After that, the two of them walked on the street for a long time. During that time, Zhe even stopped Grace who was trying to touch Bomb in someone else's store.

Although the date did not end up in a capsule hotel as planned, perhaps it was not the right time yet. Zhe did not take the initiative to bring it up, and Grace kept silent about it.

……

In the afternoon, Zhe suddenly received a message from Ya, the general content of which was that she wanted to meet.

Not long after, at the port of Episode, Zhe saw the figure who was waiting for him blankly. It seemed that he had arrived a long time ago.

At the same time, as if sensing Zhe's arrival, Ya's gaze immediately turned here. After discovering the target, she came in front of him almost the next moment.

"Zhe."

Ya's tone was flat, but her ears were trembling slightly. Zhe knew that this was a sign of the other party's happiness. Often, the more the ears trembled, the more excited Ya was.

Such cute and flexible ears made Zhe unable to help but want to cover them every time, and usually at this time Ya's body would tremble uncontrollably.

Back to the topic, Zhe looked at Ya who came in front of him and also smiled.

"Are you happy today?"

"Well, because I met you, and... I managed to escape the debriefing meeting today."

"Wait, wait, by escaped you mean..."

Ya's calm words made Zhe realize that something was wrong, and a feeling of worry emerged in his heart.

"Ya, wait a moment."

Zhe took out his cell phone and sent a message to Liu. After seeing the other party's reply, he realized that the performance review meeting originally scheduled for today was cancelled.

I thought Miyabi ran away because she couldn't stand it anymore...

"Zhe?"

Ya tilted her head slightly. She was a little confused as to why Zhe suddenly sent a message to ask Liu these questions, even though she had already told him.

"Ah, it's okay. Is there anything you want to do?"

"No, you decide."

"Is that so? Then why not try fishing? It's a bit of a test of patience, and it can also be considered a practice to hone your character."

"okay."

Miyabi's answer was brief and to the point, as usual, but she was always enthusiastic about practicing with Zhe.

Zhe then went to rent two sets of fishing gear, and the two found a suitable fishing spot and sat down together.

After throwing the fishhook dozens of meters away, Ya kept staring at the fishing rod seriously. Zhe found her more and more adorable the more he looked at her.

Perhaps noticing Zhe's gaze, Ya suddenly turned her head to look at him.

"Zhe, why do you keep looking at me and smiling?"

"Eh?"

"It was like this before. Why do you always smile when we are together?"

Ya asked in a serious tone, and Zhe answered without giving it much thought.

"Because when I saw Ya, I felt very happy and couldn't help but smile."

"I see, Zhe thinks I'm ridiculous?"

"...No, it's because Miyabi is so cute, and it makes me happy when I see her."

"Huh? Is it funny because it's cute?"

Ya's question made Zhe not know how to answer for a moment. What he said seemed right and wrong at the same time.

"It's okay, Ya just needs to know that I like you, that's why I smile for you."

"So that's how it is. I like Zhe too."

Hmm, Hoshimiya, who is so silly yet expresses her love seriously, is too cute and too tempting!

Zhe thought so in his heart, and at the same time couldn't help but reach out and grab Ya's shoulders, and then walked forward and kissed her.

Ya didn't know why Zhe suddenly did this, but she knew that kissing Zhe would make her feel very happy, and that was enough.

However, at this moment, the fishing rod in Ya's hand suddenly shook a few times, and a fish was hooked!

Feeling the vibration of the fishing rod, Ya's eyes, which had just been closed, suddenly opened, and then she exerted force suddenly.

The fish under the water didn't seem to expect this situation and was pulled to the surface in an instant. It thought it would be thrown directly onto the shore.

Unexpectedly, the fishing line broke at this moment. The big fish flew towards the shore for a while in the air due to inertia, and then began to fall into the water in an arc.

Did you think you were going to catch nothing? Of course not. Ya suddenly took a step forward, creating a ripple on the water, and then steadily caught the big fish.

But because of this, he lost his support point. Just when Ya was about to fall into the water and swim back to the shore, Zhe's voice came.

"elegant!"

With the sound, a piece of wood came under Ya at a speed faster than it was falling, and the latter immediately reacted when he saw it.

He stepped on the wooden board with one foot, and then used the force to fly back to the shore. The big fish in his hand had been knocked unconscious by Ya in the process, so it did not struggle.

"Zhe, we got the fish!"

Miyabi's ears twitched slightly, and it seemed that she was very happy with the feeling of successfully catching a fish. Zhe also nodded.

But because Ya was holding the fish, her clothes were inevitably soaked. After putting the fish into the bucket, Zhe took off his clothes and put them on Ya.

Then the two returned the rented fishing gear, paid the fine, and went home with the big fish.

As for where the fine came from, it all comes down to the plank that Zhe threw out to serve as a stepping stone for Ya.

That was what Ya had stepped on and broke when she jumped out. Zhe didn't think much about it at the time and just took it off and threw it away.

Although I paid the fine, it wasn't a loss. At least I didn't let Ya fall into the water, right?

Besides, it's already broken into pieces, and I have to pay a fine anyway, so what's wrong with recycling it?

"Do you like fish?"

On the way back, Zhe suddenly asked.

"Well, I like anything that Zhe makes, and I like it even more if I catch it myself."

Ya nodded, and was very satisfied with this training. On the way back, he asked to carry the big fish he caught with him.

She also took the initiative to ask Zhe to take a photo for her, and even took on the task of processing the fish at night.

