"Here, please enjoy."
That night, inside Yan Huan's rental apartnt.
This was not Sakuramiya Hitomi's first ti here. Previously, when she was still Self-Doubting Sakuramiya, she had stayed here for a night.
But back then, there were absolutely no traces of An Le living here.
Now, however, she felt that the president's ho had been completely filled with An Le's scent and presence.
An Le's cup on the coffee table, her work computer, clothes drying on the clothes hanger, and... wait, why was there a nurse uniform?
'Could it be that An Le wants to beco a nurse later on?'
'And what is that small zombie costu from a Dragon Country movie supposed to be for?'
Sakuramiya Hitomi blinked, quietly observing all the furnishings in the room.
Clearly, quite a few items touched upon her blind spots of knowledge.
When An Le sat down carrying two glasses of drinks, Sakuramiya Hitomi pursed her lips and looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
But An Le remained as calm and composed as a grandmaster of a generation, sliding the tea over to Sakuramiya Hitomi.
"Just now, Ye Shiyu sent
a ssage. Xiao Huan is most likely right by her side right now, isn't he?"
This feeling of being treated like a raw recruit displeased Sakuramiya Hitomi, especially since An Le was actually living with the president behind her back!
"Ye Shiyu, it really is her! I sent her a ssage this afternoon! But... but she actually..."
"Hm?"
Seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi's indignant expression, An Le could not help but be slightly taken aback.
Subsequently, Sakuramiya Hitomi took out her mobile phone and displayed the plane app interface. Inside, Ye Shiyu had also sent her a link.
"..."
"I do not know what this is. I did not dare to open it, afraid it might be so kind of hypnosis program."
'You are surprisingly vigilant...'
An Le glanced at the link and instantly recognized what it was.
"..."
Imdiately after, right before Sakuramiya Hitomi's widening eyes, she helplessly reached out a finger and tapped the link.
"Dye-free, harmless, prevents infant crying, dedicated soothing pacifier... a must-have for crybabies."
The two girls looked at the link displayed on the table and simultaneously fell into silence.
An Le helplessly covered her face and took a deep breath, while Sakuramiya Hitomi's face turned redder and redder.
"That jerk!!"
Neither of them had expected that Ye Shiyu, who was usually so reticent, possessed such strong offensive power.
"...She... she sent one to you too?!"
"Yeah."
An Le nodded helplessly, though she did not explain what kind of online shopping link Ye Shiyu had sent her.
She looked at Sakuramiya Hitomi's mobile phone, exited the plane app, and glanced at her ho screen. With a single look, she spotted the downloaded Yezi AI software.
Upon seeing that software, An Le's expression subtly changed.
She did not bring up anything else and simply said,
"I will contact Aria. Vice-President Sakuramiya, could you contact Bai Yi? For Ye Shiyu to be so fearless, she must be relying on sothing."
"I can do that..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi took back her phone and sent a ssage to Bai Yi in her contacts list.
As a result, she imdiately saw a red exclamation mark indicating a failed send.
"...It seems she deleted ."
Sakuramiya Hitomi stated with resignation.
"..."
An Le was stunned for a second, but she did not reveal any look of pity.
Thinking back to the scene in Tokyo when they tead up against her, she shook her head.
"That is fine. Even if Bai Yi joined us, her biggest contribution would just be attacking your Reality Barrier, which is not very useful. Let the three of us just discuss what to do first."
"True."
Regarding Bai Yi's absence, both of them coincidentally decided to treat it with indifference.
"Ding~"
Right at that mont, An Le's phone suddenly chid.
She looked down and saw a ssage from Aria:
"I know where Yan Huan is! My mama is eating with Auntie Piggy, and she ntioned where Yan Huan is living right now!"
'Who is Auntie Piggy?'
An Le and Sakuramiya Hitomi exchanged glances before sending a reply back:
"Ah, then were you able to contact Xiao Huan?!"
"Hmm... let
try."
A mont later, another ssage ca through:
"I sent Yan Huan a ssage, but he did not reply."
