon hearing that Lin Qinghe hadn't drunk the spirit fox clan member's blood.
But he remembered what Zhang Yi had said, that Lin Qinghe rarely ate, causing her physical functions to decline. Recalling the past few years, he hadn't seen Lin Qinghe eat, and it seemed she was repulsed by it. Was there something wrong with her body?
You Rong's expression flickered back and forth. Seeing this, Lin Qinghe directly said, "Is there something you want to ask me? Just ask."
"Why do you rarely eat? So little that your body's functions are declining. Is there a reason?"
"This..."
Lin Qinghe couldn't exactly say that the soul in her body wasn't the original owner's, but her own as a human, and therefore she psychologically rejected feeding.
Lin Qinghe could only stick to one explanation: "I don't like the taste of that blood..."
Not liking the taste of the blood, to the point of repulsion?
You Rong had never heard of such a condition in the blood race.
But that night, half a month ago, she had clearly liked his blood.
You Rong's eyes flickered. He suddenly took Lin Qinghe's hand and placed it on his face, looking straight at her, and said, "You like the taste of my blood... Will you drink my blood in the future, okay?"