“Sister Su Su, your cooking is getting better and better. I absolutely love this tomato and egg stir-fry.”
“Xixi~”
At the cozy dining table of the Azure Blessing Wildcat Team, An Xiaoling was feasting, mixing the tomato and eggs into her rice.
Perhaps understanding her words, the little guy sitting on Lin Xue’s lap being fed also began to respond with soft chirps.
“Can you actually understand her?”
Sitting at the table, Su Qi watched the harmonious atmosphere and the adorable reactions of the little creature, unable to suppress a light chuckle.
As he relaxed, his gaze shifted toward Lin Xue, who was actively feeding the little one.
He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Senior Sister Lin looked much paler today compared to their last two meetings; she seemed a bit frail.
“Senior Lin Xue, your face is quite pale today. Have you been feeling unwell lately?”
Hearing Su Qi’s question, Lin Xue paused.
In truth, as Su Qi had noted, she really was experiencing some bodily issues.
To be specific, the root of the problem was related to Su Qi.
As the old saying goes: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to return from luxury to frugality.
Before tasting Su Qi’s bento in the Saint Ruins New Passage, Lin Xue had felt that the blood she purchased daily was quite delicious.
However, after sampling Su Qi’s sweet flavor, she discovered that his blood was perhaps too sweet.
Her body’s natural instinct for excellence meant she had completely lost her appetite for ordinary blood.
Consequently, from the time she last fed in the Saint Ruins until now, Lin Xue had not eaten for several days, which was why her complexion was so pale.
Regarding Su Qi’s direct question, Lin Xue thought for a brief moment and chose not to be honest, instead offering a small excuse.
“Maybe I just haven’t been resting well lately.”
The reason for her evasion was simple.
Lin Xue knew that after she had ‘consumed’ Su Qi in the Saint Ruins last time, she had collapsed weakly onto the ground; excessive blood consumption was quite bad for one’s body.
Furthermore, since she was currently pursuing Su Qi, admitting she had been starving for days would feel like a form of moral kidnapping.
While Lin Xue felt that Su Qi, with his gentle personality, would likely let her eat again, it would be terrible if she caused him distress!
Su Qi, unaware of Lin Xue’s private thoughts and seeing her pale cheeks, simply assumed it was that time of the month for her.
Although Su Qi had not experienced such a thing since his transformation into a young woman, he remembered his older sister, Su Lulu, looking pale for a few days every month.
Thus, he didn’t press Lin Xue further.
After all, talking about such things was rather embarrassing.
Speaking of periods, Su Qi felt he should probably prepare himself.
If he were walking around and his pants suddenly turned red, the mere thought was mortifying.
He decided to look up information on the subject before going to sleep.
“Xi~ xi-hic-xi~”
Approaching nine o’clock in the evening, the sky outside the window had turned completely dark.
Su Qi had originally thought that with three dishes and without Senior Sister Lin’s help, the three of them wouldn’t be able to finish it all.
To his surprise, Su Xixi was an extraordinary eater.
Not only did the little guy finish a whole bowl of rice, but she also finished many of the side dishes.
Despite having the body of a three-year-old infant, her little belly was now visibly round, looking like an inflated ball.
Seeing Su Xixi full and satisfied, eyes squinted while holding her tiny belly with her front paws, Su Qi found it adorable but worried the little one might fall asleep before bathing.
Since his own room was still unusable and An Xiaoling was a black-hearted loli who would surely cause trouble if he stayed with her, Su Qi eventually looked helplessly at Lin Xue, who was holding the little guy.
“Senior Sister Lin, is it okay if I use your bathroom later? Also… can Xixi and I sleep with you tonight?”
Hearing Su Qi make a request that perfectly matched the plan she and An Xiaoling had concocted, Lin Xue felt a pang of guilt.
Though the plan was going surprisingly smoothly, seeing Su Qi’s innocent face made her feel a bit despicable.
However, feeling An Xiaoling’s small foot in white silk stockings nudging her repeatedly under the table, and remembering that two bad women had already eaten Su Qi recently, Lin Xue finally nodded and did not refuse.
“Sister Su Su, you just finished cooking, so I’ll handle the dishes,” An Xiaoling offered, stepping in to dispel any suspicion.
In a space where Su Qi couldn’t see, An Xiaoling’s quirky large eyes winked at Lin Xue several times, as if silently saying: Leave. The. Door. Open. For. Me. Tonight.
Cradling Su Xixi and led by Lin Xue, Su Qi soon entered Lin Xue’s room.
Unlike An Xiaoling’s pink and girlish decor, Lin Xue’s room was a standard young woman’s room.
It carried a sweet fragrance, and the bedsheets and quilts were neatly folded.
While there weren’t many decorations, the details revealed a characteristic softness.
Perhaps because he had been to Lin Xue’s other home before, or because he was constantly around beautiful girls lately, Su Qi had expected to feel shy, but he felt surprisingly calm.
“Junior Schoolmate Su Qi, I prepared these pajamas for you. This is the body wash—the little guy might need it—this is the conditioner, and this is the body lotion…”
After a brief tour, Lin Xue led Su Qi into the private bathroom attached to the room.
