“Lying again? I told you, I hate liars the most!”
“I… so what if I’m lying?!”
Su Ling felt a bit guilty at first, but seeing the teasing smile on her face, he suddenly realized something.
It was clearly her fault, wasn’t it? He was minding his own business taking a bath, and she had tricked him and barged in!
He hadn’t even settled the score with her yet, but here she was questioning him instead?
“Let me go! You’re clearly the one in the wrong!”
Once he figured it out, he immediately tried to break free. However, it was useless. Her strength was far too great; she held him with just one arm, and he was completely helpless.
“Tsk, you’ve gotten smarter!”
Ye Moran licked her lips. Watching the Little Fellow struggle incessantly, she really, really wanted to bully him until he cried right now!
“Don’t move!”
Ye Moran’s voice suddenly became stern, and Su Ling immediately froze, terrified.
‘He’s still such a coward!’
“Do you want to know what this is?”
She stroked it as she spoke, causing Su Ling’s body to tremble again. That tingling sensation instantly stripped his body of all ability to resist!
His mind became a jumbled mess in a split second. He didn’t want to think about anything; he just wanted to be touched like this forever…
“Mm… no, don’t touch it anymore…”
The only sliver of reason Su Ling had left urged him to grab her hand. He looked at her with tearful eyes.
“How cute!”
“Little Fellow, do you know that right now, I particularly…”
“Mm… you can’t…”
Su Ling shook his head sluggishly. For a brief moment just now, he had actually hesitated. ‘I really want to say yes to her!’
“Mph!~”
Su Ling’s body stiffened. His eyes were filled with innocence and fear as his small hands gripped her collar tightly. The originally neat clothes were now riddled with wrinkles from his grasp.
“And now?”
“Mm…”
Su Ling remained silent. Feeling the sensation coming from the base of his tailbone, he wanted to refuse, but a strange trace of longing emerged from the depths of his heart, making it impossible!
He knew something was very wrong with him, but he couldn’t control it at all!
“If you don’t speak up, I’ll take it as a yes!”
“Three!”
“Two!”
“One!”
“Thank you, Little Fellow. I’ll definitely make sure you’re satisfied!”
“Be… be gentle…”
Su Ling knew the matter was settled. There was nothing he could do to change it, so he could only whisper his final struggle.
Ye Moran picked the Little Fellow up. Instead of heading for the bed, she went straight to the bathtub and placed him inside!
***
Su Ling lay exhausted against her like a sloth. His eyes were half-closed; he wanted to open them, but he lacked the strength.
Seeing this, Ye Moran gently patted his back and carried him to the bed.
“Get some sleep. When you wake up, I’ll tell you what that thing on your head is.”
Hearing this, Su Ling slowly closed his eyes. He slept for a long time. By the time he woke up again, the Sun was already shining on him!
“Mm…”
Su Ling instinctively wanted to raise his hand, but the soreness in his arm made him abandon the idea.
‘I was bullied again…’
He bit his lip and stared at the ceiling with a complicated gaze. Compared to the anger and pain he felt after the first time he was bullied, he didn’t feel that way this time. Instead, there was a faint hint of happiness in his heart.
He didn’t know why he felt this way, and he didn’t dare to think too deeply about it. He could only close his eyes tightly and try to push the thoughts away.
“What are you thinking about?”
Ye Moran walked over, holding a glass of hot milk.
“Come, drink this milk.”
With her help, Su Ling slowly sat up. He took the hot milk and sipped it bit by bit.
After finishing the milk, Su Ling’s spirit improved slightly.
He blinked and stared blankly at Ye Moran. His mouth opened and closed several times, but he didn’t know what to say.
Ye Moran sat on the edge of the bed, a gentle smile always present on her face.
Su Ling was momentarily dazed. It felt as if the person in front of him had returned to being that gentle, reliable… Elder Sister he couldn’t help but want to rely on.
He pursed his lips and swallowed a mouthful of milky saliva.
“What happened to me?”
“Hmm?”
“What do you mean ‘what happened’?”
Ye Moran blinked, looking as if she genuinely didn’t understand what Su Ling was talking about.
Su Ling frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he laboriously raised his hand and pointed to the top of his head.
“What is this? Why… why did I grow something like this…?”
“This?”
Ye Moran smiled and reached out to touch it, but Su Ling tilted his head to dodge.
“You’re not allowed to touch it! Never again!”
Su Ling stared at Ye Moran fiercely. His body unconsciously arched in a defensive posture!
“Fine, I won’t touch it.”
Ye Moran laughed and withdrew her hand. Then, she continued to stare at the Little Fellow with a beaming smile, remaining silent.
Su Ling waited for a while, assuming she was about to explain why his head was like this. However, after waiting for a long time, she showed no intention of speaking.
“You… say something!”
“Say what?”
Ye Moran continued to play dumb.
“You! I… I want you to tell me what this thing on my head actually is!”
His fists tightened. They really tightened!
“Sigh, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, Little Fellow. It’s just… I don’t know what’s been wrong lately, but my memory is a bit poor. If my hands aren’t touching something, I can’t seem to remember.”
“You… you’re lying!”
Su Ling’s cheeks puffed up in anger. ‘Does this woman really take me for a fool?!’
“Heh, I am lying to you!”
Ye Moran hooked her finger under Su Ling’s chin. In Su Ling’s eyes, her smile became incredibly wicked. He hadn’t expected her to just admit it, and what frustrated him more was that he was completely powerless against her!!
“Little Fellow, I want you to fall in love with me.”
Su Ling’s heart skipped a beat. He didn’t understand why she would suddenly say such a thing. A wave of inexplicable panic washed over him, and he instinctively turned his head away to avoid the question!
Ye Moran forced his head back to face her. Her serious gaze was gradually replaced by a smile.
“That thing on your head… it’s actually…”
Su Ling looked at her, bewildered. ‘Why did she suddenly stop asking that question?’
Ye Moran smiled, her fingers slowly pulling back from the Little Fellow.
“That thing should be ears.”
“Ears?”
Su Ling’s attention was instantly captured by that word.
Seeing the Little Fellow focus back on the growths on his head, a flash of pain crossed her heart, but she maintained a forced smile and comforted herself.
‘This was just a small test. The Little Fellow didn’t say he didn’t love me, did he?’
“Yes, ears. Actually, you aren’t human!”
“You’re the one who isn’t human! You—”
“I’m not insulting you. I’m stating a fact. You really aren’t human. Look at this!”
Ye Moran’s expression darkened as she picked up her mobile phone and pulled up a photo she had prepared long ago.
“In this world, a tiny minority of people undergo a genetic mutation during their growth into adulthood. Some are born with it, and others develop it later. In short, they naturally carry the genes of other organisms. So, you aren’t a pure human!”
“I’m not human?!”