Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 80

Chapter 80: Handcuffing Herself

“I want to be closer to Jiejie.”

This was probably the “boldest” thing Ming Fei had ever said. As soon as the words left her mouth, she was already prepared to be rejected, because she felt that she was… too clingy and demanding during her heat cycle.

She looked down at the clean floor, her fingertips slightly clenching her sleeve, thinking of an excuse to apologize for her slip of the tongue, when Zhu Yiqiao, her entire being enveloped in the scent of pears, walked up to her.

Zhu Yiqiao said clearly, “Okay. How does Ah Fei want to be closer?”

Ming Fei looked up, stunned, her metaphorical drooping ears and tail perking up, silently revealing her true emotions.

She smiled happily, unable to hide her joy: “Just a little closer is fine. I want to help Jiejie cook.”

Zhu Yiqiao replied, “Okay.”

For the next twenty minutes, Ming Fei contentedly followed Zhu Yiqiao like a little pendant. Zhu Yiqiao moved, and she moved. Zhu Yiqiao stopped, and she stopped.

All the tools in the kitchen were intelligent and integrated, and there weren’t many steps that required manual operation. Moreover, with the precise control and monitoring, even someone who didn’t know how to cook could make a decent meal with its help.

Both of their cooking skills were quite good. The dinner was sumptuous, and Ming Fei noticed that almost two-thirds of the dishes were her favorites. Touched, she glanced at Zhu Yiqiao from time to time while eating.

Just like her frequently used emoji—[Kitten staring.jpg]

After dinner, Zhu Yiqiao needed to work, and Ming Fei consciously stayed in the living room. When Zhu Yiqiao’s figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, she started to feel uncontrollably uneasy.

Like a small animal left alone again, curling up in a corner and licking its fur.

0619 brought her the nourishing tonic soup: “Teacher Xiao Fei, you have to drink your soup every day~”

Ming Fei was about to drink it all in one gulp, but as the soup went down her throat, she slowed down, because a message from Zhu Yiqiao popped up on 0619’s display screen.

[Ah Fei, I’ll be down in seven minutes.]

A smile appeared in her eyes, and she immediately replied to Zhu Yiqiao.

[Mm, no rush, Jiejie, finish your work first.]

Zhu Yiqiao didn’t reply again. Ming Fei savored the nourishing soup, connected to her terminal, browsed the new messages she had received, and kept an eye on the time.

Most of the new messages were from Li Xing and Ming Zaozao.

As soon as she opened the chat, she received new emojis from Zaozao the Great.

[Zaozao the Great: Mommy~ Have you eaten yet?]

[Zaozao the Great: [Pecking chicken.gif]]

The previous message had been sent five minutes ago.

[Zaozao the Great: Mommy~ Yima bought Baby a small cake. Baby likes it!]

[Zaozao the Great: [Little lamb eating grass cake.gif]]

…

[Zaozao the Great: Mommy, Baby will miss you and Pretty Auntie very, very much.]

Her heart stirred, and the unease she had felt earlier subsided somewhat, as if she had also tasted the soft and fragrant cake.

After finishing the last of the nourishing soup, she started replying to Zaozao the Great’s messages one by one, making sure she didn’t miss any, and after sending several heart emojis, she clicked on her friend Li Xing’s chat page.

[Teacher Xing: Teacher Xiao Fei, what are you doing?]

This message had been sent at three o’clock in the afternoon. At that time, she thought she had a cold and a fever, took some fever-reducing medicine, and slept soundly, not having the energy to check her phone.

[Teacher Xing: An hour has passed, could Teacher Xiao Fei be fishing?]

[Teacher Xing: The weather is nice today, perfect for fishing.]

[Teacher Xing: Are you participating in the school’s end-of-term charity event? If so, I want to sign up for a project with you. Our academy’s projects are… already fully booked.]

Seeing this message, Ming Fei first checked the academy’s notification group and found that the charity project activity notification had been sent three hours ago. She opened the document, quickly browsed through all the projects, then logged into the internal system and signed up for the elderly care home, which few people had signed up for, then forwarded the link to Li Xing.

[I’m participating, signed up for this one.]

[I had something to do this afternoon and didn’t have time to check my messages. Have you had dinner?]

[[Kitten holding dried fish.jpg]]

Li Xing, an avid internet surfer, replied quickly, almost instantly.

[Teacher Xing: I’ve eaten. Then I’ll sign up for this one too.]

[Teacher Xing: I also had something to do, my mom asked me to go watch a movie with Wei Lingyu, I’m so done!!!]

Ming Fei chuckled at her friend’s subsequent barrage of screaming exclamation points, chatted with her for a bit more, put down her phone, and just as she looked up, she saw Zhu Yiqiao at the turn of the stairs.

Ming Fei smiled brightly: “Jiejie.”

As Zhu Yiqiao walked towards her, approaching the sofa across the carpet, Ming Fei’s pheromones suddenly surged uncontrollably, like flowing water surrounding the area.

Zhu Yiqiao stopped: “Ah Fei.”

The person called by her name immediately stood up: “Mm.”

“Are you alright?”

The flush from the heat had subsided a lot, but this question made Ming Fei’s ears feel hot. She knew this wasn’t because the temporary marking was wearing off, but… her pheromones were expressing their liking for Zhu Yiqiao.

Every wisp of pear fragrance was tinged with the faint scent of pine and fir, dancing on her nerve endings. She wasn’t sure if Zhu Yiqiao could sense it—

[Like.]

