I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

Chapter 147 Plan

Looking at the few small tattered pieces of cloth in front of her, two of which were even smaller than her mask.

Saya's eyes instantly froze, and the faint shadow of scissors appeared behind her.

"Do you think my scissors are only good for cutting necks, not eyes?"

As she spoke, she glanced into Lin Yan's eyes.

"Just kidding, just kidding."

Lin Yan immediately backed down and put the bikini back in its place.

He seriously picked out a long-sleeved one-piece swimsuit.

It covered her entire body completely, and was only dark blue, so it could be considered a school swimsuit, but Lin Yan wasn't into that.

He handed the unremarkable "diving suit" to Saya.

"Is this one alright? It protects against UV rays and also keeps out perverts."

Saya looked at it repeatedly, but couldn't find any hidden design details, so the murderous intent in her eyes subsided a bit.

She snatched the swimsuit from her hand and walked into the fitting room without saying a word.

A triumphant smile curved Lin Yan's lips.

He knows her too well.

Saya and Xiaoqi are quite similar in personality.

She was incredibly conservative, not just because of her personality, but also because she subconsciously feared others seeing her.

Beneath that arrogant and aloof exterior lies a fragile and vulnerable inferiority complex.

After coming out of the fitting room, Saya looked around twice and paid quickly, giving Lin Yan no chance at all.

Lin Yan was used to it; as long as she didn't get angry, Saya behaved just like any other girl.

He had a feeling that this was something Saya was deliberately creating in front of him.

Does she want to be treated like a normal girl? That would actually fit the Slit-Mouthed Woman's character perfectly.

Lin Yan stood to the side, lost in thought.

After buying their swimsuits, the two passed a vending machine on their way back.

"What would you like to drink?" Lin Yan stopped in his tracks.

Saya stood to the side without saying a word, her eyes darting back and forth between the vending machines.

Lin Yan searched through his memories of his university days.

The girl named Xiaoqi back then loved cold drinks and was a sweet tooth; she hated all sugar-free beverages.

Sugar-free cola is also not allowed; anything with the words "sugar-free" in it is not allowed.

She was arguably the most uniquely tasted girlfriend Lin Yan had ever dated, and to make matters worse, she had a great figure, which made her friends quite envious.

Lin Yan stepped forward and pressed two buttons.

With a "clatter," he casually picked up the two bottles of drinks and asked insincerely, "Saya, which one do you want to drink?"

Without waiting for Saya's reply, he handed her the bottle of iced peach oolong tea, while keeping another bottle of room-temperature unsweetened oolong tea for himself.

This is also a small test.

Little Seven, let's see how long you can keep up this act.

Saya stared at the pink, evaporating beverage in front of her, something flashing quickly in the depths of her dark eyes.

She secretly glanced at Lin Yan's face, but didn't answer.

Instead, he snatched the bottle of room-temperature sugar-free oolong tea from Lin Yan's hand.

"I'll drink this." Saya unscrewed the cap and gulped down a large mouthful.

"Ugh, that's sugar-free, and it's really bitter—"

Before Lin Yan could finish speaking, he saw Saya's brows furrow in pain.

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But she forced herself to swallow the bitter tea.

"I insist on drinking this."

Saya gave a defiant snort and held the almost untouched bottle of unsweetened green tea in her hand.

"Things that are too sweet are disgusting."

Looking at her so awkward and stubborn, she was clearly suffering from the bitterness but refused to admit it, displaying an arrogant and proud demeanor.

Lin Yan almost laughed herself sick.

She's still pretending!

She clearly hates this taste; the iced peach oolong tea is clearly her favorite.

But in order not to reveal her human habits and to maintain the image of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, she actually took a big gulp.

This clumsy yet endearing disguise made Lin Yan even more convinced of the truth beneath her cold exterior.

Back at the villa, the two changed their clothes.

There's a hot spring in the backyard of the villa, and a rockery in the yard; you can tell the landlord went to great lengths to save money.

Several maple trees were planted outside the wall, and they must have been specially pruned so that the sky could be reflected when looking out from inside.

The key point is that this villa only has this one hot spring.

Lin Yan soaked in the water, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him and feeling the warm water flow. The aches and pains that had accumulated over the past few days seemed to have eased a lot.

He suddenly remembered a poem.

The spring flows warmly, the clouds rise white, and the maple leaves are dyed red by the frost.

Sitting in the mountains, I have nothing to do; the days are long, and the door is closed as the wind carries fallen flowers.

It was autumn, and although there was no frost, it was still quite fitting for the season.

A moment later, the sound of footsteps approached.

Lin Yan turned her head, her breath catching in her throat.

Saya came out.

She was wearing that long-sleeved one-piece swimsuit, and Lin Yan almost thought she was cosplaying a mummy, with a bath towel wrapped around her outside.

Not only that, she stubbornly kept wearing that medical mask!

Lin Yan suddenly felt that he was also a little confused. He had clearly seen her face before.

There are only the two of them here, so what's the point of wearing masks?

Surely they can't be so insecure that they're afraid showing their face will ruin the beauty of this place?

If Xiaoqi retains this personality after transforming into the Slit-Mouthed Woman, then she'll need some serious discipline.

Saya, on the other hand, felt at ease, unlike Lin Yan who immediately thought of so many things.

She walked to the edge of the pool, stretched out her toes to test the water temperature, and then slowly stepped into the pool with a very stiff posture.

It's as if its limbs have just been tamed and it's still in the adaptation phase.

The pose of the roadblock zombie in Plants vs. Zombies must have been learned from her.

She sat down in the corner furthest from Lin Yan, submerging most of her body in the water, leaving only her head, which was wearing a mask, above the surface.

Lin Yan actually wanted to say, "There's really no need for that."

But as soon as she entered the water, she closed her eyes, radiating an aura that seemed to say "don't bother me," even freezing the heat of the surrounding hot spring.

This isn't a place to soak in hot springs.

Lin Yan leaned against the poolside, looking at her aloof and unapproachable demeanor, a mischievous smile suddenly appearing on his lips. (I)

There are more than just the two of them in this water.

Lin Yan had already sensed that this hot spring, being connected to the spiritual spring, possessed some spiritual energy despite being a tributary.

Several low-level water ghosts lurked at the bottom of the water, posing perhaps less of a threat to Lin Yan than the water plants.

Normally, even without using the Prison Bone Body, Lin Yan could easily kill these kinds of filthy things just by using his micro-management skills.

Not to mention that he now possesses the authority of a half-step ascended mermaid with water-based powers; with just a thought, these water ghosts would be instantly annihilated.

But now—

Lin Yan had concealed all the aura of rules emanating from him from the very beginning.

Moreover, practicing the Nine Revolutions Prison Bone Body has another advantage: it makes him look like an ordinary mortal.

Sure enough, the starving water ghosts at the bottom of the water soon discovered this delicious meal.

Like water snakes, they swam silently toward Lin Yan.