Chapter 8: Willing to be her pet?
“…The rain has stopped…”
Lu Zhiyin, who had not slept all night, kept looking at the ceiling, listening to the rain gradually subside.
The curtains in the bedroom were still drawn, but it had gotten brighter. Lu Zhiyin didn’t know how much time had passed, but she knew clearly that dawn had broken.
The conversation with the deity in her dream last night was not exactly friendly, but perhaps not too bad either?
Although she was humiliated and ridiculed, at least she didn’t feel any pain.
She had gained some basic understanding of the deity’s daily life, but she dared not agree with the deity’s statements.
That guy said that her playing with humans was as common as humans playing with ants.
Lu Zhiyin wanted to refute her, but didn’t know where to start.
Ants are inferior to humans, so ants are nothing in the eyes of humans. It doesn’t matter if ants have thoughts or not.
To deities, humans are probably the same. It doesn’t matter if they have thoughts or not.
Staring at the ceiling all night, Lu Zhiyin’s mood had gradually calmed down. She decided to return to her previous docile appearance.
“…”
Her eyes dimmed. She would just endure it. Anyway, she had always been enduring all sorts of pain, so she just needed to endure a little more.
Endure until she got home, and everything would be over. She wouldn’t have to see these eyesore people or things anymore.
Thinking this, Lu Zhiyin turned her head.
Beside her, Long Qinxin was still asleep, still hugging Lu Zhiyin tightly. Her expression was quite peaceful, and she probably wasn’t having nightmares.
Lu Zhiyin reached out and touched Long Qinxin’s forehead.
“…Mm… mmm…”
Making some humming sounds, Long Qinxin still refused to let go.
Lu Zhiyin’s chest was being pressed by her, making it difficult to breathe. After a moment of hesitation, Lu Zhiyin squeezed her face.
“Wake up… Classmate Qinxin.”
With a slight hesitation, Lu Zhiyin finally used her previous address.
Although she really wanted to call her by her name directly, or simply call her a pervert, Lu Zhiyin ultimately chose to give up on her thoughts, considering the affection points.
“…Mm… Mm? Good morning, Classmate Zhiyin.”
Slowly opening her eyes, Long Qinxin, who had just woken up, seemed a little slow to react. The overbearing demeanor she had when bullying Lu Zhiyin was gone.
Her somewhat confused voice reminded Lu Zhiyin of her innocent past, like a small puppy’s.
It’s a pity that it can’t go back anymore.
“…Good morning, Zhiyin.”
As time slowly passed, Long Qinxin gradually woke up. The innocence from before was gone, and her tone had become stiff.
She picked up the collar beside her and put it on Lu Zhiyin again.
As the collar tightened, Lu Zhiyin’s breathing briefly paused, then resumed as before.
She still found it difficult to accept being treated as a pet and a toy, but there was nothing she could do.
“…”
Silently, Lu Zhiyin touched the leather collar. She propped herself up with one hand and sat up with difficulty.
“Achoo…”
The thin bedsheet slid off her shoulder. The low morning temperature made Lu Zhiyin sneeze.
“…”
Long Qinxin opened her mouth, about to say something caring, but then remembered who had caused Lu Zhiyin to catch a cold. She swallowed the words back.
She couldn’t care about her, couldn’t like her. She had to treat her as a pet, a toy that needed to be fed.
Reminding herself of this, Long Qinxin tugged the chain in her hand.
“…Yesterday… I’m sorry.”
Tipping over in the direction of the chain, Lu Zhiyin forced herself to apologize, suppressing the disgust in her heart.
“I shouldn’t have said harsh words to you. I did deceive your feelings. What you did to me… is all… deserved…”
Her words became more difficult as she continued, but Lu Zhiyin finally managed to say them forcefully.
“…?”
A hint of confusion flashed in Long Qinxin’s eyes. Long Qinxin seemed unsure of what Lu Zhiyin was trying to do. Was she trying to trick her again?
“…”
Leaning into Long Qinxin’s embrace, Lu Zhiyin looked at Long Qinxin’s green eyes, which were filled with uncertainty.
“…”
Continuing to remain silent, Lu Zhiyin tried her best to build up her psychological defenses.
It’s okay, Lu Zhiyin, just pretend you’re coaxing a child. Nothing will happen. You are still you, you are still a person.
Repeatedly telling herself that she was a person in her heart, after a long silence, Lu Zhiyin finally overcame the difficulties in her heart.
“From now on, I will try my best to be your pet until you calm down… I’m sorry…”
Closing her eyes, Lu Zhiyin clenched her fingers.
The pain in her palm made her mind feel dazed.
“…Mmm…”
Long Qinxin didn’t take her words seriously.
She thought Lu Zhiyin probably just wanted her to lower her guard and then find an opportunity to escape quietly.
There would be no one in the world who would forgive their own behavior.
Long Qinxin petted Lu Zhiyin’s head.
“…”
Lu Zhiyin noticed the movement on top of her head. Like a small pet, she nuzzled against Long Qinxin’s palm.
“…Ah…”
Long Qinxin felt the strange sensation in her palm. The girl in front of her seemed to have truly become a pet for her to play with.
But she felt no joy, only bitterness.
Long Qinxin felt that it might be difficult to keep the girl by her side, considering how far she would go to escape.
“Let’s go… eat.”
Long Qinxin took the thin chain off the bed leg, wrapped it around her wrist, picked up Lu Zhiyin, and carried her out of the bedroom.
Without the cover of the bedsheet, Lu Zhiyin was exposed to the air everywhere except where her cast was.
Long Qinxin could see all her sensitive parts.
“…”
After a moment of silence, Long Qinxin found her personal clothes and coat. She helped Lu Zhiyin put them on, then found a piece of bread and a bottle of mineral water.
“Eat.”
Unscrewing the cap of the mineral water bottle, she placed the bread slice and mineral water on the coffee table.
Long Qinxin held Lu Zhiyin in her arms. She stroked Lu Zhiyin’s slender shoulders, and the image of her trembling shoulders when she cried flashed in her mind.
Her eyes dimmed. Long Qinxin thought that she was also very cute like that.
If Lu Zhiyin had said those words just to lower her guard, and if she did something excessive to her, which things would she refuse and which would she comply with? If she pushed her to a dead end, would she reveal her true colors?
Long Qinxin didn’t know. She was prepared to try little by little, to see Lu Zhiyin’s true self when she let down her guard.
“…”
Unaware of Long Qinxin’s thoughts, Lu Zhiyin simply sat in her embrace, holding a slice of bread in one hand, and nibbled on the soft bread bit by bit.
Long Qinxin hadn’t prepared much food for her. There were only three palm-sized slices of bread and a bottle of water. It was highly unlikely that this food would fill her stomach.
But it didn’t matter. It was better to have something to eat than nothing.
Thinking this, Lu Zhiyin finished the bread in one go and gulped down the entire 500ml bottle of mineral water.
“Hoo… Thank you…”
After finishing her breakfast, Lu Zhiyin touched her stomach. She thanked Long Qinxin against her will.
“Mmm…”
Long Qinxin just let out a muffled “Mmm” and continued to stroke Lu Zhiyin’s body.
