I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

What do you mean by "interesting"?

"I just feel like you like him."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi was taken aback, and her voice unconsciously rose slightly, "Why would he think I like him?!"

The diners in the restaurant all turned their heads to look.

Then Chen Shuo saw the young man opposite him start coughing violently, then stand up, blushing as he scanned the code to pay, and then quickly lowered his head and fled from this awkward place.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo couldn't help but cough twice and reminded him, "Keep your voice down when you speak. Don't you feel embarrassed?"

Why should I feel embarrassed?

"For no particular reason, you should feel awkward at this moment."

Chen Shuo's expression was somewhat complicated. It was truly a shame. He had thought that this girl would be nervous going out, the kind of girl who would blush and be at a loss if someone even glanced at her.

Now it seems that blushing and bewilderment are completely foreign to this guy; he simply doesn't have those qualities.

Not only that, but she also managed to make others blush and feel at a loss for words.

It's definitely a case of social arrogance.

"In short, don't be so loud when you go out in the future. Keep your voice down when you speak in public."

At this point, Chen Shuo noticed that she was looking around with her beautiful big eyes open again. Following her gaze, he realized that the guests at other tables were glancing at them intentionally or unintentionally. Then she looked back at them one by one.

The guests either flinched or turned their heads away to avoid her gaze.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo finally sighed, "Can you please stop making eye contact with people? You're making them feel socially awkward."

"But they were the ones who looked at me first."

Bai Xiaoqi couldn't understand it. They were the ones who secretly looked at her first, and she was just looking back.

Why can't we make eye contact?

"What is social anxiety?" she asked.

"There are two kinds of social anxiety: one is social phobia, and the other is like you, a social terrorist."

At this moment, the restaurant owner brought over two plates of fried rice. His gaze was unconsciously drawn to Bai Xiaoqi's snow-white long hair. He stared at it for a few more seconds. When Bai Xiaoqi saw this, she looked up and said, "This is a wig."

The boss's expression froze.

Chen Shuo coughed twice, pointed to his head, and said to the boss, "Don't mind her, that's how people in the anime/manga world are."

The boss looked knowing and turned to leave.

What is "anime/manga"?

"You're like this in the world of anime too."

Chen Shuo replied, casually handing her a spoon, "Eat quickly, and from now on you're not allowed to speak."

"Oh..."

Bai Xiaoqi was quite obedient. She pouted and reluctantly agreed, then took the spoon, lowered her head to eat her rice, and stopped talking.

Gradually, the restaurant started to fill up, and the whole place became increasingly noisy.

Chen Shuo ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, glanced at the pedestrians and vehicles coming and going outside, and then looked at Bai Xiaoqi sitting opposite him, who was engrossed in eating.

A sudden, unexpected thought flashed through my mind.

Does this count as a date?

Oh, probably not.

Dating is something for couples, but my relationship with her...

Thinking of this, Chen Shuo couldn't help but look at her for a while longer, his mind wandering.

Thinking about it carefully, this girl really does fit the bill for a girlfriend.

Putting everything else aside, at least she doesn't want a dowry, a car, or a house, and I don't have to face my mother-in-law.

Moreover, she's beautiful and cute, with an adorable personality. Having such a girlfriend sounds like a wonderful thing.

Is dating her considered crossing species?

Shaking his head, Chen Shuo pulled himself out of his reverie, and then saw Bai Xiaoqi staring at him with a frown.

He didn't say anything, just watched quietly, and I don't know how long he watched.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He looked away guiltily.

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi remained silent and continued to stare at him.

"What do you mean by this? You're not saying a word, just staring at me like that is really creepy."

Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. A ripple of emotion stirred in his heart. This girl was really well-behaved; she wouldn't speak if she wasn't allowed to.

"The previous rules are null and void. You may speak from now on."

"call..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi seemed to have a seal broken. She first let out a soft breath before asking, "Why were you staring at me like that?"

"Just looking around, what's wrong with letting people see?"

Bai Xiaoqi was taken aback, feeling somewhat insecure from his self-righteous attitude, and stammered, "But, but your expression was off when you looked at me just now."

"What expression should I have?" Chen Shuo asked.

Bai Xiaoqi thought for a moment and said, "It's the kind of thing that has bad intentions, and then..."

"Stop, stop, stop..."

Chen Shuo's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but interrupt her, feeling offended. "What do you mean by 'ill-intentioned'? I was just thinking..."

He stopped mid-sentence and quickly changed his words, saying, "That's all your imagination. Go eat."

