How come I was the one being targeted?

This seemed to be the first time she had seen Bai Jun like this. He had only changed his clothes and hairstyle, but she hadn't expected his temperament to change so drastically...

"Good evening?"

While she was in a daze, Bai Jun had already sat down next to her. Knowing that Xue Yi had the habit of reading magazines and comics, he bought her a copy of the most popular comic book at the time.

"...Ah, good evening, you look very handsome today." Xue Yi calmed down, took the comic book handed to her by Bai Jun, and responded softly.

"Same with Xue Yi, she's beautiful today."

"Thank you."

There was a long silence afterwards. Bai Jun lowered his head and flipped through the newspaper he had bought. Xue Yi stared at his profile for a while, then buried her head in the comic book in her hand.

Xue Yi frowned slightly. Actually, she didn't like reading comics, but since he gave it to her, she had no choice but to continue reading. But this picture... was about a kiss?

Although the atmosphere between the two was good, this still made Jackdaw, who was hiding in the dark and observing, very anxious. She punched the wall fiercely, as if she was hitting not the cold wall, but some idiot's head, "Damn Bai Jun, it really was all in vain for me to teach him!"

Originally, she should have handled various cases in the Ten Kings Division, but she always felt inexplicable anxiety and worry in her heart, so she temporarily handed this work over to Huo Huo, and she came here to observe the situation in person.

And so it turned out! That idiot Bai Jun hadn't put anything she'd taught him into practice, but for some reason... the anxiety in her heart had quietly and inexplicably eased.

No, it must be caused by the worst-case scenario imagined. It’s all Bai Jun’s fault!

Bai Jun, who was sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, felt a ring in his pocket. He picked it up and looked at it, his expression becoming somewhat helpless.

【Cold Crow: Have you met your sister? 】

【Nan Liujing: We met.】

[Cold Crow: That's good. Did you take her out to play according to the process I taught you?]

[Nan Liujing: That's right, I understand your words naturally.]

[Cold Crow: Hehehe, then I'm relieved. I was originally worried that you would do something stupid like taking your sister to read books at Sanyu Bookstore, but obviously you are not that kind of fool, right?]

A trace of cold sweat broke out on Bai Jun's forehead. He felt powerless as if his underwear was seen through. He subconsciously looked around and after confirming that Jackdaw was not around, he slowly let go of his worries.

"What's wrong with you?"

Xue Yi saw everything that was strange about Bai Jun. She closed the comic book in her hand and asked.

"Nothing....what do you want to eat?"

Bai Jun originally wanted to quickly skip this topic, but as soon as he said it, he wanted to slap himself twice. He knew that the puppet's body could not eat like a normal person, but he still stepped on the landmine accurately.

However, Xue Yi's answer was somewhat unexpected. She nodded and replied, "I can do either."

"Can a puppet with a clever body eat normal food?"

It was the first time that Bai Jun heard of such a thing. After being shocked, he confirmed it again to make sure Xue Yi was not trying to be brave.

"That's fine. The Industrial and Construction Division's mechanical bodies can be supplied with energy in many ways, including normal diet. However, the replenishment efficiency is too low, and the five senses of the puppet body are generally weak, even the taste of food is difficult to detect, so there is no need to use it normally."

Xue Yi stood up and extended her hand towards Bai Jun, who was sitting on the bench. "But your words reminded me that it has been a long time since I've eaten normal human food. If possible, I hope to go with you and re-taste the flavors in my memory."

"of course can."

Bai Jun held her hand. Although it was a little cold, she could still feel some warmth from her body.

........

When it comes to the delicious food in Changletian, the famous Jinren Lane is naturally inseparable. Xueyi has been here before, but it was only for her daily work as a judge of the Ten Kings Division. Therefore, her impression of Jinren Lane is only that it is a place with many people, very noisy, and not convenient for her to work.

Now, her brief return to life still gave her an identity called freedom. After coming here again, looking at the pedestrians passing by in a hurry, the calm and comfortable smiles on their faces, the vendors shouting loudly, and the stoves with steam rising, she actually felt a hint of the breath of fireworks in the world.

But the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was so out of place here. After all, she was a sinner with deep sins, and the karma she had committed would be difficult to redeem even in three lifetimes.

Besides, how can a doll without warmth and life characteristics be qualified to enjoy the same treatment as normal people... Even if it is just happiness, it is definitely not what you should expect.

"Isn't it lively here at night?"

Bai Jun took her to a small stall and asked the stall owner for two ice creams. He turned around and looked at the dazed Xue Yi, thinking that she was not used to the noise here.

"It's really lively, I..."

"Try this first, it's delicious."

Knowing that Xue Yi had a weak sense of taste, Bai Jun handed her a cone with three ice cream scoops, while he himself had a cone with a single ice cream that was not too sweet. However, after just one bite, he still felt that the sweetness was too strong.

