After a bout of playful teasing, the two calmed down. Berry held V while they enjoyed the evening breeze by the windowsill, gazing at the dazzling night view of Night City.
However, there was still controversy over who was holding whom. V believed her petite girlfriend, Berry, was nestled in her arms, while Berry believed her girlfriend, little V, was obediently leaning on her shoulder.
It seemed that when it came to this relationship, both had their own opinions on who was the dominant one and who was the passive one.
In Berry's view, although she wasn't as tall as V and looked weaker, overall, the advantage was hers.
Berry even utilized the Annals of Time, firmly believing that V had confessed first and was hopelessly devoted to her masculine charm.
Of course, V didn't know about Berry's awkward thoughts, but perhaps even if she did, V wouldn't be angry. After all, with Berry's twisted way of thinking, what beautiful expressions would she display when pinned down on the bed? Just thinking about it made V excited.
The two embraced tenderly for a while. V looked at Night City outside the window, where the bright moon hung suspended, her expression unreadable. She thought back to when she first arrived in Night City. The air wasn't as dry as the Badlands, but the foul smell of exhaust fumes, chemical pollution, and fermenting garbage combined was difficult for V, who was used to the Badlands, to accept. Not to mention the hurried, aggressive residents of Night City.
Truly, Night City was a place of outstanding people and spirits.
But even in the darkest city, there were always a few beams of light.
Jackie, Mrs. Welles, Viktor, Misty—as these familiar faces flashed through her mind, V felt that the Night City before her no longer seemed so strange.
"Berry, as long as we complete this gig, we can become legendary!" V's eyes gradually lit up, a feeling called fighting spirit burning within. "Legends of Night City!"
Jackie often talked about becoming a legend of Night City, as if becoming a legend could resolve all difficulties. Because of this, V also developed some longing for this so-called legend status.
"Mhm~" Berry didn't stop V's action, which was practically setting a flag, because she knew it was V's dream.
But as a real man, one whose arms could hold a horse race, Berry had something to say. She turned around in V's embrace and looked up at V's pale face illuminated by the moonlight.
"V, I swear, I will help you realize your dream." Cupping V's face, Berry said seriously, as if making a solemn vow before a deity. "Absolutely."
"Berry..." Looking at the serious expression of Berry in her arms, V smiled brightly.
Cupping Berry's small face and brushing the stray hair away from her cheek, V neither agreed nor disagreed.
Becoming a legend of Night City? It was the belief of countless people struggling in the mud pits. Even V longed for it, but did she truly want to become a legend of Night City?
Yes, and no.
She just wanted to become stronger, to gain the ability to protect the people she cherished. She didn't want to repeat the past, where she watched helplessly as her family stepped into a Snake Gang's fiery pit.
Looking back at the brightly lit Night City, it became strange again, cold and difficult, just as V felt when she first arrived in the city.
Only the warmth emanating from her embrace gave V a slight respite in the suffocating dark cold. Unconsciously, V tightened her hold on Berry a little more.
Just as the truth of natural science is absolute, the truth of social science is relative.
The same scene, viewed by Berry, was a completely different picture.
She saw a responsible male making a man's promise to his girlfriend.
"I will realize your dream"—how romantic! Berry could even tell that V was looking away shyly.
Berry felt incredibly cool, even convinced that the manly spirit within her was burning fiercely.
If she didn't press the attack now, was she even a man?
Berry believed that all it took was a French kiss right now to make V completely submit under her pomegranate... Pfft, under her masculine might.
She acted immediately on the thought.
Berry reached out, cupped V's smooth, creamy face, made her look at herself, and then closed her eyes and kissed her.
All in!
But in V's eyes, the same scene was her cute little girlfriend asking her for a kiss in the dim light.
If she didn't go for it, was she even a woman?
Thus, their hearts and bodies drew close again, engaging in a battle of lips and tongues.
Facts proved that Berry seemed to have slightly messed up.
Just when she thought V was finally going to blush and show a girlish demeanor in front of her, V didn't stop. Instead, she held Berry's head and continued the symphony.
At this moment, Berry finally understood the feeling of being on Mount Everest—she was starting to run out of oxygen.
But V had no intention of letting her go. Entwined, the two tumbled onto the bed.
