Restricted Fantasy I Chapter 262: Tasting the Marrow

It was already dusk when Yan Huan stepped out of the Jinshi Group's car with his luggage.

Although school was starting tomorrow and he still had a lot weighing on his mind, returning to a familiar environnt instantly eased the tension in Yan Huan's heart.

He actually really liked the night view of the South Ward.

The ancient, weather-beaten walls seen during the day would hide in the darkness, replaced by extrely dazzling, multicolored neon lights.

Within the boundaries of the neon glow, the heavy traffic on the roads resembled blood flowing through veins, transporting the vibrant vitality of Linn.

Like Yan Huan, not everyone studying or working in the Kyogo Ward had the money to pay the exorbitant rent there, so they always had to return here or to the Luoqiao District at night.

Perhaps it was because of this fresh blood that the South Ward at night had a little less chaos and a little more liveliness.

He never expected that this extra liveliness would actually include the young girl sitting downstairs from his rental apartnt, wearing a dress and carrying two small black plastic bags.

When Yan Huan dragged his luggage to the bottom of his building, the girl was sitting quietly at the entrance to the stairwell, hugging the black plastic bags in her arms while carefully observing the wider alleyway entrance on the other side.

Most of the ti, the residents here would return from that direction.

It was just that Yan Huan had taken a Jinshi Group car today, so he ca back through a smaller path.

"..."

Looking at the girl in the darkness, Yan Huan set his luggage down to avoid making any noise.

Then, he quietly walked toward her.

Even when he was only a few steps away from An Le, she was still resting her chin on her hands and staring in that direction, completely motionless like a statue.

A few seconds later, he heard her mutter softly,

"Little Finger, will Xiao Huan mistakenly think that I am... very lustful?"

"..."

"We obviously haven't been separated for long, but I... I just couldn't help wanting to co find Xiao Huan again."

As she spoke, An Le cupped her cheeks in extre embarrassnt, trying to use her icy little hands to cool her rising temperature.

"As expected... I should just throw that thing away. But if I just throw it away like that, what if..."

Throw what away?

Yan Huan blinked, but before he could ponder this, a white snake appeared on An Le's shoulder.

It glanced at An Le, who was lowering her head and whining while caught up in her own dilemma, and then turned to glance at Yan Huan, who was standing quietly to the side with his hands behind his back.

Imdiately, it pointed its tail at An Le, looking absolutely exasperated yet amused.

Its expression looked incredibly mocking, much like a classic movie scene where a martial arts master points at a foolish opponent.

It was the first ti Yan Huan had ever seen a snake make such an expression.

Shooting a glare at Little Finger, Yan Huan leaned in a bit closer and asked An Le softly,

"What are you going to throw away?"

"Waaah!"

Yan Huan's voice suddenly ringing in her ear nearly made the poor girl jump out of her skin.

She hurriedly shielded the two black plastic bags in front of her chest. With a slightly flushed face and evasive eyes, she stamred,

"N-Nothing at all... Xiao Huan, you are back."

Yan Huan suspiciously scanned her secretive deanor up and down. He did not ask why she had co, but simply asked,

"Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I also just arrived from the Luoqiao District..."

Seeing that Xiao Huan did not question her closely about "that thing," An Le finally breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the black plastic bags from her chest.

Untying them revealed that they contained so fruits and cooking ingredients.

"Mom and Dad are both at the hospital, so I was ho alone. When I went downstairs to buy groceries, I saw so really nice oranges, so I thought I would bring so over for Xiao Huan..."

A lie.

Perhaps it was simply because staying ho alone was too lonely, and she just wanted to see Yan Huan?

Yan Huan smiled faintly, choosing not to expose her. Compared to that, he was much more curious about what An Le was trying to hide so desperately.

"Alright, let's go up and sit down for a bit!"

"Mhm!"

Receiving Yan Huan's affirmation, her eyes lit up slightly, and she nodded emphatically.

Yan Huan went to grab his luggage, then took the lead and walked ahead.

As he went upstairs, he kept his peripheral vision fixed on An Le behind him.

He watched as she quietly shifted the position of her plastic bags and slipped her right hand into her small purse, seeming to hesitate over whether to take this opportunity to throw away whatever was inside.

'It is in the purse?'

'That thing should not be very big. Could it be a gift?'

'But if it were a gift, would An Le really be agonizing over it this much?'

"..."

The more he thought about it, the more curious Yan Huan beca about what exactly An Le had brought.

"Creak..."

He gently pushed the door open, revealing the rental apartnt he hadn't seen in over ten days.

