But now that they were in such an environment, Liu Yilin discovered that her high intelligence of 230 was useless. Without Ning Beichen, she found she couldn't even cook a meal.
She struggled to move her feet, finding some dry grass and branches nearby, while Ning Beichen quickly and miraculously built a shelter.
"Boss, this is the wilderness, and it's getting dark. There aren't many materials either. The shelter is small. Can you make do with it tonight?"
Ning Beichen said to her.
Liu Yilin nodded. What choice did she have at this point?
Moreover, Ning Beichen had been busy with everything, first helping her escape, then piloting the plane, and now building a shelter. Liu Yilin had never met such a capable man.
A small bonfire was lit in the darkness. With the firelight, Liu Yilin felt much more at ease. She was also amazed by Ning Beichen's ability to ignite wood without a lighter; she certainly couldn't have done it.
However, the shelter Ning Beichen built was very small, only big enough for one person and a little more. Ning Beichen, worried she might misunderstand, didn't go in, planning to rough it outside for the night. For him, such a situation was quite normal.
In the past, when surviving in the wild, he wouldn't even bother to build a shelter, finding a spot and making do.
As night fell, the temperature dropped even lower. Even inside the shelter, Liu Yilin was shivering. She looked at Ning Beichen outside, wearing a T-shirt and not coming in, enduring the cold wind and biting chill, and her heart ached.
"Liu Yilin, what are you doing? Are you even human? Ning Beichen has done so much for you. Seeing him freezing outside, are you such a cold-hearted woman?"
The more Liu Yilin thought about it, the more her heart ached, and the more she felt she was unworthy of being human.
"Ning Beichen, Ning Beichen..."
Liu Yilin called out to Ning Beichen a few times.
"Boss, do you need something? Do you need to go to the bathroom?"
Ning Beichen poked his head into the shelter entrance and asked her.
"No... no, it's so cold outside. You come in too."
Liu Yilin said to him.
"Boss, it's very small in there. If I come in, it... it will affect you, won't it?"
Ning Beichen knew how small his shelter was. If he went in, he would have to be very close to Liu Yilin.
"Come in. Stop dawdling. I'm not being shy, why are you being shy, a grown man?"
Liu Yilin said impatiently. She had finally gathered the courage to let him in, and he was still being indecisive outside.
"As you command, Boss."
Ning Beichen immediately crawled in. It was naturally much more comfortable to be in the shelter than outside.
As soon as Ning Beichen entered, the shelter was filled, and he was pressed closely against Liu Yilin. However, it was also much warmer.
Especially Liu Yilin felt Ning Beichen was like a ball of fire. She wondered if all men were like this.
At first, Liu Yilin was unaccustomed and wary of him, fearing Ning Beichen might give in to his primal urges.
But gradually, she realized that Ning Beichen was very well-behaved and didn't do anything to her, which slowly eased her guard.
The cold wind howled outside. Even Liu Yilin, huddled in the shelter, didn't feel any sense of security. Fortunately, Ning Beichen was by her side, otherwise, she would have broken down.
But this was not all. In the middle of the night, all the firewood she had collected was burned out, and the surroundings plunged into darkness.
Moreover, they could intermittently hear wolves howling in the distance, scaring Liu Yilin so much that she tightly clutched Ning Beichen's clothes, afraid to let go or sleep.
Ning Beichen listened intently, his brows furrowed. He said to Liu Yilin, "Boss, we might be attacked by a wolf pack soon. Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
Liu Yilin nodded, but still held onto his clothes tightly. "Ning Beichen, don't go out. I'm scared by myself."
"Boss, don't worry. I won't go out now. If the wolf pack comes, I'll go out to deal with them. If they don't, then everything will be fine."
Ning Beichen reassured her.
However, based on Ning Beichen's experience, the wolf howl he heard earlier was from the alpha wolf, meaning there was at least a ninety percent chance they would be attacked by the wolf pack.
But he couldn't tell Liu Yilin this; she was already scared enough, and Ning Beichen didn't want her to be more frightened.
The wolf howls outside continued intermittently. Ning Beichen waited for about an hour, but the wolf pack didn't come. Just as he was about to tell Liu Yilin that it was safe, he suddenly heard an unusual wolf howl, which immediately made Ning Beichen alert.
That unusual howl was the alpha wolf's signal to attack. In this place, apart from them being prey, Ning Beichen couldn't think of any other prey these wolves would attack.
"Ning Beichen, where are you going? No, I'm scared."
Liu Yilin saw Ning Beichen move and quickly grabbed his clothes.
"Boss, don't be afraid. I'll go out and take a look. I won't go far, I'll be right outside. If you're scared, just call me."
Ning Beichen said to her.
If the wolf pack's target was indeed them, then Ning Beichen had to go out. The space here was too confined. If they were surrounded by wolves, they would both be in trouble.
"Then... then don't go far. I'm scared."
Liu Yilin let go of his hand and said, trembling with fear.
"Okay, I won't go far."
Ning Beichen promised her.
"No, swear it. You won't leave me and run away."
Liu Yilin suddenly grabbed his clothes again.
This made Ning Beichen want to laugh and cry.
"Boss, do I look like the kind of person who would abandon someone like that?"
He had rescued her from Las Vegas; what were a few wolves compared to that?
"You can't say for sure. In any case, first swear that you will never abandon me."
Liu Yilin insisted, not because she was spoiled or ungrateful, but because here, Ning Beichen was her only reliance, her only hope of survival.
And in her heart, she was convinced Ning Beichen had ulterior motives, so she dared not trust him.
"I swear, I, Ning Beichen, will never abandon my boss, or may I die a terrible death."
Ning Beichen, at a loss for words, raised his hand and took an oath.
"You didn't say 'never abandon.'"
Liu Yilin said to him.
"Boss, 'never abandon' is something couples say."
Ning Beichen said with a strange expression.
"I don't care, you have to add it."
Liu Yilin said stubbornly.