Chapter 31 His Name

Ling Qiu had followed the news about the cult Temple that had sprung up some time ago a few times, but found that the Temple seemed to only operate in the slums and not in the suburbs or the city center. Coupled with the matter of Anbote, she stopped paying attention to it.

However, the people in this bar had unusual backgrounds, and Ling Qiu didn't want to get into trouble for no reason. In any case, these people couldn't find out her information no matter what, so Ling Qiu transferred their hatred to the Temple.

Anyway, Anbot wasn't human, so she figured these people would believe her.

“We should go home.” Ling Qiu stepped down from her seat, glanced back at the pale-faced bartender, and said to Anbote, “It’s getting late, let’s not disturb this gentleman and his husbands’ nightlife.”

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Ling Qiu smiled, her eyes crinkling.

“Of course.” The monster said, putting his arm around her waist and leading Ling Qiu outside.

Behind them, the security guards rushed forward and surrounded the bartender on the ground.

...

As Ling Qiu walked out of the bar, she realized that Lu Lulan had called her several times and sent her many messages. Ling Qiu immediately replied.

"Holy crap, where did you go?!" Lululan yelled on the other end of the phone. "I thought something had happened to you!"

"I went to the restroom and got locked inside the bar," Ling Qiu lied without batting an eye. "Where are you now? I just got out."

Lululan breathed a sigh of relief: "I was on my way to the police station, but everything's alright now, I'll come back."

"Go back quickly! Lululan is coming, and it will be difficult for me to explain if she sees you." Ling Qiu nudged Anbote.

His expression clearly showed some dissatisfaction, yet he remained standing motionless.

Ling Qiu thought for a moment and offered a condition: "When I get back, we'll have some fun."

Is that alright now?

As soon as he finished speaking, Anbote turned around decisively. Ling Qiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw His body begin to decompose piece by piece, and then, just like last time, it was absorbed into her body.

"..." Ling Qiu choked up. Although she didn't feel anything unusual, this was so strange.

A few minutes later, Lululan rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ling Qiu was unharmed.

"What's wrong with this bar! They suddenly started kicking people out. I thought you'd already left!"

“I don’t know… that bartender seems to be gay. I saw him flirting with some security guards when you went to the restroom.” Ling Qiu frowned. “Let’s not come here again.”

"What?! I even drank the wine he gave me today! How disgusting!" Lululan immediately made a vomiting gesture, which made Ling Qiu laugh.

Lululan dislikes homosexuality, something Ling Qiu had known for a long time.

“Let’s go, it’s late. I’ll take you home, and then I’ll have to go back to work soon,” Lululan said.

It would be so cute to hold, so soft.

Her little tummy is so soft and cute... kiss.

"..." Ling Qiu suddenly realized what was going on. She quickly frowned and coughed a few times, signaling Anbot to behave himself.

But it had no effect at all, and Ling Qiu even suspected that Anbote was doing it on purpose!

After she coughed several times, Lululan asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is your throat sore?"

"Ah...maybe, my wine was a bit too strong tonight," Ling Qiu said. Damn Anbote, he just wouldn't listen to her.

After finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, Lululan asked, "Do you need me to take you upstairs?"

"No need! You should go home! Maybe you can get some more sleep!" Ling Qiu said hurriedly.

"Haha, I haven't slept for days," Lululan laughed. "The thought of going to work during the day makes me so excited that I can't sleep."

"..." Ling Qiu began to feel that Lu Lulan's condition was a bit strange.

She hadn't forgotten that Lululan used to complain to her from time to time about the company's disgusting system. Later, the frequency of these complaints became very occasional, and she always thought that Lululan had gotten used to it.

But now Lululan is telling her that she loves going to work!

"Um, Lululan," Ling Qiu called out to her, "Have you had a medical check-up recently? Is there anything wrong with your prosthetic body?"

No, why?

"I heard at the bar that some new prosthetic body has recently come out, but it's very easy for it to break down. You'd better not try it."

"Ah... really? I haven't paid much attention to this kind of thing. Okay, I understand."

Lululan waved goodbye to her.

