My Girlfriend's a Monster - Chapter 60

Someone was injured, but the residents of Chunfeng Community just stood by, indifferent. The cut from a soda can began to hurt, and Chen Ming curled up in a corner, wailing in pain.

After hours of wailing, when he realized that no one really intended to save him, his tone softened.

“Please, save me, I’m dying… I’m going to die, I have gold bars, there are many in my vault, I can give you some, please save me!”

Gold bars… Zheng Xiangyu looked at Chen Ming, something Ge Hailong had always wanted to get his hands on, and now it was finally mentioned. But in these times, what good were gold bars?

Naturally, others shared Zheng Xiangyu’s thoughts, mocking him, “Brother, what do you think your gold bars are good for now? Can they fill your stomach or save your life?”

The social order had collapsed, and resources had to be scavenged, not bought with money.

“You don’t understand, someone will eventually take action. Humanity won’t just go extinct, and by then… precious metals will be the best currency. My gold bars can keep you clothed and fed for half your life!” Chen Ming stood up. “Just help me, give me some food and medicine, and you can have the gold bars. Isn’t this a good deal?”

Those watching remained unmoved, but not everyone was indifferent.

Including Zheng Xiangyu, there were twelve people here, a ragtag alliance of survivors, hardly enough to form a complete family. The only complete unit was Room 1801, and everyone needed to consider their future livelihoods. Everyone knew it was wise to be prepared. This alliance was only temporary; no one would stick it out forever.

“How many gold bars will you give us?” The first to speak up was surprisingly Lu Haiyao, a 15-year-old boy whose face still bore traces of childishness, but his eyes were already steady.

Chen Ming said, “One hundred! Just give me food and medicine, and after we get out, I’ll take one hundred gold bars out of my vault for you!”

One hundred bars… Lu Haiyao counted silently. At the current market price, a 100-gram gold bar was worth about fifty thousand yuan, so one hundred bars would be… five million. Even if prices soared in the future, gold was not like paper currency; it held its value.

Five million, just for some free food and medicine.

Lu Haiyao hesitated.

The price Chen Ming offered made everyone’s eyes flicker. Times of peace bred jewels, times of chaos bred gold. After all, it was gold.

“How do I know you won’t go back on your word once we’re out?” Lu Haiyao asked.

“I won’t go back on my word! If I die now, I’ll never be able to use those gold bars anyway, so I might as well spend some to save my life. One hundred bars, I can afford that,” Chen Ming said, his voice now steady and more convincing.

Lu Haiyao was still hesitant, unsure, he glanced instinctively at Yan Cheng.

Yan Cheng furrowed his brows, calling people over to discuss.

“Bargain with him,” Zheng Xiangyu said. “Raise it to three hundred bars, he can afford it.”

Yan Cheng paused. An ordinary person might never see that much money in their lifetime, but Zheng Xiangyu knew Chen Ming well. If she said he could afford it, he definitely could.

“We need more people,” Yan Cheng said. “That way, we can also guard against him running away.”

The money was likely necessary. Now, advancing a bit of inconsequential food and medicine could secure a potentially essential safeguard for the future. No one could resist such a deal.

“How do you know your gold bars are still safely stored?” Yan Cheng asked.

“They’re definitely there! There’s definitely still some!” Chen Ming perked up, sensing a deal was possible. “They’re in a vault underground, very safe and solid, but the vault door requires my iris to open.”

This was a deal with no losses. Even if Chen Ming reneged or refused to give the gold bars in the end, their loss would only be some not-too-costly food and medicine.

“Three hundred bars,” Yan Cheng spoke up. “Then we have a deal.”

“What!?” Chen Ming exclaimed, shocked. “You want three hundred bars for a bit of food and medicine? You’re crazy!”

“Take it or leave it,” Yan Cheng turned away.

Chen Ming gritted his teeth, “Fine! Three hundred! I’ll give them to you! But the condition is that you take care of my food during this time!”

Yan Cheng looked around; no one objected.

