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Xia Qimeng tightened her arms around Lu Yiyi’s waist, almost pressing them together into one body.
She pressed her cheek against the fluffy hair and closed her eyes, savoring the girl’s fresh, sweet scent.
“I always thought I’d never find someone in this lifetime I could share common interests with.”
Her voice dropped, tinged with a hint of loss.
Lu Yiyi was deeply moved by those words.
She didn’t notice at all that the arm around her waist was coiling tighter and tighter, her mind full of sympathy for the “poor thing” in front of her.
To be honest, she thought the same!
Since she was little, because of her weak personality and social anxiety, she never interacted with people in school, was treated as an errand girl by the veteran employees in the bureau, and didn’t even have anyone to share her passions with.
Miss Xia is truly her kindred spirit!
The excitement of meeting a fellow enthusiast so late made her completely forget her previous impression of Xia Qimeng.
As for the miserable sight of Wang Li, who had looked like she’d been skinned alive before she came here, that was already thrown to the back of her mind.
In her eyes, Xia Qimeng was now a divine fellow enthusiast who was gentle, considerate, and shared the same hobbies as her!
“Mi… Miss Xia…”
Lu Yiyi looked up, her cheeks flushed, holding back for a long time before finally summoning the courage to speak.
“Actually… I’m really interested in anime too.”
Her voice got quieter and quieter, the last few words mumbled in her throat, but the joy in her tone couldn’t be hidden.
“Really?”
The smile in Xia Qimeng’s eyes grew deeper.
She tilted her head, her gaze locked onto the little rabbit in her arms who had voluntarily shed her disguise.
“Mm-hmm, really!”
Lu Yiyi obediently nodded, her twin tails bouncing up and down.
“The things my friend usually tells me, I like them all. I watch some on my own too.”
“That’s wonderful.”
Xia Qimeng let out a soft sigh, her voice soaked with satisfaction.
“Yiyi and I actually have an unexpected connection.”
Common interest: achieved.
Next came the long, slow process of cooking the frog in warm water.
She didn’t like using violent brainwashing to destroy a person’s will.
All that got you was a walking corpse.
She wanted Yiyi to sink willingly, to obey from the bottom of her heart.
There was no need to rush.
As long as she seeped in bit by bit, filling every gap in this little rabbit’s life with her own shadow, she would naturally stay obediently in the cage and never be able to leave.
Xia Qimeng tilted her head slightly, her moist red lips close to Lu Yiyi’s cheek.
Lu Yiyi’s breath hitched for half a beat.
Staring at that stunningly beautiful face so close, she couldn’t help remembering the “smooch” that had landed on her cheek just now.
Is Miss Xia… going to kiss her again?
She nervously squeezed the strap of her canvas bag, her long lashes trembling violently twice, then she shut her eyes in resignation.
She didn’t dodge.
She even held her breath.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
The soft, warm touch she expected never came.
Lu Yiyi blinked in confusion and slowly opened her eyes.
Xia Qimeng hadn’t kissed her at all.
She was hovering less than a centimeter from Yiyi’s cheek, one hand propping up her cheek, wearing a wicked smile as she enjoyed the girl’s shy, submissive look, ripe for the picking.
Those black-and-colorful eyes were full of the sly triumph of getting exactly what she wanted.
“Could Yiyi be…”
Xia Qimeng deliberately drew out her tone.
“…expecting something?”
Lu Yiyi’s face turned scarlet, her slender neck flushing with the color of evening clouds.
So embarrassing!
She actually thought she was going to be kissed and stupidly closed her eyes!
“I… I wasn’t!”
Lu Yiyi was mortified, squirming and twisting, trying to escape the fragrant, soft embrace.
But her body was limp, lacking even the strength to push the other away.
The aftereffects of the hypnosis still lingered.
As long as she smelled Xia Qimeng’s scent, her muscles instinctively relaxed, turning her into a soft jelly that could be kneaded at will.
She struggled for a long time, and instead of escaping, she only pressed herself deeper into the other’s arms.
“Not expecting anything?”
Xia Qimeng didn’t let go.
Instead, she tightened her hold around Yiyi’s waist even more brazenly, her fingertip pads tracing circles on that slim waist through the fabric.
“But the way Yiyi closed her eyes just now was very obedient.”
“Miss Xia!”
Lu Yiyi was so anxious she was on the verge of tears, her voice taking on a pleading tone.
To get out of this ambiguous atmosphere that made her hands and feet go weak, she stammered as she changed the subject, scrambling to fumble through her canvas bag.
“It’s… it’s… I haven’t measured your values yet today, Miss Xia.”
She finally pulled out the black “Emotional Stability Detector” from the bag and held it out to Xia Qimeng with both hands.
It was a strict bureau rule to measure it every day.
Lu Yiyi looked at her with pleading, watery eyes, like a little white rabbit backed into a corner with nowhere to go.
Even though they had just gone through that whole Wang Li incident, Miss Xia’s mood seemed very stable now, even having the leisure to chat about anime and joke around.
The measured value shouldn’t be too bad.
Xia Qimeng looked at the dark device, a flicker of disdain in her eyes.
This piece of scrap metal again.
But since it was Yiyi’s job, she didn’t mind cooperating a little.
She generously extended her left wrist, lifted the pink gauze sleeve, revealing a stretch of pale, delicate skin.
Lu Yiyi steadied her breath and carefully pressed the detector’s probe against it.
“Beep.”
The screen flickered twice, then a green number popped up: 74.
After seeing the number, Lu Yiyi’s eyes went round, her little mouth forming an O.
74!
Yesterday’s value had been 63, which had already broken the Paranormal Bureau’s historical record. Today it had shot straight up to 74!
And this was a calamity-class spirit master!
This value was far above the passing line, and even healthier than some of the bureau’s senior investigators who were out in the field all year round!
“Miss Xia, you’re amazing!”
Lu Yiyi cheered out loud, forgetting her embarrassment.
She held up the detector and waved it excitedly in front of Xia Qimeng.
“It’s a whole eleven points higher than yesterday! At this rate, your mental state will completely recover in no time!”
She smiled with crescent-shaped eyes, revealing two cute little canine teeth, genuinely happy for her “fellow enthusiast.”
As long as Miss Xia recovered, she wouldn’t be locked in this dark, sunless cage anymore.
Then Miss Xia could go out freely, shopping and attending anime conventions, just like other girls her age.
Xia Qimeng leaned back in the chair and looked at the little thing cheering in front of her, offering a noncommittal smile.
Recover?
She had never been normal.
The sense of spatial dislocation inside her was a curse she was born with.
Nothing could cure it except the suppression of Yiyi’s presence.
As for this score of 74, it was just a fake illusion she’d created by deliberately suppressing her spirit power to make the little rabbit happy.
She reached out and smoothed down the messy strands of hair at Lu Yiyi’s temple, impossibly gentle.
If you want me to recover, it depends on just how obedient you are… my little Yiyi.
If you can give me your body, mind, and thoughts, offer me your most loyal service, love only me forever, and never leave my embrace…
Then I estimate a perfect score wouldn’t be a problem.
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