In the dimly lit room, Silver Bell paced nervously in circles.
She rarely cared so much about social matters, but this time, her charge was Sirius, specifically entrusted to her by Xingge.
Her old teammates all knew her personality, so they wouldn’t easily ask her to do this sort of thing.
Yet this time, Xingge was acting out of character, asking her to take the initiative to look after Sirius and Xiaohongmao, these two juniors—wasn’t that odd?
What did this mean? It meant that Xingge must really care about these two juniors! If she didn’t do this job well, Xingge would definitely be angry!
“Uuuu….”
Whenever she thought of her old teammates, Silver Bell inevitably thought of A Xing.
Though everyone used to take care of her, it was A Xing she was closest to.
Maybe it was because they were both into anime and had more common topics.
It was just a pity that A Xing protected her personal information even more strictly than Silver Bell herself, who had social anxiety.
She had no idea where A Xing was now……
But someone as cool and reliable as A Xing, even if she wasn’t a Magic Girl anymore, must be dazzling in some other line of work by now, right?
Unlike herself—without the title of Magic Girl, she was just a useless shut-in.
At that very moment, the A Xing she was yearning for was in the kitchen next door, separated only by a wall, wearing an apron, hair tied up, cooking. She looked every bit the Mistress.
“Xiaoxi, is there anything you need me to help with?”
Ye Xinglan poked her head into the kitchen, watching Xiaoxi bustling about, and bit her lower lip.
“Eh? No, not at all. Are you hungry, Xinglan? It’s almost ready, just wait a bit longer.”
“But you’re the one cooking and doing housework every day, Xiaoxi… Why don’t we, um, start… taking turns from tomorrow?”
Only now did Xiaoxi realize Ye Xinglan was still hung up on the earlier Subway Incident, feeling she was too selfish in their relationship and didn’t contribute enough.
But Xiaoxi had never really thought about it that way; if anything, she rather hoped this peaceful daily life would continue on.
Yet Ye Xinglan was clearly bothered. Even after dinner, she seemed absent-minded.
Xiaoxi didn’t try to comfort her—after all, there would be a good opportunity tonight, so she might as well wait.
So, that night, Xiaoxi made sure to finish her writing early, bathed, and tidied up the bed.
Finally, when it was time to sleep and Ye Xinglan entered the room, Xiaoxi took the initiative to speak.
“I’m all showered, Xinglan. When shall we start replenishing magic?”
“Um… why don’t we skip it? I actually didn’t use much magic today, so there’s no need to replenish.”
Xiaoxi was stunned, watching as Ye Xinglan quietly turned off the light and got into bed.
This was the first time Ye Xinglan had proactively refused to replenish magic.
Even before, when she hadn’t used up any magic, Ye Xinglan would find any excuse to drag her along for magic replenishment!
Though Xiaoxi had always wanted to persuade Ye Xinglan not to do it so frequently, today she had taken great care to prepare herself and had waited early in bed for a long time, only for Ye Xinglan to suddenly decline… Strangely, Xiaoxi felt a hint of disappointment.
No, no, how could she feel disappointed about something like this?
It was just that Xinglan was clearly acting differently today!
With such a good opportunity, normally, given Ye Xinglan’s personality, she would have already jumped her without hesitation!
“I’m a little tired, let’s sleep early today. Good night, Xiaoxi.”
With a “click,” the bedside lamp was switched off. Ye Xinglan lay on her side with her back to Xiaoxi.
The wide double bed seemed to stretch the distance between them, inexplicably evoking the image of a husband coming home exhausted late at night, unable to respond to his wife’s long wait.
Xiaoxi frowned. Ever since she learned Ye Xinglan’s true identity, she’d let herself go—wasn’t every night filled with those tentacles snaking around her as they slept?
There were countless mornings where she’d wake up wrapped tightly in tentacles.
But tonight, Ye Xinglan seemed to be deliberately keeping her distance…
She really was still brooding over what happened during the day, worried that Xiaoxi would be scared, so she didn’t reach out with her tentacles again?
Actually, just knowing that Ye Xinglan cared so much for her made Xiaoxi happy.
She didn’t want Ye Xinglan to live uncomfortably because of this psychological burden.
Wasn’t that why she hadn’t told Xinglan the truth in the first place?
But looking at the Rich Girl now, she didn’t seem easy to comfort.
Xiaoxi pondered for a moment, and then a brilliant but rather embarrassing idea popped into her mind.
In the darkness, Xiaoxi slipped out of bed.
Ye Xinglan assumed she was just going to the bathroom, but after a few minutes, she heard a rustling sound by her ear.
Xiaoxi crept to the door and turned on the light.
“Well, what do you think, Xinglan… does it look good?”
Ye Xinglan blinked in confusion. Leaning against the doorframe, Xiaoxi’s face was flushed bright red.
She was wearing the newly bought lacy, close-fitting white lingerie from the mall, along with pristine white stockings that outlined the curves of her legs, looking as tempting as ice cream.
“You, you didn’t have time to see it properly at the mall before. What do you think? Should I try one of the other two sets?”
This was her first time taking the initiative to show Ye Xinglan something like this. It was so, so embarrassing…
Instinctively, Xiaoxi squeezed her legs together, and the enticing sight made Ye Xinglan freeze.
A bulge appeared beneath the covers… That was a tentacle stretching out instinctively.
“Didn’t I say there’s no need to replenish magic tonight, Xiaoxi? Why are you suddenly wearing this?”
Fighting back her inner urge and not wanting Xiaoxi to feel afraid, Ye Xinglan did her best to retract her tentacle. But Xiaoxi saw every little detail.
“Who says you can’t wear this just because we’re not replenishing magic?” Xiaoxi crawled into Ye Xinglan’s arms. “And who says you can’t do this sort of thing if we’re not replenishing magic?”
“I… I want to do it tonight. Is that not allowed?”
Xiaoxi’s face was flushed with shame. Thinking back, every time before had been Ye Xinglan making the first move.
This seemed to be the first time she’d taken the initiative herself.
It was always the Rich Girl forcing herself onto her, so seducing Xinglan on her own really was too much! Just saying it aloud made her cheeks burn…
But Xiaoxi’s bashful appearance made Ye Xinglan almost lose control… No, no, hadn’t she decided not to pressure Xiaoxi anymore, to pay more attention to Xiaoxi’s feelings?
How could she break her resolve so easily!
But sitting on top of Ye Xinglan, Xiaoxi could already feel the movement beneath her. She blinked, then leaned close to Ye Xinglan’s ear.
“But tonight, I’m the one who wants it. I want you, Xinglan…”
The whispered words that followed were barely audible, but judging from Ye Xinglan’s face slowly turning red, Xiaoxi had clearly said something that would never get past any censors.
No! I can’t take it anymore!
Only when Ye Xinglan pressed Xiaoxi down onto the bed did she realize that her tentacles had already wrapped themselves around Xiaoxi without her noticing.
The sensation of those smooth stockings made her even more excited.