The Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Is Haunted By A Gloomy Monster [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 6

The warm lips lightly fell upon the hideous birthmark on her face, the sensation was vivid.

Shen Lu’s eyes widened slightly at this sudden turn of events. Her gaze, which was always clouded with a layer of gloom, held a glimmer of light for the first time.

That cyan-green eye, which had been called “disgusting” and “the look of a monster” countless times, sparkled like a genuine gemstone in that instant.

Due to Qi Qi’s delayed reaction following her habitual movement and Shen Lu’s stunned silence, this accidental kiss actually lasted for several seconds.

Qi Qi slowly pulled away from the scholarship student she had innocently “sexually harassed.” A strong sense of guilt welled up inside her. On the surface, she maintained her condescending and flippant indifference, but upon closer inspection, one could see the emptiness in her eyes.

Forget it, what’s done is done.

The “overbearing, cold, and high-above” route she had originally planned could only be temporarily changed to a “frivolous, greasy, and low-down” route. Sigh, all my villainous prestige is gone.

She blamed it on that damn habit of hers.

“Did you… do that on purpose?”

The scholarship student’s voice was low and raspy. Those heterochromatic eyes, which remained as stagnant as dead water even when she was nearly disfigured, suddenly rippled with a shallow wave as she stared at Qi Qi. A complex, deep emotion seemed to be hidden in the depths of her eyes.

This cyan birthmark covered more than half of her face. No matter how hard she tried to hide it, it could not be ignored. Because of this natural mark, she had been bullied and insulted by total strangers for no reason, met with cold stares, and cruelly stripped of her right to be an ordinary person…

Even she found it disgusting and terrifying when she looked in the mirror. How could someone touch, let alone kiss, this place without any reservation?

Furthermore, that person was Qi Qi, someone who had been pampered since childhood. Compared to her own life, they were at two opposite extremes of fortune. Qi Qi was the one she envied for being born with everything.

It was something she never dared to imagine even in her dreams, yet it was happening in reality.

Shen Lu blankly touched the small patch of skin that had just been kissed. She felt the skin under her palm burning hot, and that scorching temperature showed signs of continuing to spread.

Unfamiliar emotions surged wildly in her heart, yet her surface remained motionless, like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

Crap, I don’t want to OOC (Out of Character).

Qi Qi feigned nonchalance and looked away. She couldn’t show weakness here. If she admitted it was an accident, it would destroy the image she had consistently maintained in front of the scholarship student.

But precisely because she looked away, she failed to notice the intense emotion that flashed through the student’s eyes.

Scalding lava erupted, only to be quickly buried and hidden by dull, heavy rocks in the next second, leaving no trace.

Thus, Qi Qi made a response that she would regret countless times in the future, but which she currently considered to be “seamless.”

“Of course it was on purpose. Do you have a problem with that?” A frivolous smile curled at the corners of Qi Qi’s mouth. She provocatively tilted the other’s chin up, her thumb slowly rubbing against it, only stopping when she saw the scholarship student’s face turn red from “anger.”

She wanted to project a debauched and greasy image, but because of her exceptionally outstanding appearance and temperament, it turned into a heart-pounding, romantic flirtation instead.

The scholarship student stared at her again with that spine-chilling, glowing gaze. A noticeable flush rose on her pale cheeks. She shook her head slightly and, after a brief hesitation, parted her lips.

As expected, she’s angry because of my sudden harassment. That’s the rage of wanting to tear me into a thousand pieces. Look at her eyes, how terrifying, like being stared at by the cold, vertical pupils of a venomous snake, with fangs already glinting.

Qi Qi couldn’t help but look at this “little monster” who pretended to be a good student on the surface but was already leaking a dangerous aura with an appreciative eye.

Fortunately, she had adapted quickly. It seemed the day she would be killed by the scholarship student in revenge wasn’t far off.

She nodded with satisfaction.

Shen Lu unconsciously clenched her palm tightly. All the envy toward this high and mighty young lady, the previous anger from being mocked, and the confusion and daze caused by the sense of inconsistency, all of it transformed into an unfamiliar inner turmoil and a faint sweetness within this single kiss.

Her heart beat so fast it no longer felt like her own, making her feel as though she were truly living in this world for the first time.

Is she playing with me?

But even if it’s just to tease someone, can she really do this kind of thing so naturally regardless of who the person is?

Shen Lu tried to imagine Qi Qi holding another girl, smiling at her like this, and tenderly kissing that girl’s face or even her lips… Her heart suddenly tightened, and a mad, murderous aura rose within her, wanting to kill that person.

No.

It’s not allowed.

She is hers, and she belongs to her too.

The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence.

However, just as Qi Qi thought the ordeal had passed and was secretly feeling relieved, she heard the scholarship student give an unexpected answer to her previous provocation. In the quiet environment, even such a small voice was exceptionally clear: “No.”

No problem with that.

Qi Qi wondered if it was her imagination, but she felt that the student’s usually emotionless tone actually carried a trace of indiscernible shyness.

“Humph, you’d better not. But even if you resist, I’ll still touch you whenever I want.”

Qi Qi felt a sudden sense of unease, but she had to push through and finish her “tough talk.” She felt instantly refreshed.

