In fact, Zuo Yan has a good appearance, he is handsome and gentle, with a gentle demeanor. He is the type of person that anyone who sees him would like, but he really doesn't like men.

"Forget it." Zuo Yan shook his head, his eyes filled with disappointment. "Brother, just pretend I didn't say anything. I'm sorry."

Shen Yimian pursed his lips. He really couldn't bear being stared at by such a pair of eyes.

What's more, all of Zuo Yan's terrible scars were caused by him. He could have ignored it, but he forced himself to step forward because he liked him.

It's just a gentle hug, there shouldn't be anything wrong. He has already made it clear that he doesn't like men.

Shen Yimian hesitated again and again, and whispered, "Just a comforting hug."

Zuo Yan paused and nodded.

Shen Yimian finally got up reluctantly, walked to him, and held him in his arms as if he was hugging a child.

Being so close, Zuo Yan could even smell the faint scent of peach on him, a very sweet and warm smell.

He was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to hold the thin waist.

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you reaching out?"

Shen Yimian suddenly let go of him, took a few steps back, and said warily, "I treat you as a friend, so I did this."

Zuo Yan sat in his original position, looking up at Shen Yimian, who was like a frightened little rabbit. The unhappiness in his heart had quietly dissipated without him even noticing. He smiled and said, "I know."

To be honest, Shen Yimian was well taken care of by Si Wuxing.

So good that you don’t even realize you’re falling into someone else’s trap step by step.

Zuo Yan looked at him with interest and added, "Ji Wenxiao's illness will soon get better in the next two days. The headmaster will send someone to take him to apologize to you in public. I will also be there then."

Shen Yimian's mind was full of Zuo Yan's hand on her waist. She said perfunctorily, "Okay, I'll treat you well when you come. It's getting late. I have to go see Xie Lu."

Hearing him mention Xie Lu again, Zuo Yan's smile faded, "Brother, don't blame me for being abrupt. I think Xie Lu has other plans for you."

Shen Yimian took a deep breath and said, "Why are you saying this again?" Last time, it was Zuo Yan who instigated him to harm Xie Lu.

"Brother, don't disbelieve me," Zuo Yan leaned closer to him and said seriously, "What kind of person would treat you well unconditionally? Besides liking you, he definitely has other purposes. Brother, you might as well think carefully about what he wants from you."

Of course Shen Yimian knew what Xie Lu wanted. He wanted to complete the task. What else could an AI want?

"Junior brother, don't say such things anymore in the future. It's good for both you and me." Shen Yimian knew the consequences of going against the male protagonist, and she didn't want Zuo Yan to go against Xie Lu and become cannon fodder who got slapped in the face.

Seeing him protecting Xie Lu like this, Zuo Yan's heartstrings, which had calmed down, were plucked again. He said coldly, "Okay, I understand. Brother, go find him."

Shen Yimian was so dull that she didn't notice his dissatisfaction. She stood up, said goodbye, and left in a hurry.

Zuo Yan looked at the empty room, stretched out his hand, and twisted his fingertips twice.

Xie Lu said that Shen Yimian would definitely like him.

Even if he did nothing, Shen Yimian would fall in love with him.

He is looking forward to that day.

*

Shen Yimian wandered around Xianyue Peak for a long time and finally found Xie Lu staring at the pond behind a rockery.

"What are you doing?" he asked puzzledly, "Where is my junior sister?"

Hearing his voice, Xie Lu's eyes moved away from the pool in front of him and moved to Shen Yimian's face, "She's gone."

"Gone"

Shen Yimian opened his eyes and felt something was wrong. He sat down next to Xie Lu and asked, "What's going on?"

Xie Lu confessed truthfully, "She said she liked me and wanted to team up with me for missions in the future, but I refused."

Shen Yimian was startled, "Because of me"

Xie Lu had previously said that he wanted to team up with him to complete the mission, so that both of them could be promoted quickly and get the mission rewards.

But unexpectedly, the heroine also wanted to be with Xie Lu.

Shen Yimian said anxiously, "Why don't you agree? We can team up as a team. If it doesn't work out, I'll quit."

He is already very satisfied with being a ground-level disciple, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't climb up.

He didn't want to delay Xie Lu's plot progress because of himself. He knew that Xie Lu was most concerned about the plot tasks.

Xie Lu looked up at him, his fair and handsome face flushed slightly, obviously he was very angry.

"It's not because of you," Xie Lu explained calmly, "She will hold me back."

The corner of Shen Yimian's mouth twitched, "I'm not strong either."

Xie Lu shook his head. "It has nothing to do with strength. She is very confident in her own abilities. Such a person will not easily obey my orders, which will affect my plans."

After hearing this, Shen Yimian seemed to understand a little.

A team can't have two leaders, otherwise it's easy to get into chaos. Especially someone like Xie Lu who has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. If the plan is slightly biased, he will get angry and quarrel. Even the heroine can't stand it.

"Is she angry?" Shen Yimian hugged his legs, picked up a stone from the shore and threw it into the water with a splash.

