I downloaded the app and discovered that my childhood sweetheart's affection level had skyrocke

"morning."

Bai Wanwan looked around, then lowered her head and used her fingers to tuck a few stray strands of hair behind her slightly reddened ears. After a few seconds, she raised her eyes, as if anticipating something.

Lin Zhou blinked.

"You changed your hairstyle." Lin Zhou noticed Bai Wanwan's hairstyle. Her original pigtails had been changed into two cute braids, which made her cool and aloof aura much gentler. Braids like these obviously take some time to style and fix.

Lin Zhou felt he had already gotten up quite early, so it seemed Bai Wanwan should have gotten up even earlier.

"It's so cute, a new hairstyle I've never seen before," Lin Zhou said with a smile.

Upon hearing Lin Zhou's praise, Bai Wanwan's ahoge (a single hair sticking up) stood up high. Although her face didn't change, one could inexplicably sense that he was in a very good mood.

"Here you go." The other person held out their hand.

"What?"

"Don't open it now." Bai Wanwan handed over a small box, then covered it with both hands. "A return gift from last night."

Lin Zhou then remembered that it was the small figurine he had given to Bai Wanwan last night to complete a task on the app, and he hadn't expected Bai Wanwan to give him a gift in return.

"Can't we demolish it now?" Lin Zhou asked.

"No...at least, I can't be here," Bai Wanwan whispered.

"Okay." Lin Zhou put the small box away.

What could be inside?

The two walked side by side toward the outside of the residential area. They planned to go shopping in the nearby commercial street. As they crossed the road with trees on both sides, Lin Zhou looked up.

The morning sunlight was just right—any more would be too bright, any less would be too dim. The gentle breeze that occasionally brushed against my face rustled the leaves. Everything was just perfect.

Bai Wanwan, standing beside him, lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers.

"It's been so long since we went out together. When was the last time?" Lin Zhou said nostalgically. Since he had drifted apart from his childhood friends, it had been a long time since they had gone out together like this.

"May four years ago."

"Do you remember it that clearly?" Lin Zhou asked.

Bai Wanwan remained silent.

Looking at the girl's adorable profile, Lin Zhou suddenly reached out and took Bai Wanwan's soft little hand in his. It was icy cold, and the latter stiffened for a moment before instinctively pulling away.

Lin Zhou scratched his cheek with his finger and took out his phone to look at it.

[Newbie Task: Try holding hands with the other person!]

Reward: Balance +100 yuan (Completed)

A text message popped up on my phone at the same time—

[Agricultural Bank of China] Dear customer, your debit card ending in 4399 has received a deposit of 100.00 yuan. The payer is: Xindong APP. The account balance is 1100.38 yuan. If you have any questions, please call...

It actually works!

Just as Lin Zhou was feeling sentimental, he suddenly noticed Bai Wanwan reach out her hand and silently tug at the corner of his clothes.

Lin Zhou had just tried to hold Bai Wanwan's hand when she pulled away. If their affection level was really high enough, this shouldn't have happened, right? Was it a mistake on the app, or was Wanwan just a little shy?

But this look is kind of cute, no, it's super cute!

Let's hold hands again.

Lin Zhou decided to check the other person's favorability rating.

Character: Bai Wanwan

Favorability: 99.99+

Status: So happy, so happy! I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you... I want to lock you up, I want to keep you by my side forever. I like you so much, I want to hide you away and not let anyone else see you... Hide you away, hide you away... You belong only to me, only to me...

Lin Zhou: "..."

Lin Zhou's pupils began to dilate.

No?

Does my childhood sweetheart have a bit of a yandere tendency? That doesn't seem right.

"What's wrong?" Bai Wanwan asked when she saw Lin Zhou suddenly stop.

"N-nothing, well," Lin Zhou said with a smile, "I went to the toilet this morning and it went super smoothly."

Bai Wanwan blinked. "Oh...congratulations..."

Congratulations!

Bai Wanwan: ?

After Lin Zhou finished speaking, he noticed that Bai Wanwan's favorability rating had returned to 99+, and she no longer had those bizarre quotes from before.

It's very subtle.

Lin Zhou decided to stop looking at the app for now. Ever since he was able to see Bai Wanwan's mental state, he felt that something was wrong.

What if Bai Wanwan really locks me up?

If the content on the app is real, the problem is that the rewards the app gives are real.

Bai Wanwan noticed that Lin Zhou's expression was sometimes very uncomfortable, and sometimes he was looking at his phone. She didn't understand what was happening.

So, does the other person not like going out with you?

The two arrived at the roadside and started to hail a taxi. The reason they didn't drive was simply because it was inconvenient; it was difficult to find a parking space on that commercial street at that time of the weekend.

After getting into the Didi car, the two sat side by side in the back seat without saying a word.

The driver glanced back at Lin Zhou and Bai Wanwan's restrained expressions, then gave a wicked smile and, with the air of someone who had been through it all, started playing music on the car's infotainment system.

Listen to the sound of raindrops, each one clear and distinct.

Your breath seeps into my love like raindrops; I truly wish the rain would never stop falling~

The driver started shaking his head and swaying to the music of Rain Love's DJ version, which made Bai Wanwan look up at him.

"Don't let waiting become a regret," the driver said in a thick Cantonese accent, as if talking to himself.

Lin Zhou's lips twitched slightly. Wasn't this "GG" line supposed to be about family affection?!

It's not raining at all, so please don't play such an inappropriate song.

Just then, while waiting at a traffic light, the driver noticed a water truck operating on the side of the road, immediately beeped, and then turned on the windshield wipers.

The person standing on the water truck glanced in this direction, and the water gun sprayed water right over.

The car window was wet, and water droplets rolled down like rain, leaving clear trails on the window.

It's raining.

The driver continued to shake his head, then winked at Lin Zhou, as if to say, "Brother, that's all I can do for you."

Your rain has come!

Listen to the sound of raindrops, each one clear and distinct.

Your breath seeps into my love like raindrops; I truly wish the rain would never stop falling~

……

After getting off the bus, Lin Zhou and Bai Wanwan stood by the roadside, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"The song is very nice," Bai Wanwan said softly.

"If he doesn't keep listening to the same song on repeat, then it's alright." Lin Zhou didn't know what to say. There was also a bit of traffic today, and as a result, all he could think about was the sound of listening to the rain.

Bai Wanwan's shoulders suddenly twitched, as if she were laughing.

Lin Zhou glanced at her and found that Bai Wanwan had reverted to her original appearance. He quickly noticed the change in her expression.

"Let's go."

"Mmm." Bai Wanwan pinched Lin Zhou's clothes again, like a little shadow.

The square gradually filled up with people. Lin Zhou wasn't sure where to start browsing when his clothes were tugged at. He noticed Bai Wanwan pointing to a clothing store not far away.

"clothing."