“Mm, I understand.” The scholarship student grabbed Qi Qi’s rolled-up sleeve and gave it a gentle tug, appearing exceptionally obedient.

Why does something feel wrong?

Qi Qi thought about it carefully and decided it was probably because the little monster’s disguise of being “well-behaved” was becoming more perfect. Even the faint murderous aura that she couldn’t control out of anger earlier was now perfectly suppressed.

Truly impressive.

I’m really looking forward to the day I get killed.

Thinking of this, Qi Qi’s feigned, greasy smile became a bit more genuine.

By the time she noticed, the little monster had quietly grasped her finger. When Qi Qi looked over in confusion, the girl gave her a timid smile.

Qi Qi was suddenly enlightened. Is she intentionally trying to please me to make me let my guard down?

Very clever.

Qi Qi perfunctorily patted her face, setting the stage for her future actions. “Very obedient, scholarship student. As long as you stay this good, I’ll only touch you and won’t do anything too excessive to you, understand?”

After all, she wasn’t a real pervert.

“Shen Lu.”

The scholarship student held her sleeve and lowered her head, speaking in a small voice.

“My name is Shen Lu.”

She didn’t want Qi Qi to keep calling her “scholarship student” a title that could refer to many people. She wanted to be called by her name.

Qi Qi.

She silently recited the name again in her heart.

In a place where Qi Qi couldn’t see, a somewhat twisted, sweet smile appeared on Shen Lu’s face. Her cyan-green pupils faintly began to shift into a narrow, sharp shape.

“Oh, so your name is Shen Lu.”

Qi Qi, who had always glossed over her name, finally learned it.

Those eyes did indeed give off the feeling of a little deer, the pupils were round, just like now, looking watery and seemingly innocent.

But in reality, she was a little monster waiting for the chance to destroy everything. This contrast was quite interesting.

On another day, Qi Qi was too impatient to listen to those boring, hypnotic lessons in class. She simply skipped and went to her private lounge to sleep. To her surprise, not long after she lay down, she saw the door open a crack.

Although she had indeed given the key to the lounge to Shen Lu, she had assumed that Shen Lu would loathe the place. She figured that even if Shen Lu came, it would only be because she was forced. She never expected to see her here at this time.

Qi Qi, half-lying on the bed and about to get up, froze.

Then, the little monster, who seemed to have misunderstood something, took off her coat, folded it neatly, and very naturally… lay down beside her. She grasped Qi Qi’s finger, which was resting to the side, and watched her quietly.

Qi Qi was startled back to her senses by the cold touch, but the die was cast. Given the frivolous persona she had established in front of the little monster, she couldn’t very well kick her out of bed when the “little lamb” had delivered herself so obediently.

What’s going on? The little monster is being too proactive.

“…I see you’ve learned your place.”

She actually wasn’t used to sharing a bed with others.

Qi Qi turned around, turning her back to the girl and sighing silently.

“Why aren’t you looking at me? You clearly said you liked me and that you would touch me?”

Shen Lu stared at the silhouette of Qi Qi’s back. The good mood she had from seeing Qi Qi in the lounge plummeted.

Why won’t she look at her?

Irritation and insecurity gnawed at her heart. The extreme anxiety made her grip Qi Qi’s finger tightly, as if grasping her only lifeline.

Qi Qi felt the grip on her finger tighten. Feeling a hint of pain, she subconsciously gripped back. The pressure immediately weakened, returning to a harmless state.

The frequency of the little monster speaking to her had increased lately, but the things she said always made Qi Qi wonder if their roles had been reversed.

Shouldn’t I be the proactive one?

If she didn’t know that the little monster was the most vengeful type, she would almost think Shen Lu simply wanted to be close to her.

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The voice of the weather forecast on the TV was just background noise. Qi Qi wasn’t paying attention to it. Instead, she was forced to listen to the little monster’s heart rate beside her, which was getting faster and faster, making it impossible for her to sleep.

Is she doing this on purpose to get back at me? Is she using this self-sacrificing method to disturb my sleep? The more she thought about it, the more she believed it.

Terrifying. As expected of the most vengeful little monster.

Qi Qi, who never liked to lose out, immediately turned around and forcefully hugged the little monster’s thin waist. Hearing a low groan, she began to find fault unreasonably.

“Your heartbeat is so loud. It’s annoying. Be quiet for me.”

Qi Qi irritably pinched the little bit of soft flesh on the monster’s otherwise bony body, only to find that she couldn’t see a hint of disgust on the girl’s face. Instead, there was a touch of satisfaction.

She’s acting so well. I don’t feel any sense of achievement from my revenge at all.

“Qi Qi…”

Taking advantage of the fact that the two characters sounded the same, Shen Lu openly called her by the intimate nickname that she believed only belonged between them, harboring a hidden joy that hadn’t been discovered.

“You’re too thin. You’re not comfortable to hold at all.”

Soon, Qi Qi who had been picking on her because she was annoyed at being kept awake, heard the little monster’s voice turn soft and sweet.

“I understand. I’ll eat more. I’ll become easy to hold very soon.”

So you aren’t allowed to hold anyone else but me.

Being held tightly, Shen Lu was so happy that even the negative emotions that usually occupied her brain turned into a blank slate.

As long as she and Qi Qi could be together forever…