Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

"Xu Lin! You just wait!!!"

The young lady called out, but for some reason, she felt much more relaxed.

That inexplicable sense of crisis vanished completely because of Xu Lin's three short questions.

Just like the sky after the rain, even the clouds look fresh and clean.

The movie they watched together for the first time was just about to start.

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Chapter 46 Night Market

There's not much to say about the movie watching experience.

They weren't the kind of couples who came to the movie with ulterior motives, sitting down and immediately starting to touch, hug, and kiss each other. Anyone who didn't know better would think the movie theater was showing some R-rated film to arouse them. So there was nothing particularly special about them.

After all, Xu Lin is a bit rigid in inexplicable ways. For example, when watching a movie, he always has to mute his phone and remain silent throughout.

But things were different after they left the movie theater. No longer worried that complaining about the movie would affect others, she immediately started complaining about the movie's plot to the young lady.

"Makoto Shinkai's films are still the same old thing. The plot is weak, but the visuals are so exquisite that they are a visual treat. However, the strengths and weaknesses of this film, Weathering With You, are too extreme. Did he know that the plot was not good, so he simply gave up on himself?"

"Huh? I feel fine. I almost cried just now!"

The young lady didn't quite agree with Xu Lin's point of view; this was probably due to differences in their ways of thinking.

"How should I put it? I can clearly sense that this film is trying to allude to reality, saying that the city has gone crazy, and satirizing how the world can drive people to the brink of despair."

"But..."

Xu Lin's face showed a conflicted expression as he spoke.

"This is all my own imagination! There isn't a single scene or plot related to the original work! It makes the whole movie feel like just another love story, and a typical Japanese chuunibyou love story like 'What the hell is this?!'"

"But don't you think this kind of love is very touching?"

The young lady still held a different opinion.

"No, all I feel is utter utter humiliation... What did the people of Tokyo do wrong to deserve this kind of suffering? And the most unlucky ones are the Tokyo office workers. Not to mention the humiliation of the weather suddenly turning sunny just when it's about to rain and they're about to have a holiday, in the end they have to be sacrificed for the main characters' love story. They're just incredibly unlucky."

"Ah... that makes sense!"

The young lady suddenly realized the logical contradiction behind the plot.

"Furthermore, the female lead's ability is basically just a weather doll, something that could be easily dealt with by artillery firing two shots at the clouds. Why would it lead to such terrible consequences?"

Xu Lin's urge to criticize was unprecedentedly strong, but it's understandable. Compared to his previous film, "Your Name," the plot of "Weathering With You" is excessively weak, so it's normal for someone who watches movies with a brain to want to complain.

"However, the visuals are still very good, and the character designs are also great. Overall, the movie ticket was worth it."

After launching into a tirade of criticism, they offer a relatively objective review. This is probably the most prominent characteristic of people like Xu Lin after watching a movie, right? To put it bluntly, the criticism isn't because the movie is bad, but simply because it has flaws. If it were truly a terrible film, they would probably just complain about being cheated, right?

Criticizing is just her way of discussing the plot; if it's a bad movie, nobody will discuss the plot.

"Listening to you rant and rave just now, I thought you were going to say it was a terrible movie www, how come you suddenly changed your tune!"

The young lady was amused by the stark contrast in Xu Lin's emotions before and after.

"Huh? This isn't exactly a bad movie. If I had to say, it's similar to American blockbusters in terms of visuals. The visuals are great, but the plot has some issues."

Xu Lin waved his hand, then stretched contentedly and said.

"Let's go, it's time to go home."

"Hmm! How about we grab a late-night snack first?"

The young lady happily agreed, then touched her tummy and asked again.

"You're already full from the popcorn you just had, Miss. What would you like to eat?"

Xu Lin didn't have much of an appetite. The popcorn at this place was a bit too sweet, and now her stomach was full of sugar and grease, so she felt like she couldn't eat anything at all.

"Hmm~~ I want to eat grilled bean curd sheets, or pan-fried ones are fine too."

The young lady lightly tapped her chin with her index finger, and thought about it carefully.

Actually, she wasn't that hungry; she just didn't want to go home yet, so she wanted to stroll around the night market a bit more.

"Okay, let's treat it as a walk then. My butt is numb from sitting here for two hours."

Xu Lin still doted on the young lady. She had originally thought that since the food outside wasn't very clean, she should just go home and cook for Xu Youyue. But then she thought that homemade food just wouldn't taste as good as the food from the street stalls.

After all, when you go to a night market to eat, the surrounding atmosphere is also very important!

