I'll give my daughter one more second.

Wu Shen wanted to shake his head, but as soon as he moved his neck slightly, Shi Yu secretly pinched the flesh behind his elbow, making him stop immediately.

"..." Although Wu Shen remained motionless and stiff, his heart was churning with emotions.

What the heck is going on? Did I actually succeed in winning her over? But something's not right, I haven't even confessed yet!

"Don't move, cooperate with me and finish the performance," Shi Yu whispered in his ear again.

"Is it acting?" Hearing this, Wu Shen calmed down a bit, but he was still puzzled about the meaning behind Shi Yu's actions.

"How is this possible...Kasumigaoka and this... guy?" Miura seemed to be quite shocked and hadn't recovered yet.

Just now she said that Wu Shen was unpopular and just lying to show off, but Shi Yu's appearance was like slapping her in the face several times in a row.

Hmm... indeed, the most lethal form of showing off is the subtle kind. Although Wu Shen himself didn't know why Shi Yu did it.

"Wu Shenjun, what are you standing there for? Didn't you promise to take me shopping today?"

"Huh? Oh, right, that's right, let's go shopping..." Wu Shen didn't come to his senses for a moment, and only after Shi Yu secretly pinched him again did he quickly agree.

So, to the astonishment of the two, Wu Shen led Shi Yu away from this place of trouble. Miura wanted to say something, but after muttering for a long time, he couldn't utter a single word. He could only watch helplessly as they walked further and further away, finally disappearing into the crowd.

After getting out of Yuihama and Miura's sight, Wu Shen stood by the street and sighed softly.

He probably already understood why Shiyu did this. She was trying to get Wu Shen out of a tight spot. In that situation, if Shiyu hadn't shown up, Wu Shen wouldn't have been able to fight or scold Miura; he could only keep stalling with her.

However, if Shiyu takes the initiative to step forward, the situation will be completely different. Not only can she thoroughly refute the other party's previous remarks, but she can also effectively counter Miura. Since both are girls, there will be no issue of mutual restraint.

Moreover, Utaha's most natural advantage is that she is outside the class circle and does not need to worry about Miura's identity like Yuihama does.

However, the drawback of doing so is also obvious: if Miura maliciously spreads rumors, Utaha may lose her rare peace and quiet.

The only thing Wu Shen couldn't understand was that there were actually many ways to extricate himself from the situation without revealing Shi Yu's identity, such as having Wu Yi come to find him. Why did Shi Yu choose the most extreme method, making them mistakenly believe that Wu Shen and Shi Yu were dating?

"Is this alright? If Miura spreads the word about what happened today, your peaceful days might be over." Wu Shen turned his head and asked with some concern.

"After what happened that night, I've thought it through." Shi Yu loosened her hands that were binding Wu Shen's left arm, and the two walked side by side again.

"That night? You mean the day I was trapped in your room?"

"Yes. In the beginning, if we hadn't chosen to hide and had openly introduced you to my parents, they probably would have just seen you as a friend or classmate. At worst, they would have just mistakenly thought I had a boyfriend. And my parents don't actually forbid me from having these kinds of relationships, so it didn't have much of an impact." Shiyu paused slightly, her tone somewhat wistful.

"But at that time, we were all a bit panicked, so we subconsciously chose to hide. This led to a series of troubles. And once we were exposed, it would definitely be much more troublesome than at the beginning."

“When we try to hide something, we have already embarked on a path of no return that requires more lies and deception. I think the more we choose to hide and conceal, the more serious the consequences are likely to be.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Shen felt a strange emotion welling up inside him. He had an urge to tell everyone he had been hiding.

"Brother, Sister Shiyu, I'm here!"

However, the familiar call from Wu Yi in the distance suddenly brought Wu Shen back to his senses, suppressing his impulse.

The current level of goodwill is probably not enough to reach the end. Perhaps one day he will choose to be honest, but now is definitely not a good time. Wu Shen sighed and shut his mouth.

To prevent the dance costume from disappearing, everything must be stable; no rash actions are permissible! If feelings can develop naturally, followed by a confession, everything will fall into place smoothly and logically – that would be the best outcome. And that's exactly the kind of ending Wu Shen is pursuing.

