Chapter 10 This Is What He Owes Her
When Chen Yuan brought Cu home, his parents were already asleep.
He quietly tiptoed into the room, carrying Cu on his back.
He gently placed her on his bed and took off her shoes, revealing her snow-white feet.
Then he hurried to the bathroom to get warm water to wipe her down.
There were several bruises and injuries on her body, seemingly caused by metal objects.
It must have been a few men from the alley who used weapons…
But with her ability, it shouldn’t have been a problem for her to handle a few adult men…
Was she too weak…?
When he left, Chen Yuan glanced at those men; they were just knocked out, similar to the few others he had frozen earlier with his ice spell.
He kicked them a couple of times, too lazy to care, just leaving them lying there.
At this moment, when he placed her on the bed and turned on the light to fully see her injuries, his heart tightened uncontrollably.
Her skin was fair with a hint of pink, and she appeared pure and flawless; even the slightest blemish was particularly noticeable.
Now, however, there were bruises on her thighs, arms, and even her cheeks.
d*mn, how could anyone lay a hand on such a beautiful girl!
A girl he was afraid would feel pain even with his slightest touch was brutally beaten by these scumbags?!
If he had known earlier, he would have gone all out and taken care of those guys!
Chen Yuan furrowed his brows tightly, then wrung out a handkerchief to wipe her down.
When he reached her wounds, he used the lightest touch possible, afraid of hurting her.
This world was not like Nix Kingdom, where a healing spell would suffice; these injuries would take time to heal.
She had come to find him…
“Teacher…”
“Don’t leave me…”
“I beg you…”
Cu suddenly curled up, her whole body huddled together, whispering softly.
“Don’t worry… I’m here…” Chen Yuan stroked her forehead and comforted her gently.
“Teacher… I miss you so much…”
“I don’t want to be any kind of queen… I just want you…”
Her voice carried a sob, touching the heart.
Listening to her murmurs, Chen Yuan felt immense guilt and heartache…
He didn’t know how many days and nights had passed with such whispers.
His departure had affected her so profoundly…
At first, he had only been doing a task, gradually getting closer to her…
Faced with her earnest feelings, the initial pretense turned into future guilt.
Thus, during the course of his task, he had always strived for excellence, doing his utmost to help her.
It was impossible for him to remain emotionless; he had even thought about not leaving…
Staying in the Otherworld wasn’t necessarily bad…
But that was impossible; if he stayed here, what would happen to his parents?
They were still waiting for him to save them.
Moreover, he could never stay in the Otherworld…
He looked at the girl; she would always light up with joy when she saw him, seemingly graceful and elegant, but she would frequently be playful and silly in front of him.
She would obediently listen when he was strict and would show her princess dignity when he was not serious.
He had taught her many things outside of their tasks; no, he had experienced many things beyond tasks with her.
He took her stargazing and watching sunrises, gossiped with her about which knight in the palace had a thing for which maid, and secretly gave her the horse she loved—Louis.
Memories of the past seemed just like yesterday, but that little girl had grown into such a wonderful young lady…
He tucked her in, leaning over by the bedside, gently looking at the girl before him, fair as snow.
He continued to stroke her forehead tenderly while holding her hand tightly…
“Teacher will never leave you again, Cu. Teacher will always be with you, okay…”
He said this from the bottom of his heart…
This was what he owed her…
It was only right for her to come to collect it…
