Chapter 364: Xiao Wu Figures It Out; A-Qing, I am A Rogue Rabbit
Chapter 364: Xiao Wu Figures It Out; A-Qing, I am A Rogue Rabbit
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After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Liu Erlong said that everyone was exhausted from this Soul Hunt and told them to get some proper rest.
...
Entering the dormitory.
The first thing Xiao Wu did was wash up and tidy herself up.
Then she sat on the edge of the bed and let Lin Qingmo braid her hair.
Lin Qingmo’s gaze inadvertently swept over Xiao Wu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed on the other side.
She was hanging her head, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow under the candlelight.
The hem of her long pink dress reached her ankles, revealing half of her fair, tender calves, which swayed slightly as she gently swung her legs.
Lin Qingmo just stared at her like that.
It wasn’t just a normal look.
Rather, it was a scrutinizing, lingering gaze that swept back and forth.
From top to bottom, from the crown of her head to her toes, and then from her toes back to her profile.
...
Xiao Wu’s movements grew slower and slower.
She didn’t turn her head, but Lin Qingmo could see the tips of her ears starting to turn red.
She had already unbraided and braided that scorpion braid three whole times; if she kept going, her hair would get completely knotted.
"A-Qing."
Xiao Wu finally couldn’t take it anymore. She tossed the braid in her hand aside and turned to face him.
She tried her best to make her tone sound normal, even deliberately adding a touch of curiosity: "Why do you keep staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Xiao Wu felt incredibly uncomfortable under his gaze, her heart beating like a drum.
She swallowed hard and forced out a smile: "A-Qing, what’s wrong with you? Are you too tired from the Soul Hunt? Should I go pour you a cup of water?"
Just as she was about to stand up, her wrist was grabbed.
The grip wasn’t very tight, but it was sudden.
Pulled by that force, Xiao Wu lost her balance and crashed straight into Lin Qingmo’s chest.
His other hand slipped around her waist, pulling her close against his chest.
"Ooh!"
Xiao Wu’s face instantly turned bright red.
With both hands pressed against Lin Qingmo’s chest, she could feel the warmth beneath her palms and the steady heartbeat in his chest.
Tilting her head up, her nose almost brushed against his chin.
"W-What are you doing—"
Before Xiao Wu could finish her sentence, Lin Qingmo leaned his head down.
His lips were almost touching her ear, and the warm breath he exhaled made half of her body go weak.
"!"
Xiao Wu instinctively shrank her neck, only to hear him say in a very low, slow, and amused voice, "Xiao Wu, are you hiding something from me?"
Xiao Wu’s heart instantly skipped a beat.
"N-No, I’m not."
She tried hard to keep her voice from trembling.
"What could I possibly hide from you? You know everything. I even told you about how I cried when my mom scolded me for stealing carrots when I was little—"
"Really?"
Lin Qingmo’s tone was still leisurely, as if he were teasing a cat.
But his lips drew even closer to her ear, almost pressing against her auricle as he spoke.
"Little Rabbit, think carefully before you speak."
Xiao Wu’s fingers unconsciously clenched the fabric of his shirt at his chest.
"If you lie—"
He deliberately paused here.
Feeling the person in his arms tense up completely, he slowly delivered the rest of the sentence: "I will punish you severely tonight."
Fireworks instantly exploded in Xiao Wu’s mind.
What did he mean by punishing her severely? Is... is it that kind of thing?
No, no, that’s not the point—what exactly does A-Qing want me to say?
Does he already know?
That’s impossible, I clearly hid it so well...
Her thoughts were in a complete jumble, her ears red enough to bleed.
She huddled in Lin Qingmo’s arms like a Little Rabbit grabbed by the scruff of its neck, not daring to move an inch.
Lin Qingmo seemed very satisfied with her reaction.
He let out a low chuckle.
"So?"
He backed away slightly and used his index finger to hook Xiao Wu’s chin, forcing her to look him in the eye.
His expression was still that half-smiling look, but the look in his eyes grew a bit more serious.
"Xiao Wu, think about it carefully. For example—"
His drawn-out tone seemed to offer her one last chance to confess.
"About ’Hooligan Rabbit’."
These words struck Xiao Wu’s mind like a bolt of lightning.
"Eh!"
She froze completely.
Her pupils dilated slightly, her lips parted and closed twice, but no sound came out.
The blush that had just bloomed on her face from embarrassment drained away in an instant, only to rush back the next, turning even redder than before.
"He knows, he really knows! What do I do, what do I do, what do I do—"
Xiao Wu’s heart pounded like a war drum, her eardrums filled with the roaring rush of blood.
Looking at Lin Qingmo’s face so close to hers, those deep eyes were gazing intently at her.
’Ugh... where on earth did I slip up? I was clearly so careful when talking in the chat. I never exposed any real-life information. How did A-Qing guess...’
Xiao Wu’s mind was in a complete mess, but she quickly thought of another question.
’If I tell A-Qing... what will happen?’
As soon as this thought popped up, she suddenly froze for a moment.
Even her fear of being exposed came to a halt.
Wait!
Yeah, what would happen if I told A-Qing the truth?
Telling A-Qing that she was the Chat Group member ’A Rogue Rabbit’... didn’t really seem like a big deal?
This sudden realization made Xiao Wu’s anxiety vanish as quickly as a popped bubble.
She blinked her eyes, and her chaotic thoughts began to slowly clear up.
She was A-Qing’s lover, not his enemy.
A-Qing knew all her secrets.
He was even fully aware of her biggest secret—that she was a Transformed100,000-Year Soul Beast—and had even helped her hide it from everyone.
He had never looked down on her or distanced himself from her because of this; instead, he had always been protecting her.
So what on earth was she afraid of?
Even if she let A-Qing know she was that ’A Rogue Rabbit’ in the Chat Group, what of it?
Xiao Wu realized she hadn’t said anything she shouldn’t have in the group anyway.
When she first hid her identity, she hadn’t established a relationship with A-Qing yet, nor had she confessed everything.
But things were different now.
The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more she felt that her current concealment from Lin Qingmo was utterly meaningless.
What in the world was she agonizing over?
Wasn’t she just making herself suffer for nothing?
After figuring this out,
Xiao Wu raised her head and met Lin Qingmo’s gaze once again.
Most of her previous panic and guilt had already dissipated.
Replacing it was a slightly embarrassed honesty.
Taking a deep breath, she withdrew both hands from his chest and placed them properly on her knees, like an elementary school student who had made a mistake and was waiting to be scolded.
"A-Qing."
Xiao Wu’s voice was still a bit weak, but it was much steadier than before.
"You’re right."
She pursed her lips, not daring to look into Lin Qingmo’s eyes. Her gaze fell on the button of his collar as she mumbled, "I am indeed ’A Rogue Rabbit’ in the Chat Group."
The moment she said those words, Xiao Wu felt as if the heavy stone weighing on her heart had suddenly been lifted.
(End of Chapter)
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