As soon as he finished speaking, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, Goddess, you have completed the mission.]

For a moment, Rong Shang's expression froze.

Is it finished?

Mu Jin happened to turn his head and look over at that moment, and a glint of crystalline liquid flickered in his dark, deep eyes.

Rong Shang heard him ask her, "You'll always be with me, right?"

She says all these sweet words because she likes him a lot, right?

He seemed somewhat pathological, always feeling that since he loved her, he had to be with her, even if it meant dying and being buried with her.

Rong Shang heard his thoughts, and unconsciously tightened her grip on his hand. She nodded, "Yes, I will always be with you."

She seemed to be starting to hesitate.

She could have gracefully retired after completing her mission.

But now...

Frowning, Rong Shang felt inexplicably annoyed.

She comforted herself:

Perhaps, it was all just her illusion?

Didn't they say the original owner often had nightmares?

Perhaps, everything is just a normal image?

Mu Jin will be alright.

Definitely not.

*

It turns out that the cake shop where Mu Jin ordered the cake was right across from the restaurant, and it seems that Rong Shang was really overthinking things.

When they returned to the restaurant with the cake, Mu Jin reached out and took Rong Shang's hand, which was resting on the table. Their eyes met, and he asked her, "What were you worried about just now?"

"You want to go together even for such a short distance?" Mu Jin lowered her eyes and smiled. "Are you worried that something might happen to me if I'm alone?"

Mu Jin spoke these words with a joyful tone.

Because he finally realized Xia Yan's feelings for him.

Without denying it, Rong Shang hummed in agreement.

The noise from outside kept getting into her ears, and Rong Shang narrowed her eyes and said, "Shall we go back a little earlier after dinner?"

"how?"

Mu Jin paused for a moment, then let go of her hand and began to unpack the cake box.

"There are too many people here, I don't like it."

Mu Jin paused, looked up, and saw that Rong Shang's expression was indifferent, her focused gaze fixed on his face.

Mu Jin felt that Xia Yan was different tonight than usual.

For example, after leaving the Xia family, she followed him closely, her eyes always on him.

It felt as if he were a national first-class protected animal.

Putting down the plastic knife in her hand, Mu Jin got up and sat down next to Rong Shang.

He reached out and put his arm around her waist, ignoring the many other people eating in the restaurant. He leaned down and kissed her on the lips.

"If you don't like it, I'll go talk to the manager and we can change to another private room, okay?"

He was always considerate of her feelings.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still managed a smile. "No need to trouble yourself. Actually, this place is quite nice, and we can even enjoy the night view outside."

Rong Shang was never afraid of anything, but tonight, for some reason, all her actions were filled with extreme vigilance.

Even the system couldn't understand whether she was afraid of something happening to Mu Jin, or whether she was afraid that if something bad happened to Mu Jin, her mission would fail.

...

Eating, eating cake, and chatting, an hour and a half passed quickly.

When Mu Jin left the restaurant, she said she wanted to buy milk tea for Rong Shang, but Rong Shang refused.

Helpless, Mu Jin touched her hair, and when they were waiting for a car by the roadside, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her lips.