Behind Yan Huan, An Le stared wide-eyed at the room as it gradually beca visible under the lights, utterly refusing to look away.

It was as if she wanted to trace everything inside into her mind until every detail was crystal clear.

"ow..."

Inside, a black cat blinking its erald-green eyes trotted out in a routine manner, its tail raised as it owed, acting as though it were welcoming its owner ho.

Seeing this, Yan Huan squatted down helplessly, patted its head, and muttered,

"An Le already knows you exist, so stop putting on a show of welcoming her."

However, Myau-chan did not speak aloud; instead, its response echoed directly in his mind,

'Yan Huan, you forgot to put away the holy relic before directly inviting An Le into the house, ow!!'

'Holy relic? What holy relic?'

Hearing Myau-chan's anxious voice, Yan Huan paused slightly.

But a second later, when he raised his eyes slightly to look into the living room, a beam of holy light visible only to him washed over his face.

"Hum!!"

Within the loving holy light that seed to descend from heaven, the surroundings were filled with all kinds of little pigs and little birds wearing white robes and holding harps and bows.

Those angelic little pigs and birds were singing, circling a sacred object right in the middle of Yan Huan's living room.

It was a piece of white triangular fabric bathing in the holy light, evidently so young girl's intimate apparel.

Embroidered on the white fabric with a childish charm were cartoon images of the Angry Little Pigs, proving just how pure its owner was.

'Oh devout follower of my Cult of NTR, is the offering you bring these white panties, or those white panties?'

Yan Huan stared blankly at the "holy relic" in the center of the living room's holy light, his entire expression turning rigid a second later.

'Not good!!'

Did he rember the last ti Spencer ca over to spend the night?

She had accidentally left a pair of panties here, and Yan Huan had originally planned to pack them up and return them to her at school.

As it turned out, Spencer was clinging to her mother every day back then and had not returned to school. After putting it off for so long, Yan Huan simply forgot about it, leaving it right there in his apartnt...

Who could have known that An Le would co over as a guest today?!

An Le was incredibly sharp; she was no fool.

Just seeing those embroidered "Angry Little Pigs" would probably be enough for her to guess who the owner was!

She and Spencer still hadn't reconciled yet!

It had taken so much effort for An Le to finally return to normal and get her life back on track. If she saw this intimate item, it would be impossible for her not to overthink things.

If this secret ca to light, wouldn't they instantly be treated to another performance of her tentacles whipping him like a spinning top?!

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Yan Huan reacted almost on pure instinct.

He imdiately turned his head and smiled at An Le.

"An Le, have you eaten yet? How about we go downstairs to eat? I know a really good barbecue restaurant nearby..."

However, the mont he spoke, he inwardly cried out to Myau-chan for help.

'Quick, Myau-chan, hide that holy relic!'

'Got it, ow!'

'This is absolutely not the behavior of a scumbag, it is just to save the world, ow!'

Yan Huan had not even explained himself yet, but Myau-chan had already fabricated an excuse for him.

Thus, Myau-chan turned its head, intending to quietly slip over and hide the panties.

However, the mont she heard Yan Huan speak, An Le pursed her lips, her cheeks puffing out slightly.

"Is it the one Xiao Huan and Spencer ate at last ti?"

'Not good!'

Hearing An Le's sowhat resentful tone, Myau-chan, who was running ahead, almost tripped and fell.

'Yan Huan, you still have far too little experience, ow!'

'How did you manage to step on a landmine even with that?!'

Indeed, the last ti Yan Huan and Spencer went to eat barbecue together, An Le had been there and had witnessed the entire thing.

A light sweat broke out on Yan Huan's forehead. He thought to himself that, sure enough, An Le was still very sensitive about matters regarding Spencer.

"It's fine, Xiao Huan. I brought ingredients, and since you have all the necessary seasonings here, I'll just prepare dinner. There's no need to go out and incur expense."

An Le was not blaming Yan Huan either. She simply opened up her black plastic bags to reveal the array of ingredients packed inside.

As she spoke, she pursed her lips in a sowhat embarrassed manner, her face slightly flushed as she said,

"Besides, I also... want to see what Xiao Huan's bedroom looks like."

'It's no good, Myau-chan, I can't hold her off!'

'Are you done on your end?!'

Over on the other side, Myau-chan had already reached the panties radiating holy light. It was just about to grab the holy relic and teleport away...

But behind it, from An Le's shoulder, Little Finger, who had been staring at the sneaky Myau-chan, flicked its tongue in confusion.

