I Can Read Minds But Will Not Be Marked

Chapter 54

...Lin Han suddenly knew the origin of their name and sent out a heartfelt admiration for the wisdom of the imperial people1. He YunTing found the cleanest place to put Lin Han down, the temperature gradually rose, he threw his jacket aside and sat himself beside Lin Han.

"Mr. Lin, rest here first," He YunTing said, "I'll go and find a little something we can eat."

He was just about to get back on his feet when Lin Han pulled him back.

"I'm not very hungry." Lin Han glared, then softly lowered his eyes, "Just keep me company and just rest for a while as well."

These days, he was really too tired. Sometimes Lin Han would think, if his body didn't become a burden to He YunTing, would the other person be able to survive better alone. But he eventually didn't think too deeply about it, some questions didn't need clear answers, just like on the day of the incident, he would be determined to follow through.

He knew He YunTing wouldn't give up on him, and he had absolute trust in him. The two sat for a while and He YunTing looked at the creatures in front of him, "Would Mr. Lin like to clean up?"

Lin Han certainly understood what He YunTing meant and froze for a moment.

"I'll leave for a while," He YunTing quickly added, "but if you need me... I can help."

Lin Han, with a rare blush, immediately said, "I should be fine on my own."

He YunTing also seemed relieved since he had never been very good at dealing with such things, and nodded as he answered, "Okay."

It was a relatively comfortable day for the two of them.

When He YunTing came back, Lin Han had a simple clean up, his white uniform stained with blood and dust was finally taken off and cleaned, and he only had a fairly clean shirt on him. Lin Han seemed sleepy again, his eyes narrowed when he saw He YunTing, then he barely greeted him and went back to sleep.

He YunTing lightened his footsteps and sat back down next to Lin Han. He thought that he could finally get a good night's sleep today. After making sure Lin Han was asleep, he kissed his fingers as usual before he closed his eyes in satisfaction.

Lin Han woke up early the next day, his body was still wet from last night, even though he might need He YunTing to carry him until he returned to the Empire, at least he was in better spirits.

He YunTing had already woken up, and was hanging up his clean clothes. When he turned his head, he saw Lin Han rubbing his eyes, and was stunned, "Hello, Mr. Lin."

Lin Han nodded with a smile and raised his hand to touch Grr who was sleeping in his arms. He half sat up and leaned against a strangely shaped tree trunk, quietly looking at He YunTing. Lin Han remembered He YunTing's room, cold and tidy, not like a normal person's. Everything was done by an AI and never done by hand. His demand for quality of life was so low that Lin Han felt it was almost unimaginable.

Now he was doing it all naturally, together with his previous smile, so Lin Han had a feeling of getting to know him again. He YunTing gave the Oddbound creatures food too, after all, He YunTing wasn't really an encyclopedia. Many things he hadn't seen or dared to try, and what the ThudThud's could eat, the humans might necessarily not. He YunTing finally took some he was familiar with, such as gold Lin fruit, and handed them to Lin Han.

A few of the sleeping Ruiens also woke up.

Lin Han couldn't understand some of their activities, such as them imitating their poses at the first meeting, and then doing some strange actions, such as playing hide-and-seek with Grr. It was also hard for them to find a place to hide in the Great Plains, because their size and the vibration of the ground caused by their walking didn't allow them to participate in the game properly. But both creatures were happy and gentle, and even if sometimes they didn't understand what the creatures were doing, at least they weren't too lonely with a company like this.

And now, two Ruiens watched Lin Han and He YunTing wake up and started walking towards them. Lin Han had no idea what they would do, but he curled his eyes with interest and looked at them expectantly.

He YunTing, still holding food in his hand, followed suit.

Seeing that both humans were here, the two ThudThud's intended to start their best imitation session — they had seen some more moves last night that the Ruien race couldn't understand.

This tall, cold-faced looking man would actually touch another man's paw with his lips!

Not knowing what this meant, the studious Ruien race decided to be friendly and welcoming to humans in their own way.

Lin Han watched as the two ThudThud's mooed twice at each other, with the first one leaning forward and daintily and tentatively extending its front paw, which gave its body a bizarre pose. And the second happily came over, then fluttered its ears, and very laboriously leaned forward, right into the first's front paws, and was ready to kiss with its lips—

In a flash of lightning, He YunTing suddenly understood something.

He YunTing, who didn't expect this group of creatures to imitate even such a secret little action of his, threw away the object in his hand, and for the first time, somewhat forcefully covered Lin Han's eyes with his hand. He was worried that Lin Han was curious and blocked his view with his tall figure, "Mr. Lin don't look."

Lin Han, who hadn't had a good look at what the two creatures were doing, was confused for a moment, but still subconsciously chose to believe He YunTing and let out, "Hmm... They... What are they doing?"

He YunTing was silent for a moment, not knowing how to explain, "...Something not very nice."

"Oh." Lin Han understood and felt that there was nothing he couldn't say about this kind of thing, he just didn't look at it, and said frankly, "Are they mating?"

This time He YunTing was silent for a longer time. No, they're imitating me stealing a kiss from you.

But fortunately Lin Han now had no mind reading, and He YunTing wouldn't tell him the truth.

The two ThudThud's were feeling very sad, wondering why one of the humans wasn't looking at them, while the other one, who didn't look too inviting, was staring more intensely. They began to wonder if their imitation wasn't good enough. But that was what this taller human did last night.

So the second patiently decided to do it again.

With a "moo", he continued to get down on his heavy body, his head struggling to get next to the first one, who also cooperated by extending his front paws towards him and responding approvingly.

The second seized the opportunity — because the animal really didn't know what a 'kiss' was, but still racked its brain to recall the scene it had seen. Then it used its thick lips to heavily touch the first's front paw, making a weird and loud 'smack' sound.

He YunTing, "......"

This sound confirmed Lin Han's suspicions, and when he didn't get a response from He YunTing for a long time, he curiously asked once more, "Are they?"

Seeing that the two large ThudThud's were very satisfied with their imitation, they looked towards him as if they were taking credit for it...

He YunTing looked serious, and his tone was cold, as if he was facing a thousand armies, "...Yes."