Don't Touch My Thorn (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 4
I tore the curtains in the mansion to cover my body in a hurry.
With my hair let down and draped in curtains, I looked like a woman.
I might look like a madwoman, but hopefully not like a scandalous criminal. I hope so.
Then I cautiously quickened my pace. Blood was seeping from my earlier cut thigh, and my bare feet stung. I was scared and trembling, but still, I was glad.
If I escape like this, I’m free, right? And I wasn’t a hedgehog but a beastman. Now I didn’t have to worry about my lifespan.
White Tiger, I don’t need your whiskers, that’s what I’m saying.
I reached the entrance of the mansion from earlier. I hid behind a large wall, scanning my surroundings.
The commotion from before was gone, and it was quiet. I tiptoed carefully.
But there were bloodstains and torn clothes scattered everywhere. Yet, strangely, no one was dead.
Feeling a chill, I hid myself in the dark forest.
The grass and trees brushed against me. With one hand, I tightly held the curtain cloth to keep it from catching on branches, while the other hand pushed through the trees.
Not long after, I came to a sudden stop.
“What’s that over there?”
It was too dark to see clearly. I heightened my alertness to the maximum. Hiding behind the bushes, I waited for a long time to see if it moved.
“Ugh…”
Ugh?
It was a sound made by a person. I kept blinking to identify it. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could tell who it was.
Pale skin and silver hair that seemed to gather moonlight. A large, sturdy body like a boulder.
Sprawled on the ground was Idrish.
He looked like he had lost consciousness.
However, he seemed to be in pain somewhere, his face drenched in cold sweat and contorted in agony.
Did he get badly hurt in a fight?
But apart from the arrow wound he got while shielding me earlier, there were no other visible injuries on Idrish’s body.
There were bloodstains, but they seemed to belong to others.
After hesitating, I picked up a small pebble nearby. Then I lightly tossed it at Idrish. The pebble hit his thigh and fell to the ground. Idrish didn’t react at all.
“Too weak? Right, he’s a tiger. A beast that didn’t even flinch at my teeth, so I need to throw harder.”
This time, I picked up a slightly larger stone.
I threw it at him again. This time, the stone struck his right chest hard.
“Ugh…”
Idrish’s face twisted sharply. He raised his hand to clutch his chest. He looked in great pain.
Did I throw it too hard? It didn’t seem like it was that bad.
But one thing was clear: Idrish wasn’t waking up right now.
I cautiously stepped out from the bushes. I had to pass by Idrish to move forward.
Thankfully, the grass under my bare feet kept my steps quiet.
Idrish was getting closer. The closer I got, the clearer his labored breathing became. As I passed by his head, his face came into sharp focus.
Long eyelashes hung heavily under his eyes. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his lips were drained of color.
Strange. It doesn’t look like he has any visible wounds.
Moreover, considering the ferocity with which the White Tiger attacked those hooded men earlier, it didn’t seem likely that Idrish would be unconscious from any injury.
Could it be because he got hurt protecting me earlier?
“Eek.”
I covered my mouth with both hands. What if he couldn’t fight properly because he was in too much pain? What if he got beaten badly by the hooded men and passed out?
Then he’s dying because of me! Am I a murderer?
I shook my head vigorously.
No. I didn’t do anything wrong.
Those people were targeting Idrish in the first place. And if you think about it, Idrish was the one who locked me up there, so he brought this on himself.
It didn’t take long to reach a conclusion.
I’ll just go. I’m busy enough trying to save my own life.
Besides, Idrish is a villain. Maybe his early death would be better for this world…
But as I thought that, I bit my lip hard.
Saying someone like him is better off dead is something I really hate.
Because I heard those words endlessly in my past life.
“Rather than making your family suffer like that, it’s better to die early. If it were me, I’d bite my tongue and die.”
I felt disgusted with myself but pushed it aside and moved my feet.
I deliberately didn’t look back. Thanks to the darkness and thick grass, Idrish quickly disappeared from my sight.
But strangely, his afterimage grew clearer.
His slightly furrowed brows, pale skin, and dry lips. The giant man looked pitifully fragile.
There’s definitely something else wrong. If he’s not treated soon, something really bad might happen. What if he’s left like this and found much later?
Idrish saved me earlier.
I don’t know why, but it’s true that he protected me from being skewered by an arrow. And yet, I’m just running away, leaving him to die, and it doesn’t sit right with me.
