“Hng… hah… Xiao Xia, please be gentler~”
Lin Xiaojue tilted her head, her eyes downcast as she bit her lip. The scarlet flush on her cheeks showed she was enduring something difficult.
“No, predecessor must be exhausted today, so I have to give you a good massage.”
Xia Yao held Lin Xiaojue’s small foot, her hands never stopping. Seeing Lin Xiaojue’s reaction, she immediately aimed for the acupoint she had located and pressed down hard.
Suddenly, a warm current surged from the acupoint through her body, nearly making Lin Xiaojue topple backward.
“Ah~ ha — “
Lin Xiaojue gripped the bedsheets. She couldn’t help but straighten her legs, splashing water. Because it felt too good, she experienced a momentary rush of pleasure and accidentally kicked Xia Yao in the face.
“Ah, I’m sorry!”
Lin Xiaojue hurried to withdraw her foot, but Xia Yao gripped her ankle tightly and shoved it back into the basin.
“I’m not finished washing yet.”
Xia Yao’s cool voice drifted over. Lin Xiaojue immediately sat up straight, enduring the strange sensation coming from her feet.
While she endured, she couldn’t help but shift her legs, striking Xia Yao’s face several more times.
However, Xia Yao remained expressionless, which made Lin Xiaojue even more afraid to make a sound, forced to endure the unbearable heat.
By the time the foot washing was over, Lin Xiaojue was slumped on the bed, her body completely weak.
Xia Yao poured out the water, wiped her feet, and climbed onto the bed, pulling the blanket over both of them.
“Xiao Xia?”
“Hmm? What is it?” After the lights were turned off, Xia Yao’s scarlet eyes shimmered in the moonlight. She blinked and gave a reassuring smile. “Predecessor, it’s warmer when two people sleep together.”
“Is… is that so?” Lin Xiaojue was too tired to think, only able to ask questions one by one.
“Didn’t predecessor also hope I would take responsibility?” Xia Yao suddenly spoke teasingly. Lin Xiaojue remembered that she had indeed said those words to Xia Yao.
Yes, take responsibility.
She seemed to have confused the meaning at the time. Her consciousness was hazy, and she drifted closer to Xia Yao in a daze.
“Take responsibility…” Lin Xiaojue looked at Xia Yao’s slightly red, thin lips. They were so upturned and beautiful, their mysterious outline blurred in the moonlight, inviting imagination.
She suddenly leaned in.
*chu~*
“Ah?” Xia Yao’s cheeks seemed to explode in a flush.
“Ugh…” Lin Xiaojue let out a pained groan, as if she were having a nightmare.
Seeing this, Xia Yao leaned closer and pulled the frowning girl into her arms, sharing her scent.
The girl’s brow smoothed out, her soft body relaxed, and her breathing gradually became even.
‘Predecessor fell asleep.’ Xia Yao looked at Lin Xiaojue’s sleeping face and intended to quietly withdraw from the embrace.
Unexpectedly, her hands were gripped tightly by Lin Xiaojue, like a drowning person clutching at a straw.
Xia Yao couldn’t pull away no matter what.
She stopped struggling and instead leaned closer, feeling the warm temperature of her predecessor.
“Honestly…” Xia Yao leaned her head on Lin Xiaojue’s shoulder, letting out a faint mumble that sounded like a complaint.
“I was actually planning to give up.”
“Predecessor is really… too cruel.”
“Honestly…”
She murmured, slowly closing her eyes and entering a dreamland along with Lin Xiaojue.
***
The next morning, Lin Xiaojue woke up slowly. Perhaps because of Xia Yao’s massage last night, she felt that her body was no longer burning, nor did she have that strong sense of nausea from the night before.
Although there was still a faint pain below, it had eased significantly. Lin Xiaojue felt she could get out of bed and move around on her own.
Wait, she remembered finding a body pillow yesterday.
Where was the pillow?
She sat up and lifted the blanket. There was no one around. The white sheets were empty, leaving only a lingering fragrant warmth.
“Ah, predecessor is awake?”
Just then, a gentle voice came from behind. Looking toward the sound, Xia Yao was holding a few hair ties.
