A god-level beauty system? But I'm already a god-level beauty!

It's raining heavily.

Shen Ye stepped onto the cold floor, pulled back the curtains, and glanced outside.

Rain poured down from the sky, turning the entire sky gray and black, pressing heavily over the city.

Raindrops pounded against the windowpane with a loud patter, and water droplets streamed down the glass, blurring the buildings and trees outside into a hazy, indistinct image.

That's how summer is in Huaihai: one day the sky is clear and blue, the next day dark clouds loom over the city.

The sound of dripping water woke Shen Ye up once during the night.

"System, can we skip the run today?" Shen Ye asked, sounding somewhat dejected.

Whenever the weather is like this, it brings back memories of attending a funeral in such an environment a year ago.

[Due to the impact of extreme weather, check-in is not required today.]

The system's mechanical voice still had that cold, impersonal tone, but Shen Ye could actually detect a hint of warmth in it.

Shen Ye smiled: It seems that the humanization of the dog system has its advantages.

Good system, I misunderstood you.

However, we'll have to make it up to them later.

Well, when I didn't say it.

The dog system is still the same dog system.

Shen Ye lay back on the bed, ready to catch up on some sleep.

The bed was still warm and cozy.

Outside, the wind and rain raged fiercely, but inside, all was quiet. At times like this, staying cozy was the most comfortable, giving one a strange sense of peace.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

A dull cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded.

Shen Ye instinctively felt something was wrong—who would call him so early in the morning?

Is the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu) cold?

That guy is probably still fast asleep.

Filled with questions, Shen Ye reached for his phone.

[Little Robot Calls]

Is it her?

Why is she making that phone call?

In Shen Ye's memory, Mu Jinghuan had never called him even once; all their communication was in text form.

"Hey, what's up?"

"What did you say?"

A fierce female voice burst from the other end of the phone, and Shen Yehu's body trembled, causing him to sit up abruptly in bed.

Why is it that shrew Mu Jingyan?!

He immediately changed his nonchalant tone.

"Why is it you? Where is Mu Jinghuan?"

"Next to me."

Mu Jingyan said irritably.

"What kind of spell did you cast on my sister? She was going to look for you even in this heavy rain. Luckily, I stopped her."

"what?"

Shen Ye was shocked.

He then realized that he hadn't told the little robot not to come today.

"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell her," Shen Ye quickly apologized. "I didn't check the weather forecast yesterday."

Footsteps came from the other end of the phone, then Mu Jingyan's voice faded into the distance, as if she were turning to talk to someone next to her.

"See, I told you he definitely forgot."

"oh......"

"Sister, can I talk to my brother for a bit?"

The little robot's voice was still as dull and silly as ever.

"Here, take this." Mu Jingyan shoved the phone into her sister's hand, then turned and walked out of the room.

After a rustling sound, a voice came through the receiver again: "Brother..."

"Um, Huanhuan..." Shen Ye cleared his throat and took the initiative to admit his mistake, "It's my fault. I forgot to tell you that you didn't need to come, and you almost made a wasted trip."

Normally, one wouldn't go for a run in such extreme weather, but Xiao Renji is a bit stubborn. If Shen Ye hadn't told her, she really would have braved the heavy rain to go to the park.

If he really made Mu Jinghuan wait for him in the rain, Shen Ye would feel guilty.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then—

"sorry."

A soft apology echoed in the room.

It wasn't Shen Ye who said that.

"Um?"

Shen Ye was stunned—wait, why are you apologizing? Shouldn't I be the one apologizing?

Immediately afterwards, Shen Ye seemed to hear a sniffling sound.

It was very soft; he might have misheard, but Shen Ye didn't dare to gamble.

"Huanhuan, turn on the camera," he said in a deep voice.

As an example, he also opened his own business.

Mu Jinghuan obediently turned on the camera.

A large forehead was shoved directly into Shen Ye's face.

"...Move your phone away a bit."

"oh......"

Mu Jinghuan obediently held her phone away.

The girl's entire face appeared in the picture, her eyes were red, there were still water droplets on her eyelashes, and the tip of her nose was pink.

She did cry, as expected.

Mu Jinghuan is the type who won't show any expression or make any sound even when she cries.

If it weren't for her tears, no one could tell whether she was crying or holding back.

Shen Ye thought that if he took the little robot to participate in the Hold On Challenge, they would definitely win the championship.

Wait, what are you thinking?

He gently touched his forehead, pondering where he had used the wrong words to make the usually well-behaved Mu Jinghuan cry.

"Why? Shouldn't I be the one to say it?"

"Because my brother is ignoring me, I must have done something wrong."

?

Shen Ye was puzzled.

He zoomed out of the video screen to look at the chat history, only to discover that the message from last night was not sent by Chu Cihan, but by Mu Jinghuan.

I should have just reached out and taken a look...

Okay, another bad habit has been broken.

"Wait, wait! I was asleep last night, I didn't mean to ignore you, Huanhuan, don't misunderstand! Your brother has always liked you very much."

Without time to think about these things, Shen Ye quickly comforted the little robot.

"Really?" Mu Jinghuan stopped crying, blinked, and stared blankly at the handsome face in the camera lens.

"Really! If you don't believe me, ask your sister; she'll definitely think so too."

Shen Ye raised three fingers and swore an oath to the heavens.

Seeing that Mu Jinghuan's emotions had gradually stabilized, he continued:

"If you want to chat with me in the future, you don't need to type, just call me. I should be available."

Chu Cihan: What do you mean? Are you targeting me?

"Hmm." The little robot smiled.

There were still some water stains on her eyelashes that hadn't been wiped off, and with that faint smile, Shen Ye felt a surge of cuteness even through the screen.

"Oh, right, brother." Mu Jinghuan wiped away her tears.

"You're going to Huiwen Middle School, right? My sister and I want to go too."

"?"

Shen Ye thought he had misheard.

"Did your mother agree?"

"I agreed; my sister persuaded me."

Well, he's heartbroken.

"Come on then," Shen Ye sighed.

How could he not know what Mu Jingyan meant?

only......

Lin Chunuan, Chu Cihan, and Xiao Renji are three people from the same school as me...

Shen Yeguang shuddered at the thought.

As for Mu Jingyan, Shen Ye wasn't too worried.

Putting aside her old grudges with Chu Cihan, their only connection was Mu Jinghuan.

Moreover, perhaps due to family pressure, Mu Jingyan no longer indulges in her usual wicked quirks.

He gives the impression of being very serious, deep-seated, and difficult to get along with.

And that adjustment disorder...

Shen Ye frowned.

If this continues, I'll definitely have to meet Mu Jinghuan's mother someday.

After all, we're friends, so I'll help if I can.