My Girlfriend's a Monster - Chapter 46

A kiss, a very long kiss. Luo Ke’s sudden invasions always caught Zhong Qingxiao off guard, even though he had mentally prepared himself this time, he was still startled.

“Wait, hold on.” He frowned, pushing Luo Ke away, coughing lightly as he rubbed his throat. Seeing the puzzled look on his girlfriend’s face, Zhong Qingxiao sighed deeply, resignedly negotiating with her, “You can come in slowly, but don’t put everything in at once, okay?”

He was hinting at something, and Luo Ke bit her tongue, paused for a moment, and asked, “Are you teaching me how to kiss you?”

How did she make it sound so strange? Zhong Qingxiao nodded, “You always make me a bit uncomfortable.”

After a pause, he asked again, “Can you promise me?”

Ah, he was using that voice she loved so much again. Every time Luo Ke heard Zhong Qingxiao’s voice like this, she couldn’t help wanting to mess with him but also felt a surge of tenderness.

The desire to protect and the urge to be aggressive were pulling at her, but for now, the former was winning. Luo Ke was utterly captivated by the gentle light in his eyes, nodding unconsciously.

“Alright, now I have some questions for you.” Zhong Qingxiao slowly dressed, since they had started talking, it was best to clear everything up at once.

He began to recall slowly, asking everything he wanted to know, “Earlier, you mentioned a bride, what does that mean? Can you tell me?”

“It’s… just a bride.” Luo Ke blinked slightly, a guilty expression, but she quickly returned to normal, “It’s like marrying a human, once you’re a bride, you have to be with me forever.”

“…Really? Just that simple?” Zhong Qingxiao pursued, “You won’t eat me in the end, will you?”

“I’m not a mantis, why would I do such a thing?” Luo Ke completely denied it, her palm unconsciously touching Zhong Qingxiao’s abdomen, gently explaining, “I’ve already told you, Zhong Qingxiao, I’m not a low-level monster that needs humans to fill my stomach.”

Zhong Qingxiao felt a bit relieved, it seemed his previous worries were just his imagination.

“So when you asked me to stock up on things earlier, did you already know this would happen?”

Luo Ke nodded.

So, Xiao Ke asking him to bring his father over was also for this reason, completely considering him, even taking care of his family…

Zhong Qingxiao’s heart softened a bit more, but he still had to ask, “That body lotion that supposedly repels monsters, did you lie to me?”

Luo Ke never expected him to suddenly ask about this, ah, she had almost forgotten, but now she didn’t need such a clumsy excuse to touch him, so Luo Ke admitted openly, “That’s right, the real thing that keeps monsters away is the mark I left on you. With my mark covering you, other monsters won’t dare approach.”

It sounded a bit like those popular abo stories… Zhong Qingxiao thought absentmindedly, many girls in college talked about them enthusiastically, even Professor Zhong had heard of them.

“How long does this mark last?”

“At most two or three days,” Luo Ke replied, not hiding anything, telling Zhong Qingxiao everything, “If you become my bride, you can have a permanent mark.”

It sounded even more like it…

“Xiao Ke, you won’t harm my father and aunt, right?” Although this matter was already settled, Zhong Qingxiao still wanted to ask again, he wanted to hear Xiao Ke’s promise personally.

“I think you should know, if I really wanted to kill someone, there would be no need to hide it from you, right?” Luo Ke slightly curled her lips, the series of questions were starting to annoy her, but Zhong Qingxiao’s voice was so pleasant, she could reluctantly endure a bit longer.

With this mouth, this voice, if only he would say something she loved to hear.

Zhong Qingxiao indeed thought so, even if Xiao Ke killed someone right in front of him, what could he do?

He noticed his girlfriend was getting a bit impatient, her emotions were always so obvious, Zhong Qingxiao could easily guess.

“I’ve finished asking, thank you, Xiao Ke, for telling me so much.” Zhong Qingxiao said, then felt he should try to get closer, hesitantly moving forward, originally intending to kiss Luo Ke’s cheek, but unexpectedly found himself pushed back onto the bed by Luo Ke.

“Can I continue kissing you now?” Luo Ke looked at him eagerly, today he had said so much to her, all in that gentle voice he used before, every word he said made Luo Ke want to kiss him, she couldn’t help it.

“…Alright.” Zhong Qingxiao closed his eyes briefly and reopened them, trying to express his needs again, “You can slowly extend your tongue, don’t put it all in at once, okay?”

Luo Ke nodded frantically, her hands eagerly grabbing at him, wrinkling the soft fabric of his clothes.

Zhong Qingxiao held her hands, trying to relax his body, waiting for Luo Ke to kiss him, although he had already instructed Luo Ke, he was still a bit anxious.

