36: save4 Another Monday
As a yandere, she clearly shouldn't act so vulnerable, shouldn't expose her soft inner side.
But, the tears just wouldn't stop flowing.
To say Lu Lele currently had no feelings at all for her long deceased parents would certainly be a lie, but there weren't many either. Even inheriting memories and emotions didn't mean Lu Lele would cry uncontrollably.
What truly moved Lu Lele was Liu Lili's willingness to comfort her after hearing about her past, even if it seemed a bit deliberate.
Lu Lele cried for a while in Liu Lili's embrace, then gradually calmed down under her soothing, and her gaze toward Liu Lili changed.
By now, Lu Lele had long thrown the plan she had conceived hours ago, about how to discipline Liu Lili and turn her into an obedient pet, far away beyond the clouds. Her mind was filled with only liking, liking, and liking, practically intoxicated with "suki."
For a yandere, sometimes the difference between "I'll kill you" and "I love you the most" was just a single glance or a word from their beloved, or comfort like Liu Lili's just now. A yandere's thoughts were like a child's face, changing in an instant.
Even if there were pre made plans, they could fluctuate because of the beloved. Just like Lu Lele's carefully prepared elopement plan, ruined by just one action from Liu Lili.
"I love you the most."
Lu Lele's eyes shone with barely suppressed affection. She cupped Liu Lili's face and spoke her lover's name with deep emotion:
"Lili...."
"Love..."
"Love..."
"Love..."
Lu Lele kept softly saying "love," which was also the only thing Lu Lele wanted to say at this moment:
"Love..."
"Love..."
"Love..."
Once, twice, thrice, four times, five times, six times, until a hundred times before stopping.
At first, when Lu Lele said the first few "loves," Liu Lili nodded along. Later, when she realized Lu Lele was just repeating the word, she stopped nodding, even began to feel sleepy and dozed off.
Perhaps in her view, Lu Lele was only saying "love" so many times because she thought it was fun. But in reality, each "love" from Lu Lele was equivalent. Not one "love" was any more than another.
Liu Lili was the only person she loved in her heart at this moment, the only shining light.
Lu Lele didn't mind Liu Lili's sleepy behavior, because she was currently in "love mode." And a yandere in love mode could unconditionally tolerate all flaws in her beloved.
As long as Liu Lili didn't court death by thinking about escaping, then even if Liu Lili's expressions of love for Lu Lele seemed perfunctory, Lu Lele wouldn't be angry at all.
After a full one hundred "loves," Lu Lele finally patted Liu Lili's head and said gently:
"Good night, Lili. Remember, I will always love you."
Then, Lu Lele gave her lover a light kiss on the cheek and closed her eyes.
Soon after, Liu Lili heard Lu Lele's even breathing.
Just like that, Lu Lele slept together with Liu Lili completely unguarded, in the same bed, the same basement, truly sleeping in each other's arms.
After realizing this, Liu Lili immediately became alert.
Although the possibility wasn't high, at this moment Liu Lili had a chance to find the key to the collar in the pocket of the clothes Lu Lele had tossed aside.
If she could get the key without alerting Lu Lele, unlock the collar around her neck, then Liu Lili could leave Lu Lele's house undetected and escape to freedom.
Liu Lili hesitated for a moment, her gaze lingering on Lu Lele's serene, beautiful sleeping face. In the end, she silently sighed and didn't choose to take the risk.
If Lu Lele, like her, was only pretending to sleep right now, using it as bait, that would be disastrous.
Liu Lili certainly hadn't forgotten how Lu Lele treated her when her escape intentions were discovered in the morning, nor had she forgotten Lu Lele's terrifying warning…
'I. Will. Little. By. Little. Eat. Lili. Up. You. Know?'
Liu Lili felt that gambling Lu Lele's current gentle attitude toward her, and the safety of her own fingers, was really not worthwhile. It was better to just obediently go to sleep.
At least then, there would still be a tomorrow to look forward to.
Once Liu Lili fell asleep, Lu Lele suddenly opened her eyes.
"What a good girl~"
Lu Lele whispered to herself, the tenderness and affection in her eyes even thicker.
She had indeed been pretending to sleep, quietly testing Liu Lili. And the result satisfied her greatly.
Lu Lele had originally been worried Liu Lili might take advantage of her sleeping to attack her, whether choking her neck or smothering her with a blanket could relatively easily deal with Lu Lele, at least rendering her combat ineffective.
But in reality, Liu Lili hadn't even entertained that thought.
At the same time, she hadn't tried to search Lu Lele for the key either.
But thinking about it, it was actually normal.
Killing someone you like with your own hands, even if that person kidnapped you, wasn't a decision easily made.
Even Lu Lele, as a yandere, would only raise the kitchen knife after feeling betrayed and completely losing her sanity.
For an ordinary girl like Liu Lili, even if you gave her a knife, she might not necessarily have the courage to use it.
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Early morning the next day, Monday.
Lu Lele got up very early, prepared enough food for Liu Lili to last the day, manga for entertainment, and a large basin for bathroom needs. Only then did she set off for school.
There was no toilet in the basement. Lu Lele had no choice but to let Liu Lili make do temporarily, using the basin. She considerately provided a lid to cover the basin and turned on the basement's ventilation fan to avoid unpleasant odors affecting Liu Lili.
Lu Lele planned to get a proper chamber pot later, or after things died down, bring Liu Lili back to the bedroom where she had been confined before. But for now, it wasn't possible.
At school, Lu Lele pretended nothing had happened, turning in homework normally, doing morning reading normally, waiting for the storm to arrive.
During roll call, the class monitor Luo Liuli noticed Liu Lili was absent and came to ask Lu Lele about Liu Lili's situation. Lu Lele directly said she didn't know and showed a very surprised expression.
Luo Liuli nodded, then naturally reported it to the homeroom teacher.
Lu Lele didn't even need to guess to know the homeroom teacher would definitely call Liu Lili's parents, learn about Liu Lili's whereabouts over the weekend, and naturally come to her.
When that time came, it would be Lu Lele's time to perform.
Sure enough, before the first class started, Lu Lele was called to the office.
The homeroom teacher seemed quite anxious, speaking rather quickly:
"Lele, do you know where Lili is?"
Hearing this, Lu Lele quietly cheered herself on in her heart.
Now was the time to test her acting skills.