The evil female is weak and the males of the whole continent are out of control and fall.

Chapter 727 When did you become so obedient?

He had already taken his seat at some point, sitting diagonally opposite her.

The flickering candlelight illuminated his sharply defined profile, making his handsome, long eyebrows even more prominent.

At this moment, his brows were slightly furrowed, and his gaze was focused on her, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he was simply watching her eat.

For a fleeting moment, Bai Wanwan's hand holding the chopsticks paused almost imperceptibly.

The way Jin Ying was frowning and staring intently at that moment, with a focused yet melancholic expression, gave the impression of gazing across thousands of mountains and rivers...

It gave her a sudden fright, and in a daze, she seemed to see the shadow of another person.

Fu Jinshen!
Although the two faces were not similar at all, Jin Ying had the deep and rugged features unique to male beastmen, while Fu Jin Shen was more like the handsome and noble man she remembered.

But it was that slight frown and the complex, unfathomable emotion hidden in her eyes that gave her this absurd illusion.

It was as if... Fu Jinshen had transcended time and space, sitting in front of her, gazing at her quietly and deeply.

Ember Shadow keenly noticed her paused gaze.

His eyes flickered slightly, and all the emotions he showed on his face instantly vanished, returning him to his usual calm, restrained, and slightly aloof demeanor.

Without making a sound, he picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of tender, well-cooked meat that was easy to digest. He gently placed it into Bai Wanwan's bowl, which was already piled with food. His movements were natural, yet they carried a kind of cautious thoughtfulness unique to newcomers.

Bai Wanwan suddenly snapped out of her daze and found her wild thoughts somewhat amusing.

She gave Jin Ying a grateful smile, thinking to herself, "Although there are no two people in the world who are exactly alike, perhaps there are some subtle similarities in temperament and demeanor?"

Perhaps it's because I've been too busy lately and my mind is unsettled that I've made such a ridiculous connection.

She shook off that momentary daze and refocused her attention on the food.

Amidst the constant feeding and concerned inquiries from the males, Bai Wanwan quickly ate her fill, even feeling a little bloated.

The feeling of exhaustion came over me belatedly.

She usually takes a light nap in the afternoon, but today, in order to find Zhu Xiu, she has been under a lot of tension. Now that she has relaxed, she is overcome with sleepiness.

She yawned lazily, exchanged a few words with her beastmen, washed up early, climbed into her soft, warm bed, and fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.

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As night deepened, the entire tribe fell into silence.

Bai Wanwan slept soundly at first, but perhaps because she was still thinking about the "two days" agreement with Zhu Xiu, or perhaps because of the emotional ups and downs she experienced during the day, her sleep became lighter in the latter half of the night.

She unconsciously turned over in her dream, and as she swung her arm, she suddenly touched a hard, warm object.

The texture was definitely not that of a soft animal hide blanket.

She was already in a light sleep, and almost instantly she woke up with a start, her eyes snapping open in the darkness.

By the faint moonlight filtering through the cracks in the window, she could vaguely make out a tall, silent figure sitting on the edge of the bed.

The figure remained motionless, like a rock, facing directly towards her bed.

"It's me." A deep, familiar voice, carrying the cool scent of night dew, rang out just in time, cutting off her unspoken shock.

Bai Wanwan's heart, which had been in her throat, suddenly dropped halfway, but was immediately replaced by even greater astonishment.

She practically sat up abruptly, clutching the blanket, facing the figure, her voice filled with disbelief: "Chief? You... how come you're sitting here in the middle of the night?" The room was silent, save for her slightly rapid breathing and the sweet, soft scent emanating from her.

Her voice was exceptionally clear in the silence, carrying a soft mix of confusion and joy.

The chieftain did not answer immediately.

He did intend to ignore her for a few days so that she could reflect on her actions and learn her lesson.

As the head of the clan and one of the pillars of the family, he needed to express his stance and also needed time to process the sudden feeling of suffocation.

Even though he tried to numb himself with mountains of tribal affairs and let the busyness ease the knot in his heart, this "cold treatment" didn't last more than a few days.

Reason told him he should wait, but his emotions were pulling him in uncontrollably.

He worried whether she would be sad because of their coldness, whether she was eating properly, and whether she was sleeping soundly...

In the end, he couldn't resist and came back to see her late at night.

But what I didn't expect was that she was curled up in the soft bedding, her little face rosy from sleep, her breathing even and long, and there was even a faint, satisfied smile on her lips.

She's sleeping so soundly.

That heartless female!
In an instant, a feeling that was hard to describe as either anger or helplessness welled up in my heart.

He still remembered the time when she was pregnant with his child, and when he questioned her, she looked completely innocent and denied everything.

He couldn't help but let out a very soft, ambiguous sneer from his nose.

But what can be done?

There are plenty of beautiful and capable females in the tribe, and even on this continent, but he only has eyes for this one, and has lost his soul to her.

No matter how heartless they are, or how much they might anger him, he can only accept it and endure it.

Bai Wanwan felt a little flustered by his sudden, ambiguous chuckle.

She couldn't see his full expression in the darkness, but the complex emotions contained in his laughter made her uneasy.

Ignoring everything else, she leaned forward, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pressed her soft body close to him, her voice filled with dependence and a hint of coquetry, "Don't scare me... What's wrong?"

"How am I trying to scare you?" The chieftain let her hug him, his body stiffening almost imperceptibly for a moment before relaxing.

His voice sounded calm, but upon closer listening, one could still detect a faint, suppressed resentment beneath the surface. "You seemed to be sleeping soundly, not disturbed at all."

Bai Wanwan understood the subtext in his words and knew what he meant.

Her heart softened, and she felt a pang of sadness.

She chuckled softly, pressing her cheek against his neck, her warm breath brushing against his skin: "Then... what will it take for you to truly forgive me? Do you want me to stand in the corner every night as punishment, without sleeping, before you feel better?"

She was half-jokingly and half-seriously probing, but she felt the body embracing her seemed to tighten up a bit.

The next second, a warm, broad, calloused hand firmly grasped her slender waist.

The warmth of that hand emanated through her thin nightgown, making her shiver slightly.

"If I punish you, you'll really stand there?" The chieftain's voice was close at hand, lower and hoarser than before, carrying a dangerous magnetism. "When did you become so obedient?"

(End of this chapter)