.
“No, I have to go see what’s going on.”
Back to the present, even if it’s rude to pry into other people’s business and disturb their “date,” she had to do it.
If Jiang Lingwei didn’t know that the man beside her wasn’t ordinary, something terrible would happen!
:
“Huawei, Dami, pineapple (菠萝), Yijian, Otto, Vwo50…”
Walking down the mobile phone store street inside the mall, Jiang Cheng read out the brand names one by one.
“What’s the difference between these brands?”
“Um…”
Jiang Lingwei tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
“Actually, I don’t really know. That pineapple one is probably the follow-up series to the old Banana phone; they’re all foreign brands. The rest are domestic… I think? Anyway, they’re all pretty similar.”
“Hm?”
Jiang Cheng nodded, half-understanding, then pointed at the pocket on Jiang Lingwei’s clothes and asked:
“So, Xiaowei, what brand is your phone?”
“Uh… Otto.”
“I want the same one.”
Jiang Cheng said without hesitation.
“Don’t decide so easily.” Jiang Lingwei didn’t want him to choose without thinking just because of her. “How about we look at some others first?”
You have to possess ten or even a hundred times the wisdom and willpower of ordinary people.
Just like how she was able to find flaws in her dreams and forcibly wake herself up, or how she calmly controlled drones to execute her plan under the oppressive darkness of the demon realm and the Black Fairy.
No magic, just relying on the training of her own “heart,” Wen Yanquan became a truly recognized comrade by other magical girls.
In Wen Yanquan’s heart, there was never a place for “doubt,” only “thoughts.”
She wanted to persuade Jiang Lingwei to leave the world of magic and live a peaceful life, but after her friend was determined to fulfill the mission entrusted by their comrades, she chose to support her as well. From beginning to end, Wen Yanquan kept her promise.
That promise was to provide all the support she could for everything except magic.
Father.
She had kept that promise for twenty years.
Before today, Wen Yanquan had thought Jiang Lingwei’s heart must have been very conflicted.
On one hand, there was her child, and this suddenly appearing child she didn’t dislike.
On the other, a mist-shrouded future unknown, yet clearly a long journey ahead.
Sometimes, making up your mind is one difficulty; actually taking action is another.
But now, Wen Yanquan no longer needed to worry about Jiang Lingwei in that regard.
Her child was a magical girl, and even her husband was someone extraordinary; how could she remain calm?
“No, I have to go see what’s going on.”
Back to the present, even if it’s rude to pry into other people’s business and disturb their “date,” she had to do it.
If Jiang Lingwei didn’t know that the man beside her wasn’t ordinary, something terrible would happen!
:
“Huawei, Dami, pineapple (菠萝), Yijian, Otto, Vwo50…”
Walking down the mobile phone store street inside the mall, Jiang Cheng read out the brand names one by one.
“What’s the difference between these brands?”
“…”
Jiang Lingwei tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
“Actually, I don’t really know. That pineapple one is probably the follow-up series to the old Banana phone; they’re all foreign brands. The rest are domestic… I think? Anyway, they’re all pretty similar.”
“Hm?”
Jiang Cheng nodded, half-understanding, then pointed at Jiang Lingwei’s clothes and said:
“So, Xiaowei, what brand is your phone?”
“Uh… Otto.”
“I want the same one.”
Jiang Cheng said without hesitation.
“Don’t decide so easily.” Jiang Lingwei didn’t want him to choose without thinking just because of her. “How about we look at some others first?”
“I want the same as you.”
This man was stubborn to a fault in this matter:
“Because I like you.”
Looking seriously and lovingly into Jiang Lingwei’s eyes as he said this, he added silently in his heart:
(The second time.)
“Don’t, don’t say things like that…”
Being confessed to again, Jiang Lingwei quickly covered her face with one hand and gestured vaguely with the other, stammering.
Even though she had heard Jiang Cheng’s confession these past days, she still had no resistance, her face flushing, her heart involuntarily happy and nervous.
This showed how much damage Jiang Cheng’s words did to her!
But unfortunately, she hadn’t sealed off this move successfully at the time; she only sealed off the part where he easily said “love,” but he caught onto it and confessed again.
It was a pity—although it wasn’t the deeper meaning of “I love you,” which was basically only used between couples or spouses, even a confession like “I like you” was enough to sink her.
Noticing that passersby kept turning their heads to look over, Jiang Lingwei quickly grabbed Jiang Cheng and ran toward the Otto phone store, swiftly escaping the scene.
There, the clerk warmly welcomed them, but thankfully, unlike the weird behavior of the lingerie store clerk, she just showed Jiang Cheng the phones one by one.
He seemed very interested in the tech products, swiping the screens on the demo phones nonstop, smiling like a child.
“Why are you here? Still wearing the clerk’s uniform?”
“Please.”
Disguise uncovered, Wen Yanquan gave up pretending and looked up.
“The shopping street is basically my territory, okay? I usually stroll here to relax.”
“Ah… I see. Then why are you wearing that outfit?”
“Follow me.”
“Eh… eh?”
Pulled aside by Wen Yanquan to a corner, Jiang Lingwei heard her whisper:
“Um… this is?”
“Uh, yeah.”
Not thinking much—since Wen Yanquan said so, she must have already found out about them and hadn’t planned on hiding it—Jiang Lingwei nodded.
“Handsome, indeed…”
Wen Yanquan said quietly. “But isn’t your progress a bit too fast? Xiaoguang, you haven’t been hypnotized, have you?”
“Hmm.”
Jiang Lingwei blushed. “Xiaoquan, what are you saying? I just brought him here to buy a phone.”
“But when I first saw you guys, you were in the lingerie store…”
Pointing at the shopping bag in her hand, Wen Yanquan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Already at the stage of picking out lingerie? Honestly, isn’t this progress a bit…”
“Pfft.”
Jiang Lingwei laughed at once. “What? Just because of this, you’re acting all mysterious and even changed into a clerk uniform to come here?”
“What are you laughing at?”
Wen Yanquan was puzzled. “Isn’t this normal?”
“No, it’s not.”
Jiang Lingwei tried hard to suppress her laughter. “But I’m buying underwear for him, not myself. His situation is a bit complicated. Yesterday, he didn’t even have any clothes to wear, so I have to help him restock.”
Mentioning Jiang Cheng, Jiang Lingwei’s mouth curled up sharply. “You don’t even know, he shyly stood frozen for a bit and then ran out. I picked everything he bought. None of that dramatic stuff you imagine.”
“Ah?”
Completely unexpected that it was for that man, Wen Yanquan’s mouth opened slightly.
“Look.”
Afraid she wouldn’t believe her, Jiang Lingwei reached into the bag, felt around for a square box, and pulled it out.
“Isn’t this it?”
“…?”
Looking at the words on the box, Wen Yanquan’s eyes showed a mix of shock, confusion, horror, and helplessness as they flickered between Jiang Lingwei and the box.
Finally, unable to hold back, she trembled as she softly read aloud:
“Midnight Rose… Erotic… Tear-away… Seductive… Lingerie?”
“I… uh?”
Jiang Lingwei’s smile froze, and she looked down:
“Eh eh eh eh?????!!!!”