NOVEL NEXT WORLD 19: Crack
As the sky neared dusk and the sun was about to set.
Aipal, who had been wandering outside all afternoon, returned to Ye Xing’s residence, staring blankly at the empty room.
“Where is she?”
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Aipal floated into the trash can, then under the bed, and finally into the bathroom, but still couldn’t find that cute silver-haired figure.
“She said she’d be back later, but isn’t it late enough now? As far as I know, it’s mealtime now…”
Aipal muttered, her expectations gradually cooling, left with no choice but to wait here slowly.
……
Meanwhile.
Ye Xing had already finished dinner at Lian Hua’s house.
She met Lian Hua’s father, who looked like a somewhat weathered older man with a gentle demeanor. He must have been quite popular with girls when he was younger.
Then there was Lian Hua’s stepmother.
Indeed, she looked very young, and when together with Lian Hua’s father, it felt very incongruous, like an old ox eating tender grass.
However, from the situation, it seemed the stepmother had pursued Lian Hua’s father.
In front of Lian Hua’s father, the stepmother appeared very virtuous and gentle, making the dining scene look quite warm.
At least that’s how it looked to Ye Xing.
Lian Hua’s father was also very enthusiastic towards her, this little guest, repeatedly saying things like “Eat more, take whatever you like, don’t be shy.”
Ye Xing could only nod and respond in agreement, feeling a bit awkward inside.
The meal didn’t last long.
After eating, Lian Hua and Ye Xing returned to the room.
“Mm~ I’m full.”
Ye Xing lay listlessly on the table, looking like she had filled her stomach.
The food at Lian Hua’s house suited her taste quite well, so she ate two large bowls.
Such a small girl eating so much, Ye Xing felt a bit embarrassed just thinking about it, her face unconsciously flushing red.
The way Lian Hua and the others looked at her then must have been somewhat surprised, right?
Wuu wuu wuu…
What a little glutton loli.
At this moment, Lian Hua came to her side and softly asked, “Hey, Ye Xing, will you sleep at my house tonight? We have many spare rooms, or if you’re not comfortable, you can sleep with me. How about it?”
“Umm…” Ye Xing seemed to be still considering.
“I’m very well-behaved when I sleep. I don’t snore, I don’t move around, and I don’t talk in my sleep.”
“Mm mm~” Ye Xing continued to think.
“How about I perform a puppet show for you in the room tonight?” Seeing Ye Xing still considering, Lian Hua directly offered all her skills.
If it were an ordinary girl, she might have reluctantly agreed.
Unfortunately, Ye Xing was not an ordinary girl.
Although compared to before, Ye Xing had lost some propriety, allowing her to engage in light skinship with cute girls without any psychological pressure now.
But sleeping together was still not okay.
Although it was an opportunity to deepen their relationship, skinship should still be moderate.
Let’s consider it a small bottom line she was still adhering to after becoming a loli.
Simply put, she was shy.
Mmm.
“I’m sorry, maybe next time. I’m very happy to visit your home today, but it’s getting late now, I should go back,” Ye Xing said with a smile, already politely declining.
“Mm… alright.”
Lian Hua looked a bit disappointed but didn’t try to forcefully keep her. She quickly regained her smile.
“Then before you leave, can I perform a puppet show for you?”
“Mm-hmm, sure, please do.”
After that, Lian Hua made some preparations and began to perform a puppet show in the room for her sole audience.
Ye Xing watched attentively, without any hint of boredom.
Lian Hua’s performance skills were constantly improving, and Ye Xing could clearly see it.
As her first audience, she could feel the difference most strongly.
Ye Xing had tried operating puppets and knew how difficult it was.
To make such great progress in such a short time, Lian Hua could be said to be exceptionally gifted.
If she had more hands, she might be able to manipulate even more puppets to portray a different world.
Time passed.
The curtain fell.
Clap clap clap——
Ye Xing smiled and applauded, paying the highest respect to Lian Hua’s performance.
She was a Spectator of the Rising Sun Troupe, and it was her duty to watch the performances of the troupe members. Applauding for them was even more necessary.
The director had said that puppeteers could bring excellent puppet show performances, and Ye Xing never doubted it.
In the future, she hadn’t seen it.
But now, she seemed to have witnessed the rise of a small puppet show master, and wasn’t that a kind of happiness too?
After fulfilling the wish, she would return to the future.
Then Lian Hua should be able to return to normal, right?
She really looked forward to seeing how skilled she would be then, surely even more amazing.
Ye Xing stood up and smoothed out the wrinkles in her dress.
“I’ll be going now. I’ll come visit your home again next time.”
“Okay, I’ll see you out,” Lian Hua quickly stood up to follow Ye Xing.
Now Lian Hua’s father had gone back to work.
A proper top-tier corporate slave.
Only the young stepmother was left watching TV in the living room. Seeing the two walk out of the room, she asked:
“Are you leaving?”
Ye Xing nodded, “Yes.”
“It’s fine if you stay overnight, I see Lian Hua likes you quite a bit.”
Ye Xing immediately looked embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
“Umm… that’s not necessary.”
“Then come again next time, you’re welcome here anytime.”
“Okay.”
Lian Hua’s stepmother seemed to behave quite normally, at least not in a way that made Ye Xing dislike her.
But Lian Hua had said her stepmother didn’t like her.
Ye Xing was puzzled about why she didn’t like her.
Lian Hua was so cute, after all.
Then the stepmother continued, “Lian Hua, go see her off.”
“Mm.”
Lian Hua would have done so even without her reminder.
Then Ye Xing and Lian Hua left.
Watching the two leave, the stepmother sat on the living room sofa for a while.
Then she stood up and walked to the door of Lian Hua’s room, opened it, and went in.
“Heh.”
She had finally found her chance.
When Lian Hua left her room, she usually locked the door, and she usually carried her devices with her.
But now Lian Hua had just stepped out briefly and would be back soon, so she hadn’t taken her devices with her.
The stepmother naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.
With current technology, it was very simple to crack the security system of smart devices.
Installing some invisible viruses was even easier.
So now the first step of the plan was complete.
Next, she would wait for a suitable opportunity.
The stepmother did everything in a few minutes.
She walked out of Lian Hua’s room, and just as she sat down on the living room sofa, Lian Hua opened the door and came back.
The stepmother’s expression appeared normal, without any hint of abnormality.
And Lian Hua didn’t speak to her, directly returning to her own room.
“Hehe~”
The stepmother revealed a morbid smile, a flash of venom passing through her eyes.
“Just you wait.”
……
In the room, Lian Hua lay on the bed, hugging the puppet named “Little Lian.”
“Next time I have a chance… I’ll go visit Ye Xing’s home.”
Lian Hua held up the puppet and looked into its eyes.
“What do you think, Little Lian?”
Crack~