The next second, it also vanished instantly, silently appearing behind Myau-chan, who had begun growing plump once again.

"Hiss..."

'Not good, I forgot that An Le also has an avatar accomplice, ow!'

The sound of a flicking tongue caused Myau-chan, who was just about to extend its paw pads, to freeze abruptly. It hurriedly turned its head and shielded the holy relic behind its back...

To be precise, it pressed the object firmly beneath its body.

"ow?!"

"..."

Little Finger looked completely baffled as Myau-chan raised all four of its paws and lay down on the sofa with its plump body. The snake had no idea what the cat was doing.

"Get away, ow, get away! Hiss!"

Little Finger, having been hissed at by Myau-chan, blinked, entirely clueless as to why this native deity was throwing a fit.

But since it was currently living under soone else's roof, it didn't dare to act fiercely toward this round-headed feline. It feared that the cat would whisper slander to Yan Huan, and Yan Huan would then order An Le to whip it rcilessly again.

Right at this mont, An Le had already changed into slippers and placed all her things on the counter by the entryway. She curiously examined Yan Huan's moderately sized apartnt, gazing at the lived-in layout and the partially visible bedroom.

She couldn't help but feel...

The room had a faint scent of Xiao Huan.

It slled incredibly comforting.

An Le pursed her lips. Looking at this small apartnt, she felt imnsely satisfied with everything she saw.

It was just like the fantasies she had when playing house as a child.

They might have a house of their own, and even if it wasn't spacious and the anities were extrely basic,

As long as the two of them lived together, it would be satisfying no matter what.

An Le looked at everything in Yan Huan's room with utmost satisfaction, while Yan Huan stood beside her with a smile, introducing the place to her.

"Creak... Creak..."

An Le found everything to be incredibly cozy, and she loved it.

Except when she stood by Xiao Huan's bed, she reached out tentatively and gave it a push.

Hearing the faint noise it made, it was the first ti she ever felt that a bed ought to be replaced.

Behind her, in the depths of Yan Huan's mind, he was practically blowing up Myau-chan's telepathic connection.

'Myau-chan, are you done over there?!'

anwhile, Myau-chan bared its fangs and brandished its claws at Little Finger, grumbling in its heart,

'This guy just keeps standing right in front of

and won't leave, ow! Dammit, it really is a spy sent by an evil god!'

In front of it, Little Finger stared at Myau-chan, who was currently lying on the sofa committing performance art, finding the situation increasingly absurd.

"You, um..."

"Don't co any closer, ow! I, Myau-chan, am no pushover either!"

"..."

Hearing the cat say this, Little Finger felt as though the wrinkles on its cerebral cortex instantly smoothed out, as if it were strolling through endless fields.

That sense of salvation, you know?

Regardless, looking at Myau-chan before it, the snake suddenly felt that Yan Huan actually had a pretty rough life.

"What's wrong, Little Finger?"

Right at that mont, An Le heard the commotion coming from outside and walked out in confusion.

'I-It's over!'

Originally, Myau-chan was thinking "I will not fail my mission," but now, seeing An Le step out of the room and walk toward them, the cat truly wished it could perish alongside the holy relic beneath it.

'Y-Yan Huan, I am sorry, ow! My mission...'

Just as Myau-chan squeezed its eyes shut and prepared for death, Yan Huan's voice slowly drifted from behind.

"An Le, why don't you play with Myau-chan for a bit? I'll go prepare the ingredients."

He offered a faint smile, having already taken his place by the entryway.

An Le turned around, just about to nod and agree with a smile, when she saw Yan Huan's hand seemingly brush against her small purse sitting on the entryway counter by accident.

The zipper on the purse hadn't been closed, perhaps because she had been too excited when she ca in.

Seeing Yan Huan's action, Myau-chan's eyes instantly lit up.

'So he is using a diversionary tactic, ow!'

Earlier, Yan Huan had noticed that An Le seed to be deliberately hiding sothing.

Since Myau-chan's side was currently a dead end, he would strike from here to break the stalemate!

'Don't bla , An Le...'

'I didn't an to pry into what you wanted to hide, but the stakes are too high. I can only wrong you temporarily.'

"Thud"

With that thought, Yan Huan's hand casually knocked the small purse over.

Seeing this, An Le imdiately panicked.

Her mouth hung open, and her small face instantly flushed crimson.

"W-Wait, Xiao Huan!"

But it was too late.

Under Yan Huan's astonished gaze and amidst An Le's exclamation of alarm...

From the opened gap of the purse, two perfectly sealed little plastic boxes tumbled out.

