NOVEL NEXT WORLD 20: Humans Are Indeed Interesting
It was already past 8 PM when Ye Xing returned home.
“Ugh… I should quickly take a bath and then relax in bed.”
Ye Xing was about to enter the house.
At that moment, a faint ethereal figure suddenly rushed out from the darkness.
“Rua!”
“Eek!”
Ye Xing was startled, her hair standing on end as she fell backwards onto the ground.
Thud!
“My bottom hurts!”
Ye Xing’s eyes welled up with tears, feeling murderous.
She then saw the culprit who had frightened her—it was the ghost girl Aipal, floating before her with a smug look.
Aipal seemed very satisfied with Ye Xing’s reaction, looking quite pleased.
It seemed she wouldn’t miss any opportunity for a prank, especially on Ye Xing, her most special target.
Ye Xing looked at Aipal, whose ahoge was swaying back and forth, feeling a bit irritated. Her soft cheeks puffed up angrily, wishing she could swallow Aipal whole like jelly.
“Why did you do that? It’s really scary!”
“Hehe~”
“What do you mean ‘hehe’!?”
Ye Xing jumped up from the ground, wanting to grab Aipal’s neck and shake her, but her hand passed right through.
Aipal curiously watched this scene, the ahoge on her head forming a question mark shape.
“Ye Xing, do you want to touch me?”
“Mm, if I could touch you, I’d definitely teach you a lesson.”
After muttering this, Ye Xing’s anger had mostly dissipated.
She was originally someone whose anger didn’t last long.
If it wasn’t something too excessive, it wasn’t worth her getting angry over.
“When did you come here?” Ye Xing sat on the bed, taking off her shoes to reveal her delicate pink feet wrapped in snow-white silk stockings.
Aipal floated to her side and said, “I think it was around 6 o’clock. I thought you had already come back.”
“So you’ve been waiting here until now?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“Two hours… that must have been tough.”
Thinking of Aipal waiting alone in the dark room for so long, Ye Xing felt a bit sorry for her.
If she could play something to pass the time, it would be fine, but as a ghost, she couldn’t touch anything, only passing through objects.
However, Aipal didn’t seem to mind at all, her face still maintaining a happy smile. The lively swaying ahoge on her head well expressed her excited mood.
“It’s not tough, because I’m used to it. Time doesn’t have much meaning for me. In a sense, I’m immortal, so I’m used to staying in one place for a long time.”
“That’s really impressive.”
Ye Xing took a drink from the refrigerator, opened it directly and drank from the bottle, not at all elegantly.
“Ah~ That’s refreshing.”
Aipal floated over, curiously staring at Ye Xing’s drinking posture, seeming quite amazed.
Ye Xing glanced at her and asked, “Hm? Do you want to drink too?”
Aipal shook her head.
“I can’t drink, and I don’t need to. I’m just curious that such a cute girl like you drinks so fiercely.”
This probably referred to drinking directly from a large bottle, as people usually use cups.
“This is how I am at home. It’s fine to be casual, since there’s no one around, and I don’t need to mind my image.”
“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, I see.” Aipal’s curiosity was satisfied.
Ye Xing put the large bottle back in the refrigerator, then sat back on the bed and began slowly removing her stockings.
As the view moved downward, one could see the silver-haired loli’s fair, delicate feet after removing the stockings, softly stepping on the pink fluffy carpet. Pink fluff wedged between her snow-white toes, like white ice cream, always giving an enticing feeling.
Until Ye Xing had completely removed her stockings, left wearing only a short-sleeved top and skirt, casual home attire.
Throughout this process, Aipal watched quietly, looking as innocent as a puppy.
“Phew~”
After removing the excess clothing, Ye Xing suddenly felt a sense of relaxation. A cool breeze blew across her smooth, snow-white skin, bringing a slight tingling sensation.
Then Ye Xing looked at Aipal, “What are you going to do next?”
“Hmm… I don’t know. I originally just wanted to come and chat with you.”
Hearing this, Ye Xing thought for a moment.
“Mm, then wait a bit. I’ll take a bath first. Do you want to watch a movie?”
“Mm-hmm~”
Then Ye Xing casually put on a movie she liked for Aipal to watch, and went into the bathroom with her change of clothes.
……
In the bathroom.
Splash, splash.
After washing her hair, Ye Xing soaked in the bathtub, looking very comfortable.
“This feels so good~”
Indeed, in a day’s time, taking a bath was the most anticipated thing.
Unfortunately, Ye Lan wasn’t by her side, so the double pleasure was completely gone.
Well, Ye Lan was also taking a bath simultaneously on her side, with the door thoroughly locked.
She was afraid that the airheaded Lanfeng Suyu would walk in and bathe with her, which would be too terrifying.
Anyway, Ye Lan had no doubt she would do so.
However, at this moment, the corners of Ye Xing’s mouth twitched slightly, completely in sync with Ye Lan.
“This girl…”
At the Night Watchers’ base.
Ye Lan soaked in the bathtub speechlessly, looking at the blurry figure outside the door.
Lanfeng Suyu’s voice then sounded.
“Eh~ Why did Ye Lan lock the door? Isn’t it better to bathe together? Open the door quickly.”
The corners of Ye Xing Lan’s mouth curved slightly, then she leaned back tactically, with a smug expression as if she had anticipated this.
What’s called prediction?
This is called prediction.
That pink-on-the-outside, black-on-the-inside natural girl definitely wanted to get handsy with her. Ye Lan wouldn’t give her the chance.
“No need, I’ll be done soon.”
“Disappointed…”
Ye Lan’s mouth twitched, her expression extremely speechless. She submerged half her face in the water and let out a breath.
Bubble bubble~
What exactly was that girl expecting?
To protect her integrity, she really needed to be more vigilant.
Just as Ye Xing was blowing bubbles in the water, she suddenly saw a gray-white head emerge from the surface.
“Awoo~”
“Eek!!”
Ye Xing jumped out of the bathtub at an extremely fast speed, even using the Divine Speed granted by her Star.
Almost instantly, she had hidden in the corner of the bathroom.
Ye Lan, bathing at the Night Watchers’ base, did the same simultaneously.
Hearing the commotion inside the bathroom, Lanfeng Suyu asked worriedly from outside, “What’s wrong, Ye Lan? Do you need help?”
Ye Lan’s mouth twitched as she covered her chest, trying hard to calm her heartbeat, and started pretending to be calm.
“No… nothing’s wrong. I’m about to finish.”
“Is that so?” Lanfeng Suyu’s tone sounded a bit puzzled.
Because judging from the sound just now, it seemed like Ye Lan had been startled by something. It must have been quite scary.
But since Ye Lan said it was nothing, she’d take it as such.
“Then I won’t disturb you. I’ll go now.”
Hearing Lanfeng Suyu leave, Ye Lan couldn’t help but let out a sigh, returning to the bathtub and starting to sulk.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
“Mm…”
Ye Xing glared at the laughing Aipal floating in the air, her teeth itching to bite her.
“Ahahaha~ Humans are indeed interesting~”
“A person’s patience has its limits, you know!”