My heart uncontrollably leapt out of my chest.
The small hand held by Su Liumeng felt as if it had lost all sensation, stiff and unresponsive.
For the first time, I realized that between humans—between girls—there could be such a complex, embarrassing intimacy.
“Baby.”
“You—should trim your fingertips.”
Listening to Su Liumeng’s words, steam seemed to pour out of my head.
“Only cats get told to trim their claws.” I was nearly burying my head into my chest.
It felt as though the small hand now controlled by Su Liumeng no longer belonged to me.
The nearly completely softened little hand was like having weak legs—completely powerless.
Through clenched teeth, I managed a weak protest.
“I… I’m not a cat.”
“Baby.” Su Liumeng chuckled softly, “You weren’t like this just now.”
No matter how obedient a person might be, there’s always a side that gets ruffled. My personality was similar—sometimes very docile, other times stubbornly uncooperative, as if I simply couldn’t be satisfied without muttering a cheeky remark.
My face flushed bright red in an instant, stammering another objection, “B-But didn’t you say that the wedding night must have a sense of ceremony…”
“I’m just—”
“Just cooperating with you a little.”
Looking back on my actions, I had indeed been rather bold.
Not only had I very boldly straddled Su Liumeng, but I had also insisted that she extend her dragon horns so I could play with them for a while.
Her gentle laughter only made me feel more embarrassed.
Wait, I’m supposed to be the Big Boss here—so why am I blushing like this? In front of Su Liumeng, the Little Boss, I should be standing tall.
So, I quickly wiped away my shame and pretended to be stern, “Alright, keep your voice down.”
“Please return my arm.”
I was polite enough to add a “please.”
After saying that, I snatched my hand back directly.
My knuckles felt like they were about to break—so soft and weak.
On our wedding night, why was I the only one doing all the hard work?
In contrast, Su Liumeng looked utterly languid and content, even squinting her eyes slightly.
I was inwardly frustrated for a hundred years, but also a bit helpless.
Su Liumeng’s explanation was straightforward, “There’s no helping it… Baby’s body, you know—it’s not suitable. So Baby just has to put up with it a little. When the time comes to make up for it, I naturally will.”
I was really a bit sleepy and even wanted to yawn. Looking at my abnormal little hand as if shocked by electricity, I quietly said, “I-I’m going to take a bath.”
Su Liumeng grabbed my arm as I just stood up, her eyes rippling with a faint smile, “Are you tired?”
I replied grumpily, “Hmph, I just want to sleep now. Next time, don’t make me do the heavy lifting.”
The room, scented with incense for a long time, seemed to mask the lingering odors.
I still twitched my nose a little, only wanting to run away as fast as possible.
Su Liumeng laughed softly, not letting me leave but instead pressed her head against my back, “Alright, next time I definitely won’t make Baby do the heavy lifting. Today couldn’t be helped—there can’t be a missing link in the sense of ceremony.”
She hadn’t finished speaking, of course, not letting her precious Baby leave.
What’s meant to come will come.
There had always been many things Su Liumeng looked forward to.
Today, it only ranked second.
Just like a person’s body and soul are always two different things. It was the same for Su Liumeng. Compared to physical matters, she leaned more toward spiritual satisfaction.
Whether it was her overbearing possessiveness or her further demands, they all fell into this category.
I pursed my lips, not daring to clench my small hand.
Then, I softly responded, “Mm…”
Thinking over everything that had happened, I was originally too embarrassed to ask, but suddenly realized that the two of us were married now, and my courage grew a hundredfold. I blinked my big, lively eyes and asked, “It still feels a bit unbelievable. I heard from others that it should hurt a lot. But you…”
As someone who had experienced nothing, I was probably the most curious and a bit incredulous.
“Pain?” Su Liumeng paused for a moment, thinking carefully for a second or two, then replied, “Think about it—when my cold poison flares up, I pound the walls alone, enduring it. How could it be the same as with others? Besides, anything done without any preparation and without mental readiness is completely different. And I’m not a stone who feels nothing. You’ve been drawing circles on me all this time—how could I not be affected? So naturally, it’s totally different from what you think.”
Su Liumeng’s voice lowered in my ear, making my eyes blink repeatedly as I tried to grasp the meaning.
Suddenly, Su Liumeng cleared her throat, “Different people have different ‘earlobes.’ As for me, I’m different from others. I’m only responsive to my heart’s darling. Even just a slight taste from you excites me immediately.”
The truth wasn’t otherwise—Su Liumeng wouldn’t be so obsessed with collecting things used by—Si Xinyan otherwise.
Just a single item could make her yearn endlessly—let alone the person herself…
My little face flushed brightly, “You still haven’t answered me. Was it really that good?”
“Yes, definitely.” Su Liumeng’s laughter whispered in my ear like a demon’s whisper, constantly teasing my mind, “Shall we try it with our little hearts?”
“I’m more than happy to serve.”
“Ah—” I suddenly covered my ears and screamed, fleeing like a startled raccoon, “No more talking!”
“We’ll talk about it later.”
I didn’t refuse.
Now that I was married, there was no reason to refuse her.
So, I could only stall.
Driven by embarrassment, without much thought, I curled up like a hedgehog ball, hiding my already flushed face.
