Villainous Zombie King (13)
Song Xuyi had no idea what had happened.
She naturally wouldn’t eavesdrop, but half an hour later, when Ye Shuiyu appeared before her with a cold face, holding Zhao Miaomiao’s hand, Song Xuyi still felt incredibly shocked.
It seemed that Ye Shuiyu had accepted the fact that Zhao Miaomiao had become her little follower. Although her face still showed no expression, when looking at Zhao Miaomiao, her eyes had lost the previous resistance.
And Zhao Miaomiao, unlike before when she was terrified, was now looking at Ye Shuiyu and giggling “gege” (onomatopoeia for giggling)…
What had happened?
Song Xuyi looked back and forth between the two, feeling utterly confused.
Unlike Song Xuyi’s complete ignorance, the system in Song Xuyi’s mind had eavesdropped on their entire conversation:
After expressing their feelings for Song Xuyi, the two started talking.
At first, Ye Shuiyu looked serious, seemingly a bit shy: “Actually, the more I think about it, the more I feel I really like Xuyi. I don’t know why, but every time I see her, I feel so happy and wonderful. This morning when I saw her, I couldn’t help but want to hug her…”
After listening, Zhao Miaomiao’s face was full of emotion as she played along: “I actually guessed that you liked Mama Xuyi! When you look at Mama Xuyi, you don’t look as scary as usual at all. I kind of understand this feeling. Chen Shanshan from the kindergarten junior class also told me she really likes Tong Huahua in the class, and even kissed her…”
Ye Shuiyu seemed a bit shocked, looking at Zhao Miaomiao in disbelief: “…Can you even kiss?”
“Of course you can!” Zhao Miaomiao puffed out her little chest: “The safety protection book said that when a girl likes someone, she can kiss their cheek, but you can’t touch all over…”
“How could I touch all over?” Ye Shuiyu’s voice raised, but her ears inexplicably turned a bit red: “I would never touch all over!”
“I believe you. You might scare me and throw me away, but you won’t hurt Mama Xuyi,” Zhao Miaomiao nodded, looking at Ye Shuiyu as if to reassure her: “Auntie Shuiyu, just wait a bit longer! When you turn eighteen, even if you touch Mama Xuyi then, it should be okay. After all, you’re so pretty. I’ve seen it several times, Mama Xuyi secretly staring at you, she’ll probably agree.”
“The teachers told me, when you’re eighteen, after learning more knowledge and thinking it through carefully, you can do the shy-shy things that only adults can do. That’s when you can take off your pants and stuff, and then you can have a baby…”
“Actually, I don’t quite understand. What do adults want to do when they take off their pants, what are the shy-shy things, and how are babies born… Huh, Auntie Shuiyu, why is your face red?”
“My face isn’t red, you’re seeing things!” Clearly, Ye Shuiyu had already learned about the relevant physiological knowledge by now. She put on a stern face and looked at Zhao Miaomiao as if warning her: “Zhao Miaomiao, you can’t say these things in front of Xuyi, or I’ll throw you out…”
“Also, does your Mama Xuyi really… secretly look at me?”
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“Of course it’s true! You’re so pretty!” Zhao Miaomiao said with firm conviction.
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Then, Zhao Miaomiao immediately started using her experience from kindergarten to help Ye Shuiyu strategize about pursuing Song Xuyi, including but not limited to: sticking close to Song Xuyi, giving her delicious things, appearing very smart in front of Song Xuyi, and being thick-skinned when necessary…
The system listened to their conversation, feeling incredibly surreal. It had never imagined that Ye Shuiyu would have such a pleasant conversation with Zhao Miaomiao one day, let alone that a kindergartener would be teaching Ye Shuiyu how to pursue Song Xuyi…
But since Song Xuyi didn’t ask, the system didn’t dare to reveal what it had eavesdropped on. It could only watch helplessly as Ye Shuiyu followed the plan discussed with Zhao Miaomiao to please Song Xuyi, feeling extremely complicated but not daring to speak up—
Of course, Song Xuyi’s feelings were also a bit complicated.
