No one else was home. The place was quiet and empty; Chen Xingyue had probably gone back to school, too.
Chen Shouyi headed toward the bedroom on the second floor.
On the floor,
Shell Girl was licking the divine blood from a spoon, one lick at a time. She looked woozy, her cheeks flushed.
At that moment, her ears twitched and her body quivered. She hurriedly hugged the spoon and dragged it under the dark bed as fast as a mouse. She warily glanced toward the doorway from the corner of her eye. Only after Chen Shouyi came in and shut the door did she finally relax.
She went back to licking the divine blood.
"Where's Little Dot? Where'd she go?" Chen Shouyi asked deliberately, sensing Shell Girl beneath the bed.
Hearing his voice, Shell Girl gave a quiet snort. She didn't feel like paying any attention to the silly giant. She happily continued licking the divine blood.
"Bad Little Dot, where are you hiding?" Chen Shouyi teased.
That was more than she could stand. Shell Girl quickly stopped, then crawled out from under the bed and said anxiously, "Good giant, I'm a good Little Dot, not a bad Little Dot."
"Okay, okay, I was wrong. So you were hiding under the bed!"
Chen Shouyi smiled, bent down, picked up Shell Girl, and kissed her. She felt plump and soft.
How come she seems to have gotten so much fatter? Chen Shouyi thought.
Looking at her chubby face, he realized it had become a round little cherry.
If I keep giving her an unlimited supply of divine blood, will she turn into a ball of fat? He couldn't help worrying. She hardly ate honey anymore, either.
"Good giant, why do you keep looking at me?" Shell Girl asked curiously.
"You've