TL: Hua
Extra 2-1
At nine o’clock in the evening, Ji Mingjiang had just finished washing when he heard a knock on the door of his room.
“?”
Ji Mingjiang had some doubts in his heart.
He smoothed his still wet hair and shouted, “Come in.”
What surprised him a little was that the person who opened the door to his room was not Kiro or Greni, the two people who were most likely to come to him to discuss the direction and arrangements of the Mermaid Center, but rather Clarice, who didn’t seem to have much going for him this afternoon.
Looking down at the other person’s empty hands and realizing that Clarice was not here to measure his clothes, Ji Mingjiang asked, “Why are you here so suddenly?”
Leiden also felt that his behavior was inappropriate after knocking on the door. After all, he didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with his spiritual sea from the afternoon until now. However, Ji Mingjiang answered the door too quickly, and if he found another excuse to go away, he would look even weirder, so he had to push open the door and walk in.
The oncoming warm air contained a hint of moisture.
After Leiden was stunned for a moment, he saw Ji Mingjiang, who was only wearing a bathrobe, walking toward him with a confused look on his face. He glanced at Ji Mingjiang’s hair, which was still glowing with moisture, and quickly closed the door that was letting in the cold wind into the room, pushing the guy, who seemed to be unable to feel the temperature change, towards the inside.
The warm, wet, and hot touch under his hands made his fingers curl up.
However, he quickly tidied up his mood and pressed Ji Mingjiang down on the sofa. The soft sofa sank, and Leiden quickly found the bathroom in the familiar room. He then took out a towel and, from a long distance away, accurately covered Ji Mingjiang’s silvery-white long hair, which had been soaked in water and had not yet dried.
“Dry it first. If you don’t dry it after washing your hair at night, you will have a headache when you wake up the next morning.”
Leiden urged.
It was just as well for him to think about what to say to appear to be mentally okay.
Leiden was stuck in his own thinking space. When Ji Mingjiang saw that he didn’t want to explain his purpose immediately, he wiped his hair and quickly typed on the light brain with one hand. He and Lin Nan were chatting earlier. It was only interrupted by the sudden arrival of Clarice.
Both sides were doing their own thing, and the room was very quiet for a while. The cleaning robot in the bathroom not far away was humming, the floor lamp next to the sofa area was also in a warm color, and there was a faint lemon fragrance floating in the air, probably the smell of shampoo or shower gel.
There was no conversation for ten minutes, but the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious and warm. Leaning back on the sofa, which could almost sink his whole body, made Leiden feel a little sleepy at this time.
In the end, it was Ji Mingjiang’s action of throwing the towel that broke the rare calm.
“Pa.”
With the same precise delivery, Ji Mingjiang raised his arm and threw the towel in his hand into the basket of the cleaning robot behind him. The towel, which had gained some weight after being wetted by water, made a dull sound.
“Okay, it’s already dried.” Ji Mingjiang said helplessly as he looked at Clarice, who seemed to be thinking of something.
He really didn’t want to spend more time drying his hair. After all, the heating in the room was sufficient, enough that his hair would probably be pretty much dry before he went to bed.
Who would have thought that this guy, Clarice, would come so suddenly and even mind his business of wiping his hair? Ji Mingjiang murmured in his heart and asked inquiringly, “So now, can you tell me what you came to see me for today?”
…
“Ah?”
After a short silence, Ji Mingjiang raised his eyebrows and looked blank, obviously not expecting Clarice to tell him this.
He repeated the words of the person opposite him with some uncertainty: “You said you wanted me to provide you with mental counseling?”
It’s not impossible; it’s just…
Ji Mingjiang’s eyes were a little erratic, but they were quickly replaced by worry.
The kind of counseling that can make Clarice come directly to him must be of the most in-depth and thorough kind. Although they have only done it once before because of the side effects that this kind of mental counseling can easily bring, if there is much resistance from Ji Mingjiang, it really cannot be said.
However, Ji Mingjiang frowned and said, “I don’t feel there is anything wrong with your mental state.” He was even worried that his perception had become dull due to this year’s comfortable life, so he deliberately released his mental power to explore the surrounding area, and there was no discrepancy with the results he had sensed at first.
“Your mental state is obviously very healthy.”
And it was announced that he had completely recovered after being checked by a doctor exclusive to Clarice six months ago.
But in the end, it wasn’t a big deal, and Ji Mingjiang didn’t have a problem if Clarice really felt something was wrong and wanted to insist.
“Then let me try… Although I really think there is nothing wrong with you, even if you have a problem, it is physical rather than mental. Maybe you should seize this time and get more sleep, which will be more useful.” Ji Mingjiang muttered and slowly sat down next to Clarice. While complaining, he carefully controlled his mental power to explore toward Clarice.
Although Ji Mingjiang’s hair had already dried, there wouldn’t be such a noticeable steam rushing towards his face when he approached, but it was unclear whether it was the faint lemon fragrance or something else that made Leiden tense his nerves and muscles hidden under his neat clothes when Ji Mingjiang sat down.
