I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"What if it's online?"

"This brand is also very expensive online, you can only get a few hundred yuan cheaper at most."

Anya reached out to touch the fabric, but seeing the cold-faced shop assistant beside her, she simply withdrew her hand.

"The fabric looks okay, but the cost isn't worth it. The main expense is the brand. If you want to buy clothes for your boyfriend, I don't think it's necessary to buy this brand. We can go to other affordable stores and look around. Actually, the quality is about the same."

As she spoke, she lowered her voice even further, "And the staff at this store are no good either. Look at how arrogant they are, who do they think they are? Even if you have money, don't give them any sales commissions."

After speaking, Anya straightened up, deliberately glanced in the direction of the shop assistants, and raised her voice slightly.

"Some people just don't understand. They sell branded goods and think they're branded goods themselves? Ha..."

"Let's go and check out other stores."

Bai Xiaoqi glanced back at the few unpleasant-looking shop assistants, then looked at Anya beside her, her eyes flickering slightly, lost in thought.

After spending most of the day browsing in the mall, I finally picked out a similar white shirt at a reasonable price, just over 100 yuan but less than 200 yuan. The fabric also felt quite comfortable to the touch.

Just as Bai Xiaoqi was about to take out her phone to scan the code, she heard Anya next to her say, "Buy it early and enjoy it early. It won't be much cheaper online. Besides, tomorrow is May 520th. Consider it a May 520th gift for your boyfriend."

"520?"

"You do not know?"

"I know, it sounds like 'I love you' in Chinese, and it's a holiday in the virtual world—Internet Valentine's Day. There's also something similar like May 21st."

Seeing her earnest explanation, Anya felt like she was reciting a Baidu entry and couldn't help but laugh again.

"I thought you were very interesting when I watched your videos before, but now that we've met in person, I find you even more interesting."

"Didn't you always say my videos were boring?"

Watching the shop assistant take the shirt to pack it up, Bai Xiaoqi turned her head and asked.

"When you get bored to a certain extent, it can actually become quite interesting."

"Things will inevitably turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme?"

"Yes, it has bottomed out and rebounded."

Chapter 152 Actually, I've Been Using You All Along

Around 5 p.m., Bai Xiaoqi waved to the bus, then returned to the square outside the mall and found a bench to sit on.

She was holding a backpack and a paper bag containing clothes in her arms, her long hair swaying gently in the breeze, and her beautiful big eyes staring at the mall entrance.

This location offers a good view, allowing you to clearly see pedestrians coming and going through the gate.

A moment later, she saw Chen Shuo walk out of the mall entrance, look around twice, and then walk towards her.

When he got closer, Bai Xiaoqi looked up and deliberately asked, "Didn't I tell you to stay home and wait for me? What are you doing out here?"

"Oh, I just came out for a stroll."

Just browsing?

"I can't say I'm just browsing around, I mainly want to buy you a 520 gift."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo sat down next to her, took a square box out of his pocket and handed it to her, "I was browsing around and saw a pretty women's watch that wasn't too expensive, so I bought it."

Just as Bai Xiaoqi was about to reach out to take it, he put the box back in his pocket. "It's not time yet. I'll give it to you tomorrow, May 520th."

"Then I'll give it to you tomorrow too." Bai Xiaoqi looked at the paper bag in her arms and decided to save it for tomorrow as well.

What did you buy for me?

"A white shirt."

“…”

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo glanced at the paper bag in her arms. He rarely wore such things; T-shirts and the like were far more convenient and comfortable. Why buy a shirt out of the blue...?

After a moment's thought, he looked up at the sky. Summer days are long and nights are short. The sun was still hanging in the sky, but it was already evening. The sunlight felt warm on his body, not hot.

He turned his head and said, "Liking someone isn't about whether they have a car or a house, but about whether the sun is shining brightly and they're wearing a white shirt, is that what you mean?"

"what?"

"That's why you bought this white shirt."

"....Um."

Bai Xiaoqi thought about the scene he described. He was wearing a white shirt and standing in the sunlight. It was indeed a very handsome picture. She couldn't help but nod slightly. She felt that she might really think so, which was why she bought him this white shirt.

She looked up at the sky, which was a deep, clear blue with a few white clouds that looked like cotton candy.

