It was night. Lin Xiaojue took a bath and went to bed early.
Surprisingly, Su Yaqing was reasonable today and didn’t come to harass her.
Even though she still owed over ninety photos, the other girl wasn’t going to take them?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaojue shook her head and rubbed her cheek affectionately against her pillow. The large, soft pillow made it impossible to resist falling into a deep sleep.
‘Forget it, who cares what she’s thinking. If she really comes to attack me, what can I do?’
After all, she didn’t have the strength to resist anymore. The simulator had shown no reaction until now; this late Golden Finger was practically useless. If things ended up like last time…
“Hiss…” At that thought, Lin Xiaojue couldn’t help but shiver all over. She really felt that Su Yaqing was becoming increasingly unpleasant.
‘She wasn’t like this before. Are all great ladies like this?’
Drowsily immersed in the scent of the pillow, Lin Xiaojue rolled over, her silver hair spreading out like a sea of flowers.
She spread her arms wide, lying in a star shape, and then started sliding around as if she were swimming.
After a long while, she stopped moving and stared at the ceiling with vacant eyes.
“Why hasn’t she come yet…?”
Since Su Yaqing hadn’t shown up, she picked up her phone. The time displayed twelve o’clock. Even at twelve o’clock at night, she hadn’t come.
“Didn’t she say we’d be lovers for twenty-four hours? Not today?”
Lin Xiaojue felt a bit sulky.
‘Fine, if you don’t come, you don’t come!’
Pouting, she sat up, turned off the light, and went to sleep!
***
Not long after, Lin Xiaojue was fast asleep.
As the night deepened, the evening breeze carried the moonlight through the curtains, splashing it across the floor. The curtains billowed like waves, and a figure slipped inside.
“Mhm-hmm…”
A mysterious smile hung on her lips, seemingly lucky that she hadn’t been discovered. She reached out, intending to snatch away the white hairball on the bed.
Suddenly!
The mirror by the bed made a clicking sound. She looked left and right, sensing something was wrong, and dove under the bed.
Light footsteps echoed, sounding crisp and rapid in the quiet room. Then, the rustling of clothes came from above. Her eyes widened.
‘Who is it?’
‘Who dares to enter the predecessor’s room at this time?’
Although she felt annoyed, she still didn’t dare make a sound. If she were discovered, she would definitely be unable to show her face in front of her teammates in the future.
‘No, I have to wait and see what the other person wants to do.’
At the same time.
*Creak—*
The sound of the door opening came from the entrance. She didn’t see any light leak in, so the other person must have turned off the hallway light.
‘So secretive. Do they have the same idea as me?’
‘Who could it be?’
She thought about it but couldn’t figure it out, so she remained silent, staying in her magical girl form. Even if she had to wait all night, she had to find out who the other person was.
The room was dark and visibility was poor, so she shifted her body slightly.
*Thump.*
“Who’s there?”
The person who spoke sounded very mature. She recognized the voice; it was Su Yaqing.
Covering her mouth, she didn’t say a word. After that single question, the other person seemed to look around in confusion for a moment and then stopped speaking.
Instead, there were hurried footsteps inside the room. One was fast and the other slow, as if one were chasing and the other were taking a leisurely stroll.
Cold sweat trickled down her forehead. Nervousness gradually occupied her heart, and she could feel it thumping wildly.
Gu Xue hadn’t expected her mind-reading ability to fail at this moment. Or rather, because the others were her teammates, she had no counter-measures.
Grit her teeth, Gu Xue’s gaze sharpened.
‘Forget it, I’ll try again next time.’
With that plan in mind, she waited until the footsteps had stopped for a while and then crawled out.
Then, with a click, blinding white light flooded the room.
The pink-haired girl with half her body out the window, the blonde beauty with her hand on the light switch, and her.
The magical girl wearing her magical battle suit.
The air fell into a delicate silence. Time passed second by second, and no one spoke as they scrutinized one another.
Finally, Su Yaqing frowned slightly.
“Let’s talk.”
Her words carried significant weight. The two girls, who were already feeling awkward, immediately lowered their heads and muttered a muffled “okay.”
***
In the living room.
The crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling, its bright, fragmented light illuminating the long table. It also illuminated the restless expressions of the two girls.
Su Yaqing placed a teacup filled with black tea on the table. The rising steam blurred her expression and obscured the thoughts of the other two.
“First question. Sakuragawa Iku, where have you been all this time?”
She pulled out a chair and sat down with her hands folded, exuding a lazy aura as if everything were under her control.
“I…” Sakuragawa Iku didn’t dare answer. She had seen Qingtian’s expression during battle. Almost every time they encountered a residual beast, she would hack it into pieces.
Su Yaqing’s reasoning was that residual beasts were products of mana pollution and felt no pain.
Her cold-blooded and cruel fighting style was completely different from her usual self, and Lin Xiaojue had been deeply influenced by it as well.
“Gulp…” Sakuragawa Iku was actually scared now. “I was wrong, Predecessor.”
Su Yaqing raised an eyebrow and asked with an interested tone, “What were you wrong about?”
“I shouldn’t have been peeping at my predecessor, I shouldn’t have lifted her skirt, I shouldn’t have…”
Her face turned red as she spoke.
“And what else?”
“What else?”
Sakuragawa Iku’s expression turned blank.
Su Yaqing tapped the table. The smile remained on her lips, but her eyes were exceptionally cold.
“You’ve wasted everyone’s time and committed a serious error.”
Then, she reached out her hand.
“You know what to do.”
“Pre… Predecessor, I was wrong.”
Sakuragawa Iku didn’t dare talk back, fearing Su Yaqing would give her a beating.
“Hand over your transformation device, and I won’t hold you accountable for this matter.”
“Re… Really?”
Not daring to imagine the bloody scenes in her mind, Sakuragawa Iku tremblingly handed over a teardrop-shaped crystal.
“Really.”
Taking Sakuragawa Iku’s transformation device, Su Yaqing’s smile grew wider. She narrowed her eyes, appearing quite generous. After scanning the surroundings, she withdrew her smile.
“How should I put it? The flower already has a master.”
She stood up, her body radiating with confident light.
“I’m announcing something to you both. Xiao Jue is already dating me.”
The two girls wore pained expressions.
Su Yaqing nodded in satisfaction and continued, “Everyone has someone they like, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be the same person. So, I think everyone has a bright future ahead of them, though it could also be shattered because of this.”
“Xiao Jue doesn’t want the team to disband.”
“Therefore, I won’t let the team disband either.”
“Because of that, I’ll put it this way: if you want to pursue Xiao Jue, go ahead. I am confident I can defeat each of you, just like during our training.”
“As for what happened tonight, I’ll act as if it never occurred.”
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