“?”
“Hey.” Halfway through the probing, Ji Mingjiang called out angrily. His mental power poked at the opponent’s still flawless mental barrier: “Let me in, you What are you thinking about?”
“Sorry.” The faint stimulation coming from the spiritual sea and the words that Ji Mingjiang seemed to say in his ear quickly brought Leiden back to his senses. He apologized hastily and relaxed his mental barrier.
Ji Mingjiang glanced at him and moved as gently as possible to gradually seep his mental power into the other person’s spiritual sea.
After a few fleeting seconds of mental turmoil, the fragrance of the soil after the rain, the rustling sound of the swaying trees, and even the almost inaudible sound of the distant rocks rolling down the cliff into the abyss all came to Ji Mingjiang’s mind instantly.
Of course, in addition to these, the aborigines of this spiritual sea made even greater noises.
The black figure almost instantaneously swooped to the location of Ji Mingjiang’s spiritual power, and then, like a big cat that was high on catnip, it bared its soft belly covered with a layer of fine, short velvet fur in mid-air, while the pair of huge, sharp wings on both sides of its body waved recklessly like a cat’s tail.
“…”
Shouldn’t he be glad that it doesn’t cause a commotion on the ground?
Ji Mingjiang thought silently as he looked at the treetops that had been tortured to the point of being bald.
Then he skillfully covered it with his mental power, and the big black cat in front of him looked even more excited.
At the first moment when Ji Mingjiang was initially distracted, Leiden saw a sea area that was quiet on the surface but gave people a strong sense of crisis, as if he were hallucinating. The salty smell of the sea also seemed to materialize and float on the tip of his nose.
Of course, he can also perceive the true situation in his own spiritual sea.
After extracting his thoughts from the sea of hidden crises, Leiden immediately darkened his face when he realized what crazy behavior the black dragon in his spiritual sea had done.
Then, after seeing the large area of skin exposed by the young man next to him due to his loose bathrobe, his mind went blank again.
“You……?”
Leiden didn’t know how many minutes had passed. Of course, it might be as long as a century.
Ji Mingjiang withdrew his mental power and was just about to say something when he raised his head and saw Clarice looking straight out of the window. For a moment, he forgot what he was about to say and followed his gaze outside.
…It’s pitch black; there’s nothing interesting to look at.
He withdrew his gaze and poked Clarice’s arm. “What’s wrong with you?”
“…”
After a few seconds, Leiden said with a very normal expression and tone, “I’m fine.”
Ji Mingjiang was speechless for a moment, and he rolled his eyes at Clarice angrily: “Nonsense; of course I know you are fine. Your spiritual sea is very healthy now, and the health level is estimated to have exceeded 99.99% of the beastmen on this entire planet.”
There is one more thing he didn’t say, and that is… the black dragon in the spiritual sea, although it’s normal and has no violent tendencies, can probably sense the true thoughts of its owner, and the signs of anger can be said to be very obvious.
But it’s not a big deal; just let Clarice solve it by himself.
After hearing this, Leiden had no reason to stay anymore, or even if he really had other things to discuss with Ji Mingjiang, he would rather go back to his room first and communicate with Ji Mingjiang online.
“Then I’ll go back first and get some rest early. Someone will come to help measure your size tomorrow morning.”
He stood up in a hurry, said a few words to Ji Mingjiang, and then walked towards the door.
“Click.”
At ten o’clock in the evening, the door that had been knocked on an hour ago was carefully closed again. Ji Mingjiang yawned, turned off the light in the living room, and walked into the bedroom.
But Leiden, who had just returned to his room, was not as relaxed as him at all.
There was no light in the room, and only the bright moon hanging high outside the window generously sent moonlight inside, acting as the only source of light.
Leiden sat on the edge of the bed, which was not illuminated by the moonlight, with a solemn expression. His hands came together at some point and supported his chin upwards.
Then he started to doubt life.
By the way, he also reviewed the relationship between himself and Ji Mingjiang from beginning to end.
Damn it, what went wrong? Ji Mingjiang only came of age this year! Although this guy didn’t act like a minor before…
But, but! That’s no reason for him to be so perverted! And who would believe it if he said it out loud! He didn’t have any idea before, and then suddenly changed his mind as soon as he reached adulthood… It’s very embarrassing to hear it.
The more Leiden thought about it, the more irritated he became. Finally, he couldn’t help but put his hands directly into his hair and rustle it randomly.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
What’s more terrible is that, just like what has been said all the time, the human brain is very rebellious, and it will think whatever it wants even if it’s not allowed to think. At this time, Leiden subconsciously resisted this possibility, but the more he resisted…
To hell with it.
Not wanting to think about it any more, Leiden fell back on the bed helplessly.
He decided to take a nap first. Maybe when he woke up, he would find that his thoughts at the moment were purely caused by being so sleepy that his brain was not clear.
Yes, that must be the case.