"Sweet," she murmured.

What's sweet?

"Marshmallow."

"Where candy is there?" Chen Shuo looked around but didn't see any stalls selling cotton candy.

"The sky," Bai Xiaoqi pointed to the sky, "those clouds look just like cotton candy, don't you think?"

Chen Shuo looked up at the clouds. They did look a little like Ultraman, but clouds come in all shapes and sizes. He even thought one of them looked like Ultraman. "You want to eat cotton candy, don't you?"

"I was just saying." Bai Xiaoqi continued to look up at the sky. "Besides, the sky is very beautiful, so blue."

"The ocean is blue too."

"The sea..."

Bai Xiaoqi had seen the ocean in a movie; it was indeed blue, and very, very large, seemingly without end.

"Once your household registration is processed, I'll take you to the beach. The sea is beautiful, with sunshine, sand, and even fairies..."

Chen Shuo felt he almost burst out singing, so he paused before continuing: "Especially when the sun is setting at dusk, the sunlight shines on the sea, blue, gold, red, all sorts of colors."

"Aren't there only three colors?"

"Don't take the adjectives too seriously. Besides, there are colorful things at the beach too."

"What is it?"

"Uh... swimming rings, all sorts of colors."

Although it was described as a swimming ring, Chen Shuo's mind conjured up images of colorful bikinis.

He looked at the girl beside him, imagining what Xiao A Miao would look like in a bikini, and finally concluded that she was not suited to sexy bikinis, but rather cute swimsuits.

Ideally, it should be a one-piece swimsuit with a skirt-like hem, showing off fair and tender legs, and then...

I didn't think about it any further. There are too many people at the beach, so I shouldn't go. What if some other scoundrels see me?

"The beach isn't really that interesting. Once your household registration is settled, I'll take you to other places."

"?"

Bai Xiaoqi was completely confused, not quite understanding this guy's thought process. He had just said that the beach was beautiful.

"Actually, we can go," Chen Shuo thought for a moment and then changed his mind, saying that he could just buy a very conservative swimsuit.

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi was even more confused. She frowned and stared at Chen Shuo for a moment before saying, "Something's not right with you."

"No, I'm perfectly fine. You know I'm petty, and I don't want anyone to see you wearing a swimsuit."

"Then let's not go."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi immediately realized that she needed to wear a swimsuit to the beach, and there was no difference between a swimsuit and underwear.

The thought of dressing up like that and then swaggering around in front of other people made her feel extremely resistant.

If... if I were to show it to this guy, it probably wouldn't work either, because I'd be too embarrassed.

"We haven't received our identity documents yet, so we'll decide whether to go or not after we get our household registration."

When will the household registration be processed?

"It'll be soon. The household registration department has already submitted your information. It will be ready after the approval process is complete."

Chen Shuo leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh. Once the household registration was finalized, it would mean that Little Meow had successfully infiltrated the human world...

Oh, she's actually already integrated into human society. She uses all sorts of internet slang and even plays with internet memes.

Even though they sometimes understand, they pretend to be clueless and quietly watch their own performance.

That little brat is so cunning and mischievous.

"Once your identity is settled, what's the thing you most want to do?" he asked, turning his head.

"They ran away with their ID cards."

"?"

A huge question mark appeared above Chen Shuo's head, and I immediately began to question the meaning of life.

"Actually, I've been using you all along. I just want you to help me solve my household registration problem. Once I get my identity, I'll run away and never let you bully me again."

Bai Xiaoqi had a serious expression on her face, speaking as if it were the truth.

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

"So I've been being scammed all along?"

"Yes."

“Then let me know when you’re about to run away. I’ll pack my things, and then you can take me with you,” Chen Shuo suggested.

"No."

Bai Xiaoqi shook her head, "Taking you along is called eloping."

She paused, then added, "But after we get married, you can take me with you and run away."

"Isn't this still eloping?"

"It's not about eloping. It's about you taking me away after we get married. That's called 'marrying and following your husband.'"

She propped her legs up in the air and swayed back and forth, saying in a charmingly naive way, "If you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. Once I marry you, you bad dog, I'll have no choice but to follow you."

"Now you have to come with me too."