All My Colleagues Are Animals 48p1

Chapter 48 p1

The wound on the web of her right hand was repeatedly licked by the woman’s wet and soft tongue, and the stinging pain seemed to be hidden away by it.

All that remained was the shudder of her tongue gently brushing against his skin, and the numbness and itch that it brought seeped into her body from the wound, rushing wantonly through her limbs.

Ye Qingyu’s throat felt dry, and she couldn’t help but swallow.

“I’m sorry…” the little beast said with a sob.

An unprecedented sadness and self-reproach.

Her voice was muffled by the act of licking the wound, and it sounded moist and sticky in the dim space.

Ye Qingyu felt a numbing sensation shoot out from her tailbone, and then spread throughout her entire back.

In this rippling sensation, another wet lick came from the web of her hand, completely snapping a certain taut nerve in her.

Her whole body trembled.

Ye Qingyu’s breath deepened. She unconsciously reached out with her left hand, gently held Pei Rong’s chin, and lifted it slightly.

The act of licking the wound was thus interrupted, and the woman, her chin held, looked at her.

Her flushed peach blossom eyes were overflowing with tears, and glistening teardrops hung from the tips of her lashes, on the verge of falling.

She parted her lips in a daze, and a trace of blood remained on them, a stunning and compelling sight.

Ye Qingyu’s chest heaved violently, and she forgot how to blink.

“It’s okay, don’t be sad…”

Her voice was hoarse when she spoke, and she coaxed in a low voice.

The pad of her left finger gently brushed over the woman’s soft and moist lower lip, wiping away a touch of blood.

Pei the Red Panda obediently let her do as she pleased.

With a small beast’s nature, her half-extended pink tongue unconsciously curled around Ye Qingyu’s fingertip, licking away the blood.

“…”

Ye Qingyu’s pupils constricted, and her wet fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

An unknown impulse surged through her body from the touch of her fingertips, and sparks flew wherever it went, blooming and on the verge of igniting.

A tide of obscure emotions rose and fell, perhaps of a strong possession and desire.

And in the second before she was completely devoured by them—

Ye Qingyu looked up and, caught off guard, met Pei Rong’s clear, pure, and unconsciously dazed eyes.

Her thoughts were jolted, and the prairie fire of heat was suddenly extinguished.

In its place was a sense of guilt.

Ye Qingyu released the woman’s chin and, flustered, lowered her eyes to end their gaze.

Pei the Red Panda did not know what kind of turmoil her actions had stirred in the human’s heart.

She lay limply on Ye the Little Tree’s shoulder, her tears haphazardly wiped on the human’s thin and soft clothing. “Does it still hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt.”

The human said against her heart, her tone trying its best to be relaxed.

“But, your voice is hoarse from the pain.”

The little panda pointed out with great seriousness.

Ye Qingyu: “…”

She was a little helpless, and a little at a loss.

The words circled on the tip of her tongue, and in the end, all that flowed out was a gentle sigh. “…You little red panda.”

Ye Qingyu took a tissue from her pocket and, with practiced ease, wiped the tears of her crying boss.

Pei the Red Panda liked the tone with which the human said this sentence, as if she were completely helpless against her, a little panda.

As she was being wiped, her lashes trembling slightly, she lifted her chin. “Don’t worry, I’m not an irresponsible red panda.”

Ye Qingyu’s movements paused. “Hm?”

“With your right paw injured, you’ll surely be unable to take care of yourself.”

Pei the Red Panda said, “I will personally take care of you these next few days.”

Pei the Red Panda, back when her own paws had been injured and bleeding, had felt that it was so uncomfortable to climb trees and walk, and at night, she would even cry in pain.

But at that time, she, a little panda, was all on her own.

Now, Ye Qingyu had already been properly and openly raised and was a human with a master.

She, a little panda, would of course step up and take responsibility, and not let the human be in a situation where she would be crying alone in the middle of the night.

Ye Qingyu was silent for a moment before she asked, a little uncertainly, “Does Boss Pei mean you’re coming to stay at my place?”

Pei the Red Panda nodded. “Mhm.”

Ye Qingyu immediately felt a dangerous sense of alarm.

And this danger seemed to be not in the red panda, but in herself.

She politely declined. “It’s just a small wound. I’m far from being unable to take care of myself. I’ll be fine after a night’s rest. There’s no need to trouble Boss Pei.”

Pei the Red Panda tilted her head and said sullenly, “Are you hiding another red panda at your place?”

Ye Qingyu: “…No.”

After a few seconds of thought, she narrowed her peach blossom eyes dangerously. “Then, you don’t want me to take care of you?”

Ye Qingyu: “No.”

Pei the Red Panda was content. “Let’s go.”

Ye Qingyu: “…”

The little red panda’s mind was made up. There was no persuading her.