Slowly, his girlfriend leaned in, her kissing was still a bit hurried, but fortunately, she didn’t rush to extend her tongue, Zhong Qingxiao tried his best to suppress his instinctive resistance, slowly accepting the kiss.

He was a bit nervous, anxiously waiting for his girlfriend to invade completely again, but surprisingly, Luo Ke learned well.

She was really slow this time, progressing step by step.

“Can I go a bit deeper?” Halfway through the kiss, Luo Ke asked.

Her mouth was clearly kissing him, Zhong Qingxiao didn’t even know how she said this, but he seemed to have gotten used to it, hesitantly nodding.

The kiss was very long, Luo Ke tasted a new sensation from this kiss, she realized for the first time that kissing could be so wonderful, with Zhong Qingxiao cooperating and responding to her, it was better than all the previous kisses combined!

Zhong Qingxiao was indeed trying to respond, honestly, his entire kissing experience was with Luo Ke, he seemed to have no need to be proactive, just occasionally touching her was enough.

Still suffocating, for a long time, Zhong Qingxiao slowly got used to the feeling, when he really wanted to breathe, he would tug on Luo Ke’s arm, and she would pause for a while to let him rest.

After a full fifteen minutes of kissing, Luo Ke released him contentedly, watching Zhong Qingxiao’s dazed expression due to lack of oxygen, his hair slightly curled from being rubbed, he was panting, his chest rising and falling, showing Luo Ke the colors of human life.

A living Zhong Qingxiao, one who could endure and accommodate her, at this moment Luo Ke suddenly felt that human life might not be as fragile as she imagined.

Her only dear wife, she had to preserve him well.

Because he slept well last night, Zhong Qingxiao was very energetic today, he began to ask Luo Ke about her outings, “Did you find meat you like?”

Luo Ke nodded, “I’ve already put it in the fridge.”

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something, walked out of the room, and took out a familiar brown paper bag from the fridge’s fresh-keeping layer.

“This is for you,” Luo Ke said.

Berry Sandwich.

Zhong Qingxiao was curious when he saw it last time, wondering how Luo Ke got it, weren’t there monsters everywhere outside? The baker making sandwiches shouldn’t still be staying in the shop obediently.

“Where did Xiao Ke find it?” Zhong Qingxiao unwrapped the package and took a bite, it still had that perfect crispness, definitely made today, slightly cold, but in the hot summer, it didn’t affect it at all.

“Just from that shop,” Luo Ke replied, “Everyone is dead, I had that monster chef make it.”

The sandwich stuck in Zhong Qingxiao’s throat, he choked a bit, looking at Luo Ke in shock, “So the last one was also made by a monster?”

Monster!? He frowned tightly, wanting to spit out the sandwich, but felt it might hurt Xiao Ke’s feelings.

“That’s right, don’t worry, I watched it wash its hands thoroughly, it even welcomed me to come again next time.” Luo Ke was very satisfied, that monster had completely understood her cleanliness standards, there was no need to waste words next time she went to buy.

Zhong Qingxiao’s expression was still a bit hard to describe, hesitating whether to eat it, repeatedly checking if anything strange was stuffed into the sandwich.

While Zhong Qingxiao slowly finished the sandwich, there was a knock on the door, Luo Meihua’s room was closest to the door, she went out to open it first.

“What’s the matter?” Luo Meihua saw the visitors were from Baoliyuan.

“Auntie,” Ge Hailong smiled politely, “Could you give us some more food?”

Luo Meihua was a bit stunned, she knew about Zhong Qingxiao giving them food before, but as far as she knew, Zhong Qingxiao didn’t intend to give them a second batch.

Zhong Qingxiao heard the voices outside, got up to check, Luo Ke followed behind.

“Our food isn’t provided for free, what we gave before was all we had, didn’t you go out to find supplies today?” Zhong Qingxiao asked.

Ge Hailong sighed, complaining, “Didn’t we agree you’d go with us, but you didn’t show up? We don’t have weapons to deal with monsters, we can’t go out to find food!”

While speaking, Ge Hailong’s gaze inadvertently swept past Luo Ke behind Zhong Qingxiao, he couldn’t help but step back, thinking this woman was completely crazy, wouldn’t she stab him again?

Zhong Qingxiao didn’t buy his excuse, refusing, “Whether I go or not, you still need to eat, and the flamethrower is something we found ourselves, there’s no reason we have to let you use it. Others have warned you, if you’re too greedy, everyone will drive you away.”

“Ah, let’s talk nicely, we don’t want to fight!” Ge Hailong waved his hands repeatedly, “We’re just here to ask politely if you could lend us some food?”

“No,” Zhong Qingxiao refused decisively, “It’s still daylight, if you don’t go now, you’ll have to go hungry tomorrow.”