This is the same reason why bosses like to eat at street food stalls.

"By the way, my cousin seems to be planning another team-building activity. He said he wants to go to the beach. Do you want to go?"

As the two walked along, Xu Youyue suddenly spoke just as they were about to reach the night market.

"Huh? How am I supposed to go looking like this? Am I supposed to tell Ye Jun and the others that all those discussions about length and size were just nonsense, and that I'm actually a girl?!"

Xu Lin's forehead creased with embarrassment; just thinking about that scene made her feel incredibly awkward.

"Ok!"

The young lady was amused by Xu Lin's words and nodded while trying to suppress her laughter.

"What are you talking about! That scene is incredibly awkward no matter how you look at it!"

"But you can't keep avoiding them forever, can you? Even if you can put it off for a while, what will you do when the year-end party comes around? Besides, 3D is already on its way, and you'll definitely be involved in offline collaborations then, you know?"

What the young lady said was indeed true. As long as Xu Lin was still working at ESC, meeting with his colleagues was completely unavoidable.

"Besides, recruitment for the fourth phase has already begun. We'll still need the three of us to mentor them. You can't hide forever."

After speaking, the young lady spotted the barbecue stall out of the corner of her eye, ignored Xu Lin who was still struggling with his decision, and went to queue up on her own.

She knew that Xu Lin was actually just stubborn and afraid of trouble; he would eventually make a decision after thinking about it for a while.

"Ugh..."

Xu Lin, standing still, sighed, wanting to speak but not knowing how to begin.

She looked at the noisy crowd around her and the unique singing and playing sounds of the night market, which were dazzling and seemed like another world.

This bustling world doesn't belong to her, but she has her own world.

That world.

I'm feeding her a skewer of grilled bean curd.

"Ah~"

The young lady held up a skewer of roasted bean curd skin, avoiding Xu Lin's hand as he tried to take it, and insisted on feeding her.

"what..."

Helpless, Xu Lin could only obediently open his mouth and eat the whole skewer in one bite, chewing it.

"This sauce doesn't taste like the one I ate when I was a kid."

Xu Lin offered his comments.

"Huh?"

The young lady took out another string of skewers from the oil paper bag and tasted them herself.

"That's right, this is exactly what I ate when I was a kid!"

A pair of large, watery eyes blinked in confusion.

"Miss."

"I'm from the North, and you're from the South..."

P.S.: I've pretty much finished writing the daily life segments; it's time to move on to the main plot!

Section 47, Chapter Forty-Seven: Kites and Snow Moon

"Why do I have to go to headquarters with Tobi-Hina? It's really unbearable."

On the street, a girl with shoulder-length short hair, gold-rimmed round glasses, and a pure black coat, who had just gotten off a bus, suddenly sighed.

From her words, we could roughly guess her identity. That's right, this girl is Xueyue, a third-generation member of ESC. In just two months, she has become a legendary girl who has successfully risen to become a tool of their XP company thanks to her exceptional social skills.

However, Xueyue's legendary journey was not so smooth. Putting aside Xu Lin, a certain otaku who was unwilling to meet his junior girls in person and communicated with them all online, even Yuan Chu, a second-generation senior from the same city, was enough to give her a hard time.

After all, some of the things this person does on a daily basis really push the limits of human endurance. She often spouts dirty jokes out of nowhere, and her belief that lewdness is the primary driving force puts immense pressure on Yukizuki when she goes shopping with her.

Perhaps this is why Tobi-hime has no friends.

When Xueyue arrived at the location and skillfully took out the key from the floor in front of Yuanchu's house and pushed open the door, she heard someone's energetic voice coming from inside.

"Oh! Xueyue, you've come!"

Xueyue looked in the direction of the sound, and the scene was exactly as she had expected.

As expected, Yuanchu is not wearing any clothes again.

"You're getting on the train tomorrow morning, have you packed your things yet? Still playing games here."

Xueyue rubbed her temples, looking like she had a headache.

That's why she made a special trip today; after all, Yuan Chu is a hopelessly lazy person.

Not yet~

The nymph smiled nonchalantly, without even moving an inch.

"Then why are you still playing games here?!"

After changing her shoes, Xueyue strode forward and slapped the guy directly on the forehead, showing absolutely no respect for her senior.

That makes sense. After all, Okinawa doesn't place as much emphasis on seniority as Japan, and it doesn't have that kind of corporate culture. Besides, Yuki and Tobi are extremely close; she's even seen him naked! What else can't they do?