I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

"Oh, I was planning to buy some gifts for you, Gretchen, and Talulah, and then take you around Lungmen. Hmm... is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Chen explained softly after hearing Gretchen's words.

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"Hmm???) Are you going to buy me a gift too?" Upon hearing this, the little girl quickly grasped the key point and blinked her eyes curiously as she asked.

"Of course, Gretchen helped me a lot!" Chen paused slightly, leaned down and gave the person in front of him a gentle smile before continuing:

"Besides, you've already called me 'older sister.' Isn't it normal for an older sister to buy her younger sister some gifts?"

"Well, okay then... I'll buy you some gifts tomorrow too, Sister Huijie." Gretchen nodded her head gently in agreement.

But then, as if remembering something, she emphasized seriously, "I have money, so you can't refuse..."

"Okay, okay~ it's settled then. Alright, standing at the door isn't going to do any good, come in." With that, Chen gently took Gretchen's hand and led her into the office.

"Um……"

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At the same time, on the other side——

"Wow, I finally found it! I'm exhausted." Pado exclaimed as she looked at the familiar figure she had been searching for for so long in the distance.

God knows how long she searched before finally finding Swire; this girl can really shop around!

"Meow~" Hearing Pado's exclamation, the canned food perched on her shoulder couldn't help but let out a soft meow in agreement.

"Alright, let's go take a look..."

Chapter 112: Swire's Brain During Its Three Outages

"Ugh, so tired. I shouldn't have stayed up all night. It's all that awful guy's fault." Swire, exhausted from shopping, muttered to herself as she sat down in front of the store with a drink.

If she were in a good mood, she wouldn't feel so tired after just a short walk.

Just as Swire was relaxing and sipping her drink, a figure quietly appeared behind her and suddenly whispered in her ear with a grin, "Hey, look what we've found! A potential boss who's all alone!"

"!"

The moment the familiar voice rang in her ears, Swire's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly. She then reacted abruptly, turned around, grabbed the wrist of the person behind her, and said fiercely, "You bastard, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

"*Longmen swear words* Do you really think I'm a pushover?! Or do you think I won't do anything to you?!"

"……I was wrong."

Because she had been mentally prepared before coming, when faced with the furious Swire, Patto did not utter a word of rebuttal or struggle. Instead, she simply gave her a pitiful, obedient, and timid expression.

"..."

Swire, whose anger had been suddenly ignited, was momentarily stunned and her mind went blank after hearing Patto's words and seeing her expression. She then recovered and continued angrily:

"If an apology were enough, what would we be doing with the police?! Besides, this isn't your first offense, so don't try to play the victim here!!"

"Um, I really know I was wrong... Swire, don't be so angry, it's not good for your health." As she spoke, Patto, whose wrist was being squeezed, slid to her knees in front of Swire and said pitifully.

"!"

If Swire's brain only momentarily froze, then after Patto completed this series of procedures...

After the column operation, the entire system crashed.

Who is she? Where is she? What happened?

However, Swire's lack of mental response didn't last long. After noticing the strange looks from those around her, she snapped back to reality.

"What are you doing! Get up right now!" Before Patto could even move, Swire grabbed her wrist and pulled her up.

At that moment, the little tiger felt incredibly embarrassed under the stares of those around him! He couldn't stay any longer!

"You come with me!" With that, Swire, who was usually quite frugal in some ways, didn't even care about the drink she had just ordered and barely touched. With a dark face, she grabbed Paddo and left.

After leading the person to a less crowded corner, Swire's first action wasn't to speak, but rather...

"Click—"

With a crisp sound, a shiny "silver bracelet" was successfully fastened to Paddo's right wrist, which had been being held tightly, while the other side of the bracelet was fastened to Swire's left hand.

"!"

Upon seeing this, although Pado maintained her pitiful, weak, and timid expression, a hint of astonishment flashed quickly in her heterochromatic eyes.

"Although I don't know why you came to see me this time, or why you did that in public just now, you can't escape this time!" Swire stared intently at the person in front of her and said firmly in a voice tinged with anger.

"Waaah, we did that just to make you less angry, Swire..." Paddy looked at Swire with pleading eyes and explained in a low voice.

"Ha! You want me to calm down?" This time, Swire was truly furious and laughed instead of laughing, saying, "Alright, enough with the nonsense, now come back to the Guard Bureau with me obediently!!"

"We were wrong, we don't want this one!"

"That's not up to you!" With that, Swire waved her handcuffed hands, and after confirming that everything was alright, she said, "I didn't bring the key to these handcuffs with me today, and I won't give you a chance to pick the lock. Come with me now!"

