Lin Feng, who was still rinsing his naked body under cold water, was startled to see Xue Qingyi. His face flushed with embarrassment. "Qingyi, what are you doing here…"

"Come out quickly. I brought some burn ointment for you." Xue Qingyi's beautiful eyes scanned Lin Feng's well-built physique. She composed herself, her expression feigning calm, then lifted a tube of ointment in her hand. "I brought some burn ointment for you," she said nonchalantly to Lin Feng.

"Oh..." Lin Feng froze for a moment. He turned off the faucet, grabbed a bath towel, wiped himself down, wrapped it around his lower body, and walked out of the bathroom.

"Lie on the bed. Don't move." Upon seeing the large patch of red, burned skin on Lin Feng's back, Xue Qingyi's gaze grew serious, and she instructed Lin Feng in a solemn voice.

Lin Feng obediently did as told. Soon, Xue Qingyi was evenly spreading the cool, soothing ointment on Lin Feng's broad back.

Lin Feng rested his chin on a pillow that carried Xue Qingyi's scent, comfortably enjoying her service as she applied the medication. Feeling her gentle hands moving over his back, a ticklish sensation, both physical and emotional, stirred within him.

"Lin Feng, when you were holding me as we fell into the sea earlier, I thought we were really going to die..." Xue Qingyi's voice was melancholic. She continued softly, "It took so much to find you. If we were to die so quickly, I truly wouldn't be able to accept it..."

"Silly girl, what are you thinking? I was protecting you; how could you die?" Lin Feng chuckled and said casually, though he knew that the experience of being blasted into the sea by a bomb and then climbing from the pitch-black water onto the cruise ship had indeed been terrifying. In front of Xue Qingyi, however, he could only pretend to be unconcerned.

Xue Qingyi answered with a soft smile, "Yes, with you by my side, I don't need to be afraid of anything. In the future, you won't leave me behind alone again, will you?"

Lin Feng smiled bitterly. He finally understood what Xue Qingyi was trying to say.

"Lin Feng, these past six months have been so hard for me," Xue Qingyi said, her voice somewhat weak. "I kept wondering about that time you were ambushed... did you intentionally fake your death to hide from me? On one hand, I was worried you were avoiding me; on the other, I didn't want anything to have actually happened to you. That's why I never dared to believe the truth of that incident. Zhou Yang and the others all said you were gone, but I believed you were alive. I knew I would find you again..."

Lin Feng wore a bitter smile, waiting for Xue Qingyi to finish. Then, he let out a bitter laugh. "Then you must have been very disappointed when you saw me again, right? The me now is not the same person I was before..."

"No!" Xue Qingyi shook her head firmly. "Memories define a person. You have all of Lin Feng's memories, so you are Lin Feng!"

Lin Feng nodded silently. He now possessed the memories of two individuals... Therefore, Lin Feng was Lin Feng, not just the White Wolf King.

"Lin Feng, have you truly let go of what happened with my sister?" Xue Qingyi smiled faintly, lightly stroking the strong muscles on Lin Feng's back as she asked, "She's no longer your inner demon, right?"

Upon hearing Xue Qingyi mention her sister, Lin Feng's face stiffened. Indeed, in Lin Feng's current memories, Xue Qinghan had already become somewhat vague. That tragic past was not as deeply seared into Lin Feng's mind as it was for the White Wolf King... Lin Feng felt more like an observer, flipping through old memories.

"Zhou Yang and I have been following you for two days. We know about Tang Rou, Ning Aoxue, Su Zi, Xu Jing—at least four beautiful girls. Add Wu Mei and Li Liping from the ship, and well, you've certainly changed quite a bit..." Xue Qingyi smiled faintly at Lin Feng. She showed no signs of disappointment, but Lin Feng could clearly sense a hint of bitterness deep within her.

For Xue Qingyi, it was naturally painful to realize Lin Feng could accept so many other girls but not her.

"Qingyi, you misunderstood... it's not as dramatic as it seems..." Lin Feng explained with a bitter smile. "The only ones I'm truly involved with are Tang Rou and Wu Mei. The other girls are just friends. Don't overthink it..."

"Really?" After listening to Lin Feng's words, Xue Qingyi's eyes revealed a hint of surprise; apparently, she didn't quite believe him. What she had observed while secretly watching them was quite different.

"Yes, well, it's hard to explain something like this on the spot. Anyway, let's not talk about this now..." Lin Feng glanced at Xue Qingyi, whose eyes were filled with tender affection for him. He suddenly felt a potent stirring within him. The way she was half-kneeling beside him in her nightgown was far too tempting. Didn't she realize she wasn't a child anymore? This was outright seduction!

"It's getting late. You should get some rest. I should go back too..." Lin Feng merely took a fleeting glance at Xue Qingyi before quickly averting his gaze. He didn't dare to keep staring at the fatally enticing Xue Qingyi. He was about to stand up and leave.

"Don't go..." Xue Qingyi suddenly reached out her delicate hand, firmly gripping Lin Feng's arm.

Lin Feng was puzzled. But since Xue Qingyi had spoken, he sat back down on the bed, turning to look at her with a questioning expression. "Is there anything else?"

Xue Qingyi seemed to be lost in thought for a moment. Her face suddenly flushed, and she avoided his gaze, grumbling, "Are you in such a hurry to get back to that Wu Mei? Is she really that great?"

"No..." Lin Feng laughed bitterly. It wasn't that he was eager to get back to Wu Mei, he thought. He just didn't dare stay here any longer. With such dry tinder and a blazing fire, who knew what might happen between them... He had never denied Xue Qingyi's charm. Xue Qingyi bore about an eighty percent resemblance to Xue Qinghan in appearance, but her facial features were softer, her personality gentler, and she was even more attached to Lin Feng. Lin Feng had long been attracted to Xue Qingyi. It was just that, back then, he couldn't overcome the hurdle of Xue Qinghan sacrificing herself for him, so he had never developed anything substantial with Xue Qingyi.

"Lin Feng, kiss me, please?"

Just as Lin Feng was wondering what was so different about Xue Qingyi today, he suddenly heard her trembling voice, a soft invitation.

"What?" Lin Feng unconsciously exclaimed. In disbelief, he looked up. Xue Qingyi, who had been over a meter away, had moved close to him. They were almost face to face, their faces less than twenty centimeters apart. Lin Feng could clearly sense the fragrance from her body and her unsteady, fragrant breath...

Xue Qingyi's beautiful, crescent-moon eyes were right before him. Her pretty face was flushed, brimming with shyness, yet she stubbornly kept her eyes open, her watery gaze reflecting Lin Feng's stunned expression...

"Kiss me..." Xue Qingyi's voice was a barely audible murmur.

Before Lin Feng could react from his stupor, Xue Qingyi's slender arms had already wrapped around his neck, and at the same time, her soft, petal-like lips pressed against his...

BUZZ...

As Xue Qingyi suddenly embraced and kissed him, Lin Feng felt his head buzzing. He couldn't believe this was real. Qingyi, this girl, was actually taking the initiative to kiss him! What on earth had gotten into her?

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