TAISS – Chapter 25

It was like a small flower petal, two pieces that could separate or join. Just a slight opening was enough to draw one’s attention.

One wanted to gaze into it, to treat it like a finger of sorts.

Or perhaps, the wings of a butterfly. Only they were pink, fluttering with every breath, too soft to fly. They would fall gently, with a sense of life and allure.

What Lin Jianheng was now caressing was just such an existence.

Yan Su was very obedient, her eyelashes trembling, unmoving. Yet her body was constantly shaking from excessive nervousness.

Causing her lips and teeth to tremble lightly as well.

Just like the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings.

Lin Jianheng was the mischievous child who had caught her, pressing her index finger and thumb together, easily pinching one side of the butterfly’s wing.

Yan Su trembled noticeably, as if about to cry.

Lin Jianheng looked down at her eyes and brows. The light was completely blocked, yet she could still faintly glimpse a sliver of brightness in her eyes, like the way a butterfly’s wings stick together.

Some kind of viscous fluid.

Lin Jianheng brushed it away, severing the connecting threads.

It was as if she had become an engineer from a precision science academy, operating on some kind of artifact.

She had to be meticulous, focusing with micron-level accuracy.

Lightly, precisely placing the component—her finger.

Lin Jianheng slowed her movements, but her lowered eyelashes didn’t obstruct her view.

She didn’t look away from the scene.

She simply used her eyelashes to frame her focus on the inside of Yan Su’s mouth.

Lin Jianheng saw that her hands were the milky white of rubber. The gloves were taut, clinging to the lines of her entire hand.

She could even faintly see the fine knuckles and the clear, distinct protrusion of blood vessels.

The milky white melted into the tender pink of the oral cavity, prominent and striking. It was as if she had become some kind of cheese snack for Yan Su.

Yan Su, with her head tilted back and tears in her eyes, couldn’t see anything, but the image became increasingly profound in Lin Jianheng’s eyes.

She could… touch any part of this pink space at will.

After all, she was checking Yan Su’s health.

Besides the most obvious defect, were there other places that also needed checking?

Lin Jianheng finally moved. She stopped pressing on Yan Su’s philtrum, remaining silent, only making the sensitive succubus’s heart race.

Her thumb followed the full, cherry-like bead, unconsciously flicking it downwards, like moving the beads of an abacus.

Yan Su’s lips trembled noticeably—a succubus’s lips were naturally soft and lovely.

Let alone such an obvious flick from Lin Jianheng; even a light touch would reveal their soft, springy quiver.

Then, Lin Jianheng pressed on Yan Su’s hard palate, forcing her to open her mouth again.

At the same time, her ring and little fingers pressed down on her tongue.

Judging by the position, it was right at the thickest part of the tongue.

And also the softest.

Lin Jianheng wanted to be free of distractions, to tell herself that what they were doing was normal.

Yet, the flames of ambiguity still arose spontaneously from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, they burned on the knuckle of her ring finger.

And also pained Yan Su.

This was the first time she had her mouth examined like this.

The strange invasion made her heart tighten until it ached and went numb. Her mind couldn’t think of anything.

She could only cooperate with Lin Jianheng’s movements, but because she couldn’t predict the next step, her heart lurched every time.

How could it be comfortable when the middle of her normally nimble tongue was being pressed down like this?

Yan Su’s instincts told her to struggle, to be the prey that would never yield.

But her erupting emotions suppressed her, turning her into the most foolish rabbit, playing dead while waiting for the cheetah’s slaughter.

It doesn’t hurt. Yan Su simply closed her eyes and told herself.

And in reality, it was true. No matter how much Lin Jianheng lacked restraint, she wouldn’t press down hard enough to hurt Yan Su.

Yan Su was just stung by the temperature of their contact, and the sensitive, soft flesh subconsciously wanted to retreat.

Lin Jianheng finally released her hand, and a voice entered Yan Su’s ears.

With her eyes closed, her other senses were clearer than usual.

She heard the amusement in Lin Jianheng’s words, the playful teasing, an indescribable encouragement, and…

An admiration that made one want to give their all.

“Good girl, Sister, stay like this. Master will check if you have any cavities.” Even her form of address had changed to “Master.”

Lin Jianheng had never been like this before. She viewed their relationship as very important; it could never be one of master and pet.

But at this moment, she had abandoned civilized equality.

Her original identity was royalty. She was meant to be high above, issuing commands.

So, letting her be the master for once was fine, right?

Besides, it was just temporary role-playing. Right now, she was a master who was also a doctor. Yan Su was her poor, adorable patient.

Yan Su couldn’t hold back a soft whimper.

The trembling of her moan traveled through the point of contact to Lin Jianheng’s palm.

Making her want to investigate further, or to completely fill this emptiness.

Lin Jianheng’s finger, through the rubber, scraped lightly upwards.

And so she received more ticklish, numbing shivers. From her hand to her heart.

After savoring it enough, she pressed down on the tip of Yan Su’s tongue with her index finger.

The mucous membrane was always soft, pink, with a slight crystalline sheen, and viscous.

At this moment, Lin Jianheng was pressing on a layer of mucous membrane. The slick, greasy feeling made her fingertip sink.

She took the opportunity to scratch Yan Su’s front teeth.

Yan Su heard an extremely clear scraping sound.

As if it were scratching her brain and scraping her eardrums from the inside.

“Ugh…” It was a very uncomfortable, yet very pleasant feeling.

Yan Su’s hand moved uncontrollably, accidentally grabbing Lin Jianheng’s sleeve.

“Hm? What’s wrong?” Lin Jianheng, however, was completely oblivious, smiling as she continued to tease her.

More scraping from the teeth.

Gums, soft palate, inner walls…

From the white parts to the pink parts. From hard to soft.

Relentlessly transmitting to Yan Su’s nerves, numbing her entire body.

Yan Su’s hand, tugging on Lin Jianheng’s, fell.

She no longer had the strength to hold on, tears welling in the corners of her eyes, not knowing why a simple oral examination could make her lose her composure.

