Chapter 22: Love is possession

A long time passed…

The entwined tentacle finally withdrew, leaving only a faint red mark around Luo Xixue’s neck.

Zina didn’t choose to mess with Luo Xixue after all.

After all, if this girl were to die “accidentally,” it might trouble her master.

However, before retracting her tentacle, Zina absorbed the lingering sickness from Luo Xixue.

Tomorrow, once her body recovers, she can get out.

The room is too small, only enough for her and her master—any more and it would be too cramped.

Still, Zina felt frustrated.

She couldn’t kill Luo Xixue and even had to help treat her… How annoying!

Her master too—how could he not see that this person is such a scheming little green tea?

Zina puffed her cheeks in anger.

She remembered she still needed to confess to her master for secretly looking at his phone last night.

So Zina’s eyes shifted.

A thick tentacle gently curled around Luo Xixue on the bed and carried her into Ye Kui’s room.

Zina placed Luo Xixue on a chair facing the bed, then squatted at the bedside, looking at the sleeping Ye Kui.

She stretched out her slender finger and poked him.

He didn’t wake.

Where her pale fingertip touched, crystal-clear, sticky liquid began to flow.

Toxins injected—ensuring Ye Kui would have a good night’s sleep.

No matter what happened, he wouldn’t wake up.

The impatient tentacles surged up, slowly sliding under the covers, curling around Ye Kui’s calf, passing through his armpit, winding around his fingers…

“Master, Zina… is very jealous.”

“Big…big dumb master…needs…needs a hard lesson…”

Zina stammered, her cheeks flushed pink, eyes filled with embarrassment and a strange excitement.

Saying harsh words to her master was still difficult for a little octopus.

She turned her head to glance at Luo Xixue, a mischievous smile appearing on her delicate face.

Clearly, Zina saw Luo Xixue as part of the play.

She held grudges.

Zina understood that she wasn’t human, so there was no need to bind herself with human etiquette and rules.

She couldn’t learn it, and she didn’t want to.

To her, love and possession should be equal.

Zina slowly crawled onto her master’s bed.

—

The next day.

Luo Xixue got up early, feeling as if she had been run over by a steamroller, her whole body aching.

Her neck stung a little.

Taking out a small mirror, she saw a faint red ring, as if she had been strangled.

Luo Xixue thought it must be from her bad sleeping posture, probably pressing against something by accident.

She walked out and just happened to see Ye Kui coming out as well—she was stunned.

Ye Kui was supporting himself against the wall, his face pale and looking utterly drained, like the last piece of sugarcane pulp squeezed dry.

“Teacher, are you okay?”

Luo Xixue covered her mouth in shock.

“You look so…so weak.”

Luo Xixue straightened her face, speaking solemnly, “Teacher, you have to show restraint.

You know, too much strong ru leads to annihilation—don’t let your Trash Can overflow with paper balls…”

Ye Kui’s face darkened.

“Luo Xixue, you know a lot.”

“Have you been surfing the web too much?”

Luo Xixue blinked, her expression pure. “Teacher, what are you talking about? I don’t know anything~”

Ye Kui rolled his eyes.

But he didn’t argue further, just kept rubbing his waist.

For some reason, these past two days, waking up always left his body strangely exhausted.

Ye Kui went to the counter, took out some goji berries, soaked them in water, and took a sip, finally starting to feel better.

Then he took out a handful of Feeder, went to the fish tank, and sprinkled it in.

Inside the tank, Zina was swimming leisurely, looking in a very good mood.

Her small tentacle gently tapped the glass, as if greeting Ye Kui good morning.

“Mm, good morning, Zina.”

Ye Kui yawned again, feeling a bit guilty—he’d gone out last night intending to get some premium Feeder for Zina.

But he hadn’t expected…to end up bringing back a sickly girl.

Mm, he definitely had to buy some for Zina today…or maybe not.

Ye Kui thought Zina seemed to eat anything.

She never looked unwell.

Luo Xixue noticed that Ye Kui’s attention stayed on the little pink octopus for a full thirty seconds without blinking…

He didn’t look back at her even once.

