After giving the clothes to Luo Ning, Lu Xinghe also took a towel and wiped the water stains off the clothes.
He was wearing long boots, and his trousers weren't very wet, except for a noticeable wet patch on his thigh, left by her when he accidentally touched her tail and she became aroused.
It seems that her tail is a very sensitive area on her body.
He didn't know if it was a coincidence or if it was indeed true.
He sat in the chair, slowly wiping the stains off his pants, but he was somewhat absent-minded. Her soft body, her fair feet barely supporting her weight on the ground, and her rosy lips reappeared before his eyes.
I can't calm my mind; there's an indescribable smell in the air.
After changing her clothes, Luo Ning opened the door and went out. Watching him wipe her clothes, her face burned again, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This was the first time she had lost control of herself in front of a man, and this man was someone she had once treated like a younger brother.
Lu Xinghe looked up at her, his eyes deep and silent, only his long, slender fingers tightening around the towel.
Control, patience...
Luo Ning slowly walked to the other side and sat down, writing, "Did I scare you just now?"
“No,” he replied.
"I'm sorry, it's probably because I haven't eaten fresh flesh and blood for too long, so my body is acting a bit out of control. That wasn't my intention." Luo Ning felt that this was the root of the problem. Without the replenishment of fresh flesh and blood, the alien species could easily lose their minds.
Lu Xinghe continued to look at her without saying a word.
Thinking he didn't believe her reason, she quickly added, "You know, I've never felt like this before when I was well-fed and watered."
Lu Xinghe's fingers twitched. She wasn't wrong; she hadn't done that before. It was he who initiated it.
However, even though he remembers these things, he still feels that something is missing compared to today.
What was missing? He thought back for a moment and realized it was the lack of a real tactile sensation.
Although it was only a few minutes, he truly felt her warmth, softness, and breath, things he couldn't perceive in his memories.
Luo Ning took a deep breath and continued writing: "So, just forget about what happened today."
But Lu Xinghe said, "I've always had a very good memory."
Luo Ning paused for a moment. She meant that they shouldn't mention it again to avoid embarrassment. Who wanted to discuss memory with him?
She had a bit of a headache; why couldn't she and he be on the same wavelength?
The atmosphere quieted down again, with only the sound of water dripping from the bathroom faucet. Luo Ning secretly prayed that the man would leave quickly. If it were her, she would have run eight hundred meters away by now, but he was still sitting there, unmoved. Why is it that the older she gets, the less she can understand him?
As she prayed for the third time, Lu Xinghe's communicator finally vibrated. He glanced at it and then turned it off, saying, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Luo Ning nodded immediately, thanking the person who contacted Lu Xinghe; she was saved.
She escorted Lu Xinghe to the door, whereupon Lu Xinghe suddenly stopped and said, "If something like this happens again, cold water will help. You must not leave this room and must notify me immediately."
A month will be up soon, and the effects of the medicine will wear off quickly.
Luo Ning was in a dilemma. Should she inform him and then let him see her embarrassing moment again? But she could only nod once more.
After Lu Xinghe left, she slowly sat down with her back to the door. She had really lost all face today.
However, just as she was feeling frustrated, she suddenly heard someone walk into the courtyard. She was startled. Didn't Lu Xinghe swear that this was a special area and no one would come in?
She held her breath and peered through the crack in the door. She saw a middle-aged woman and another young girl carrying bags into the yard, but they didn't go inside. Instead, they took a shovel from the bag and started weeding.
It seemed to be the person who looked after the courtyard. Luo Ning breathed a sigh of relief, but she still pressed the button on her bracelet out of concern, just in case the woman decided to come in.
Lu Xinghe, who was halfway through his drive, saw the signal light come on again. She... started again so soon?
He immediately turned on the surveillance camera and saw her squatting at the door, looking out at something. His first thought was that someone had come, so he immediately turned the steering wheel and drove back.
Luo Ning stared at the two women without moving, while they chatted as they weeded.