Xue Yi held the ice cream cone blankly and took a bite like Bai Jun did. However, she ignored the fact that there was only a small ice cream ball on Bai Jun's cone, while her own cone had three large ice cream balls.

So after taking a bite, her face was inevitably stained with ice cream, but fortunately her clothes were not stained.

"Eat slowly, this stuff won't melt that quickly."

Looking at her cute and silly look, Bai Jun couldn't help but recall the scene when he took care of a girl in the past. So he subconsciously reached out to wipe the ice cream from the corner of her mouth, and naturally put it into his own mouth.

Xue Yi's body froze in place, her eyes wide open, so much so that she even forgot to swallow the ice cream in her mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Bai Jun asked doubtfully.

"Delicious." Xue Yi slowly lowered her head and slowly swallowed the ice cream in her mouth. Although the sweetness was considered cloying to Bai Jun, her delicate body still couldn't taste anything. But no matter what, she could still feel the sweetness that seeped into her heart. She took another bite and mumbled, "I, I like it very much."

"I'm glad you like it... Be careful, why is it on your face again?"

——And the jackdaws on the other side fell into confusion.

She was hiding in the dark and was shocked as if struck by a bolt from the blue. She felt a little unbelievable when watching the intimate interaction between the two.

An emotion that is hard to describe in words struck the Jackdaw who was stunned on the spot.

If I really have to describe it, it's like the loneliness of seeing that the cold and aloof raccoon that I raised with my own hands would easily show affectionate behavior towards others.

Is this still the same straight man Bai Jun? And why does his sister's smile look so happy?

Although everything was going in a good direction, her heart felt like it had fallen into an icy cave.

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ps: Chapter 56 has been optimized. If you have already read it, you can click on the chapter refresh to read it again.

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I Became Mygo's Nightmare

Chapter 58: Each of Their Hesitations (4k5)

"It's still too sweet, even this level is a bit too much to bear..."

After finishing the ice cream cone with Xue Yi, Bai Jun leaned against the wall, covering his mouth with an embarrassed look on his face. Although it was not to the point of vomiting, the greasy sweetness made him feel a little physically uncomfortable.

"Are you okay? Don't try to be so stubborn next time. Just leave it to me."

Xue Yi walked up to him, patted his back gently, and reminded him worriedly.

"How dare you say that..."

Bai Jun looked at Xue Yi, the culprit, with resentment in his eyes—or more precisely, at the ice cream on her face.

He reached out and wiped the ice cream off Xue Yi's face again, but this time he didn't eat it himself. Instead, he held out his finger to her and said, "If I hadn't been dealing with the ice cream on your face, I wouldn't be in this state."

"I'm sorry, I haven't eaten for a long time, and the process of eating is a bit unfamiliar to me."

Xue Yi gathered her long black hair in front of her forehead, suddenly held Bai Jun's hand, then lowered her head slightly and took his fingers into her mouth.

“W-What are you doing!?”

Bai Jun was startled by the soft touch of his fingers and hurriedly withdrew his fingers from the girl's mouth.

However, the beautiful girl in front of him still had no expression. She just wiped the silver hair at the corner of her mouth with an evasive look, "Didn't you say it was too sweet? The law stipulates that food cannot be wasted, so I have to deal with it myself."

"You, you... Oh, forget it, don't do this next time."

In the end, seeing Xue Yi's cold expression without any emotion, Bai Jun was helpless and gave in. Knowing that this might be an unintentional act on her part, he could only wave his hand, then turned around and looked at the bustling street.

"Is there anything you'd like to do?"

"I don't know. I haven't thought about it."

"Well, what did Jackdaw take you to do during the past resurrection days?"

Bai Jun was stunned by Xue Yi's straightforward answer. He put his finger on his chin and asked after thinking for a moment.

"My little sister? Even though she seems gloomy, she would take me everywhere. Sometimes we'd go to the market, sometimes we'd read novels, or even watch fantasy plays... From what she said, these seemed to be my many hobbies in life."

After mentioning Jackdaw, Xue Yi's expression softened considerably, and she softly said, "Although my emotions have long faded, as long as I have my little sister by my side, I will be happy wherever I go."

"Is that so... In that case, how about I take you to try some other snacks? You should try sweet things, and other flavors as well. Only then can you be considered healthy."

After saying something meaningless, Bai Jun took her wrist and led her through the crowd.

Xue Yi Miao didn’t understand, but she knew that she just had to follow Bai Jun.

Amid the noisy conversations of the diners, Bai Jun brought Xue Yi to a familiar stall. There was a storytelling and crosstalk script on each table. Blue human-shaped phantoms talked about the past and present on the scripts. Occasionally, when they talked about the most exciting part, the diners would look up and take a few glances.

Bai Jun saw the busy figures at the dining table and greeted them, "Two guests."

"Ah, welcome, welcome. Just pick a seat you like and call me when you've ordered."

