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After saying goodbye to Wang Xinran, Shen Xing took Shen Yuan and headed home.

The girl seemed to be still immersed in the joy of their conversation, and she even took Shen Xing's arm and kept telling him how wonderful Wang Xinran was.

Feeling the girl's touch and warmth coming from his right arm, Shen Xing frowned slightly.

Judging from the fact that they were arm in arm, it's clear that even though Shen Yuan was far away from Wang Xinran, her condition had not recovered.

The most direct impression Shen Yuan gives people right now can be summed up in two words—happiness.

This is a very real, heartfelt joy, but it seems to be somewhat uncontrollable.

Shen Yuan remained in this state even after she got home.

"Ugh, I'm so tired, I need to take a shower first." Shen Yuan let go of Shen Xing's arm and walked towards the bathroom, but Shen Xing grabbed her collar.

"What?" Shen Yuan turned around and looked at Shen Xing with some confusion, but she wasn't angry.

She shouldn't be so calm. If it were before, not too long ago, but just this morning, if Shen Xing had pulled her like that, she would have glared at herself and started baring her teeth.

"Sit down for a while and let's chat."

"Okay."

Shen Yuan obediently walked to the sofa and sat down. Shen Xing also sat opposite her, observing his younger sister.

My younger sister is currently being affected, so it's best not to let her out of my sight before she recovers.

At the same time, recording Shen Yuan's changes at this time can also help Shen Xing understand what kind of ability "Wang Xinran" has.

Shen Xing, as if conducting an exclusive interview, asked, "What do you think of Wang Xinran as a person?"

"Sister Xiaoran? I think she's great." Shen Yuan counted Wang Xinran's good points on her fingers, "She's beautiful and generous, very optimistic, loves to laugh, and is very gentle. But I prefer Kaito Kid, while she seems to prefer Shinichi Kudo."

The assessment of Wang Xinran was similar to Shen Xing's initial assessment: she seemed to have a kind of infectious magic that made those around her optimistic.

Someone like her must have plenty of male friends, so why would she choose to go on a blind date?

Thinking about it carefully, Director Wang—who is also Wang Xinran's uncle—seems to be the same.

He suddenly wanted to get closer to me and kept saying good things about Wang Xinran in my ear, trying his best to bring the two of them together.

If Wang Xinran wasn't lying, she initially just jokingly told her uncle that she "wanted to find a handsome guy," but Director Wang's behavior seemed to make her take the joke far too seriously.

Wang Xinran was probably unaware that she possessed this ability.

But how can this ability be countered if it exists in an ordinary person?

For example, Shen Yuan right in front of me.

Will she continue to be happy like this, always laughing and joking?

If there are no abnormalities in the physical indicators and brain CT scan, then living happily like this doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

"Do you remember what she talked about with you during dinner just now?" Shen Xing continued to ask.

He wanted to check if Shen Yuan's memory had any problems.

Shen Yuan did not resist his questions and began to talk at length.

She seemed to remember most of the details of that conversation, even what Shen Xing said when he went out to make a phone call.

"Sister Xiaoran asked me to say nice things about her to you. She seems to really like you, but she gets so nervous when she makes eye contact with you that she can't say a word..."

Please say more good things about Wang Xinran to me.

This is what Shen Yuan was just talking about.

Whether it was "wanting to find a handsome guy" or "saying more nice things," these were things Wang Xinran said to others unintentionally, as if half-joking.

But everyone who spoke with her treated her words as "commands" and carried them out.

This "command" was unlike the one Shen Xing used to command [02-Puppet]. Shen Xing could clearly sense that [02-Puppet] was resisting some of the instructions, but it seemed that it couldn't beat him and was a little afraid of dying.

However, the "commands" issued by Wang Xinran make others willingly accept them, and even feel from the bottom of their hearts that this is how it should be done.

The longer I spend with Wang Xinran, the deeper the influence will become? Or once I'm influenced, will I remain in this state forever?

When Director Wang talked to me about the blind date, it was Monday. Three days have passed since then, but Director Wang still remembers it. He found me just before I was about to leave work today and arranged dinner for tonight.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that the impact on Director Wang will not disappear.

Is Shen Yuan destined to be influenced for so long? If they continue to interact, will it lead to some irreversible "transformation"?

Like Li Ya, was he abnormally corroded? Did he develop honeycomb-like spots on his forehead, just like Wang Xinran?

Shen Xing plans to try to "awaken" Shen Yuan. If he can successfully "awaken" her, it will show that the brief contact is reversible.

Even if things could be reversed, Shen Xing would not allow Shen Yuan to contact Wang Xinran again in the short term.

His task was to cultivate Shen Yuan into an independent adult with a strong personality and economic independence. In this case of abnormal erosion, it was impossible to call her an independent person.

"Do you still remember Li Xiaohua?" Shen Xing asked directly.

Shen Yuan seems to be only able to feel happy right now. To suppress this abnormal happiness, we need to help her bring back her sadness.

As expected, Shen Yuan's smile froze the moment Shen Xing asked that question.

She maintained her smile, but a hint of struggle appeared in her eyes.

"Grandma Zhang's suicide note is at the police station. It was written for the two of us, so I think you have the right to hear the full contents." After thinking for a moment, Shen Xing began to recount the contents of the suicide note.

Shen Xingji's account of the suicide note was roughly accurate; memorizing the entire text might be difficult, but he was able to convey its meaning.

As Shen Xing repeated the story, Shen Yuan's face showed a conflicted and painful expression. Her lips twitched, and finally, the smile gradually disappeared from her face.

After Shen Xing finished speaking, he sat there for a while, letting Shen Yuan digest the information on her own.

After a while, Shen Xing stood up, placed his hand on Shen Yuan's shoulder, and slowly said, "I know it's hard for you to accept..."

Shen Yuan shrugged, brushing Shen Xing's hand away, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm fine."

After saying that, Shen Yuan got up, lowered her head, and walked towards the room.

Shen Xing deliberately put on a caring attitude because he knew that what Shen Yuan couldn't accept the most was that others thought she was useless.

It seems my sister has recovered; congratulations!