“Alright, alright, sorry for bothering you.” Ge Hailong stepped back and turned around, his smiling expression quickly turning gloomy, he went to Chen Ming and said, “They won’t give us any.”

“Can’t you think of a way?” Chen Ming sneered, “Looks like you don’t have much skill.”

Ge Hailong chuckled, “I don’t have much skill indeed.”

His smile became more forced, his eyes filled with malice, Chen Ming only ran a small company, Ge Hailong had been his lackey for so many years, just about to be promoted to deputy manager, how could this happen now?

Years of twisted imbalance made Ge Hailong unwilling to give up, at least get those gold bars from Chen Ming’s private stash? At least then, his years of being a dog wouldn’t be in vain.

But now he really couldn’t hold on, he wanted to smash Chen Ming’s head to pieces, he wanted to kill him, this kind of person didn’t deserve to live, a worthless piece of trash, why should he step on his head because of his background?

Ge Hailong suddenly shivered, coldly trembling, but no one cared.

Chen Ming lit a cigarette, he repeatedly rubbed the cigarette box, this was his last cigarette.

“Where’s Zheng Xiangyu?” Chen Ming asked.

“Resting in the female dormitory in Building A,” Ge Hailong replied, “She’s been well taken care of these past two days.”

Probably because she was injured, people over there didn’t ignore her.

“Well taken care of?” Chen Ming raised an eyebrow, “Who’s taking care of her? Those women?”

“Seems like the big brother over there is providing the food,” Ge Hailong said, he hadn’t eaten much today, just a few cups of water, he was really hungry.

Oh? Chen Ming got up and walked towards the corridor.

Because everyone had been staying in the building for a long time, they liked to sunbathe in the corridor, resting together while sunbathing when they had nothing to do. When Chen Ming arrived, he saw Yan Cheng talking to someone.

“Try to send some fine food over, it’s good for her recovery.”

“Brother, you’re too attentive,” Zhao Xucheng smiled at Yan Cheng, “Do you have other intentions?”

Yan Cheng remained serious, his expression unchanged, “What intentions could I have, just take it.”

Zhao Xucheng had been flirting with a girl named Qin Mei from the female dormitory recently, often running over there, Yan Cheng didn’t like going over there, always letting Zhao Xucheng take things.

Zhao Xucheng chuckled, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Yan Cheng instinctively reached into his pocket, only finding a lighter, remembering he was out of cigarettes, he silently took his hand out of his pocket, at that moment, a cigarette was suddenly offered to him.

He looked up, it was Chen Ming.

“No need,” Yan Cheng waved his hand, the people from Baoliyuan had been cozying up to everyone, their intentions were clear, Yan Cheng was too lazy to deal with them.

“I’m not trading it for anything, just chatting,” Chen Ming rarely showed a polite expression, “We can’t avoid going out to find supplies, I just want to ask about the recent supply points, how to get there, is the road safe?”

Hearing this, Yan Cheng hesitated for a moment, reached out to take it, but didn’t immediately put it in his mouth, said, “There’s a convenience store at the community entrance, but it’s probably been emptied, last time we went to the supermarket near Guangming Building.”

“Guangming Building? I work there,” Chen Ming smiled, “There’s indeed everything there, but is it safe? Driving conservatively takes twenty minutes, right?”

“Yeah, can’t say if it’s safe, but last time our people went, they did encounter monsters, but no one died,” Yan Cheng tried to share what he knew, there was no need to hide it.

Chen Ming sighed, changed the topic, “Unfortunately, it seems it’ll just be me and that kid Ge Hailong going, we don’t have Su Sheng’an’s luck, Zheng Xiangyu’s face injury probably means she can’t go.”

Yan Cheng couldn’t respond to this, it didn’t concern him how many people Baoliyuan sent, he nodded, casually replying, “Be careful.”

Chen Ming didn’t retreat, instead advancing, smiling at Yan Cheng, “I heard, these past two days, you’ve been providing food for Zheng Xiangyu?”

Yan Cheng frowned slightly.

“Why so serious, I don’t mean anything else,” Chen Ming said, “She’s just someone I kept, no deep feelings, I don’t care.”

“What do you really want to say?” Yan Cheng asked.

Chen Ming chuckled, glanced around seeing no one, then said to Yan Cheng, “I see you’re capable, how about I sell Zheng Xiangyu to you? Just give me seven days of food, no! Five days!”

Chen Ming had observed these days, these people didn’t actually have much food stored, lasting half a month would be good, keeping Zheng Xiangyu was useless, better to trade her for something practical.

Yan Cheng’s expression remained calm, he said, “Actually, when you came over, I knew what you wanted.”

“Oh? So you…” Chen Ming thought Yan Cheng agreed, about to get excited.

