Then let the witch offer her loyalty

Wang Hui frowned and asked, "Then how do you want me to prove it?"

Chen Moxin raised her chin at the surrounding crowd: "Now shout out loud—I am Miss Luo Lingyou's dog!"

"That way I'll believe you and admit that I'm not as good as you. Dogs are indeed of higher status than Starfury."

Wang Hui glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm stupid?! You want to see me humiliated in public?!"

Chen Moxin sneered and said seriously, "Shameful? For a noble girl like Miss Luo Lingyou, being her Star Force is an honor, let alone being her dog."

"You say you're a dog, but you also feel ashamed to admit it in public. Don't you find that contradictory? If you ask me, your infatuation with her isn't pure at all."

"True love is selfless and fearless; it can disregard reputation and honor. But you are nothing but a useless person who talks about love all the time and only dares to utter a few words about it occasionally."

Wang Hui's eyes darted around, and a sense of fear arose in his heart when faced with Chen Moxin's aggressive gaze.

Although he disliked Chen Moxin, what this guy said actually made some sense.

If you don't even dare to shout it out, how can you say you love the other person?

He forced himself to calm down, hardened his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "...Fine, I'll shout then!"

"But to be fair, after I shout, you must also shout—I am Miss Luo Lingyou's Star Fury! Do you dare?"

Chen Moxin nodded: "What's there to be afraid of? I'm a grown man, I dare to do what I do, so why wouldn't I dare to admit it?"

"Alright, it's settled then." Wang Hui took a deep breath and turned to face the crowd of people coming and going.

His mind was made up, without a doubt.

But when he was actually facing a group of strangers and about to speak, an indescribable sense of unease would arise in his heart.

He wasn't really talking about being a dog; it was just something he said in anger.

He just wanted to marry Luo Lingyou.

Who in their right mind would act like a dog?

Shouting "I am xxx's dog" in public is such a shameful phrase...

There's always a feeling of...exposing private parts.

Wang Hui stood there, becoming more and more nervous as the words reached his lips. His fingers kept fidgeting with his palms, and the sounds around him became blurred, with a faint buzzing sound emerging.

Under immense pressure, he experienced a kind of hallucination, and the imagery of his angry words came to mind.

He saw himself wearing chains, kneeling before Luo Lingyou without any dignity.

Wang Hui, his face flushed, could no longer suppress his impulse. He raised his hands and shouted to the crowd, "OK, brothers, all eyes on me! I have something to announce!"

Passersby all turned to look.

Wang Hui, his eyes wide and panting heavily, shouted excitedly, "I am Miss Luo Lingyou's dog!!!"

The crowd's gazes turned incredibly strange, scrutinizing Wang Hui from head to toe as if he were an alien.

Several mothers with children pulled their kids a little further away.

With that repression and impulse released, Wang Hui felt reborn, as if he had undergone a transformation in his life.

His face was flushed as he turned to look at Chen Moxin: "I'm done calling, it's your turn."

Upon closer inspection, Chen Moxin had already entered the carriage and taken the subway.

...

"It's so fun to tease idiots."

After playing tricks on Wang Hui, Chen Moxin took the subway for more than an hour and arrived at the teahouse where she had arranged to meet Luo Miaoyou on time.

Luo Lingyou just sent me a message saying that she has arrived ahead of schedule.

As Chen Moxin entered, a waitress in a cheongsam politely asked, "Hello, sir, do you have a reservation?"

Chen Moxin pointed upwards: "My friend has already gone up, a girl with white hair."

"Oh, this way please." The waitress immediately became very respectful and led Chen Moxin to the rooftop terrace.

This teahouse is a long-established brand, so it's already quite upscale, and the terrace with its expansive view is a VIP area.

Chen Moxin's reserved seat was located in the southeast corner of the terrace, which had the best view. Looking out, one could see the city's dazzling neon lights, and looking up, one could see the vast moonlight.

A candle, gilded all over, sat on a rosewood table. Its soft light spilled onto the porcelain teapot, casting a warm glow. The delicate fragrance of Silver Needle tea wafted in the evening breeze, creating a refreshing and delightful atmosphere.

Luo Lingyou sat in a grand chair, wearing an elegant dress, and waved sweetly at Chen Moxin, saying, "Over here, over here."

After Chen Moxin sat down, she handed over the tea menu: "I just arrived not long ago, so I just ordered a pot. Please see what kind of tea you would like to drink and what kind of snacks you would like to eat."

Chen Moxin called over a waiter and casually ordered some tea and snacks.

Luo Lingyou chattered away with a wide smile, constantly sharing interesting stories from the temple fair with Chen Moxin.

After the tea was served, Chen Moxin took a sip and raised an eyebrow at Luo Lingyou: "Speaking of which, I really didn't realize you had a childhood sweetheart."

Luo Lingyou was holding a mooncake and eating it when she heard Chen Moxin's words. She looked up blankly and stared at him in confusion.

"...Huh? Are you talking to me?"

"Of course I'm talking to you. Who else is here?"

"...No, what? I have a childhood sweetheart? Who are you talking about?"

"Wang Hui."

"Wang Hui???"

Luo Lingyou's eyes widened as if he had heard something incredibly outrageous, and the mooncake almost spilled out of his mouth.

"What do you mean? Wang Hui told you that I'm his childhood sweetheart?"

"uh-huh."

"Wait! I have a question..."

Luo Lingyou frowned slightly, her expression becoming very strange. "How come I didn't know that I was his childhood sweetheart?"

