Lin Yiping sat up. The moonlight in the room poured through the gaps in the curtains, outlining her serious figure.
She stared at the direction where Lao Ba was. Although she couldn't see him, her tone was firm: "Lao Ba, let's be frank. I don't want Qi Bao to know about this."
Lao Ba was floating in the air, the data light flickering, and he was obviously very conflicted. [But hiding it from her is not a long-term solution. If she finds out one day, she will definitely be even angrier and think that everyone has teamed up to deceive her. She might even rush into the system space and dismantle it for me.]
"So we have to take it slow." Lin Yiping softened her voice and tried to persuade Lao Ba, "Look, along the way, because we can hear Qibao's voice, our relationship has become closer."
Lao Ba was silent for a moment, recalling the little things that everyone had experienced together over the past few days. It was indeed as Lin Yiping said, because of the existence of Heart Voice, everyone had many different interactions, some embarrassing, some heartwarming, some funny, with all kinds of emotions intertwined. Indeed, the relationships became closer, which also gave the program a different highlight.
[But this is unfair to Qibao, she has no privacy at all.] Lao Ba still raised his concerns.
"That's not entirely true." Lin Yiping gently patted Li Qiran who was already asleep beside her: "Qibao is a straightforward person. Whatever he thinks is basically written on his face and on his lips."
She paused and continued, "Even if he occasionally has some small thoughts, we have heard them and have no intention of spreading them."
Lao Ba's data streamer flashed quickly, as if he was weighing the pros and cons. [But what if something uncontrollable happens later? What if someone accidentally lets it slip, or a more explosive secret pops up in Qi Bao's mind? How will it end then? ]
Lin Yiping smiled when she heard what Lao Ba said and said, "Actually, there's no need to worry about that. You should have noticed that someone who heard Qibao's inner voice for the first time quacked, right? That should be a protective function."
Lao Ba circled in the air for a few times, still feeling conflicted. On the one hand, the protection mechanism that Lin Yiping mentioned could indeed avoid the risk of exposure; on the other hand, if it kept it a secret from Li Qiran, the "conscience" of this intelligent system would become somewhat uneasy.
[I need to think about it carefully.] Lao Ba finally did not agree immediately, [This matter is too big, I can't make a decision easily.]
Lin Yiping also knew that she couldn't be impatient, so she lay back on the bed, pulled the quilt over her, and said softly, "Okay, think about it slowly, but don't be impulsive, we are all doing this for Qibao's good."
Then she added: "Think about it, Qibao is such a cheerful child. If she knew that everyone could hear her inner voice, would she feel embarrassed and depressed? Would she still be carefree?"
Lao Ba did not respond, but just floated quietly in the corner, watching the two people sleeping in each other's arms on the bed.
She thought that Li Qiran was indeed a lively and cheerful child in the past. If Li Qiran really knew about this, she would probably feel very embarrassed.
In the end, Lao Ba decided to keep it a secret, let Li Qiran continue to be that carefree child, and he would protect her by her side.
The next morning, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains, scattering on everyone's faces, awakening them to a new day.
Everyone got up one after another, washed up and went to the living room. The air was filled with the faint aroma of breakfast.
Lin Yiping observed everyone's expressions calmly. She knew that it was time to come clean with everyone and discuss Li Qiran's true feelings.
While Li Qiran was still sleeping soundly in the room, Lin Yiping gathered everyone in a corner of the living room and whispered, "I talked to Lao Ba last night. Regarding Qibao's voice, we need to speak with one voice and think of a proper solution."
Hearing this, everyone gathered around.
Su Liyue bit her lip and said worriedly, "As long as we keep it a secret from Xiaoqi, it will be fine, right? But I think Xiaoqi has noticed something."
Huang Yuanzhe nodded slightly and agreed, "Yes, it was so thrilling yesterday. I was almost discovered by her."
Cheng Yuhang and Zhou Yue seemed to be thinking about something. They didn't know how to hide it from Li Qiran because what happened yesterday was quite sudden. Li Yifei's test and Lao Ba's sudden breakdown would definitely make Li Qiran suspicious.
Li Yifei and Wang Yu looked at each other. Wang Yu scratched his head and said, "Why don't we be honest with Sister Qi and be sincere. Maybe she will understand."
Li Yifei shook his head gently: "It's not that simple. If Sister Qi knew that we have been eavesdropping on her thoughts, she would definitely feel bad and might even break up with her."
For a while, everyone was discussing heatedly, but they still couldn't come up with a perfect idea.
At this moment, Li Qiran walked out of the small bungalow. Lin Yiping quickly winked at everyone, indicating that they should not reveal the secret in front of Li Qiran.
Li Qiran walked into the B&B sleepily, yawned, and muttered, "What are you doing here so early in the morning? You look sneaky."
Lin Yiping smiled and went over to her, holding her arm. "Nothing, we were just discussing where to go today. Qibao, what do you think?"
Seeing this, everyone agreed, the topic was cleverly shifted, and laughter returned to the living room.
Afterwards, Wang Shichong turned on the live broadcast audio again, and netizens were all posting comments:
"What's going on? Why don't you play the sound so early in the morning?!"
"What were they talking about just now? Is there anyone who can read lips and translate for me?"
"I feel like they are hiding something from my sister Qi. They don't even take my sister Qi out to play."
"I don't know what they were talking about just now. The director better give a reasonable explanation."
Wang Shichong had already thought of an excuse, and said directly: "I was so sleepy when I woke up this morning that I forgot to turn on the sound."
Netizens all felt that this reason was far-fetched.
Li Qiran also had some doubts about them, and he hadn't figured out what happened yesterday. [Old Eight, did you find out anything after you returned to the System Bureau yesterday? And, didn't you say you had something to tell me?]
When everyone heard Li Qiran go to ask Lao Ba, they couldn't help but get nervous, fearing that Lao Ba hadn't thought it through and would tell Li Qiran about it.
Lao Ba had already thought about it, [The system bureau didn't find anything, I probably got energy too quickly and that caused the malfunction, I forgot about that incident because of the system malfunction.]
Everyone was relieved after hearing Lao Ba's explanation.
Li Qiran was still a little confused, [Old Eight, you are not hiding something from me, right?!]
Everyone's heart was in their throat again, but they still pretended to be calm and chatted.
Lao Ba, [How is that possible? I am afraid of your Foshan Shadowless Kick, so I dare not hide it from you.]
Li Qiran, [Humph, it's better to be like this, otherwise, wait and see how I deal with you! ]
Lao Ba, [Okay, I got it. I won’t hide anything from you.]
Only then did Li Qiran let Lao Ba go and joined in the conversation.
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