But, although she spoke with majestic authority, when she got up from the human’s arms, her whole body went limp for a moment, and she fell back again.

Pei the Red Panda belatedly realized that the fireworks had just gone off in her head, and the afterglow had not yet dissipated.

“Are your legs weak?” Ye Qingyu asked.

She figured it was because the little panda’s posture when lying on her was not right, and her limbs had gone numb.

“A little.”

Pei Rong leaned against the human for a while, and her legs finally regained some strength.

It was just that it was a little uncomfortably wet and sticky between them.

Ye Qingyu had driven here just now, so now she could drive the little red panda home.

The shopping mall was not far from her home; it would only take ten minutes.

She opened the car window, and the spring night wind rushed in, a refreshing coolness.

Her slightly agitated thoughts also calmed a little.

Seeing the sign of a large chain pharmacy in the distance, a thought struck Ye Qingyu.

There was a particularly effective wound medicine on the market. A not-so-serious wound could heal overnight.

The one at her home was almost used up.

Ye Qingyu turned on the turn signal, preparing to pull over and go to the pharmacy to buy a tube.

She asked casually, “How many days does Boss Pei plan to stay?”

Pei the Red Panda said, “Until your wound is healed.”

Ye Qingyu pursed her lips.

The streetlights at night shone on her gentle and beautiful face, like a fairy.

In the flickering light, a certain obscurity appeared.

Click.

She raised a hand and turned off the turn signal, and the car passed by the pharmacy without stopping.

…

After parking the car in the garage, Ye Qingyu took her beautiful boss to the supermarket to buy some toiletries.

A toothbrush, a cup, a towel, disposable underwear…

And Pei the Red Panda’s favorite fruits.

She was already prepared to take care of the little red panda for a few days, but she had never expected that the little red panda was seriously coming to take care of her.

Because as soon as they got home, Pei the Red Panda said:

“Ye Qingyu, you go take a shower first, and then I’ll lick it for you.”

Ye Qingyu trembled all over.

She leaned against the wall in a daze for a few seconds before she reacted. This little red panda was talking about licking her wound.

“…” The tips of Ye Qingyu’s ears were flushed with an unspeakable crimson, and she said, a little helplessly, “Boss Pei, wounds are not usually treated this way.”

Pei the Red Panda lifted her chin and boasted, “I used to heal all my wounds by licking them myself, and I don’t have a single scar now.”

“…Have you been injured a lot before?” the human grasped the main point.

Pei the Red Panda changed her shoes with practiced ease and walked in on her fluffy cotton slippers. Hearing this, she said nonchalantly:

“When a small animal is out and about, how can it not get injured?”

Ye Qingyu’s eyes dimmed slightly.

She tidied up the things she had just bought, then prepared some clothes and supplies for the little red panda.

Then she took the woman to the bedroom bathroom. “There are two bathrooms at home. You can use this one, and I’ll use the one outside. The bathtub can be used directly; it’s been disinfected.”

Pei the Red Panda blinked her peach blossom eyes. “Ye Qingyu, can you take a shower by yourself? Do you need my help?”

As she spoke, her gaze subconsciously landed on the human’s collar.

Seeing that slender and beautiful neck and the fair and delicate collarbone, she inexplicably felt her teeth itch and couldn’t help but lick them.

The little beast’s gaze was direct and unconcealed, yet also contradictorily pure.

Ye Qingyu’s breathing was stagnant. After being stimulated repeatedly tonight, she was a little unable to bear it.

She hastily dropped a “no need” and left.

Pei the Red Panda looked at the human’s fleeing back, innocent.

She belatedly looked down at her soft, white hands.

Does Ye Qingyu think I can’t wash properly?

She couldn’t help but furrow her brow.

Next time, she had to find a chance to prove her, a little panda’s, skills to the human.

Ye Qingyu avoided her wound and quickly showered and dried her hair.

She had already tidied up everything, but the little red panda was only just slowly walking out of the bathroom.

The little panda had clearly had a comfortable bath. The skin exposed by her pajamas was flushed pink from the hot steam, and her whole body was fragrant.

—It was the clear, floral scent that Ye Qingyu usually had on her.

“Boss Pei, come and get your hair dried.”

Ye Qingyu held the plugged-in hairdryer and pointed to the chair in front of her.

Pei Rong said hesitantly, “Doesn’t your hand hurt? I can dry it myself.”

Ye Qingyu looked down at the wound on her hand, which was about to heal if not treated.

She could have just told the little red panda that her healing ability had always been very strong, and there was no need to worry about the wound at all.

She paused for a few seconds, but only said, “It’s fine.”

She felt a little ashamed.

After doing good for over twenty years, she had actually started to deceive a little red panda.