CHAPTER 68

Ye Chengxing held Li Jia tightly.

She felt that she was probably beyond salvation, but even so, her initial reaction was still one of heartache.

But Li Jia probably didn't want things to be this way either.

How did things between them become like this?

Or was everything just a superficial illusion of beauty, and now she was finally glimpsing the underlying, unhealed wounds?

Despite having made the decision not to leave earlier, at this moment Ye Chengxing deeply felt a thought creeping into her mind一

She couldn't escape.

No matter what, she couldn't leave.

How could she leave?

"Keep looking at me, possess me," The Omega leaned in again, wanting to kiss her, and her words and the kiss fell together. "Can you love me? Please love me, don't hate me."

Ye Chengxing didn't avoid her kiss this time. 

"I love you."

"Right here, by your side, I won't leave."

She knew that Li Jia still didn't believe it, but she patiently responded, her words melting into the air.

Their heartbeats were indistinguishable from each other.

...How could there be someone like this, dangerous and fragile at the same time?

She wasn't crying, but the corners of her eyes were tinged with a delicate pink, like early spring cherry blossoms, and her misty eyes were like a lake.

The faint golden chain grazed against her skin with each movement, and as she tilted her head, she was pulled down.

Their gazes met and touched in mid-air, caressing each other.

"Doesn't it feel uncomfortable?"

It wasn't just the tears that slipped down along her fingertips, Ye Chengxing felt as if the mist in Li Jia's eyes had turned into an unavoidable rain, making her wet too.

However, as the words fell, the Omega's waist moved even more actively than before.

"Don't get distracted..."

She lowered her gaze to Ye Chengxing, and the mist in her eyes turned into uncontrollable tears. Her lips parted and closed, and as she spoke, her voice became extremely slow and soft, her face tinged with a mesmerizing crimson.

"Because this way, the feeling of being owned by sister becomes even clearer."

Even though the words were scattered and barely formed coherent sentences, they tempted Ye Chengxing even more thoroughly.

The scent of oolong tea and white peach, their pheromones, mingled freely in the room, blending into a faint fragrance that belonged only to them.

Ye Chengxing's breath hitched.

This really was...

Her other hand squeezed Li Jia's waist, pulling her forward.

Li Jia was caught off guard by this, and she almost fell onto Ye Chengxing when she realized what she was doing.

It was a bit too stimulating.

But she couldn't move as she was being held tightly around the waist.

The moonlight outside was bright, but it was blocked by heavy curtains.

Inside the room, there were blossoming water splashes.

Ye Chengxing gently squinted her eyes and loosened her touch a little.

She withdrew her hand, intending to wipe off the water droplets with her fingertips, but then realized her own hand was also wet.

"Feeling good? You've splashed me all over." she said, licking the water from the corner of her lips and teasing her with a playful smile.

She felt Li Jia's body tremble even more intensely at her words. Just when she thought Li Jia might be a bit shy, she unexpectedly heard Li Jia say in a dreamy tone, "I really like it."

The Omega leaned closer, staring at her without blinking, as if wanting to engrave this image of her deep into her eyes. "I've imagined you like this a long time ago. You don't know, many times I listened to your voice through the necklace and used toys drenched in your pheromones in the room..."

Ye Chengxing paused for a moment, listening to her words, and then chuckled, somewhat amused. "...You little pervert."

She tilted her head slightly, biting the top of the f*nger cot that had already been used messily, and then took off the worn-out one, replacing it with a new one.

"Shall we do it again?" She stood up, holding Li Jia in her arms. "This time, help me tie up my hair."

.......

From then on, Ye Chengxing deliberately avoided topics related to going out.

Because even if she didn't mean it that way when she spoke, Li Jia would interpret it differently.

She was suspicious, sensitive, almost to the extreme, especially when it came to such topics. She couldn't control her anxiety.

