Chapter 22
Amidst the noise, Little Flower not only clearly heard the Abyss’s three sentences, but he also clearly heard his own accelerating heartbeat.
This confession was a bit suggestive. Although Lin Ling’s thoughts strayed a bit, he felt it must be his own problem. His Yuan Yuan was such a pure Abyss, it must be the evil knowledge of humans that made him strange.
“I know,” Lin Ling replied, his ears burning red.
“Are you two whispering sweet nothings again?” Ah Huang, completely lacking tact, interrupted the little couple’s flirting. Even Mo Cheng behind him couldn’t stop him in time.
Ah Huang immediately received a cold glare from the Abyss.
“Alright, my punishment is over, let’s move on to the next round!” Little Flower rubbed his hands, determined to get back on his feet after his fall.
He had already boasted to Shi Changyuan, how could he back down now?
“Okay, okay, continue!”
Everyone’s attention was diverted.
In the second round, Little Flower, having learned his lesson, let the Abyss draw first. What if the Abyss also drew the 4 of Diamonds…?
“Joker.”
The Abyss’s cold voice rang out beside Little Flower’s ear. At that moment, Little Flower felt his faith crumble.
“Wow, it’s really the Joker, so he’s the King for sure. Let’s see who gets the lowest card.” Everyone gathered around to watch, murmuring, “Sharing some good luck.”
“Okay, my turn!”
This time, Little Flower drew the Jack of Hearts, a high card.
Earlier, when they were playing Landlord, they discovered that Little Flower, the Abyss, and Mo Cheng were all new to this “frivolous” game, so they had a crash course. To avoid confusion, they used the same card ranking rules as in Landlord when comparing cards.
Little Flower thought about the Jack’s position. This meant that only the Queen, King, Ace, 2, and the two Jokers were higher than him.
Surely, it couldn’t be him this time? Little Flower was full of confidence. He looked around and found that the two girls sitting opposite him both drew Kings. It seemed they really did get some of his good luck.
Little Flower’s eyes widened. He placed his last hope on Ah Huang and peeked at his card, only to find that he also had a Jack.
A spark of hope ignited in Lin Ling.
“Oh yeah, it’s not me.”
Ah Huang revealed the Jack of Spades in his hand. “Heh, a narrow escape.”
Little Flower: …
Little Flower was extremely frustrated. “I’m not choosing Truth this time, I choose Dare.”
He looked up at Shi Changyuan, his pleading eyes carrying a hint of threat.
The Abyss, receiving the threatening gaze, chuckled and placed his Joker card in Little Flower’s hand. “All my good luck goes to Ling Ling, none for them.”
“As for the dare, I want to see Little Flower wear beautiful clothes, is that okay?”
“Oooh!!!!”
The room erupted in playful cheers, but before Little Flower could say anything, the Abyss said darkly, his voice flat, “Oh, you all want to see too?”
The chilling aura instantly sobered Ah Huang. He glanced sideways and saw the shadows behind Shi Changyuan twisting and writhing, looking like they were about to devour someone.
“No, no, no—”
Ah Huang shook his head vigorously. “This is a dare between you two, it has nothing to do with us, nothing at all, haha. I was just joining in the fun, haha.”
To save his life, Ah Huang changed the rules on the spot.
Lu Jiajia, on the other hand, was much calmer.
Hmph, this kind of dare was just playful banter between lovers, who else would he target if not those who were egging them on? Still, Lu Jiajia couldn’t help but think, They really know how to play.
With the overexcited Ah Huang suppressed, the two girls chuckled and moved on with the game.
However, in the following rounds, it was as if Little Flower had truly given away all his good luck. He kept drawing high cards and became the King five or six times in a row.
As King, Little Flower always wanted the Abyss to draw the lowest card, but Shi Changyuan’s luck was too good, so most of the punishments fell on the other three.
“Let’s change the game!”
After a few rounds, Ah Huang’s mischievous spirit was reignited, but whether they rolled dice, spun a bottle, or drew lots, the same pattern persisted, and he finally gave up.
Damn, he suspected the Abyss was cheating, but he had no proof! Could luck really be transferred?
They played until four or five in the morning, then collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep.
Shi Changyuan gently carried Little Flower from the sofa, took him to his room on the second floor, then came back down to clean up the mess, making the first floor spotless.
It was the first time Mo Cheng had seen the Abyss devour things from such a close distance, and it was… cleaning.
Perhaps because she was overly exhausted, Mo Cheng felt like she was hallucinating. She had never imagined that one day she would see the world-ending Abyss interacting with humans like this.
Although throughout the party, the Abyss’s gaze had remained fixed on Little Flower, the oblivious Lu Jiajia didn’t notice anything amiss.
“I suddenly feel like you’re an immortal who descended to the mortal realm for love.”
Shi Changyuan glanced at Mo Cheng and retorted, “Little Flower is more like an immortal.”
