Chapter 3: Lips Gone Numb from Kissing

After kissing Lu Meng, Zhao Tian naturally pulled him into his embrace.

"Meng Meng, how about I take you away from here?"

"To a bigger place with lots of fun things to do and delicious food to eat. I’m sure you’d love it."

"We could even travel to all kinds of places and see different scenery."

"What do you think?"

To remain in the instance world after it ended, one had to exchange the points earned from clearing the game.

Fortunately, Zhao Tian had accumulated plenty of points before.

He’d calculated that it would be enough for him and Lu Meng to live peacefully for decades.

Ever since meeting Lu Meng, returning to reality no longer mattered to him. As long as the boy was by his side, that was enough.

Lu Meng, enchanted by Zhao Tian's words, began to imagine the beautiful life he described.

It was exactly the kind of life he’d always yearned for.

But…

Lu Meng shook his head. "Cheng Yan is here. I’m not going anywhere."

"I need to go back."

Lu Meng stood up from Zhao Tian's arms.

This time, Zhao Tian didn’t stop him.

As long as Cheng Yan, the NPC, was alive, Lu Meng wouldn’t leave with him.

So why not take care of him himself? After all, the man was destined to die anyway.

Dark thoughts swirled in Zhao Tian’s mind.

Relieved to be heading back, Lu Meng glanced behind him and sighed in relief when he didn’t see Zhao Tian following.

But after walking alone for a while, he felt like crying.

He was lost.

The village was much larger than he’d imagined.

When he’d come out earlier, Cheng Yan had led the way, so he hadn’t worried about getting lost.

"Are you lost?"

A cold, clear voice suddenly spoke near his ear.

Lu Meng looked up and saw a tall, handsome man.

"Have we met before?"

He felt like the man looked familiar.

Meng Yue stared at the boy, whose eyes were rimmed red, unshed tears adding a hazy allure to his gaze.

He looked like he was begging to be bullied.

If pushed too far, would he use those soft, pale hands to slap his face? Or would he spit out angry words with his little mouth? Or perhaps, obediently let himself be bullied?

The more Meng Yue thought about it, the heavier his breathing grew.

He reached out and pinched Lu Meng's cheek. Just as he’d imagined—soft and squishy.

"Cry."

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Lu Meng froze for a moment before realizing what the man had said. He swatted Meng Yue’s hand away angrily. "Let go."

His strength wasn’t much, and to Meng Yue, it felt more like playful resistance.

Meng Yue grabbed Lu Meng's hand and coldly said, "If you don’t cry, I’ll kiss you."

Startled, Lu Meng burst into tears.

Tears rolled down his cheeks as he reached out to slap Meng Yue’s face.

But before he could, Meng Yue caught his hand mid-air and leaned down to plant a kiss.

"You’re so beautiful when you cry," Meng Yue murmured.

"And now I’m going to kiss you again."

Lu Meng wiped his tears with his free hand and raised his foot to kick Meng Yue.

"You’re shameless!"

This person was worse than Zhao Tian—absolutely insufferable.

Meng Yue, far from offended, smiled faintly at Lu Meng’s outburst.

He wrapped his arm around the boy’s slender waist and leaned in for another kiss.

But before he could, a powerful force struck him from behind, sending him flying.

The sudden turn of events left Lu Meng stunned.

It wasn’t until he was pulled into a familiar embrace that his thoughts snapped back into focus.

"I’m sorry, Meng Meng. I was late," Cheng Yan said softly.

He hadn’t expected that the short time he spent dealing with some worthless individuals would give someone else the chance to take Lu Meng away.

The thought of what might have happened if he’d been even a moment later made him seethe with rage.

If anyone dared to take advantage of his little wife, Lu Meng would surely cry in grievance.

"Cheng Yan," Lu Meng called out.

"It’s me," Cheng Yan replied.

"Meng Meng, it’s all my fault for letting you suffer."

Lu Meng wanted to say that he was fine—just kissed a couple of times—but his intuition told him it was better not to mention it.

So he stayed silent, letting Cheng Yan hold him.

Seeing Lu Meng’s silence, Cheng Yan’s heart ached even more.

His little wife must’ve suffered terribly.

"Meng Meng…" Cheng Yan lowered his head and kissed Lu Meng’s lips, gently savoring the sweetness. He even playfully demanded Lu Meng to respond.

Caught off guard, Lu Meng hadn’t expected Cheng Yan to kiss him.

But after a while, he started wishing it would end. Cheng Yan was kissing him so forcefully that his lips went numb.

From a distance, Meng Yue watched helplessly as the boy he adored was kissed by another man.

In the script, Cheng Yan and Lu Meng didn’t even have a good marital relationship. This must be coercion!

It didn’t matter. My darling, I’ll save you.

Meng Yue concealed a dagger behind his back, taken from his system’s inventory.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yan gazed tenderly at the flushed face of his little wife.

"Meng Meng, as long as you stay by my side, I’ll give you everything I have."

"Wait for me."

