A Girl's Secret Wish Is to Be Eaten by You

The last bell rang in the examination room.

Linnai floated out, still muttering to herself.

"The eldest loves playing in the mud, the second is obsessed with the alchemy cauldron... Damn, why do I only remember these two lines?"

Aimis rubbed her temples and squeezed her way out of the examination room.

"That lousy song kept going on in my head for three hours, and I almost wrote the lyrics for the last big question."

Sigelica's face was ashen; the moment she handed in her paper, she felt as if half her life had been left on the answer sheet.

Dania walked briskly, her cheeks flushed.

Zhou Yu leaned against the end of the corridor, holding her ever-present thermos in her hand. She didn't look at anyone else, her gaze fixed on Dania.

Dania ran up to him, her eyes sparkling.

I've finished my exams.

"Yes, I can see that."

Zhou Yu unscrewed the lid and held it to her lips.

"Let's soothe our throats, then we'll have hot pot tonight."

Dania took a sip of warm water from his hand and responded sweetly.

Linnai turned her head to look this way, then turned back to stare at the ceiling.

"I handed in a rap song script, and they were giving out water in the hallway."

Is this world fair?

Aimis patted her on the shoulder.

"It's unfair, but you'll get used to it."

Sigelica swallowed the words "my scholarship" back down her throat and silently clutched the corner of her exam admission ticket.

The weekend after the exams, in the Logistics Department warehouse.

Zhou Yu pulled out a huge beanbag chair from somewhere and threw it into a corner piled with spare parts.

Dania was completely engrossed in it, holding a carton of strawberry yogurt in her hands, licking the lid in small sips.

Zhou Yu sat on the floor next to her, leaning against the sofa armrest, replacing parts on an old communicator.

The soldering torch was used, and the indicator light on the circuit board lit up.

After Dania finished licking the yogurt lid, her gaze fell on his profile and she couldn't look away.

He had a small burn mark on his forehead from a welding torch, his jawline was sharply defined, and his brows would furrow slightly when he was focused.

She stared at it for a while, and her cheeks began to burn.

A tiny, greedy voice inside me was saying--

I really want to be eaten by him.

Dania's face flushed, and she quickly lowered her head, using an empty yogurt container to cover her face.

Zhou Yu stopped what she was doing and turned her head to the side.

"What's wrong? Why is your face so red? Is it hot in the warehouse?"

No, no.

He reached out and touched her forehead with the back of his hand, the metal parts of his knuckles feeling slightly cool.

Dania was startled.

"Not hot."

Zhou Yu withdrew her hand, picked up the yogurt container next to her, and glanced at it.

"Allergic to strawberries?"

Dania buried her face even deeper, leaving only the tip of her bright red ear sticking out, and shook her head desperately.

"It looks just like a cooked shrimp."

He unscrewed the thermos and took another sip.

"Should we open the window to let in some fresh air?"

Dania's voice drifted out from behind the yogurt container, soft and delicate.

"No need... just keep fixing it."

It paused for a moment.

I'll just sit here and watch.

The last sentence was almost mumbled, her ears burning red.

Zhou Yu raised an eyebrow, didn't ask any further questions, and went back to soldering the circuit.

The only sound in the warehouse was the hissing of welding torches.

Dania slowly lowered the yogurt container a little, revealing half an eye, and secretly continued to watch him.

It was late at night, in the girls' dormitory.

Sigelica had just finished showering when she saw Linnai and Aimis sitting cross-legged on Dania's bed, blocking her in the middle, the three heads huddled together.

Dania hugged the brown bear that was half her height, burying her face in its head, with only her two big, watery eyes showing.

Linnai struck first.

"Tell me quickly, what did he mean by 'cooked shrimp' just now?"

Aimis followed closely behind.

"Tell me honestly, what exactly did you do in the Logistics Department over the weekend? Did you secretly take things to the next level?"

Sigelica paused in drying her hair.

Dania was caught in the middle and had no choice but to speak so softly that she could barely be heard.

"We... will stay in the warehouse."

He was fixing something, and I... I watched him.

Linnai was disappointed in him.

Linnai was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed.

"Just watched? Watched for two days?"

Dania nodded slightly.

Aimis leaned closer, her gaze suggestive.

"What are you thinking when you look at him?"

Dania's cheeks flushed with that ripe, rosy hue again, and her eyes began to wander.

"I... I feel like I'm going to melt."

Her voice grew softer and softer.

"When he looks at me, I feel soft and yielding inside and out."

"I... I still want to..."

What are you thinking about?

Linnai and Aimis spoke in unison.

"I want... I want to be eaten by him."

The dormitory fell silent for three seconds.

Linnai: "Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!"

