Her large, dark eyes shone with barely contained eagerness, and a shy blush colored the fair skin of her delicate, oval face.
Replica No. 1 watched the bold young woman with growing interest. Her long black hair fell straight, and she wore a white short-sleeved shirt printed with pink hearts.
She wore light blue denim shorts that left a palm's length of fair thigh exposed. White socks rose from her white sneakers, covering her ankles and part of her pale calves.
Under his close scrutiny, Min Yueyue rolled her eyes, blushing, and turned toward the nearby fried fish ball shop as if escaping. She asked the robot attendant busy behind the counter for a serving of piping-hot fried fish balls.
"I'm Xi Qingrong, her best friend. You still haven't told us whether you're single! It'd be awkward if you weren't! The Intelligent Network records lies, you know!"
Replica No. 2 watched Xi Qingrong's coquettish manner. Women seemed naturally gifted at attracting men's attention. He grinned and said, "Of course we're single."
Xi Qingrong was a little shorter than Min Yueyue, though she still stood at 170 centimeters. Her face was rounder, too, giving her a cute, innocent look.
"Mm, that's more like it! All my hard work wasn't wasted!"
Despite her words, Xi Qingrong was clearly relieved as she clasped her hands behind her back. She wore a thin white long-sleeved shirt beneath a pale yellow vest.
She twirled lightly in place, sending her long black hair and neat, pale blue-and-white checked circle skirt fluttering, revealing her snow-white knees and part of her rounded thighs.
She told Replica No. 2, "Yueyue and I know this street better than anyone. We only just moved underground from the surface, but the people are still the same, and so is the food. You