I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game

After dealing with his colleagues, Carl quickly accepted the fact that Qiao Suisui hadn't sent him a single message, then resolutely took the initiative to contact her.

Although the mission wasn't long, hearing her voice again gave Carl an unprecedented, absurd thought—

He wanted a home.

Preferably, someone in that home who was waiting for him.

And preferably, that someone was her.

"So, what's up?"

The helpless yet slightly irritated voice of Qiao Suisui brought Carl back to reality. He asked, "Who's upset our little boss this time?"

"No one."

"Where are you?"

"At the hospital. A classmate got hurt, and I need to take turns looking after him with another classmate."

"Oh… Is the focus of that sentence 'classmate', or 'got hurt'?"

Qiao Suisui couldn't keep up with his train of thought, her eyebrows knitted together, issuing a silent question mark warning.

As if receiving the signal, Carl quickly explained, "Because if it's about getting hurt, then I'm injured too. Can I receive your care? If not, I'll enroll right now and become your classmate."

Qiao Suisui paused at his words but still asked with concern, "Is the injury serious?"

Carl looked down at the through-and-through wound in his abdomen, about 4 centimeters long and 12 centimeters deep, still bleeding continuously. He assessed logically, serious? Among the injuries he'd had, this was on the lighter side. Strangely enough, even when he was close to being stabbed to death before, he never felt there was anything worth mentioning. But now, he craved something—whether it was to see the anxious expression on her face, or to watch her stare at him with teary, red eyes, or maybe, for her to do nothing at all, just to be by his side, letting him catch the scent of her…

"Carl? Are you okay?"

Detecting a hint of worry in Qiao Suisui's voice, Carl laughed and said, "I'm kidding, how could I be hurt?"

He leaned against the wall, holding the Light Computer in one hand, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and lit it with the other hand, trying to numb the pain with the smoke.

In the hospital corridor, Qiao Suisui listened to his unserious jokes, "Isn't being competent at your job the best cosmetic for a man? How about it, I'm fiercely handsome, right?"

Qiao Suisui was amused by his banter, and the gloominess in her heart from the past few days was also dispelled quite a bit. Guided by Carl, she idly chatted about all sorts of things, her laughter becoming more frequent, while his voice grew increasingly gentle.

"So this mission is to silence a mistress' lover from a member country's leadership? Can you just casually talk about the details of the mission like this?"

"Family members can, others can't."

Qiao Suisui blushed, scolding, "What nonsense are you talking about."

"The lady of the house, commonly known as a family member. I'm your tenant, you're the landlord of the house, and thus the lady of the house, why not?"

Qiao Suisui thought to herself, just pulling stuff out of thin air.

"Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore."

She was about to hang up, but heard Carl rapidly say 'wait a moment' three times, and then said, "You still owe me a meal."

Qiao Suisui remembered, indeed she had agreed to have a meal with him. Plus, he had saved her in the library; she really owed him a thanks for that meal.

"So when are you free?"

There was a sudden silence from the Light Computer for two seconds, before he replied, "I'm always ready, starting to sprint from this second."

Qiao Suisui thought for a moment and said, "Then come to the Auslan Imperial Court tomorrow, I'll cook for you personally."

Carl glanced at the wound in his abdomen, his mouth—holding the cigarette—almost grinning to his ears, and said, "No problem."

After hanging up, he took out the quick-acting medical kit he carried with him, fumbled with it to stop the bleeding, and then skillfully sent a location to Kai. Before long, a call came through. Before Kai could speak, the powerful sound of a wicked voice came through, "Come save your daddy; I'm about done for."

At night, in the hospital.

Qiao Suisui spoke with Ruka over the phone about the situation, telling him not to wait for her. After getting the doctor to change Anubis's dressing, with nothing else to do, she lay down on the accompanying bed beside him.

The two of them were separated by a curtain, each lost in their own thoughts.

Anubis proposed once more that she should go back, but Qiao Suisui propped her hands under her head and looked at the ceiling, saying, "A patient should obediently follow instructions, so stop persuading me. The doctor said that you might get a fever because of inflammation in the middle of the night, and at that time, it's not good to be alone."

Anubis pursed his lips and fell silent, his gaze fixed on the curtain.

In the room, only a warm yellow night light was on, casting Qiao Suisui's silhouette onto the curtain, adding a quiet warmth to the air, alleviating the long-standing loneliness in the young man's heart.

Anubis watched her shadow on the curtain and extended a finger, tracing her outline in the air.

"B, how old are you?"

Qiao Suisui's sudden question made him pause, and Anubis casually retracted his hand, replying indifferently, "I'll be of age in another month."

Qiao Suisui was surprised and turned over, her shadow on the curtain showing her small frame propped on the bed.

"Eh? Then you're younger than me."

Anubis didn't reply.

"Let me hear you call me 'big brother'."

"..."

Qiao Suisui snickered, feeling as if she had caught a bit of Carl's influence.

"How old is Li Yi then?"

Anubis said, "He's old."

Qiao Suisui chuckled and started to calculate with her fingers, "If that's the case, then Li Yi is Liu Bei, I'm Guan Yu, and you're Zhang Fei."

Anubis couldn't understand what she was talking about, but he could feel the joy in her voice, and involuntarily curved his lips. "Who are they?"

Qiao Suisui, tired from lying on her stomach, yawned and rested her face on her arm, explaining as she thought, "Well... the three of them were good friends, each with their own ambitions, and then in a peach garden, they each held a Nutrient Liquid and began to sing: 'With this~~loyal courage~~and righteous gall,' and after singing, 'clang! clang!' they downed the Nutrient Liquid, 'smash!' breaking the bottles, vowing to share fortunes and face hardships together."

Anubis asked, "Why break the bottles?"

Qiao Suisui replied, "To set the atmosphere."

Anubis nodded seriously, and after a moment, suddenly said, "The three of us are like them."

Qiao Suisui laughed, saying, "Right, we three are just like them, sharing fortunes and facing hardships together."

She yawned again, her eyelids gradually getting heavy, and she fell deeply asleep.

Listening to her even breathing turn deep and prolonged, Anubis covered his chest and gently got out of bed. He slowly and hesitantly drew back the curtain, as if opening a door that locked away desire.

The youth squatted in front of her bed, gazing at her sleeping face, not daring to move, just staring intently, with utmost seriousness. Anubis wanted to remember the features of his face, the location of his moles, the length of his eyelashes, the peaceful look of him when he was quietly asleep... He suddenly recalled what Li Yi had told him about a senior, and his eyes darkened.

Anubis closed his eyes and activated his ability, instantly plunging the surroundings into boundless darkness, with only him and the person on the bed.

He cautiously moved closer, close enough to feel the warmth of her breath. He heard his own heart pounding wildly, fearing that the next beat would wake her up.

The young man gently kissed her, and the moment he touched her softness, he recoiled immediately like a startled animal.

He fell to the floor, covering his mouth with the back of his hand, his emotions shifting in his eyes, like experiencing a silent tsunami, which eventually subsided into calm.

He resignedly closed his eyes, covering the complex emotions that lay there.