Chapter 326: The Sea Floods the Channel

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: The Sea Floods the Channel

Eventually, Bai Wanwan was so worked up and frustrated it became uncomfortable.

But he was still injured, and not wanting to be tormented any longer, she simply pushed him away. "Don’t mess around. You need to heal first."

Desire surged in Jin Yi’s eyes, but he still managed to control himself and didn’t force her.

Bai Wanwan grabbed a beast skin to put on, but a pair of hands reached over and began to dress her.

She couldn’t help but turn to look at him. Before this, her impression of Jin Yi had always been one of a distant and dignified man.

But she hadn’t expected that after they’d grown so intimate, he would feel so much like a husband.

He reached up to smooth her scattered hair and asked with a smile, "What are you looking at?"

"Seeing you take care of someone like this... it’s new."

Bai Wanwan didn’t hide her true thoughts, her tone tinged with a teasing lilt.

"Do you like it? I may have never done this before, but I’ll learn from Xin Feng and the others."

"I love it!"

She leaned over and kissed his cheek.

Although Jin Yi didn’t say much, the upturned corners of his mouth showed he was in an excellent mood.

He was about to get up and grab his Beast Skin Skirt, but Bai Wanwan stopped him. "Don’t move, just lie down. For the next few days, just focus on healing. You don’t have to do a thing."

She had it all planned out. Zhu Xiu’s hibernation would last for a long time. If she waited until he woke up to have his cubs, she’d have to stay in the Golden Lion Tribe for at least another half a year.

And having Jin Yi’s cubs after that would take even longer.

Therefore, she wanted her next child to be a lion cub. That way, Jin Cang Clan Leader could have the cub he wanted from her and Jin Yi sooner, and no time would be wasted.

As Bai Wanwan sat on a stone stool combing her hair, Yan Lie, having heard the sounds from within, entered with a basin of hot water.

He wrung out a cloth and walked over to wipe her face.

His thumb brushed over her slightly red and swollen lips several times.

Bai Wanwan felt his touch and raised her eyes to look at him.

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside.

"Xin Feng, I’ve come on the Clan Leader’s orders to see how the Young Clan Leader is doing. I also have a message for Bai Wanwan."

Hearing the voice, Bai Wanwan finished tying her hair and tossed it back over her shoulder. She leaned in to give Yan Lie a quick kiss on the corner of his lips before stepping outside.

"Jin Yi is recovering well. You can go in to see him in a moment. What message did the Clan Leader have for me?"

Jin Yue answered immediately. "The Clan Leader wished to ask when you would like to hold the bonding ceremony."

At these words, Xin Feng froze. Beside him, Yan Lie’s head snapped around, his gaze fixed directly on them.

Bai Wanwan quickly let out a light cough.

"Let’s wait a bit longer..."

"Wait?" Jin Yue was stunned, not expecting her to say that.

Inside, Jin Yi’s heart sank, and a wave of unease washed over him.

’Without the bonding ceremony, Wanwan and I aren’t officially partners. What if she changes her mind?’

He threw off the covers and got out of bed. "Wanwan, why wait? If you’re worried about my injuries, I only need a couple more days to recover. Besides, the bonding ceremony itself will take time to prepare."

Bai Wanwan turned back and was taken aback when she met his anxious gaze.

With her modern mindset, she felt that as long as they were together, whether they went through with the marking didn’t really matter.

But after living in the Beast World for a while, she had gradually come to understand their insistence on the marking.

It wasn’t that she wanted to refuse. It was just that her other Beast Husbands hadn’t had a ceremony yet either, so she wanted to wait for Zhu Xiu to wake up and hold one for everyone together.

Two other pairs of eyes were now staring at her intently, as if they too were waiting for her answer.

A smile touched Bai Wanwan’s lips. "I only said we should wait, not that we shouldn’t do it at all. Let’s hold the ceremony after Zhu Xiu wakes up..."

"Wanwan!"

Yan Lie’s eyes glinted. Zhu Xiu was her first Beast Husband, and Xin Feng was the first one to be with her.

’He’d never thought of competing with them. Since Wanwan hadn’t even undergone the marking with them, he certainly couldn’t demand it for himself.’

’But why should this Golden Lion get to be the exception?’

’If it were Xin Feng or Zhu Xiu, he could probably accept it.’

’But Jin Yi came later, and yet Wanwan was willing to make an exception for him!’

’She was even willing to endure the pain she feared most...’

’Does she really like this Golden Lion that much?’

A heavy feeling settled in Yan Lie’s chest. For once, the ever-smiling male was consumed by melancholy.

"What nonsense are you thinking about now?"

Bai Wanwan’s words cut through his turbulent thoughts.

Yan Lie muttered, "You’re just showing favoritism! None of us had a bonding ceremony, so why... why does he get one?"

His words left both Jin Yi and Jin Yue stunned.

"None of you have had a bonding ceremony?"

Xin Feng spoke up at the opportune moment. "No. Wanwan didn’t want one before, so we didn’t force her."

At this, the color drained from Jin Yi’s face. "Wanwan, if you really don’t want to, it’s okay."

’If none of the others had undergone the marking, then he didn’t need to, either.’

’As long as he could protect Wanwan just like them, that was enough.’

"Don’t overthink it," Bai Wanwan said, her gaze sweeping over her three males. "What I meant was, we *will* have a bonding ceremony. When Zhu Xiu wakes up, I’ll hold one with all of you together."

Her words made every male in the room freeze for a moment, before looks of elation spread across their faces.

At Bai Wanwan’s firm insistence, her males got plenty of rest each day.

She personally changed their dressings and disinfected their wounds, and soon, all three males had gradually recovered.

"Wanwan, I didn’t know you were afraid of the pain," Jin Yi said. "If you really don’t want the marking, we don’t need to have a ceremony."

Jin Yi pulled her into his arms, giving her an intimate nuzzle, nose to nose.

Bai Wanwan turned and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I’ve decided. We’ll all do the marking together when the time comes."

When she first arrived in this world, she didn’t believe in love. She just wanted to take things as they came and survive.

That was why she hadn’t been willing to endure pain for any one male.

But now, after facing life and death with them time and again, she, who had never believed in love, was starting to believe in theirs.

They were willing to die for her, so she could also change for them.

Since the marking would give her Beast Husbands a sense of security...

...then the ceremony was something she couldn’t skip.

She held his waist and asked softly, "Are you all healed?"

Because she wanted to accumulate Points by having Jin Yi’s cub, she had deliberately arranged for him to have his own stone house.

Xin Feng and Yan Lie were sleeping in the room next door.

Sensing her implication, Jin Yi’s Adam’s apple bobbed. "I am."

Bai Wanwan’s hand slid over his abs. "Then are you ready for me to have your cub?"

"Wanwan..."

Even when she did nothing, Jin Yi couldn’t stop wanting her.

And now, her entire being was sending signals that she wanted to be intimate with him.

His powerful frame enveloped her petite one, his scorching heat radiating through where their skin touched.

Bai Wanwan tilted her head back, pressing her lips against his.

His hot, calloused palms roamed over her, clinging like vines...

When she was aroused, her eyes shone as brilliantly as the stars.

Jin Yi couldn’t resist lowering his head to kiss her eyes, his voice raspy. "Wanwan, I’ll be gentle."

In that instant, it was as if the floodgates had burst...