Chapter 417 - 8.17 How Is It?
She chuckled deeply. "Tempting me, aren’t you?" She splayed her hand over Lu Yizhou’s hips and squeezed, pulling out a surprised gasp from his lips. "What will you do after you see me? Will you run away or..."
Her words made him frown. "Why should I run away?"
"Who knows?" The naughty hand continued its endeavor to press against his firm yet soft abdomen. Lu Yizhou had a startling suspicion that his lover might have liked his waist a little too much, otherwise why would she be so fixated on that particular area? "Maybe because I am scarier than the ghost over there? Look at how much she fears me..." Her voice drifted close until it was whispered right into Lu Yizhou’s ear. "What should I do if you react the same way?"
"That’s an absurd thought." Even the mere idea that he would somehow be afraid of his lover was enough to make his lips curl down in disapproval. He tried to convey it by grasping the hand on his stomach and interlaced their fingers together. And then, he brought it to his lips, murmuring, "Try me. So you will know that all you’re thinking is nothing but foolish."
There was no answer for a few seconds so Lu Yizhou focused on peppering kisses on his lover’s dainty fingers one by one. She was a little cold, thus Lu Yizhou puffed out warm air and rubbed her hands between his to warm her up. It was then that he noticed that all her nails were black. Upon closer inspection, the color did not look like it came from nail polish — did nail polish even exist in this era? — but rather it was naturally black. The intense dark color against her pale skin was stark and somehow, sent a pang of pain straight to his gut.
...Exactly what kind of thing had she experienced in this house?
When his lover spoke again next time, her voice was quiet and bereft of the mirthful tone that always accompanied it. "How can you be so sure?"
"Hmm..." How should he say it so that his lover would believe him? "Did you hear our conversation out there about my identity?" He asked. If she did, then she would know that the one Lu Yizhou was talking about was — wait, did she even know what NPC and player mean? Most importantly, did she know that the house she was living in and her world in general was only a game setting?
"Yeah, I did." Came her curious reply. "So?"