"Aunt Zhou, is this where Lu Xinghe and his mother used to live?" the girl asked.
Zhou Yun nodded: "Yes, Xinghe and his mother lived here before he was ten years old. Su Ling, thank you for coming to help me today, even though you're so busy."
Su Ling smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou, please don't be so polite. I'm Xiao Ruo's best friend, so it's only right that I come to help."
Zhou Yun looked at Su Ling with a very satisfied expression: "You're seventeen years old this year, aren't you?"
“Yes, I’m a year older than Xiao Ruo,” Su Ling replied.
"Did the matchmaking department find you a partner?"
“Yes, but he has already sacrificed his life,” Su Ling said sadly.
Zhou Yun sighed, "You don't need to be too sad. There's nothing we can do about it. You have to learn to look forward."
Su Ling nodded, then asked, "Aunt Zhou, does Major Lu already have a girlfriend?"
When Luo Ning heard her ask that, she immediately perked up her ears. When girls start talking about men, there's usually something going on.
"Not yet, what's wrong?" Zhou Yun looked at the girl and wondered if she had taken a liking to Lu Xinghe and that's why she came to help, trying to curry favor with her future mother-in-law or something.
Su Ling smiled shyly: "It's nothing. It's just that you said the other day that Major Lu bought several sets of clothes for Xiao Ruo, but Xiao Ruo didn't receive them at all. So Xiao Ruo and I suspect that Major Lu actually bought them for his girlfriend."
Luo Ning sensed something was amiss. An Xiaoruo clearly knew that the clothes had been delivered to her, so why was she still so suspicious of Su Ling? Was An Xiaoruo saying this to prevent Su Ling from becoming suspicious?
"Oh, is that so?" Zhou Yun was also a little surprised: "Maybe so."
"Won't Major Lu's girlfriend mind that Subject Seventeen? I heard that Major Lu and that subject have already had sexual intercourse," Su Ling added.
Zhou Yun was taken aback: "Really? I heard it wasn't successful. But even if it had been successful, it would have been an experiment, so there shouldn't have been any other impact. Everyone can understand that."
Su Ling nodded: "Yes, I can understand. It's just that the whereabouts of the seventeenth test subject are still unknown. Moreover, this matter is being handled by Major Lu. He has never let a mutant disappear for twenty-four days and still not be found."
Luo Ning finally understood that Su Ling had become suspicious.
Zhou Yun also understood the implication: "You mean that the experimental subject was hidden by Xinghe?"
“Auntie, I didn’t say that,” Su Ling replied, but then changed the subject: “But I’ve heard that mutants can bewitch people, and Major Lu lived outside the base for three years, didn’t he? Haven’t you ever thought about how he survived in such a cruel environment?”
“He was a very good kid, and he had some survival skills.” Zhou Yun had actually had her doubts, but she kept telling herself not to overthink it.
"Besides survival skills, he may have been raised as a pet. After all, the young principal is very handsome, so it would be easy for him to find a mutant who could protect him. He may even develop feelings for the mutant like others. You've probably heard of many such examples."
"Yes, there are many, but Xinghe isn't a spineless kid." Although Zhou Yun said this, she was starting to have some doubts in her heart.
Luo Ning had read about humans developing feelings for other species in novels, but that was an abnormal psychological reaction that humans developed towards mutants after being abused by them. Lu Xinghe probably wouldn't have such feelings for her; she was so good to him, so devoted. There was no other mutant like her in the world.
However, he had been intimate with her several times, not like a younger brother to an older sister, but like a man to a woman, and in a very oppressive way.
“Yes, I also believe in the major. He definitely wouldn’t fall in love with a mutant, and he certainly wouldn’t deliberately try to find a mutant.” Su Ling suddenly said with certainty.
Zhou Yunqiang smiled and said, "Of course, he killed so many mutants, how could he possibly like them? Su Ling, you shouldn't talk about this everywhere, it's not good for your reputation."
"Don't worry, Auntie, I was just chatting casually. I definitely won't tell anyone," Su Ling replied.
