Chapter 95: The Sour Smell of Love
Yue Ling looked over cautiously, only to see the young girl with a look of sudden realization.
“No wonder. When I led you out of the experimental base, I noticed the surrounding robots were all destroyed. And after so long, no one has tracked us down. Could they have already been wiped out?”
“Sister!”
Fearing she would misunderstand, Yue Zhongxian was about to explain when he heard her continue with relief.
“If your brother really destroyed the Shadow Robot Organization, that’s wonderful. Not only should Isphine thank him, but I should thank him too.”
Yue Zhongxian watched the faint smile overflowing from her brilliant eyes. She seemed truly happy.
“Sister, is destroying the Shadow Robot Organization very important to you?”
“Of course.”
They had kidnapped and tortured Jun Chengyin for so many years. It was still a trauma for him, and he had never stopped investigating. If he knew this organization had been annihilated, he would be overjoyed.
Moreover, for such an evil organization, every day it was gone meant one less threat to high-ranking beastmen.
Yue Zhongxian lowered his eyes and issued a command through his lightbrain.
[Bring that skunk here.]
[Yes, Sir!]
Whew~
At least Miantang didn’t overthink it!
Afraid they would continue the previous topic, Yue Ling quickly diverted their attention. “You haven’t had dinner yet; you must be hungry, right? You have to try the famous Yue-system dishes here on Moon Comet!”
“Wait.”
Su Miantang interrupted her. Yue Ling trembled slightly. “…Miantang, is something wrong?”
She wouldn’t be questioning the matter between her brother and Isphine, would she? Nothing was actually going on between them; it was all her fault for trying to play matchmaker. Her brother had finally found a female he liked—if she ruined his chance at love, he would definitely skin her alive. She wouldn’t forgive herself either!
“Yue Ling, is there a medical room here?”
“Yes.” Yue Ling nodded, looking at her in a panic. “Miantang, are you hurt? Where? Let me see!”
“It’s not me, it’s…”
Su Miantang turned her face toward Yue Zhongxian, only to realize that due to the tension, she still hadn’t asked for his name.
“Me? Sister?”
Yue Zhongxian’s eyes instantly lit up.
His mood, which had been clouded by her calling him a “passerby,” suddenly brightened.
So, she had been thinking about him all along.
“Mm-hmm.”
Yue Ling: “…” Her brother, injured? She didn’t even dare to put those words together. After all, he possessed a biological body that was virtually indestructible!
Yue Zhongxian: “It’s not that serious. It’ll be fine if Sister helps me apply some medicine.”
Heh.
As expected, this was his true goal, wasn’t it?
She hadn’t realized that when her brother fell in love, he would act like this—playing weak and faking illness just to get Miantang to take care of him. He was simply too calculating!
To make up for her mistake, she hurriedly had the attendants bring a medical kit.
“Miantang, there’s medicine in here!”
“Then come over and sit down.”
Su Miantang took the medical kit and pulled out iodine, cotton balls, gauze, and ointments for blood circulation and swelling. She put on sterile gloves, looking quite professional. Meanwhile, Yue Zhongxian sat beside her timidly, as if he were very afraid. He sat extremely close to her, stopping only when their clothes were overlapping.
“Sister, will it hurt?”
“No, I’ll be very gentle.”
“That’s good. I’m a bit scared.”
“Don’t be afraid. First, take off your clothes…”
Yue Ling: “…” Is this something I should be hearing?
She poured two cups of tea for them. When she brought them over, she heard Su Miantang asking about his age.
“How old are you this year?”
Yue Zhongxian: “I just turned eighteen.”
“…”
Yue Ling’s hand shook, and the tea almost spilled everywhere.
The phrase “just turned eighteen” echoed in her mind in his clear, youthful “cutesy” voice.
Brother, you are shameless! Not only are you playing weak, but you’re also playing young. You’re clearly twenty-two, a full four years older than Miantang, yet you’re calling her “Sister”!
“What about your family?”
“I…”
Yue Zhongxian looked as if a painful memory had been triggered. He lowered his head slightly, his voice becoming almost inaudible.
“There’s no one left at home. It’s just me.”
“…”
Yue Ling turned around and stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.
Brother, just because you’re in love doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice our entire family!
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know.”
Su Miantang quickly apologized.
“Then, what is your name?”
“I don’t have a name.”
Yue Zhongxian shook his head.
“I’m just a drifter from the City of Sin. They called me a pariah, a pest, unwanted wild…”
“That’s enough.”
Su Miantang couldn’t listen anymore and interrupted him.
How could such a beautiful, obedient, and righteous boy have such a tragic background?
“If Sister doesn’t mind, you can call me those things too.”
How could she not mind?
Those were incredibly insulting terms.
“I mind.” Su Miantang looked at him with heartache. “What is your beast form?”
Yue Zhongxian froze for a moment.
Beast form?
This was a very private question. Only when a male and female were interested in each other and their relationship had reached a certain level would they ask this.
Could it be that she was starting to get interested in him?
She really did fall for this act.
“A lop-eared rabbit.”
“A lop-eared rabbit?”
Su Miantang’s eyelashes fluttered, her amber eyes shimmering.
He really was a little bunny.
Such a cute little bunny, just like him.
Yue Zhongxian wanted to see her reaction, but he inadvertently became intoxicated by her radiant eyes. He felt as if he were immersed in a brilliant starry sky; it was beautiful.
He was very close to her.
From her eyes to her nose, her mouth, her neck, her collarbone… he could even see the faint curves of her chest if he looked down.
And then there was that light scent of tulips lingering around his nose.
How could there be such a beautiful female in the world? Such enticing pheromones? And such a good person? Every point was severely testing his patience, making his heart itch with desire.
“Then can I call you ‘Little Ears’?”
“Okay.”
No matter what she called him.
Even if she used those unbearable names from earlier, as long as it came from her mouth, he thought it sounded beautiful.
“Then…”
He looked at her tentatively.
“Little Ears won’t be alone anymore, right?”
Su Miantang’s movements in applying the medicine paused as she understood his meaning.
A homeless orphan who drifted from place to place certainly lacked a sense of security. However, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to stay by her side…
“Isphine, do you smell that sour scent of love?”
Yue Ling and Isphine were watching the drama together. As they watched, they looked toward the sofa.
“No,” Isphine shook her head. “I only smell the scent of a conspiracy.”
“True.”
Yue Ling nodded.
Her brother’s current appearance was exactly like a fox spirit from a myth who transformed into a beautiful, weak woman to deceive and devour a simple scholar.
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