But Lin Jianheng still felt it wasn’t enough. She went a little deeper and touched a small, heart-shaped mass behind the soft palate.

The succubus’s tail hanging behind her swayed in sync, turning a presumptuous pink.

Lin Jianheng simply used her free hand to embrace Yan Su’s head.

Just like when she had kissed her hair earlier, cradling her in her arms.

Only for the sake of a better exploration downwards.

Yan Su’s small nasal sounds tried to resist. Even with her eyes closed, her eyelashes trembled.

But she could feel Lin Jianheng scratching a place she normally couldn’t reach.

Like a delicious morsel of food passing by.

But it was a little different. Lin Jianheng would always leave, and now she had returned to the very beginning, rubbing Yan Su’s poor little tongue intermittently.

Yan Su had many very bad thoughts.

Including the desire to swallow.

Lin Jianheng was the one holding her, embracing her tightly, looking as if she would swallow her in the shadows.

Yet she was the one who incomparably craved…

To devour Lin Jianheng.

As if she could bite off Lin Jianheng’s finger right now, her favorite finger, and then feel it melt in her stomach, becoming one with it.

Yan Su didn’t understand that the thought of devouring came from a mixture of desires.

She just swallowed her saliva with difficulty.

Causing Lin Jianheng’s fingertip to slide gently.

Retracing its path.

“Sister, you’re not being good.” Lin Jianheng’s voice was clear and handsome, slightly suppressed, with a hint of smokiness.

She felt an urge to bite down.

It wasn’t just Yan Su who had the thought of devouring.

Lin Jianheng’s desire was more direct, more terrifying.

She wanted to eat Yan Su.

In this very second, she had a frantic desire to bite off Yan Su’s lips, to drink Yan Su’s blood.

To dismantle her into a delicious dessert, a real cake, and then eat her completely.

After realizing this terrifying desire, Lin Jianheng stopped this farce.

She had formidable self-control, and a sense of shame that didn’t exist in this era.

As well as a firm resolve to remain on the side of civilization.

After a deep breath, Lin Jianheng cast aside all the previous abnormalities, turned on her phone’s flashlight, and earnestly began to check the condition of Yan Su’s teeth.

“Sister Yan, your teeth are very beautiful.” Lin Jianheng dropped the role-playing act.

Yan Su still hadn’t emerged from the feeling of being controlled by Lin Jianheng.

“Mm…” Her soft sound wasn’t an answer, just an unconscious murmur.

Her voice was very soft and delicate, as if she had been hurt by Lin Jianheng’s praise.

Lin Jianheng tilted her head, not quite understanding what Yan Su meant.

Fumbling, she continued to shine the light on the next tooth.

“They’re also very healthy, no cavities at all. You must not have liked candy when you were little.” A very normal thing to say.

Slowly, she pulled Yan Su out of her immersed state.

Like a leash for a pet dog, only at the moment Yan Su became lucid, it was replaced with a bow tie or a necklace.

Yan Su slowly opened her eyes.

Lin Jianheng was covering her eyes, blocking the overly bright light.

Her eyelashes brushed against Lin Jianheng’s palm. Through the layer of the glove, it only made Yan Su herself unable to bear it.

A tear fell, and she closed her eyes again. With the glove on, Lin Jianheng didn’t notice.

“Have you ever heard of orthodontics?” While checking, Lin Jianheng started to chat with Yan Su.

As if the person who had just crossed the line so excessively, who sat in a position of power and looked down on everything, wasn’t her, Lin Jianheng.

Yan Su also slowly emerged from the sensory experience, but the contrast became a brand, making her want to kneel at Lin Jianheng’s feet and submit to her whenever the memory flashed back.

That’s right, Yan Su thought. I was already Lin Jianheng’s pet. After adding love to the mix, what else did Lin Jianheng need to do or say?

Just by existing, Yan Su would crawl to her feet, kiss her, and offer her loyalty.

“Mm, I have.” Yan Su couldn’t speak, so she could only answer Lin Jianheng with a nasal sound.

“Oh, right, you can’t talk. Then just listen to me. Before, when I was living in my original world, my teeth were terrible.” Lin Jianheng told Yan Su the story of how she saved up money for braces as a joke.

But Yan Su grabbed her arm, raised her eyelashes worriedly, and looked at her while holding back tears.

“…It’s okay.” Lin Jianheng let out a laugh, thick with reassurance, not just to comfort the worried Yan Su.

“It’s all in the past. And it’s a good thing I’m not from that world.” She averted her eyes, simply because something in her heart had been torn open.

The long-standing weight and suppression had been torn open over the past few days.

Her sense of security was completely shattered.

Lin Jianheng restacked her unsettled confusion into a protective shell.

But it cracked easily in the face of Yan Su’s concern.

It’s so… annoying.

Why is Sister Yan so good? Couldn’t she have just listened to it as a joke?

She had just teased Yan Su so excessively.

Now, how was she supposed to suppress this heart that wanted to eat her?

Lin Jianheng looked at Yan Su’s philtrum, her gaze trembling slightly, like a gentle breeze caressing a still lake.

Only she knew what kind of torment she was going through.

The badness of tearing and biting, the pain, the nauseating filth and bloodiness.

It would hurt Yan Su, annihilate her completely, turning her into broken limbs instead of an adorable person.

So, she must not eat the Yan Su she liked.

This was her safe harbor, her warm anchor.

Lin Jianheng caressed Yan Su’s philtrum once more, this time without any seductive desire.

When can a child who can’t distinguish between affection and appetite grow up?

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Only at the very end did Lin Jianheng look at the chipped tooth.

“It’s broken in half, my poor Sister Yan.” She stroked the remaining half while ruffling Yan Su’s hair.

Yan Su had been holding her mouth open like this for over half an hour.

Her cheeks were a little sore, but for the sake of contact with her master, Yan Su could still endure it.

“Did it really break from eating chocolate?” Lin Jianheng still found it a bit hard to believe.