“Scum is recognizable as soon as they speak,” Yan Cheng said, breaking the cigarette in his hand.

Chen Ming’s face changed drastically, about to curse, but Yan Cheng’s fist was faster, landing several punches on Chen Ming, who was clearly trained, punching Chen Ming until he couldn’t stand, clutching his face.

Yan Cheng threw the cigarette at his face, sneering disdainfully.

This happened in the corridor, most people saw it, but they were all from Chunfeng Community, who cared about an outsider waiting for food being beaten, they just watched coldly.

Ge Hailong saw it too, he laughed quietly in the shadows, then walked away as if he hadn’t seen it.

He wasn’t stupid, he wouldn’t touch this bad luck.

Chen Ming clutched his half face, his eyes dark with murderous intent, the residents of Chunfeng Community were experienced, immediately seeing his thoughts, saying to Yan Cheng, “He looks like he’s going to cause trouble, might even kill someone, everyone should be careful these days.”

Yan Cheng nodded, “We need to arrange new people for night watch these days.”

The people from Baoliyuan were completely unreliable now.

The chaos outside didn’t disturb Room 1801, tonight’s dinner was sumptuous, Zhong Qingxiao cooked a large steak for Luo Ke, drizzling black pepper sauce on top, it looked very appetizing.

Not only Luo Ke, everyone in Room 1801 ate steak tonight, even Curly got some boiled bones.

Luo Ke ate happily, her long-lost appetite finally satisfied.

“Such a good steak, was it really found?” Luo Meihua found it hard to believe.

Zhong Shuping also found it strange, “Suddenly found?”

“Ah… yes,” Zhong Qingxiao gripped his chopsticks, “I was surprised too.”

Luo Ke licked her plate clean, thinking, dear wife wasn’t very good at lying.

After dinner, it was almost dark outside, Zhong Qingxiao wanted to go to the 13th floor to bring back the little kitten.

Having fed Curly well today, Zhong Qingxiao didn’t forget to ask Curly’s opinion, “Can we have another kitten at home? It’s small and cute.”

Curly, having been a stray dog for many years, could understand human language, but pretended not to hear, as long as it didn’t affect food, it didn’t matter what was raised, wasn’t the home’s species already diverse enough?

While walking downstairs, Zhong Qingxiao asked Luo Ke about the kitten, “How did you find it? Could you hear it through the door?”

“If it’s alive, I can sense it, even if it’s not making a sound,” Luo Ke wasn’t stingy in showing her abilities to dear wife, maybe it would make Zhong Qingxiao rely on her more!

She hoped Zhong Qingxiao would always stay by her side, never leave her sight, he should be obedient from now on, shouldn’t defy her anymore, right?

Room 1302, Zhong Qingxiao opened the door, the kitten was still lively, the original cat food was still plentiful, Zhong Qingxiao reached out to pick up the kitten and put it in his pocket like before, but the kitten agilely dodged him, running to Luo Ke’s side, affectionately rubbing against her leg.

“Seems it likes you,” Zhong Qingxiao smiled, the family’s Curly had never been close to Xiao Ke, but this kitten was different, “It must remember you saved it.”

Luo Ke picked up the kitten and sniffed it, asking, “Did you bathe it?”

“Ah… yes, it smelled like cat poop before.”

“That’s why it doesn’t like you,” Luo Ke stuffed the kitten into Zhong Qingxiao’s pocket, she wore a uniform skirt, no place to hold a cat.

Her pocket had too many chaotic things, putting the kitten in might make it hard to find.

In Building A’s stairwell, when they went downstairs, there was no one, but going up, they heard ambiguous sounds on the 17th floor.

A man and a woman, seemingly kissing.

Zhong Qingxiao stopped unconsciously, seeing Luo Ke still walking up, he pulled his girlfriend, then shook his head.

“Let’s use the stairs on the other side,” Zhong Qingxiao suggested.

The stairs in Building B passed by the men’s dormitory, Baoliyuan people were there, Luo Ke shook her head, “No.”

“Then let’s wait here for a while,” Zhong Qingxiao stood still, looking out the window uneasily.

However, before his eyes, it gradually darkened again, tangled tentacles once more surrounded the stairwell on the 16th floor, leaving Zhong Qingxiao cornered with no way out.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself not to look at the snake-like tentacles crawling everywhere, instead focusing on Luo Ke’s eyes.

“Just waiting, I feel a bit bored,” Luo Ke blinked, resting her chin on Zhong Qingxiao’s chest, it was soft and comfortable.

Zhong Qingxiao thought she wanted to kiss again, he first covered the kitten’s eyes in his pocket, looked up worriedly at the 17th floor, and compromised in a low voice, “Not too long.”

“Hard to say,” Luo Ke whispered in his ear, “I want to mate with you here.”