What if you were targeted by a cool and aloof beauty?

After waiting for a very long time, and making sure that even the sound of milk candy outside had stopped, An Chen dared to close his eyes in peace.

……

the next day.

An Chen didn't get up until nine o'clock in the morning.

He lifted the air-conditioning blanket and felt that he was quite cold.

An Chen found the air conditioner remote and turned it off. He opened the window to let in some fresh air, then turned on his phone.

There were no new messages from Jiuge on my phone.

When I left the room, Jiuge's door was still tightly closed, so it seemed she hadn't gotten up yet.

After a long absence, An Chen rubbed the candy that was happily munching on food a couple of times, then yawned and went into the bathroom.

A moment later, Jiu Ge, wearing pajamas, tiptoed in.

"Hug." Looking at An Chen, she uttered the word "hug."

"You haven't recovered yet?" An Chen was taken aback for a moment, then helplessly stretched out his arm.

"What recovery? Didn't you say you could hug me anytime?" Jiuge glanced at him, her expression somewhat unnatural.

"I see." An Chen nodded thoughtfully.

With a slight smile, he pulled Jiuge into his arms.

A moment later, An Chen released his grip.

She squeezed toothpaste onto her new blue toothbrush and then onto Jiuge's new pink toothbrush.

On the day they officially became a couple, An Chen and Jiu Ge picked out some matching couple items while shopping for clothes in Jingcheng.

However, because of the subsequent turmoil involving Elder Huang, the two almost forgot about this matter.

"Glug glug glug." An Chen and Jiu Ge spat the mouthwash into the sink and began washing up naturally.

Jiuge couldn't brush her teeth as quickly as Anchen. While she was doing the final step, Anchen had already soaked her face towel.

“Yesterday…last night…” Jiuge hesitated as she took the towel.

She actually remembered, but she was just too embarrassed to bring it up...

This behavior seems no different from a drunken outburst.

Although Jiuge is timid, she is still the type who can withstand being scared.

Even so, if the level of fright gradually accumulates and reaches 100% of the tolerance threshold, Jiuge's brain will really short-circuit and crash.

When she did this in front of the new housekeeper when she was a child, she almost scared him half to death.

If Jiuge hadn't regained consciousness in time, she would have almost been taken to the hospital for a neurological examination.

"Do you think I'm normal?" Coming back to her senses, Jiuge tilted her head back slightly and slapped the towel over her face.

“…” An Chen was speechless.

He was somewhat embarrassed.

My girlfriend asked me if she was normal, and she asked me if she was normal after I had already asked her if she was normal...

In this situation, what should the standard answer be for a boyfriend?

Normal? Or abnormal?

"You're adorable." Avoiding the two options that were either right or wrong, An Chen gently chose the third answer.

"Cute... ugh... cute?" Jiuge suddenly pulled the towel off her face.

"Well, she's cute in one way usually, but she was cute in another way last night. In short, she was incredibly cute," An Chen said, feigning reminiscence.

Putting aside certain factors, it is indeed quite cute...

"So, you really liked how I was last night? You really liked it? You fell in love with me the moment you saw me?" Jiuge blinked, her tone unreadable, but her expression seemed quite happy.

“…” An Chen fell silent again.

I just answered one potentially disastrous question, and now another one is coming up.

In this situation, which answer should he choose?

"I really liked how you looked last night, and I like how you are normally too." As he spoke, An Chen tidied up the things on the sink.

"..." Jiuge didn't say anything.

"Okay, let's go out for breakfast today." A moment later, she smiled brightly.

"Phew..." An Chen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

Ten minutes later, Jiu Ge, with her hair in a bun and wearing a light blue dress, walked out of the room.

"Does it look good?" She subconsciously wanted to brush her hair back, but because of her hairstyle, she could only touch her face when she raised her hand.

"You look good, you'd look good even in a burlap sack." An Chen smiled.

"You really want me to wear a burlap sack?" Jiu Ge recalled that An Chen had said something similar before.

“…You can wear it if you want, but don’t wear it outside.” An Chen touched his brow, unsure how to react.

"You mean, only you can see my sack?" Jiuge's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

"Almost?..." An Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

I have a feeling that Jiuge has misunderstood something.