The chocolate she bought had some nuts in it, but was it really that hard?

Yan Su’s teeth were neat and beautiful; they didn’t seem so fragile.

Lin Jianheng brought the light a little closer, wanting to take a better look. “Close your eyes, I’m going to look again.”

Yan Su kept her head tilted back, unmoving.

Her teeth, her tongue, her entire mouth were under Lin Jianheng’s control.

Her head was also held by Lin Jianheng’s hand.

Her entire being belonged to Lin Jianheng; whatever Master said, went.

“Huh?” After shining the light for a while, Lin Jianheng really did see something strange.

“What is this black lump?” Do human teeth have black substances in them?

It didn’t look like a cavity, nor was it food debris. Yan Su kept her mouth very clean; there was only a faint minty smell.

Lin Jianheng tried to pull it out.

Yan Su frowned sharply and shrank back, an instinctive reaction to the pain.

“It hurts…” Yan Su covered her mouth, the pain making her want to act spoiled with Lin Jianheng.

She had never felt anything there before, but the moment Lin Jianheng touched it, the pain was piercing.

“Does it hurt a lot? Is it embedded in a nerve?” Lin Jianheng took off her gloves, hugged Yan Su, and sat beside her to ask carefully.

“Mm, I don’t know what it is. When Master tried to pull it just now, it felt like my entire gum was being pulled up…” Yan Su still had tears in her eyes.

Like eating super spicy rice noodles, one bite could send you to heaven for five minutes.

“It’s also a little numb…” If Lin Jianheng hadn’t come away empty-handed, Yan Su would have thought her tooth had been pulled out.

“Alright. Let’s go get it checked out. I’ll contact a doctor.” Lin Jianheng stroked Yan Su’s temple, wiping away beads of sweat.

The kitten looked at her pitifully, wanting to nuzzle into her palm.

But Lin Jianheng didn’t indulge Yan Su’s clinginess as usual; she had already opened her optical computer to find Lu Yuanchen.

Yan Su froze for a moment, then could only shrink back lonely by Lin Jianheng’s side.

While Lin Jianheng waited for the call to connect, her mood dropped to freezing point.

She certainly remembered Li Zhaoge telling her to be careful of the people around her.

Especially since Li Zhaoge had been looking at Yan Su when she said it.

Lin Jianheng knew that more than just those five people were aware of her identity, which was why she felt a fatal suffocation the moment she discovered something inside Yan Su’s body.

Falling from a spring day into an ice cellar, frozen to the bone.

She only had this one precious kitten.

The one she raised, the one she picked up.

A kitten that belonged only to her, one that nobody else wanted.

Why… couldn’t she just be her kitten?

Lin Jianheng couldn’t accept that Yan Su’s approach had ulterior motives.

By the time the call connected to Lu Yuanchen, a storm was still brewing in Lin Jianheng’s emotions.

“Xiao Heng?” Lu Yuanchen’s calm voice came through, not warm, but not exactly cold either.

Lin Jianheng barely managed to suppress her overthinking.

Don’t get so angry you kill yourself. Lin Jianheng warned her emotions, forcefully using her spiritual power to suppress the burgeoning outburst.

She switched to a normal social tone. “Sister-in-law. My Succubus Sister is having some trouble with her tooth. Could I ask you to help take a look?”

This sentence was also an explanation for Yan Su.

She placed her hand next to Yan Su, making a gamble.

And Yan Su did indeed hug her hand, rubbing against it gently before pressing her head into her palm.

Her Sister Yan was so well-behaved.

What if it’s just a piece of nut stuck in there? Lin Jianheng closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, the indifference in her eyes had dissipated.

“A tooth extraction? You can come to my hospital, but I’m not a dentist. I’ll have my colleague take a look at your… succubus.”

Lin Jianheng thanked Lu Yuanchen, hung up, and fell backward.

Yan Su was lying on her side right next to her, her face still pressed against Lin Jianheng’s probing hand.

Everything will be fine.

Lin Jianheng withdrew her hand, sliding it across Yan Su’s smooth face and wiping away a tear.

“Let’s get ready and go for a check-up right away. If there’s really something there, we can get it taken out now.” Lin Jianheng, in turn, comforted her kitten.

Yan Su sat up, her sea-blue eyes shimmering.

So pure.

“Don’t be afraid. You’re my Succubus Sister.” Lin Jianheng held out her hand to her.

As long as she’s still mine.

Yan Su also thought, I am Lin Jianheng’s.

They embraced, and Lin Jianheng’s emotions were finally soothed a little.

After changing clothes and getting ready to leave, Yan Su poked Lin Jianheng’s arm.

“What is it, Sister?” Lin Jianheng turned around, thinking Yan Su’s tooth hurt or she couldn’t zip up her clothes.

“Master.” Yan Su had already changed her shoes and even put on a mask.

As if her lips, teeth, and mouth were also Lin Jianheng’s property.

After Lin Jianheng had seen them, they could no longer be shown to outsiders.

Yan Su didn’t say this little thought aloud, but Lin Jianheng still understood, her heart tingling. She couldn’t help but reach out.

She tidied the stray hairs by the mask, tucking them behind Yan Su’s ear.

As if to say—”You must be good.”

Yan Su narrowed her eyes, her tail perking up high like her master’s, also replying—”I will be very, very good.”

She was Lin Jianheng’s succubus, Lin Jianheng’s kitten.

So Lin Jianheng rewarded her by stroking her ear.

“Collar.” But that wasn’t what Yan Su wanted.

She took out the collar that wasn’t very comfortable but was engraved with Lin Jianheng’s name.

And placed it solemnly in Lin Jianheng’s palm.

As if entrusting her name, her dignity, and her life to Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng was silent, staring at the name on the collar.

On the outside was “Li Nu,” and on the inside was “Jian Heng.”

The outside represented the kitten, the inside her master.

Lin Jianheng gave a light, wry smile and gently placed the collar on Yan Su’s neck.

Then she fastened it heavily, completing a ritualistic handover.