Mo Cheng: …
Then, Mo Cheng tried to ask about the Abyss’s plans, whether he would still take Little Flower back to the Abyss, his views on the human base, and so on.
But the Abyss ignored her completely.
After a long silence, Mo Cheng felt it was pointless. Since this was a friendly gathering, there was no need for such pretenses and scheming.
She helped carry Lu Jiajia to the guest room, then kicked the yellow-haired young man on the floor awake, intending to drag him back to the monitoring station. Before leaving, she suddenly seemed to remember something and asked,
“Will you and Little Flower have a wedding?”
After asking, without waiting for Shi Changyuan’s answer, she muttered to herself, “Oh, I’m being silly, you non-humans don’t seem to have relatives.”
After saying that, Mo Cheng left with Ah Huang.
The entire villa fell silent.
The Abyss stood there for a moment, then returned to the second floor and lay down beside his Little Flower.
Little Flower seemed to sense his presence and immediately rolled into the Abyss’s arms, finding the most comfortable position with practiced ease.
The next day, when Lin Ling woke up, it was almost dinner time. He sat up and looked around, surprisingly not seeing Shi Changyuan.
“Hm? Where’s Yuan?”
Before Lin Ling could finish speaking, Shi Changyuan appeared behind him, wrapping his arms around him and resting his head on Little Flower’s shoulder.
“Where did you go?” Lin Ling rubbed his cheek against Shi Changyuan’s forehead, his voice carrying the soft lilt of someone just waking up.
“I went to water the flowers and get something from the Abyss space.”
“What?”
“The props from yesterday’s dare,” the Abyss replied honestly.
But Little Flower froze, wide awake. He looked incredulously at the person behind him, stammering, “Yesterday’s dare?”
“Mm.” The Abyss wasn’t joking.
“But I thought that was just an excuse to protect me!” Little Flower wailed dramatically. “And you actually want me to fulfill the dare, boohoo, you heartless man! You betrayed my trust—”
Little Flower fake cried pitifully, occasionally glancing at the Abyss to gauge his reaction.
“I didn’t.”
The Abyss, accused of a crime he didn’t commit, looked a bit helpless. He held Little Flower tighter, kissed his earlobe, and explained, “I didn’t mean to punish Ling Ling.”
“I just want to see Ling Ling wear beautiful clothes.”
“The ones the humans sent, they’re very cute, and Ling Ling hasn’t worn them yet.” Shi Changyuan held the accessories in front of Little Flower, coaxing him, “Wear them for me, okay?”
Little Flower looked at the accessories, a pair of fluffy fox ears, indeed very cute.
Coaxed by the Abyss, Lin Ling’s heart softened, but he was cautious and asked the Abyss to show him the clothes first.
This one look made Little Flower blush all over.
They were clothes, proper clothes, the design beautiful and exquisite, but they were a bit thin, and there was only a shirt, no pants!
His eyes widened. He held the thin, beautiful white shirt against himself. It reached his thighs, but if he bent over, it wouldn’t cover anything.
“Are you serious?”
The Abyss nodded. Facing Little Flower’s questioning, he even took out the matching shirt clips.
The implication was clear: clip it, and it would cover everything.
Lin Ling: …
“Doesn’t Little Flower like these clothes?”
The Abyss, shameless and oblivious to the suggestive nature of the outfit, simply thought Little Flower would look beautiful in them.
So beautiful he wanted to lock him up, lock him in the Abyss, just for himself to see.
“If you don’t like these clothes, then let’s just wear the accessories,” the Abyss said, his tone laced with disappointment, but still understanding.
Little Flower couldn’t bear the Abyss speaking in such a tone, so even though he knew it was a trap, he jumped in willingly.
He bit his lip, closed his eyes, and explained to the Abyss, or perhaps to himself, “It’s nothing, it’s…it’s just something couples do, it’s fine.”
“It…It can even enhance our relationship…”
Shi Changyuan, seeing Lin Ling’s trembling eyelashes even with his eyes closed, chuckled, bent down, and kissed Lin Ling’s eyes. “Little Flower is shy, let me help you.”
Then, Little Flower was pressed onto the bed by the Abyss, enjoying the service of having the Abyss change his clothes for him.
Fingertips brushed against the buttons, the occasional light touches and grazes sending shivers down his spine. After that, he felt shirt clips being fastened on his thighs.
In addition, the Abyss took the liberty of adding a few more accessories.
Small bells that jingled around his ankles.
A cold, dangling chain around his waist.
Lin Ling didn’t dare to open his eyes to see what he was wearing. He could only hear the rustling of fabric against his skin.
And a sigh that fell upon his ear.
He heard the Abyss say—
“My Little Flower, so beautiful.”
The Abyss kissed his beloved Little Flower again and again, until Lin Ling was almost impatient.
Then he heard the Abyss suddenly ask, “Has Little Flower ever thought about having a wedding?”
