Understanding this, Nangong Yu felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
What could be more joyful than discovering that the person you love is quietly waiting for you after a long day of hard work?
He found a thin blanket and gently covered Seele, who was only wearing her home clothes.
The approaching summer made the weather gradually warmer, but it was still better to pay attention to keeping warm at night.
Looking closely at Seele's sleeping face, her two small hands were crossed over her chest. On her cute face, her nose moved slightly with each breath, and her light red, moist lips gently parted and closed. Between them, he could vaguely see two rows of pearly white teeth and a quiet, pink tongue tip resting there.
It must be delicious.
Of course, Nangong Yu was referring to the dinner.
Suppressing that intense desire, he carefully stood up, walked over to quickly heat up the dinner, and then simply ate it standing in the kitchen, washing the bowl afterwards.
Seele's cooking skills are quite good. She even makes an effort to cook to his taste. He feels like he's becoming more and more reliant on Seele now.
After tidying up the kitchen, Nangong Yu dried his hands and walked out.
He had originally intended to carry the sleeping Seele upstairs with a Princess carry, but as soon as one hand touched Seele's shoulder, he saw the corner of her eye twitch. She then quickly opened her sky-blue eyes. Her just-woken look still held a hint of grogginess, naturally exuding a subtle charm that enveloped her.
"Brother?"
These beautiful 'gems' always drew Nangong Yu in, until Seele's soft murmur woke him from his daze.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."
"Mm, it's okay... Oh, right, Brother, you haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? Seele will go and heat it up for you."
As if suddenly remembering something, Seele's eyes widened. She struggled to sit up, but Nangong Yu gently pressed her back down.
"Don't worry, I've already eaten."
At this moment, Seele noticed the empty dining table and felt a sense of relief.
"Did Brother heat it up? You can't eat cold food!"
"I heated it, I heated it. Don't worry, I always keep Seele's reminders in mind."
"That's good."
Seele smiled softly, radiating an indescribable gentleness.
Then, amid the little girl's gasp, Nangong Yu held her by the neck and thighs, directly lifting her up in a Princess carry. Seele quickly wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes showing a slight panic like a small animal, and her cheeks visibly flushed.
"Brother?"
"Let's go, I'll take you upstairs."
Tipping the not-so-heavy Seele slightly, Nangong Yu said with a smile.
"Have you taken a bath?"
"I, I have."
"Alright, then I'll carry you back to your room."
Supporting Seele's soft yet elastic thighs, Nangong Yu had Seele twist open her own door and placed her on her bed.
"It's already very late, get some rest early. Good night."
"Mm, good night."
Sitting on the bed, Seele noticed that Brother had no intention of doing anything else. After the door closed, she felt a little disappointed.
She hadn't really talked to Brother much all day today...
...
After a simple shower and drying his hair, the excitement brought about by completing the game finally slowly subsided.
After changing into his pajamas, he walked out of the bathroom. As he passed Seele's room, his steps paused for a moment. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't really spent much time with Seele today.
After thinking for a moment, he withdrew the hand that was about to knock on the door. Although tomorrow was the weekend, it was too late now. The game was finished. He would get up early tomorrow and spend the whole day having fun with Seele.
Lifting his foot, he walked back to his own room. As soon as he opened the door, the sight before him made him freeze.
His bedroom layout was simple: a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, a game console, a computer host, a monitor, and a projector for watching movies – that was all.
But now, an uninvited guest had appeared in the bedroom.
A wild Seele appeared.
She was lying on his bed, her pajamas disheveled, hugging his pillow tightly, burying her face in it. She had turned into a little ball and was quickly rolling back and forth on his bed.
...
Nangong Yu silently closed the door and checked the sign on the door and Seele's room next door.
No problem, he hadn't entered the wrong room.
He opened the room again and found that the scene inside had changed.
The little ball on the bed was gone. The pillow lay quietly at the head of the bed. Seele, neatly dressed, sat on the edge of the bed, smiling and looking at him, looking like a lady. Only the slightly wrinkled bed sheets remained, bearing the traces of the recent turmoil.
"Brother, welcome back~"
Hey, hey, hey, he saw her like that just now, what's the point of acting like this now? And "welcome back," what does "welcome back" mean when he's already home? Is she flustered and speaking nonsense?
He had a pile of complaints he wanted to voice, but in the end, he held them back.
Nangong Yu walked into the room, loosely closing the door behind him.
"It's so late, why are you in my room?"
He also sat on the bed, a short distance from Seele. Moreover, he sat on the inner side, and Seele was on the outer side.
He had intended to create a sense of security for Seele, but who knew, before he even did much, Seele directly and proactively snuggled up to him.
She wiggled her little bottom and pressed directly against him, holding his hand and gently fiddling with it. Her voice carried a hint of disappointment: "Brother hasn't spent time with Seele all day, Seele can't sleep."
Her soft and delicate body, coupled with the sweet scent unique to a young girl, instantly almost overwhelmed Nangong Yu's mind.
Feeling the softness pressing against his arm, and being able to clearly distinguish her outline because she was only wearing pajamas, Nangong Yu wanted to ask if Seele really knew what she was doing.
Doing this so late at night, was she too confident in his self-control?
"Seele feels like it's back to how it was before. Sister Bronya was like that too, busy with work until very late every day, with no time to spend with Seele. Will Brother be like this in the future too?"
The extended demonic claw quietly retracted, and the desire in his heart was doused with a bucket of cold water.
It did seem like he had been too busy these past few days, spending much less time with Seele. He hadn't expected the sarcastic words he said to Sister Bronya in the cafe back then to turn into a boomerang and hit him.
Is this the Miyamoto-style boomerang? Scary, scary.
"Brother, Seele actually... Ah!"
The silence of over ten seconds made Seele think Brother was angry. She immediately wanted to say something in a panic. But at that moment, she suddenly felt her body being lifted into the air by a force.
Just like the Princess carry from earlier, she directly landed in Nangong Yu's arms, lying side-by-side with him on the bed.
"Brother?"
Without answering Seele's slightly puzzled voice, Nangong Yu said directly, "Seele, it seems like it's been a long time since I told you a bedtime story. I have a good story recently, would you like to hear it?"
A bedtime story?
Instantly, Seele's mind conjured up images from a long time ago when, at bedtime, Brother would sit by her bed and read fairy tales she had already read many times, using a voice so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open.
What the story was like wasn't important; what mattered was the person telling the story who was by her side.
Immediately, Seele was no longer worried or dejected. Her eyes sparkled, and she nodded excitedly.
"Yes, yes!"
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll turn on the projector."
Saying this, Nangong Yu turned on the projector on the ceiling and summoned Hatsune, asking her to connect the projector to his work computer.
Tightening his hold on Seele in his arms, letting the little girl lean against his chest and feel their shared body heat, Nangong Yu said, "Seele, you're the first person in the world besides me to see this story~"