"okay."

My attempt to distract her failed, and now Ran-chan has left me pouting. What kind of situation is this...?

The intelligence report said that Li Qingran's second stage was indeed that powerful.

Upon arriving at the bathroom, Lin Mo discovered that the girl had deliberately prepared a basin of hot water, neatly arranging Safeguard and YaYaLe soaps there.

Okay, I can understand Safeguard, but what the heck is YaYaLe?

Li Qingran sat on the bathtub, dipped her jade-like feet into the water, and then suddenly pulled them back.

"what..."

"What happened?"

"It's so hot."

Li Qingran deliberately narrowed her eyes, slightly pouting her lips; her exquisitely beautiful face appeared extremely delicate.

This made Lin Mo think of the expression "Ah~ It feels so cold".

Ran Jiangjiang, a reduplicated word, means to pretend to be afraid, to be cute, and to be disgusting.

"Did you learn something you shouldn't have...?"

"Okay, let's brush our teeth first." Li Qingran changed the subject, just like him.

"Watch less online content, and don't learn certain things from it," Lin Mo said seriously.

"Oh."

The girl responded, took out her phone from her pocket, and deleted the post titled "[How to make your crush unable to resist you]" from her QQ Moments in front of him...

Lin Mo was dumbfounded. It had only been a few days. He thought to himself that Li Qingran hadn't disappeared from his sight for very long.

What did you learn? Was last night included in your calculations?

“It just jumped out on its own,” Li Qingran said innocently in a soft voice, her eyes looking pitiful. “I just wanted to see it for a moment.”

She even patted the small phone, saying, "It's broken."

Since things have come to this, let's... wash our feet first.

It still felt like a cool, soft jade to the touch. Lin Mo had barely splashed some water on the back of her foot when the girl curled up her toes.

"It's cold," she said.

"Didn't you just say it was still hot? And didn't I already tell you not to learn from things you see online..."

"I've already learned it." Li Qingran, like a kitten, scratched and lightly stomped on his palm, creating ripples.

"I can't change it."

You're awesome!

"...Just don't learn it again." Lin Mo said helplessly. He was also happy that Li Qingran was gradually becoming more cheerful.

But... something just feels off.

Continuing to wash her feet, Li Qingran watched as Lin Mo picked up a towel to dry them, seemingly about to finish, and asked:

Aren't you going to brush your teeth?

"...That's all fake, fake. I wouldn't do such a thing."

"Safeguard smells nice."

"I can smell it."

"Well, do you like it?"

How should he answer? Should he say he likes Safeguard or Ran Bao's jade feet? Or does he like Safeguard on Ran Bao's jade feet? Or does he like Ran Bao's jade feet seasoned with Safeguard?

How do I choose? It's so difficult.

"Why don't you try it?" Li Qingran coaxed gently. "Yayale is also very fragrant."

He saw two small, white snakes, their skin glistening with a hint of pink, slithering around inside the towel... eager to attack his face.

Succubus Ran-chan, come here with your tonic!

Lin Mo quickly pressed down, using a bit of force, which startled the girl, causing her to frown and look at him.

"I've learned a little foot massage, let me show you."

"Well?"

"..."

"Yongquan acupoint!"

"..."

After a long while, Li Qingran cautiously sat down, supporting herself on the sofa.

"Ran-chan, is it still hot?"

Li Qingran shook her head in a miserable manner.

"No...it's not hot."

"Ran-chan, is it still cold?"

"It's not...cold."

"Ran-chan, would you like to give it a try?"

"Lin Mo...I want to go to the supermarket," Ran Bao said pitifully.

She seems to know she's cute.

So cute that no one can resist.

...

A dozen minutes later, Lin Mo appeared in the mall leading Li Qingran.

Why "just one"? Because as soon as they arrived at the supermarket, Lin Mo pushed a shopping cart, and the girl squeezed inside, shrinking into a tiny shape.

Most shopping carts have a child seat, but although Ranjiang is very light, she's still too big for the car and has to sit in the basket.

However... a tall, aloof beauty standing at 1.7 meters in a shopping cart still attracts some attention, especially since she's exceptionally beautiful... and Lin Mo and she were even wearing school uniforms.