From now on, Yan Su was her kitten, her succubus.

She could lead her.

Lin Jianheng took Yan Su’s arm.

As if taking hold of the kitten’s collar.

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They spent over half an hour getting to the hospital.

The traffic on Capital Star was unusually congested today. Lin Jianheng glanced at the time—evening rush hour.

“If we’d known, we could have waited at home for another half hour and it would have been faster than this,” Lin Jianheng sighed, looking at the estimated eighteen minutes remaining.

Yan Su actively slid over to her side, pressing against her arm.

Lin Jianheng casually patted her, hitting something soft and resilient.

But it made Yan Su shoot straight back to her seat.

Lin Jianheng cast a confused glance at her. Yan Su’s lips, hidden beneath her mask, were already bitten red.

Lin Jianheng’s fingertips had crossed the boundary between wind and warmth.

Like the pause before a butterfly’s wing lands, before fine snow hits the ground.

One step further was a place where even the wind dared not make a sound.

Yan Su trembled all over; she had almost knelt.

“It’s, it’s nothing…” Yan Su’s face was flushed crimson.

“Did I hit you too hard?” Lin Jianheng, however, had become more sensitive to Yan Su’s reactions. She moved a little closer, wanting to cover the spot she had hit.

“No, no, no, it’s not that!” Although, that area was naturally full of nerves, and even without using force, Lin Jianheng’s pat could be quite painful.

“I just, I just…” Seeing that Lin Jianheng was about to strike again, Yan Su completely softened and squatted down.

She could accept Lin Jianheng touching her anywhere.

But this was the car, and the driver was still here.

Even if there was a partition between the front and back seats, she still couldn’t…

Yan Su’s face burned as she thought, if Lin Jianheng really wanted to…

It seemed she couldn’t refuse either, and could only hold back her voice.

It was strangely thrilling.

“I can rub it for you, it was my fault anyway.” Lin Jianheng’s hand was already pressing down.

She didn’t miss the spot this time.

Yan Su let out a small sigh of relief, thankful she was wearing a mask so Lin Jianheng couldn’t see her expression clearly.

Just then, the car braked suddenly, and Lin Jianheng lost her balance, falling towards Yan Su.

Even after being pushed, Yan Su subconsciously caught her, and the two of them tumbled down together.

Pressed against each other, Lin Jianheng hugged Yan Su tightly again.

“…It’s like being on a roller coaster,” she said out of the blue after a moment.

Yan Su didn’t dare say that Lin Jianheng’s earlier touch, combined with her fantasies, had aroused her.

She could only nod with a red neck, quietly burrowing into Lin Jianheng’s embrace.

“Thanks for catching me, Sister.” Lin Jianheng didn’t dwell on the soft feeling of her hand, just hugged Yan Su and nuzzled her shoulder.

In this endless cuddling, Yan Su’s afternoon sorrow suddenly dissipated.

So what if Li Zhaoge could support Lin Jianheng?

She had just… supported Lin Jianheng herself, and quite well at that.

She had even caught Lin Jianheng and was now hugging her.

So what if Li Zhaoge was her fiancée?

She was Lin Jianheng’s one and only kitten.

Lin Jianheng had even put the collar on for her.

Her sense of security slowly returned.

Yan Su let her feelings run wild. Her affection was about to overflow from her eyes, her breath…

Anyway, she was wearing a mask. Lin Jianheng wouldn’t be able to tell.

…

Another twenty minutes later, the two of them stared dumbfounded at the five minutes still remaining on the ETA.

Lin Jianheng couldn’t help but lower the partition to ask her driver. “Sister, is the evening rush hour on Capital Star always this ridiculous?”

The driver, who had been scrolling on Q Net, quickly put her phone away.

“Rush hour is like this. Our home and our mistress’s hospital are both in District A, the most prosperous area. But it seems there was a car accident somewhere today, though it has nothing to do with us. Don’t worry, Little Miss, it’s only five more minutes.” The driver’s explanation was detailed and casual, with a slight accent.

Lin Jianheng sat back and raised the partition again, glancing out the window.

In the distance, there was a pile-up of vehicles. Lin Jianheng was just surprised that car accidents could still happen in such a technologically advanced era.

Honestly, in this respect, self-driving cars were better.

If she said that to Canglin Xilan, Xilan would lecture her again about how self-driving cars were even more dangerous, what if they were remotely controlled by hackers, and so on.

Given the existence of Mechanical Lifeforms within the Empire, that argument was quite valid.

But when Lin Jianheng first saw it, she would only think like she did in her past life, assuming it was for the sake of employment rates.

They finally made it to the hospital. It was quite crowded at this hour, far from the quietness Lin Jianheng had experienced when she stayed with Lu Yuanchen before.

Lin Jianheng found Lu Yuanchen on the Star Net and sent her a message.

Yan Su hid behind her. Lin Jianheng turned and took her hand, full of reassurance.

“…Shy with strangers,” Yan Su pouted, pretending to explain.

She was indeed socially anxious. After all, she had no past memories, and since regaining consciousness, she had only been in the underground black market or at Lin Jianheng’s house.

“It’s okay, Sister, I’m here.” Lin Jianheng simply hugged her and went to stand in a corner.

She stroked her back and soothed her.

“Master…” Yan Su still wanted more.

She already knew this person called everyone “Sister.”

When would she call her “kitten,” or use her name?

Just then, Lu Yuanchen arrived, tapping on the wall behind Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng stopped her “flirting” with Yan Su and stood up, taking Yan Su’s arm.

“Let’s go, Xiao Heng. Hold on to your… your succubus.” Lu Yuanchen seemed unaccustomed to saying that.

“Okay, Sister-in-law. Why are there so many people in the hospital? Do you have a rush hour too?”

Lin Jianheng pulled Yan Su into her embrace, observing the people coming and going.

“It’s hard to say.” Lu Yuanchen’s reaction was strange, which made Lin Jianheng think.

“I’ll tell you in a few days, Xiao Heng.” They already knew Lin Jianheng wasn’t the gentle, magnanimous type of monarch.