Just as Wu Shen and Shi Yu were walking towards Wu Yi, Shi Yu leaned closer and whispered, "Besides, I have my own reasons for doing this. You're the most popular person at school now. All the rumors are being absorbed by you because of your fame, and I can maintain my previous status."

"And with Wu Shenjun as a shield, no one will bother me anymore. If someone confesses to me, I can just tell them I already have a boyfriend. It's killing two birds with one stone!" Shi Yu revealed a knowing look on her face.

Shiyu, you tricked me! The city is full of traps, I want to go back to the countryside!

"Be careful, or you might end up getting yourself caught up in it all, losing both your wife and your army!" Wu Shen thought to himself.

"Sister Shiyu, did you teach that shameless woman who was bothering my brother a good lesson?" Wuyi rushed up and threw herself into Shiyu's arms, rubbing her little face against hers as she asked.

"Don't worry, I've chased the guy who was bothering your brother away. I really should have taken a picture of that expression and shown it to Xiaowuyi." Shiyu patted Wuyi's hair and said with a smile.

"Shiyu, don't pass on your cunning to Wuyi. She's still a child!" Wu Shen's expression was somewhat helpless.

Wu Shen always felt that the reason why Wu Yi was so vulgar was not because of any problem with his parenting, but because he had been led astray by Shi Yu step by step.

Having escaped Miura's entanglement and reunited with Shiwa Mai, the next important task was naturally to go to the mobile phone sales store to complete today's main mission.

The glass display cases in the mobile phone shop were filled with a dazzling array of mobile phone models. There were large-screen touchscreen phones, as well as many old-fashioned flip phones.

"Excuse me, sir, what do you need?" As soon as the three of them arrived at the counter, a saleswoman dressed in an office lady outfit came over and asked Wu Shen.

"Do you have any mobile phones that are easy to use and suitable for children?" Wu Shen asked, pointing to the dance costume.

The salesperson quickly understood and brought them a flip phone to introduce.

"Brother, what is this box? Don't try to fool me, I can use a smartphone! I want a phone that can play games!" Wu Yi shook her little hand, pouting and looking very dissatisfied.

"Okay, whatever you say. Stop shaking it. Buy it, buy it, I'll buy it for you, okay?"

Wu Shen originally thought he could fool her, but it seems that Wu Yi really can't be fooled so easily.

"Compared to my brother, Wu Shen, I always feel that you are more like a doting father." Shi Yu said with a smile, whether intentionally or unintentionally, as the salesperson went to get other machines.

"Ahem!" Wu Shen coughed lightly. "Shiyu, don't gloat. In the end, I'm the one who'll be the one spending the money."

"It's not my fault. I said I would pay for you, but you refused." Shi Yu flicked her loose hair over her shoulder.

Soon the salesperson brought out a relatively inexpensive smartphone. As Wu Shen was looking at it, Wu Yi suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

"Is there something wrong? Or are you still dissatisfied?"

"It's not about whether I'm satisfied or not, I'm just curious why all the phones here are so big," Mai said softly, blinking.

"What do you mean by 'so big'?" Wu Shen was puzzled by her question.

"Because I'm too young, my dad has never bought me a cell phone. But I see that the cell phones my dad, mom, and other people use are all ring-shaped things that project a big screen into the air when you press them lightly. I want a cool cell phone like that."

"Huh? A ring? A big screen? Dance outfit, what are you talking about?"

Wu Shen was stunned for a moment. Why did he feel that there was a big gap between his understanding of dance costumes and his own?

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"A ring? What were you talking about?" Wu Shen was a little confused.

In his memory, there was nothing so fantastical, not even in his own home.

"It's a cell phone. I've always been curious why my dad uses one of those ultra-thin, brick-like cell phones."

Ultra-thin bricks...that's a really apt description.

Wu Shen was initially a little confused, but when he thought about his childhood and the fact that the dance costume came from the future, he suddenly felt relieved.

When he first started remembering things, he recalled that his mother had a pager clipped to her waist, which he thought was a very precious item. Later, he learned that his father often carried around a black brick-like object, looking like he was always looking for a fight. Later still, he learned that the thing was called a "big brother phone," similar to a cell phone.

Later on, we had the most basic landline phone at home, with a spiral of wires. When he got a little older, having a slider phone seemed like the coolest thing ever.

