Oh no! My online romance partner is actually a Miao holy maiden!

After Bai's mother had walked away, Bai Lan slowly straightened up from the doorway, patted Bai Ye on the shoulder, and said, "Remember what your mother said."

Bai Ye fastened his bag, stood up, and flicked his sleeves.

"You're being long-winded."

He picked up his bag and walked out, but after a couple of steps, he turned back and asked, "Second brother, do you think Xu Yi is really any good?"

Bai Lan thought for a moment.

"He's still far behind me."

Bai Ye scoffed, "If it's worse than you, then it's absolutely rotten."

"Are you asking for a beating?"

Bai Lan's face instantly darkened; those words were truly venomous!

Shirano scoffed, "Let's go."

-

At this point, the car arrived near the apartment.

After getting off the bus, Xu Yi checked the time; it was almost one o'clock.

My stomach rumbled at an inopportune moment.

Bai Ling'er turned her head to the side, "Brother Yi, are you hungry?"

"Let's go eat. There's a noodle shop nearby; I've been there before, it's pretty good."

Bai Ling'er nodded and followed.

A noodle shop is just a few steps away.

The noodle shop is small, with seven or eight tables, and a few tables were still occupied at lunchtime.

The waitress, a young girl, came over with a menu in her hand. "What would you like to order?"

Xu Yi took the menu and glanced at it. "One shrimp and egg noodle soup, and one..."

Bai Ling'er reached out and took the menu from the side, then carefully flipped through it.

"Brother Yi is injured, so he shouldn't eat these kinds of foods that might trigger allergies."

She looked up and asked the waiter, "What kind of noodle soup do you have?"

The waiter paused for a moment, then pointed to the menu, "Tomato and egg noodles, pork bone soup noodles, we have those too."

"Pig bone noodle soup, serve him this."

Bai Ling'er flipped through the bottles again. "I want this one, the spicy one."

Soon.

The noodles were served, Xu Yi's pork bone soup noodles, steaming hot.

Bai Ling'er first pushed her noodles aside and picked up her chopsticks.

He quickly separated the pieces of meat in Xu's bowl, saying, "You need to stir this first, otherwise the bottom will still be hot."

Xu Yi: "How do you know about this?"

Bai Ling'er said seriously, "Third Brother taught me that when eating noodles, the bottom is always the hottest, so you have to stir it first."

Before Xu Yi could say anything more, Bai Ling'er had already handed the chopsticks back to him.

"Okay, eat up, be careful it's hot."

He took the chopsticks, lowered his head, and took a bite.

The soup was indeed delicious, with a strong bone flavor, and the noodles were soft.

The waiter glanced at them a couple more times as he passed by.

I whispered something to my colleague at the next table, and the other person looked back, startled, and then covered their mouth and laughed.

After finishing their meal, Xu Yi realized the refrigerator was empty and was about to suggest going to the supermarket when Bai Ling'er spoke up first.

"Brother Yi, let's go buy some food, there's nothing left in the fridge."

Xu Yi: "I'm remembering this too."

Bai Ling'er nodded. "Is there a supermarket nearby?"

"Yes, it's a ten-minute walk, or a shopping mall will do. There's a supermarket and other things in the mall."

Bai Ling'er said, "Let's go to the mall. I want to go shopping."

Xu Yi did not object and walked towards the shopping mall.

The mall was medium-sized, and there weren't many people in the afternoon. After Bai Ling'er entered, her eyes began to scan her surroundings.

There was a lounge on the second floor. She stopped to look at it and then pulled Xu inside.

"What's this?" she asked, pointing to a row of sugar candies.

Cashews, roasted, sweet.

"Is it tasty?"

"You'll only know once you try it," Xu Yi said, taking one to try and handing it to her.

"Try it."

Bai Ling'er took it, took a bite, and her eyes lit up. "Delicious! Buy this!"

"OK."

The two then strolled over to the supermarket, where Bai Ling'er casually bought a small bag of rice, a bag of noodles, various bags of vegetables, and selected delicious meats.

Xu Yi followed behind, carrying a shopping basket. As the basket grew fuller and fuller, he felt a little guilty.

Are you buying so many to live in long-term?

"Ling'er, you bought so much..."

"Brother Yi needs to recover, so eat more. I'll cook for you these next few days. Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."

Bai Ling'er didn't turn her head and kept walking forward.