After saying that, Chen Shuo lowered his head and began to pick at the fried rice on his plate. After taking two bites, he looked up at her again, feeling somewhat indignant.

What does it mean to have ill intentions?

Sooner or later, I'll make you look at me with ill intent.

Chapter Twenty-Five: That's Not Important

It was around 7 or 8 p.m. when we came out of the restaurant. At this time, the nightlife of the modern city was just beginning. People were coming and going on the streets, and the noise of people and car horns mingled together. The lively scene was ignited by the dazzling neon lights everywhere.

Chen Shuo looked up at the night sky, then at Bai Xiaoqi beside him, and said, "Let's go home."

"Shall we not wander around a bit more?"

"What, haven't you had enough shopping yet?"

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded. After being cooped up at home for so many days, she finally got to go out for some fresh air, but after eating fried rice, she had to go back. It felt like she hadn't even left the house.

Hearing this, Chen Shuo stopped and looked around, finally glancing at the park gate not far away. "Alright then, there's a park up ahead. Let's go for a walk there and then go home."

A cool breeze blew through the summer night as the two entered the park gate side by side. As soon as they entered, Bai Xiaoqi began to look around, noticing the streetlights lining both sides of the road and the colorful lights in the grass.

It seems that anything that glows can pique her interest. This environment, lit up everywhere and the dazzling night view, she thought was beautiful when she was a cat, but now that she is a human, she thinks it is even more beautiful from a human perspective.

"Do you want some milk tea?" Chen Shuo stopped as he passed a mobile milk tea cart in the park.

"milk tea?"

"It tastes better than yogurt."

Chen Shuo's casual explanation immediately drew Bai Xiaoqi's attention to the milk tea truck, and she couldn't look away for a moment.

"Two cups of bubble tea, with ice, one with sugar, one with half sugar."

Chen Shuo led her over, scanned the code to pay, and then began to wait quietly. Bai Xiaoqi watched the people busy inside through the window of the mobile van, her eyes somewhat dazed as she watched them shake the cups in their hands, and she even swallowed slightly.

Once the milk tea was ready, Chen Shuo inserted the straw and handed it to her, saying, "Here, I know you like it sweet, this one with sugar is for you."

"Uh-huh..."

Bai Xiaoqi took it and couldn't wait to take a sip. She savored the rich milky aroma and sweet taste in her mouth, and her beautiful eyes immediately narrowed into crescent shapes. It was so delicious.

It tastes even better than yogurt.

"It tastes good, doesn't it?"

"Delicious."

"Come on, let's drink as we walk. Don't just stand here and block their business."

Chen Shuo noticed that a few more people were buying milk tea, so he pulled her away from there and continued walking forward.

We arrived at the fountain in the center of the park, which is probably the most beautiful spot in the entire park and also the most crowded. Streams of water surged high, intertwined with the underwater lights, creating a breathtaking scene.

After walking through the crowd, the two went a little further away and sat down on a bench, drinking and looking towards the fountain.

"What are these spheres?"

"That's not a sphere, that's a pearl," Chen Shuo replied casually, then continued watching the fountain. But as he watched, his gaze involuntarily drifted away.

Near the fountain is a fairly large square. Besides couples holding hands, families of three with their children, and a group of people dancing in the square, there are also people dancing in the square.

Normally, square dancing is a normal thing and there's nothing to see, but Chen Shuo noticed that there were a few young women wearing black stockings among the dancers, and his eyes were involuntarily drawn to them.

Whether the stockings are black or not is not important; what matters is that I enjoy watching others dance, it's energetic.

After finishing her milk tea, Bai Xiaoqi laboriously used the straw to suck up all the pearls inside, chewing them haphazardly in her mouth. She turned her head and saw Chen Shuo staring blankly at something.

Following his gaze, I saw a large group of people dancing in the square. It was noisy and chaotic, and I didn't find it very interesting.

Just as she was about to look away, she paused and then looked at the girls wearing black stockings.

Then she looked down at her legs, hesitated for a moment, and tugged at Chen Shuo's clothes.

Feeling his clothes being tugged, Chen Shuo snapped out of his daze and turned to ask, "What?"

Bai Xiaoqi swallowed the pearls in her mouth, pointed at the girls, and asked, "What are those socks they're wearing?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo's expression froze, and he inexplicably felt like he had been caught red-handed. He glanced around haphazardly and asked, feigning ignorance, "What socks did you say?"