Chapter 32: Twelve Zodiac Animals

The massage finally ended before 8 AM.

“Little Yi, I’m going to work now. The company needs me to work overtime, I’ll be back tonight…”
Bai Shuang, standing at the door, heard the sound of a door opening behind her.
She turned to look.
It was the neighbor opening their door.
She should probably greet them…
Bai Shuang’s eyes widened instantly.
A tall, full-figured woman, nearly hitting the door frame, wearing a school uniform and carrying a small bag, walked out the door with a slightly listless and quiet demeanor.
Two meters.
At least two meters tall.
So tall!

Li Huayu lowered her head, wearing the flattest of flat shoes.
After being provoked by Lin Yi yesterday, she hadn’t left her apartment.
She had eaten all the rice in her house and grown another three centimeters.
She was now two meters and one centimeter tall.
Today was Sunday, and she still had to report to school.
She would officially start classes tomorrow.
“…Lin Yi, and his wife… who are you?”
Li Huayu frowned slightly.
A strange woman was standing at the door, holding hands with Lin Yi.
“Oh… I’m his wife… well, his wife has already left, and I, as her best friend, am here to act as a proxy for her wifely duties. For this period, I am his wife.”

Bai Shuang coughed lightly a few times, explaining, “Hello, my name is Bai Shuang.”
“Bai Shuang? Your body… is very well-nourished. Your blood flows smoothly, and your body is comfortable; I can’t see a single problem. However, why is there fluid sloshing in your lower abdomen?”

Li Huayu’s eyes gleamed, like an X-ray, seeing Bai Shuang completely through.
Bai Shuang shivered, as if something sharp had passed through her body, dissecting her cleanly.
“Uh… may I ask your name?”
“Li Huayu. Didn’t Lin Yi introduce me to you?”
Li Huayu looked at Lin Yi, who was standing at the door.
“I forgot.” Lin Yi simply stated.
“Is that so? I’m a little sad.”
“Next time, I’ll introduce you actively.” Lin Yi offered a smile.

This youthful, storm-type large ‘car’ (woman) was probably the most troublesome woman he currently faced.
He still didn’t know her intentions, but her stats were simply too high.
Climbing from the first floor to the thirteenth with bare hands, and a powerful slap with twice the strength of an ordinary man that didn’t even break her guard.

It was truly unimaginable how strong she would be when she used her full power.
“Lin Yi, half of your yang energy has been lost, which is too sudden. It’s best not to engage in strenuous exercise today, or you might catch a cold.”
Li Huayu scanned Lin Yi’s body.
She actively came to Lin Yi’s side, and her warm hand covered Lin Yi’s face.
“After all, you are my… neighbor. If something were to happen, as a licensed doctor, I would blame myself.”
‘Licensed doctor!’

Bai Shuang’s mouth slightly opened, her face full of surprise as she looked at Li Huayu.

Then she touched her own lower abdomen, sloshing it twice.
‘No wonder she could see through me; she’s a licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner.’

“Um, Doctor Li, if half of Lin Yi’s yang energy is lost, how should I compensate him?”
Bai Shuang recovered and looked at Lin Yi with some concern.
“You should eat less. Don’t just use your mouth; spit some out.”
Li Huayu’s lips curved into a faint smile.
“Oh… oh!”

Bai Shuang’s face flushed slightly.
‘So it’s related to that.’
‘I actually found it quite comfortable.’
‘After all, among the twelve zodiac animals, there’s the monkey (Shen).’
“I’m leaving now, I’m running late, running late.”

Bai Shuang noticed the time on her watch and, with an apologetic look, rushed into the elevator that had just arrived.
“Doctor Li, coming along?”
“No need. I suddenly remembered I forgot something at home. You go ahead.”

As the elevator doors slowly closed,
Li Huayu looked down at Lin Yi.
It felt as if a slight itch came from deep within her spine, and her tailbone suddenly trembled twice.
Lin Yi looked at Li Huayu strangely.