Along the way, people either smiled at them like an aunt, or pointed and whispered about them.

But that doesn't matter. This is just fun between him and Ran Jiang. Those people are just jealous! What do they know?! Go find Bo Gang to play with instead!

Li Qingran remained unmoved, simply sitting cross-legged in the shopping cart, her eyes bright as she surveyed the surrounding shelves.

Their task today is to use fifty yuan to buy some household necessities for their families.

According to Li Qingran's calculations, with 500 yuan a week and 400 yuan spent on meals with Lin Mo, her actual spending per weekend would only be 100 yuan.

Although it feels a bit like playing house, this is Li Qingran's beautiful fantasy about reality.

She and Lin Mo wanted to make their home better in every little detail of their lives.

"so big..."

Li Qingran, seemingly lost in some kind of emotion, said blankly,

"Never been to a large supermarket like this before?" Lin Mo asked.

"Ah."

"Just go to the convenience store."

The girl rested her chin on the edge of the shopping cart, drawing her wandering gaze back to him.

It seems she had grown tired of the glitz and glamour of the world, and ultimately returned to his side.

"One person cannot ride in a car."

"Now, I have you."

"No matter how big the supermarket is, you won't get lost."

After Li Qingran finished speaking, Lin Mo felt her eyes welling up with tears again.

When Ranbao was little, he only took her to the corner store once. Even after she was taken away from home, she still kept the habit of going to the corner store.

No wonder the things in the house are all quite old; things like sulfur soap and light-up shoes... those are the kinds of things a young girl could afford and had seen.

Or rather, she didn't want to touch anything else; she only cared about the past and Lin Mo.

Thinking this way, Lin Mo's awkwardness completely disappeared, and the gazes of others no longer seemed so irritating.

If only we could dedicate all our care to protecting Ran-chan, this girl who loves sitting in the shopping cart and opening her heart to him, that would be enough.

Let bygones be bygones, let rights and wrongs, let hateful gossip fade away; there's no need to let other people's trivial matters stir up your emotions.

Not worth it.

She is the one who deserves it.

Ranbao, I'll pick up trash to feed your teeth!

"Lin Mo, rocking horse."

Lin Mo had just become immersed in the atmosphere that Li Qingran had created for him when he was suddenly pulled back to reality by the girl's voice.

Hmm? Lin Mo shook the shopping cart, only to see Li Qingran looking at him with a puzzled expression, then pointing to a children's playground next to them.

Two rocking cars, or rather, the mecha cars from Fruit Ninja.

what?

Before Lin Mo could even react, the girl got out of the shopping cart and pulled him towards the rocking horse.

"We...play this?"

It's a bit niche now.

"Fruit Warriors, return to your positions."

Li Qingran was already sitting on the rocking horse. She pressed a button, and the machine emitted a rather magnetic voice.

"Lin Mo, return to your place." The girl said, her small face cold, as if performing a solemn ceremony...

"Uh..."

"Actually, we can consider something else..."

Li Qingran didn't reply to him, but stared at him coldly and unblinkingly, pressing the buttons one by one.

"Hey handsome boy, come play!" (Sound effect exclusive to rocking horse)

"Hey little beauty, come play!" (Sound effect 2)

"Daddy, I'm in trouble~" (Sound effect 3)

"..."

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm a sheep~ The green grass smells sweeter because of me~"

"Dad's dad is called grandpa, and Dad's mom is called grandma."

"Love isn't something you can buy just because you want to..."

The two rocking horses continued to sing merrily.

Holy crap! Where's the Fruit Warrior mech?! And why is there a Pleasant Goat song playing?!

rnm, refund the money!

Sitting in the rocking horse, watching the little kids running around, Lin Mo realized that he was still far behind Ran Bao in terms of skill level.

Although one can disregard worldly opinions, being seen as a freak by children still somewhat erodes one's moral compass.

"Princess, you've been playing for so long, can I sit down for a bit?"

"Go ask this older sister."

"Sister, can I sit down?"

"I was here first," Ran Jiang firmly refused.

Li Qingran meant no harm; she simply saw herself as a child and wanted to play a little longer.

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