My ex-girlfriend is a magical girl junior?

Chapter 133 An Irresistible Request (Part 2)

"Where do you want to go?" The cool voice sounded particularly clear in the quiet night.

Ji Ying's body stiffened abruptly, and her toes, which were about to touch the cold floor, stopped abruptly.

She slowly and stiffly turned her head, her dark red eyes filled with undisguised astonishment and inexplicable guilt.

What came into view was Luo Bingli's face, which appeared even more beautiful under the soft glow of the nightlight.

The girl was lying on her side beside her, her bright eyes fixed on her without blinking, her gaze showing no sign of sleepiness, but rather a hint of indescribable emotion.

She—wasn't asleep?

"I—I just need to go to the bathroom, yes, to the bathroom."

Ji Ying tried to make her voice sound calm and natural, attempting to use this seemingly reasonable excuse to cover up her true intentions.

But she could clearly feel the burning blush creeping up her ears, ruthlessly betraying her embarrassment and discomfort.

Luo Bingli didn't speak, but simply rose slightly to gaze at her, her calm gaze seemingly able to easily penetrate all her pretenses.

"Really?"

After a brief moment of thought and struggle, Ji Ying gave up on hiding it.

She sighed dejectedly, abandoning her intention to leave the room, and lay back down, her voice tinged with a sense of self-abandonment and sullenness:

"—Okay, no. I actually wanted to—sneak back to my room and go to sleep."

Upon hearing this frank answer, Luo Bingli showed a surprised expression, seemingly not expecting Ji Ying to admit it so directly.

Then, a faint smile appeared on her lips, and she lay back down on the bed, facing Ji Ying: "I thought—you wouldn't say it so directly."

The two were so close that they could almost hear each other's heartbeats.

This sudden closeness made Ji Ying feel a little nervous, but she didn't pull away. She simply gazed at Luo Bingli and said:

"Except for some things—things I can't tell you right now—I don't want to lie."

Her voice was soft, but carried an undeniable seriousness: "Whether it's to you or to Yuqing, I want to be as sincere as possible."

Luo Bingli listened quietly, a hint of warmth flashing in her eyes. She then nodded gently and said softly, "Is that so? Thank you."

"Just not lying to you isn't something you should thank me for," Jiying replied. "It's simply what I should and must do."

"No, I'm not referring to those." Luo Bingli gently shook her head.

"I can clearly feel that you care a lot about the people around you. Your concealment of me, Yuqing, and everything about us was all for the purpose of protecting us."

She moved slightly closer to Ji Ying, her warm breath brushing against his ear, her voice lowered.

"Including your promise not to revert to your transformation tonight and to fool around with us, including your willingness to stay and sleep with us now—it's all because you don't want to hurt us, you don't want to disappoint us, right?"

Ji Ying's pupils dilated slightly as he looked into Luo Bingli's eyes, which reflected his own image, and he remained silent for a moment.

She never expected that this perceptive young girl could see through her deepest considerations and decisions so clearly.

"And," Luo Bingli's lips curved into an extremely captivating smile, "to be one of the people you care about, I am truly—happy and honored."

Ji Ying's heart stirred slightly. Luo Bingli's words were like a warm current flowing slowly through his heart.

She could feel the sincerity and gratitude in the other person's words. That feeling of being understood and appreciated made her heartstrings, which were somewhat tense due to her current situation, relax a little.

"Hmm!"

Ji Ying could clearly feel two soft arms suddenly wrapping around her slender waist from behind, and slowly tightening their grip.

This sudden "attack from behind" made Ji Ying's body tense instantly, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

She subconsciously thought that Su Yuqing behind her had woken up and was about to ask her a question, but she keenly noticed that what she heard behind her was still that shallow, rhythmic breathing.

Su Yuqing was still asleep, a fact that left Ji Ying both amused and exasperated.

Clearly, this was an unconscious action by the girl in her sleep; she was never very still when she slept and liked to hold things.

It used to be a pillow, but now it's a real person. The latter seems to make her feel safer, and she hugs it even tighter.

Luo Bingli was unaware of her friend's "little actions" in her sleep, only hearing Ji Ying's soft exclamation.

She looked at the other person's suddenly tense body and those dark red eyes that widened slightly in surprise, blinked in confusion, and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Xiaoying, are you feeling unwell?"