Even as a prospective monarch, Lin Jianheng possessed a certain ruthlessness and an unyielding nature.

Once they had investigated thoroughly, they would have to tell Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng immediately regretted asking.

Great, it was probably another task the royal family couldn’t handle and had to dump on her.

Considering she had just shown her tough side this morning, Lin Jianheng deflated and didn’t ask any more questions.

Yan Su heard them, but didn’t quite understand. She only knew that something big was about to happen in the Empire.

“…Sister-in-law, what kind of doctor are you?” To ease the awkwardness, Lin Jianheng chose a new topic.

Lu Yuanchen paused imperceptibly before answering. “I’m the director.”

Lin Jianheng let out an “uh,” feeling rather embarrassed.

It made sense. Her sister was the head of the family, so Lu Yuanchen had to be at least a hospital director for them to be a good match.

She just didn’t know if they were in love or if it was an arranged marriage.

For once, Lin Jianheng found herself curious about someone else’s love story.

In the past, she couldn’t even be bothered to learn about her best friend’s love life.

She used to say she had a “friend brain,” viewing romantic relationships with considerable detachment. She called herself a straight woman, but she was quicker than anyone to nip any potential romance in the bud.

“Alright, then do you usually see patients, Sister-in-law?” Lin Jianheng asked in a different, more embarrassed way.

“I did five years ago, I suppose. I’m too lazy now.” It was rare for Lu Yuanchen to show such an expression.

Lin Jianheng rubbed her nose sheepishly. She was lazy too; all she wanted was a life of leisure.

The group entered the dentistry department. The waiting doctor’s eyes lit up when she saw Lin Jianheng.

“Xiao Heng! Are you, are you feeling better?” The other person was a tall woman with black hair and black eyes. Her features were strong, her eyes and brows exquisitely carved, giving her a gentle and graceful appearance.

Lin Jianheng couldn’t yet tell if the other person was an Alpha, Omega, or Beta at a glance like a normal Imperial citizen, but she thought she was very beautiful.

It was a different type of beauty from what she had seen so far.

Most of the people around her were quite cold, with sharp, deep-set features that carried an undeniable aggressiveness. Yan Su was the prime example, combining coldness and beauty to the extreme.

Or they were like Xilan, with a divine radiance and a motherly gentleness.

But this dentist, who seemed to know her, was the gentle type, like a misty rain, a spring day in Jiangnan.

The biggest problem, however, was that Lin Jianheng didn’t remember her.

She figured this must be one of the “romantic debts” she had left behind in the past.

Ugh! She was asexual now, don’t come looking for her—

Lin Jianheng looked at Lu Yuanchen.

Yan Su, following behind Lin Jianheng, secretly tightened her grip on Lin Jianheng’s clothes.

“Xiao Heng hasn’t fully recovered yet,” Lu Yuanchen said, discreetly pointing to her head for Feng Xiangqi’s benefit.

Feng Xiangqi looked slightly disappointed, the light in her eyes dimming a little.

Only then did she finally see Yan Su, who was holding onto Lin Jianheng’s arm. A smile froze on her face, then cracked.

“Xiao Heng, she is?” Feng Xiangqi’s mouth twitched slightly, as if in disbelief.

They had agreed that, at least when she came to see her, she wouldn’t bring anyone else.

Could it be that Jian Heng’s brain was really damaged, and she didn’t remember anything?

Had she forgotten their past as well?

“My Succubus Sister.” Lin Jianheng thought Feng Xiangqi was displeased that she had forgotten her.

Sorry, can’t be helped, Lin Jianheng apologized in her mind.

And she didn’t want to remember, either. Let her go back to being a blank slate of a straight woman; she didn’t want to be assimilated by this world where everyone was a lesbian—

Feng Xiangqi’s expression worsened, half her face nearly turning black as ink.

Hiding behind Lin Jianheng, Yan Su couldn’t help but let the corners of her lips curve up, her gaze towards Feng Xiangqi carrying a subtle provocation.

So what if they knew each other in the past?

Lin Jianheng didn’t remember this person, only her, and even called her “my Sister.”

Yan Su should have been celebrating, overjoyed. But facing this love rival who had a history with Lin Jianheng, she couldn’t help but feel a touch of ugly gloating and jealousy.

What if their past was incredibly significant? What would she do then?

This thought had been swirling in Yan Su’s mind since they entered.

It was extinguished by the sight of Feng Xiangqi’s face, which had turned as black as charcoal.

“Hello,” Yan Su even stood beside Lin Jianheng, narrowing her eyes as she greeted Feng Xiangqi.

So this is the current one? What about the real fiancée from before?

Feng Xiangqi sneered inwardly but didn’t dare let it show on her face. She stepped forward, attempting to shake Yan Su’s hand.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jianheng, who was holding Yan Su’s hand, was even more nervous than her, staring intently at her outstretched hand.

What on earth does she think I am… Feng Xiangqi’s heart soured, and she wanted to withdraw her “friendly” hand.

But Yan Su had already grasped it.

Very tightly. Feng Xiangqi didn’t know that a succubus could have such strength.

It felt like she was about to crush her bones.

She had been careless for a moment and hadn’t had time to apply counter-pressure.

The handshake ended just like that, leaving Feng Xiangqi no chance for retaliation.

Hmph.

The two of them met eyes, both sneering inwardly.

“I’ll have to trouble Sister Feng to check my sister’s teeth. I saw something hidden in her half-broken tooth today. It would be best if you could take it out.”

Lin Jianheng was completely oblivious to the undercurrents flowing between the two, though she did sense that the atmosphere was not very friendly.

She pulled Yan Su closer to her side, making her preference clear.

Feng Xiangqi could no longer hide her dejection, her smile bitter. “How could I not agree to your request?”

She had even called her Sister Feng, a form of address that sounded just like the old days.

Feng Xiangqi gave up the idea of doing anything extra to Yan Su during the procedure; her wrists felt cold.

