“You don’t need to worry about that.”
Ye Fengxue interrupted her, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes.
“What do you think my family does? The Ye Family is a century-old prestigious name in the Supernatural Equipment Industry. A mere Partial Mimicry Assistance Device is still something we can produce.”
Ling Ling asked in confusion, “Partial Mimicry Assistance Device?”
“Yes, it’s a piece of equipment specifically designed to assist Mimicry-Type Abilities, allowing the user to maintain their mimicry without consuming too much Anomalous Energy.”
“There should still be a few in the Ye Family’s equipment storage. I’ll ask my father to allocate one for you when the time comes. That way, you can maintain the mimicry just for your hair and eye color. As for the problem with your face, I’ll get two high-grade bionic masks for you and your sister.”
Ling Ling watched Lady Ye preening and showing off like that, and the corners of her mouth lifted by a few pixels.
“Then I’ll be in your care, Lady Ye.”
“Hey, hey… why are you suddenly so polite? It’s making me feel weird.”
Lady Ye turned her head away, but the smile on her face could no longer be hidden.
The setting sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and night began to fall. After the two confirmed their action plan once more, the two walked side by side down from the rooftop.
Just as they walked out of the school gate, Lady Ye suddenly stopped, took out her phone, and checked the time.
“By the way, it’s still early. There’s a new bubble tea shop nearby. I’ll treat you to a cup of bubble tea, consider it as one of the advance payments for your help.”
“Mm, I’ll send Xiao Jiu a message first.”
Ling Ling still vaguely remembered that night when she forgot to explain the situation to her sister and almost got ‘eaten’ by her. Even now, thinking about it gives her chills.
Although going for bubble tea with Ye Fengxue probably wouldn’t take much time, it was still better to first explain the situation to her sister.
The two walked forward along the evening street. After turning two intersections, they arrived at that legendary newly opened bubble tea shop.
Then they both stopped in their tracks. The shop’s front was a festive bright red, and the sign clearly displayed four large characters: “Demon Pill Immortal Drink.”
Ye Fengxue’s mouth twitched.
“…Doesn’t this shop’s name look familiar?”
“That’s the one.”
Ling Ling nodded expressionlessly.
It was that meme she had seen online before: ‘People only joke about it online, but in real life, who wouldn’t rush headlong to buy a cup of Demon Pill Immortal Drink?’
They just hadn’t expected someone to actually open a shop near their school.
“I’ve seen it online too. Everyone says it’s just a joke, but seeing it with my own eyes, it’s still hard to keep a straight face.”
“Agreed.”
They tacitly turned around and walked an extra distance in another direction, arriving at the bubble tea shop they usually frequented.
It was a small shop, with a chalkboard menu sign placed at the entrance.
This was one of the regular hangouts for Ling Ling, Lin Jiu, Ye Fengxue, and Chiyotsuki. The shop owner had come to know all four of them. When the owner saw the two walk in, she greeted them with a smile, “The usual?”
Ye Fengxue nodded. “Mm, the usual.”
The two cups of bubble tea were quickly made.
Ye Fengxue ordered a jasmine milk green tea with less sugar and no ice, while Ling Ling ordered a black pearl milk tea with triple sugar.
Ye Fengxue took her cup, glanced at the black pearl milk tea with triple sugar in Ling Ling’s hand, and couldn’t help but tease:
“…Just how deep is your obsession with sweetness?”
Ling Ling responded to her teasing, “As long as it’s sweet enough.”
The two walked out of the bubble tea shop, holding their cups, and strolled slowly along the streets of the Seventh District.
Ye Fengxue lowered her head and took a sip of her tea. After being silent for a while, she spoke, “By the way, I have something else to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“Well, my father is coming to the Seventh District in a few days. He says he wants to visit his precious daughter, and also casually meet you.”
“Meet me?”
“Mm, I’ve talked about you to him often, saying you usually take good care of me at school. And I also told him about the Clan Meeting thing, that you’re willing to come and help.”
“Then after listening, he was silent for a while, and then he asked me.”
“‘Is it that classmate who made you willing to open your mouth and ask for help? I’d like to meet him.'”
“At the time, I told him, it wasn’t asking for help, just an invitation. But he didn’t say anything, just put on an expression of ‘Don’t I know my own daughter?’ and smiled at me.”
“It’s just, suuuper annoying!”
“So, Ye Bobo wants to see the person who made the usually proud Lion Lady lower her head and ask for help?”
“Oh, I told you, it’s not asking, just an invitation.”
“Also, why are you suddenly so talkative today? You usually hoard your words like gold.”
“Of course, because watching you all riled up is very interesting.”
“You—” Ye Fengxue took a deep breath and swallowed back the words she wanted to retort.
Because she knew that the more you argued with this person, the happier she would become.
“Forget it, I won’t stoop to your level.”
“Anyway, he should be coming on Saturday. I’ll send you the restaurant address then. You must come!!!”
“Mm.”
After setting the time, the two, sipping their tea, bickered intermittently as they walked to the side of the rail station where they usually parted ways.
Then, after seeing off Lady Ye, who took the train back to her apartment, Ling Ling herself began walking toward her own apartment den.
It was around 8:30 PM when she returned to the apartment.
As soon as she opened the door, Ling Ling smelled the aroma of cola chicken wings.
And her sister was sitting at the dining table, like a wife waiting for her husband to come home, waiting for someone’s return.
And when her sister saw her open the door and enter, her eyes instantly lit up.
“Welcome back, big sister!”
Today, Ling Ling, who usually kicked off her shoes carelessly, had lined them up neatly.
“Mm, I’m home.”
Lin Jiu stood up from the table, wearing slippers, and trotted over to the entrance.
As she was about to approach Ling Ling, she stopped and looked down at the black pearl milk tea her sister was holding.
“Big sister and Ye Jiejie went to the old place.”
Although Lin Jiu’s words were still in that gentle tone, Ling Ling could faintly detect a hint of sourness.
But today, Ling Ling had learned her lesson. She didn’t brush off her sister like usual.
Instead, she proactively made a ‘hug me’ gesture. Seeing her sister so proactive today, Lin Jiu didn’t think twice and hugged her directly.
Ling Ling breathed a sigh of relief seeing that her ‘beg for mercy’ tactic had worked. At least tonight, Xiao Jiu would be much calmer.
Recent events had drained her energy quite a bit. During this period, before the Ye Family Incident, she just wanted to be a good lazy fish and conserve her strength.
During dinner, Ling Ling told her sister about the Ye Family matters.
Originally, she didn’t want Xiao Jiu to get involved in this matter, but Xiao Jiu, citing that ‘big sister needs my protection too,’ decided to join this ‘battlefield.’
Of course, Lin Jiu’s reason for going was not just to protect her sister’s safety; more importantly, it was to prevent other sneaky cats like Hua Jianxi from getting close to Ling Ling.