Chapter 107

In this era, many things are not as simple as one would like them to be, and Cloudy had learned to compromise early on.

However, there was still some hurt in her heart. From food to accommodation or hygiene conditions, she compromised and accepted many things seriously. In this regard, she believed she had done very well and understood that she could not expect too much intimate emotional exchange, after all, Titus was a wild man from tens of thousands of years ago.

But snatching food from her mouth was a bit too much. The frustrating sensation it caused and Titus's playful actions clearly carried a mischievous mood. At nineteen, she felt she was wrestling with a little imp, and after the fish-kissing incident that day, Cloudy barely paid any attention to Titus when she returned home at night. She wasn't angry, she just simply didn't want to deal with the wild man.

Was this a feeling of emotional setback? But strictly speaking, she and Titus were not in a typical romantic relationship pattern, even though they cared deeply for each other... and they slept together every day, often bathed together, and there was hardly a part of their bodies that they hadn't seen...

At this moment, Titus clearly knew he had made a mistake by upsetting Cloudy when he snatched her favorite fish. After grabbing the fish, he immediately noticed that Cloudy's expression had changed, so he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have eaten Cloudy's fish!" But Cloudy seemed even more upset after his apology.

This time, Cloudy's way of being angry was different from before. She didn't yell or raise her fist to hit him when she turned red with anger; instead, she was quiet, not responding much, and not paying much attention to him... This made Titus very nervous. He didn't spend the whole afternoon clamoring to row a boat again but instead continuously helped Cloudy catch fish, trying to make up for his food-snatching mistake.

However, even after bringing back a basket full of fish to their settlement, Cloudy still didn't talk much to him. The next morning, Titus accurately predicted the time when Cloudy would eat her second meal, and he preemptively went to the backyard to cook two fish using her usual cooking method.

This time, Cloudy showed a slightly happier expression, but there was still something off. Titus could feel that the situation now was a result of his mouth-to-mouth food snatching behavior by the lake yesterday. After his failed attempts to make amends through actions, he had no choice but to straightforwardly ask, "Cloudy, why are you ignoring me?"

"Before, you wouldn't treat me like this. You would always talk to me and play with me," Titus sighed, holding a clay pot and staring at Cloudy, who was sitting across from him eating. "It was me snatching the fish that made you upset. What did I do wrong?"

"Taking food from my mouth makes me uncomfortable," Cloudy sighed, getting straight to the point. Her previous silence was her way of calming her affected pretentiousness, and she...
Not being Titus' companion, emotional needs that cannot be satisfied should not be vented recklessly; it's unfair to Titus. So now she can only gently tell Titus, "No, don't eat from others' mouths." Cloudy made a vomiting gesture.

"Disgusting, foul."

Then she touched her own mouth with her hand, "My settlement, mouth and mouth, only important, contact." She didn't know if she described it correctly, she was very familiar with the local language, but describing kisses between lovers was still too difficult.

She kept nagging about the fish soup Titus cooked, the savage beside her seemingly understanding, nodding occasionally or making sounds of agreement. Cloudy doubted if he really understood, "We bite foreheads, which is also important contact. I will only do it to you."

"I understand," Titus straightened his back. "Cloudy has something in her mouth, don't touch. But if there's nothing, you can touch. Because we are important, we can make contact." In Cloudy's settlement, only important people can do such things, which excited Titus immensely.

At the same time, Titus' simple and smooth thinking left Cloudy dumbfounded in place. Is it really that simple for the savage to understand? That doesn't seem right; he doesn't understand love, so how does he know what she means by important?

But what right does she have to demand or hope for Titus to understand? Cloudy felt herself caught in a tangled vortex, and because Titus was younger than her, it added to her sense of shame.

This is not right, you can't do this. Titus is a simple ancient man, hoping he understands the difference between romantic relationships and helping cockroaches weave. It's like forcing someone to rapidly evolve genetically in a short period of time. If Titus were a bit older, she wouldn't be so conflicted. You're only nineteen, Cloudy, get a grip! In modern society, this behavior is unacceptable! If this had happened two years ago, it would have been a crime!

Unable to resist showing her displeasure, she really started pondering irrelevant things after having a meal. In the morning, Titus made food to seek forgiveness, specifically choosing fish she liked. How embarrassing... After a storm of thoughts, Cloudy overturned all the chaotic thoughts in her mind, thoughts of love, thoughts of modern lovers can all go to hell, she never had a relationship, what does she know! Can't show displeasure like this in front of the innocent savage!

Cloudy's contemplation came to an end, she calmed down, put down the earthen bowl, and decided to apologize to Titus: "I..."

It was only when she spoke that she noticed the savage, who had been sitting across from her, had somehow moved to sit beside her. At that moment, he was looking down at her, "Just now, I said I understand. When there's no food,..."
"Can touch. Cloudy didn't respond to me."

Because he was taller and able to look down at her, Titus easily blocked the strong morning sunlight, casting a shadow between them.

When backlit, his pupils would often appear more intimidating than usual, narrower and smaller, as if searching for prey. Yet, his ears stood tall, conveying a somewhat conflicting sense of friendliness.

The Titus before her now resembled the entity Cloudy first encountered - frightening yet friendly.

She felt like a pushover, sometimes having clear thoughts in her mind, such as just deciding not to harass the 19-year-old Titus, but now, when Titus asked if she could touch him since there was no food... she almost instinctively answered, "Yes."

The wild man quickly demonstrated his willingness to "correct his mistakes" through actions. He first reached out to pinch Cloudy's chin, gently opening her mouth to check for any remaining food, confirming none, he closed her mouth, then leaned in to peck her lips.

The approach still felt wrong, as if her lips had become a pacifier. However, the warmth in her cheeks and the pace of her heartbeat were genuine, she didn't even know what she was excited about. After the brief peck, Titus released her with a happy expression on his face, his ears twitching a few times, "This won't make you angry, and it's the Cloudy settlement, it's important to be able to do this. Right?"

"Right..."

Cloudy replied without dignity.