Little Pufferfish

Although Ye Wanqing was panicked, Xiao He's view was blocked by the coffee table, so he couldn't see what was in the drawer. He only saw Ye Wanqing slam the drawer shut, and then her two friends looked at them with mischievous smiles.

"Wanqing, should we wrap these potato and chicken wings in plastic wrap?" Xiao He pointed to the table behind him.

Ye Wanqing's blush hadn't faded yet, and the thought of what was in the drawer made her angry, "Whatever! Don't ask me about things like this! You don't ask about things you should be asking about!"

"What's wrong? Why are you angry again?" Xiao He frowned. "You Little Pufferfish."

"Oh, 'Little Pufferfish' is such a cute name," Yin Jia teased.

Ye Wanqing's face turned even redder. She frantically waved her small hand at Xiao He, "Have you washed the dishes?! Hurry up!"

"Okay, okay," Xiao He sighed, and carried the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen.

"That's just how he is, he often doesn't know what he's doing..." Ye Wanqing quickly turned to Yin Jia and the other woman and laughed, "And he's usually very unreliable. He took me to a restaurant three times before we finally got to eat there!"

"So you mean he's unreliable most of the time, but he's reliable in crucial moments?" Zhou Huimei joked.

Ye Wanqing blushed and stammered, "In crucial moments... they are indeed very reliable."

The three girls joked around in the living room for a while, then Zhou Huimei and Yin Jia went back to their dormitory.

"Did you know we had something like this at home?!" As soon as he left, Ye Wanqing started nagging and making a scene, dragging Xiao He along.

"How would I know? The living room has always been your territory. You're the one who sits here watching movies on the projector, while I mostly play games in my room," Xiao He said irritably. "But the Special Response Department has really gone to great lengths to prepare this much."

"There was absolutely no need to go this far!" Ye Wanqing said angrily. "Now my friends will definitely think that you and I did those... those filthy things!"

"That's not my fault..." Xiao He gently poked her cheek. "You're always so puffed up, Little Pufferfish..."

"Hey!" Ye Wanqing slapped his hand away angrily, "Be serious! This concerns my reputation!"

"What does it matter? We're a couple anyway, so no one will suspect anything now." Xiao He said dismissively, "Couples living together will definitely experience this, right? You should have thought of this from the beginning, since you're already living together."

"She's still a virgin..." Ye Wanqing angrily punched Xiao He, "Now her reputation is completely ruined! It's all your fault!"

"Is this the fault of the Special Response Department?" Xiao He said aggrievedly, "Speaking of which, I remember you once said that you've never held hands with a boy."

"Because... because all those boys are so annoying!" Ye Wanqing said angrily. "If it weren't for the contract requiring us to pretend to be a couple, you wouldn't even be able to hold my hand!" After a pause, she came to her senses and punched Xiao He repeatedly. "Don't you dare call me Little Pufferfish!"

"Oh, alright, alright," Xiao He said helplessly, pressing down on her head. "Don't you need to take a nap? You have classes in the third and fourth periods this afternoon, right? Take a nap and I'll take you to your classroom later."

"Hmph!" Ye Wanqing glared at him fiercely and strode into the house.

But a moment later, Ye Wanqing came out of the room. "Fold my clothes!"

"We can't just pile them up there, can we? It'll look messy, and what will your friends think?" Xiao He countered.

Ye Wanqing glared at him for a while, then turned and went inside. But just as Xiao He was about to return to his room, Ye Wanqing rushed out again. "Where did you put my phone charger?!"

"It's in the basket on the bedside table," Xiao He said, hands on his hips and frowning.

"What about the electric mosquito repellent?!" Ye Wanqing pressed. Xiao He pointed to the ceiling, "On the bookshelf above your bed."

"Things are scattered everywhere, it's so annoying..." Ye Wanqing muttered under her breath, stomping her foot on the floor as she returned to her room.

Xiao He shrugged innocently and continued washing his dishes.

Ye Wanqing was currently rolling around on the bed, hugging her pillow, sulking. "I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! My reputation is completely ruined! Does that mean I have no choice but to marry him!? Although I don't hate him that much anymore lately..."

But, but if we get married, I'll have to do all those lewd things with him! Like...

Ye Wanqing briefly imagined it in her mind, then instantly transformed into a boiled crab: No, no, absolutely not!

But she found that although she felt shy, she wasn't that averse to it.

"Ah--!" Ye Wanqing buried her face in the pillow to stifle her scream. "You're so shameless, Ye Wanqing!"

Xiao He had no idea that a storm of inner turmoil was unfolding in Ye Wanqing's room.

"This girl is actually quite cute when she's puffed up... like a Little Pufferfish," Xiao He couldn't help but think to himself.

After washing the dishes and returning to the living room, he noticed a news report about Mutant on TV.

Currently, the general impression of "Yinglong" is positive; it is powerful yet relatively humble. Although there are a few sarcastic and insulting comments, they are in the minority. Seeing "Yinglong" become a source of pride for the Chinese people makes him quite proud.

However, Yinglong's impact on foreign countries is even greater. Xiao He guesses that those foreigners must be jumping up and down in panic by now. The Psychokinesis Yinglong displayed during the flood was simply unheard of. Compared to him, those foreign Mutant are a joke.

After Yinglong dealt with the Typhoon, foreign governments immediately set about finding new Mutant and publicized it extensively, as if they were fighting against Yinglong, telling the world, "We also have powerful Mutant, Yinglong is nothing."

However, since the flood incident, no new propaganda videos about Mutant have appeared abroad. Foreign media and politicians have started to focus on human rights issues to smear the "Yinglong," but have not mentioned its abilities at all.

All signs indicate that Yinglong's level of Superpower has already frightened those people abroad.

"I wonder what expressions these people will have after they find out 'Yinglong's' true abilities..." Xiao He chuckled.

After checking the news, Xiao He planned to take a nap and then cycle Ye Wanqing to her classroom. He hesitated about whether to stay with Ye Wanqing in class until the end of the afternoon before heading back, but before he could fall asleep, Cui Man showed up at his door.

"What's wrong, Sister Man?" Xiao He frowned and asked as he watched Cui Man rush into the room.

"Something's up," Cui Man said seriously. "You two change your clothes right away and come with us to the Special Response Department."

"What's going on?" Xiao He immediately perked up.

Cui Man crossed her arms and explained, "A gang of stalkers from abroad has discovered a guy who seems to be a Mutant. You two will be coming with me and on standby at any time."

"Understood," Xiao He replied, and immediately went back to his room to change his clothes.