"I really didn't kiss you," Xiao Se said, pressing a hand against Zi Yan's forehead.
"You're lying!" Zi Yan shouted, waving her small fists as she bared her teeth. "I'm naturally super sensitive to the scent of medicinal herbs. The pill fragrance lingering on my lips is not from anything I've eaten recently. It's from you!"
"Uh…"
At that moment, Xiao Se confirmed yet another hard truth.
Being a lustful wolf wasn't just about hiding one's aura—you also had to erase your scent. Otherwise, people wouldn't let you get close beforehand, and afterward they'd track you down and force you to take responsibility.
In Xiao Se's case, it was because he constantly refined pills, causing his body to carry a faint medicinal fragrance. That scent had accidentally become evidence… left directly on Zi Yan's lips.
Thinking quickly, Xiao Se took a deep breath and forced himself to argue seriously. "Zi Yan, listen carefully. The situation was actually like this. I had just lain down when thunder suddenly started outside. You got scared and turned over in your sleep, and our lips just happened to bump into each other."
He spoke earnestly. "Think about it carefully—before you fell asleep, wasn't your head facing the wardrobe? So I definitely didn't do it on purpose. We both share responsibility for this."
"Then why did you crawl into someone else's bed in the middle of the night?" Zi Yan demanded angrily.
"Didn't I already say it?" Xiao Se replied helplessly. "This was Zhuqing's room. I mistook you for her. You know the relationship between us."
"Y-you mean…" Zi Yan's face turned bright red. "You wanted to… do to Zhuqing what you did to Medusa?"
"She's my woman," Xiao Se said naturally, rubbing Zi Yan's head. "Sleeping together is only right and proper. You'll understand when you grow up."
"You—you…"
Zi Yan thought about it and, frustratingly, it did seem to make sense. But even so—her first kiss was just gone like that!
The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Tears welled up in her eyes. In the end, she pounced forward and started pounding Xiao Se's chest, crying as she wiped her tears.
"Then what about me? You took advantage of me! That was my first kiss! I don't care, I don't care—you have to compensate me! You have to!"
"How about… you kiss me once," Xiao Se suggested tentatively, "and we'll call it even?"
"No way!" Zi Yan immediately refused. "You've already kissed Little Fairy Doctor, Medusa, and Zhuqing. Yours wasn't a first kiss!"
"…Then a Transformation Pill?" Xiao Se asked cautiously.
"…And thirty thousand—no, fifty thousand pills," Zi Yan sniffed, bargaining fiercely. "The sweet kind. Then I'll forgive you."
"…Alright," Xiao Se sighed. "Fifty thousand it is."
He thought to himself: As expected of a little glutton. If I'd known it was this easy, I wouldn't have wasted so much breath.
"Deal!" Zi Yan wiped her tears clean. With satisfactory compensation secured, she immediately stopped crying and fussing.
"I'll refine the Transformation Pill once the Sea King Palace sends over the ingredients," Xiao Se said, smoothly changing the topic. "By the way, Zi Yan—where's Zhuqing?"
"No idea," Zi Yan replied. "When I woke up, she was already gone. But I bet she heard you were back, coaxed me to sleep, and then snuck off to your room."
"My room?" Xiao Se frowned. "Which one?"
After all, the moment he entered Little Fairy Doctor's room earlier, he hadn't even had time to say much before… well. She was currently exhausted and lying in bed.
"The biggest room on the fifth floor," Zi Yan said with a grin. "Little Fairy Doctor prepared it specially for you. Whenever Zhuqing misses you, she sneaks over there behind my back. She thinks I don't know."
"…Alright, I'm heading out," Xiao Se said, getting off the bed and putting on his clothes. "Remember our agreement. You can't tell anyone what happened tonight."
"You better remember you owe me a Transformation Pill and fifty thousand pills," Zi Yan reminded him from the bed.
"OK." Xiao Se made an OK gesture, straightened his clothes, and walked out.
Truth be told, he'd been busy for nothing tonight—just a false alarm. If Zi Yan hadn't woken up, things might've gone far past the point of no return.
Fortunately, Xiao Se thought, I'm a man who understands restraint.
—
He quietly made his way to the fifth floor.
Repeating his earlier steps, Xiao Se concealed his aura and slipped into the room. This time, to be absolutely safe, he activated his X-ray vision and soul perception. Only after confirming that the figure lying on the bed was indeed the little kitty did he strip at lightning speed and pounce.
After a storm of passion—
Three full hours of hands-on foreign language tutoring later, the little kitty lay exhausted in his arms, her body limp and her breathing soft.
Xiao Se looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who now carried less of yesterday's innocence and a touch more mature charm. He gently rested his pale hand atop her silky hair, stroking it tenderly.
Zhu Zhuqing slowly woke up.
Seeing Xiao Se holding her, she lifted her head and shot him a glare, lightly tapping his chest with her hand as she complained softly, "Bad guy. You bully me the moment you come back."
"Can you blame me?" Xiao Se smiled gently. "In just half a year, you've already grown into a beauty capable of toppling nations."
"Hmph. Sweet talker," she snorted, turning her back to him.
But the increasingly rosy glow on her delicate face betrayed the smile she couldn't suppress.
No woman disliked being praised—especially not by the man she loved.
Seeing the subtle curve of her flawless profile, Xiao Se knew she was being coy. Chuckling softly, he wrapped his arms around her from behind, his hands naturally supporting her overturned jade bowls.
Sure enough—compared to that little female dragon, the little kitty's bowls were on a completely different level. At such a young age, they were already nearly on par with Medusa's.
If the little dragon was a jade teacup, then the little kitty and Medusa were full-sized soup bowls. As for Little Fairy Doctor—hers were perfectly balanced. Not too big, not too small. Just right. But she made up for it with beautiful shape, naturally formed, the same type as Long Kui.
"Stop it," Zhu Zhuqing said softly, turning over and pressing herself into Xiao Se's chest to stop him from misbehaving further. Then she asked quietly, "I heard from Zi Yan last night… Medusa is pregnant with your child. Is that true?"
"Yes," Xiao Se answered honestly.
Zhu Zhuqing sighed softly. After a moment of silence, she said slowly, "Then you'd better take responsibility. Even if it was an accident, I hope you're a man who can shoulder what he's done."
Her reaction surprised Xiao Se. He hesitated, then asked, "Strictly speaking, isn't this a kind of betrayal toward you all? Aren't you angry?"
"Angry? What good would that do?" Zhu Zhuqing replied gloomily. "What's done is done. And even if I wanted to be angry… I've already been bullied by you. What else can I do?"
"…Then since it's still early, how about I—"
"No!" Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly interrupted. "It's already morning! If Xian'er or Zi Yan sees us, I'll die of embarrassment."
"Don't worry," Xiao Se said reassuringly as he pressed her down again. "Xian'er won't wake up that early. As for Zi Yan—just give her a few bottles of pills and she'll be fine."
And with that—
Morning foreign language reading class officially began.
(End of Chapter)
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