“Huh?”
Lin Xiaojue was immediately stunned.
‘Daughter? What is this girl talking about? No, wait, I just…’
She reached out and touched her lips; they were quite moist.
“You! You, you, you…”
“It’s time to get up. If you keep sleeping in, you won’t get any breakfast. Or perhaps…” Su Yaqing leaned her face closer again, but a small hand hurriedly blocked her lips.
With her other hand covering her own mouth, Lin Xiaojue wrestled with Su Yaqing. “I, I’m telling you, if you kiss me again, I’m going to ignore you!”
“It really feels like we’re lovers. It seems Xiaojue has already adapted?”
Feeling a wave of moist heat against her palm, Lin Xiaojue immediately retracted her hand.
‘Where on earth did this woman learn this?!’
“I haven’t adapted at all. And don’t just kiss me so casually. You’re being really frivolous.”
“I see. Does Xiaojue mean that kissing requires your permission?”
“Isn’t that obvious?!”
Lin Xiaojue vented her dissatisfaction crossly. She rolled over to face the balcony, putting on an “I’m ignoring you” attitude.
“Xiaojue, Xiaojue.”
A touch came from her shoulder, and a gentle call whispered in her ear.
‘Hmph, I’m not listening to you.’
‘Bad girl, pervert, deviant woman!’
Tucking the blanket tightly around herself, Lin Xiaojue finally felt a bit better.
‘I haven’t even brushed my teeth yet; this girl really has no sense of hygiene! And she calls herself the Great Lady of the Su Group.’
She squinted her eyes. The movement behind her seemed to have quieted down quite a bit; it looked like she could get some good sleep after all.
Although sharing a bed with Su Yaqing felt a bit dangerous, Lin Xiaojue believed the other woman wouldn’t be so bottomless as to go that far.
Having spent five years together, she knew this considerate Great Lady wouldn’t harass her any further.
‘She probably won’t harass me.’
‘Fine, her image has kind of collapsed. Even after the influence of the previous two simulations, it’s still hard for Lin Xiaojue to accept the treatment she’s being given.’
‘I mean, why would Su Yaqing even take an interest in me? We’re barely more than friends and she’s already like this. If we actually got married, wouldn’t she turn into a different person?’
‘Ah, no, no! Why am I thinking about marrying her?!’
‘Get it together, Lin Xiaojue! Your goal is to recover your strength, shatter Su Yaqing’s lover fantasy, make her go back to being just a friend, and escape this obsessive affection.’
While she was deep in thought, she felt a chill against her abdomen.
Su Yaqing hugged her from behind. To Lin Xiaojue’s relief, there were no further movements.
It was just a gentle embrace, not as tight as it had been at home, as if she were cradling a doll.
“Xiaojue… do I seem like a very frivolous woman to you?”
Her tone suddenly dropped, and Lin Xiaojue didn’t know how to respond. It felt like her anger had just punched a cloud of cotton.
She really wanted to say, “Yes, you are!” but the words stayed in her throat.
She could hear the sadness and disappointment in the other girl’s voice, even through the warmth of their bodies.
She remained silent, letting Su Yaqing rest her head on her shoulder.
“Sorry, I… was too excited. Having the person I love also love me back… encountering such a happy thing, I just couldn’t control myself for a moment. It’s all my fault, Xiaojue.”
Lin Xiaojue lowered her head.
An indescribable sense of guilt waved at her, but she slapped it back.
‘I didn’t do anything wrong; I’m just being too sympathetic. Hmph, this might just be one of Su Yaqing’s schemes.’
“Everyone has moments like that… but isn’t it about time you let go?”
“I still want to hold Xiaojue.”
Lin Xiaojue didn’t resist, allowing herself to be held in the other girl’s arms like a body pillow.
‘Fine, I’ll let her hold me just this once.’
“Actually, why do you even like me anyway? I’m so blunt, and I never follow the plan during battles.”
“I like your straightforwardness. That alone is enough.”
‘Isn’t being straightforward common? Don’t you just say what’s on your mind?’
“There are plenty of people with that kind of personality.”
“That’s not true.”
Su Yaqing naturally refuted Lin Xiaojue’s conclusion.
“Not everyone can explain everything so directly. Everyone hides things from each other for various reasons, big or small. At least among those I’ve met, only Xiaojue is willing to break down that wall.”