It could even be said that she was in a state of panic, a fear that Li Jia would flee from her. So she held on tightly, as if holding onto the only bit of light she had, afraid to let go, no matter what.

Sometimes Ye Chengxing thought that the reason for creating this situation might be that Li Jia knew their time together was limited, so she stuck to her day and night like this.

This villa was indeed lacking nothing, and with the presence of intelligent robots, they didn't need to go out to buy anything they lacked.

They were like an ordinary couple living together.

However, the good weather after the heavy snow didn't last long.

In the past few days, it started snowing again. It wasn't heavy, but it continued for several days, forming a thick layer of white, soft and fluffy.

Ye Chengxing had a sudden idea and pulled Li Jia to the backyard to build a snowman.

The interior of the house was warm as summer, so the coldness of the backyard felt even more vivid when they stepped outside.

She helped Li Jia put on gloves and a scarf, and straightened her clothes before they started building a snowman.

"When I was little, I loved snowy days because I could build snowmen when it snowed heavily," Ye Chengxing gathered the snow, reminiscing about some memories from the past as she spoke to Li Jia unconsciously. "Sometimes my mom and mother would join me. Once, right after I finished building the snowman, my mom quickly took off its head and ran away, leaving me stunned, and then she burst into laughter. But my mother took the snowman's head back from her and helped me put it back on, telling me not to mind my mom, who was acting childish."

In general, Li Jia now knew that she was not from this world. During their conversations, Ye Chengxing no longer concealed much, although she hadn't concealed much before compared to now.

Li Jia watched her gathering snow and paused for a moment before starting to gather snow as well.

She had seen people building snowmen before, but she didn't think much of it and couldn't understand why they would come out in the cold winter to do this. However, seeing several people happily doing it together seemed nice.

Unable to understand, she tried building a snowman on a snowy day by herself once, but the snowman she built didn't resemble a snowman at all.

At that time, she didn't think much of it.

But now, as she listened to Ye Chengxing's words with a playful expression, Li Jia inexplicably imagined the scene described by Ye Chengxing's words and vaguely felt something. The most interesting part seemed to be not just about building a snowman, but indeed about building a snowman.

Ye Chengxing gathered the snow quickly, and in no time, a snowman took shape.

Once the shape was formed, she began inserting the black buttons prepared earlier as the eyes and placed a small carrot as the nose for the snowman.Ye Chengxing clapped her hands. "Isn't it cute?"

Li Jia's gaze fell on her, and after a while, she nodded. "It's cute."

After answering like this, she pondered for two seconds before continuing, "Can you describe what your mom and mother are like? I'm a little curious."

She was genuinely curious.

Because at this moment, she suddenly realized that she and Ye Chengxing were indeed very different.

This difference didn't just refer to their personalities but something deeper.

When Ye Chengxing heard Li Jia's question, a smile unconsciously appeared in her eyes. "They are both very, very good people. If they saw you, they would really like you."

She didn't even realize how soft her voice became when she mentioned them, almost instantly slowing down her tone.

However, after answering like that, Ye Chengxing suddenly realized that this topic might not be suitable for Li Jia.

She had been carried away by her own thoughts and said whatever came to her mind.

Ye Chengxing worried that Li Jia would recall those unpleasant past experiences, so she stopped her words, intending to change the topic. But then she heard Li Jia continue, "What is the world where you are from like?"

Although there was no time to change the topic, Li Jia spoke first. However, the topic she brought up was quite suitable as a diversion.

So after thinking for a moment, Ye Chengxing said, "The world I live in... is similar and yet different from this world. The technology is not as advanced, there is no gender classification like Alpha, Beta, and Omega, and there is no existence of pheromones. Restaurants and hotels can be found everywhere on the streets, and the food in our world is really delicious~"

Li Jia looked at her with a smile in her eyes. When Ye Chengxing talked about these things, it seemed like she had a lot to say and her whole being looked very happy, filled with a sense of nostalgia.

