Chapter 365: Xiao Wu’s Inner Thoughts, Revealing the Chat Group’s Imposter Plan
Chapter 365: Xiao Wu’s Inner Thoughts, Revealing the Chat Group’s Imposter Plan
"A-Qing, I didn’t mean to hide it from you."
Xiao Wu secretly lifted her eyes to look at Lin Qingmo’s expression, then quickly shifted her gaze away, her speaking speed increasing.
"When the Chat Group suddenly appeared at the beginning, I didn’t know what was going on myself. When I woke up, there was an interface for the Chat Group in my mind. I was scared to death at the time, thinking I had been hit by some kind of Spirit Ability."
"Later, I discovered there were other people in the group, and everyone was chatting about various things, so I thought I’d observe first to see what this group was all about."
"As it turned out, you said in the group that I was a Transformed100,000-Year Soul Beast. I was scared out of my wits at the time, so I chose to hide my identity."
"Later, I was afraid that A-Qing would be unhappy if you knew I had lied to you..."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu looked at Lin Qingmo pitifully: "A-Qing, I really didn’t mean to! I just... I just didn’t know how to bring it up with you for a moment..."
Xiao Wu spoke softer and softer, until finally, it was almost like a mosquito buzzing.
She buried her head low, her two hands twisted together, her whole person curled up into a small ball.
"A-Qing, please don’t be angry with me, okay? I really didn’t mean to hide it from you."
The dormitory was quiet for several seconds.
Then she heard a long, relieved exhale.
Lin Qingmo leaned back, the back of his head against the wall, the arc of his mouth slowly widening.
It was an expression that only appeared after confirming a conjecture, mixed with satisfaction, relief, and a hint of subtle excitement.
"As expected."
His voice carried a sense of gratification.
"What do you mean ’as expected’?"
Xiao Wu cautiously opened one eye to look at him.
"A-Qing, you... you aren’t angry with me?"
"Why would I be angry?"
Lin Qingmo looked down at her.
The Little Rabbit was curled up in his arms, her long eyelashes fluttering.
Her two eyes were red, as if she might shed tears at any moment.
He couldn’t help but reach out and rub her head, messing up her smooth black hair.
"It’s good that you can admit it."
"I was originally just guessing and didn’t have full certainty; saying that just now was actually to trick you."
Xiao Wu widened her eyes abruptly: "Eh?!"
"Otherwise what?"
Lin Qingmo raised an eyebrow, "I don’t have mind-reading abilities; how could I be one hundred percent sure?"
"But your reaction already told me the answer."
"..."
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
Finally, she angrily hammered his chest once: "A-Qing, you are too bad! Do you know I was almost scared to death just now?!"
"That can’t be blamed on me; that’s because you, Xiao Wu, were feeling guilty."
Lin Qingmo caught the hand she hammered with and held it in his palm.
His hand was much larger than hers and could completely wrap around her hand.
He gently rubbed her hand with his thumb twice.
In this ambiguous atmosphere, Xiao Wu’s face was flushed red, and although there were still undried tear stains at the corners of her eyes, the corners of her mouth were curved.
She curled up in Lin Qingmo’s arms like a satisfied cat, her fingers unconsciously drawing circles on his chest.
"Alright, I’m really not angry, and you shouldn’t be angry either, okay?"
Xiao Wu’s nose felt sore, and the emotions she had been forcing back just now suddenly welled up.
She threw herself into Lin Qingmo’s arms, buried her face in his chest, and said muffledly: "A-Qing, I thought you would scold me."
"Why would I scold you?"
Lin Qingmo put one arm around her waist and continued to rub her hair with the other hand.
"Hiding your identity is a normal reaction."
"If it were me, not knowing who everyone in the group is, I wouldn’t easily expose myself either."
He paused, a flash of light passing through his eyes.
"However, now that you’ve admitted it, I am even more convinced of another matter."
Xiao Wu raised her face from his arms, resting her chin on his chest: "What matter?"
"There are others in the Chat Group who, like you, are hiding their true identities."
Xiao Wu blinked, pondered for a moment, and then nodded vigorously.
"There definitely are." Her fingers stopped on Lin Qingmo’s chest, "And more than one."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Intuition."
Xiao Wu raised her head, "And observation."
"Just like I said just now, some people’s words and actions carry a deliberate feeling."
"For example, when discussing certain topics, they will suddenly become very quiet, or answer questions in a very vague way."
"Some people give me a strange feeling; they seem to be deliberately avoiding certain topics, or are particularly sensitive at certain times."
"Especially when facing some questions you, A-Qing, ask, when I feel I cannot answer, others seem to deliberately avoid answering as well."
"This feeling of being overly cautious can only be understood by someone who is also deliberately hiding their identity."
"Then, who do you think it is?"
Xiao Wu tilted her head and thought for a long time, then finally shook her head: "I can’t say for sure who exactly."
"But A-Qing, if you want to determine their identities, I can help you test them."
"For example, by deliberately saying some probing words in the group to see whose reaction is off—"
"No need."
Lin Qingmo shook his head and refused for the second time, the smile on his face still that meaningful one that Xiao Wu couldn’t understand.
"Let’s skip the testing phase; if we’re going to play, let’s play big."
"Play big how?" Xiao Wu’s curiosity was piqued again.
Lin Qingmo leaned into her ear and whispered a few more sentences.
This time, after hearing it, Xiao Wu’s expression became even more colorful.
First shock, then it turned into suppressed laughter.
She widened her eyes and looked at Lin Qingmo, only managing to squeeze out a sentence after a long while: "Are you serious?"
"Very serious."
"What if this goes wrong?"
"It won’t go wrong."
Lin Qingmo smiled like a fox, "Because the initiative is in my hands."
Xiao Wu stared at him for a long while, then finally buried her face in his arms, her shoulders shaking as she began to laugh.
"Alright, anyway, whatever A-Qing wants to do, I will cooperate with you."
"But A-Qing, there is one thing I must tell you."
"What is it?"
Xiao Wu raised her head and looked seriously into his eyes.
"Thank you."
She spoke very slowly, every word from the bottom of her heart.
"If it weren’t for you revealing the secret in the Chat Group back then, I wouldn’t have known that Tang Hao had been watching me in the dark, nor would I have known Tang San’s true identity."
"If I had been kept in the dark, maybe one day I would have foolishly become someone else’s spirit ring."
Her eyes were red again, but this time it wasn’t because of grievance, but sincere gratitude.
"A-Qing, you saved me."
Lin Qingmo looked at her earnest appearance, and the string in his heart was plucked hard.
Such a Xiao Wu was truly exceptionally alluring.
He didn’t speak, but directly lowered his head and kissed her.
Xiao Wu’s eyelashes trembled violently, then she slowly closed them.
Her arms wrapped around Lin Qingmo’s neck, her fingers running through the hair at the back of his head, and her whole body softened as she sank into his arms.
(End of Chapter)
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