The chilly autumn wind made everyone want to hurry home and warm up by the fireplace, but for the mysterious date between Pinky and Ned, we endured the cold weather.

"I really have to be tied up..."

"Well, go ahead and tie yourself up."

Sasa and I watched as Xiaofen used hemp rope to tie Ned to a tree. It was a bit funny because Xiaofen tied him up tightly and Ned's expression looked painful.

"Does it hurt?" Xiaofen asked with concern.

"It's fine, I'm not in pain," Ned replied bravely.

Sasa didn't even ask if I was in pain back then. The two of you are really sweet. Leya couldn't resist and poked Sasa, asking, "What are they doing? Why are they tying that man to a tree?"

It's hard to explain to my wife, and even harder to explain to Leya. All I could say was that it's a way of expressing love.

"I'm going to hit you now."

"Well, go ahead and hit me."

"Where should I hit you?"

"Anywhere is fine, it doesn't matter, just hit me."

Xiaofen hesitated because her wife only told her to hit him once, but didn't tell her where to hit him. Wolfrang patted me and asked, "Why do you have to physically hit someone on a date?"

I looked at my wife, didn't say anything, and the two of us smiled foolishly. Wolfrang scratched his head in confusion.

"I really hit you, be careful."

"Okay!"

Xiaofen punched Ned in the stomach. The strength of a succubus is considered minimal among monsters, but it's still stronger than humans. This punch almost knocked the wind out of Ned.

"Are you okay? I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Hoo...hoo..."

Ned continued to take deep breaths, indicating that it really hurt. Xiaofen hurriedly untied the ropes and asked him with concern if he was injured. My wife was holding back her laughter, and so was I. This was too funny.

"I'm fine, I'm fine, and then..."

"And then?"

"I'm thinking..."

Ned was a bit confused and took out his notebook. That's right, he actually took out his notebook during the date and started reviewing the next step I taught him!

"Well...then I should...drink water."

"Yes, you should drink water."

As an onlooker, Leya was completely confused. It's just a date, why hit someone? And why drink water after hitting someone? What kind of strange idea is this?

"The water bottle...here it is. Okay, I'll start drinking."

"Good, I'll watch."

Xiaofen watched attentively as Ned took out a large travel water bottle, with a capacity of at least 1.5 liters. Then he tilted his head back and started chugging. The young man was quite determined!

I heard that the human bladder can hold up to 800 milliliters of urine, and Ned might break that limit. I felt a bit sorry for him as he drank so much water because he was fooled by me, although...I really wanted to laugh.

"Ha...I can't drink anymore."

"Try to drink a little more," Xiaofen persuaded him softly.

"Yes, I'll try my best." Ned looked at his dream girl and became determined to continue drinking.

Sasa and I couldn't hold it in any longer, we had to cover our mouths to avoid bursting into laughter. Wolfrang asked Leya if Ned was under some charm spell, but Leya immediately denied it. Because a charm spell is not the same as hypnosis.

"There's a little bit left, I really can't finish it."

"Well, it's probably enough then."

"What should we do next?"

"Check the notebook."

"Let me see... Hmm... Eat raw meat, yes, you should make me eat raw meat."

"Oh, right, right, I brought some. Two pieces, have it."

Xiaofen somehow managed to get two pieces of raw meat, which looked much cleaner than the ones I ate before. At that moment, neither Sha Sha nor I laughed, because we were really curious to see if Naid would actually eat those tough pieces of meat for Xiaofen.

"I... I ate it."

"Are you sure? Once you eat it, you can't regret it."

"Um..."

I didn't teach Naid how to handle this question, because Sha Sha told Xiaofen, "If he doesn't eat raw meat, it means he doesn't love you." So Xiaofen asked him if he had really made up his mind to eat it. But Naid didn't disappoint me. He grabbed the two pieces of raw meat and started gnawing on them.

Naid, I salute you as a man!

I didn't describe how bad raw meat tasted in detail when I ate it before. Today, watching my compatriots eat raw meat, I feel the need to elaborate. When meat is not cooked, it's tough. It's especially hard to chew if it's red meat like pork, beef, or lamb. Rather than eating, it's more like swallowing the meat, accompanied by the lingering taste of fishiness on the tip of the tongue. Unless you are really hungry, raw meat is difficult to swallow. Don't believe in delicacies like "raw wagyu," meat should be cooked before eating.

"Husband, this man's not bad."

"Yeah, maybe because he's young."

Even Sha Sha expressed admiration, and I have to admit that Naid has a tough spirit.

Finally, Leya couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to stop this unhygienic dining behavior, but it seemed that she also thought of something and continued silently observing us.

"Sigh... It really tastes terrible."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's necessary."

Naid smiled and clumsily flipped through his notebook. Xiaofen also knew what was going to happen next, so she softly kneeled in front of him, closed her eyes, and waited for him to wipe the corners of her mouth with his wet sleeve.

We were waiting for the romantic scene that was about to unfold.

He wet his sleeve!

He reached out his hand!

He started wiping Xiaofen's mouth!