"But the most different thing is that in our world, we celebrate the New Year."

"What is the New Year?" Li Jia asked.

"Well... it's a festival. It's the transition from winter to spring, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. Everyone gathers together, stays up late on New Year's Eve, makes dumplings, puts up couplets, has a reunion dinner, and gives red envelopes with money to children. People also visit their relatives and friends to greet them for the new year. It's a lively festival."

As Ye Chengxing spoke, Li Jia blinked her eyes slowly.

Ye Chengxing's words weren't too long, but there were a few terms she didn't understand.

Before Li Jia could ask again, Ye Chengxing started explaining each of these terms to her.

"The red envelope given to children symbolizes that they will have a safe and peaceful year."

"Staying up late on New Year's Eve can be understood as crossing over to the new year. On the last day of the old year, people stay awake all night until the arrival of the next day, which is the first day of the new year. In the past, people used to set off fireworks, and it was very beautiful, but now it's not allowed as much."

While Ye Chengxing explained, she adjusted the snowman's body and fixed any imperfections.

"Okay, the snowman is done." she said, satisfied, and stood up.

As Ye Chengxing stood up and turned, her gaze met Li Jia's eyes directly.

The Omega seemed to have been watching her all along, and there was a complex expression in her eyes that Ye Chengxing couldn't quite understand.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling bored?" Ye Chengxing realized that she had been too engrossed in building the snowman and hadn't thought about Li Jia's experience. 

She coughed and said, "It must be very cold. Let's go inside first..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Jia shook her head. "I don't feel cold, and I'm not bored. I'm happy being with my sister. It's just..."

She bit her lip and continued, "Doesn't sister want to return to the world she lived in?"

Return to the world she lived in?

Ye Chengxing paused for a moment at her words, but then smiled.

She moved closer to Li Jia, wanting to touch her hair, but then remembered that she was still wearing gloves. She took off one glove and gently rubbed her hand through Li Jia's hair. "Our Xiaoli is in this world."

Li Jia felt her actions but became even more confused and lost in her heart.

Previously, she had only thought about keeping Ye Chengxing by her side because there was nothing more terrifying than losing her.

But at this moment, scenes of Ye Chengxing's nostalgic and affectionate expressions flashed through her mind.

It seemed like she hadn't considered Ye Chengxing's thoughts at all, only feeling that she couldn't lose her.

But what did Ye Chengxing think?

Wen Qingxi's voice seemed to resonate in her ears again:

"Li Jia, do you know what love is?"

"You don't understand at all. Yes, I did intentionally wear the jammer around her, but have you treated her as a person? You want to eavesdrop, so you eavesdrop; you want to track her, so you track her; you want to interfere with her social life, so you interfere. She is a person, not your possession. If you truly like her, you should respect her."

Li Jia suddenly felt a strong wave of anxiety.

"Sister, do you hate me?"

"Hmm?" Ye Chengxing met Li Jia's gaze, not quite understanding why she would ask such a question. However, after spending this time together, she understood how unsettled Li Jia's heart was.

So Ye Chengxing's gaze became even softer. "How could I hate you? I love you."

After saying this, Li Jia remained silent, and Ye Chengxing continued on her own, "But if we calculate the time, it's almost New Year's in my world... Xiaoli, would you like to celebrate New Year with me?"

She curved her lips, and her eyes were filled with a gentle and radiant smile.

Li Jia met her gaze and, for a moment, felt like she was drowning in it.

She thought she should refuse her and let her go home, just as Ye Chengxing had said. New Year's was a day for going home and reuniting with family.

She didn't have a family, only Ye Chengxing, but Ye Chengxing had many family members and friends.

But, but...

Let her be selfish just this once.

After this, she would definitely let her go.

After a long pause, Ye Chengxing heard Li Jia softly respond, "Okay, let's celebrate the New Year together."

—She really just wanted this last bit of time.

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