“What are those?”
“To tie predecessor’s hair.”
Xia Yao rushed over hurriedly. Lin Xiaojue didn’t have time to react and retreated nervously, only to be pinned down onto the bed by Xia Yao.
She was forced.
After eating breakfast, that was the only thought left in Lin Xiaojue’s mind.
She had been forced into a princess hairstyle by Xia Yao. Without even a chance to resist, she had been pinned to the bed until the process was finished.
Or rather, she couldn’t have resisted even if she wanted to.
The magical battle suit after transformation and her clothes before transformation were not interchangeable. If she transformed, Xia Yao would definitely see her in that pathetic state.
The Wedding Dress torn to shreds…
Something seemed to churn in her mind. Lin Xiaojue only felt that the memory was painful, uncomfortable, and appeared to be related to her injury.
However, hadn’t she been accidentally hit by a car?
Lin Xiaojue couldn’t remember the events of last night clearly; she only had a vague feeling that she must have been hit by a car.
Maybe she hadn’t managed to activate Godspeed Strike in time. She couldn’t let that happen again.
Clearing her thoughts, Lin Xiaojue intended to take Xia Yao to check out. The hotel’s decor was luxurious; it was clearly expensive, and a single night must have cost Xia Yao a lot.
The receptionist was very efficient, giving them priority and even recommending an affordable hotel.
As they walked out of the hotel, Xia Yao hailed a taxi, intending to take Lin Xiaojue to the hospital for a checkup first.
“By the way, Xiao Xia, which ID card am I using?”
Lin Xiaojue sat in the car as the scenery outside the window flew by. Last night, she seemed to have lost her senses after being hit by the car, and only this morning did she remember to ask about this problem.
Xia Yao blinked, showing a confused expression.
“Doesn’t predecessor have an ID? The one for Su Xiaojue.”
“Do I?” Lin Xiaojue pondered for a moment. She couldn’t find the memory in her mind and only felt a dull, stabbing pain in her head.
“You do. We used that ID to check into the hotel, and we used it to make the hospital appointment…”
“I see.” Lin Xiaojue blinked, not remembering very well.
Did she have that ID? Come to think of it, she seemed to have asked someone to help her get an ID before.
The more she thought, the more her head ached. Lin Xiaojue simply stopped thinking about it. The pain didn’t subside until they arrived at the hospital.
With the approach of the new year, the hospital wasn’t very crowded. Lin Xiaojue quickly got through the line and took her X-ray to the doctor.
The consultation room was exceptionally quiet. Cold, white light spilled across the floor, making even the white lab coat look a bit desolate.
However, Lin Xiaojue knew the doctor was very warm.
“Oh, young lady, this isn’t serious. Just go back and use some medicated patches. Rest more, and avoid spicy food.”
The doctor, wearing a Qingtian badge on her chest, looked at the images on the computer. These words put Lin Xiaojue at ease.
Suddenly, she blinked, seemingly noticing the badge on the doctor’s chest. She asked somewhat blankly:
“Doctor, is that a magical girl? Why haven’t I seen her before?”
“Huh?” The doctor was stunned but quickly regained her composure. “This is the magical girl Qingtian. Lady Qingtian… she saved my life.”
“Your life? From whom?”
“Lady Tianyu, probably. Both were powerful magical girls, but Lady Tianyu has gone missing and still hasn’t been found.”
“Oh, speaking of which, I used to be a member of the Logistics medical department too…” the doctor said with a nostalgic air.
“Hmm, I don’t really understand.” Lin Xiaojue found it hard to comprehend. Magical girl Qingtian? She didn’t seem to have heard of her.
But the name Qingtian…
It felt very familiar.
Her head began to throb again. She felt she shouldn’t think about it anymore, so she grabbed her checkup sheet and walked out of the room.
Xia Yao happened to be waiting outside, and the two of them left, chatting and laughing.
After the sound of their footsteps faded, the doctor slowly retracted the warm expression on her face.
She picked up the landline and dialed a number.
“Hello.”
The voice on the other end was hoarse and cold, devoid of emotion.
“Great lady…”