‘Why did this big ‘car’ (woman) shake her butt twice?’
‘Leaking oil?’
“Lin Yi, will you accompany me to school today? You won’t refuse my request, will you?”
“I can, but I need to come back in the afternoon to finish my draft.”
“You write novels?”
“Yes.”
“Novel writers, no wonder you’re all poor. Can you afford three meals a day like Li Huayu (another name for the character, a pun here with “Li” meaning “leaving” and “Huayu” as in “flower language”, but also hinting at “eating like a Li Huayu” referring to eating a lot and still being thin, or the opposite)?
“😅…”

‘This big ‘car’ (woman) is resorting to personal attacks now.’
Lin Yi’s mouth twitched.
“Why did Miss Zhuang leave? Doesn’t she want you as her pet anymore?”
Li Huayu took Lin Yi’s elbow, trying to lift it, seemingly wanting to interact like a normal couple, linking arms.

However, due to her excessive height, Lin Yi could only raise his hand to walk, giving off the impression of an older sister leading her younger brother.
“Something came up, I suppose.”

Lin Yi replied casually, lowering his hand.

This big ‘car’ (woman) asking him gently made him a little unaccustomed.
“Can you tell me what happened? I’m very good at keeping secrets.”
Li Huayu stubbornly held onto Lin Yi’s elbow.
“It should be something to do with Yayun’s family; I’m not clear on the specifics myself.”

Lin Yi helplessly raised his hand.
‘What does this big ‘car’ (woman) want to do now?’
‘Does she have to hold my hand?’

Li Huayu’s beautiful eyes flickered.
She remembered that Zhuang Yayun’s surname, Zhuang, belonged to an ancient family.

It was quite prosperous over a decade ago and had dealings with her own family’s elders, but in recent years, it had suddenly declined, unable to keep up with the changes of the times, and was being swallowed by other families.
It should be nearing its end now.
However, it had nothing to do with her.

She only cared about this small man in front of her.

He surpassed the limits of normal men, his quantity (of yang energy) was even greater than six thousand.
He even dared to hit her, dared to resist her, as if shattering some barrier in her heart.

Even now, he seemed not to regard her highly, but treated her as an equal with whom he could freely converse.

In other words, Lin Yi was treating her like a dog.
‘How audacious.’
But it also truly made her curious and fascinated.

She wanted to pin this man to the bed, cut open his body with a knife, and dissect the structure of his physique.

“Let’s go, Lin Yi. I’ll find you a new job. There’s (just) a health teacher position at the school. I can arrange for the principal to put you in, because I don’t want you to starve to death writing novels.”

Li Huayu said straightforwardly, pulling Lin Yi’s hand.
“Don’t look down on people, damn it, who said I’d starve to death writing novels?”
Lin Yi immediately became indignant.
“Then can you afford the house you live in now?”
Li Huayu said seriously.
“…”
Let alone buying it, he couldn’t even afford the down payment.

The light novel industry’s editing department took an excessively high cut in this world, causing thousands of light novel authors to struggle on the brink of subsistence.
“Alright, stop messing around, be good. It’s normal for a master to arrange work for her little doggy.”

Li Huayu smiled, her expression as gentle as if she were looking at her own pet dog.

Lin Yi pondered, choosing to accept.
Anyway, the health teacher’s job was just to let students reasonably slack off in the infirmary, and he could also write there, earning an extra income.

But the only question was, what exactly did this youthful large ‘car’ (woman) want from him?
What else had she set her sights on with him?
Lin Yi, led by Li Huayu’s hand, took the elevator.

Twelfth floor.

Luo Tianyou hurried to the door, putting on her shoes.
“Oh my god, the person living opposite Lin Yi is a licensed TCM practitioner, and she’s over two meters tall! No, no, this is too dangerous. I have to follow them. If this woman drains Lin Yi to death, who will I cry to?”
“What I want is pure love, pure love! Why are there so many women around Lin Yi? Are they all just for pure lovemaking?”

…

Downstairs.

A woman in a long white dress, her hair messily draped over her eyes, wore red high heels.

An icy aura emanated from her entire body.
“Lin Yi, your company’s people are really tight-lipped. It took beating three people into submission to find your address.”

Shen Xixi bit her hair, entered the building, and pressed the button for the thirteenth floor on the elevator.