"N-nothing." Ji Ying tried hard to keep her face calm, not wanting Luo Bingli to know about this little "accident".

While praying silently that Su Yuqing wouldn't make any further, excessive moves, she tried to respond to Luo Bingli's earlier thanks in a normal tone:

"What you said is what I should do. You're my friend, so naturally I will—."

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Ying's brows furrowed suddenly, and his breath caught in his throat.

She could clearly feel that the arm behind her, which had originally been wrapped around her waist, had now moved upwards a little more restlessly!

Su Yuqing seemed to have adjusted to a more comfortable position in her sleep, and the hand roamed over her waist and abdomen, unconsciously kneading her.

Although the force was not strong, it made Ji Ying's body tremble slightly from the strange touch.

What's even more alarming is that, as that hand wandered aimlessly, it seemed—!

"Su Yuqing—!" Ji Ying cried out in her heart, her body trembling slightly as she forcibly suppressed the tingling sensation. She was caught in a dilemma, afraid of waking Su Yuqing from her sleep and also afraid that Luo Bingli would notice the strangeness in front of her.

She tried to subtly push Su Yuqing's arm away a little, but as if sensing something in her sleep, Su Yuqing hugged her even tighter and let out a satisfied hum.

"Xiaoying?" Luo Bingli noticed the unnaturalness in Jiying's tone and the subtle twisting of her body, and her brows furrowed slightly. "Are you—"

Just then, Su Yuqing's "mischievous" hand suddenly increased its strength and, just as Ji Ying had feared, continued to reach upwards.

"what!"

Her intense reaction, along with her exclamation tinged with embarrassment and annoyance, finally made Luo Bingli, who had been watching her, understand the specific reason.

Luo Bingli's gaze first swept over Ji Ying's instantly flushed cheeks, then, with a hint of understanding and a touch of amusement, she glanced behind Ji Ying.

Although her view was blocked by Xiaoying's body and the blanket, and she couldn't see Su Yuqing's specific movements, it wasn't hard for her to guess what had happened.

Ji Ying finally managed to break free slightly from Su Yuqing's unconscious "imprisonment." Although she was still being held tightly by the other party, at least it wasn't like before.

She turned around cautiously, only to meet Luo Bingli's gaze, which held a hint of mischief and amusement. Those clear eyes seemed to be saying silently: See? Just as I thought.

"I—" Ji Ying suddenly felt an unparalleled embarrassment, and his tongue seemed to be tied in knots. For a moment, he didn't know what to say to break the strange atmosphere.

To have Su Yuqing do this to me while I'm asleep, and to be watched the whole time, is just too shameful!

Unexpectedly, Luo Bingli did not ask any further questions. Instead, she reached out and gently pinched Ji Ying's still burning cheek with her fingertips. Seeing her shy yet helpless and adorable appearance, the smile on her lips deepened.

"Pfft—I think I suddenly understand Yuqing a little now."

Luo Bingli gazed at Ji Ying's slightly watery eyes and said, "Little Ying, you look so cute—shy yet forced to accept it obediently."

"!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ying felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his heart, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Seeing the same look in Luo Bingli's eyes as when Su Yuqing teased him, he instinctively hugged himself tighter.

She lowered her voice, her tone tinged with wariness and helplessness: "You—you wouldn't happen to have awakened some strange fetish like her, would you?"

Luo Bingli was slightly taken aback, then gently shook her head. The playful look in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a gentle and serious expression, and her tone became solemn:

"Don't worry, I won't do that."

She paused, as if choosing her words carefully: "Even setting aside all the help you've given me, you saved my life last night. Logically and emotionally, I wouldn't do anything disrespectful to you."

"Besides, you're the person Yuqing likes."

As she said this, she unconsciously moved closer to Ji Ying, and the distance between them shortened again.

"To this extent—that's the limit for me."

"Sigh—" she sighed softly, "I knew I couldn't hide this from you."

Upon hearing this, Luo Bingli's lips curled into a faint smile once again:

"What kind of relationship do you and Yuqing have? If you observe carefully, it's really easy to see. Actually—I really envy her."

"Envious of Yuqing?" Jiying looked at Luo Bingli, as if he suddenly understood something.

