Chapter 155: Secret lover

"You’re undoubtedly going to tell me that you were merely acting to save my life, that you hold no romantic or alternative designs upon me, and that given you already possess two assigned Sentinels, you harbor zero intention of expanding your roster."

Bunny was left completely speechless. Wait a minute—he just stole every single line right out of her mouth! What on earth is she even supposed to say now?!

Kai tipped his chin up slightly, the striking, sculpted contours of his face sharpening under the ambient light. He pinned his gaze straight onto Bunny, resembling a high-altitude falcon locking its talons onto its chosen prey.

Then, he dropped an absolute bombshell:

"Pardon me, Guide Bunny, but I happen to be a rather traditional man."

Bunny’s inner voice shrieked. Are you kidding me, Big Guy?!

"My physical form belongs exclusively to my future Guide—and not only have you witnessed it, you’ve touched it, held it..."

Bunny immediately cut him off. "As long as neither of us speaks a word of this, absolutely no one else will ever find out."

Kai let out a faint, dry hum of amusement, as if her remark were mildly absurd. Tilting his head, his gaze grew blazing hot and unyielding. "Guide Bunny, have you always possessed such a profound talent for deceiving yourself?"

He tossed out a soul-deep counter-interrogation: "If one of your bonded Sentinels had engaged in intimate physical contact with another woman and deliberately chose to conceal it from you, how would you feel?"

Kai’s brilliance lay in how masterfully he shifted the core dilemma back onto Bunny, steering her straight into his meticulously engineered psychological trap.

Sure enough, Bunny faltered.

After all, she was fiercely possessive herself; the thought of sharing or handling secondhand goods made her skin crawl.

"But I saved your life! Compared to the debt of a life saved, a minor touch like that is trivial."

Anticipating that exact retort, Kai rose abruptly to his full height. His tall, imposing frame blocked out the light above her before he smoothly dropped to one knee right in front of her.

The heavily muscled, powerful lines of his physique strained taut against the fabric of his tactical gear. Reaching out, he gently enclosed her hand within his, his tone carrying an absolute, unyielding sincerity.

"In that case, Guide Bunny might as well perform a complete act of mercy and take me in alongside the rest."

The man’s warm thumb brushed casually across her smooth, rounded fingernails, sending a delicate, subtle jolt of static electricity shooting up her arm.

"Rest assured, I won’t stir up petty jealousy, nor will I cause you any trouble. If you prefer to keep our arrangement entirely confidential, I am more than willing to serve as your secret lover."

"Naturally, should you ever find yourself requiring... certain forms of companionship, you may summon me at any moment—"

Bunny snatched her hand back in a panic. "Kai, do you have any earthly idea what nonsense you’re spewing?!"

Kai maintained an expression of deadpan seriousness. "I am entirely aware."

The dark, feathered strands of his fringe spilled across his brow, framing those mesmerizing violet eyes. A narrow, braided lock adorned with a delicate copper bell hung suspended past his waist, lending him the distinct air of an antique, classically handsome Oriental scholar.

"So... what is your answer?"

He remained kneeling before her, awaiting his verdict.

The swift, logical progression of his argument had left Bunny entirely defenseless. How on earth did the conversation skid all the way to becoming a secret lover in the span of three minutes?!

"Kai, listen to me. You’re still young—"

"I refuse to listen."

At that moment, she finally understood: this dragon had firmly decided to latch onto her like a clinging vine with zero intention of letting go.

It was absolute, unadulterated payback for saving his life!

"And what if I flat-out refuse you?"

Kai’s counter was as blunt as it was unshakeable: "Then I will simply pester and linger by your side until the day you finally say yes."

"Kai!"

"Not everything in this world can be forced or reasoned away, don’t you understand?"

Kai offered a soft, melancholic smile. "If life could always remain as wondrous as our initial encounter, what autumn wind could ever bear to grieve over a painted fan?"

"Must one wait until their youth has withered away to regret the missed opportunities of the past? Guide Bunny, my lifespan may span no more than a few fleeting decades, and accidents could extinguish it at any given moment."

"I am endlessly grateful for the second life you bestowed upon me, but by the same token, I refuse to burden myself with a lifetime of lingering regrets."

A dragon’s logic was fundamentally simple: if you desired something, you fought for it, snatched it, and held onto it. Only when it was secured in your possession had your wish been granted.

The little dragon suddenly came hovering over with its restored rabbit toy held gently in its jaws, nuzzling its head against her palm with innocent affection, as if telepathically cooing:

We’re so, so good... we promise never to cause you any trouble.

Hey, this wasn’t even a matter of being good or bad—it was a matter of whether she accepted them or not!

Yet if she were to be completely honest, did Kai align seamlessly with her personal aesthetic preferences? Absolutely.

In this unfamiliar, distant era, one naturally harbored a deeper sense of affinity and tolerance toward those who shared a closer reflection of their own heritage.

Furthermore, Bunny possessed an innate fondness for Atli. Its very existence served as a comforting reminder that the ancient bloodline lingering within her memories still endured.

Even so, matters of the heart could never be rushed or forced overnight.

Perceiving the faint ripple of hesitation in Bunny’s eyes, Kai strategically executed a tactical retreat to secure an advance: "Give me a chance... just one chance, alright?"

"One month."

"If, after thirty days, you still harbor zero feelings for me, I will never bother you again."

A month was neither excessively long nor entirely brief—just enough time for Bunny to contemplate and process the dynamic. Kai’s sense of timing was calculated with terrifying precision.

Silence blanketed the soothing chamber, until only the faint syncopation of their breathing and heartbeats echoed in the quiet space.

Following a prolonged pause, Kai finally received the answer he had been waiting for.

"Fine. One month."

The heavy stone weighing down his chest disintegrated in an instant. Though Kai maintained an unruffled, stoic facade, his inner spirit was already soaring high enough to dance alongside the sun.

It turned out Atli’s ancient wisdom held absolute truth after all: winning over a woman required relentless persistence, or she’d never be successfully coaxed back into the dragon’s den.

"Thank you, Guide Bunny."

He pressed a lingering, devoted kiss onto the back of her hand before declaring with a thoroughly deadpan expression:

"From this moment on, I am officially your secret lover."