Although Ya seldom cooks or almost never cooks, her superb knife skills still allowed her to perfectly prepare the fish.

Chapter 435: Grace: Ies didn't come? No problem, I'll just harass Zhe...

One day after accepting Grace's commission, in the garage of the video store on Sixth Street in the New Elidu Janus District.

Today is an important family event - the day to inspect the business car. Although the truth is that only one person is [inspecting], the others are [resting].

"Master, the vehicle inspection is complete."

"Okay, Fairy, thank you for your hard work."

Zhe reached out and touched Fairy's head. Ever since the latter had a body that could attach to other machines, most of these household chores were left to her.

After all, no matter how others inspect it, can it compare to a thorough inspection by artificial intelligence?

"It is my duty to share your worries, Master, but if there is a reward, I would also like to go out on a date with you."

Fairy blinked her green eyes and looked at Zhe in front of her with anticipation, and when the latter agreed, she showed great joy.

"By the way, Master, I just received an email from Ms. Grace Howard of Baizhi Heavy Industry. The general content is:

[Zhe, Ling! This is Grace! Are you guys free? The logical core data stripping is complete, so we can move on to the next stage.]

[I just need your help, but this time it's special, [Phaethon] doesn't need to appear, just the two of you, brother and sister, are enough.]"

The agreed location was also marked in the letter, which was the former site of the Black Goose construction site. Now that the car has been repaired, there is no reason not to go.

A moment later, the brother and sister arrived at their destination safely.

The large machine parked under the maintenance rack issued a monotonous warning sound, as if noticing the approach of a stranger. A familiar figure in light work clothes came forward with a smile.

"Zhe! And Ling, you guys got here really quickly! Hmm? And what about Ies? Didn't you bring him with you?"

Grace looked around for a while but didn't see the cute little figure, so Ling started to explain.

"If there's no need to enter the Hollow for a commission, then Ies won't be needed. It also helps prevent it from being harassed by monsters."

"Eh? Who would bother the little guy? Oh, never mind, I'll just have to change my target... cough! It's nothing."

Grace coughed lightly, but Ling couldn't pretend not to hear it.

"What do you mean by changing the target? Is there something else going on? Has it progressed without my knowledge?"

At this moment, the large mechanical body beside it stepped back and forth a few times, seeming a little agitated. Taking this opportunity, Grace pretended not to hear Ling's words.

"Good boy, don't be afraid, these two brothers and sisters are not bad people!"

Grace calmed the mechanical body. After working with Zhe last time, they only needed to find a way to clean up the sensitive information left in the prototype.

It can meet the standards for delivery to Sanmen Group.

"Fairy, can you help clean up sensitive data?"

"Negative. A self-aware mechanical core system is incompatible with my interaction protocol. Forcible intervention in an involuntary situation will lead to unpredictable consequences.

Besides, I don't want to be exposed to data that has been corrupted by the ether."

Fairy answered firmly. For her, coming into contact with data corroded by the ether was a very disgusting thing.

Using the limit of what humans can endure, with a full score of ten, then this matter would be at least eleven points for her.

At this point, Zhe had no intention of asking Fairy for help anymore, so he simply used his talent to access the logical data of the machine himself.

At first, this small machine wanted to resist and didn't want Zhe's powerful data to enter, but the data had already been eroded by the ether, so how could it resist?

Zhe just used a little trick and released a little charm, and the machine obeyed obediently.

After his adjustments, the machine was able to fully accept instructions, but when Grace was operating it, the control tablet ran out of power.

Grace immediately went to the studio to get spare batteries. Seeing this, Ling thought that there was nothing for her to do, so she went back to the video store first.

Zhe was cleaning the site alone, but cleaning the wooden boxes, iron barrels and other items used for testing was no problem for him.

After clearing the site, the heavy machine body suddenly made a warning sound for unknown reasons, and Zhe was a little confused when he saw this.

Just as I was about to go forward to check, a burst of confident footsteps accompanied by a familiar voice came.

"Don't panic. This is simply because the cognitive unit hasn't received any instructions for a long time, and the mechanical system is simply running a self-diagnosis procedure."

"Betty? What brings you here?"

Zhe was a little surprised when he spoke out the name of the person, who was the woman who helped them during the last hollow test.

"Huh? I didn't tell you my name, did I? How do you know me?"

The woman was stunned when she heard what Zhe said, and the latter explained.

"Grace told me."

"I see... You're the Iron Witch's apprentice, right? That's why you're guarding here."

"Um, is there a possibility that I'm actually her boyfriend?"

"What?!!!"

Betty's exclamation was particularly loud, her eyes widened, her mouth opened, and her face was full of disbelief. After a long while, she continued to speak.

"How is that possible? That Iron Witch actually found a partner? And he's so handsome! I thought she'd be single forever!"

"Ahem, that..."

Zhe coughed lightly and started to remind her. Although he knew that what Betty said was not wrong, it was in front of him after all, so he had to remind her anyway.

"Oh, sorry, I'm just a little too surprised. In my impression, Grace is someone who has no interest in anything except machinery, so her nickname is the Iron Witch."

While Betty was speaking, she was also looking at Zhe. He was indeed very handsome. At least in her life, no other man could compare to him.

"So Grace isn't uninterested in anything else, she's just simply not attracted to it?"

Betty thought so in her heart, and after Panthe and she got to know each other, her eyes turned again to the machine that continued to make sounds.

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