He finished!

He... stood up and turned away from Xiaofen...

Xiaofen kept her eyes closed, motionless...

"Failed."

"Yeah, failed."

Sha Sha and I both smashed our heads into the bushes. Naid, oh Naid, it's your own fault for not making progress. Also, you two are too innocent, acting like a live-action version of "I Want to Tell You."

...

An hour later, Sha Sha and I knelt in front of Leya, Wolfrang, and Naid's parents to apologize.

The outcome of the date: Xiaofen was taken away by Leya and locked up. Naid had such severe diarrhea that he almost collapsed, and his parents were extremely worried. And we, as a couple, were the instigators of this farce.

A young man in his twenties got diarrhea from eating some raw meat, such a weak constitution.

But was it necessary for both of us to kneel?

Besides, it doesn't make a difference whether Medusa kneels or not.

I couldn't help but vent my frustration internally. Although Sha Sha and I were indeed in the wrong, Leya and Wolfrang directed their anger at the wrong targets.

"Raul, Sasha, what on earth were you two thinking?"

"Raul, can we really joke about something like this?"

I didn't take Leya and Wolfrang's lesson seriously at first, thinking they would just say a few words and I would apologize to Ned's parents. But as I feared, they put all their troubles on us.

"Do you think everyone is like you?"

"Raul, you should know the relationship between humans and succubi..."

Yes, the issue Leya and Wolfrang were grappling with wasn't that we, as a couple, deceived this young couple, but the irreconcilable conflicts between humans and succubi. Leya had been deeply worried even before Ned and Xiaofen started dating. When the news of their dates reached Leya's ears, her worry turned into distress.

On one side were her own sister, her own kind, and on the other were the residents of Night Fall Town, whom she had been living with for decades. Leya couldn't favor either side. Furthermore, Ned and Xiao Fen always reminded her of Cleveray, and of the pain she had once experienced. When Leya fretted, Wolfrang inevitably fretted too, although he couldn't do anything to help. If it was already beyond reason for humans and succubi to fall in love, then it was even more unconventional for a werewolf to love a succubus. So once Wolfrang thought about it, he felt extremely distressed.

Coincidentally, our couple became their outlet.

"Are you done talking?"

Once Leya and Wolfrang's emotions calmed down a bit, I quickly interjected.

"Firstly, I apologize to both of you. We are responsible for this matter."

Sasha had never bowed down to humans before, but this time she truly understood her mistake.

"Next, let's talk about the topic of monsters and humans."

I pulled out two cigarettes from the pack near Leya and tossed one to Sasha. Everyone fell silent, including Ned's speechless parents. They knew that I was usually a mild-tempered person, but they also knew that when I got serious, no one could take the power of speech away from me.

"I don't recall saying that I support monsters being with humans, right, wife?"

"No, you've never said that."

"Our year-long relationship with Sasha can be better described as a struggle for survival rather than living together."

"Yeah, within two months of knowing each other, someone tried to kill us."

"Do you think our love story with Sasha is a coincidence?"

"Could that human and succubus have experienced the same things we have?"

Switching to a duo act, we delved deep into our hidden emotional journey in front of outsiders for the first time.

"Go and bring the succubus here, and when Ned is done, summon him too."

"Leya, go. Locking her up is not a solution."

After about fifteen minutes, the two parties arrived, with Ned looking a bit weak.

"Alright, now let me tell you what our love with Sasha is really like."

I glanced at my wife, and she gestured for me to start.

"I am an outsider, you should all know that. The day I arrived here, I happened to be in Sasha's cave. Everything I did back then was just to survive, nothing more. We didn't love each other at that time, I was simply relying on her. I knew that if I left her, I would have a hard time surviving."

"Yes, at that time, we were just taking what we needed from each other. He needed me to hunt for food, and I needed the warmth of his body. It was that simple."

The wife took over and added, "My transformation started with her teaching me how to speak. From that day on, our relationship changed, but it still couldn't be called love."

"That's right, everything I did before was to keep him, including giving him money to buy things."

"True love came after I saw Sasha at her worst."

"Same here, he was willing to embrace that version of me, which I never expected."

"That day, I felt like I truly fell in love with her, no matter how she changed."

"Although our love may have started with a physical relationship, we did develop true love."

"Later on, we went through a lot, gained and lost."

"We separated, suffered, and did many foolish things."

"But it was because of those foolish things that we became the Raul couple we are today."

"You two won't understand those things just by hearing us talk about them."

I sighed and glanced at Sasha with my remaining eye. She also looked at me, using her hand to cover the black mark on her tail.

"Ned, you can eat raw meat for her, but would you sacrifice an eye for her?"

"Succubus over there, do you really have the determination to give your life for this man?"

The young couple didn't answer our questions. They finally began to ponder the love between Chen Raul and Sasha, realizing it wasn't just a simple love at first sight. It involved my gratitude towards Sasha, Sasha's kindness towards me, our unwavering support during life and death situations, and the mutual support in times of sadness, and so on.

"Hey, would you like to hear our vows?"