CHAPTER 70

Ye Chengxing felt like she had changed Li Jia's life trajectory, but not by much.

She didn't want Li Jia to follow the path of the original novel's corruption, so she tried her best to avoid the plot lines that would lead her to that path. But in the end, it was her actions that caused Li Jia to follow that plot line.

Just like now, when Li Jia said that if she left, she would die with her.

The underlying plot remained unchanged despite all the twists and turns.

It was simply going in circles, starting from a point and returning to that same point, as if fate was irreversible.

But as soon as she said that, Ye Chengxing realized that she had unconsciously steered the conversation towards a heavy topic, and the atmosphere became even more stifled.

She quickly stopped speaking, but before she could bring up a new topic, she saw Li Jia biting her lip and asking, "Sister, are you still in pain?"

Ye Chengxing was momentarily stunned, then understood that Li Jia was referring to the insufficient suppressants she didn't take during her heat period, combined with the side effects caused by the forced heat period.

Li Jia moved closer to her, and her voice gently brushed against Ye Chengxing's ear. "If you completely mark me, it won't hurt at all."

Ye Chengxing remained silent.

She reached out and patted Li Jia, pulling her into an embrace before speaking, "I... won't completely mark you. Even if that day comes, it definitely won't for a reason like this."

Li Jia looked confused and puzzled. "Why? Doesn't Sister love me?"

Ye Chengxing said, "I love you."

But complete marking means that the Omega won't sense any other person's pheromones, only the Alpha who marked them, and vice versa for the corresponding Alpha.

Having such a relationship with complete marking, the Alpha and Omega will only have feelings for each other until death, exclusively belonging to each other.

She loves her, so she can't take the step of completely marking her.

...Otherwise, where would Li Jia go if she felt miserable in the future?

She wouldn't be able to find her.

Ye Chengxing only said a brief expression of love without explaining the reason for not doing the complete marking.

Li Jia stared at her for a while, then finally responded, "I love Sister too."

Ye Chengxing smiled and gently kissed the Omega. "Actually, I almost forgot about this minor side effect if you hadn't mentioned it. Don't worry about me... But there's one thing I almost forgot for real."

Their gazes met, and Ye Chengxing blinked. "Didn't I say we'd make hot milk tea after building the snowman? Let's make it now."

She took Li Jia's hand, and the two of them stood up and headed towards the kitchen.

As they walked, Ye Chengxing asked, "Is there anything specific you want to drink, Xiaoli?"

Li Jia interlaced her fingertips with Ye Chengxing's, and with their hands held together, she smiled and said, "I like whatever Sister makes."

Saying that, they entered the kitchen together.

She watched as Ye Chengxing opened the smart storage room and took things out. Bottles and jars occasionally made subtle sounds when they were touched.

Ye Chengxing's long curly hair fell forward as she moved, a few strands falling from behind to rest loosely in front of her. The tips of her hair formed a gentle arc in the air.

Some things Ye Chengxing placed by her side, while others she handed to Li Jia, asking for her help.

The kitchen was large and neatly organized.

Sunlight streamed in from the window, casting a long warm glow on the floor.

Li Jia suddenly felt her breath catch.

It was a very ordinary scene, but in that instant, she felt the true meaning of the word "home" more strongly than ever before.

Before Ye Chengxing moved in with her, Li Jia had also stayed here, but the feeling now was completely different from back then. Or perhaps it was only different when Ye Chengxing was present.

Everywhere here bore the traces of their life together.

—She had become a person with a home.

That's what she thought in her mind.

"How about making a cup of Peach Cheese Milk tea and a cup of Four Seasons Oolong Tea?" Ye Chengxing took out everything she needed and began organizing them.

It was something she had observed before. Although Li Jia would drink whatever she made, she preferred the slightly salty-sweet taste of Peach Cheese Milk over the purely sweet milk tea.

Originally, Ye Chengxing had planned to make two cups of milk tea, but after some thought, she decided to make a lighter Four Seasons Oolong Tea as well. This way, if Li Jia got tired of the Peach Cheese Milk tea, she could directly drink the Four Seasons Oolong Tea to balance out the taste.

While speaking, Ye Chengxing effortlessly cut some strawberries and pineapples and arranged them on a fruit platter next to Li Jia. She inserted a small fork into it, cutting the fruits into bite-sized pieces.

Everything happened naturally and smoothly. Li Jia's gaze fell on the heart-shaped fork on the fruit platter and lingered there for a long time.

Then she picked up a piece of pineapple and fed it to the edge of Ye Chengxing's lips.

After Ye Chengxing ate it, Li Jia fed her a piece of strawberry.

One piece after another, Ye Chengxing tilted her head slightly and looked at her with a helpless yet gentle smile. "I cut them for you to eat, why have you been feeding me all along?"

Because she had just eaten some fruit, her lips looked slightly moist and had a beautiful rosy color.

Li Jia didn't feed her any more fruit. She put down the fork.

Ye Chengxing, seeing this, prepared to turn her gaze back and continue making the milk tea. But the next moment, Li Jia reached out and hooked her neck, exchanging a lingering kiss.

On this warm afternoon, even the scene of a kiss was as beautiful as a painting.

After kissing Ye Chengxing, Li Jia licked her lips as if savoring something. "It's so sweet."

Upon hearing her words, Ye Chengxing felt a sudden rush of warmth to her face.

She coughed lightly, set down what she was holding, and fed Li Jia a piece of pineapple, saying, "This pineapple is indeed very sweet."

Caught off guard by being fed a piece of pineapple, Li Jia blinked her eyes.

She swallowed the pineapple and then hugged her with a smile, rubbing her cheek against her hair. "I won't tease you anymore. Let's make milk tea together."

After saying that, Li Jia let go of her and began handling the things she had taken.

Ye Chengxing lifted her hand to touch her cheek.

Her heartbeat was practically vibrating her chest, causing a tingling sensation, but there was also a bittersweet feeling that couldn't be restrained.

...If only they could always be together like this.

She took a deep breath without showing any signs and pushed back the surging emotions, focusing her attention on making the milk tea.

After all, they only had to make two drinks, and they were doing it together. It didn't take long to finish.

Ye Chengxing placed the milk tea on the table in front of the couch and watched as Li Jia selected a downloaded movie from the media player and started playing it.

Every time this happened, she couldn't help but wonder if Li Jia had blocked all the signals in this place.

Because everything was clearly prepared in advance, even without a signal, it didn't matter.

And she always had the feeling that Li Jia's preparations were more perfect than she had imagined or understood.

How long had this been planned?

Well, it couldn't have been a spontaneous decision.

Ye Chengxing propped her chin up and looked at Li Jia.

In fact, she was very averse to this kind of behavior. In the past, she could never have imagined herself allowing such behavior from the other person.

But in reality, she didn't feel any aversion in her heart towards Li Jia's actions. She even wanted to comfort her uneasiness.

When she first arrived in this world, Li Jia didn't seem like a villainess at all. After spending some time together, she realized that Li Jia was actually too kind. Now, thinking about it, it made sense that Li Jia was the villainess. It was very dangerous. However, even though she had touched the essence, all she could think of at this moment was the cute and fragile side of the other person... It made her feel both heartbroken and protective, unable to restrain her feelings of love.

Just like now, when Li Jia took a sip of the milk tea and smiled at her, saying, "The milk tea is delicious."

Ye chengxing couldn't help but curl up her lips, a smile forming.

It didn't matter anymore.

If Li Jia had this look, she loved her for this look. If there were a thousand different looks, then she would love her for those thousand different looks.

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