At that moment, Xiaohei was terribly nervous, even a little uneasy and regretful.
She lowered her head, not daring to meet Lin Feng's gaze. Both fists tightly clutched the hem of her elegant purple dress, and her slender body trembled slightly.
Some things should clearly have stayed hidden in her heart, yet she had spoken them aloud despite herself.
She couldn't help it. Her master was simply too gentle, and he had moved her too deeply.
After all, she had originally been nothing more than an inferior imitation of a Herta Puppet. Even measured in human currency, she wasn't worth much. Even the limited-edition phone in Lin Feng's hand cost considerably more than she did.
Yet someone as cheap and worthless as her had received her master's care and blessing.
Having a complete body, just like her big sisters, the Herta Puppets, was a wish Xiaohei had only dared to entertain in her dreams.
But now, her great and kind master had made everything in those dreams come true, as though he had foreseen them.
"M-Master, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said something like that..."
"P-Please forgive my impertinence, Master..."
Silence hung in the air. Having received no response from her master after those daring words, Xiaohei hurriedly corrected herself.
"It's all right..."
"Xiaohei, in your eyes, what is love?"
With his arms folded across his chest, Lin Feng looked at the lovely, adorable puppet girl before him and spoke slowly.
"Well..."
"Although I don't know how to express it, staying by your side and doing things for you makes me happy."
"To Xiaohei, Master is the one person no one else can replace..."
"These aren't things mentioned in the robot manual. They're thoughts that grew freely in my memory banks..."
After a brief silence, Xiaohei explained, her beautiful pale