“I’m not as amazing as you make me out to be.”
‘You’re making me embarrassed with all this praise.’
“You really are that amazing. That’s exactly why I fell in love with Xiaojue.”
The head resting on her shoulder moved to the top of her own. Lin Xiaojue looked up, meeting Su Yaqing’s gaze.
“Since when?”
“Hmm?”
“Since when did you start liking me?”
Su Yaqing pursed her lips into a smile. Their foreheads drew close, separated only by their bangs, nearly touching.
“When I first met Xiaojue, when I saw Xiaojue becoming a Magical Girl and acting all flustered and shy, when Xiaojue came to find me specifically for special training, when Xiaojue was almost caught by the tentacles…”
“Okay, okay, I get it!”
Lin Xiaojue’s face turned an unnatural shade of red.
‘Has Yaqing really liked me for that long? I didn’t notice at all during all this time.’
“What about Xiaojue?”
Su Yaqing asked suddenly, the question hitting Lin Xiaojue’s memory like a heavy hammer.
She realized something incredibly awkward, but by the time she noticed, she had already blurted it out without thinking.
“Yaqing, actually, when I confessed back then… it was an accident. It wasn’t my original intention.”
“Huh?”
“Ah, I mean, it was just a subconscious slip of the tongue at the time. Uh, well, it wasn’t exactly a slip of the tongue, but…”
“Eh? What?”
Su Yaqing’s eyes widened in disbelief, her eyelids twitching as a deep crimson crawled up her cheeks.
“You’re only telling me this now?!”
‘Oh no, I said the wrong thing. I have to fix this fast.’
“Wait, I…”
*Bang!*
The bedroom door slammed shut instantly. When she looked around again, Su Yaqing was nowhere to be seen.
It seemed she had transformed and flown straight out…
**[Achievement Unlocked: Shock of the Perfect Lover]**
**[Title Unlocked: “Lover? No No No!”]**
**[Equipping this title grants: Magic Armor Suit: Bride (Qing) · Magical Girl Tianyu]**
“Eh? What did I just…?”
Looking at the text floating before her eyes, Lin Xiaojue slid her fingertips across it.
A Magical Battle Suit was the form a Magical Girl took during combat; the suit represented how much mana they currently had.
‘Wait, doesn’t this mean…?’
Lin Xiaojue equipped the title without hesitation.
In an instant, the clothes on her body dissipated into particles of light. In their place appeared a holy wedding dress.
The hem consisted of layers upon layers of fine silk and satin, with the outermost layer draped in a misty silver gauze, causing the inner silver satin and gold embroidery to emit a hazy glow.
A veil floated in the air, covering her white hair that spilled down like a waterfall of starlight.
**[Equipped Magic Armor Suit: Bride (Qing) · Magical Girl Tianyu]**
**[Effect Gained: Endurance V (MAX), Heart-to-Heart Communication III, Strength LV.4, Magic Power Increase: 25%]**
**[Ability Gained: Magical Girl Tianyu’s Exclusive Skill: Godspeed Strike]**
**[Godspeed Strike: “Super-speed Calculation” allows for a 2-second time stop. Usage limit: Once every 3 days.]**
**[Heart-to-Heart Communication III: You will be in sync with those around you; you will both do what the other wants you to do.]**
**[Strength LV.4: After equipping the Magic Armor Suit, you gain 0.4% of your combat power during your transformation period.]**
‘Isn’t this incredible?’
Just as Lin Xiaojue was rejoicing, she unconsciously walked toward the door.
“Wait, wait.”
As her hand touched the doorknob, she realized something was wrong.
‘Heart-to-Heart Communication?’
*Knock, knock, knock.*
A crisp knocking sound came from the door, followed by Xia Yao’s sweet voice through the crack.
“Senior, it’s time for breakfast. Senior Yaqing is already waiting for you downstairs.”
‘What’s going on? My hand?’
Her soft, jade-like hand rose. Lin Xiaojue felt a sudden impulse to drag Xia Yao into the room the very next moment.
Resisting this will, she immediately unequipped the title. Her hand finally listened to her again.
‘What exactly does Xia Yao want me to do to her?’
Regardless, she could not wear this title.
‘Dammit! And I finally had a chance to recover my strength!’
‘Ugh, seriously.’
“Coming! Xia, you go down first. I’ll be there in a moment.”
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