Playing Tricks (Chapter 28)
Compared to Dr. Na Nali, who was shocked that Ye Sheng dared to pull the tiger's whiskers, Gu Luoyu, who had been monitoring with her psychic energy, was fully aware that the secret she wanted to conceal had already been exposed.
Thinking this, Gu Luoyu cast a cold gaze toward Dr. Na Nali, her red eyes flashing with an intimidating light.
Useless fool.
Frightened by Gu Luoyu's icy stare, Dr. Na Nali didn't understand what had just happened, but he didn't dare linger any longer. Putting on a fake smile, he muttered something about being busy and quickly made his escape.
Just as Dr. Na Nali slipped away, Ye Sheng wiggled her little hands, drawing Gu Luoyu's attention back onto herself. The interrogation wasn't over yet!
Seeing Gu Luoyu's expression remain unchanged, Ye Sheng became so annoyed her teeth itched. Huffing in anger, she pressed her forehead against Gu Luoyu and threatened, “Gu Luoyu, you'd better explain everything from beginning to end, and maybe I'll consider leniency!”
“I can explain,” Gu Luoyu smiled, lifting her hands to gently bounce Ye Sheng in her arms, “but, Xiao Sheng, are you sure you want to keep this pose?”
Ye Sheng suddenly realized she was still clinging onto Gu Luoyu like a koala hugging a tree, this position really wasn't appropriate. But what if Gu Luoyu ran away the moment she let go?
Her conflicted expression revealed her thoughts clearly. Gu Luoyu sighed helplessly. She wouldn't actually run; she had kept it secret before only because she didn't want Ye Sheng involved in danger... Although, with Gu Luoyu's current strength, accidents were generally unlikely.
Still, in deep-sea regions, one couldn't afford to be careless.
This was Gu Luoyu's recent realization from battling deep-sea polluted creatures. Unlike S-rank or higher polluted creatures in the wilderness, the ocean seemed to offer far more evolutionary paths.
As a result, powerful sea-dwelling polluted creatures weren't just massive in size, they also possessed more bizarre abilities, including the power to block or suppress psychic energy, making them particularly troublesome.
Fortunately, Gu Luoyu wasn't just an esper with immense power; her physical attributes had also been enhanced to the extreme.
Even when her psychic abilities occasionally failed, she still managed to kill those sea polluted creatures, acquiring many precious materials... However, despite winning, her injuries couldn't heal immediately, even using energy stones didn't help.
She could only wait for time to heal her slowly...
This made hiding the truth even harder for Gu Luoyu, but as long as she stayed silent, she'd delay it as long as possible... Unfortunately, she hadn't delayed long enough. She'd still been found out.
Still, Gu Luoyu didn't regret letting Dr. Na Nali deliver the ring. It was something Ye Sheng urgently needed right now!
The sooner she obtained it, the more accidents could be avoided, greatly enhancing her safety.
“So, the reason you hid it from me was because it was too dangerous?”
Sitting inside the tent, after listening to Gu Luoyu's explanation, Ye Sheng suddenly asked. This made Gu Luoyu pause, and she nodded slightly before quickly shaking her head, “It is dangerous, but the real reason is... I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you, Little Sheng. Just like a dragon has its scale, if touched, it attacks to kill. If anything happened to you, I would also...”
Before she could finish, Ye Sheng quickly lifted her hand and covered Gu Luoyu's mouth, stopping her from continuing.
Even saying such things wasn't allowed.
Ye Sheng puffed her cheeks, glaring at Gu Luoyu who looked so innocent. She felt that this pitiful little thing she had picked up herself was getting harder and harder to manage, because she knew exactly how easily she could be swayed!
Although Ye Sheng wasn't particularly clever, after spending so much time with Gu Luoyu, she could tell what tricks she was playing.
Saying this now was just another trick to stop her from following, while Gu Luoyu continued fighting those sea polluted creatures...
As Ye Sheng hesitated, pondering how to counter Gu Luoyu, the latter leaned closer, her soft lips brushing against Ye Sheng's palm, like a little fish gently pecking, sending tingles through her heart.
When Ye Sheng lifted her gaze and met those dazzling red eyes, it was as if the entire starry sky was shimmering before her.
With ease, Ye Sheng fell right into the trap.
Gu Luoyu reached out, gently grasping Ye Sheng's slender wrist. Instead of letting go, she lowered her head and continued kissing her fingers, her red eyes still locked with Ye Sheng's, like a seductive succubus exuding endless charm, making it impossible to look away.
“Little Sheng, even if there's the slightest danger, I don't want you taking any risks.”
After finishing the kiss, Gu Luoyu pressed her cheek tightly against Ye Sheng's palm, her brows slightly furrowed with worry, making her look so pitiful one would want to reach out and smooth the creases, restoring her smile.
If before it had been subtle hints, now it was blatant, open manipulation.
What could Ye Sheng do in response? Sigh... She was doomed to be stuck with Gu Luoyu for life!
For anyone else, encountering a partner willing to face danger together and never part even in death would be deeply moving. But Gu Luoyu? She was using underhanded tricks to refuse her accompaniment.
Although Ye Sheng knew she was indeed weak, she had the golden finger of the lottery system!
If real danger arose, she could at least use the lottery space to “defy fate”... Although, by then, her lottery points might be completely drained, or even go negative.
Thinking this, Ye Sheng opened her mouth, then swallowed the words of refusal with effort. Finally, reluctantly, she nodded.
She agreed.
Based on her understanding of Gu Luoyu, the fact that she was now willing to act weak and play tricks meant she truly wanted to continue fighting here. She couldn't bring herself to stop her.
Still, even if she agreed, she had to make one thing clear, “But, Ah Yu, if anything happens to you, I'll come join you. I won't stay alive alone!”
“I know.”
While Ye Sheng couldn't bear hearing Gu Luoyu utter the word “death,” Gu Luoyu was exactly the opposite. She knew she had never been a good person, even when facing her beloved partner.
Just as Ye Sheng spoke of dying together, Gu Luoyu felt an unusual delight inside.
Of course, she couldn't reveal this dark emotion. To hide the increasingly bright smile tugging at her lips, Gu Luoyu immediately lifted Ye Sheng into her arms and tilted her head, kissing the smooth, slender neck.
She tried to suppress the sweetness in her voice, keeping her tone as normal as possible: “Don't worry, I'll stay alive. I still have to grow old with you and raise our child together!”
Though she said this, in her heart, Gu Luoyu didn't actually care much about the child.
In fact, she even disliked it.
Especially after learning of Ye Heiya's predicted future, if terminating the pregnancy wouldn't hurt Ye Sheng, she would've secretly killed the brat long ago to avoid the fate of Ye Sheng dying from weakness during childbirth.
Precisely because of this, ever since arriving at the seaside, Gu Luoyu had been trying to deviate from the original course of events, searching for things beneficial to Ye Sheng, so that her future childbirth would go smoothly.
According to the foreseen vision, on the way back to the base, contact with a certain special oceanic substance would cause the child inside Ye Sheng to develop rapidly, resulting in “premature birth.”