After the Early-Deceased White Moonlight of a Wealthy Family Returns (GL) - Chapter 57

Shen You’an did not move.

She stared straight at the skin of the neck, visible intermittently beneath the fabric. Her senses, heightened by her transformation, allowed her to acutely scent the sweet fragrance of Su Wu’s blood drifting from beneath the skin. The precise rhythm of the woman’s heartbeat was captured clearly by her ears.

Simultaneously, her digestive system issued a thirsty, hungry call.

It was as if merely looking at the person in front of her caused every inch of her—her chest, her heart, her gut, her stomach, every part related to primal desire—to clamor with its own craving.

So empty.

Her heart felt empty; her body felt empty.

She wanted to eat her.

First, she would use the tip of her tongue to lick the person in front of her clean from head to toe, then wrap her entire being up, preferably swallowing her whole in one breath. She couldn’t bear to see her taken apart; she had to be whole. Like one clay figure merging into another, it would be best if Su Wu fused with her completely.

The only way to satisfy this longing was to eat her.

Meng Dongdong’s words surfaced at an inopportune moment: “As long as you see this person, you wish to possess her. To be more dramatic—you see her and you want to eat her up. When you like someone to the extreme, you wish you could merge with them and never be separated.”

Predatory instinct made Shen You’an want to obey her most primitive desires—to have her claws rip open Su Wu’s collar, to pin her against the metal cage, to force her back against that icy surface, and then, without mercy or hesitation, to bare her canines and sink them into the side of the woman’s neck.

Su Wu had clearly said she could do whatever she wanted.

Shen You’an, why are you still hesitating?

A fractured, questioning consciousness kept demanding an answer.

Shen You’an didn’t know the answer herself. Because of her restraint, blood vessels nearly burst in her already crimson eyes. The tips of her teeth left deep marks where she bit her own lip. Her body trembled, and her tail lashed the ground irritably, blow after blow.

Su Wu let out a soft sigh and reached out, touching the tips of Shen You’an’s teeth. One of You’an’s teeth shivered; a certain numbness traveled wirelessly from the sensitive dental nerves. Her pupils constricted, and Su Wu’s finger slipped inside in that moment when she opened her mouth in slight surprise.

Soft finger pad met hard canine.

“You’an, no need to endure anymore.” Su Wu’s gaze enveloped her like a mother’s nursery, as if in her presence, any version of Shen You’an could be accepted and permitted. Su Wu said, “Do you see?”

She unbuttoned her collar and pulled it aside. Beneath the white lab coat was a camisole she had prepared beforehand.

“Last time, you bit me right here,” Su Wu said. “Look, because of you, it’s already healed and perfect.”

“So don’t be afraid.” Su Wu’s other hand gently caressed her face. “You won’t hurt me, and you won’t lose control completely.”

“But what if…” Shen You’an managed to squeeze out these words with great difficulty, her voice hoarse.

“Then let’s make a pact,” Su Wu said. “As soon as I say a certain word, you stop.”

“I swear, I will be ready to press the button at any time.”

“…What word?” Shen You’an asked.

“Do you have a good suggestion?” Su Wu pondered. “What kind of word could I say that would make it more likely for you to snap back to your senses?”

Shen You’an thought seriously for a while. The claws resting on Su Wu’s waist suddenly tightened slightly. Her tail drooped listlessly, as did her head.

She whispered: “Shen You’an.”

“Mhm?”

“If you call me that… as long as it’s you, I will try my hardest to wake up.”

The little monster still bore traces of the black shadows; the bone wings behind her were half-open, and her drooping tail signaled her lack of confidence.

Su Wu cupped her face. “Okay.” Her tone was like a gentle evening breeze. “Shen You’an, don’t be afraid. A-jie will catch you.”

“Now, shall we have a trial?” The elongated line of the woman’s neck as she tilted her head back, and the smooth, lustrous collarbone beneath the white and black fabric, were all unmistakable invitation signals.

Shen You’an finally stopped restraining herself.

Her tail wrapped around Su Wu’s waist, and her sharp claws hooked away the obstructive clothing, pulling her into her embrace step by step. Her previously half-closed bone wings spread out, forming a semi-enclosed space around their bodies.

This was the possessiveness of a monster feeding.

As she lowered her head, the collar on her neck pulled at the chain. The metal clashing became the clearest sound in the dim space of the basement.

Still, three times.

Her tongue licked across the skin—a sense of ritual unique to the little monster.

Cold canines ground against the skin for a moment before finally piercing through in an instant.

Su Wu let out a sigh of satisfaction almost at the same time.

Shen You’an’s movements paused; she blinked in confusion.

The woman held her back, both hands tightly clutching her neck. Their bodies were pressed extremely close. You’an’s sharp claws transformed back into normal hands, pulling Su Wu’s waist tight against her front.

Sensing that her blood-sucking had paused, Su Wu steadied her breathing and tried to speak as normally as possible: “It doesn’t hurt. Continue.”

Gulp, gulp.

The blood was sucked out, swirling meticulously in Shen You’an’s mouth. After savoring it a few times, she swallowed it reluctantly.