Unlike Su Qi’s previous life as a boy where toiletries were simple—just one shampoo and one soap—Lin Xue’s bathroom was filled with an absurd amount of products.
There were facial cleansers, masks, hair creams, and various bath salts for the tub. It was dizzying.
After listening to Lin Xue’s explanation, Su Qi felt his head ache from the influx of new knowledge. So, taking care of a girl’s body is this much work!
While Su Qi was marvelling, Lin Xue finished her introductions and stepped out.
“Junior Schoolmate Su Qi, you go ahead and bathe first. I’ll go make the bed and find a new quilt for you.”
As Lin Xue left, Su Qi felt relieved.
If he were in An Xiaoling’s room, he would be worried; that black-hearted loli with a head full of lewd thoughts would surely barge in, claiming it was normal for girls to bathe together.
He had already been tricked like that once while wearing a school swimsuit.
However, with Senior Sister Lin outside, he felt safe.
Although she had a history of tricking him into her home, that was only after he had already fallen asleep.
Compared to An Xiaoling, Su Qi felt Senior Sister Lin was much more reliable.
With her guarding the door, An Xiaoling shouldn’t be able to break in.
Bringing the shampoo and body wash he needed to the shower area, Su Qi slowly removed his clothes.
As his garments fell one by one, his smooth, porcelain skin was revealed in the mirror.
Looking at his slender figure in the reflection and the rounded, ripening fruits on his thin waist, Su Qi’s pale, pretty face couldn’t help but flush a soft crimson.
Ugh… this is too embarrassing. Even to me, I look… appetizing.
To break the spell of embarrassment, Su Qi quickly picked up the little guy and began washing.
Perhaps because she was full, Su Xixi was surprisingly well-behaved this time, unlike the greedy way she had acted in Mo Yu’s room.
After washing his own long hair and giving himself a quick rinse, Su Qi began cleaning the little creature.
“Xixi~~”
Feeling the warm water flow over her body—perhaps because there was no hot water in the Saint Ruins or because Su Qi’s touch was so gentle—the little bunny closed her eyes in enjoyment.
While the little one enjoyed herself, Su Qi was exhausted.
Though Su Xixi was small, once the body wash was applied and rinsed, Su Qi discovered that while the little guy looked clean and white, she had been playing in the dirt so much that her fur was full of dust.
The water turned grey.
It took three or four rinses before the water finally ran clear.
As Su Qi diligently flipped the little creature over to wash her, he didn’t know that outside the bathroom, Lin Xue was struggling.
Her red Blood Princess eyes were trembling, and her hands were clenched tight as she endured an ordeal.
The sweet fragrance of Su Qi’s blood, mixed with an indescribable mellow aroma, drifted from the bathroom.
To Lin Xue, who had not eaten for days, this was like placing a grand banquet in front of a starving person.
How could she not be tempted!
Gulp… gulp…
As the faint scent drifted into the bedroom, Lin Xue could clearly hear the sound of her own throat swallowing.
Her body trembled slightly because of Su Qi’s wonderful scent.
Her mind flashed back to the intimate feeding scene from when she held the little guy earlier today.
However, knowing that Su Qi would be terrified if she went in now, Lin Xue tried her best to restrain her desire.
Just as she was struggling, Su Qi was finishing the fourth rinse for Su Xixi.
“Xixi~”
Perhaps bored after being in the bathroom for so long, the little guy nuzzled into Su Qi’s soft embrace.
With a strength stat of only six, Su Qi lost his balance and stumbled backward.
He accidentally hit the water valve. The warm thirty-five-degree water instantly turned into fifteen-degree cold water.
“Xi~~!”
“Ah!”
The sudden change in temperature made Su Xixi scream.
The little bunny jumped out of Su Qi’s arms in a fright, instinctively scurrying toward a place where the water couldn’t reach. Su Qi, startled by the little guy’s panic, let out a cry of surprise as well.
“What happened?”
Hearing their cries, Lin Xue, who had been enduring in the bedroom, opened the door out of fear that something had happened to Su Qi or the little one.
The bathroom was filled with a light mist from the long shower.
Before Lin Xue could see clearly, a soaking wet Saint Ash Rabbit darted between her legs.
Before she could figure out why the little one was fleeing, Su Qi came chasing after.
“Su Xixi, don’t run! You haven’t dried off yet!”
In the next moment, Lin Xue and the pursuing Su Qi collided.
Because the floor was slick with water and body wash, the momentum caused them both to tumble weakly to the ground.
Considering Su Qi’s physical fragility, Lin Xue shifted her weight to take the brunt of the fall.
The sound of a body hitting the bathroom door echoed softly.
When Su Qi regained his senses, he realized he had knocked Lin Xue down.
He was now sitting on her in a compromising position.
Realizing he was completely unclothed and that his chest was fully exposed to her due to their height difference, Su Qi was overcome with shame.
“Senior Sister Lin, are you okay?”
Just as the embarrassed Su Qi tried to stand up, he felt his slender waist gripped by a pair of cool, small hands.
Then, to his dismay, he noticed something was wrong.
Wait…
The red eyes of the Senior Sister in front of him were not right. Her pupils were reflecting…
“Senior Sister Lin, what are you looking at? Wait, don’t put your face so close! No, you can’t! Really, you can’t! Stop!”