“It seems Xiao Ba has told you a great deal.”
Seeing Liu Ruoxi’s reaction, Ji Youxi knew that her background had been almost completely revealed.
She didn’t mind. Originally, she had restricted Xiao Ba from disclosing information because she didn’t want Liu Ruoxi to know of her existence. Now that they had laid their cards on the table, none of that mattered anymore.
As the holder of the sole Companion profession, even though it was an incomplete system, she still possessed many privileges. She could see Liu Ruoxi and Shen Qing’s panels and triggered quests as clearly as if she were a pair of eyes watching from behind the scenes.
That afternoon, under the brilliant glow of the setting sun, Ji Youxi was completing transfer procedures at her original school, planning to transfer to Yang Haoran’s school. After extensive online chats with her master, she felt it was time to meet Yang Haoran in person to see if he was suitable to become her life partner in the future.
The sudden appearance of the system had thrown her off balance, but fortunately, it did not conflict with her goals. She proceeded with her original plan and transferred to his school.
That morning, she wore a white dress and smiled faintly upon seeing Yang Haoran! (For details, refer to Chapter 24!)
On the day of class registration, she used a pair of white birds as a metaphor. The true meaning was actually “companions,” but Ji Youxi had happened to use a white bird as her avatar when she first met Yang Haoran, so she employed this metaphor.
It carried a dual meaning. The first layer was to commemorate their meeting among the vast sea of people—using the white birds to hint at Yang Haoran. The second layer, a pair of white birds, truly referred to companions!
She had never concealed her intentions; it was just that Yang Haoran hadn’t seen through them.
Including all the subsequent tests and performances, even though Yang Haoran’s performance wasn’t perfect, Ji Youxi still granted him passes and rewards. This was the reason—it was an open-book exam!
Even if Yang Haoran wasn’t perfect, for Ji Youxi, as long as he met the standard, it was enough. At the very least, he was quite interesting!
“To be honest, I don’t feel at ease with you.”
Liu Ruoxi frowned. “You still haven’t repaired the system to this day. What are your intentions in getting so close to Haoran?”
She had learned from Barbarossa that Ji Youxi had refused to repair the system until now.
“It seems you hold a great prejudice against me!”
Ji Youxi shook her head slightly and said softly to Liu Ruoxi, “I refused because I didn’t want to be bound by the system’s quests. Even without repairing the system, I am still one of the game players.”
Liu Ruoxi understood that the other party was expressing her attitude, but she couldn’t comprehend why. Ji Youxi wasn’t bound by the Fallen Angel system, and even with a nominal Companion profession, she was still free.
“Haoran is just an ordinary boy. What do you like about him?”
Liu Ruoxi wasn’t very willing for Ji Youxi to become her son’s girlfriend. Ji Youxi didn’t seem like someone her son could control.
This was no simple girl!
“Do you want me to leave him?”
Ji Youxi instantly grasped the implied meaning in Liu Ruoxi’s words, and her tone turned cold.
“Yes!”
Liu Ruoxi did not deny it. She said to Ji Youxi, “Even though Haoran is my son, both you and I know he is just an ordinary boy, not even mature yet.”
“If you repair the system, I can rest assured. Otherwise, to Haoran, you will always be an unstable factor.”
“I hold no prejudice against you. This is just a mother’s worry. I hope you can understand.”
Liu Ruoxi explained herself. Although her son finding a girlfriend made her somewhat uncomfortable, she knew she shouldn’t feel this way.
But from a rational perspective, Ji Youxi truly wasn’t suitable for her son. She knew everything yet still refused to repair the system. To Liu Ruoxi, Ji Youxi was an unmanageable time bomb.
“It seems there are some things you are not aware of either.”
Ji Youxi instead laughed and said leisurely, “He and I have known each other for a long time. Aren’t you curious why, of all people, the two of us were the first to obtain the system?”
“You know the reason?”
Liu Ruoxi asked.
“It’s just my speculation.”
Ji Youxi said, “You don’t really understand him, or rather, when it comes to him, you don’t know him as well as I do.”
These words were filled with provocation. Liu Ruoxi frowned deeply but did not interrupt.
“The Fallen Angel game—if it were just you or just me, this speculation wouldn’t hold water.”
Ji Youxi said, “At that time, for Haoran, you, as his mother, were the closest person in his heart, just as you are now.”
“Aside from you, from what I know, his relationship with Yaoyao wasn’t good during that period, and with Shen Qing, it was just an ordinary relationship between an elder and a younger.”
Ji Youxi smiled radiantly. “Boys always have their little secrets. His secret was me!”
“When did you and Haoran meet?”
Liu Ruoxi suddenly realized that Ji Youxi and her son’s relationship wasn’t as simple as her son had described—just two people locking eyes after transferring schools.
She had overlooked this. If Ji Youxi hadn’t brought it up, she wouldn’t have thought about why the Fallen Angel game had chosen the two of them!
“A few years ago!”
Ji Youxi’s calm statement made Liu Ruoxi realize that her son had lied to her!
Liu Ruoxi suppressed these emotions. Now was not the time to settle accounts with her son. She said, “So, you mean the Fallen Angel game chose us because you and I were the closest people in his heart?”
“This is only my judgment, but it seems now that this possibility is the highest.”
Ji Youxi did not speak in absolutes.
“An interesting speculation.”
Liu Ruoxi pondered for a moment and felt that the other party’s words were indeed reasonable and well-grounded. Based on her understanding of the system, everything revolved around the controller. Binding game players according to Haoran’s wishes aligned perfectly with her son’s desires.
“Also, he doesn’t want us to be at odds.”
Ji Youxi said to Liu Ruoxi, “Whether you agree or not is meaningless in my eyes. Even if you are his mother, you are nothing more than his sex slave.”
“The only reason I’ve said this much to you is out of respect for him. Don’t forget, in terms of game professions, I am also your mistress!”
Ji Youxi’s words revealed an unmistakably arrogant attitude. Liu Ruoxi, however, showed no anger and said calmly, “You are merely a Companion. He is my son, and I am willing to listen to him. Don’t forget, even as a Companion, you are only one of the game players!”
These words were undoubtedly a retort using Ji Youxi’s own logic, almost explicitly saying, “Who the hell do you think you are?”
“What if… I’m just saying what if…”
A faint smile appeared on Ji Youxi’s lips as she looked at Liu Ruoxi with great interest. “Let’s not go too far—what if I told him I wanted to borrow you for a walk? Do you think he would refuse?”
Liu Ruoxi: “…”
Her eyebrows twitched, and a bad premonition instantly arose in her heart. Given her son’s absurd tendencies, in private, she might indeed be led by Ji Youxi like a bitch on a leash.
Liu Ruoxi knew clearly that in private, if her son truly had such an idea, she would be unable to refuse.
Seeing Liu Ruoxi fall silent, Ji Youxi did