MORIC - Chapter 158
Chapter 158: The Young Lady Peels Shrimp
After staying in a hotel for two days, Chi Yueshan and Xi Zhoumeng moved into a small apartment.
It was on the top floor of a residential building. When they were renting the place, Xi Zhoumeng was extremely picky. She was worried the roof would leak and also said it was what the internet called a "rooftop apartment," the kind only poor people lived in.
The more she acted like this, the more rebellious Chi Yueshan became, and she immediately decided on it.
Chi Yueshan: "The doorway is spacious. We can sunbathe."
Xi Zhoumeng: "We'll get a tan."
Chi Yueshan: "We can also plant flowers, grass, and vegetables."
Xi Zhoumeng: "It's filthy, and there will be bugs."
Chi Yueshan instantly recalled how this person looked like she was about to vomit while piloting her mecha against the Zerg, and she suddenly burst out laughing.
Xi Zhoumeng was still frowning as she inspected the rental apartment. It had basic furniture, but it was all terribly ugly.
"What are you laughing at? Refusing to live a good life and insisting on a hard one. You're really something."
She grumbled, dissatisfaction hanging from the corners of her eyes and brows, yet she didn't storm off in a huff.
Chi Yueshan watched her with a smile. "Living a hard life with me is still a good life."
Xi Zhoumeng scoffed. "So confident."
She took out her phone to buy furniture, grumbling irritably, "The light-brain is still better. No matter how convenient a phone is, it can't..."
In the past, Chi Yueshan had thought this person was falsely gentle but truly aloof. Even when standing very close, she seemed distant.
But now, things were different.
In a world completely foreign to Chi Yueshan, Xi Zhoumeng was still standing by her side, and she was so, so close.
For some reason, it made Chi Yueshan think of the phrase "until death do us part."
But "until death do us part" was too desolate. It couldn't compare to their current state of clinging tightly to each other.
Chi Yueshan felt the urge to be clingy again. She had discovered that she became very clingy after getting pregnant.
Even though this world rendered their pheromones useless, turning them into people with only primary genders.
Xi Zhoumeng still held a fatal attraction for her.
Xi Zhoumeng: "How about this bed?"
She handed her phone to Chi Yueshan. "Or do you prefer the other one? I like soft beds, but you don't like them too soft. It's so annoying."
Without servants to order around, the young lady seemed much more listless, but this listlessness might also be due to her work.
The past few days at the hotel were when Chi Yueshan had seen Xi Zhoumeng at her most diligent.
She was so busy she didn't even have time to bother Chi Yueshan.
Chi Yueshan: "Let's go with this one then. Don't buy anything too expensive. We won't be living here for long anyway."
Xi Zhoumeng laughed. "It's precisely because we're definitely going back that we should spend lavishly."
Chi Yueshan thought about it and agreed with the logic. She immediately snatched Xi Zhoumeng's phone back. "Then let's see which one is more expensive."
Even though she suspected the flow of time was different between the two worlds, it was still obvious that Chi Yueshan was carrying a child.
The restaurant owner showed the two of them the apartment, accompanied by the landlady.
Her gaze lingered on Xi Zhoumeng and Chi Yueshan for a long time before she finally managed to ask, "Are you two sisters?"
Xi Zhoumeng liked to wear a mask when she was out. Even though she was now an undocumented person with a forged identity, she still had her extravagant style.
In the restaurant owner's eyes, the mask was just a patterned one that cost ten bucks for three, but in reality, each one cost around a thousand.
She was also very disdainful of it, missing the veils from the ABO world. The current young lady had all the extravagant habits of a young lady but none of the extravagant items. She often couldn't find an outlet for her frustration and would vent it at work.
Occasionally, Chi Yueshan would wake up in the middle of the night and hear the appallingly fast sound of Xi Zhoumeng's typing.
She was def-definitely cursing someone out!
The moment the word "sisters" was spoken, Xi Zhoumeng's lazy aura completely dissipated.
She asked, "How could you tell?"
The restaurant owner grunted, signaling the landlady with her eyes to be more careful.
The landlady walked ahead, her black stockings snagged somewhere, creating a hole. Chi Yueshan found the hole unsightly and had the urge to mend it for her.
"This younger sister looks much younger than you. It must be an older sister taking care of her younger sister, right? Where's your brother-in-law?"
The restaurant owner almost choked, suddenly feeling that this person talked too much.
Even Chi Yueshan fell silent.