Unfortunately, the boasting didn't last long before touchscreen smartphones suddenly became all the rage.

Wu Shen thought about it carefully. He was only eighteen years old, and the development of mobile phones had been so rapid, as if they had undergone several super-evolutions.

The era in which the dance costume was produced is at least twenty years in the past. Countless cutting-edge technologies have become commercialized due to reduced technology costs. He should be calm no matter what form the mobile phone takes.

People living in this world often find it difficult to notice this period of rapid technological change.

Because of his family's special circumstances, Wu Shen is more able than ordinary people to appreciate the changes brought about by the development of human science.

Therefore, he firmly believes that one day there will be technology and theory that can solve the cause of his initial problem.

"Wuyi, have you forgotten what year it is? For you, now is the past." Wu Shen pulled Wuyi to a secluded corner and whispered a reminder to her to prevent her from saying anything that would not conform to modern common sense and attract Shiyu's attention.

"Ah! It's only 2017!" Mai suddenly realized, covering her mouth in surprise.

Mai's little mind finally understood why so many things around her were different from what she perceived, making her often feel out of place in her environment.

"No wonder the computer at home isn't a helmet-style or projector-style one. I thought my dad was having financial difficulties and that's why he bought this old-fashioned model."

It's true that he was having financial difficulties, but that was before you came, Mai. Besides, his mother paid for the computer for him.

“Since Wu Yi knows I’m having financial difficulties, how about we buy a zero-yuan phone?” Wu Shen suggested.

Similar to the Chinese model of giving away phones with prepaid phone plans, Japan also offers free phones by signing a phone service agreement. However, these free phones are almost always older models. Newer and high-end models rarely come with this option. At least Wu Shen hasn't seen one yet.

"No, Dad, you promised to buy me a better phone, you can't go back on your word!" Wu Yi started shaking Wu Shen's body, acting cute and coquettish.

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it!" Overwhelmed by the cuteness, Wu Shen quickly nodded. After all, this might be the only big expense recently, so he might as well go along with Wu Yi's wishes.

"What were you two whispering about just now? What's the deal with the rings that Mai mentioned her parents have?"

Wu Shen and Wu Yi's unusual movements caught Shi Yu's attention, and she walked over to them and asked a question. Although she couldn't hear very clearly, Shi Yu had obviously overheard some of the initial conversation.

"Wuyi was just talking to me about her parents' wedding rings. It's nothing serious." Wu Shen quickly tried to cover it up and pulled Wuyi back to the counter.

"Is that really the case? Why do I always feel like Wu Shenjun is hiding something from me?" Shi Yu shook her finger, a malicious smile on her face.

"Haha... How could that be?" Wu Shen waved his hands frantically, trying to brush the matter off with a laugh.

"Never mind. This is your family's privacy after all, and I don't feel comfortable pursuing it further. However, Wu Shenjun, if you're willing to talk to me, I'm always happy to listen."

Shi Yu gently shook her head. Even though she had already pressed for details, she didn't press the issue further. Whether it was genuine or something else entirely, whether she was avoiding the question and fearing the unease that would follow certain truths, was unclear.

This truly relieved Wu Shen.

The purchasing process went very smoothly. First, they bought Wu Yi a phone she liked, and then Wu Shen also chose the same brand as before. They inserted the old SIM card and it worked immediately. The only downside was that all the data they had downloaded before was gone.

Of course, what pained Wu Shen the most was the notebooks and videos stored on his phone. It wasn't just painful, it was utterly heartbreaking. This made him determined to back up his phone data regularly from now on.

After buying the phone, Wu Shen planned to help Wu Yi get a SIM card service done here. Fortunately, buying a SIM card and signing a plan didn't require identification, otherwise Wu Yi's identity would have been really difficult to verify.

"If you're looking to get a mobile phone plan for your child, we have a new parent-child agreement you can choose from. This way, the phone numbers registered together will have more discounts and the price will be cheaper when making calls," the clerk kindly offered after observing the customers during the registration process.

The family package is similar to a couples' package. No identification is required; a family of three can simply choose it together.

After all, this agreement binds three people's numbers, so there's no benefit to forging or counterfeiting.

"No, the cheapest single-person set meal is fine." Wu Shen didn't explain further and quickly shook his head in refusal.