However, after agreeing, Ye Shiyu seemed to realize something belatedly as she looked at Yan Huan and suddenly asked,

"But, why did Xiao Huan... suddenly think of inviting me?"

Meeting Ye Shiyu's deep black eyes, Yan Huan could easily sense her desire to seek confirmation for the answer in her heart.

After all, Ye Shiyu had just heard the smoke screen created by his pretend mumbling, and now he was inviting her on a solo outing...

Two sequential positive signals, it seemed that the affirmative answer was about to emerge.

"Recently, I've felt everyone is acting strangely. Sister Shiyu is too, and so was I just now."

"Maybe it's because of the Sakuragi Family and Spencer study group's affairs, making what should have been a relaxing study camp so tense."

"I wasn't around for a while, and Sister Shiyu, you've become like this. How can I be at ease?"

However, Yan Huan just gave a light smile and looked at Ye Shiyu, explaining,

"Besides, Sister Shiyu, you came to the Ying Country because of me, so if I ignore you, Aunt Ye will definitely blame me."

After listening to Yan Huan's words, Ye Shiyu, who originally longed for a definite answer, became even more bewildered.

Just hearing the first half of the sentence made Ye Shiyu's heart nearly jump out of her chest.

Because the tone of Yan Huan's words clearly had an ambiguous feeling.

"Xiao Huan wants to go out with me alone because he likes me."

This is the answer Ye Shiyu hoped to receive.

The first half of the sentence, although not directly stated, already had that implication.

But the second half?

Xiao Huan suddenly changed the topic and unnecessarily brought up his mother.

It was as if he was reluctantly appeasing her because of his mother, rather than because he liked her.

But is the reason the former or the latter?

Unknown.

Completely unknown!

The former makes sense and implies something obvious.

But the latter is also evident and cannot be ignored...

What to do?

What exactly does Xiao Huan mean?

Maybe ask with hypnosis?

No...

No way.

It seems now that the memory correction after hypnosis has drawbacks, and there's no guarantee that using it won't result in Xiao Huan having the same memory confusion as earlier.

If Xiao Huan likes her without needing hypnosis, wouldn't that be self-defeating?

"..."

Lying on the hospital bed, Ye Shiyu didn't reply immediately; instead, she was already caught in a whirlpool of uncertainty in her mind.

And watching Ye Shiyu's cautious, overthinking appearance, beneath Yan Huan's mask, a "plan accomplished" smile had long been blooming.

This is exactly the effect he wanted!

Sure enough, as long as he can harden his heart, Ye Shiyu is the type who will bite the bait directly!

Through prolonged interaction with Ye Shiyu, Yan Huan had already discovered that Ye Shiyu possessed a characteristic of "elusive duality."

The so-called "elusive duality" means:

You can't treat her too poorly, otherwise, she'll use hypnosis to hammer you.

Because if you neglect her, she will develop dissatisfaction and may secretly do something big when you least expect it.

Refer to the previous hypnosis at the shrine for reference.

But you also can't treat her too well, or she will use hypnosis to hammer you too.

Because if you treat her too well, she will feel like you belong to her.

And once you are her possession, she'll think she can do whatever she wants with you.

Refer to the first voluntary departure from the Ye Family for reference.

So, Yan Huan understood.

It has to be ambiguous, it has to be a tug-of-war, it has to be kept dangling.

This way, Ye Shiyu will be caught in a dilemma and will instead be more stable.

Although there's still a distance to being truly close, at least the line between gods and ghosts is clearly drawn.

"So it's settled then, Sister Shiyu. At that time, when we go out, we might have to come up with an excuse to report to Sakuragi and them, to avoid..."

"Report? Why do we need to report?"

Ye Shiyu didn't like the term at all.

For Xiao Huan and her to go out, why should they report to them?

Makes Xiao Huan sound like he's their possession...

"Just kidding, it's just that we're part of a study group after all. We agreed to act together, and if they know, it won't be easy for just us two to go out."

"Can't we just keep it from them?"

Ye Shiyu squinted her eyes and immediately proposed.

Alright, alright, she's taken the bait again.

This is what you said, Ye Shiyu!

Today's Ye Shiyu seemed particularly eager, biting every bait Yan Huan cast.

"Well... okay, then at that time, it'll just be the two of us sneaking out."

"Hmm... Xiao Huan, is there a place you want to go?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll go back, check where might be fun, and then tell Sister Shiyu."

I'll communicate with the other hosts when I return, and also check which places would be convenient for the operation, and then let you know.

"Okay."

Ye Shiyu nodded, and as everything settled, her lips finally broke into a rare smile.

Actually, Yan Huan always thought that if she didn't always keep a blank face, she would definitely be beautiful.

Especially when she made that pouting expression similar to Ye Lan's.

Unfortunately, since she acquired hypnosis, the sense of oppression she gave off to Yan Huan far exceeded the appreciation of her beauty.

One can only suggest introducing anti-addiction settings for the hypnosis app.

Or maybe there could be a youth mode for the hypnosis app?

The kind where it only allows you to hypnotize someone into explaining knowledge points or problems, and nothing else...

"Speaking of which, Sister Shiyu, can I borrow your phone? I want to send a message to Sakuragi and them."

Yan Huan thought he had laid enough groundwork here, glanced back at the quiet room, but saw neither An Le nor Sakuragi Hitomi, and thus spoke up.

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