Chapter 98: Chapter 097: Don’t Casually Flirt with Me

And by touch, he knew it was a woman’s hand. How come, was that query just now addressed to him?

He had thought…

He had thought what?

If his memory wasn’t so poor, had Group Captain Zhao just now referred to this woman as ‘your fiance’?

If that was the case of a fiance… he guessed she probably mistook him for someone else.

For some reason, he felt a faint disappointment in his heart. It turned out she wasn’t here for him. Perhaps she was a family member of the villager who had encountered danger.

Quietly, he moved slightly and gently withdrew his hand from the soft palm of the woman.

The person beside him suddenly moved. Su Shu was startled and looked down at Tang Zelin’s rough and scratched hand.

“You?”

She had just opened her mouth when Tang Zelin interrupted her and told her the truth.

“I’m sorry, I am not your fiance. I apologize, he has already met with misfortune.”

She could mistake him for someone else, but he couldn’t deceive her, let alone give her hope. Amongst the three villagers who had fled with them, one unfortunately succumbed. He had failed to protect everyone. It was his fault. He didn’t want to give others hope, only to end in disappointment.

Although, for a split second, he indeed felt warmth in his heart due to her concerned inquiry.

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Standing awkwardly next to him, Su Shu, and the two warriors carrying the stretcher in front and behind, felt sorry for her and even comforted her in extremely soft voices.

“The patient might be delirious from the injury and talking nonsense. Don’t take it to heart.”

Su Shu’s face turned bright red with embarrassment.

They might as well not have comforted her…

It was clearly she who had caused trouble by claiming a relationship recklessly.

Everyone’s eyes turned towards her, sympathizing, and she was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

To say yes was not right, afraid Tang Zelin would expose the lie.

To say no was also not right. What should she do?

Su Shu: …

Her bright eyes blinked. Since it was already awkward, she wasn’t afraid of the embarrassment lasting till the end.

She was also annoyed inside at Tang Zelin; when did he pick the wrong time to speak? Out of all things, he had to say he wasn’t her fiance, which was like a slap to her face.

Instantly, pretending to be “fiercely angry,” she scolded, “Speak less, focus on your body first, you should talk less nonsense when you’re injured. If you’re reluctant, say it later. Being alive is good enough.”

Her demeanor resembled that of a minor spat between lovers, and everyone chuckled softly, thinking about how she had come from afar to save someone, only to have the man tell her that her man had met with disaster. Anyone would be upset to hear such words.

Tang Zelin felt somewhat helpless as that cold little hand once again grasped his wrist.

The woman’s tone seemed to carry a hint of irritation.

Alright, maybe telling her these cruel facts now would be too harsh for others. Let the mistake go, and when they got back to the village and uncovered the cloth from his face, she would have to accept the cruel reality once she saw who he was.

Tang Zelin, who couldn’t help feeling pity, moved his lips, hesitated, but eventually held back the cruel truth.

Seeing that he did not object, Su Shu breathed a huge sigh of relief inside.

Although everyone would find out sooner or later, she didn’t want it to be now.

Yuan Xiao and another rescued villager were walking ahead, Tang Zelin was at the back, and Su Shu was beside him, occasionally helping or assisting with carrying.

Tang Zelin could always smell a faint scent belonging to a woman. Knowing she had nothing to do with him, he couldn’t help but feel that having someone by his side to comfort and take care of him in times of danger was strangely endearing.

Therefore, throughout the journey, Tang Zelin did not say another word.

When going downhill, Su Shu, in an effort to help, nearly tripped again. The young warrior behind carrying Tang Zelin said, “Be careful, Sister Su.”

“Alright, sorry, didn’t mean to make you laugh,” Su Shu responded embarrassingly with a smile.

The two people before and after couldn’t help but smile. Finding the person and completing the mission made everyone happy. Though they only brought back four survivors, it was good enough.

Perhaps because they had found the person, everyone’s spirits were no longer tense, and they relaxed a lot. Along the way, they would occasionally make self-deprecating jokes to relieve the earlier tension.

Su Shu came back to her senses and touched Tang Zelin’s hand to check the temperature, which was fine.

The next second, she shivered all over.

She didn’t expect that Tang Zelin, lying on the stretcher, would actually hold her hand?!