gentle beast

73

The girl wore a thick cotton-padded coat and a furry hat on her head. Her nose was red from the cold weather, and her eyes were very clear. The snow-capped mountain stood in the distance were also eclipsed.

“That. . .” Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu had her hands behind her back and she hesitated for a long time, then she spoke slowly, “Ryan, I have something to discuss with you.”

Ryan raised his eyebrows and simply said, “Speak.”

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu shrunk her shoulders and lowered her voice, “Can I leave for a few days. . .”

Ryan frowned, “Where to go?”

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu felt guilty, “I have some important things to do that haven’t been resolved. Tomorrow, I have to return to my race. . .”

. . .

The pressure around her dropped.

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu didn’t receive a response and she quietly raised her eyes to see his face was expressionless and his eyes were deep, silently staring at her.

Her heart jumped and hurriedly explained, “I won’t leave for a long time, and once I’ve finished resolving things, I’ll be back. . . at the most, two months.”

The sophomore course was quite a lot, but she had taken some lessons in advance and was relatively relaxed about it.

If she finished all her lab courses ahead of time, she could be back earlier.

Ryan’s expression didn’t change and his claws took hold of her chin. He leaned forward and bared his teeth, asking in a whisper, “What did you promise as my spouse?”

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu was stunned then she responded with what she had said back in Wilnor Valley.

She said, “Since I promised to be your spouse, I won’t leave you.”

When she had thought of only coaxing him then, she had said so.

What’s more, she didn’t intend to leave him anymore. She would return home for a few days, should it be more being “away?”

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu raised a finger and changed her mind, “One month? It will pass quickly. . .”

Ryan looked at her with a little anger in his face and left no room for discussion, “Not a single day.”

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu: “. . .”

It couldn’t be blamed that she was so anxious.

The day after tomorrow was the day she started school. If she didn’t go in on time, the school would automatically expel her.

Coupled with her not having contacted her parents for a month, even if she went to teach in a remote area, this time of being “missing” was too long.

She could almost imagine the trouble that she would face when she came back.

Jǐ Xiǎo Ōu was helpless and stared at Ryan in discouragement. Her head was messy and suddenly a thought flashed, as if suddenly thinking of something, and her eyes were suddenly bright.