GBP Chapter 186 The flowers are blooming, wait—they can't bloom!!!
Chapter 186 The flowers are blooming, wait—they can't bloom!!!
"Doesn't that mean I've broken free...?"
Ying quickly covered Huiyuan's mouth, preventing her from continuing.
"Ahem! Anyway, I used a method to feed the antidote into your mouth, and then you fell asleep."
"What...method...?"
"Don't ask! And don't ever ask again! Anyway... I saved you, that's all you need to know."
Looking at Ying, whose personality had drastically changed from what she remembered, Huiyuan realized something.
It wasn't that Ying's personality suddenly changed and she became so shy; rather, it was something I did that made her shy.
(Could it be... oral liquid? Mouth to mouth, mouth to mouth??!)
Having finally realized this, Huiyuan, whose heart was never truly innocent, has now completely bid farewell to the word "innocent."
(Then why is it bound in this way...? Could it be... that Ying has practiced it...?)
Not daring to think about it further, Huiyuan immediately lay back down on the bed, deliberately putting herself into a relaxed, carefree state and stopping thinking.
Ying calmed herself down, touched her lips meaningfully, and blushed the next second.
"Let me tell you what happened after I gave you the antidote. I was doing experiments for Abedo, and these things happened..."
After Ying finished explaining the experiment and discussing Teyvat and related matters with Abedo, Huiyuan sat up absentmindedly.
"Um... Ying, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, we're both girls, so it shouldn't count as our first... cough cough, kiss. Besides... this farce will end before anything goes further."
Hearing Ying say those words, Huiyuan felt even more guilty.
(They treated me like a girl. But I'm not a real girl... Even though my inner thoughts can be transformed into a cute girl's voice by my skin, but... sigh, never mind, judging from the description, they only kissed, and nothing more. No, even if they only kissed, it's still a huge deal!!!)
Just as Huiyuan began to feel guilty once again, the system's voice appeared.
"Since you feel guilty, then make it up to them. Following your usual logic, host..."
Before the system could finish speaking, Huiyuan said, "Yes, thank you for the guidance, System Sister."
Upon hearing this, the system was taken aback.
"I thought you would blame me for not stopping you and shift all the blame onto me."
"Although I really wanted to do it, it was still my fault after all. A real woman should take responsibility for her own mistakes, so how can I blame the leader?"
Seeing Huiyuan say this, the system stopped bringing up the previous incident and trying to disrupt things, and silently shut its mouth.
Exiting the system chat interface, Huiyuan mustered up her courage and looked at Ying.
"Um...I'm so sorry!"
"Hey, instead of saying sorry, how about saying thank you? It's really okay, we're all girls."
"Uh... thank you. Anyway, I'll make it up to you!"
"Oh no!!! Don't bring this up again, I'm so embarrassed. Besides, we're both grown women! Anyway, we're still friends, and we can still go on adventures together."
Seeing Ying's sudden and drastic change in expression and tone, Huiyuan became worried.
"Yingmei, you've changed."
"what?"
“You weren’t like this before; you wouldn’t have said such a long thing at once.”
"Nonsense, who could stay calm after something like that?! Besides... I'm not the kind of sister who only cares about her brother and worries about him all day long. Isn't it normal for me to take a long time to explain?!"
No, you're the kind of younger sister who becomes quiet because she's too sad to talk to her brother after being separated from him. Your nervousness betrays you.
Ying frowned upon noticing Huiyuan's gaze.
"Have I become more talkative? No, I don't think so. What was that look you gave me? Ugh—I admit it! I'm the kind of worried girl who only wants to find her brother. At least before this happened..."
Don't try to cover it up, you can't hide it.
In your heart, Lingling has already become the kind of best friend you have an extremely close relationship with.
Moreover, you've already revealed your true self; you actually talk a lot.
You've come to regard Lingling, who's also a traveler from another world, as your best friend. Admit it, you might even like her!
Huiyuan didn't say anything, and even though it was just the narrator speaking, Ying could still sense a certain sound.
Hearing this voice, which sounded like a whispered message, Ying's thoughts gradually became confused.
If this trend continues, the character will completely go out of character and collapse. Ying managed to stabilize her emotions.
"This is something only we know, and we mustn't mention it again. Paimon is still waiting for us outside, get up quickly."
"okay."
Like a daughter-in-law, Huiyuan awkwardly followed Ying out of the room.
Looking at Sister Lingling, Paimon asked with a mix of innocence, curiosity, and worry.
"Sister Lingling, how are you? Are you feeling better? Abedo said that this medicine has serious side effects. Maybe it would be better for you to lie down and rest?"
"Aftereffects? What aftereffects?"
After observing Lingling's condition, Abedo explained, "It can range from a slight itch when separated from travelers to an irregular, persistent itch."
"Ah...ah? Then...I'm doomed!"
"Yes, that's right. But the antidote I prepared for you will completely eliminate its side effects after a month."
"So, I have to stay with Ying for the next month?"
(No way! Because of what happened, I already feel guilty and uneasy whenever I see Yingmei. Can't we at least keep our distance and give each other space to think things through?)
Compared to Huiyuan's reaction, Ying didn't seem to mind too much and genuinely treated Lingling as a close friend. Moreover, their relationship was more than just friendship!
"It's okay, anyway, I had a lot of fun adventuring with you."
Upon hearing this, Paimon, a simple, kind-hearted man with only a childlike innocence, expressed his doubts.
"The only aftereffect is itching? That's not serious."
Ying didn't explain, but simply said, "This itching is not the same as that itching. Paimon is too young; he'll understand when he grows up."
"What does this have to do with my age?"
No one answered Paimon, and Paimon frowned at this.
"Fine, don't tell me then! Humph, I don't care to know!"
After hearing Abedo's account of the aftereffects, Huiyuan was filled with doubt and asked Abedo, "Why does the itching only occur when I'm away from Yingmei...?"
"Because she has been taking care of you during this time, drinking that growth serum will affect your personality, mood, and even behavior. I did an experiment where I gave this to a mouse and put it in its cage. The next day, after it recovered, it never wanted to leave the cage again. However, your situation may be different, since this is the first time a human has drunk it."
Therefore, the aftereffect is that you may become infatuated with the person or thing that accompanied you the longest during that period.