Finally, the day has arrived...
Qiao Sang’s consciousness returned to reality, and she immediately pulled out her phone to revisit the breakup scenes from the melodramatic dramas she had found online these past few days.
Although she was quite confident in her primary plan, one can never be too careful.
To be on the safe side, it was still necessary to prepare a few backup plans in advance.
The sleeping Yaobao beside her suddenly shuddered as if startled by a dream.
Making Shuilu Yana experience heartbreak was no small matter.
To devote herself completely to this important task for the next 24 hours, Qiao Sang decisively called her homeroom teacher the following day to ask for leave.
After having the vice-principal request leave for her a few times, her homeroom teacher took the time during a lesson to specifically introduce his own contact details, saying that no matter what happened, she could come directly to him, including for leave requests.
When mentioning "directly" and "leave requests," the homeroom teacher had smiled and looked at her, and Qiao Sang naturally took the hint.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Du, who had just crawled into Nilado’s belly, heard the conversation and stepped out with a yawn, saying, "Since you’re not going to school, I’ll go upstairs and catch up on some sleep."
"Don’t." Qiao Sang glanced in the direction of the courtyard, then lowered her voice to mysteriously say to Yang Du, "Today might be the last day of your mission."
The last day? Qiao Sang’s words immediately energized Yang Du.
After breakfast, while Shuilu Yana was still drinking milk, Qiao Sang called Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao to her room.
"Do you know what day it is today?" Qiao Sang asked.
Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao shook their heads.
Qiao Sang said seriously, "Today is a perfect day for heartbreak."
Yaobao felt an ominous premonition and instantly tensed up.
Xiao Xunbao’s eyes immediately sparkled at the news.
Qiao Sang spoke with deep significance, "Whether Shuilu Yana can evolve smoothly depends on your performance today. You remember everything I said last time, right?"
Plan One, Double Betrayal.
This was the inspiration Qiao Sang got from observing Yang Du.
As long as Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao appeared to be overly affectionate with each other, Shuilu Yana would surely be devastated, heartbroken, and evolve on the spot!
Once Shuilu Yana finished her milk, what she saw was Xiao Xunbao and Yaobao’s cheeks pressed together as they came out.
"Lulu?" Shuilu Yana tilted its head in confusion.
Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao acted as if no one else was around and moved closely toward the courtyard.
Once in the courtyard, they realized Shuilu Yana hadn’t followed them. They exchanged a glance, then turned back to the living room.
Shuilu Yana, drinking a fresh glass of milk, looked at Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao’s behavior with a puzzled expression.
"What’s going on with your Flame Listening Dog and Treasure-seeking Demon?" Yang Du asked from his spot on the couch.
"I’m not sure, maybe they’ve just become good friends," Qiao Sang said with a laugh.
As she said this, she purposefully raised her voice a bit.
Having said this much, Shuilu Yana should understand... Qiao Sang glanced covertly in Shuilu Yana’s direction.
Shuilu Yana was seen sipping its milk slowly, with no hint of feeling "betrayed."
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly signaled to Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao.
Receiving the signal, Xiao Xunbao brimmed with fighting spirit, turned, and "smacked" a kiss on Yaobao.
Yaobao stiffened, but thinking of its mission, forced a hideously ugly smile.
Shuilu Yana’s eyes widened slightly, but it continued drinking its milk.
Something was off... Qiao Sang couldn’t figure out the problem after pondering for a while, so five minutes later, she called Shuilu Yana to her room.
"Did you notice anything odd about Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao?" Qiao Sang asked tentatively.
"What seems off?" Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up as she continued to inquire.
Shuilu Yana earnestly replied, feeling it was strange that Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao had been sticking their heads together, and finding it odd that Yaobao hadn’t gone to train as well.
Qiao Sang tried to ask, "Could it be that Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao had a breakthrough in their feelings and got together? Yaobao wants to spend more time with Xiao Xunbao, so it didn’t go for training."
Shuilu Yana was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and started laughing as if she had heard a joke.
Qiao Sang was puzzled, "Why are you laughing?"
Shuilu Yana had an expression that said, "You’re so silly."
Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao are the same gender, how could they get together?
Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds then said, "Love doesn’t distinguish between genders."
Shuilu Yana patted Qiao Sang with her paw, signaling her not to overthink it.
Xiao Xunbao isn’t nearly as good-looking as itself, it believed in Yaobao’s taste.
The invisible Xiao Xunbao, eavesdropping, cried and drifted away.
Qiao Sang thought to herself not to panic, fortunately, she had the foresight; if Plan A didn’t work, there was still Plan B...
Plan B was to reject directly.
Although this wasn’t as painful as Plan A, being rejected directly by the person they liked would definitely hurt a proud and sensitive creature like Shuilu Yana so much that it might evolve on the spot!
At Qiao Sang’s instruction, Yaobao asked Shuilu Yana to meet in the courtyard.
Four heads were pressed up against the glass door that connected the living room to the courtyard.
"What’s going on? You and your Pet Beast seem really weird today," Yang Du asked.
"I’ll tell you about it afterwards," Qiao Sang said offhandedly, watching the activity in the courtyard.
"Xun..." Xiao Xunbao, quick to recover from its sadness, watched Yaobao and Shuilu Yana, turned its eyes, and excitedly drifted out while still invisible to get a closer look at the commotion.
Seeing this, Nilado was startled and also tried to go invisible to get closer but ended up crashing into the glass door.
Yang Du massaged his temples with a headache, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Then, as if he had an idea, he waved his hand to summon Nilado back, and with a gesture, called forth the Deep Sea Zemon.
Qiao Sang’s attention was fully on Shuilu Yana, utterly undistracted by the sideshow.
Yaobao and Shuilu Yana were standing face to face.
As time passed, Shuilu Yana’s expression changed from embarrassed to puzzled.
Seeing that Yaobao didn’t speak for a long time, Shuilu Yana couldn’t help but call out in confusion.
Yaobao stiffened, its claws digging into the ground, it struggled mightily and its face turned red before it could finally say the words its Beast Tamer had taught it.
After speaking, Yaobao breathed a sigh of relief.
It had finally said it, this was way harder than fighting...
Shuilu Yana’s face showed a look of disbelief.
Yaobao nodded vigorously.
Shuilu Yana took a step back with a hurt look on her face.
You said that as long as you stayed and contracted, we could always be together.
Yaobao remembered and nodded.
It had indeed said that...
Shuilu Yana’s ears drooped down.
Yaobao quickly shook its head.
Shuilu Yana’s hurt expression paused, and she shyly glared at Yaobao.
Then, she ran away...
We were supposed to always be together, yet you say you don’t like me, how annoying!
ps: Sorry for the wait, updates resume! Although I’m not fully back to normal, typing is no longer a problem!