I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

—Dependence? Love? Or simply seeing me as family?

What Yan Ziming just showed her was a fragility that was completely different from her usual appearance, which she revealed to her without reservation.

Such a posture would move even someone as high as her, suspended above the bright moon.

Well, Mo'er can be quite cute sometimes, right? She's even cuter today, and I've even learned to act cute towards her.

Especially when she looked at Yan Ziming's slightly rosy cheeks, lying quietly and attentively on her lap, Liu Mengxian couldn't help but feel playful and would poke him a couple of times every now and then.

This must be what they mean by "your heart is melting," right?

The heart, sculpted by the passage of time and long since numb, now feels a slight tingling, an itch that scratches at the very core.

When did this strange feeling begin?

Ever since Mo Xin, six years ago, when Lei Qie was taken away, Liu Mengxian had a premonition.

At that time, she wondered what kind of person this successor would be.

After pondering just a few questions, Liu Mengxian ignored them and didn't care about this suddenly appearing disciple.

Until about a year ago, the whole world was in an uproar when something appeared in the Yongjing Military Administrative District that broke the rules she had set.

On her way to Yongjing, she experienced the disciple's presence up close for the first time, but she didn't pay much attention to him.

When she arrived at the Yongjing Military Administrative Region, she was shocked to discover that this disciple had actually gained the approval of the auspicious beast Qilin!

Those who can gain the approval of auspicious beasts must not be any extremely vicious or evil people. Liu Mengxian's impression of this cheap disciple immediately rose to seventy points.

Needless to say, after that, in order to test his disciple, he almost killed her with a single blow, but Yan Zimo did not disappoint her and persevered to the end.

Finally, when she finally saw her apprentice's face, she was truly amazed by his appearance.

so similar.

She was so similar to the person in her memory, but she knew that Yan Ziming had nothing to do with that person.

Perhaps it was from that time that she began to take Yan Ziming's attitude more seriously. When he saw her, he would panic and act as cutely as a frightened pet.

Furthermore, during the time they lived together at the Civilization Cup, their relationship progressed rapidly, skipping several stages.

But as the bonds deepened, life gradually became mundane, losing the initial sense of novelty.

The situation was exacerbated by the fact that she spent several months hunting down the Mirage Dragon, which meant that she and her master hadn't seen each other at all.

However, tonight... seeing Mo'er open her heart to her, her heart, which had become accustomed to the status quo, began to flutter again...

Yan Ziming was born with a delicate and beautiful appearance. Her long hair was soft and lay against her neck. Sometimes, she would frown slightly as if she was dreaming, which made her look even more fragile and endearing.

"Mo'er is tired too..."

Liu Mengxian suddenly noticed a fact.

No matter how powerful Mo'er is, she is still a person, a living, breathing human being with flesh and blood.

Liu Mengxian couldn't help but ask herself: Had she put too much pressure on her usually?

Just as she was feeling troubled, Yan Ziming's cell phone suddenly rang.

Judging from the current time, the person calling Yan Ziming is either Ye Qianxue or Mu Mu.

These two are extremely possessive of their Mo'er. They must be here to question her since she hasn't come back so late.

The atmosphere remained frozen in place.

Yan Ziming thought his phone would wake him up from ringing and vibrating, but after ringing for quite a while, the beautiful woman lying beneath him showed no signs of waking up.

During this time, Liu Mengxian kept observing Yan Ziming's reaction.

Her long, beautiful eyelashes trembled slightly...

My breathing became slightly erratic...

The hand gripping his sleeve clenched tightly into a ball.

Liu Mengxian smiled helplessly, reached into Yan Ziming's pocket, and took out the constantly ringing cell phone.

How do I do this...?

Oh, I remember we were supposed to mark the green area here...

"Hey—Little Momo, why aren't you back yet? I've prepared so much, you can't miss the banquet!"

"........"

Sure enough, it was someone who called to question me.

"What's wrong? Say something! Have you been kidnapped again and forced to do shameless things?"

Almost imperceptibly, Yan Ziming's lips twitched slightly while he was 'sound asleep'.

"Tell me where you are right now, and I'll tie you up and bring you back immediately!"

"it's me."

Liu Mengxian spoke, her free hand gently caressing Yan Ziming's cheek, her fingertips tracing down along Yan Ziming's brow, the corner of his eye, the bridge of his nose...

"......"

Mu Mu on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

"Xian'er... why are you the one answering Xiao Momo's call?"

The tone shifted from questioning to doubt.

"She fell asleep."

Liu Mengxian smiled, and although she was on the phone with Mu Mu, her gaze never left Yan Ziming's sleeping face.

The delicate hand that had been tracing the shape began to pinch Yan Ziming's small, exquisite earlobe. It was soft and felt wonderful to the touch.

Rustling...

The beauty beneath him seemed to shift uncomfortably at the strange sensation coming from her earlobe, and Liu Mengxian's smile deepened.

In fact, Yan Ziming had woken up quite early.

What Yan Ziming didn't know was that, in Liu Mengxian's eyes, her pretty face was flushed red, making her look extremely cute.

She woke up when Mu Mu called.

The moment she woke up, the image of her flirting with Liu Mengxian flooded her mind like a tidal wave, making her so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into the ground!

So even though she was woken up by the phone ringing, she didn't dare let Xian'er know, because she didn't know how to face Xian'er afterward, and the atmosphere would definitely be very strange!

Ahhh, I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! How could I have said such things to Xian'er...?

Was that frail, knee-huddled person, nestled in Xian'er's arms like a homeless little woman, really me?!

Especially when she remembered saying "I want to stay with Xian'er" and "Don't leave me," Yan Ziming's mind went completely blank!

This is so shameful, so shameful, this is not me at all!

But reality is reality, and words spoken are like water spilled—they can't be taken back. So she continued to pretend to be asleep, trying to escape the eerie atmosphere.

At worst, I'll just pretend I know nothing when I wake up tomorrow morning!

But... why did Yan Ziming feel like he was being caught cheating by his husband when Mu Mu called?

Chapter Seven: Malice

"Asleep? Where are you?" Mu Mu asked, somewhat disbelievingly.

Her intuition told her that something was definitely wrong!

And it's a big problem! It could even mean getting cheated on!

"Where...we are...it's not convenient to tell you right now."

Liu Mengxian teased Yan Ziming's earlobes, which had already been pinched until they were pink. As she watched the person beneath her react more intensely to her teasing, the smile in her eyes almost solidified. She couldn't help but change her original answer.

She also wanted to have Yan Ziming all to herself for a while.

It's settled, we'll stay here tonight, no going anywhere...

Tonight, Mo'er... belongs to her.

Yan Ziming, who was being teased by Liu Mengxian's almost 'flirting' behavior, also noticed something was amiss.

Because Liu Mengxian's actions seemed like she was deliberately toying with him...

Did she realize I was pretending to be asleep?

Yan Ziming's breathing became even more rapid. Mu Mu was still on the phone with Liu Mengxian, while he could only sit there like a sleeping beauty, unable to move or speak.

This wouldn't normally be anything strange, but the key point is that she actually felt a thrilling excitement!

Oh my god! What's wrong with me?

Could it be that I've finally been infected by Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue's twisted nature?!

Yan Ziming's pretty face gradually flushed, her heart filled with an embarrassing sense of immorality, and her legs unconsciously tightened.

On the other side, Liu Mengxian's hands never stopped moving.

Perhaps she had pinched his earlobes enough and was afraid that she would break them if she continued to pinch them, so she stretched out two fingers, ran them across his delicate pink face, and moved them to his cherry lips to stroke them back and forth.