Chapter 143 – The Group Chat Explodes

“You’re so warm, Lin Xi-” Shi Yu held Lin Xi in her arms for a long time. “As expected of the Sun Goddess adored by countless fans.”

“What countless fans? Hurry up and quit that ridiculous fan group!” Lin Xi snapped. “Also, don’t you think you’ve been hugging me a little too long?”

“Not at all. It’s only been one minute and thirty-seven seconds. I want to hold you forever.”

“Get lost.”

“Sure thing.” As Shi Yu released Lin Xi, she gently blew into Lin Xi’s right ear.

“Eek-!” Lin Xi yelped and jumped away, clutching her ear as her face flushed bright red. “W-what are you doing?! Are you incapable of not being a pervert?!”

Shi Yu smiled. “I knew it. Your ears are a sensitive spot.”

“I discovered it by accident back when we used to sleep together.”

“So cute.”

Lin Xi: “…”

“You bastard! What the hell did you do to me while I was asleep?!”

“You want to know? Then why not let me stay the night? I’ll confess everything to you in bed…”

“Get out, get out, get out!” Lin Xi shouted. “No matter what you secretly did to me before, you’ll never get another chance! I’ll never give a pervert like you another opening!”

“I don’t have the slightest bit of interest in a perverted bot like you, so give it up!”

“You’ll eat those words,” Shi Yu said calmly. “Don’t be so absolute.”

Lin Xi could swear upon the Luo River:

If she ever fell for Shi Yu, may five bolts of lightning strike her down and a dump truck send her to another world the moment she stepped outside!

Before kicking Shi Yu out, Lin Xi had one last question to ask.

“You just said that the reason you started liking me was last year’s School Sports Festival.”

“So what stupid thing did I do at last year’s School Sports Festival that made you fall for me?”

Shi Yu merely smiled without answering. “It was the most beautiful moment we ever shared.”

“Part of the reason I bullied you at first was because you’d completely forgotten the most beautiful moment between us.”

“Just tell me already! What stupid thing did I do?!” Lin Xi demanded.

“Hehe, I’m not telling.” Shi Yu grinned mischievously. “Aren’t your memories slowly returning? You’ll remember sooner or later. Then you’ll know.”

Lin Xi: “…”

Like hell she would remember!

All her memories concerning the Cuddle Witch had to be unlocked by the System.

And so far, the only memory that had been unlocked was one of her being shot and killed…

“Fine, don’t tell me.” Lin Xi had no desire to remember what had happened between her and Shi Yu anyway.

If she ever had the chance, she would rather see what had happened between her and Xinning in the past. Those would be truly beautiful memories.

“See you tomorrow,” Shi Yu said softly. “Good night.”

Lin Xi reluctantly replied, “Good night,” then shut the door.

She had finally sent Shi Yu, that walking disaster, away, only to be caught off guard when Thor suddenly hugged her.

“Thor, do you want me to throw you out too?”

“Of course not!”

“Then let go of me!”

“I… I just wanted to tell you something!” Summoning her courage, Thor declared, “Master! You will never be alone, because I will always be by your side!”

Lin Xi: “…”

“Don’t listen to Shi Yu’s nonsense. I’m not lonely.”

“Besides, how could you possibly stay with me forever?”

“There’s no way my lifespan is as long as yours…” Then another thought occurred to Lin Xi. Cuddling could extend her lifespan. If she kept cuddling, didn’t that mean she could live for a very long time???

“Master, if you were to pass away, I would never continue living alone!”

“All right, all right. Don’t make the mood so heavy. I’m not lonely, and I’m not going to die anytime soon. Can you let go now?”

Thor let go of Lin Xi, but as she pulled away, she blew into Lin Xi’s right ear.

“Grrr-!” Lin Xi pointed at Thor. “Of all the things you could learn, you just had to pick up Shi Yu’s bad habits?!”

“Ehehehe-” Thor giggled. “I didn’t expect Master’s right ear to really be her sensitive spot. How interesting! How cute!”

“Get out! You can get out of my house just like Shi Yu!”

After Thor pleaded with her pitifully, Lin Xi’s heart softened again, and she allowed Thor to stay.

Am I spoiling her too much???… Lin Xi was increasingly convinced that she was simply far too kind.

“For someone who’s the Blazing Blast Witch, the scummiest thing I’ve ever done… seems to be cuddling with girls???”

“That’s me, all right-a Z City Good Citizen!”

Lin Xi returned to her bedroom and flopped onto the bed. “Ah, I forgot to tell Shi Yu to take her stuff with her…”

Shi Yu’s drawing supplies were still in her bedroom.

“She’ll probably keep drawing girls-love comics, but I have no intention of being a perverted comic artist’s assistant.”

Now that she and Shi Yu were no longer “contract girlfriends,” Lin Xi had no intention of helping her draw girls-love comics.

“I’ll message her and tell her I’ll bring this stuff over tomorrow.”

Lin Xi opened her phone and discovered that her team group chat was in full swing.

The moment she opened it, she went numb.

The group chat had exploded…

Shi Yu had made an official announcement: with Lin Xi’s consent, she was now Lin Xi’s lifelong backup girlfriend!

Thor vehemently condemned Shi Yu for getting a head start and declared that she would remain by Lin Xi’s side forever and protect her Master!

After sending a long string of question marks, Lu Yi joined the “battle.” She proclaimed that Neko were Lin Xi’s favorite, so she would be the “First Lady”!

Faced with this chaotic sapphic free-for-all, the genius Fox-kin girl Qin Ling berated her teammates for their shamelessness. She then stated that if Lin Xi took the initiative to pursue her, she might consider giving Lin Xi a chance.

The only calm one was the group owner-their team’s Captain, the elegant and wealthy heiress Zheng Mo.

But Zheng Mo asked one brutally pointed question:

[Has everyone except me shared a bed with Lin Xi???]

Shi Yu, Thor, Lu Yi, and Qin Ling all replied with “1,” confirming that they had already “slept with her.”

From behind her screen, Lin Xi had only one thing to say:

What kind of sin is this-?!

“I need to explain this right now. I can’t let Zheng Mo get the wrong idea about me!”

As far as Lin Xi was concerned, Zheng Mo was the only normal person on the team.

She couldn’t let those other unhinged weirdos lead Zheng Mo astray!

Lin Xi had just finished typing a lengthy explanation and was about to send it when Zheng Mo posted another message:

[Why don’t I stay over at your place too? @Lin Xi]

Lin Xi: “…”

“My dear heiress! Are you really that desperate to fit in?!”

Lin Xi hurriedly sent her explanation.

Just then, a newcomer joined the group.

“Huh? Is that Sister Lin???”

Zheng Mo had invited their team’s superior, Zhou Lin, into the group chat.

Lin Xi had been planning to meet with her supervisor soon and ask how she had managed to repair Shi Yu so quickly.

Everyone greeted Zhou Lin, and Lin Xi also sent, “Good evening, Sister Lin.”

Zhou Lin thanked everyone for the warm welcome, then asked:

[Is sharing a bed with Lin Xi part of your team’s culture?]

[Then I should do as the locals do. Please take good care of me tomorrow night. @Lin Xi]

Lin Xi: “…”

There was no explaining this in the group chat anymore. She would have to clear things up with everyone face-to-face tomorrow.

I’m tired. Just destroy it all… this absurd world…