When a certain Blond-Locked Boy appeared before Ji Yunhuai, his pupils really did tremble in shock.
It wasn't just because the little fellow had appeared out of thin air, but also because his face looked rather familiar.
"Is this..." Ji Yunhuai's eyes widened, his expression full of astonishment. "That kid who said he was cosplaying last time?"
037: "..."
037: "Hahaha, yep. What a coincidence."
Remembering what had happened that day, Lu Xiaoxiao wanted to laugh from sheer embarrassment. She held it in and explained to Ji Yunhuai as seriously as she could, "He is the kid you saw that day, but... um... he isn't actually human. He's a system."
Over the next little while, Lu Xiaoxiao not only had 037 demonstrate various transformations for Ji Yunhuai-mainly to prove he really wasn't human-but also gave him a concise account of how she had transmigrated into a novel. She covered her mission to advance Lu Jiaoyue and Gu Sipei's romance, the Original Host's soul, the inner thoughts she hadn't known others could hear, and her final decision to keep the truth from everyone in the Lu Family.
Such a long journey was now summed up in a few lighthearted, laughing remarks.
Finally, she concluded, "So... I didn't tell the Lu Family the truth because I was afraid it would hurt them. But I don't really want to hide anything from you, and I think you can handle the weight of this secret. You won't get all depressed just because you've found out you're a character in a novel, right?"
"Of course not." After his initial shock, Ji Yunhuai seemed to take it remarkably well. He never once questioned the truth of Lu Xiaoxiao's words, though a thoughtful look entered his eyes. "Now that you've explained it, a lot of things I