Back in the dorm, Xia Shizhao saw Youyou, the internet-addicted dog, and sighed in exasperation.

"Youyou, stop playing now. Gu Ke will scare you when he comes back."

"Okay, okay! What the hell? Does this brain-dead teammate even know how to play??? Why did he steal my minion wave!!! Aaaaaah, woof!" Youyou howled angrily after having her minion wave stolen.

He didn't listen at all...

With a headache, Xia Shizhao rubbed his forehead and sighed helplessly. He could only say that it was fortunate that the school dormitory was well soundproofed, otherwise he would have to apologize if the neighbors knocked on his door. However, since Youyou had not been exposed these past few days, Xia Shizhao did not force it to go offline.

I went to the bathroom, took off my clothes, and tilted my head back to catch the hot water from the showerhead.

Warm water flowed down her silky skin, and soon the bathroom was filled with steam. Her fair skin was tinged with a faint pink blush. After hearing that there was no noise outside, Xia Shizhao felt relieved and began to take a shower.

Ten minutes later.

Xia Shizhao was rubbing the ends of his hair with a towel in one hand. As soon as he came out of the bathroom, he found Gu Ke standing there petrified and Youyou looking guilty.

Her heart skipped a beat, and then she heard it.

"Zhao, I just saw Youyou playing a game..." Gu Ke said, looking at her in a daze.

Xia Shizhao's lips twitched slightly as he looked at his tablet, which displayed the game's results page and... the report page, along with several lines of short essays.

He looked at Gu Ke again, remained silent for a moment, and said, "If I said I was just playing around, would you believe me?"

"…………"

An awkward silence hung in the air.

Yu You nervously rubbed his paws together, and Xia Shizhao looked unnaturally out the window.

Gu Ke, her face contorted in frustration, frantically scratched her cheeks. "Even if I believed you, a dog can talk, and you can't say you heard my reply from the bathroom, can you..."

"..."

Xia Shizhao glared fiercely at Youyou, "It..."

"Stop making excuses," Gu Ke said sternly, grabbing Xia Shizhao's shoulder. "Where did you buy this beastman? And it's a cub that hasn't even transformed into human form yet! That's illegal!!! Do you know that?! Return it to the seller right now!"

"No... Youyou isn't a beastman. It... well, you can think of it as a sentient android, like those companion pets. It's the brainchild of a master mechanic... the kind that's unofficial. I went through a lot of trouble to find it..."

His explanation was so incoherent that Xia Shizhao's brain was almost shutting down. He stammered and explained for a while, but in the end, he became more and more convinced and almost convinced himself.

"Anyway, Youyou is a bit special. She's practically a robot dog. I spent a lot of money to buy her. Don't worry, I'm a law-abiding citizen and I definitely won't break the law. The dog food and stuff I bought for her are just for show; I haven't even touched them."

Because Youyou prefers to eat human snacks.

However, Xia Shizhao didn't say anything, but just stared at Gu Ke's bewildered face with her big, wide eyes, trying to deceive her friend with her beauty.

Gu Ke, who had never experienced the wickedness of human nature, was also puzzled by her words. She scratched her head and asked with a hint of doubt, "Really? Are folk masters that amazing?"

"Of course it's true. You know, before my parents had their accident, I was their precious darling," Xia Shizhao said, squeezing out two tears at the right moment. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and tears welled up in her eyes as she sobbed softly. "Our family is quite wealthy, considered one of the richest in the area. After my parents' accident, the huge family fortune fell into my hands. I'm not cut out for business, and after managing the company for a while, it got worse and worse. In the end, it was divided up by my relatives."

Tears welled up but wouldn't fall. Xia Shizhao, the innocent-looking girl, stubbornly choked back sobs, "Waaah, I'm so sorry, Mom and Dad, for letting the family fortune fall into the hands of evil people... I'm such a disappointment... Ake, tell me, am I really so useless..."

"No, no! Getting into this school is already the mark of a genius among geniuses... Don't cry."

Her pitiful expression and genuine sorrow made Gu Ke hug her tightly. Her voice was trembling and she sounded very flustered: "I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't mean to, don't cry, oh dear, you... this isn't your fault... you're not good at managing things, and before this happened, you didn't even know if your relatives were human or ghosts."

The dog, Youyou, was dumbfounded. Its mouth was slightly open, and its two round eyes were wide open, filled with confusion and shock.

Held in her arms, Xia Shizhao's eyes trembled slightly, her voice shaking, "It's okay, you don't need to apologize, and you were only doing it for my own good... It's mainly because Youyou scared you, and I didn't explain things clearly to you, it was my fault." She sniffled pitifully, "You don't need to apologize... Waaah."

