The movie ended soon after.
Su Li kept holding Xia Ke's hand and never let go. The two of them walked out of the cinema hand in hand.
Xia Ke kept her head lowered without saying a word. As for Su Li, his heart was beating faster and faster. The longer they walked, the faster it beat.
Su Li knew he had to say or do something, or the two of them would remain awkward like this forever.
"Xia Ke!"
Su Li suddenly stopped and turned around.
"Hm?" Xia Ke raised her head and looked at Su Li.
Looking into Xia Ke's bright, shining eyes, the corner of Su Li's mouth twitched slightly. Damn, those eyes are poisonous. They make me want to commit a crime!
It took Su Li five seconds to shake off his wild thoughts. After taking a deep breath, he said word by word, "Xia Ke, I like you!"
Whoosh.
In an instant, Xia Ke's face turned bright red.
After a long while, she finally said, "I-I do too! I like you too!"
After saying that, Xia Ke's skin gradually returned to its fair color, leaving behind only a thin layer of pink that made her look especially alluring.
"Then, will you be my girlfriend?" Su Li asked again.
"Yes!"
Although Su Li's way of expressing himself was a little strange, Xia Ke still agreed without hesitation.
Seeing Xia Ke nod, Su Li felt slightly relieved. Damn it, that process was exhausting!
Still, on Earth, wasn't this process usually unavoidable? He wondered how other people managed to confess with such deep emotion.
Maybe it was because they genuinely invested their feelings?
No, I have genuine feelings too! Upon thinking of something unpleasant, Su Li immediately began hypnotizing himself.
Other people were probably suffering too, just like him. Their acting was simply better.
He really did have genuine feelings and all that...
Half an hour later, Su Li was cozied up with Xia Ke at a barbecue restaurant in the Oriental Shopping Mall, happily eating barbecue.
Su Li had grilled several E-Class creatures on Primal Star, so he had quite a bit of experience with barbecuing.
This kind of all-you-can-eat barbecue was exactly the sort of place where he could show off his skills.
"So nice!"
Watching Xia Ke eat another piece of grilled meat he had handed her, Su Li couldn't help sighing.
Being in love felt so good. Su Li only wanted to say that it didn't matter what part of Xia Ke he liked. What mattered was that he liked the way he felt right now!
"Mm!"
Hearing Su Li's sigh, Xia Ke nodded as well.
"Here, have another piece!" Su Li picked up another piece of grilled meat and held it to Xia Ke's mouth.
Su Li knew Xia Ke usually ate quite a lot, so he wasn't worried about fattening her up. He was thoroughly enjoying the pleasure of feeding her.
"You eat too!" Xia Ke pushed the grilled meat toward Su Li's mouth. Without hesitation, Su Li swallowed it in one bite.
"..."
Time slowly passed as the two of them fed each other. To Su Li's surprise, the two of them had eaten eight portions of barbecue, with Xia Ke eating most of it!
When they paid the bill, Xia Ke grew somewhat bashful under the cashier's strange gaze. She whispered to Su Li, "I couldn't eat this much before either. I didn't expect my appetite to grow after becoming a Superhuman!"
Su Li: "..."
Xia Ke's ability to eat wasn't the issue. The issue was, when had she become a Superhuman?
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Su Li's mind. Xia Ke had become so beautiful and dazzling today. Could it be because she had awakened some talent that increased her charm?
The possibility seemed quite high!
"Actually, it's a good thing for a girl to eat a lot!" Su Li came back to his senses and said to Xia Ke, "Compared to that, I'm more surprised that you became a Superhuman!"
"Mm, I wanted to tell you earlier, but then I forgot..."
As for why she forgot, one only had to ask the passersby nearby who had been force-fed dog food.
"It's not too late to tell me now. My girlfriend is a Superhuman. I'd have something to brag about!" Su Li said with some excitement.
In truth, Su Li was certainly not happy because he could brag about it. Xia Ke becoming a Superhuman meant that, in a sense, she was on the same path as him. The two of them now had something in common, which made being together much more interesting!
"Actually, it's nothing special. I was just lucky! I somehow learned the Breathing Technique. I cultivated it several times before without any results, but then I drank several bottles of the Energy Potion my father bought for me at noon today, and I succeeded!"
Su Li: "..."
Xia Ke's experience seemed familiar. Wasn't his own story exactly the same?
Drink a bottle of the Energy Potion, then become a Superhuman.
"Maybe it's because I usually eat a lot, so my body is healthier?" Xia Ke analyzed, then continued,
"You're stronger than me, Su Li. You'll definitely succeed too!"
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Why are you in such a hurry?" Su Li looked at Xia Ke with a half-smile, then said, "Actually, you can brag too. Your boyfriend, Su Li, is also a Superhuman, and just like you, he succeeded at noon today."
Su Li's words left Xia Ke stunned. Only after a moment did she react.
"Really?!"
"Of course. Would I lie to you?" Su Li smiled, then continued, "You haven't registered with the Detective Bureau yet, have you? Shall we go together tomorrow?"
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"
Xia Ke nodded repeatedly.
"Haha! Then, esteemed Superhuman lady, may I invite you to go shopping now?"
"Mhm!"
Su Li and Xia Ke played until very late before finally stopping.
Although Su Li wanted to stay outside with Xia Ke, that would obviously frighten her. In the end, Su Li still escorted Xia Ke home.
Although Xia Ke, now a Superhuman, basically had nothing to fear from ordinary people, escorting one's girlfriend home was a matter of attitude. Su Li wasn't stupid, so of course he wouldn't let Xia Ke return by herself!
By the time Su Li returned to the dormitory, it was already very late. The dormitory gates had even been locked.
That didn't trouble Su Li. Although they lived on the fourth floor, he found a corner and climbed straight up the wall to the fourth-floor balcony.
Of course, one could also say that he had jumped up.
After all, he was now F+, so it was normal for him to do things ordinary people couldn't.
Su Li suddenly appeared on the balcony, startling the three people who had been talking in the dormitory.
However, once they saw that the person was Su Li, their expressions immediately became strange.
"What... happened to you guys?" Su Li felt uncomfortable under their stares. He touched his face. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
After a long while, Zheng Hongyu finally sighed. "What a winner in life!"
Su Li: "..."
"Sigh, while I was still suffering through my studies, you had already become a Superhuman. While I was still miserably single, you already had a beautiful girlfriend!" Zhang Yu said gloomily.
"You all know?" Su Li asked in surprise.
"Xia Ke posted it on her social media! She spread dog food everywhere!" Zhao Shengkai said blandly.
"Of course, I got an especially large serving. I also noticed that your and Xia Ke's profile pictures have become matching couple pictures!"
"Haha, it was an accident, an accident!"
Su Li remembered that Xia Ke had indeed taken several photos and even recorded a short video while they were eating barbecue. He just hadn't expected her to post them so quickly!
Still, it was understandable that girls in love wanted the whole world to know.
"How did Xia Ke become so beautiful? Even the most advanced beauty filter couldn't make such a huge difference, could it? If she hadn't posted it herself, I wouldn't have believed until I died that the person in those pictures was Xia Ke!" Zheng Hongyu asked, his face full of confusion.
"Ahem!"
After coughing lightly, a translucent longsword suddenly appeared in Su Li's hand. He said, "Old Zheng, Xia Ke has always looked like this. You must have been mistaken before, right?"
Zheng Hongyu: "..."
Zheng Hongyu looked speechlessly at the longsword in Su Li's hand, then slowly nodded. "I suppose so!"
"Heh heh, of course!"
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