"Mmm." Luo Bingli nodded, her gaze shifting to behind Ji Ying, where Su Yuqing was still sleeping soundly, a satisfied smile even playing on her lips, as if she were having a sweet dream.

"I envy her being loved and protected by someone like you—it's so wonderful."

"Even if she did something as impulsive as tonight, it wouldn't matter if I forced you to stay. Even just now, when she did that in her sleep, you didn't dare struggle violently for fear of waking her—you just silently endured it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ying was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. She vaguely sensed the deep emotions that Luo Bingli wanted to express.

However, she couldn't make any promises about this; she couldn't irresponsibly tell the other person that they could do the same.

"Xiao Li, you..." she began with some difficulty, trying to say something.

However, before she could finish speaking, Luo Bingli extended her slender index finger and gently and tenderly pressed it against her soft lips, stopping her from saying the rest of her words.

She shook her head gently at Jiying again: "It's okay, Xiaoying, don't say anything or make any promises."

"Even now I am very content, and I cherish every moment I spend with you all."

She paused, her eyes becoming exceptionally serious. "I would never do something that would hurt everyone at the same time, so you don't need to worry about me or feel any guilt."

Ji Ying watched her quietly, seeing the maturity and determination beyond her years in her eyes. The slight hesitation and helplessness in his heart caused by his inability to respond were gradually replaced by a deep sense of emotion and admiration.

Luo Bingli slowly removed her index finger from Ji Ying's lips, but her gaze remained focused and almost greedily fixed on his face.

A gentle and touching smile returned to her lips, but with a hint of slyness rarely seen on her face.

"But correspondingly, I also occasionally want to do something a little bolder, which should be allowed, right?"

Ji Ying's heart skipped a beat because of her words. She looked at Luo Bingli with some confusion, not understanding what she meant by "something a little bolder".

The next moment, she understood.

Luo Bingli stretched out her arms and slowly but firmly pulled the still somewhat dazed Ji Ying into her embrace. The softness of her embrace and the resolute strength she displayed created a strange contrast.

"For example—like this." Her voice trembled slightly, yet it was filled with a certain satisfaction of having achieved her goal.

The soft touch and the girl's unique, elegant fragrance instantly enveloped Ji Ying.

She was held tightly in Luo Bingli's arms in an irresistible manner, her head forced to rest against the other's slightly immature yet equally soft and warm body.

This hug was clearer, more real, and closer than the unconscious embrace Su Yuqing had given her in her sleep.

She could clearly feel Luo Bingli's soft hair gently brushing against her cheek, bringing a slightly itchy sensation.

Luo Bingli wrapped one arm around Ji Ying's waist and gently stroked her smooth side ponytail with the other hand. Feeling the soft and delicate touch under her palm, a relieved and satisfied smile appeared on her face.

A murmured voice whispered in Ji Ying's ear, and warm breath gently brushed against her earlobe, bringing a tingling sensation:

"Stay here tonight and sleep with me."

"Don't go anywhere—"

"—Is that okay?"

Ji Ying's heart pounded uncontrollably. She felt she had so much to say, but in the end, the words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down.

She could sense Luo Bingli's deep longing for warmth and companionship, her cautious probing, and the "comfort" she had finally found after struggling between morality and emotion.

She couldn't bear to refuse.

She simply couldn't refuse.

A thousand thoughts churned in my mind, finally condensing into an extremely soft nasal sound.

"-Um."

Luo Bingli heard this barely audible response and her body trembled slightly.

She didn't make a sound again, but carefully, with endless joy and satisfaction, hugged herself a little tighter, a sweet smile curving her lips.

Feeling the warmth and softness of the real person she cared about in her arms, and feeling that long-lost, reassuring sense of security, Luo Bingli felt a void that had been filling up at this moment.

She gently closed her eyes, took a deep breath, as if trying to firmly engrave this unique warmth and sense of security into the deepest part of her soul.

Soon, even and gentle breathing sounds rang in Ji Ying's ears.

Holding her in his arms, he seemed to drift off to sleep, filled with joy and contentment.

And he slept exceptionally soundly, more peacefully than ever before.

Only Jiying remained, her eyes wide open, feeling the touch of two equally soft and warm bodies in front of and behind her, and the unique fragrance mingling in the air. Under the quiet lamplight, she remained silent for a long time.