Before Lin An could even react, Shadow Brake had already reached out, expressionless, and stripped off his pajamas.
At the same time, her soul power spread out, shutting out the cold air creeping in around them.
The entire process was crisp and efficient. Strip, change, dress, button up-her movements were so practiced that there was barely a pause. Everything flowed in one seamless motion.
Lin An looked down at himself, then up at Shadow Brake, the corner of his eye twitching hard.
"Seriously, how do you manage to strip me every single time without so much as changing your expression?"
I didn't even fucking have time to react. Is she getting better and better at this?
Shadow Brake's face remained expressionless as she reached out quite naturally to straighten Lin An's collar.
"I'm just a robot. I don't have those filthy desires you humans have."
As she said this, her expression remained perfectly calm, without the slightest ripple.
Her gaze merely flicked toward Gu Yue in Lin An's arms.
Very briefly.
So briefly that Lin An might not even have noticed if he hadn't happened to be watching her.
Her tone hadn't changed noticeably either, yet somehow, there was just a hint of jealousy.
Lin An: "..."
You'd better really not have any.
Shadow Brake fastened his last button, then picked up the clothes he had changed out of and prepared to leave.
But before she left, she casually reached out with her other hand, caught Gu Yue's tail precisely between two fingers, and lifted her up.
The Little Silver Dragon, who had been sleeping comfortably curled up in Lin An's arms a moment ago, was hauled straight out of the covers and left dangling upside down.
Gu Yue wasn't even fully awake. Her head drooped, all four paws drooped,