Chapter 322

323. Chapter 323: Vacuum?

Two hours later.

Under Bai Zhou's guidance, Orange and Meng Hongchen toiled away, quickly completing most of the designed soul tool.

"Alright, alright, it's getting late—call it a day. You two should be able to handle the rest now~"

Bai Zhou stretched out hard and spoke casually.

He'd spent time designing the blueprint and Core Formation for them outright; the actual construction still fell to them.

"Mmmmm~ Little White is so good~" Orange giggled, clearly ecstatic, and planted a loud kiss on Bai Zhou's cheek.

Meng Hongchen also ran over, equally delighted, and grew even more awed by Bai Zhou's talent.

She and Orange had struggled for days without results, yet Bai Zhou solved their problems effortlessly.

"Don't be like that…"

Bai Zhou feigned disgust.

"Hmph, you're rejecting me? That's cruel! Don't you dare reject me!" Orange wiped dust from her face, tackled Bai Zhou, straddled him, and yanked his collar tight, glaring fiercely.

"Hmph, that's right, Bai Zhou, you're so mean~"

Meng Hongchen strolled over with a grin, crouched beside Bai Zhou, and pinched his cheek—clearly aligned with Orange's side.

Meng Hongchen wore a short skirt, and her crouching posture was too carefree; Bai Zhou turned his head slightly…

Hmm… wait????? "Xiao Meng, you…"

Bai Zhou stared at Meng Hongchen in bewilderment, utterly clueless when she'd developed this habit.

"Ah! No… I… I just forgot! Where are you looking, idiot!" Meng Hongchen shrieked, immediately let go, instinctively stepped back, tripped, and toppled backward.

Meng Hongchen caught herself with her hands, avoiding a fall.

…

Bai Zhou swallowed hard.

He seemed slightly overwhelmed by the impact.

Orange also stared at Meng Hongchen in shock—they'd been living together recently and had no idea Meng Hongchen had this habit…

Was it cooler this way? Or did Bai Zhou prefer it like this?

Who knew Bai Zhou liked this?

Should she try it next time? A sudden thought flashed through Orange's mind—she herself was stunned.

"Waaah… stop looking! I… I have something to do, I'm leaving now…"

Meng Hongchen scrambled to her feet, face blazing red, and vanished in a blur.

In truth, she'd done it on purpose.

Because she'd once overheard Bai Zhou mention he liked…

So she'd tried it out, and since she'd spent most of these days in the Laboratory with little outdoor activity, she'd kept doing it, planning to surprise Bai Zhou when he returned…

But she never imagined she'd adapted so well she'd forgotten the whole thing.

Of course, if Bai Zhou saw it, that was fine.

The worst part was, Orange saw it too!

Now she'd truly lost all dignity.

Meng Hongchen even considered not sleeping in Orange's room tonight, to avoid being teased…

In the Laboratory, Bai Zhou and Orange stared at each other.

"You, Bai Zhou—did you corrupt my sweet Xiao Meng? Confess!" Orange seized Bai Zhou's collar, glaring fiercely.

She knew Meng Hongchen was well-behaved—how could she ever act like this? It had to be Bai Zhou's fault—he'd said something inappropriate in the Micro Card and turned Meng Hongchen into this! "You're mistaken—I didn't! I've been swamped these days, I haven't even checked your Micro Card messages…"

Bai Zhou protested immediately.

He genuinely didn't recall ever encouraging this kind of attire.

Though he might've made a joke like that, and Meng Hongchen took it seriously…

Bai Zhou was speechless.

This wasn't a good habit… Fine at home, but when they were out and he wasn't around, he didn't like it.

"Hmph, so you like this? Why didn't you tell me?" Orange clearly didn't believe him, pouting and muttering under her breath.

"Fine, fine, next time you're not wearing this!"

Bai Zhou, exasperated, stood up from the floor.

He reached out and cupped Orange's rear to keep her from falling.

"Eep, what are you doing…" Orange gasped, clutching Bai Zhou's neck.

"Of course to wash you clean, then have a late snack—what else would I do?" Bai Zhou picked her up and headed toward the nearby rest room.

The rest room was small but fully equipped with a bathroom and bed.

Previously, when the two of them were together and united against a common enemy, Bai Zhou found it inconvenient; now that Meng Hongchen had left, he'd naturally take care of one first…

"Hmph, I knew you came here with bad intentions~" Orange pinched him lightly, whispering with a pout.

Though she spoke that way, she was secretly eager—even more so than Bai Zhou…

After all, she had needs too.

Meng Hongchen might only crave emotional closeness with Bai Zhou, but Orange craved both emotional and physical intimacy—and the latter was stronger.

She'd deliberately held back these past few days, waiting for Bai Zhou's return.

Enter the bathroom.

Bai Zhou had planned to bathe Orange first, then thoroughly kiss her.

But Orange was even more impatient than he was…

There's no help for it.

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An hour later.

Orange lay curled in Bai Zhou's arms, her face filled with contentment.

Because before, Bai Zhou might have only cared for himself…

But now, Bai Zhou still paid close attention to her feelings, becoming even gentler.

Of course, sometimes she actually preferred it when Bai Zhou was more manly.

But she also liked this version very much.

"Where have you been these past few days? Can you tell me?" Orange rested for a moment, then snuggled deeper into Bai Zhou's arms, looking up at him with pleading eyes—clearly wanting to hear a story.

After all, though she had been with Bai Zhou for so long, she truly knew very little about him.

Because Bai Zhou's level was too high; she had no right to access it.

Yet even so, she still wanted to understand—even if she couldn't help him at all, or might even cause trouble—she didn't want to remain in the dark forever.

"Hmm, nothing major, it's just…"

Hearing this, Bai Zhou slowly began to speak.

He merely concealed a small part of what wasn't suitable for Orange to hear—such as the System, Luck, and the God Realm.

As for taking over the Sun Moon Empire, allying with the Holy Spirit Sect, and manipulating the Puppet Emperor, he shared all of it with Orange.

After all, the situation had now stabilized completely.

Telling Orange wouldn't hurt anything.

(End of Chapter)