SDIWD - Chapter 100
Chapter 100
Habit is a terrifying thing. Once any action or experience becomes a habit, it no longer feels special. Be it pain, hardship, or endurance, once it becomes routine, it ceases to feel like an ordeal.
At least, that's how you can deceive yourself until happiness beckons.
Bai Zhen trembled from the extreme pleasure.
She understood Hua Mu's meaning—just as she yearned for the Young Lady, the Young Lady also yearned for her. For Bai Zhen, nothing was more intoxicating, more capable of making her lose all self-control.
Endurance was so unnecessary. In the Leader's words, being unromantic could be classified as a heinous crime.
Her heartbeat had long surpassed its limits, and the restraint she had imposed on her spirit animal for two long months had reached its breaking point. Just as she craved the Young Lady, Hati also craved Luna.
To get closer, to be more intimate, to bond with one's fated Guide.
Wasn't this the instinct of every Sentinel?
When Hua Mu leaned down of her own accord and offered her delicate lips, the Sentinel could finally bear it no longer, pulling her into a tight embrace.
Bai Zhen rarely allowed herself to indulge, but right now, she truly didn't want to hold back any longer. Desire spread like a wildfire, every touch igniting a terrifying tremor.
She was willing to lose herself in this very moment.
The Sentinel's indulgence immediately sent things spiraling out of control. After Hati broke free from the shackles of her command, their passion reached a frenzied climax.
Just as Hua Mu, thrilled beyond measure, thought her wish was finally about to be granted, a sharp pain shot up her left leg, followed by a convulsive muscle spasm.
"Ah…"
She let out a completely inopportune moan—not of pleasure, but of pain.
Lying on top of Bai Zhen, Hua Mu had to shift her body to the right to relieve the pressure on her left leg.
They were so close! So, so close!
She wanted to endure it, but the meticulous and considerate Sentinel still noticed something was wrong, even in her dazed state.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
She did her best to suppress the turmoil in her body, wrapping a strong hand around Hua Mu's waist to help support her.
Hua Mu shook her head with a pained expression, stubbornly insisting, "I-I'm fine…"
No, she didn't want this, she didn't want to stop now! It had been so difficult to get to this point, Bai Zhen had finally come to her senses, and things were just getting good!
"Is it your leg? Does your leg hurt?"
Bai Zhen quickly helped Hua Mu turn over, carefully laying her down on the canvas spread beneath them.
Hua Mu could no longer pretend. "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts…" she said miserably.
Was this a joke? She had already taken her clothes off, only for her leg injury to act up!
Bai Zhen was instantly on high alert. While helping Hua Mu straighten her leg, she asked, "Miss, how are you feeling?"
"A c-cramp!"
Could there be anyone in the world more miserable than her? Getting a leg cramp at a time like this!
She shouldn't have been on top. Lying down would have been so much more comfortable!
Bai Zhen quickly straightened Hua Mu's leg and pressed her large palm against the sole of her foot, helping to ease the spasm.
The Sentinel's hand was large and strong, her palm scorching hot and seemingly a little damp, which was incredibly reassuring. After a moment, the cramp gradually subsided, but a sharp pain lingered.
It wasn't severe, but it was enough to make her miserable.
"Bai Zhen…"
Hua Mu looked at the Sentinel, aggrieved and teary-eyed, mourning their awkward predicament.
Bai Zhen's amorous mood had long since vanished, replaced only by regret for her own carelessness.
"Miss, don't move for now."
She took her jacket, which had been turned into a short-sleeved shirt, and draped it over Hua Mu. Then she picked up the discarded clothes one by one, intending to help her get dressed again.
"What are you doing?"
Hua Mu saw her intention, and her heart sank.
"Uh," Bai Zhen looked at her, at a loss. "Your leg…"
Even if my leg were broken, I could still do it!
"Aren't you uncomfortable, being left hanging like this?"
In the end, Hua Mu couldn't bring herself to say something so shameless, so she just kept glancing at a certain part of the Sentinel's body.
Bai Zhen smiled, comforting her, "I'm fine. Your leg is more important. It must have been from just now… ahem, I was too forceful. The worst thing for a fracture is not letting it heal properly, which can lead to chronic problems. You shouldn't do any strenuous exercise for a while. I'll carry you wherever you want to go."
What did she mean by no strenuous exercise?!
Hua Mu felt like she was about to burst into tears of sorrow.
"Then… what about something a little less strenuous?"
Hua Mu tugged on Bai Zhen's hand, as if trying to bargain.
"Whatever you want to do, I can help you. It's best if we…"
Hua Mu slapped the back of her hand in frustration. Only then did Bai Zhen realize what she was referring to. Her face flushed red as she stammered, "I-It's best not to… I'm afraid… afraid…"
Afraid she'd lose control of her strength if she got too excited.
This was one of the most direct expressions Hua Mu had ever made. Seeing Bai Zhen's stammering, blushing demeanor, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed herself.
"It's not like I'm… I'm in a hurry. I was just thinking of you…"
"Miss, I'm fine. I can… I can bear it…"
The fact that you can bear it is the problem, okay?
How much longer would she have to wait for her happiness?
"Aww~ Aww~"
The calls of dolphins echoed from the distant shore. Hua Mu felt like they were mocking her!
