“I’m back…”
It was a bright and sunny morning.
Li Qianqiao, looking utterly exhausted, dragged himself back into the video store after just completing a commission.
Pushing open the door to the staff break room, he saw Belle and Wise sitting on the sofa in front of the TV.
He set Eous down and greeted them.
“Welcome back, A-Qiao.”
“You’re back, Little Li. How did the rest of the commission go?”
Li Qianqiao slumped directly into the empty seat next to Belle, staring blankly at the ceiling with dead eyes.
“Don’t even mention it, Sis Belle. It’s a good thing you disconnected after I got out of the Hollow, otherwise you definitely wouldn’t have wanted to see what happened next.” As if recalling something horrifying, Li Qianqiao’s eyes suddenly filled with terror.
“That middle-aged guy, the client. After I brought his safe out for him, he insisted on thanking me by sharing some of the stuff inside.”
“Isn’t that a good thing? If he’s using a safe, the contents must be pretty valuable.” Belle didn’t quite understand why Li Qianqiao was so terrified of such a good deal.
“No, you don’t understand what was actually in there. I thought they were valuables too, but I never expected that old man to pull out several ‘two-player romance action movies’ !”
…
“Pfft—hahaha! I didn’t expect you to be such an innocent little virgin boy, Little Li!” Belle couldn’t hold back her laughter.
Wise looked at Li Qianqiao with a smiling, squinty-eyed expression and asked, “So, A-Qiao, did you secretly accept them in the end?”
Belle stopped laughing and began lecturing him.
“That’s not right, Little Li. Even though it’s normal for boys your age to be curious about those things, you need to exercise self-control. So, you must firmly refuse such offers.”
“Hehe. Brother Wise, Sis Belle, you two are still far too naive.” Faced with their comments, Li Qianqiao could only let out a hollow, dry laugh.
He took a deep breath and recounted his trauma, “That old guy didn’t pull out ordinary stuff! The covers were all Man-on-Man! And they were directed by and starring the old man himself! He had all these popular hot young idols in them, and he actually chose to be the bottom!”
“Sis Belle, do you know what kind of look he gave me? It was the gaze of a hardcore sadist! It was so sticky and dripping with desire! If he wasn’t the client, I wouldn’t have been able to stop myself from hitting him with a Crimson Smash right then and there!”
“Why? Why hasn’t a single beautiful woman taken a liking to me, but instead I get targeted by an old man?! Now that I think about it, I feel like I’ve been mentally violated! My mind completely defiled! Sob, sob…”
Li Qianqiao grew more and more agitated as he spoke, eventually shedding actual crocodile tears.
Anyone watching would feel heartbroken for him.
Belle and Wise finally recovered from this explosively cursed information.
They looked at Li Qianqiao, their eyes filled with pity.
Belle wrapped an arm around Li Qianqiao’s shoulder and comforted him.
“There, there, Little Li, don’t cry. We’ll never accept commissions from that kind of person ever again. If you’re still sad, you can rest your head on my lap.”
“Thank you, Sis Belle.” Li Qianqiao quickly lay down on Belle’s lap, wiping his tears and occasionally letting out a sniffle.
Feeling the warm, soft touch on his face, the corners of Li Qianqiao’s mouth practically twitched upward.
Just according to plan!
Although the old man was real, and the disgust was real, my crying was totally fake!
Hehehe…
Sis Belle’s thighs are so white and soft… hehehe…
Watching Li Qianqiao covering his face and sobbing.
Wise sighed and changed the subject.
“Don’t be sad, A-Qiao. Let’s watch the news. With the municipal elections coming up, there might be some new developments.”
It was a good thing Wise couldn’t read Li Qianqiao’s mind, otherwise a simple beating wouldn’t have been enough to settle the score.
Wise turned on the TV, and the news channel happened to be broadcasting a live interview.
The segment featured Perlman from Vision Corporation.
Li Qianqiao’s sniffling slowly came to a halt.
Watching Perlman answer the aggressive reporter’s questions on screen, Li Qianqiao’s expression turned serious.
I remember the secretary next to Perlman is the real mastermind, right? laying my head on those would definitely—wait, no!
She’s definitely not a simple character.
Could she be one of the people keeping an eye on me?
I need to observe this woman carefully.
“The project site is located near the Hollow, and a large number of residents will need to be relocated…”
“A company aiming to join TOPS really is rolling in money. What do you think, Little Li?” Wise asked, watching the TV intently.
Meanwhile, Belle was gently ruffling Li Qianqiao’s hair, petting him like a little puppy.
Li Qianqiao was thoroughly enjoying Belle’s petting.
Resting on her comfortable thighs, he felt that this was the peak of human’s happiness…
Even though Li Qianqiao was not a human.
Hearing Wise’s question, his brain short-circuited, and he blurted out an absolutely unhinged thought.
“I think that secretary looks pretty good, with all those curves. But she still can’t compare to my Sis Belle. This snow-white skin, this soft touch… I could play with these for—”
Before he could finish his sentence, Li Qianqiao felt an icy gaze lock onto him.
As the grip of the hand on his head gradually tightened, Li Qianqiao felt like his cranium was about to be ripped entirely off.
