"Yes, yes, that's the expression! Hold it a little longer. I love seeing it!"
Cogita looked at Chen Shi's dumbfounded face as though she had found something utterly entertaining. Her smile grew wider, and her eyes narrowed into crescents.
Then she slowly rose, her movements light and graceful. Her white robe fluttered gently as she moved, and her heels clicked crisply against the ground.
Cogita leaned close to his ear and whispered, "But... I'm not that little girlfriend of yours. Don't go mistaking me for her~"
"What if your little girlfriend finds out and gets angry or jealous?"
Chen Shi felt a delicate fragrance drift into his nose, while warm breath brushed gently against his ear.
If it had been some other beautiful woman, he might have teased her a little. But this was freaking Cogita.
Chen Shi knew this woman's true identity.
Once he recovered from the shock of seeing her face, goosebumps broke out all over his neck, and he hurriedly backed away several steps.
"Shit, don't get so close to me. I'm not interested in married old women like you."
Cogita froze, and her expression immediately darkened.
"What did you say?"
That single sentence had scored two critical hits.
First, he had said she was married.
She knew perfectly well that Chen Shi must know her true identity, so that remark was a veiled jab at her marriage.
Second, he had called her an old woman.
It was an attack-speed boost paired with a critical hit, with the damage maxed out.
"Was I wrong?" Chen Shi brushed off his white robe and retorted, his chin raised defiantly.
You dare tease me?
Even if I get struck by lightning, I'm still going to talk back.
He was all about standing his ground.
Behind him, Gardevoir gulped, quietly backed