He sincerely cares about the relationship between Xie Lu and the heroine.

Xie Lu tilted his head to look at him, and imitated him by picking up a round, flat stone and throwing it casually. Bang bang bang bang... the sound of splashing water was endless.

Some people are outstanding even when throwing stones.

"She was indeed angry. I don't know how to comfort her, so I just let her be."

Shen Yimian slapped his forehead, feeling very annoyed. "I should have expected your stupid mouth... Never mind, I'll teach you."

He pulled Xie Lu over and ordered him to look at him.

"Hypothetical scenario, now you are Su Yunning and I am you."

Xie Lu nodded.

Shen Yimian reached out her hand, gently held his face, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I refused to team up with you, not because I don't want to be with you."

His tone was gentle, and it easily penetrated into his ears like a gust of wind. Xie Lu looked at him quietly, motionless.

"On the contrary, I actually like you very much. I'm just afraid that I can't protect you well enough and that you'll get hurt." Shen Yimian leaned over and pretended to touch Xie Lu's forehead, but didn't actually touch him. "Yun Ning, don't blame me, okay?"

The warm breath between his lips and teeth lingered on his forehead, with a hint of ambiguous moisture. Xie Lu's eyes fell on his neck. At this angle, the ink-black Taoist robe could not cover the snow-white skin at all.

As thin as cicada jade and covered with some cold moonlight, I think it will feel better.

Inexplicably, there was some attraction, and Xie Lu stared at it for a long time.

Until Shen Yimian's slightly unhappy voice came, "Did you hear what I told you?"

"I heard it." He came back to his senses and said lightly, "You are teaching me to lie."

Shen Yimian: "...How can this be called a lie? This is a white lie. You don't understand because you have low emotional intelligence."

In desperation, Shen Yimian had to take a different approach and teach her some dirty tricks. "Actually, when a girl is angry, it's easy to appease her as long as it's not a matter of principle. Since you're such a great modeler, you can play some domineering CEO scenes."

Anyway, this is a novel, so it doesn't matter if it's a little bloody.

Xie Lu glanced at him and asked, "How do you act?"

Shen Yimian stood up, turned his hands behind his back twice, and had already planned a big drama in his head.

He pulled Xie Lu up from the ground and pushed him against the rockery beside him.

He leaned over, half-lying on Xie Lu, smiled wickedly, and hooked Xie Lu's chin, "Has anyone ever told you that you look better when you're angry, little beauty?"

Xie Lu: “…”

Shen Yimian looked a little embarrassed and kicked him lightly, "Speak up."

Xie Lu: "No one has said that."

Shen Yimian regained some of his composure, and gently stroked his face with his fingertips, smiling, "Looking at it this way, I'm the first one."

Xie Lu: "Yeah."

"Haha," Shen Yimian laughed twice with a subwoofer in her throat, "Then do you want to try something else for the first time?"

Xie Lu: "No."

Shen Yimian kicked him again.

"……think."

As soon as he finished speaking, regardless of whether Xie Lu was reluctant or not, Shen Yimian grabbed his chin and pretended to kiss him.

Xie Lu didn't hide at all, but just watched quietly as the pair of soft, watery lips approached him.

Just before the slightest touch, Shen Yimian stopped in time. He smiled and let go of Xie Lu. "Well, this will definitely make her fall in love."

Xie Lu looked at the lips that were getting further and further away from him, and his eyes gradually dimmed.

After a while, he raised his hand and said calmly, "I have a question."

Shen Yimian raised his eyebrows, put his hands on his hips and looked at him, "Classmate, do you have any questions?" He must be worried about the waterproof layer being corroded by saliva.

Xie Lu suddenly reached out and put his arm around his waist, easily pulling him back in front of him, "Here."

Shen Yimian was startled and lost her balance and fell into his arms. She subconsciously wanted to push him away, but she heard Xie Lu's voice slowly coming from above her head.

"You only teach me half of it. I don't know the rest."

Shen Yimian's scalp was numb and his face was red as blood, "Are you a pig? You can't even kiss!"

If he didn't know that this thing was AI, he would have thought that Xie Lu did it on purpose.

Xie Lu seemed really confused and said seriously, "There's no such thing in my database. Who would specifically learn how to kiss?"

Shen Yimian was choked by his words. She wanted to refute him, but then she felt that what he said seemed to be true. No one learned kissing specifically. They all learned it by themselves through imagination and instinct.

AI has no imagination, let alone instinct.

Thinking of this, Shen Yimian lowered his eyes and looked at his cold and self-possessed face, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Actually, I can really teach you this. It depends on whether you are sincere in learning."

Xie Lu's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he looked at him steadily, "Please give me some guidance."

Shen Yimian waved his hand, moved closer to him mysteriously, and said in a low voice, "It's not me who is instructing you, it's Master who is instructing you, Si Wuxing, can you kiss someone?

If you are sincere in learning, I will take you to consult him."

Xie Lu: ""