"Clatter, clatter."

The light clatter of the small boxes hitting the floor echoed as they rolled twice, landing squarely in plain sight for Yan Huan.

At the top of each little box, three giant numbers were emblazoned:

"0.01"

And beneath those numbers, text clearly indicated:

"Pack of 10"

In an instant, the entire room went utterly silent.

Yan Huan stared blankly at the small boxes resting quietly by his feet. Imdiately after, he turned to stare blankly at An Le, who was standing frozen in the living room.

It wasn't until she felt Yan Huan's gaze that An Le seed to regain her senses, bit by bit.

The next second, Yan Huan watched as a flush visibly crept across her fair skin, spreading until she was completely crimson.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!!"

She looked like a rocket whose fuel had been ignited, fully prepped for launch and ready to leave the Earth.

Over on the side, Little Finger sighed, showing a speechless expression, before hurriedly teleporting back onto An Le's shoulder.

Seeing this, Myau-chan also seized the opportunity, snatching Spencer's holy relic from behind its back and transporting it to a safe location.

"..."

Just like that, this impending crisis vanished like smoke and clouds, successfully defused by the combined efforts of Yan Huan and Myau-chan.

Aside from An Le's predicant, everything was fine.

Right now, An Le's face was beet-red, her eyes spinning like mosquito coils. She walked toward the entryway with an empty, unfocused stare.

She vacantly lowered her head, picked up the two little boxes, and then offered Yan Huan a smile that looked worse than crying.

"T-Then I will be leaving first, Xiao Huan... S-See you at school tomorrow... Hahaha..."

"..."

Seeing this, Yan Huan finally snapped out of his shock.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, stared at An Le, who had absentmindedly turned to open the door, and forcefully pulled her back.

"Eh?"

The next second, before An Le could react, Yan Huan suddenly scooped her up by her waist and strode toward the living room.

Feeling the sudden weightlessness, An Le subconsciously held tightly onto Yan Huan.

"X-Xiao Huan..."

"You're doing it again, aren't you? Whenever sothing is on your mind, you try to hide it and keep it a secret?"

"Thump!"

The next second, Yan Huan tossed her onto the sofa, drawing a soft whimper from her lips.

However, despite being treated so roughly, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, her breathing gradually grew ragged, and her evasive eyes, hidden beneath her black hair, subtly glead with anticipation.

"N-No, I was just really worried that Xiao Huan would think I'm a... very lustful girl..."

As she spoke, An Le covered her face in extre embarrassnt and murmured,

"Even though it was only my first ti doing sothing like that, we've only been apart for a day, and when I was alone at ho, I just kept thinking about you, Xiao Huan... I couldn't hold myself back, so I ca over to see you."

"..."

'Dammit!'

'Don't just casually say such seductive things with such an earnest expression!'

Yan Huan gritted his teeth, feeling an electric current surging wildly through his body.

He took a deep breath and leaned over gently, staring down at the girl on the sofa who was as soft as a marshmallow and as pliant as jelly. Gritting his teeth, he whispered,

"That's right, you just need to say it."

Hearing this, An Le's body trembled slightly.

She parted her fingers slightly, revealing a pair of large, watery eyes hidden between the gaps.

"Really? Even if we use up these two boxes in fifteen days, Xiao Huan... won't think... I'm weird?"

"Of course... Hm?"

Fifteen days?

Just as he was about to agree, Yan Huan froze montarily.

He first fought a difficult battle to snatch a tiny sliver of rationality back from the hands of "Little Yan Huan," reminding himself that half a month was roughly fifteen days.

Then, he chanically turned his head to look at the two boxes of "10-pack" baby-preventers that had tumbled onto the sofa when An Le was tossed onto it...

'Wait, does that add up?'

Yan Huan could barely process it, feeling absolutely shell-shocked.

He blinked, gazing at An Le beneath him as she pursed her lips, seemingly anticipating the mont Yan Huan would lunge at her and completely devour her.

'Hiss...'

'Could it be that fertility didn't actually ruin my life?'

'Could it be that fertility actually saved ?'

"Ding-dong~"

Just as Yan Huan's impoverished brain was straining to process this, his doorbell abruptly rang.

Yan Huan, along with the already aroused An Le beneath him, froze at the sa ti.

An Le pursed her lips and hugged her body, instantly sitting up straighter.

Yan Huan slowly stood up as well, looking toward the door as he called out,

"Who is it?"

"Who is it? Your boss!!"

'Not good!'

'It's Sister Tong!!'