"Zhou Yu, eat me"
On the outside of the glass, the hand formed from black mist was still pressing inward.
Without turning his head, Zhou Yu pulled a piece of cardboard from the bottom of the canvas bag, tore off some tape, and walked towards the French windows.
Smack
A sign that read "[Paid Leave, Do Not Disturb]" was neatly affixed to the center of the glass, and the red stamp of the Logistics Department was particularly eye-catching.
The red light on the screen of the old-fashioned digital watch flashed twice.
[Rule determined to be in effect.]
The high-energy reaction source has been forcibly returned to the waiting area.
The black fog outside the window dissipated instantly, and Zhou Yu clapped his hands.
Dealing with work emails after get off work is really undignified.
He turned around and saw Dania sitting cross-legged on the waterbed, holding an old book she had found at the night market.
Zhou Yu walked back to the bedside and sat down. The undulation of the waterbed caused Dania to slide towards him.
What are you looking at?
Dania immediately hid the book behind her back, her cheeks flushing red.
Dania:(⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)
"No, I didn't see anything."
Zhou Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Your face is so red, are the skewers at the night market really that spicy?"
Dania shook her head, but instead leaned forward a little. The neckline of her little yellow duck pajamas slipped open slightly, and she reached out to tug at his sleeve.
Zhou Yu.
"Um?"
"The book says that if two people like each other, they will eat each other."
Zhou Yu choked on a mouthful of goji berry water, which went straight into his trachea. He bent over, coughing so hard that tears were almost streaming down his face.
Zhou Yu: ( ꒪Д꒪)
"Ahem... Where did you get this cheap, low-brow literature from? That's rhetoric, not something you're supposed to actually use!"
Dania tilted her head, her eyes revealing a naive, clueless look.
"But when I asked the bookseller, he said it meant exactly what it said."
Zhou Yu wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth.
"Ugh, he doesn't know anything."
Dania persisted, straddling Zhou Yu's lap, causing the waterbed to sag deeply under their weight.
Zhou Yu's breathing suddenly stopped.
Dania's nose was almost touching his when she reached out and grabbed his collar with both hands, her little yellow duck pajamas completely open.
The outline of (·Y·) was faintly visible under the dim light.
Dania: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)
"Are you saying I don't taste good?!"
Zhou Yu was so shocked by these words that she was completely stunned and leaned back.
"Get down first, this has nothing to do with whether it tastes good or not!"
Dania bit her lip, her eyes slowly reddening as she tried to recall the lines from the book.
"I am neither a vessel nor a weapon."
"I am your... private property!"
Looking at her bright red ears, and at the deadly straight shot she delivered in the most clumsy way, Zhou Yu's last shred of rationality vanished instantly.
He wrapped his arm around her waist and, with a slight pull, switched their positions.
Dania sank into the soft waterbed, while Zhou Yu braced himself on either side of her ears, looking down at her.
Dania's eyes were wide open.
Dania:(⊙_⊙)
"Are you... are you going to eat me?"
Zhou Yu's gaze slid from her flushed cheeks to the small red mole on her collarbone, and then down to the alluring soft curves of her skin.
His Adam's apple bobbed.
Do you know what that sentence means to a normal adult male?
Dania swallowed.
"Does that mean... we can eat now?"
Zhou Yu was amused by her amusement. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, the taste of sea breeze and the sweetness of cola.
Dania closed her eyes and awkwardly wrapped her arms around his neck in response.
Zhou Yu's hand slowly moved upwards along her waistline.
Just then, a loud crash came from next door, and the entire wall shook violently.
Zhou Yu's movements froze in mid-air.
"Ha! Take this!"
A powerful roar came from next Sigelica, followed by the dull thud of a riot shield slamming against the wall.
Zhou Yu rolled off Dania with a black line on his forehead and sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing his temples.
Zhou Yu:(ㅍ_ㅍ)
"Holy crap, is she tearing the house apart in the middle of the night?"
Dania sat up and straightened her pajamas.
"Xixi has a habit of sleepwalking and practicing military boxing; she's probably using a riot shield to smash the wall."
Zhou Yu rubbed her face vigorously.
I'll throw that broken shield into the sea tomorrow.
He pulled the air-conditioning blanket over Dania and wrapped her up tightly from head to toe, leaving only her fluffy head sticking out.
"Sleep."
Dania squirmed under the covers.
But we haven't finished eating yet.
Zhou Yu pressed her down onto the pillow.
The cafeteria is closed.
"We'll talk about it when you're nineteen."
Dania pouted, looking aggrieved.
Dania:( ˘•ω•˘ )
"That will take a long time."
Zhou Yu turned off the bedside lamp, felt for her exposed hand in the darkness, and tucked it back into the covers.
"Go to sleep, I'll take you to eat seafood noodles tomorrow."
The sound of banging on the wall stopped, and only the rhythmic waves remained outside the window.
Just as Zhou Yu closed his eyes, the old-fashioned digital watch emitted a short vibration and glowed faintly in the darkness.
[Hint: The region code has been modified by unknown permissions.]
[Tomorrow's weather forecast has been updated.]
[Tsunami Warning Level: Highest.]
Zhou Yu opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling.
It seems this publicly funded trip is not going to end well.