“This way, please.” She still had to pretend to be friendly and interact with her “patient.”

Yan Su wasn’t bound by so many rules and was still wearing a mask. She looked at Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng’s brow smoothed, and she reached out to undo Yan Su’s mask.

Yan Su obediently lowered her head, tucking the stray hairs by her ears with two fingers to make it easier for Lin Jianheng.

It was as if they weren’t just taking off a mask, but preparing to tie up their hair and kiss.

The two were as intimate as a loving couple. Feng Xiangqi stood by, radiating light, her nails digging into her palms.

The subtle atmosphere among the three did not escape Lu Yuanchen’s eyes.

She didn’t really care. In fact, she had specifically brought Feng Xiangqi over.

One reason was to test whether Lin Jianheng’s memory had truly been completely wiped.

The second was her own little wicked pleasure; she used to enjoy secretly watching with Jian Lingxuan as Lin Jianheng handled her crowd of admirers.

It seemed now that Lin Jianheng’s trip to that low-tech world had actually diminished her skills in that area, making her more focused.

She had changed quite a bit. Lu Yuanchen was more concerned about her impact on the Empire.

During this exchange, Yan Su was already lying on the dental chair.

The chair was small and hard. Yan Su had never seen such a thing before and subconsciously resisted, grabbing Lin Jianheng’s sleeve.

Lin Jianheng pulled up a chair and simply sat beside Yan Su. “Don’t be afraid, Sister. If there’s really something, we can take it out for you.”

She was the one who most hoped there was nothing.

Yet she still had to say this to Yan Su.

Lin Jianheng lowered her eyes, her spirits low.

A sudden warmth pressed against her cheek.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, her lashes touched with surprise, to see Yan Su, clearly nervous herself, trying to comfort her.

Using the hand that Lin Jianheng had warmed until it was hot, she brought warm comfort to Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng held her hand, wanting to offer a smile.

But her brow fell, and the smile ultimately faded, leaving an expression on the verge of tears.

She was only facing Yan Su, her kitten. There was no need to pretend.

Lin Jianheng no longer forced a smile, just rested her face against Yan Su’s palm.

Slowly, she felt her cheek being warmed.

So it really was this warm.

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Feng Xiangqi was extremely professional when she worked, as precise as an instrument.

Her eyes were more accurate than current technology, and her operations were skillful.

After a few minutes of questions, she decided to extract the entire tooth for Yan Su.

The scan results did indeed show a very small metal object hidden beneath Yan Su’s broken tooth.

What exactly it was remained unknown, but Feng Xiangqi was confident she could remove it intact.

“Next, I need to give you an anesthetic. The process might be painful,” she said in a business-like tone.

Lu Yuanchen, who was standing guard nearby, looked up from her novel.

What era was this? Anesthetic injections were still painful?

She was just bullying the Little Highness who didn’t remember anything, and her succubus who came from who-knows-where and was equally clueless.

If this got out later, it would seriously damage Lin Jianheng’s impression of her.

In the end, Lu Yuanchen didn’t say anything. Only Jian Lingxuan knew that the director of the Imperial Star Hospital, Lu Yuanchen, who seemed as emotionally stable as a machine to others, privately enjoyed watching melodramatic plots.

Personally, Lu Yuanchen was most looking forward to seeing how Lin Jianheng would deal with the messes she made in the past and the debts she was incurring now, once her memory returned.

Although Lin Jianheng found it strange, she also thought that since it involved a needle, it would definitely hurt. She squeezed Yan Su’s hand as a form of comfort.

Feng Xiangqi pretended not to see their interaction.

With one injection, Yan Su cried out in pain, her reaction intense.

Her eyes shimmered with tears, full of pitiful emotion, as she turned her beautiful sea-blue eyes towards Lin Jianheng.

Yet her words were strong. “Master… it’s okay, I’m not in pain.”

This broke Lin Jianheng’s heart. She wished she could take the shot for her, and even reached out to touch Yan Su’s injected gum right in front of Feng Xiangqi.

The two were being so lovey-dovey. Feng Xiangqi inwardly cursed her miscalculation. Her deliberate jab had been used by the enemy as a tool to curry favor and ask for love.

This person’s game is this strong? Feng Xiangqi finally took Yan Su seriously, only then remembering she was a succubus.

Succubi made their living this way. They were notoriously fickle, with many romantic scandals, but even more stories of people being tricked out of their love and money by beautiful succubi.

Could Lin Jianheng be getting her feelings played by this succubus?

Feng Xiangqi’s expression towards Yan Su became even stranger.

However, the anesthetic gradually took effect, and Yan Su no longer felt the existence of her gums.

She wanted to act spoiled with Lin Jianheng, but Feng Xiangqi, who had been holding back for a long time, shooed Lin Jianheng aside.

“The doctor is performing a procedure,” Lu Yuanchen finally helped her colleague, pulling the overly worried Lin Jianheng, who was acting like a mother hen, to her side.

“Can’t I watch? I’m worried Sister Yan will be scared.” Lin Jianheng’s heart was completely devoted, captivated by Yan Su’s pitiful, weak yet determined reaction just now.

Lu Yuanchen silently complained that Feng Xiangqi still didn’t understand Lin Jianheng, just like before, while patting Lin Jianheng’s head.

“It’s fine. Once the anesthetic kicks in, she won’t feel anything, and with her eyes closed, she won’t see anything bloody.”

Lin Jianheng was still a little worried, so Lu Yuanchen simply shared the novel she was reading with her.

Lin Jianheng opened it and saw: The Domineering CEO Begs Me to Agree to Her Pursuit.

She flipped to the first page: In my last life, my family was shattered and I lost my child because of a contract lover. Reborn, I have awakened. I no longer wish to revolve around this high and mighty CEO, but she regrets it, saying she will leave all her assets to me.

Lin Jianheng: …

No, she had moved to a whole new world, so why were all the trashy novels the same!

