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Xu Shuo originally wanted to send a message to Themis, telling him about the events here.

However, to his surprise, this upgrade to Script Space had even suspended the messaging function, which was clearly a more significant change than last time.

Since he couldn't put the flashlight in, Xu Shuo temporarily left it in the car.

It was after ten o'clock at night when he finally got back home.

The cramped house was pitch-dark and as silent as if devoid of any human presence, but once Xu Shuo turned on the light, he looked towards the living room sofa.

Xu Xi was curled up on the sofa playing with her phone.

Logically, this sister didn't seem like the type who would stay up late surfing the internet, so her purpose for waiting here was clear.

"What's the matter? Why haven't you gone to sleep?" Xu Shuo said as he walked into the kitchen to check.

The food had all been eaten, and the dishes were cleaned and placed in the drying rack.

Xu Xi looked up at him; her face didn't show any expression, and her voice still carried a calm, detached coldness, "Are you angry?"@@novelbin@@

It was about the issue from the morning.

The girl's black eyes were pure and natural, reflecting the incandescent light from the living room, staring straight at the young man in the kitchen, showing no discernible emotion.

You simply couldn't tell if she was angry or what she was feeling.

Seeing this, Xu Shuo walked over, stretched out his hand to pinch the girl's cheek, pulling the soft flesh at the corners of her mouth into what resembled a smile.

Then he laughed and said, "I'm not angry, you can make your own choices according to what you want, it's fine if you want to stay in Yang City."

Watching Xu Xi's slightly stunned expression, Xu Shuo tousled her head, then let go and headed to the washroom, adding, "Go to sleep earlier, don't mess up your routine just because exams are over."

Xu Xi rubbed her own cheeks and said nothing.

She nestled on the sofa, lost in whatever thoughts she had.

By the time Xu Shuo came out after his shower, Xu Xi was still in the living room.

"Brother, Lily wants to visit Mystery City tomorrow afternoon, and my roommate might join us too," Xu Xi called out to him.

"That's fine," Xu Shuo thought for a moment and said, "I'll give them a heads-up, you can just head over there when it's time."

"Okay."

"Sleep early."

"Yeah."

Although their conversation was as concise as always, the relationship between the siblings had completely thawed.

Xu Xi watched the young man walk into his room and close the door, then after a long while, she touched her nose thoughtfully.

When her brother leaned in earlier, she felt as though there was something on him.

It was a kind of distasteful scent that she found somewhat repellent.

But she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Speaking of which, the clothes he was wearing didn't seem to be the same ones he had on when he left in the morning.

What exactly had he done tonight?

Xu Xi opened her phone and found Yang Lili, who was immersed in Immortal Cultivation, and sent a message: [Lily, can you ask Pei Sheng if he is busy today, and if he has time to come play Scripted Murder Game tomorrow?]

Yang Lili replied instantly: [Oh! Got it!]

After that, Xu Xi got up, turned off the living room lights, and walked back to her small bedroom.

By the time she lay down in bed ready to sleep, Yang Lili had already returned with the news she gleaned.

Yang Lili: [They've all been quite busy recently and don't have time to come out to play. The studio seems to be preparing to launch a new project, but Xu Shuo wasn't at the studio this afternoon, he seemed to be busy with something else.]

Xu Xi: [I see.]

Xu Xi: [I'll be shopping tomorrow, so go to bed early too.]

Yang Lili: [I'll sleep after I finish this episode.]

Xu Xi plugged in her phone to charge and then lay on the bed staring at the pitch-black ceiling, zoning out for a while.

Although it was past her usual bedtime, she wasn't particularly sleepy; usually, as soon as she decided to sleep and closed her eyes, she would fall asleep quickly.

Xu Xi's thoughts drifted aimlessly; she couldn't think of anything to ponder because she had no capacity to influence her brother's decisions.

After a while, she decided to sleep under the covers anyway.

...

The next morning came.

The siblings got up almost at the same time.

Although it was summer break now, Xu Xi maintained a good routine, waking up early to have breakfast and planning to go to the studio with Xu Shuo.

"Li Ziwen's major is computer science as well, I think. I plan to borrow some college textbooks from him to read," Xu Xi said.

Xu Shuo was taken aback, "That's possible, let me talk to him first."

The studio was not open at this time, and although Li Ziwen, who held the keys, would go there early, he should still be at home now.

He made a call to Li Ziwen to discuss it, and the latter indicated that he still had those books at home and could bring them over.

"I can bring them back for you in the evening, you don't need to make a special trip, aren't you going out to play today?" Xu Shuo looked at the girl's serene face and lifted his eyebrows slightly as he spoke.

"I wanted to study at your studio as well, shopping is for the afternoon," Xu Xi blinked, "Or would I be disturbing you guys?"

...

Disturbing was not really a concern, Xu Shuo couldn't even picture Xu Xi messing things up, and on second thought, he really had no reason to refuse.

Besides, the studio had recently moved, so it would be a good idea to let Xu Xi get familiar with the way there.

So, in the end, the two of them left the house together.

As Xu Xi was changing shoes at the entrance, she suddenly looked puzzled, "What about your pair of shoes?"

There weren't many belongings between them, and the shoe rack at the entrance had no more than ten pairs of shoes, including essential slippers and sports shoes, a pair of women's sandals, and men's black leather shoes.

Just six pairs of shoes, no excess, replaced only when worn out or damaged.

Now, the black leather shoes Xu Shuo often wore to work had disappeared.

Xu Shuo remained expressionless: "The sole came unglued, I threw them away. You can buy me a new pair when you go shopping this afternoon."

Xu Xi looked at him and nodded, "Okay."

...

Parking in the urban village was not fixed, and one could usually only rely on luck to grab a free roadside parking space. If unsuccessful, one would have to park in the underground parking lot of the budget shopping center far away, which charged a fee.

Xu Shuo came back late last night and had left the car in the parking lot.

In the dimly lit underground parking lot, the silver-gray car quietly stood in a corner.

As Xu Xi approached, her gaze lingered on several thin scratches on the body of the car for a moment before she opened the passenger door and sat down.

The inside of the car was clean, no different from when she sat in it yesterday morning, except for a flashlight plugged into the armrest compartment that was too tall, preventing the compartment from closing.

Hmm?

It seemed fairly new.

The missing shoes, changed clothes, a flashlight needed to illuminate the darkness... Xu Xi felt she was almost on the verge of piecing something together.

Xu Shuo took his seat at the wheel and noticed Xu Xi's subtle glances around the car, amused a smirk lifted the corner of his lips.

He had driven the car into the bushes last night. It wasn't a very high-end car, so naturally, it got scratched easily, and by that time, the car wash was closed. If Xu Xi looked carefully, she could probably still find blades of grass stuck in the car seams.

Hmm, he would go to wash the car in the afternoon.

The silver-gray car gradually left the underground parking space, greeting the early summer sun.

Xu Xi squinted slightly and, upon noticing the undisguised teasing smile on the young man's face, she suddenly felt a bit gloomy.

"Have you been very busy with work recently?" Xu Xi asked with a straight face.

"It's okay, I'm preparing a new plan, which I can show you later," Xu Shuo said with a faint smile before quickly changing the topic, "Besides computer science, do you want to enroll in any minor subjects?"

"Is law okay?" Xu Xi hesitantly asked, looking at him.

...

Xu Shuo didn't quite understand why the majors she chose were so diverse.

Would she really be able to manage them all?

However, the studio was indeed missing someone in legal affairs.

...