Chapter 225 Epilogue - New World Arc (Twenty-Two)
"It's you—"
Yu Qingzhou gasped in surprise, instinctively wanting to back away from the person in front of her.
But he was held firmly in place by the shoulders.
E027 squinted at Yu Qingzhou, who seemed to be in a daze, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. His shadow fell over Yu Qingzhou, obscuring the latter's eyes.
Previously, Yu Qingzhou had never realized that E027 was so tall.
Perhaps it was because in his memory, the other person always looked lazy and listless, either leaning against the door frame or tilting their head as if they had a stiff neck.
As for the last time by the sink in the washroom, Yu Qingzhou's memory was somewhat hazy due to the chaotic situation at the time. More vivid than the visual memory was the lingering damp sensation on her neck, just like in the dream she had in the reading room just now...
As the thought flashed through my mind, it felt as if ants were crawling over the places that had been touched before.
Yu Qingzhou instinctively wanted to reach out and grab it, but she held back.
Firstly, his two arms were still gripped in E027's hands, and with the latter's monstrous strength, which was completely disproportionate to his appearance, he had almost no room to move.
Secondly, Yu Qingzhou did not want to further evoke the terrible memories of that night, especially in front of another party involved, as if it were a pointless show of weakness.
However, the itching did not gradually fade away despite the boy's intentional neglect. On the contrary, it was so vivid and real that it seemed to intensify as time passed.
Yu Qingzhou frowned, her slightly lowered gaze unintentionally falling on the other person's lips.
Compared to E027's gentle and harmless appearance, her lips were so brightly colored that they seemed excessive, giving the unwitting impression of a zombie or ghost that had just drunk blood.
As if sensing Yu Qingzhou's gaze, the corners of her already slightly upturned lips curled up even more, seemingly feeling immense pleasure from it.
Surprise!
The words that escaped softly from between her parted lips were as enigmatic as E027 herself.
The boy said this first, then paused slightly, as if checking the expression on Yu Qingzhou's face.
Seeing the other person's completely bewildered expression, E027 slowly added, "Well, that's what I was originally going to say... Unfortunately, my appearance doesn't seem to have made you particularly happy."
E027 said this, her tone even carrying a hint of childlike regret.
It's like you've carefully prepared a gift, but haven't received the positive feedback you expected from the recipient, so you inevitably feel disappointed, yet you have to consider the other person's feelings and try your best to hide your true disappointment.
Really...
Damn acting talent.
If it weren't for what happened last time, or even if Yu Qingzhou wasn't currently being held by the arm and pressed against the wall, his back aching from the hard surface, he would have believed that he was the villain deliberately making things difficult for the other party, and that E027 was nothing more than a harmless little pitiful creature.
What exactly do you want?!
Yu Qingzhou suppressed his anger. Although there seemed to be no one else around, he still lowered his voice.
And instinctively, they looked toward the flashing electronic eye in the corner.
The flickering, pale blue light indicated that the machine was functioning well.
This means they are being monitored—theoretically, as long as they are within the monitoring range, those hiding behind the screens will not allow anything too egregious to happen.
Surveillance and protection are carried out simultaneously.
In other words, at least at this time and place, Yu Qingzhou's personal safety is protected to a certain extent.
Unfortunately, this realization did not bring much comfort to Yu Qingzhou's heart.
He doesn't like being seen.
They especially hate showing their disheveled appearance to others.
Having completely abandoned any foolish hopes for sympathy and pity, all Yu Qingzhou could get from such gazes was cold mockery and... schadenfreude.
In addition, being watched can also evoke certain past memories that he doesn't want to recall.
Those terrible memories, even without actually recalling them, just touching on the surface, are enough to trigger a chain reaction in the body.
A slight shiver, a chill running through my body, a feeling of suffocation, and an urge to vomit.
Yu Qingzhou gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the symptoms to a minimum. Before long, everything would be over.
He knew this wasn't the first time.
He thought, as long as this storm passes—
But E027 immediately noticed Yu Qingzhou's unusual behavior. Clearly, they were too close.
E027 captured the entire process of Yu Qingzhou's face suddenly turning pale.
The other person was trembling, and an electric shock-like sensation came from every part of their body that was close to each other, like a tiny current, weak but hard to ignore.
Even the breath sprayed on his chin seemed to carry a similar tremor.
Then there's the temperature...
Yu Qingzhou's body temperature was dropping, while his own was the opposite; the temperature was transferred at the point where their skin touched, achieving a delicate balance.
They thus became closer.
This sudden idea brought E027 a genuine sense of pleasure.
Of course, E027 immediately thought that this was still not enough; they should be even closer, even more intimate, even intertwined like sinews and bones, like blood and flesh...
When E027 first met the boy, she had a similar vague idea, which became clearer, more definite, and stronger over time.
E027 wants to possess E025 and make her their own.
He shouldn't have been so impatient; he should have taken his time and proceeded gradually...
As he always did, he patiently spent months laying a well-designed trap, then quietly waited for his prey to walk right into it.
Unfortunately, a small mishap occurred during the plan, causing the meeting to be moved up.
It was still in that less-than-pleasant setting.
The moment their eyes met, E027 keenly caught the shock and bewilderment in the other person's eyes, perhaps even a hint of belated embarrassment and disgust.
—Well, it's obvious he scared him.
In any case, this encounter was hardly a pleasant beginning, at least in the latter's view... But what does it matter?
E027 remained completely calm and even had a better idea.
Since we've already lost the chance to be a sheep or a rabbit, why not just do the opposite?
A voice stirred within her: Give it a try, even if it's just a spur-of-the-moment adaptation. This is the only time, and only with this one person. E027 wants to reveal her true self to this person—
If the other party can accept it, that would be even better.
If not, then it doesn't matter. What E027 wanted in the first place wasn't some empty sincerity...
So at that moment, he gave the boy, who was standing frozen at the door, a genuine smile, revealing his most authentic self without any pretense.
Watching the boy come to his senses in a daze, and then flee in a state of utter embarrassment, E027 narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
He grabbed the idiot next to him by the neck with his other hand.
Looking at his roommate—now more like former prey—and watching the guy struggle in pain yet still showing longing on his face, even making begging gestures.
E027 suddenly felt rather dull.
He even lost interest in putting a period to it himself.
Let's just leave it to those self-righteous disciplines. As for the process... let's just use the cliché script of the villain, driven by hormones, trying to force his poor roommate to do something indecent, only to be met with the poor girl's desperate resistance, and ultimately failing.
after all--
E027 thought that she was actually quite good at portraying innocent, gullible, and pitiful "white flower" characters.
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