Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 480 - 463: Do You Like It? (Part 1)

The night was deep, and the lights were dim.

A tall and slender figure appeared at the bedside.

Shen Li gazed intently at the sleeping female on the bed. Her black hair and fair skin were exquisite and breathtakingly beautiful, with half her face buried in a soft pillow as she slept sweetly. Her scattered hair lay across the snow-white bedding. Compared to her cold and sharp demeanor during the day, her eyebrows and eyes now carried a touch of innocence, making her appear all the more adorable and touching.

He stood at the bedside like a stranded fish longing for water, his gaze lingering over her features inch by inch, unable to look away.

His fingertips moved slightly, wanting to touch her face, yet he dared not wake her abruptly.

Coincidentally.

Shen Tang turned over, the corner of the quilt fell to the floor with a "pat~," and the exposed skin appeared like creamy jade under the light.

Shen Li shook his head and sighed, a hint of indulgent helplessness appearing on his handsome and beautiful face.

Xiao Tang’er still slept like before; her sleeping posture was... not good.

He picked up the quilt and covered her properly.

Being closer, Shen Li could smell a sweet and cloying fragrance emanating from the female, his breathing growing deeper, eyes briefly showing a dazed heat, and his body experiencing a peculiar longing.

He knew all too well.

She was in heat, exerting an irresistible allure over him.

Shen Li had initially intended to just see her and leave, but he could no longer move his feet, as if they were leaden—he couldn’t control the urge to hold her in his arms, greedily absorbing her sweet scent, feeling the warmth of her soft body...

To feel her more deeply.

Shen Li thought to himself: Just this once.

He just wanted to hold her.

He lay beside her, gently holding her in his arms, "Xiao Tang’er..."

In her sleep, Shen Tang suddenly felt a sense of restraint, as if something was binding her, and gentle murmurs sounded near her ear.

Someone was calling her name.

Again and again, tirelessly.

The voice was melodious and pleasant, seeming to come from far away, yet close by her ear.

At the same time, a fluffy sensation gently brushed across her face, waist, and thighs, provoking a shiver on her skin, and she awoke suddenly, "Ah!"

Shen Tang looked up to meet the breathtakingly beautiful face within reach, her breath stalling, she trembled, "Shen... Shen Li...!"

She thought she was still dreaming.

But his deeply affectionate and sorrowful gaze, the warmth of their touching skins, so close... real...

He had exited seclusion!

They were sleeping on the same bed!

Shen Tang’s face changed drastically, and she tried to push him away, but Shen Li held her waist, pulling her closer into his embrace! He squeezed fiercely as if he wanted to blend her into his bones and blood!

His breath fell beside her ear, low and hoarse, "Xiao Tang’er, I won’t do anything to you, I just... wanted to see you."

Shen Tang’s body stiffened, her tone unfriendly, "Then what are you doing now? Is the Yiyuan Monarch seeking a midnight tryst with a foreign female?"

Shen Li’s grip suddenly loosened, allowing Jia Lan to escape from his embrace, swiftly getting out of bed to confront him.

Shen Li looked at the increasingly cold and distant expression on the female’s face, pain and disappointment flickering across his face, a deep tightening in his heart. Behind him, his tails, one by one, hung powerlessly on the ground.

Speaking of tails.

Shen Tang instinctively glanced at the conspicuous cluster of tails.

One, two, three...

Nine...

Ten?!

Shen Tang was dumbfounded, thinking she miscounted, and counted again in her mind.

It really was ten!

How was this possible?!

"Your tails... uh."

A long, fluffy red fox tail wrapped around her waist at lightning speed, drawing her into the man’s broad and hot embrace.

Shen Li’s large hand held her waist, his chin resting on her hair, he gently responded, "Mm," gratefully, "Xiao Tang’er, thank you. I came tonight to thank you."

His voice was filled with deep affection, "Thank you for still willing to save me, it was because of you that I found fortune in misfortune, breaking through to the Ten-tailed. You are my lucky star, and you are also my..."

His Adam’s apple moved, his arms tightened further, trembling slightly.

Say the words buried in his heart.

"The one I want to share my life with."

The person in his arms fell silent, no longer struggling, yet remained silent for a long time without speaking.

He did not receive a response.

Shen Li loosened his grip, smiling bitterly.

Was it ultimately too late?

"Your Majesty, I already know how you feel."

Shen Tang rose from his embrace, smiling faintly, "I just offered a little help, after all, it depends on Your Majesty’s own resolve. Now that you’ve exited seclusion, I feel at ease."

Shen Li’s throat tightened, he asked with difficulty, "You’re leaving?"

"Mm, I’ve disturbed you for long enough, and I have my own matters to attend to. Now that Your Majesty is well, there’s no need for me to stay."

"..." Shen Li had no reason to make her stay, "Then when are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning."

Once again, the air fell into a dead silence.

Neither of them spoke again.

Outside the window, the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, adding to the loneliness.

Finally, it was Shen Li who spoke first, "Xiao Tang’er..."

He liked to call her this, yet this time, it carried a hint of sadness and bitterness instead of the usual teasing charm.

Shen Li looked at Shen Tang, the corners of his long eyes slightly red, glistening with a shimmer. He softly asked, "Could you hug me one more time before you go?"

He quickly added, "Just as a farewell."

Seeing him in such a vulnerable state, Shen Tang really couldn’t bear to refuse. After hesitating, she opened her arms and gently embraced him.

Shen Li hugged her back.

He inhaled her sweet scent; it was so familiar, intoxicating, making him reluctant to let go.

It felt as though, if he let go this one time, he would lose her forever.

Shen Li’s throat felt tight and bitter, "Once you leave this time, will you never come back?"

"Can you really not stay by my side?"

"Do we really have no chance at all?"

"Xiao Tang’er, I miss you so much..."

His grip was too tight; Shen Tang found it hard to break free, she sighed softly and could only change the subject,

"What about that Blessing Cat jade sculpture?"

Shen Li froze for a moment, "...I destroyed it."

His face was uneasy, trying to explain; Shen Tang raised her hand to cover his mouth, shaking her head, "No need to say more, what’s done is done, and what’s happened has passed."

She comforted him with a smile, "It’s just a jade sculpture, it doesn’t symbolize anything."

"Xiao Tang’er is right, it’s merely an object one reminisces about when bored, it’s never real." Shen Li, after a moment of daze, returned to his senses, gently stroking her face and smiled in relief, "If I have the real thing in front of me, there’s no need to use an external object to express my longing."

He produced a small trinket from who knows where and placed it in her hand, "But I still have something I want to give you."

Shen Tang’s heart trembled, as she opened her palm, revealing a black and white Blessing Cat jade sculpture.

The jade was transparent and warm, intricately carved and lifelike, an utmost masterpiece.

One could see how meticulously its creator had sculpted it.