The "brother-in-law" is also this older sister.
Wow, a world where same-sex couples can't have children is really full of strange remarks.
If I were a native of this world and fell in love with Xi Zhoumeng, we wouldn't be able to have children at all, right?
That would be a real shame.
But I would probably adopt.
Someone like Xi Zhoumeng should have some liveliness around her.
Otherwise, when she sits alone, she's like a dead statue.
Chi Yueshan, afraid that Xi Zhoumeng would get angry, reached out and tugged on the corner of her clothes.
Xi Zhoumeng grabbed Chi Yueshan's hand and smiled kindly.
"I'm her older sister, and also her current girlfriend."
Her tone wasn't one of gritted teeth, but to Chi Yueshan, it sounded a bit chilly.
Even with her face hidden by a mask, Xi Zhoumeng's eyes were beautiful.
Even though the surroundings were a bit dilapidated—an old building with old stairs, green and white walls covered in scratches, and worn railings.
This person seemed to carry a sense of age that matched the environment, like a duckweed seared into her soul, indifferent to where she landed.
Chi Yueshan leaned closer to Xi Zhoumeng and added, "My ex-boyfriend is a deadbeat. It's a good thing my sister is willing to take care of me now."
She thought: This person has now landed with me, taking root in me.
And she can make me blossom and bear fruit.
She perfectly fits all my fantasies about the future.
The 【deadbeat】 twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling as if Chi Yueshan was cursing her.
The landlady let out a long, drawn-out "Ohhh." When Chi Yueshan finalized the rental, the landlady very solemnly offered a blessing—
"May your family live in harmony."
Family harmony was a must, but Xi Zhoumeng was indeed a bit irritable.
She was very good at spending money and knew that money makes the world go round. Within a day, she had revitalized the old house, making it a classic case of an old home renovation.
She used to say she hated nagging people, but she could be quite annoying herself when she got fussy.
For example, modern paint is harmless and doesn't need to air out, yet she stubbornly used test strips—expensive enough to rent this apartment for several years—to check it over and over again.
By the time everything was done, the sky had turned dark. The restaurant owner had someone deliver hot dishes. Chi Yueshan didn't go back to work the front desk, but she would occasionally go and help out.
This connection was just what she wanted, as if it were a continuation of her own regrets.
Xi Zhoumeng saw through it but didn't say anything. In what she still considered their shabby new home, she heated a glass of milk for Chi Yueshan.
Chi Yueshan: "I want to drink alcohol."
Xi Zhoumeng: "What kind of alcohol can you drink when you're pregnant?"
The small courtyard on the rooftop was completely transformed. Looking out the window, they saw a vibrant terrace.
The unfamiliar lights of the strange city stretched on endlessly, and even further in the distance, someone was setting off fireworks.
Chi Yueshan: "I'm an Omega with blood from Planet M-13. My body is in great shape."
Even though Chi Yueshan didn't like wearing dresses, and she wasn't very big to begin with, wearing a slip dress made her look even smaller.
Now, this Omega who claimed to be strong and healthy sat beside Xi Zhoumeng with her face in her hands, pushing away the warm milk as she spoke, looking quite angry.
Xi Zhoumeng: "Yes, great shape. I wonder who was throwing up with teary eyes before."
Her tone was laced with a smile as she clumsily peeled a shrimp for Chi Yueshan. But Xi Zhoumeng was not born to serve others. She was disgusted by her sticky hands and annoyed at how this thing was so inconsiderate as to not peel itself. Her expression was a spectacular sight.
Chi Yueshan: "That was before! I'm fine now. I can chug a whole bottle of beer."
After saying that, she tossed a wet wipe onto Xi Zhoumeng's hand. "Stop peeling. You're such a useless young lady."
She picked up a shrimp herself and performed the brilliant trick of spitting out the shell without peeling it. Her mouth was covered in sauce, and she still had to grin foolishly at Xi Zhoumeng.
Of course, Xi Zhoumeng could sense Chi Yueshan's happiness.
This person's emotions were too obvious; her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness were never hidden.
Her longing was spoken without a second thought. Even when she occasionally said the opposite of what she meant, her entire being seemed to scream, "Hurry up and coax me."
How could one not soften their heart for her?
Xi Zhoumeng wiped her mouth. "Yes, you're the most amazing."
She picked up the glass of milk and drank it herself. She still didn't like alcohol. Even at parties after being rescued by Xuan Rujia, she would drink juice.
