Following the sound of footsteps, everyone turned to look toward the stairwell.
A tall, slender man draped in a long robe and wearing a plaid scarf emerged from around the corner, walking step by step toward the living room.
"Ah, Dudu Bi, y-you... why are you here?" At the sight of the newcomer, Dudu Li's voice suddenly became soft and hesitant, giving Angel the illusion that Dudu Li had turned into a refined young lady.
"Am I not allowed to come? Or did I interrupt you while you were entertaining guests?" After arriving in the living room, the man called Dudu Bi swept his gaze over the group and asked quietly.
Dudu Li hurriedly shook her head. "No, no. I was just worried about disturbing your meditation."
Dudu Bi smiled gently. "I've long passed the age where being interrupted during meditation would make me lose control... I'd be happy for you to disturb me. You alone."
Hearing her partner's gentle voice, fresh blush spread across Dudu Li's pink cheeks, and her watery eyes lowered shyly. She was like a water lotus, too delicate to bear the cool breeze's bashful caress.
Watching this nauseating display of affection, Angel's thoughts surged like stormy waves, and he could not help turning his head aside...
He had previously wondered whether the so-called pink-ball partner had forced a human to be with it, but now he could confirm it... that was not the case.
Through his supersensory perception, Angel could tell that this man, who had willingly taken on the name Dudu Bi, was truly full of tender affection for Dudu Li.
Moreover, Dudu Bi's strength had reached the level of True Knowledge. It would have been difficult for the pink ball to force him through strength alone.
So this human and ball were actually