[So fragrant.]

[Want more.]

Her ears grew redder and redder, pretending to be calm as she observed Zhu Yiqiao’s expression. After confirming that Zhu Yiqiao didn’t show any unusual reaction, her heart, which had leaped to her throat, finally settled back down.

…She probably didn’t sense it. She thought.

A skilled hunter was always good at observing and setting traps.

In reality, Zhu Yiqiao, who knew much more about differentiation than Ming Fei, clearly understood that the link established by pheromones after a temporary marking allowed her to more clearly sense the other party’s pheromone state, as well as the hidden messages conveyed by the pheromones.

But because of her control, her pheromone state was almost the same as usual.

She sensed the fluctuations in Ming Fei’s pheromones, the desire, need, and longing conveyed by the pheromones. After calmly observing Ming Fei for a while, she asked again, her gaze steady,

“Ah Fei, are you alright?”

Perhaps because of the long seven-minute separation, Ming Fei felt her rationality gradually eroding, the possessiveness in the cage struggling desperately, eager to escape.

[Answer honestly.]

[Tell her you want it, you want more.]

[She’s right in front of you, within reach.]

Her rationality blurred, and the overflowing pheromones, from a gentle stream, turned into a wide river, enough to engulf the entire cedar and fir forest.

She even blurted out, “Jiejie, I… I want…”

The old-century pendulum clock in the living room chimed on the hour, tearing at Ming Fei’s rationality and desire. The desire that had just gained the upper hand was suppressed again. Ming Fei blinked, swallowed the words that were about to come out, and changed the subject.

“Jiejie, I want to go for a walk in the garden with you.”

Zhu Yiqiao didn’t say a word, taking her hand and leading her towards the south door of the living room.

The moonlight tonight was beautiful, and under the moonlight, the Blue Fia lilies covering the wall looked like a blue galaxy. Ming Fei held Zhu Yiqiao’s hand tightly, her metaphorical tail wagging happily behind her, knocking a few petals off the roses in the corner.

The surroundings were quiet, and Ming Fei found a topic to talk about: “Jiejie, how’s work been going recently?”

Zhu Yiqiao replied, “Quite smoothly, what about you?”

“Mine has also been quite smooth. My classes have ended, and the students are reviewing for the final exams. However, I just signed up for an elderly care home charity project a week from now.”

Zhu Yiqiao asked, “Is it the elderly care home in the urban area?”

Ming Fei shook her head: “We could choose between the urban area, suburbs, and nearby rural areas. I chose the nearby rural area, the round trip will take about two hours.”

Zhu Yiqiao didn’t ask why, and Ming Fei, her eyes smiling, explained proactively, “Because when I first transmigrated here, I met a very kind grandma in Taoqiu Village…”

She recounted her past with Grandma Jing, a hint of longing in her eyes: “I thought that the elderly in the nearby rural areas wouldn’t have the opportunity to experience the latest elderly care robots, so I signed up for that one.”

Zhu Yiqiao said, “Ah Fei.”

“Mm?”

“I support and respect all your decisions, but the situation has changed recently. I’ll increase security for you during your travels to and from the nearby rural area.”

Ming Fei smiled and said, “Okay.”

They strolled through the garden for half an hour, admiring the colorful flowers, walking through the bamboo forest and waterside pavilion, bypassing the rockery and stream, their bodies covered in the fragrance of flowers.

When they returned to the living room, just as Ming Fei was about to go upstairs, Zhu Yiqiao’s voice stopped her.

“Ah Fei, let’s sleep together tonight.”

Before Ming Fei could respond, her surging pheromones answered for her.

Her ears red, she asked, “Should I go to the third floor?”

“Mm.” Zhu Yiqiao looked at Ming Fei’s flushed ears. “The pheromone proofing on the third floor is better.”

0619 automatically muted itself, but its screen was filled with pink hearts and roses. Ming Fei nodded repeatedly and quickly darted away like a rabbit burrowing into a hole.

While washing up on the second floor, Ming Fei hoped that time would slow down, so she would have enough time to compose herself, but she also hoped that time would pass quickly, so she could see Zhu Yiqiao sooner.

After finishing her bedtime routine, she went to the third floor with the storage box containing the bite blocker and handcuffs, just in case. The security door of the master bedroom on the third floor opened automatically after facial recognition. From the moment Ming Fei entered the bedroom, she felt something wasn’t right.

She knew that the temporary marking was about to wear off.

Not only did she know, but Zhu Yiqiao, sitting by the French window and reading, also sensed her unusual state. She gestured for Ming Fei to approach, and Ming Fei, not putting down the storage box, walked towards her step by step.

Finally—

As the moon was covered by ink-stained clouds, the storage box in Ming Fei’s hand fell to the ground.

The box wasn’t locked. With a clatter, the black bite blocker and silver handcuffs scattered. Zhu Yiqiao, in a black nightgown, first looked at the bite blocker and handcuffs, then slowly shifted her gaze to Ming Fei’s face.

She asked the same question again: “Ah Fei, what do you want?”

Ming Fei’s rationality was like a taut string about to snap. She looked at Zhu Yiqiao’s face, her lips pursed, unable to answer.

Zhu Yiqiao, as the older one, offered a hint. She picked up the handcuffs, took Ming Fei’s hand, and pulling it towards her, handcuffed her own right wrist, then tossed the key into Ming Fei’s pocket.

She asked with a hint of slyness, “You want this, don’t you?”