Wasn’t this just the lesbian version of the domineering CEO genre from her original world! Although, upon closer inspection, the reading guide said: O-top, A-bottom, domineering CEO becomes a bottom for love and begs to be marked.

Lin Jianheng took a moment to process what “being a bottom” meant, and then another moment to process why an Alpha could be marked.

Great, she didn’t understand, nor did she want to.

And Lu Yuanchen reads this stuff?

Lu Yuanchen belatedly realized she had exposed her taste for melodrama, but she calmly took back the projection, went to the bookstore, and found a different book for Lin Jianheng.

Lin Jianheng was mentally prepared this time, only to see the title: On the Application of Intelligent Nanobots in Space Medicine.

…Goodbye, she didn’t want to fall asleep right now.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Jianheng was already drowsy from the academic paper and silently clicked back to the melodramatic novel from before.

After reading fifteen chapters, Yan Su’s procedure was over.

Lin Jianheng reluctantly put down the melodramatic novel.

Yan Su was biting on a piece of cotton to stop the bleeding, still a little dazed.

When Lin Jianheng approached, she subconsciously opened her mouth, and the cotton fell out.

Lin Jianheng saw the gap in her mouth where a tooth was missing, like a child.

It was strangely cute.

“Good girl, Sister, it’s over.” Lin Jianheng hugged Yan Su and ruffled her hair, the motion scattering the last of the anesthetic’s effects.

Yan Su was still groggy and fell into Lin Jianheng’s arms.

She was slowly developing an instinctive attachment to Lin Jianheng, as if their embraces were carved into her bones, a reaction that had begun seven thousand years ago.

“It’s not over yet.” Feng Xiangqi took off her mask—poor her, she didn’t have a Lin Jianheng to help, so she had to do it herself.

“You can’t let her go back with a missing tooth, can you?” Meeting Lin Jianheng’s eyes, Feng Xiangqi looked slightly helpless.

“That’s true. Do you do implants?” Lin Jianheng was still thinking of the methods from her previous life.

Feng Xiangqi shook her head. “That’s from the last era. Our current method is based on induced differentiation of stem cells…”

Lin Jianheng’s eyes glazed over, ready to pass out.

“So basically, she’s going to regrow this tooth, right?” Five minutes later, Lin Jianheng finally escaped the clutches of a university lecture, pressing her temples as she asked.

“More or less, but it requires another ten-minute procedure. I called Xiao Heng over because of this.” Feng Xiangqi took out the black object she had removed from Yan Su’s tooth.

“I’m not sure what this is. It doesn’t look like a bomb or a listening device, and I don’t know if it has a tracking function.” It was clearly a small, precision instrument.

Lin Jianheng took it, her brow instantly tightening.

This thing… was incredibly similar to the recorder Meng Qinyi had given her!

So much so that for a moment, she thought Yan Su had accidentally swallowed that recorder and it had gotten stuck in her tooth.

But that was impossible. Lin Jianheng hadn’t even told Yan Su about the recorder; it was locked in a completely isolated safe at home.

“I’ll take this for now,” Lin Jianheng was about to put the object in her pocket when Lu Yuanchen suddenly spoke up.

“Xiao Heng, what is that in your hand?” She walked over, already preparing to snatch the device.

Something’s fishy. Lin Jianheng glanced over, raised her hand, and jumped two steps out of Lu Yuanchen’s reach.

“Sorry, Sister-in-law.” Lin Jianheng stuffed the object into her pocket.

“I have another one of these. If you want to take it, you’ll have to trade something I need for it.”

She smiled like a little devil, a succubus tail seemingly swaying behind her.

Lu Yuanchen knew what she was referring to—the matter of her transmigration, of her body being possessed.

“…We’ll be as quick as we can. But Xiao Heng, this thing is very dangerous.” She couldn’t just watch Lin Jianheng take it away, could she?

This thing was clearly something only the royal family possessed.

Was this succubus connected to the royal family?

“I’ve had the one in my possession for three or five days now, and I haven’t seen any danger. You people, on the other hand, are hiding quite a lot from me.” Lin Jianheng had already hidden the recorder and even winked at Lu Yuanchen.

“It’s settled then. If you want it, trade what I need for it.”

“…Alright, Xiao Heng. You must be careful.” Lu Yuanchen knew she couldn’t stop her, so she simply gave up.

It wasn’t that she insisted on hiding things from Lin Jianheng. Overall, her attitude was consistent with Jian Lingxuan’s; they approved of the current Lin Jianheng and felt she could be told.

The other three were on the same side, wanting to observe a little longer. Li Zhaoge, in particular, had a very obscure attitude towards the matter.

Her Majesty had also said to wait a little longer.

And this wait had led to two major incidents in quick succession.

What did it have to do with her, the hospital director, anyway?

Lu Yuanchen shook her head and went back to reading her domineering CEO melodrama.

A tense confrontation thus came to an end. Yan Su and Feng Xiangqi, waiting for the next procedure, hadn’t even reacted.

Feng Xiangqi had always known Lin Jianheng had a special identity, so she didn’t ask anything.

But Yan Su was thinking about the object that had been taken from her body.

This time, it was only discovered because she was lucky enough to chip her tooth while eating candy.

Were there more such things inside her body?

Would it affect Lin Jianheng? Would Lin Jianheng abandon her because of this?

An immense fear instantly corroded Yan Su’s body and mind.

The anesthetic seemed to spread, stiffening her limbs, her heartbeat.

Thump, thump.

Yan Su could hear her own gradually slowing heartbeat, like the final, futile struggle before death.

Who was she really? Was she a tool sent by someone to get close to Lin Jianheng?

But…

Yan Su turned her head, looking at Lin Jianheng before the instrument cover came down.

In the distance, Lin Jianheng was playing with her fingers, her expression cold, with a sinister look Yan Su had never seen before.

The instrument completely covered Yan Su’s head, cutting off her thoughts.

Before closing her eyes, Yan Su thought.

But I genuinely like Lin Jianheng, I adore this master.

I don’t want to be someone else’s tool. I only want to be Lin Jianheng’s plaything.