"Come out! Anbote," Ling Qiu said angrily, "What strange things are you doing?"

Clumps of dark shadows gathered at Ling Qiu's feet like water, and then slowly coalesced into a human shape.

"I couldn't help it," He said honestly.

Ling Qiu was stunned. This was the first time she had heard such words from Anbote. In the past, even if He liked something, He would never say it.

"Let's go home first."

Ling Qiu thought she had to come up with a way to play a trick on Anbot.

As soon as Ling Qiu got home, she saw Anbote already waiting for her in the bedroom after washing up. She deliberately dried her hair slowly and then said to him, "Want to play a game with me?"

Anbot must have thought she was talking about some kind of erotic game; his eyes looked intrigued.

"What game?" He asked.

"Hmm... it's a question-and-answer game. I'll ask you questions, and you have to answer me with the coldest, most concise, and most hurtful words you can think of. After I finish asking you, it's your turn to ask me!"

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Is it really that simple?"

It's unclear what it was about her words that piqued Anbot's interest, but his previously indifferent expression vanished, and he readily agreed.

Ling Qiu: "Then I'll go first! What species are you?"

Anbot: "None of your business."

Hmm, that's pretty good!

Ling Qiu continued, "What am I to you?"

“…a useless bride,” He said.

Ling Qiu nodded and continued, "After I die, will you miss me?"

"What?" He frowned.

"Just answer!" Ling Qiu said. "Follow the rules of the game!"

He lowered his eyes: "No."

"Will you find another bride?" Ling Qiu asked. She really wanted to know the answer to this question: Did the monsters only need to sacrifice one bride, or did they need to find one to sacrifice every now and then?

“…No.” He said, this time raising his eyes and looking directly into Ling Qiu’s eyes.

The intense gaze and unexpected answer startled Ling Qiu. She said, "This answer isn't cold, heartless, or hurtful."

“Why not?” He gave a reason: “It’s a negative word, and it’s short.”

Ling Qiu almost laughed when he saw him answer so earnestly.

"Okay!" she said. "I have no questions. Now it's your turn to ask me!"

Anbot asked without hesitation, as if he had already thought it through. He asked the second question that Ling Qiu had asked him: "What am I to you?"

Ling Qiu: "ATM."

She finished speaking expressionlessly and waited for Amber to ask the next question, but after a while, he remained silent.

What's wrong? Can't you think of any problem?

Just as Ling Qiu was about to urge Him on, she heard Him say briefly, "...I love you."

"..." Ling Qiu choked up. Did she use a safe word in the very first question?

She didn't remember her monster being this fragile.

"Did my words... hurt you?" Ling Qiu asked incredulously.

After saying that, she suddenly saw an expression on Anbot's face that she had never seen before. He blinked quickly twice, looked away, and replied, "No."

Such a vivid expression was something Anbot had never shown before. Even though He was always by her side in human form, the inhuman aura emanating from Him was still too strong to ignore.

But at this moment, Ling Qiu suddenly felt that He was very much like a real human being.

Ling Qiu was stunned. Perhaps because she had teased Anbote, or perhaps because she had deceived Anbote, she suddenly felt her heart beating a little fast.

She knelt on the bed, in front of Anbote, looking down at her outstretched palms. She didn't know why, but suddenly she didn't have the courage to continue the adult activities with Anbote.

Her ears suddenly felt hot, making her a little flustered.

"There's a question... I really want to know." For reasons unknown, Ling Qiu suddenly asked, "What exactly is your name?"

He raised his eyes, staring straight at her again, and replied, "Anbot."

"Oh..." Ling Qiu looked away, shifting her gaze elsewhere, her lips unconsciously pursing downwards.

If she doesn't want to say, she doesn't want to know; she's not that interested in knowing anyway.

However, her mood plummeted as a result, and she lost all interest in doing what followed with Him.

Just then, He suddenly reached out and touched Ling Qiu's palm with his index finger. Ling Qiu subconsciously opened her hand, and then an English word appeared on her palm, but He wrote it too quickly, and she didn't see it clearly...

“Sethius,” He whispered in her ear.