Those who hadn’t spoken up at the start now regretted it. They should have joined in… Such a loss, three hundred gold bars, equivalent to fifteen million yuan… That was gold…

Some people started to look uneasy.

Outside events did not affect the harmonious life in Room 1801. Zhong Qingxiao was being pinned down on the bed by his girlfriend, fulfilling a promise he had just made in the stairwell. His entire face flushed red, embarrassed as he clutched the sheets tightly, murmuring in complaint, “You’ve seen it many times already.”

Luo Ke was quite satisfied.

Zhong Qingxiao had not secretly kept any other creatures behind her back.

About this, Zhong Qingxiao was quite helpless, he couldn’t help but say, “Ask any questions privately in the future, don’t do it in front of everyone, okay?”

Luo Ke nodded thoughtfully, not really listening, her gaze lingering on the exposed part of Zhong Qingxiao’s waist. His skin was very pale, a little pressure would leave marks.

As she watched, she couldn’t help but reach out, grabbing his waist.

“No,” Zhong Qingxiao immediately removed her hand from his body. He was already overdrawn from last night, and if it continued during the day, he really might die.

“Why?” Luo Ke asked, it was very convenient now, there was no need to even take off pants.

“It’s deadly, Xiao Ke,” Zhong Qingxiao replied seriously. “The human body has limits, the optimal frequency is about three to four times a week. If it’s more than that, it becomes very tiring. I’m already seriously overdoing it, do you really want me to die over this?”

Luo Ke’s expression blanked for a moment, then she slowly leaned into Zhong Qingxiao’s arms, smelling the pleasant scent on his body, snuggling up to him.

“No, I won’t let you die, never.”

Zhong Qingxiao patted her head, “Alright, if you’re really bored, let’s find some discs to watch.”

“Discs?” Luo Ke remembered, “Like those sold in the video stores when I was a child?”

Zhong Qingxiao was surprised she knew, “Have you been there before, Xiao Ke?”

“Yes,” Luo Ke nodded, “Mom bought me a bear disc.”

Zhong Qingxiao’s eyes smiled, how cute, his little girlfriend.

“But I only have some very old films here, I’m not sure if you’d be interested.” His computer’s CD drive had been idle for a long time, he hadn’t expected it to come in handy again like this.

Soon, he brought a box of dusty old discs from the study, it seemed there were quite a few.

Luo Ke eagerly rummaged through them, excited at the prospect of having TV programs to watch again.

The discs were colorful; she carefully searched through them, then her eyes lit up, pulling out a box: “Let’s watch the underwater world.”

Zhong Qingxiao took the disc from her hands to look, smiling, “That’s not the underwater world, Xiao Ke, this is ‘Jaws,’ the content might be a bit bloody. But I think… you probably won’t mind.”

After all, his girlfriend was a monster.

The weather was hot, so the blanket was folded and placed behind Zhong Qingxiao to lean on. He sat on the bed with a tray supporting the laptop, Xiao Ke sitting in his lap, the two exceptionally harmonious.

The movie started, and Luo Ke was deeply captivated by the deep blue waters, watching intently.

The opening of the movie was a bit slow, and Zhong Qingxiao asked her, “Need some orange juice? Xiao Ke, I’ll go get it.”

Luo Ke really didn’t want him to leave at that moment; she had just gotten comfortable, so she turned in Zhong Qingxiao’s arms, touching his waist, “No need for you to get it, there’s no one outside.”

Zhong Qingxiao choked, not yet understanding what his girlfriend meant, then saw a tentacle stretch infinitely to the door, its purpose clear…

“Don’t get caught!” Zhong Qingxiao was a bit nervous; the study door was almost directly opposite the fridge, it would be bad if his father discovered.

“It won’t be.”

In a short time, two bottles of orange juice were brought in by the tentacle and placed on the bedside. Luo Ke found the worried expression of her dear wife adorable, and she kissed his chin.

