At dawn the next day, when Shen Tang woke up, she was still in the stone house. It seems this really wasn’t a dream.
She fell asleep last night like that, indeed a bit careless.
Shen Tang looked down at her clothes, still the same, then looked out the window and found that the man was staying outside all along.
He had already woken up and was at the same place as last night, starting a fire and cooking.
Shen Tang felt a tinge of complex emotion. He must have slept outside the whole night.
Upon hearing movement inside, the man put down his work, came to the door, knocked, and entered after hearing a response from the female.
Even though he wore a mask, obscuring his appearance and expressions, when he saw Shen Tang awake on the bed, the aura around him seemed to soften for a moment.
Then, he fetched a cup of warm water and handed it to her to drink.
After a while, when the meal was ready, he brought the food and utensils to the table by the bed, still indifferent and silent, and then turned away.
Although this man appeared very cold and never communicated with her, Shen Tang knew he had always been attentive to the sounds inside the house.
Whenever she had any needs, he would immediately come over.
Being cared for so gently by a chance-met stranger, Shen Tang should feel embarrassed, but for some reason, she didn’t feel any repulsion. It was as if... she enjoyed and liked it this way.
Shen Tang shook her head, dismissing the thoughts she shouldn’t have, thinking: Perhaps it’s because she is too weak now and needs someone to take care of her.
The man indeed had been meticulously caring for her, treating her with incredible tenderness and attention, almost like he was inside her mind. Often, she didn’t need to say anything, and he would come over promptly to help.
The meals he made might be of average skill, but they were all to her liking.
However, one peculiar thing is that since Shen Tang woke up, a whole day had passed, and she didn’t know how long she had been unconscious, but certainly for a while. Yet, this person never took off his mask or spoke a word.
Shen Tang didn’t find it odd that he wore a mask because the beastmen were keen on battle, and many of them got injured on the battlefield. Especially if one suffered severe facial injuries and didn’t receive timely healing, the face might bear some scary scars.


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