“No, let’s go. Idrish was a terrible guy in the novel… Let’s go, let’s escape.”
But with every step, the stone in my chest grew heavier. My steps slowed, and eventually, I stopped completely.
I looked back.
The mansion and Idrish were no longer in sight…
“Should I just save him?”
Of course, turning back was extremely dangerous.
It would be better not to save the guy who tried to kill me, and maybe a villain dying early would be better for the world…
But why is Idrish dying right there, right now? If he was dying somewhere out of my sight, I’d just leave.
I turned back, feeling like crying. My legs moved faster than before.
Idrish was still there, in the same spot.
“I’m such an idiot.”
Muttering, I crouched beside Idrish’s head.
*Slap.*
I slapped Idrish’s cheek. I had to make sure he wouldn’t wake up while I was trying to help him. To do that, I needed to check if he was conscious.
“Hey, tiger!”
*Slap.*
“You’re passed out, right? You can’t get up, right?”
*Slap slap.*
“When else would I get to hit you like this?”
*Slap slap slap slap* Republic of Korea…
Ahem. This isn’t the time.
Anyway, Idrish seemed completely unconscious.
I let out a determined sigh and lifted his uninjured arm.
Even his arm was heavy. I pulled with all my strength, and his body started to drag.
“Ugh…”
Idrish groaned, turning his head to the side.
I froze like a tree.
He didn’t even twitch when I slapped his face?
When Idrish quieted down again, I gently put his arm back down.
“Is his arm hurting? Come to think of it, he was in pain when the stone hit his chest earlier.”
I slowly approached him and unbuttoned his shirt.
A red-haired woman in a white curtain, stripping an unconscious man in the forest. This is totally a horror story.
That thought lasted only a moment before my jaw dropped.
Something was wrong with Idrish’s body.
From his right chest to his side, it was stained black. It didn’t look like a wound but more like rot. Or perhaps like he was being consumed by black vines.
Looking at it made me feel increasingly uneasy and ominous.
I poked the darkest part of his chest with my finger. Immediately, a groan escaped his lips.
“Hey, do you have some incurable disease? You looked so strong and healthy, but you’re sick too?”
My mouth felt bitter. The memories of suffering from an incurable illness were still vivid. A sick body, a life different from others. Until the final moment, filled with pain.
“I know that feeling… wanting to live normally. Not wanting to die… Sigh. Right. Who in the world is better off dead? You haven’t even done anything bad yet.”
Sniffling, I carefully rebuttoned his shirt to cover the wound.
Then I circled around to his legs. Since his chest was in pain, I couldn’t pull him by his arms. Instead, I lifted his legs and tucked them under my armpits.
“Ugh!”
It was so heavy it blew away my earlier leisurely thoughts!
“Wow, should I just give up? It’s like dragging a log!”
I pushed forward, step by step, with all my strength.
My whole body was drenched in sweat. Meanwhile, the cloth covering me kept slipping, and I had to constantly make sure my chest didn’t get exposed.
How long did I struggle like that? Finally, the mansion came into view.
I dropped Idrish. It wasn’t on purpose; my limbs were so exhausted I had no choice. My already slender arms were trembling.
“Huff, huff, huff.”
I brushed the hair sticking to my face and neck.
“If I brought him this far, someone will find Idrish soon, right? Yeah, I’ve done enough. Now I need to save myself.”
I crouched beside Idrish one last time.
“…He is kind of handsome.”
Maybe because I saw his wound, I felt more concerned for him.
It’s strange. Feeling pity for the novel’s villain who locked me up and threatened me.
“Since I dragged you this far, I hope you live well. Don’t torment others. I hope you recover from your illness too, you scary White Tiger.”
I almost reached out to pat his sweat-soaked hair but pulled my hand back.
Then I stood up, brushing myself off. Dawn was about to break, so I couldn’t linger. I had a long way to go.
Just as I turned to leave, something grabbed my wrist from below.
Caught off guard, I stumbled and fell forward. My outstretched arms barely caught the ground on either side of Idrish’s face.
Idrish’s face was close. His bold eyebrows like an ink painting, his gently lowered eyelashes, and his pale lips.
Idrish exuded a dangerous beauty, like a poisonous mushroom.
The next moment, his eyelids slowly lifted. His yellow eyes, like they held the moon, came into view.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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Oh, the situation is so funny, he’s treating him like a horse, “Go, my horse!” 😂😂