'As expected...'
Just as An Le and Sakuramiya Hitomi were feeling helpless, Aria suddenly sent another text:
"But it is fine. The place where he lives is really close to my ho. I can just go down and find him right now! Wait for my update!"
"Hey, hey, hey?! Aria!! Do not do anything reckless!!"
"Rustle, rustle..."
At this mont, on the top floor of the Ye International staff dormitory.
Yan Huan carefully unfolded the pair of black stockings, then focused intently, searching them inch by inch for sothing.
On his shoulder, Myau-chan watched Yan Huan inspecting the black stockings at such close range and could not help but complain,
"What are you doing, ow? Why does it feel like you are becoming more and more of a pervert, ow..."
Yan Huan's face darkened, and he glared at Myau-chan.
"Every single one of Ye Shiyu's belongings is supposed to have her na written on it, but I have scanned this several tis, and her na is absolutely nowhere to be found on this thing!"
"..."
Hearing this, Myau-chan looked utterly confused, unsure of what that implied.
Seeing its foolish, bewildered expression, Yan Huan was completely speechless.
He grabbed the stockings and tossed them right onto Myau-chan's face, having no choice but to explain.
"The rules state that I must display one of Ye Shiyu's items every day, otherwise I will bear the consequences.
"There were so many items in Room 1, specifically ant to mislead you into thinking they all belonged to her!
"So, if you forget that her belongings always have her na on them, you would definitely place the wrong item and happily Ga Over!"
Upon hearing Yan Huan's explanation, Myau-chan's eyes widened.
"That is so cunning, ow?!"
"What else did you think?"
Yan Huan wore a look of utter helplessness, inevitably glancing toward the tightly shut door.
"There is probably not a single one of Ye Shiyu's items in that room. Right now, I either have to leave and head to Room 5, or drink the sleep-aid milk."
As he pondered, Yan Huan suddenly devised a plan.
He glanced at Myau-chan next to him, suddenly rubbed its head, and smiled.
"Myau-chan, is our relationship the best in the world?"
"ow?! What is with this look? Are you asking
to make a heroic sacrifice?!"
"Never mind that. Just tell , are we the best in the world?"
"I... I suppose so?"
"Ah, that is good then."
"ow?!"
Seeing Myau-chan nod hesitantly, Yan Huan imdiately stood up and walked over to the nearby AI terminal.
Myau-chan still did not know what he was planning to do and could only stare blankly as he first ordered a glass of sleep-aid milk, then took off his outer coat.
He went to quickly wash up, and just then, the doorbell rang.
"Ding~"
Opening the door, he saw a delivery robot similar to those used in a hotel, except it had the Ye International logo printed on its surface.
"Your milk. Please enjoy."
Yan Huan took the piping hot milk offered to him, then walked back into the room and closed the door.
"Myau-chan, when I go to drink it, I need you to completely empty it in mid-air! I have no more chances for a Battle Defeat CG. Whether we survive tonight or not depends entirely on you!"
"ow..."
Myau-chan stared reluctantly at the white liquid. However, seeing Yan Huan's expression that practically scread 'stay sharp, do not ss this up,' it mustered its courage and gently floated up in front of Yan Huan's lips.
"Glug, glug, glug..."
Yan Huan softly set down the milk glass in his hand and looked at the black cat in front of him.
"...How do you feel, Myau-chan?"
"Hmm... I do not feel anything special, ow."
"Hm?"
Yan Huan blinked, wondering if the drug simply had not taken effect yet.
But since it was fine, Yan Huan felt relieved.
He walked over to the entrance, checked the ti, and then turned off the room's lights.
Imdiately after, he headed to the bed and lay down under the duvet.
In the darkness, there was only the faint humming of the air conditioner.
"Myau-chan, are you really alright?"
"I am fine, ow... Hmm, it was sweet. Could it be that because I ate Bai Yi's fragnts, I have developed a holy body immune to poisons, ow?!"
"..."
Yan Huan did not know what to say to that, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep, while instructing Myau-chan to stay vigilant of their surroundings.
