Chapter 144: Cat-girl~

Ye Qingfeng keenly sensed something amiss with Mao You; her body was trembling slightly, and her expression was off.

"Mao You, you're worried I'll leave, aren't you?"

His voice was filled with concern as he suddenly cupped her cheeks, forcing her gaze to lock onto his.

Mao You didn't make a sound, merely staring at Ye Qingfeng with a strange look—a gaze filled with such boundless possessiveness that it felt as if she might devour him whole at any moment.

Ye Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat. *Bad, bad! This is very bad! *

He swallowed hard, now left to wait anxiously for Mao You's response before deciding his next move.

"That's right! I want to lock Qingfeng away in a place only I know about, where you can only look at me, and your heart can only hold me!"

Mao You slowly reached out, gently grabbed Ye Qingfeng's fingers, and placed them atop her own head without haste. A twisted, sickly-sweet smile spread across her lips, her expression filled with pathological obsession.

"Forever—locked away forever~! You can only stay with me!"

*Hiss—! * Ye Qingfeng gasped. He was seriously worried that if he activated his Animal Charm now, Mao You might actually do something terrifying.

Use force?

If he did, the situation would become truly impossible to manage...

Yet, Ye Qingfeng slowly curled his lips: *However, I refuse! *

*'System, activate Animal Charm! Maximum power!'*

Ye Qingfeng shouted inwardly.

【...】

【Ding! Animal Charm activated!】

【Good luck, Host!】

*'And activate the Space Barrier! Set the range to my room!'*

【Ding! Space Barrier activated!】

The moment the Animal Charm activated, the last shred of Mao You's rationality vanished. Now, her eyes were filled with longing; she stared fixedly at Ye Qingfeng and slowly extended her tongue, lightly brushing her lips. That look made it seem as if Ye Qingfeng were the most delicious prey in the world.

"Qingfeng~ I feel so hot~ Won't you help me~!"

Mao You lunged forward impatiently, her hands pressing firmly against Ye Qingfeng's arms. With less than 20 centimeters between them, every breath she exhaled was scorching, washing over Ye Qingfeng's face.

At this moment, Mao You's mind was a blank slate—or rather, it held only one intense thought: to possess Ye Qingfeng in the most violent way possible, immediately! Right now!

Ye Qingfeng panicked for a second, his mind filled with only one thought: *Holy crap! How did the tables turn so fast? *

He had always been the one to suppress others; the person who could suppress him hadn't been born yet! (Remember this line, it will be on the test when we get to Jane Doe! *Heh heh! *)

Mao You belonged to the assassin archetype; her strength was far inferior to Ye Qingfeng's—even Nicole was stronger than her.

And since Ye Qingfeng could easily suppress Nicole, even with the Animal Charm's boost, in Ye Qingfeng's eyes, it was merely: *Kid, you're not quite there yet! You need more practice! *

Thinking this, Ye Qingfeng countered by grabbing Mao You's arms, rising abruptly, spinning her around, and pinning her firmly beneath him.

*Heh heh! Mao You~ the situation has reversed, hasn't it! *

"Come on! Qingfeng, don't hold back!"

There wasn't a hint of panic in Mao You's eyes; on the contrary, the flames in her gaze burned even brighter, and her breathing grew heavier and more ragged than before.

A seductive flush spread across her wheat-colored cheeks. Her slightly parted lips revealed the tip of her pink tongue, coated in a viscous, transparent liquid that caught the light, radiating a fatal temptation.

The atmosphere had reached its boiling point! All the "buffs" were stacked, and there was no one around to interrupt.

Besides, since this tempting little cat had initiated it, Ye Qingfeng simply considered this self-defense.

Ye Qingfeng leaned down slowly, his voice low and raspy: "You said it yourself! Don't worry~ I'll definitely take responsibility!"

"Wait!" Just as Ye Qingfeng was about to kiss Mao You, she suddenly called a halt.

Ye Qingfeng was filled with confusion, his eyes wide: *What?! The fire is burning this high, and you're calling a stop now? *

However, if Mao You truly didn't want this, Ye Qingfeng would choose to pull back.

Of course, he also thought that afterward, he'd definitely have to go find Nicole to vent.

If Nicole found out, she'd probably be jumping mad: *Hey, little brother? I'll... #! @*#!! *

You could tell she was cursing up a storm!

"My tail~ it's being pressed so uncomfortably~! I want to sit in front of Qingfeng!" Mao You blinked her watery eyes, looking so pitiful that it was impossible to refuse.

Ye Qingfeng didn't hesitate; he grabbed Mao You firmly by the underarms and lifted her with a single motion, swinging her through the air in a graceful arc until she was perfectly seated before him.

"Can we continue now?" Ye Qingfeng leaned in close to Mao You, biting her earlobe and whispering.

"Mm! Come on!"

A yandere-like expression appeared on Mao You's face. Her two tails seemed to possess a consciousness of their own; they separated flexibly, rising slowly before curving slightly.

The moment the tips of the two tails touched, they miraculously formed the shape of a heart, as if voicing this intense, frantic love.

*Romantic~! Never goes out of style~! *

Shortly after, heavy breathing echoed from Ye's room, punctuated by the occasional sharp cry of a cat!

A long while later~! The two in the room held each other tightly, their body temperatures merging as they drifted off into a dream.

Not long after they fell asleep, a childish voice suddenly rang out in the room.

【So scary, so scary! I never expected Mao You-jie to have such a fanatical side!】

(Xiao Zhi covered her eyes with both hands, though her middle and ring fingers parted slightly, leaving a gap just wide enough to peek through.)

(OK! The Cunning Hare House arc is temporarily over. Next up: Ling-mei—other targets—Ling-mei—other targets—others—Ling-mei.)

(That's roughly how it will go. The main plot will be Ye Qingfeng and Ellen's date, which happens to skip the Belobog Heavy Industries arc, and then, barring any accidents, it will go straight into the Victoria Housekeeping main arc.)

(If an accident happens, it means the author got too carried away writing someone's story, though it shouldn't have too much of an impact.)

(Heavens! Nearly 2,000 people are reading on the bookshelf, but fewer than 500 are giving feedback on the platform...)