"Are you okay?"
Gao Xing's confirming voice sounded on the other end of the phone.
"I'm fine."
Remembering Qu Peining's probing actions earlier while standing in front of him, Zhou Wang didn't really feel any lingering fear, after all, he had his "item" on him.
[Ramos' Heart Guard: Significantly reduces physical damage during its duration, negating fatal parts]
This "temporary item" from the Mysterious Store, priced at twenty thousand Reputation Points, was Zhou Wang's biggest assurance in daring to be alone with Qu Peining.
When Miss Gu quietly sneaked into his bed to offer herself before, Zhou Wang had also used this item once. The three-day validity was indeed expensive, but quite powerful.
However, it seemed that both times it was exchanged for nothing, as it ended up not being used at all.
Zhou Wang could vaguely feel that Qu Peining's hatred towards him wasn't that intense anymore.
When Zhou Wang was feeding porridge to Qu Peining, he knew she was awake.