Amidst the profound silence, it seed as though this would be a peaceful night.
Even soone treating the situation as cautiously as Yan Huan gradually began to feel drowsy during the long wait.
The entire room was completely soundless.
Myau-chan sat on Yan Huan with its paws tucked in, staring fixedly at the door, terrified that Ye Shiyu might co in at any mont.
But after a long ti had passed, there was still not a single noise.
"ow?" Myau-chan tilted its head in confusion. Looking down at Yan Huan, whose consciousness was starting to blur from remaining motionless for so long, it could not help but wonder,
'Could it be that Ye Shiyu actually did not plan on doing anything to Yan Huan tonight, ow?'
"..."
However, just as Myau-chan had that thought, it suddenly noticed...
The moonlight shining on its body was gradually starting to dim.
"ow?"
It looked down beneath itself, failing to understand why it had suddenly gotten dark.
'Could it be...'
'Are there dark clouds outside, ow?'
Curious, Myau-chan turned its head, only to suddenly see...
A tall silhouette lightly gripping the edge of the bed, slowly rising from underneath it.
And as she raised herself up inch by inch, she gradually blocked the moonlight seeping through the curtains behind her...
"OW?!!!!"
This instantly scared Myau-chan, a self-proclaid deity, into jumping out of its fur, and completely jolted the half-asleep Yan Huan awake.
"What is wrong, Myau-chan?!"
"Do-do-do-do not move, ow! It is Ye Shiyu... She... She just crawled out from under the bed, ow!!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Yan Huan felt his scalp go numb.
Despite considering every possible scenario, he had never calculated that Ye Shiyu would actually erge from beneath the bed.
'Are you a female ghost?!'
Yan Huan truly had no way of dealing with Ye Shiyu right now. His muscles were stiff with fright, but he could only keep his eyes closed and rely on Myau-chan to feed him intel.
"She... Her hair is down. It looks like she just washed her face and brushed her teeth, ow... And... And she is wearing a black lace nightgown, along with a pair of black stockings..."
'Hm?'
While listening, the fear in Yan Huan's heart slightly paused.
'Hold on...'
'Is this right?'
While listening, the horrifying 'Sadako' image in Yan Huan's mind gradually morphed into sothing entirely indescribable.
"..."
"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."
Right at that mont, Yan Huan suddenly felt the mattress beneath him dip slightly.
Evidently, it was caused by weight being placed on the other side.
Ye Shiyu had gotten onto the bed.
"Rustle... rustle..."
Yan Huan could even sll a faint fragrance wafting from her dark hair.
"Xiao Huan still looks the sa as before when he sleeps... So quiet."
She murmured softly, causing a slight shiver to run down Yan Huan's spine.
'It is over...'
'She is about to start.'
Yan Huan was fully prepared. The mont she initiated anything, he intended to execute his plan.
'Right now, she must think I am unaware that she drugged
last ti. I just need to use my Mask of Perfect Poise to pretend her dosage was insufficient, and then display fear in a dazed state...'
'Even if I cannot force this girl to drop fragnts, I can definitely make her back off...'
'Regardless, surviving tonight is the priority.'
"..."
Yan Huan had made his calculations. As soon as she resorted to violence or got handsy, he would make his move.
"Whoosh."
"Yan Huan, she lifted your duvet, ow!"
A chill crept over his back, making Yan Huan realize that she had pulled his covers aside.
'One... two...'
Yan Huan counted in his head. The mont she got to the main event, he would...
"Smooch~"
However, in the very next second, Yan Huan suddenly felt...
A gentle kiss pressed against his cheek.
This sudden, unexpected kiss left Yan Huan slightly stunned, short-circuiting his train of thought for a second.
Imdiately after, Yan Huan felt her gradually lie down, settling right by his side.
One of her ice-cold hands reached from behind, wrapping around his chest.
Her other hand gently grabbed his right hand resting over his lower abdon.
Just like that, she interlaced their fingers from behind and beca completely motionless.