Looking at Su Ling's delicate face, Luo Ning thought the girl looked innocent and pure, but every word she had just said was leading Zhou Yun into a trap. Perhaps Zhou Yun was already beginning to suspect Lu Xinghe.
She had to remind Lu Xinghe and An Xiaoruo that there was such a hidden person around them, and that they should be wary of him.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside. Lu Xinghe had finally arrived. Zhou Yun was surprised to see her stepson suddenly appear: "Xinghe, what brings you here?"
Su Ling was also a little nervous. After all, she was still quite young, and when she saw Lu Xinghe, she couldn't help but show some timidity: "Major Lu, hello."
Lu Xinghe glanced at them and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"
“It’s almost New Year’s, so I’ve come to tidy up the yard. Su Ling is here to help me in place of Xiao Ruo,” Zhou Yun replied.
Lu Xinghe glanced in the direction of the door, then said to Zhou Yun, "Vice Minister Zhou, the Department of Supplies is very busy right now. This is my mother's old residence, so please don't trouble yourself. Go back now and don't come again. I don't like being disturbed."
Zhou Yun sensed Lu Xinghe's coldness and hostility. She had come behind his back, even though she had been told that he would be testing a new weapon on the bridge today. Why did she suddenly come here?
"Then I'll leave now. Don't be angry and don't tell your dad, okay? Su Ling, let's go." She packed her things and prepared to leave, and Su Ling followed without saying a word.
Lu Xinghe walked behind them and only got back into the car after confirming they had left. He looked at the surveillance footage and saw Luo Ning sitting on the ground patting her chest, clearly worried about what had just happened.
Su Ling is An Xiaoruo's good friend and has visited her home a few times, but why is she here alone with Zhou Yun today?
He got out of the car and walked into the courtyard. Luo Ning heard his footsteps and immediately opened the door a crack, gesturing for him to come in quickly.
After Lu Xinghe went inside, he said, "I told Suibian not to open the door, why did you open it?"
Luo Ning pointed at him, indicating that he was someone she trusted.
Lu Xinghe understood what she meant: "Even if it's me, don't open the door easily, because you don't know if I came alone, or if I was being monitored or coerced."
Luo Ning nodded, then picked up a pen and paper and wrote: "That Su Ling is very suspicious. She knows about you buying clothes for me."
After reading it, Lu Xinghe immediately connected the dots. No wonder someone was eavesdropping at his door that night, and the drone was constantly patrolling his room. It must be because Zhou Yun had come that day and then met Su Ling and An Xiaoruo talking about the clothes. So Su Ling told Dai Wanglin. The timeline fits perfectly.
It seems that Dai Wanglin has never given up his suspicions about him; he needs to find a way to dispel his doubts.
“I understand, I will handle this,” he said.
Luo Ning looked at him, and Su Ling's words came to mind again: "People develop feelings for other species."
"What's wrong?" Lu Xinghe asked, puzzled, when he saw her staring at him.
Luo Ning immediately shook her head, laughing at her own wild thoughts. Impossible, impossible, how could he fall in love with her?
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Xinghe saw through her thoughts. "Did they say anything else?"
Luo Ning thought for a moment and wrote: "Su Ling suspects that you deliberately let me go."
"Yes, there's more." He knew she had more to say.
"And you said you liked..." Luo Ning realized she was about to write that sentence down, and immediately crossed it out.
But Lu Xinghe still saw through it: "So you're saying I like aliens and you, right?"
Luo Ning stopped writing. It turned out he had seen through everything long ago, but there was no need to say it so bluntly.
He suddenly took a step closer to her: "So, do you agree with what they say?"
Luo Ningxin's heart pounded. Looking into his deep eyes, she didn't know how to answer. After hesitating for a moment, she wrote, "That might happen, but we're siblings, right? We don't need to care what others say."
"Siblings." Lu Xinghe snorted coldly. She really knew how to assess the situation and not mention their past relationship of being raised together.
How could there be such a sibling relationship between her and him in this world?
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