Aunt Gao, who was clearing the plates from the Eight Immortals Table, didn't even turn her head to respond. Then, noticing the familiarity of the voice, she turned in surprise and spotted Bai Jun. "Oh, isn't that A-Bo? What a rare guest! You've brought Lady Dragon Girl to dinner again?"

But she looked around Bai Jun expectantly, but couldn't find the lovely Lord Bai Lu. She only saw a beautiful black-haired girl with delicate looks and excellent temperament.

As if she had thought of something, Aunt Gao's face showed a playful expression, revealing the appearance of an experienced person. She teased: "Oh my! A Bo, you finally got it. You know to take your girlfriend out shopping together."

After hearing what Aunt Gao said, Xue Yi did not make any explanation. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and moved closer behind Bai Jun. This cute reaction seemed to confirm Aunt Gao's guess, so her expression became even happier.

"What are you talking about? We are not in that kind of relationship." Bai Jun rejected Aunt Gao's guess with a dark face.

"Abai, you don't have to be shy with Auntie. This isn't a bad thing. You're a famous handsome young man in Changletian. Because we know each other, many wealthy families often come to me and want to establish a relationship with you."

"?"

Before Bai Jun could speak, Xue Yi grabbed his sleeve.

"Oh, is this youth? It's so enviable..." Looking at the scene of the girl declaring her youthful sovereignty, Aunt Gao felt that she had become younger and almost couldn't help but let out a strange laugh.

"Come on, Xue Yi, let's go eat somewhere else."

"Hey hey hey! Don't go, don't go, Auntie, I'm not joking anymore!"

Seeing that Bai Jun was really about to leave with Xue Yi, Aunt Gao hurriedly spoke to try to stop him. After all, she just wanted to tease Bai Jun, and it would not be good to go too far.

Fortunately, Bai Jun was not angry. After hearing Aunt Gao's promise, he found a clean seat with Xue Yi and sat down. He picked up the menu and ordered three dishes - Hakka stuffed bitter melon, dry-pot spicy stir-fried lotus root slices, and a hot and sour soup, which just encompassed the three flavors of bitter, spicy and salty.

While Aunt Gao was busy in the kitchen, Bai Jun suddenly took Xue Yi's arm, touched her wrist, and measured her forearm. Seeing her expression stiff, he asked, "Speaking of which, do you have any requirements for the arm armor? For example, do you prefer a light or heavy material?"

"Arm armor?"

Seeing her silly look, Bai Jun nodded doubtfully and put her hand down again: "Yeah, didn't I just promise to make you a suitable pair of arm armor a few days ago? Could it be that you have forgotten about it?"

"It is true. Sorry, I have almost forgotten about it..."

"It's okay, I'll just remember it. The only equipment the Industrial Manufacturing Department gave you is the staff. Its protection is completely useless. Besides, your fighting style doesn't require secondary weapons like shields. The arm armor is your only defense against damage. A good set could save your life in a critical moment."

As Bai Jun spoke, he took out the seal brush he carried with him. He wanted to find a piece of paper to write down the dimensions of Xue Yi's forearm and wrist, but unfortunately he couldn't find any. In the end, he had no choice but to take out the small notebook given by Jackdaw to make do.

He casually turned a page, but the content on it made his expression freeze.

[I combed Huo Huo's fox ears today. They are super soft, I love them. It's a pity I can't comb her tail.]

[Huo Huo's fox ears are so soft. I'll definitely take the opportunity to rub them again when I get the chance.]

Without daring to read the rest, Bai Jun suddenly closed the notebook with a look of awe.

No, buddy, what on earth are you scribbling in your notebook? Is this something you can show to others?

Bai Jun suddenly recalled Ye Lina's strange behavior this morning. It was right after she finished reading this notebook... Could it be that!?

Recalling Ye Lina's expression at that time and what he said, Bai Jun's face gradually turned pale. It was a feeling of powerlessness called despair.

"What's wrong with you? Why did your face suddenly turn so pale?" Hearing Bai Jun's voice beside him stop in the middle, Xue Yi noticed that something was wrong with him, so she poked his cheek with concern.

"Nothing...ah, the food is here."

Bai Jun covered his face and didn't want to speak. Just then, Aunt Gao came over with the food, so he put away his notebook and handed a pair of chopsticks to Xue Yi.

But after he tasted the three dishes on the table and was about to ask Xue Yi how they tasted, he found that she was holding the chopsticks with very unfamiliar movements, with a look of confusion on her delicate face, "I remember... it should be used like this..."

Perhaps because she had not eaten normally for too long, her memory of using chopsticks had long been vague and forgotten. Now, the feeling of holding the chopsticks was even more unfamiliar than the taste.

"Don't force yourself, let me feed you, ah——" Seeing this, Bai Jun took her chopsticks, picked up a piece of lotus root and handed it to her mouth.