"I know what Ye Shiyu is trying to do."
That night, in the villa's bathroom, Yan Huan took off his clothes, sat on a stool, and spoke softly.
Amidst the thick mist, ow-chan was covered in clouds of soap suds applied by Yan Huan, looking like white dayti clouds hanging in the dark night sky, distinctly contrasted.
"Purr, purr..."
It squinted its eyes and tilted its head back, enjoying Yan Huan's ticulous grooming and massage.
"Scrub... scrub..."
"A little lower, ow. A little lower..."
Seeing it only caring about enjoying the massage, Yan Huan's face darkened, and he slapped it on the head.
"Are you even listening to ?"
"Ouch, I am, ow, I am... Wait, what did you say, ow?"
Speechless, Yan Huan had no choice but to sit up straight and say,
"I'm afraid Ye Shiyu wants everyone in Linn to have a Yezi AI... or even, for everyone in the world to have one."
"ow?!"
ow-chan's eyes widened, and Yan Huan continued,
"She feels that only then will the Index Finger's predictions be one hundred percent accurate..."
Hearing this, ow-chan tilted its head and asked,
"The problem is, why is she so obsessed with predicting an accurate future?"
"How should I know? Besides, whether it's accurate or not will be up to the Index Finger to decide when the ti cos."
Yan Huan looked at ow-chan and said calmly,
"If everyone has a Yezi AI, it ans everyone could potentially be hypnotized.
"Even if the facts do not unfold as it predicted, wouldn't it use hypnosis to forcibly control people and make things align with its prediction?"
ow-chan nodded in agreent,
"Indeed, ow..."
"No wonder the Index Finger's power suddenly erupted so exaggeratedly. It must be related to the surging coverage rate of the Yezi AI in Linn... If this really continues, I'm afraid it will replicate the Tokyo incident."
"ow..."
Speaking of the events in Tokyo, ow-chan suddenly stretched out its paw pads and patted Yan Huan.
"Right, Yan Huan... About what happened earlier, I wasn't actually hoarding the Fragnts, ow. I just wanted to take preventive asures and save them for ergencies. Just like when I saved you and An Le in Tokyo..."
Yan Huan hadn't expected ow-chan to bring this up so suddenly, so he looked at it.
Amidst the slightly expanding soap bubbles, its jade green eyes stared straight at him.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything detrintal to you, ow, Yan Huan."
"..."
Yan Huan blinked, then nodded and said,
"I believe you... Because you are too useless. Even if you wanted to do sothing bad to , you couldn't do much, right?"
"ow?!"
Yan Huan hadn't taken the matter to heart anyway, and he would have rembered the Tokyo incident even without ow-chan's reminder.
Besides, it was just a few Fragnts. Yan Huan believed it wouldn't do anything to affect the bigger picture.
Thinking of this, Yan Huan remained calm and composed as he brought the conversation back to the main topic.
"So, the top priority now is how to stop Ye Shiyu from continuing to do this while we are locked up in here..."
Hearing this, as if to prove it wasn't useless, ow-chan imdiately raised a paw to speak.
"I know, ow! Just pin her down on the bed directly. An innocent girl like Ye Shiyu definitely wouldn't be able to handle it! Then you do this and that, and that and this... After it's done, take advantage of her open heart to have a heart-to-heart talk and persuade her to give up the Mod..."
"Splash!!"
Before it could finish speaking, a dark-faced Yan Huan turned on the showerhead. Water sprayed out instantly, drenching ow-chan completely.
"ow?!"
Fortunately, it had just been covered in body wash and needed to be rinsed clean anyway.
"I see you not only hoarded my Fragnts, but you also hoarded my Fertility Attribute Points, didn't you?"
ow-chan pitifully raised its paw pads and rubbed its face. Then it looked up again, only to see Yan Huan stand up with an expressionless face, pointing the showerhead at it.
Seeing Yan Huan stand up, it silently reached out its paw pads to cover its eyes.
"Don't panic, I have a plan..."
After a simple rinse, Yan Huan turned around, picked up a bath towel, pushed open the glass door, and walked toward the dry area of the bathroom.
