NOVEL NEXT WORLD 21: Don't Ignore Me
In the small cottage.
Ye Xing sat on the bed wearing shark pajamas, turning her head to one side, ignoring the ghost girl floating back and forth in front of her.
This time, Ye Xing was truly angry.
No one could console her.
“Mm…”
Aipal saw that Ye Xing was sulking and realized she might have gone too far with her prank.
“Ye Xing, I’m sorry. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?”
“Hmph!” Ye Xing let out a delicate snort without speaking.
Aipal floated to the other side, trying to get Ye Xing to see her.
However, Ye Xing simply closed her eyes, as if pretending not to see would solve everything.
Seeing this, Aipal felt at a loss.
The ahoge on her head had lost its vitality, drooping motionlessly.
“Um…”
Aipal wanted to reach out and touch Ye Xing, but realizing she would only pass through, she slowly withdrew her hand.
The gray-white figure gradually floated backward, finally lowering her head with intertwined fingers, also falling silent.
“…”
Aipal had long been accustomed to a world alone, not minding if no one could see her.
Entertaining herself, wandering in infinite time, repeatedly doing one thing, seeking the meaning of her existence.
Aipal thought she could continue to be accustomed to it, unshaken by anything.
But reality proved that habits can be broken.
After meeting Ye Xing, her indifferent attitude seemed to have changed.
It was like a stray cat finding a warm little house to shelter from wind and rain.
Aipal cared about Ye Xing.
Because she was the first person to see her and be able to chat normally with her.
Ye Xing’s existence was like a shackle, tying Aipal to this area, no longer wandering the world.
At least now, Aipal wanted to stay with Ye Xing, to complete her missing soul.
But now she had made Ye Xing angry.
Aipal’s heart was full of panic, at a loss and inner confusion, as frightening as if about to lose the most important treasure.
What if Ye Xing ignored her from now on?
Would she return to that world of chaos and confusion?
No!
“Wuu…”
Thinking of this issue, Aipal’s body involuntarily began to tremble, whimpering sounds following.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… Please don’t ignore me. It’s okay to scold me however you want, just don’t ignore me…”
“Eh?”
Ye Xing opened her eyes in surprise, looking at the crying Aipal, completely stunned.
No, what happened?
Who was she? Where was she? What was she doing?
Ye Xing pondered these ultimate philosophical questions.
Had she made Aipal cry?
This wasn’t reasonable!
She had only been sulking a little, ignoring Aipal as well.
But why did Aipal look so heartbroken, crying so desperately?
Originally, Ye Xing had just wanted to give Aipal the cold shoulder, as a simple lesson, but now it seemed… the effect was unexpectedly good.
“Mm~”
Anyway, Ye Xing wasn’t angry anymore.
Now that Aipal was crying so heartbrokenly, she had to consider how to make her stop.
No matter what, Ye Xing still couldn’t change the fact that she had made a girl cry.
“Don’t cry. I forgive you.”
“Really?”
Aipal asked whimpering, looking at Ye Xing with teary eyes, appearing pitiful.
Who knows why a ghost could still shed tears, it was really strange.
“You’re not angry anymore?”
“Probably not.”
“Will you still pay attention to me?”
“I suppose.”
“Are we friends?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“That’s great…” Aipal cried with joy, wiping her tears with her small hands, the ahoge on her head regaining its vitality, swaying back and forth.
“Sigh.” Ye Xing sighed helplessly, feeling a bit mentally exhausted.
Women are troublesome. Her other half—Ye Lan—was better.
Aipal regained her vitality, but compared to her previous uninhibited behavior, she had become much more restrained.
“Um… do you dislike my pranks?”
“Mm… I’m very timid. Pranks like suddenly appearing to scare me, my little heart can’t bear it. If possible, please do it less.”
Ye Xing was the type of cowardly little shut-in who didn’t even dare to watch horror movies and sometimes startled easily when walking at night.
Aipal lowered her head, feeling dejected.
“I’m sorry…”
“Well, I won’t deprive you of your interests. I can accept small pranks, but just not so frequently.”
“Then can you not get angry?” Aipal asked tentatively.
“That depends on the situation,” Ye Xing said righteously.
“Oh…?”
How cunning.
How could she dare to continue pranking without knowing if Ye Xing would get angry?
If Ye Xing got angry and ignored her, Aipal would definitely shut down.
“I guess I won’t prank you anymore in the future.”
“Mm-hmm~ Actually, that’s the best choice. But I won’t interfere with you pranking others, as long as it doesn’t involve me.”
Ye Xing nodded, satisfied with this result.
The current situation was:
Although the ghost girl Aipal appeared much older than Ye Xing, the former was completely under the latter’s thumb, becoming obedient after being “disciplined.”
Ye Xing quite liked this special friend.
Besides being a very pretty girl, her personality was also nice.
Although sometimes annoying, it was no big deal.
After interacting with her, Ye Xing felt she was a beautiful girl worth befriending.
As for that small mischievous habit of liking pranks, it could basically be ignored and was tolerable.
By the time Ye Xing’s hair was almost dry, it was already very late.
Aipal, like a guest staying overnight at a friend’s house, quietly floated beside Ye Xing, watching anime together.
During this process, they occasionally chatted about the anime’s plot, and time passed very quickly.
“It’s bedtime.”
After becoming a loli, Ye Xing rarely stayed up late.
Mainly because there wasn’t much to do, with a lot of free time, so she could only sleep at night. Maintaining a good sleep schedule was important.
“So soon?”
Aipal’s ahoge swayed, asking in confusion.
She didn’t need to sleep or rest, and had no concept of time.
The only thing she could feel was being with Ye Xing.
At least Aipal felt it wasn’t enough, not satisfying enough.
“Mm-hmm, I remember you don’t need to sleep, so you can go out and play by yourself. You can come back when I wake up tomorrow morning,” Ye Xing suggested.
“Mm… alright.”
Aipal turned and left, passing directly through the wall and disappearing.
Seeing this, Ye Xing yawned, already feeling drowsy.
“Time for a big sleep~”
Ye Xing reached out to turn off the light, then curled up under the covers, enjoying the comfort of the blanket, feeling very happy.
“Phew~”
……
Time passed, and Ye Xing entered dreamland, sleeping soundly.
A gray-white ethereal figure that had already left returned to this room, dark eyes fixed on the figure on the bed, quiet and still, not making a sound.
And so, the ghost girl Aipal watched the sleeping Ye Xing for the entire night.
Until dawn.