Zhong Qingxiao only then remembered, during the time they had lived together, Xiao Ke seemed to really enjoy watching the underwater world, never missing an episode. He recalled the slightly salty, moist scent of seawater when his girlfriend revealed her true form. Could she be a creature from the ocean?

‘Jaws’ was a very old film, not really interesting, but Xiao Ke seemed to watch it very seriously and quietly. Until one of the main characters unfortunately met his end in the jaws of a shark, she happily laughed.

Zhong Qingxiao froze, “You’re not supposed to laugh here, Xiao Ke, his friend just died, this is a very sad scene.”

“Is it?” Luo Ke was incredulous, “But the shark finally ate a human, I think it worked hard.”

Zhong Qingxiao laughed, “Alright, the shark did indeed work hard.”

He had just finished speaking and was about to lean back when he suddenly groaned in pain, his brow furrowing.

“What’s wrong?” Luo Ke turned around.

“My back hurts a bit, Xiao Ke, I’ve been sitting too long,” Zhong Qingxiao explained. Actually, the area just below his tailbone was also uncomfortable, but he was too embarrassed to mention it.

Hearing this, Luo Ke moved closer, encircling his waist, while several tentacles sprouted out, pressing against the sides and back of his waist, massaging him.

“Does this feel better?”

Zhong Qingxiao was surprised; Xiao Ke was massaging him, she really cared about him.

Still those unfathomable, abyss-like eyes, yet this time, Zhong Qingxiao clearly felt some emotion sparkling within.

She was not an emotionless monster; she was his Xiao Ke.

“Much better.” Zhong Qingxiao kissed her forehead, then quickly added, “I’m not soliciting, Xiao Ke.”

Luo Ke slightly pouted, then snuggled closer into Zhong Qingxiao’s arms, muttering, “Okay.”

The two continued watching the two-hour-long film. Actually, by the later part, Zhong Qingxiao was very tired, his vision gradually blurring, then he unknowingly fell asleep.

Luo Ke didn’t notice, the tentacles continued diligently massaging. She saw the film reach its end, “Do you have any other underwater world discs?”

Then, no response. Luo Ke turned back, only to find that Zhong Qingxiao had fallen asleep.

His breathing was even and peaceful, still carrying his own scent, lightly tickling Luo Ke’s hair. He appeared especially tender.

“Zhong Qingxiao.” Luo Ke instinctively softened her voice, reaching out to touch his cheek, the warm human skin felt as smooth as the rest of his body.

Dear wife.

Watching Zhong Qingxiao like this, Luo Ke almost impulsively acted on her desires, her eyes brimming with deep longing, as if she could devour the human before her completely.

It’s okay, right… she could continue doing what she wanted, even if she woke Zhong Qingxiao, he wouldn’t blame her.

She slowly got up, inching closer, her slender fingers tracing downwards, but gradually, she stopped, seemingly deeply captivated by the face before her, so much so that she seemed unable to do anything else.

Zhong Qingxiao.

Luo Ke knelt and turned around, slowly retracting her hand. She moved closer, kissing his lightly pink lips, recalling a term she had learned from someone.

“Baby.” Her expression flickered and pulsed, “Mine, forever mine.”

The monster retracted her claws, not quite understanding why, but she felt the scene before her was very beautiful. The slanted sunlight cast a warm golden color on the human’s pale face, the human breathing shallowly, sleeping soundly.

Monsters have aesthetics too; she somewhat didn’t want to disturb such a painting. Then she moved closer to the human’s embrace again, finding a comfortable position to rest on his chest.

Today was a day for sleep.

It was about time for lunch in the afternoon, and Luo Meihua hadn’t started preparing yet. She thought to ask her daughter and son-in-law if they wanted anything, but as she approached the door, she noticed the bedroom door was ajar, not locked.

It was very quiet inside. Luo Meihua stood for a while, hearing no sounds.

What were they doing? She was about to go inside.

Luo Meihua knocked lightly, then slowly pushed open the door, only to see the two nestled together, fast asleep.

Ah, how affectionate.

She stepped back, closing the door again.