"I'm scared, afraid that if we want to break up later, it won't be easy. We might end up resentful, better off as we are now." Xia Yue was truly afraid.
[You really have quite an imagination.] The System commented, realizing she genuinely thought this way.
"Just average." Xia Yue waved her hand dismissively, then continued browsing through the items in the store.
The System didn't pursue the topic any further, instead joining her in looking through the store's offerings, periodically recommending cost-effective options.
Xia Yue made her purchases as suggested and then waited for Yan Mo to return.
It was past ten at night when Yan Mo finally returned to the yard.
"You're finally back." Hearing footsteps, Xia Yue, who was sitting in the yard waiting for him, immediately looked towards the doorway. Seeing him, she said happily.
"Were you waiting for me here?" Yan Mo, seeing her sitting on the chair in the yard and hearing her words, asked tentatively.
