Chapter 166: Ye Ye Qingfeng Actually Asked It Out Loud!

Ye Ye Qingfeng's peace did not last long; being smothered mouth and nose by a soft slime was both fortunate and unfortunate.

In his dream, Ye Ye Qingfeng was still enjoying a sweet dream where he had transformed into an octopus, easily catching a cute little shark, but the shark suddenly disappeared, followed immediately by an inability to breathe.

The intense sensation of suffocation jolted him awake; the moment he opened his eyes, he gasped deeply for air.

The scene before him was pitch black, yet his nose detected a milky scent mixed with a fishy odor, a smell that felt quite novel to him.

Just as he was about to take another breath to confirm, a beam of light suddenly appeared before his eyes, and the source emitting that scent moved farther and farther away from him.

Only when Ye Ye Qingfeng's pupils fully focused did he clearly see the scene before him.

Ellen's face was flushed red; she lowered her head shyly, covering her chest with both hands, her distance from him no more than a fist's width away.

"Haha... Good morning, Ellen!"

Ye Ye Qingfeng forced out an awkward smile and greeted Ellen.

Only now did he finally understand what had just happened; although he did not know whether Ellen had done it intentionally or had just woken up, that feeling was unexpectedly nostalgic...

"Mm... Good morning..."

Ellen did not know how to react, but a strong sense of guilt rose within her at being discovered.

"Ellen, I have a question I'm a bit curious about; I don't know if I should ask?"

Feeling a thigh still resting on Ellen, Ye Ye Qingfeng hurriedly withdrew it without making a sound, then cleared his throat and asked.

Ye Qingfeng discovered it so quickly?

Ellen helplessly pinched her clothes, her mind trapped in endless thought; clearly, she was not suited for thinking, and soon her CPU went on strike, causing her entire body to burn hot.

Thick white steam rose from the top of her head.

Really... Ellen! Why hug so tightly!

You even caused Ye Ye Qingfeng to wake up so quickly, and now he has discovered it!

How can one possibly say aloud that he pressed his head and buried it in my chest~!

What if Ye Ye Qingfeng thinks I'm a perverted woman!!

Boo... If I had known it would turn out like this, I might as well have been strangled to death by that bad octopus in my dream......

But that feeling was so wonderful... I wonder if there will ever be another chance to try it......

"Y-you... go ahead and ask..."

Ellen curled up her body, awaiting social death to descend.

"Do Shark-Hybrids lack milk?"

Ye Ye Qingfeng lightly licked his lips and asked curiously.

Heh heh! Given Ellen's relationship with him, if this were true, she probably wouldn't mind helping resolve his recent indigestion problem, right?

"What? What did you say?"

Ellen suddenly lifted her head, looking at Ye Ye Qingfeng with a face full of confusion.

Clearly, she either truly had not heard clearly or dared not imagine this was real.

"Does Ellen produce bile?"

Ye Ye Qingfeng also felt that asking in that manner was inappropriate, so he changed his approach and asked again.

Ellen:......,,???,,

She instantly froze, motionless, as if her brain had crashed.

What to do, what to do!

Good news... Ye Ye Qingfeng seems not to care about what happened just now, or perhaps he didn't notice.

Bad news: how should she answer such a question?

After about ten-plus seconds, Ellen suddenly figured it out; this did not seem like an especially private issue, or rather, it was relatively unimportant.

After all, one could find out about such things with a quick phone search, and Ye Ye Qingfeng was not the type to deliberately make someone lose face; he might truly just be curious.

"No! Shark-Hybrids are, in the end, just a variant of humans; we don't have such strange things!" Ellen returned to her usual calm state, though her tone added a touch of playfulness, immediately followed by her face darkening as she added:

"Also! Don't ask whether I'm a mammal or ovoviviparous; just know that I was born from a mother!"

"Uh..."

Ye Ye Qingfeng urgently shut his mouth.

Wait? It seems someone really must have asked Ellen such questions before, right?

Ruby: Ehe! (○｀3′○)

"By the way! How was the effect of the essential oil from yesterday? If it didn't work, I'm going over there to demand a refund of my Ding Ni!"

Only now did Ye Ye Qingfeng remember that the original purpose for meeting Ellen had not yet been fulfilled, so he asked in a joking tone.

"Let me check."

Ellen lifted the blanket, climbed out of bed, put on her slippers, and quickly walked to the dressing mirror to carefully inspect the condition of her tail; a moment later, she turned her head with satisfaction.

"Mm! It feels much smoother than before, and the texture has improved greatly!"

"That's good." Ye Ye Qingfeng pointed to the table not far away, revealing a faint smile. "May I ask Young Lady Ellen to accept this gift?"

Following the direction Ye Ye Qingfeng pointed, Ellen's gaze fell upon the table, where the Shark-Hybrid tail essential oil used on her last night was placed, alongside a care cream.

"Mm, thank you!"

This time, Ellen did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

While Ellen was inspecting those two skincare products, Ye Ye Qingfeng took the opportunity to get out of bed and pulled two more bottles from his spatial backpack.

"Do you want these two new bottles?"

Ye Ye Qingfeng held the two new bottles up before Ellen's eyes, shook them slightly, and asked with a playful curl of his lips.

"I want them~!" ╰(*°▽°*)╯

Ellen no longer felt conflicted and answered in accordance with Ye Ye Qingfeng's intent.

"Then what should you call me?"

Ye Ye Qingfeng planned to seize this opportunity to change how Eileen addressed him, thereby drawing them closer.

After all, if she kept calling him "Brother Ye Qingfeng," what would he do if he truly started treating her like a little sister?

"Um... Brother Ye Qingfeng?" (??????)??

Eileen clearly thought Ye Ye Qingfeng wanted to hear her act cute, so she pitched her voice high and shouted.

"No~! Though that one doesn't seem bad either..." This cry made Ye Ye Qingfeng feel as if his heart were melting, yet he did not forget his original intention: "Remove the 'Brother,' and try calling me by my name directly?"

"Qing... Ye Qingfeng?" (。???) ノ

"Yes!!" (? ′? `?)

Eileen blinked at the skincare products in Ye Ye Qingfeng's hand; seeing she had already called out, she was about to reach for them, but he suddenly raised his hand, causing her to miss.

"You're not keeping your word!" (? д?) つ No~!

"Say it continuously once!" (●ˇ? ˇ●)

"Ye Qingfeng~"? (′▽｀)

Eileen pouted, yet still called out softly.

"Here you go, here you go!" Ye Ye Qingfeng, thoroughly satisfied, stuffed the skincare products into Eileen's arms, not forgetting to add, "Remember to call me like this from now on!"

"Okay."

Clutching the skincare products to her chest, unable to bear parting with them, Eileen responded indifferently.

Ye Ye Qingfeng:??? (╬▔皿▔) ╯

"Oh! Right, do you have school today, Eileen?"

Glancing out the window, Ye Ye Qingfeng suddenly asked as something occurred to him.

"Of course I do! Isn't that obvious?"

With her mind entirely focused on the skincare products in her arms, Eileen responded dismissively to Ye Ye Qingfeng's inquiry.

A few seconds later, she suddenly came to her senses and looked at Ye Ye Qingfeng with an expression ready to burst into tears, "Waa... what time is it already?"