Ye Xinglan’s temporary residence was on North Main Street.
When Xiaoxi got home, it was already very late, but the bedroom light was still on.
“Xinglan, you’re still awake?”
“No, I’m waiting for you to come back before I sleep.”
Ye Xinglan was curled up under the quilt, with only her head and hands exposed as she scrolled on her phone.
The little rich lady looked troubled.
Xiaoxi reached out and touched her hand, finding it ice-cold.
Even though Ye Xinglan deliberately turned her phone screen away so Xiaoxi couldn’t see what she was searching, Xiaoxi could already guess that she was definitely looking up something related to the Blood Moon Witch.
“All right, it’s so late, don’t play with your phone anymore. Go to sleep early!”
With a “pa” sound, Xiaoxi switched off the light and tossed Ye Xinglan’s phone onto the nightstand to stop her from overthinking.
But in truth, Xiaoxi’s own mind couldn’t help but replay what Miss L had just said.
She just wasn’t mentally prepared yet, that’s all.
After some more time, just like back when she confessed, she’d make thorough preparations before telling Ye Xinglan that she knew about her identity as the Blood Moon Witch…
“Xiaoxi, besides Magic Power Contamination, did Ministry Head L tell you anything else about me?”
Ye Xinglan suddenly spoke up. Tonight, she unusually didn’t pounce on Xiaoxi as soon as they got into bed, but lay properly on her side.
“Nope, does she need to? I know my own girlfriend better than anyone, don’t I?”
“That’s good…”
The act Xiaoxi put on while lying in bed also made her feel relieved.
Sure enough, she’d guessed right—Ye Xinglan probably didn’t want her to know about the Blood Moon Witch, right?
Handling this carefully was the right move.
“Hey, Xiaoxi, can you lie with your back to me for a bit?”
“What do you want?”
Xiaoxi’s heart instantly grew wary.
She was especially sensitive to “lying in bed with her back to Ye Xinglan” these days, afraid that something weird would poke her if she did!
But she still did as she was asked. As soon as she turned around, she felt Ye Xinglan softly hug her from behind.
Ye Xinglan’s breathing and heartbeat grew rapid.
Xiaoxi’s heart thumped—she thought, oh no, this little rich lady really does have boundless energy…
But after lying there for about five minutes, Ye Xinglan did absolutely nothing.
Finally, as if she’d made some kind of decision, Ye Xinglan hugged Xiaoxi tighter, resting her head on Xiaoxi’s back.
Her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible in the quiet of the night.
“I’ll tell you a secret… Actually, I am the Blood Moon Witch.”
Xiaoxi: “???”
Xiaoxi’s body froze. For a moment, her mind went blank. She had no idea how to respond.
Ye Xinglan’s one sentence had completely thrown her plans into chaos.
“You don’t believe me?” To Ye Xinglan, Xiaoxi’s silence became a lack of trust. “Really, I’m not lying to you!”
Ye Xinglan cupped Xiaoxi’s face with both hands and transformed into the Blood Moon Witch right in front of her before changing back again, leaving Xiaoxi utterly stunned.
Sis, what are you doing?! Weren’t you just probing whether I knew about this or not? Why the sudden self-destruct?
“Do you believe me now? I really am the Blood Moon Witch!”
Xiaoxi: “…Oh.”
Xiaoxi’s reaction was clearly outside Ye Xinglan’s expectations.
She’d spent half the night preparing herself to face Xiaoxi’s anger or even disgust, but all Xiaoxi gave her was a light “oh”… as if she wasn’t surprised at all!
Ye Xinglan’s eyes narrowed. In one swift movement, she pinned Xiaoxi underneath her, long hair cascading down the sides of Xiaoxi’s face.
“You’ve been hiding this from me since The Association! You knew all along, didn’t you?”
“N-n-no, I didn’t! I just… I’m really good at handling surprises, you know that!”
“Liar! If I find out you knew all along but kept it from me, you’re done for!”
Ye Xinglan was puffed up with anger, but there was no way she could prove it, and besides, now wasn’t the time to argue about it.
Still, deep inside, Ye Xinglan was anxious.
“Forget it… So? Don’t you have anything… you want to say?”
The domineering little rich lady from just a moment ago suddenly turned cautious.
Only then did Xiaoxi realize that Ye Xinglan’s rapid breathing earlier was just nervousness.
Well… She was being silly. For Ye Xinglan, saying it out loud might be a relief, right?
Actually, even if she wasn’t ready, it didn’t matter.
No matter if she was ready or not, her answer to this would never change, right?
Xiaoxi pulled Ye Xinglan into her arms and spoke gently, “I don’t care, Xinglan. No matter what your identity is, the fact that I like you won’t change.”
Ye Xinglan said nothing. Xiaoxi simply stroked her hair softly, feeling Ye Xinglan’s heartbeat gradually calm down.
“You know, Xiaoxi… when you said you didn’t know about this, I actually felt relieved.”
“Because I don’t want to keep hiding things from you. At least for this, I wanted to tell you myself… But I was always afraid you couldn’t accept who I am…”
Yeah, me too… Xiaoxi echoed quietly in her heart, but she didn’t dare say it aloud.
“I’m so glad you don’t hate me, Xiaoxi. I feel so much better now. I don’t have to hide anymore.”
Ye Xinglan straightened up and licked her lips.
Behind her, several slick Touches emerged.
Xiaoxi: “?”
Sis, weren’t we just having a touching moment? Why did you suddenly switch to battle mode?
“To keep my identity secret, I never got to really enjoy myself before. Now, I don’t have to hold back anymore…”
“W-wait!” Xiaoxi panicked,
“Xinglan, listen to me, it’s so late already… And didn’t Ministry Head L say that the Council forbids you from using your abilities recklessly? Hurry up and put them away…”
Xiaoxi blurted this out instinctively.
She was worried about Ye Xinglan using her abilities too freely, but her voice gradually trailed off halfway through.
Bu Hao!
Ye Xinglan was stunned for a moment, then narrowed her eyes slightly, “Oh~ So you let it slip, huh?”
“First of all, The Association really did tell me not to use the Blood Moon Witch’s Ability carelessly outside, but who told you these Touches are my ability? These Touches are a part of my body, so bringing them out doesn’t use a drop of magic power.”
“And secondly… you knew my identity all along and still pretended you didn’t, huh? You’re done for!”
“I-I was wrong, Xinglan, let me explain, I was just afraid you wouldn’t want me to know… mmm…”
Now Xiaoxi was truly panicking, but Ye Xinglan clearly wasn’t planning to give her a chance to explain.
The Touches bound her limbs tightly and even sealed her lips.
“It’s fine, you don’t need to apologize~ Use your body to say sorry to me!”
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