Chapter 224 Teaching him to be independent
After the second phase of the Star Monster All-People Professional League concludes, the new rankings will enter a cooling-off period, and will be recalculated once all participating players have withdrawn from the competition.
Qiao Mei removed the connector and looked at the boy who had been sitting beside her watching the game for almost half a day and looked a little tired. She asked him why he had suddenly become unhappy earlier.
"An'an, is it difficult to learn how to make mechs? And was the Star Monster competition you participated in today difficult?"
The boy bit his lower lip, and his right hand seemed to be nervous as he kept tapping the pad of his index finger with his thumb.
Her long, fan-like eyelashes trembled as if she had mustered a great deal of courage to ask her about it.
Qiao Mei was a little confused: "Why would you suddenly want to ask this? As for the mecha, I think it's alright. You've watched so many of the Star Monster competitions with me, so you should be able to tell how difficult it is. I personally don't think it's too difficult."
"Then, can you teach me? I want to play with you, instead of just being a spectator like today."
"And..." Ao Cang paused, swallowing back the words he was about to finish. His golden eyes flickered, and he continued, looking down, "I don't know what's wrong, things have become a bit strange."
"Strange? What's strange about it?"
Qiao Mei wasn't too surprised that Ao Cang would have such an idea.
After all, once you like someone, you'll unconsciously want to be with them all the time and do everything together.
Ao Cang's situation is special, and compared to ordinary people, he faces many restrictions.
He's a bit like a pet that only has eyes for its owner; he doesn't have much of his own world. His world almost entirely overlaps with hers.
Under these circumstances, she doesn't see anything wrong with making such a request.
Suppressing these thoughts, she hugged him tenderly, waiting for him to continue.
The girl's embrace was warm and sweet. After being enveloped by the faint rose scent that belonged only to Qiao Mei, Ao Cang's initial hesitation about whether to tell the truth quickly changed.
He mustered his courage and leaned close to her smooth earlobe, lowering his voice to express the strange possessiveness he had felt while watching her play. After speaking, he asked her somewhat flusteredly, "An'an, am I sick?"
Even with his favorite sparkly gemstone, he would never have the thought of not wanting others to see it.
Qiao Mei had read some other types of novels in modern times, so even though she had never been in a relationship, she knew what Ao Cang's behavior was called.
However, compared to what she knew, Ao Cang at least knew to tell her first, so it seems the situation isn't too serious.
After thinking for a while, she told him honestly, "It's not an illness, but you are a bit yandere, but thankfully it's not too severe, so you don't need to worry."
"Yandere... what is that?" the boy murmured, instinctively reaching for his smartwatch to search for it on the interstellar encyclopedia.
Qiao Mei stopped him and explained the meaning to him in general terms.
"In general, it's just a strong sense of paranoia and possessiveness. It's just an emotional change, so don't overthink it."
Besides, she didn't think Ao Cang was a yandere; at most, he was just experiencing love for the first time and was a little insecure.
"Oh, An'an, do you hate it when I develop these feelings for you? If you don't like it, I can try to control myself in the future."
When a person keeps a pet, the pet will get jealous and experience emotional changes if it sees its owner paying too much attention to other people, things, or events. This is even more true when it comes to keeping a person.
Qiao Mei sighed softly, lightly pecked Ao Cang's lips, and pinched his cheek: "No need, I don't hate it. I will try my best to make you think less about it in the future. If you want to learn about mecha, when you go to the Federal Academy tomorrow, I will help you take some mecha-related courses. You can go and listen to them by yourself."
Upon hearing the word "alone," Ao Cang instinctively retorted, "No, I don't want to leave you, An'an. Don't we take all our classes together?"
“That’s true, but Cangcang, now that you’ve integrated into human society, you need your own little circle and little world. You can’t have everything revolving around me. That’s not fair to you, and it won’t help you develop a healthy mindset. You’re a human, not a pet. Your whole world shouldn’t revolve around me. Do you understand?”
When she said these words, Qiao Mei's tone became more serious, and her expression was more solemn, not at all like she was joking.
This was the first time Ao Cang had ever seen her like this.
After her eyes drooped, she originally wanted to say something more to refute him.
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he remembered what he had witnessed while watching the game, and in the end, he reluctantly nodded.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qiao Mei felt a little sorry for him when she saw his dejected expression.
But if she didn't make that request of him, he would be the one who gets hurt in the end. Thinking of this, her softened heart quickly hardened again.
She asked Ao Cang to turn on his smart brain bracelet so she could teach him how to select new courses and how to make appointments.
"If there's another chance later, I'll teach you more about how to operate things yourself, so that even if you leave me, you can still live well in the human world."
At this point, Qiao Mei remembered that she couldn't stay here forever, and her throat became a little dry. She then concealed her true emotions well, showing a faint smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
Ao Cang didn't notice her unusual behavior; he just felt that what she said did make some sense.
From then on, he followed the teacher's instructions like a well-behaved student, learning whatever Qiao Mei taught him.
When it was eleven o'clock, time for bed, he hugged his pillow and asked somewhat uneasily, "An'an, can I still sleep with you tonight?"
Ever since Ao Cang revealed his identity to everyone, Qiao Mei and Xu Hui have arranged a bedroom just for him.
However, because Ao Cang was so clingy to her, she couldn't bear to let him leave, so the bedroom remained empty and unused.
Seeing the situation today, it seemed he would have to sleep alone, which Ao Cang was a little unhappy about.
Back at the Federal Academy, he couldn't sleep with Qiao Mei every night, which was bad enough. Now that he finally had two days off each week, he didn't want to miss the chance to sleep with her again.
"Okay, it's nothing, it's just sleeping."
Qiao Mei could guess some of his thoughts from his cautious expression, and her affection for him grew even stronger.
As a result, when Qiao Mei held the cute and obedient boy in her arms at night, she couldn't resist the urge to ravage him. As a result, the time she actually spent sleeping at night was reduced by at least half due to her constant pressure.
Ao Cang: Oh, I really want to be a wife-loving husband for life!
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