She had originally thought that after Ye Shuiyu agreed to take care of Zhao Miaomiao, everything would settle down. In fact, things did become peaceful between Ye Shuiyu and Zhao Miaomiao, but Song Xuyi belatedly realized that Ye Shuiyu had started to act strangely—
Ye Shuiyu sat in the passenger seat. In the past, she would casually turn her head towards Song Xuyi’s direction to look, and Song Xuyi would let her be. However, for some unknown reason, when they continued on the road, Ye Shuiyu began to look without any disguise, even turning her body sideways, her eyes bright and shining as she gazed at Song Xuyi, the corners of her lips occasionally curling into a suspicious arc…
Song Xuyi felt embarrassed being stared at like this, her cheeks also becoming a bit warm. She couldn’t help but ask: “What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?”
“Nothing,” Under the system’s glaring gaze, Ye Shuiyu backed down, pursed her lips, and her gaze began to wander: “I just think driving looks like a lot of fun…”
However, while Ye Shuiyu was feeling shy, Zhao Miaomiao in the back seat, who was focused on helping Ye Shuiyu pursue Song Xuyi, loudly spoke up: “That’s not it! Mama Xuyi, you’re so pretty, Auntie Shuiyu must like staring at you…”
Song Xuyi didn’t take this statement seriously at first. If someone else thought she was pretty, Song Xuyi might have believed it, but the person saying this was Ye Shuiyu.
“If your Sister Shuiyu wants to look at someone pretty, she might as well take a mirror and look at herself. Why would she need to look at me—” At this point, Song Xuyi belatedly noticed the change in Zhao Miaomiao’s way of addressing Ye Shuiyu, and couldn’t help but speak up: “Why are you suddenly calling her Auntie Shuiyu? Didn’t you always call her sister before…”
Zhao Miaomiao didn’t answer because she had already discussed this question with Ye Shuiyu, who was supposed to answer.
“Xuyi really is very pretty.” Ye Shuiyu carefully glanced at Song Xuyi, then lowered her head a bit shyly: “I asked Zhao Miaomiao to call me auntie. Even though I’ve lost my memories, my… my real age should be old enough to be her aunt…”
At this point, Ye Shuiyu got stuck. It was fine during rehearsal, but when actually in front of Song Xuyi, Ye Shuiyu found her heart suddenly racing, and some words just couldn’t come out.
In the back seat, Zhao Miaomiao was exasperated. She hadn’t expected the domineering Ye Shuiyu who showed off in front of her to be such a coward in front of Song Xuyi. She couldn’t help but say the rehearsed lines: “And Auntie Shuiyu is very smart and steady. She’s more like an adult than actual adults, not at all like a thirteen-year-old sister—”
“You’re so little, do you even know what ‘steady’ means?” Song Xuyi hadn’t expected Zhao Miaomiao to speak like this and couldn’t help but laugh: “Miaomiao, if you keep talking like this, be careful your Sister Shuiyu might want to chase you away again. Girls all hope to be called younger, and your Sister Shuiyu is so beautiful, you can’t tell her age at all. In the future, you should still call her Sister Shuiyu—”
However, as soon as Song Xuyi finished speaking, she heard Ye Shuiyu and Zhao Miaomiao speak in unison: “No!”
Facing Song Xuyi’s confused gaze, Ye Shuiyu finally found her voice: “I, I like Zhao Miaomiao calling me auntie—”
Since the person in question said so, Song Xuyi naturally couldn’t object further. Thinking about it again, since Ye Shuiyu was letting Zhao Miaomiao call her auntie, she probably wouldn’t act coquettishly and cry about wanting to sleep with her anymore. With this thought, Song Xuyi’s mindset began to change, and she tacitly accepted the change in Ye Shuiyu’s form of address.
Seeing that Song Xuyi didn’t pursue the matter further, Ye Shuiyu and Zhao Miaomiao exchanged a glance, feeling relieved.
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But this was only the first step.
Thinking back, Ye Shuiyu could hardly bear to look at herself hugging Xuyi and insisting that she be her mother. Ye Shuiyu understood perfectly well that it was her forceful demand that made Xuyi reluctantly accept her closeness and tacitly acknowledge that she was a child inside.
Previously, Ye Shuiyu had used the excuse of being a child to take many liberties in front of Song Xuyi, but now Ye Shuiyu could only break this established impression by herself, letting Xuyi know that she was a trustworthy suitor.
Ye Shuiyu knew this would be difficult, but she had to do it.
