Chapter 159: Chapter 112: Nuan, Nuan, I Think... My Drug... Addiction Is About to Flare Up

"Your Healing doesn’t work? Why?"

Fu Yuan frowned, his voice tinged with concern as he looked at her and asked.

’Why else? It’s obviously because she’s being punished for the Contract Termination, so it’s been forcibly sealed!’

Si Xie, the one who knew the inside story, rolled his eyes internally. He silently pressed his lips together, with no intention of revealing Jiang Yunnuan’s secret to anyone.

Jiang Yunnuan was looking down, carefully applying ointment to his palm. She would occasionally blow on it gently, the soft breath tickling his palm and making his whole body flush with heat.

"Because I initiated a Contract Termination with Ming Ye, I broke the rules and am being punished."

She explained vaguely, leaving out any mention of the system.

’Punished for a Contract Termination?’

’That’s definitely not a rule of the contract, nor is it a rule of marriage. It’s most likely a rule related to her own secret.’

Although Fu Yuan didn’t know about the system, he had always known she had secrets.

Since she didn’t elaborate, he didn’t press further. After a moment of thought, he asked, "So, how long is the punishment? How can it be ended?"

Just thinking about it gave Jiang Yunnuan a headache.

"I either have to sign with a new Contractor, or... the punishment will end when the affinity of either one of you reaches one hundred."

’Sigh, getting affinity to one hundred isn’t that easy.’

’Even a love that lasts until death might not be enough.’

’Compared to that, contracting a new Contractor is easier. For the sake of her powers, maybe she should...’

Hearing that she was considering a new Contractor, Si Xie’s brow furrowed tightly. His heart ached with conflict.

’Maybe he should just let his affinity shoot up to one hundred. If his affinity was maxed out, she wouldn’t have to contract other Contractors to restore her powers.’

’But if his affinity maxed out and his mission here was complete, what if she stopped caring about him in the future?’

’What if she has too many Contractors in the future and can’t split her attention, and decides to abandon him?’

Si Xie was torn, unable to make a decision for a long time.

Meanwhile, Fu Yuan was silently contemplating the matter of affinity.

He wasn’t stupid. Although he didn’t know about the system and missions, after everything that had happened recently, he had quickly guessed that she had some kind of purpose for them.

And that purpose was likely the affinity she had just mentioned. He couldn’t help but feel the same worry as Si Xie.

He didn’t want her to contract other Beastmen, but he especially didn’t want her to throw him away like trash after she was done raising his affinity.

"So your powers are temporarily unusable? If you can’t use them, you can’t use them. It’s okay, Si Xie and I will protect you. It doesn’t matter if you can’t use Healing. I’ll buy a batch of medicine to keep in stock later."

Those words struck a chord with Si Xie.

He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and rested his head on her shoulder. "Yes, that’s right. I’ll definitely protect you, Nuannuan. Please don’t be in a rush to contract someone else."

"Mm, alright~"

Jiang Yunnuan gave a perfunctory reply, then looked at Fu Yuan and said, "Fu Yuan, don’t rush to buy medicine. I know how to make it, and the effects will definitely be better than anything you can buy."

"Okay!"

With these few small interruptions, the meal ended up lasting several hours.

The familiar, delicious flavors swept over his taste buds. Si Xie squinted his eyes in bliss, devouring more than half the food by himself like a whirlwind.

After dinner, the sky had turned completely dark.

Si Xie’s hand was injured. Although he had applied ointment and it was starting to heal, it was best if he didn’t get it wet today. So, Jiang Yunnuan excused him from washing the dishes.

They had made a lot of dishes today, so naturally there were many bowls and plates to wash. She planned to do them with Fu Yuan, but he held her by the shoulders and pushed her aside.

"I’ll do it. You go rest."

"But there are so many plates. It’ll take you a long time by yourself. It’ll be faster if I help you."

Si Xie had eaten the most. Jiang Yunnuan’s conscience would bother her if she let Fu Yuan do all the work.

"It’s fine. Give me a kiss."

Fu Yuan suddenly bent down, his dark blue eyes gazing at her intently.

"No kissing! I can wash them too. My hand is fine."

Hearing the commotion, Si Xie, who was outside the kitchen, immediately got up and ran in, glaring angrily at Fu Yuan.

’Damn it. He wants a kiss just for washing some dishes? So shameless.’

’He regretted it so much. If he’d known, he wouldn’t have hurt his hand.’

"Can you not cause trouble?"

Jiang Yunnuan glanced at him before leaning in and giving Fu Yuan a quick kiss on the lips.

"Then I’ll leave it to you this time. Next time, Si Xie can do all the dishes."

"Okay."

Fu Yuan replied and turned to get to work.

Si Xie: "..."

’Fine, he’ll do the dishes next time. But he wants kisses too. Lots and lots of kisses!’

Her check-in tasks had been interrupted for two days. While Fu Yuan was washing the dishes, Jiang Yunnuan accepted a random challenge.

There were two random challenges. The first was a 20-minute breath-holding challenge. The second was to receive a sweet "I like you" from any of her targets, along with an increase in affinity.

Jiang Yunnuan completed the first challenge with ease.

For the second, she cheated by mentally asking Si Xie for help. With his assistance, it was also completed easily. As for the affinity, she didn’t know how he managed to Control it, but it only increased by 1 point.

Current affinity: 90.

After finishing the random challenges, Jiang Yunnuan breathed a sigh of relief and accepted today’s check-in task.

The check-in task was at the swimming pool.

When she went out to do the task, Si Xie trailed right beside her. After about ten minutes, the check-in task was finally complete, and she successfully obtained three rewards.

Jiang Yunnuan looked at Si Xie happily.

"Alright, let’s go. Let’s go back to our room."

The words had barely left her lips when she was pulled into his arms. A hurried, desperate kiss fell upon her, instantly leaving her breathless.

His breathing grew frantic. His body twitched intermittently, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. Jiang Yunnuan froze for a moment, her eyes subconsciously darting around. Her heart sank.

’Oh no, the light is too dim. It’ll make him feel insecure and easily recall those bad memories, causing him to become agitated and terrified.’

’It might even trigger his withdrawal symptoms early.’

Jiang Yunnuan quickly activated her Light Brain, instructing the smart system to turn on all the lights in the courtyard. Then she reached out to hug him, gently stroking his back to soothe him while softly and slowly returning his kiss.

The tenderness of a lover would give him a sense of security and help alleviate those symptoms.

"Nuan... Nuan... I think... my withdrawal... is starting..."

He clung to her tightly, burying his head in the crook of her neck. His whole body convulsed more violently, as if his bones were cracking apart. The pain was so intense he wanted to die. Even his jaw was chattering, his voice intermittent, strained, and full of agony.

"Mm, it’s okay. I’ll be right here with you. Don’t be afraid."

Jiang Yunnuan continued to soothe him, gently stroking his head with one hand. After speaking, she suddenly remembered something and took out a bottle of milk tea from her storage space, opening it.

"Oh, right. This is a sweet drink I made myself. The sweet taste, plus the Innate Spirit Water, might be able to ease your pain~"

"Oh, I don’t think you’ve had Innate Spirit Water before. Quick, drink it. Maybe it will make your genes more perfect."