The bridal chamber was spacious. Behind another curtain was a wooden tub painted red. I added some hot water through a pipe, took off my sweat-soaked nightgown, and soaked my entire body in the water.
Only after my whole body was immersed did I feel much more comfortable. The pervasive sweatiness gradually washed away with the warm water flowing along my jade arm, disappearing between my skin.
At that moment—
A head with two small horns suddenly appeared from behind the curtain.
Su Liumeng’s eyes gleamed with anticipation, “Baby, I want to bathe too.”
“Ah—”
“You!”
I instinctively curled my body, let out a sharp scream, then suddenly realized, oh right, I’m no longer unmarried, and I’ve seen a lot by now. I fell into an awkward silence.
My face half-submerged in the warm water, soaked hair hiding my cheeks.
I gripped my small hand tightly, “You… be careful. Don’t get too close.”
“Alright, mission guaranteed.”
Receiving permission from her little wife, Su Liumeng almost jumped in excitement and climbed into the tub.
The tub prepared for the newlyweds wasn’t a small one meant for only one person; two people soaking inside still had plenty of space.
Surrounded by rising white mist, I stared absentmindedly at the two faint red little horns on the girl’s forehead, recalling the earlier moment when those horns had briefly turned pink.
Su Liumeng looked completely relaxed while bathing. She scooped up water dotted with rose petals, pouring it over her arm, clearly enjoying herself. Suddenly, she caught my gaze and a subtle smile appeared in her eyes.
“What? Don’t make fun of me.”
My eyes dropped slightly, realizing the futility of denying it. Knowing she was teasing me for being so shy, I huffed softly and resignedly relaxed my arm, sinking back into the misty water.
“My personality… is just like this.”
“Don’t—make fun of me.”
Su Liumeng smiled warmly but said nothing more.
We were married—how could she still be like a little fawn?
What treasure had she found?
Ten years of perseverance, and now the belief that everything before had meaning.
At the moment of marrying this girl, all past endurance and longing finally felt worthwhile.
I paddled forward a couple of strokes, moving closer to Su Liumeng.
Curiosity got the better of me and I reached out to touch her unusual little horns.
“How can your little horns still turn pink?”
I still didn’t understand the exact mechanism.
So I wanted to know.
Like the excitement before completing a circumnavigation.
Su Liumeng probably didn’t expect me to easily grab her little horns again. Her whole body stiffened immediately. The two pale red dragon horns gradually changed color bit by bit.
“Yes, yes, yes, my memory isn’t wrong.” My voice grew excited, like an explorer discovering a new world, “Just like now, it’s slowly changing color.”
Su Liumeng’s brows twitched violently as she suppressed the urge inside her. Her voice hoarse, she said, “Baby, you know, a person always needs several different ‘food sources,’ and I prefer spiritual satisfaction… So, you should understand what can act as ‘food’ in this situation. Of course, you can pretend you didn’t hear and keep studying those curious horns. But if you touch them a few more times and something happens, I won’t guarantee your safety.”
“After all, just now was only spiritual satisfaction.”
A terrifying possessive gleam filled Su Liumeng’s eyes, almost like an aggressive invasion.
I shrank away from her gaze as if seeing something dreadful.
She—
What kind of look was that?
Could she really be thinking about—
I nervously swallowed and hastily withdrew my hand, ducking my head underwater, leaving only my nose and eyes visible.
“Su Liumeng, look toward the window. Isn’t the moon quite bright tonight?” I chuckled awkwardly.
Her breathing was no longer shallow, and she had no patience for my nonsense.
She reluctantly turned her gaze away, doing her best not to look at a certain adorable girl who had no idea just how charming she was.
“Baby.” Su Liumeng’s voice was squeezed out from deep within her throat.
“Mm?” I replied softly, like a piece of cotton candy, too sweet to resist, “Why are you calling me?”
“Can you not be so cute next time?” Su Liumeng bit her silver teeth again, “It’s… a bit unfair.”
Her tone was strange, almost like a weird complaint.
My big eyes sparkled as I tilted my head and retorted bluntly, always remembering who the Big Boss was, “What’s wrong with being cute? I eat your rice, don’t I?”
Su Liumeng’s brow twitched again, “You don’t eat my rice.”
Then, suddenly changing tone, her words made my brain freeze instinctively, “But I suddenly realized…”
“That our orientations are exactly the same.”
Su Liumeng, drenched in bathwater, trapped me with her arms in a corner, looking at my curled-up, cat-like figure.
“Baby, can you tell me, if there was an extremely cute girl in front of you, what would you want to do the most?”
“I—”
My voice faltered, my mind blank, unable to say a complete sentence, “I—”
I suddenly couldn’t say the words buried deepest inside my heart.
They say one good turn deserves another, so Su Liumeng wouldn’t let her little cat off easily.
She gently lifted my delicate chin and forced me to look straight into her eyes.
My small hand clenched into a ball, and I stammered in a low voice, “If—if this person is my lover, my married wife, I would…”
“I would.”
“Ah—”
“Better not say it.”
My embarrassment nearly exploded.
I practically pushed Su Liumeng away forcefully, throwing out what felt like a bombshell.