Big Duck Duck's hands were cuffed behind her back as she lay on her side on the bed, her black-stockinged legs drawn up and curled together.
Ye Feng said, "Big Duck Duck. I just want to tell you that as husband and wife, we are one entity."
"Husband and wife… one entity…"
Big Duck Duck stared at Ye Feng in a daze, her eyes shimmering.
A bolt of lightning seemed to flash through Bronya's mind.
She suddenly understood.
That's right. How could she possibly make a decision on something like this all on her own?
It clearly involved her husband, yet she had hidden it from him, wanting to handle it properly by herself.
But did she truly have the ability to resolve it perfectly?
If she couldn't… and the video leaked, her husband would also be devastated by the sudden, terrible news.
No matter the outcome, they should face it together.
That… is what it means to be a married couple.
Bronya… was no longer alone.
Bronya's entire state of mind instantly shifted. She felt her body become light, and the heavy burden on her heart lifted. It was as if she had truly grasped the future.
Husband and wife, one entity.
As long as the two of them worked together with one heart and faced things as one, then no matter how bad the outcome, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Actually… Nngh~~ Don't be in such a hurry, listen to me…"
Her slippers were kicked off, landing on the tiled floor. Bronya arched her long, slender neck and began to intermittently report the events from the office to her subordinate…
---o---
Elysian Realm.
Elysia stood amidst a swirl of brilliant, dancing flower petals, gazing at the dusky yellow sunset.
The splendid evening glow cast a hazy radiance over her, making Miss Pink Fairy's figure appear even more pure and holy.
Just by looking at Elysia's beautiful form, one's soul would be purified, becoming as translucent as a dustless mirror.
"Mr. Ye Feng seems to have been exceptionally… quiet these past few days."
If Elysia was the symbol of purity, then the small, green figure before her was the very incarnation of seduction.
Her every move was filled with a bewitching charm.
Having been through what they had, Elysia also felt that Mobius was more… luscious than before.
So cute. I want to pinch Mobius's cheeks.
The snakelet shot her a look of disgust and dodged backward.
"What are you doing?"
Elysia tapped her chin. "I just feel like Mobius is even cuter than before. Come, let your big sister Pink Fairy give you a hug."
"Hah."
Mobius sneered.
This way of speaking, as if coaxing a child, made her feel that Elysia was "attacking" her, trying to establish a clear hierarchy between them.
"Haven't seen your little white mouse for a few days, and now your nympho addiction is flaring up, Elysia?"
Therefore, by bringing up an adult topic, the power dynamic would shatter on its own.
As expected, Elysia's cheeks flushed crimson as she tried to explain.
"Hey now, Mobius, you're a girl. How can you say such crude things? Wait… Mr. Ye Feng taught you that phrase, didn't he? Sigh, where has the pure Mobius of the past gone?"
"Life is a process of constantly acquiring external information to complete one's own metamorphosis. How could anything possibly remain unchanged? As for you, Elysia, haven't you also… Hehehe."
The corners of Mobius's lips slowly curved upward. Her delighted expression reminded Elysia of the three trials in the pure white room.
Even if they had a tacit agreement not to mention it, it was impossible for them to interact as they had before.
If one had to describe it… had they become "closer"?
Not closer in the sense of a better relationship.
But "closer" in another sense, a mutual drawing near.
At the very least, they would never have spent so much time alone together in the past.
Elysia said, "Mobius, don't misunderstand. I'm just a little worried. Mr. Ye Feng has suddenly become so quiet. Is he brewing an even bigger storm?"
"Heehee, you're overthinking that."
Mobius leaned against a small machine nearby, her body swaying seductively. She was truly as flexible as a snake.
Mobius's vertical serpentine pupils stared straight at Elysia. "He's just tired of playing with you."
"...?"
Elysia blinked.
Mobius's words were indeed shocking, as if a hammer had struck her brain.
She was short-circuiting a little.
What does she mean, 'Mr. Ye Feng is tired of playing with me'?
"What? Not convinced? Are you unhappy? Heehee, heeheehee. How strange. Isn't it a good thing that Father isn't seeking you out? Or could it be…"
Mobius's fair, slender finger gently tapped her lips as she smiled bewitchingly. "That deep down, Elysia is actually looking forward to Father violating you?"
"…I'm not."
"You're really not?"
Elysia lowered her head, looking heartbroken. "Alright, that's enough. If you say any more, I might actually cry, you know."
"Hmph hmph."
Like a triumphant little swan, Mobius raised her neck in delight.
Then, she turned her face away and said with a look of resentment, "That guy hasn't shown up because he's found a new toy."
"A new toy?"
"Well, it's always like this. You'll find out in the future."
"Can you tell me the details?"
Mobius scrutinized Elysia. "Why are you asking so many questions? Don't tell me you've actually become interested in that guy?"
Elysia held up a finger. "Know thyself, know thy enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. Little Mobius, that's just common sense."
Elysia sighed again. "Ehh, the fact that I'll have to spend a long time with Mr. Ye Feng in the future is already unavoidable. Of course I need to understand him better."
"Hah, what's there to understand?"
Speaking of this, Mobius was quite indignant.
Mobius briefly recounted Ye Feng's "pure love" life over the past few days. She had never seen Ye Feng be so "friendly" to anyone before.
Elysia understood in a second. No wonder Mobius was so fired up. It turned out she was just sour.
"Oh? And how does Mobius know all this?"
It couldn't be that Ye Feng, out of some perverse sense of humor, deliberately made Mobius watch, could it?
"I have my Authority," Mobius said as if it were obvious. "Although I can't do it to the extent of the little white mouse, if I want to gain insight into matters 'within the world,' I can still observe them."
"Hmm?" Elysia looked at Mobius, her eyes full of confusion.
"Hmm?" Mobius looked back at Elysia, just as puzzled.
Wait, has Elysia really not realized it yet?
"Why does Mobius have an Authority?"
"Because I will inherit Father's will."
"Will…"
"To help a tyrant in his evil deeds, is that it? I see. So Mr. Ye Feng saw that in you, and that's why he gave you that Authority?"
Elysia blinked, her small hand propping up her chin as she fell into thought.