"Click."
Having dried his hair and changed into his pajamas, he turned and walked into the bedroom.
On the bed in the bedroom, Ye Shiyu sat expressionlessly, combing her hair.
"Are you going to sleep, Xiao Huan?"
Seeing Yan Huan enter, she tilted her head and asked.
Yan Huan gently stopped her as she was about to get up, offering a slight smile as he said,
"Sister Shiyu, you sleep on the bed today. I'll take the floor bed."
"..."
Ye Shiyu did not speak, simply looking at Yan Huan's smile.
"You take the bed one day, and I take it the next. It's more fair this way."
In truth, during dinner, Ye Shiyu had already confird that Yan Huan had no intention of escaping right now. Logically speaking, there was no need for them to sleep in the sa room anymore.
But...
For so inexplicable reason, Ye Shiyu did not bring it up.
'Is Xiao Huan saying this now to remind
that we should sleep in separate rooms?'
'I don't want to agree to that...'
'Then how about... inviting Xiao Huan to sleep on the bed together?'
'The bed is quite big anyway.'
At this thought, Ye Shiyu's face could not help but blush slightly.
"Are you still suspecting that I might run away, Sister Shiyu?"
At that mont, Yan Huan's voice rang out again, bringing Ye Shiyu back to her senses.
She turned her head, looked at Yan Huan, and subconsciously shook her head.
"...No."
"Phew..."
Seeing this, Yan Huan didn't say anything more. He just gently reached out and held Ye Shiyu's hand.
"Don't worry, I won't leave, Sister Shiyu."
"..."
Ye Shiyu paused, but as she looked at the hand Yan Huan offered, her face blushed even more.
She just felt that this was incredibly intimate.
Not the act of locking Xiao Huan up and stopping him from leaving, but... the fact that he was connected to her, proactively reporting that he wouldn't leave, and repeatedly speaking to comfort her.
It made her feel very reassured, yet it also made her heart flutter.
"Gulp..."
Ye Shiyu's face flushed, her throat bobbing as she slowly tightened her grip on his hand.
With this, she still wanted to invite Xiao Huan to sleep on the bed.
But just as she took a deep breath and prepared to voice the invitation, she turned around to find that Yan Huan was already lying down. He had pulled up his bedding, only poking his head out to look at her,
"Alright, Sister Shiyu, let's leave it at that. Good night."
"..."
As such, Ye Shiyu couldn't bring herself to speak.
Thus, she only pursed her lips and turned her head to switch off the lights.
"Good night, Xiao Huan."
"Click."
The bedroom instantly plunged into darkness. However, Yan Huan, who was lying down, took a deep breath, clearly having no intention of going to sleep...
Because he still had things to do.
...
...
"Hmm-hmm-hmm~"
At that mont, in the villa opposite them, in front of the kitchen refrigerator.
Bai Yi, wearing her pajamas, stared at the contents of the fridge with shining eyes.
The freezer compartnt below was packed full of ice cream.
And the crisper compartnt above held a variety of carbonated drinks, juices, and cakes...
Bai Yi's eyes sparkled with stars. As she fondly stroked the bottles of her collection, she swallowed hard and muttered,
"Living alone is just too aweso... From now on, I can eat whatever I want at night, drink whatever I want, and no one will ever boss
around again... Hehe~"
But on second thought, she already had a bit of a tummy. If she was this unrestrained, wouldn't she balloon into a pig in a few months?
'Yan Huan! I'm here!!'
'Ah, who is this damn fatty?'
'It's , Bai Yi!'
'Bai Yi? (Indifference)'
Imagining such a scene in her mind, Bai Yi pouted and shook her head furiously. As if closing Pandora's Box, she solemnly shut the refrigerator door.
She continuously mumbled mantras to herself,
"I'll only drink one bottle a day, just one bottle a day..."
"Buzz!"
Right at that mont, an ethereal interface suddenly lit up before her eyes.
[Mission: Use Indifference to infiltrate the villa opposite yours.]
Huh?
Looking at the ethereal interface before her, Bai Yi's eyes widened.