His expression contorted in pain.
Sis Belle pats my head, and now she’s going to crush my skull barehanded?!
“Ahhh! Sis Belle, Sis Belle! I was wrong, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have—”
“Alert. Street cameras have identified an unidentified individual approaching the store at high speed.”
Fairy’s sudden alarm instantly shut down the chaotic scene.
Li Qianqiao quickly scrambled off Belle’s lap, tactfully squatted in the corner, shot Fairy a look of deep gratitude, and lowered his head to await his impending punishment.
Belle glared viciously at Li Qianqiao.
She swore that she would absolutely beat him into an endangered species later.
Wise smiled helplessly and didn’t say a word, though his smile carried a malicious undertone that hinted at unseen dangers.
However, the matter at hand was more pressing.
Belle had to let Li Qianqiao off the hook for now and followed Wise to the door to greet their guest.
“Meow~!”
The moment they opened the break room door, a figure tripped and face-planted onto the floor right in front of them.
Wise and Belle looked at the petite figure sprawled on the ground, temporarily speechless.
Li Qianqiao stealthily poked his head out to observe the uninvited guest.
Short stature, a pair of cat ears, two tails, wheat-colored skin, and an incredibly cute face.
Wait, isn’t this Nekomata?!
The one got me lose 50/50 many times to and currently have at M5?!
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Li Qianqiao almost couldn’t hold back a string of curses.
But he quickly calmed down.
If Nekomata was here, that meant…
Li Qianqiao glanced at the TV, which was still broadcasting the news about Vision Corporation’s demolition plans.
Meanwhile, the three of them had already begun their initial exchange.
Wise and Belle believed Nekomata’s story, but when they asked why Nicole and the others were in the demolition zone, Nekomata suddenly grew nervous.
Feeling that she couldn’t explain it clearly, Nekomata panicked and came up with an idea.
She grabbed Nicole’s Bangboo (Amillion), hoping the Proxies could extract its visual data to see for themselves.
Wise expressed his regrets, explaining that only the Bangboo’s owner or its manufacturing company could do that.
“Why not ask the almighty Fairy?”
The sudden voice startled Nekomata.
Her fur stood on end as she hid behind Belle, staring at the guy who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
Nekomata stared at Li Qianqiao nervously and asked cautiously, “W-Who are you?! Why are you here?! And… did you just say… Furry?”
Li Qianqiao’s face instantly darkened, but then his eyes rolled as a mischievous idea struck him.
He wanted to tease this little kitten.
“Kekeke! A little kitten like you was born to be eaten by me! Just submit to me obediently! Zehahahaha!”
Li Qianqiao walked toward Nekomata with a creepy, perverted look on his face, letting out bizarre villain laughs.
If a stranger saw him, they would definitely think he was a total creep and call Public Security.
“Ahhh! There’s a p-pervert——!!”
Nekomata let out a terrified shriek, tears welling up in her eyes as if she was about to start crying any second.
It seemed she was genuinely terrified.
“Kekeke! I’m going to—Puh!”
Belle delivered a devastating critical hit, landing a solid punch squarely on Li Qianqiao’s face.
It was super effective!
“Little Li, if you ever dare to bully a girl again, be careful not to sleep too deeply tonight~” Belle’s face was entirely expressionless as she delivered the coldest threat in the gentlest tone possible.
“I… I understand…”
Li Qianqiao lay on the floor, his eyes rolled back, a clear fist imprint on his face.
Faced with Belle’s sheer violence, he could only silently submit to her tyrannical power before passing out.
“W-Who is he…?” Nekomata looked at Wise, her eyes full of questions.
Wise’s mouth twitched.
He really wanted to say he didn’t know this guy, but Li Qianqiao was technically part of the family now.
He had to save face for him.
“His name is Li Qianqiao. He’s an employee here, and also…”
“And also someone with a highly punchable face.” Belle helped Wise finish his sentence, shooting him a silent glare.
Wise was thoroughly intimidated by Belle’s aura and didn’t dare utter another word.
Sorry, A-Qiao.
Brother Wise can’t save you.
Brother Wise can barely save himself right now…
Belle’s face finally broke into a warm smile.
She took Nekomata’s hand and led her to the sofa to sit down.
“Don’t mind what just happened. Little Li just wanted to scare you a bit. Oh, right, Little Li mentioned Fairy just now. Fairy, do you have a way to do this?”
Seeing the spearhead suddenly point toward her, Fairy, who had been lurking in silence, felt a rare moment of digital panic.
Since when did my Master have such violent tendencies?
Will she drag me into this?
Will she punch me too?
After a few seconds of silence, Fairy’s voice echoed through the room.
“I can extract the Bangboo’s visual data.”
“That’s wonderful! Fairy, we’ll leave it to you!” Belle placed Nicole’s Bangboo on the chair in front of the HDD, looking at Fairy with a beaming smile.
For the first time ever, Fairy felt that this task was of the utmost, life-or-death importance.
Even her synthesized voice carried a trace of absolute solemnity.
“Affirmative, Master! I guarantee the completion of this mission!”
“Establishing connection with the Bangboo. Commencing visual data extraction.”