"!!!!!!"
The remnants of Honkai energy drifted across her sweat-slicked back, flowing like molten stardust down the channel of her spine. A certain alluring, seductive fragrance floated in the steaming heat.
Hearing Ye Feng's proposal, Kiana's eyes went wide.
She shot her head up, the line of her throat drawn as taut as a sword's edge. A bead of sweat resting in the hollow of her collarbone trembled as she swallowed, then slid down her tight White Comet battlesuit and into the deep shadows.
"You... you're truly hopeless! What do you take me for? I'm not going to spice things up for you!"
Ye Feng had only given her the keywords, but Kiana already understood exactly what he was planning to do, and her heart began to pound violently.
"Oh? I just made a simple suggestion, and Little Bug has already connected so many dots. Such a rich imagination. Or could it be..."
Ye Feng looked at Kiana with a suggestive smile.
He didn't finish the sentence, but Little Bug understood instantly.
She immediately jutted out her chin, a few damp strands of white hair sticking to the nape of her neck. Veins popped on her forehead, and her flushed little face was氤氲 with hot steam.
Kiana argued, "This isn't depravity, nor is it corruption! You can't just say my thinking is warped because I thought about that kind of thing.
In fact, it's the opposite! This isn't just my imagination; it's predicting the enemy's move. It's like in battle, when you anticipate your opponent's attack and then formulate the perfect response based on the situation.
It's completely different from a guy like you, whose mind is full of rotten [bleep]!
Don't judge others by your own standards, you bastard!"
Kiana clenched her fists, spitting out the words like a string of firecrackers.
Ye Feng remained perfectly calm, merely looking at her out of the corner of his eye.
This made Little Bug even more furious!
If Ye Feng had argued back, she could have refuted him from various angles to prove her point.
But his silence was deafening.
Kiana's righteous, fact-based argument suddenly seemed more like the antics of a buffoon.
Little Bug was overheating.jpg
Both physically and mentally, she felt as if she were about to break past a soaring critical point.
Seeing that she was sufficiently worked up, Ye Feng said, "So, does Little Bug dare to have a competition?"
"A competition? Hiding in Mei's wardrobe? Why would I compete with you?"
"Oh, so you're scared."
Ye Feng wore an expression that said, "I knew you wouldn't dare." He continued, "So, you're just a little yellow bug who gets excited watching Mei. In the end, we're the same kind of person, Little Bug."
"Ha?"
Little Bug was frantic. This, and only this—her feelings for Mei—could not be defiled!
"Hmph, what a cheap goading tactic. You think I can't see through it?"
"Of course I know you can see through it. After all... my dear Little Bug has been completely transformed."
Kiana put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest. "As long as you understand. I'm not the same naive little girl I was back then. Did you think you could still manipulate me as you please?"
"Mhm! You're right. So, want to compete?"
"Of course!"
Kiana raised her chin proudly.
As she had said before, her pure feelings for Mei would not be tarnished by this dog bastard Ye Feng.
"I'm going to make you understand what true pure love is!"
"Pure love, huh... It's quite rude of you to put it that way. Mei and I are also in pure love."
Kiana: "?"
This time, Little Bug was genuinely stunned. It took her several seconds to come to her senses. "Do you hear yourself right now?"
Ye Feng looked at her in confusion. "Is there a problem?"
"Huh? You're asking if there's a problem? Take a look at how many girls you've done that kind of thing with."
"So?"
Kiana was exasperated. "Fine, fine, fine. Let me ask you this: if a girl dates multiple boys at the same time, is that pure love?"
"Of course not," Ye Feng replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Heh, there you have it."
"Have what?"
Kiana said, "A girl dating multiple boys at the same time isn't pure love. So, from a girl's perspective, a man being with multiple girls at the same time... of course isn't either."
Ye Feng said in shock, "How can those be the same!"
"Huh?"
Kiana stared blankly at Ye Feng.
Old Ye said, "What 'huh'? First of all, I'm a man, and I have no plans to change my gender. Why should I take a woman's perspective? I'm not some spineless simp. Only weak, useless men think they don't deserve multiple partners. A man among men like me, an alpha among alphas, never has such concerns."
"You..."
Kiana's mouth twitched. She waved her hand.
"Forget it. I can't be bothered to talk to you."
Ye Feng smiled. "Then let's talk about the upcoming competition."
"Hmph."
Ye Feng drew a line in the air with his finger, and a pink progress bar appeared above Kiana's head.
On closer inspection, it was slightly different from the previous pink progress bar.
If one had to say how, it would be that the lines had more tension.
"See this?"
"What is it?"
"An Excitement Meter. There's a subtle difference from the Apricot Rain Meter."
"Oh? An Excitement Meter? Interesting."
"I won't tell Mei you're hiding there. We will act as we please, and you will just hide and watch Mei and me. If, by the end, the progress bar is only half full, I will admit that it is Little Bug's victory... How about it? Want to give it a try?"
"Who's afraid of whom? Just you watch me."
---o---
Three hours had already passed inside the wardrobe. Kiana never thought she would have to wait this long.
But she wasn't bored at all. In fact, her spirits were soaring.
"It's Mei's scent..."
The wardrobe was filled with clothes Mei had worn. In the dark, confined space, their faint, elegant fragrance became rich and intoxicating.
"These probably aren't new clothes..."
Mei trained in the dojo every day, and after each session, drenched in sweat, she would bathe and change her clothes.
But she didn't use the [Change Outfit] function.
Kiana had seen, on more than one occasion, Mei's laundry hanging to dry in the dojo's courtyard.
Which meant... all the clothes in here were saturated with Mei's body scent...
Just thinking about it made Kiana feel the surface of her brain tingle.
Kiana felt as if she were bathing in an "ocean of Mei," swimming freely.
Even though Kiana knew in her heart that this was all just the smell of laundry detergent mixed with sunlight, the fact that it was "Mei's wardrobe" gave the place a sacred significance.
Click!!
The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor made Kiana's spine go rigid in an instant.
That was...
Mei was here!
Kiana instinctively clamped her hands over her mouth, holding her breath.
Wait, what am I so nervous about?
Kiana scolded herself internally, letting go of her hands and forcing herself to relax.
Immediately after, a different set of footsteps followed—steady, powerful...
...It was that dog bastard Ye Feng.
They were finally here. Just as Kiana was preparing to enter combat mode, she heard Mei's low, breathy voice, fragrant as an orchid.
"Feng-kun, kiss me..."
"!!?"
Kitty-Kiana's ears instantly perked up.