Chapter 383: Attentive Care (1/2)
When the last description left Bai Luochu’s mouth, Pei Rumo completed the map of the ruins. After looking though it, he noticed that there were no discrepancies and he kept the map in his robe.
After keeping the map, Pei Rumo didn’t take his leave immediately. He opened his mouth as he stood before Bai Luochu’s bed, but the words didn’t leave it.
Even though Bai Luochu wasn’t able to see, she was able to feel his hurried breaths. Now that Pei Rumo was standing there like a block of wood, Bai Luochu became a little curious. “Is there anything else? Why are you not leaving?”
Peu Rumo stuttered for a long time and finally spat the words out of his mouth. “Luo Chu, can I stay behind and take care of you?”
“I don’t need people to take care of me.” The moment his voice fell, she rejected him without the slightest bit of hesitation.
Pei Rumo fell silent after the rejection. After a short while, he spoke once again, “Didn’t you fall while trying to get to the table? How many times do you want to fall before you are satisfied? I know that you are uncomfortable with the idea of people taking care of you as you are unfamiliar with the servant girl at the entrance. However, I’m no stranger. I’ve been by your side from the time you left the Bestial Battle Arena. Our interaction should be long enough for us to no longer act like strangers around each other. Now that we are relying on each other for survival in the Desolate Region, why don’t you trust me to take care of you?”
Bai Luochu’s mouth twitched. She wanted to say something but didn’t manage to voice out her thoughts in the end. She simply brushed him off, “I trust you.”
Even though she admitted that her trust for Pei Rumo was real, she didn’t allow him to take care of her.
The room fell into silence at once. As the awkward atmosphere pervaded, Pei Rumo was the first to back down.
“I won’t follow you around. I will set up a screen between us in order to avoid making things weird. You won’t feel uncomfortable that way. If there is something I cannot help with, I will send for the servant girl. I understand that we are merely friends and I will not try to overstep my boundaries. Will you concede now?” There was a hint of pleading when Pei Rumo reached the end of his sentence.
Bai Luochu sighed deeply and finally nodded her head.
Seeing that Bai Luochu didn’t refuse him, Pei Rumo excitedly exclaimed, “Wait right here! I will return to my room to get some items. I’ll be back in a flash.” He rushed out of the room and kicked up a trail of dust in his wake.