Chapter 197: A Whole Bag of Catnip

"You have finished everything I wanted to do... so, I don't know what I should do next... what I should do with my life from now on..."

Zhu Zhuqing's words left Qin Jian feeling a mix of amusement and frustration.

"I planned all this for you, helped you cast off your shackles, and returned your freedom, all so you could be a free and easy little kitty..."

Qin Jian reached out to flick her dainty nose bridge and said dotingly, "Why are you still feeling lost? Do you really want to be a shackled little kitty?"

"I..."

Zhu Zhuqing could not help but rub her delicate nose against his warm palm, murmuring, "I don't want to be a free stray cat; what I want to be is a pet cat by your side..."

"A pet cat..." Qin Jian was somewhat dazed.

"Mm..."

Zhu Zhuqing nudged his chin and said, "I only want to be a pet cat, someone to love me and keep me, not having to worry about survival, able to sleep in peace, acting spoiled to my owner when I'm happy, and lying down to bask in the sun when I'm tired..."

Qin Jian's heartbeat quickened: "Then... why don't you act spoiled for me to see?"

He truly could not imagine what Zhu Zhuqing, who always presented herself as cold and aloof, would look like when acting spoiled.

Zhu Zhuqing raised her head, her eyes tracing a hint of a smile: "Then... do you want to be my owner?"

Qin Jian hurriedly shook his head: "Not at all, I only want to be your man."

"Hmph..."

A soft, lingering hum made Qin Jian's heart melt, but Zhu Zhuqing's next sentence was like a basin of cold water poured over him from head to toe.

"You want to be my man... yet you have to separate from me..."

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze became lost, and her expression grew somewhat sad: "Qin Jian... we have always been carefully avoiding this topic... but in fact, both you and I understand..."

"Your path to becoming stronger... must involve a breakup with me, right?"

Qin Jian did not know how much courage the girl had summoned, how many times she had struggled in her heart, and how many nights she had tossed and turned, just to be able to say these words.

But the tears she could not control still quickly dampened his clothes.

"I'm... I'm sorry... although I heard about this from Rongrong a long time ago... and I have always been urging myself to face it well, not to become a burden to you..."

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and buried it in Qin Jian's embrace; one could only see her soft, long hair twitching slightly: "I'm sorry... I... I really... can't bear it... I can't control it..."

"I really can't control it..."

The girl burst into tears.

"Why... does it have to be like this every time..."

Qin Jian held Zhu Zhuqing's trembling body tightly, his eyes turning pitch black: "Why are there such rules... why must there be such trials..."

"Rules, is it? Aren't rules meant to be broken?!"

Qin Jian suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Why must I comply with this rule? If there is a rule, there is a loophole; why must I bring pain to us both?"

"We..."

He had just wanted to say something, but was suddenly interrupted by Zhu Zhuqing reaching out to cover his mouth.

"No, don't say it... don't say that word..." Zhu Zhuqing raised her head in a panic.

She did not want to hear Qin Jian say the words "break up."

Qin Jian blinked; having an idea in mind, he certainly could not remain silent: "I... mm..."

The next moment, Zhu Zhuqing lunged forward, using her own lips to block his words.

"No... you're not allowed to say it..."

She muttered while clumsily sealing Qin Jian's mouth.

Qin Jian had originally thought she was just using a kiss to stop him from speaking, so he did not stop her, but instead cooperated and nibbled back for a while.

But gradually, the situation became a bit off...

With a loosening of his mouth, Zhu Zhuqing's lips finally pulled away, and Qin Jian was finally able to speak: "Zhuqing, what... do you want to do..."

"I want to do... the thing that Rongrong doesn't let us do!"

Although she had let go of Qin Jian's mouth, she had set her sights on his neck...

Qin Jian was already feeling restless.

After all, he had been nibbling for many days and had endured for a long time, but he had promised Ning Rongrong after all...

"Zhuqing, we are still young..."

His words were blocked by Zhu Zhuqing halfway through: "You finished everything else, why aren't you talking about being young now?"

"I don't care!"

Zhu Zhuqing simply sat up.

Qin Jian: "......"

He could only choose to lie back down: "Well, go ahead."

He wasn't moving, so it shouldn't count as him doing it... this probably counted as a rule loophole, right?

A flash of shyness and annoyance crossed Zhu Zhuqing's eyes: "You really are going to make me, a girl, take the initiative?"

Qin Jian rested his hands under his head, looking very relaxed: "Isn't this what you wanted? Don't back down now..."

"Hmph!"

Zhu Zhuqing gave him a playful, angry slap, then her cat-like eyes turned quietly: "Do you think I have no way?"

Qin Jian's eyes were full of smiles: "I don't believe you have any way to make me take the initiative."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes narrowed slightly; she reached out, grabbed her Soul Guidance Device, and took out a bag of things.

Qin Jian didn't see clearly: "Eh? What is this?"

A seductive look actually flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and then she lifted her slender neck and poured the entire bag into her mouth.

Qin Jian, who finally saw clearly what those pieces were, was dumbfounded: "This whole bag... is... is all Catnip?!"

Zhu Zhuqing leaned down, her eyes beginning to grow hazy: "For me... there is nothing... more powerful as an aphrodisiac than Catnip..."

Her consciousness began to blur, and her body's instincts gradually gained the upper hand.

"I don't believe... you can resist me like this..."

It was truly impossible to resist; Zhu Zhuqing, having eaten so much Catnip, had eyes that were almost glowing green.

Although she did not know how to proceed, her body's instincts were the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Zhu Zhuqing was already extremely beautiful to begin with; her face, where coldness and youth coexisted, was very capable of inciting a desire for conquest, not to mention she also possessed an incredibly proud figure—it was truly a scene of indescribable beauty.

He had already been enduring it with great difficulty, hadn't he? And then Zhu Zhuqing unleashed her ultimate move—that was an entire bag of Catnip!

An entire bag!

This was true, ultimate temptation; she was no different from a little demon.

At this point, how could Qin Jian possibly maintain his "lie down and let you move" salted-fish posture...

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