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"Why?" Lin Feng did not understand. They had already kissed, so why was this action not acceptable?
"You little rascal, don't push your luck. I'm telling you, tonight you will just hold me obediently. If you dare to make any small moves, see if I will still pay attention to you," Dong Jie said, her eyes shifting as if hiding something.
Did Dong Jie not love Lin Feng? No, just moments ago, she realized that she did not resist the kind of sibling-like love Lin Feng offered. However, she truly could not accept him.
The reason was simple: Dong Jie believed she was not worthy of Lin Feng. In other words, she thought of herself as a bad woman because she always believed that whoever married her would be doomed to misfortune, even suffer calamities.
This story needs to start from the beginning.
When Dong Jie was around Lin Feng's age, she had already secured a job in City B, a mid-level city. Although it was just an ordinary job, it did not diminish her youthful dreams of love.
With her beauty, it wasn't long before Dong Jie had a suitor. To be honest, he was a decent boy with ambition, and naturally, Dong Jie agreed to date him.
Dong Jie was conservative; at most, they would hold hands while crossing the street. The boy understood this and Dong Jie thought she might marry him one day.
However, on the very day Dong Jie agreed to marry him, the boy was involved in a car accident that night and tragically passed away despite efforts to save him.
Dong Jie mourned for a long time. After such a blow, she began to think of herself as a woman who brought misfortune to men.
With this thought in mind, Dong Jie sought out several fortune tellers to confirm her beliefs.
Having no higher education, she still held some belief in things beyond science.
After several readings from different fortune tellers, each one told her that she was born under the sign of a white tiger that brings misfortune to husbands. They warned that marrying her or even having a lifelong commitment with her would lead to a difficult life for any man.
In the past, Dong Jie would have dismissed such claims outright. But since her boyfriend had indeed died on the very night she agreed to marry him, she started to believe it. From then on, she left her job and opened a self-service store next to Lin Feng's school. Due to her kindness and disillusionment, she rejected any advances from others.
That day, considering all this, she agreed to Huang Sheng's request. She steeled herself; since Huang Sheng was pushing her so hard, she would use her purity to harm him for Lin Feng's sake. This showed how deeply ingrained her beliefs were and how intense her hatred for Huang Sheng had become.
Thus, Dong Jie constantly reminded herself that even if she loved Lin Feng in her heart, it should remain a secret love; Lin Feng was not someone she should hope to possess.
Her earlier attempt to stop Lin Feng stemmed from fear that in such an ambiguous situation, he might develop those kinds of feelings for her and ultimately bring harm upon himself.
But she didn't want to tell Lin Feng, because she knew that even if she did, Lin Feng wouldn't believe her. He might even try to break Dong Jie's perception and prove her wrong.
She loved Lin Feng, so she was unwilling to let him take risks.
Love can sometimes be selfless. Just as Lin Feng would risk himself for her, she could also give up her own love for Lin Feng.
Although she really hoped to receive Lin Feng's love, she believed that her life was such that wanting these things was simply a luxury. The kiss she shared with Lin Feng earlier had already made Dong Jie very happy. She knew that as long as they didn't engage in anything intimate or discuss marriage, Lin Feng wouldn't be affected by her.
"Alright, Jie Jie, you've had a long day. Go to sleep; I'll keep watch over you," Lin Feng said at that moment, not noticing the secret hidden in Dong Jie's eyes. He didn't push her and gently stroked Dong Jie's beautiful face as he spoke softly.
"Mm..." Seeing Lin Feng's expression and actions at that moment made Dong Jie smile sweetly before closing her eyes.
Once Dong Jie had her eyes closed, Lin Feng added more firewood and busied himself drying Dong Jie's clothes. Although it felt comfortable to hold onto Dong Jie without any clothes on, he was still worried about her catching a cold. He hurriedly dried her clothes so she could wear them; after all, they could still embrace each other once she was dressed.
After a while, Lin Feng had dried both Dong Jie's and his own clothes. Seeing that Dong Jie was sleeping soundly, he didn't want to disturb her. He simply covered her with the clothes. Even though he was still bare-chested, it didn't matter; there was a fire nearby, and putting on clothes now would only wake Dong Jie.
With everything quiet around them and the rain having stopped, Lin Feng decided to close his eyes as well. With Tesla around, he could sleep while remaining alert.
...
After dozing off for a long time, Lin Feng was startled awake by Tesla's voice.
"What happened?" Lin Feng knew that Tesla waking him up at this time must mean something urgent.
"I sensed some creatures moving in the surroundings, but they are still far away and haven't entered my perception range, so I don't know what they are," Tesla said with a serious expression.
"Creatures? Could they be animals from the forest?" Lin Feng asked, now fully awake.
Lin Feng had heard rumors about wolf packs attacking people at Thumb Mountain at night, but those were just rumors he hadn't taken seriously before.
"Hehe... kid, you're really smart; they are indeed animals," Tesla replied, feeling more relaxed now that Lin Feng was awake.
"Animals? What kind of animals? It wouldn't be wolves, would it?" Lin Feng ignored Tesla's teasing and asked.
"Hehe... congratulations! You guessed right again; it's indeed a pack of wolves," Tesla continued to tease as if nothing could faze him.
Indeed, Tesla exists within the magic ring, where any physical attack is ineffective against him; he is merely a soul, untouched by missiles or rockets.
However, Tesla is not worried because Lin Feng is a living person, flesh and blood. He is not some indestructible being like the Diamond Sutra.
“How many?” Lin Feng knows that the urgent task now is to understand the situation and devise an appropriate strategy; being anxious will not help.
“Not too many, just seven or eight wolves. That's not even enough for a single magazine of bullets,” Tesla said casually, thinking Lin Feng still had ammunition.
“Old buddy, I've already shot all my bullets to save Sister Jie,” Lin Feng replied, feeling helpless at Tesla's nonchalance; he was out of bullets.
“The bullets in your gun are gone; just reload it,” Tesla continued to speak in his usual leisurely manner.
It seems he thought Lin Feng still had bullets in the magic ring.
“If I had bullets, would I be wasting time talking to you? Right now, I only have one bullet left in my handgun, and that's just a leftover from an accident,” Lin Feng explained. He indeed had a gun in the magic ring, but only one bullet remained in his handgun.
“What should we do then?” Tesla assumed Lin Feng must have spare bullets in the magic ring but was surprised to learn he did not. One bullet against seven or eight wolves is useless!
Lin Feng knew that if he were to die, he would have to endure the endless loneliness and darkness within the magic ring again. Therefore, Tesla began to feel anxious as well.
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