Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

Estella crouched down and ruffled Pepe's fluffy head.

Pepe immediately squinted her eyes, pressed her ears back, and made a satisfied purring sound in her throat.

"Okay, okay, I got it. You met a dog named Rocket today, right?"

Estella has learned the full picture of the incident through a remote location system.

Pepe nodded frantically, its tail wagging like a propeller, and its whole body swayed along with its rear end.

It had a lot to say, but now that its owner had rubbed its head, all that talk turned into the motivation to wag its tail.

After comforting Pepe, Estella stood up and looked Lu Ze up and down.

Lu Ze felt extremely uncomfortable under the gaze of those beautiful eyes.

"Mr. Lu Ze, it's an honor to meet you." Estella extended her right hand, her fingers slender and fair.

"Has Xing mentioned me to you?" Lu Ze was somewhat surprised and extended his hand to shake hands with Estella.

But he only had time to feel the cool touch on his fingertips before the hand quietly withdrew.

"She did mention the Innate Holy Body to me."

Estelle's eyes crinkled into crescents when she smiled. She glanced at Xing with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Xing was looking up at the milk tea shop sign with a straw in her mouth, pretending to be looking at the scenery around her.

"Anyway, thank you for taking care of Pepe for me today," Estádio said gratefully.

She swallowed the last bite of the kebab, tossed the bamboo skewer neatly into the nearby trash can, where it arced through the air and landed precisely in the rim.

He then gently wiped the grease from his fingertips with a handkerchief.

"I still have some things to buy, so I won't bother you any longer. Pepe, it's time to go!" Estella folded the handkerchief and put it back in her bag, then waved to Pepe.

Peipei looked up at Xing one last time, her bright black eyes filled with reluctance, as if to say: Goodbye, human, let's go on adventures together again next time.

"Go."

Xingchong waved to it, her golden eyes filled with a smile, "I'll come visit you at the space station when I have time."

Pepe wagged her tail happily and ran after Estella.

Its small white figure chased after the pink silhouette and quickly blended into the light and shadow at the street corner.

Watching Estelle and Pepe walk away, Xing sat down again and picked up the empty cup of milk tea.

The straw sucked up nothing, making a hissing sound as air passed through the ice.

She put down her cup, propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin on her hand, and tilted her head to look at Lu Ze.

"She's a really nice person," Lu Ze said, and he meant it sincerely.

"Oh, is it because the person is nice, or because the person is good-looking?"

Xing drawled out the last syllable, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

She could see it clearly just now; this guy's gaze glanced at Estella's legs more than twice.

Lu Ze almost choked on the bite of grilled meat he had just taken.

"Ahem... What are you thinking?"

"Not denying it means you agree, right?" Xing reached out her hand.

With practiced ease, he snatched a skewer of grilled pork belly from in front of him, took a bite, and chewed it with an air of utter self-righteousness.

"Where do we go next?" Xing asked vaguely while eating.

"You're asking me?"

Lu Ze was somewhat surprised. Isn't this a place you're more familiar with?

He thought for a moment, touched the mask in his pocket, and then said, "Let's keep rummaging through the trash cans. Maybe we can find something good."

"Okay, let's go."

Xing jumped up from the chair, threw the empty milk tea cup into the trash can, clapped her hands, hooked her arm around Lu Ze's shoulder, and pulled him into the alley.

The story of Perque has come to an end, and Pepe has been taken away by Está.

But there was still quite some time before evening.