With those words, Cheng Yan turned to fight Meng Yue, who had charged toward him.

Both men were equally matched, and neither held back in their battle for Lu Meng.

Standing nearby, Lu Meng watched anxiously, unsure of what to do.

When he tried to step in, they shouted simultaneously:

"Meng Meng, stay back!"

"Darling, don’t come over!"

Cheng Yan snarled, "You shameless outsider! How dare you covet someone else’s wife?"

Meng Yue retorted, "Hah! Whether Meng Meng wants to be your wife is another matter. Stop deluding yourself."

Realizing his attempt to mediate was futile, Lu Meng had no choice but to wait nearby.

Suddenly, the tree behind him rustled softly.

The noise wasn’t loud, so none of the three noticed.

"My darling, what are you looking at?"

A soft, pinkish-white earlobe was touched, sending a shiver through Lu Meng.

He spun around but saw nothing.

Am I being too sensitive? He rubbed his ear. Yet the sensation felt unmistakably like a kiss.

"My darling, I’m right here…"

A familiar low voice rang out again.

This time, Lu Meng saw it—a hand wrapping around his waist.

Before he could react, the world blurred as the trees seemed to zip by rapidly.

"Cheng Yan!" he cried out.

Hearing Lu Meng’s voice, Cheng Yan turned to see his little wife had vanished.

MMeng Yue also stopped what he was doing, his face dark as he stared at the spot where Lu Meng had disappeared.

“Mengmeng must have been taken by someone.”

“Do you even need to say that?”

The disappearance of his little wife put Cheng Yan in an awful mood.

He didn’t know who had taken Lu Meng, but he was determined to find him.

Otherwise, Mengmeng might be scared.

Meng Yue didn’t say anything further. He was heading to find Zhao Tian.

He knew perfectly well that Zhao Tian also had feelings for the boy.

To find Lu Meng as quickly as possible, cooperating was the best option, even if he didn’t want to share his beloved treasure with anyone else.

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After being jolted around for some time, Lu Meng was finally set down.

But the journey had left him feeling unwell. His head was spinning, and his delicate face was deathly pale.

“What’s wrong, my little darling?”

The man who had abducted him crouched down, his expression filled with concern and urgency as he looked at Lu Meng.

“Dizzy and uncomfortable…”

The gentle tone brought out all the grievances in Lu Meng’s heart.

Feeling wronged, he said, “I don’t want to go anymore. If you’re going to eat me, just do it already.”

“I do want to eat my little darling, but not right now.”

From the moment the boy had appeared, the man hadn’t been able to look away.

Since then, he’d been planning how to take him away.

In fact, if those two fools hadn’t started fighting, he wouldn’t have even had this chance.

“Wuuu~ You really do want to eat me.”

Lu Meng backed away, fear written all over his beautiful face.

His voice trembled. “I’m not tasty at all. Can you… let me go back?”

“No.” The man rejected him outright.

“You’re mine, my little darling, so don’t even think about going back to those other men, got it?”

Lu Meng’s temper flared as he stubbornly bit his lip and retorted, “I’m not yours! I have a husband!”

“A husband? You mean Cheng Yan?”

“Heh, he’s just a lunatic. How can he take care of you properly?”

“My little darling, staying by my side is your best choice.”

“No!”

“I won’t let you badmouth Cheng Yan. Otherwise, I’ll…”

“You’ll what?”

The man’s playful mood was sparked as he looked at the boy, whose face had regained its rosy hue.

“Bite you!”

Lu Meng said fiercely.

Biting really hurt—surely this would scare him.

“Then, my little darling, bite me here.”

The man pointed at his lips.

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Lu Meng didn’t expect the man to respond like that, but he couldn’t back down now.

To maintain his momentum, he leaned in and bit the man’s lips.

He even bit harder, thinking it must hurt.

The man didn’t feel any pain but caught a whiff of the sweet fragrance emanating from the boy.

A glimmer of amusement flashed in his eyes as he turned the tables, kissing the boy’s sweet lips fiercely.

“Mm… mm!”

Caught off guard, Lu Meng initially thought the man was biting him back and kept dodging.

The more he resisted, the harder the man kissed him.

By the time the kiss ended, Lu Meng’s lips hurt even when he breathed.

“You kissed me until it hurt!”

He complained angrily, his voice soft and sweet, almost like he was whining.

The man found it utterly endearing.

“Then let me heal it for you, my little darling.”

With that, the man kissed him again.

This time, his movements were gentler, making Lu Meng feel a bit more comfortable.

The little kitten closed his eyes as the big gray wolf savored him carefully.

It made the big gray wolf willing to offer everything to him wholeheartedly.

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In the system’s space, it analyzed the data in its possession, observing the scene before it with complete indifference.

It had truly underestimated its host. It had thought he was just a pretty but clueless little beauty.

Unexpectedly, his methods of taming were quite impressive.

He had managed to make the dungeon’s big boss fall for him and was even willing to compete with others for his sake.

This time, the system’s performance metrics were bound to see a significant increase.

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