Chapter 114: Hooked into a “Warped Mouth”
Why was he so nervous?
She was going to see exactly what it was!
Su Miantang grabbed him. Just as Yue Zhongxian was about to flee, he saw… her pull a mechanical action figure out of his pocket.
“Wow!”
“What an exquisite action figure!”
“An AI-generated face, silver armor, massive wings, a digital brain, digital weapons, a body that glows and emits heat—and it’s steampunk style.”
It was simply cool and dashing.
Su Miantang had never seen such a beautiful action figure. She played with it in her hands for a while with interest, lifting its armor and flicking its wings.
Finally, she looked up at the youth curiously.
“Xiao Erduo, what is this?”
However, the youth’s eyes were tightly shut, his eyelashes trembling. Fine beads of sweat were faintly oozing from his cheeks. His hands holding her waist were also tightening, as if he were trying his best to endure something very painful.
So, this was what she meant.
He had thought…
“Xiao Erduo, what’s wrong?”
“No… nothing.”
After a long while, Yue Zhongxian’s breathing returned to normal.
“Do you like it? This action figure.”
“I do.”
She flipped it over to look at the back and suddenly felt it looked a bit familiar.
“But why do I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before?”
“At the Rockefeller Castle.”
Right!
In the museum of the Yue Ling family, there was a painting of…
“Yue Zhongxian?”
“Mhm, mhm.”
“How do you have an action figure of him?”
“He’s my idol.”
Yue Zhongxian took his own mini action figure and began to demonstrate its functions to her.
“He is a natural-born mecha warrior with an indestructible body. The digital brain in his head can obtain information, control, and destroy all high-end smart products, and manipulate mecha troops in battle.
He has a pair of silver wings behind him that allow him to fly and burrow into the earth, unaffected by any harsh environment, be it floods or raging fires.
Press this button on the left to freely control the state of its wings. When they unfold, it can fly.”
As he spoke, he let go.
The Yue Zhongxian action figure flew into the air, its posture both elegant and handsome.
“So cool~”
Su Miantang couldn’t help but exclaim.
Although she had heard many legends about this ‘First Commander of the Galaxy,’ she still found it a bit hard to believe that a beastman’s body could be combined with machinery.
“Is his entire body really mechanical?”
“Yes.”
“Is that part also…?”
“What?”
Yue Zhongxian looked at her in shock, as if doubting his own ears.
But her expression was truly pure and innocent. Even when asking such a bold and private question, it was as if she were asking how the weather was today.
“It… it can be.”
Uncharacteristically, his gaze was a bit bashful and wavering.
“Then how big is it? Is it as big as yours?”
“?!”
Yue Zhongxian was even more shocked.
She…
Not only did she ask, but she also investigated so thoroughly!
And how did she know about his?
“Probably… I guess.”
Like…
His bashful gaze slowly fell onto a nearby thermos.
“Huh?”
To his surprise, Su Miantang shook her head in disappointment upon hearing this.
“If it’s that big, but it has a cold mechanical texture, it’s simply a waste of God’s gift.”
It wasn’t cold!
The temperature could be adjusted according to needs!
Yue Zhongxian was about to explain urgently, but the girl smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair. “I still prefer your ears—big, fluffy, and very warm.”
Yue Zhongxian: “………………” So she was talking about ears.
“Then what about the button on the right? What does it do?”
Su Miantang continued to ask in confusion.
The youth grit his back teeth in frustration.
Was she doing this on purpose or not? She had nearly flirted his digital brain into idiocy and hooked his mouth into a “warped mouth” (a fish caught on a hook), yet she still looked like she was completely unaware of anything.
He was dying of anxiety…
“Hmm?”
Su “Expert Angler” Miantang raised an eyebrow.
Yue Zhongxian took a deep breath, recalled the action figure, and continued to explain to her dotingly.
“I injected combat power into this action figure.”
“As long as someone lightly presses this button on the right, no matter the time or place, I will arrive at the first possible moment.”
“Really?”
Su Miantang was amazed.
“Mhm, mhm. Does Sister… look down on the combat power of a low-level beastman like me?”
“Of course not!”
She denied it.
She just felt that if it had this function, it was very suitable as a gift.
So special and romantic, it could be given to someone very important or to a member of the opposite sex one liked…
Just as she was thinking this, the youth lightly placed the action figure into her palm.
“Sister, I’ve been making this action figure for a long time. It was meant as a gift for you. It just so happens to be today. Happy Birthday!”
He… gave it to her?
Su Miantang’s expression froze slightly.
Seeing that she had no reaction, Yue Zhongxian thought she didn’t like it.
“Sister, do you not like it?”
“I do.” Su Miantang tucked it away cherishly, her eyes crinkling into smiles. “I also have a gift to give you.”
“Ta-da~”
She produced a champagne-colored gift box from behind her. When she opened it, it contained a pair of sports wristbands. One was printed with a tulip, and the other had “Xiao Erduo’s Exclusive” written on it. It was clearly a custom order.
“Did Sister prepare this specifically for me?”
Yue Zhongxian picked them up and sniffed them. He caught a faint, charming scent of her pheromones and was instantly moved.
It wasn’t just a custom order.
She had made it herself.
“Mhm, do you like it?”
“I love it!”
Wasn’t this definitely a pair of couple’s wristbands?
the tulip represented her.
Xiao Erduo represented him.
Put together, it meant… she belonged to him!
Yue Zhongxian narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. He took them out on the spot and put them on. “From now on, Xiao Erduo will wear them every year, every month, every day, every moment!”
“Be careful or they’ll start to stink.”
“They won’t…”
As the youth spoke, his digital brain seemed to suddenly sense something. He looked outside.
“Sister, look what’s outside!”
“?”
Su Miantang looked over in confusion and saw a beautiful scene of a brilliant sky.
It was a drone show.
Rows of glowing machines floated in the dark, quiet night sky like shining stars, forming various shapes, words, or patterns.
The moment she looked up, they happened to change into—HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
“How could it be such a coincidence?”
A spark of surprise erupted in the girl’s eyes.
Yue Zhongxian’s lips hooked slightly, and his fingers moved lightly. “Maybe Sister and I are lucky and happened to come across someone else’s birthday celebration and drone show.”
Under the night sky, the advertiser testing the drone effects: “?” What the hell?
“So beautiful~”
Su Miantang leaned her hands on the railing, watching the performance in a trance.
There was not only “Happy Birthday” but also flowers, candles, a cake… and finally, it even formed an image of a young girl with her hands clasped together, leaning over to blow out candles.
She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt it looked a lot like her.
“Xiao Erduo, don’t you think…”
She turned her face and saw the youth imitating the scene of the drones in the sky. He lit the candles, stuck them into the cake, held it up carefully, and walked toward her step by step.
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