The Difference Between Charging with Me and Charging for Me

Gu Lan and Yun Zhe were engrossed in their conversation when footsteps resounded around them. Gu Lan tensed up. The excitement from Yun Zhe's provocation nearly made her forget their current unsafe location.

Her first instinct was to pull Yun Zhe up and shield herself behind him. In her eyes, no matter how Yun Zhe looked, he was the adorable one who needed her protection. However, at this moment, Yun Zhe slowly stood up, bowed his head, and grasped Gu Lan's hand, pulling her behind him. Then, with deliberate calmness, he opened the ion weapon discarded by the beggar boss.

A purple gleam emanated from the dark handle of the ion weapon. Yun Zhe's fair and slender fingers pressed against it as if admiring a work of art. With an emotionless voice, he uttered warm words, "Please, stand behind me and let me protect you."