Patting Xia Shizhao on the back, Gu Ke looked at the fragile Xia Shizhao who was still trying to comfort her with understanding, and said apologetically, "No, it's not that. Nobody wants to bring up sad things. Don't cry, it makes me feel so guilty. If you really can't stop, hit us a couple of times to calm down."

It was the first time Xia Shizhao had ever heard someone tell another person to hit themselves in comfort. She couldn't help but burst out laughing. Her long eyelashes were wet with tears, her eyes were red, and her delicate, doll-like face had a faint blush. Her voice was soft and sweet, with a nasal tone: "Who tells someone to hit themselves in comfort to comfort them? Who taught you that?"

Gu Ke stared blankly for a moment, then scratched his head sheepishly, "That's how my mom comforts me, hehe."

"Auntie and Auntie are so loving." A hint of envy flashed in Xia Shizhao's teary eyes.

Coming to her senses, Gu Ke regretted it and wanted to slap herself. The other person didn't even have a family anymore, and she was talking about how close her mother and her family were. She said cautiously, "If you don't mind, you can come with me next time you have a holiday. I've mentioned you to my mom and her family. They really like you and would like to meet you."

Seeing that the topic had been successfully changed, Xia Shizhao blinked, knowing when to stop, sniffed and nodded, a beautiful smile returning to her face, "Then thank you, Auntie. I'll bother you next time."

"I won't disturb you, I won't disturb you..." Gu Ke hesitated for a moment, "Then Youyou really isn't a beastman, is she?"

Xia Shizhao nodded decisively, "She's not a beastman, but please keep it a secret. Youyou's intelligence is too high, and it would be troublesome for me if others found out."

Gu Ke patted his chest, looking smug, "Of course, I'm very tight-lipped. I didn't even tell my mom that she secretly drank my mom's wine five years ago."

"Haha~ Do the aunties really like drinking?"

"Yes, my mom owns a winery. If you have any wines you'd like to drink, you can ask me. I can ask my mom to send you a few bottles."

Xia Shizhao nodded obediently. In her past life, she also loved to drink. Her parents didn't like to drink, but they built a wine cabinet for her so she could choose wine whenever she wanted. In this life, she lives in fear and has hardly ever drunk any.

"Thank you."

"Would you like a drink? I'll go downstairs and buy two bottles."

"No need, go take a shower. There are drinks in the fridge, I bought them when I came back today," Xia Shizhao pushed her to the bathroom. "You can come out and drink them after you're done showering."

"Ah, ah, okay..." Gu Ke was still a little worried, and turned to look at Xia Shizhao for a while, "Then, are you alright now..."

"It's okay, it's okay. I feel much better after crying for a while. Go wash up."

Xia Shizhao said with a smile.

After watching Gu Ke go to the bathroom, she gave Youyou a sinister look, who was cowering in the corner and trembling.

Reaching out, she pinched Youyou's soft, chubby face, gritting her teeth as she said, "What did I say! I told you to stop playing!!"

"I was wrong... I, I, I wasn't paying attention..." Youyou's voice trailed off as she spoke. "I swear I'll be careful next time."

"There will be a next time!?" Xia Shizhao asked, his voice almost cracking as he lowered his voice.

"No! Absolutely not!" The dog shook its head frantically.

"Sigh, whatever, it's my fault too." Xia Shizhao picked up the tablet and rubbed his forehead. He set the tablet's usage time to a maximum of eight hours a day. Any more than that and the snacks will be halved.

"Waaah..." Youyou slumped down, feeling wronged, but dared not resist.

"Once I earn enough money to rent a place outside, you can play every day. Just bear with it for now. Besides, I only set the game time limit; I didn't say you couldn't play anything else."

After checking the shop's sales for a while, Xia Shizhao patted the dog's head reassuringly, gave it a warm kiss, and rubbed against the Samoyed's body. "I'm sorry, I'll try my best to earn money, please bear with it~ Youyou baby~ good baby~ thank you for replying to my message~"

"Hehe, okay, it's not hard work, it's not hard work."

The expression of the perverted man could not be hidden even by the fluffy dog ​​face.

Xia Shizhao is so beautiful that it defies easy categorization of species, and when she acts cute, it's impossible not to soften people's hearts, like soaking in sweet honey water.

Since leaving the storyline, Xia Shizhao has been praised by strangers wherever he goes.

Even buying things will be cheaper.

However, people who like her really like her, while people who hate her are also very extreme.