Aimis: "Holy crap! Awesome!"

Sigelica dropped the towel she was holding to the ground.

Dania was startled by their reaction, and curled up into a ball, burying her face completely in the teddy bear.

Aimis grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently.

Aimis was beaming with excitement.

"Sister, you've finally figured it out!"

She lowered her voice, her tone extremely fierce.

"Tell me honestly, when you two were sneaking around, did you stick your tongues out?"

Boom.

Dania pulled the blanket over her head, wrapping herself up like a spring roll, and trembled violently deep inside the bed, unable to utter a single word.

Linnai slapped her thigh and jumped out of bed.

"No, this progress is too slow!"

She paced back and forth on the ground.

"As the leaders of this CP (couple pairing) fandom, and as their supporters, we must push this high-speed train called 'Love' to keep accelerating!"

Sigelica picked up the towel and silently walked to the side.

"You people... are truly unbecoming."

The sound was very soft, but my ears felt a little hot.

Linnai didn't listen to her at all; she had already taken out her terminal and brought up the academy map.

"For dating, we need a date that truly transforms the relationship."

Aimis peeked out from under the bed.

"Go to the motorcycle club? I'll take them for a spin, I guarantee their adrenaline will surge, they'll be capable of anything."

"It's too noisy, not romantic at all."

Linnai rejected the idea, sliding her finger across the map until it stopped at a secluded corner.

"Go to the back mountain; there's an abandoned observatory there."

Chisaki peeked out from the top bunk at some point, adjusted her glasses, and calmly spoke in a sweet voice.

Calm

"The target location is at an altitude of 375 meters, with a wide field of view, far from crowds, and a light pollution level of B, making it suitable for nighttime celestial observation."

She paused.

It is also suitable for in-depth physiological and psychological communication.

Sigelica felt a chill run down her spine.

"That place is too remote; it's not safe to go there at night!"

Linnai's eyes lit up.

"That's right! A little insecurity is necessary; that's what gives the hero a chance to save the damsel in distress!"

Aimis nodded repeatedly.

"A dark and windy night, a lone man and a lone woman, tsk tsk."

Sigelica wanted to argue, but found that her concerns had become a catalyst for the other party's plan.

Sigelica looked utterly helpless.

The battle plan was quickly finalized.

Linnai took care of all the romantic props – a portable starry sky projector and a couple's playlist.

Aimis provides perimeter security and, incidentally, transportation for emergency evacuation.

Chisaki was responsible for calculating the best stargazing window and lunar phase data for the night, and also provided an hourly weather forecast.

Despite strong protests, Sigelica was assigned to buy snacks and... a first-aid kit just in case.

What does "first aid kit" mean?

Sigelica's voice rose a half octave.

Linnai winked at her.

"Literally, what if he falls or gets hurt?"

Aimis was trying not to laugh.

"Yes, yes, exactly what it means."

Dania peeked her head out from under the covers, clutching the dating tips Linnai had given her, her face filled with apprehension and confusion.

Linnai squatted down to be at eye level with her.

"Yaya, remember one thing."

"Once we get to the observatory, we don't need to memorize lines or think about routines."

Just be yourself.

Dania bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

The next day, the Logistics Department.

Zhou Yu had just finished programming a batch of cleaning robots when he looked up and saw Dania standing at the door, twisting the loose thread at the hem of her school uniform.

"What's wrong?"

He went over and tucked the stray hairs that had been blown about by the wind behind her ears.

Dania took a deep breath—no, she took three, but with each breath she couldn't get the words out of her throat.

"Xiao Yu..."

Her voice trembled slightly.

Are you free this weekend?

Zhou Yu held her thermos and waited for her to continue.

I'd like to ask you... to go stargazing in the back hill.

After saying this, Dania closed her eyes tightly, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

Zhou Yu paused for a moment while twisting the cup lid.

He looked at the girl in front of him, who had her eyes closed and dared not look at him, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a smile.

"The back mountain."

He unscrewed the thermos and took a sip.

"You'll need to bring enough food."

Dania suddenly opened her eyes.

"You agreed?"

I'm deciding whether to bring a grill or a pot.

Zhou Yu tapped the tip of her nose with the cup lid.

"Tell me first, who taught you to make this appointment?"

Dania's ears turned red again.

At the far corner outside the door, Linnai and Aimis each peeked out halfway, their heads pointed at each other by the terminal camera.

Linnai's hands were trembling, and she was howling silently.

Aimis bit her fist, her eyes red-rimmed.

Chisaki calmly recorded the timestamps while holding up her tablet.

Sigelica leaned against the wall, arms crossed, staring at the ceiling.

"My scholarship... what will I be asked to reimburse this time?"

No one answered her.