Luo Xixue pressed her lips together, feeling a bit stifled, her fingers curling unconsciously.

—

“Then, goodbye, teacher. I’m off to school.”

“Oh, go ahead, go ahead.”

“Teacher, when are you coming to school?”

“Alright, tomorrow for sure, tomorrow for sure…”

Luo Xixue puffed up her cheeks.

She had originally wanted to drag Ye Kui to school with her today.

Teachers shouldn’t be lazy—they have to be diligent.

But watching Ye Kui sipping his goji berry tea…

“Alright, teacher, tomorrow, Xixue will wait for you at the school gate.”

“Oh, okay, okay.”

Watching Ye Kui wave dismissively, Luo Xixue quietly walked away.

After she left, the house became instantly quiet.

Ye Kui sat on the sofa, feeling so tired he didn’t want to move.

He stared at the ceiling, emptying his mind.

After more than ten minutes, Ye Kui heard the doorbell ring.

Ye Kui: ?

He got up, went to the door, and opened it.

There was no one there, but a bag of breakfast was hanging outside.

Inside were eggs, buns, and fried dough sticks.

Ye Kui froze, his nose twitching as he caught the faint lingering scent in the air.

Luo Xixue had come back.

“She’s not even afraid of being late.”

Ye Kui grumbled, but the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

He brought the breakfast in and set it on the table.

Then he heard two soft thuds.

Zina had escaped from the fish tank again and climbed onto the table.

She waved her tentacles, pointing at the breakfast in front of her, full of joy.

Master, did you buy this breakfast?

Then Zina won’t hold back~

Ye Kui understood and smiled slightly.

“It wasn’t me. Luo Xixue bought it.”

The smile on Zina’s face slowly faded, her movements stiffening.

Suddenly, she didn’t want to eat anymore.

Ye Kui: ?

Seeing Zina suddenly lose excitement and wilt, he couldn’t figure it out.

Maybe Zina was just starving.

As expected, Feeder and such just didn’t cut it.

Ye Kui peeled a tea egg, split it in half, and handed one half to Zina.

“Here, Zina, eat up.”

He prepared to eat the other half himself.

Zina stared.

She felt unreasonable, even a bit tyrannical.

She knew Ye Kui was hungry, but… she just didn’t want him to eat food bought by Luo Xixue.

Ye Kui’s movements paused.

He realized he hadn’t even washed up yet—he was so tired he’d forgotten.

He put down the half egg and headed to the bathroom, the sound of running water soon following.

Zina blinked, eyeing the breakfast in front of her, a sly, human-like gleam appearing in her eyes.

A tentacle shot out, wrapped around everything, and in the next second, the little octopus suddenly swelled in size!

One bite!

She swallowed it all!

Even the plastic bag!

She could digest anything—even metal.

Zina quickly jumped off the table and crawled to the kitchen.

With a soft click, she closed the door.

Then—

The purple-haired lady pulled off her tentacle and tossed it into the pot.

She could cook too!

With her overwhelming possessiveness, she only wanted her master to eat the food she made.

—

Ye Kui finished washing up and returned to the living room.

On the table was a bowl of porridge.

Porridge?

Ye Kui was stunned.

The little pink octopus, somehow wearing a small Chef’s Hat, sat on her head and waved her tentacle at him.

Ye Kui sat down, staring at Zina in curiosity.

Then a tentacle pushed the bowl forcefully toward him.

He looked at the fragrant white rice porridge.

“Zina, did you make this?”

Zina happily waved her tentacle.

Ye Kui thought for a moment, then accepted reality.

His little octopus was about to evolve—so what if she could make porridge?

He took a big delicious sip.

It was a bit sticky—maybe there was some meat mixed in.

Overall, it tasted great.

“Zina, you eat too.”

Halfway through, Ye Kui took out a spoon and started feeding Zina.

Zina beamed.

Did this count as an indirect kiss?

“By the way, what happened to the breakfast Luo Xixue bought?”

Zina opened her mouth and swallowed.

I don’t know~