"It's... it's you again?!"
With that, she snatched the Pocket Watch from her bosom, pointed a finger at it, and cursed,
"Well aren't you sothing! You scolded
this morning and ran away without a single peep, and now you dare to speak up again?!"
But the Pocket Watch remained motionless, seemingly accustod to her sudden fits of madness and having no desire to entertain her.
anwhile, the ethereal subtitles before her eyes continued,
[Directly opposite, the seemingly ordinary master bedroom on the second floor of the villa appears to hide a secret that will surely pique your interest.] [Please activate Indifference and, while ensuring your own safety, infiltrate the opposite villa to investigate.]
[Reward: Sheet music for an unreleased, incredibly beautiful, and guaranteed hit song.]
"Sheet... Sheet music?"
Staring at the final reward that appeared, Bai Yi paused slightly.
But in the next second, she scoffed, flipped the Pocket Watch the middle finger, and turned around, intending to go back to her room and sleep.
"Heh... This young lady is a musical genius. Even relying solely on myself, I'll definitely be a massive hit! Why would I need you to give
sheet music?"
[...]
The ethereal subtitles abruptly fell silent.
Along with the Pocket Watch she had flipped off, it sank into a speechless dilemma.
But just a second after Bai Yi turned around, the ethereal subtitles lit up once more.
[Reward Updated: Obtain an opportunity. In this opportunity, Yan Huan will sincerely apologize to you for previous events.]
"..."
Seeing this, Bai Yi, who had her nose in the air and was ready to leave, instantly froze in place.
"Well... Even if I use this reward, it definitely doesn't an I want to take the initiative to make up with Yan Huan. It's just... just that the scumbag man let
down so much before, so an apology is well deserved, right?"
[...]
"And that guy, he clearly went out of his way to cause trouble for Lemon for my sake that night... I was actually a little touched, but after he was done, he just left without a word? Hah? What a joke..."
Bai Yi pouted, constantly tapping the Pocket Watch in front of her with her finger, as if she was bullying the talking Pocket Watch like it was that pig-headed Yan Huan.
"Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag... Drop dead, drop dead, drop dead, drop dead..."
[...]
The ethereal subtitles didn't respond, but the Pocket Watch in Bai Yi's hand seed to lose its patience with her, its hands suddenly starting to tick.
"Tick... tock..."
"ow!"
At this mont, on the windowsill, an ethereal black cat widened its eyes and hurriedly cried out.
And in an instant, the ethereal subtitles in front of Bai Yi lit up again,
[Do you accept the mission?]
Seeing this, Bai Yi blushed slightly and coughed softly,
"...Add another mission reward, make Yan Huan take the initiative to confess his feelings to ?"
[...]
[Reward Updated: Not only will Yan Huan sincerely apologize to you, but he will also confess his feelings to you.]
"Wow, it actually worked!!"
Bai Yi grew excited, hurriedly clutching the Pocket Watch tightly and spinning in a circle.
"And one more thing, make Yan Huan abandon Sakuramiya Hitomi and only like ! Oh, right, and get
a million bucks while you're at it, I haven't had enough spending money lately..."
[...]
[Mission Reward: Not only will Yan Huan sincerely apologize to you, but he will also confess his feelings to you.]
"So petty..."
Seeing that the interface was no longer changing, Bai Yi curled her lips in disdain and muttered.
But in the next second, she still walked over to the windowsill and looked at the opposite villa, which sat in utter silence in the darkness.
"Phew..."
In the pitch black, Bai Yi could only feel gusts of eerie wind drifting from the massive villa, making her feel incredibly cold.
Looking closer, she could vaguely make out many red dots in the dark...
'Are those... security caras?'
'Wow, so many?'
'Are you hiding the national treasury in there? Why is the security so tight?'
"Hmm..."
The more she thought about it, the more curious Bai Yi beca.
Promptly, she raised the Pocket Watch in her hand and flicked the minute hand at the top.
"Indifference... Activate!"
"Tick... tock..."
...
...
"Tick... tock..."