There was definitely no one more miserable than her! Why could the two main characters in her little books get it on so easily, yet it was so difficult for her?
"My leg hurts…"
Her leg really did hurt. In her excitement, she had been tensing her entire leg. Not to mention the original injury, but her calf muscle was also sore and numb.
Bai Zhen massaged her leg while dressing her. "I'll rub it for you. You didn't get enough calcium on the ship. We'll cook more kelp soup for the next few days to supplement it."
Hua Mu sniffled, her voice cracking. "Then when will I get better?"
If she didn't get some nourishment soon, she was really going to wither away!
Such a vibrant, alluring Sentinel right in front of her, but she could only look and not touch. This must be heaven's punishment for reading smut.
The Sentinel gently rubbed her leg, a helpless smile on her face.
"You'll need to rest for at least a month. We'll see after the pain is gone."
Under Bai Zhen's gentle care, Hua Mu's leg gradually felt better. But she knew it was impossible to continue now, no matter what. She bit the collar of her jacket in frustration.
"A month is too long. I think I'll be fine in half a month."
"An injury doesn't heal just because you say it will. We should be safe."
The Sentinel was completely unmoved. Hua Mu didn't want to talk to her anymore.
"So what do we do now?"
Such a perfect atmosphere, such wonderful progress, all gone now. Were they just going to stare at each other?
"Do you want to take a nap? Or I can continue telling you stories?"
"Then tell me…" Powerless to change the situation, Hua Mu could only accept it. But just as she came to terms with reality, she suddenly noticed something she had overlooked. "You… you're not using honorifics anymore?!"
Bai Zhen wore a shy and bashful expression. "Is it strange? If you… if you don't like it…"
How could she not like it? She loved it!
The change in pronoun changed the entire feeling of their interactions!
"No, no, this is great!" Hua Mu beckoned to her. "Come lie down."
Bai Zhen hesitated. "Miss, it's probably not a good idea right now…"
She was already using all her strength to suppress Hati's restlessness. Getting close to the Young Lady now was too risky. After all, they had been so close just now. If Hua Mu's injury hadn't scared her out of her wits, they probably would have already…
Hua Mu wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction. "I'm so pitiful, and you won't even hold me."
She did sound quite pitiful. Bai Zhen knew this sudden stop was a big blow to Hua Mu—after all, it was rare for the Young Lady to be so proactive.
"Alright then…"
She cautiously lay down on her side next to Hua Mu.
"Are you really okay?" Hua Mu immediately snuggled into her embrace, her little hands starting to wander to inappropriate places. Bai Zhen quickly grabbed her hand in alarm.
"I'm r-really fine."
"Hmph, I wouldn't care even if you weren't." Hua Mu couldn't break free, so she resorted to tracing circles on Bai Zhen's palm with her thumb. "With you being like this, it's no wonder you only found a partner at your age. If it weren't for my great mercy, you'd be single for life."
The sensation made Bai Zhen's heart itch. The Young Lady's sudden mischievous streak was also quite hard to resist.
"Then thank you, Miss…"
Hua Mu thought her earnest expression was adorable—in fact, she was adorable no matter what she did.
"Tell me, did you decide long ago that I was the one, which is why you never looked for a partner?"
Hua Mu was dying to know how Bai Zhen truly saw her. They had almost missed their chance. If not for this disaster, she really didn't know what the future would have held.
Would Bai Zhen have kept these old feelings buried in her heart forever? And would she herself have continued to deny her feelings, unwilling to let go of her pride, pretending nothing had ever happened?
The thought sent a shiver of fear down her spine.
So, Hua Mu did her best to find traces of their fated connection, searching for proof that their being together was destiny.
"Well… I'm not too sure about that."
Unfortunately, Bai Zhen was an incredibly honest person and couldn't lie when faced with such a question. After all, she had never… or rather, had never dared to look at Hua Mu in that way before, so she had truly never held such expectations.
Hua Mu pouted. "What do you mean, you're not sure! Have you been with anyone else besides me? Was it Benu? Didn't you say there was nothing between you two?"
"Uh, it wasn't Benu, not her…"
The Young Lady was immediately very unhappy!
"What do you mean, not her? Then who was it?"
The Young Lady was discovering that this Sentinel, who looked so stoic, was actually incredibly experienced!
Bai Zhen had already experienced Hua Mu's sensitivity and decided to confess everything. Resigned, she said, "When I was going on blind dates, I met a rather suitable male Guide…"
"What?"
A male Guide! So it wasn't just girls, this Sentinel swung both ways… no, not only did she swing both ways, she didn't even spare small animals!
"With the premise of bonding, we… we were… for a while…"
"You were?"
Hua Mu's mind roared. A tidal wave of jealousy and heartache threatened to drown her. Why had she never known about this? Why had Bai Zhen never mentioned it?
Her Sentinel hadn't been hers for a long time. Why hadn't she told Bai Zhen her feelings sooner?
Bai Zhen's face was completely red as she said with difficulty, "We were pen pals for a while."
Hua Mu was so full of regret that she was halfway to tears, only to be completely stunned by the words "pen pals."
This Sentinel who paused so dramatically when she spoke, just how innocent could she possibly be???
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