"Orange! Orange! Oran— mmm..." Berry, who had barely managed to break free for two seconds, was immediately pressed back by V, who held her head down after she managed to shout out two syllables of her safety word.
There's no safety word now, baby.
V had finally seized an opportunity; how could she let it go easily?
V's naughty little hand roamed the sidelines, kiting everywhere, just waiting to strike the crystal base.
Berry found that she was rapidly losing the strength to struggle, and the alarm bells of her inner masculine spirit were ringing loudly.
"Wait, wait..." Finally, Berry's eight points of strength still proved useful. During a moment of breath, Berry finally gathered the strength to push away the disruptive V.
Breathing heavily, Berry sat on the bed, holding up her hands to keep V away.
"Why, Berry..." Nothing was worse than having advances rejected. V, already slightly flushed and aroused, looked at Berry in confusion.
Why did Berry always reject something that was clearly enjoyable?
Of course, V had selectively forgotten the conditions she had previously agreed to with Berry.
It's like hanging a piece of meat in front of a lion and telling it not to eat; how is that possible?
Most importantly, Berry herself was clearly enjoying it, so why refuse? V just couldn't understand that.
V didn't press her, but instead held Berry's hand, looking at her with a wronged expression, her eyes full of sorrow and grievance.
Hearing V's aggrieved questioning, Berry also felt very guilty, but couldn't explain the reason directly.
After all, a grown man not wanting to be pushed around—wouldn't that be laughed at if word got out? It definitely would.
"Berry, can you tell me why? Just let me know the reason..." Seeing Berry's attitude waver, V sensed an opportunity, her face brimming with grievance, eyes moist, almost on the verge of tears.
It's a Barbie Q, V is quite an actress.
And seeing V like this, Berry felt even more apologetic; after all, her refusal to cuddle with her girlfriend was too much.
"Uh, well, that, I don't want to be on the bottom..."
Blushing and lowering her head, Berry finally stammered out the words softly.
After speaking, Berry's face was burning hot, anxiously awaiting V's response, but V remained silent, and the atmosphere instantly became even more awkward.
"Pfft~" Until V's suppressed laughter suddenly burst out in the air. "Hehehe hahaha..."
Seeing her facade break, V finally couldn't hold back, clutching her stomach and laughing uncontrollably.
The tears finally came, but they were tears of laughter.
"V!!!!" Seeing this, how could Berry not understand? She had been tricked by this V! Immediately, she became furious, reaching out both hands to grab V's neck and shake her back and forth.
"Berry, I said, stop, stop..." V grabbed Berry's hands, her ears red from laughing.
She wondered why this little Berry wouldn't agree to take things further, turns out it was such a cute, awkward thought.
Looking at Berry's resentful gaze, V gasped for a while before stopping her laughter.
"Alright, baby, you want to be on top, right?" Squinting her eyes and stroking Berry's hair, V soothed the sulking Berry.
"It's fine, I'll satisfy you." V's light words, however, made Berry's eyes widen, looking at the smiling V in disbelief.
"Seriously?"
V said nothing, playfully hooked Berry's chin, then retreated to the head of the bed, stretching out her long legs. Her fair, ivory-like skin made Berry swallow, her face growing even hotter.
"Come on, baby." Stretching her body and leaning against the bed, V teased, beckoning Berry with a slender finger.
Berry, seeing this, Berry's head was almost steaming.
But even with such torment, Berry didn't shrink back; it was her proud male soul inciting her.
A truth that holds universally shimmered in the realm of her human spirit.
"No girl, fifty yuan fine."
With that truth flashing in her mind, Berry spread her limbs and pounced, her movements swift and agile, like Li Kui raiding the execution ground in Jiangzhou, or Wu Song capturing the fierce tiger on Jingyang Ridge—it was a thunderous explosion, unmatched by anyone.
But in mid-air, before Berry's hand could even reach V's collar, it was suddenly grabbed by a powerful hand.
V smiled, gripping Berry's wrist with force, and with a tiger-like roll, she pinned Berry beneath her.
Berry, caught off guard, only felt the world spin, and then she was staring blankly at the ceiling.
"See, Berry, you're still better on the bottom." A warm breath brushed her ear, followed by V's cunning voice.
—Let's explore the areas ahead later—
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