“Ow ow ow, it hurts, it hurts…………………”
Su Ling struggled awkwardly as she crawled out from under the chair, tidying her appearance and retrieving the phone she had just tossed aside.
Zhixian really was something else, suddenly saying things like that—how was anyone supposed to take it?
The black-haired Miss Su’s cheeks were flushed, her delicate hands fanning the air beside her face nonstop.
If anyone who knew Su Ling happened to see her like this, they’d be utterly shocked.
Who would have thought that the Su Family’s formidable Miss Su, usually so commanding in the outside world, would be sitting there, giggling stupidly at her phone screen like this?
Enough. Since Zhixian was behaving so well at home, I should work hard too. I’ll finish up quickly and then go back to keep her company!
Su Ling silently made up her mind, setting the phone aside and hastening to finish today’s work.
“Zhixian, I’m home~”
Su Ling gently twisted the key, opened the front door, and stepped into the entrance hall.
She bent slightly at the waist, her fragile, boneless hands carefully slipping off her high heels and placing them aside, revealing her exquisite feet wrapped in black silk stockings.
“Hm?”
She looked at the dimly lit living room, which was utterly silent. With a snap, she turned on the lights, the cool white light pouring down without reservation, illuminating every corner of the home.
The beige fabric sofa was neatly lined with several throw pillows, as if no one had ever sat there. The dining table was spotless, without even a trace of use.
“Zhixian!”
A sudden wave of suffocation hit Su Ling, and she dashed toward the bedroom.
“Ah? Su Ling, you’re back? I…”
Before Zhixian, seated at the computer, could react, the black-haired girl pounced on her like a gust of wind, hugging her tightly.
“Su Ling? What’s wrong with you?!”
The blonde-haired girl, wearing headphones, was stunned. Caught off guard in the embrace, she cautiously asked, sensing the softness and the faint scent of iris emanating from the girl in her arms.
“Nothing, nothing… I just came back and didn’t see you. Then I saw the living room so clean and thought maybe you’d gone out…”
The girl in her arms looked a bit embarrassed, burying her flushed face deep in Zhixian’s generous chest.
“Oh~ I wasn’t sure when you’d get off work, so I was just playing games. Sorry, Su Ling, I usually wear headphones when I play, so I didn’t hear you come in.”
Zhixian suddenly understood, pointing to the cat-ear headphones perched on her head.
“As for the living room, I tidied it up properly before you got home. Anyone would be in a bad mood if they came back to a messy house after work. I wanted you to come home to a good atmosphere but ended up overdoing it…”
Zhixian scratched her blonde hair and stuck out her tongue.
“Zhixian, saying things like that is so unfair… how can I possibly…”
The black-haired girl wiggled a little in her arms and muttered something under her breath that Zhixian couldn’t quite hear.
“Uh, by the way, Su Ling, how much longer do you plan to hold me like this? Shouldn’t you get up now?”
“Damn it, I was hoping to stay in Zhixian’s arms a bit longer…”
Hearing this, Su Ling reluctantly let go, leaving that warm, sunlight-like embrace tinged faintly with a milky scent.
At that moment, Su Ling suddenly noticed Zhixian’s computer screen. After a brief silence, she abruptly asked:
“Zhixian, do you like women like that?”
“Huh? You mean the protagonist of Sword Star?”
Zhixian glanced at the direction Su Ling’s pale little finger was pointing toward—her computer screen—and said,
“Yeah, I really like her. The Sword Star’s female lead is both alluring and beautiful. Who wouldn’t like her?”
“Heh, it’s actually a woman like that? A shamelessly revealing woman can attract your attention? I really should keep Zhixian chained to me so you only ever have eyes for me.”
Su Ling gritted her teeth, a faint dark aura radiating from her.
“Ah, speaking of which, I should explain. Characters in games are just characters. Games are games, life is life—that’s something I clearly understand.
Liking a game character is probably like loving a body pillow or a soup dumpling—it won’t affect how much I love the people in real life at all~”
The blonde-haired girl, unaware of Su Ling’s mood, picked up the game controller again and looked at the screen as she explained,
“Just like Su Ling, you’re not some game character that can be casually replaced in my heart~”
“Huh??? Huh??!!!!”
Hmph, that should put Su Ling’s mind at ease, right? Really, she panics like a child if she doesn’t see me when she comes home. Ah, Miss Su is really like a little kid~
Zhixian was smug, completely unaware that the girl beside her had once again entered kettle-boiling mode.
But come to think of it, hasn’t she comforted someone insecure like this before? Who was it again? She couldn’t quite recall.
Whatever, never mind. Time to fire up Sword Star again!
Zhixian tossed aside other trivial concerns and eagerly resumed playing her game.
“Oh right, Su Ling, if you want to use the bathroom when you get home, go ahead—I’ve already showered.”
Zhixian’s words interrupted the faint “buzz” of hot water in Su Ling’s mind. She then realized that when she had been hugging the blonde girl, she had indeed caught a fresh scent from their shampoo.
“Damn it, I was planning to sneak in and shower with Zhixian tonight…”
“Hm? Su Ling, what are you talking about?”
Zhixian took off her headphones and looked at her curiously.
“Ah, nothing. I just meant you keep playing, I’m going to shower now!”
With that, Su Ling turned and slipped into the bathroom.
Once inside, her gaze was immediately drawn to a few small pieces of fabric in the laundry basket.
“What???! Those are Zhixian’s!!!”
Su Ling’s phoenix eyes widened dramatically, her breathing becoming rapid.
No, no, no. I’m living with Zhixian now—I have to build trust in her heart. I can’t let the temptations inside me win so easily!
One hand reached toward the laundry basket almost magically, but the other quickly pulled it back, shaking her head repeatedly, trying to regain her composure.
(“Just like Su Ling, you’re not some game character that can be casually replaced in my heart~”)
(“I want to be with Su Ling~”)
(“I really love Su Ling to death!”)
(“Work hard today~ I’ll be here waiting for you at home!”)
At that moment, images from the day kept flashing through the girl’s mind, one after another, crashing relentlessly against her fragile nerves.
Finally, as she neared her mental breaking point, the scenes stopped at this morning’s memory of Zhixian smiling as she fed her.
“Ugh! I can’t take it! I’m losing control!”
“Ah, Su Ling, you finally finished showering? I’m done with my game for today.”
“Mm, me too.”
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