……

"The pretty young lady is here again. Oh my, you two really are a couple." The breakfast shop owner greeted An Chen and Jiu Ge, who were walking arm in arm, warmly.

Because of shyness, Jiuge lowered her head expressionlessly.

An Chen didn't say anything, he just smiled at the boss.

"Hahaha, what are we having for dinner today?" the boss asked with a laugh.

"I'll have beef noodles, what will you have?" An Chen turned his head to look at Jiu Ge, who was still holding his arm.

"Beef noodles," Jiuge said calmly.

"Alright, two bowls of beef noodles, plus free eggs," the owner said happily as he ran downstairs after hearing Jiuge's reply.

After scanning their surroundings for a while, An Chen and Jiu Ge found a less crowded spot to sit down in order to avoid being noticed.

In the distance, a shadowy figure, seemingly from the Flower Season, was furtively glancing in their direction.

An Chen and Jiu Ge pretended not to see it and started chatting quietly.

A moment later, the owner brought over two extra-large bowls of beef noodles topped with poached eggs.

"The boss is a good person, just like An Chen," Jiu Ge whispered as the boss walked away.

“If possible, I don’t want you to call me a good person…” An Chen rubbed his temples, then broke apart two pairs of chopsticks and handed one pair to Jiu Ge.

Even though she's my girlfriend, I always have this weird feeling that she's been friend-zoned...

"Why?" Jiu Ge's expression turned serious as she took the chopsticks.

"Actually, you're a bad person?" she said, her tone no longer as gentle as before.

“I’m a good person…” An Chen stared at the beef noodles in front of him, his feelings becoming complicated.

Chapter 127 The Cursed Taxi

For some reason, summers in the puppet capital are getting hotter every year, every day...

By noon, there were hardly any people on the streets.

An Chen and Jiu Ge also ate lunch outside.

Because of the excessively hot weather, An Chen really had neither the mood nor the energy to go to the kitchen to cook in the high temperature and sweat.

He did consider calling a few spirits to stay next to him to cool him down, but considering Jiuge's feelings, he didn't do so.

Under the scorching sun, Zhang Zhidong and Mao Maotou remained at the Lingjie Spiritual Clinic on the left side of the community.

Unfortunately, the midday heat was almost matching the heat Zhang Zhidong himself was carrying.

Nowadays, the spiritual healing center is extremely deserted.

Mao Maotou was helpless. He had finally gotten used to the excessively bright and warm light around Zhang Susu, but the increasingly hot weather was beginning to subject his young spirit to a dimensional attack.

These days, the little one might be forced to reincarnate before his mother has a second child...

Under Zhang Zhidong's influence, Mao Maotou gradually developed a strong sense of responsibility and amazing perseverance.

No matter how Zhang Susu tried to persuade him that he could go back, he refused to compromise.

"That's right! But the spirits need us, especially me, the Zashiki-warashi!" the hairy boy said, panting, his voice ringing with conviction.

"Hahahaha, not bad! What if the most important Zashiki-warashi gets too hot!" Zhang Zhidong exclaimed, now starting to care about the relationship between spirits and heat.

"If Zhang Susu goes back now... I'll go back with her?" Mao Maotou hesitated for a moment, then offered his compromise suggestion.

“No way!” Zhang Zhidong refused decisively.

"..." Mao Mao lowered his head and remained silent.

“That’s right! You should have seen it just now. Even though it’s a day off, my brother was wearing a police uniform, holding his phone, and walking out with a serious expression. There must be a very important case.”

Zhang Zhidong's gaze shifted back to Zhang Zhidao, who was walking and talking on the phone in the distance.

Mao Mao Tou also looked over, his expression equally serious.

At that moment, Zhang Zhidao was holding up his phone and talking to the police in Jingcheng.

Police in Jingcheng said they recently received a mysterious report from the parents of several missing persons.

The parents of the missing persons said that the missing persons had been missing for some time.

Because of their special family circumstances, they only decided to report the case today, hoping that the police could help them find the suspect, but without having to use too much police force.

They stated that the missing person had frequently visited the puppet capital in addition to Jingcheng last month. Therefore, the Jingcheng police decided to contact the puppet capital police in advance to explain the situation.

Suspiciously, the parents of the missing persons insisted that their sons were not murdered or anything, but simply missing, or perhaps for a longer period of time, but would return sooner or later.