Therefore, after finding a place to stay for the night, Ye Shuiyu began to desperately show her thoughtfulness and capability in front of Song Xuyi—
Facing Zhao Miaomiao’s horrified gaze, Ye Shuiyu offered to give Zhao Miaomiao a bath. Song Xuyi was stunned at first, but remembering their ‘pleasant conversation’ during the day, she still handed Zhao Miaomiao over to Ye Shuiyu.
Poor little Zhao Miaomiao reluctantly bathed herself in the bathroom, struggling to scrub her body, feeling the weight of life too early. But when she saw the bag of chocolates Ye Shuiyu handed over, all the heaviness in her heart instantly disappeared. She even boasted in front of Song Xuyi: “Mama Xuyi, Auntie Shuiyu is really steady when doing things. I really, really like letting her help me bathe.”
Song Xuyi had heard the word ‘steady’ many times that day. She thought that perhaps it was because Ye Shuiyu’s mental age had reached adolescence, and she was eager to grow up, so she liked hearing others describe her as ‘steady’. Therefore, she perfunctorily replied: “Yes, your Sister… Auntie Shuiyu has always been very steady.”
After saying this, Song Xuyi couldn’t help but smile. Perhaps it was the habit formed over the past few days of seeing Ye Shuiyu as a child, but using an adult’s form of address for her now felt strangely awkward.
However, Song Xuyi didn’t notice Ye Shuiyu’s suddenly brightened eyes.
While Song Xuyi was in the bathroom taking a shower, Ye Shuiyu went out for a while. When Song Xuyi came out again, she saw Ye Shuiyu standing at the bathroom door holding a bouquet of flowers.
This bouquet was crudely decorated with old newspapers, and who knows where Ye Shuiyu got such large, vibrant red roses. What surprised Song Xuyi even more were the ‘dewdrops’ on the red roses. If Song Xuyi wasn’t mistaken, those were all fresh crystal nuclei just dug out of zombies’ brains, including a pinkish crystal nucleus which, if she remembered correctly, was from a second-level zombie…
“Xuyi, these… these flowers are for you,” Facing Zhao Miaomiao’s exasperated gaze, Ye Shuiyu spoke softly, handing the flowers to Song Xuyi, and nervously explained: “Actually, the flowers aren’t important, I just wanted to give you something delicious…”
The crystal nuclei were extremely delicious food for Ye Shuiyu. As Zhao Miaomiao had said, she wanted to use the most delicious food to please her love interest.
But when she killed the second-level zombie and saw the withered roses in a dilapidated flower shop by the roadside, Ye Shuiyu, as if possessed, used her wood-based supernatural ability to make the roses bloom anew…
Ye Shuiyu hadn’t expected herself to have such girlish sentiments, like poetry and song, frank and passionate.
Perhaps it was only because this person was Xuyi.
In every ordinary day, seeing every beautiful thing would remind her of Xuyi.
“Very beautiful,” Song Xuyi took the flowers, still pondering why Ye Shuiyu suddenly gave her flowers. After all, Ye Shuiyu gave Song Xuyi various crystal nuclei every day. Although the quality of these crystal nuclei was better than usual, it wasn’t particularly rare. But giving flowers was a first… Then she saw Zhao Miaomiao open her arms towards her: “Mama Xuyi, hug!”
Song Xuyi snapped out of her daze, realizing she had been staring at Ye Shuiyu for a long time.
Song Xuyi bent down, placing the flowers in Zhao Miaomiao’s arms as if to cover up her staring, and picked up Zhao Miaomiao. Suddenly, Zhao Miaomiao let out a cry of surprise: “There’s a bug in the flowers! A big bug!”
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“Here, there, it ran into the flowers…”
Song Xuyi didn’t have time to think about Ye Shuiyu’s motives for giving flowers. She quickly lowered her head to look, and Ye Shuiyu also leaned in. However, after a long time, neither of them found any bug. When Song Xuyi was about to raise her head, Zhao Miaomiao poked with a flower stem, and Song Xuyi instinctively turned her head, touching Ye Shuiyu’s cheek—
Feeling the soft touch on her lips and seeing Ye Shuiyu’s instantly reddened face, Song Xuyi’s eyes widened.
But in her ear was Zhao Miaomiao’s exaggerated exclamation: “Mama Xuyi, why did you kiss Auntie Shuiyu?”
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The author has something to say:
The big villain flipped through the events of the previous worlds and let out a sigh: “This child… her skill at shifting blame, are you sure she’s not my own flesh and blood?”
LP: Re-translated on November 13, 2024