"Back then, why did you reject me?" Lin Ying, lying beside Ye Chen, asked unexpectedly. "Am I not beautiful enough, not worthy of you?"

Lin Ying's question was utterly out of the blue, leaving no trace to follow, unclear how to respond. But Ye Chen knew what she meant.

She was asking why he hadn't accepted her when she wanted to be with him all those years ago.

"Because, that time I was also injured, deeply wounded inside!" Ye Chen revealed the truth for the first time. "That giant bear gene warrior was immensely strong, impervious to blades and bullets, and even I had a hard time killing it, eventually sustaining very serious injuries!"

"You were injured that time!" Lin Ying said in stunned surprise. "Then why didn't you show any sign of injury, still acting so full of life, and even subsequently violently repelled a blood wolf gene warrior!"

"At that time, we were surrounded by dangers, just the two of us, you completely incapacitated. If I had shown any sign of injury, we might never have made it out of there!" Ye Chen explained.

"So that's how it was!" Lin Ying suddenly realized.

That mission was extremely perilous, not only swarming with powerful martial artists, but also with ninjas from the island nation lurking, and M country's terrifying war machine—the gene warriors!

Even being a powerful martial artist herself back then, Lin Ying was injured by a giant bear warrior, and it was Ye Chen who single-handedly stood his ground, subdued and killed the giant bear warrior, deterring warriors from various countries.

However, Lin Ying hadn't realized that Ye Chen, too, had been injured in killing the bear warrior.

No wonder!

Lin Ying was a smart woman. With just one sentence from Ye Chen, she understood the whole story and comprehended the hardship he faced at that time.

"And what about now?" Lin Ying's words were few, but she always hit right at the crux.

Her implication was, back then there was immense danger and you, being severely injured, did not take me, but now in these peaceful and prosperous times, how do you intend to treat me?

"I depleted most of my vital energy in the battle with the giant crocodile, losing eighty to ninety percent of my combat abilities!" Ye Chen's current situation was not optimistic. "The giant crocodile I killed fled in disarray, but he must be lurking in the dark, ready to strike a lethal blow at any time!"

"So, today you also won't..." Lin Ying said.

"You little vixen, behave yourself, go to sleep!" Ye Chen said sternly.

Lin Ying was getting bolder and bolder, daring to do anything.

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Thanks to (愛bú洅/回头侑烬頭) (讓你認你未曾怕你) (陌路) for the three 100 tips!

Thanks to (小少爷,) for the 1000 tip! Thanks to (*曲终?人散^) for the 998 tip!

Last but not least, thanks to brother (金川飞宇网吧) for the 1988 tip!

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This book has been serialized for over two months now, and I haven't missed a single day in the last sixty-odd days. It's reached 360,000 words and has been free to read until now!

Charging has not yet begun, but with so many brothers showing their concern with tips, I am happy, excited, and moved—thank you!

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