Chi Yueshan propped her face in her hands and watched her. "I'm not throwing up anymore."
Xi Zhoumeng hummed in acknowledgment.
Chi Yueshan: "Don't feel sorry for me. It's not like we chose to come here."
She always pierced through Xi Zhoumeng's feigned nonchalance so incisively.
It was as if Xi Zhoumeng were transparent in her eyes; Chi Yueshan knew clearly how her blood flowed and how her emotions shifted.
Xi Zhoumeng: "I don't."
She stood up, and Chi Yueshan grabbed her hand. "Where are you going?"
Xi Zhoumeng: "To get some alcohol for our ducal Omega young lady who's in such great shape."
Chi Yueshan let out a sound of surprise. "Are you going to buy it now?"
Xi Zhoumeng opened the liquor cabinet in the kitchen. Even living in a low-rent apartment, the young lady could furnish the interior to look very high-end.
Chi Yueshan had thought the cabinet was full of milk, since that's what the liquor cabinet at the Xi residence was like.
Xi Li, who lived there, had no status in the family at all; he had to go out to drink.
Xi Zhoumeng was very autocratic, even bullying her own brother.
Xi Zhoumeng: "I already bought it for you. I heard from the owner that you used to sneak drinks when you were working the front desk."
She had had a private chat with the restaurant owner.
Roadside stalls were not at all unfamiliar to Xi Zhoumeng. She had tried to socialize in such places before when attempting to blend in.
Unfortunately, some things couldn't be faked, and a person's loneliness was hard to completely conceal.
She had failed.
But she never expected that one day, at a similar roadside stall, she would be meticulously asking about another person's day-to-day life in this world.
The owner had only mentioned it briefly, but Xi Zhoumeng could picture the scene.
Chi Yueshan at the front desk, sketching and sneaking drinks when she wasn't busy, then feeling distressed by the symptoms of her pregnancy.
This person had endured hardship since she was young. Hardship was commonplace for her, and she wouldn't complain.
She would probably just sigh, worrying about yet looking forward to her growing belly.
She probably only curses me in her heart.
This case of alcohol wasn't very expensive, in line with Chi Yueshan's view on money.
At this moment, Chi Yueshan propped her face in her hands and watched Xi Zhoumeng get the alcohol, her gaze sweeping over the other woman's body inch by inch.
She had touched this body, kissed it, even licked and bitten it, but she had never appreciated Xi Zhoumeng's figure so slowly and leisurely at a time like this.
After all, in this world, it was just the two of them.
Even though Xi Zhoumeng had once come from here, her identity had ultimately changed.
She had become my Xi Zhoumeng.
Xi Zhoumeng sat back down and poured a small glass for Chi Yueshan.
"You can only drink this much. The owner said you once drank too much and were crying while throwing up."
Chi Yueshan: "It wasn't that dramatic. I was just..."
Chi Yueshan paused and didn't continue.
She felt a bit embarrassed. After all, she really missed Xi Zhoumeng. Her emotions were already up and down, and being pregnant seemed to amplify the longing for Xi Zhoumeng contained in every breath.
Xi Zhoumeng suddenly gave her a kiss.
Chi Yueshan was stunned for a long moment, and the tips of her ears turned red.
"Wh-why did you suddenly kiss me?"
Xi Zhoumeng started putting on airs again. The milk for Chi Yueshan had been in a ceramic mug, but when she drank it herself, she poured it into a wine glass.
The newly decorated interior showed no signs of being old, shabby, and small, but it was indeed very cramped, not even as large as one of Xi Zhoumeng's rooms at the Xi residence.
There was no luxurious walk-in closet, let alone a bathtub that made taking a bath feel like an enthronement.
But Chi Yueshan just had a feeling that this place felt very much like home.
Xi Zhoumeng: "Can't I kiss you? Or should I ask first? Hello, may I kiss you?"
Chi Yueshan: "Just shut up."
Xi Zhoumeng: "Oh. Then you can peel shrimp for me."
This person's submissiveness never lasted more than a few minutes before her true nature was revealed.
Yet Chi Yueshan didn't feel wronged. She grumbled, "I'm the only one who can put up with your bad habits."
Xi Zhoumeng suddenly leaned over, resting her chin on Chi Yueshan's shoulder, and blew a breath of air on Chi Yueshan's earlobe.
"Shall I provide you with one-hundred-percent service tonight?"
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