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Ten minutes later, Yan Su felt an itch in her gums. Feng Xiangqi said it was normal, and that her tooth would grow back in about half a month.

She also gave her a mold, saying she could use it as a temporary fix before the tooth grew back.

Lin Jianheng had returned to her usual state, helping Yan Su off the operating table.

Yan Su was still a little dizzy from the anesthetic. She stumbled and fell into Lin Jianheng’s arms.

“Why are you so careless? Poor Sister.” Lin Jianheng, of course, caught her, cooing softly, her voice gentle and smiling.

Yan Su grasped a bit of stability, clinging to Lin Jianheng’s arm, leaning most of her weight on her without being too much of a burden.

Feng Xiangqi watched from the side, feeling sour. She now regretted giving her enemy this opportunity; she should have just given her a normal anesthetic.

Lu Yuanchen prepared to lead the two of them away. As they walked, she struck up a conversation with Lin Jianheng.

“Your succubus hasn’t had a detailed physical exam, has she? It would be best to bring her in for one sometime. She needs to fast, and there can’t be any markings.”

Lu Yuanchen specifically emphasized the matter of markings.

As an Omega herself, she could naturally tell that Yan Su had already been marked by Lin Jianheng.

Probably quite a few times, too. Yan Su’s entire being exuded Lin Jianheng’s scent, and the bubbles popping up around her all spelled “like.”

“Uh…” Lin Jianheng was embarrassed by the mention of markings and was about to agree.

If someone had deliberately sent Yan Su to her side, she would definitely kill that person.

Before that, she had to remove any traces of others from Yan Su.

Lin Jianheng did want to take Yan Su for a physical exam.

It was a strange twist of fate. The last time her special ability went out of control, she had held onto Yan Su and prevented her from getting hurt.

That was probably why Lu Yuanchen and the others hadn’t given Yan Su a very detailed examination last time.

But just then, Lin Jianheng’s optical computer vibrated.

Someone had sent her a friend request on Q Net.

Lin Jianheng held her tongue for the moment, pretending to be embarrassed.

She opened her optical computer and saw the message in the friend request.

【Bestie, is that you?】

She looked at the identity verification: Canglin Zhixian, Royal Princess.

Lin Jianheng’s brow furrowed uncontrollably. She looked at Lu Yuanchen.

On one hand, they wanted to examine her succubus, and on the other, they wouldn’t tell her anything. What on earth were these people trying to do?

“Let’s forget it. My sister just had a scare. We won’t do the check-up, to avoid upsetting her,” she refused politely.

Lu Yuanchen was somewhat surprised.

Yan Su, holding Lin Jianheng’s hand, squeezed it a little tighter.

Lin Jianheng just assumed she was also unwilling and refused a couple more times.

But what Yan Su was thinking was, Does Lin Jianheng not want to know if there are still unknown things in my body?

Or is it that Lin Jianheng is actually planning to abandon me?

So even though she knew there might be something wrong with her, she didn’t want to waste time taking her for another check-up.

Yan Su felt a wave of dizziness, her body as cold as if she were standing in a winter rain. The pain was heart-wrenching.

“Then later…” Lu Yuanchen tried to persuade her again.

Lin Jianheng smiled and declined. “We’ll talk about it later.”

Even if there was something on Yan Su, that was her business, a consequence she had to bear.

She didn’t need these people’s concern.

By the time they got home, it was already late.

Lin Jianheng had been through too much in one day, taking in an overwhelming amount of information.

She put the new recorder in the safe, confirmed that the one from Meng Qinyi was still there, and prepared to wash up and go to bed.

“Good night, Master.” Seeing that Lin Jianheng had no intention of joining her, Yan Su could only feel dejected, masking her emotions.

“Good night, Sister.” Lin Jianheng’s reply showed no abnormality.

After Yan Su entered her own room, the pain was unbearable.

She dragged her heavy heart to the corner.

The cushion she used to squat on, the dog bed she used to sleep in, were long gone.

To prevent her from misbehaving, Lin Jianheng had specifically removed them. Yan Su understood Lin Jianheng’s intentions and didn’t want to disappoint her.

But tonight, of all nights, Yan Su couldn’t hold back.

She didn’t take off the collar, letting the rough leather chafe her neck, the raised imprint branding her.

More than ever before, she wished her identity was simple, innocent.

She was Lin Jianheng’s pet, and she only wanted to be Lin Jianheng’s pet.

She wasn’t even asking for the status of a lover…

Yan Su leaned against the dark corner of the wall. Her eyes saw no hazy moonlight, no warm bed.

Even the memory of Lin Jianheng’s smile, the gentleness of her fingers, the warmth of her embrace, slowly faded.

All that was left was that one recorder, suddenly magnifying before her eyes, coldly slapping her face, crushing her existence bit by bit.

Yan Su woke with a start, realizing she had unintentionally fallen asleep.

The night was deep; it was the middle of the night.

And her room was empty, save for the cold silence.

Lin Jianheng wasn’t spending the night in her room anymore.

She might as well have thrown her into endless darkness, into a tiny confinement cell.

She might as well have punished her, hit her, cursed her for approaching with ulterior motives.

She might as well have just eaten her.

Yan Su slowly stood up, her body and mind stiff, devoid of all vitality.

She didn’t want to sit and wait for her doom.

She only had this one master, the best master, her master.

She… wanted Lin Jianheng to possess her forever, to possess her completely.

Yan Su undid the collar of her pajamas, remembered Lin Jianheng’s words from last time, and with a quiet rip…

A piece of clothing tore into fluttering fabric, ready to slip off at any moment.

Yan Su took a deep breath, held the clothes in place, walked to Lin Jianheng’s room, and knocked on the door.

Lin Jianheng hadn’t locked it.

Perhaps she was waiting for her to take the initiative.

Yan Su walked to Lin Jianheng’s bed, sat down, and shook her master awake.

“Master, can you… check my body?”

She wanted Lin Jianheng to admit through her actions that she was her plaything.

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