Chapter 116: Desire

Why did it turn out like this?

Quick, think—how did I usually coax Xiao Zi when I accidentally made her mad?

But those methods might not work on Evran.

This situation was completely beyond Su Xiaoxiao’s expectations.
She had trampled on Evran’s kindness, and the guilt gnawed at her heart.

“I’ll play with you. I’ll play, okay…?”

“No thanks. I’m going to sleep.”

Evran closed her eyes, still facing away, as if she were truly upset.

“Sorry. At first I thought you meant *that* kind of thing, so I overreacted and accidentally made you cry. It was my fault.”

Evran’s quiet sobs stopped.
She slowly turned around.
Su Xiaoxiao never hesitated when it came to admitting she was wrong.

“That was fast…”

Even Evran couldn’t help muttering the retort under her breath. Her tear-filled eyes shifted to Su Xiaoxiao.

“Well… I used to be pretty bad at reading people’s feelings and often made my little sister angry. Apologizing to someone close isn’t embarrassing at all. No need to worry about pride or anything…”

Su Xiaoxiao said honestly.

“So… you consider me someone close too?”

“I didn’t say that!”
Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly waved her hands, then lowered her head, fidgeting nervously with her fingers.
“But… subconsciously, I probably already do.
We’ve been living together for over a year now…”

Over the course of a year, spending every day together—even if her mouth was quick to deny it, her heart had gradually accepted Evran. She was aware of that.

Besides, Evran herself was the kind of girl who naturally inspired affection.

“A-Anyway, I really hate seeing girls cry, so don’t—hey, I said I’ll play with you.”

Su Xiaoxiao reached out a small hand and placed it on Evran’s shoulder, letting out a helpless yet somewhat indulgent sigh.

“I honestly thought you came here to do *that* with me… I wasn’t mentally prepared at all, so I refused pretty hard.”

“What thing?”

Evran wiped the corners of her eyes, genuinely puzzled.

Su Xiaoxiao jolted. Was she playing dumb? There’s no way she forgot something that important.

“That… the weird contract you tricked me into signing back then.”

“Oh, that? Ten thousand times, right♪
If Xiaoxiao wants to do it, I’m ready anytime. I’m pretty confident about H things~ I’ll make your precious first time feel amazing with my body. I’m really soft down there.”

Hey! Don’t sound so proud about that! And don’t suddenly floor it!

“N-No, I don’t want to… But if *you* really wanted to, you could force me, right? Because of the contract’s effect…”

Evran blinked, thought for a moment, and answered,

“If Xiaoxiao doesn’t want to, I wouldn’t force you. That wouldn’t feel good for either of us.
H stuff is supposed to be the ultimate expression and culmination of two people’s feelings.
If there’s no willingness, it’s just a crime.”

Pfft—Su Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected Evran to be this considerate.
Or rather, what kind of demon had she imagined her to be all this time? Who could blame her—she *was* a perverted loli.

The tension in Su Xiaoxiao’s chest finally eased. All her anxious worrying had made her look like an idiot. She’d even misunderstood Evran.
She shot her a half-hearted glare.

“I’ll wait until the day Xiaoxiao wants to do it with me.
And when that day comes, I won’t hold back—I’ll make sure you can’t get out of bed for three days, legs too weak to close, fluids running down your thighs so you can’t walk♪”

Evran’s voice brimmed with confidence.
Su Xiaoxiao felt like a truck had just smashed into her face.

Unfortunately for you, that day will never come.

It will. Because you already promised.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao relax, Evran immediately switched back to serious mode.

“I still haven’t forgiven you yet. You need to show more sincerity to earn my forgiveness.”

“Eh? What should I do?”

“Pat my head.”

Evran obediently sat up, settling into a cute duck-sit right in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao reached out, placed her hand on Evran’s head, and gently rubbed.

“Is this okay?”

“Mmm~ A little longer♪”

Evran narrowed her eyes, smiling in pure bliss—like an innocent, carefree girl.

Huh? Today’s pervy loli isn’t being pervy?

Is head-patting really *that* enjoyable?

As Su Xiaoxiao wondered, Evran answered very seriously, word by word,

“Yes. Because this is the first time you’ve ever patted my head… I feel really happy. Thank you.”

For a split second, something inside Su Xiaoxiao trembled.
What was this sudden racing of her heart?

Come to think of it… in over a year together, this really was the first time, wasn’t it?
Such a small request felt strangely fragile and pitiful right now, yet Evran’s expression was so full of joy.

It was also the first time she truly saw how cute and delicate Evran could be—wearing her pink dress, petite and lovely, delicate hands clasped together, cheeks flushed with a shy blush.

“Thank you.”

Suddenly, Su Xiaoxiao said the same words back to Evran.
Evran blinked in confusion, not understanding—and that was natural.

Because the “thank you” in Su Xiaoxiao’s heart carried far too much.

Perhaps for saving her life and granting her a new beginning, letting her see her family again.

Perhaps for giving her the power to protect everything, staying by her side without fail for an entire year.

Or perhaps, in this very moment, for adding a touch of warmth to her life—and from now on, fighting together, walking this path side by side forever.

Suddenly, as if struck by inspiration, Evran raised a slender finger and proposed excitedly,

“Oh, right! Xiaoxiao, can you feed me the cake with your mouth?”

“Hah!? What kind of feeding is that!? Absolutely not, you pervert loli!”

A few minutes later, a fully re-energized Evran dashed into Su Xiao Zi’s room in her slippers.

She snatched the ice cream from Tina’s hand, held it like a microphone, and thrust it toward Su Xiao Zi for an interview.

“Big Sis Xiao Zi, quick interview! Xiaoxiao says she hates seeing girls cry—has she ever cried herself?”

“Ah, Onii-chan? She’s pretty strong-willed. At least in front of me, I’ve never seen her cry.
But there was one time—I heard it from Big Sis Yuyao—when I fell off my bike and ended up in the hospital, Onii-chan apparently cried outside the room for a really long time!”

“Ooh, exclusive scoop!”

Damn it, these two are true love. The competition is fierce!

Tina stared down at her empty hands, body trembling, eyes lifeless as she muttered to herself,

“T-T-Tina’s ice cream… was stolen…”

[Requesting self-destruct permission]

Su Xiao Zi (panicking): “Eh!? You’re going to self-destruct over one ice cream!?”