Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1428 Her Purpose
On the other hand, Antonio's life was much more leisurely and comfortable.

His friendship with Bonnie, after a period of cautious and tentative development, progressed rapidly to the point of almost being inseparable, thanks to Antonio's uninhibited nature.

Jin Sichen had seen Bonnie and Antonio say goodbye at the entrance of the Noah's passage several times. Their shy and timid expressions were obvious even through the rabbit's face.

Jin Sichen raised an eyebrow and finally stopped Antonio at the Noah's hatch.

"Although love knows no race, I still want to remind you of the existence of racial segregation."

Antonio, who was in high spirits, was suddenly cornered by Jin Sichen, and all his good mood vanished.

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" He put his hands on his hips, raised his head, and looked down at Jin Sichen with disdain. "Wasn't it you who pushed me to befriend her and gather information?"

"Are you sure you're making friends, and not girlfriends?" Jin Sichen scoffed, then turned and left.

Antonio got even angrier and reached out to grab him.

"What can I do about my charm?! Don't go, let's get this straight!" Antonio grabbed Jin Sichen. "It's not Bonnie's fault that she's attracted to a high-quality man like me. I can't just say, 'Don't love me, it's pointless.' Then she'll run away, and you'll blame me for not being able to hold onto anyone... I'm warning you, don't say these things in front of my baby, it'll ruin our relationship."

Jin Sichen turned around helplessly and forcefully slapped Antonio's hand away: "Don't worry, she doesn't have time for you right now."

Antonio knew that Lin Fan had been hanging out with those academics lately, studying day and night. He smacked his lips and followed Jin Sichen.

"Honestly, how long are we going to keep in touch with Bonnie? Don't we have enough information already? Every time she invites us to Annie Demon Star, I have to find all sorts of excuses to decline. It's so difficult, isn't it?"

"You seem pretty happy?" Jin Sichen said coolly. "I'm enjoying it too."

“My happiness is just my naturally optimistic nature,” Antonio scoffed. “What’s so enjoyable about it? That’s called finding joy in hardship. Do you think I can’t see that girl has feelings for me? The thought of not being able to reciprocate, and with ulterior motives involved, makes me feel guilty…”

"Ha!" Jin Sichen sneered.

“What do you mean?” Antonio turned and glared at him.

"Are you sure she has feelings for you?" Jin Sichen turned and glanced at him. "She does have feelings for you, and then she keeps asking you to go to Annie Demon Star with her?"

"Is there something wrong with that?" Antonio replied, arms crossed. "Loving someone and wanting to bring them back to your hometown to introduce them to your family and friends, what's the problem?"

"Hasn't the information I've gotten from Bonnie over this period of time corroborated the information on the StarNet? Why are you still having doubts? No..."

Antonio took two quick steps, then turned around and walked backwards, taking two steps ahead as he looked at Jin Sichen and asked.

"Is this suspicion an occupational hazard of yours? You can't get rid of it no matter what, you're always suspicious? So you've always treated me with this suspicion."

"You can think that way." Jin Sichen pushed up his glasses, his smile cold and indifferent.

"Ha! I knew you psychology researchers would all develop problems after a while." Antonio finally found a point of attack, but didn't hold onto it. "Fine, I forgive you."

"But seriously, how long is this dating task going to last? I have things I want to do too! It would be fine if I were interested in her, but wasting time with a beautiful girl who's not going to work out every day, and then getting criticized by you, without any credit or effort, what kind of job is this?"

“It shouldn’t be long,” Jin Sichen replied. “Bonnie has been telling us all sorts of things about the Star Annie in her conversations, and I think her purpose is quite clear. She wants to arouse our curiosity and then lead us to the Star Annie.”

“What’s wrong with praising your hometown?” Antonio didn’t understand. “I also tell her how great Lanxing is, and I invite her to visit Lanxing sometime, even though I know she can’t actually go. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.” “Yeah, if it’s just a simple love for one’s hometown, of course there’s no problem.” Jin Sichen tilted her head slightly, her pink eyes behind her sunglasses glancing at the “big fool” next to her.

"Just consider it overthinking. Assuming she really is trying to hook you, how long can she maintain her patience after you haven't taken the bait for so long? Will she switch to someone else next, or does she have another plan? Let's wait and see."

"..." Antonio paused for a few seconds, then said reluctantly, "Why do you insist that she had ulterior motives and wanted to do something to us? Couldn't it just be because of my charm?"

Jin Sichen simply ignored him and walked straight ahead.

"Fine! You're crazy, you think you're so great!" Antonio crossed his arms behind his head, stopped chasing, and leisurely landed behind Jin Sichen, shouting loudly. "Whether it's my irresistible charm or your petty mind, let the facts prove it. Humph!"

Not long after this conversation, one day, when saying goodbye, Bonnie's sweet smile disappeared for the first time, and her face was filled with a mixture of loneliness and reluctance.

"What's wrong?" Antonio asked.

Bonnie quickly hid her sadness and forced a smile again.

"It's nothing," she sighed softly. Her large, watery red eyes glistened under the halo of light at the entrance of the passage, as if they were covered with tears and about to fall at any moment. "It's just that I feel a little sad thinking that these happy days are about to end."

"Hmm?" Antonio suddenly remembered Jin Sichen's "second move" theory from that day, suppressing the turmoil in his heart. "What does that mean?"

"I'm going home." Bonnie smiled through her tears, looking both beautiful and vulnerable. "I originally came to the Nexus Ring for sightseeing. I didn't plan to stay this long, but I never expected to meet you..."

She glanced at Antonio shyly, then quickly lowered her eyes, biting her lower lip with her small rabbit teeth with such force that Antonio couldn't help but want her to let go and let her rosy lips regain their color.

“…Anyway, I should go back to Annie Demon Star,” Bonnie said slowly and in a low voice. “It’s time for me to go back.”

Antonio on the other side didn't react at all.

Bonnie quickly glanced up and saw him frowning and silently looking down, seemingly lost in thought. She quickly looked away and added a sentence.

“It’s alright,” she laughed, “Although interstellar space is vast, we can still contact each other through terminals. We can also meet virtually on the StarNet…”

Antonio blinked, looked at Bonnie, and was about to speak when she interrupted him.

"Sorry, I lost control of my emotions, it wasn't intentional. Don't worry about me! Goodbye!"

With that, he turned and ran. He was quite fast; in the blink of an eye, he was far away.

Antonio watched her retreating figure with a somber expression, standing there for a long while before returning to the passage.

In the distance, Bonnie's communicator rang. She quickly turned into an empty alley and answered.

"His expression was solemn, and he seemed very reluctant to part." The voice on the other end was full of joy. "He must be deeply in love with you, but he's just a bit naive and doesn't understand matters of love between men and women. Try harder."

Bonnie's innocent and sweet face curled into a jarring, cold smile.

"Hmph! I can't let my efforts go to waste!"