"And with a refrigerator, it won't spoil easily. But it's not good to keep eating takeout. Someone in our village went down the mountain for half a year and came back with a serious illness, all because of eating takeout."

Xu Yi: "But... is it safe for you to cook?"

"Don't worry, I learn things very quickly."

Seeing her enthusiasm, Xu Yi ultimately couldn't bring himself to discourage her.

Bai Ling'er gave Xu Yi a playful smile and continued walking forward.

When it was time to pay, Xu Yi was about to take out his phone when Bai Ling'er had already opened her phone, scanned the QR code on the cashier's screen.

"Ling'er, come here."

"No, I'll do it," Xu Yi said, trying to take the phone from Bai Ling'er, who had already completed the payment, put the phone in her bag, and calmly accepted the shopping bag.

"I've already paid, no need to be polite with Ling'er. I brought a lot with me when I came down the mountain, it should be enough."

Xu Yi frowned. "It's not appropriate for a girl like you to pay."

Bai Ling'er turned her head, her eyes serious, and lowered her voice a little, "Brother Yi."

"Um."

"Ling'er wants to take care of you."

Xu Yi almost couldn't catch his breath and stood there silently for a full three seconds.

The cashier next to him was already trying not to laugh.

He coughed lightly, took most of the shopping bag, and said, "...Okay."

Bai Ling'er didn't say she didn't need to pay it back.

She simply smiled and followed him outside.

Xu Yi carried several bags and walked ahead, her ear tips suddenly turning a little red for some reason.

Why does she always speak in such an unpredictable way?

Bai Ling also has quite a few things in her hands.

Back in the apartment, after tidying up her things, Xu Yi went to take a shower.

I casually placed my phone on the coffee table next to the sofa.

Bai Ling'er sorted the things she bought into categories: vegetables were put in the refrigerator, meat was packed in a box, and snacks were put in the cupboard.

Sudden.

The phone screen on the coffee table lit up briefly.

Bai Ling'er didn't look at it specifically; she just glanced at it out of the corner of her eye and saw a WeChat message notification.

She didn't mean to peek; the phone just happened to be next to her.

The message preview popped up, and she saw it by chance.

Zhang Wei: Lao Xu, have we arrived yet?

Just as she was about to look away from that sentence, she realized what she had just heard.

My phone vibrated again. It was Zhang Wei again, and this time the message preview had a few more words.

Zhang Wei: What's your relationship now? Or are you still afraid of her? Hahaha

Bai Ling'er's gaze froze.

She picked up her phone and looked at the screen; Xu Yi's phone was unlocked.

She should let it go.

But for some reason, I accidentally clicked on it.

She was stunned when she saw the chat history between Xu Yi and Zhang Wei and the others.

She thought Xu Yi liked her a little, even just a little, so that he would at least be willing to accept her by his side.

But he said no, mainly out of fear, even with a hint of disgust.

No wonder he was so happy when she left.

No wonder he kept putting it off, refusing to introduce her to his parents, always telling her when, saying it wouldn't be long...

It turns out that the problem was that they hadn't seriously considered it at all.

Does Brother Yi only feel fear and disgust towards her?

Xiao Qing suddenly moved on Bai Ling'er's wrist.

It poked its head out, wriggling restlessly, its tongue lolling out rapidly, its head still facing the direction of the bathroom.

Bai Ling'er quickly reached out and pressed it down.

"Xiaoqing, you can't."

The sound was very soft, but it sounded like something was pressing down on it.

Something seemed to be churning in his eyes, almost impossible to suppress!

"I must not hurt Brother Yi."

Xiaoqing paused for a moment, but Xinzi continued to spew, tightly wrapping around her wrist as if in response to something.

Bai Ling'er lowered her head, looking at the little green pendant on her wrist, her mind in turmoil.

Meanwhile, two voices simultaneously emerged from within his mind.

Darkened Ling'er: Take him back to the village, lock him up, don't let him leave, and make him stay by your side for the rest of his life. Then he will be yours.

Gentle Ling'er: That's not what you want. What you want is for him to do it willingly.

Darkened Ling'er: Willing? Forced love is never sweet, but it quenches thirst. As long as he can't escape, that's fine! If all else fails, I'll put a love potion on him. I don't believe he can resist.

Gentle Ling'er: Casting a spell is risky. If it backfires, he'll resent you for life. That's not what you want.

Darkened Ling'er: What can I do? Just watch him dislike me? Fear me? Dislike me? And then abandon me to be with someone else?