"I won't be satisfied until I personally send you to jail!" With that, Swire grabbed Patto's wrist again, making a move to leave.

However, she was surprised to find the next moment that she could not move the person next to her at all.

"Oh dear, Swire, you should have said you forgot your keys today!" Patto looked at Swire, who was staring at her in surprise, blinked innocently, and then smiled.

"...What are you trying to do?" Looking at Patto's smiling face, Swire suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly said.

In the heat of the moment, the little tiger belatedly realized that the person in front of him was incredibly strong. Last time, even with such force, he was able to pull his hand back…

"Don't worry, we won't do anything to you." With a smile, Pado suddenly reached out and pulled Swire, who was standing in front of her, behind her and cornered her.

Before Swire could say anything, the cat leaned closer and whispered, "Hehe~ But now it's the switch between offense and defense!"

"!"

Swire felt the warm breath that Patto was breathing on her face because they were talking so close together, and her brain went blank for the third time that day. Her face also turned slightly red.

Just then, a sly glint flashed in Paddy's beautiful heterochromatic eyes. Her long tail, as nimbly as a snake, coiled up and hooked Swire's unshackled hand.

"!"

Suddenly realizing what was going on with Paddo, Swire immediately snapped out of it, but her reaction was a step too slow.

Before her eyes, Patto was already holding her phone between two fingers. She stood up straight, smiled ingratiatingly at her, and said, "I'll keep your things for you for now, Swire. I'll return them to you later!"

"You, me..."

When Swire realized what had just happened, everything went black before his eyes. He couldn't even utter a curse. Coupled with his lack of sleep, he staggered.

"Wow, be careful!"

Seeing Swire staggering in front of her, Patto immediately put away her phone, stepped forward and hugged her to prevent her from falling.

"You guy..."

Although the hug calmed Swire, her anger didn't lessen at all. So, taking advantage of the opportunity, she angrily bit Pato's shoulder.

"Ouch! That hurts QAQ, Swire, let go!"

Feeling the pain in her shoulder, Pado immediately bristled, tears welling up in her eyes.

However, Swire, still angry, remained completely unmoved.

"Waaah, they're eating us! Oh no, we're going to be eaten!" In the end, the cat had no choice but to try another method and shouted.

"Shut up!"

Chapter 113 Swire's Uncontrollable Temperament

"Shut up!"

Although she didn't want to give in, she couldn't resist Paddo's loud screams. To avoid being stared at again, Swire finally let go of her mouth and coldly shouted.

"Ouch...it hurts so much."

The pain in her shoulder subsided, and Paddy obediently stopped crying out, instead using her own...

Those beautiful heterochromatic eyes, now moist and glistening, looked pitifully at the person in front of them.

Seeing the expression on the person's face so close to hers, Swire's lips twitched involuntarily. Then she reached out and pushed her away, saying irritably, "Padofelis, don't look at me like that. Are you acting all wronged? Give me back my phone!"

"……no."

Patto, who was pushed away, was not angry. She just watched as Swire said "tough" words with the most cowardly expression.

"!"

Upon hearing Patto's words, Swire felt a surge of anger rise within her again. She grabbed the collar of the person in front of her and pulled her closer. "Patto Phyllis, what exactly do you want?"

To be honest, the little tiger really felt that if he continued to spend time with Padofilis, he would definitely be the first to die of anger!

"Oh dear, what bad intentions could we possibly have..." Paddy blinked her pretty eyes innocently before continuing to whisper, "The main problem is that my phone is with Swire, and you'll definitely call the police secretly, right? I don't want to suddenly be surrounded by the police..."

"Ha...you know you're no good, huh!"

Although Swire had roughly guessed Patto's intentions or purpose when her phone was stolen, she still couldn't help but laugh in anger when she heard it with her own ears.

"Don't say that. Although I don't consider myself a good person, I haven't done anything that's morally wrong!" As she argued, Pado reached out and grabbed Swire's hand that was gripping her collar, freeing herself from her grasp.

"Alright, alright, we already said it, now the roles are reversed, let's go!" With that, Pato smiled gently at Swire, took her hand which was also handcuffed, and prepared to walk outside.

Actually, before Swire revealed that she didn't have her keys, Cat hadn't thought about it. It wasn't until she heard that she didn't have her keys that she suddenly had an idea and made a decision.

After all, if she had the key, Swire would escape, but without it, she would be completely in her hands. These mere handcuffs were never a problem for her.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Swire paused slightly, then instinctively resisted taking any further action. However, the starkly contrasting absolute strength emanating from Patto's slender, warm hands compelled her to act.

"What exactly do you want?!"