Chapter 90: That really is quite unfortunate.

“I never wanted to become like this…”

“It’s all your fault, you damn blondie for stealing my man, otherwise I wouldn’t have run into that thing… I never would’ve made that stupid move…”

“Damn it, I hate you so much!”

Lin Xinyuan kept cursing the young man in front of her, thinking she was still inside the Dream Realm, as if trying to vent all her emotions.

By the end, she was laughing and crying at the same time, burying her face in her knees.

When she finally had nothing left to say, she put her feet down and stood up straight from the chair.

Her fair little feet didn’t slip into her slippers but directly stepped onto the cold cement floor, heading straight for Qin Nanfeng.

She tiptoed, raised her small hand, ready to slap him hard.

If she couldn’t do it in reality, then at least she could do it here in the Dream Realm, right?

But… could she really get what she wanted?

Before her small hand could reach his handsome face, a burning-hot large hand suddenly appeared halfway and firmly gripped her slender wrist.

Lin Xinyuan froze for a moment, a flicker of doubt rising in her heart.

Isn’t this supposed to be a dream?

Why would it resist her will?

And… how could it have temperature…?

She wanted to struggle, but how could she possibly resist Qin Nanfeng!

Especially since she had been standing in the cold wind for so long, her body was already exhausted, unable to exert any strength, and naturally, she had no right to fight back.

“Let go, you damn blondie!” Lin Xinyuan bared her teeth like a small beast.

“Hmm… so I’m a damn blondie, huh?” Qin Nanfeng sighed with a wry smile.

That faint anger had already completely vanished the moment he saw the girl’s pale face.

But he hadn’t expected her to see him that way.

Damn blondie…

Heh… that really is quite unfortunate…

Since you say so, now I’m not just going to ‘steal the corner’…

Seeing Lin Xinyuan’s thin nightgown, Qin Nanfeng’s heart stirred.

Ignoring the girl’s struggles, he suddenly pulled her into his embrace.

“Ugh…”

Caught off guard, Lin Xinyuan was momentarily stunned and hastily raised her hands to block him.

She had thought it was just an illusion earlier, but now, feeling the young man’s familiar scent and burning warmth, she finally realized.

This wasn’t a dream at all.

It was real!

Which meant all the things she just said had been heard by this damn blondie?

Then she was doomed…

This guy, just like her, held grudges…

With that thought, Lin Xinyuan’s struggling body immediately quieted down.

“W-What… are you doing?” she whispered.

Her head was pressed down by his large hand, snug against his solid chest.

Feeling his steady, powerful heartbeat, she panicked, afraid Qin Nanfeng would retaliate on the spot for her insults.

“I was just joking earlier… don’t take it seriously…”

Hearing her weak, frightened, and soft voice, Qin Nanfeng found it a little amusing, but he couldn’t help holding her even tighter.

“Ah… too tight…”

At Lin Xinyuan’s pained little cry, Qin Nanfeng immediately relaxed his grip. “Sorry…”

“Mm…” the girl hummed softly.

“It’s nothing. I just worried you’d be cold,” Qin Nanfeng explained.

Lin Xinyuan naturally understood why he suddenly hugged her.

She was indeed cold after being out in the chill for so long.

Besides, with her constitution, it was obvious she’d likely catch a cold.

Though she knew he meant well, being hugged by this damn blondie was just too embarrassing…

“Then… could you let me go first…”

Lin Xinyuan forced herself to stay calm, pushing against his chest.

It was the only way to keep herself from pressing too closely against him.

After all, besides the thin inner clothes, she was only wearing a nightgown.

If he touched her, how awkward would that be…

“I feel so weird like this… people might misunderstand…”

Qin Nanfeng glanced around as if putting on an act, “There’s no one here anyway.

If no one sees, then no one will misunderstand.”

“You…” Lin Xinyuan was flustered but helpless.

In the hands of this damn blondie, she simply couldn’t resist.

Qin Nanfeng’s eyes flickered.

Seeing the girl looking so defeated, his heart twisted with a strange sensation.

He felt like doing something…

But he still held back, after all, this wasn’t exactly the place to chat.

He slowly loosened his hold. “Enough, let’s go back. Auntie must be worried…”

“Hmph…” Lin Xinyuan stepped back several paces as if fleeing from a fly, looking utterly repulsed.

But when she heard Qin Nanfeng’s words, her expression shifted slightly. “She knows too?”

“Yeah… Otherwise, how do you think I got here? You think I could foresee your accident?”

“True…” Lin Xinyuan nodded.

Though she didn’t know how her mother found out, it didn’t seem important as long as she hurried back and didn’t make her worry.

But…

Going back?

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and lowered her head, her expression melancholy.

“But… I… have no home anymore… I’m not welcome there…”

The girl clasped her hands behind her back.

Her fair little feet were red from the cold, and whenever a gust of wind blew, she shivered and quickly hugged her arms, trying to fend off the chill.

Qin Nanfeng said nothing.

He walked to the bench, picked up her slippers, and came back to her. “Put your feet in.”

“Oh…” Lin Xinyuan didn’t overthink it and quietly slipped her feet into the slippers.

Watching those delicate feet now shod, Qin Nanfeng’s lowered face remained unreadable.

His Adam’s apple moved slightly, but when he stood up, there was nothing unusual about him.

He began taking off his down jacket.

Just as Lin Xinyuan looked confused, he spoke again: “Hold out your hands.”

“Ah!” Lin Xinyuan froze but immediately understood.

She pointed at herself with her fingers. “You mean put it on me?”

“What else? Hurry up. It’s freezing here. I’m afraid you’ll freeze to death before you even get back.”

“Alright…”

Seeing that the damn blondie said it so plainly, Lin Xinyuan didn’t make a fuss and obediently stretched out her arms for the jacket.

But obviously, the jacket was still too big for her.

Once worn, it completely covered her small bottom and almost hid her thighs.

Her hands couldn’t even reach out from the sleeves, making her look quite comical.

“Hm… like a child…” Qin Nanfeng sized her up and gave his verdict.

“…” Lin Xinyuan just wanted to avoid arguing with him right now.

Qin Nanfeng moved closer and reached behind her, pulling the hood over her head. “Still cold?”

“No longer,” Lin Xinyuan smiled and shook her head.

Her heart was complicated.

Though it felt strange, the warm sensation gradually took over…

She tightened the jacket around her and took a faint sniff.

Hm… the unmistakable “scent” of this damn blondie.

But she had to admit, it was really comfortable and warm.

“Good, let’s go!”

Hmm.

The two walked one after the other, following the path upwards.

Because the entire Park was shaped like a bowl, the Lake sat in the middle, surrounded by the Viewing Corridor.

Winding upwards through a small patch of Artificial Forest lay the exit.

The journey wasn’t long—if they wanted to leave directly, it would only take about ten minutes.

But on this short walk, the girl hadn’t even walked for a full minute before she had to stop.

She froze in place, refusing to take another step.

Lin Xinyuan parted her lips slightly, about to call out to the young man ahead, but a sharp spasm of pain suddenly shot through her leg.

She immediately clutched her calf in pain, unable to say a word.

Qin Nanfeng, walking in front, noticed the sudden silence behind him and looked back.

The girl, looking like she had sneaked into adult clothes, was now crouched down with her head lowered, holding her leg tightly.