With a Criminal Record

In a room somewhere at night, the two fishes were sitting together in front of a monitor, holding bowls of popcorn. On the small table beside them were peanuts, sunflower seeds, and bottles of soda—

The screen showed what was happening in the bathroom.

“Oh… his sensitivity is a little too high. He was done in no time.” Anshi Yi cracked sunflower seeds one after another. “How long was that? He collapsed after only half a minute.”

“He certainly knows how to have fun behind our backs,” An Shiyu remarked.

“That’s right… I was even thinking of going over there tonight to ambush him.” As Anshi Yi spoke, she leaned back and flopped onto the bed. After rolling around once, she continued, “But you have to admit, he’s pretty impressive. Do you think he’d be able to handle you?”

“Who knows?” An Shiyu glanced at Chao Yiyu beside them before climbing onto the bed. “I’m going to sleep. Turn off the lights.”

“Oh? Aren’t you going to study how to knock him down?”

“He cries as soon as you make a move. We’ll have to wait for an opportunity.”

“True… Did we forget to complete the crucial affection quest?”

“Even if we had, it would have been pointless. He lost his memories.”

“Ah.”

…

…

The night passed without incident. The next morning—

The moment Ye Shuang opened his eyes, he felt something heavy on top of him. He grunted and reached out to touch it, only then realizing that a girl was sleeping soundly sprawled across him.

Bai Yuyou was fast asleep, her sweet breathing tickling Ye Shuang’s cheek. Since it was summer, he could see quite a bit from his angle, including the girl’s peaceful sleeping face. Looking at her tiny nose, he reached out and gently pinched it.

The girl slowly opened her eyes. “Ye Shuang…”

“Did I wake you?” Ye Shuang asked.

“No, Ye Shuang…” Bai Yuyou murmured softly. “I like you.”

At her words, Ye Shuang immediately cleared his throat. He also tightened his arms around Bai Yuyou slightly. “Do you want to get up and wash up?”

“Okay.”

Bai Yuyou slowly sat up. She also noticed Ye Shuang’s condition at that moment, so she lifted a hand to tuck back a strand of hair, revealing her snow-white cheek. Then she spoke softly.

“Ye Shuang…”

…

After washing up, the two of them left the room. Perhaps because they had both cast their spells on each other, neither Ye Shuang nor Bai Yuyou felt tired at all. Instead, Bai Yuyou clung to Ye Shuang’s arm, rubbing her cheek against it like an affectionate little parasite.

Just then, the door of a nearby room opened as well.

Ye Shuang looked over and saw An Shiyu and Anshi Yi come out, one after the other. When they spotted Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou in the hallway, An Shiyu folded her arms, and Anshi Yi did the same as they stared over.

Stare—

Being watched by the two fishes, Ye Shuang inexplicably felt a little guilty. Still, he smiled and said, “Up so early? I thought you two would sleep in.”

“We got up a long time ago. We just stayed in our room for a while,” An Shiyu said expressionlessly.

“Oh, right. Didn’t you two get up pretty early too? I heard some strange noises just now. How odd.” Anshi Yi poked a finger against her cheek. “Hmm, how strange. Where could they have come from?”

At that, Ye Shuang looked away. “It was probably Yi Wan and the others. They tend to make more noise around dawn.”

“Oh, I guess that makes sense.”

The two fishes walked past Ye Shuang. As Anshi Yi passed him, however, she reached out a paw and smacked him on the butt. The sound echoed especially loudly.

“?”

“Well, well.”

“…”

Ye Shuang watched the two fishes head downstairs. He had a feeling they knew something. Could they have installed surveillance cameras in his room?

They had a history of doing things like that, after all. Ye Shuang remembered the recording they had shown him before. That had certainly been proof enough.

Just as he was wondering whether he should return to his room and take a look, Bai Yuyou said from beside him, “Ye Shuang, we need to make breakfast.”

“Okay.”

Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Although they could have gone out for morning tea, they preferred making it themselves at home.

“Ye Shuang, water.” Bai Yuyou poured him a glass of warm water.

“Thanks.”

After taking a sip, Ye Shuang glanced at Bai Yuyou. “You’re not drinking? Here, you can have it.”

“Okay.”

After seeing Ye Shuang drink from it, Bai Yuyou took his cup. She ran her fingers along the rim where his lips had touched, then began gulping down the water.

“Were you thirsty?” Ye Shuang asked when he saw how hurriedly she was drinking.

“Yes. I was thirsty,” Bai Yuyou replied expressionlessly.

Ye Shuang was silent for several seconds before clearing his throat. “I’ll get you another glass of warm water.”

“Okay.”

After drinking another glass of water, Bai Yuyou watched Ye Shuang’s busy back. The morning sunlight was warm and gentle. Even though it was summer, the temperature was not yet unbearably hot, since the day had only just begun to warm up.

Bai Yuyou took some eggs from the refrigerator and moved close beside Ye Shuang. Feeling the warmth of his arm against her skin, she felt much more at ease.

Bai Yuyou loved moments like this. It wasn’t that she particularly enjoyed making breakfast. She simply felt that the morning kitchen belonged to her and Ye Shuang—a small private space where no one would disturb them and where she could act spoiled with him.

From Ye Shuang’s perspective, however, it looked as though Bai Yuyou was trying to crack an egg while squeezing half her body into his arms.

“Do you need help?” Ye Shuang asked, breathing in the fragrance of her hair.

“Yes.” Bai Yuyou’s long eyelashes trembled in the sunlight as she looked up at him.

“How should I help? Should I crack the eggs for you?”

“Ye Shuang, just hug me from behind.”

“Um… How is that supposed to help with the eggs?” Ye Shuang froze. Would that actually make cracking eggs easier?

“Then kiss me.” Bai Yuyou tilted her chin up slightly.

“In that case…”

Ye Shuang cupped her face in his hands, but a voice came from behind them.

“Daddy, Mommy, what are we having for breakfast today?”

Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou froze. Turning around, they saw Yezi standing at the kitchen door in her pajamas and asking the question.

The little girl still looked half-asleep, rubbing her eyes.

“Yezi, what do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you,” Ye Shuang asked with a smile.

“Eggs… fried eggs, with vegetables sandwiched between slices of bread!” Yezi seemed to perk up a little. “Can we have that?”

“Of course we can.” Ye Shuang smiled. “Do you want to come help us make breakfast?”

“Okay! I want to make breakfast with Daddy and Mommy.”

Yezi seemed to come fully awake and ran over to stand between Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou. But because she was too short, she had to stand on tiptoe.

Seeing this, Ye Shuang brought over a small step stool. Once Yezi climbed onto it, she was still shorter than the other two, but at least she no longer had to stretch up on her toes.

The three of them gathered together to make breakfast, creating a scene that was exceptionally warm and cozy.