"Squeeze~"
Then, a distinct softness pressed tightly against his back.
'That is...'
Yan Huan kept his eyes closed, but his mind montarily went blank.
Following that, Yan Huan felt her stocking-clad legs slide up and drape over his own legs...
It was as if she was hugging a body pillow, holding on tight, refusing to let go.
This made Yan Huan belatedly realize that this was not a posture ant for getting handsy with him, but rather...
"Goodnight, Xiao Huan."
Her voice sounded soft and gentle beside his ear.
Soon after, Yan Huan felt her cheek rest against his shoulder, and then...
She stopped moving entirely.
"..."
Feeling her arms and legs everywhere on his body, clinging tightly to him like an octopus, Yan Huan was slightly taken aback.
'Ye Shiyu's sleeping posture...'
'So it was actually like this?'
With the exception of Bai Yi, Yan Huan had shared a bed with several of the girls.
Among them, Ye Shiyu's sleeping posture was the most unique.
It seed she needed to tightly hug sothing to sleep peacefully.
Yan Huan guessed that she normally had a body pillow or sothing similar on her bed.
Otherwise, she would not be able to sleep soundly...
'No, no, no, that is not the point!'
'The point is...'
In the darkness, Yan Huan suddenly opened his eyes and exchanged a look with Myau-chan, whose eyes were similarly wide open in absolute shock.
The two of them locked eyes in silence, communicating within their minds.
"Ye Shiyu, she..."
"She has closed her eyes, ow!"
"...Huh?"
"It seems she really just wanted to sleep next to you... I also saw that she set an alarm for five o'clock."
"That early?"
"Yeah... she probably wants to leave before you wake up, ow."
"..."
Yan Huan blinked, montarily dazed.
He could not help but wonder if he was dreaming.
'Could it be that I was placed under hypnosis?'
'But...'
The softness pressing intimately against his back made Yan Huan profoundly aware:
This was no dream.
She had truly, simply fallen asleep by his side.
"..."
Amidst his shock, Yan Huan did not know what to say.
"Ding-dong~"
But in the next second, Myau-chan's ears twitched slightly, and it looked toward the corridor outside the door.
"Yan Huan, I just heard the sound of the elevator arriving, ow!"
"Huh? It is so late, who could possibly be coming?"
The soundproofing here was excellent, so Yan Huan had not heard it.
"Hmm... It is... It is Spencer, ow!!"
"Ah?"
Upon hearing Aria's na, Yan Huan's expression changed instantly.
'We are dood!'
'If those two run into each other, it will be like Thunder Striking Earth's Fire! Complete chaos!'
'If they end up fighting right here...'
'Hiss, it must be because An Le or Sakuramiya was unable to contact , so...'
Just as Yan Huan was nervously trying to co up with a counterasure, Myau-chan seed to spot sothing else and quickly turned its head back.
"No... It is not just Spencer, ow! There is soone else!"
"Soone else?"
Hearing this, Yan Huan froze for another second.
"Ding-dong~"
At this mont outside the door, the elevator slowly opened, revealing Aria standing inside with her hands on her hips.
"Oh, oh, we have arrived!"
She held her mobile phone, which was currently flooded with constant ssages from Sakuramiya Hitomi and An Le on the plane app.
ssages telling her not to go, to avoid accidents, and so on...
But Aria ignored all of them.
'Hmph, you all think I am silly, but I am not silly at all!'
Glancing at her phone with that thought, she let out a light harrumph and slipped the device back into her pocket.
Following that, she turned her head back and flashed a sunny smile.
"Auntie Piggy, does Yan Huan really live here?!"
Behind her stood an impressively elegant black-haired lady wearing a white won's suit, bearing an affectionate and loving smile.
"Yes... By the way, Little Spencer, why do you keep calling
Auntie Piggy?"
"Hmm... Because you are very much like a mama! I really like it!"
"I see... However, it would be better if you called
Aunt Ye."
"Okay, Auntie Piggy!"
"..."
It was none other than Ye Lan.
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