Thus, besides the sound of the rattling chains, the woman’s increasingly unstable, lost-to-control breathing and the girl’s sounds of sucking blood became the prominent noises in the quiet basement.

Beep-boop.

Beep-boop.

On the monitor of the experimental table, the red waves and blue lines ran parallel and interlaced. Even though the monsterization was under control, the red representing predatory instinct did not disappear. Instead, after the blood-sucking began, it continued to soar, forming a peak.

Just now, after looking at Su Wu, the sense of emptiness in her heart and body had been filled by this blood.

Shen You’an licked and fed obsessively. Her canines did not spare the side of Su Wu’s neck, and her eyes and gaze followed her tongue, refusing to miss an inch as she mentally “licked” Su Wu’s entire body.

So this was feeding.

So this was what it felt like to “eat” Su Wu.

It was completely different from the state when she had lost her mind. Now, she could clearly feel everything.

So this was how Su Wu reacted when being “eaten.” Her heart was racing, her breathing was uneven, her skin temperature was rising, and even her blood had strangely become sweeter and sweeter.

When she sucked, Su Wu would shiver, and her breath would tremble with it.

When she ground her teeth against her, Su Wu would turn into a soft puddle in her arms, yet still struggle to support herself.

How much had she missed?

Clearly, these reactions were more mesmerizing than the blood itself. Or rather, they were born together with the blood. Every time Su Wu shivered, Shen You’an felt the blood became a bit more fragrant. How wonderful; she had never known these things before.

After feeding greedily for a while, Su Wu called her name uncontrollably.

“Ngh—”

“You’an!”

Shen You’an woke up immediately from the pink abyss.

She let go of the woman, her eyes full of lingering fear. “A-jie—”

The posture of her tail and bone wings all showed her self-reproach. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t watch my boundaries well.”

Being very obedient and sensible, she leaned into the wound on Su Wu’s neck and licked it, just as a young beast would treat an injured member of its own kind.

“It’s okay.” Su Wu patted her back, turning her head away to hide the flush on her face. “I… I wasn’t in pain.”

“Then it was—?” Shen You’an didn’t understand.

Su Wu found it hard to explain and hard to say. Suddenly, Shen You’an’s nose twitched.

“A-jie, there’s a new scent on you.”

Su Wu was confused. “What?” She lowered her head and sniffed herself but smelled nothing. “Do you mean the smell of body wash? I did take a shower before coming here.”

“No.” Shen You’an shook her head. “I know what your body wash smells like, A-jie. We use the same one.”

She sniffed again. “It’s from your body.” She said, “It’s a bit salty, like the smell of the ocean.”

The little monster curiously searched, leaning in with her fluffy head to sniff. Su Wu, however, realized what it was instantly. Her ears turned scalding hot, and she forced herself to stay calm. “It’s nothing. Probably just the sea breeze. You smelled it wrong.”

Shen You’an’s eyes went wide. “No way?!”

The basement didn’t even have windows; where would a sea breeze come from?!

“Yes.” Su Wu endured the guilt of lying to a child and changed the subject. “Are you full?”

Shen You’an blinked. She neither nodded nor shook her head, and was too embarrassed to speak.

Su Wu teased her: “If you aren’t full, then continue. How can I raise a child and let her go hungry?”

“I don’t want to.” Shen You’an hugged her tight. “A-jie hasn’t fully recovered from last time. I don’t want to.”

“I can endure it,” she said. “I’m already much fuller.”

“A-jie, shall I help you treat your wound?” Shen You’an proposed.

Su Wu said yes.

But she didn’t expect the “treatment” the girl mentioned to be like this: using her tail instead of her hands to hold her, using one free hand to cup her face and the other to nimbly bite her own finger until blood seeped out. Her fingertip was brought to Su Wu’s lips; the girl’s gaze was pure and her purpose clear. Su Wu found it hard to refuse and couldn’t refuse. She knew You’an had no other intentions; it was her own mind overthinking.

She opened her lips and took in the fingertip. The tiny drop of blood was instantly sucked into her mouth.

As a regular blood-drinker, Shen You’an instructed: “A-jie, you have to swallow it. You can also lick it some more; that makes it work better.”

Su Wu glared back with a bit of bashful annoyance.

Shen You’an was confused. “…?” Had she said something wrong?

In the next instant, the wetness from the fingertip made her heart skip a beat. She felt Su Wu’s soft tongue slowly wrapping around her finger pad, licking back and forth over the wound until all the blood was swept away.

Su Wu learned very fast. So fast that Shen You’an, the teacher, almost failed to restrain her own reason and wanted to pounce again for another suck.

Until Su Wu’s tongue pushed her finger away.

Shen You’an withdrew her hand and licked it herself. “A-jie,” she discovered in surprise, “how come even your saliva is sweet?”

“It’s so tasty.”

Su Wu no longer knew what expression to make. She felt like she was trapped between ice and fire. She felt a bit guilty, but her reason stepped in, telling her that what she was about to do and say was only for research, for exploration, and to discover more “food” for Shen You’an.

She spoke calmly: “Do you want to try something? I have an idea that I need to verify.”