Chapter 51. ColorfulÂ
“I know you might need a little time to accept these things. It’s fine, you can take your time to think about it.”
Anse looked at the little Guide’s lowered head, her silent, quiet, and weak appearance, and couldn’t stop sighing in his heart.
Honestly speaking, for the sake of the Sentinels’ future welfare, he didn’t need to tell Su Tang these things. But seeing the girl being repeatedly manipulated by that pack of vicious dogs using her softheartedness, he couldn’t help but give her a few pointers.
She was simply too young and hadn’t come into contact with many Sentinels yet. The character of those she had encountered so far was still passable. If he didn’t let her know these things, she would definitely suffer losses when she ran into those mad dogs outside in the future.
“Also, I think Mo Xiao probably hasn’t had the time to tell you yet, but in the bottom cabinet of your dorm bedroom, the White Tower should have arranged a booklet of basic knowledge regarding Sentinels and Guides for you. Find that little booklet; you can read it when you’re bored.”
“Alright, it’s getting late. If there’s nothing else, go back to your dorm and get a good rest. You must be tired enough after soothing Zhan Ye all day today.”
The man’s large palm pinched the little fox away, and he then tidied the strands of hair falling by his temple.
After bidding Anse farewell, Su Tang’s footsteps felt a bit heavy as she walked back to the dormitory.
Anse’s words were like a pebble, shattering the silent surface of the lake in her heart.
Tame. This word uncontrollably kept floating in her ears. Her mind constantly recalled Zhan Ye’s pitiful appearance when begging for a mark and soothing, as well as Mo Xiao’s fragility when he collapsed on the ground, enveloped in a bloody mist.
Perhaps, just as Anse had said, had she given in to them too easily?
Su Tang pursed her lips.
Mo Xiao was injured in order to save her and protect the First Squad’s Sentinels. A hero shouldn’t die in that kind of scenario; she didn’t regret saving Mo Xiao.
Zhan Ye had entered a pseudo-rut because of her improper operation, but asking herself honestly, had she been too gentle with Zhan Ye from the very beginning, making Zhan Ye think he could easily get soothing from her…
Su Tang only felt a burst of chaos in her mind. If time could flow backward, returning to the first time Zhan Ye came to her for soothing, would she have scolded him first, as Anse suggested?
She didn’t know…
Pushing open the dormitory door, unlike the bustling scene in the morning, the empty room appeared somewhat deserted, but it gave her exactly the right amount of relief.
Su Tang took a deep breath. Forget it, she wouldn’t think about it anymore.
She didn’t want to judge things that had already passed too much. She understood Anse’s good intentions, but the future was more worth grasping.
Turning her head to walk into the bedroom, she saw that before Zhan Ye left, he had helped clean up the bedroom spotlessly. He had even packed up and taken away all the scattered clothes on the bed. Su Tang sighed softly. She remembered seeing that light pink pajamas of hers, which had also been placed on the bed at the time. What a pity, she quite liked the texture of it.
Her only consolation right now was that even while feeling unwell, that guy Zhan Ye had remembered to prepare new clothes for her, so she wouldn’t be reduced to the awkward situation of not having a single change of clothes.
Speaking of which, what kind of clothes did that guy prepare?
An inexplicable surge of uneasiness welled up in Su Tang’s heart. Walking up to the wardrobe, Su Tang mentally prepared herself. She knew without thinking that clothes picked by a straight man wouldn’t be much good. Taking a deep breath, Su Tang finally reached for the cabinet.
The moment the cabinet doors were pulled open, her breath suddenly hitched.
There was no trace of her original familiar clothes. Replacing them was a wardrobe full of brand new, bright, and beautiful clothing. Yes, “bright” was the word to describe them; even in the dim lighting, those clothes were still sparkling.
Light pink puffy dresses, layers upon layers of pink and white lace trims, and there were even so many bling-bling sequins sprinkled on the hems. A wardrobe was actually filled with such deadly fashion combinations. She was a bit curiousâwhere on earth did that guy Zhan Ye gather so many suffocating clothes?
Could that guy have bought out all the clothes that hadn’t been sold in hundreds of years from some store?
The corner of Su Tang’s mouth twitched violently. She couldn’t believe the clothes hanging inside would appear in her wardrobe.
Reaching out, she carefully rummaged through that massive pile of puffy skirts, trying to find a slightly more normal piece of clothing. Finally, from the cracks, she pulled out a shocking Barbie pink satin slip nightgown. Su Tang sighed leisurely. Although this color left much to be desired, currently speaking, this was considered the most normal among that pile of clothes.
Draping the nightgown over her arm, just as she was about to close the cabinet doors, her peripheral vision was drawn to the small, not tightly closed drawer at the bottom. Thinking about the things placed inside, Su Tang only felt her entire body stiffen.
Could it be…
With a blushing face, Su Tang’s fingers trembling, she pulled open the bottom-most drawer. Sure enough, all the familiar soft little clumps were gone. Replacing them were various new clumps: bright red, tender pink, pure white, alluring black, elegant brown. In short, Su Tang saw every color she had ever known in her life all at this moment.
Su Tang’s gaze swept over those newly met little clumps one by one. Her eyes stopped at that touch of red. There seemed to be a little pointy thing sticking out from that clump. Curious, Su Tang reached out and pinched it, feeling a soft texture, and pulled it out.
Little… little devil horns?
It was an entirely red lace design, and the edges even had little devil horns propped up with cotton stuffing, with a tiny tail at the back. Seeing the style clearly, Su Tang’s entire face felt as if it were on fire. With a whoosh, she threw the thing back into the drawer and shut it tightly.
“Zhan Ye!”
This sleazy bird, what kind of things did he prepare? No, wait, what right did he have to touch those things of hers?
Su Tang’s cheeks burned with a “whoosh,” and even the roots of her ears were dyed crimson.
She originally thought he had only completely ruined the clothes in her wardrobe, but she didn’t expect he had even taken the things underneath…
Wait a minute, why didn’t she see those things when she was on the bed?
That guy Zhan Ye, what kind of dirty things did he do with her cute little clumps!
A wave of shyness crawled up her spine, and her thoughts couldn’t help but wander in that direction. Thinking of a certain possibility, Su Tang fiercely covered her face, her fingertips burning hot.
How could he do this?
This was too… too lacking in a sense of propriety!
The wardrobe doors were slammed shut by her with a “bang,” emitting a muffled sound.
Su Tang clenched her hands tightly. Perhaps what Anse said was right; she was indeed a bit too lenient toward Zhan Ye.
That hateful little sleazy bird who only knew how to push his luck. The next time she saw him, she absolutely had to show him a thing or two.
The more she looked at the sparkly clothes in the wardrobe, the more annoyed she felt. She simply closed the cabinet, took out two pieces of clothing from the backpack she had abandoned in the corner, and walked into the bathroom.
Damn it, it looks like she had to go on a shopping spree tomorrow.
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