"Don't move. Guess who I am?"
The moment his eyes were suddenly covered and he heard the girl's playful laughter,
completely lost in thought and failing to notice anyone approaching, Fang Ran suppressed the reflex honed by all his seniors in the simulation—the instinct to immediately strike back whenever he sensed movement behind him—
and froze in place.
"Ah."
After taking roughly 0.1 seconds to realize which girl it was, he made a somewhat flustered sound.
Although more than a month had passed, the memories of the Commercial Kingdom still sent ripples through him, leaving Fang Ran slightly nervous whenever he faced her.
No, perhaps it was precisely because he had not seen her for so long that he did not know what to do.
"Um..."
With those little hands covering his eyes, Fang Ran waited a second before tentatively playing along and answering,
"Shui Lianxin?"
"Correct!"
There was happiness in her crisp laughter. His vision brightened again, and Fang Ran saw the girl lightly spin around to stand before him.
She wore a soft white-and-pink long house dress, fluffy white cat socks, and indoor slippers. Her hair was not styled as meticulously as it was when she worked, every strand carefully designed.
Shui Lianxin had tied her hair to one side of her shoulder with a ribbon. Her smile was lovely.
"Long time no see, Fang Ran. Did you miss me?"
The instant he saw Shui Lianxin, it felt as though his eyes had been dazzled. Hearing her ask that made his heart sway even more.
Fang Ran fell briefly silent, then could not help smiling as he replied,
"Ah, long time no see."
Then the girl before him looked as radiant as flowers in full bloom.
"By the way, why are you at home today? Don't you need