A now semi-transparent Bai Yi effortlessly vaulted over the courtyard wall and arrived in front of the villa.
She gently grasped the unlocked door, and the mont she pulled it, she triggered a sensor installed near the wall.
That was the first line of defense originally installed by Ye Shiyu to warn Yan Huan not to leave.
If Yan Huan heard the sound and turned back, nothing would happen.
If he continued, the outdoor caras would hypnotize him, forcibly making him return.
But right now...
"Click! Click-click-click-click!!"
Under the effect of Indifference, she shouldn't be discovered by anything!
Thus, the Worldline where the alarm should have sounded instantly submitted to the Worldline where Bai Yi used Indifference, collapsing without a trace.
In reality, under the gaze of countless caras, the door remained motionless, as if it had never been opened.
But Bai Yi was already standing inside the doorway.
"...They set this up way too fast, didn't they? I saw them installing the air conditioner just this afternoon..."
Bai Yi observed the traces of habitation inside, unable to help her rising confusion.
However, the mission stated...
To go to the master bedroom on the second floor?
Bai Yi didn't linger; she simply planned to head up to the second floor.
Yet before she even went upstairs, from the corner of her eye, she spotted black stockings and won's underwear hanging on the drying rack on the balcony.
'Does a girl...'
'...live here?'
Bai Yi blinked, growing increasingly curious about what kind of secret this place was hiding.
She quickly walked to the second floor. There were quite a few rooms, but all the doors except the master bedroom's were closed, making it very easy to distinguish.
"Click..."
Soon, Bai Yi's hand pressed down on the master bedroom's doorknob.
With a gentle pull, the scene inside was revealed.
The people inside seed to be fast asleep.
In the master bedroom, only one person was lying down...
Huh?
No, there's also a floor bed to the side...
Bai Yi slowly walked into the room and turned to look.
The next second, her pupils shrank, and she was so startled that she fell to the floor, clapping her hands over her mouth.
"Yan... Yan..."
Before her eyes, Yan Huan was lying on the floor, curled up in the corner...
He looked as pitiful as a pet tied up by its master, too afraid to leave.
'Why is Yan Huan here?!'
'Moreover, I made so much noise moving in this afternoon, there's no way he didn't notice!'
'Despite that, he still didn't contact .'
'So...'
'There is only one possibility...'
'Yan Huan has been imprisoned!'
"..."
With this thought, Bai Yi quickly turned her head to look at the person lying on the bed.
'Ye...'
'Ye Shiyu!!'
The mont she saw Ye Shiyu in the flesh, that deeply ingrained, unbreakable persona of hers practically cented Bai Yi's suspicions!
"..."
At this mont, the sleeping Yan Huan could already faintly see Bai Yi...
He hadn't been able to see her before, but now he could, thanks to wearing that toad amulet that allowed Teleportation and subtly increased his Resistance.
In that case...
Everything was going according to plan...
'Bai Yi, I am now trapped behind bars, unable to save myself.'
'This heavy responsibility of rescuing
from the fire and water, stopping Ye Shiyu's evil plans, and saving the world now falls upon your shoulders!'
'I'm counting on you, Bai Yi!!'
In the darkness, Yan Huan kept his eyes closed and thought this to himself.
"Rustle... rustle..."
'Oh, Bai Yi is getting up!'
'Bai Yi is about to make her move!!'
Hearing the ethereal rustling of her clothes, Yan Huan held his breath, waiting with bated breath for Bai Yi's next action.
However, in the next second, taking a quick glance...
Yan Huan watched helplessly as Bai Yi covered her face in the dark. Then, even though she had Indifference activated, she tiptoed backward step by step, as if terrified that Ye Shiyu would discover her...
"..."
And so, just like that...
Yan Huan stared blankly as Bai Yi retreated.
Stared blankly as she opened the door...
Stared blankly as she backed out of the room...
Stared blankly as she closed the door...
After that, there was no more sound.
The only addition was a pale-faced young girl downstairs, clutching her dress and running further and further away, until she completely dashed back to her own villa.
"???"
Seeing this, Yan Huan lay in place, completely dumbfounded.
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