Once the affection level is maxed out, the rivalry begins!

"It's really strange that someone of the opposite sex would go into the bath without preparing a change of clothes!"

Lin Tingwan slammed her hand on the table with great force, just like a judge in court swinging his gavel.

The gray-haired girl kneeling on the sofa was startled by the loud noise, and the triangular paper hat with the word "Defendant" written on it in ink rolled off her head.

She has now changed into the pajamas that Lin Tingwan kindly provided; they fit her fairly well, except that they are a bit tight around the chest.

"Am I... am I going to become a criminal? Will I be sentenced?"

Xia Xingzhi carefully put the paper hat, rolled into a triangular tube, back on her head.

Although he is a detective, he is now in the defendant's seat, so he can only hope that the defense lawyer can reverse the verdict!

"Can I go take a shower now?"

Bai Ze tore off the small piece of paper with the word "lawyer" written on it, which was taped to his chest, and threw it into the trash can under the coffee table.

"Why are you just standing by and watching? Have you really betrayed me, Aze?!"

The defendant, with a pained expression of abandonment on her face, reached out her hand to him, trembling.

"No, I wouldn't mind playing along normally, but I'm really in a hurry right now. Detective, you know perfectly well how unpleasant that smell is."

"Even if I'm sentenced to death, it doesn't matter?"

"It's okay to die a little."

"Don't you deny the existence of the death penalty itself?!"

The defense team, who should have been on the same side, started arguing uglyly among themselves. Even Judge Lin Tingwan couldn't stand it and interrupted their debate.

"quiet!"

She crossed her arms, her gaze shifting between the two men, before letting out a cold snort.

"You two are so close, calling each other so intimately."

"If you don't mind, I can call you Awan too," Bai Ze suggested, raising his hand.

"...No way! I won't get used to being addressed this way after all these years!"

She clearly hesitated for a moment.

"Besides, why did you bring a girl home? Do you think you can just pick her up off the street?"

"Since we met through an online role-playing game, we play the roles of detective and assistant. You can understand from the way I addressed you earlier."

Bai Ze himself felt that his ability to make up lies was becoming more and more proficient.

"Friend?"

Not knowing what had touched her, Xia Xingzhi repeated shyly, her two feet, which were folded under her petite buttocks, gently wiggled.

Lin Tingwan's imposing manner softened slightly: "Even so, keeping someone at home is... is too indecent..."

"She's facing some temporary family difficulties, so I'd like to take her in for a while."

Bai Ze looked at her calmly. "Is there a problem?"

She seemed to choke, unable to speak.

In fact, Lin Tingwan knew this too.

She had no right to stop Bai Ze from bringing anyone here.

They are now just neighbors and classmates. Even though she often stays here after getting the spare key, it doesn't change the fact that this is Bai Ze's house and she is just a regular visitor.

Thinking about it this way, the act of pretending to be a judge and making a fool of himself is truly ridiculous and laughable.

However, it took her more than a decade to mentally prepare herself to break through the boundaries of their lives and step into each other's homes.

Why should a friend I just met be brought in?! And allowed to wear her clothes! And who knows, she might even have to sleep in the guest room she was originally occupying!

The intensity of time should be different, and she firmly believed this, which is why she always held onto the hope that one day she could convey her feelings to the other person.

Because childhood sweethearts are made up of beautiful things like sharing orange soda, playing brick-breaking games together, and exchanging birthday cards.

Why would you lose to a shallow relationship that you've only known each other for a short time and has no lasting connection?

An unspeakable sense of grievance gnawed at the girl's heart like ants, and the rebuttal she tried to squeeze out got stuck in her throat, eventually turning into warm tears that flowed from her eyes.

"Ugh, ugh..."

Her legs gave way, and she sat on the floor like a duck, her hands supporting her spread thighs, letting out a mournful cry.

This sitting posture is very easy to damage your lower back, please do not imitate it.

"Eh, eh..."

Xia Xingzhi couldn't help but change her posture, crawling back on the sofa.

"...Why are you crying? Should I cry too?"

"No need! Are you a primary school student who's easily influenced by peer pressure?"

Bai Ze, feeling annoyed, first stopped the detective who was causing trouble.

That said, it has been many years since I last saw my childhood sweetheart's tearful face. I can't quite remember the reason for that time, but seeing it now is quite nostalgic.

...Could he be a pervert who enjoys seeing girls cry?

But how do we end this? Besides resorting to a time machine, are there any other good solutions?

In short, Bai Ze first tried to get closer to Lin Tingwan.

"Waaah, you...you're lying..."

Then, as if her cheating husband had been hiding the truth from her, she suddenly made an unexpected accusation.

"Rhea... Waaah... She's already told me everything!"

Bai Ze's heart was beating faster!

"Last time... after encountering the ghost story, you were lured away by her, weren't you! And that junior too, you guys are actually undergoing training from the Bureau of Spirit Disasters!"

Oh, that's all. Then it's alright.

Leia had indeed told him before that she would be prepared to die to reveal this distorted information to Lin Tingwan, in order to facilitate future actions.

"You said you met me online through a role-playing game... why would you lie to me like that!"

Lin Tingwan wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. "You were clearly accompanying the outside help the Bureau of Spirit Disasters had brought in to deal with the phantom thief... Unforgivable... You actually used Bai Ze's body..."

"You've definitely misunderstood something!"

Bai Ze then understood part of the reason for her emotional breakdown.

"Since you already know, why do you still play the courtroom trial game..." he complained.

"Mind your own business! I don't want to! Bai Ze is a liar! A fraud!"

I don't want to see any other girls living in this house.

Bai Ze sighed: "If we have to go through with it this way, wasn't it you who hid your identity as a witch from me first?"

He looked directly into the girl's teary eyes: "If the accident hadn't happened, how long did you plan to keep altering my memories? A lifetime?"

If he hadn't awakened his abilities, he might not have been invited by Rhea to support the witch's battle as an unofficial member of the Bureau of Spirit Disasters until after the Ghost Story incident.

Touched on a sore spot, Lin Tingwan's sobs subsided, and she choked out, "..."

"That...that was to protect your safety...abnormalities are very dangerous..."

"Me too."

Bai Ze interrupted her reasoning.

"I swear, if I were to hide anything from you, it would be for the same reason."

Whether in the past or the future.