So the two began to "reconcile accounts," each revealing what they knew.

This reconciliation revealed that Luo Lingyou and Wang Hui, in a sense, really did grow up together.

However, this "some sense" is a bit too broad.

Before Wang Hui met Luo Miaoyou while working at the Administration Bureau, their only connection was that they both lived in the capital when they were children. That was it.

After checking the accounts, Chen Moxin was delighted, genuinely delighted.

He learned for the first time that as long as a boy and a girl lived in the same city when they were young, even if they were not in the same neighborhood or even the same district, even if they had never met or spoken a word to each other, they could be defined as "childhood sweethearts".

So, if that's the case, Chen Moxin and Luo Lingyou have never met since childhood, but they both grew up in the Rose Empire, so they are actually childhood sweethearts.

Chen Moxin really wanted to call Wang Hui.

Dude, I, Chen Moxin, am begging you to stop showing off.

If you keep showing off like this, you're going to steal my "clown" persona completely.

Chapter 173 I Prefer Your Most Authentic Self

On the night of the Autumn Equinox, the moonlight was as clear as if it had been washed, and the city was enveloped in a hazy silver glow. The round moon hanging low in the sky was like a gentle eye silently watching over the world.

On the riverside square not far away, couples nestled together to admire the moon, children chased and played, and the autumn wind gently rustled the branches and leaves of the trees in the green belt, making a soft sound; even the wind seemed intimate.

In this peaceful and tranquil atmosphere, Wang Hui sat alone on a stone bench by the roadside, nearly driven mad with anger.

Chen Moxin, like the rising sun.

He promised himself that he would shout "I am Miss Luo Miaoyou's dog," while he would shout "I am Miss Luo Miaoyou's Star Fury."

After I mustered up the courage to shout, he immediately abandoned all manners and ran away. I took the subway and drove around in circles but couldn't find him.

This is a shameless, brazen, irresponsible, and utterly despicable scum, trash, and vermin!

When he shouted that shameful sentence, not only were he regarded as a moron by passers-by, but even subway security guards with riot control equipment cautiously approached him and subtly asked if he had mental problems and if they needed help contacting his guardian.

Wang Hui was furious whenever he thought about this!

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down with the coolness of the autumn night, but the night wind made him feel extremely desolate.

Looking around at all the sweet couples and happy families, the feeling of suffocation grew stronger. He felt he had to do something to distract himself, or he would really break down.

As he pondered this, he took out his phone and opened his chat with Luo Lingyou.

As both judges stationed at the Ninth Division of the Demon Hunters, they naturally had each other's contact information to facilitate the handover of work.

Wang Hui still remembers the first time he met Luo Lingyou.

That day, Luo Lingyou had just joined the company, and as a senior colleague, I was welcoming the newcomer. This junior colleague was wearing a black uniform and standing at the end of the corridor. Sunlight shone through the window onto her, and she was so beautiful that words could not describe her. She was like a still life painting that should not exist in the real world.

Although Luo Miaoyou never initiates conversations with him, Wang Hui always feels a sense of joy whenever he thinks about having her on his phone.

Wang Hui opened Luo Lingyou's WeChat Moments.

Many girls like to use their WeChat Moments as a diary to record special things that happen in their lives recently, such as posting pictures of food, cats and dogs, cute selfies, etc., which are full of vitality.

But Luo Lingyou's WeChat Moments are quite boring, and truly "boring".

Her ID was simply "Luo Lingyou," and it sounded as rigid as an older, middle-aged leader.

The profile picture wasn't a selfie or any cute illustration, but pure black, like the black cloth hung at a funeral.

She posts a status update on WeChat Moments every day, but it always consists of only two words—"bored".

Looking around, all I see are rows and rows of "boring".

I don't know how boring life must be to become like this.

Although it looked rather depressing, the thought that this was Luo Lingyou's WeChat Moments made Wang Hui feel a sense of relief, and the things that happened today didn't seem so bad anymore.

At this moment, Wang Hui had an idea.

Since Luo Lingyou always feels bored, why don't I take advantage of the Autumn Equinox to go and chat with her and cheer her up?

At first, he was a little hesitant.

Despite his boastful words in front of Chen Moxin, most men would back down when it comes to interacting with their crush.

But with the bright moon hanging high overhead, lights twinkling in the distance, and laughter echoing through the crowds, Wang Hui was overwhelmed by loneliness. On a whim, he sent a message:

【Are you there? 】

After a while, Luo Lingyou replied:

【? 】

Upon receiving the reply, even though it was just a question mark, Wang Hui was overjoyed and couldn't help but wiggle his buttocks on the bench.

What is Mio Yu doing?

Luo Lingyou replied:

[Moon Viewing]

Wang Hui looked up at the bright full moon, suddenly remembered a famous quote, and sent it over:

The moon is beautiful tonight.

Under Wang Hui's expectant gaze, Luo Lingyou replied:

【Um】

Ok? !

Upon seeing this word, Wang Hui's hands trembled with excitement.

The moon is beautiful tonight. This line comes from a famous writer and is a subtle expression of "I love you." It conveys affection by melting love into the moonlight.

Luo Lingyou replied with "Mm," which means he agreed with the statement!

Could it be...

Is she implying that she likes me too?!

Happiness came too suddenly for Wang Hui to believe, so he prepared to confirm it further:

Speaking of which, I ran into Chen Moxin on the street today.

I'm telling you, this guy is a complete lunatic...