A moment later, when Xiaoxi came to her senses, she felt completely light and airy, as if two soft clouds were supporting her back as she floated in the air.
Refocusing her eyes, Xiaoxi realized she was leaning in Ye Xinglan’s arms. The two of them were covered with a blanket, only their shoulders and necks exposed.
“Awake?”
Xinglan pinched Xiaoxi’s cheek, then looked down at the small bite mark on the girl’s shoulder.
It was as if she had branded Xiaoxi with a label of “belonging.” Xinglan’s sense of conquest and possessiveness were greatly satisfied.
‘The [Eternal Star] that everyone once praised and glorified… is now a personal belonging solely for her.’
‘She finally understood this weird fetish. Xiaoxi’s neck looked so slender and fragile… if she used just a little force, she could probably bite through that fragile throat, right? Yet even so, the girl still docilely leaned in her arms, letting her do as she pleased… it really made her want to bully her a bit more.’
With a nom, Xinglan gently closed her mouth around Xiaoxi’s neck.
Her fangs pressed two small dimples into the elastic skin, and her wet tongue traced across the surface, sending a current-like tingling down Xiaoxi’s spine.
Xiaoxi’s body couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
“Do you believe me now? I’m not disgusted by you,” Xinglan mumbled indistinctly. “So what exactly are you worrying about?”
“Mm…”
Xiaoxi turned her face away, clearly too shy to speak. Xinglan raised an eyebrow… Hey?
She thought that treating Xiaoxi to a meal of grass would make her understand her feelings and be a bit more honest, but it seemed she still hadn’t eaten enough grass, right?
“What’s the matter with you! Your whole body is soft except for your mouth!”
Xinglan huffily cupped Xiaoxi’s chin and forced her to look up, but Xiaoxi’s eyes still instinctively avoided Xinglan’s gaze.
The rich girl angrily bit down from above in a very aggressive posture.
When their lips touched, Xiaoxi clearly felt that the rich girl had grown little fangs after transforming.
But wasn’t this lasting too long? So long that she was having trouble… breathing…
“Xinglan, don’t… mmm… don’t bite my tongue…”
“I’ll bite! If you keep being so wishy-washy, I’ll bite you to death!”
Xiaoxi’s thoughts grew fuzzy, and she also found it a bit funny. Who would coax their girlfriend this way, forcing her to speak her heart?!
Normal people would coax their girlfriend with sweet words, right? Xinglan treating her to grass was one thing, but why was there an interrogation and torture session? Was she some female agent being tortured to hand over intel?
“Xinglan… I’m really at my limit…”
“No! If you don’t answer my question, I won’t stop!”
Ahh, honestly…
…
A moment later, nestled in Xinglan’s arms, Xiaoxi told her everything anyway, because if she didn’t, Xinglan probably wouldn’t let her out of bed tomorrow.
Pfft. Even though it should have been a very serious moment, Xinglan couldn’t help laughing.
“What’s this? What do you mean, you feel like you’re forcing me to accept your identity? What nonsense are you thinking?”
“Hmm… but I do mind that you’re [Eternal Star], sorry. On the subway today, I only said that because I thought it would make you feel better. I didn’t tell the truth.”
Xiaoxi’s eyes dimmed… So that’s how it is?
“It’s not exactly that I mind… let me think… I guess I haven’t been able to accept that my girlfriend is actually Eternal Star so quickly. And I can’t lie to myself and say I don’t care at all that you’re Eternal Star. But don’t worry—”
Xinglan wrapped her arms around Xiaoxi’s waist and rested her head gently on the other’s back, speaking softly.
“Although I used to hate Eternal Star a lot, I like you even more, Xiaoxi. I like you more than I hate Eternal Star. That’s enough.”
“Because I like you, I can even accept that you are Eternal Star. It’s not because you forced me; it’s because I want to. So? Isn’t the magic of liking pretty amazing?”
Silence filled the room for a few seconds. A small mushroom cloud poofed above Xiaoxi’s head.
‘The rich girl just randomly fired a high-penetration armor-piercing round… Honestly! Don’t suddenly say “I like you” at a time like this! It’s, it’s really embarrassing!’
“Anything else?” Xinglan pinched Xiaoxi’s face and shook it from side to side. “You don’t have any other worries hidden away that you haven’t told me about?”
“There’s… there’s also the worry that you might not…”
“Hmm? What?”
Xiaoxi’s voice grew softer and softer, like sliding a volume bar. Xinglan couldn’t make out what she said at the end at all.
“I mean…” The girl’s heart made Xiaoxi’s face bright red. “I worry that you might stop liking me…”
Maybe it was because she was shy, Xiaoxi lowered her head, hunched her shoulders, and mumbled quietly.
After Xinglan strained her ears and finally caught the last few words, she felt something boom inside her head.
‘Was this the same annoying Eternal Star who fought tooth and nail with her in battle?’
‘If it were before, she probably couldn’t have imagined that one day Eternal Star would nestle in her arms and whisper that she was afraid Xinglan might stop liking her, right? That look was just… too adorable! How could she possibly resist!’
Xinglan had never thought that one day she would find Eternal Star so cute and innocent, as if a little bullying would make her moan prettily.
Xiaoxi suddenly straightened her back. “Xinglan, did you not smooth out the bedsheet properly? I feel like something is poking me from underneath.”
“…Xinglan, why aren’t you saying anything? You’re kind of scaring me. Xinglan?”
Xinglan smiled without a word. Several tentacles suddenly attacked and dragged the girl into a bed of tentacles.
It turned out that the Blood Moon Witch was exactly as the rumors described… she really would capture someone and devour them completely.
How could she be blamed? It was clearly Xiaoxi’s fault for seducing her with that appearance!
…
The next morning during breakfast, Da Tianxin stared at Xiaoxi, who was wearing a loose home half-sleeve shirt, for a long time, blinking.
“Xiaoxi, what’s on your neck? Did something bite you?”
“It’s, it’s mosquitoes…”
Xiaoxi shyly tugged at her collar, trying to cover those little marks that declared ownership… Idiot, the rich girl went way too far last night.
“Huh? Isn’t it just early spring? Are there mosquitoes in North Blossom City this early?”
“Maybe Xiaoxi’s blood is sweeter,” Xinglan chimed in with a grin. “A cute girl like Xiaoxi with sweet blood is more likely to attract blood-sucking creatures like mosquitoes, you know.”